Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 283 Qi Miaoxuan of the Fire Spirit Clan

Looking at the poisonous bead in Yu Shier's hand, Yu Shijiu asked in confusion, "Why don't you go in and find the clan leader yourself?"

Yu Shier said, "I can sense that immortal being, and it can sense me. If I enter the Ruins now, it will be like paving the way for them."

Yu Shijiu, you don't need to doubt my identity. I am Yu Shier. I not only know that the Ruins of Chu are now in Dongsha Valley, but I also know that the God of Fire is hidden in the volcano in Shensha Valley outside the Ruins of Chu. I also know that I can enter the Ruins of Chu through spatial rifts.

If I had any ulterior motives, the Fire Spirit Clan would have been wiped out long ago. Besides, go back and tell the clan leader you saw me; he will understand everything.

"Does the clan leader know of your existence?" Yu Shijiu asked in confusion.

Yu Shier said, “I will find opportunities to meet with the protectors of our Fire Spirit Clan throughout the generations. However, only the protectors and the clan leader know about it. The reason you don’t know is because you are too young and I was worried that you would not be able to keep the secret. That’s why I have never told you.”

Yu Shijiu looked at Yu Shier, remained silent for a moment, then slowly reached out and took the poison bead from Yu Shier's hand, asking, "Are there any requirements for using this?"

Yu Shier said, "No, you just need to put it into the core of the Void Array."

Yu Shijiu nodded slightly, put the poison bead into the pocket at his waist, and asked, "By the way, how did you recognize that my sword was passed down from Master Gu?"

Yu Shier said, "I have met Gu Mo and seen him fight many times. I know his sword better than you do."

“I see,” Yu Shijiu asked again, “I have another question. Although we Fire Spirits have a long lifespan, it is generally only 130 or 140 years old, and the most is 180 years old. How did you manage to live for nearly 400 years?”

Yu Shier said, “Because I am no longer human. Your cultivation is not high enough. You will know when you reach the Ascension Realm. If you want to live for several hundred more years, you will have many ways. My physical body is long dead. What is alive now is just a primordial spirit that has found a place to reside!”

Yu Shijiu asked in surprise, "Is there really an Ascension Realm?"

Yu Shier said, “You are the current protector of the Fire Spirit Clan. Your talent and potential are the same as mine back then. In fact, your talent in cultivation far surpasses mine. My talent is in medicine, and I was able to cultivate to the Ascension Realm. You can certainly do it too.”

Yu Shijiu was silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, that's settled then. Let me leave. I'm going back to see the clan leader now."

Yu Twelve waved his hand, and the domain formed by the black mist gradually dissipated.

Yu Shijiu mounted his horse, then suddenly remembered something and quickly turned his head to ask, "Three years ago, Shatuo Temple in Shatuo City was burned down, and Master Jingkong was killed. I investigated for three years without any leads. Did you do it?"

Yu Twelve readily admitted, "I did it. You did something incredibly stupid. The first rule of the Protectors is that anyone who knows the secrets of the Fire Spirit Clan must be killed immediately, but you became friends with them. You are truly foolish."

Yu Shijiu angrily said, "Master Jingkong is different. He has been helping me all along. You shouldn't have killed him!"

Yu Twelve said in a deep voice, "You're still being foolish. Don't gamble with humanity. Yu Nineteen, what you're doing is using the entire Fire Spirit Clan to gamble with one person's humanity. You're really too selfish!"

Yu Shijiu clenched his fists tightly.

Yu Shier continued, "If you want to avenge your friend, I'm very welcome. Of course, the premise is that you have to be able to beat me. You can't win an argument, and you're not strong enough in terms of fists. What are you still looking at me for? Why don't you do something?"

Yu Shijiu didn't say anything more and rode away quickly on his horse.

Yu Twelve watched Yu Nineteen's departing figure and chuckled softly, "That silly boy, Fire Spirit Clan, it's truly a miracle that you've survived until now. I've really gone to great lengths for you!"

……

At dawn, as the red sun rises, it sweeps across the sand dunes, and countless grains of sand, like locusts flying by, weave a silvery net in the morning light.

