Chapter 2359

"Who knows," Yan Aohan said. "But for my wife, I will learn."

Yan Aohan’s meaning was clear. He didn’t know about other matters, but he knew one thing: for Zhu Yanyi, he was willing to change how he handled things. For instance, regarding human relationships, he used to ignore them because he didn’t understand. Now, it was different. For Zhu Yanyi, he was willing to learn.

The Black Emperor didn’t mock Yan Aohan. As a member of the "wife-loving group," he knew that for people like them, their wives were their entire world.

"My sister-in-law has accumulated quite a bit of karmic merit lately," the Black Emperor said, looking up at the sky. He instantly knew some things.

Hearing this, Yan Aohan realized the Black Emperor was being deliberate. "Yes, yes. Your sister-in-law has done a lot of good deeds. As her brother-in-law and sworn brother, shouldn’t you give her some good gifts?"

"Haven’t I given enough good things?" The Black Emperor glared at Yan Aohan, looking dissatisfied. "I’ve already given her plenty. Of course, I didn’t give her some things because she can’t use them yet. I gave her everything she could use."

"If you can’t give gifts, you can give information. Where are the Fire Spirit, Gold Spirit, and Earth Spirit?" Yan Aohan asked directly, without beating around the bush.

The Black Emperor replied, "I knew you were trying to trick me. But I can give you this information. The Fire Spirit is in Taihu Lake in your country. The Gold Spirit is under a dormant volcano in Country O. The Earth Spirit is in a cherry blossom garden in Country R."

The Black Emperor knew he needed to tell them some news, so he didn’t hold back. He told them everything directly.

Yan Aohan asked, "Since you knew this information early on, why didn’t you tell us sooner?"

"Hey, you’re so ungrateful. Given the fragile state of your realm, how could I dare to send messages casually? Now that you came to the Demon Realm, I could finally tell you. I rushed over, and now it seems like my fault?" The Black Emperor felt Yan Aohan was truly ungrateful.

Yan Aohan didn’t get angry. He just said, "Alright." Then he sighed. "Knowing our realm is fragile, why didn’t you help more?"

The Black Emperor felt he would be angered to death by Yan Aohan. "Dear, this is your wife’s ascension trial. To ascend, she must pass this hurdle."

"Who is your 'dear'? Who is your dear?" Yan Aohan turned cold after getting what he wanted. "Alright, I gave you the flower wine, you gave me the news. I’m leaving."

"Wait, wait." The Black Emperor hurriedly called Yan Aohan back.

"What else is there?" Although Yan Aohan didn’t look welcoming, he never shirked his responsibilities.

The Black Emperor said, "The Gathering of All Gods is in five hundred years. After your wife ascends to the Immortal Realm, I suggest you go to the Chaos Abyss to advance first. I know you want to wait for your wife to ascend to the God Realm together before going to the Chaos Abyss. But sometimes, it’s not that you don’t want to advance. You should know that the return of the Supreme Yandi to the Underworld is a trend. If you don’t return, the Underworld might face turmoil. Besides, as an Emperor, you can better protect your wife."

Yan Aohan paused slightly. "I’ll consider it." Sometimes, one couldn’t be willful. So, the only thing he could do was think carefully. Fortunately, there was still time, so there was no rush for now.

"If there’s nothing else, you can go." The Black Emperor waved his hand.

Yan Aohan was straightforward and left immediately without staying.

As soon as Yan Aohan left, a person appeared beside the Black Emperor: the Immortal Emperor Ouyang Mingyue.

"You should have told him that the Gathering of All Gods is not simple. If he doesn’t return as the Lord Emperor, his danger will be great, and he might even implicate his wife," Ouyang Mingyue said to the Black Emperor.

The Black Emperor smiled slightly. "We should understand his character. He will figure it out. Sometimes, having a wife to walk alongside is good. But if one has the absolute ability to protect their wife, why not try hard? Yan Aohan is like you and me. He knows what he wants in the end. So don’t worry. He will eventually agree to go to the Chaos Abyss."

The Black Emperor was full of confidence. The Immortal Emperor thought for a moment, hoping Yan Aohan would act as the Black Emperor predicted.

When Yan Aohan passed through the space, he naturally saw many messages from his wife. His heart warmed, and he returned home, finding Zhu Yanyi staring into space.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Yan Aohan walked over.

Zhu Yanyi didn’t seem anxious about her return. She just smiled at her. "I was thinking your three to five days were really too long. Now it’s more than fifteen days. It’s almost thirty-five days."

Yan Aohan hugged Zhu Yanyi from behind, then lifted her up, letting her sit in his lap. "I waited for a while for that demon cultivator who hadn’t reached the time for reincarnation. Then, after finishing things, your sworn brother took me to see a scene of exploding demonic energy. By the way, here is something for you." Yan Aohan took out a white crystal and gave it to Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi took it and looked, slightly stunned. "Is this a Spirit?"

