Chapter 93

At this moment, Li Qiy Ye placed one hand on the giant snail. A beam of light flew out from the giant snail's body and instantly disappeared into Li Qiy Ye's forehead.

After the light flew out of its body, the giant snail trembled all over and could only slowly crawl up.

"The pot of nourishing medicine is already cooked," Li Qiy Ye said, "Since you have followed me, I'll let you drink it."

Such words made the giant snail feel both amused and distressed. This pot of medicine was made with its own lifeblood!

"What? Don't want to drink it? If you don't want to drink it, they two still want to fight for it!" Li Qiy Ye pointed at the monk and his disciple and said.

"Drink, drink, why wouldn't I drink it." The giant snail was really afraid that the monk and his disciple would fight with him. As soon as he picked up the giant pot, he drank it in large gulps. This pot of medicine was made with its own lifeblood, and if it didn't drink it, the loss would be huge, and the injuries would take a long time to heal.

In the end, the giant snail finished drinking the pot of medicine and let out a long sigh. It felt as if it had just walked through the gates of hell.

"Retract your shell," Li Qiy Ye instructed the giant snail.

The giant snail pinched the true seal, transformed, and a withered, thin old man appeared before Li Qiy Ye and the others. The old man had a pair of small fleshy antennae on his forehead, and on his back, he carried a small shell like a shield.

"Uh, this, this is your true form?" Nan Huairen was stunned. The old man before him was a stark contrast to the giant snail, which was like a small mountain. The withered, thin old man could be blown away by a gust of wind.

"No, this is the second form," the old man shook his head and smiled, "The giant snail was the true form." He bowed to Li Qiy Ye and said, "Old Ox Fen, I was blinded by a leaf and offended you, sir."

"Uh, Ox Feces—" Hearing the old man's words, Nan Huairen's eyes widened, "Is, is there such a name?"

The old man glared at Nan Huairen, a bit embarrassed, and said, "It's Ox Fen, the 'fen' of 'struggle'!"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." This made Nan Huairen feel awkward, and he laughed dryly, hurriedly apologizing.

This made Li Shuangyan, who was standing nearby, want to laugh but couldn't, so she had to suppress her laughter.

Without the giant body, the now withered and thin Ox Fen gave Nan Huairen a sense of familiarity, making him feel more at ease. Nan Huairen warmly said to Ox Fen, "Ox Sir, you dug a hole at the old site of our Xianyan Ancient Sect. What are you looking for? You're not trying to dig up our Xianyan Ancient Sect's treasure, are you?"

"Just digging around. Besides, who knows how many people have already been here. If there really was a treasure, it wouldn't be my turn," Ox Fen glared at Nan Huairen irritably.

"If Ox Sir isn't digging for treasure, why dig such a deep hole?" Nan Huairen persisted.

Li Qiy Ye glanced at Ox Fen and said, "He's looking for the Calamity God!"

"Calamity God, what is the Calamity God?" Nan Huairen looked puzzled, looking at Li Qiy Ye and then at Ox Fen.

Beside them, Mo Hufa was startled, looking at Ox Fen and exclaiming, "You're looking for our Xianyan Ancient Sect's guardian god!"

Hearing the words "guardian god," Nan Huairen was also startled and exclaimed, "The legend says it is the strongest existence of our Xianyan Ancient Sect! No one could match it except for the founder!"

Ox Fen had to admit, "I'm just looking around. I heard that your guardian god left long ago. I just want to dig through this land to see if he left any words. Maybe we have a connection."

"If the guardian god were still here, our Xianyan Ancient Sect wouldn't be in this state," Nan Huairen murmured, having heard about the guardian god.

The legends about the guardian god of the Xianyan Ancient Sect are numerous.

A guardian god is not something every sect possesses. Only extremely powerful sects or those with a special connection might have a guardian god.

As for the origin of the guardian god, there are no restrictions. It could be a celestial beast, a life essence, or another kind of being! In many cases, the guardian god coexists with the sect, or it leaves after the sect's demise.

The Xianyan Ancient Sect once had a guardian god, known as the Calamity God! Legend has it that this guardian god was extremely powerful, and even in the era of the Mingren Immortal Emperor, no one except the Mingren Immortal Emperor could match it! The Xianyan Ancient Sect's stability was closely related to the existence of this guardian god.

There are many legends about the origin of the Xianyan Ancient Sect's guardian god. Some say it came from the burial ground, others that it was born in the old land, and still others that it was brought back by the Mingren Immortal Emperor from beyond the heavens...

