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  Kitsune-yama Oniō-ji Temple cave, deep within, Blood Pool.

  In the vast space, a strong bloody aura still lingered, and the steaming blood had even dyed the hard stone walls a bright red color. In the blood pool, where bubbles were constantly rising from the depths of the blood water, all four ancient spirit beasts looked exhausted and powerless, soaking in the blood pool, under the dark red light projected from the mysterious Void Dragon Cauldron above. However, in contrast, the Void Dragon Cauldron suspended in mid-air was radiant with a brilliant glow, full of energy, and even the mysterious inscriptions on its body were shining brightly. The strange devil's head carved on the front of the Void Dragon Cauldron had also completely turned blood red, with a hint of eerie power swirling around it.

  In the vast cavern where the entire pool of blood was located, there was no sound except for the occasional bursting of bubbles in the pool beneath one's feet. However, being inside it felt as if one were amidst a turbulent whirlpool. A massive yet invisible force had awakened from the depths and was growing stronger by the minute, watching this world with an unblinking gaze.

  There is no wind, yet the hem of his garment is fluttering.

  The black-clad Mr. Ghost clearly felt the icy, bloody power swirling around his body at this moment, but except for an unusual fervor in his eyes, there was not a hint of fear. His gaze shifted from the crouching dragon cauldron in mid-air and slowly looked around the periphery of this massive cave, which was apparently the source of the mysterious, bloody power within the Ghost King Sect. As that increasingly powerful force continued to expand, even the various passageways within the Ghost King Sect's mountain belly cave were left scarred and battered; naturally, the stone walls here could no longer withstand it.

  Astonishingly huge cracks, suddenly bursting from the stone wall at the top of the cave, deeply cracked from top to bottom, with the largest crack reaching a width of over 10 feet and the smallest over 3 feet. The hard stone wall here is like thin paper, torn apart at will, as if some ancient god had used his mighty force to split mountains and seas.

  Today, the Ghost King rarely didn't come to the Blood Pool, but Mr. Gui knew the reason. The Ghost King went to see the thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox who had unexpectedly returned a few days ago. It's likely that with the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's thousand years of cultivation, he wouldn't be able to discover the strange phenomena in the Ghost King Sect. However, Mr. Gui thought about this and under his black veil, he coldly smiled, apparently not putting it in his heart at all. A moment later, his gaze returned to the Fow Dragon Cauldron.

  The scarlet light flickered, as if it had a special frequency, like a strange gasp. The devilish face on the Fowlong Ding had blood-red eyes that shone with an eerie light, seeming to stare intensely at Mr. Gui.

  "Asura..." Mr. Gui softly chanted this strange phrase, slowly kneeling down and prostrating himself on the ground with his hands spread out.

  The strange light in mid-air seemed to have intensified even more.

  Just at this seemingly quiet moment, the blood-red glow on the Fulong Cauldron suddenly shook violently, as if it had been stimulated by something. Before Ghost Mr. could react, he felt a sudden shock on both sides of his ears, and an invisible sonic wave rushed past like a raging torrent, causing his Taoist practice to ache slightly. The mysterious giant power that was originally quietly swirling inside the huge cave suddenly seemed to solidify, and then a strange howling sound gradually rose up, with a strong sense of angry roaring.

  This strange phenomenon was beyond even Mr. Gui's expectations, and he was completely baffled. He jumped up and stared intently at the Fú Lóng Dǐng suspended in mid-air, examining it carefully. After a while, his eyes suddenly froze, and on the surface of the Fú Lóng Dǐng, which had previously turned entirely blood-red, a small white dot appeared on the forehead of the demonic face. This tiny white light was completely out of proportion with the bloody atmosphere that filled the entire cave, but somehow it not only failed to be extinguished by the mysterious power emanating from the Fú Lóng Dǐng, but also continued to shine brightly under the overwhelming blood-red glow, without weakening in the slightest.

  Mr. Gui's body shook violently, his face lost all its color, and he exclaimed in a voiceless tone: "Qiankun Lock... How is this possible?"

  It was as if the sudden blow was too great, and the usually calm Ghost Mr. was stunned and lost his composure. On the platform under the Fow Long Ding, he paced back and forth anxiously, muttering to himself: "Impossible, impossible, how could there be such an ancient divine law restriction on the Fow Long Ding? What's going on, what's going on?"

