Chapter 18: Earth-based Spiritual Power

  Holding her precious son, she couldn't help but feel that no matter how much she looked at him, it wasn't enough. From time to time, she would gently kiss him and softly whisper words to him.

  "Xiao Er, how have you been all this time? Have you eaten well? Mom thinks you look thinner than before?" She asked with concern, gently patting his little face.

  "I woke up and couldn't find my mother, I was afraid she would worry, so I came up with this method to tell her that I'm fine." As for the issue of eating or not, it was completely ignored by him. If he hadn't wanted to live like a human being with his mother before, there was no need for him to eat those things at all.

  "I heard that you've been in many fights, have you ever gotten hurt?" His son's reputation was built up bit by bit through his own efforts, and she could imagine the hardships he must have faced.

  "Unhurt? Mother, have you forgotten that I'm a demon child?" Xuan Xi pouted and kissed her once, his pitch-black eyes staring straight into Qing Kuang's.

  "Of course, my baby is the most formidable!" Her baby son was her pride!

  "Where's Mother?" Looking at Mother's hair and thinking about the injuries on her body, as well as her abilities, I can tell how hard she must have worked to get here.

  "Mom is fine too, isn't she right in front of you?"

  "Mother... I'll protect you..." Xuan Xi secretly vowed in his heart as he nestled into her neck.

  "Great! Mother will wait for Xiang Er to grow up, then protect Mother!" Qīng Kuáng thought it was just a joke, like all mothers in the world, having high hopes for their own son. But who could have imagined that when real danger arrived, the treasure in his arms really did as he said, physically protecting his mother!

  Feng Xiangmu had been following closely behind them, and naturally saw the whole scene unfold before his eyes. What puzzled him was why His Highness insisted on calling this human "mother". Didn't he know that when a demon child is born, their biological mother would also disappear? Even if there were empresses in the past, they had nothing to do with the demon children. Could it be that the demon child had unexpectedly descended into the mortal realm and was raised by this human? But that didn't make sense! His Highness, the demon child, was the most proud and noble being, so how could he possibly put a human in his eyes? Was there something special about this human? Another crucial point was why the demon child wasn't in the demon realm. Instead, he appeared here, leaving Feng Xiangmu baffled.

  No matter what Feng Jiang Mou's thoughts were, Qing Kuang was very happy in her heart at this time. Her treasure had been found, and their success was also a big step forward. As her contract beasts, Tian Ji and Pi Xiu naturally felt her good mood, chattering endlessly without stopping.

  "Taobao owner everyone laughs ~" The wordless Pixiu can only say her most intuitive feeling, blinking big eyes and staring at the glutton.

  The master was delighted, of course, because he had found the little master. The gluttonous and arrogant little fellow raised his small head, his tail wagging back and forth.

  "Hehe, little master ~ baby ~ baby ~" The little master's body is full of the scent of treasure, tempting her to drool.

  "Treasure?" Upon hearing this, Gluttony's eyes lit up instantly. Could it be that the young master had hidden some delicious food? Had he been hiding them all along? Just as he was about to speak up, he thought of the young master's icy gaze and his enthusiasm was immediately doused with a basin of cold water.

  "Mmm, baby~ Hehe~"

  Compared to Pixiu's cheerful smile, the gluttonous resentment is squatting in the corner drawing circles. But thinking again, if this guy finds something good, can't he just grab it? However, after careful consideration, remembering her strange appearance method, forget it. Fighting is no match, pouting his mouth, he continues to draw circles!

  "Master, be careful here, it's 'Burial Soul', very dangerous!" Just as Qing Kuang and Xi Er were chatting happily, they suddenly heard the voice of Qiong Qi in their minds.

  The land stood still, and as I looked around, the terrain here was vastly different from what I had seen before. Endless expanses of red sand stretched out to the horizon, with some areas resembling quicksand in the desert that seemed to sink down bit by bit, surrounded by an eerie silence.

