Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 1048 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
A remote corner of the world.

In the barren and desolate world, there was no grass growing on the earth, and a foul smell was everywhere.

In front of a thick rotten vine, Cui Duan was wearing a bright red official robe, with a layer of mysterious black mist surrounding him, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

At this time, he was carefully examining the body of Emperor Long Teng, but Emperor Long Teng's body was rotten to the core.

No place is alive.

The strange and terrifying natural poison is like a cancer that clings to your bones.

To be honest, it's a miracle that Emperor Long Teng can live to this day.

If Emperor Long Teng had not said that he had lived many second lives, he probably wouldn't have believed that Emperor Long Teng was a figure from ancient times.

Because the natural poison is too terrifying.

Not to mention the Great Emperor, even the Holy Emperor of Creation could not hold on for so long.

However, if they could live a second life continuously, it seemed possible. Perhaps this was the peculiarity of the Dragon Vine Monster Clan. In fact, if the Dragon Vine Monsters did not live a second life continuously, they would have to die completely like other great emperors...

Cui Duan used his divine power to constantly check the situation, and found that it was indeed rotten to the core.

There is no salvation.

After a while.

Cui Duan withdrew his divine power and said, "Brother Tianqing, can I observe your soul? If your soul has not been corrupted, there may be a way."

"The soul is also corrupted."

Said the old voice.

However, he was a great emperor from the ancient times after all. He had participated in the great wars of the heavens and even had a bloody battle with the celestials.

What a proud existence it is?

He allowed Cui Duan to examine his body, which meant he had already put aside all his dignity. However, he would never allow anyone to examine his soul, not even his brothers...

Unless it is the Emperor of Earth.

He was able to show his body to Cui Duan for inspection. First, Cui Duan was indeed a human from Kyushu, although his appearance had changed a little. However, the special aura of the people from Kyushu was difficult to change and imitate.

Second, he is about to die, maybe Cui Duan has a solution?

He vaguely felt that Cui Duan was much stronger than he was at his peak and might even be able to reach the level of Heavenly Emperor.

As expected of the Kyushu human race!
Although the human race in Jiuzhou is now in decline, it is because the Three Emperors died. If the Three Emperors had not died, how could the traitorous Tianren race have its turn?
However, has the Emperor of Earth really returned?
really?
Emperor Long Teng didn't quite believe it...

After all, the Three Emperors have been dead for so long, and it is precisely because of the death of the Three Emperors that the world fell into the terrible war.

Once the flames of war raged, it lasted for an entire ancient era...

The so-called ancient times, medieval times and modern times, combined, are less than one-tenth of the ancient times.

The ancient times were extremely long, so long that they frightened and even made countless races despair.

And at this time.

When Cui Duan heard Emperor Longteng say this, he suddenly realized how rude he had been.

In fact, even if it was divine power to check the body, it was impossible for a great emperor. Which great emperor in the universe would let others check his body? As long as the other party had bad intentions and left something in his body, or attacked directly, he would not be able to defend himself at all.

If you let the soul go, not only will you know all the secrets, but you will also be killed in one blow, without even the chance to resist.

However, Cui Duan was still very surprised. He didn't expect that Emperor Long Teng would let go of his body and allow his divine power to check.

How much trust do you have in the human race in Kyushu?

"As long as the soul has not been corrupted, there is still a way to save it."

Cui Duan hesitated for a moment and said.

"It's already been corrupted. There's no chance." Emperor Long Teng sighed, "Now I just want to see our emperor. Brother Cui, can you please let me know?"

"My emperor is walking in the heavens, and I don't know where I am."

Cui Duan shook his head and said.

"Ugh……"

Emperor Longteng sighed, then said unwillingly: "I hate it."

"Brother Tianqing, are you willing to follow me to a place?" Cui Duan was silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe there is a way to save you there."

"where?"

Emperor Longteng said.

"Hell."

Cui Duan said.

"Hell?"

Emperor Longteng became a little confused and asked, "Where is the underworld? What is it?"

"Brother Tianqing will know when he goes there."

Cui Duan said.

However, at this time, Emperor Long Teng fell silent and did not speak for a long time, as if he had not made a decision.

"Does the underworld really have a way to save me?"

After a while.

Emperor Longteng said with some doubt.

"I am 80% sure." Cui Duan said confidently, "Do you know who built the underworld?"

"Emperor of the Earth?"

Emperor Long Teng was stunned for a moment.

But now, he had no idea about the underworld. He only vaguely felt that the underworld came from the netherworld...

The Emperor has returned from death.

That is to say, our emperor has returned from the underworld.