  Suddenly, his body stiffened again, and almost at the same time as his keen senses, the mysterious white glow in the devil's face on the Fulong cauldron suddenly brightened up, a soft white light shot out, like a sharp dagger, which was particularly eye-catching in the bloody red light.

  From a distance, that white light saber looked as if it had been inserted into the forehead of that devilish face, tightly pinning down that visage.

  Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound echoed throughout the cave, and the crimson light above began to rotate rapidly. An immense power filled the entire space, causing the stone walls surrounding the cave to tremble violently, with massive boulders falling from them. In the blood pool, countless giant whirlpools appeared on the surface of the water. The four spiritual beasts in the pool lifted their heads weakly towards the sky, looking around in confusion. The sharp whistling sound grew even more piercing, like a furious roar, coming from all directions and converging on the Fow Dragon Cauldron suspended in mid-air, the center of the storm. The demonic face on the cauldron's surface glowed with an intense, blood-red light that flashed wildly, its twisted features contorted to the extreme.

  However, under the unmatched and terrifying power, amidst the raging blood halos that surged around like a stormy sea, that faint white light stood proudly. Those terrifying powers seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, yet they were unable to do anything to this bundle of white light. As the blood halos impacted from all sides, in the end, under the gaze of Mr. Gui's eyes that were filled with bloody threads, the white light still remained stuck on the devil's face.

  It was unknown how much time had passed, but the terrifying power finally weakened and dissipated. The rapidly spinning blood halos gradually calmed down, and the strange occurrences in the Blood Pool Cave also subsided. In Ghost Mr.'s despairing eyes, the originally almost successful blood-red demon face was actually forced back by more than half of its blood color by a single white light blade that looked gentle. Moreover, the blood-colored glow on the entire Fulong Cauldron had dimmed significantly. "How is this possible... how is this possible..." Ghost Mr. stood on the platform with a hint of desolation, looking as if he were dead, devoid of any vitality. The mysterious power in front of him on the Fulong Cauldron was something he had spent his entire life pursuing, and it could be said that it was his life's purpose. Who would have thought that just as success was within reach, such a change would occur! "No, no, things haven't reached a dead end yet... can't rush, can't rush..." Ghost Mr., after all, wasn't an ordinary person. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down, beginning to rapidly think. Although the mysterious power on the Fulong Cauldron in front of him was suppressed by the ancient divine seal Qiankun Lock, it hadn't been completely defeated. It was just that its path was tightly sealed, unable to break through. As long as he could crack the Qiankun Lock, success would be his.

  Although Mr. Gui was very proud of himself, he didn't have the audacity to think that he could unravel the ancient divine law of the highest order, which legend has it was used by the ancient gods to seal off the heavens and earth's evil spirits; apart from a few ancient divine artifacts, it is absolutely impossible for human strength to undo.

  But as for the so-called ancient divine artifact, it's not that it has been passed down among people, but even someone like him who is almost all-knowing and extremely knowledgeable has never heard of it before. He only knows that there is such an old saying, but where can he go to find this ancient divine artifact?

  At this thought, Mr. Gui's body swayed and almost fell, suddenly let out a loud cry, spat out a mouthful of bright red blood, which landed on the platform, exceptionally striking to the eye.

  Inside the icy stone chamber, Gui Li and Gui Wang stared at each other in silence, Gui Wang's expression was solemn and his eyes were piercing, while Gui Li's face showed more indifference.

  "What is this jade plate you're holding, and why have you brought it to Bixiao?" the Ghost King asked coldly.

  Gui Li did not answer, withdrew his gaze and returned it to Bi Yao's body, after a moment of silence he slowly said: "I want to save her."

  The Demon King's eyebrows furrowed, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly walked over, saying: "Can this treasure save Yao'er?"

  The demon king looked at the "Cosmic Cycle Disk" in his hand that was shining with a soft white light, and suddenly let out a bitter laugh, saying: "I don't know."

  The Demon King was taken aback and said, "What do you mean by these words?"

  The demon was silent for a moment before speaking, "I've only heard that this treasure has some unusual effects and might have the power to save Bi Yao, so I went to borrow it. As for how it actually works, I'm not entirely sure."

