Hell Emperor.

Chapter 515 Shen Qingge - Trial
In the end, the thief did not choose to become a ghost catcher, but left Qingdi City alone under the hostility of everyone.

Becoming a ghost catcher means giving up one's existing life. Even though Ye Jie has offered him very generous treatment and he can be free from worldly troubles after becoming a ghost catcher, the man is still unwilling and still hopes to keep his life.

Ye Jie did not interfere with his choice. After driving him away, he said to Jia Shi who was standing beside him, "I have found the water dragon that can remove the pollution. Take me to see the polluted fields."

Jia Shi was overjoyed when he heard this. As long as the pollution in the fields could be cleared, Qingdi City would be able to restore its former glory. He could not help but say:
"I heard that water dragons hide in the depths of the rivers. In this continent, only the North Sea has rumors of water dragons. I didn't expect that Palace Master Ye could find a water dragon so quickly. It's really unexpected. With the unique power of the water dragon, the pollution in Qingdi City will be solved immediately."

Jia Shi immediately led the way and soon brought Ye Jie to the polluted area.

The fertile fields that should have been full of crops have now turned black and no grass grows on them. All of this was done by Pan Tian Xie Zun.

Seeing this, Ye Jie also cast a trusting look at Meng Junyao: "I'll leave it to you."

Meng Junyao blinked and was also somewhat curious about the pollution under the ground. The unique power of the water dragon allowed her to purify this place naturally, so she had an instinctive reaction.

She opened her mouth and spewed out a fierce stream of water. Just as a wild beast knows how to capture prey without any instruction, Meng Junyao followed her instinct and learned it by herself. As the water washed over the charred fields, they gradually came back to life.

"Very good……"

Seeing this, Jia Shi's eyes trembled slightly. The pollution that everyone was helpless to deal with was eliminated on its own by the power of the water dragon, as if it had met its natural enemy. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before Qingdi City would be able to return to its former glory.

Soon, Meng Junyao cleaned up the acre of land in front of her. Looking at the soil without any pollution, she couldn't help but laugh: "My dear, how did I do?"

"You did a great job. If it weren't for you, it would be quite troublesome." Ye Jie praised, patted Meng Junyao on the head, and asked Jia Shi beside him, "How many fields are left to be cleaned?"

Jia Shi pondered for a moment and said, "In Qingdi City, if ten acres of land is counted as one field, there are more than 40,000 fields polluted by Pan Tianxun. In other words, there are still 400,000 acres of land waiting to be cleaned up like the one just now."

Hearing this, Meng Junyao thought for a while, then immediately refused to do it, and said in a sharp voice: "You mean, you want me to repeat it four hundred thousand times? How is this possible?"

Ye Jie coughed dryly and advised, "Do your best. I heard that those extremely powerful water dragons have the ability to control the clouds and rain. If you clean them up slowly like you are doing, your efficiency will definitely be much lower. Maybe if you practice more, you will be able to understand it."

Ye Jie, who has mastered the Divine Dragon Transformation, naturally knows the magical powers of water dragons very well. If he wants to send down a downpour to wash away all the pollution here, he cannot do it with the current level of the Divine Dragon Transformation. He needs to reach a higher level.

If Ye Jie transformed into a divine dragon, he could also slowly clean up the land one acre at a time, but that was too inefficient and it was unknown how long it would take to finish the cleanup. So he decided to give this training opportunity to Meng Junyao.

Meng Junyao puffed her lips, somewhat unwillingly, but under Ye Jie's persuasion, she slowly started cleaning up, hoping that the day would come when she would finish cleaning up.

With Meng Junyao resolving the pollution, Ye Jie felt much more at ease. Just as he was waiting patiently, the reports from people in the city soon made Ye Jie's eyes light up.

"Palace Master Ye, we just received a distress talisman. The team we sent to the Palace of Equality seems to have encountered trouble on the way back..."

After hearing the news, Ye Jie was delighted. He remembered that the previous team went to the Pingdeng Hall to seek a way to resolve hunger. If they brought back a precious method, perhaps even clearing the fertile fields would not be important anymore.

After asking for the direction indicated by the talisman for help, which was seventy miles away, Ye Jie did not hesitate and set off immediately.

On the way, Shen Qingge, who was assisting in flying the sword, was full of worry and reminded Ye Jie: "Ah Jie, I received news from the Xuannv Sect that the Qinglian Palace has issued the highest level of wanted order for you. Anyone who can kill you can get 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, the same amount as killing the snake master of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave."

