Chapter 1237: The Burial Site of Wu Ji
After daybreak, Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaoyao set out on their journey.
This time, Qi Jiaoyao did not deceive him. They headed toward Lingshan without taking any detour.
Soon, a massive structure spanning over 50 kilometers appeared in their field of vision. It had been built within a canyon, perfectly blocking the path ahead. If they did not want to take a detour, they would have to pass through this structure that looked like a temple or a fortress guarding a mountain pass.
Due to its strategic location, the battles here had been extremely fierce, as evident with the countless corpse remnants strewn everywhere. Moreover, the spatial rifts made it difficult for them to fly across. If they were to detour, the continuous mountain ranges on both sides of the canyon would make the journey far longer. Moreover, conditions elsewhere might not be much better.
This truly was the shortest route, and in a sense, it could be considered an unavoidable path.
“Since you’ve been to the foot of Lingshan, that means you’ve passed through this place twice on your round trip. What’s inside?” Qi Xuansu asked.
Qi Jiaoyao replied, “This place was originally completely destroyed by the Heavenly Sect. Later, Elder Yao restored it and buried Wu Ji’s remains here. So the dangers inside mainly come from two sources. The first is the various mechanisms and creations set up by Elder Yao. Secondly, it’s the illusions generated by Wu Ji’s corpse.”
Qi Xuansu was curious. “Elder Yao actually repaid enmity with kindness? This doesn’t seem like her style.”
After all, Elder Yao could even use seven glass orbs to trick people. Like Elder Xu and Elder Li, Elder Yao was an eccentric person. They were also malicious, unlike figures such as the Holy Xuan or Elder Zhang.
From the various signs and clues, Elder Yao was likely the reincarnation of Wu Xian. Wu Xian had died in a treacherous ambush by Wu Gu, Wu Luo, Wu Zhen, and Wu Ji, then buried in the Nether Valley.
Why would Elder Yao give the sisters who had once betrayed her a proper burial? That would be repaying enmity with kindness.
Qi Jiaoyao let out a snort. “Sometimes, a proper burial is not necessarily a good thing. It may signify suppression, preventing the buried from ever reincarnating. If one repays enmity with virtue, how does one repay virtue? Repay virtue with virtue, and repay enmity with justice.”