Although he was going against the current, the turbid river water seemed to have no resistance at all. It was illusory, and its power to cleanse the soul and melt the memory of the True Spirit was blocked by the Qi of Merit and the yellow scattered light. Therefore, Shi Shuan effortlessly reached the first level of the Nine Nether World with the help of the strong suction force of the Nine Nether World and exerted his Space Crossing Skill to the extreme. In a short moment, he had entered the first level of the Nine Nether World along the turbid river.
The Nine Nether World did not have a film or Gang Qi. It was only surrounded by a layer of dark gas, which contained the black Qi of the Nine Nether, the gloomy Qi, the dense Death Qi, the fierce Qi, the filthy Evil Qi, and so on. If it were not for the protection of the Yellow Merit Tower, Shi Xuan would have suffered a lot when he passed through it. If it were an ordinary Primordial Spirit Immortal, his Primordial Spirit would be polluted, his True Spirit would sink, his mind would be blinded, and he would be absorbed by the Qi of the Nine Nether.
As soon as he entered the first layer of the Nine Nether World, the turbid river suddenly changed. The water became solid, but it did not have the slightest buoyancy. Instead, it sank down with Shi Xuan. The majestic power of the Great Way could bind the Primordial Spirit, cleanse the soul, melt the memory, forget the worries, and make people sink forever.
The river was yellow and muddy, and it was surrounded by wandering ghosts. Their bellies were bloated, and their eyes were bloodshot. They struggled in the river with great difficulty, trying to swim to the surface of the river, but it was difficult to do so. That was because the river above them was also filled with water ghosts. Therefore, they could only spread their extreme pain, hatred, and resentment around their bodies.
This was the River of the Netherworld, the water of the River of Forgetfulness. Even a Celestial Immortal could not escape if he did not create his own Mini Chiliocosm. Fortunately, all things in the Great Way had their own restraints. If one had a treasure of the Five Virtues, he could resist the invasion of the River of Forgetfulness for different periods of time, or even be completely unaffected.
The Five Virtues were Holy Virtue, Meritorious Virtue, Nether Virtue, Fortuitous Virtue, and Moral Virtue. Shi Xuan dared to take such a risk because he had the Black Yellow Merit Pagoda with him. However, the Black Yellow Merit Pagoda's grade was still low, so it could only last for three to five seconds.
Shi Xuan understood that it was a matter of life and death. The Golden Merit Pagoda shone brightly, and the Golden Qi that hung down was like a five-clawed heavenly dragon, isolating the water of the River of Forgetfulness. However, the blood-yellow water kept beating on it, and even the Qi of Merit, which was immune to all evils, gradually became rusty and expanded rapidly.
Seizing the opportunity, Shi Xuan flicked his ten fingers, and the Yin and Yang Minute Sword Qi crisscrossed, turning the front into a primitive universe. The Boundless World was opened in the void, and its collapse formed a black hole. The time and space intertwined with the void storm raged everywhere, and the sun, moon, and stars were born and broken …
The Resentful Water Ghosts that fell into the primitive universe in front of him instantly turned into powder, while the Water Ghosts below stretched out countless skinny and pale hands, grabbing at Shi Xuan. Their nails were white and extremely sharp, leaving white marks on the Yellow Merit Qi, and the ear-piercing sound almost drove people crazy.
The first moment passed.
Seeing that there was an empty path in front of him, Shi Xuan ignored the attacks from the Water Ghosts behind and around him. Without hesitation, he performed the Congenital Wind and Thunder Escape. Purple and green lightning twined with the wind, and he moved forward quickly.
However, after being attacked by the water of the Netherworld, the Yin and Yang Minute Sword Qi killed a large number of Water Ghosts, it lost its strength and melted in the river. Fortunately, Shi Xuan had passed the third Heaven's Tribulation, so he did not need to absorb Spiritual Qi. He flicked the Yin and Yang Minute Sword Qi as if it was free, and opened a bloody path, fighting as he escaped upward.
The second, the third, and the fourth moment passed.
The Yellow Merit Qi had all turned into a bloody yellow and rusty color, and was slowly disintegrating. But Shi Xuan saw the swaying water a few feet away.
But at this moment, a tall Water Ghost that was floating on the water felt the breath of a living person, and turned to look at Shi Xuan, its scarlet eyes exuding substantial hatred.
Then, it stretched out its hand, and its arm quickly extended. Its five fingers were as white as jade, and its nails were as red as the water of the Netherworld.
As his five fingers changed, he actually pinched out one yuan talisman seals, forming a clear Dao seed character 'absorb'. It fixed Shi Xuan on the spot from afar, and then sucked him towards the center of his palm.
"It's actually a mighty Celestial Immortal who died in the water of the River of Forgetfulness in the Netherworld!" Seeing that this Water Ghost was more intelligent than the other Wandering Abomination Souls, and had a trace of the breath of the Great Way, Shi Xuan immediately understood its identity, and also felt great danger. Even if it had already died, and all its cultivation had dissipated, but after being melted by the water of the Netherworld and turned into a Water Ghost, its remaining strength was probably close to that of a Celestial Being, which was not something that Shi Xuan could fight against.
Moreover, Shi Xuan saw that the Yellow Merit Pagoda above his head would completely shatter in at most two or three moments, and he thought, "Should I use the last Yellow Merit Pagoda to deal with it and find a chance to escape? No, under the combination of his attack and the attack of the water of the Netherworld, I'm afraid I can't hold on for more than two or three moments. And the longer I delay, the more dangerous it will be. I don't know if there are other fallen mighty Celestial Immortals nearby! I can only cut the Gordian knot and take some risks! "
The Yellow Merit Pagoda above Shi Xuan's head suddenly rose, and it spun rapidly, turning into countless blood-yellow Qi of Merit, tumbling and exploding, like a blood-yellow True Dragon, dispersing in all directions. The handprint that the Celestial Immortal True Monarch extended from the Water Ghost was blocked, and there was a short pause. The water of the Netherworld also retreated a little, and the area around Shi Xuan suddenly became empty.
