Longevity: Starting From the Luck Entry

Chapter 423: The power of creation, the effect of Qinglian elixir!

Yaochi.

After Jiang Yuan took Fushan's headless body into his bag, he quickly rushed towards the direction of Ye Chanxi.

  After a while.

His figure passed by the place where Kong Ming fell, his eyes glanced at the origin of the cave where it escaped, and then he retracted it.

 A few more breaths passed.

Jiang Yuan walked out of Yaochi and appeared next to Ye Chanxi.

At this time, Ye Chanxi was holding the clear lotus in her hand. When she saw Jiang Yuan's intact appearance, her eyebrows suddenly showed a hint of joy.

 “Did you take care of both of them?”

She said with a somewhat hesitant expression.

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly: "Not bad!"

 Then he raised his hand, and a purple-gold light shot out from between his eyebrows. The purple-gold light turned into a purple-gold bowl in his hand.

“Look, Fushan’s soul is inside now.”

Hearing this, Ye Chanxi stretched her slender neck forward slightly, and instantly saw Fushan Yuanshen suppressed at the bottom of the purple golden bowl.

 Seeing Fushan Demon Saint Yuanshen being suppressed and unable to move, Ye Chanxi's eyes suddenly showed wonder.

"Amazing!"

Jiang Yuan smiled, it was a happy thing to be praised by his own woman.

 Then he nodded slightly, with a look of joy on his face: "That's natural!"

Ye Chanxi smiled, with a smile on her lips: "I mean this thing is very powerful, it can actually absorb the spirit of the demon saint."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan glared at Ye Chanxi.

 “Am I not awesome?”

Ye Chanxi couldn't help but smile slightly: "Of course my little man is also awesome!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan glared at Ye Chanxi again.

Ye Chanxi smiled again, with a smile on her lips.

Then Ye Chanxi glanced at Fushan Yuanshen in the purple golden bowl, and she said seriously: "Are you planning to execute him later?"

"That's right!" Jiang Yuan nodded and continued: "Now that Kong Ming has just fallen, his cave sky collapsed and disintegrated. The source of his cave sky is extremely strong, and it has reached the upper limit of my devouring speed."

"In this case, I have wasted a lot of Dongtian's origin."

“If Fushan is allowed to fall at this time, the waste will be even greater.”

Ye Chanxi nodded, and then said: "Then are you confident that you can enter the next realm now?"

Jiang Yuan first took a look at his own panel.

 【Realm】：Seventh level of Cave Heaven Realm (23.67%)

He then pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's hard to say, but now the amount of Cave Heaven Source I need to break through has doubled."

“Now the efficiency of phagocytosis is limited, and we may not be able to move to the next level.”

Hearing these words, Ye Chanxi picked up the green lotus in her hand and placed it in front of Jiang Yuan.

“There are nine lotus seeds in this clear lotus.”

“I just tasted one. The lotus seed contains a trace of the power of creation. Although it has no immortal substance, it cannot prolong life or increase longevity.”

 “It’s not really a magic medicine!”

“But the effect is not trivial, it is extremely effective in strengthening the origin of the cave!”

“Especially the power of creation within, it is even more possible for you to understand the avenue of creation.”

“Even if you can’t understand it, the integration of the power of creation into the Dongtian World can sublimate the Dongtian World in a certain sense, making the Dongtian World more spiritual.”

Hearing Ye Chanxi’s words, Jiang Yuan was instantly surprised.

 “The power of creation?”

"Yes! It is the power of creation!" Ye Chanxi nodded and continued: "Unfortunately, it is too difficult to understand the avenue of creation. It is said that if one can fully master the avenue of creation."

 “Can create things out of thin air, pinch people out of thin air, and create all things and living things in the world.”

“It can give the cave world a chance to evolve into a real world, and it can give birth to all living things in the world.”

After saying these words, Ye Chanxi looked at Jiang Yuandao: "I will give you half of the lotus seeds! In this way, you will definitely be able to break through to the eighth level of the Cave Heaven Realm, and you will still have the opportunity to understand the Great Way of Creation."

Jiang Yuan did not nod at this time, but instead asked: "If you want to reach the perfection of the cave heaven realm, how many clear lotus seeds do you need to meet the needs of enlightenment and sainthood?"

