"The Emperor of the Dead's residence …" Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. After pressing down with his palm, the power of the Heavenly Dao in his body dissipated. Suppressing the dissatisfaction of his scabbard, Wang Baole did not feel weak. He lowered his head and looked into the Nether River, at the bottomless mountain, the statue at the peak, and … the pitch-black temple.
Wang Baole did not know much about the Emperor of the Dead. There was not much description in the Nether Dream. He only knew that he was the leader of the Underworld Sect, above the nine elders.
However, he was in seclusion for many years, and the authority of the Underworld Sect was mostly given to the nine elders. In the end, in the war with the Never-Ending Clan, the Emperor of the Dead was the first to be killed. As for the price … Wang Baole did not know. However, from what he learned later, he knew that the Nether Sect's Heavenly Dao was killed by the Never-Ending Clan together with the Emperor of the Dead.
Then, the appearance of the Never-Ending Clan's Heavenly Dao and the decisive battle with the Nine Lineages Underworld Sect led by the nine elders. The Nine Lineages Underworld Sect was completely destroyed, and more than ninety percent of them died.
At that point, the Underworld Sect's glory was completely covered and became history. The Never-Ending Clan rose to power and became the masters of the Dao Domain. Their Heavenly Dao spread throughout the entire Dao Domain and became the orthodox.
Then there was the secret that Wang Baole learned from Senior Brother Chen Qing when he came to the Nine Underworld. The Emperor of the Dead … was formed by one of Luo Tian's fingers.
"One finger … Then who could kill the Emperor of the Dead formed by one of Luo Tian's fingers …" Wang Baole's eyes were deep. He thought of the stories that happened in the outside world in his previous life. These stories made him understand how powerful the other people who had killed one of Luo Tian's fingers were.
From this, he could more or less deduce the Emperor of the Dead's battle strength and the strength of his opponents.
"Is it the Never-Ending Clan's Primeval Laozu that even Senior Brother is wary of … Is this person Di Tian's clone? Or is it that blood-colored centipede? " Wang Baole remained silent. Behind him, an eerie light flashed in Chen Qing's eyes. He spoke slowly and calmly.
"Enter the residence of the Emperor of the Dead and retrieve the remains of the Emperor of the Dead. Time is limited. The passageway can only be opened for six hours!"
The moment he said those words, the hearts of the cultivators from the Underworld Sect around him surged with excitement. Their eyes were filled with determination and resolve. Rumbling sounds rang out as they charged towards the Emperor of the Abyss' handprint.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds and thousands of figures rushed into the passageway like meteors, heading straight for the mountain peak below. Among them, the masked First Underworld Child Eldest Senior Brother also flew out.
At this moment, if the Underworld Emperor's Manor was considered a world, then the Underworld River was the firmament of this world. The people from the Underworld Sect had pierced through the firmament and descended into this world!
In reality, this was indeed the case. Wang Baole followed behind the crowd and stepped into the passageway. After passing through the million-meter passageway, he continued to approach the Underworld Emperor's Manor. The feeling of attraction and summoning grew stronger and stronger. When he charged out from the bottom of the passageway, he saw that he was in another world!
More accurately speaking, this was a world within the Underworld River. More accurately speaking … this world was a giant bubble. This bubble … was located within the Underworld River. There was nothing here except for a bottomless mountain.
Perhaps it was because of the bubble, but the sky was gray and the ground was the same. One could imagine that there were many such bubbles in the Underworld River. However, now was not the time to think about other bubbles. After stepping into this world, Wang Baole was just about to approach the Underworld Emperor's Manor.
However, at this moment, four figures suddenly appeared and blocked Wang Baole's path. These four figures were all old men. After blocking Wang Baole, they didn't say anything. They only bowed slightly.
Among the four of them, one was at the Star Domain level, while the other three were only at the Great Circle of the Stellar Realm. The blocking was more of a symbolic gesture. If Wang Baole really wanted to force his way in, it wasn't impossible.
