Earth Gate Emerges

To Li Ye's surprise, only an hour later, the Flower Demon came.

She wore a tight black dress today, with a thin gauze outer layer that accentuated her hot, curvy figure.

Her long, straight black hair was casually tied back, with bangs covering part of her beautiful face. Her face was bare of makeup, with only a touch of light rouge on her lips.

Even with such simple makeup, it didn't detract from her stunning beauty; instead, it gave her a unique temperament.

After the Flower Demon entered, a faint, elegant fragrance permeated the air around her.

She looked at Li Ye's dim room and bedding that clearly hadn't been washed in ages, and said unhappily, "I say, Brother Li, you're really immersed in your Corpse Burner role, aren't you?"

"As a maiden, I'm still a young lady. You called me over in the middle of the night, couldn't you have booked a better room in the city?"

"You're so stingy."

Li Ye glanced at her lightly and said, "Make do with it. It won't take up too much of your time. Sit wherever you like."

The Flower Demon scanned the room carefully and couldn't find a single place to sit: "I'll just stand then."

She had just changed her clothes and didn't want to sit on Li Ye's dirty bed.

Li Ye didn't insist. He took out a warm bun from his Spatial Storage Bag.

It looked exactly as it did before he threw it into the Spatial Storage Bag.

The Flower Demon chuckled, "You called me here just to treat me to a bun?"

"We're all friends, Brother Li. You're too polite."

A hint of playfulness flashed in Li Ye's eyes: "Heh, it wasn't originally for you to eat."

"But if you want to eat it, I don't have any objections."

The Flower Demon felt awkward.

As expected of my Brother Li.

He's so stingy, he won't even give me a bun.

He's going to save up to become the richest man.

"As long as you're not afraid of its toxicity," Li Ye added.

The bun is poisonous?

The Flower Demon was moved, and then eagerly reached out to take the bun, wanting to study it.

She is a master of poison.

Li Ye did not continue to tease this beauty and explained the properties of the poison to her.

What?

This poison can make people lose their cultivation and become cripples.

Until they wither and die?

The girl's hand, which had been reaching for the bun out of curiosity, stopped in mid-air. She immediately retracted it, involuntarily breaking out in a cold sweat, and exclaimed, "There is such a poison in the world."

Flower Demon's expression was extremely solemn.

She had never heard of such a poison.

"The Demonic Sect is very good at using poison, right?"

"I asked you to come because I want to ask you to help me investigate the following poison, as well as the person who made it, and the person who can mobilize this medicine."

"It would be best if you could find a list of people who mobilized this poison."

Li Ye said.

After listening, Flower Demon reached for the bun again and sniffed it.

"As expected, it's colorless and odorless. Interesting, interesting."

"But where did you get this bun? You want a list, so you probably know its origin?"

Flower Demon asked in surprise.

"You don't need to worry about where the bun came from. What I can tell you is that it came from the Imperial Guards."

"What, the Imperial Court?"

"Yes! Also, help me investigate an Imperial Guard named Red Fox. It would be best if you could find Red Fox's superior..."

"This is no problem, but it might take some time."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

"Then what's in it for me?"

"Nothing, retreat!"

"Okay, Brother Li."

"Wait, you came in an hour, is the Demonic Sect near the Divine Concealment Sect?"

"No, I haven't gone back yet. I was just in Qingcheng."

So that's how it is.

Li Ye suddenly understood.

Then he asked again, "What were you doing in Qingcheng?"

Flower Demon replied, "People from the Earth Gate were there. I heard they got a clue about a certain Great Cultivator's tomb."

The Earth Gate, that tomb-robbing sect?

Li Ye was extremely surprised, "A Great Cultivator? Who was it? Was he very powerful?"

Great Cultivator, usually used to describe cultivators who were powerful, upright, and had an excellent reputation.

There would definitely be good things in the tomb of such a person.

Flower Demon shook her head, "How would I know? The people from the Earth Gate are keeping the news very tight."

"I sent people to watch for several days, and this is all the news I could get."

"However, it looks like they haven't pinpointed the location yet."

"To dig up a Great Cultivator's tomb, who knows when that will be."

"I plan to go back to the Demonic Sect first. It's a good time to investigate the poison matter for you."

"The Ninth Elder and the others appeared in Qingcheng. The world will definitely think our Earth Gate's target is there."

