Deity Summoning Still Endures

A sense of danger suddenly struck Xu Bai Xu Bai, causing him to take a step back and furrow his brow.

Only then did he realize that there was actually no one else around, but the feeling of danger he had just felt was still there in his mind, lingering on him as if he had suddenly been locked onto.

"What did you mean by the danger you mentioned earlier?" Xu Bai's gaze swept over the elegant man, sensing that something was off about him.

Just as he finished speaking, the noble man in front of him suddenly raised his head, the blankness in his eyes disappeared, and was replaced by calmness.

However, Xu Bai could keenly sense that there was an unfathomable danger hidden in those calm eyes.

"This person has escaped my control."

In an instant, Xu Bai came to a conclusion. A white light flashed in his hand as he prepared to make his move.

But before he could make a move, the elegant man opposite him spoke again, his tone now carrying a completely different meaning.

"He's a good prospect. How about he helps me with something?"

"Don't lay a hand on me. Even if you do, you'll only kill this person. But I already know of your existence, and I can arrive in an instant if I wish."

"You're a smart person, you should know what to do."

The elegant man stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Xu Bai with a very mocking gaze.

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his raised hand, and the white light on his hand disappeared completely.

A meaningful smile played on his face.

"Becoming a saint."

He only uttered two simple words, but after those two words were spoken, the elegant man opposite him nodded.

Xu Bai continued with great interest, "Being able to find me by following my soul, it seems you must be the one in the Slaughter Organization who is proficient in souls and has entered sainthood."

The elegant man laughed and said, "You are very clever, but I have never seen you before, nor have I ever heard of you. It seems that after the resources were depleted, some extraordinary people were born."

Xu Bai wasn't nervous; on the contrary, he felt relieved.

If the other party doesn't take action immediately, then there's room for negotiation, and negotiation is the best thing.

The worst kind of person is one who doesn't care about anything and just starts fighting as soon as they meet you. There's no way to communicate with them, which is actually a bad thing.

Now that there's communication, something should be able to happen.

"Tell me, what are your thoughts? A Saint-level being suddenly seeking me out must have something important to say," Xu Bai said with a smile.

The elegant man chuckled, "You're still calm in the face of danger, you're truly a talent. It's a pity that the world is different now, otherwise I would definitely take you under my wing. You're the first person I've wanted to take under my wing in all this time."

"He is intelligent, skilled in martial arts, resourceful, and has a good personality. With all these qualities combined, you can be my partner."

"Of course you can refuse, but if you do, I can't guarantee what might happen next."

Xu Bai wasn't intimidated by those words. Instead, he asked, "Since it's a collaboration, you have to tell me how we're going to collaborate, right?"

cooperate?

Great, he enjoys collaborating with others, especially with someone who has attained sainthood, that makes it even more exciting.

Just as the one who entered sainthood said, he had no choice, nor did he want to make any choices. Since he wanted to cooperate, there were many intricacies involved.

It was very quiet around them. Apart from the people controlled by Xu Bai, there was no one else present. Now, only he and this noble man remained. To be precise, it was the Saint who was standing behind this noble man.

"No problem." The noble man stepped forward and stopped a meter away from Xu Bai. "What I want is very simple: you will replace this person as the one who invites the gods."

"Don't rush to refuse or give me a perfunctory answer. I know your abilities, because I saw right through you when I was standing here."

"A very strange ability, extremely chaotic. If it were an ordinary person, including myself, cultivating like you, I would probably have been completely held back long ago. But you are different. Tsk tsk tsk, a Extraordinary Rank 9 actually has a method to enter sainthood and can summon gods. That's enough."

"The method that the Sect Leader of the Deity Summoning Sect told us about only has a certain probability of success, but if you use it, you are guaranteed to succeed."

That's all I have to say; there's nothing more to add.

The elegant man walked slowly with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Bai without any panic.

He seemed certain that Xu Bai would agree, and in the current situation, Xu Bai indeed had no choice but to agree.

Because if he didn't agree, he would be facing the pursuit of a Entering Sainthood Expert, and not just any Entering Sainthood Expert head-on, but an extremely insidious Entering Sainthood Expert of the Divine Soul category.

Xu Bai nodded and said directly, "Okay, I'll do it, but I don't know your method of summoning gods."

Why wouldn't we do it?

Given the current situation, we have no choice but to do it, and most importantly, it has already piqued Xu Bai's interest.

What Xu Bai wanted to know even more was what kind of god they had summoned after they killed that Entering Sainthood Expert.

