SFS Chapter 259 The Emperor Helps His Son
Chapter 259 The Emperor Helps His Son
The Emperor thanked Ling Xuzi and put the pills in his mouth. In an instant, his fatigue disappeared. He clasped his fists towards Ling Xuzi and said, "Thank you, brother." Ling Xuzi smiled and said, "You will thank me one day too."
The Emperor helped his son fuse his refined demon soul. Looking at his son's glowing golden skin, he smiled with satisfaction. He had owed his son all these years, never having helped him. He couldn't let this opportunity slip away. He was happy that his son had become stronger. He also knew that Xie Lei would help Qiqi return to the immortal realm in the future, unleashing another bloody storm.
"Father, thank you for helping your son."
"You little brat, you're still so polite to me." Xie Lei scratched his head as the Emperor said this.
Qiqi and the others laughed, making Xie Lei even more embarrassed. Xiao Rui came over and punched him. "Ahhh, it hurts so much! How can your skin be so hard? It's like stone!" Xiao Rui's exaggerated words made everyone laugh even more. Xie Lei himself laughed heartily. Finally, he was strong enough and no longer needed Qiqi and Master to protect him.
"Emperor, let's go to the underworld to help you deal with the evil spirit." Qiqi said.
"No need. Your souls cannot stay in the underworld for a long time. I am afraid of hurting your souls. When you become immortals, I will give you tokens and you can go to the underworld freely. I will go back first. If you have any problems, come to me again." After the emperor said this, his figure disappeared.
"You left so quickly that I didn't have time to ask about my mother's condition?" Xie Lei complained anxiously.
"Your mother is fine, don't worry. I'll take care of her. What do you have to worry about?" The Emperor's voice came from far away in the sky.
"Xie Lei, you should be careful with your words in the future. The Emperor is very powerful, and we are all far behind him. Just look at how he helped you refine the demon soul. He is worthy of being the ruler of the underworld." Xiao Rui said.
Qiqi and the others searched the area carefully again to see if there were any snakes that had escaped. They didn't see any.
They went to the border city and saw that the walls were slippery and shone with a variety of colors in the sunlight. It was oil, and no matter what kind of oil it was, the snakes couldn't climb up. The snakes were stained with oil, and when they got away, they fired arrows, igniting the oil on their bodies. A large number of snakes were burned to death. Without any living things to cling to, the demonic spirits dispersed.
They admired the marshal of the border city for not entering the city to disturb them. Ling Xuzi wanted to take them back with him.
"Master, you go back first! Brother Junyang will come when he knows that there is a group of snakes attacking the border city. He will not sit idly by. I will look around here and wait for him." Qiqi said.
"Yes, this is the border city of my eldest disciple. Okay, I'll go back first. Contact me if there is anything!" Ling Xuzi said.
Qiqi and the others searched the area for the snakes' gathering place. They were afraid of another demonic spirit possessing the snakes. They used their Light Footsteps to patrol the area. Soon, they found the snake den.
Many snakes were basking in the sun, and Qiqi and the others couldn't tell whether there was any black energy on them.
"Qiqi, are we going to burn all these snakes to death?" Xiao Rui asked.
"Let's first check if there is any black air on them, and then destroy them!" Qiqi sighed.
Qiqi moved Kong Ling and Xiao Wu out of the space and asked them to check whether these snakes had any black air or evil spirits.
Kong Ling and Xiao Wu carefully scanned each snake. They saw a few with black auras. The others didn't. Qi Qi and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Kong Ling pointed out the snakes. They hadn't been exposed to the sun, but had hidden in the shade.
Qiqi took out a large iron net bag and immediately caught the snakes, wrapping them with spiritual power to prevent the evil spirits from escaping.
"Qiqi, let these evil spirits come to me and I will refine them, so there is no need to kill snakes." Xie Lei said.
"Thank you, Brother Lei, after all that you've been through, you're still so kind and willing to help these snakes that hurt people."
Xie Lei smiled. Qiqi held the iron net bag, and a large hole of spiritual energy appeared. This hole was placed on Xie Lei's body. Soon, the black energy entered Xie Lei's body. Qiqi asked Kong Ling and the others to check if there was any black energy on the snakes.
"Master, there are no more. They all ran to Xie Lei."
"Empty Spirit, ask them where they got this black energy from. Now we know, go and plug the loophole."
Xie Lei sat on the ground, refining the Demon Soul. This was his first time refining it. He was a little nervous.
Zhou Jingze and Xiao Rui both sat behind him, "We'll help you."
With their help, Xie Lei quickly refined a demon soul. A smile appeared on Xie Lei's lips. Then, he refined more than a dozen demon souls. Zhou Jingze and Xiao Rui stood up from the ground. Xie Lei was fusing the refined demon souls.
Kong Ling also told Qi Qi what he had learned. The snakes lived in an underground river with water. People could only see them when they came up to bask in the sun.
Xie Lei had also completed the fusion by this time. Qiqi took out a lot of food and the four of them had a meal.
"Qiqi, let's go to the underground river and see where the evil spirit came from. What's in the underground river?" Zhou Jingze said.
Qiqi prepared some snake repellent, fearing there might be pythons and even larger venomous snakes in the underground river. They soon arrived at the entrance to the underground river.
There were many short bushes at the entrance, blocking the cave entrance. From the outside, it was impossible to tell that it was a cave entrance. Xie Lei took out his knife and chopped for a while. Soon, the cave entrance appeared.
Qiqi took out a few flashlights and gave each of them one to illuminate the way. Soon, Xie Lei led the way, with Zhou Jingze and Qiqi in the middle. Xiaorui followed behind for protection.
When they entered the cave, Qiqi set up a formation at the entrance to prevent the snakes inside from running out and hurting people.
The four of them quickly entered the underground river. It was high and winding, like a deep cave a dragon had dug out from the ground. It seemed as if a dragon could lie down and sleep in it. Dragons and snakes are both cold-blooded creatures. The water in the underground river was icy cold, and it felt a bit chilly inside too.
Qiqi took out a few windbreakers and they all put them on, which made them feel much warmer.
The underground river was filled with gravel. They used flashlights to illuminate their path. They walked a long way and saw many snakes. They didn't disturb them, as they wouldn't be able to escape if they did. When they returned, they checked the snakes to see if they had any black energy.
They walked slowly, and there were many stalactites in the underground river. They didn't know how old the underground river was. They thought it must be tens of thousands of years old. The stones were dark brown, and after being corroded by water, they turned a reddish-brown color.