  "It's a burial ground, Mother." Looking at the vast expanse of red sand, Xuan Xi's small face was also filled with solemnity. This place is very troublesome, but they have no choice but to go.

  "Bury Soul?" Just hearing the name made him realize it wasn't a good place, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

  "Ah, the Burial Soul! The red sand here wasn't originally red, it's just that many people have been buried here and their blood has dyed it red. This quicksand is very strange, it can absorb countless people, magical beasts, souls, and other things. As long as you touch this quicksand, you'll instantly be buried, then become a part of the quicksand, forever trapped here, never to find your way out again."

  Upon hearing this, the reckless heart sank. It turned out that not only did the muddy water have such a function, but these broken sand and earth also had the same power? Even stronger! After all, the muddy water was just dragging people down, but this soul burial could swallow people in an instant! However, they had already come this far, how could they easily give up?

  "Mother, I'll lead the way in front, you're in the middle, and he's at the back. You must follow me closely, do you understand?" His current magic doesn't know if it can hold out until the end, but if they don't try, they will really stop moving forward.

  "Alright, Mother will follow closely behind you, but you must be careful!" Even with a guilty conscience, Li Kuang had no choice but to listen to his son. As a mother, she wanted to protect her child from harm, not hide behind him and let danger hurt him. But with just her own strength at the fifth star of the Yellow Dry Realm, even if she were in front, she would only be a hindrance.

  "Hmm! Xi'er knows. You're behind, protecting my mother. If anything happens to her, you won't have a reason to exist either." The young child's words were cold and filled with the pressure of a superior.

  "Yes, Your Highness!" Even if His Highness didn't say it, he would still protect this human well, after all, the blood contract wasn't just for show.

  As they watched the frivolous ones, their faces turned serious, and the gluttons and gourmands also put on a serious look, but their eyes were still rolling around restlessly, carefully sizing up their surroundings.

  Looking at this vast expanse of eerie red sand, Xuan Xi got down from Qing Kuang's body and walked a few steps forward. Although he was just a small child, the aura around him was not to be underestimated. Suddenly, a red glow flashed in his eyes, and his chubby hands changed rapidly, drawing a strange pattern on his chest that emitted a dazzling golden light. Then, a drop of black gold-colored blood was squeezed out from his fingertips and dripped onto the pattern. No one noticed that at this moment, Qiu Qiu's eyes were filled with drool, and her mouth was full of saliva.

  "Open!" Along with Xuan Xi's loud roar, the pattern stained with his blood suddenly burst into a brilliant light, shooting out rays of light that forcibly split open the red sand in front of him, revealing a road.

  The entire red sand was cut into two sections, and compared to its previous calmness, this section is truly terrifying. The dark red color, the ground covered with severed limbs, both new and old, is simply a road paved with white bones. It can be seen that how many people were buried in this burial mound.

  "Go!" Xuan Xi took the lead, walking ahead. This burial ground for souls was of unknown distance, they had to hurry up as soon as possible, otherwise all that awaited them was engulfment.

  Following Xuan Xi from behind, Qing Kuang didn't say much, only the pace of his feet kept speeding up. It wasn't until they were really walking here that she realized the red cross-sections on both sides were about ten meters high. If it weren't for the wrong color, she would have felt like she was in a tsunami, life is so small, as if it could be swallowed up at any time. And those white bones, one after another, who knows how long they've been buried here? Besides these visible white bones, are there more vengeful spirits buried here in the changing times?

  As they walked further ahead, the path behind them began to close in, making Qing Kuang's heart skip a beat with fear. He tried his best to ignore the oppressive feeling behind him. As time passed, Xuan Xi's expression grew increasingly unsightly.

  A loud "Ga Ga" sound came, and instantly countless red figures darted out from both sides, their sharp claws directly swiping at them.

  "Be careful, Mother!" Xuan Xi exclaimed. He hadn't expected to encounter a ghost here, but thinking about it carefully, it was possible after all. This was a place of dark energy, where a large amount of resentment had accumulated, so it wasn't surprising that a ghost would appear.