 Ye Chanxi thought for a moment.

“Probably six to seven! I’ll give you five and I’ll keep four. We’re not far away from perfection. We’ll definitely be able to reach perfection in the cave-heaven realm within two or three years at most! You don’t have to worry about this.”

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said: "No! In two or three years, in your current state, even if you reach the ninth level of the Cave Heaven Realm, you still won't be able to achieve enlightenment!"

While speaking, Jiang Yuan's eyes fell on Ye Chanxi's abdomen.

 When she saw Jiang Yuan's look, she immediately understood what Jiang Yuan meant.

She pursed her lips and said, "At worst, it doesn't make much difference if I don't achieve the path of a saint."

 Jiang Yuan shook his head again.

 “No! If you were sanctified, our children’s talents would be much higher!”

Ye Chanxi said: "But now you are not far away from enlightenment and becoming a saint. Even if the demon saints here can't do anything to you, it will be different when you go out."

“After receiving the blessing of the Great Dao, they are the Great Dao Saints. Compared with the Great Dao Saints in the perfect state, the difference is as vast as the abyss.”

Jiang Yuan glanced at his own panel and smiled when he saw the panel that already had more than 100,000 rays of luck.

 “Don’t worry about me! I will grow faster than you think!”

“And there are three ordinary demon saints here, and there is a fifth-level demon saint in Nantianmen. As long as I hunt them down, they will not be far from the ninth level of the cave heaven realm.”

"After I go out, I will naturally reach the perfection of the cave heaven realm quickly. Enlightenment and becoming a saint are just a matter of course for me!"

 After saying these words, Jiang Yuan said again.

“Just give me one clear lotus seed, and keep the other eight for yourself and swallow them all.”

“As long as you reach the perfection of the Cave Heaven Realm, I will let you go through the Heavenly Tribulation after you get out.”

 “Now that you are in good condition, it is a good opportunity to attain enlightenment and become a saint!”

 “If it were a few months later, it might be different.”

 Ye Chanxi heard Jiang Yuan's words and completely understood what Jiang Yuan meant.

 After a few months, the little life conceived in his belly will take shape. At that time, he will not be able to participate in fierce fighting.

 Let alone survive the catastrophe!

She looked at Jiang Yuan's firm eyes and knew that Jiang Yuan's will could not be shaken at this time.

Soon he nodded hesitantly: "Okay then!"

 The words fell.

 She took out a clear lotus seed from the clear lotus in her hand.

 Jiang Yuan immediately took it with a happy face.

“One clear lotus seed is enough. With this one, if nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to initially grasp the great way of creation.”

 Jiang Yuan said with great confidence.

Such confidence is all due to the power of one hundred thousand strands of luck on his own panel.

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 At this time, he has already figured out which golden piece of innate luck he will upgrade to red later.

Ye Chanxi looked at Jiang Yuan's expression, her eyes were slightly blurred, and then she came back to her senses.

“Don’t waste time, the origin of the cave over there is still escaping.”

As he spoke, Ye Chanxi raised his arm and stretched out his jade-white fingers from under his black sleeves to point to the place where Kongming fell.

Jiang Yuan also nodded.

"Then I will go over first. You should absorb all these eight clear lotus seeds as soon as possible, and try to reach the perfection of the cave heaven before you go out."

Ye Chanxi nodded, his expression a little soft.

 “Okay! Don’t worry!”

Jiang Yuan also nodded slightly, and with a movement of his body, he disappeared from Ye Chanxi and arrived at the entrance of Yaochi in a blink of an eye.

 That is where empty brightness falls.

With the fall of Kong Ming, the source of the cave sky continues to escape deep in the void here.

As long as you swallow the escaped Dongtian origin, you can strengthen your own Dongtian world and enhance your foundation.

 This is also the only shortcut to quickly break through the Cave Heaven Realm.

Jiang Yuan sat cross-legged at the place where Kong Ming died.

 First, he took a look at his own panel.

  【Power of Luck】：101566 rays

 Then his eyes fell on the column of his own innate luck.

 Innate Taoist Master (gold, can be upgraded)

 Otherworldly (gold, upgradeable)

 God knows clearly (gold, can be upgraded)

 The golden innate weather luck now displays the words "can be upgraded".