My emperor is such a splendid being. Building a hell from the underworld is not a piece of cake? He believes...

In fact, as long as the Emperor of Earth is there, it shouldn't be difficult to save him.

However, he still couldn't be sure whether Cui Duan was really Dihuang's man.

Did the Emperor of Earth really return from death? After all, the Emperor of Earth had been dead for so long, could he still return?

He was skeptical and did not completely believe Cui Duan, or he was just pretending to be friendly with Cui Duan. After all, it would be easy for Cui Duan to kill him. He was not even as good as the immortal god now...

otherwise.

Will he ask Cui Duan to check his body?
No matter what, he is an emperor, and an emperor who once fought in ancient times. What a proud existence he is!
He was just trying to protect himself.

"Brother Tianqing, please consider this. I will come back in a few days."

Cui Duan saw the concerns of Emperor Longteng. After all, they had just met for the first time and no one knew the other party's background. Even Cui Duan could not be sure whether Emperor Longteng's heart was still on the side of the Jiuzhou human race.

But he didn't care...

As long as the Dragon Vine Emperor was seriously injured, he would not live long. If the Dragon Vine Emperor wanted to survive, he had to go to the underworld for treatment...

"it is good……"

Emperor Longteng pondered for a moment and said.

After a while, Cui Duan left this small world and returned to the main plane to trace the history of the Dragon Vine Monster Clan. However, he did not find any useful information, so he returned to the underworld to inquire about the situation of the Dragon Teng Monster Clan.

In the underworld, there are naturally dragon vine monsters.

However, the Dragon Vine Monster Clan in the Netherworld is not as gifted as the Dragon Vine Monster Clan in the World of the Living, and has become a very ordinary monster clan.

"After death, did the talents of the Dragon Vine Monster Clan change?"

Cui Duan was a little surprised.

During his inquiries and investigations, he discovered that the Dragon Vine Monster Clan had indeed followed the Kyushu Human Clan in the ancient times. However, in the ancient times, it could be said that half of the races had followed the Kyushu Human Clan. After all, the Kyushu Human Clan in the ancient times was too powerful, and was the ruler of the heavens and myriad worlds, so naturally there would be countless races following them...

but.

After the human race in Kyushu was doomed, there were only a few races left that could hold on.

In the ancient dark bloody era.

Those who do not submit to the Celestials will only end up dead.

According to Cui Duan's investigation, there was indeed a Dragon Vine Emperor named Tianqing in the ancient dark bloody era.

Once fought a bloody battle with the Celestials...

Finally died in battle.

During his continuous investigation, he found that because the human race in Jiuzhou had lost its power and the Celestial race was rising strongly, the Dragon Vine Monster Clan was split into two. One faction of the Dragon Vine Monster Clan became the running dogs of the Celestial race.

The Dragon Vine Monster Clan that continued to follow the Kyushu Human Clan was exiled...

And the place of exile.

It seems to be the world of demons and spirits.

However, even the Dragon Vine Demon Clan could not be sure whether Emperor Tianqing had really died in the battle. They just thought he had died in the battle.

Cui Duan sorted out the information about Emperor Longteng, and then returned to the Yama Palace to inform King Yama about Tianqing. Although Yama was the ruthless clone that was cut out, it was Feng Qingyan's clone after all. After seeing Tianqing's information, he said to Cui Duan: "Although the name of this Tiandu is domineering, my underworld can suppress and expel it."

"Then I will go to the demon world and invite Tianqing to my underworld."

Cui Duan said without surprise.

"Go."

Yama Road.

Cui Duan bowed and walked out of the Yama Palace, and immediately went to the Demon World and came to the small world on the edge. However, as soon as he appeared in the small world, he felt that something was wrong with the world, and it was filled with a strong and extremely foul smell.

A terrifying aura of death spread out.

There was still a faint sadness between heaven and earth, as if blood had rained and a sad wind had blown before.

Is this the fall of an emperor?

At this moment, Cui Duan's brows suddenly frowned. Who else could have died except Emperor Longteng? Was Emperor Longteng really unable to hold on?
How long had he been gone?

It's only been two months.

Emperor Longteng can’t even hold on for two months?
He quickly came to the previous place and saw a highly rotten grass vine on the ground. Horrible juice was flowing out, turning the surrounding area into a dead place.

And follow the rotten vines deep into the ground.

One could vaguely see a large mass of highly rotten grass vines under the ground, and even the dragon's beard roots were rotten.

Completely lost vitality.

Completely dead.

Under the ground, there is a horrible accumulation of death energy and terrible poison. As long as this poison erupts, it can destroy the world in an instant...

