The old king used all his strength to cast the curse, but the effect was not satisfactory.
After working hard for a full hour, the old king's magic power was exhausted, but the curse on Jue Cheng was still not released.
Although it was not unlocked, the old king paused and sealed the curse, making it temporarily ineffective and no longer depriving the city of its vitality.
"Cough cough cough..." The old king seemed weak and shaky.
Hong Ling'er and Lan Ling'er immediately supported the old king from the left and right sides.
"Are you okay?" Hong Ling'er asked with concern.
"It's no big deal."
"Go back to the palace and rest first."
The old king went back to his palace to rest with the support of the two Ling'er sisters, while Jue Cheng was waiting in the main hall.
There were several guards standing on both sides of the entrance to the hall. Juecheng, who was bored, came to them and chatted with them. However, the guards were very conscientious and did not chat with Juecheng.
Juecheng waited for another ten minutes. At this time, Hong Ling'er returned to the main hall.
"How is the old king?" Juecheng asked.
"I'm going to sleep for now."
"By the way, do I have nothing to do now? Can I leave?"
"I'm afraid you can't leave."
"Huh? What does that mean?"
"The old king did not succeed in undoing your curse. He only temporarily sealed the curse. But this seal is very unstable and may be broken at any time."
"How long can this seal last?"
"It could be a few hours at a faster time or a few days at a slower time. You can't say for sure. In short, the old king is already in his seventies and doesn't have much ability to seal the curse for you anymore."
"Ah, if you say that, I'm dead." Juecheng showed a desperate expression.
"No, there is another chance."
"what chance?"
"Under the Linggao Hall, there is an underground palace called the Underground City."
"Dungeon? I've heard that it contains some very special people and monsters."
"Yes, from today on, you will live in the underground city permanently."
"Why?"
"The location of the dungeon was not chosen randomly. It is filled with a kind of gloomy atmosphere. These gases can stabilize emotions, reduce hostility, soothe the soul, and even resolve curses." Hong Ling'er explained.
"real or fake?"
"Yes, but you need to stay in there for a long time and are not allowed to come out."
"How long will you stay?"
"I can't tell. The old king said that if it is fast, it will only take a few years. If it is slow, it may take about ten years."
"Oh my God, isn't this just like going to jail?" Juecheng said sadly.
"Just be content, at least I won't put shackles on you. You have full freedom within the confines of the dungeon."
"Alas, it seems that this is the only way."
Time flies, time flies, several years have passed, time returns to the present...
Juecheng is now eighteen years old. He himself cannot remember exactly how many years he has been in the underground city. He only knows that he has grown from a boy to the adult he is now.
"Sister Ling'er, you haven't seen me for a long time." Juecheng said to Hong Ling'er.
"Sorry, I'm quite busy at this time. By the way, I heard that the curse on you has disappeared?"
"Yes, a month ago, the old king said that the death curse on me had disappeared."
"Then why are you still here?" Hong Ling'er asked.
"I have no worries and no family. Instead, I am used to staying in the underground city. I can go and chat with those big guys when I have nothing to do."
The big guys Juecheng refers to are those giant beasts who have committed crimes but are not heinous. They are basically more than ten meters in size, similar to Juecheng.
Juecheng mostly lives as a dragon in the dungeon, so he gets to know those big guys very well.
Some giant beasts also like to deal with Jue Cheng. After all, the Dragon Clan is quite famous.
Hong Ling'er sighed: "Oh, if I let you stay here any longer, you will almost forget that you are a human being. Hurry up to the outside world and educate yourself."
Juecheng thought about it for a while and replied: "That's right. I'll go to the Dragon Abyss to see the Dragon Clan. After all, I still have some kinship with them."
"No, you have more important tasks."
"What? Isn't it related to the Land of Underworld again?"
"Roughly the same."
"No, no, no, I won't do it. I won't even go to the land of hell even if I die."
"Calm down and listen to me. This time I'm not just going to the land of hell."
Hong Ling'er spent nearly an hour telling Juecheng about the surface world and surface people.
Jue Cheng was dumbfounded when he heard the whole process.
"Juecheng, the task given to you this time is to follow the group of surface people throughout the whole process and learn the connection point between the two worlds. According to my estimation, they will not investigate the hometown of Huangquan, but will directly find the connection point and go to the surface. "
"Actually, you didn't expect them to investigate the Land of Hell in the first place. You deliberately said this just to create a false impression and make them lose their guard."
"That's right. Although I don't know why the people on the surface are not cursed by the undead, I don't expect them to investigate anything. After all, you have tried hard for several months and still haven't found out the reason. Also, take you with me. There is also a purpose, which is to protect them if necessary.”
