Ten Venerables, Ten Spirits, Ten Medicines

A wisp of gray mist instantly annihilated the Deity.

Moreover, they used the blood of the Deity to transform themselves into "humans" who looked exactly like the Deity.

An aura of decay, decay, and coldness enveloped this gray-brown "person."

It gripped Dugu Yuqing's throat, cold as stone, seemingly devoid of any living emotion.

Its existence is solely for destruction and slaughter.

Dugu Yuqing's cultivation was utterly useless at this moment.

He almost suffocated!

The big black dog had been staring at the Spirit of Strangeness, and now that the time was right, it suddenly spoke, saying:

"Sword fragment!"

Sword fragment!

A piece of scrap iron had appeared in Dugu Yuqing's hand.

With that single thought, he grasped the scrap metal and plunged it fiercely into the body of the Spirit of Strangeness.

In an instant!

An unparalleled power suddenly erupted from that piece of iron.

It seemed capable of tearing the sky apart, as if it could create the world.

An invincible sword light, an overwhelming and unstoppable sword intent, and an indescribable terrifying aura erupted instantly.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the Spirit of Strangeness exploded!

The sword fragment transformed into a dazzling sun, blinding everyone present!

They simply couldn't look at it.

The scene was deathly silent.

For a long, long time!

The people in the room slowly recovered.

Their eyes gradually adjusted and they were finally able to see their surroundings clearly.

Almost everyone was lying on the ground, their faces dazed.

Even Wu Dade plopped down on the ground, staring blankly at Dugu Yuqing.

Dugu Yuqing looked at the sword fragment in her hand, her eyes filled with confusion.

The sword fragment remained in his hand, but the terrifying Spirit of Strangeness had vanished.

It was as if they had never existed.

"My master foresaw everything... He gave me this sword fragment so that I could... destroy this Spirit of Strangeness!"

He murmured to himself.

He then took a deep breath and walked to the foot of the pale giant tree.

He looked at the solitary grave, then at the giant tree.

At the grave, he saw a white tombstone.

The tombstone, seemingly made from the trunk of a pale, giant tree, had fallen to the ground.

Dugu Yuqing gently picked it up and looked down. She saw lines of small characters on the tombstone.

"The Divine Ox, the Qilin, the Heavenly Wolf... they're all dead... how many of the 'Ten Spirits' are left...?"

"The ten 'sacred ones' have all been lost, and even the divine medicines have been exhausted, but nothing can save them..."

"Unless Yin and Yang are reversed, and their shadows are rediscovered in the ocean of cause and effect in the Yin Realm..."

"We've been discovered; this world is being watched..."

"My fire has gone out, but that fire will never go out..."

"I will die, my friends will pass away, and perhaps no one will remember my name anymore..."

Finally, there was a line of large characters, which was the name of the person buried in the tomb.

"The Tomb of Sword Spirit Vermilion Bird Hongyi".

Dugu Yuqing looked at these words, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

He was unaware of the chief secretary described in that line.

But he felt a sense of desolation and sorrow.

He seemed to see the girl in the red dress slowly dying beneath the pale, giant tree, her friends gone, withering away alone...

"Hongyi..."

"I am coming."

He gently stroked the tombstone; even after countless years, the tombstone remained warm.

"You damn dog, what, what's going on?"

Wu Dade's eyes were filled with terror.

The big black dog muttered:

"Spirit of Strangeness, a true terror, a great omen... Only the master can vanquish it, and a sword he personally forged can certainly do so too..."

But it didn't say much, looked up at Dugu Yuqing, and said:

"The Mysterious Fog can sever all life and annihilate all holiness, but now, the eerie creature in this tomb has been lured out by that divine blood."

From the very beginning, the big black dog harbored the intention of having the Deity lure out the gray mist.

It knows a lot about the Mysterious Fog...

Dugu Yuqing said:

"Is there any way to make her do it again?"

