Dethroned from the Imperial Throne, Why Are You So Anxious When I Don't Want It Anymore? - Chapter 51
Chapter 51: Nine Nether Bl00d Spring Erupts
This statement was made, and not only Shi Lei, but also several other cultivators from various Empires scoffed.
They were not very clear on what kind of person the Great Yan’s newly acclaimed Crown Prince, Ye Xuan, really was.
However, they knew that once the Bl00d Spring erupted, it was definitely not something Ye Xuan could solve. Otherwise, over the years, why was Ye Yu the only one in Qingzhou who successfully sealed it?
Shi Lei wanted to say something else, but a man appeared in front of him and helped him up.
“Shi Tou, long time no see. ” Ye Yu looked at Shi Lei, his eyes complex.
Unexpectedly, the once strong man had become so emaciated.
This past year, Shi Lei probably hasn’t had it easy.
Hearing this familiar address, Shi Lei looked at Ye Yu in surprise. The man’s appearance was somewhat unfamiliar, but his aura was incredibly familiar. After a long while, he said joyfully, “You… you are… His… ”
Halfway through, Shi Lei stopped. He knew that Ye Yu’s name was practically taboo here, now.
Ye Yu smiled and patted Shi Lei on the shoulder, inputting a stream of pure spiritual energy into the latter’s body.
Instantly, Shi Lei felt a warm current flowing through his body, and his complexion instantly improved.
“Who are you! How dare you interfere in our business? ” The man who had been teasing Shi Lei angrily questioned, and was about to attack.
But he was shocked and sent flying by an invisible force, falling heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, the surrounding cultivators immediately looked solemn. They could also use spiritual energy to protect themselves, but they couldn’t control spiritual energy as delicately as this.
The young man in front of them was probably at least at the Golden Core Late Stage of cultivation.
Realizing that Ye Yu was a cultivator, the man immediately shut his mouth, even forcibly suppressing a scream.
“Kindness invites bullying. Constant forbearance is not a good method. ” Ye Yu looked at Shi Lei and said earnestly.
Shi Lei lowered his head upon hearing this, bitterly saying, “Back then, we did our best to protect those people. If we were to attack them, wouldn’t it mean that all our efforts were in vain? ”
“Didn’t you not act, and it still turned out in vain? ” Ye Yu glanced at the surrounding people and said.
For a moment, Shi Lei was speechless, not knowing what to say.
The small town back then, although sparsely populated due to the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring, everyone still loved each other.
Now, life is better, the Bl00d Spring is sealed, and foreign armies no longer invade, yet it has become this way.
Ye Yu knew that all of this was deliberately arranged by Ye Xuan. This was the source. As long as the people of the source began to question everything Ye Xuan had done.
Then what reason would others have to disbelieve?
“Let’s go, I’ll take you away from here. ” Ye Yu said to Shi Lei, then Ye Yu looked at the other cultivators around him, his spiritual energy surging, and the pressure of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator instantly swept across the entire area.
Ordinary People didn’t notice anything.
But those cultivators all had their hair stand on end, looking at Ye Yu in shock.
Nascent Soul Stage!
This young man was actually a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator!
“Everyone, a piece of advice: leave as soon as possible. ” Ye Yu finished, then withdrew his pressure, and slowly walked away with Shi Lei.
These cultivators weren’t fools. They could be sent here to study the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring; their cultivation bases weren’t bad, and they were deeply trusted by the Forces behind them.
A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator of this age, there was probably only one in all of Qingzhou: Ye Yu!
In the past few days, the news of Ye Yu’s actions in the Secret Realm had already spread within the various Forces.
The rules given to their subordinates by all the Forces were surprisingly consistent.
If encountered, try to win him over; if you can’t, don’t offend him!
If there is a conflict with Ye Yu, they are allowed to flee directly!
Now that Ye Yu appeared here, coupled with what he said earlier, combined with the fact that the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring here was sealed by Ye Yu.
A thought suddenly struck these cultivators.
Ye Yu had come to unseal it!
With this thought, no one dared to linger, and they hurriedly left, otherwise, once the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring unsealed, they wouldn’t be able to escape either.
Ye Yu took Shi Lei all the way to the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring.
On the way, Shi Lei seemed to sense Ye Yu’s intentions and asked, “You wouldn’t be thinking of unsealing the Bl00d Spring, would you? ”
“What’s wrong with that? ” Ye Yu glanced at Shi Lei and asked back.
Hearing this, Shi Lei was stunned, looking at Ye Yu in front of him with a complex expression. Once upon a time, this Great Yan Crown Prince had truly loved the people like his own children, but now he wanted to unseal the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring.
This past year has been hard on himself, but Ye Yu probably experienced far more than he did.
Soon, Ye Yu arrived at the outskirts of the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring. There were still many guards guarding the area, and their strength was not weak, all at the Golden Core Initial Stage of cultivation.
Their duty was to guard the seal and prevent anyone from approaching.
Seeing this, Ye Yu’s figure instantly disappeared from where he stood. When he reappeared, the more than ten Golden Core Stage guards were all decapitated.
Shi Lei was shocked at this scene. Ye Yu’s strength had probably reached a terrifying level.
Soon, Ye Yu stood beside the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring. The Bl00d Spring here was much smaller than the one in the Sacred Alchemy Sect, only about twenty or so zhang in size.
But it could not hide its terrifying nature.
Ye Yu looked up at the Bl00d Spring, and saw an Orb of Light floating above it, constantly absorbing the seeping Nine Nether Bl00d Qi.
It was Ye Yu’s Spiritual Root.
A year had passed, and even the Sacred Spiritual Root could not withstand the erosion of the Nine Nether Bl00d Qi.
When Ye Yu approached this place, he had already sensed that this Spiritual Root was on the verge of collapse.
Then Ye Yu beckoned with his hand, and the Orb of Light came before him.
Ye Yu took it in his hand and murmured softly, “You’ve suffered. ”
This sentence seemed to be said to the Spiritual Root, and also to his past self.
After saying this, Ye Yu summoned the small cauldron and dispelled all the Nine Nether Bl00d Qi within the Spiritual Root. However, due to the long-term erosion, the quality of the Spiritual Root was far inferior to before.
Now it was barely mid-grade.
After putting away the Spiritual Root, a light shield covering the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring appeared, and was dissolving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Vaguely, quite a bit of Nine Nether Bl00d Qi had begun to seep out.
And it was clearly noticeable that the Nine Nether Bl00d Spring was beginning to churn violently, as if it were about to unleash all the bitterness it had endured for a year.
This eruption would be absolutely terrifying!
“Let’s go. ” Seeing this, Ye Yu enveloped Shi Lei with spiritual energy, and turned into a stream of light and left.
Late at night, when the shift-changing guards arrived here drunk, they saw the scene under the moonlight and were immediately frightened pale.
Under the moonlight, the forest in front of them was already enveloped by a thick Bl00d Qi, and it was still spreading outward.
Wherever the Bl00d Qi passed, all things withered!
“It’s… it’s… it’s erupted! The Nine Nether Bl00d Spring has erupted! ” A shrill scream resounded through the night sky.