Hell Emperor.

Chapter 406 Su Miao-Relics
"We are finally here. Ahead is the ruins of King Kong City. Our hope of returning to the Palace of the Underworld lies in those ruins!"

Looking at the magnificent city in the distance, Su Miao felt longing and happy. She quickly pulled Yao Yin beside her to share this joy with her.

After many days of traveling, the two finally arrived at the ruins. As long as they could take out the relics of their former ancestor from the ruins, they would be exempt from the punishment for losing the main account and return to the Palace of the Underworld with merit and glory.

Unlike the excited Su Miao, Yao Yin looked indifferent. His once lazy eyes now became serious and steady. He said slowly:
"Don't be impatient. This site is full of dangers. If you are not careful, not only will we not be able to retrieve the relics of our ancestors, but even you and I will perish here. Every year, many immortals with higher realms than us come to explore this site, but in the end, they never leave and become a part of this site forever. The relics they leave behind will attract more immortals to come, and even many mortals will risk their souls to enter the site. Finding any immortal magic weapon is a huge fortune."

Despite Yao Yin's warning, Su Miao still looked nonchalant: "What is there to worry about? We are the descendants of Xuannv. As long as we leave the ruins before the pure glass barrier closes, there should be no problem..."

In the end, even Su Miao himself was not more certain. Although the King Kong City ruins seemed calm on the surface, they were actually fraught with crises. Otherwise, the founder's relics would not have been left at the ruins for hundreds of years, and no one would have been able to retrieve them.

Yao Yin had anticipated this and expressed his thoughts: "Retrieving the ancestor's relics is a huge project and we must not rush. The last Xuannv Sect ancestor who came to explore the King Kong City ruins was a hundred years ago. It is still unknown what changes have taken place in the ruins during the past hundred years. We should proceed step by step and explore slowly."

Su Miao was a little embarrassed: "If we explore slowly, it will be difficult to gain anything. What if we wait until the site is closed and still have nothing to gain? What should we do?"

Yao Yin simply replied, "Then take this year's harvest and come back next year. If one year doesn't work, there's always next year. If ten years don't work, then a hundred years, a thousand years. If you take it slow, you'll always have something to gain."

"A thousand years, will it really take that long...what will I look like by then?" Su Miao had a bitter face, feeling troubled.

Yao Yin smiled and said, "As long as you live long enough, nothing is unsolvable. You have already become an immortal, and you don't need to worry about your life span like mortals do. You only need to seize the day. Even if the Five Deteriorations of the Celestial Beings come to you, you only need to go to the Yaochi in heaven and tell the ancestor of the sect, and the problem will be solved naturally... However, now that you have the Heart-Warming and Soul-Nourishing Spring, you don't even have to go to the Yaochi."

Thinking of the magic of the Heart-Warming and Soul-Nourishing Spring, Yao Yin was quite moved. According to legend, the former Emperor of the Underworld owned an exquisite Heart-Warming and Soul-Nourishing Spring. It should have been a holy place that only existed in legends, just like the Yaochi. But now it has been built, and the water in the pool really has some of the legendary charm. Even the state of mind that has troubled Yao Yin for many years now shows signs of loosening.

If she had not been expelled from the Palace of the Underworld and was not now a criminal, Yao Yin could not help but ask the ancestors of the Xuannv Sect who had a good relationship with her to come and enjoy the Warm Heart and Nourishing Soul Spring. Although the Yaochi is beautiful, the strict rules there are really unbearable.

Su Miao puffed her lips. In terms of the generation of the descendants of Xuan Nu, she was more than ten generations younger than Yao Yin. However, the two of them got along very well and there was no airs between them. She couldn't help but mutter:
"Come to think of it, before we set off, Sister Yaoyin had been soaking in the Soul Nourishing Spring. Even I hadn't been there many times..."

Yao Yin covered her mouth and laughed: "This is all thanks to Palace Master Ye. He built a private hot spring pool specifically for me. It's a hot spring pool that belongs only to me. Now I can't go there even if I don't want to."

"Ye Jie..."

Hearing Yao Yin mention that name, Su Miao's face suddenly fell, and she said unhappily, "He really knows how to please others. No, when I return to the Golden Wheel Palace, I will ask him to build a private hot spring for me. At worst, I will pay for it myself... No, after we explore the ruins and retrieve the relics of the ancestors, we will return to the Nether Spirit Palace and will not go to the Golden Wheel Palace at all. It is useless to ask for this private hot spring."

