Hell Emperor.

Chapter 352 Ye Jie-Spiritual Vein
As they were discussing, they suddenly heard several strange noises coming from afar. The noise was deafening and accompanied by a violent tremor. Countless ghosts lost their balance and fell to the ground.

"Ok?"

Sensing the unusual movement in the distance, Shan Yao was slightly stunned. She was very familiar with that earth-shaking shaking, just like when the Palace Master built the building before. However, the Palace Master was clearly standing in the same place now, so what was going on with the shaking?
Ye Jie scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly understood what had happened. He couldn't help but smile and said, "The Earth Dragon King has arrived. Speaking of which, the Golden Wheel Palace is now under my control, and the palace is in need of a powerful guardian beast. I think the Earth Dragon King is just the right person for the job."

Upon hearing the name of the Earth Dragon King, both Hua Xiaomei and Ren Changhong's eyes lit up. They looked at each other and confirmed each other's thoughts.

Seeing that the two seemed very interested in the Earth Dragon King, Ye Jie took the initiative to invite them: "Come on, I'll take you to see the future guardian beast of the temple."

Under Ye Jie's leadership, everyone moved forward and soon arrived outside the palace gate, where they saw the Earth Dragon King, who was as huge as a hill.

Looking at the Earth Dragon King in front of her, Hua Xiaomei took a deep breath: "Is this the Earth Dragon King? It is indeed a great demon at the level of a demon king. Just by looking at its aura, one can feel how terrifying it is... With our strength, I am afraid we can't do anything to this Earth Dragon King at all."

The Earth Dragon King has two heads in one body, like an earthworm that has been magnified ten thousand times. At the end of both ends of its body, there are bloody mouths covered with fangs. If it bites hard, I am afraid that even the buildings in the palace will be swallowed whole.

"By the way, does it have eyes? If it doesn't have eyes, wouldn't its power be greatly reduced?" Hua Xiaomei was a little embarrassed. The two heads of the Earth Dragon King were huge mouthparts designed for digging the earth. They were covered with spiral serrations, but there were no eyes.

Ye Jie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Even if it has no eyes, your Cloud Covering Eyes can block its perception and make it lose its sense of space and direction. How can the Cloud Covering Eyes at the Wanhua level be restrained by the absence of eyes?"

On the side, Ren Changhong looked at the Earth Dragon King carefully, as if looking for a flaw in it. However, the Earth Dragon King was, after all, a great demon at the level of a demon king, and his realm was much higher than hers, so she could not find any opportunity to make a move.

Ye Jie also noticed the situation of the two. His eyes fell on Ren Changhong's bare hands that were tightly holding the sword. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Are you scared by the Earth Dragon King? Don't worry, it won't hurt you."

Hua Xiaomei spoke truthfully: "The thing is, we are looking for several alchemy materials, one of which is the ten-foot earth dragon heart. We have been looking for a long time, but either we can't find an earth dragon, or the earth dragon heart is too small and does not meet the requirements. Such a huge earth dragon heart can only be found in the body of the Earth Dragon King."

Ye Jie was a little confused: "What kind of elixir requires such materials?"

Hua Xiaomei sighed, with a worried look in her eyes: "Before this, we had a hard battle with the pursuers sent by the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace. In order to perform the Dark Spirit Divine Art, Sister He had to overdraw the power of her soul. Now her breath is weak and she is falling apart. I am afraid that it will not be long before she completely disappears. Only this pill can save her."

"What?" Hearing this, Ye Jie's heart trembled and he couldn't help but feel very anxious.

Ren Changhong also added: "That's the situation. If Su Miao and Yao Yin hadn't been kicked out of the Nether Spirit Hall and came to us, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have the method to refine the elixir. We can only watch the backlash of the Nether Spirit Divine Art get worse little by little, but we can do nothing about it."

"Really..." Ye Jie took a deep breath. He didn't expect the situation to become so serious.

Hua Xiaomei glanced at the Earth Dragon King and said with some difficulty: "We have been searching for alchemy materials along the way. Now, we have finally found the Earth Dragon King. But according to Brother Jie, the Earth Dragon King will become the guardian beast of the temple. I am afraid we have to find another way to get the Earth Dragon Heart..."

Ye Jie thought about it. If he had to make a choice, he could only take out the Earth Dragon Heart. However, he had a better way to deal with the collapse of Nan Linghe's body: "Don't worry, I have a way to resolve the backlash of the collapse. Bring Nan Linghe here, and I can make her recover."

