Just as the Female Sword Nine Dragon Chant swept through the sky of Qiulin Ruins, two figures appeared on the outskirts of Qiulin Ruins.

The arrivals were Di Shen and Qing Bai Demon, who had disguised himself as a human.

After traveling day and night, Di Shen arrived at Qiulin Ruins, lifting his head to look distantly at Qiulin Ruins.

The entire sky above Qiulin Ruins was shrouded in a rising black Qi.

The black Qi shot straight into the clouds, like a giant pillar leading to the heavens, obscuring the power of the sun, moon, and stars around it.

Di Shen, being the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor, clearly recognized whether it was Demon Energy or not.

The state of the black Qi was peculiar, tinged with a hint of gold amidst the black, and was not Demon Energy.

"Such strong resentful energy," Qing Bai Demon said, clicking his tongue.

Even though he was a demon of more than three hundred years, sensing this resentful energy still made him wary.

The black Qi carried powerful resentful energy, seeming intent on utterly destroying every living spirit that entered Qiulin Ruins.

The demon beasts around Qiulin Ruins sensed the resentful energy, frightening them into scattering and fleeing.

"Demon Ancestor, you’re not planning to enter that Ghost City, are you? This place has accumulated resentful energy over countless years, forming a domain that’s incredibly dangerous, even to the Great Powers of the Demon Clan, whose demonic power would be restrained."

Qing Bai Demon hurriedly stopped Di Shen as he made to charge into Qiulin Ruins.

Qing Bai Demon dared not underestimate the strength of the Demon Ancestor; just the Demon Blood Blade showcased the extraordinary power of this reincarnated Demon Ancestor.

However, the Demon Ancestor only possessed a portion of the Blood of the Demon Ancestor, with only a third of his demonic power. Should something happen, Qing Bai Demon, who had pledged allegiance to the Demon Ancestor, would also suffer.

"My wife is inside, where she is, there I shall be."

Without a moment’s hesitation, Di Shen responded, as from the very start, the Nine Dragon Roar in his hand seemed to sense something, vibrating with a hum.

"Go!"

The Nine Dragon Roar plunged into Qiulin Ruins, pointing to some unknown direction.

Di Shen followed closely behind, leaving Qing Bai Demon with no choice but to bite the bullet and follow along.

Inside Qiulin Ruins, Ye Lingyue was stepping on the Female Sword Nine Dragon Chant, dodging the pursuit of revived Bloodthirsty Snake Bees and Strange Snakes, while scanning below, hoping to find the whereabouts of Bo Qing and the others.

Below, it was already a vast expanse of Wang Ze, with the land completely turning into muddy waves, everything within sight swallowed up.

As time passed, Ye Lingyue’s heart sank little by little.

Escaping in such a place undoubtedly felt as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"What exactly is in Qiulin Ruins?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Ye Lingyue’s brows furrowed tightly, suddenly her palm resonated with the sound of the Cauldron Spirit.

"Cauldron Spirit, have you discovered something?"

Only then did Ye Lingyue remember that the Qian Cauldron had been unusually quiet since entering Qiulin Ruins.

"Master, I’m not sure, but I seem to feel the presence of a companion."

The Cauldron Spirit spoke with a tone of speculation.

"A companion? Could it be that there’s another Cauldron Spirit in Qiulin Ruins, like the Shishen Refining Demon Cauldron?"

The words of the Cauldron Spirit provided Ye Lingyue a significant hint.

"Yes, the other should be a very powerful Spiritual Body; whether it’s a Cauldron Spirit is yet uncertain. From earlier occurrences, it seems we’ve inadvertently entered its space, akin to your Hong Meng Heaven. Everything within is under the control of that mysterious living spirit."

The Qian Cauldron explained cautiously.

"What?"

Ye Lingyue was taken aback.

Qiulin Ruins, another Hong Meng Heaven?

If what the Cauldron Spirit said was true, the events of the past night as well as the old president’s data mentioning destroyed houses and the like could all be explained.

In Hong Meng Heaven, every blade of grass and branch was under Ye Lingyue’s control.

She could, at her will, move anything into and out of Hong Meng Heaven.

What she had seen earlier was all fake, and the previous disappearances of people in Qiulin Ruins were also due to the control exerted by that living spirit?

"Master, be careful!"

As the Cauldron Spirit and Ye Lingyue spoke, suddenly in the lower sky direction, from the previously surging ground, an enormous wave nearly a hundred meters high crashed.

Within the angry wave, countless human faces and hands materialized.

Those faces lamented, each one in agony, their features distorted.

They stretched out their hands, grasping at the Female Sword Nine Dragon Chant, desperately trying to pull Ye Lingyue and the Nine Dragon Chant down.

"How dare you, whether human or ghost, stop pretending to be spirits in front of me."

Ye Lingyue’s expression was stern, she exhaled heavily, and thirty-six Heavenly Sword Hemp descended like a torrential rain, slicing towards those faces and monstrous hands.

Screams rang out, putrid pus sprayed forth, even a person with a heart of iron and stone would be moved somewhat by the spectacle.

Those monstrous hands emerged endlessly; suddenly, one hand shot up from the ground.

That hand grasped the Nine Dragon Chant with lightning speed and violently pulled, leaving Ye Lingyue feeling a dizzying whirl, falling like an autumn leaf.

Her body sank into the unstable ground, with countless hands clawing at her face, tearing at her clothes.

"Get off me!"

At that critical moment, a man’s voice thundered down as if from the heavens.

Strong, invincible hands grabbed Ye Lingyue’s hand, pulling her out.

Her body fell cloud-like into a warm embrace.

The familiar scent of the man, overwhelming.

Feeling as though in a dream, Ye Lingyue raised her face incredulously, just catching sight of the man’s chin already sporting some stubble.

"Di Shen?"

The hands holding her tightened; Di Shen leaned in closer.

For over two months, nearly seventy days, he had gone crazy missing the person in his arms.

Now she was in his embrace.

She seemed a bit disheveled, her hair a bit messy, her face smeared with dirt, her large eyes showing a tinge of panic, making his heart churn.

Her hands tightly clasped his neck, as if he would vanish the next moment.

His woman had been bullied.

"My wife, I’m sorry I’m late."

Di Shen said, then brushed her lips lightly, giving her a firm kiss; feeling the sweetness under his lips, Di Shen could not help but deepen the kiss.

Off to the side, Qing Bai Demon watched, feeling anxious.

He mentally chanted, pleading to the two bosses to take note of the occasion. In light of the current situation, was it really the time for uninterrupted affection?

Ye Lingyue noticed there was someone behind Di Shen. She nudged him, but abruptly stopped her hand.

All because Ye Lingyue found that, just as Di Shen reached out to save her, the previously roiling ground grew even more tumultuous.

The entire Qiulin Ruins seemed to experience an eight-level earthquake, thunder erupting, the ground churning like an ocean during a storm, growing more unstable.

It seemed Di Shen’s actions had angered the spirit controlling the whole Qiulin Ruins?