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Zhong Kui's Diary
I never expected that Yazhi would also throw a punch at me. When our fists collided in mid-air, a sharp pain shot through my hand, and I couldn't help but let out a cry. I suspected that my Finger Joint had been shattered by him.
Sweat beads instantly slid down my face. Gritting my teeth, I was about to launch a kick at Yazhi when he suddenly moved in and pressed down on my shoulder with just one finger. A tremendous force surged through me, rendering me unable to move.
"Alas, when will this cycle of revenge end?" Yazhi sighed with an air of deep melancholy.
What a show-off! He was just putting on an act!
I often engage in such theatrics myself. When the power disparity is vast, I never hesitate to trample on my opponent.
Typically, after knocking someone down, I pretend to be gravely injured, lying beside them and gasping for breath while saying, "Actually... we could totally become... good friends! Why must we harm each other?" Then I would follow up with a heartfelt rendition of "Love's Devotion"...
For as long as I can remember, I've always been the one to inflict such humiliation on others. In terms of strength, over the years, the only one who could consistently overpower me was Lou Wei—the former leader of the Dragon Group. However, ever since I merged with the energy of Devouring Soul, he was no longer my match.
I never dreamed I would be knocked down by someone else. Moreover, now this person could make me feel the weight of Mount Tai with just one finger. This wasn't magic; it was pure physical strength.
In the face of such overwhelming power, any sneaky tactics were useless. The gap was so vast that it felt like a chasm; not even an iron chain could bridge it.
For a moment, my mood turned an unprecedented gray, and my confidence plummeted to an all-time low. With such a disparity in strength, could we still enjoy fighting together?
Seeing me silent, Yazhi chuckled and said, "I only used ten percent of my strength. Tsk tsk, this is really boring; we're not even in the same league. Alright, let's call it even for our past grievances. You better not shout at me again."
I stood there in shock at his words. What did he mean by that?
Yazhi laughed heartily and released his finger. Instantly, the immense pressure on my shoulder vanished, almost making me jump up. Rubbing my fist, I remained silent and looked at Yazhi with suspicion.
He reached into his sleeve with his right hand, and when he pulled it out, he was holding a gourd-shaped Jade Gourd, which was crystal clear and translucent, with a faint purple pattern winding around its waist.
Placing the jade gourd in front of me, Yazhi smiled and said, "I no longer owe you anything, and you no longer owe me anything!"
I reached out to take the jade gourd, momentarily unsure of what to do. I could only feel the gourd's warmth and clarity, and holding it in my palm gave me a sense of peace and tranquility.
Next, Yazhi explained the usage of the Mustard Seed Pendant to me. I didn’t dare to interrupt, merely nodding in agreement. Finally, Yazhi huffed in dissatisfaction, "You haven't said a word; are you looking down on me?"
I quickly denied it: "That's not true! I'm just focused on learning how to use this Mustard Seed Pendant!"
"You're being insincere!" Yazhi made a dismissive gesture towards me with both hands and turned to leave.
I watched coldly as Yazhi walked towards the passage. Just as I was about to say something, Yazhi suddenly turned around, pointed at the ground, and the Bluestone beneath us exploded. With a swift motion, he grabbed a palm-sized stone from the air.
Not understanding his intention, I was taken by surprise when Yazhi swung his arm and hurled the stone at me with a whoosh. Although I was caught off guard, I managed to dodge it, feeling somewhat flustered as I exclaimed, "What do you mean by that?"
"You hit me earlier; I almost forgot!" Yazhi laughed heartily as he walked away.
When Yazhi's figure disappeared into the passage and he didn't return after a few minutes, I confirmed that he had indeed left. After muttering a few curses, I followed Yazhi's instructions and placed Qingcheng's body into the Mustard Seed Pendant.
This jade gourd was hard to describe; the space inside was vast and expansive, filled with blue skies and white clouds, mountains and rivers. There were rabbits on the mountains and fish in the water, resembling another independent world.
I had no time to explore this inner world; after placing Qingcheng inside, my heart felt slightly more at ease. I took out a rope and hung the Mustard Seed Pendant around my neck, then tossed everything from my original Spatial Bag into the Mustard Seed Pendant. I didn't have the leisure to transfer items one by one; instead, I placed the entire Spatial Bag into the Mustard Seed Pendant and dumped everything out.
Next, I needed to go into that Copper Door passage to dig for Nine Nether Grass. Only by finding Nine Nether Grass could I hurry back to rescue Guo'er and Qingcheng. It seemed time was running short; I had to move quickly.