Hearing what Ye Jie said, Ren Changhong seemed to remember something, and his face lit up: "Oh, right, I remember that you also cured the backlash of Youdie's disintegration. At that time, I saw that Youdie's light was dim, and only one wing was left. I thought she was about to die, but in the blink of an eye she was completely recovered. I really don't know how you did it. Thanks to you, otherwise, I really don't know how to explain to the little moth."

Hua Xiaomei heaved a sigh of relief at the words of the two. After seeing what Ye Jie was doing now, she had no doubt about the truth of these words: "So, Sister He can be saved?"

Ye Jie smiled and said, "Believe me, as long as I'm here, she will be fine."

At one side, Shan Yao ran to the front of the Earth Dragon King without knowing when. His eyes were attracted by the shiny things that the Earth Dragon King spit out. He bent down to pick it up, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Palace Master, look, isn't this a spiritual stone?"

The spirit stone spit out by the Earth Dragon King mixed with the soil it swallowed, and the surface looked a little dirty, but Yam did not dislike it at all. This spirit stone was a good thing. He wiped the spirit stone carefully, and it reflected a dazzling light.

Hearing this, Ye Jie also showed a curious look, and came to the front of the Earth Dragon King to investigate. His expression changed slightly, and his eyes became more solemn: "It is really a spiritual stone. Although it is only a low-grade spiritual stone, the spiritual power inside is abundant, and there is no sign of loss at all..."

"What's wrong? What's so special about low-grade spirit stones?" Seeing that Ye Jie's gaze was all attracted to the spirit stones, Hua Xiaomei was a little puzzled. A low-grade spirit stone was only worth a thousand Yin De, or even less. Was it necessary to mobilize such a large force?

Ye Jie took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "The last order I gave to the Earth Dragon King was to let it collect bone fragments in the human world. Unless it encounters something urgent, it will not come to the underworld on its own..."

After a pause, looking at the spiritual stone spit out by the Earth Dragon King, Ye Jie had an idea in his mind and sighed:
"Once a spiritual stone is mined and separated from the spiritual vein, the spiritual energy in it will be lost all the time. Although the loss is small, it will eventually affect the quality and effect of the spiritual stone. The spiritual stones spit out by the Earth Dragon King have no trace of spiritual energy loss. The color is warm and the appearance is perfect. It is so natural that it seems as if it has just been dug out from the spiritual vein..."

After hearing what Ye Jie said, even Ren Changhong understood that this matter was unusual, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide: "You mean, this Earth Dragon King may have discovered a spiritual vein?"

"That's right." Ye Jie nodded slowly, trying hard to calm his inner excitement.

Hua Xiaomei was already dumbfounded, and tremblingly said: "Spiritual vein? That's a spiritual vein! A complete spiritual vein contains thousands or tens of thousands of spiritual stones, not to mention the core area deep in the spiritual vein, which also contains medium-grade and even high-grade spiritual stones. If you can control a spiritual vein, wouldn't you be rich?"

Ye Jie took a deep breath. The 100 million Yin De that Hua Xiaomei had just given him seemed like a lot, but compared to a complete spiritual vein, it was really not enough.

Spiritual stones, depending on their quality, can be equivalent to Yin De. If a complete large-scale spiritual vein contains spiritual stones, if converted into Yin De, it is probably worth hundreds of millions or even billions of Yin De. As Hua Xiaomei said, controlling a spiritual vein is equivalent to getting rich. Even Shura would be jealous of that huge amount of Yin De.

Not only that, even if you don't exchange the spirit stones for Yin De, simply using the pure spiritual power contained in the spirit stones to practice is much better than burying your head in hard practice. It can be said that the more benefits the better, and no one will complain about having too many spirit stones.

What Ye Jie could never have imagined was that the Earth Dragon King, who was digging for bone fragments under the ground, could actually find the whereabouts of a spiritual vein by accident! As long as he could occupy the spiritual vein and mine it all the way, he wouldn't have to worry about his good deeds in the future!
Whether it is a living creature or a ghost, they all have a strong desire for spirit stones. It is conceivable that once the news of the spirit vein spreads, even the forces in the human world will want to get a piece of the pie.

Ye Jie glanced at Shan Yao who was looking curious, and reminded him: "The spiritual vein is of great importance. You must not leak the news."

Shan Yao curled his lips in the direction of the other two people, complaining a little: "Of course I know! After all, I am also a ghost messenger in the palace, so of course I won't speak carelessly, but the others may not be sure... The people who the palace master should remind the most are them."

Ye Jie said helplessly: "Of course they are more sensible than you. Compared to them, I am more worried about your loose mouth."