Yu Shijiu rode his horse into a canyon called Dongsha Valley. He led the horse forward through piles of rocks until they reached a giant boulder.

He made a hand seal and chanted incantations. A green glow emerged from his fingers and quickly surged toward the boulder. In an instant, the boulder began to ripple, as if it had turned into flowing water.

Yu Shijiu led his horse and rushed forward, disappearing into the crowd in an instant.

The moment he entered the boulder, the turbulent liquid on its surface returned to its hardened state.

The next moment,

Yu Shijiu appeared in a spacious cave. He led his horse out slowly and was greeted by a vast ancient city with the words "Xuxu" on the city gate.

The morning light was forging the outline of the ancient city into gold and iron. The city wall, more than ten feet high, looked like a giant python lying on the ground. The weathered bricks were layered with millions of grains of sand and gravel. The vines sprouting from the cracks in the bricks were covered with salt and alkali frost, as if someone had spent a hundred years carving cracks and sword marks all over the brick surface.

The city gate opening resembled the gaping mouth of a giant beast. The two characters "焃墟" on the bluestone lintel had been eroded by wind and sand, and the copper-rusted plaque swayed in the wind, making a muffled sound.

The city was filled with an eerie and deathly atmosphere, so quiet that not even the slightest breeze could be heard.

However, Yu Shijiu was already used to it. He rode his horse into the city and moved forward quickly. The city's street scenes, pavilions, sand piles, skeletons and other sights kept receding. He circled around the city, back and forth, like a headless fly. But if there were a master of formations here, he would definitely be able to see that he was running wildly according to some unique pattern.

Until one moment, when Yu Shijiu rode his horse out of a long street, the scene before him suddenly changed, and he found himself in a beautiful little mountain village.

The small mountain village, with its blue-tiled roofs and white walls, stands nestled against the mountainside, a babbling brook winding around the bluestone path. Farmers laugh and chat among the crisscrossing fields, while children chase butterflies across a small stone arch bridge. An old man weaves bamboo baskets under the eaves, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan; several yellow dogs nap under the shade of a locust tree; even the white geese in the stream glide slowly, scattering the sunlight and clouds like shimmering gold—a scene of peace and tranquility.

Yu Shijiu held a high position in the village. Along the way, whether it was the elderly or children, everyone who met Yu Shijiu would respectfully bow and call him "Divine Messenger".

quickly,

Yu Shijiu arrived outside a small courtyard in the village and called out, "Clan Chief, it's me, Shijiu. I need to talk to you!"

"Bang bang bang" "Bang bang bang"

Yu Shijiu pounded on the door forcefully.

Soon, an old man's voice came from inside: "I heard you, I heard you, don't break the door!"

When the door opened, a sprightly and healthy old man walked out. His hair was quite white, but he didn't have many wrinkles on his face, making him look to be only about sixty years old. In reality, this man was the current patriarch of the Fire Spirit Clan, named Yu Dong, who was over one hundred and ten years old. It was just that the people of the Fire Spirit Clan generally had very long lifespans and aged very slowly.

Yu Dong opened the door and said, "Nineteen, what's with your hasty actions? It's not time for you to come back yet. Why are you back early?"

Yu Shijiu pushed Yu Dong through the door, then closed it behind him and asked in a low voice, "Clan leader, do you know Yu Shier?"

Yu Dong was slightly taken aback and said, "He came to see you?"

"You really know!" Yu Shijiu asked in surprise.

Yu Tong pulled Yu Shijiu down to sit and said, "Since he has come to see you, it means he has already approved of you and thinks you are a qualified protector."

"What exactly happened?" Yu Shijiu asked疑惑地, "Isn't Yu Shier a traitor?"

Yu Dong shook his head and said, "He is not a traitor. He is a hero of our Fire Spirit Clan. Back then, everyone thought that Yu Twelve stole the clan's most precious treasure and defected, which caused our Fire Spirit Clan to be without a protector for a long time."

It wasn't until later, when the guardian fish thirteen appeared and he left the Ruins and went to the outside world, that he learned that fish twelfth had been protecting our Fire Spirit Clan all along, only to be watched by a very powerful enemy who had even injured the Fire God.

