Becoming a god in a low-key way in the supernatural world

He wasted no more time and, while hurrying on his way, took out the tracking stone that Bei Yujian had given him earlier. With it, the chances of finding Xia Mushuren would be much greater.

The tracking stone, which had been kept in the Realm of Impermanence, was taken out now and immediately turned into an ice crystal, trailing specks of frost as it slid in a certain direction.

Furude River followed closely behind it.

The stone and the person circled in the air, and then, right before Kotegawa's wide-eyed eyes, "whoosh," they flew back in the direction he had come from.

His lips twitched as he sped up to catch up, hoping the guy had already left.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

On the ground ahead, a petite figure was walking back, her back revealing her frustration.

But Kotegawa knew that she was definitely upset because she couldn't fly.

He kept a straight face and looked straight ahead, following behind the stone and passing her.

Corpse King Liuli subconsciously looked up, then her eyes widened, spitting fire, and her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

You despicable bastard! I've already let you off the hook, and you still have the nerve to hang around in front of me!

She took a deep breath, lowered her body, and chased after him with a loud bang, followed by a series of sonic booms: "Get down here! Get down here!"

Kotegawa ignored him and just kept chasing the stone.

The ice crystal wasn't particularly fast, so he could only be patient. As for the angry little tail behind it, let it keep chasing if it wants; it will calm down and leave on its own after a few days.

And so, a new chase has begun.

Kotegawa stared at the ice crystals, glancing occasionally ahead, his eyes constantly reflecting the map he held in his mind.

But there's not a single thing that matches up.

He no longer bothered to recall; the place of exile was dead, but Xia Mushu was alive. So many years had passed, and he naturally couldn't stay in the same place.

She suddenly stopped, stared into the darkness ahead, and after three seconds, a gloating expression appeared on her face.

"Hmm?" Kotegawa could naturally sense that she was no longer chasing him, but he didn't turn his head, keeping his attention focused on the ice crystals.

"So you're not going to chase me this time?" The thought flashed through his mind, but he shook his head and stopped thinking about it. It was better not to chase me; it would save him a lot of trouble.

The ice crystals ahead suddenly accelerated, flying faster and faster, and he also mobilized his true energy accordingly.

One man and one stone raced along, and gradually, a large, seemingly familiar lava lake came into view ahead.

His pupils contracted, he accelerated instantly, grabbed the ice crystal, and forcibly stopped.

The ice crystals vibrated incessantly in his hand.

He took a deep breath, transformed his true energy into frost to refreeze it, and forcibly threw it back into the Realm of Impermanence.

Having done all this, he completely withdrew his aura, landed on the black earth, hid in a ravine, and gazed into the distance.

Deep within the distorted lava lake, the rumbling of thunder echoes intermittently.

He knew that it wasn't thunder, but the snoring of the true spirit of the king of the earthly kingdom who had gone mad.

He couldn't possibly forget being chased so badly before.

"Why would Stone go to that place?" A terrifying thought crossed his mind: "Could it be that the Xia Mu Tree Man also wandered into this place by mistake? And is the reason Stone came here because this is the last place he was ever seen?"

"No way..." He was stunned for a long time, then took the stone out and held it in his hand. The stone was still struggling to fly forward. He fell silent, his face very ugly.

He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, using this to carry away the depression in his heart. He then sat down cross-legged and began to meditate to recover.

If Xia Mu Shuren is really that unlucky, there's nothing he can do... But how should he tell Senko-sensei? And Hanamai... No, it's not certain yet that this Xia Mu Shuren is the one they're looking for. There's still a chance! He can become a god and then personally go to Inari-sensei to ask for clarification!

He closed his eyes, but he couldn't calm down. A thought kept echoing in his mind: Bei Yujian said that Xia Mushuren was not dead, but he only came here now... Does that mean that Xia Mushuren had an accident recently?

If I had come a little earlier, would I have been able to...?

His expression became increasingly unpredictable, and finally he simply stopped meditating, stood up, and gazed at the vast lava lake in front of him.

After a long while, he shook his head, turned around, and left.

His nightmares were useless against the mad spirit of the earthly king, and his past actions would likely be like throwing meat buns to a dog—gone and never to return.

Even if only the true spirit remains, it is still a former god, and it is not something that can be done to him now.

A steady, unhurried footstep sounded from ahead.

The Corpse King Liuli strolled over with her hands behind her back. No wonder she wasn't in a hurry to chase after them earlier; she must have known what was ahead.

Kotegawa looked at her expressionlessly.

The Corpse King, Liuli, stood with her hands behind her back, laughing happily: "Keep running forward! Are you stupid? I knew you were going to get your hands on that sword! Hmph, you're really overestimating yourself!"

Kotegawa, who was taking a step forward, suddenly stopped and asked in a deep voice, "What sword?"

"Isn't this what you came for? Stop pretending, aren't you? Humans are so unpleasant!" The Corpse King Liuli looked at him with great disdain.

Kotegawa was also staring at her, and slowly said, "I know, but you definitely don't know. You're just trying to trick me. Heh, what a clumsy acting."

"What? I tricked you?" The Corpse King Liuli jumped up and down in anger. "I am a celestial maiden! What secrets does this place hold that I don't know? What a joke! You came here for the divine sword at the bottom of the lake, didn't you?"

Kotegawa crossed his arms and didn't even turn his head away: "Wrong! I thought you really knew everything!"

The Corpse King Liuli felt deeply humiliated. Flames shot from her purple eyes as she roared in fury, "Shameless scoundrel! You dare to do it but not admit it! Did you think I didn't see Bei Yujian's Sword-Seeking Stone? You, you despicable, shameless human!"