Wang Baole raised his eyebrows and was about to go around them when the Star Domain expert sighed softly and spoke in a low voice.
"Fellow Daoist, please rest here. The people of the Underworld Sect can handle the rest. Thank you, Fellow Daoist."
Wang Baole paused and looked at the four people blocking his path. Then, he looked behind them. At this moment, all the Underworld Sect cultivators seemed to be centered around the masked eldest apprentice brother. They had all entered the black temple under the statue and disappeared without a trace.
There was no need to think too much about this. Wang Baole understood everything with a single glance.
Any force, regardless of whether it was glorious or in decline, would have internal strife. It wasn't that the Underworld Sect cultivators couldn't see the fate and karma that he had displayed, as well as the Underworld Fire handprint. However … in their hearts, he was still an outsider.
Therefore, in terms of emotions and interests, they would still stand on the side of their eldest apprentice brother, the future Underworld Child. This was especially so now that the passageway had opened. Whoever could obtain the remains of the Underworld Emperor for the Heavenly Dao would have made a great contribution.
Therefore, they naturally didn't want Wang Baole to be involved in this matter. If Wang Baole hadn't revealed his strength earlier, it would have been fine. However, now that he had revealed his strength, they were wary and wanted to stop him.
However, Wang Baole's identity and fate were there after all. Therefore, even if they tried to stop him, the Underworld Sect Star Domain expert had mixed feelings. That was why he was polite and greeted him.
Although everyone was doing this for the sake of the Underworld Sect, not everyone was without their own selfish motives.
Wang Baole was clear in his heart. After a moment of silence, he nodded. His goal was to retrieve the remains of the Underworld Emperor for his senior apprentice brother. It would be best if he could do it with his own hands. If he couldn't, the outcome would be the same. He could accept it.
Seeing that Wang Baole had agreed to this matter, the three perfected Stellar Realm cultivators also had mixed feelings. The Star Domain expert who had been talking to Wang Baole also sighed. He didn't say much, but the wrinkles on his face deepened. He bowed deeply to Wang Baole again.
After that, the five of them sat down cross-legged outside the temple. Wang Baole didn't continue speaking. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the statue of the Underworld Emperor. From his position, he could see the face of the statue.
It was a very ordinary face. There was nothing special about it. It was very ordinary. Only the expression in the statue's eyes was different.
It seemed to contain some special emotions.
"Regret …" Wang Baole murmured in his heart. This was the emotion he saw in the statue's eyes.
Just as Wang Baole sensed this emotion, a muffled rumbling sound came from within the temple. It was mixed with some roars and sounds of fighting.
This scene made Wang Baole turn his head to look. The four people in front of him also looked over. However, they were outside. There was something strange about this place, so they couldn't see what was happening inside.
But soon, the rumbling sounds became more frequent and more muffled. It was as if the people inside were constantly going deeper and deeper. It seemed very intense. After two hours, the muffled rumbling sounds suddenly disappeared.
The entire temple descended into a deathly silence. Alarm flashed across the faces of the four Dark Sect cultivators. That was especially so for the mighty figure from the Star Domain realm. He quickly pulled out a jade slip and stared at it for a long while. Then, a look of shock and uncertainty appeared on his face. He hesitated as he looked at Wang Baole, then at the temple. Finally, he gritted his teeth and rose to his feet.
Wang Baole didn't move. He watched as the four Underworld Sect cultivators stepped into the temple. After the rumbling sounds, the temple sank into dead silence again. At that moment, there were less than four hours before the tunnel closed.
It was obvious that great danger lurked within the temple. It was beyond the Dark Sect cultivators' expectations. It was unknown whether the person who had entered the temple was dead or alive. Wang Baole sighed in silence. He stood up and walked towards the temple, one step at a time.
When he reached the temple's door, he stopped. He was silent for a few breaths. Then … he stepped into the temple!
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