"protect them?"
"That's right, because the undead don't know that their curses are useless to people on the surface. If the undead they encounter this time have seen Li Ming and others before, then they may launch an attack on Li Ming and others this time. Suck their life force."
"Sister Ling'er, do you want to use me as a big human shield? To attract the attention of the undead?"
"Absolutely, but only in the most critical moment, you can turn into a black dragon to help them. Until the critical moment, you must not expose your strength."
"Oh oh oh, I understand. It's best for me to conceal my identity and follow them until I know where the connection point is."
"Well, as expected of Jue Cheng, he has a strong understanding ability. But if possible, you'd better follow them to the surface world to understand the situation there. Your dragon scales have a pointing effect. As long as you secretly drop the scales, Then there is a path to the surface world.”
"Sister Ling'er has such a good plan. However, if there is a crisis and I reveal my strength to save them, won't they be afraid of my power and not dare to take me to the surface?"
"It should not be exposed. After all, Tianpeng and Jiang Wei are fire power users, and the undead are not fools. They know that attacking fire power users will pay a high price, so it should not be your turn to appear."
"Okay, before I carry out my mission, can I go to the Dragon Clan to have a look?"
"Okay, I'll give you two days."
On the other side, to the west of the human kingdom, is Lingming Village.
The great elder received new news, which said that the king was willing to increase the number of people going to the Land of the Underworld to three people. However, the king requested that his confidant Jue Cheng be allowed to act together with Li Ming and others.
The elder passed the news to the village chief Gou Mang, who took Meng Yirou to the villa area to deliver the news in person.
Li Ming and others were surprised and happy when they heard the news.
"I didn't expect the king to agree." Tianpeng was very happy, because this way he didn't have to separate from Jiang Wei.
Village chief Gou Mang said with a smile: "The time is tentatively scheduled to be two days later. Juecheng will take action with you then. He is a close confidant of the king and has no fighting power at all. You must protect him."
"Okay, don't worry, we won't let anything happen to him." Jiang Wei replied.
That night, Li Ming and others gathered in a small room and discussed quietly.
"Everyone, that Jue City is obviously here to monitor us. What should we do?" Li Ming asked.
"The king wanted to know the connection point between the two worlds, so he sent the man named Juecheng to go to the Land of Underworld with us. The question now is whether we should let the underground people know." Tianpeng said.
"Our decision will determine the fate of the surface world." Jiang Hao frowned.
"If that doesn't work, kill Juecheng in the Land of Underworld." Li Ming said seriously.
"Yes, if you kill Juecheng, we will be dead." Ni Lin said unhappily.
"Ni Lin and Jiang Hao gave up going to the surface for us, we can't let anything happen to them." Tianpeng looked at Li Ming seriously.
Li Ming suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I just said it casually."
"No, if this is really about the fate of the surface world, we are willing to sacrifice." Jiang Hao said suddenly.
"Jiang Hao, what are you doing!" Ni Lin did not have the consciousness to sacrifice. He hoped to stay underground.
"Ni Lin, once the underground people know the connection point, there will be risks. It is impossible for the current surface world to win the underground world."
"What does the surface world have to do with me? There are only two people I care about in my life, one is Meng Yirou, and the other is you. I don't have the consciousness to be a victim."
"But this is about the fate of the surface world."
At this time, Jiang Wei suddenly spoke: "You can't do anything wrong. We will definitely come back to find you in the future. Also, we can't harm that Jue City. All of us, who have been favored by the underground people, cannot repay kindness with enmity. Dad taught us As a human being, if you really can't repay kindness for some reason, then you can never repay kindness with hatred."
"Indeed, the underground people have never felt sorry for us. The great elder and village chief Jumang of Lingming Village have always protected us, and we cannot let them down. One day, when the humans on the surface world are unified and develop into a powerful country, we will Come to the underground world again, take Meng Yirou, Xia Zhen, the village chief and all the people who are good to us, and take them to the surface world." Tianpeng agreed.
"Okay, then you have the final say on these things. I don't care. For me, it is enough to be able to return to the surface and see Jiang Feng." Li Ming said.
ps:
Reader question: Isn’t the art of resurrecting the dead ineffective on ordinary people? Could it be that Li Xiangyu is a person with super powers? Inconsistency.
Author's answer: The art of resurrecting the dead is only effective for the contractor. Each super healing power user can only resurrect one person. When Li Xiangyu died, Yu Tao's tears dripped onto Li Xiangyu's face, forming a contract. That’s why I say that the art of resurrecting the dead is ineffective for ordinary people. The word ordinary here means ordinary people, not people with superpowers or non-superpowers. If you have any questions, you can leave me a comment.
