Hell Emperor.

Chapter 374 Ye Jie-Spiritual Vein
After reaching an agreement through negotiation, the ghosts outside the hall cheered when they heard the result brought by Yam.

With the conditions offered by the Palace Master, it seems that coveting Heavenly Merit is not so difficult to accept. For these tangible benefits, the original insistence becomes irrelevant.

The satisfied ghosts scattered like birds and beasts. There were still a few ghosts who insisted on their own opinions and refused to covet the heavenly merits. However, due to their small number, they could not make any difference.

The matter has come to an end, the agenda has been smoothly advanced, and everything is moving in a good direction.

At this moment, the seven stitched pages in Ye Jie's arms trembled. He took them out and saw a row of words appearing on them in real time. The person who wrote these words was Ren Changhong, who was in charge of investigating the spiritual veins:
"Ah Jie, the Earth Dragon King has brought me to the edge of the spirit vein. You won't believe what I found here! Just at the edge, there are a lot of mid-grade spirit stones. This spirit vein is richer than you expected. Even when I'm close to this place, I can feel the majestic spiritual power flowing. The core area of ​​the spirit vein must be full of high-grade spirit stones. Maybe there will even be a spiritual spring!"

Looking at the words on the seven stitched pages, which were crooked and even trembling due to excitement, Ye Jie also felt how excited Ren Changhong was on the other end.

"Spiritual spring?... Could such a rare thing really exist?"

After reading the report on the torn page, Ye Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath and then suppressed the excitement in his heart.

The so-called spiritual spring is the real core of the entire spiritual vein. It is a spiritual spring formed when the spiritual power of heaven and earth is condensed to the extreme. Even the reason why the spiritual vein is formed is because of the spiritual power overflowing from the spiritual spring. Over time, the surrounding stones are permeated with spiritual power and finally turned into a whole natural spiritual vein.

Spiritual springs only exist in legends. Even Ye Jie, who has been a ghost catcher for many years, has never heard of any news of the discovery of spiritual springs around Guangwang Palace. He even began to doubt whether spiritual springs really exist in the world or are just the wishful thinking of practitioners.

Now, Ren Changhong's report also made Ye Jie happy. As long as he could control a complete spiritual spring, it would be equivalent to having an endless supply of spiritual stones, and he would no longer have to worry about the spiritual veins being fully excavated.

Ye Jie picked up the pen and was about to write a few words on the seven stitched pages to praise Ren Changhong for his good work, but he saw the words on the torn pages reappear:
"There are some noises coming from the front. I seem to hear other people's voices. Could it be that someone has taken the lead and occupied this spiritual vein... Oh no, they seem to have discovered me..."

Seeing this, Ye Jie did not dare to hesitate. He immediately took out the shrinking stone and moved away.

The next moment, Ye Jie found himself in a special space. It was clearly located deep underground, but looking around, the surroundings were extremely spacious and bright. Under his feet was a road made up of small gravel. Looking closely, the seemingly inconspicuous gravel was actually full of spiritual stones that contained spiritual power.

The spiritual vein discovered by the Earth Dragon King is located within the jurisdiction of the Golden Wheel Palace. Now with Ren Changhong as a guide, Ye Jie is able to move here smoothly.

Seeing Ye Jie coming, Ren Changhong's eyes lit up, and he quickly put down the broken pages and said, "Ah Jie, you came just in time."

Ye Jie nodded and looked around, but he didn't see the figure that Ren Changhong mentioned. He couldn't help scratching his head: "Didn't you say someone found you? Where are they?"

Ren Changhong raised his eyes and looked at the stone pestle not far away, and said solemnly: "Their realm is not as good as mine, but their perception is quite sharp. The moment they discovered me, they used the shrinking stone to escape."

"The Earth-Shrinking Stone? Only ghosts can use the Earth-Shrinking Stone. Could they be ghosts?" Ye Jie seemed to have heard something and immediately reacted. "Besides, the Earth-Shrinking Stone needs the power of the Hades Formation. If they used the Earth-Shrinking Stone from the Golden Wheel Palace, I would have known that there was a group of ghosts here. Are they ghosts from the Witch God Palace?"

"Maybe..." Ren Changhong nodded, "Why would the ghosts from the Wushen Temple appear in the territory of the Jinlun Temple and occupy an entire spiritual vein?"

Ye Jie shrugged, he also didn't know the answer to the question.

After understanding the situation, Ye Jie also felt that it was a bit tricky. He thought he could successfully occupy a spiritual vein rich in resources, but he didn't expect that other ghosts had got there first.