  The Demon King gazed at the Qian Kun Wheel of Reincarnation for a moment, his eyes narrowing, clearly also surprised by the strange shape of this jade artifact. But with his knowledge, he had never heard of this treasure before, and furrowed his brow, saying: "What is the name of this treasure?"

  Guilei said: "This treasure is the Qiankun Wheel of Rebirth, legend has it that it can calm the soul and sever life and death, but how it actually works..." He flashed back to the withered appearance of Master Pude in his mind, let out a bitter laugh, and said: "How this actually works, no one knows." The Ghost King's face flashed with anger, red threads suddenly appearing in his eyes, hinting at a murderous intent, but after a moment he looked towards Biyao, that smiling gentle smile reflected in his eyes, as if he had sensed something, his gaze finally softened.

  Perhaps at this moment, only Bi Yao can make him calm down temporarily!

  "This treasure is no ordinary item!" The Demon King suddenly said: "I can see that, although I've never heard of this magical artifact before, but the jade quality is extraordinary, and the light is pure and not scattered. It's absolutely not an ordinary object. You try it quickly, maybe... maybe there will be a miraculous effect..." As he spoke, his voice also sank down. However, in these ten years, he had also experienced countless setbacks and failures like Gui Jie, although he still retained a glimmer of hope. Only the two men understood that after all, it was just a tiny thread of hope.

  The demon nodded silently, placing the Qian Kun wheel return plate in his hand, close to Bi Yao. A white soft light flowed, but there was no movement at all. The demon had a lucky heart, inputting the true yuan from his body into the jade plate, but the Qian Kun wheel return plate was like a deep and vast ocean, and the true yuan input was like a mud cow entering the sea, with no signs of life. And on the jade plate, there were no changes at all. The demon's heart did not have much unexpectedness, in fact, he had used countless methods to test this jade plate on his way back to Hu Qi mountain before, including this true yuan input method, but none succeeded. Thinking that Tian Tian Yin temple's Pu De great master spent decades contemplating this strange treasure but gained nothing, it was likely that Pu De great master had tried all the methods that the demon could think of in these few days, at least a hundred times.

  In fact, Gui Li had always understood these things in his heart, but no matter what, he couldn't give up the slightest hope of saving Bi Yao. He could only try desperately, hoping that heaven would take pity and a miracle would occur, but unfortunately, it ended in failure in the end.

  Qī Lì's face was wooden, his head hung low as he sat stupidly on the ground. The Ghost King's expression also flashed with disappointment, but he didn't scold or personally take the strange jade plate to examine it. Although the two had a poor relationship lately, the Ghost King naturally still cared about Bi Yao; as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Qī Lì would never give up, and this time he must have tried every method.

  He let out a long sigh, and his appearance seemed to have aged a few more years. He shook his head silently, just about to walk away, when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, as if remembering something. He turned around abruptly and said to Gui Li, "Try putting the 'He Huan Ling' and that jade plate together and see what happens."

  Gui Li's expression changed, and he immediately came to his senses. A look of tension flashed across his face as he leaned in close to Bi Yao. He gently pried open her hands, which were clasped together over her chest, and touched the skin on the back of her hand. Although it still felt smooth and supple, it was icy cold to the touch. Gui Li's heart ached, and he dared not think about it anymore. With great care, he carefully retrieved the Huan Xing bell from Bi Yao's grasp.

  The golden bell shook gently and emitted a clear sound, with a faint glow flashing by, like the eyes of a beautiful lover, gazing at him.

  One hand held the Qiankun wheel, and the other held a harmonious bell, gently placing it on the jade plate. The small jade blocks inside the Qiankun wheel were still silently sliding by themselves, with mountains, rivers, and stars in the sky all vaguely contained within.

  Under the gaze of Gui Li and Gui Wang, he slowly entered the upper part of the乾坤轮回盘. When there was still a foot away, Gui Li suddenly seemed to feel something, his eyebrows furrowed, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

  The Demon King immediately felt it and stared at him upside down: "What's wrong?"

  Guili didn't say a word, he just took a deep breath and then suddenly released his fingers about a foot above the jade plate, right next to Huan Ling.

  The King of Ghosts was shocked.

  Only in the soft white light emanating from the wheel of yin and yang, did Huan Ling surprisingly not fall down. It was as if some invisible force had subtly lifted it up, causing it to gently undulate in the white light. A moment later, the melodious sound of the bell rang out.

