Mythical Luo, starting with the fox spirit

Although the Bitter Love Tree has a massive body and the residual demonic power of reincarnated demons throughout history, it cannot withstand the devastation of a Demon Emperor-level being, let alone Yang Ping'an, who is skilled in fire-attribute attacks.

"Young Master Yang is joking. Sending souls to the underworld is the job of the Yellow Springs Clan of the underworld." Tu Shan Rongrong maintained her smile and explained the secrets of the Yellow Springs Clan to Yang Ping'an.

"The Yellow Springs Clan possesses the Yellow Springs Book of Life and Death and the Cycle Judge's Pen, and governs the Underworld and the Reincarnation of Souls. All living beings in this world will enter the Underworld through members of the Yellow Springs Clan after death and be reincarnated. Therefore, the Yellow Springs Clan has a very high status and power."

After listening to Tu Shan Rongrong's explanation, Yang Ping'an suddenly understood. So the Huangquan Clan had such a background; no wonder they could act with impunity in the world. Tu Shan Ya Ya also listened with great interest; it was the first time she had learned about the Huangquan Clan.

Only Tu Shan Honghong remained silent beside the three. She had known about the Yellow Springs Clan for a long time. Ever since the little Taoist died, she had tried to find out about the Yellow Springs Clan, but to no avail.

"The Yellow Springs Clan has too much power, doesn't it?" Tu Shan Ya Ya scratched her head and asked in confusion, "Doesn't anyone want to take their place? I'm tempted by it; it's about controlling the power of reincarnation."

"Of course, some people wanted to seize the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld and the Pen of the Judge of Cycles, but in the end, they all failed." Tu Shan Rongrong continued, "I also saw this in Tu Shan's records."

"The true form of the Yellow Springs Clan is an earthworm. They usually live in the Underworld, which is like an independent space that no one can find."

"Moreover, there are also experts among the Yellow Springs Clan. Legend has it that the Yellow Springs Clan's strength is enhanced in the Underworld, while the strength of others is suppressed. However, they cannot easily leave the Underworld, otherwise their strength will decline. It can be said that they are both made and broken by the Underworld."

"Most importantly, the two magical artifacts possessed by the Yellow Springs Clan also have significant limitations. According to records, whether it's the Book of Life and Death or the Cycle Judge's Pen, they must abide by the rules and treat all the dead souls fairly and equally, except when fighting enemies. They can only modify the treatment of the dead to a limited extent. Otherwise, they will lose their destiny and will no longer be favored by the Underworld, and the Yellow Springs Clan's status will be replaced by other races."

"In short, the cost of attacking and replacing the Yellow Springs Clan far outweighs the benefits they can gain. Therefore, no major power would do such a losing proposition, and small and medium-sized powers do not have enough strength."

Yang Ping'an was listening intently when Tu Shan Rongrong suddenly paused.

"It's not that no one has ever found the location of the Underworld. Legend has it that the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom once personally entered the Yellow Springs Clan and then drove them out with a single blow. This is the only recorded instance of a living being entering and leaving the Underworld."

"However, the strength of the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom is beyond our reach." Tu Shan Rongrong couldn't help but sigh when talking about the strength of the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom.

The books in Tushan record that the circle was drawn on the earth by the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom to protect the creatures within. Tushan Rongrong had never seen the circle's exact appearance, but she could imagine its size just from the map inside. To be honest, Tushan Rongrong didn't believe there could be such a powerful person in the world, and it was even harder for anyone to imagine being able to injure him.

However, the scene of Yang Ping'an defeating Tu Shan Honghong with just two moves that day kept replaying in Tu Shan Rongrong's mind, and she began to reconsider whether there was a higher realm than the Demon Emperor.

"In other words, the Bitter Love Tree only delivers people's souls to the Yellow Springs Clan." When Yang Ping'an heard about the little golden man's experience of breaking through the underworld, he instantly recalled his childhood idol, the Monkey King Sun Wukong, who fought against heaven and earth, and wished he could follow in his footsteps and take a day trip to the underworld.

But the little golden man was not the Monkey King from his memory. Yang Ping'an had just interacted with the little golden man a couple of days ago and was certain that it was not him.

"Well, the Bitter Love Tree doesn't have the ability to directly help people reincarnate. It can only find the reincarnation of the person whose destiny is being continued through the demonic power of the spirit that continues the destiny, and with the help of magical artifacts." Tu Shan Rongrong came back to her senses and gently stroked the weathered tree trunk, as if she was feeling the depth of history.

Yang Ping'an didn't completely believe Tu Shan Rongrong's words. Putting everything else aside, the fact that the gender and race of the person reincarnated remained the same as in their first life, regardless of how many times they were reborn, was already quite unusual. Reincarnation, or reincarnation in the true sense, is not an ordinary reincarnation. The reincarnated person cannot control their next life, so it could only be the Tu Shan fox demon, or rather, the Bitter Love Tree, that played a decisive role.

This ancient tree possesses magical abilities, yet it has not developed sentience; it's strange that it hasn't become a monster, at least not outwardly.

"I greatly admire the Bitter Love Tree. Is it possible for me to cultivate under it for a period of time?" Yang Ping'an decided to personally explore the secrets of the Bitter Love Tree.

"This..." Tu Shan Rongrong hesitated, then looked up at Tu Shan Honghong, seeking her opinion.

"Five thousand taels." Yang Ping'an calmly quoted one hundred thousand taels.

"Young Master Yang, there's no precedent for this. We..." Tu Shan Rongrong maintained her smile, politely declining Yang Ping'an's request to cultivate under the Bitter Love Tree. They couldn't risk having their secrets exposed by outsiders just for a few taels of silver, even though no one outside the direct line of Tu Shan fox demons had ever done so before.

"Twenty thousand taels." Tu Shan Honghong and the other two were shocked. Someone was actually willing to spend so much money just to cultivate under the Bitter Love Tree.

"Fifty thousand taels." Tu Shan Rongrong's eyes narrowed so much they almost looked like gold ingots, but judging from Yang Ping'an's expression, it seemed she could still squeeze some more silver out of him.

"Seventy thousand taels." Yang Ping'an had already seen through Tu Shan Rongrong and Tu Shan Honghong's softening attitude, but exploring the secrets of the Bitter Love Tree didn't necessarily require Tu Shan's consent. Yang Ping'an had plenty of ways to uncover the secrets of the Bitter Love Tree without the Tu Shan fox demon's knowledge.

None of the three responded. Tu Shan Rongrong was hoping for a higher price, Tu Shan Honghong was also wondering if there would be an even higher offer, and Tu Shan Yaya was completely stunned.

"Eighty thousand taels." Yang Ping'an's voice was completely devoid of any emotion.

"Ninety thousand taels." Yang Ping'an coldly quoted the amount, like a ruthless pricing machine, clearly dissatisfied.

Yang Ping'an's act was for Tu Shan Rongrong and the other two to see. After all, he was a positive character who wouldn't resort to trickery or extortion; he preferred to adhere to the principle of equal exchange. Although he didn't care about the money, he disliked being taken advantage of by greedy people.

"ten……"

"Ninety thousand taels, that's it." Tu Shan Rongrong noticed Yang Ping'an's emotional change and, thinking of his terrifying strength, suddenly shivered and hurriedly spoke up.

Tu Shan Hong Hong also realized that the others were being a bit too greedy, so she tacitly approved of Tu Shan Rong Rong's decision.

I like the myth of Da Luo, which started with the fox spirit.