"Yes, the Day Spirit. Found at the scene of the demonic energy explosion. Also, the Black Emperor told me the Fire Spirit is in Taihu Lake, the Gold Spirit is in a dormant volcano in Country O, and the Earth Spirit is in a cherry blossom garden in Country R. Where should we go first?" Yan Aohan asked Zhu Yanyi as he spoke.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. "Since we are currently in Huaxia, we should naturally go to Taihu Lake first. If we have time, we can go back and visit."

Returning from Taihu Lake to Sicheng Town didn’t take much time.

Hearing this, Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "But I’m afraid you don’t have time to go now. I heard Country R issued an invitation for you to attend their medical discussion conference."

"I refused that boring conference long ago. You know the nature of people in Country R. They probably invited me to find out how I researched the antidotes for those viruses. To be honest, if I hadn’t researched them, they might have tried to take my results for themselves. I won’t go to such a country. No, we leave for Country R tomorrow. Thinking that my Earth Spirit is in that country, I can’t tolerate it."

Zhu Yanyi’s indignant thoughts came out again.

Yan Aohan wasn’t annoyed. "In that case, let’s go secretly tomorrow. It’s convenient for us to come and go secretly."

Their abilities allowed them to go to any country without worrying about being discovered.

The next day, Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi went to Country R unnoticed. Of course, no one knew they had left, otherwise, it would have shocked people.

In the cherry blossom garden of Country R, it wasn’t the season for cherry blossoms, so there weren’t many people. However, seeing the cherry blossom trees along the way, Zhu Yanyi had to admit that people in this country really loved cherry blossoms. Their love for cherry blossoms exceeded everything else.

Taking advantage of the lack of people, Zhu Yanyi released Xiao Mu and the others. "Xiao Mu, can you sense Xiao Tu’s presence?"

"Yes," Xiao Mu said seriously. "Master, just walk forward. I’ll tell you when we arrive."

Zhu Yanyi had no objection to Xiao Mu’s words and walked forward slowly.

"Master, wait. It’s here." Xiao Mu spoke, then flew out and stopped at the roots of a cherry blossom tree. "Master, dig down here."

Yan Aohan came over to help and started digging directly. They were glad they chose a time when no one was around, because they dug three meters deep before finding a yellow crystal. Zhu Yanyi quickly collected it, then filled the hole with soil, and they left.

From arriving to leaving, it took less than three hours.

"Since we’re out, let’s go to Country O next." Zhu Yanyi was the type who, once she started, would finish everything.

Yan Aohan had no objection to this. After all, they had to go to Country O sooner or later. Going early was fine.

Following the Black Emperor’s hints, Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi arrived at the dormant volcano in Country O.

Without any hesitation, they went down.

"Tell me, how did Xiao Jin, a Gold Spirit, end up under this volcano?" Zhu Yanyi asked, puzzled.

Yan Aohan shrugged. "Actually, it’s not hard to understand. Just like Xiao Shui was controlled by the South, which governs fire. And Xiao Huo, who hasn’t been found yet, is in Taihu Lake. It’s probably the principle of mutual generation and restriction."

Yan Aohan couldn’t think of any other reason.

Zhu Yanyi just said casually, "But the person who suppressed Xiao Shui and the others like this really has bad intentions."

Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "Who knows? Anyway, now that they are with you, it’s their opportunity."

Although it was a dormant volcano, the temperature was indeed very high. Zhu Yanyi decided to let Xiao Ye help find Xiao Jin. In this place, Xiao Mu and Xiao Shui couldn’t come out easily, and Xiao Bai and Xiao Tu hadn’t been activated yet. Zhu Yanyi planned to activate them all at once after returning.

Xiao Ye pointed in a direction. "It’s there."

Zhu Yanyi was a bit speechless. "Xiao Ye, is it really there? There’s magma everywhere. Although it’s quiet now, the temperature of this magma is really high."

"It’s really there, right under this magma," Xiao Ye said seriously.

Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Alright, looks like we have to venture into the magma zone below."

Zhu Yanyi put Xiao Ye away, then exchanged a smile with Yan Aohan, and descended into the magma zone without any hesitation or delay.

Not everyone had their abilities, so no one would expect them to go down.

Under the magma, it was extremely hot. If it weren’t for Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan, anyone entering would have been cooked instantly.

"This place would be great for roasting chicken, sheep, and cattle in the future," Zhu Yanyi said, looking around. She was thinking about having a picnic here, which made Yan Aohan laugh and cry at the same time.

Although all they saw was red magma, it was better than seeing nothing.

"Hey." When they reached the bottom, they found solid ground under their feet. They realized the bottom of the magma wasn’t hot; only the journey through the magma was hot.

The soil below was red, but not too hot. Moreover, Zhu Yanyi found a patch of red plants growing nearby. These plants looked like moss, but they were flowering. The flowers lay tightly against the ground, and the petals felt somewhat fleshy, but the color was red.

"It’s Fire Lingzhi," Zhu Yanyi recognized it at a glance. She went over and carefully picked them. "I didn’t expect to find Fire Lingzhi here. It’s rare."

"Looks like this trip wasn’t in vain." Yan Aohan also came over to help, seeing Zhu Yanyi so happy.

