Hell Emperor.

Chapter 596 Medicine White - Companion
Seeing Ye Jie remain silent, a look of disappointment at recognizing reality in his eyes, the Moon Goddess's lips curled into a slight smile, tinged with coldness. She was about to expel the crowd when Xuan Nu's words made her pause in surprise:
“Little Taiyin, weren’t you cultivating diligently in Yinxu, preparing to ascend to the Saint Realm? How did you achieve enlightenment so quietly? I was planning to personally go to Yinxu to welcome you on the day you succeeded.”

The Moon Goddess replied repeatedly, "Mysterious Lady, your soul has only recently crossed time and has just awakened. You are still not clear about the situation. Once you are settled, I will tell you everything in detail."

Xuan Nu frowned: "Is that so? But it seems to me that you haven't figured out the situation."

The Moon Goddess looked puzzled, feeling that the Mysterious Woman's words had a hidden meaning. She glanced at Ye Jie beside her and said, "These people are in the way. Let's get rid of them first."

Xuan Nu did not answer. Her gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Ye Jie.

Although it was her first time meeting Ye Jie, his words and his fearless expression had taken notice of her. However, she didn't say much. Her calm mind quickly returned to its usual composure, and with a flick of her sleeve, she summoned a gentle breeze that carried everyone away.

The crowd was powerless to resist. Xuan Nu's realm was even higher than the Saint Realm. Her seemingly light movements contained an unstoppable heavenly might, blowing the crowd tens of thousands of miles away until they crashed into a corner of the moon unknown to anyone.

"How could this be... The Moonlight Box was already shattered, so why did Xiao Wei still turn into that state..."

After getting up from the ground, Ye Jie looked dejected, unwilling to accept the reality before him. After going through countless hardships, he fell at the last step, allowing the Taiyin Star Lord's scheme to succeed. All traces of Xia Wei, including her memories of this life, were completely erased. What appeared before everyone was the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden who once reigned supreme over the Three Realms.

"Is she...is she really Xia Wei's sister? How scary..."

Nan Linghe shrank his neck. Although the man's face was very similar to Xia Wei's, the temperament he exuded was completely different from Xia Wei's. One was fiery and irritable, while the other was cold and ruthless.

"She's not Xia Wei. So that's the aura of the Xuan Nu herself... It's a hundred times stronger than her previous incarnation."

Li Feie was filled with emotion. As the successor of the Mysterious Maiden, she never imagined that one day she would be able to witness the Mysterious Maiden herself descending and feel the overwhelming power of the Great Dao of Thunder Punishment. Her heart was filled with excitement.

"It seems we've failed... But even without Xia Wei for now, you still have us by your side."

Seeing Ye Jie's dejected expression and the barely perceptible pain hidden in his eyes, Shen Qingge gently opened her lips and comforted him.

Su Miao rubbed her head, looking distressed. She didn't know how to explain things to the sect's founder. It seemed she couldn't clear her name no matter what, and she would inevitably face punishment.
"It's all your fault, causing us to be scolded by the patriarch. But since things have come to this, let's think about what to do next... By the way, where did the Tianditong Trading Company go?"

Everyone looked around and were soon dumbfounded. Just as Su Miao had said, the Tianditong Trading Company had vanished without a trace.

With a flick of the goddess's sleeve, they were transported to countless miles away. Looking around, all they saw were desolate craters, devoid of any sign of life.

Ye Jie sighed. He didn't know how to save Xia Wei, but he knew he couldn't let his companions continue to get hurt.

"Besides Tianditong Trading Company, many of our companions have been separated and blown to different places. The most important thing now is to find the lost companions to avoid any danger before we can consider what to do next."

Everyone nodded in agreement; they shared the same sentiment.

"Speaking of which...who is she?"

Li Feie was a little curious, and her gaze fell on a girl with long ears and three-part lips beside her. She didn't know when she had appeared in the group, but she was blown over as well.

"Are you here to rescue Xia Wei? I'm her best friend!"

The girl opened her innocent, wide eyes and answered without hesitation.

"Huh? You're her best friend? Then who am I?"

Li Feie opened her mouth, looking doubtful, and said, "She is Xia Wei's best companion!"

Ye Jie coughed lightly, his gaze falling on the young woman: "When Xia Wei was enveloped by the beam of light from the treasure box, I saw you beside her. You must be a new companion she's made recently, right? May I ask your name, young lady?"

