Chapter 13: Fallen in the Nether Sea

Chapter 13: Fallen in the Nether Sea

On the other end of the communication jade slip, Elder Kui Tu reluctantly admitted it.

"Alright, you do have a congenital weakness, but I have cured it for you. It won't affect your future cultivation. You're already an adult, why are you making such a fuss?"

In the end, there was a hint of reproach, as if he was considered not mature enough.

Kui Houming, however, did not care at all. He knew that his master was trying to change the subject, but he did not fall for it. He said in a deep voice, "Master, I am not worried about cultivation. Why didn't you tell me that you cured my weakness?"

Elder Kui Tu scoffed, "Why would I tell you? My lifelong motto is to accomplish something and then disappear without a trace, keeping my identity and name hidden."

"Master..."

Kui Houming gripped the communication jade slip tightly, speechless for a moment. Warm currents surged from all directions within his body, enveloping the constantly beating heart in his chest.

The reason may no longer matter; he only knows that his master is his second parent.

At the same time, Elder Kui Tu asked, "By the way, where did you get this information? I told them not to leak it, but some old guys still can't keep their mouths shut."

"..."

I can't exactly tell my master that I knew it from his inner voice.

Moreover, even if he wanted to, he couldn't say it.

Kui Houming said vaguely, "I obtained it by chance, it has nothing to do with my senior uncles."

"You're even covering for them. Nobody else knows except them," Elder Kui Tu chuckled, his sharp eyes having seen through far too much.

Kui Houming was speechless and had no choice but to let his senior uncles and aunts take the blame.

"Master, when will you be back?"

"What, are you missing your master?" Elder Kui Tu said with a kind smile. "I still have some things to take care of here. I'll return to the sect once I'm done."

"I wasn't thinking of you, I was just... I was just asking casually," Wei Houming said stubbornly, feeling rather embarrassed to be treated like a child by his master.

“Ming’er, in my heart, you’ve always been a child. There’s nothing you can’t say to me.” Elder Kui Tu hadn’t seen him act so childishly in a long time, so he couldn’t help but tease him.

When he was a child, Wei Houming was so well-behaved and cute that his teacher enjoyed it immensely. However, as he grew older, Wei Houming became more and more serious and wouldn't tolerate even the slightest joke.

Kui Houming's face flushed, but he didn't stubbornly insist. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "When exactly will you be back? There's something I want to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Elder Kui Tu asked curiously.

Kui Houming whispered, "My biological parents."

There was a moment of silence before Elder Kui Tu's voice came through: "This is a good thing. Your wish has finally come true. I am happy for you."

"But... I'm not happy at all."

Kui Houming lowered his eyes and brows, his resistance was obvious.

Elder Kui Tu was initially puzzled: "What's wrong?" Then, realizing something, he said, "Is there something wrong with your parents?"

Wei Houming did not give a direct answer, but only said, "Master, from now on, you are my only family."

Elder Kui Tu keenly sensed that something was wrong with his mood, frowned, and comforted him, "Don't be so pessimistic, perhaps there's a misunderstanding."

Yeah?

A look of doubt appeared on Kui Houming's face.

Xiao Lou's thoughts accurately reflected his past, including his memories that he thought were correct. So, could her predictions about the future be false?

Just then, Lou Yuqing's inner voice rang out.

This family preyed on Captain Wei in every way possible. Getting him to arrange for his brother to enter the Wendao Sect was just an appetizer; they became even more unscrupulous later on.

[Today we'll ask Captain Wei to provide a spot in the secret realm, tomorrow we'll ask Captain Wei to provide a sect position, and the day after tomorrow we'll ask Captain Wei to provide cultivation resources...]

This is just never going to end.

Lou Yuqing grew angrier the more she looked, feeling utterly disappointed in him.

[Has Captain Wei been completely fooled? He actually agreed to such an outrageous request?]

You made concessions for the sake of family, but they think you're easy to bully.

[There are some illogical parts that are clearly obvious, but Captain Wei seems to be blind to them.]

Kui Houming: "..."

There's not a single point that can be refuted.

If he didn't know the truth, and faced with his loved ones' tragic cries, which were within his power to help, he certainly couldn't stand idly by.

Just as he was thinking this, Lou Yuqing's inner voice dealt him a heavy blow.

[If Elder Kui Tu hadn't unexpectedly perished, Captain Kui wouldn't have ended up like this, his Dao heart shattered, reduced to a cripple.]

What!

Kui Houming's pupils contracted, his head buzzed, and his mind went completely blank.

My master has actually perished?!

At that moment, he was so confused that he didn't even notice his impending doom.

"Master, please come back quickly!" Kui Houming was extremely helpless and instinctively wanted the other party to return to the sect to avoid the crisis of his death.

"Don't panic, your master is here. Tell me what happened." Elder Kui Tu's voice soothed Kui Houming's frightened emotions.

He was also puzzled as to why Ming'er's attitude had changed so quickly.

You will die!

Kui Houming suddenly remembered that his master had been away for five years without returning. This had never been such a long time before. Could it be that he had encountered an insurmountable danger this time?