"Indeed. Little do they know, we have already arrived in Licheng City."

"Hahaha..."

Outside Licheng City, a group of mysterious people appeared, chatting and laughing.

They came from... the Earth Gate, seven in total.

Leading them was a Golden-haired Elder, tall and burly, with a ruddy face and clear eyes.

At a glance, he was someone with profound cultivation.

The other six people were of ages ranging from their early twenties to their late fifties.

"According to our multi-faceted research of ancient books over the years, the tomb of Shangguan Ming, a Great Cultivator from ten thousand years ago, is very likely in the Licheng area."

"If we can find it, we'll be set."

A man in his forties with a face full of stubble spoke, his tiger-like eyes filled with intense greed.

At this moment, a scholarly-looking man, thin and in his early thirties, interjected:

"Legend has it that Shangguan Ming was the only one who entered the Gate of All Beings and emerged unscathed. His cultivation was heaven-defying, reaching the extreme in the Human World. Unfortunately, because he cultivated a mysterious scripture brought out from the Gate of All Beings, he suffered Qi Deviation. His nemesis, Xie Jian Cheng Bufan, took advantage of his weakened state, severely wounded him, and he died without recovery."

The only woman among the seven smiled, "Speaking of Cheng Bufan, he seems to be Shangguan Ming's junior brother."

"The two fell out because they both admired their junior sister Li Xian'e, and Li Xian'e liked their Eldest Senior Brother Shangguan Ming."

"Shangguan Ming initially felt guilty and tolerated Cheng Bufan's actions. He never expected that on his wedding day, Cheng Bufan would attack violently and accidentally kill their junior sister Li Xian'e."

"From then on, the two brothers became sworn enemies. I am right, Sixth Elder."

This woman, dressed in black, appeared to be in her late twenties. A hint of heroic spirit flickered between her brows and eyes.

Her appearance was not ordinary.

The leading golden-haired elder nodded, "Indeed, these two were disciples of the Lingxian Palace in ancient times."

"It is said that Lingxian Palace was an incredibly prosperous sect in ancient times, with countless masters, mysterious and transcendental."

"Shangguan Ming, Cheng Bufan, and Li Xian'e, as the Last Generation inheritors of Lingxian Palace, all cultivated earth-shattering profound skills and roamed the Human World. If not for their internal strife, the world today would belong to the three of them."

Hahaha!

The youth in green robes at the end of the line burst into laughter, "Sixth Elder, you're coveting the Lingxian Palace's inheritance, aren't you?"

"After Cheng Bufan betrayed Lingxian Palace, he founded the Evil Sword Palace. At that time, Evil Cultivators revered him as their leader, and even now, the Evil Dao regards him as their ancestor, the Evil Ancestor."

"Shangguan Ming inherited the great lineage of Lingxian Palace and led the Daoist sects of the world, becoming the Dao Head."

"Before Li Xian'e passed away, her cultivation had reached a state of immunity to years."

"If we can excavate the Lingxian Palace's inheritance, then our Earth Gate will undoubtedly become the second ancient Lingxian Palace in the near future. Hahaha..."

The Sixth Elder laughed and scolded, "You kid..."

"However, while this old man desires to excavate the Lingxian Palace ruins, I desire even more to obtain that mysterious scripture that the Great Cultivator Shangguan Ming brought out from the Gate of All Beings."

The people were stunned.

The black-clothed woman asked, "Shall I prepare a coffin for you?"

The Sixth Elder was taken aback, "You little girl."

The black-clothed woman giggled, "A divine skill that the Great Cultivator Shangguan Ming couldn't even master, and you actually want to lay your hands on it."

"If I don't prepare a coffin for you in advance, I'm afraid it will be too late."

The people from the Earth Gate burst into laughter.

The Flower Demon left, her movement technique extremely skillful.

In the dark night, she swept across the sky like a black gust of wind, gracefully departing.

No one in the entire Corpse Refining Courtyard noticed she had been there.

The scent of the Flower Demon lingered in the room.

Li Ye looked at his dark, grimy bed. After a moment's thought, he took out a robe belonging to the Flower Demon from his Spatial Storage Bag and spread it on the bed.

Now it wouldn't be dirty.

Li Ye lay on it contentedly.

He hadn't slept for several days and was a bit drowsy.

Without realizing it, he fell asleep...