Zi Liangchen, who was in a hurry, paused when he heard someone call his name.
"It's you?"
Zi Liangchen turned his head and saw Qin Ze, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Qin Ze stepped forward with a smile, "It is indeed I, Lin Zhiyuan, the sword cultivator."
Zi Liangchen frowned. "How did you get here?"
The Spirit Clan have not been visited by any other race for a long time.
Even the other four Ancient Race have consistently been refused visits by the Spirit Clan.
This makes the Spirit Clan, compared to other Ancient Race, seem like aloof and unapproachable young women.
Qin Ze replied, "A tree-man brought me here."
Zi Liangchen asked, bewildered, "Tree person?"
Just then, the Tree Bearer emerged from the hall, Qin Ze pointed to him, saying, "Look, that's the Tree Man."
Zi Liangchen turned around and saw the Tree Bearer, immediately bowing respectfully. "Senior."
The Tree Bearer nodded, then said to Qin Ze, "I'm sorry, the clan leader is not here."
"If you wish, you may stay for a few days until the clan leader is available."
Qin Ze put his arm around Zi Liangchen's shoulder. "With my good brother here, you can just go do whatever you need to do."
A big question mark appeared above Zi Liangchen's head.
When did we become so close?
The Tree Bearer said calmly, "Then I'll leave it to you, Holy Guard."
Zi Liangchen snapped out of his daze, "No problem."
After giving Qin Ze a slight smile, Tree Bearer left the main hall.
This time, he flew.
The Dharma King said coldly, "Old man, you were indeed walking your dog earlier."
Magician: "Fine, I'll take you on a run, but don't drag us into it."
Qin Ze released Zi Liangchen and looked him up and down.
"So you're the Holy Guard? What's with the 'Guard' thing?"
Not long after their last parting in the Illusion Race World, Zi Liangchen discovered that Qin Ze had become much stronger.
Even now, he is not entirely confident that he can suppress Qin Ze.
Zi Liangchen replied, " The Divine Maiden's Holy Guard."
Qin Ze exclaimed in surprise, " The Divine Maiden isn't... could it be Bai Zi Yue?"
Zi Liangchen nodded. "It's her."
Qin Ze discovered that the identities of his friends from different ethnic groups were all incredibly impressive.
There were emperors, holy sons, and Divine Maiden communicated with the gods.
Zi Liangchen is the worst; he's just a guard.
"You still haven't explained how you got in."
Zi Liangchen was curious about how the other party could connect with the Tree Bearer Master.
Qin Ze recounted his experience of the plane crash.
After hearing this, Zi Liangchen couldn't help but exclaim, "You guys are really resilient!"
Why are all the strange beasts gathered together?
"And there are also king-level beasts."
Qin Ze raised his eyebrows. "You don't know?"
Zi Liangchen shook his head. "I haven't been paying much attention to what's going on outside lately."
The Spirit Clan really does keep a tight rein on information about the beast hordes.
Even Zi Liangchen, a Holy Guard, didn't know.
Qin Ze probed indirectly, "Has Zi Yue recently gone into seclusion?"
Mentioning Zi Yue, Zi Liangchen's face fell.
My sister's condition... isn't looking too good right now.
Upon hearing this, the Dharma King exclaimed in the Local Area Network, "Could it be that my words have come true?"
Qin Ze pressed, "What happened to him?"
Zi Liangchen sighed, "Come with me."
Qin Ze and his group were led by Zi Liangchen to a quiet and elegant courtyard.
There were no guards in sight outside the courtyard, only two maids waiting outside.
Qin Ze told the Heavenly King to wait outside, while he and Zi Liangchen went inside.
As he pushed open the door, a unique fragrance wafted to Qin Ze's nose, bringing a sense of comfort to his soul.
"This incense has a calming effect on the mind and soul."
Entering the innermost bedroom, Qin Ze saw the girl lying on the bed.
Zi Yue fell into a deep sleep, her face extremely pale.
With her delicate features, she couldn't help but evoke feelings of tenderness and affection.
Qin Ze pulled up the girl's wrist from under the blanket, checked her pulse, and quickly discovered the problem.
"Her spirit is missing something."
Zi Yue only possessed half of the spirit within her.
The other half looks like it was cut off with a knife, leaving a clean cut.
Zi Liangchen explained, "Some time ago, strange phenomena occurred frequently in the forbidden area."
"For her safety, the chieftain moved her residence out of the forbidden area and forbade anyone from entering."
"But she still sneaked in, and never woke up again."
Qin Ze's expression gradually turned serious.
Here's why you didn't get a reply to "Are you there?".
This Bai Chi was willing to risk her life just to help him.
Zi Liangchen said, "The clan leader said that a part of her spirit was left behind in the forbidden area; this is a warning."
"If we trespass again, what we leave behind will not just be a fragment of a spirit."
Qin Ze's eyes flashed coldly. "What a load of bull!"
"To wake her up, we must find the other spirit."
Qin Ze stood up and said, "Take me to the forbidden area."
The girl had become like this because of him, and he couldn't just ignore her.
Zi Liangchen quickly stopped him. "The forbidden area is now sealed off; no one can enter."
"And even if you get in, you'll die in there."
"The Forbidden Land is one of only two areas where the Spirit Clan have a connection with the gods."
"You will incur God's wrath and never return."
Qin Ze dismissed Zi Liangchen's pretentious and superstitious remarks with disdain.
"If the god you speak of truly possessed supreme power, he wouldn't be crawling like a dog in the forbidden area now."
"Bullying the weak with the strong, even the Strange Beast God is nothing more than this."
Zi Liangchen's expression changed drastically. "How rude!"
Qin Ze waved his hand. "So you, the Holy Guard, are not planning to do anything now, just stand by and watch your sister's remaining spirit gradually perish?"
Zi Liangchen explained, "The clan leader has already gone to the Oracle Holy Temple to consult the Oracle."
"If we can obtain a Oracle, Zi Yue's spirit can return."
Qin Ze muttered to himself, " The Oracle Holy Temple..."
Why do the Spirit Clan have so many strange and unusual places?
Zi Liangchen said, " The Oracle Holy Temple is another place involving divine power, where the power of ancient gods is sealed."
"Only divine power can counter divine power."
Qin Ze asked, "How long does it take for your clan leader to request permission?"
Zi Liangchen shook his head. "It's hard to say. It could take anywhere from a few days to several months."
Qin Ze: "How long has he been inside so far?"
Zi Liangchen replied, "Ten days."
Worried that Qin Ze might impulsively venture into the forbidden area, he added, "It should be soon; the clan leader should be out in two or three days."
"The last time we consulted the Oracle, it only took twelve days."
Qin Ze looked at the sleeping girl and said in a deep voice, "Then I'll wait three more days."
Zi Liangchen breathed a sigh of relief, and then arranged accommodations for the group in the courtyard next to the girl's.
"We've become the focus of their surveillance."
That night, Qin Ze could clearly sense several pairs of eyes gathered in the courtyard.
The Magician swung back and forth in a hammock woven from vines. "What's next?"
Qin Ze said calmly, "Wait."
"If we can resolve this using the customs and traditions of the Spirit Clan, that would be the best approach."
Qin Ze and the Heavenly King took a three-day mini-vacation.
I spent the last three days in the courtyard, resting and recuperating properly.
On the evening of the fourth day, Qin Ze looked out the window at the fiery red sunset and said, "Let's go to the forbidden area."