Chapter 187: Extraterrestrial Demon.

Seeing Xiao Fen as if he had realized something, Daoist Yuan didn’t know that what Xiao Fen thought about was completely different things. He smiled and said: “Where the Dragon Vein converges is where the fortune of the world gathers. As long as the Dragon Vein does not die, no matter who sits in this world, Huaxia will not perish.”

Pausing for a moment, Daoist Yuan added: “Therefore, since Huaxia opened its borders, there have been countless figures among the commoners, wandering outside the court, only to protect this Huaxia Dragon Vein. There are many stories among them, impossible to tell them all now, so let’s not talk about it.”

Xiao Fen frowned slightly and asked: “You are the ones who protect the Dragon Vein?”

Daoist Yuan smiled and said: “Exactly, exactly. Huaxia has been passed down for thousands of years. We commoners are always within it. Human suffering and prosperity have nothing to do with us. We are here for only one thing, which is to protect the Dragon Vein.”

Wei Zhongxian continued from behind: “From the time of Uncle Qi and Bo Yi resigning from the King of Shang until now, there have been all sorts of things, too many to count. How many people died among them. The greatest opponent in this has only one, the Extraterrestrial Demon.”

“Extraterrestrial Demon?”

“Exactly, the Extraterrestrial Demon. These fiends come from outside the domain, violent and cruel. Once they appear, the world’s living creatures suffer, and disasters continue. That would be fine, but these fiends love to devour Dragon Veins. Some branch Dragon Veins were swallowed by these fiends inadvertently. So, we commoners have fought with these fiends from ancient times to the present, never stopping.”

Xiao Fen was slightly stunned. Lycaon’s words from earlier were still in his ears. The news of the disappearance of the World Tree Rhizomes in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Babylon had not yet dissipated, and now he vaguely knew the reason for the disappearance of those Rhizomes.

Before Xiao Fen could ask, Daoist Yuan suddenly said: “Dragon Vein, Dragon Vein, if it is not alive, how can it be called a Dragon Vein? This Dragon Vein is related to the fate of the world, so it is naturally related to the general trend. Going against that general trend, how can that be good? It is just that these things, how can the Mortal World see them? For who knows where the general trend of the world lies?”

“By the Hongwu reign, Monk Daoyan told us that being muddled like this was not acceptable. Seeing that the Extraterrestrial Demon was becoming more and more dangerous, and that we fighting alone would not last forever, he said that we had to find a great lord to guard the head of the Dragon Vein. Only in this way could we prevent the Extraterrestrial Demon from fighting against the general trend of the world, and the world would naturally be at peace.”

Xiao Fen listened to the name Monk Daoyan, and the corner of his eye twitched again. If what Daoist Yuan said was correct, the Daoist in front of him looked like a young man, but was at least several hundred years old. If he guessed correctly, the Wei Zhongxian behind him was probably the same.

“Later, in the Yongle reign, Emperor Zhu Di guarded the nation’s gate, and repeatedly put great effort into managing this Capital City. What do you think that was for? That was to guard the luck of the Dragon Vein and keep enemies outside the nation’s gate. Many of these enemies were those Extraterrestrial Demons.”

“Our Daoist sect, Eunuch Wei’s demonic sect, and the Donglin Party’s Confucian sect, as well as many heroes from the wild, have all been guarding this Dragon Vein, barely maintaining it for several hundred years, resisting many attacks by the Extraterrestrial Demon on the Dragon Vein, until now. Speaking of this, do you know what those White Lotus Sect members are doing now?”

“They are gathering Hell Monsters everywhere in the Capital City, not to slaughter living beings, but to use this Hell aura to break through the restrictions of the Capital City in one fell swoop, making the power of the Dragon Vein disappear. No, it should be said that they want to cut off the Huaxia Dragon Vein!”

By this time, how could Xiao Fen not understand? Thinking about how many people had struggled to guard the Huaxia Dragon Vein, those White Lotus Sect members actually wanted to sever the Huaxia Dragon Vein in an instant for their own immortality. Even if they were bewitched by others, they deserved to die.

One must know that no matter how corrupt the Ming Dynasty was, or how dynasties changed, it did not matter; it would not affect the foundation of Huaxia.

But if the root of this Dragon Vein or the World Tree was destroyed by these White Lotus Sect members, it would affect not just one dynasty, but the future of an entire nation.

Daoist Yuan nodded and said: “If the court were united as one, they would not fear these White Lotus Sect members. But you also know that the struggles within the Donglin Party are constant, and they argue endlessly with the Emperor. This sign of the dynasty’s destruction is a common thing; if the dynasty falls, so be it. We originally did not care, but with the Dragon Vein involved, we cannot remain indifferent.”

“There is one more thing. The current Emperor’s wet nurse, Ke Shi, also has some involvement with those Extraterrestrial Demons. To balance the Donglin Party members, and to investigate Ke Shi closely, Eunuch Wei abandoned his Mortal World property a few years ago, underwent purification, and entered the palace to become a eunuch. There is no need to speak of these various problems. You only need to know that on our side, we do not care about Mortal World suffering. What we care about most is this Dragon Vein and the Extraterrestrial Demon.”