On the side, Ren Changhong regained his composure, rationality prevailed in his mind, and he analyzed:
"It's too early to be happy now. We don't know the condition of the spirit vein yet. What if it's a misunderstanding, or it's just a spirit vein that's about to run out? At most, we can mine a few hundred spirit stones and then it's gone. We'll inevitably be disappointed. The most important thing now is to find out the condition of the spirit vein."

Hua Xiaomei also agreed: "That's right. In my opinion, we should organize ghost messengers to follow the Earth Dragon King and go to the location where these spirit stones were dug out to find out the situation."

Ye Jie nodded with satisfaction. He had the same idea, which coincided with Hua Xiaomei's.

Shan Yao was a little embarrassed: "Palace Master, the ghost officers in the palace are all busy catching beast-shaped ghosts. I'm afraid they can't spare any extra manpower to go explore the spiritual veins."

Hua Xiaomei also pondered: "A beast-shaped ghost?... That's right. This beast-shaped ghost is extremely threatening and cannot be left alone. Besides, the ghost messengers who explore the spiritual veins also have the risk of leaking information. The fewer people who explore, the better, to avoid more trouble."

Ren Changhong suggested: "In this case, why don't I go investigate. Now that the method to cure the collapse has been found, I don't have to look around to collect alchemy materials. It's a lot easier. I just have some free time to go investigate."

After a pause, Ren Changhong continued, "Although the spiritual veins are naturally formed, the powerful spiritual power hidden in the surroundings often attracts some uninvited guests. Even if the spiritual veins are buried deep underground and have never been recorded, they may have been occupied by independent cultivators or guarded by strange beasts. Ordinary ghost messengers are no match for them. With my strength, I am not afraid of them."

Ye Jie couldn't help but nod, this was indeed a good idea. Ren Changhong was a Shura after all, and her strength was much stronger than that of an ordinary ghost. With her help, things became much easier. Even if they really encountered trouble, they would have enough ability to protect themselves.

Ren Changhong glanced at Ye Jie and said, "But... let's wait until other things are dealt with. After all, the spiritual vein is there and it won't move away on its own. We should prioritize solving the problem of collapse. If we delay for too long, something unexpected will inevitably happen."

"That's true..." Ye Jie nodded.

At this time, Hua Xiaomei finally seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, Brother Jie, Sister Xia Wei is still waiting for you in the human world! I was so happy to meet you that I almost forgot that she must have been worried about you for a long time..."

When Ye Jie heard Hua Xiaomei mention Xia Wei, his eyes trembled, and his memory seemed to go back to the past. After a while, he finally asked, "Where is she now?"

"She is in the city of Jinran in the human world. Follow me and I will take you to find her."

As she spoke, Hua Xiaomei took out the shrinking stone, and the few of them moved away, and soon they returned to Jinran City.

As soon as they arrived, a pungent smell rose to the sky, causing several people to frown. Shan Yao couldn't help coughing and complained, "What is this strange smell?"

Ren Changhong's expression changed slightly. As a former Shura, she was extremely sensitive to this fishy smell. Some people died, and quite a few of them: "Be careful! Something is wrong..."

Hua Xiaomei looked around but couldn't see Xia Wei. She was confused for a moment: "Where did Sister Xia Wei go? I clearly asked her to wait for me here and not run around. I didn't expect that now that I came back, she would disappear. Did we stay in the Golden Wheel Palace for too long and she got impatient and left first?"

Ye Jie shook his head slowly: "No... Xiaowei is a man of her word. Since she said she would wait here, she would definitely not leave without permission just because the time is too long. Something unexpected must have happened."

Ren Changhong nodded slightly. Although she had not had much contact with Xia Wei, she also agreed with Ye Jie's statement. Just by looking at his decisive words and an extremely sharp look, she knew what kind of person Xia Wei was and that she would never leave without permission just for fun.

"Then what's going on..."

Hua Xiaomei was a little puzzled, but unfortunately, no one could answer her doubts. Xia Wei, who had stayed here before, had now completely disappeared without a trace.

Ye Jie let go of his perception, and swept his mind around, his face darkening.

He walked quickly forward, passing the collapsed buildings one after another. Not knowing what he had discovered, the crowd quickly followed him. When they reached a high point, the scene in front of them soon left them completely speechless.

Looking around, I saw that Jinran City, which was once a place full of people, had now completely turned into a dead city. People were lying on the ground in scattered pieces, and no one was intact. Blood had dyed every inch of the land red. This scene was like purgatory on earth.

(End of this chapter)