Ye Jie secretly clicked his tongue. One top-grade spirit stone was worth 100,000 Yin De. 100,000 top-grade spirit stones meant a full 10 billion Yin De. It seemed that the Qinglian Palace was extremely angry about his actions and wanted to kill him as soon as possible.

Shen Qingge warned again: "This high reward will tempt many immortals. The snake master of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave is protected by many elders and giant pythons in the cave. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can deal with. But you are weak and will inevitably become the target of public criticism. I heard that even the chief elder of the Qinglian Palace is preparing to take action. You must be careful."

Listening to Shen Qingge's warning, Ye Jie smiled and said, "Thank you Qingge for your reminder, but with my current strength, I'm afraid ordinary immortals can't do anything to me."

Shen Qingge knew that what Ye Jie said was true, but there was still worry in his tone: "Even so, you still have to be careful. Ten billion Yin De is enough to invite those six-turn immortals who have been famous for a long time. You must be cautious."

Ye Jie pondered for a moment. Indeed, what Shen Qingge said made sense. Although he was the Lord of Yama Palace, his power was very weak in the entire Northern Juluzhou. Apart from him, only Yao Yin, who was at the fifth level, was the strongest in the palace. Moreover, Yao Yin was not from Ziwei Palace, but from Xuannv Sect. She was just traveling with him temporarily.

In the eyes of those six-turn immortals who accepted the bounty, Ye Jie, who was worth 10 billion merits, was undoubtedly a delicious fat sheep. With these 10 billion merits, who knows how much cultivation materials he could get in exchange. Such a huge profit would surely attract many people to take action.

"Since we are weak right now, the simplest way is to form an alliance with those powerful forces. If I can form an alliance with the Demon Palace, then even if the immortal who accepts the bounty is very strong, he will have to think twice before taking action..."

Ye Jie touched his chin, various thoughts flashing through his mind. After all, he had taken back many main accounts for the Lord of the Moluo Palace. If he used the excuse of seeking the next main account, he might really have a chance to form an alliance with the Moluo Palace. By then, even the Qinglian Palace would probably have to admit that they were unlucky under the pressure of the Moluo Palace.

As the sword flew, the two soon arrived at the location where the talisman for help was sent, but they saw poisonous snakes surging in the area. A spiritual boat that originally belonged to Qingdi City was now lying quietly in a large pit on the ground. It seemed that it had been shot down. No one knew how many people on board survived, but judging from the poisonous snakes crawling all over the deck, it was probably in great danger.

"Hmm? Who is obstructing the actions of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave?"

The arrival of the flying sword also alarmed the snake-controlling immortal here. Looking at the flying sword in the sky, his eyes flashed with a cold-blooded look:
"A flying sword without a faction flag? One turned three times, and the other turned once. They seem to be casual cultivators passing by. Since you have discovered them, I cannot let you go. Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for seeing something you shouldn't have seen."

As the snake-taming immortal finished speaking, an invisible chill was released from his body. Feeling the coldness, Shen Qingge's face changed slightly. He didn't know how many people had been killed by him. The chill penetrated his bones. "Guanghan Sword Art, Divine Sword Chasing Stars!"

Faced with murderous intent, Shen Qingge attacked immediately without waiting for the Snake Taming Immortal to make a move. The Sharp Gold Sword followed her call and came out, dragging a straight golden flame tail behind it, bringing with it unparalleled power. Combined with the material of the Sharp Gold Sword itself, the attack power was greatly increased. Even if a ferocious beast stood in front of it, it would be ruthlessly pierced through.

However, the expression of the snake-taming immortal remained unchanged, and there was a hint of contempt in the depths of his eyes: "You are just a peak-level cultivator, and you dare to overestimate your own abilities and become my enemy? Well, I will let you experience the power of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave! The Nine Sheddings of the Spirit Snake!"

As the snake-taming immortal finished his words, his skin was torn apart alive, and his muscles grew wildly. He changed from his original human body to a half-human, half-snake form in the blink of an eye. The cold-blooded murderous light in his eyes became even more intense. He held a heavy sword in his hand, and when he swung it, a sharp green sword light flashed from the blade.

The sword light collided with the flying sword. The Sharp Gold Sword, which was of artifact quality, not only failed to achieve the slightest effect, but was instead blown away by the power contained in the sword light. Even some cracks appeared on the surface of the flying sword. The sword light continued to move forward with unabated force, and attacked the two people in mid-air.