The guardian god of the Xianyan Ancient Sect protected the sect for many eras, but for unknown reasons, it suddenly left and disappeared, never to be seen again.

The time when the guardian god of the Xianyan Ancient Sect disappeared is believed by some to be 50,000 years ago, while others think it was even longer ago, and the Xianyan Ancient Sect simply kept it a secret.

As for why the guardian god of the Xianyan Ancient Sect suddenly left and abandoned the sect, no one knows, including the disciples of the Xianyan Ancient Sect at the time! This became an unsolved mystery.

"Sir, where are we going now? Back?" Mo Hufa asked Li Qiy Ye.

Li Qiy Ye looked at the covered land and shook his head, saying, "No, bury me."

"Bury, bury you?" Hearing Li Qiy Ye's words, Nan Huairen was speechless, "Big Brother, this, this is not auspicious."

"Burial." Li Qiy Ye didn't say more and instructed Mo Hufa.

In the end, Li Qiy Ye chose a place, and Mo Hufa buried him in the highest peak of the old site, burying him very deep. Ox Fen personally dug the hole to bury Li Qiy Ye.

"Will Big Brother be okay?" Li Qiy Ye's sudden decision to bury himself shocked Nan Huairen. If it weren't for the fact that Big Brother was still conscious, he would have thought Big Brother had gone mad.

"He'll be fine." Li Shuangyan shook her head and said nothing. Although she didn't know why Li Qiy Ye wanted to bury himself, she believed he had his reasons.

"A ritual." Ox Fen carefully examined the place Li Qiy Ye chose and the way he was buried, and finally said, "This is a very rare ritual, possibly a communication ritual."

"Communication? What kind of communication? Why bury yourself so deep?" Nan Huairen couldn't help but ask curiously.

For Nan Huairen's curiosity, Ox Fen didn't give an answer. He didn't know what Li Qiy Ye was communicating with, but he had a feeling that it was significant!

Li Qiy Ye was buried underground for five days and five nights, and finally, he climbed out of the ground by himself.

"Let's go back." After climbing out of the dirt, he only said this, and nothing more.

Nan Huairen was bursting with curiosity, but seeing Li Qiy Ye's disappointed expression, he didn't dare to ask. If Li Qiy Ye didn't want to talk about it, no one would be able to make him.

In the end, Ox Fen carried Li Qiy Ye and the others back in his true form. As a giant snail, his speed of movement made Nan Huairen's eyes almost fall out. Ox Fen's speed on the ground was comparable to lightning, incredibly fast, and many flying treasures couldn't catch up to him.

More amazingly, he could move silently or with a thunderous roar, at will. No matter which way he moved, his speed remained the same.

Sitting on the snail's back, Nan Huairen was speechless. Even his master was the same. This was their first time riding a snail, and it was the fastest snail they had ever seen.

"Ox Sir, what is the Heavenly Ox Ancestor Snail?" Thinking of Li Qiy Ye's words, Nan Huairen couldn't help but ask curiously. He had never heard of this term before, and it sounded very unfamiliar.

"A rare ancient being, almost unique, and very hard for people to see," Li Qiy Ye said, as Ox Fen didn't answer.

Seeing that Li Qiy Ye's mood had improved, Nan Huairen's courage grew, and he asked with a smile, "Big Brother, what are the eighteen solutions you mentioned?"

Li Qiy Ye only glanced at him and didn't say anything.

"They are the true solutions for the Heavenly Ox Ancestor Calamity," Ox Fen said. He was eager for Li Qiy Ye to talk about the eighteen solutions, which were extremely important to him.

"True solutions? Are they cultivation techniques or imperial arts?" Nan Huairen asked curiously.

Ox Fen, who was moving very fast, shook his head and said, "No, they are neither cultivation techniques nor imperial arts. In a certain sense, they are the true solutions to unlock the shackles of the Heavenly Ox Ancestor Calamity."

"Shackles? Eighteen shackles? What would happen if the eighteen shackles were unlocked?" Nan Huairen asked a series of questions.

Ox Fen was silent for a moment and finally said, "I don't know, because I have never seen a fellow of my kind who has obtained the eighteen solutions. I've only heard some legends. If one can unlock the eighteen shackles, if there are gods in the heavens, we can slay them!"

Hearing this, not only Nan Huairen but also Li Shuangyan and the others were stunned. Slaying gods! What a shocking word. At this moment, they finally understood why Ox Fen was willing to submit.

As for Li Qiy Ye, he just smiled. The eighteen solutions, such a distant memory, were not cultivation techniques or secret arts. That was why this memory had never been erased!

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