Hell Emperor.

Chapter 458 Ye Jie-New Talent
"You cowardly rat, actually resorted to using hidden weapons to hurt others."

Ren Changhong showed a look of contempt as he killed the exposed thief.

Hearing that everyone was coming, Ye Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the crossbow arrow was aimed at other parts of his body instead of his forehead, it would have been terrible.

"You are finally here..."

Ye Jie sighed with emotion, his steps becoming unsteady. It was only until Xie Xinyu rushed forward and supported him that his steps gradually became steady.

Hua Xiaomei picked up the judge's tall hat that was pierced by the crossbow arrow. Looking at the round hole on it, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, with a lingering fear written all over her face:

"The power of this powerful crossbow is truly extraordinary. Even though it is suppressed by the Dharma Ending Formation, it can still display such terrifying destructive power... If it weren't for Brother Jie coming out to lure the enemy, anyone who got hit by this arrow would have suffered a terrible fate..."

Li Ba commented: "This powerful crossbow is made by mechanical techniques, and no spiritual power is used in it. In normal times, it can only threaten cultivators at the third level of the Ox and Horse Realm at most. In front of an immortal, it is no different from a toy. I didn't expect it to become a killing weapon in the Dharma Ending Formation."

She picked up the crossbow that had been broken into two pieces, inspected it, and helplessly spread her hands: "Unfortunately, this crossbow has been broken. Unless we find a professional to repair it, it will be useless."

Li Fei'e blinked and ran to Ye Jie's side. Thinking of his previous preparations, he asked in confusion, "By the way, how did you know that the man happened to be holding a crossbow and not something else?"

Ye Jie smiled bitterly: "I am just guessing. Based on your description alone, I cannot be sure, but I believe in Nan Linghe's luck. Since this is the path she pointed out, it must be right. There must be a way for all of us to pass."

Behind Shen Qingge, Nan Linghe heard this, tears welled up in the depths of his bright eyes, and then he lowered his head and whispered to Shen Qingge:
"Sister Qingge, Brother Jie can't see right now, so let me show him the way..."

Shen Qingge followed his instructions and assisted Nan Linghe to get back behind Ye Jie. At this moment, she seemed to have discovered something. Her eyes fell on the dead man and she thought:
"Looking at his attire and the well-made crossbow he holds, could he be a member of the Tianji Sect?"

Ye Jie seemed to have heard something: "Tianji Gate? What is that place?"

Su Miao glanced at him and introduced:
"That is one of the great sects of the immortals in Northern Juluzhou. The people in the sect are good at mechanical arts. Strong crossbows and the like are only learned by beginners. The elders in the sect can even refine mechanical beasts that are powerful enough to rival immortals."

Ye Jie was somewhat surprised: "The mechanical beast is just a dead thing, how can it be able to fight against immortals?"

Ren Changhong leaned over and searched the man's body while answering:
"Don't underestimate the mechanical beasts. If you want to refine a fairy-level mechanical beast, the precious materials needed are no less than those for refining high-quality magic tools. You are not from this continent, so you know very little about the sects in this continent, but it doesn't matter. If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to learn about them one by one."

As he spoke, Ren Changhong stood up, with a booklet in his hand. He flipped through it casually and shook his head:

"It's the experience of making a powerful crossbow. It seems that the person in front of me is just an outer disciple of Tianji Sect. This experience is the most valuable thing he has."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. He had to say that this outer disciple's use of the crossbow had reached perfection, with no deviation in accuracy.

Xie Xinyu looked at the booklet, and her eyes lit up. She said:

"Let me see it. Maybe I can learn what's on it and fix the broken crossbow at the same time!"

Su Miao raised her eyebrows: "This is the art of Tianji Sect, it is very difficult. If an outsider does not have a famous teacher to explain it, even if he gets the classics, he will not be able to figure it out. Can you really do it?"

Xie Xinyu showed a smug look: "Of course, I have a second-grade talent, no matter how difficult it is, I can learn it!"

Hua Xiaomei didn't want to pour cold water on her, but she was still a little worried: "But now we are suppressed by the Dharma Ending Formation and have lost all our strength. Can you still use your innate magical powers? If not, don't force yourself."

Xie Xinyu bit her lip and insisted, "You must be joking. Sister He's innate magical power is still barely usable, and mine shouldn't disappear... Even if it does disappear, with my intelligence, I believe I can't fix this crossbow."

After saying this, she put away the booklet and the damaged crossbow, leaving them for later study.