  Gui Li and Gui Wang simultaneously showed a look of surprise on their faces!

  But just at this critical moment, before the two of them could even savor their surprise and delight for a moment, the entire icy stone chamber, no, the entire Fox Qi Mountain suddenly shook violently. A massive, terrifying, and invisible force with an intense bloody smell burst forth from beneath their feet, as if some giant beast had been stimulated by something and was now furiously roaring in an attempt to break free from its restraints.

  Gui Li and Gui Wang's faces changed color at the same time, but Gui Li was calm, while Gui Wang's eyes were filled with shock and anger!

  Bang bang bang bang.

  A deafening roar came from all directions at the same time, and Gui Li and Gui Wang turned around to see that the stone walls of the originally intact ice stone chamber had finally collapsed under the sudden loss of control of this powerful explosion. The four walls cracked open simultaneously, with the cracks spreading at a visible speed, while the ground beneath their feet began to shake violently, creating an illusion of doomsday.

  Outside the stone room, terrified screams began to spread everywhere, accompanied by even louder rumblings. Without looking, Gui Li and Gui Wang knew that the situation outside would only be worse than in the icy stone room, but at this moment, they didn't have the heart to care about it.

  Qī Lì took a deep breath, lifted the Tiān Xīn Luán, and brought it closer to Bì Yáo. At the same time, Hé Huān's bell began to tremble lightly, its clear ring piercing through the deafening roar around them. Although faint, this sound was more ear-shattering than thunder to Qī Lì and Guǐ Wáng.

  Only in the midst of the wheel of reincarnation, a soft and white light enveloped everything. The Huahuan bell floated uncertainly in mid-air, trembling more and more violently, emitting a ringing sound that was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. There was a hint of pain in it, and both Gui Li and Gui Wang had sweat on their foreheads, not daring to blink their eyes, staring fixedly at the trembling Huahuan bell.

  Suddenly, the huge and strange power around them disappeared instantly, and the rumbling sound that echoed everywhere also stopped abruptly. Only the echoes left in the distance still retained the traces of the dramatic change just now, like a long whale inhaling water, that terrible power quickly withdrew.

  At this moment, Mr. Gui was in the depths of Hu Xi Mountain, where he saw the ancient divine law seal off the universe with a grand display of divine power, deeply sealing away the Fow Dragon Cauldron.

  But in front of Gui Li and Gui Wang, things also took an unexpected turn.

  It turned out that the Huahuan Bell had undergone a strange change in the brilliance of the Qiankun Wheel, with a hint of escape. The Qiankun Wheel itself did not change at all, but just as the power suddenly disappeared, the Qiankun Wheel seemed to feel something, and there was an invisible force calling out from the darkness. The originally soft white light suddenly surged violently.

  Jī Lì and Guǐ Wáng's bodies both shook violently, and they lost their voices as they exclaimed: "What?!"

  The white light on the jade disc suddenly became dazzling, almost making it difficult to look directly at it. The speed of the countless small jade blocks in the center of the jade disc that were sliding automatically increased by more than tenfold. Countless jade blocks slid and galloped, chaotic and indistinguishable. And every single one of them had originally engraved strange fonts that also lit up one by one.

  As the anomaly of the Qiankun wheel occurred, the trembling Huanhua bell quickly calmed down, and even the ringing sound slowed down, soon becoming eerily silent.

  The Demon King was furious and shouted: "What's going on?"

  The ghost was also extremely anxious and gritted his teeth, saying: "I don't understand either!"

  Two people stared blankly as the Qian Kun wheel's brilliance grew more and more resplendent, until even the stars and river patterns etched on the edge of the jade plate seemed to come alive. The entire Qian Kun wheel appeared to have gained life, whirring incessantly, as if calling out something, or responding to some distant cry.

  In the dazzling light, the sweet chime seemed to have been hit hard, and after a slight tremble in mid-air, it was as if it had completely lost its strength and fell from mid-air, never making another sound.

  Guili and Guiwang stared blankly at the Huanhuan bell in the Qiankun wheel, their faces as pale as death.

  The underground turbulence had subsided for a long time, and the suddenly changed乾坤轮回盘 also returned to its original appearance. There was no longer a dazzling halo, but under the soft white light, the合欢铃 seemed to have lost its vitality, no matter how hard 鬼厉 tried, it would not react again.