The big black dog said:

"She died in this mortal Yang Realm, and her death is deeply intertwined with yours. With your blood, you can summon a shadow from the cycle of time and grant her a new life in this world, but the price..."

Dugu Yuqing said each word carefully:

"At all costs!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

He slashed his wrist with a shard of his sword!

Blood gushed forth, pouring down on the roots of the pale giant tree and onto the barren hills.

Suddenly.

It was as if an ocean of cause and effect had emerged in this world, and terrifying phantoms were attacking.

An unknown, mysterious being seemed to raise a terrifying giant hand, intending to annihilate Dugu Yuqing.

The sky darkened, and the sun and moon lost their light.

He is demanding life from the ocean of death, and seeds from the desolate ice field!

This is an act against the will of Heaven; there is an unspeakable force at the Unseen, determined to obliterate him!

This terrifying power surpasses everything; even the gods cannot withstand it.

Suddenly, the big black dog ran to Mu Jinglong's side and snatched the divine blood from Mu Jinglong's hand.

That was what he had prepared as a sacrifice to break the seal.

At that moment, the big black dog dipped its paw into the divine blood, then raised its paw and wrote an ancient character in mid-air!

That is the word "fan"!

"Respected in the Unseen, worshipped in the heavens... In the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, those who chant this name will suppress all cause and effect, suppress all misfortune!"

"Where the master goes, neither heaven nor earth dares to stand in his way, and even the Nine Nether Yellow Springs submit!"

"Woof woof woof woof!"

The big black dog's fur stood on end, and a trace of blood oozed from its mouth!

Its Dao fruit has not yet been restored, and now it can only do its utmost to unleash a powerful technique to help Dugu Yuqing resist that unknown terror.

The mortal character written with divine blood instantly blazed with boundless light!

Those terrifying, ghostly creatures, those the Unseen beings of death that refuse to submit...

At this moment, everything suddenly vanished completely because of the appearance of the word "ordinary"!

Like ghosts worshipping gods!

One word, and everything was suppressed!

As those the Unseen that sought to obstruct Dugu Yuqing were suppressed.

The barren hill cracked open.

The pale, giant tree has broken!

Suddenly, a ball of flame leaped out of the tomb.

It was a ball of fire that looked like pure gold, and after it appeared, it suddenly transformed into a small, fiery red bird.

At the base of the once pale giant tree, a small sapling has appeared.

Its white trunk resembles molten gold, and its leaves are like maple leaves, but even more fiery red!

A bright red bird hopped onto the tiny sapling, its lively crimson eyes looking at Dugu Yuqing with apparent curiosity.

Dugu Yuqing extended her hand.

The little red bird suddenly landed in his hand.

Curled up and crouching low, his hands were like the warmest harbor for this little bird.

"Hongyi, is that you?"

Dugu Yuqing murmured softly.

Now he understands.

I am in the Yang Realm, but I have another life.

But that self from that past life has already perished, leaving no trace...

Therefore, the Master initiated the cycle of rebirth in one of the Yin Realm, allowing him to find himself within the cycle and be granted a new life.

And Suzaku... that woman in Hongyi was his sword spirit in another life!

In another life, his sword shattered, he died, and the sword spirit, Vermilion Bird, withered away here, dying while waiting and fading away while watching over.

She erected a monument for herself!

Dugu Yuqing was deeply saddened, and her hands trembled slightly.

When the little red bird heard the words "Hongyi," a hint of doubt suddenly appeared in its fiery eyes.

It... is just like Dugu Yuqing.

Newborns have forgotten the past.

"The you of the past, the sword spirit of the past, the you of today, the Suzaku of today..."

The big black dog sat beside him, looking somewhat listless, and said:

"The tree has reappeared, the bird has been reborn, and you too have been pulled back from the karma of your master's passing. If you wish to understand the past, you must find more... especially, your sword."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yuqing's eyes were filled with unwavering determination.

"I will find everything from the past!"

He looked down at the little red bird in his hand and said:

"About you... and everything about me."

At the same time, he turned to the big black dog and said:

What will my other life be like?

