Chapter 148

Chapter 148: The Fisher, Jade Slip, and Void Passage!

Zhuang Hongyi followed Ye Xi’s gaze and saw the black-clothed young man fishing.

“Who is he?”

Zhuang Hongyi’s eyes flickered as she secretly became alert.

At this moment, the black-clothed young man turned his head, revealing an ordinary face, and grinned.

Ling Xiao said indifferently, “Are you guys planning to eat? I caught a fish, can I join?”

Ye Xi felt puzzled, unsure if he was friend or foe.

But the person in front of him gave him a strong sense of oppression, making him dare not act rashly.

For a moment, he even prepared to flee!

No matter how strong you are, my master’s wife isn’t someone to be trifled with.

However, from the looks of it, the newcomer didn’t seem to have ill intentions. It might be better to observe first.

Ye Xi said generously, “Of course!”

With that, he nodded with a smile, ignoring the other party and taking out the hot pot utensils from his storage ring.

Zhuang Hongyi helped arrange and place them on the ground.

“This person…”

Zhuang Hongyi frowned, about to speak, when Ye Xi shook his head at her and said with a smile, “Since this Celestial Mansion friend is interested, having more people makes it livelier.”

Zhuang Hongyi didn’t say anything further; since Ye Xi had spoken like this, she had her own considerations.

Anyway, at this level of confrontation, she couldn’t help much either.

After the soup water boiled, Zhuang Hongyi skillfully poured in several ingredients.

Soon, the soup boiled again, filling the air with fragrance.

On the other side, Ling Xiao sat on a small stone, seriously fishing, completely engrossed.

Far below, there was a pond.

Ordinary fishing rods couldn’t catch fish from such a distance, but his fishing rod was a magical artifact he had painstakingly refined.

However, today his luck seemed bad; he hadn’t caught anything for a long time, remaining empty-handed.

Ling Xiao thought to himself, “Could it be that the Desolate Heaven Emperor is against me? Even being near his disciple brings misfortune?”

He couldn’t find Lin Feng’s exact location, so he decided to settle for finding Ye Xi instead.

Although it wouldn’t help much.

But with limited time left for the Nine States and various Celestial Mansions, he had to try.

Although Ling Xiao was extremely unwilling to cooperate with the Desolate Heaven Emperor, up until now, he had no better options.

He looked far away and sighed inwardly, thinking:

“If all those hiding in the shadows could be found and united, perhaps there would still be a glimmer of hope.”

Gurgle gurgle—

The ingredients in the pot were ready, and steam rose.

Ye Xi looked at the hot pot and then at the wildflowers blooming far away, suddenly remembering a graceful figure—Qiao Xi.

They had parted ways on Cangwu Mountain and hadn’t seen each other since.

Ye Xi remembered this, but he had promised to meet her this spring, which was almost due.

Only recently, he had been too busy to spare the time.

Ye Xi shook his head, hesitating before deciding not to disturb Ling Xiao, as disturbing a fisherman was impolite.

“Eat!”

Ye Xi didn’t wait for him and picked up a piece of meat to eat, saying, “Eat quickly! Hot pot is best enjoyed while it’s hot!”

Zhuang Hongyi giggled and started eating too.

Time passed slowly.

The two of them ate hot pot here, while Ling Xiao fished on the other side, neither bothering the other.

Suddenly, Ling Xiao’s eyes moved, and he abruptly pulled the fishing rod, catching a fat, large fish.

The big fish was thrown directly at Ye Xi.

Ye Xi raised his head, swept his sleeve to catch it steadily, and handed it to Zhuang Hongyi for cleaning.

Ling Xiao smiled and walked over, sitting cross-legged across from Ye Xi.

He glanced at the food in the pot and also became very hungry.

“What should I call you?”

Ye Xi asked as he handed over the chopsticks and bowl.

Since the other party had found him, they probably knew who he was.

Ling Xiao smiled and replied, “Call me whatever you want, ‘Fisher’ works too.”

“Haha!”

Ye Xi laughed and didn’t ask any further, only inviting the other party to eat more.

Soon, Zhuang Hongyi finished processing the big fish, slicing it and putting it in the pot.

However, the more they ate, the more puzzled Ye Xi became.

The other party showed no intention of speaking first; he didn’t believe that the newcomer had come for nothing.

Only after finishing their meal did Ling Xiao wipe his mouth and say, “Eating your meal is my way of thanking you.”

As he spoke, he casually threw something to Ye Xi.

Ye Xi reached out to catch it and, upon closer inspection, saw it was a jade slip, looking extraordinary.

His eyes narrowed, and looking towards Ling Xiao’s direction, he found it empty.

The other party had already left.

“Did he come just to give me this?”

Ye Xi frowned, lowering his head to look at the jade slip in his hand. He felt a strange sensation.

When he first touched it, he sensed hostility from the other party.

But the other party’s actions didn’t quite match.

“How odd!”

Ye Xi pondered for a while, muttering softly, then his divine consciousness probed into the jade slip.

Soon, the jade slip contained a lot of information.

After thoroughly understanding the content recorded in the jade slip, Ye Xi’s expression turned extremely grim.

He remained lost in thought for a long time.

Ye Xi’s eyes flickered as he continued to think deeply, eventually sighing heavily.

Hua Hongyi, solemn, asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something in the jade slip?”

Ling Xiao gave off a mysterious aura.

He must be from the Celestial Mansion.

This jade slip caused such a reaction from Ye Xi, surely bringing important information.

Ye Xi nodded and said, “If what the jade slip says is true, the catastrophe of the three realms merging is almost unsolvable!”

“Whether it’s the Nine States or the various Celestial Mansions, it’s a super disaster!”

Hua Hongyi’s expression turned serious, “So severe?”

She didn’t ask for details; if she needed to know, Ye Xi would tell her.

Ye Xi’s eyes flickered as he looked far away and said gravely, “The merging of the three realms and the resurgence of the Great Dao is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those who exploit others.”

“It’s the perfect time for them to harvest!”

Ye Xi paused, continuing, “When they raise their scythes, the exploited have no chance to resist.”

Hearing this, Hua Hongyi fell silent.

Ye Xi thought for a moment and added, “Once cultivators undergo tribulation, whether ascending to the Celestial Realm or entering a Celestial Mansion, it’s a trap.”

“This is basically unsolvable!”

Hua Hongyi took a deep breath and comforted, “Can’t we do anything now?”

“No use,” Ye Xi shook his head, pausing before adding, “Unless there’s a Celestial Mansion with a more complete Great Dao but not under control!”

He hesitated and said, “I need to go to the Extreme Ice Celestial Palace!”

Hua Hongyi nodded, watching him leave.

—

At the same time.

Blue Star Celestial Mansion.

At this moment, with Lin Feng repairing the Heavenly Dao here, this realm became incredibly wondrous.

Everything became unimaginable.

The sky was filled with colorful light, and golden lotuses sprouted on the mountaintops.

All things rejoiced, the resurgence of the Great Dao nourishing everything.

Even the wind felt particularly gentle.

Every living thing in this realm could clearly feel these changes, and the spiritual energy became even denser.

Yuan Ruoyu and Ye Qingge, although not in a closed cultivation state, felt the influence of the Great Dao’s resurgence.

They still felt their comprehension of the Dao constantly improving.

This state was quite magical.

Even though their realms had reached the late-stage of tribulation, their combat power had made a qualitative leap due to the improvement in their cultivation.

Celestial Mansion cultivators could easily defeat Nine States cultivators by relying on their cultivation level.

And Qing Dai was looking extremely serious.

She could feel that feeling returning, something she hadn’t experienced in a long time.

Her chaotic bloodline was awakening gradually…

Qing Dai swallowed, unable to resist looking down and muttering, “Hope it doesn’t increase too drastically!”

Suddenly, everyone felt a sense of change.

Yuan Ruoyu and Ye Qingge looked up at the void, all showing shock.

In the void, it seemed as if a passage was being opened.

“What is that?”

The women exchanged glances, involuntarily turning towards Lin Feng.

But at this moment, Lin Feng still had his eyes tightly shut, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.