Kotegawa said calmly, "Unfortunately, it's not a sword-finding stone."

谷澞

"Impossible! I couldn't be mistaken!" Corpse King Liuli was a hundred percent incredulous: "Do you dare to take it out?"

"I don't have time to waste with you." Kotegawa strode forward expressionlessly; he wasn't in a good mood.

The Corpse King Liuli immediately imitated him, crossing her arms and letting out a cold laugh: "You don't dare, do you? Coward!"

"Think what you want," Kotegawa said lazily.

The Corpse King Liuli was immediately stunned: "Shouldn't you take it out immediately? You human, how shameless!"

"hehe."

He strode forward.

After regaining her senses, the Corpse King Liuli, who was standing still, had her expression change repeatedly. Then, she swung her fist heavily at Kotekawa, left a cold snort, and walked forward without looking back.

After chasing each other for so long, neither of them could get anywhere with the other, and she got annoyed.

Kotegawa, who was walking, suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at her back, asking, "Where are you going?"

"What's it to you!"

“You know better than I what’s in that place. Even if you want to go looking for death, at least wait until I’m far away, at a distance where your mother won’t misunderstand.”

"Who wants to mess with Him? I'm going home!"

"Go home?" Kotegawa looked at the lava in the distance, then at the girl, and frowned. "Then your way of going home is quite unique."

The Corpse King Liuli, who was walking in front, turned around and angrily shouted while clenching her fist, "I'm going back to the Underworld! If you keep nagging like this, I'm definitely going to beat you up!"

"The underground kingdom?" Kotegawa's eyes flashed, and without thinking, he said, "Ahead?"

The Corpse King Liuli looked him up and down, a silent mockery on her face.

Kotegawa stared at her smug face, pulled out three bottles of Yin Qi Pills from his pocket, waved them in his hand, and said expressionlessly, "Three bottles of Yin Qi Pills in exchange for a message."

The Corpse King Liuli squinted at him and mocked, "I am a celestial maiden! Why would I need to eat that stuff!"

She doesn't really need it, but it's okay to eat it occasionally as a candy or snack, well, it's okay.

Kotegawa put it away and said, "Never mind, it's the same as asking the hellhounds. They should be happy to answer."

"Find them?" The Corpse King Liuli's voice suddenly rose several octaves: "To find them, you need to bring six bottles! Fine, this princess will reluctantly answer you!"

Kotegawa looked at her.

Corpse King Liuli pointed to the rock in front of her.

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Jiang: "He guards the passage to the underground kingdom. As long as you don't make a big fuss and wake Him, you can just go around it..."

Kotegawa looked in the direction she was pointing, his eyes following her gaze.

Is it possible that Xia Mu Shuren is actually in an underground kingdom...?

"Hey! I told you!" Corpse King Liuli shouted. Actually, if she could have snatched it, she would have done so already. But she couldn't fly and couldn't catch Kotekawa. Now she was regretting it. She shouldn't have answered honestly. She should have at least gotten her hands on one bottle first! That way, even if he cheated, at least she wouldn't have lost out.

Kotegawa had no intention of cheating and simply tossed over all three bottles of Yin Qi Pills.

Corpse King Liuli was surprised that he agreed so readily. After catching it, she looked it over and said, "You're so quick to agree, you didn't poison the Yin Qi Pill, did you?"

"I'm not that bored!" Kotegawa replied coldly. Seeing that she didn't believe him and was still fiddling with the bottle, he didn't explain further and turned away.

The Corpse King, who had been fiddling with things for a while, suddenly blinked, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "That's right! I can't be poisoned, so why should I be afraid of him poisoning me?"

She happily unscrewed the bottle cap, poured the entire bottle of Yin Qi Pills into her mouth like beans, her cheeks puffed out, and she crunched away happily.

Although I didn't get my revenge, I gained three bottles of Yin Qi Pills, so it wasn't a bad deal!

After she left, Kotegawa quietly appeared, head down, relying solely on his perception of her true spirit, hovering a thousand meters away.

Although the Corpse King Liuli's words were simple, we should still be vigilant and not be careless.

The Corpse King Liuli was happily consuming the Yin Qi Pill, feeling as if she had returned home. Her vigilance was not as strong as before, and she didn't notice the tail behind her for a moment.

She tossed away three empty bottles, licked her lips with lingering satisfaction, and skipped and hopped on her way until she reached the lava lake. There, she stopped, becoming noticeably more cautious, and started jogging along the left side of the lakeshore.

She was clearly holding back her power, and her speed was not fast.

Kotegawa followed suit, gathering his own aura to the extreme without using his true energy, and jogged along with him.

But as he ran, he suddenly remembered something: this lava lake was incredibly large, and the Corpse King Liuli was tireless; she could run for as long as she wanted, but he couldn't... he didn't have her stamina.

He stopped, tried to transform into clouds, rose high into the sky, then gathered his strength again, moving at a moderate pace from the highest point of the lava lake.

After ascending to a high altitude, he could vaguely see the outline of the lava lake and the phantom of another portal to the heavens.

He made a slight adjustment to his direction, but still flew in an arc, trying to avoid the multi-headed serpent spirits that were coiled together and sleeping in the very center.

But at that moment, a scarlet vertical pupil suddenly opened, and the pupil moved as if it had sensed something.

Kote River quickly gathered his strength and quietly moved towards the shore.

“Only true spirits remain, and even then, it’s only a large portion of them…” He gained a new understanding of the vast gap between true kings and gods.