"Shi Zhi Xu..."
Hearing Chi You's excited words, Ye Ling looked at the spatial passage at the intersection of the Great Daos with some surprise.
Upon learning that opening the bronze door might require sacrificing Xu Xiaoqing, he had completely abandoned the idea of going to Shi Zhi Xu.
Therefore, Ye Ling did not hesitate when destroying the bronze door.
But Ye Ling hadn't expected that even after he had destroyed the bronze door, the passage behind it still opened. Wasn't this an unexpected joy?
However, Ye Ling wasn't blinded by the surprise and shifted his attention back to Xu Xiaoqing.
At this moment, Xu Xiaoqing was already in a昏迷 state, her breathing steady, and the spiritual energy within her was flowing in an orderly manner, showing no signs of going berserk. She appeared to have fully recovered.
Although the bronze door was destroyed, a power still remained hidden within Xu Xiaoqing.
It was just that the power was not as strong as before.
Xu Xiaoqing was still the key.
Realizing that Xu Xiaoqing's crisis might not be resolved, Ye Ling couldn't help but ask the excited Chi You, "I have already destroyed the bronze door, but a part of the power still exists within Xu Xiaoqing. What exactly is that power?"
Chi You replied, "That power is actually the energy used to open the bronze door. When she approached the bronze door, the bronze door would extract that part of the power from her body to stabilize the spatial passage."
"But now that the bronze door is destroyed, I think even if Xu Xiaoqing approaches the spatial passage, nothing should happen to her."
Ye Ling frowned, "Should?"
Chi You chuckled awkwardly, "After all, this is the first time I've encountered a destroyed bronze door. The principle behind the key hasn't been fully understood yet. Whether anything will happen to Xiaoqing when she approaches the spatial passage, I can't guarantee."
Then, fearing that Ye Ling might also destroy the spatial passage, Chi You continued, "However, given the current fragility of that spatial passage, even if it tries to extract Xu Xiaoqing's power, the strength is estimated not to be very high. We can easily deal with it."
"Emperor, the path is now laid out. At this point, do we still want to retreat?"
Hearing Chi You's words, Ye Ling fell silent.
Indeed, the spatial passage was now right in front of them. If they gave up at this moment, even Ye Ling would feel somewhat unwilling.
Chi You continued, "If Emperor is really worried that something might happen, then the two of us can enter the spatial passage. We'll leave Xu Xiaoqing outside, and it will be the best of both worlds!" Da Feng Novel Network
For Chi You, his goal was to find Shi Zhi Xu and forge a perfect physical body for himself.
Now that the bronze door was destroyed and the spatial passage had appeared, Xu Xiaoqing, as the key, was no longer useful. He wouldn't care about the life or death of a mortal.
Chi You's words made sense, but Ye Ling had a special premonition.
If he left Xu Xiaoqing alone in the Underworld, he might miss something...
At this moment, the unconscious Xu Xiaoqing slowly woke up. Seeing herself bound by Ye Ling's demonic energy, she was startled, "Senior... I, what is this?"
Seeing that Xu Xiaoqing had finally woken up, Ye Ling withdrew his demonic energy and explained, "Some things happened earlier, causing you to go berserk. To prevent you from causing trouble, I tied you up."
"I went berserk?" Hearing Ye Ling's words, Xu Xiaoqing was a little stunned. "What exactly happened just now?"
In her memory, she only heard a series of laughter, and then she lost consciousness.
When she woke up, she found herself here.
Seeing Xu Xiaoqing's confusion, Ye Ling didn't intend to hide anything. He revealed everything that had happened, including the fact that she was the embodiment of the bronze door's key.
No matter how worried Ye Ling was about Xu Xiaoqing's safety, he couldn't deny that the bronze door and the spatial passage might be a great opportunity for Xu Xiaoqing.
Whether to seize this opportunity was ultimately up to Xu Xiaoqing herself to decide.
"So... I am the key to Shi Zhi Xu?" Xu Xiaoqing murmured, unable to process so much information at once.
She was just an ordinary disciple of Shu Mountain before, and by chance, she met Ye Ling.
Since following Ye Ling, the things she encountered became increasingly beyond her imagination.
Now she was told she was the key to the bronze door, which could open a passage to the end of time.
Entering the spatial passage might lead to fatal danger, or it might lead to a meteoric rise.
Xu Xiaoqing looked at Ye Ling and stammered, "Senior... I, I really..."
In such a short period, the amount of information Xu Xiaoqing had to process was too immense. She even felt like her little head was about to explode!
Ye Ling understood that it was not easy for Xu Xiaoqing to accept this information, and he smiled, "It's alright, you can take your time to digest this. The power of the Great Daos went berserk in Mount Buzhou, and I also need some time to clean up."
"Mmm... I'll digest it." Xu Xiaoqing nodded with a dazed expression, quietly processing all the information.
Meanwhile, Ye Ling took advantage of this time to completely quell the berserk power of the Great Daos on Mount Buzhou.
Chi You naturally understood that whether he could enter the spatial passage depended entirely on Xu Xiaoqing.
At this moment, he also stood quietly to the side, doing his best to conceal his aura, waiting for Xu Xiaoqing to digest this matter.
As time slowly passed, Mount Buzhou returned to peace.
The unstable spatial passage was also stabilized under the influence of Ye Ling's spatial Great Dao.
After Mount Buzhou returned to peace, Ye Ling looked at the quiet Xu Xiaoqing again and asked with a smile, "How are you feeling now?"
Xu Xiaoqing, who was still lost in thought, immediately snapped back to attention upon hearing Ye Ling's words. She looked at Ye Ling with some trepidation and nodded, "I, I've recovered..."
"I've thought about it carefully just now. Although I still find it incredible that I suddenly became the key to some bronze door, I can understand that going to Shi Zhi Xu might be a great opportunity for me!"
Ye Ling reminded her, "It could also be a trap, a fatal one."
Xu Xiaoqing smiled, "I know Senior is worried about me. Knowing that is enough. However, the path of cultivation is inherently difficult, and danger is everywhere. Opportunities and crises always go hand in hand."
"If I truly fall here this time, I accept it."
Hearing Xu Xiaoqing's words, Chi You excitedly exclaimed, "So, Xiaoqing, you've decided to go in?"
Seeing the ancient demon god Chi You speaking to her, Xu Xiaoqing was a little intimidated and replied, "I, I've decided... Lord Chi You."
Chi You immediately beamed with joy, patting Xu Xiaoqing on the shoulder, "Excellent! You are a very outstanding junior! I like it!"
Seeing this, Ye Ling also gave Xu Xiaoqing a deep look, then said, "Fine, since this is your own decision, then let's take a risk."
"Let's go to that spatial passage together and see if the world beyond is truly Shi Zhi Xu!"