  The Demon King's face was gloomy and unattractive, but the initial angry expression had already disappeared from his face, replaced by a cold indifference. He silently watched as Gui Jie clung to a glimmer of hope, trying again and again, only to witness his failure time and again. Finally, he slowly stood up straight, closed his eyes, stood for a moment, then turned around quietly and left the icy stone room without saying a word.

  The stone door slowly closed, with a huge crack running across the thick and hard stone, as if it had been torn apart. In the quiet stone room, Gui Li also finally stopped his futile attempts, sitting motionless beside the stone pedestal.

  It wasn't clear how much time had passed, but Gui Li slowly picked up the Huan Xiang bell that had fallen onto the Qian Kun wheel of reincarnation and gently returned it to Bi Yao's hand. He then carefully placed Bi Yao's hands back in their original crossed position on her chest. Every movement he made was extremely gentle, as if he feared that even a slight increase in force would harm the sleeping woman in front of him.

  He gazed at Biyu's face, as if in a trance, and after a long while, he heard his low, hoarse voice say: "I'm sorry, Biyu, I couldn't save you again..."

  After leaving the icy stone room, the Ghost King's expression changed greatly, his indifferent expression was instantly replaced by a fierce and violent aura, and his eyes also revealed a strong killing intent, making people tremble with fear.

  He gazed coldly around, seeing that the passageways were scarred all over, clearly a result of the sudden explosion of that mysterious power just now. The stone walls, which were already cracked everywhere, looked even more fragile at this moment, with many new cracks appearing and the original ones widening significantly, making one's heart skip a beat. It almost seemed as if the cave was on the verge of collapse. In the distance of the passageway, he faintly saw many Ghost King Sect disciples rushing about, their cries for help rising and falling in succession, clearly they had been frightened out of their wits.

  The King of Ghosts' face grew even darker and angrier, he turned around and strode away, his figure disappearing into the depths of the corridor in an instant. Half a moment later, the King of Ghosts had already arrived at the blood pool deep within the cave.

  In the vast blood pool space, the intense bloody smell still came rushing over, but the once shocking crimson glow had strangely weakened a lot. The Ghost King furrowed his brow, and immediately saw Mr. Ke Gui's black figure standing alone on the platform above.

  He didn't think much, took big strides to walk over, came to the back of Mr. Gui, and said coldly: "What's going on? When I left, everything was fine, why did the divine power of Fow Long Ding suddenly lose control so severely?"

  The body of Mr. Gui moved slightly, but he didn't turn around or speak. King Gui's anger grew, and he let out a cold hum, his face flashing with killing intent as he said: "I'm telling you, just now it was probably because this divine power lost control, or else my daughter Yao would have been injured in the treatment. You've been watching all along, if you don't give me a reason, don't blame me for turning ruthless!"

  In the end, Gui Wang's voice and expression were both stern, and even without turning his head, Gui Xiansheng could feel a killing intent like a sharp blade rushing towards his back. However, he didn't show any signs of fear, but instead pointed to the Fulong Cauldron floating in mid-air with a tired tone, saying: " Sect Master, take a look at the Fulong Cauldron first?"

  The Demon King looked up, but for a moment he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. The Fowlong Ding was still floating in mid-air, and the surroundings were still a deep crimson color. He said, "What are you telling me to look at? This is all... perfectly fine..." His words trailed off as his voice suddenly choked up, and he couldn't continue speaking. His eyes froze, fixed intently on the Fowlong Ding in the sky.

  In the midst of a bloody mist, the face of the evil demon on the front of the Fulong Cauldron floating in mid-air had a strange white glow on its forehead, like a shining dagger, inserted into the top of the demon's head. The originally blood-red demonic face retreated around the glowing dagger, and the area above both eyes returned to the original ancient, dark green color of the Fulong Cauldron.

  The King of Ghosts' face changed greatly, and he quickly turned around to ask Mr. Gui: "What's going on?"