Of course, even if he doesn't want to do it now, he has ways to get rid of the danger. At worst, he can use his soul to do something, and then he'll be out of danger.

However, Xu Bai wanted things to continue, so he followed this line of thought.

The wealthy man laughed heartily, his laughter filled with delight. "You don't need to worry about these things, I... I'll teach you... how to..."

The first half of the sentence flowed smoothly, but when it came to the second half, a strange scene appeared. In front of Xu Bai, this noble man seemed to have a bad signal, and the second half of the sentence was slurred and broken.

Xu Bai: "..."

This was the first time he had seen such a situation, but it seemed to have a strange sense of déjà vu. Thinking of this, Xu Bai turned his head and looked around.

The surrounding scenery became blurred, like an overturned bottle of paint, all mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish which color it was. Xu Bai now understood the reason for this situation.

--Time is up.

It's not any other situation; it's just that the time has come.

No matter what kind of Ruins it is, its time is limited. Even such a super-large Ruins has its limits, but now those limits have been reached, and he is about to leave.

Xu Bai was speechless upon seeing this scene.

"This is outrageous!"

Actually, from the time he entered the Ruins, it has indeed been a long time, probably nearly two months.

These two months are already considered a very long time in the Ruins, so it's normal to want to leave now.

The crucial problem is that he's at the most critical moment, and to get rid of him now is simply absurd.

According to Xu Bai's plan, after agreeing, he would try to find out what kind of god was being summoned, so that he could find out more clues. But now he couldn't see it, and he had to go out immediately.

"Seriously, I took my pants off, and this is what you show me?" Xu Bai said speechlessly.

Immediately after he finished speaking, the surrounding scenery became completely blurry, and Xu Bai found himself in a blurry world. After nearly half an incense stick's time, the blurry scenery gradually became clear.

This time, he completely emerged from the Ruins and returned to the real world.

Turning around, I saw many people from the Bureau of Surveillance and soldiers around me.

As Xu Bai appeared, more and more people followed him. Xu Bai looked around and found that very few people appeared later, indicating that most of them had perished in the Ruins.

These people were all injured to varying degrees, the most seriously wounded barely clinging to life, and were being helped out by their companions.

Xu Bai turned his head and waved to one of the Bureau of Surveillance.

The scout ran over quickly and said respectfully, "Your Prince."

Xu Bai pointed to the martial arts practitioners who had emerged from the Ruins and asked, "Make the necessary arrangements. How long did it take me to get in this time?"

"Two months," the scout replied.

Xu Bai nodded, gave another instruction, and then, without lingering, carried his bundle on his back and headed straight for the palace.

Now that he was out, he wouldn't linger. He had a new idea, and he needed to go to the palace first to discuss it.

The scout watched Xu Bai leave with reverence in his eyes. Only after Xu Bai's figure disappeared did he turn around and begin to arrange the follow-up matters.

Royal Palace.

After these two months, Xu Bai has not returned for a long time.

The palace is now very different from what it used to be.

The population has increased, and in terms of clothing, many aspects have become consistent with those of the Great Chu Kingdom.

Even in some corners of the palace, there were many guards constantly moving around, and there were even people from the Bureau of Surveillance guarding the shadows.

Xu Bai walked in through the city gate, and as soon as he entered, he quickly attracted the attention of many people.

"Greetings, Your Prince!"

"Greetings, Your Prince!"

"Your Prince, I pay my respects!"

The sounds of greetings, salutations, and all sorts of other voices rose and fell. Every few steps Xu Bai took, he would encounter someone from the royal palace coming over to pay their respects.

Xu Bai returned the greetings one by one, his expression slightly stiff.

To be honest, he has some of the typical traits of a man, like being pretentious and concerned about his image. But in situations like this, it's only interesting once or twice. After a while, it gets boring.

For example, in the current situation, Xu Bai felt tired of the repetition, but he couldn't just slap them, since they all came over with smiles and he couldn't hit a smiling face.

"Next time I come, I'll have to hide," Xu Bai thought with a headache.

If the world knew that the dignified King Xu had to hide his identity when returning home, they would probably be astonished.

The journey from the Imperial Palace gate to Chu Ling's study was slow, as they had to deal with the people who came to greet them. The number of people gradually decreased after Xu Bai arrived.

Having been away from home for so long, the first thing I want to do is see my family.

Before Xu Bai could even push open the door, Ye Zi, who had already Transcendent Realm, carefully opened it.