  Innumerable claws reached out to them, and her reaction was extremely swift. She grasped the dagger in her hand and directly severed the claw that was stretching towards her eyes. The ghost let out a mournful cry and gazed at her with an even more sinister look.

  In the aftermath of his frenzy, Feng Jiang Mou's muscles bulged all over his body, a long spear slowly rose from behind his back, and was finally grasped in his hand. The long spear still had a faint layer of black air on it, which was shaken off by Feng Jiang Mou, and it seemed that the sound of the spear's hunger could still be heard at his ear. In the blink of an eye, several ghosts were pierced through by him, instantly disappearing on his spear.

  At this moment, in this burial of souls, they fell into a bitter struggle. Not only could they not see the endless red sand around them, but there were also countless evil spirits beside them. Most importantly, the golden light on Xuan Xi's chest had gradually dimmed, and his already serious face was now icy cold. Indeed, he was still too weak. He had only used a small secret method of the demon clan and could only hold on for this long. If he could be as strong as that man, how would he be trapped here? Wouldn't the entire Void Ghost Realm be destroyed at will? Even if his heart didn't want to admit it, there was always a sense of worship in their hearts towards the strong, let alone being from the same lineage. The more Xuan Xi thought about this, the more unwilling he became. He had to protect his mother! Definitely! If he gave up halfway, he would definitely be devoured.

  What made their already desperate situation even more dire was that the red sand around them began to churn and swirl, clearly indicating that something big was about to emerge. Meanwhile, the vengeful spirits that had been attacking them grew increasingly excited, accelerating their pace as they charged forward with reckless abandon, undaunted by the danger of destruction.

  "Xiao Er!" Her arm was scratched, and she heard a worried cry. It didn't matter that she was hurt, but she couldn't bear to see her precious son get hurt in front of her.

  "Don't worry, we'll get out of here!" Xuan Xi replied with a calm tone. His eyes turned red as if bleeding, and the demonic energy within him surged violently. His black hair fluttered without wind, and his hands formed another intricate hand seal. Starting from him, a faint glow began to spread towards Qing Kuang behind him, enveloping him completely. With this layer of light shielding them, even if the surrounding evil spirits charged forward in waves, they couldn't harm them in the slightest.

  Finally able to catch her breath, she hastily checked on Xi'er, but she could only look at him and couldn't move him an inch. She didn't understand the affairs of the Demon Clan, and now she didn't know if Xi'er could be touched or not, so she could only anxiously stand by.

  "Xī ěr, nǐ zěn me yàng?"

  Translation: "Xi'er, how are you?"

  "Your Highness!" Feng Jiang Mou was surprised in his heart, to protect this human, did Your Highness even use this method? But looking at Your Highness's current stage, you're still only at the initial demon spirit! Is it really okay to force yourself like this? Won't there be any accidents?!

  "I'm fine, let's go!" He could feel that something in the red sand was approaching them, and if they didn't leave soon, it would be troublesome.

  Put all worries at the bottom of your heart, grasp time tightly, and walk forward quickly. Xuan Xi has already started to float, with his feet not touching the ground.

  It wasn't long before even the lightest of touches could feel the oppressive aura approaching. Thinking back to when they left Shuangshen City, it seemed that every time they ascended to a higher city, the checkpoints in between became increasingly formidable. If not for Xīěr's presence, would she have been able to pass through safely?

  A rustling sound came, and the red sand around them began to slowly roll up, gradually taking shape. A strange beauty appeared before them, with a wide top and narrow bottom, a pointed chin that looked like a masquerade mask, except this beauty was staring straight at Xuan Xi, who was in front, if she had eyes, she would have seen the drooling light.

  They didn't even have time to react, the bloodthirsty beauty directly pounced on Xuan Xi, apparently she also knew that as long as Xuan Xi was dealt with, the other two wouldn't be a problem.

  "Your Highness!" Feng Jiang Mou strode forward, his long spear thrusting fiercely towards the beautiful face. The impact of the beautiful face caused Xuan Xi's complexion to turn pale instantly, and the entire halo was also affected, shaking several times.