Will he die?

Elder Kui Tu paused for a moment, then looked at the entrance to the Netherworld Sea in front of him. If it weren't for Ming'er's message to him, he would have already entered it by now.

The Netherworld Sea is one of the ten forbidden areas on the continent. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't dare say he could return alive. He had long been prepared to die.

However, Elder Kui Tu said, "My cultivation is profound, how could I die so easily? Ming'er, don't curse your master."

"No, disciple. I only want you to live. Nothing else matters." Wei Houming said anxiously, "Master, please listen to my advice and come back quickly!"

"I have important matters to attend to here, and I will return as soon as I have resolved them." Although Elder Kui Tu spoke gently, he refused Kui Houming's request.

He absolutely had to go to the Nether Sea.

Not for any other reason than that the Netherworld Flower he desired was there!

Knowing that his master's decision wouldn't be easily changed, Wei Houming quickly adjusted his strategy: "What do you have to do? Don't you want to know why I said you would die?"

"……Why?"

In fact, Elder Kui Tu was indeed a bit strange. No one knew that he had gone to the Nether Sea, so why was Ming'er so sure that he would die?

He made thorough preparations for this trip and waited for five years until the once-in-a-century storm at the entrance to the Nether Sea finally weakened.

If you come out within three months, the chance of death will be greatly reduced.

"Because, because..."

Kui Houming hesitated for a while, and Xiao Lou did not mention the reason for his master's death, saying that he could not explain it either.

The next moment, Lou Yuqing's heartfelt words arrived like timely rain.

It turns out that Captain Wei's congenital weakness hadn't fully healed. After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, his body couldn't withstand the immense cultivation power, causing him to faint.

Elder Kui Tu concealed the truth, so Captain Kui never knew that his cultivation stagnation was not due to the emotional trauma of being separated from his parents, but rather because his physical condition prevented it.

Kui Houming stared blankly at the jade slip, his throat dry, as memories from many years ago flooded back, filling his entire brain.

That year, he broke through to the Golden Core realm and was about to further consolidate his cultivation when suddenly everything went black and he fainted.

His master told him that it was caused by a disorder in his spiritual energy, and then spent forty-nine days guiding his spiritual energy, finally resolving the problem.

Since then, Master seems to have been going out frequently.

Kui Houming was troubled by his stagnant cultivation level and hadn't paid much attention to his master's movements. Now, looking back, everything made sense.

Master often went outside the sect to search for medicine in order to completely cure his weakness!

Fortunately, our sect has the Medical Sage. Elder Kui Tu asked him to take action and stabilize Captain Kui's condition.

The Medical Sage provided a prescription; consuming the pills refined from it would greatly enhance Captain Wei's physical strength, making it match his cultivation level.

Lou Yuqing pondered: This is similar to water and a container. When the water is full, the container's capacity is insufficient, so a larger container is needed to hold more water.

Si Nidie's attention was on the Medical Sage, thinking to herself that this man was the sect's living advertisement.

As the head of the medical hall, he has not personally taken action for a long time; it is the many medical practitioners in the hall who treat the sick and save lives.

For example, their Law Enforcement Hall has always cooperated with the medical practitioners under the Medical Hall.

Gu Bugai narrowed his eyes. He was in seclusion for many years and rarely paid attention to sect affairs. The younger generation rarely bothered him, so he was unaware of this matter.

The medicinal herbs in the recipe grow in various dangerous places, and each one is a precious item. Except for two herbs that can be bought, the others must be found by oneself.

Elder Kui Tu spent over ten years collecting almost all the spiritual herbs, except for the Netherworld Flower from the Netherworld Sea.

The Netherworld Sea?!

Everyone looked shocked.

This place is one of the ten forbidden areas on the continent, known as the killer of high-level cultivators. Those who come here never return, and it has claimed the lives of countless heroes.

Even if someone returns alive, at best they will suffer limb loss and physical damage, or at worst their soul will be injured, leaving them mentally impaired or mentally disabled.

Kui Houming exclaimed, "Master, you went to the Netherworld Sea!"

Upon hearing this, he suddenly understood everything.

The place where my master fell was the Netherworld Sea!

In an attempt to cure his ailment, his master risked entering the sanctuary to find medicine but was accidentally trapped inside and never came out again.

Elder Kui Tu was startled and subconsciously asked, "How did you know?"

His reaction said it all.

So, it's all true...

Kui Houming suddenly felt a knife-like pain in his heart. He realized with absolute clarity that without the voice of the heart, he would lose his master forever.

"Master, believe me, you can't go in!" Kui Houming knew that the other party was still overseas in the Netherworld, because communication was not allowed inside the forbidden area.

Elder Kui Tu gazed at the entrance where the storm's power was gradually weakening, and without a moment's hesitation, said, "Ming'er, I must go to the Netherworld Sea."

He probably knew that Ming'er was afraid he would die in the Nether Sea, so she deliberately used this mysterious method to scare him away.

However, this trick didn't work on him.

Elder Kui Tu's gaze was resolute as he flew towards the entrance.

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