  "Ghost Mr. let out a sigh, his voice low and solemn: 'Everything was going well, the Fú Lóng Dǐng Four Spirits Blood Array was about to be completed, but today, just as the array was running and the blood energy was full, the Shūrō converged at that moment, suddenly this seal emerged from within the Fú Lóng Dǐng, locking onto the ancient cauldron's life gate, birth gate, and forcibly dispersing the originally converging and fusing blood energy. In the process, the Blood Array Shūrō divine power did not dare to bind and counterattack, even I could hardly control it, who knew that this divine seal was still unstoppable, instead the Shūrō's power was forced to be released without a way out, colliding and circling everywhere, only then did it lose control.'"

  The Demon King took a deep breath, turned around and stared at the seemingly extremely weak beam of light. After a while, he said in a low voice: "What kind of seal is this? How can it have such power that it can actually suppress the Fulong Cauldron's divine power that can destroy heaven and earth?"

  The ghostly gentleman hesitated for a moment, saying: "I also don't have full confidence, but it should be about 80% to 90% likely that it is an ancient divine seal of the primordial heavens, the Qian Kun Lock!"

  "Qian Kun Lock?" The Ghost King frowned and repeated in a low voice, "How come I've never heard of it before?"

  Mr. Gui shook his head and said, "This divine law has never appeared in the mortal world, and since ancient times, it has only been vaguely mentioned in some fragmented scriptures, no one really believed that such a thing actually existed." As he spoke, Mr. Gui paused for a moment, looking at King Gui, who was still staring intently at the thin beam of light in mid-air, his face still extremely unsightly.

  Mr. Gui sighed secretly in his heart, and continued: "It is said that this divine law seal was specially used by the ancient gods to suppress evil demons, unless human power can find another ancient divine instrument, there is a little hope."

  The Demon King's body trembled slightly, and he turned around, saying: "What is an ancient divine artifact?"

  Mr. Gui sighed and said, "I don't even know this one."

  The Demon King said angrily: "So what you're saying is that all our previous efforts for the Four Spirit Blood Formation were in vain?"

  The demon lord was silent for a moment before speaking slowly: "In my opinion, the blood pool around us still has the spiritual energy of the Blood Array, and the bloody aura is still abundant. Even if it's the power of the Fulong Cauldron, it's gathered but not scattered, only temporarily. It can be seen that the original energy of the Four Spirits' Blood Array is still there, and it's only half a step away from success. The problem is that the sudden appearance of the Qiankun Lock has sealed off the Fulong Cauldron's own spiritual veins, cutting off the connection between the Four Spirits' Blood Array and the Fulong Cauldron. Without the bloody aura entering the Fulong Cauldron, it's difficult for the power of the Shura to burst out. This is the current predicament."

  The expression on the face of the King of Ghosts changed in an instant, with various colors changing rapidly, but that violent and brutal aura was almost like a tangible thing, wave after wave rushing towards Mr. Gui.

  Mr. Ghost's black veil fluttered without wind, but his body remained standing in place, silently staring at the King of Ghosts.

  After a long while, the Ghost King suddenly took a deep breath, and his expression gradually calmed down, even his tone of voice became calm, coldly saying: "Then what do you think should be done now?"

  Mr. Gui sighed secretly and said, "Now the most crucial place is naturally this Qiankun lock ban, as long as it is solved, it can be successful at once."

  "The Demon King said: 'What do you plan to do?'"

  The ghostly gentleman hesitated for a moment, then said: "If there is that legendary ancient divine artifact, it would naturally be the best, but it seems that hope is slim. However, I think this Qiankun Lock is quite different from those legends passed down since ancient times. The Fulong Ding is an extremely ancient object, probably not even a thousand years old. Although the Qiankun Lock is an ancient divine technique with unmatched power, after thousands of years, it must have been worn away by more than half. As long as we observe carefully and examine it in detail, it's not necessarily impossible to crack."

  The Demon King remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded his head. The expression on his face gradually calmed down as well. After a moment of contemplation, he seemed to have thought of something and his face turned gloomy again. He let out a long sigh and said, "Is it all just fate?"

  "What?"

  The Demon King let out a wry smile, his face losing its sternness and gaining a hint of helplessness and bitterness. He shook his head and said, "Nothing, just trouble you to work a bit harder for now."

  As he spoke, the King of Ghosts turned and left the Blood Pool without waiting for Mr. Gui's response. Mr. Gui looked at his back and saw that the King of Ghosts' broad back seemed to be trembling slightly with fatigue, as if there was a heavy burden weighing on his shoulders and heart.