 Before this, he had also thought about which piece of golden innate luck he should upgrade.

 But at this time, he only glanced at it twice to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the display on the panel, and then closed the panel.

Now is not a good opportunity to upgrade your innate luck.

He also doesn’t know what the effect of upgrading the golden innate luck to red will be, how much time it will take, and what changes it will have.

Such scruples made him put the matter aside for the time being.

The top priority now is undoubtedly to swallow up the cave origin that has escaped here.

 That is the origin of the cave where a third-level saint fell.

  Can bring huge improvement to Jiang Yuan.

Kongming comes from Xiaoleiyin Temple, although in Buddhism this realm is called the Bodhisattva Path and Fruition.

 But his essence is still that of a saint.

 Including the so-called demon saints, the essence of their realm is also that of saints.

All living beings in the world walk on this path of cultivation, and the essence of this realm is only saints.

 When Taozu pioneered this path of cultivation, he only created a path of cultivation that belonged to the realm of humanity.

 In the demon clan and Buddhism, it is just a matter of different names!

 There is actually no difference.

 Including the next realm, the pinnacle of the human realm, the supreme realm.

　　Whether it is the so-called Demon Emperor or the Supreme Being in the history of the human race.

They are also at the top of the humanitarian field.

 Further up is the realm of immortality.

 There is only a distinction between the realm of humanity and the realm of immortality.

next moment.

Jiang Yuan closed his eyes and condensed slightly, and a powerful devouring force instantly burst out from his body.

 The void instantly began to distort in front of this force. The closer the space was to his body, the more it collapsed.

At this time, Jiang Yuan's body seemed to be transformed into a black hole, swallowing up all the power around him.

Facing this powerful devouring power, the cave-heaven origins that escaped here continued to converge towards his body.

With the integration of the origin of the cave world, Jiang Yuan instantly felt that the origin of the cave world in his body had become stronger.

 The richness of Dongtian's origin also makes his magic power stronger and his cultivation level higher.

the other side.

Ye Chanxi looked in the direction quietly and saw Jiang Yuan enter the cultivation state.

He also sat cross-legged on the ground and began to refine the clear lotus seed in his body.

 Time passes slowly.

 Fifteen of an hour later.

 The entrance to Yaochi.

 “I can’t bear it anymore!” Yuantuo said.

Hearing the words, Di immediately said: "In that case, let's retreat together! We have enough time to fight!"

“With Brother Fushan’s wisdom, he would not stay in Yaochi at this time no matter what.”

Yuantuo nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"

 The words fell after a while.

Di Tingye Yuantuo immediately retreated when he fought with the two golden-armored **** generals.

As they retreated quickly, the two golden-armored **** generals also stopped pursuing.

 Then the two golden-armored gods turned their direction and rushed towards Nie Yuan's location.

 “Quickly retreat—”

Seeing this, Qing Ling drank lightly.

Nie Yuan and Zhu Yan immediately retreated after hearing this.

 In the blink of an eye.

 The three of them quickly left the entrance of Yaochi.

 In just a moment, the three of them were completely out of the golden armored general's warning range.

 Looking at the four golden-armored gods, they walked towards the entrance and exit of Yaochi again.

Qing Ling and the other three people suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

“It’s safe for now!” Qing Ling said.

Anger welled up in Zhu Yan's eyes as he looked at Di Ting and Yuantuo in the distance.

Qing Ling raised his hand and said softly: "Don't be angry! It's great that they can persist for so long! No matter what the result is, we have bought enough time for Master Kong Ming!"

As he spoke, the four golden armored generals also returned to the entrance of Yaochi.

 In Qing Ling's sight, the four golden-armored gods returned to their previous postures.

 The divine sword was returned to its sheath, with the palm of his hand resting lightly on the hilt.

The figure stands like a sculpture at the entrance of Yaochi.

Seeing this scene, Qing Ling said again: "None of the four golden-armored generals moved. Judging from this, Kongming and Fushan are probably not in Yaochi!"

“No wonder there hasn’t been any fluctuations in Yaochi from just now until now.”

Nie Yuandao: "I wonder what happened to my junior brother Jiang Yuan?"