Xiao Fen asked: “Are there still Extraterrestrial Demons now?”

Daoist Yuan smiled and said: “Yes, yes, yes, how could there not be? These demons have many ways to resurrect from the dead.”

Xiao Fen’s heart moved again. Resurrection of the Dead, this ability that was a taboo of the World Tree, was actually heard of here too. So far, various pieces of news gathered together, and Xiao Fen vaguely sensed the connections among them. If he could connect these clues completely, he might be able to grasp some information about the World Tree.

This was probably the answer to “the essence of this world” recorded in Farrah’s notes.

But it was too early to talk about this now. He asked in a low voice: “Why are you telling me this at this time?”

Wei Zhongxian laughed from behind Xiao Fen and said: “I said before, we always have an exchange. Whether it is the Eastern Depot or the Daoist sect, or even letting the Donglin Party members save the common people of the Capital City with you, all that is fine. But if you want the Eastern Depot and the Daoist sect to work for you, there must be a return. What the Daoist and I are discussing is precisely your return.”

Xiao Fen asked: “To kill that Extraterrestrial Demon?”

Wei Zhongxian nodded and said: “Some time ago, many heroes of Huaxia gathered together and fought a great battle against that Extraterrestrial Demon, severely wounding that demon. However, less than one in ten of those heroes survived. Even many scholars from the Donglin Party sacrificed their lives. The Donglin Party members you see now are just the dregs, calculating over Mortal World power, having completely forgotten what they were supposed to do.”

Pausing, the great eunuch continued: “Take his life while he is sick. Originally, the plan was for the Daoist and me to leave the Capital City in the next few days and go to where the demon is to kill it while it is still heavily injured.”

Looking at Xiao Fen, Wei Zhongxian’s brows slowly furrowed, and he sighed softly, saying: “It is just that circumstances change. Although the plan of the Daoist and me was good, how could it compare to the ten years of preparation by that demon? Before we could even set off, various bad news came from the Capital City. The biggest problem was what we mentioned before, the plug of Hell Monsters coming loose.”

“You also know that the Emperor has deep luck. Ordinary people might not feel it, but both I and Ke Shi would be greatly restricted. Therefore, although Ke Shi has bewildered the Emperor, she could not make a move for a while.”

“Once those plugs in the Capital City erupt together, the luck of the Capital City will loosen at that time. If Ke Shi makes a move during that time, I fear the luck of the entire Huaxia will be disrupted. Therefore, I must stay in the Imperial Palace to ensure the Emperor’s safety.”

“And in the Capital City, once the plugs erupt, those White Lotus Sect members will inevitably take the opportunity to cause chaos. Among these people, quite a few have been corrupted by the demon and possess high skills, which ordinary Mortal World soldiers cannot deal with. Therefore, Daoist Yuan must stay here to take command.”

“When the time comes, no one will be able to deal with that heavily injured demon. If its injury heals, I fear great changes will occur again. Therefore, I want you to go in our place and kill that demon. Are you willing?”

Xiao Fen let out a long breath and was just about to speak when a large amount of text suddenly popped up before his eyes.

“Trial World Main Quest has changed. Generating new Main Quest.”

“Main Quest generating, please wait.”

“Main Quest has been completed.”

“Source of Disaster: You need to make a pilgrimage to the borders of this empire to know who the current enemy of humanity is and where they come from. At the same time, know how humans fought against the enemies who created disasters before there were Awakened.”

“Background 1: The appearance of a Traitor triggered hidden factors. The Ming Dynasty Trial World is unlocked from other Trial Worlds. You can directly enter a Level 4 Trial World through the Ming Dynasty Trial World.”

“Background 2: Before 1800 AD, Huaxia was not under the complete control of Yggdrasil. This made all Awakened and Yggdrasil equally curious. They urgently want to know how Huaxia fought against those disaster-causing enemies in the absence of Awakened, and ensured that the Yggdrasil Rhizome was not damaged.”

“Background 3: Yggdrasil knows everything, but the real clues need to be found by yourself.”

“Quest Difficulty: A+”

“Accept the request of the Trial World Natives and complete their requirements to eliminate their enemies.”

“The World is huge, and Awakened are not everything, at least before 1800 AD.”

Xiao Fen rubbed his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Lycaon sitting to the side. At this moment, Lycaon also turned his head. The two looked at each other and already knew that the Main Quest of this world had only now been unearthed by them.

If different Trial Worlds meant different Main Quests, then in other words, different Main Quests would also make Trial Worlds vastly different from each other, even becoming a new Trial World.

And now, the Trial World that Xiao Fen and his team were weaving through was exactly this situation.

This was a new Trial World, this was a new Main Quest, and this was a unique opportunity belonging to him, to Lycaon, and to Callisto, who was sleeping on the bed.

Suppressing the violent beating of his heart in his chest, Xiao Fen turned to look at Wei Zhongxian and said: “Alright, I’ll do it. But before that, I still have some loose ends to clean up. Even if I go to kill that Extraterrestrial Demon, it will take at least three days.”

Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly and said: “Even if you wanted to go now, it would be too early. Three days from now is just the right time.”