"Let's go and take a look. I want to know why the ghost from the Witch God Temple appeared here."

Ye Jie pondered for a moment, made a decision immediately, and walked forward slowly. Ren Changhong followed him and reminded him, "Be careful, the spiritual power here is extremely deep, and there is a strong aura hidden deep inside. Don't take it lightly."

Ye Jie nodded, keeping her reminder in mind, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, with my current strength, even the ghosts from the Witch God Temple can't hurt me."

"That's right..." As if she had thought of something, Ren Changhong laughed dumbly. To be honest, the reason why her Xuannv Sutra was able to break through to the Wanhua level was all thanks to Ye Jie. If Ye Jie hadn't modified the files, she would not have been able to cultivate to this level even if she was given hundreds of years. Why is she worried about Ye Jie now?

The two walked side by side, and the sound coming from the front soon became louder. The powerful spiritual power in the spiritual vein formed an impenetrable barrier in the surrounding walls, suppressing the perception of the two and making it impossible to detect the situation in front.

"That is……"

After turning several corners, Ye Jie had a panoramic view of the scene ahead. He was slightly stunned, but he saw a vast space suddenly appearing under the ground of who knows how deep. Crystal clear spirit stones were spread out, making the surroundings bright. One after another, faint and illusory ghost shadows lay flat, neatly arranged on the ground around them. There were at least thousands of them, extending to the end that could not be seen.

"Those ghosts, what happened to them?"

The scene before him was so shocking that even the knowledgeable Ren Changhong couldn't help but gasp. He had no idea what was happening here and why there were so many ghosts lying here.

Ye Jie flashed forward and came to the side of the ghost closest to him. After a check, he got the answer: "They are not dead. When a ghost dies, its soul will be scattered and nothing will be left. It seems that they have been tortured by some kind of martial arts and fainted. It seems that they can't wake up by their own strength..."

"Was it the ghosts from the Witch God Temple who did it? What on earth were they trying to do? Why did they harm so many ghosts?" Ren Changhong was slightly startled, and always felt that he had come to some bad place.

Thinking of the rumors about the Witch God Temple, Ren Changhong's heart was hard to calm down: "I heard that the Witch God Temple is best at voodoo curses. Could it be that the ghosts here are all cursed?"

Ye Jie did not answer. He was also confused about everything here and knew no more than Ren Changhong. After thinking about it, he took out the seven stitched pages and used the power of the main account of the Book of Life and Death to investigate the unconscious ghost closest to him.

[Book of Life and Death Archives:]

[Name: Kawashita Yoshi (Erosion of the Heart)]

[Stage: Early stage of the first-level soul training realm]

[Kung Fu learned: Sword Drawing (Great Mastery), Heart Piercing Hand (Proficient), Pinghu Sword Skill (Proficient)]

"Heart erosion? It seems that is the abnormality that prevents him from waking up." After reading the information in the file, Ye Jie also understood something. He immediately saw the problem and his mind moved. Soon, new words appeared on the seven stitched pages again:

[To modify the "Hexia Ji (Erosion Heart)" life and death record, and delete the Erosion Heart from the name column, one hundred Yin De is required. ]

"Sure enough..."

With the example of modifying the beast-shaped ghost before, Ye Jie also knew how to deal with the anomalies in the name file. He only needed to erase the part that caused the anomaly to restore the modified object to normal.

Moreover, no matter what the erased text is, as long as the name column is modified, it only requires one hundred Yin De. This price is like a free gift for Ye Jie now.

Ye Jie was about to make some changes when he suddenly heard an angry shout from afar: "Which evil spirit dares to trespass into the Heart Erosion Pond? Get out of here now!"

Sensing the powerful aura that suddenly rose in the distance, even Ren Changhong couldn't help but shrink his pupils: "That aura... at least has the strength of a second-level ghost fairy."

Following the sound, I saw a huge red ghost emerging in the distance. The ghost was completely red, as if it had just crawled out of a pool of blood. It was at least ten feet long, with two horns on its head and a pair of sharp and terrifying fangs sticking out of its mouth. The ferocious appearance alone was enough to intimidate all the timid people.

Ye Jie saw the red ghost's appearance and spoke slowly: "I am the master of the Golden Wheel Hall of the Ten Halls of Hell. This place is under the jurisdiction of the Golden Wheel Hall. I think you should leave."

"Master of the Golden Wheel Palace?"

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Hearing the name from Ye Jie's mouth and feeling the vast aura that seemed like the wrath of a divine dragon, Chi Gui was horrified. He did not recognize Yan Luo in person and even offended the Palace Master with his words. This was really troublesome.

