Chapter 145: Where is the Xiezhi?

In the underground library, Xiao Fen had read many detailed records about disasters in history. After all, what Awakened had to face were Apocalyptic Disasters. Therefore, behind almost all great disasters, there were shadows of Awakened.

Those documents detailed the actions of Awakened in these disasters, in order to give those Trialists some hints and experience, telling these Trialists what to do when encountering equivalent situations.

However, not all disasters were recorded in detail by the books in the underground library. Just like the records of Jack in the London Trial World were vague, some disasters were recorded very simply, giving nothing about the specific causes or the final handling results.

For someone like Xiao Fen who had gone through exam-oriented education, the reason inside was really not complicated.

All disasters without detailed records often became different Trial Worlds.

If the handling process of these disasters was recorded in detail, then Trialists would only need to act according to what happened in history. There was no need to do anything extra.

The Trialists cultivated in this situation would be in disarray once they encountered a completely different situation.

What the World Tree needed were Awakened who could remain calm in the face of danger, handle various unexpected events anytime and anywhere, and handle them well, not those pedants who only knew how to follow the rules and would be blind without past experience.

Among these disasters without detailed records, the Great Explosion during the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty was one example.

Thinking that such simple records often meant that it might become a Trial World he needed to face in the future, Xiao Fen clearly remembered all the records about this mysterious Great Explosion in the underground library.

However, these records were basically just official gazettes and some private notes from the Ming Dynasty. The real clues were not clear. In fact, the World Tree mostly wouldn’t give any detailed hints in the Trial World. Just like that Level 0 Trial World, although the approximate time and location were known, the real details still needed to be explored by the Trialists themselves.

This Tianjin Explosion was the same. Xiao Fen only knew that a terrible and strange Great Explosion would occur in the Capital City in a little over twenty days. But the real cause of this explosion, and what changes lay behind it, Xiao Fen was completely in the dark about.

Of course, by now Xiao Fen at least knew that this Great Explosion was mostly likely related to Hell, to Filth Creatures, and even to the Eternal Mother of the White Lotus Sect. However, the exact nature of these connections still required him to explore further.

However, it seemed that the Trial World intended to check how each Trialist found the true history behind the recorded history. Therefore, exploring the true history in this world was also one of the purposes of the World Tree in creating these Trial Worlds.

To understand history, to master history, and even to change history.

This was perhaps the reason for the trial.

Xiao Fen thought so, looked up to see Lycaon watching him, and asked: “What is it?”

“Where is XUEZHI?”

“XUEZHI? You mean Xiezhi. What does this matter have to do with Xiezhi?”

Lycaon looked at Xiao Fen, frowned, and asked: “This is Asia. In places where large numbers of Filth Creatures gather, Xiezhi must exist. Yet we haven’t seen a single one of these Hell watchdogs until now. Don’t you find that strange?”

Xiao Fen paused for a moment, then realized what he had forgotten. From the beginning, he had subconsciously isolated Filth Creatures from Hell Creatures, completely failing to consider that Filth Creatures were actually Hell Creatures. He hadn’t expected his earlier words to become a prophecy. It didn’t matter whether the so-called Blood Pool Hell was real or not, but beneath the Buddha Hall, there was indeed a spatial connection to the true Hell World.

Du Juan had once said that the connection between the Hell World and the Real World was controlled by the Tribunal. Inside the Tribunal, there were large numbers of Hell watchdogs to prevent the living from accidentally entering the Hell World, and also to stop the creatures of the Hell World from coming to the Real World.

In other words, if so many Hell Creatures really appeared here in the Capital City, then there should be a Tribunal here, and there should also be a large number of Xiezhi present. But now, these creatures and the Tribunal were completely non-existent. There was only one reasonable explanation for this situation.

The two looked at each other. Xiao Fen whispered: “A newly opened passage.”

Lycaon nodded and said: “The Eternal Mother.”

Xiao Fen almost laughed out loud with a “pfft”, tried hard to hold back his laughter, and whispered: “Yes, yes, yes, it is the Eternal Mother. It’s not just a plug, but also a drill. There are quite a few such drills in various parts of the Capital City. It took ten years to bore through the barrier between the Real World and the Hell World. And those Hell Creatures came to this world along these cracks. Because this is a new passage, there is no Tribunal, and no Xiezhi.”

Lycaon was a bit confused by Xiao Fen’s laughter, but still continued: “The Great Explosion must be related to these Eternal Mothers. What Yggdrasil wants us to do is to clear some plugs as soon as possible, release enough Hell pressure, and reduce the harm caused by the Great Explosion as much as possible. Besides that, there should be some other requirements.”

Xiao Fen smiled slightly and said: “For example, finding the source of the Eternal Mother. The ordinary White Lotus Sect alone does not have such strength.”

The two whispered here, making the other people in the room afraid to look directly at them. Facing the Director and the Grand Retainer of the Astronomy Bureau, only these two Immortals could chat and laugh so freely.

However, the cause and effect of the major events had already been explained clearly. The Director had no intention of staying here long; he still had to hurry to report to the Emperor. So, he didn’t pay much attention to the movements of Xiao Fen and his companion. He just said in a sharp voice: “Please, two distinguished guests, no, please, two Immortals go and rest first. We can discuss the specific matters after I report to His Majesty.”

Everyone agreed and went about their own business. The Head File Keeper kneeling on the ground felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He stood up, wiped his sweat, and said to Xiao Fen: “Immortal, this way please. There are guest rooms specially prepared for distinguished guests in the courtyard. Please, both of you, rest for a while.”

Xiao Fen nodded, followed behind the Head File Keeper, and walked with big steps toward the back courtyard. After turning a few corners, the heart-tearing sounds from the torture chambers of the Eastern Depot gradually faded away. Finally, a small, detached courtyard appeared before the group.

“This is the place. The rooms have been cleaned and are ready. Please feel free to use them. If you have any requests, just call out, and we have quick-handed Agents to do the work. I hope you two Immortals won’t mind the humble accommodation.”