Zhu Yan chuckled: "Don't worry! Although Kong Ming is a bit shameless in nature, he is a Buddhist after all, and he will still keep his promise!"    "Maybe the Qinglian is not in Jiang Yuan's hands, but Jiang Yuan's life is free Ming’s protection is probably Wuyou!”

Qing Ling also nodded: "No need to worry, I believe that Master Kong Ming can still distinguish between major and minor matters."

“Jiang Yuan’s talent is unparalleled in ancient and modern times. If he grows up, he will be of great help to our human race.”

“I believe Kong Ming also knows this, and he won’t kill the genius of our clan!”

Hearing what the two said, Nie Yuan still frowned.

 Looking into Yaochi.

  Time passes quietly again.

 More than half an hour later.

Nie Yuan suddenly said: "Someone is here again!"

At this time, Zhu Yan and Qing Ling also looked in another direction, which was the direction Nie Yuan was looking at.

the other side.

Di Ting had a look of joy on his face: "Brother Ba sent me a message, he will be here soon!"

Yuantuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "What about Brother Yingyi? Is there any news about him now?"

Diting slowly shook her head: "There is still no news from Brother Yingyi. My message has been sent out, but it has still been lost. I don't know what Brother Yingyi is doing now!"

Hearing these words, Yuantuo immediately shook his head and sighed.

"Pity!"

“It would be great if Brother Eagle Wings were there!”

“In addition to Brother Ba who is about to arrive, we can join forces and send one of us into Yaochi to help Brother Fushan.”

“There is no news from Brother Fushan yet, and the golden-armored general here has not made any changes, which shows that the war situation is anxious, and Brother Fushan has not re-entered the Yaochi.”

Di Ting heard: "It's difficult! Those human saints won't cooperate with us!"

Yuantuo nodded when he heard the words: "It's true! Without the cooperation of these three saints, even if the four demon saints and I join forces, we will not be able to break through the cooperation of the four golden-armored generals."

 At this moment, the two demon saints were talking.

Di listened: "Brother Ba has arrived!"

Yuantuo immediately fell silent and looked into the distant red clouds and purple mist.

 After counting the interest.

He saw a man in black and red robes with cold eyes and strange brown vertical pupils walking out of the red clouds and purple mist.

 The moment I saw this man.

Qing Ling's eyes suddenly froze, and his face showed solemnity.

“It’s him! Ba Tuo Demon Saint!”

Seeing this, Zhu Yan's expression became a little solemn.

“Ba Tuo is the Demon Saint of the Third Heaven, and his true form is the descendant of the ancient beast Ba Snake. With his arrival, if we have a conflict with those three Demon Saints, we may be at a disadvantage!”

Qing Ling said: "There is no need to worry. If there is a conflict, Ba Tuo, the demon saint, can be left to me to handle it. And now we have no conflict of interest with those demon saints, so we don't have to worry about a fight for the time being."

"The most important thing now is to see Master Kong Ming and Fushan Demon Saint, but unfortunately they can't communicate. The messages I sent out are like nothing, and I don't know what happened over there."

Hearing this, Zhu Yan immediately asked.

“Fairy, when did you send a message to Master Kongming?”

Qing Ling said: "Half an hour ago, after I got out of the battle, I immediately sent a message to Master Kongming. I sent a message several times later, but all of them fell into disarray and there was no response at all."

　　When Zhu Yan heard these words, his red eyebrows suddenly frowned.

“Will Kong Ming have any accidents?” He pondered for a moment, and then continued: “Will Kong Ming have any accidents?”

Hearing this, Qing Ling immediately shook his head: "It shouldn't be possible! No matter how good Kong Ming is, it is impossible for him to fall into Fushan's hands so easily."

“Kong Ming’s glazed golden body is not that easy to break.”

the other side.

 “Brother Ba!”

Diting came up immediately.

 “Brother Ba, you’re fine!” Yuantuo said.

Batuo also spoke slowly and greeted them: "I've seen Brother Diting and Brother Yuantuo."

After finishing speaking, Ba Tuo asked again: "How is the situation now?"

Di Tingting said: "The situation is unknown! Brother Fushan has not received any reply so far. The messages I just sent have all disappeared!"

 “When did it happen?” Ba Tuo asked again.