"So it's the Palace Master himself. I wonder what the Golden Wheel Palace Master is here for?"

The red ghost immediately changed his words, altered his tone, and was no longer aggressive, but Ye Jie did not give up.

Ye Jie asked back: "I would like to ask, what are you doing here? I followed the traces of the spiritual veins all the way here, but I found you here, and those unconscious ghosts outside, what are you doing? Why are you killing those ghosts?"

The red ghost took a deep breath and looked embarrassed: "Everything that happened here is an internal secret of the Wushen Temple. Even the Lord of the Golden Wheel Temple is not qualified to know."

"Really?" Seeing that the red ghost was hiding something, Ye Jie frowned, and there was a bit of impatience in his words, "If that's the case, then you take the ghosts here and leave the territory of the Golden Wheel Palace. I don't want to see you again."

The red ghost immediately shook his head: "This won't work. I am staying here because of the order of the Witch King. I will never leave without his order. Besides, the Witch King has already reached an agreement with the Golden Wheel Palace to allocate this spiritual vein to the Witch God Palace."

Seeing Chi Gui so confident, Ye Jie also understood that he was not lying. He thought that the old Golden Wheel Palace Master and the Wushen Palace Master had reached some agreement, but Ye Jie did not recognize it now:
"That was the agreement of the previous master of the Golden Wheel Palace. What does it have to do with me? I only know that this spiritual vein is located within the Golden Wheel Palace's territory. Does that mean it belongs to the Golden Wheel Palace? Or do you want to be expelled by me?"

Chi Gui also heard the threat. The pressure exuded by Ye Jie made him feel powerless all over. Even his soul seemed to be completely drained. Facing Ye Jie was like facing an angry dragon. Only the Lord of the Witch God Temple had brought him such a huge pressure. Once he fought with Ye Jie, he would be completely defeated without making a move.

Even so, he couldn't retreat, instead he tightly grasped two huge steel forks and took a fighting stance: "Excuse me."

Ye Jie touched his chin and asked Ren Changhong beside him: "With your strength, can you defeat it?"

Ren Changhong pondered for a moment. She had not yet reached the immortal level, while her enemy was a second-level ghost immortal. The difference in realm was enough to crush her. If she was asked what was the chance of winning, it would undoubtedly be the Xuannv Sutra of the Wanhua level.

As the sect's signature technique, the Xuannv Sutra is above all other techniques. With this technique and after upgrading it to the Wanhua level, Ren Changhong dares to give it a try even when facing an enemy two major realms higher than him.

"Then let me try it!"

After saying that, Ren Changhong raised the Frost Sword. A layer of cold murderous aura condensed from his whole body. The cold aura emanated from his body, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the red ghost in front of him.

Seeing that Ye Jie did not want to take action and asked others to take action instead, Chi Gui was happy about it. Of course, he would not provoke Ye Jie and instead wielded the steel fork and started fighting with Ren Changhong. The roar of the collision of the magic weapons was endless. Even the aftermath of the battle made the entire spirit vein tremble. If it were somewhere else, it would have collapsed long ago. Fortunately, the spiritual power around the spirit vein was strong, which avoided the fate of collapse.

While the two were fighting, Ye Jie also turned his attention to the previously unconscious ghost.

Since the Red Ghost won't say what the Witch God Temple is going to do with the ghosts here, it would be better for Ye Jie to ask them in person.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Shura Jie spent 100 Yin De to modify the name file of "Hexia Ji (Erosion Heart)".]

【Hexiaji (Erosion Heart) has been changed to Hexiaji. 】

As the words on the seven stitched pages appeared, Shi Xin also disappeared from the name file. He Xiaji, who had been lying on the ground with lifeless eyes, suddenly widened his eyes and gasped for breath, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare, with some fear still in his eyes.

He Xiaji suddenly sat up and did not come back to his senses for a long time. Ye Jie beside him was not in a hurry, but waited quietly for him to regain consciousness.

The red ghost who was fighting with Ren Changhong glanced at the situation below. The steel fork in his hand suddenly paused, his face full of disbelief: "This is impossible... The ghosts who have been eaten by the heart here have been treated with secret methods. They have long forgotten everything in the past. Their consciousness has returned to chaos. How can they wake up?"

Before the red ghost could think more, the cold sword edge brushed past his body, leaving a deep scar that could be seen to the bone, and he screamed in pain.

"How dare you look around? Don't you see who your opponent is!" Ren Changhong snorted, bringing the red ghost's attention back to reality.

(End of this chapter)