Ye Zi wore a yellow dress, especially the ribbon tied at her waist, which made Ye Zi look like a slender willow by the river.

"My husband."

A gust of wind blew by.

Xu Bai caught Ye Zi as she flew towards him, pulled her into his arms, patted her soft spot, and laughed, "It hasn't been that long since we last met, and you already missed me this much?"

Ye Zi's face flushed slightly. She placed her hand on Xu Bai 'Xu Bai Xu Bai, broke free from his embrace, and pulled him inside by his hand.

Two long, slender legs swayed gently as Ye Zi pulled them inward with all her might, shouting as she did so.

"Husband, come in with me quickly, my sister has grown so big."

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai was speechless.

His gaze swept over a corner, and he said calmly, "I'm here, so you don't need to guard me. No one can act presumptuously in front of me."

In the corner, several dark figures flashed by and quickly disappeared.

After the dark figures left, Xu Bai followed Ye Zi into the room.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chu Ling sitting in a chair, looking at him with a smile.

Putting everything else aside, Xu Bai's gaze immediately fell on Chu Ling's abdomen.

"Hiss..."

He gasped, "How can they grow so fast?"

Chu Ling touched her belly, which looked as if she were ten months pregnant, and the smile on her face never faded, "That's all thanks to my husband. I've already seen a doctor, and the doctor said that my husband's abilities are extraordinary, so the baby's growth rate is naturally very fast."

Ye Zi excitedly pointed at Chu Ling and said, "Husband, the baby will be born in a month at most. Aren't you happy?"

Xu Bai smiled and patted Ye Zi's head, "Happy."

How could he not be happy? He came to Chu Ling's side, reached out, and gently rubbed Chu Ling's belly.

He could feel an extremely strong life force emanating from it, and a sense of blood connection that linked him together.

"You must be very tired."

Xu Bai touched Chu Ling's pale face with his other hand.

Because of his special nature, this child seemed to have absorbed a lot of power from his mother, which caused Chu Ling's health to be poor.

Chu Ling placed her face in Xu Bai's palm and gently slid it. "I'm not tired. I'm not tired at all from doing these things for my husband. Moreover, as things are getting better and better in the Barbarian Territory, my strength has reached the first rank of the extraordinary level, which is enough to keep up."

Xu Bai smiled and turned his gaze to Chu Ling's belly, "You little one, you should behave yourself and not make your mother too tired."

As soon as he finished speaking, a small bulge appeared in Chu Ling's abdomen, as if in response to Xu Bai.

Ye Zi looked at him curiously, a hint of regret in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "Husband, you won't be busy this time you're back, will you?"

As she spoke, her eyes were filled with anticipation.

Xu Bai shook his head, freezing Ye Zi's expectations. "I'm very busy, but I have to go to the treasure vault first. There are some things I need to talk to Liu Qingfeng about."

Ye Zi's eyes were filled with disappointment.

Xu Bai took out the bundle behind him and poured its contents onto the table.

Apart from those twenty or so secret manuals, all these items were found in the Ruins, mostly divine weapons or treasures.

"These things can be stored in the treasure vault as its property. And this, whichever of you two is responsible for carrying it with you at all times." Xu Bai took out Emerald Green Hairpin from the pile of treasures and placed it in Chu Ling's hand.

"Entering Sainthood Supreme Treasure of the divine soul, although only at the first level of sainthood, is already considered top-grade and can turn the tide when necessary."

Chu Ling held the hairpin in her hand, but her face did not show much joy.

Xu Bai glanced at Chu Ling, then at Ye Zi, and understood what they meant.

"Come here."

He held the two women's hands and gently rubbed them with his fingers.

"Ever since we got together, you've all been very understanding of my thoughts, and you all know that in this world, we have to make ourselves strong."

"I know you want me to spend more time with you, but it doesn't seem possible right now. But don't worry, there will be plenty of time in the future."

Ye Zi lowered her head and said "Oh".

Chu Ling opened her bright eyes and said, "Husband, all I want is for you to be by my side on the day our child is born."

"Yes." Xu Bai nodded and said, "I will."

He held the two women in his arms and spoke to them in detail about their experiences in the Ruins.

This conversation lasted all morning, and it wasn't until the afternoon that he finally emerged from the two women's embrace.

"I should go and see. Maybe he knows. If he doesn't, then I'll have to go to Chief Mu."

Without hesitation, Xu Bai headed straight for the Royal Palace Treasury.