Zhu Yanyi said, "I wanted to refine a burn medicine recently, but I always felt something was missing. Now that I see this Fire Lingzhi, I know. I won’t have to worry about burn medicine anymore. After all, Fire Lingzhi can even neutralize fire poison."

Only Zhu Yanyi could think of using Fire Lingzhi for burn medicine.

Yan Aohan thought for a moment. "Wife, make more defensive medicines. After you ascend, I want to take some defensive medicines with me before going to the Chaos Abyss."

Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned at first. "Did something happen?" She trusted Yan Aohan, so she knew he wouldn’t go to the Chaos Abyss alone unless absolutely necessary. Now that he wanted to go first, something must have happened.

"The Black Emperor came to find me last time. He not only gave me the news about these Spirits but also brought another message. The Gathering of All Gods will start in five hundred years. If I don’t return to my position, the Underworld will face turmoil. So, I must go to the Chaos Abyss in advance," Yan Aohan said with a bitter smile. "But no matter what, I will only go after you ascend to the Immortal Realm."

Zhu Yanyi nodded in understanding. "Then I’ll use this time to refine more pills."

The pills she refined now were almost level nine. In this aspect, her talent was undeniable.

Yan Aohan also nodded. "I was thinking of having you prepare in advance, so I won’t lack defensive medicine when I go to cultivate for my return."

Trust between husband and wife was this simple. They trusted each other, and some things were spoken openly, making their relationship more harmonious.

It took a full forty minutes for the two to finish picking all the Fire Lingzhi in this area.

After all, opportunities to pick Fire Lingzhi here wouldn’t come often, and Fire Lingzhi didn’t form easily. So, picking them now was best.

Next, while searching for the Fire Spirit, they found many Fire Lingzhi along the way. Since they found them, Zhu Yanyi wouldn’t miss them. So, along the way, they really became herb farmers picking Fire Lingzhi. However, repeating the same thing over and over would get boring. Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi had enough patience. Even if she didn’t want to pick anymore, she thought about the need for medicine and endured, picking all the Fire Lingzhi until they entered a strange place.

This place looked like an altar. The soil here wasn’t red or yellow; it was black. Moreover, there was a Taiji Bagua diagram here.

"Aohan, there’s an Eastern Taiji Bagua diagram here. How strange," Zhu Yanyi said, not forgetting that they were in the West.

Yan Aohan looked at the diagram and said, "I suspect the Gold Spirit is sealed under this Bagua. Let Xiao Ye come out to confirm."

Zhu Yanyi had no objection and quickly summoned Xiao Ye. Xiao Ye confirmed it soon. "Master, Xiao Jin is below."

"Good. Let me think about how to remove this seal." Zhu Yanyi recalled Xiao Ye and began to ponder how to break the seal.

Although it was just a Taiji Bagua seal, Zhu Yanyi saw the profound principles of Daoism in the patterns of the seal.

"Aohan, are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is my feeling wrong? Why do I feel there are Daoist principles in this Bagua?" Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan beside her.

Yan Aohan also noticed this. "You didn’t see wrong. There are indeed Daoist principles here. But the aura of these principles seems to be slowly dissipating. If we come fifty or sixty years later, these principle auras will all disappear."

Seeing that Yan Aohan confirmed this, Zhu Yanyi focused on the Bagua diagram. She squatted down and placed her hand on it. "I don’t know what principles these are."

There are many Taiji principles. Taiji contains the most primitive principles of heaven and earth. So, if a Taiji diagram appears here, one only knows what principles it contains after exploring it oneself.

"Since it seals Xiao Jin, it must be the principle of fire. In the five elements, only fire overcomes gold," Yan Aohan said casually.

Zhu Yanyi touched it and looked at Yan Aohan. "Aohan, you’re amazing. You even know this. Fortunately, you also have fire elements. So, why don’t you unseal it?"

Zhu Yanyi could also unseal it, but relatively speaking, it was easier for Yan Aohan. Zhu Yanyi’s constitution wasn’t naturally fire-based. So, if she tried to break a Taiji array containing fire elements, she would suffer. Yan Aohan was different. Although he possessed the ability of reincarnation, he also had a fire attribute constitution. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have learned artifact refining.

Yan Aohan didn’t refuse. He went over, placed his hand slightly on the Bagua, and soon, the Taiji Bagua started to rotate. As Yan Aohan absorbed the principles here, the fire elements gradually dissipated. Then, the Bagua began to recombine on its own. As the Bagua combinations appeared, the Bagua finally opened. Below, Zhu Yanyi saw a round golden crystal.

Yan Aohan picked up the golden crystal and handed it to Zhu Yanyi. Zhu Yanyi collected it, and then the couple planned to leave.

However, the ground here started to shake.

Yan Aohan hugged Zhu Yanyi tightly. "The seal is broken. The volcano is going to erupt. Let’s go."

It was originally a dormant volcano, and this dormancy was caused by the seal. No one knew this. Now that the seal was broken, the volcanic eruption naturally occurred.