  "Ah, Li'er!" Qing Kuang watched anxiously from the side, worried and unsure of what to do. Just then, those evil spirits refused to give up, shrieking as they tried to break through their protective barrier, wanting to tear them all to shreds one by one.

  Watching her precious son get hurt in front of her, the furious heart only felt a burning flame. The sharp aura around her body soared to several points, and an even larger fire phoenix burst out.

  "Phoenix Slash!"

  No one would have thought that in the midst of this vast red sand, a few people were engaged in a desperate struggle. The fiery phoenix directly repelled the nearest evil spirits around it, but only repelled them.

  "This won't do, Xi'er! You'll be late for class, hurry up!"

  "No, Mother, what should we do?"

  "We'll go in together. But what about this demon tribe?" If they keep going like this, they will eventually be swallowed up by the red sand.

  Feng Xiang was startled when he heard this and his heart skipped a beat.

  After careful consideration, Xuan Xi nodded, "You go to Mo Yin Ridge!"

  "Yes, Your Highness!" With that, the beautiful face was struck back, and Feng Jiang Mou disappeared in an instant. What is known as a "magic hidden ridge" refers to the place where demons hide their magic soldiers during battles, and it can only be possessed by powerful demons with low strength. In other words, a demon general can hide in the magic hidden ridge of a demon commander, and a demon commander can hide in the magic hidden ridge of a demon king. So, Xuan Xi's intention was to let him hide in his own magic hidden ridge. It is worth noting that during battles, speed is crucial. If it were tens of millions of troops, by the time they arrived at the battlefield, who knows how many years would have passed! Therefore, the demons' way of marching was obviously much faster. However, being able to hide in the magic hidden ridge of a demon child is also a great honor for Feng Jiang Mou!

  Look at that tall demon tribe disappearing, anxiously looking at Xuan Xi, "Xi'er, hurry back!"

  At the same time that Xuan Xi was retrieving Feng, Qian Kuang also recalled the demonic beasts back to their domain. The mother and son duo quickly entered the Life Space, and the Red Sand Burial Soul, which had just become a battlefield, slowly returned to calmness, as the rift caused by Xuan Xi was also slowly filled up.

  "Xu'er, are you okay?" As soon as she entered the life space, Qingkuang anxiously checked on him. She had noticed earlier that Xu'er's face looked terrible, was he injured?

  "It's all right, Mother." However, his current strength had not reached that level yet. If he rashly used the magic tribe's secret method, he would be unable to withstand the beautiful woman's attack.

  "Really nothing's wrong?" She stuck to his icy little face, still not at ease, and ran to the Tree of Life, picking a few before hugging them back. "Hui'er, eat quickly, do you want to go to the Spring Eye? Is there really nowhere that hurts?"

  "I'm fine, Mother, I'm a demon after all, my self-healing abilities are quite strong." Although he said that, Xuan Xi still obediently picked up a Life Fruit and started eating it.

  She tightly hugged the little meatball in her arms, and her frantic and anxious mood slowly subsided. For the first time, she regretted why she didn't let that man take Ye'er away back then. If so, Ye'er would be a noble demon child of the Demon Realm, respected and admired by everyone. How could he follow her, this useless mother, running around everywhere, getting into danger at every turn? It was all her fault...

  "Mother, what you've given me is something that other demons can't experience in their entire lives." Feeling the sorrow on Qing's body, Xuan Xi sat up from her embrace and looked into her eyes.

  "Xu'er......" She clearly couldn't provide anything and could only bring danger to her own son, she wasn't even a qualified mother.

  With a gentle touch on her face, Xuan Xi said seriously, "Mother, do you know why that man won't let go? Because Mother is very warm, warm to our hearts. In the long life of the demon clan, we have seen too many births, deaths, and illnesses, and have even forgotten many emotions: happiness, joy, bliss, longing, and pity... But Mother is like a ray of light, shining on the most barren land in our hearts. Once you've experienced this warm radiance, no matter who it is, they can't bear to give it up. So he wants to hold onto you tightly and not let go, just like me!"