Fortunately, that person was also injured by the Fire God, and Yu Twelve, by chance, absorbed the energy of a supreme treasure, barely managing to contend with that enemy. For hundreds of years, Yu Twelve had been trying to find a way to deal with that enemy; he even went so far as to experiment with poisons on himself, transforming himself into a monstrous, poisonous creature.

Yu Shijiu felt a little heavy-hearted and said, "It's actually true!"

Yu Dong continued, "Since our Fire Spirit Clan was born more than a thousand years ago, we have always had a tragic fate. Several times we were almost wiped out, and we have never had a period of peace that lasted more than a hundred years."

It wasn't until four hundred years ago, by chance, that Yu Twelve appeared in this ruin, allowing our clan to enjoy several hundred years of peace. Because we Fire Spirits have always lived in seclusion, we are simple-minded and easily deceived. Moreover, each generation only has one protector, whose power is limited, and various mistakes are always made, leading to the exposure of clan secrets and the occurrence of crises.

But for over three hundred years, with Yu Twelve protecting us from the outside world, our Fire Spirit Clan has been able to enjoy peace for so long.

Yu Shijiu fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

He was furious about Yu Twelve killing Master Jingkong, but he also knew that Yu Twelve did it for the Fire Spirit Clan. He didn't know what to do about this anger and hatred.

After a while, Yu Twelve took out the poison bead from his pocket and said, "This is from Yu Twelve. He said that the immortal who has been eyeing us for hundreds of years has come again, this time with an army intending to break through the Void Array."

Yu Twelve asked you to place this poisonous pearl into the eye of the Void Array. Then, he can form a domain, becoming invincible there, able to repel that immortal and his army, and help us survive this calamity. He also said that he only needs to do one more thing to help our Fire Spirit Clan remove the curse, allowing us to live ordinary lives from then on.

Looking at the poisonous bead, Yu Dong said, "Helping Yu Twelve repel the enemy is fine, but let's postpone the matter of removing the Fire God's blessing!"

"Why?" Yu Shijiu asked in surprise, "Hasn't this curse tormented you enough? For over a thousand years, our clan has lived a life of hiding and running away. Although we are long-lived, this is not a good thing, but rather torture. We are forever stuck in this place where only our clansmen live, and we can never come into contact with outsiders. Haven't you had enough?"

Yu Tong looked at Yu Shijiu and said, "This is just your idea!" "No," Yu Shijiu exclaimed, "This is what all of us think!"

Yu Dong was silent for a moment, then said, "But this is not what the God of Fire wants."

Yu Shijiu was slightly taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yu Dong led Yu Shijiu into the house, then took out a wooden box from a box and handed it to Yu Shijiu, saying, "Open it and take a look. Originally, I should have told you the truth when you became a protector, but you were too young, so I never told you. Now that Yu Shier has accepted you, you should know."

Yu Shijiu opened the wooden box with a puzzled look in his eyes and saw a piece of jade inside. He reached out and gently stroked it, and the jade immediately shone with a luster, revealing characters that only the Fire Spirit Clan could recognize. It turned out to be a contract.

A master-servant contract between the Fire God and the Fire Spirit Clan stipulates that the Fire Spirit Clan will serve as the Fire God's servants for all eternity, becoming his food.

“What…what’s going on?” Yu Shijiu asked. After reading those words, Yu Shijiu said incredulously, “We…we are not followers of the Fire God, but…food of the Fire God? How…how is this possible? Don’t we worship and believe in the Fire God? Isn’t the Fire God our god? Why are we slaves, livestock?”

Yu Dong shook his head slightly and said, "If the Fire God is our god, then how could our Fire Spirit Clan have faced repeated crises of extinction?"

Yu Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Many years ago, the exact details are no longer known, a demonic beast called the Fire Qilin appeared in the world. This Fire Qilin is the source of all suffering and calamities in the world."

The Fire Qilin always went out to devour people, and every time it appeared, it brought devastation and endless wildfires, killing countless people. In response, our ancestors rallied many powerful warriors to hunt down the Fire Qilin.