Moreover, under the influence of the poison, it has been difficult for plants to grow in this world even after tens of thousands of years.

At this moment, Cui Duan frowned, not quite believing that Emperor Long Teng had died like this, dying so aggrieved and quiet...

This is a great emperor.

He couldn't help but observe carefully, and found that under the ground was indeed the corpse of Emperor Longteng, a highly decomposed corpse...

"It seems that he is indeed dead..."

He sighed.

but.

He always felt that Emperor Long Teng would not die so easily.

Something seems wrong.

Since he has been able to live so many second lives, why can't he survive this time?

It shouldn't be.

boom!
He simply dug up the ground and found the body of Emperor Long Teng underneath.

"Am I overthinking?"

Cui Duan shook his head, regretting that he was a step too late.

After a while, he buried the body of Emperor Longteng and set up some formations around it to prevent outside creatures from disturbing Emperor Longteng, and to block the toxins produced by the natural poison and the decay of the body...

After all, Emperor Longteng had fought for the human race in Jiuzhou.

After burying.

He built a mausoleum on it and lit some incense sticks...

"farewell."

Cui Duan said.

Because the soul of Emperor Long Teng was also corroded by the natural poison, it had completely dissipated between heaven and earth and did not become a so-called dead soul or anything like that.

When everything is done, he leaves this world and returns to the underworld.

However, after returning to the underworld, Cui Duan said: "I think that Emperor Longteng is not really dead, it is possible that his death was faked."

"Why fake your death?"

Yama asked.

"It should be him. He still doesn't believe me and can't confirm my identity." Cui Duan said, "He doesn't dare to follow me into my underworld rashly, and he doesn't want to get rid of my sight. From ancient times to now, countless tens of thousands of years have passed, and he has been able to survive time and time again. This time, he was able to survive as well, so he must have faked his death."

"However, I have walked through the Demon Spirit World and found no trace of him, which is a bit puzzling. Therefore, I would like to ask the King to look through the Demon Spirit World and find Emperor Longteng."

Cui Duan bowed and said.

"Row."

Yan Luodao said, and then he appeared on the Yellow Spring Road and ordered the sixteen ghosts to open the Ghost Gate. After opening the Ghost Gate, he did not walk out, but stood behind the Ghost Gate, and two black lights suddenly burst out of his eyes.

However, it was not the magical power of "breaking the void and seeing the subtle", but the eyes of Yama.

At this moment, Yan Luo's gaze began to search from the main plane of the Demon Spirit World, but after scanning the main plane, he did not find any trace of Emperor Long Teng.

"Not in the main plane."

Yama Road.

At this time, his eyes followed Cui Duan's pointing, searching for the edge of the universe. He soon saw the body of Emperor Long Teng, and nodded, "The body of Emperor Long Teng is indeed dead."

Cui Duan was stunned when he heard this. What does it mean that the body is really dead?
If the corpse is not dead, then it could be alive?

"There is indeed a problem."

Yama Road.

After a moment, his gaze returned to the main plane and fell on the dragon vine monsters. After observing and studying them for a while, he laughed and said, "Golden cicada escaping from its shell, so that's how it is."

"The golden cicada escapes from its shell?"

Cui Duan understood immediately after hearing this and said, "So that's why I can live a second life again and again..."

Yan Luo's eyes searched again.

but.

After he scanned all the small worlds in the big world, he still found no trace of Emperor Long Teng.

It did surprise him a bit.

"It's not easy to escape this trap. The traces have been almost completely wiped out."

Yama Road.

He searched again, carefully examining each small world, not missing a single inch.

This can be described as a carpet search.

When he had searched three quarters of the small world, he finally found traces of Emperor Long Teng in an ordinary small world.

"In this world."

Yan Luo pointed at the small world and said, "His current form is a seed..."

"Dragon vine knot?"

Cui Duan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he could escape in such a way.

Yan Luo nodded and said, "Unfortunately, the seed is still entangled with the poison. Even if it lives a second life, it will only repeat the previous life. Moreover, living like this for life after life will only make it weaker and weaker. Eventually one day, the seed will no longer be able to take root and sprout, or it will not be able to produce seeds at all..."

"Are you sure this poison can be expelled?"

Cui Duan asked after a moment of hesitation.

"Although this poison is difficult to cure even for the Heavenly Lord, it is not difficult for the underworld." Yan Luo said calmly, then turned around and left to return to the Yan Luo Palace, "Go and invite him here."

"promise."

Cui Duandao walked through the ghost gate and entered the world of demons and spirits.

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(End of this chapter)