"Ah?"

Rui Wei was first stunned, then she gave Qiao Yu a charming look and said with a smile.

"You little rascal, I didn't realize you had so many tricks up your sleeve. Don't worry, as long as you get the Styx Staff, I'll make sure you have the time of your life."

"No need! Elder, you're too kind, I'm not that kind of person!"

Qiao Yu hurriedly refused with righteous indignation. He would never want to touch Rui Wei, even if he was crazy!

He only felt disgust for her.

"Elder, is the *Hun Yuan Bu Shou Gong* the only method Styx Hirazaka has to replenish life essence?" Qiao Yu quickly changed the subject.

"No."

Rui Wei slowly shook her head.

"If my Styx Hirazaka had so many methods to replenish life essence, we would have been destroyed and divided up by other top forces long ago. We wouldn't have been able to survive until now."

Qiao Yu's brows furrowed instantly. This was going to be difficult.

"I remember..."

Rui Wei seemed to recall something, her delicate brows furrowing slightly as she spoke.

"When Lord Jia Fengyuan was alive, I heard him say that there seemed to be another method to replenish life essence, but..."

"But what?" Qiao Yu pressed.

"But I didn't ask for details at the time. Perhaps the answer can be found in Lord Jia Fengyuan's relics."

Rui Wei looked at Qiao Yu with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Qiao Yu's brows furrowed. This old woman clearly wanted to trick him into continuing to retrieve Jia Fengyuan's relics in order to get the Styx Staff.

This was a blatant scheme. Whether what Rui Wei said was true or false, Qiao Yu had to try. After all, it concerned his own lifespan and image.

"So, Qiao Yu, have you thought of a good solution?" Rui Wei asked with a smile.

"I have," Qiao Yu nodded.

"Oh? Really? What's the plan?" Rui Wei urged, somewhat excited.

"I'm going to descend into the Styx in my physical body," Qiao Yu said, narrowing his eyes.

"What! Descend into the Styx in your physical body?! Are you saying you want to descend into the Styx in your physical body?"

Rui Wei's eyes widened, her tone filled with disbelief, and her pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints.

"Yes," Qiao Yu nodded without the slightest hesitation.

This caused many of the elders of Styx Hirazaka to whisper among themselves.

"Descend into the Styx in his physical body? Is this kid looking for death? We brought him here because we valued his Bone Dragon King!"

"That's right! Even Lord Jia Fengyuan, who was at the peak of the Pseudo-God realm, ended up with no remains when he descended into the Styx in his physical body. This kid is overestimating himself!"

"Unless a true god appears, no one can descend into the Styx in their physical body. Unfortunately, after the Twilight of the Gods battle, there are no gods in this world!"

The elders of Styx Hirazaka expressed their opinions, but not a single one of them was optimistic about Qiao Yu.

After all, they were well aware of the terror of the Styx. For a mere Demi-God level one cultivator to descend into the Styx in his physical body was clearly seeking his own death.

Qiao Yu ignored them and slowly walked to the edge of the Styx, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at the boundless waters.

Just as he was about to jump in, a furious shout came from the side.

"Hold on!"

The voice exploded like thunder in everyone's ears. They followed the sound and saw an old man in coarse linen clothes walking towards them with a gorgeous pure gold cane.

The old man's face was deeply wrinkled, filled with the traces of time.

His tiger eyes were imposing without being angry, and he exuded an aura of authority that could only be cultivated from years of being in a high position.

"It's the Grand Elder!"

"Hasn't the Grand Elder stopped interfering in worldly affairs long ago? Why is he coming out of seclusion at this time?"

"Look at who's next to the Grand Elder... is that Lü Guzheng? Did he call the Grand Elder here?"

Amidst the elders' discussions, the Grand Elder, Jia Jinnian, didn't even glance at Qiao Yu. He walked directly past him to Rui Wei and questioned her.

"Rui Wei, as the Grand Elder, you should know the rules of Styx Hirazaka, right? Have you forgotten the eight words 'Living beings are forbidden from entering the Styx forbidden area'?"

Faced with Jia Jinnian's questioning, Rui Wei pursed her lips and explained.

"Grand Elder, Qiao Yu is different. He controls the fires of the underworld and may be able to retrieve the Styx Staff from the bottom of the Styx. Just let him..."

Before Rui Wei could finish speaking, Jia Jinnian interrupted her directly.

"Enough! If you disturb those things at the bottom of the Styx and cause the Styx to riot prematurely, can you bear the consequences?"

"And!"

Jia Jinnian glanced at Qiao Yu out of the corner of his eye.

"In the future, don't bring just anyone to the Styx!"

Qiao Yu's brows shot up when he heard this.

*Good lord*, he thought, *I could tolerate you scolding others, but you're even scolding me?*

Rui Wei's expression also became extremely ugly.

"If Qiao Yu really has a way to retrieve the Styx Staff but is driven away by you, Grand Elder, then I ask you, can you bear the consequences?"

"Insolence!!!"

Jia Jinnian roared, and the power of a Pseudo-God level cultivator formed a shockwave that spread outwards.

"Rui Wei, when I was in the position of Grand Elder, you were still a little kid. Now you dare to question my decisions?"

Jia Jinnian's eyes widened in anger, his chest heaving up and down, looking like he wanted to devour someone.

"Rui Wei wouldn't dare. Rui Wei is only doing this for a better future for Styx Hirazaka."

Rui Wei bowed to Jia Jinnian, the atmosphere between them tense, as if they would fight at any moment.

"This old coot... ah, no, this Grand Elder, I think Grand Elder Rui Wei is right. Could it be that you want to hinder the development of Styx Hirazaka?"

Just when all the other elders were silent and dared not speak, Qiao Yu stood up with a look of kindness.

"Shut up!!!"

"You're just a junior, what right do you have to interrupt here? Don't think I wouldn't dare to touch you!"

As soon as Jia Jinnian finished speaking, a dense killing intent enveloped Qiao Yu, making him feel like he was being stabbed in the back.

Jia Jinnian had naturally been called over by Lü Guzheng in order to counter Rui Wei, so that Lü Guzheng would have a chance to avenge his grandson.

Otherwise, once Qiao Yu really retrieved the Styx Staff, Lü Guzheng would really have no way to get his revenge.

Faced with Jia Jinnian's killing intent, Qiao Yu not only didn't panic, but he even sneered.

"Touch me? Then touch me, you old fart! I'm here representing the Bai family. Bai Xinweng is my grandfather, and Bai Shiyan is my uncle!"

"If you dare to touch me, I'll immediately lie down here, and the relationship between the Bai family and Styx Hirazaka will turn from allies to enemies."

"Touch me, come on, didn't you want to touch me? Come on!"

Qiao Yu crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking completely unscrupulous.

This made Jia Jinnian very angry. He stretched out a withered finger and pointed it at Qiao Yu, his chest heaving for a long time, but he couldn't say a word.

Qiao Yu was right. If he really jeopardized the relationship between the Bai family and Styx Hirazaka for his own selfish desires, then the other elders wouldn't agree.

After all, he, the Grand Elder, hadn't reached the point where he could completely dominate everything.

"What, you don't dare to do it? Do you know that you're in the wrong?"

Qiao Yu sneered as he looked at Jia Jinnian mockingly.

"You pretend to be so proper, what's the use of holding a pure gold cane? You don't think about Styx Hirazaka, you only know how to show off your status. Someone like you is a Grand Elder?"

Qiao Yu stretched his neck, tilted his head slightly, and then uttered a golden sentence.

"Go eat shit!"