That battle was extremely fierce, but we were ultimately defeated. When everyone thought they were going to die on the spot, the Fire Qilin discovered our ancestor's special physique during the fight. So, it spoke human language and asked to make a deal with our ancestor.

At this point, Yu Dong pointed to the jade stone and said, "The terms of the transaction are this: the Fire God will use the special physique of our ancestors to cultivate a Spirit Race member, because Spirit Race members are purer in both body and soul than ordinary people outside."

The god of fire had grown tired of eating the people and beasts outside. Although it was a god and did not need to eat to replenish its strength, it still had a appetite. The modified spirits were a more palatable food for the god of fire.

If our ancestors agree to the conditions, the Fire Qilin will not go out to harm the human world, because most of the time it appears in the world is to find delicious food. Once the Spirit Clan makes regular sacrifices, it can reduce the number of times it goes out, or even not appear in the world at all, and the disasters in the human world can be relieved.

Afterwards, in order to save the people of the world and to save their companions, our ancestors agreed to the deal without hesitation and signed a contract with the God of Fire.

From then on, the Spirit Race was born. We were born with the gift of being free from disease, disaster, and injury. Our blood contains pure spiritual power, but this is only to make it palatable for the God of Fire.

This is why people in our clan are thrown into the sacred mountain after they die. It's not, as the village tradition says, a return to the embrace of the gods; actually, it's to be offered to the fire god. For the past three hundred years, the fire god has been asleep and rarely leaves the mountain, so there's no need for human sacrifices. In the past, every time the fire god awoke, a human sacrifice was required.

After listening,

Yu Shijiu asked, puzzled, "Then shouldn't we lift the curse? Why are you hesitating?"

Yu Dong said, “Because if we break the contract, the God of Fire will once again appear in the world for the sake of his appetite, and the world will be plunged into endless suffering. This goes against the will of our ancestors.”

Yu Shijiu said in a deep voice, "But we should have the right to choose. Why should we be born destined to become food for the so-called world? The most important thing is that no one is grateful to us. On the contrary, our Fire Spirit Clan has been persecuted time and time again by the world that we protect!"

Yu Dong sighed and said, "Yes, so I said we'll talk about it later, not that I'm directly opposing it. If it's really possible, I will let the people of my tribe choose freely. Those who want to be released can be released, and those who want to stay can stay."

Besides the greater good of humanity, there's another reason: I don't believe Yu Twelve can undo the Fire God's blessing. If she fails and angers the Fire God, our Fire Spirit Clan will face annihilation. The Fire God can control the life and death of any member of the Spirit Clan in an instant; it's not like no one in our Spirit Clan's history has ever tried, but all have failed.

Fish Nineteen said, "But Fish Twelve said he could undo it?"

“I can’t be sure if Yu Twelve can really do it,” Yu Tong said. “However, when Yu Twelve became a protector, the talent he received was in medicine, so it’s possible that he really could.”

Yu Shijiu waved his hand and said, "Forget about that for now, let's put this poison bead into the array eye first!"

Yu Dong nodded slightly and led Yu Shijiu to a towering mountain outside the village that reached into the clouds. When they reached the summit and looked down, they found themselves right in the middle of an ancient city.

Yu Dong said, “Look closely, this Ruins City is a great array, a Void Array. Our Fire Spirit Clan’s Mirage Valley, which appears to be inside the city, is actually outside. It’s just that this Void Array is between reality and illusion, which is why we are both hidden in the Ruins and exist outside.”

As he spoke, Yu Dong began to form hand seals, and unique power emanated from his palms, carrying the poisonous bead slowly into the void. At a certain moment, a large array appeared in the void, enveloping the entire ancient city of Kuoxu.

The poisonous bead flew into the center of the formation, spreading out wisps of black mist that surged and spread until it finally covered the entire formation before gradually disappearing.

"Let's go, let's go down the mountain!"

Yu Dong's face was slightly pale, and he was breathing heavily.

Yu Shijiu hurriedly went over to help Yu Dong walk down the mountain and asked, "By the way, clan leader, do we have any way to awaken the Fire God? This whole thing happened because that immortal was trying to kill the Fire God. We should wake up the Fire God to help resist that immortal!"