  Upon hearing these touching and heartfelt words, her heart was filled with shock. She had only done what a mother should do, so why would it evoke such deep feelings in her son? However, she couldn't bear to part with him either - he was her precious son, the most treasured one in her two lifetimes!

  "Mother, we will be fine, we will definitely get out of this broken place. Then we will live a good life, do you believe me?" With his forehead against hers, Xuan Xi said words full of hope. Now the most important thing for them was to escape from here, and he would also find a way to make Mother immortal in the future.

  "Ah, we'll all be fine!" She never thought that in her son's heart, she was such a warm existence. If it weren't for suddenly coming here, her life should have been smooth sailing too, and she could watch her precious Ye'er grow up well and make his way in the world. But now all her dreams were strangled in the cradle, she hated this damned Void Ghost Realm even more, but what she hated most was herself, under these rules of survival of the fittest, without strength everything was impossible to discuss. Why couldn't this life space move? If it could move, they wouldn't still be stuck in this Red Sand Burial Soul place, and staying in this space wasn't a long-term plan either! They couldn't stay here for their whole lives.

  Thinking of the red sand outside, a thought suddenly flashed in her mind. If she could awaken the earth-based spiritual power, wouldn't she be able to control the red sand outside? Although it was a bold assumption, it was better than waiting for death like this!

  Thinking of this, Qingkuang instructed Xuanxi to finish eating the Life Fruit and sit down quickly, feeling the life elements in space. According to the five elements of inter-generation and inter-restraint, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal. And she is already a three-system cultivator, having had such thoughts before, her body's life elements originally didn't have to follow this world's rules, as long as spiritual power was at her service, then there was no need to care about the external appearance, life elements without attribute distinction, so it can be transformed into fire system, wood system, water system, and should also be able to transform into other forms, such as earth system. After all, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are essentially the same for her. Qingkuang had never hoped like now that she could awaken her earth-system spiritual power.

  But the idea was there, what should she do? Derive it from the fire-based spiritual power or transform it directly through life elements? The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, and even Xuan Xi beside her furrowed his brow.

  No matter what, let's try it out first! Ning Xinjing slowly felt the fire-type spirit bead on her spiritual base, watching it rotate steadily. She tried to use her mental power to split it in half, but was bounced back by the spirit bead; wanting to separate it layer by layer, she couldn't find a way to start. After a long time, Qingkuang became impatient, and suddenly discovered that there were some tiny starlight dots on each of the three spirit beads that she had never noticed before. If not examined carefully, they would be impossible to detect. Looking at this, Qingkuang was even more excited - could these be what she needed? If so, how should she extract those starlight dots? Her mental power obviously conflicted with these few spirit beads, but what about the life element? Thinking of it, she decided to act, and in this life space, life elements were abundant. Every second she spent here, life elements nourished her, and it wasn't a problem to draw them into her body.

  She had figured it out, and was now channeling all the life elements that had just surged into her body towards the spiritual base. As expected, the three spiritual pearls became even more vibrant, without any resistance whatsoever. Controlling the life elements to envelop the fire-type spiritual pearl, she saw that it seemed like a small child, frolicking in the life elements, looking very comfortable. Even when the life elements seeped into its interior, there was no sign of discomfort.

  Under the drive of the life element, the starlight in the fire-type spirit bead was slowly extracted, and if it weren't for the overlap with the life element, its thick yellow-brown color would be visible. I had thought to awaken the gold-type spiritual power as well, but she couldn't swallow a big mouthful at once, so let's solve the current problem first!

  When the sparkling stars in the fire-type spirit pearl were all extracted, it was like throwing a match into a haystack, igniting a prairie fire. With these specks of yellowish-brown starlight, the life elements seemed to have discovered a new continent and rushed in frantically. As the life elements in her body were consumed, even more elements from outside poured into her body, fortunately she had already experienced this pain before and was now accustomed to it.

