7 - The Eldest Martial Sister Gave Up Treatment

Chapter 4: The Witch Queen, Bai Lian! In all of Shenzhou, even in the northern region of Luzhou, there are many juniors who have surpassed me. "In a few more years, I won't be able to move anymore. "By then, even if you return, you won't recognize me, will you?" A deep sigh escaped from Ghost, who was drifting in his sea of consciousness. Being just a spirit, he found himself unable to shed tears, even if he wished it. Thus, he ultimately failed to fulfill the promise he made all those years ago. Now, all he could do was quietly wait here for death to come. But is this really okay? Even if only a drop of blood remains, he still has a reason to keep fighting. "But a reason can't fill your stomach, can it?" He couldn't get up. He couldn't even feel his own body. Such discomfort. Ghost felt himself slowly sinking, slowly dying. Until at a certain moment, he suddenly sensed a bit of warmth, coming from a place beyond the reach of his fingers. He held his breath. He tried to listen with his ears. He heard nothing, but he felt the intention from the heart. "This is..." A throb. This was a special feeling Ghost had never experienced before. In his haze, he felt as if he had grasped something. Yes. An invisible friend! This must be what the young girl spoke of, that invisible friend! Ghost's body trembled uncontrollably. He desperately reached forward. No matter what, he must grab that "thing," the thing he had pursued his entire life. Boom. In the next instant. He took a step into empty air, and in the weightlessness, he suddenly opened his eyes to find himself staring at a thatched roof. The sound of the wind? "......" Ghost mustered all his strength to climb out of bed. He looked around, taking in his surroundings— A thatched hut! So. The warmth he had sensed earlier, and the invisible friend—were they just the furnace? A sense of loss lingered in Ghost's heart. Then he staggered to his feet. This was not the time to dwell on such matters. Since he still had breath in him, he must defend the Underworld Palace from his enemies. "For sure..." Ghost pulled out the weapon he had kept hidden for ten thousand years, the defiled blade. With each step, blood splattered across the ground. Pain tore not just at his senses, but at his very soul. But he didn't care. The snow blurred his vision. But he didn't care. The road ahead was winding and long. But he didn't care. He only knew that if the Underworld Palace were destroyed, the young girl, even if she were to awaken, would have no home to return to. "Whether it's... an immortal, or... a great ascension stage master, even if it's... an immortal, if you wish to destroy this home, I'll kill you for trying!" In the snowy path. Ghost, trembling as he uttered these words, tumbled headfirst down. ...... Bai Lian considered herself a very lucky person. So lucky that when she went grocery shopping, the prices always seemed to drop, expert advice followed her in chess, and she always managed to secure the prime spot in square dancing! "No wonder it's me!" Her anxieties were momentarily eased. To the left of the underground river lay a vast canyon. The canyon was cloaked in green stones, something known as the Bronze Valley. And right in the center of Bronze Valley stood an ancient, grand palace, as if buried under centuries of dust. At the palace gates was a massive statue.