“Half an hour ago!” Di Ting continued: “Then now I have sent messages several times, but they all came to nothing and there was no reply.”

Hearing this, Ba Tuo frowned immediately.

“So, Brother Fushan may have encountered something unexpected?”

Diting nodded: "I don't rule out this possibility! But it's not very likely!"

“Brother Fushan is extremely powerful and will not fall so easily.”

“Even if he is no match for Kong Ming, that old bald donkey, he can still escape!”

 “How could he fall so easily when he has reached this stage?”

 Bato also nodded slowly.

 “That’s true!”

Then he said: "Where is Eagle Wing? Why isn't he here?"

Di Ting suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Eagle Wings temporarily left this place a few days ago, saying that he had important matters to deal with!"

 “He also said that he will be back soon!”

“I have been in contact for the past few days, but suddenly lost contact a few hours ago, and I don’t know why!”

Hearing these words, Ba Tuo's expression suddenly became a little solemn.

“Are Fushan and Eagle Wings both like this?”

Diting nodded and said: "Yes! The situation is almost the same. All the messages came to nothing and there was no response."

 “In this case, there may be something bad!” Bashe murmured.

Then he looked at the four golden-armored divine generals in the distance, and immediately said: "We can join forces to break through the four golden-armored divine generals, and send any one of the three of us into Yaochi, and drag Time to burn a stick of incense?”

Diting immediately shook his head and said: "It's completely impossible! The golden-armored **** general is extraordinary!"

“If we fight one against one, I will definitely be at a disadvantage due to my strength, but it is not difficult to delay the time of a stick of incense.”

“But two against one, you may fall into their hands.”

“Only by joining forces with those human saints can we achieve what you said.”

Ba Tuo immediately looked at the Three Saints of the human race, and instantly met Qing Ling's eyes in the air.

 Batuo then smiled slowly.

 From his perspective, his kind smile looked extremely cold in the eyes of Qing Ling and others.

“Can several fellow Taoists join forces to deal with the golden-armored general and send a saint from each side into the Tianchi?”

“Not interested!” Qing Ling said coldly.

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 “Aren’t you interested?” Ba Tuo murmured softly.

 Immediately he smiled again and said, "I wonder if there is any news from Master Kong Ming?"

Zhu Yan said: "Don't be complacent. Although there is no news from Kongming, it may not be as good as Fushan."

 Hearing this sentence, Ba Tuo suddenly understood.

When Di heard these words, his expression suddenly condensed.

 “What does Brother Ba think?”

 His voice rang in Ba Tuo’s ears.

Ba Tuo secretly said: "Even if there is no news, they may have had some accident! It seems that the ancient heaven ruins here are not that simple, there is a crisis that we are not aware of!"

Di Ting nodded and said: "I think so now! From this point of view, maybe Ying Yi, Fu Shan, Kong Ming, Jiang Yuan and others all had accidents."

the other side.

Qingling watched Ba Tuo's conversation in the distance, although she couldn't hear what they were discussing.

 But at this moment, a suspicion suddenly arose in her heart.

Nie Yuan said: "You two, I guess Fushan may be like Master Kongming, and there is no message coming. And have you noticed it?"

Zhu Yan, who was just thinking, was startled when he heard this.

 “Did you notice anything?”

Nie Yuandao: "The Eagle-Winged Demon Saint has been away for several days and has not returned yet! He may have had an accident."

"Isn't this possible?" Zhu Yan murmured, his tone a little unbelievable.

 said in a calm tone: "Nothing is impossible!"

“You know, Ba Tuo was even called here by them!”

 “Eagle Wings haven’t appeared yet!”

“How could these two demon saints not contact Eagle Wings?”

“So much time has passed and Yingyi has not yet appeared. This shows that fellow Taoist Nie Yuan’s guess is not unreasonable. Yingyi, the demon saint of the second heaven, may have encountered something unexpected here.”

"How could this happen?" Zhu Yan murmured again and continued: "As long as the Demon Saint of the Second Heaven does not violate the taboos, how can he encounter danger for his life in the ruins of the Ancient Heaven?"

Qing Ling said: "Maybe this ancient Tianting ruins is a little different!"

“If something goes wrong with Eagle Wings, maybe this fragment of the Ancient Heaven is not that simple, and is different from the usual fragments of the Ancient Heaven.”