  The life elements on the spiritual foundation slowly gathered into shape, the yellowish beads grew bigger and bigger, forming a square with the previous three, and stubbornly occupied a place, desperately absorbing the life elements for their own use, even if they exceeded the size of the water system spirit bead, still not stopping.

  At this moment, the promotion array under Qingkuang began to flash, from the Great Spirit Master to the top, and the color of the array was also changing. At this time, a strong conviction was supporting her, she wanted to become stronger, at least able to get out of this Red Sand Burial Soul. The color of the array changed from red to orange, and finally stopped reluctantly at yellow, Spiritual Saint Five Stars!

  For such a result, Qingkuang was not satisfied. She thought that at least she could reach the Huangqian boundary, but no one could jump from nothing to the Ling Sheng in one step. At this time, Qingkuang didn't know that because of the lack of a gold system in the five elements, she couldn't complete the comprehensive upgrade. Otherwise, according to the five elements generating each other, she only needed a earth system spiritual power to upgrade, and then she could bring up the other spiritual beads together.

  Dissatisfaction is still dissatisfaction, but having something is better than nothing. Opening her eyes, she saw Xi Er's worried eyes, and with a gentle smile, she looked at him, stretched out her arms, and the little one immediately flung himself into her embrace, anxiously calling out, "Mother, does it hurt anywhere?"

  "Of course not! Come on, let's go out and give it a try!"

  "Mother!" Xuan Xi looked at her disapprovingly, he had seen the whole promotion ceremony just now, but it was not enough, still not enough, he didn't want to see Mother have any accidents.

  "We can't stay here for a lifetime, Hui'er. Let's go out and try our luck. We have to fight for a way out."

  "Otherwise, let's wait a bit longer, until Mother is stronger..."

  "Xiao Er, Mom promises, I definitely won't let anything happen to myself. If the situation isn't right, we'll immediately come back, okay?" She kissed his little face and hastily comforted him.

  "I don't want anything to happen to Mother..." Xuan Xi muttered, burying his face in Qing Kuang's neck.

  "After a while, Mother thought of a way to open the road. Since this is called Burial Soul, are there many souls here? Call out that demon and have it absorb all these souls, then we can escape, okay?"

  Qingkuang saw him not speaking for a long time, so she patiently waited for him, gently stroking his little head.

  "Alright..." Even if there's danger, he'll face it with his mother; and when all else fails, he still has one last trick up his sleeve!

  "Get ready, we're going out now."

  "Hmm!"

  When the mother and son came out again, the Red Sand Burial Soul showed its cruel side once more. Xuan Xi immediately released Feng Jiang Mou Xun and set up a protective layer for Qing Kuang.

  At this time, the lightly arrogant hands were raised high, and the earth-based spiritual power was used to the extreme. Like Xuan Xi earlier, they forcibly opened a gap in the red sand, but their movement immediately caught the attention of the red beauty. When those evil spirits came again, Lightly Arrogant increased the earth-based spiritual power once more, wanting to control the surrounding red sand. The evil spirits were torn apart with mournful cries. Feng Jiang Mou Lu also made a ruthless move, cutting down one after another.

  Even if every step is difficult, Qingkuang still strides forward strongly, regardless of the bloody fingertips. Soon, the earth-based spiritual power was already insufficient, but at this time, Qingkuang still used the old method, using himself as a medium to connect the life elements and the earth-based spiritual power, desperately outputting outward without regard for his own life.

  The red beauty's face clearly left those evil spirits to deal with Qing Kuang, her target from start to finish was Xuan Xi alone. Clenching his fists, a red glow flowed in Xuan Xi's eyes, and he looked completely demonic. Blocking her attacks one by one, his feet closely followed Qing Kuang's footsteps.

  Excruciating pain arrived, Qing Kuang gritted her teeth and endured, she didn't believe she would die here, even if she was going to die, she had to find a way out for Huì'er! The earth-type spirit pearl on her spiritual foundation, which had just awakened, flashed wildly, quickly breaking through its limits. It felt like something inside her body was collapsing, and Qing Kuang suddenly knelt down to the ground.