Upon hearing this, the big black dog sniffed its surroundings warily and whispered:

"The unparalleled aura emanating from the sword fragment just now, and the lingering power of its master's name, can sever all cause and effect, and block all the Unseen whispers... I might as well tell you something now... You'll forget about it soon enough..."

It immediately raised its head and said:

"I have slumbered for countless years... I only know that your other life, and many old friends, are gone forever..."

Dugu Yuqing said:

"What are the ten Ten Spirits mentioned on the Hongyi tombstone...?"

The big black dog remained silent for a long time before saying:

"The ten mythical creatures—the divine ox, the qilin, the celestial wolf, the vermilion bird, and others—are collectively known as the Ten Spirits."

"In your other incarnation, you were one of the Ten Venerables."

"In addition, there are Ten Medicines, with the peach of immortality being the foremost..."

Dugu Yuqing seemed to understand something and said:

"So, Master accepting ten disciples... means..."

The big black dog said succinctly, "It means you are all dead, utterly and completely dead, not a single hair left. The master can only reenact cause and effect, personally experience reincarnation, and go to the Yin Realm to search."

Dugu Yuqing nodded and said, "Nine rare plants, excluding the peaches of immortality... exactly nine, that's it."

Wu Dade, who had been listening intently nearby, suddenly asked curiously:

"You damn dog, then why did Master only search for nine rare animals? There should be Ten Spirits out of ten..."

The big black dog's mouth twitched, and it said, "Ignorant human pet... because this Emperor, am not dead!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Dade was immediately stunned. He stared at the big black dog, looking utterly incredulous.

But the big black dog suddenly sniffed the air.

In this world, the realms formed by the divine power of the sword and the word "Fan" written by the big black dog have disappeared.

A certain Great Dao energy suddenly descended.

In an instant, all living beings in this area were struck by this energy.

Dugu Yuqing, Wu Dade, and others all showed a hint of bewilderment for a moment.

Their memories from just now... have been erased!

They couldn't bear to completely forget everything the big black dog had just said.

"What happened...? Was some untouchable information, which I only just learned, erased now?"

Dugu Yuqing murmured in astonishment.

But he didn't think much of it, holding the little Vermilion Bird in his hands, his eyes filled with love and relief.

Finding the Vermilion Bird is enough.

The little red pheasant chirped happily a few times and suddenly flew to his shoulder.

Wu Dade then said:

"We've got the rare animals and plants, let's go back! Master will be so happy!"

Dugu Yuqing nodded, and he gently dug up the sapling of the Unquenchable Tree.

They turned around.

"No... you can't do this! Those treasures are meant to be shared by everyone who sees them, we want a piece of the pie too!"

At this moment, Mu Jinglong spoke up urgently!

He looked at the red bird in Dugu Yuqing's hand and the sapling of the Unquenchable Tree, his eyes filled with fervor and greed.

That was absolutely an unparalleled and miraculous fortuitous opportunity!

But the big black dog raised its paw!

Bang bang bang bang!

Countless people from the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty and the Crow Food Tribe were instantly destroyed.

"Everything buried in the Great Wilderness is tainted with eeriness and should never see the light of day again, yet the ancestors of these ants brought it to the outside world... These ants still dare to covet this place; they deserve to die."

The big black dog showed no mercy!

Soon, they left the Vermilion Bird Ruins.

Looking back, the two brown mountain peaks still stand like ancient gates, guarding this place.

The chapter is being updated in advance to inform everyone that the update schedule has been adjusted.

Starting now, updates will be at 10 PM every day. After you finish reading this tonight, don't wait until midnight; the next update will be at 10 PM tomorrow.

As some of my readers have said, since I've already written about the Yang Realm, I can't continue updating exclusively during the Yin Realm's time...

I should go to bed early and rest my brain.

And that big shot who keeps saying he'll send me walnuts to boost my brainpower, I think I really need them.

Go to sleep early, everyone. Goodnight.