After a long while, the old man calculated with his fingers.
The Human Realm Empress, the Dragon Qi of the Emperor, the Snow Clan’s Saintess inheritance... All these matched the predictions in the river of fate from back then. Except for that scholar in green!
This person was clearly no longer part of the prediction!?
What on earth had happened in the Six Realms over the years?
The old man tried to probe his memories for answers but suddenly felt an excruciating headache, unable to recall anything, and his spiritual body was becoming unstable.
"Why did the old man stop moving after raising the white flag? Is he trying to play dead or something?"
Beside him, Gu Xiaoqi furrowed her brow as she observed the increasingly transparent old man. She couldn’t understand why, after taking two hits from the Exorcism Talismans, the old man was still lively, but now he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
In reality, the old man was indeed on the verge of collapse.
Gu Simu noticed this and poured a sip of the previously opened top-grade Spirit Liquor into the old man’s mouth.
It’s over!
If he’s forced to probe his memories before his strength is restored, will his spiritual body collapse?
Just as the old man was about to despair, he suddenly felt a pure energy enter his body.
"Bad old man, are you okay?"
"Do you want another sip?"
The old man opened his eyes to see Gu Simu holding a jade bottle, looking at him with curiosity.
Inside the jade bottle was the top-grade Spirit Liquor he desperately desired. He could still taste the Spirit Liquor in his mouth. This sip of Spirit Liquor had saved him from the brink of spiritual collapse.
So fragrant!
What a good child!
I was wrong to speak badly of you before and to deceive you. If only I could have another sip!
"Okay!"
"I feel like I’m about to collapse. Only drinking a full bottle of Spirit Liquor might help me recover. Can this kind-hearted child give me another sip? Just one more!"
The old man, having stabilized his spiritual body, reverted to his true nature and tried to deceive Gu Simu for more Spirit Liquor.
Upon hearing this, Gu Simu activated her Supreme Iris.
She immediately detected that the old man was trying to deceive her again.
"Hmph!"
"Still a bad old man after all!"
"You’re already fine. No more for you!"
Seeing that the old man was not being truthful, Gu Simu directly put the Spirit Liquor back into her Storage Ring.
This time, the old man panicked.
With a sudden lunge, he stood up from the ground.
"Oh no! Little girl... no, little ancestor!"
"I won’t deceive you anymore. If I do, I’ll be a turtle bastard! Please, just one more sip!"
The old man followed Gu Simu persistently, begging for more Spirit Liquor.
Having tasted the top-grade Spirit Liquor, he found the Spirit Liquor he had previously obtained from Zhe Liang to be utterly unsatisfying.
However, no matter how the old man begged, Gu Simu ignored him.
Gu Simu was waiting for the old man to voluntarily reveal how to open the inheritance site.
Having received a message from the Vengeful Spirit King, the old man knew Gu Simu’s identity and intended to hand over the inheritance of Feng City. He was only stalling to get an extra bottle of Spirit Liquor to restore his strength.
"Hmph!"
"A bunch of little brats, always picking on an old man like me!"
"Give me two bottles... no, three bottles of Spirit Liquor, and I’ll take you to the inheritance site of Feng City!"
In the end, the old man was the first to concede. Three bottles of Spirit Liquor seemed like a high price to him. If Gu Simu refused, he would settle for two bottles. Such top-grade Spirit Liquor, even two bottles, would be enough to restore some of his strength... and perhaps even open part of the inheritance.
"Alright!"
Gu Simu’s eyes brightened upon hearing this and she immediately agreed.
Then, she casually took out three bottles of Spirit Liquor, each of which was of even better quality than the previous top-grade one.
"Here you go!"
"Bad old man, you’re not allowed to run this time. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe!"
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Gu Simu handed the Spirit Liquor to the old man, then raised her small fist in a threatening manner, signaling him not to try any tricks.
She had plenty of Spirit Liquor, but she was willing to give it to the old man because she hadn’t sensed any hostility from him despite his somewhat wicked nature. Having taken two hits from the Exorcism Talismans, he had already been punished.
"Alright, alright, alright!"
"I won’t run! Absolutely won’t run!"
The old man realized that the girl in front of him was obviously well-off and nodded repeatedly. He picked up a bottle of Spirit Liquor and drank it immediately.
In the next moment, his spiritual body began to solidify at a visible rate. Even the hole in his rear caused by the Exorcism Talismans was healed.
After drinking, he licked the remaining Spirit Liquor from the bottle’s mouth and showed a pained expression.
He felt that he had not asked for enough Spirit Liquor earlier. The generous offer from the little girl clearly indicated that she had more Spirit Liquor.
Although he still coveted the Spirit Liquor in Gu Simu’s hand, the old man dared not show it.
"I am a man of my word!"
"If I say I’ll take you to the inheritance site, I will take you to the inheritance site and also tell you how to open it."
"Follow me!"
The old man carefully stuffed the remaining two bottles of Spirit Liquor into the pocket of his yellowed clothes and led Gu Simu and her group towards the location of the broken statue.
"Feng City used to be not only a sacred place for the Nether Phantom but also a holy site for the entire Underworld."
"Look! The statues here were destroyed many years ago by a mysterious person who forcibly broke in!"
"This mysterious person damaged the statues of the Emperor of Feng City and the Ten Halls of Hell Kings, and also severed half of the Mandala Arena’s otherworldly flowers, indirectly causing the Underworld to lose half its Destiny."
"Alas! Even though I have never left Feng City, I can guess that the current Underworld is probably not as prosperous as it once was!" Stay connected through freewebnovel
The old man looked towards the direction of the Feng City gate, silently sighing.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with a sense of weariness.
Zhe Liang listened to this information with astonishment.
He hadn’t expected that the overall decline of the Underworld over the years was due to this reason.
Zhe Liang had countless questions and wanted to consult the old man in front of him.
"Senior..."
"Little brat, I really didn’t deceive you!"
"The inheritance of Feng City was once intact, but it has indeed been mostly destroyed due to that strong person’s attack."
Before Zhe Liang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old man, who pointed at the broken statues in self-defense.
"Not deceiving, but still a thief. Clearly a bad old man!"
Gu Xiaoqi rolled her eyes at the old man.
With that, the old man fell silent.
He had guarded this place for thousands of years, only wanting a sip of Spirit Liquor. What’s wrong with that!
Of course, the old man only dared to think this in his heart.
Even now, just seeing Gu Xiaoqi made his rear feel a bit sore.
"Was that mysterious person an extraterrestrial entity? Or did they have any evil aura?"
At this moment, Gu Simu cleverly inquired about the mysterious person’s background.
Although it was her first time leaving the human realm, she knew quite a bit about extraterrestrial entities.
Over the years, Gu Lan had been searching for traces of extraterrestrial entities and had taught her about their characteristics and how to deal with them.
One of the main teachings was how to escape when encountering extraterrestrial entities.
Preserving the green mountains, one doesn’t have to worry about no firewood... This was something her father often taught her.