"You're apologizing when you're about to die. Are you crazy?"
Han Dan angrily threw the medicine at her. "This ointment can only buy us a little time. If we have any last words, say them quickly."
Just then, a loud ringing sound came from outside the door.
The demonic seed in Yaohua's body struggled even more violently.
The faces of Han Dan and her sister changed drastically. The decay of their bodies accelerated. Soon, their bodies were emitting a black, putrid aura.
"It's Zhao Yue..." Su Lian cried, trembling. "We betrayed her. We're definitely going to be completely destroyed."
Han Dan stubbornly said, "So what if we're completely destroyed? Working for her, it was just a matter of time. It's better to die quickly than to be tortured by the demons."
In an instant, the two sisters turned into ashes and disappeared without a trace.
Before she died, Han Dan left only one sentence: "A very powerful demon is going to take the Divine Lord's Tomb. Be careful. Try to stay alive and avenge us."
Although Yaohua had never gotten along well with her, she was deeply moved by Han Dan's heroic attitude before her death.
She endured the pain and said with difficulty, "Don't worry."
The group didn't have time to grieve. They walked deeper inside until they gradually got out of the range of the ringing sound. The demonic seed in Yaohua's body also calmed down.
Yaohua pondered and asked, "The Divine Lord's Tomb is supposed to be the bane of demons. Why is there so much demonic energy outside?"
"Maybe the demons, just like us, managed to break the restrictions of the Divine Lord's Tomb during the few days we stayed here. Only then could they open up a passage," Chong Ming speculated.
Going outside meant being surrounded by demons. Staying inside meant being trapped here forever. It was a dead end.
Chong Ming thought for a moment and then walked towards the main tomb of the ancient god.
"What are you going to do?" Yaohua quickly followed.
He said seriously, "Look for clues."
The tombstone of the main tomb of the ancient god seemed to have cracked another piece. Except for the base, which was still as solid as ever, the upper part was in a terrible state.
The two walked around the tomb but didn't find anything extra.
Suddenly, Chong Ming stopped and looked at the stone tablet.
Yaohua understood what he meant. She cast a spell with him and knocked down the stone tablet.
The stone tablet crashed and shattered. There was a stone at the base faintly glowing. Chong Ming frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something. He took out another stone from the space.
The two stones collided in the air, revealing a small circular formation with obscure ancient characters on it.
Chong Ming memorized the characters. Just then, a picture suddenly appeared in the formation. It was pitch - black. Yaohua looked closely and saw a pair of evil red eyes. She couldn't help taking two steps back in fear.
Chong Ming shouted sternly, "Don't be so presumptuous!"
The red eyes didn't close. Instead, they slowly curved up. A faint, bewitching voice echoed in the tomb, "When the demonic energy covers the land of Kyushu, I will return to the world."
The picture disappeared in the air.
Yaohua covered her pounding heart, still in shock. "What was that just now?"
Chong Ming tightly held the stone and said with difficulty, "That is the Nine - Heavens Dark Demon. When I was still young, the ancient god led many other ancient gods to seal it in an unknown place. If I'm not wrong, the characters should record the sealing place."
He paced a few steps. "We must get out as soon as possible and destroy the matter of the Dark Demon's resurrection at the source. Otherwise, if the demons find the location of the Nine - Heavens Dark Demon, all sentient beings in the world will fall into a sea of suffering and will never have a chance of salvation!"
Yaohua nodded in agreement. Then a look of worry flashed across her eyebrows. "But with my current situation, even if I get out, I won't be able to help. Instead, I'll just be a burden. The most urgent thing is to suppress the demonic seed in my body. We can't rush it. Otherwise, we'll fall into Zhao Yue's trap."
Zhao Yue was good at calculating people's hearts. She was still furious after Yaohua was deceived by her last time. She would definitely target Yaohua everywhere and try to kill her. Since she had the ringing sound that could restrain Yaohua, they mustn't be careless.
"Let's go to the tombs of the ancient gods first," Chong Ming decided.
Yaohua was stunned. "Where is that?"
Yaoyao flew in happily and said proudly, "Finally, it's my turn to be useful. Mother, I've been looking for the tombs of the ancient gods these days. Father said not to tell you for fear that you would worry."
Yaohua looked at Chong Ming in confusion and saw the latter smiling slightly, silently admitting it. Her heart felt a little warm, and some of the gloom was dispelled.
Yaoyao led the two of them and flew east for less than a hundred miles. A mountain of tombs appeared in front of them.
There were tombs of immortals and gods on the mountain. Most of the souls in them had already dissipated.
The tombs of the ancient gods were on the top of the mountain. Chong Ming cast a spell to break the protective restriction and walked into the tomb's underground palace without any hindrance.
The underground palace was cold and damp. Only the candles on the walls were flickering faintly.
Yaoyao rushed forward and said happily, "Look! There's a great treasure here!"
In front of it were a large number of wooden boxes. Yaohua opened one of the boxes and was shocked to find that they were all books.
Moreover, they were all books that could restrain demons.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that the Celestial Realm had actually hidden important books here.
A line of big characters slowly floated above the wooden box: Who are you?
Yaohua was startled. She quickly threw the wooden box away and said warily, "This box actually has spiritual intelligence?"
The wooden box: …
Chong Ming was used to it. "This is the spiritual being of the magical instrument in the Celestial Realm's Library, the Old Box Immortal. He was injured and disappeared during the Dark Demon War. Unexpectedly, he's here. Because his original body is made of wood, his thinking is a bit clumsy. But as the spirit of the box, having read all the books in it, he's very knowledgeable and has a long - standing qualification."
The wooden box slowly wrote: Little Chong Ming, what are you looking for with your wife?
Yaohua rubbed her forehead. "I'm not..."
"If you interrupt him, he'll keep asking questions. To avoid wasting time, it's better not to explain," Chong Ming said as he rubbed her head.
Yaohua had no choice but to shut up.
He looked very focused. He condensed words in the void with his spiritual energy and replied to the Old Box Immortal: Looking for a way to remove the demonic seed.
Soon, the Old Box Immortal handed a box to the two of them.
Yaoyao opened it excitedly. "This—"
Before she could finish her sentence, the book in the box turned into ashes.
The Old Box Immortal said slowly, "Due to years of disrepair, you have to wrap the box with spiritual energy before you can open the book."
Everyone was stunned.
It slowly said, "Oops, I said it too late."
No one had expected that the important book would completely disappear because of a small mistake.
Yaoyao looked at the fragments on the ground, extremely guilty. "Mother, I'm sorry. You should transfer the demonic seed to me!"
Yaohua came back to her senses and flatly refused. "How can that be?"
Chong Ming sighed slightly and sat cross - legged on the ground.
Yaoyao asked in confusion, "Father, what are you doing?"
The Old Box Immortal replied, "This place is isolated from the world. It's just right for divining the fate."