Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1648 - 1649: The Reason That Makes No Sense

Chapter 1648: Chapter 1649: The Reason That Makes No Sense

"Dead?"

Yu Yanshu scanned the surroundings and murmured once she no longer sensed the elusive yet omnipresent aura of Cui Manlou’s Divided Spirit.

The Green Hillock Empress shook her head: "Gone, that’s all. Not truly dead, just like earlier when a high adept from an Immortal Realm miles away destroyed all his Divided Spirits in one place. Here, they’ve all been eliminated."

Yu Yanshu remained silent: "The real Demonic Path... no, Demon Clan, is genuinely hard to kill."

"It’s difficult, yet not impossible. No matter how many plans they leave behind, there’s always something they must do."

Yu Yanshu blinked, somewhat confused.

The Green Hillock Empress explained further: "Isn’t it difficult to kill an Earth Immortal? Isn’t it difficult to eliminate a Martial God? And wasn’t the Demon God, spread across the Xia Country over the past century, even harder to deal with? Yet, aren’t they almost all dead now?"

Only then did Yu Yanshu understand: "Everyone inevitably reaches a point where there’s no way out."

The Green Hillock Empress nodded, knowing the girl had grasped her meaning, then turned to glance at the unconscious Bai Huang: "Only, that guy probably never expected to die by his own hand."

Yu Yanshu blinked and continued to ask: "Were you the one who let Bai Huang gain the inheritance’s recognition?"

"Pretty much. Actually, not much was needed. Just had to make those old folks inside realize that without placing hope on him now, this land of inheritance couldn’t be preserved. Naturally, they ceased to obstruct."

Yu Yanshu somewhat understood and recalled an earlier scene: "The white-haired apparition from before."

"That was the little one’s grandfather. Although those people didn’t obstruct, only he was willing to dissipate his Remnant Soul as the price to stay by the little one’s side as his Path-Protector."

Yu Yanshu had no words, starting to understand why Cui Manlou was so certain beforehand that Bai Huang couldn’t get the Qiuqiu Fox Clan’s inheritance recognition.

Yet there was one thing Yu Yanshu didn’t comprehend, though she dared not voice it now.

However, seeing Yu Yanshu’s thoughts, the Green Hillock Empress smiled: "I’m different. This place is the soul’s return for all the Qiuqiu Fox Clan, and there are many Demon Gods who left a wisp of Remnant Soul after death, but unfortunately, not mine. I appear here and vouch for him purely because Yu Er brought the Treasure Bead here. So, even if I were willing, I couldn’t be this guy’s Path-Protector. Besides..."

"Are you the master’s Path-Protector?"

"No, though blood relatives can serve as Path-Protectors, since Yu Er is preordained to teach others, I’m not suitable as his Path-Protector either."

Yu Yanshu blinked, utterly confused.

"Protecting the Dao, spreading the Dao, these are bound by causality. The two are never a one-way relationship in giving. Who do you believe gave Yu Er’s greatest shackle now?"

Yu Yanshu sharply raised her head, somewhat understanding: "It’s the Founder Master?"

The Green Hillock Empress nodded: "Though it wasn’t Lin Yuan’s original intention, it remains Yu Er’s greatest shackle now."

"If not for the Founder’s teaching, could the master have pursued Enlightenment on this path?"

"Who knows."

The Green Hillock Empress spoke frankly, then looked down at Bai Huang.

"But just as without Yu Er spreading the Dao to Bai Huang, this guy certainly wouldn’t bear the entire Qiuqiu Fox Clan’s burden. Without those years of Mute Zen leading Yu Er to this path, he definitely wouldn’t shoulder this responsibility; that’s Heavenly Dao and causality. As for whether he could achieve Enlightenment, that’s another matter."

In those words, Yu Yanshu’s eyes became increasingly clear. Her golden eyes unconsciously brightened. In the once ordinary world, numerous chaotic threads suddenly appeared.

The threads connected countless varied people, becoming remarkably clear and transparent.

The Green Hillock Empress observed silently. Yu Yanshu had begun walking her own path, and this was something she was bound to see sooner or later.

If she were following others, the Green Hillock Empress might not have uttered a word, perhaps even severing the roots directly.

But due to the causality between Yu Yanshu and Su Chengyu, she decided to stake everything on the future.

Yet, before Yu Yanshu could deeply immerse herself in the marvelous condition, countless specters emerged throughout the tomb, attacking all the living beings present indiscriminately.

Yu Yanshu frowned, and just then, the Green Hillock Empress waved her hand, pulling her and Bai Huang to her side, preventing external specters from striking.

Not understanding the outside situation, Yu Yanshu spoke up: "What’s happening with these specters?"

"It’s the Heaven-reaching Ghost-killing Formation. After Cui Manlou’s death, the Great Formation fully unleashed. Although it has no effect on living beings like you, every Fox Clan’s Remnant Soul in Qingqiu Mausoleum will gradually be affected by the formation, losing their minds, attacking all living things within the formation until they’re completely annihilated."

"Was this also Cui Manlou’s doing?"

The Green Hillock Empress nodded: "Of course, what he can’t obtain, he naturally wouldn’t leave behind. This Qingqiu Mausoleum will soon become a true dead zone, with no more Qiuqiu Fox Clan inheritance left."

Yu Yanshu stepped back in shock, evidently not understanding why the Qiuqiu Fox Clan ancestors refused to recognize Bai Huang.

"That’s the difference between humans and demons. The Demon Clan is intuitive but knows little about emotions. To them, pros and cons outweigh everything. Entrusting the inheritance to this little one seemed more detrimental than beneficial. If it weren’t for my intervention, he couldn’t even obtain the full Qiuqiu Fox Clan inheritance, let alone the matter of being a Path-Protector."

Yu Yanshu clenched her fist tightly and continued questioning.

"So, should we just wait for Elder Bai Qiu and Elder Ao Tian to break the formation?"

The Green Hillock Empress slowly shook her head: "The two can protect themselves within the formation, but dealing with the endless specters while breaking the formation completely is impossible. However, you were right in one way; we can only wait now."

"Wait for what?"

"Either wait until the Mana accumulated in the Heavenly Fox Orb over the years runs out, and you all die here, or wait for Yu Er to dare to come here and break the formation from the outside."

"Master?"

Yu Yanshu was momentarily stunned, not expecting that they would ultimately rely on Su Chengyu, entangled by Mo Ningchen, to resolve the situation. She worriedly bit her lower lip and spoke.

"When can Master resolve that traitor of the Demonic Path?"

"Girl, you’re wrong again."

"Huh?"

"It’s not about handling just one person, but four."

"Four?"

Yu Yanshu asked in surprise, only then recalling that aside from the Demonic Path who had sneakily followed them into the tomb’s depths, three Elders of the Luo Clan seemed to have also followed closely.

"The Luo Clan isn’t greatly skilled at much else, but backstabbing is their forte. But don’t worry, Yu Er will surely come. Your master isn’t so easily defeated."

"I know!"

Yu Yanshu spoke firmly, looking towards where Su Chengyu was outside the formation, resolutely declaring.

"Master will surely come, for sure."

Many things in the world require reasoning, but some things simply defy it.

Like Yu Yanshu’s innate trust in Su Chengyu.

Seeing this, the Green Hillock Empress’s lips curled slightly upward.