Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 437 - Two Hundred Ninety-Four: Granting You Eternal Life_2

Chapter 437: Chapter Two Hundred Ninety-Four: Granting You Eternal Life_2

Xu Yuan cracked a faint smile and uttered three words:

"Jiatiange..."

"Ji... Jiatiange?"

"Boom—"

After a trembling murmur, the cave began to vibrate, and amidst the earthquaking tumult, countless dark shadows gently swayed within the blood mist. The woman’s voice in the blood mist was no longer cold and stunning but thick with hysteria:

"Ten thousand years! You’ve imprisoned me here for ten thousand years! Studied my body, dissected my soul, and now you dare to break into the Underground Palace with such meager cultivation. I will not transform you—you will be imprisoned by me..."

"So, you want to get out?"

"....."

The frenzied voice of the woman abruptly ceased, and the shaking of the cave stopped as well.

After a pause of several breaths, the woman’s voice regained its calmness, with a hint of puzzlement:

"Get out?"

Xu Yuan sighed and, right before the eyes of this strange ghost, connected his will-spirit to the four boxes of Source Crystal Bombs, replying:

"It seems you’re a bit too agitated. While my information does come from Jiatiange, it doesn’t mean I am one of its people. After all, it’s also possible that it was obtained through interrogation."

As he said this,

Xu Yuan’s voice firmed slightly, keeping a straight face as he fabricated:

"I came here specifically to find you. We need the strength of a ghost like you to stand against Jiatiange."

"...."

As the words fell, the blood-filled abyss temporarily fell into silence,

Xu Yuan’s companions, Li Qingyan and Bai Muxi, both maintained their composure as if they had anticipated this, not letting any flaw reveal Xu Yuan’s lie.

After a few breaths, the cold and stunning voice returned with a hint of amusement:

"Human, do you take me for a fool? I thought you would say something of substance, yet it turns out to be merely a joke."

Xu Yuan pondered briefly:

"Why do you think it’s a joke?"

"I am a ghost."

The cold and stunning voice carried a mocking tone:

"The only reason I haven’t killed you yet is because I’m considering the Blood Divine Stone, and those four boxes of weapons made from Source Crystals beneath your feet."

"Aren’t you clear about the morals of our human race?"

A trace of amusement flickered in Xu Yuan’s eyes as he glanced at Bai Muxi beside him and confidently chuckled:

"Wasn’t it precisely because of the internal strife amongst the humans in the Underground Palace that you had the opportunity to unleash the Blood Catastrophe?"

A simple deduction,

The Underground Palace was established by the human race to study ghosts ten thousand years ago, and the terror of these ghosts was known to everyone in that era.

An era of carnivores acting with disdain might have a chance of happening in ordinary times, but in that great era, when the existence of the race was at stake, it was absolutely impossible.

Moreover, Bai Muxi had said that the formation in the Underground Palace specifically targeting this ghost still restricted it even after ten thousand years.

That meant when the conflict amongst the humans in the Underground Palace broke out those years ago, it was utterly impossible for the ghost to assume the position of master.

The surging blood mist around the three of them fell silent for a moment,

And after a few breaths, the cold and stunning voice echoed again through the surrounding blood mist:

"Continue."

On hearing this, Xu Yuan felt slightly more at ease and continued to spin his fabricated tale:

"We have been driven to a dead end by Jiatiange, and we need to borrow the power of a ghost like you."

The Underground Palace, isolated from the world, could not possibly be aware of the decline of Jiatiange.

To every cultivator from ten thousand years ago, the might of Jiatiange was ingrained deep into their bones.

Having existed for tens of thousands of years, almost everyone believed that Jiatiange would continue forever.

This notion, even Bai Muxi, who had not experienced that era, upon first meeting him and Li Qingyan both thought the "visitors from the Upper Realm" were from Jiatiange, not to mention the ghost Luo Xiran, who had been captured and imprisoned by Jiatiange.

After his words, Xu Yuan quietly awaited Luo Xiran’s response, only to be met with prolonged silence.

However, Xu Yuan felt somewhat more relaxed at this sight...

Old Man Luo did not deceive me.

Ghosts need to kill, just as mortals need to eat and drink.

Similarly, these high-ranking ghosts can suppress their "eating and drinking" instincts, thereby lurking within the upper echelons of humanity, waiting for the opportune moment to act.

As long as the benefits are substantial enough, or rather the deception sincere enough, even a ghost can serve as your dog.

"Empty words carry no proof, why should I believe you?"

Luo Xiran’s voice came through gently, with a trace of disdain: "Human, if you can stand against Jiatiange, wouldn’t you be able to find a mere Mortal Transcendence to come to me as the Protector for your Innate Taoist Body?"

A mere Mortal Transcendence...

Xu Yuan immediately caught the importance of the phrase.

His Innate Taoist Body was almost instantly recognizable to a Mortal Transcendence expert, but the term "a mere Mortal Transcendence," laced with disdain, was clearly something only a Saint could utter; it seemed that ten thousand years had weakened its power.

With this in mind, Xu Yuan was just about to speak, but then he hesitated.

A single lie often requires a hundred lies to sustain and maintain.

If he were alone, he was confident that he could deceive this ghost leader named Luo Xiran into selling even his shorts to him through misinformation.

But the problem was that Li Qingyan and Bai Muxi were with him now.

Caught off-guard without a well-rehearsed script, if Luo Xiran played a hand of "prisoner’s dilemma," they would likely be exposed right away.

Seeing Xu Yuan’s silence, the ghostly female voice echoed with murderous intent:

"Moreover, even without your help, it would take less than ten years for me to break free. Xu, give me a reason why I must cooperate with you."

Xu Yuan licked his dry lips lightly, his gaze sweeping around as he imbued his voice with Origin Qi: