41: Chapter 40 Information about the Ghost Realm

Looking at the fleeing Ghost Clan youth,

Ye Xiu chased after him once more, but this time, he chose not to kill him directly.

Instead, he focused on capturing him alive.

The difference in strength between the two was immense.

In just over ten minutes, the Ghost Clan youth had been pinned to the ground, his chest pierced by a Crescent Blade formed of blood Qi.

"Answer a few questions honestly, or I'll skin you alive, slice by slice," Ye Xiu said, his eyes cold and devoid of any hint of jest.

Hearing this, the Ghost Clan youth's face grew even paler.

Although it wouldn't die as long as the weird rules remained, the sensation of pain would not disappear.

It looked at the Martial Practitioner who had a foot planted on its kidney.

Showing a hint of fear, it said, "Brother, just ask. We have no grievances; there's no need to resort to violence..."

"Cut the nonsense. Why can't you be killed?"

The killing intent in Ye Xiu's eyes

was completely undisguised.

"The Ghost Clan is born by adhering to the Grand Dao of Weirdness. As long as the Dao is not destroyed, we will not die." The Ghost Clan youth didn't dare refuse and directly revealed the core secret.

A race born by adhering to a Dao?

Immortal and indestructible?

Ye Xiu was shaken inwardly. If that were truly the case, killing a member of the Ghost Clan would require severing the Dao itself. This seemed somewhat unfair.

If the world had a spirit and Karma was accounted for,

how could such a thing be allowed to happen?

He stared down at the Ghost Clan member and said coldly, "So, you're saying you're immortal?"

Seeing this, the Ghost Clan youth

thought to himself that things were bad and quickly spoke up again: "While we adhere to the Grand Dao of Weirdness, we are also restricted by it."

"How so?"

"In the Ghost Clan, every time our strength increases, our power is completely stripped away, and we become mindless ghosts. The lucky ones might regain their consciousness and strength after devouring enough power; the unlucky ones remain mindless, weak ghosts forever."

Daoist Deprivation?

Ye Xiu was stunned; the Grand Dao of Weirdness was actually so terrifying.

Even the Ghost Clan that adhered to it was ruthlessly exploited.

In other words, any weak, mindless ghost could potentially be a miserable Ghost Clan powerhouse. This Ghost Clan was quite pitiful.

The price for immortality was too high.

Forever restricted by the Grand Dao of Weirdness. If he reached the height of the Blade Master in the future, could he directly sever the Grand Dao of Weirdness and make the Ghost Clan disappear from this world forever?

Thinking of this,

Ye Xiu gave a self-mocking laugh.

The height of the Blade Master...

An existence capable of suppressing the Primal Forbidden and slaying Immortals and Gods.

An invincible being who accompanied the Human Emperor

and established the order of the Imperial Court.

If he wanted to reach that height, he would probably have to Cultivate until the seas ran dry and the rocks decayed.

Looking at the Ghost Clan member beneath his feet,

he continued to ask, "What is the situation with Hell?"

Hell?

The Ghost Clan youth was somewhat confused. "Where is the 'Hell' my lord speaks of?"

"The place you came from."

"The Ghost Realm? The Ghost Realm is very chaotic right now. A while ago, the Grand Dao of Weirdness erupted, and the power of the rules surged, causing many ancient existences to regain consciousness."

The Ghost Realm?

Ye Xiu was taken aback for a moment, then asked again, "How does your strength compare to others in the Ghost Realm?"

"It's average."

The Ghost Clan youth gave a bitter smile.

If I were powerful, how could I be stepped on by you and pinned in my own Ghost Domain...

"With such strength, you still dare to try and break into the Main World from the Ghost Realm?" Ye Xiu said with some disdain.

"War has already broken out in the Ghost Realm. Countless ancient existences are contending with each other. If I don't escape, I can only wait for death or be enslaved."

"That makes sense. Get lost then; find another way. I am guarding this place."

After Ye Xiu finished speaking,

he kicked the Ghost Clan member on the ground away.

Then, with a slight step, he arrived where the Buddha light shone.

He didn't make things too difficult for the Ghost Clan member before him. Since it couldn't be killed, even torturing it would be meaningless.

As the Buddha light shone,

Ye Xiu's figure gradually faded and disappeared from the Ghost Domain.

The Ghost Clan youth hid in the distance.

Its previous submissiveness was gone; its pupil-less eyes were filled with killing intent.

As a Ghost King of the new era,

being driven to the border was already infuriating enough.

He hadn't expected that the monk guarding the entrance could actually find such a powerful Martial Practitioner.

This caught him very much by surprise.

After a long silence,

it unwillingly withdrew its Ghost Domain from the entrance area.

...

The sixth floor of the apartment building.

Ye Xiu was pulled back into the Ghost Building by the Buddha light.

Looking at the Little Monk who was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, he spoke with a heavy expression, "Little Master, the matter of the Ghost Realm might be a bit troublesome."

The Ghost Realm?

The Little Monk was stunned for a moment and said somewhat blankly, "Was the benefactor deceived by that ghost?"

"That ghostly thing dared to lie to me?"

Ye Xiu's expression turned strange, and he recounted the previous conversation to the Little Monk.

"Truth mixed with falsehood, falsehood mixed with truth—a clever calculation."

The Little Monk shook his head slightly. "Hell is Hell, and demons are demons. They are not immortal and indestructible either."

"It dared to lie to me?"

"Yes and no."

"Little Monk, speak clearly. I don't have time to play riddles with you." Ye Xiu grew impatient, and even his way of addressing him changed.

"Hell might also be called the Ghost Realm. If the Ghost Clan adheres to the Dao, they will never be reborn. By erasing their adherence to the Dao, they can be completely killed."

"As for whether there's a war in the Ghost Realm, this humble monk does not know."

"But the Ghost Clan member you just encountered must be a regional hegemon in the Ghost Realm."

"As for why it came here, it's very likely it wanted to be reborn and escape the control of the Ghost Realm."

"After all, before the world has fully recovered, even the Grand Dao of Weirdness is incomplete. Those existences that control a large portion of the Grand Dao of Weirdness will not awaken."

"Furthermore, there is a competitive relationship between members of the Ghost Clan."

"There is only one Grand Dao of Weirdness. If you control more, others will inevitably have less. It's just that this Dao is vast enough that weak ghosts are simply unaware of it."

Listening to the Little Monk's explanation,

Ye Xiu's expression shifted. He remained silent for a moment before asking, "You seem to know a lot."

"In my current state, I am also considered a member of the Ghost Clan, so naturally, I know."

A member of the Ghost Clan?

A hint of respect rose in Ye Xiu's heart.

To suppress the passage, this Little Monk actually adhered to the Grand Dao of Weirdness and became part of the Ghost Clan. It was truly respectable.

Then, he nodded to the Little Monk.

The blood-colored Crescent Blade in his hand sliced through the darkness as he stepped out of the apartment.

In the world of endless darkness,

Ye Xiu did not continue exploring. This apartment was the only passage. Even if ghosts were bred within this darkness, their strength wouldn't be very high.

It would just be a waste of time.

After all, they couldn't be completely killed.

He swung the Crescent Blade again. After a ripple in space, he saw the light from the wellhead.

With a slight step,

he instantly flew out of the well.