  And he, too, seems to be getting more and more exhausted...

  Gui Li pushed open the stone gate and returned to his residence, the stone gate slowly closing behind him with a low creaking sound. Gui Li seemed to feel nothing, his eyes dull and lifeless, not even knowing how he had returned here.

  The stone room where he lived was also covered with cracks on all four walls, some thick and some thin, some deep and some shallow. The coarse cracks occasionally had small stones falling off, and it seemed that this place had not escaped the erosion of the mysterious power in the depths of the Fox Qi Mountain cave. But as if everything was invisible to him, he fell headfirst onto the bed, his hands completely losing strength and relaxing, a round object wrapped in black cloth slipped out of his hand and landed silently on the bedside.

  A shadow flashed, and the monkey Xiao Hui jumped over from the side, jumping onto Gui Li's body. However, Gui Li remained motionless, without any reaction. Xiao Hui found it strange, so he tilted his head to take a closer look at Gui Li's face. He saw that Gui Li's eyes were tightly closed, and his complexion was pale. Xiao Hui blinked his three eyes, seeming to understand something, let out two soft "squeaks", then fell silent, no longer disturbing Gui Li. He jumped down from Gui Li's body and sat on the bed with his back against his master's body, not saying a word.

  In the stone room, a silence fell, and it was unclear how much time had passed. Gui Li was still motionless, and Xiao Hui looked at his master with some concern, but seemed to hesitate and not want to disturb him. The monkey's head turned back and forth, and suddenly saw that on the bed not far away, there was a black cloth wrapped around something lying quietly.

  Xiao Hui blinked her three eyes, looked for a while, then turned to look at Gui Li. Seeing that he was still lying silently, Xiao Hui's tail swished lightly, scratched her head, and then leaned forward slightly, quickly stretched out her hand, grabbed the thing, and brought it over.

  Xiao Hui turned the round thing wrapped in black cloth over and over, but couldn't figure out what it was. It wasn't until Monkey Paw accidentally loosened his grip that the black cloth fell off, revealing a white jade plate, which landed softly on the bed in front of Xiao Hui with a faint "thud".

  Xiao Hui was startled and took a big jump, his whole body shrinking back. In front of him, the jade plate was quite strange, emitting a soft white glow, not to mention that there were countless small jade blocks sliding around in the center of the plate, never stopping, which was extremely mysterious. Xiao Hui's attention was immediately drawn over, and his three monkey eyes stared at the Qian Kun wheel plate without blinking. Then, he carefully stretched out both hands and lightly touched the edge of the jade plate.

  The Dry Heaven and Earth Return Plate quietly slid to the side, and Xiao Hui's hand quickly withdrew. It looked like a monkey probing this strange plate, but it seemed there was no danger. Xiao Hui put his hand that touched the jade plate in front of his eyes, carefully examining it - not red, not itchy, not painful. He smiled, then looked at the Dry Heaven and Earth Return Plate on the bed again, turning his head to look around, before reaching out to grab the plate.

  Soft white light spilled out from the jade disc, shining on the face of the gray-haired monkey. Xiao Hui widened his three eyes and stared into the Qian Kun wheel, where countless small jade blocks were still sliding silently, like the flow of time, never stopping.

  Little Grey seemed to be mesmerized, its three eyes getting closer and closer to the jade plate, staring at the countless strange jade pieces that slid incessantly, each small thing reflected in its three pupils, vaguely transforming into the inverted image of countless stars in the sky.

  Suddenly, Xiao Hui's body tilted to one side, and for some unknown reason, he left Gui Li's body and inexplicably came to the edge of the bed without realizing it. With one foot in mid-air, Xiao Hui instantly fell off the bed and landed on the ground with a thud. "Meow!" Xiao Hui let out a low cry, then sprang up like a spring, fortunately still clutching the乾坤轮回盘 tightly in his hand, which hadn't fallen to the ground. After jumping up, Xiao Hui looked around left and right, his three eyes rolling back in unison, one hand casually holding the jade plate by his side, while the other hand rubbed his head, equally perplexed - just a moment ago he was sitting fine on his master's lap, so how did he suddenly fall off the bed?