After this episode, the team continued on their way. Not long after they went, the mist in front of them gradually dissipated. The feeling of complete comfort made everyone feel refreshed, and their spiritual energy also showed signs of recovery.

"The effectiveness of the Dharma Ending Formation has weakened! As long as we keep moving forward, we will be able to escape from this formation immediately." Li Fei'e said excitedly.

"my hand……"

Hua Xiaomei cried out in surprise and looked down. The arm that had disappeared without a trace under the Dharma Ending Array was now recovering rapidly, and one hand returned to its original state in the blink of an eye.

Su Miao also breathed a sigh of relief: "As the Dharma Ending Array weakens, although our realm has not recovered and we are still unable to use our spiritual power, our souls are safe and sound. We no longer have to worry about our bodies suddenly disappearing..."

"It seems so."

Ye Jie was inspired, and his head returned to normal. His vision in front of him suddenly became clear, and he no longer had to grope in the dark.

"Does your foot feel better? Want to come down and walk around?"

Ye Jie turned his head and asked softly to Nan Linghe behind him.

Nan Linghe puffed out his lips and didn't answer. Instead, he used even more force with his arms, as if he was unwilling to come down no matter what.

Seeing this, Ye Jie smiled helplessly, then he followed her wishes and continued walking with her on his back.

They crossed the towering ridges and crossed the desolate plains. They walked for a long time without encountering any setbacks along the way. The long journey made everyone a little tired, but no one complained. They all carried the yearning for a new continent.

Hua Xiaomei said with emotion: "I heard that the immortal way is flourishing in Northern Juluzhou, and many immortal sects are recruiting disciples here. Sister Xia Wei doesn't tamper with the Conferred God List here, but it's not uncommon to meet immortals on the road. I wonder if my qualifications can be noticed by an immortal sect and get one or two immortal skills?"

Li Fei'e gently stroked the purple butterfly on his shoulder and analyzed, "I think it's difficult. The immortal sects here value aptitude the most. Without outstanding talents and magical powers, no matter how high your realm is, you can't become a successor of a big sect, and you can't learn superior immortal methods. You can only try your luck in a declining small sect."

Hua Xiaomei was a little disappointed. She didn't have any natural talents or supernatural powers. It seemed that she was destined to be the heir of the immortal sect. Only by reincarnating again and expending a huge amount of good karma could she possess multiple talents in the next life.

Ye Jie didn't care. As he got further away from the Dharma Ending Formation, the effects of the eight-sided stitching pages gradually recovered. Although his realm and technique files couldn't be modified, his innate magical powers could be modified without any pressure. He then said:

"The Book of Life and Death can modify the files of talents and magical powers. Then you can have any talent you want." Hua Xiaomei's face lit up when she heard this. With the main account stitching pages, even the innate talents and magical powers can be added at will. Then everyone can become a peerless genius in the eyes of ordinary people.

Li Ba seemed to remember something and asked Shen Qingge:

"By the way, what about the descendants of Xuannv? I see that the number of your innate magical powers varies, and you don't have nine talents like Xia Wei. The Xuannv sect is a large sect, and the selection of descendants should be very strict. Can you become the descendant of Xuannv without the nine innate magical powers?"

In response to this, Shen Qingge simply replied: "Each generation of Xuannv's descendants are personally selected by the previous generation. Even the sect's founder cannot interfere with the final decision. The number of innate magical powers is only one part of the selection process. What's more important is the degree of compatibility between the magical powers and the sect's skills."

After a pause, she turned her gaze to Li Fei'e:
"Take E'er for example. I saw that the lightning magic in our sect was somewhat declining, and there hadn't been a decent successor for dozens of generations, so I hoped that the next generation of successors would have natural talents in the lightning magic. E'er only has seven natural talents, but she also possesses two of them, lightning and thunder. Her roots in the lightning magic are far superior to ordinary people. In addition, she also possesses many practical talents such as the Xuanyin body and the golden cicada escaping from its shell. That's why I chose her as my successor."

Hearing the compliment from his master, Li Fei'e smiled and said, "In fact, Master doesn't know that the companion spirit butterfly is my favorite innate magical power."

As she spoke, the purple butterfly on her shoulder took off and flew up and down around Shen Qingge.

Ren Changhong said with emotion: "Sometimes, too many talents and magical powers are not good. At that time, I didn't want my apprentice to have too many talents and magical powers, so I chose Xiao Qingge, who only had five talents, as my successor, but I still lost to her in the duel..."

"Master..." Shen Qingge's eyes trembled, as if he wanted to say something.

