Chapter 159: Perform a Ritual

Upon hearing the Netherqueen's words, Xiao Guai immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension on her face receded.

She quickly approached the pink haired girl.

"Elder Sister, how are you now?" The tree Netherkin, Xiao Guai, with concern in her heart, immediately asked the question she cared about the most.

"Don't worry, that woman, Yue Xuanji, has taken care of pretty much everything."

The Nine-Tailed Fox Netherqueen gently rubbed the head of the little girl in front of her. "Now, my cultivation has recovered to the stage close to three tails. However, it will still take some time to completely condense into three tails. I can't take the Netherkin Monarch Pill for now..."

"Is it that fast?" Xiao Guai lightly covered her mouth and sighed, "Truly worthy of being the famed Tower Master that knows everything, able to make you recover the second tail in such a short time..."

Then she murmured to herself, "It's just that Lady Yue was really unreliable before. She clearly promised that she would help me go to the bottom of the Ascending Immortality Lake to unseal sister, but in the end, she chose to let that Demon Sect Holy Saint..."

This whispering naturally didn't escape the ears of the Netherqueen in front of the little girl, so the Netherqueen shook her head.

"Don't talk about you; even I have always been unable to understand that woman's thoughts. But since the current result is not much different from the previous plan, it's better not to think too much... Well, how have you all been in that secret realm these days?"

The tree demon nodded, thought for a moment, and extended two small hands, counting on her fingers.

"Before receiving the letter from sister, everyone was very anxious. Still, after learning that sister had safely escaped the suppression seal, everyone basically relaxed a bit... but Old Deer, Old Sparrow, and Old Lizard were even more worried…"

Seeing her Netherqueen showing a bit of confusion, Xiao Guai continued, "They are worried that staying with that Demon Sect Holy Saint might cause some other unexpected incidents... Elder Sister, did that Demon Sect Holy Saint do anything to you?"

The Netherqueen was slightly stunned.

In her mind, she quickly recalled the scene she saw when she opened her eyes for the second time after being unsealed.

There was a fleeting hint of awkwardness on her face.

Well… The Holy Saint has touched her body all over the place, does that count?

But she would never say such words.

"I haven't changed into my humanoid form these days, so how could he have had a chance to do anything to me..."

The Netherqueen's gaze was somewhat elusive.

Xiao Guai said, "Oh," but her mind inexplicably thought of the bold speculation made by the other Netherkin.

"...By the way, I have some ideas about how to condense my third tails in the near future."

Seeing that Xiao Guai still had a somewhat puzzled look, the Netherqueen quickly changed the topic.

Xiao Guai indeed put down her thoughts, raised her head slightly, and looked a bit curious. "Elder Sister, have you found the person who will undergo tribulation soon?"

She knew what method would allow her sister to recover quickly at this moment.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Netherkin have the ability to devour the power of heaven and earth, and one such power they can eat is the tribulation lightning. 

Although this method didn't provide significant recovery, for the currently weakened Netherqueen, other methods of recovery were too domineering and erratic, risking damage to her Origin Form. 

It was safer to rely on consuming the tribulation lightning of cultivators advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.

Originally, according to their plan, they would return to the Netherland first and figure out a way to capture a Golden Core stage Netherkin who is about to undergo tribulation. 

However, it now seemed that it might not be necessary.

Regarding Xiao Guai's question, the Netherqueen smiled without saying anything.

Xiao Guai understood the meaning in her expression, appearing somewhat excited as she clenched her small fists.

"If Elder Sister can really condense three tails in the near future and take the Netherkin Monarch Pill, wouldn't you quickly restore your cultivation to its peak? When we return to the Netherland this time, we can immediately kick that annoying bird that took Sister's position down from that spot!"

However, the Netherqueen gently patted her head.

"Silly girl, if we return to the Netherland, we will have to face more than just Ling Peng... for us, the one behind him is the biggest obstacle..."

The Netherqueen withdrew her hand, sat back on the bed, her expression somewhat complex.

"Overcoming the tribulation to become an Immortal... heh."

A mocking smile appeared on her face, but it quickly returned to calm.

She then flicked her fingers, and a stream of spiritual energy shot out, landing on a small bag around Xiao Guai's waist.

It was just an ordinary bag, easily opened with the manipulation of spiritual energy.

A small wooden carving flew out of the bag.

The carving depicted a Ape making a bow, with a thin and long figure, dressed neatly in scholar's clothing, appearing somewhat mismatched but vividly carved.

Then, the wooden carving came to life.

In the next moment, the wooden carving stretched in the wind, quickly growing to the size of a person. 

The wooden color gradually faded, revealing a scholar-dressed Ape Netherkin in the room, bowing twice in the direction of the Netherqueen.

"Old Ape pays respects to the Netherqueen,..."

...

Meanwhile, Luo Wusheng was in the next room, conversing with Bai Xiaoyao, explaining his actions over the past few days, in a slightly embellished version.

However, his attention was still focused on the room where the Netherqueen was.

Well, eavesdropping on the conversation of the little pink fox and the others was not something he desired...

Wait, it wasn't really eavesdropping, considering that for some reason—most likely that ancient brat doing, their action and conversation were being displayed freely inside his mind like how someone would watch a TV, and he can't really do anything to stop them.

As for the words of those two Netherkin girls, he could only barely understand the general idea.

'Netherkin Monarch Pill seems to be the medicine needed for Yao Ji to recover her cultivation, but it seems like she can't take it before condensing her third tail?'

'Finding someone to undergo tribulation? Does this refer to the tribulation lightning? Is this useful for Yao Ji to condense her tails? Unfortunately, this seems unrelated to me. According to the original plot, even if I cultivate day and night, I can't break through to the Nascent Soul stage and attract tribulation lightning within nearly a year...'

'Ling Peng... is the name of the current Monarch of the Netherkin? The Netherking? According to the words of the little pink fox, she doesn't regard him highly and is worried about the person behind him?'

Overcoming the tribulation to become an immortal, what does that mean?'

Luo Wusheng's mind was filled with confusion.

Overcoming the tribulation to become an immortal...

Right, considering that the Tribulation Crossing cultivator it is still the highest level of power in this world. The Netherkin should have plenty of experts in this realm... If so, why did they simply just let the Netherqueen, who was in charge of the Netherkin Nation, be captured and suppressed by the former emperor of the immortal nation?

The former emperor of the immortal nation was indeed formidable, but he is only at the peak of Tribulation Crossing. 

Considering how long a Netherkin can live, shouldn't there be at least several Netherkin who were also at this level?

While he was pondering, he happened to see the wooden carving flying out and transforming into an Ape Netherkin.

At that moment, he felt his heartbeat skip a beat, and his previous thoughts were disrupted.

This Ape Netherkin... could it be the Tribulation Crossing giant ape that appeared in the battle at the Ascending Immortality Lake?

'Ugh—'

Luo Wusheng inexplicably felt like his small inn, which he had "bought" just a few days ago, was going to be used for a sacrificial ritual.