Returning to the vicinity of the Copper Door, I followed Qingcheng's previous method, first slowly turning counterclockwise three times, then quickly turning clockwise three times. Amidst the Thunderous Roar, I arrived at the passage with the Copper Door. Looking at the rune switch on the wall, I felt a wave of nostalgia; just a few moments ago, Qingcheng was reminding me not to get lost in Taoist studies and delay finding the Nine Nether Grass. In the blink of an eye, everything had changed.
A pang of sorrow hit me, and I quickly turned my head away from the rune, crouching down to examine the ice on the ground carefully. I did not find the shadow I had seen before; it seemed that the Nine Nether Grass was beneath the ice in the middle of the passage.
I took out a Rope and a dagger, pondering how to safely slide down this slope.
After thinking for a while, I realized it would be quite difficult without Qingcheng's help. I wasn't equipped with something like a Flying Claw; that thing could just be tossed into a corner and retrieved by shaking the Rope.
Damn it, I didn't want to think too much about it. I put away the rope, held a flashlight in one hand and the dagger in the other, and began to slide down on the Ice Surface. Due to gravitational acceleration, my speed increased rapidly. Whenever I reached a speed that felt uncontrollable, I would stab the dagger into the Ice Surface to slow myself down and check if there was any Nine Nether Grass beneath the ice.
I continued this stop-and-go process until I reached the spot where I had seen the shadow earlier. This was also where Qingcheng and I had lingered twice before—once going down and once stopping on our way back up. The pit I had dug was still there.
I sat on the pit to rest for a moment and shone my flashlight at the shadow beneath the Ice Surface. Stretching my shoulders, I secured the flashlight to one side and then used my dagger to carve out a circle with a diameter of one meter before starting to dig.
The shadow below should be Nine Nether Grass; Yazhi had no reason to deceive me. After all, she even gifted me something as precious as the Mustard Seed Pendant—there was no need for such low-level jokes.
After digging for over half an hour, I had gone down more than a meter deep. I was quite satisfied with this speed, considering I was using a dagger instead of an iron pickaxe. However, this ice block was indeed strange; it became harder and colder as I dug deeper. Even after consuming Fire Spirit Pearl, I could still feel a change in temperature.
After digging for another half hour, this time only thirty centimeters deep, the ice below felt as hard as steel. I even felt a bit cold; my heart sank slightly—I had consumed Fire Spirit Pearl!
Honestly, I wanted to pull out my bird and give it a warm pee to help with digging. However, Kong Xuan's warning echoed in my ears: at such temperatures below, pulling out a bird would likely result in it freezing before it could even land.
Gritting my teeth, I dug another twenty centimeters and could clearly see what Nine Nether Grass looked like; indeed, as Kong Xuan said, its shape resembled that of a daffodil and was exceptionally green.
From then on, my digging speed became unusually slow. In the previous two hours, I had dug about one and a half meters deep, but now after another two hours, I had only managed to dig thirty centimeters. Upon measuring visually, the crystal-clear green Nine Nether Grass lay just ten centimeters beneath an ice layer that felt like an insurmountable trench. With all my strength, when I poked at it, I could only create a white dot in the ice... At this point, I was already shivering from cold.
This is not a solution. I crawled out of the Circular Pit, moved my limbs a bit to get my blood circulating faster, while my mind raced with thoughts on how to solve this problem.
My right hand instinctively reached into the Mustard Seed Pendant, rummaging through it and finding mostly food items I had previously gathered. Could I really use instant noodles to break the ice?
Next time, I need to buy a Chainsaw. I'm serious.
There was also a battery in the Spatial Bag, which I had used last time in the Underground of Yangshan to play an Adult Film. I had left it there without thinking much about it. What if I connected two wires to the positive and negative terminals and then attached a metal rod in front to create a "quick heater"? I shook my head, laughing at myself; the only outcome of that would be a short circuit—there was no other possibility.
Or should I start with the Fire Spirit Pearl?
This idea was worth considering since I had consumed the Fire Spirit Pearl before. If it could resist low temperatures, then it was clear that the Fire Spirit Pearl in my body was already functioning. If I could release some of its energy, I wondered if it would help break the ice.
However, the defense provided by the Fire Spirit Pearl was passive, like a Great Wall built around my body to fend off external cold. To release its energy, it would need to come into direct conflict with the cold.
What if I cut myself and placed my palm on the Ice Surface? Would the energy from the Fire Spirit Pearl burst forth to combat the cold?
With this thought in mind, regardless of whether this method would work or not, I jumped straight into the pit and placed my palm above the Ice Surface. With a dagger, I made a deep cut in my palm, and instantly, bright red blood began to flow.
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