  "Mother!"

  “N-no... nothing...” Even though she kept telling herself not to fall, the pain was really torturing her! At this critical moment, a new array pattern appeared under her feet, its color flickering between yellow and green. Her body began to crack open piece by piece, and the smell of blood drove the nearby evil spirits even crazier. Pieces of fresh flesh fell off with a slapping sound, and the new flesh underneath was also stained with blood. Despite this, she still managed to hold on, pushing away the red sand in front of her. If she gave up, the sand would swallow them all instantly.

  Qingkuang is suffering over here, but the rich and powerful Feng Xun has not had it easy either. However, as a demon, he has been through countless battles big and small for thousands of years, so this pain is still bearable to him. Nevertheless, in his heart, he can't help but have some admiration for Qingkuang - looking at her young age, she's still struggling to hold on, and this pain must be extremely hard to endure for a human.

  Watching her suffer in agony, yet still persisting, Xuan Xi felt his heart bleeding too! He didn't want to see his mother suffer, not even a bit. However, just as his hand seal was about to change, the unexpected always left one unprepared.

  The man in white clothes looked like a gentle breeze, but the aura around him made people dare not underestimate him. The ghosts and demons nearby, as well as the red-faced beauty, were all scared away, clearly fearful of him.

  "Demons? Humans?" He lightly raised his lips, the man's voice sounded soft and fluffy, with both hands behind his back, as if this crimson sand burial ground was just like his own backyard.

  Feeling the man's aura, and then seeing the mark on the man's face, Xuan Xi also asked out loud, "Is it you?"

  "Oh? You know me?" The man had a smile on his face, looking surprised that such a big kid could recognize him. "She's injured, why aren't you rushing to treat her?"

  As the white-clothed man's footsteps got closer and closer, Xuan Xi warned loudly, "Don't come over!" Concerned, he ran to Qing Kuang's side, looking at her like that, Xuan Xi didn't even dare touch her.

  "Hmm..." A stifled hum came, the lightly clenched hand still maintaining its previous posture, fingers stretched outwards, stubbornly persisting.

  "Mother, mother..." he called out softly to her, Xuan Xi was extremely worried.

  With outsiders present, Feng Jiang Mou naturally wouldn't reveal Xuan Xi's identity and could only comfort them by saying, "The master will be fine."

  "Shut up!" A cold rebuke, Xuan Xi's face was not good-looking, and his account would be settled later.

  The white-clothed man beside him was even more perplexed - how could a demon recognize a human as its master? And why would that demon listen to the words of a child? Taking a few steps forward, he felt a familiar aura, and the man's mind shook with even greater bewilderment.

  The skin is peeling off in large pieces, taking a lot of impurities with it. It feels like my whole body hurts and it's all sticky.

  Until her promotion was complete, Xuan Xi hurriedly helped her up, anxiously almost in tears, "Mother, mother, how are you? Where does it hurt?"

  "Do you need my help?" The man in white walked a few steps forward and tried to lift Qing up.

  "Don't touch her! You lead the way in front, we're going out." Xuan Xi shouted loudly, standing upright and forcing Qing Kuang to get up.

  The man in white clothes looked at this scene, and then took a closer look at him. He led the way ahead, and the red sand spirits saw him and made way for him, clearing a path.

  His clothes were stained with blood, his legs trembled slightly due to the pain, but his mind was exceptionally clear. With Xi'er's support, he slowly moved forward.

  He finally exhaled a long breath, and fell to the ground. Looking up at the man, he was dressed in white, with a tall and lean figure, like an immortal banished from heaven. However, there was a blue-colored mole on the right corner of his eye, which seemed enchanting. The overall aura of this person was ambiguous, seeming both demonic and celestial. His bright red phoenix eyes were shining brightly, occasionally flashing with a soft light. His nose bridge was high and straight, and his pink thin lips were slightly upturned. At this moment, the man stood with his hands behind his back, and no matter whether it was his attire or appearance, or even his aura, they all seemed out of place in this desolate and ghostly realm. And why did he want to save them? It's not strange that Qing Kuang had doubts, after staying here for a long time, anyone would be tainted by the darkness.

