CHAPTER 799: CHAPTER 796: YOUZHOU TRIPOD!

Recalling these painful memories, Li Chen felt as though his head was about to explode.

He wanted to go back to save Ye Chuxue, wanted to go back and question Beiming Xue...

But just as he was about to turn around, the Qingzhou Tripod suddenly emitted a sound like the mighty strike of a Copper Bell.

"Netherworld Road, do not look back, do not look back, do not look back!"

Li Chen’s heart trembled, and he realized that everything just now was an Illusion Realm. As long as he turned back, he would be trapped on this Netherworld Road, never to see the light of day again, life after life.

Li Chen patted his head again, trying to make himself more clear-headed.

As he steadied his mind, he turned to look at Lian Hongshang and Little Demon Immortal. Both of their faces showed pain, and their mouths kept murmuring words of helplessness and despair, like "don’t, don’t."

Seeing this, Li Chen suddenly stepped forward and tightly grasped Lian Hongshang’s small hand.

Lian Hongshang, who had just been in agony, calmed down gradually, like a drowning person who suddenly seized the last straw that could save their life.

Then, she slowly opened her eyes, and seeing Li Chen by her side, she flung herself into his arms, her tears flowing like a spring.

Li Chen wrapped his arms tightly around her, feeling that her clothing on her back was completely soaked. It seemed that she had just been through something terrifying.

"Mother, mother, I won’t be naughty anymore, Xian’er. I’ll be good, listening to you at all times. Won’t you please not leave me, okay?"

At this moment, Little Demon Immortal was devastatingly heartbroken, her eyes filled with tears as she stood barefooted.

Li Chen glanced at Lian Hongshang in his arms and said, "She’s in trouble, you stay here, don’t move no matter what happens. I’m going to help her!"

Lian Hongshang looked up at Li Chen and nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice.

Just as Little Demon Immortal was about to turn her head back, Li Chen suddenly leaped up and tightly seized her clean hand, pulling her back.

Little Demon Immortal abruptly opened her eyes, her pupils blood-red, casting a terrifying red glow.

"Who dares to stop me from saving my mother, die!"

The murderous words were still circling among Little Demon Immortal’s teeth when she materialized a white dagger from her sleeve and stabbed directly forward.

Li Chen was shocked and quickly raised his palm to meet it.

However, the dagger was like a powerful drill, unbeatable in its force. With just a single contact, it pierced straight through Li Chen’s palm.

In an instant, fresh blood gushed out, spilling all over the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Chen used his own blood as ink to draw a magical symbol, dipping it lightly like a dragonfly skimming water, and inserting it into Little Demon Immortal’s forehead.

"Boom!"

Immediately, a ray of light penetrated Little Demon Immortal’s body, enveloping her within.

Soon after, the blood-red color in Little Demon Immortal’s eyes slowly returned to normal.

However, her already fragile body completely collapsed in an instant, dropping to the ground like a withered leaf in the wind.

Li Chen grabbed her up in one swoop and channeled True Yuan into the palm of his hand, infusing it into her body.

Little Demon Immortal slowly opened her eyes, looking somewhat blankly at Li Chen, and asked, "What just happened?"

After that, her gaze fell on Li Chen’s pierced palm and she inquired, "How did you get hurt?"

Rolling his eyes, Li Chen waved his injured right palm and responded, "This is your own masterpiece!"

"Ah, I did this?"

Little Demon Immortal felt her head spinning; she couldn’t remember anything that had just happened.

As she pondered, her gaze inadvertently fell again on the fiery red flowers on both sides.

Just as the Little Demon Immortal’s expression became somewhat dazed again, Li Chen suddenly stepped forward and pat her shoulder forcefully.

"Don’t look at those flowers; they are Other Shore Flowers. Their fragrance can cause hallucinations, making people fall into memories of the past. Anyone who indulges in them will remain on this sunless Netherworld Road forever and ever until they turn into a pile of dry bones!"

"Ah, is it that serious?"

Startled by Li Chen’s words, the Little Demon Immortal quickly patted her chest to calm her nerves.

It took her a long while before she finally shouted to Li Chen: "Thank you for saving me just now!"

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "No need, just remember that you owe me your life!"

After that, he stepped forward to help Lian Hongshang.

The Little Demon Immortal saw that Li Chen and Lian Hongshang were walking side by side while she was left alone. This sparked a thought of the extremely vivid Illusion Realm where her beloved mother left her, and she suddenly felt as if she had been abandoned by the whole world. Grief overwhelmed her, and tears streamed down her face like pearls breaking off a string.

Hearing the Little Demon Immortal’s crying, Li Chen was somewhat bewildered and casually asked, "Hey, what’s wrong with you, if you don’t want to repay the favor just say it, why the tears?"

"Humph, I will definitely repay what I owe you!"

Hearing Li Chen’s mockery, the Little Demon Immortal angrily clenched her teeth and huffed resentfully.

Then she wiped her tears and became a completely different person from the pitiful, tear-streaked figure she had just been.

Seeing how quickly the Little Demon Immortal’s demeanor changed left Li Chen somewhat unable to react.

However, he did not respond further.

Li Chen remained silent, and so the Little Demon Immortal chose to follow suit.

Lian Hongshang also had her concerns and wasn’t in the mood to talk.

Thus, the three of them walked forward in silence on the Dead Bridge.

They didn’t know how long they walked before they finally reached the end of the road.

Ahead was a desolate land, with only dark stones and foul-smelling river water, devoid of any other scenery.

They continued for another hundred miles until they reached a grand hall.

On the stone walls of the grand hall, there were various sculptures and paintings.

On one side were carvings of Pixiu, Qilin, phoenixes, and other Ancient Divine Beasts, sacred and pure.

On the other side were all sorts of bull demons and snake gods, evil spirits that sent shivers down one’s spine.

And in the middle of these statues, in a stars-encircling-the-moon fashion, was an extremely majestic and spectacular altar.

At the highest point of the altar lay a dark green Ancient Cauldron, grand and imposing.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen’s eyes lit up.

Could this be the Youzhou Tripod?

The eyes of the Little Demon Immortal also showed a burning desire.

However, she did not make a move but looked at Li Chen and said, "If I’m not mistaken, that Ancient Cauldron should be one of the Nine Divine Tripods forged by Emperor Yu during his unification of Jiuzhou, the Youzhou Tripod!"

Li Chen, on alert, asked, "Do you also want this Divine Tripod?"

The Little Demon Immortal nodded honestly and said, "Who wouldn’t love the jade from Mount Jing? Let alone such a treasure of Jiuzhou, the Youzhou Divine Tripod. But..."

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence and did not continue.

Then, she slightly tilted her head back, radiating a crescent moon-like serene glow, silently looking at Li Chen.

Seeing the Little Demon Immortal’s sudden pause and the word "but," Li Chen couldn’t help but be surprised, pressing for an answer, "But what?"