  Xiao Hui tilted her head and thought for a while, but in the end, she still couldn't figure it out. She didn't feel like hanging her head in despair, but being a lively monkey, she didn't get depressed for too long either. She looked up at the bedhead again, only to see Gui Li still lying there motionless, so she simply sat back down on the floor and placed the乾坤轮回盘 in front of her.

  In the white light, the small jade pieces inside the jade plate were still moving. However, this time, Xiao Hui did not get sucked in like before. He turned his eyes around and suddenly smiled, raising another palm and stretching out a finger to probe towards the center of the jade plate where the small jade pieces were.

  In the soft white light, Xiaohui's fingers quietly reached in, and suddenly, they landed on one of the small jade blocks. However, these jade blocks seemed to have some hidden power, and unexpectedly, they were not affected by Xiaohui's finger pressure, continuing to slide forward without any hesitation.

  Xiao Hui was taken aback for a moment, but instead of getting angry, she seemed to have found something fun and became even more excited. She stretched out her hand again to press the other small jade block, and indeed, it didn't budge either. She became even more thrilled, chirping "squeak squeak" several times, and repeatedly stretched out her fingers to poke and press the small jade blocks in the jade plate, playing with abandon.

  Under the soft white light, Xiao Hui looks so happy...

  After pressing for a while, Xiao Hui seemed to feel a bit bored and suddenly stretched out his finger, heavily pressing down on one of the small jade blocks. This time, the force was not as light as before, but rather heavy. As a member of an alien species who had followed Gui Lian for many years, Xiao Hui's abilities were not ordinary. With this press, the situation changed instantly. The small jade block was actually pressed down by him, and it seemed to be struggling under his finger, trying to break free from its restraints and continue sliding forward. However, Xiao Hui's face lit up with excitement, and he applied even more force with his finger. After several struggles, the small jade block finally came to a stop.

  "Pffft!"

  A low, muffled sound suddenly rang out in the jade plate, which startled Xiaohui. When she turned to look, she saw that this small piece of jade had stopped moving, but the other pieces of jade hadn't come to a standstill. In an instant, another small piece of jade slid over and collided with this piece of jade.

  Two jade blocks collided, seemingly nothing happened, but in an instant, a strange change occurred. The originally soft white light on the wheel of yin and yang suddenly brightened up, and things had not ended yet. Almost at the same time, the sound of "popping" continued endlessly, one piece after another, one block after another, jade blocks kept colliding, more and more jade blocks stopped sliding, and the white light on the jade plate became even brighter, later even ten times brighter than what Gui Li saw in the ice stone room before, completely dazzling, like a fierce sun falling into this small stone room, shining everywhere.

  Xiao Hui stared blankly, looking at the jade plate in her hand. Even if it was extraordinary, it seemed to be unable to withstand this piercing brilliance at this moment. She took a step back, relaxed her grip, and the Qian Kun wheel plate fell to the ground with a "pa" sound.

  However, the anomaly did not disappear with Xiaohui's fingers loosening, and the jade plate continued to emit a dazzling yet silent glow. In the countless brilliant lights, a mysterious pattern slowly began to emerge.

  Xiao Hui jumped up as if he had been burned by fire, hid in the corner of the stone room, but seemed to be unable to bear his curiosity, kept turning his head back and forth. On the bed, Gui Li seemed to feel nothing about the strange change happening behind him in the stone room, still lying motionless.

  But the most astonishing and unexpected thing was not happening in this stone room, but in the distant underground, in the Blood Pool Cave, Mr. Ghost was sitting cross-legged on the platform, closing his eyes and thinking hard. Above his head, the Fow Dragon Cauldron floated in mid-air, with a light-colored ancient divine law seal still tightly nailed to the evil face of the cauldron, although it looked weak, but still existed and did not disappear.

  It was at this time that even Mr. Gui didn't notice that the white light beam on Fú Lóng Dǐng suddenly changed.

  It slowly brightened up, and as the light beam grew brighter, the bloody aura that still lingered under the demon's eyes was pushed back a few more steps, falling to around the bridge of its nose. The demonic face churned with blood energy, and from a distance, it seemed even more distorted, revealing even more ferocity and anger.

  As time passed, that beam of light seemed to be awakened, becoming brighter and brighter, as if responding to something.

  On the platform, Mr. Gui's body moved slightly, as if he felt something, but couldn't be sure, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly opened his eyes and looked up at the Fulong Cauldron above.