#268 - Chapter 268 The Green Emperor is actually a green grass

Having traversed the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, Ye Kong and the Earth Mother arrived at the Demon Origin Great Hall.

The Demon Origin Great Hall was surrounded by lush green grass and various vibrant plants, showing no signs of dilapidation.

Even the core hall of the Demon Origin Great Hall was perfectly intact.

“I don’t see any signs of dilapidation here,” Ye Kong said, puzzled.

“The reason the Demon Origin Forbidden Zone became a forbidden zone is because Qing sealed it off when he disappeared,” the Earth Mother explained.

“Just to guard against you,” Ye Kong said.

The Earth Mother pouted, forcefully explaining, “Of course not to guard against me, but to prevent anyone from coming in and causing damage.”

Ye Kong looked at the Earth Mother, feeling like she was talking about him.

“The vegetation here grows so vibrantly without anyone planting it, it’s quite surprising,” Ye Kong remarked.

No one has entered for countless years, yet the grass still grows everywhere.

“Of course, there are many corpses buried underground, and even an Emperor's corpse, so how could it not grow well?” the Earth Mother muttered, clearly very familiar with this place.

“An Emperor’s corpse?” Ye Kong asked curiously.

Using an Emperor’s corpse to nourish the grass, Qing was extravagant enough.

“In ancient times, the Demon race was also divided into the Beast Demon race and the Plant Demon race, and Qing belonged to the Plant Demon race. It's just that after ancient times, the Demon race’s fortune declined, the Plant Demon race declined, and the Beast Demon race rose, which is why Myriad Demon Continent became the world of Beast Demons.”

“But there are also many Beast Demons and Plant Demons that have a symbiotic relationship, complementing each other. Cultivators in the cultivation world all know that where there are demon beasts, there are spiritual plants.”

The Earth Mother spoke eloquently, understanding the cultivation world and the Demon race very well.

Reaching the entrance of the Great Hall, Ye Kong gently pushed open the doors.

The architecture inside was also mainly plant-based.

On the throne, there was only a handful of soil, and nothing else.

This surprised Ye Kong. How could there be a handful of soil on the throne in the main hall?

Upon seeing the soil, the Earth Mother immediately couldn't help but want to go up and take it.

But before she could get close, she was bounced back by a wave of light.

Ye Kong unconsciously moved his feet slightly, perfectly avoiding it.

Bang!

The Earth Mother fell to the ground, almost shattering her divine sense.

“So, you came all this way just for that handful of soil?” Ye Kong asked, looking at the ordinary-looking soil.

“That's the first handful of soil from the beginning of the world, which nurtured Qing. Of course I want it,” the Earth Mother said, not hiding her desire for the soil.

“What kind of plant is Qing?” Ye Kong couldn't help but ask.

“Didn’t you see it?” The Earth Mother pointed to the green grass outside.

“The Qing Emperor is a small grass?”

Wow, the dignified Qing Emperor is actually a small grass spirit!

Ye Kong was shocked. Who would dare to believe that the Demon race ruler, the Qing Emperor, was a small grass?

“What’s so strange about that? Qing was the first plant at the beginning of the world,” the Earth Mother said, unfazed.

Don't look down on Qing Emperor just because he is a small grass, his origins are greater than everyone else's.

In fact, all the strong people who attained the Dao in ancient times had extraordinary origins.

“The Emperor's corpse buried under the grass, wouldn't it be a sheep?” Ye Kong couldn't help but guess.

“How do you know?” The Earth Mother was a little curious.

Ye Kong: … …

Nonsense, sheep eat grass!

“The Emperor’s corpse buried under the grass is the Great Emperor Yang Yuan. He wanted to eat Qing to attain the Dao, but was killed by Qing instead,” the Earth Mother explained.

Ye Kong was speechless for a moment. Sure enough, a sheep can’t change its nature of eating grass.

He even dared to eat the dignified Qing Emperor.

“However, Qing Emperor’s main body is also gone, leaving only a handful of soil,” Ye Kong muttered to himself, looking at the soil on the throne.

“If Qing was here, I wouldn't be able to get in,” the Earth Mother said.

The entire Demon Origin Great Hall was built to prevent the Earth Mother from entering.

The Earth Mother could only enter if she followed the World Master Hong.

Even if she got in, she would have to behave herself.

“You continue to try and get the soil, I’ll wander around,” Ye Kong said, turning to leave the Demon Origin Great Hall.

He didn’t forget his mission of coming here, which was to take in a disciple.

Just as he was about to leave, the Earth Mother grabbed Ye Kong.

“Um, Ye Kong, how about you help me get that handful of soil?” the Earth Mother said, pulling on Ye Kong.

“Get it yourself, I’m not someone who takes other people’s things casually.”

“Besides, I’ve already been tainted by the Buddhist karma, and I don’t want to be tainted by Qing Emperor’s karma again,” Ye Kong said unhappily.

“Qing Emperor might be dead, where would the karma come from?” the Earth Mother pouted.

Ye Kong was too lazy to pay attention to her. She was the one who wanted the soil, what did it have to do with him?

He would rather not act if he didn’t have to.

“Ye Kong, if you help me get it, I’ll put it under the Jade Purification Willow Branch later,” the Earth Mother called out.

Ye Kong waved his hand and continued walking forward without turning his head.

The Earth Mother had no choice but to sit in the Great Hall and think of a way.

“Damn Qing, you’re already dead, why don’t you give me the Nine Heavens Breath Soil?” the Earth Mother couldn’t help but curse.

After Ye Kong went out, he bypassed the front courtyard and went straight to the back.

Although there were many mechanisms along the way, and demon plants to resist, they couldn't stop Ye Kong's steps.

When Ye Kong arrived at the back courtyard, he looked out and saw a vast expanse of green, stretching for countless miles, all covered in grass.

And in the center of the countless grasses, there was the largest grass.

In the very center of that grass, there was a red fruit, emitting light.

“That must be the Saintess Fruit!” Ye Kong murmured.

There was no road ahead, so Ye Kong rose directly into the air and flew over.

However, just as Ye Kong flew above the grass, the grass suddenly grew, blocking Ye Kong’s path and all facing Ye Kong.

“I want to take her as my disciple and take her away,” Ye Kong said directly.

“How can the Emperor’s Daughter be cultivated by others? Get out!” Countless green grasses roared simultaneously.

“Qing Emperor has already fallen, and no one can teach her if she stays here!” Ye Kong said directly.

“Presumptuous! Qing Emperor will not fall, he is a Dao Prover, the heavens will not perish, and Qing Emperor will not die!” Countless green grasses were furious.

They were the green grasses cultivated by Qing Emperor, and they did not believe that Qing Emperor would fall.

If Qing Emperor really fell, they would also die!

Seeing that he couldn't reason with them, Ye Kong shook his head and sighed. With a flip of his palm, the fishing rod transformed into a sword.

“Alas, I didn’t want to cut grass in the first place.”

Ye Kong held the sword, ready to cut the grass.

“You’re courting death!”

Countless green grasses turned into sharp swords, pointing directly at Ye Kong.

“Qing Army, stop it, Qing is already gone. Ye Kong is taking away the Emperor’s Daughter for her own good,” the Earth Mother also came out at this time to mediate.

“Qing has disappeared, disappearing with Hong and the others,” the Earth Mother said truthfully.

These green grasses were the army and soldiers that Qing Emperor cultivated back then.

It's just that he disappeared before he could transform these green grasses.

And the duty of these green grasses has also become the soldiers guarding the Emperor's Daughter, that is, guarding that Saintess Fruit.