"Ah? What happened?"
Hua Ji snapped back to reality and quickly asked.
"Yes, what happened?"
Hui Shuo also asked, completely confused.
Zi Linling said anxiously, "You lead the way first, and we'll talk as we go."
"Alright then! Follow me!"
Hui Shuo stopped Hua Ji, who was about to ask further questions, and said quickly.
With that, he pulled Hua Ji and took the lead, flying towards the place where the Ghost Clan sealed the foreign demons.
Zi Linling and the other four followed closely behind.
The seven of them quickly traversed the dark Demon God Forest.
Wherever they passed, members of the Ghost, Spectre, and Phantom clans quickly made way.
As for some other dark creatures, they did not dare to obstruct them due to the presence of Hua Ji and Hui Shuo.
After flying for about three hours, the seven finally reached the core of the Demon God Forest.
Strangely, there were no peculiar black trees here, but it was even darker.
If divine sense were not unrestricted here, all seven of them would have been blind.
In the darkness, a solitary figure stood before a tombstone.
This figure was Yin Jiao, the clan leader of the Ghost Clan, who had arrived here earlier than them.
Yin Jiao placed one hand on the tombstone, continuously pouring her dark power into it.
"Yin Jiao, what's going on?" Hui Shuo asked loudly.
Yin Jiao turned her head and said without looking back, "Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, why are you here?"
Hui Shuo replied, "Miss Zi was worried that something might go wrong here, so she brought us to take a look. How is it? Is the seal okay?"
Yin Jiao said, "I'm using my dark power to check. So far, I haven't found any problems."
"By the way, you mentioned Miss Zi, is she the woman the two elders were talking about?"
"Yes!"
Hui Shuo asked, "Do you need any help?"
Yin Jiao shook her head, but then added, "Not for now! The dark power has filled the seal, but I haven't sensed anything amiss! I'll withdraw from the seal now!"
As she spoke, she quickly tapped the tombstone twice with her free hand. Then, the dark power she had injected into the tombstone rapidly flowed back into her body.
When all the dark power had been withdrawn, she slowly pulled her hand away from the tombstone.
Then, she retreated and flew to where Zi Linling and the seven were.
"Clan Leader Yin Jiao of the Ghost Clan, greetings, Miss Zi!"
She said, cupping her fists in a salute.
Zi Linling quickly dodged to the side and said, "Clan Leader Yin Jiao, there's no need for such a grand gesture."
Yin Jiao chuckled and said, "Others may not deserve it, but you, Miss Zi, absolutely do! After all, whether our three clans can return to our homeland in the Underworld depends on you, Miss Zi!"
Zi Linling smiled and said, "You've lived in the Demon God Forest for a hundred thousand years. You should be accustomed to it. Why do you insist on returning to the Underworld?"
Yin Jiao paused, her gaze drifting into the darkness, and she murmured, "Perhaps, it's because that's where our roots are?"
Hua Ji added, "Exactly! The Demon God Forest is very familiar to us, but it lacks the taste of home."
Hui Shuo sighed and said, "We are tired, and we want to go home!"
Roots! Homeland! Home!
These three words struck Zi Linling's heart fiercely, intensifying her longing for the Azure Star.
People say the sunset marks the edge of the world, but looking to the horizon, home is nowhere to be seen!
Zi Linling suddenly understood the feelings of Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao.
She suddenly said, "I promise you!"
Upon hearing this, joy appeared on the faces of Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao. They asked in unison, "Do you really promise us?"
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Yes, I promise you. I will go to the Continent of God's Relics and help you reclaim the divine artifact, the Ghost Gate Pass, and send you home!"
"That's wonderful!"
Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao exclaimed with delight.
"Miss Zi, thank you!"
Hua Ji sincerely bowed to Zi Linling.
Seeing this, Yin Jiao and Hui Shuo quickly bowed as well, "Thank you, Miss Zi!"
Zi Linling quickly used her dark spiritual power to support them and said, "There's no need to thank me! If you want to thank someone, thank yourselves!"
"Thank ourselves?"
Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao asked in confusion.
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Yes! Thank yourselves for fighting for the Heavenly Bestowed Continent a hundred thousand years ago; thank yourselves for sealing three foreign invaders at the cost of serious injuries; thank yourselves for guarding these three seals for a hundred thousand years!"
"Although you are dark creatures, you are heroes of the Heavenly Bestowed Continent, heroes of the Azure Star! Therefore, reclaiming the divine artifact, the Ghost Gate Pass, for you and sending you home is what I should do!"
"This..."
Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"This is what you deserve! However, I'll have to trouble you to guard this place for a while longer. When I return from the Continent of God's Relics, I will completely eliminate these three foreign demons, so that you can go home without any worries!"
Zi Linling said gently.
"Miss Zi, can you completely eliminate these three foreign invaders?" Hui Shuo asked in disbelief.
Zi Linling nodded and said, "I can, but I need to wait until I return from the Continent of God's Relics."
"Why not now?"
Hui Shuo asked again.
Zi Linling smiled and said, "I don't have absolute confidence right now."
With her current cultivation, even if she completely eliminated these three monsters, she would fall into a coma again.
But at this moment, she still had to find the reincarnated bodies of the other five guardians and quickly wake up Ye Lingyuan, so she absolutely could not fall unconscious.
However, she had a premonition that once her cultivation broke through to the Divine King realm, she would be able to use the Law of Judgment freely without any after-effects.
At the same time, she also had a premonition that the opportunity to break through to the Divine King realm lay on the Continent of God's Relics.
Hearing this, Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao were somewhat disappointed.
They had been guarding the seal for a hundred thousand years.
For a hundred thousand years, they had worked diligently and dared not be careless, fearing that they would bring immense losses to their three clans again.
Now that they could finally shed this burden, they were told that they had to hold on for a while longer, and their disappointment was evident.
Seeing their expressions, Zi Linling felt a pang of pity.
She sighed and said, "How about this! Before I leave, I'll help you reinforce the seal to make things a little easier for you!"
"Really?"
A glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of Hui Shuo, Hua Ji, and Yin Jiao simultaneously.
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Of course, it's true. However, after I reinforce the seal, you cannot let any member of your three clans approach this place. Otherwise, not only will the seal break prematurely, but those who approach here will be utterly annihilated!"