  "Who are you? Why did you save us?" Now that he thought about it, to be able to bring them out from the red sand burial of souls, this person's strength was not to be underestimated.

  "Hehe, nothing much, just did what I wanted to do." The man in white chuckled, and it actually made people feel like a gentle spring breeze.

  "What is your purpose?"

  "The purpose is... none... it's just that if you need me in the future, don't decline. " After saying this, the man looked at Xuan Xi with an unclear expression, then turned around and left.

  "What's your name?" asked with a hint of arrogance and vigilance.

  "Hehe, why must we have met before, we'll meet again someday...". As I watched the figure slowly fade away with a blink of an eye, my heart was even more turbulent, will they really meet again? How did this person know they would see each other again?

  "Mother, don't think too much. You should take a look at the wounds on your body first, they're not healed yet?" The man didn't need to be worried about for now, what he was most concerned about was his mother's health, her eyes were full of blood, and he didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and with a wave of his small hand, he directly slapped Feng Jiang Mou into the air.

  "Is this how you protect her?" He recalled the scene before and his heart was filled with rage.

  "Your Highness!" With a thud, he fell to his knees, and Feng Xiang's eyes were filled with confusion.

  "Do you think everything I say is nonsense? The blood contract was made to protect her, your mission is to protect her! She's the only one, do you understand?"

  He suddenly lifted his head, Feng looked at Qingkuang deeply, then lowered his head again and bowed respectfully. "Yes, Your Highness." He knew why the prince was angry, because earlier when the prince was in danger, he had abandoned this human and instead went to block a blow for the prince, which had enraged the prince. He had simply reacted according to instinct, without thinking that this human would be so important.

  "If there's a next time, I'll destroy you directly!" The little kid said furiously after finishing his warning. Then he looked at Qingkong with worried eyes. It was just because of his young age that he didn't show the same majestic aura as his father!

  "Mother, take a look~" He carefully tore open her torn clothes, Xuan Xi deeply feared hurting her. Meanwhile, Feng Jiang Mou saw this scene and tactfully withdrew to a distance.

  "It's nothing." She only just advanced and it would be like this, thinking back to the previous time, could it be that every time she crosses into the Yellow Dry Realm something like this happens?

  "Really? But there's so much blood..." No matter how much blood, Mother was fine just now, and her hand.

  "It's really nothing, Mother will wash it and change into a new set of clothes." Seeing his doubtful big eyes, she smiled lightly with a hint of helplessness. She pulled him back to the space, took off his clothes, and then thoroughly cleaned them again, only then did Xuan Xi put his mind at ease.

  But after this upgrade, one thing that has to be said is that the delicate skin has also undergone a change, and the scars on the back have all disappeared. The tender skin shines with a bright white light, looking as if it can be pinched out of water.

  Waiting for her to dress, Xuan Xi hugged her neck tightly and said with a worried heart, "Mother, don't do this again next time. I'm so sad, I clearly said I wanted to protect you, but you still got hurt..."

  "It's not your fault, Ye Er. Everyone has to grow up and no one can rely on others for their entire life, do you understand?"

  "I know, but seeing Mother get hurt still makes me feel sad"

  "Alright, alright, don't be sad. Mom will give you a kiss, Xi'er won't be sad. Aren't we taking another big step towards our goal now?" Bao Bei's son pitied her and suddenly felt that any hardship was worth it.

  "Uh, but it will be more dangerous later on. Can't we wait a bit? We've only just passed through Shura Castle, and the difficulties and dangers ahead are many times greater than now."

  "Alright, let's listen to Xīěr!" She kissed his little face again and then took him out, heading towards Lǎo Suì City.

  Digression

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