The Ghoul Realm had indeed suffered upheaval on the scale Ghost Mound had described. Especially when Yu Ming had transformed the treasure into the Primordial Chaos Axe during the final battle, the tremendous energy unleashed by the clash of the three had even briefly torn open the barrier between the Zero Realm and the human world. Destruction of such magnitude was enough to damage the very foundation of a Great Realm.
Both air quality and underground water sources had begun to deteriorate and diminish, while the rate at which all manner of new life could be born would gradually decline over time. If treasures containing the essence of heaven and earth were not used in time to mend the wounds suffered by the entire Great Realm, then within less than a century, all vitality in the Great Realm would be lost and it would collapse on its own.
Yet Xing Gui, walking through the empty streets of the imperial capital, wore a smile on his face—a relieved smile from the depths of his heart. He even stopped from time to time and threw back his head in laughter.
"Now that I think about it calmly, I really should thank Zhang Chen for giving me this opportunity. So what if I gave you the second volume of the Body Devouring Heart Sutra? I only need a few years for every one of my loosened bottlenecks to open. I, Xing Gui, will become the Strongest in the Zero Realm. At the same time, I will use you, Zhang Chen, to prove that I have surpassed Shi Shou."
Xing Gui descended through the secret passage behind the throne and arrived at the treasury of the Core Ghoul Realm. Using the spatial energy within his body, he restored part of the shattered barrier. As