Ye Liang stepped out of the palace.
With White Bone's memories, he had already figured out the way out of the palace. Plus, since remnants of the White Bone General's spiritual power still clung to him, the surrounding White Bone soldiers wouldn't attack.
"Haa!"
He was outside now.
Ye Liang let out a breath and started walking toward the canyon.
He'd only taken Meidouzi's place as an excuse to escape the canyon!
For some reason, the Yomi Emperor seemed trapped by an unseen force. He and the entire Yomi Palace couldn't leave the canyon—like they were sealed inside!
Once again, Ye Liang set foot on the bone-strewn path of former Yomi Leaders!
Every single one of them had been devoured by the Yomi Emperor's soul!
Just thinking about it sent chills down his spine—how terrifying that power must be!
As he was about to leave the bone road behind, an old man leaning on a cane suddenly appeared at the top of the path.
"Tsk, kid, you actually managed to escape!" The Old Man looked at Ye Liang in surprise, smacking his lips.
Ye Liang felt like a major threat had just shown up!
This person didn't appear in White Bone General's memories, so he probably wasn't from the White Bone Palace. Ye Liang didn't know who this old guy was, but judging from his sudden appearance, he was definitely no ordinary man.
"Good sir," Ye Liang bowed slightly and hurriedly continued toward the canyon.
Until he understood the situation, escaping was his best move. This wasn't the time to stop and chat.
"Tsk, kid, don't rush off yet! Could you tell me how you escaped from that deadly palace?" The Old Man immediately chased after him, giving Ye Liang a kind, gentle look.
"Kid, I heard there's a terrifying Evil Deity inside. Since you got in, did you really not see it?"
"I've got laundry to pick up! Stop dragging things out!" Ye Liang cut in, hurrying forward desperately.
Are you kidding?
He hadn't completely escaped the Yomi Palace yet—he definitely didn't have time for small talk. If the Yomi Emperor discovered this, he'd be doomed!
"Hey, young man! You haven't answered me yet." Seeing Ye Liang run again, the Old Man tried to chase after him. But the moment he reached out to touch Ye Liang's back, his arm jerked back violently—as if struck by electricity!
"What? Where did this Master's aura come from?"
The Old Man looked at his own arm in shock, while Ye Liang remained unaware of what had just happened behind him. Sensing the old man trying to grab him, he quickly dashed into the canyon area.
No time to lose now!
Arriving at the canyon.
Everything here was the same as before—mutated Yomigami beasts swarmed everywhere.
Now understanding their origin from the White Bone General's memories, Ye Liang knew all the Yomi creatures were descendants of the ancient Yomi Trees once guarding the palace.
The Yomi Emperor had raised them.
When his palace collapsed, scattered Yomigami wandered outside, freely mated and reproduced. Due to environmental changes, they evolved into various forms of Yomi creatures!
The Yomigami and Ice Spring Beast were both like this!
Mikamitsu Shirabe must have been someone from the era when Her Ladyship ruled. But what was his relationship with Izanami no Mikoto?
Well, Ye Liang now understood her cultivation techniques. Mikamitsu Shirabe inherited the most fundamental cultivation methods of Yomi World, and every guard inside the palace knew them too!
The secret manual Ye Liang had taken from the Yomi Underground Palace was nothing more than this common knowledge!
He had regarded it as an invaluable treasure at that time!
Following his previous memories, Ye Liang successfully returned to where he originally fell. Everything here remained unchanged—except for the absence of that squirrel.
He started rock climbing!
The mountaintop overhead was extremely high, and Ye Liang didn't know how many meters he would need to climb.
Without the sun, moon, or stars in Yomi World to mark time, he repeatedly climbed the mountain multiple times until he finally ran into a serious issue!
His stamina wasn't enough!
The height of this peak surpassed even his imagination!
Ninjas could stick to walls and climb, and with the current energy reserves Ye Liang had, he could sprint nonstop for hours without rest—but still, it wasn't enough!
Once, he climbed as high as tens of thousands of meters, but eventually still slid back down.
This presented a serious challenge!
Ye Liang decided to start cultivating!
Deficiency called for replenishment!
There were plenty of Ice Spring Beasts around, and the secret manual he had brought from the palace fully explained the orthodox cultivation methods of Yomi. This place was perfectly suited for practice.
He sat down in a cross-legged position.
...
A month later.
"So? Did anyone find Ye Liang yet?"
"Not sure. Takahashi's mouth has already been pried open by Matsushita, but he still won't reveal where Ye Liang went!"
"Damn it! That old man is truly clueless! Ye Liang was someone Her Ladyship valued greatly—how dare he trick him into going to the Yomigami nesting grounds!"
Nao Uzumaki shot a helpless glance at Old Man Shizhi Xiao, who appeared anxious.
"But you can't really blame the Village Headman either, can you? After all, Ye Liang got mixed up in the incident surrounding the village headman's son's death. What I don't understand though is, I was only away from Master Ye for a moment—how did the village headman's son end up there?
And his daughter-in-law... was completely naked..."
Her voice dropped to a whisper as she finished speaking.
Shizhi Xiao furrowed his brow slightly.
Indeed, this incident contained many suspicious points, but right now, the most urgent matter was to find Ye Liang.
Her Ladyship had arranged an assessment for Ye Liang to become a Yomi Guard. If Ye Liang couldn't return on time, their Peach Blossom Village would suffer major resource cuts in Yomi World!
The Guard Assessment wasn't just a simple test—it was also part of how Yomi World cultivated talent.
There were four individuals directly under the command of the Yomi deity.
They were Mikamitsu Shirabe, Oda Jushiu, Shibata Kagutaka, and Toyotomi Ato. These four controlled the south, north, east, and west of Yomi World respectively.
Every so often, they would recommend several strong candidates to serve as guards for the Yomi deity, who would then provide them with a certain amount of food supplies in return.
That was exactly why the Yomi deity enjoyed widespread support.
"Dammit! If we don't get word of Ye Liang before tomorrow, we'll be doomed in this competition!"
"That's right! We lost to Oda Jushiu last time already—and this time, they've recruited several new powerful fighters from the Human World. We probably won't get our share of resources again!"
Their hearts leapt into their throats.
Just when they didn't know what to do, a lone figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of Peach Blossom Village.
"That's strange? Where's Village Headman Uncle?" Ye Liang carried an ice spring leader's severed head as he strode further into the village. Usually, the Village Headman would personally come to greet him at a moment like this, yet today the village was cold and empty, without a soul in sight.
He kept walking inward.
Soon, he saw Shizhi Xiao and Nao Uzumaki, who were still inside the village!
"Old Man Shizhi, where did everyone go? Why is the Village Headman's place so empty?"
Old Man Shizhi's eyes lit up!
"Where the hell did you go, you little brat!"
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