A sacred, majestic, and deep golden bridge appeared above Shi Xuan's head. The bridge was transcendent, and the bridge was surrounded by golden lotuses. Below the bridge was a peaceful chaos, without the evolution of the earth, fire, wind, and water.
The water of the Netherworld that surged over, the ghost hand that continued to grab at him, the ghost of the Lord Of Heaven, and the Water Ghost of Resentment all stopped for a moment. Shi Xuan seized the opportunity, and with a flap of his Wings of Wind and Thunder, he crossed the river, brushing past the many Water Ghosts, broke through the water, and finally rushed out of the Netherworld!
The Taiji Diagram, the treasure of Yin and Yang!
A blood-yellow river came from the sky. Before entering the Nine Nether World, Shi Xuan vaguely saw that it originated from the depths of the ninth level of the Nine Nether World, and then disappeared at the end of the first level of the Nine Nether World. And when it flowed through the ninth level, it divided into countless tributaries, penetrating the void, and flowing to unknown places. Shi Xuan guessed that it should be the Nether World, Hell, Nether World, and Infernal Purgatory of other Boundless Worlds.
Above the river, the sky was dark and heavy. Outside the river, there was nothingness, filled with black space-time storms. Even the mighty figures of the Third or Fourth Blight could not escape death if they stepped into it.
However, Shi Xuan was not in the mood, nor did he have the time to appreciate the scenery at the entrance of the first level of the Nine Nether World. Because after flying out of the Netherworld, Shi Xuan felt that the Dharma of Heaven and Earth above the Netherworld was in chaos, and it was difficult for him to use Fairy Skills to break the space, escape, or even stabilize his body.
As soon as he rushed out, he immediately fell back into the water. Many ghosts floating on the water, including the water ghost of the Lord Of Heaven, had long arms and sharp nails, like a dense forest.
Shi Xuan was about to take out the last Golden Merit Pagoda and use it at the same time as the Taiji Diagram to stabilize his falling body and Primordial Spirit. But at this moment, a small black boat came swaying from afar. On it stood a boatman wearing a bamboo hat, a straw raincoat, and a short black robe. He leisurely swayed the long odd-shaped oar and said, "If you want to cross the Netherworld, you need to take my boat. Are you willing, sir?" His voice was eerie and old.
In the blink of an eye, before Shi Xuan landed, the small black boat had sailed below him. Shi Xuan could not see the depth of the old boatman's cultivation, but seeing the Netherworld's torrential and dark void, it was not possible to travel to the first level of the Nine Nether World on his own. In addition to some rumors that he had heard, this Netherworld Ferryman was not a good person, but he was not a villain who took advantage of the situation. It was just that the fare he asked for was often strange, and if one could not pay it, he would have to paddle the boat for a hundred years to make up for the fare.
Compared to his life, these were trivial matters. Just now, Shi Xuan was ready to use the last Golden Merit Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram to stabilize his body, just to wait for the ferryman to come. So, without hesitation, Shi Xuan gently landed on the other side of the boat.
It could be seen that sometimes, a wide range of knowledge could definitely save one's life. If Shi Xuan had not heard Lady Yu's narration, read the records of some Immortals who had entered the Nine Nether World by chance, read some Half-Step Golden Immortals, and did not know that the Treasures of Five Virtues could restrain the Netherworld, and did not know that a ferryman would come, he would have died of exhaustion and become one of the hundreds of millions of water ghosts in the river.
"Knowledge is power …" Shi Xuan did not know why this idea came to him. Then, he cupped his hands and bowed, "Sir, please take I to the Left Saint Ghost Metropolis." The Left Saint Emperor was the master of the first layer of the Nine Nether, a powerful figure who had gone through four Blight Tribulations. His Ghost Metropolis was located next to the Netherworld.
The old boatman raised his head, revealing an ordinary old face under the bamboo hat. He had white hair and no beard. He nodded slightly and said with a gloomy smile, "You are the only Immortal to be able to break free from the Netherworld after so many years. The younger generation will surpass us in time! Haha, your Natal Magic Weapon should be the Treasure of Virtue of Yin and Yang, right? "
Shi Xuan did not expect that there had been Immortals who had entered the Nine Nether before, but there were no records of them. He was afraid that they had become water ghosts in the Netherworld. It seemed that some practitioners below the Primordial Spirit level might have fallen into the Nine Nether, but could not get out. "Sir, you flatter me. I just happened to have two Treasures of Five Virtues with me. Otherwise, I would not have escaped." As for the Taiji Diagram, Shi Xuan answered vaguely. Although there were many Treasures of Yin and Yang, there was no need to explain them in detail.
"Alright." The old boatman shook the oars, and the bow of the boat changed direction, sailing towards the first layer of the Nine Nether. Although this black boat was ordinary, it could be considered a rare treasure just because it could float on the Netherworld.
Wherever the boat passed, the hands of the water ghosts kept grabbing it. Their nails made a squeaking sound, but they could not damage it at all. They could not even stop it. However, this scene was extremely horrifying. Those who were timid would be so scared that their legs would tremble and they would not dare to look directly at it.
Shi Xuan sat at the bow of the boat and looked at the old boatman at the stern. He asked, "Sir, I wonder if the Left Saint Ghost Metropolis hates living people?"
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