Shen Qingge's pupils shrank as danger approached. He wondered what realm the snake-taming immortal was at? The peak of the fourth level, or the fifth level? The power he displayed was far above Shen Qingge's level, almost forming a crushing momentum. With just one move, he defeated Shen Qingge's flying sword that he had fully driven.

At the critical moment, Ye Jie jumped out and flashed in front of Shen Qingge. He slowly stretched out his hand, and it was unknown what he did. The sharp sword light that was originally enough to tear the sky and cut the two people and the flying sword under their feet into two pieces, suddenly shrank slowly at this moment. In the end, it was completely taken over by Ye Jie, and he didn't even take a step back.

"Ok?"

In this situation, even the snake-taming immortal below couldn't help feeling a little surprised. He didn't expect that the immortal, who was at a much lower level than him, could take on his moves so easily. Although this was not his signature killer move, it had been enhanced in strength by the Nine Transfigurations of the Spirit Snake. Logically speaking, it was far from being something that people at a lower level than him could take on, but that's what happened.

"You're quite capable if you can handle my moves. Why don't you tell me your name?"

Facing the words of the snake-taming immortal, Ye Jie had no intention of paying any attention to them. He turned to look at Shen Qingge who was standing beside him: "Can you defeat him?"

Shen Qingge pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed: "He is at least at the fifth level. With my current realm, even with the blessing of the Xuannv Sutra, I am afraid I am no match for him."

With Ye Jie's help, Shen Qingge's Xuan Nu Sutra was modified to the Wanhua level, but the power of the Wanhua level also has its limits. To deal with the second and third level immortals, Shen Qingge needs to exert his full strength and resort to sneak attacks to achieve results. Now facing an immortal at the fifth level, he is inevitably extremely powerless.

Shen Qingge has a very clear understanding of his own limits and actively admits that he is no match for the Snake Taming Immortal. If he wants to defeat him, Ye Jie may have to take action.

However, Ye Jie had no intention of taking action.

Just as Shen Qingge said before, facing the Qinglian Palace that has been operating here for countless years, Ye Jie alone would not be able to handle it even if he modified his files to be perfect. He would still be in a weak position. For this reason, he needs more help.

Ye Jie reached into his arms and took out the eight-sided stitched pages. As his mind moved, the information on the stitched pages was revealed.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the spring of the 640th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent 650 million Yin De to modify Shen Qingge's martial arts files.]

[The Xuan Nu Sutra (Wan Hua) has been changed to the Xuan Nu Sutra (Hong Meng). 】

As the words on the stitched page fell, Shen Qingge's body trembled in front of Ye Jie, and she felt that there were many unprecedented insights into the immortal way in her mind. Those insights led directly to the great way, which was the unique truth in the world. The doubts that had troubled her for a long time were now solved.

She slowly closed her eyes, trying hard to adapt to the unique power that had just emerged in her body. When Shen Qingge opened her eyes again, her cold pupils were sharp enough to pierce people's hearts.

Ye Jie felt endless coldness from her. It seemed that nothing in the world could shake her heart. If she wanted, she could be detached from the world and watch the changes in the world quietly without any wavering in her heart. That coldness was deeper than the starry sky and was enough to completely freeze the boundless ocean.

However, that coldness only lasted for a moment. When Shen Qingge looked at him again, Ye Jie saw only deep trust and joy in her eyes.

"The Xuannv Sutra at the Hongmeng level... this is the limit of what the eight-sided stitching page can modify. It is said that this method was left by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and is only limited to female practice. I can't learn it, so let me see what kind of power this method can show when it reaches the Hongmeng level." Ye Jie said with a smile.

Shen Qingge had exactly this intention, and without waiting for Ye Jie to persuade her, she was ready to try out her newly acquired power. The snake-taming immortal below unfortunately became the first target of Shen Qingge's test.

Shen Qingge raised her hand and made a gesture. The slightly damaged Sharp Gold Sword, which had been bounced far into the sky, heard her call and turned into a golden stream of light. With a buzzing sound, it appeared behind her, with the tip of the sword facing the Snake Taming Immortal below.

"Hmm? How come…"

The eyes of the snake-taming immortal flickered. For some reason, he actually felt a fatal threat from those two casual cultivators whom he never took seriously.

"You must be bluffing. No matter what means you use, you will not be able to escape in the end..."

A golden light flashed by, and before the snake-taming immortal could finish his words, he felt the world in front of him spinning, and his own body was reflected in his pupils.

There was a dull thud of a heavy object falling to the ground, and his head fell down. He did not finish his words until the end.

(End of this chapter)