Yu Dong shook his head and said, "Our tribe has no way to contact the Fire God, and the sacred mountain is underground. You know what it's like inside; it's impossible for anyone to get in."

Yu Shijiu's expression was solemn.

Yu Dong patted Yu Shijiu on the shoulder and said, "We are slaves of the Fire God. We live when it lives, and we die when it dies. Protecting it is our mission. There is no need for complaints. When our ancestors chose to make a deal with the Fire God for the sake of all people, it was already destined. Moreover, wasn't that deal also a way to save our ancestors' lives? If it weren't for that deal, would we be where we are today?"

……

Military camp in the northern desert.

A cloud of yellow sand rose in the distance, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves. Several messengers rushed over quickly, holding urgent orders. Immediately, the soldiers in the camp released the checkpoints, allowing the messengers to ride directly to the outside of the central army tent.

"Reporting to General Ye, the target has been located!"

Ye Jinglan, Gu Mo, and Qi Miaoxuan, who were drinking tea in the military camp, all looked up.

Immediately, Ye Jinglan got up and went out. Qi Miaoxuan, however, lay back in her chair and said, "It's been so long, we've finally found it! If we hadn't found it soon, it would have been almost New Year's!"

Gu Mo smiled slightly. He had been in the northern desert for seven or eight days, and it was now late December. The New Year was just around the corner. He had already made plans. If he still hadn't found her by then, he would fly back to Linjiang on New Year's Eve to spend the holiday with his sister, and then come back.

"But do you also celebrate the New Year?" Gu Mo asked, puzzled.

Qi Miaoxuan rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not a pig for the New Year, why can't I celebrate the New Year?" Then, Qi Miaoxuan suddenly asked, "Gu Mo, are you really not interested in the power of the Qilin? I'm serious. If you want it, I can really help you. I promise I won't cheat you, and I'll let you obtain the power of the Qilin without any hindrance!"

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "The more you say that, the less I dare to accept it."

Qi Miaoxuan asked, puzzled, "Then what are you after?"

"I've already said it, Fire Kirin is a wanted criminal, and Ye Jinglan is my friend, it's that simple," Gu Mo said.

Qi Miaoxuan stopped talking, but her face showed an expression that said, "You'll see if I believe you or not."

Gu Mo didn't offer much explanation.

A moment later, Ye Jinglan walked in and said, "We have found clues about the ruins of the Kuoxu in Dongsha Valley. I have ordered the geomancers to set up the formation, and the army here is also preparing to set off. Once we arrive, we will immediately set up the formation and we will definitely be able to find the ruins of the Kuoxu."

Qi Miaoxuan immediately stood up and said, "Then what are we talking about? Let's go!"

Gu Mo suddenly spoke up: "Actually, there's something I haven't figured out yet."

"What is it?" Ye Jinglan asked.

Gu Mo said, "According to what you said, Lao Qi, the protector of the Fire Spirit Clan is a plague god. He has been guarding the Ruins of Kuoxu for so many years. With his methods, wouldn't it be easy for him to stop this by simply releasing poison? If the army is infected with the plague, it will be impossible to find the Ruins of Kuoxu again."

Qi Miaoxuan waved his hand and said, "Do you really think my medical skills are useless? If it can release poison, I can cure it. Moreover, once it releases poison, I can sense its location. Without the assistance of the great formation in the Ruins of Kuoxu, it is no match for me. Don't think that I have been avoiding it most of the time these past years. It's not because I'm afraid of it, but because I have special reasons for not wanting to fight it to the death. Besides, there is a large army here now. If it dares to make any moves outside, it will really be courting death!"

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "I'm really curious, just how strong are you, old man?"

"My old bones are too strong to beat you young man!" Qi Miaoxuan waved his hand with a smile and strode out.

Subsequently,

Gu Mo and Ye Jinglan followed closely behind.

Ye Jinglan transmitted his voice, "What? Have you noticed something wrong with Old Qi?"

Gu Mo transmitted his voice and said, "I don't see anything wrong with it. It's perfectly normal. But it's just too normal. It's like a normal person that makes me feel abnormal. How can an old immortal who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years have the thinking of a normal person?"

(End of this chapter)