Yao Yin was quite helpless: "As I said, exploring the ruins of King Kong City is not a one-day job. We can't go back to the Nether Spirit Palace before we retrieve the relics of our ancestors. The other ancestors of the Xuannv Sect will probably avoid us. Maybe we have to stay here for a long time, so it is very necessary to establish a good relationship with Palace Master Ye in advance."

"he?"

Su Miao curled her lips, not taking Yao Yin's words seriously. She even felt annoyed when she mentioned Ye Jie:
"He is just a small palace master. Even if... even if he beats me in the competition, he is still not as good as Grandmaster Mingji by a finger. Which of the ancestors of Xuannv Sect is not more powerful than him? It should be his honor for us to stay in the Golden Wheel Palace temporarily! We are the distinguished guests of the Golden Wheel Palace. Without me, his life trade would still be stuck in the initial stage. He should have taken the initiative to offer to help us build a private hot spring. Why did he have to wait until I made a request to him?"

Compared to the arrogant Su Miao, Yao Yin was calm, but there was a hint of helplessness in her bright eyes:

"Perhaps it is because of your attitude that he is competing with you...By the way, he did offer to build a private hot spring for me. I didn't want to do it at first, but I couldn't resist his kindness, so I had to accept it with reluctance."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Su Miao could no longer hold back, her eyes almost spitting fire. As the judge in the Golden Wheel Palace, she had handled countless affairs and put in a lot of effort to promote the Yangshou trade. She had no credit and was troubled, but in the end, Yao Yin, who had done nothing, got the private hot spring.

This comparison made her so angry that her teeth itched. If she saw Ye Jie next time, she would definitely make him pay.

Yao Yin stroked his forehead, hoping that he would not cause trouble to Palace Master Ye because of him. However, looking at Su Miao's appearance, it seemed that the problem could not be easily resolved.

As the two were talking, their ethereal figures were flying in the wind and appeared in the eyes of many immortals gathered outside the ruins.

Someone recognized the two as descendants of Xuannv and bowed to them. Of course, the two could not lose their manners and returned the greetings. Even the most powerful immortals dared not ignore their existence. The title of descendants of Xuannv was the symbol of their identity.

Looking up, Su Miao passed the pale yellow barrier covering the ruins and saw the situation inside the ruins. There were many thousand-foot-high towers around. It seemed that the people who once lived in this city were also of extraordinary status. The fairyland was just like this, but now those buildings have either collapsed or become ruins, no longer as prosperous as they used to be. The once prosperous King Kong City eventually fell into decline, leaving only a ruin for practitioners to explore. Su Miao couldn't help but be curious about this. He didn't understand what happened here, so he had to ask Yao Yin beside him:

"Sister Yaoyin, do you know what happened here? Why did the once prosperous King Kong City fall to this state?"

Hearing this, Yao Yin's expression changed slightly, but he still maintained his calmness: "Speaking of which, the destruction of this city is also related to the drastic changes that took place in Xiniu Hezhou... I don't know more about the details than you do, but I know that there is a powerful force that has contributed to all this, and it involves the former Emperor of the Underworld and the Lord of the Demon Palace."

"Yeah……"

Su Miao's pupils trembled. Even Su Miao, who was more than ten generations older than her, did not know the secret. It seemed that the level involved in this matter had already reached a level that the two of them could not imagine. In the entire Mingling Palace, perhaps only the Palace Master Mingji and a very small number of respected ancestors of the Xuannv Sect knew what had happened.

Seeing that Su Miao seemed to be deep in thought and silent, no longer as fearless and lively as before, Yao Yin spoke to comfort her:
"You don't have to worry about these things. These things have nothing to do with us, nor with the Xuannv Sect. Except for a few ancestors who were affected, there is no impact. You should focus all your attention on retrieving the relics of your master. As long as we can successfully retrieve the relics, we can be considered to have made up for our crimes and return to the Nether Spirit Palace."

Su Miao also heard Yao Yin's comfort and felt her good intentions from her words. Naturally, she couldn't let her worry. Rather than those illusory legends, it would be better to find a way to solve the current predicament:

"Speaking of which... I don't know much about the ancestor who died in King Kong City. Which generation of ancestor was she?"