Ren Changhong waved his hand and said, "Don't mention the past anymore. Now, you have all been punished by the Grandmaster. I don't know when we will meet again. You should hurry up and say goodbye properly. Don't leave any regrets like I did."

After hearing her words, both Li Fei'e and Shen Qingge fell silent.

Li Fei'e raised her eyes tremblingly, and her once clear eyes were filled with reluctance and helplessness:

"The Grandmaster has punished me by confining me for thirty years. I will never see you all again..."

Yao Yin patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, you have become an immortal. Thirty years is just a blink of an eye. When the confinement is over, you can come out and reunite with everyone."

Li Fei'e was unwilling and said fearfully, "But I'm only fifteen years old. How can I waste years twice my age on Guluan Peak?"

Su Miao also sighed, with a look of reluctance, but the punishment from Patriarch Taiyin was not something that could be changed by everyone.

Li Fei'e lowered his head, his eyes subconsciously falling on Ye Jie. Their eyes met, and he said, "We will help you find a solution. You won't be alone."

The scene fell into silence, no one continued to speak, the atmosphere was so heavy that it made it difficult to breathe. Thinking of the Taiyin Star Lord who was above the heaven and earth, everyone felt a heavy burden on their hearts.

At this time, a loud shout broke the silence in the field. Xie Xinyu raised her head and spoke with joy: "Finally, this powerful crossbow has been repaired. I knew it would work. It seems that the power of my innate magical power has been restored!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to the exquisitely crafted crossbow in her hand. With her repair, the originally damaged crossbow was restored to its original state. The crossbow arrow on the string flashed with cold light. No one would doubt its power.

Not only the powerful crossbow itself, Xie Xinyu also used tree branches to make a few crossbow arrows, but they were not further polished and were just tied with iron arrowheads, so their power was slightly weaker than the crossbow arrows made of fine iron.

"let me see."

Ye Jie took the crossbow, took a look at it, and couldn't help but admire the exquisite combination of the mechanism. It was hard to say whether it was the superb skills of the maker or the delicate technique of the repairer.

"Try it now. Once we get out of the Dharma Ending Formation, I'm afraid no one will be interested in such mortal things."

Xie Xinyu urged, after repairing the crossbow, he couldn't wait to let people try its power.

Ye Jie thought for a moment, then handed the crossbow to Nan Linghe behind him: "You try it. Do you see the big tree in front? Aim at the trunk there."

Nan Linghe took the crossbow with curiosity, she had tried the bow and arrow before, but she had no luck with the crossbow, let alone aiming at Ye Jie's back.

She pursed her lips, concentrated her attention, held her breath, and pulled the trigger of the crossbow. The crossbow arrow flew out, making a sharp sound in the air, and then as expected, it went off target. The crossbow arrow flew over the tree trunk and landed in the bushes in the distance.

Ye Jie smiled helplessly and was about to say something to comfort them, but he heard an angry roar from behind the bushes, shaking the surrounding leaves to fall. A huge black shadow stood up, its body as big as a hill, exuding a full sense of oppression. Its dark fur almost merged with the shadow. It opened its bloody mouth, and everyone could almost smell the stench coming from it.

"Ah, that's... a black bear? What should we do now?"

Nan Linghe screamed in surprise. The crossbow arrow that had penetrated the black bear's shoulder was enough to show what kind of giant creature she had just shot. Her action undoubtedly completely enraged the black bear. Under the powerful roar, she huddled behind Ye Jie and trembled.

"This is bad..."

Ye Jie also realized that the situation was not good. Seeing that the black bear was about to attack and hurt someone, he immediately took out the eight-sided suture page that had restored some of its functions, checked it, and then his eyes lit up and he had an idea.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the winter of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent a thousand Yin De to modify the talent file.]

【Never Miss a Target (fourth-level talent) has been added to the Talent and Magical Power column.】

As the message appeared on the suture page, Ye Jie took the crossbow from Nan Linghe without any hesitation.

With the powerful crossbow in hand, Ye Jie felt a familiar feeling in his heart. With the blessing of his innate magical powers, he seemed to have used this crossbow countless times. There was no hesitation in his arm and there was a bit more murderous intent in his eyes.

The black bear roared angrily, and its majestic figure rushed forward like a runaway carriage. Waiting for it in front was the crossbow that Ye Jie pulled without hesitation.

A cold light flashed in the air, and the crossbow arrow penetrated the black bear's pupil. The severe pain made it scream. Soon, another sound of the crossbow string vibrating was heard, and this time, the crossbow arrow accurately pierced its forehead. The black bear's huge body fell down with a bang, and there was no movement anymore.

(End of this chapter)