"Just call me Yao Bai."

Yao Bai smiled, looking eager: "Speaking of which, are you really her master? I've heard a lot about you from her. She seemed to care about you a lot. It's just a pity that she's become like this..."

Ye Jie sighed, also feeling resentful about Xia Wei's fate. If he were stronger and could defeat Taiyin Xingjun head-on, perhaps everything would have been different.

Shaking his head, Ye Jie withdrew his gaze and looked at Yao Bai. Since she was Xia Wei's companion, he should treat her with courtesy.

Looking around, besides Ye Jie, those blown here by the Mystic Maiden included Nan Linghe, Li Feie, Shen Qingge, Su Miao, and Yao Bai, making a total of six people. Ye Jie quickly sensed their location:

"I sense the presence of my companions in the southeast. I wonder where they were blown away by the goddess's flick of her sleeve. I'd better find everyone quickly to prevent any accidents."

The group immediately set off for the location indicated by Ye Jie.

On the way, Shen Qingge hesitated for a long time before finally speaking: "A-Jie, my Guiming Sword is missing."

"Gone? What does that mean?" Ye Jie asked, puzzled.

Shen Qingge shook her head and said, "I don't know either... Before, that sword was used by me to fight against the Moon Palace Fairy, but I don't know when it disappeared, and I can no longer sense its presence."

Ye Jie frowned. "Perhaps when Xuan Nu blew us away, the sword was lost somewhere. It seems we need to find a way to get it back." As he spoke, Ye Jie's gaze fell on Nan Linghe beside him. If there was anyone who was best at finding lost magical treasures, it would definitely be Nan Linghe. Ye Jie believed that as long as Nan Linghe wandered around on the moon, she would definitely be lucky enough to retrieve the Guiming Sword.

Shen Qingge looked worried: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. This matter seems to be different from what we expected..."

Before they could finish speaking, a joyful voice interrupted their conversation: "The Guiming Sword? That sounds quite extraordinary. I wonder what kind of sword it is?"

Yao Bai looked up, his eyes filled with curiosity. He was also drawn to the swords the two were talking about and couldn't help but ask a question.

Ye Jie explained with a smile: "The Guiming Sword is a second-grade divine weapon. Legend has it that it was once the sword of the Fairy Beichen. The Guiming Sword is dark blue all over and was forged from the essence of moon iron. Its power is quite extraordinary."

Upon hearing this, Yao Bai immediately lost interest: "I thought it was some kind of rare and divine artifact, but it's made of moon iron? How boring."

Ye Jie was puzzled: "What's wrong with Moon Iron? Isn't it an extremely precious forging material? Only priceless magical treasures can be forged with Moon Iron. Ordinary divine artifacts can't even use Moon Iron."

Yao Bai waved his hand, his reddened eyes revealing a hint of disdain: "Perhaps moon iron is quite rare for mortal beings, but here, even the pots I use for eating are made of moon iron."

"Yeah……"

Ye Jie nodded, finally understanding the source of Yao Bai's disdain. Perhaps in the mortal world, moon iron would be a sacred object sought after by many forging saints, but on the moon, it was just a common commodity. No wonder Yao Bai lost interest as soon as he heard that.

"Besides the Guiming Sword, do you have any other interesting magical treasures?" Yao Bai's eyes darted around, and he quickly regained his interest, asking the group.

"Of course, the Guiming Sword is not the only divine weapon we possess."

Seeing that Yao Bai was lively and energetic, constantly pestering everyone with questions, Ye Jie thought for a moment and then took out the Golden Coin Sword:
"This sword is also a second-grade divine artifact. It can amplify the power of the artifact itself according to a person's wealth. Previously, the power it displayed was not even inferior to a true first-grade divine artifact..."

Staring at the sword blade that looked like scrap metal, Yao Bai asked with suspicion, "Really? I don't feel like this sword has any immortal essence at all? Can this really be considered a divine artifact? You didn't just find some random piece of scrap metal to fool me, did you?"

Ye Jie coughed dryly. For some reason, the Underworld Emperor's Ghost Seal also lost its effect and could not help him modify the Yin Virtue Record. He also did not know what kind of stimulation the Ghost Seal had suffered, which greatly reduced the power of the Golden Venerable Copper Coin Sword.