As if she remembered something, a very crucial question flashed through Su Miao's mind. If she could know which generations of ancestors' relics were buried in the ruins of King Kong City, it might be of great help in retrieving the relics.

Yao Yin looked helpless: "You actually forgot such an important matter. You even came to the gate of the King Kong City Ruins and only remembered to ask me which generation of ancestors' relics we wanted to retrieve. At this rate, I'm afraid we won't make any progress in a thousand years. It will take two thousand or three thousand years."

Su Miao stuck out her tongue apologetically. It was true that she was usually very careless and always forgot important things, but it was not as bad as Yao Yin said, right? How come it came out after three thousand years? She could only say:
"That's because I know Sister Yaoyin will definitely go get the intelligence. With you here, why do we need me to do it? Even if I were to investigate these things, I would definitely not do as well as you."

Although Yao Yin was helpless, she had known for a long time that Su Miao had always been like this. What else could she complain about? She had no choice but to say, "Listen carefully. The one buried in the ruins of King Kong City is the ninth generation ancestor of the Xuannv Sect. Her immortal name is..."

Before Yao Yin could finish speaking, several exclamations from afar interrupted the conversation between the two.

Following the sound, they were so surprised by what was happening ahead that they didn't even bother to talk.

"Someone is entering the ruins of King Kong Castle! Could it be that the pure glass barrier is open? If so, we must hurry up and catch up. We must race against time and not let other immortals get there first!"

Su Miao jumped up immediately, without bothering to ask Yao Yin any more questions, and followed the people in front who broke through the pure glass barrier to enter the ruins.

Seeing this, Yao Yin quickly pulled her back and said, "Wait a minute! Look carefully, the Pure Glazed Barrier has not been opened at all. If you go there now, you will only be refined by the barrier and become a part of King Kong City forever."

Su Miao felt a chill all over his body, and when he looked carefully, he saw that the situation was just as Yao Yin had said. A golden barrier enveloped the Vajra City from the outside world. No matter how eagerly the immortals outside the barrier watched, as long as the barrier was not opened, they would have no way to cross it. Su Miao could not help but feel a surge of fear in his heart, and then came a deep confusion.

"Since the barrier was not opened, how did that group of people enter the ruins?"

Su Miao was not the only one who had this doubt. Even the immortals waiting nearby had the same doubt. Could it be that this barrier was just a facade and its power was weakened to the point that anyone could pass through?
Thinking of this, some immortals could not suppress their eagerness in their hearts. If they could enter the Vajra City in advance, they would have an advantage. If they obtained some magical instruments or relics from it, their strength would surely be doubled. Every year, many unknown cultivators gained unimaginable rewards from the Vajra City. After coming out, they became famous and even became overlords. This kind of thing was not uncommon.

In order to gain an advantage in advance, Su Miao had previously focused her attention on the turning golden wheel in the Golden Wheel Hall, but the result disappointed her.

Soon, the magnificent pure glass barrier gave a loud slap in the face to all those who tried to enter. Anyone who tried to cross the barrier would be completely refined by the power of the barrier. Their bodies were like wrapped in a layer of resin, turning into a lifelike sculpture, with fear still on their faces, just like all the immortals buried in Vajra City.

This situation frightened the immortals waiting outside. If the site was closed, they would end up like this before they could escape. Even Su Miao subconsciously took a step back, unwilling to come into contact with the mysterious pure glass barrier.

Yao Yin remained calm throughout the whole process. He fixed his eyes on the group of people who had rushed into the ruins of King Kong Castle first, and slowly revealed their identities:
"They are the venerables of the Equal Hall. The skills they practice are of the same origin as those of the Vajra City. It can even be said that there are many descendants of the Vajra City in the Equal Hall. Therefore, they know the secrets of the ruins, so they can enter in advance. Others should forget about it."

"Palmit of Equality? I hope their target is not the relics left by the founder of Xuannv Sect." Su Miao restrained her smile. Even though she was born in the Palace of Underworld Spirits, she had to be on high alert when the Palace of Equality was mentioned. If she had a conflict with the people of the Palace of Equality in these ruins, she would be in big trouble.

(End of this chapter)