 “Even Kongming and Fushan may have encountered something unexpected!”

Hearing these words, Zhu Yan suddenly widened his eyes.

 “This is even more impossible!!”

Qing Ling said calmly: "Nothing is impossible! Everything in the world is possible! How much do you and I know about Ancient Heaven?"

Hearing these words, Zhu Yan became speechless instantly.

 The ancient heaven is extremely mysterious, and there are no records about the ancient heaven in the world.

I don’t know what kind of force this is, nor what era this force is in.

 It is reasonable for unexpected changes to occur in a place like this.

 The three of them pondered for a moment, and then Zhu Yan spoke again.

"Now what?"

Qing Ling said: "Wait!"

 “Wait?” Zhu Yan looked confused.

"Yeah!" Qing Ling nodded and continued: "I think the three saints of the demon clan may have the intention to cooperate, but I don't want to cooperate yet! Wait for another hour to see if Kong Ming has a reply, if not!"

“Then let’s discuss with them and send one of them to Yaochi to find out what’s going on there!”

Hearing this, Nie Yuan nodded immediately: "Okay! Just do this!"

Zhu Yan also nodded in agreement.

the other side.

　　Ba Tuo spoke from a distance: "Fairy Qingling, how about cooperation?"

Qing Ling immediately shook his head and said: "I probably understand what you mean! Wait! If there is no news after an hour, then we are willing to cooperate with you!"

 When Ba Tuo heard these words, he suddenly looked surprised.

He immediately said: "So, there is no news from Master Kongming?"

"To show my sincerity, I will tell you the truth. There is no news from Yingyi and Fushan now. I suspect that this piece of ancient heaven is terrifying!"

 “A great terror that threatens our existence.”

After the words fell, not only Qing Ling and others heard these words, but also the powerful men under the saints of the human and demon tribes heard these words.

They put a lot of effort into dealing with the thirty-six silver-armored heavenly soldiers, but now facing the gold-armored heavenly soldiers, they could only watch on the sidelines.

 They are waiting here for the opportunity to enter Yaochi.

 Because the saints of the human and demon tribes had promised a few days ago that if they entered Yaochi, they would only seize the Qinglian elixir.

 As for the opportunities that may exist internally, they are free to compete for them.

 That's why they stay here.

Yaochi is obviously an important place.

Although they can't see the whole picture clearly, it is very possible that there is some chance to exist in this important place in heaven!

It is precisely because of this thought that they have been waiting here.

 Especially after such a change happened just now, they were even more reluctant to leave.

This fragment of heaven is not big. After several days of exploration, they also know that there are not many opportunities here.

Although there may be great opportunities hidden in those mansions, saints do not dare to trespass there. This is a taboo in heaven, and trespassing will lead to death.

This rule is a rule discovered through blood and flesh, soul and bones.

 Sages who violate such taboos are in danger of falling, let alone them.

Since Yaochi was their only hope, they were naturally unwilling to leave.

 At this time, they heard the conversation between the two saints and were shocked.

“What do you mean by these words?” someone murmured, his expression full of confusion.

 Suddenly someone said, "What do you mean? Fellow Taoist, don't you understand?"

“These words are clearly saying that Master Kong Ming, the two demon saints Yingyi and Fushan may have been killed, and the fragments of the ancient heaven here may be terrifying!”

Hearing these words, the man was dumbfounded: This is impossible! "

Someone said in a calm tone: "What's impossible? Since these words came from the mouth of a saint, they must have a high degree of authenticity."

 “A saint will not target without reason!”

“The credibility of this statement is not low.”

Hearing this, the man slowly calmed down, and then said: "Then what should I do? Should we retreat to Nantianmen and return to the outside world now?"

Someone said: "This is not a good choice. It is safer to stay with the saints! As for the Yaochi, you are not allowed to enter!"

“What if we don’t enter Yaochi and there are great opportunities there?” The man said with a look of reluctance.

 When the other person heard this, he immediately sneered.

“Opportunity? Which is more important, opportunity or life?”

“If this matter is true, Fushan Demon Saint and Master Kongming both died in the Yaochi, wouldn’t we be seeking death by entering it?”

 When everyone heard this, they fell silent immediately.

 (End of this chapter)