76: Chapter 76 A Trick?

"Young Miss Ji Xingyue, it is still a bit too early to draw conclusions about the Cabinet."

"Early? No, General Ye. The world is about to face its second great upheaval. If war breaks out, replacing the general at the last minute is not a wise move."

Ye Xiu looked deeply at Ji Xingyue.

He did not say anything more.

"I hope the General will think carefully. The reason the aristocratic families do not start a civil war is simply because they do not wish for the strength of the Great Xia to be wasted on their own people."

Ji Xingyue continued to persuade him.

But Ye Xiu did not want to discuss this issue any further.

Seeing this, Ji Xingyue sighed softly and did not continue speaking.

The Nine Heavens Taoist Sect was not far away.

After their conversation ended, they had already arrived above the clouds of the main peak.

Ye Xiu looked at the bustling Daoists below, a flash of surprise in his eyes. He hadn't seen An Qingyi in a few years, and she had recruited quite a few talented seedlings.

The two did not hide their Qi.

An Qingyi, who was originally lecturing in the main hall, immediately ended the sermon after sensing their arrival.

She passed over the Disciples.

She soared into the air directly, and within an instant, she arrived before the two of them.

"General Ye, Young Miss Ji Xingyue."

"Qingyi, we have come uninvited; you wouldn't mind, would you?" Ji Xingyue smiled faintly.

"Young Miss Ji Xingyue is joking."

After An Qingyi finished speaking, she immediately invited the two into the main hall.

The three of them did not engage in unnecessary pleasantries.

They went straight to the topic at hand.

"Inviting General Ye here this time is mainly to discuss with you the records regarding Mount Buzhou."

Mount Buzhou?

Curiosity appeared in Ye Xiu's eyes.

The last time he was in the Kunlun World with An Qingyi, she had mentioned the legend of Mount Buzhou.

It was related to Reincarnation!

This was considered a secret of the world.

"The eternal Restriction of Mount Buzhou was also left behind from ancient times. According to the records left by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden of our Sect, she once entered it and witnessed Reincarnation."

"Reincarnation? The Ghost Realm?"

Ji Xingyue frowned slightly. In recent years, anomalies had erupted in the Great Xia, and Yunzhong was no exception; the affairs of the Ghost Realm were no longer a secret.

"It should not be. The Mysterious Maiden once brought back a spirit from within Reincarnation and allowed it to be resurrected. And that resurrected spirit was the second-generation Sect Master of the Nine Heavens Taoist Sect."

An Qingyi did not hide anything and directly revealed the secret of her own Sect.

Ye Xiu and Ji Xingyue were both taken aback.

Resurrection of the dead!

This was no small matter.

Before the recovery of Spiritual Qi, this would have been considered utterly absurd.

But now, Cultivators could fly and burrow, and powerful ones could destroy the heavens and the earth.

Even things as incomprehensible as Deity Obsession existed in the world.

The resurrection of the dead was not impossible.

After all, this involved the legend of Reincarnation.

"Mount Buzhou is located in the Endless Sea, at the extreme west of Penglai Island. If you wish to explore Reincarnation, I might be able to offer some help."

An Qingyi continued to explain.

In this world, life and death were too commonplace.

After a war, no one could guarantee that all the people they were familiar with would survive.

"Only the strong are qualified to witness Reincarnation; this is recorded in the Ji Family Legacy. As for ordinary people, perhaps traces can be found in the Ghost Realm."

Ji Xingyue interjected at this moment.

Ye Xiu nodded.

He had almost entered the Ghost Realm.

The Qi there was extremely strange, basically completely covered by the Dao of Anomalies.

Ordinary people who were lucky might truly be found in the Ghost Realm after death; there were recorded cases of this.

However, there were definitely some taboos existing in the Ghost Realm.

If those things were to awaken, it would be another terrible disaster.

Even the Blade Master back then could not kill them.

The level of terror within them was perhaps no better than breaking into Reincarnation.

"Right now, there have been some abnormal findings related to the Ghost Realm in Yunzhong. Is General Ye interested in looking into it together?"

Ji Xingyue spoke again. It was as if she were guiding the topic, turning the discussion toward the Ghost Realm.

"What is the situation?"

"The Ghost Race invaded a year ago and was suppressed by me under Mount Taihua. They must have come from the Ghost Realm."

As her words fell, An Qingyi sighed from the side.

She continued: "Among the suppressed Ghost Race, one of them was once a member of my Nine Heavens Taoist Sect."

"The dead turning into the Ghost Race?"

Ye Xiu was surprised for a moment, but his expression immediately turned strange.

Were these two women trying to set him up?

From the legend of Reincarnation at Mount Buzhou, they went straight to talking about the Ghost Race. They must have planned this all along.

Ji Xingyue saw that Ye Xiu's expression was off.

She smiled faintly.

She explained: "General Ye, do not misunderstand. I do not mean to scheme against you. It is just that the Ghost Realm concerns the safety of Yunzhong. I once entered it and discovered that the Dao of Anomalies within has the ability to corrupt rules. Even for me, it is difficult to stay there for a long time."

"And so?"

Ye Xiu had no expression on his face, and he spoke in a flat tone.

"I hope the General can accompany me to the Ghost Realm to find the source and seal it."

"The source of the Ghost Realm?"

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly: "Young Miss Ji Xingyue is joking. That is not a place we can handle."

Even the Blade Master could not solve the source of the anomalies; he knew his own limitations well enough.

"Actually, there is no need to deal with the source; we just need to seal the passage," Ji Xingyue explained again.

"I can give you an idea."

"Please speak, General."

"Rule attachment. A high monk in Tianfu once did this. Your Daoism shouldn't be inferior to Buddhism, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xingyue gave a wry smile.

"Monk Ziwu is the contemporary Buddha Son, truly remarkable. Unfortunately, the Daoist Sect lacks great talents; I fear no one can withstand the constant corrosion of the anomalies."

After hearing this, Ye Xiu said directly: "Can even you not do it?"

"As for me, I am confident I could suppress it, but..."

"But what? Is Young Miss Ji Xingyue unwilling?"

"It is not that I am unwilling, but the descent of the heavens is imminent. If I were trapped in the Ghost Realm, I fear the aristocratic families and the Daoist Sect would not be as united as they are today."

Ji Xingyue's tone was calm; she did not seem to be lying.

Ye Xiu was silent.

This aristocratic family had indeed produced a great talent.

This Ji Xingyue before him indeed had a very strong sense of the big picture.

If she really went to suppress the Ghost Realm entrance, then who would lead the aristocratic families and the Daoist Sect? Neither would submit to the other, and even the Old Celestial Master could not suppress the three major aristocratic families.

At that time, I fear internal conflicts would occur again.

For the Great Xia, this would be even more terrifying than the Ghost Realm invasion.

After looking meaningfully at An Qingyi, Ye Xiu spoke to Ji Xingyue: "What do you want me to do?"

"Accompany me to the Ghost Realm once more to find a method of suppression."

"Yunzhong is under the jurisdiction of the aristocratic families; I need a reason." Ye Xiu did not agree immediately.

Ji Xingyue was stunned for a moment.

Then, a smile spread across her brows. She reached out with a beckoning gesture, and a blood-colored pearl appeared in her hand.

"This is a Blood Pearl; perhaps it will be of some use to the General."

Ye Xiu took the Blood Pearl, and a surging power of blood and Qi was pulsing within it. He did not refuse, and after putting it away, he agreed.