With Ye Jie having exhausted his Yin virtue, the power of the Golden Venerable Copper Coin Sword is now probably not even comparable to that of an ordinary ninth-grade spiritual weapon. Yao Bai was right; it is truly no different from scrap iron. This is something that cannot be helped. The upper limit of the Copper Coin Sword is to exert the power of a first-grade divine weapon, but the lower limit will fall to a point where it is simply unusable.

After witnessing the various magical treasures on Ye Jie's body, Yao Bai's expression changed, no longer showing the initial enthusiasm. When he first saw Ye Jie fighting against the Taiyin Star Lord, he thought he was some kind of powerful and mighty sage, but the magical treasures he took out really disappointed Yao Bai.

As the group continued onward, they soon heard a series of rhythmic striking sounds coming from ahead. The sounds were crisp yet powerful.

Soon, Tianming's figure appeared before everyone, along with an open-pit mine vein that had been soaked in the power of the moonlight.

"Palace Master Ye, I'm so worried I won't be able to find you..."

Noticing the commotion behind him, Tianming looked in the direction of the sound and quickly relaxed.

Ye Jie nodded, surprised that the first lost companion they found was Tianming, who had come with them: "Many companions are missing, and we must find them one by one. By the way... what are you doing here?"

When Ye Jie asked about this, Tian Ming's face lit up, as if he had returned to his area of ​​expertise:
"Palace Master Ye, you may not know this, but this place is full of moon iron. Even if you only take a few steps, you can obtain precious forging materials that cannot be found in the human world. For every blacksmith, this is a place they dream of visiting. How could I miss such a precious opportunity?"

As he spoke, Tianming took out the precious mineral he had just mined: "This is no ordinary moon iron. It is the essence of moon iron that has absorbed endless moonlight and is born from the creation of heaven and earth. If I use these precious minerals to forge, I will definitely be able to forge a true divine weapon and thus step into the level of a forging saint!"

Ye Jie understood. No wonder Tian Ming's expression was so fervent. For a forging master like him, finding the opportunity to break through to the Forging Saint was like an ordinary cultivator discovering the possibility of breaking through to the Saint realm. Even if it cost him anything, he would seize this hard-won opportunity.

“I remember that the materials required to forge a divine artifact are quite complex. Even with the finest moon iron, it’s impossible to forge a true divine artifact with just moon iron,” Ye Jie said, stroking his chin.

Tianming also thought of this: "That's right. To forge a divine artifact, I need many precious auxiliary materials. Only in this way can the divine artifact appear in the world! If Palace Master Ye can gather these materials for me, I am willing to do my best to forge a true divine artifact for Palace Master Ye. For me, the experience and insights gained during the forging process are invaluable gains that no amount of money can buy!"

Ye Jie nodded. Tianming needed to use his forging insights to break through to the level of a forging saint, and Ye Jie could also obtain a divine artifact along the way. It was a win-win situation, a perfect choice. Right now, they had no way to deal with Xuan Nu, and having an extra divine artifact would increase their chances of victory. He immediately said:

"What kind of ingredients do you need? Just tell me the names of the ingredients, and I'll collect them for you."

Tianming was overjoyed upon hearing this, and immediately told Ye Jie the required materials. However, Ye Jie couldn't help but frown after hearing the names of those materials.

Of the materials needed for Tianming, the laurel wood is relatively easy to find, but where can we find the Mingwang Peacock Feather? It seems we'll have to wait until we return to the human world to figure it out. Right now, the people on the moon definitely can't gather all the materials needed for Tianming. It seems that the forging process can't be completed anytime soon, and we can only pin our hopes on other things.

Trying to defeat the Xuan Nu herself through force is virtually impossible. Let alone Ye Jie in his current state, he even doubted that even if the Demon Lord himself came, he couldn't achieve it. It seemed the only way to rescue Xia Wei was to find another solution.

"Do you think Xia Wei has really forgotten everything from the past?"

On the way to find his next companion, Ye Jie sighed and asked the people around him.

Nan Linghe pursed his lips: "I don't believe that Xia Wei could forget everything from the past. Those experiences must still be in the deepest part of her soul. She was just blinded by the power of the artifact."

Li Feie nodded repeatedly: "That's right! As long as we don't give up and keep trying, there will definitely be a day when we can wake her up!"

(End of this chapter)