Royal Palace Treasury

Liu Qingfeng was holding a book and reading it carefully.

Since the Female Daoist Abbot left, and Xu Bai no longer lingers in the Royal Palace Treasury, only Liu Qingfeng remains here.

Fortunately, there were plenty of books here, and Liu Qingfeng was patient enough to stay.

"It shouldn't be long before I recover to the Extraordinary Rank 9 Realm," Liu Qingfeng sighed inwardly.

Now, he no longer expects to become a saint; being able to recover to this level is already quite good.

He now understands that his recovery to his current level is largely due to Xu Bai. Now that he has sold himself to Xu Bai, he naturally has to do his best.

"Once I recover to the Extraordinary Rank 9, I'll go find the King of Ling and see if there's anything he needs me to do."

While reading the book, Liu Qingfeng was hatching a plan.

Just then, he suddenly sensed something and looked towards the stairs.

"Brother Xu, you've arrived?"

An expert of his caliber could naturally sense it; he had known this ever since Xu Bai entered this area.

Xu Bai walked up the stairs and said with a smile, "Brother Qingfeng, your strength has recovered quite well. You're already at the eighth rank."

Liu Qingfeng put down the book in his hand. "Brother Xu, judging from your expression, it seems you have something to ask me."

Having lived for so many years, even the dumbest person would have become a shrewd individual by now, so Liu Qingfeng could naturally tell at a glance.

Xu Bai nodded, not hiding anything, and said directly, "I want to ask about the matter of invoking the gods."

Liu Qingfeng was slightly taken aback. "How did you know..."

He realized what he was saying halfway through and shook his head.

"That's right. The fact that you were able to invite me here using this method means you must have known that I have a lineage of knowledge about invoking spirits."

Xu Bai smiled but remained silent.

When he reached the first level of mastery in the skill of summoning gods, he was already at the top in this field and naturally understood the ins and outs.

He wouldn't dare say that Liu Qingfeng had any lineage in summoning gods, but there was definitely a connection; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be the only one who could be summoned, since no one else could be summoned.

Liu Qingfeng said, "Brother Xu, just say what you want to know."

"It's like this, something happened in the Ruins this time..." Xu Bai organized his thoughts and recounted what he had encountered, especially the actions of the Deity Summoning Sect.

Liu Qingfeng listened in a daze, and remained rooted to the spot even after Xu Bai finished speaking.

It took him a while to realize what was happening.

"That's impossible!" Liu Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I've never heard of a god being able to be summoned, or even have it attached to me for a long time."

"If Brother Xu wants to ask about this matter, it may be beyond my comprehension."

In fact, Xu Bai did want to ask about this matter, and it was what he was most interested in right now. What he learned in the Ruins was that those guys wanted to use this method to solve the problem of resource depletion.

But he appeared at the most crucial moment.

However, the subsequent events can at least be deduced. They must have killed that person who had entered sainthood and used that method, but he did not see the final result.

So he wants to start now and look for some clues.

Moreover, he knew that Liu Qingfeng's Deity Summoning Method was not as powerful as his own, but what he wanted to know now was not to get Liu Qingfeng to reveal useful information, but something else.

"Where did you receive your lineage? Are there still any successors of the Deity Summoning Sect School?"

That's what he really wants to know.

The branches of each trade are extremely extensive.

Even he couldn't claim to know everything, especially the art of invoking spirits, which couldn't possibly only have two branches: the mountain school and the sea school.

He wanted to know which faction Liu Qingfeng belonged to.

"My faction?" Liu Qingfeng smiled bitterly. "If that's what you're asking, I don't know either. After I acquired the ability of this profession, I didn't practice it diligently. You know that the more you practice, the worse it is for you. So I can only tell you where I acquired this profession, and I can confirm that this profession has not truly become extinct."

"Oh?" Xu Bai's eyes lit up.

This was beyond his expectations. It was said that the trade was extinct, yet it still existed in the world. Moreover, it seemed that Liu Qingfeng knew about it. This opened up a new path for him.

Xu Bai asked, "Brother Qingfeng, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what you know. Where exactly is this inheritance now?"

Liu Qingfeng smiled wryly and said, "Brother Xu, if you really want to know, I can tell you that you actually know the location of this inheritance as well."

Xu Bai remained silent, waiting for Liu Qingfeng to continue.

Liu Qingfeng slowly said, "At that time, I came into contact with it by chance. This school now only has a very small number of people left, and these people are all..."

"Miao Sect!"