The sky of the Nether Realm was grey, the ground of the Nether Realm was also grey. At first glance, grey was the main colour of the Nether Realm. This colour gave people a feeling of deathly stillness, it made people feel uncomfortable.
The Nether Qi in the Nether Realm was like the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in the outside world, it was everywhere.
Once he entered the Nether Realm, Chu Mu did not rush to consume the Nether Concocting Pill or wear the Imperial Dark Jade Pendant. He wanted to experience the corrosion of the Nether Qi personally.
The temperature in the Nether Realm was very low, it originated from the unique environment of the Nether Realm. Naturally, the Nether Qi was also very cold. When it came into contact with Chu Mu's skin, it made him shiver slightly as if he had never come into contact with the Nether Qi before.
The cold Nether Qi was like a poisonous snake, it rapidly entered Chu Mu's body through his skin. Even if he closed his pores, it was useless, he could not resist the Nether Qi at all.
Once the cold Nether Qi entered his body, it quickly spread out, it made Chu Mu feel very uncomfortable, it felt as if his blood and Qi were about to decline. His spiritual will was also shaken, he only felt a kind of cold influence unceasingly, as if it was going to freeze him. The circulation of the Yuan Qi in his body also became sluggish.
Chu Mu did not resist, he just let the Nether Qi enter his body and corrode his essence, Qi and soul. After a dozen breaths, the Great True Wheel revolved and a terrifying energy burst out, instantly dispersing the Nether Qi that had invaded his body. His essence, Qi and soul were not affected at all.
Although the Nether Qi could corrode a cultivator's essence, Qi and soul, it was not done in one go. It was slowly corroding and in the end, it would cause a qualitative change. The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the stronger their resistance to the Nether Qi. For example, Chu Mu was a Third Step Great Emperor, he could stand there and let the Nether Qi corrode his body for a few hours without consuming too much of his essence, Qi and soul and damaging his foundation.
Another point was that Dark Qi had another characteristic, which was that when it corroded, the corrosive effect would be magnified by ten times or dozens of times. In fact, it was only a small effect, but it would make people feel that the effect was very big, and they would have to use their own strength to resist and expel the Dark Qi. Unknowingly, it would increase the consumption of one's strength, thus affecting the performance of one's strength.
After experiencing it personally, Chu Mu analyzed the corrosive effect of the Dark Qi on his body. He knew that with his current cultivation and ability, as long as he could restrain the magnified illusion effect, the Dark Qi wouldn't be able to do anything to him. This was because the power of his Great True Wheel was extremely strong, far stronger than an ordinary Third Step Great Emperor Realm expert.
"However, according to my understanding, the density and purity of Nether Qi within the Nether Territory isn't uniform, and it can be roughly divided into the low, middle, high, and super high zones. The difference between the density and purity of each level is 10 times. The place I'm at right now is the low zone, and it's the most extensive zone in the entire Nether Territory." Chu Mu thought to himself, "If it's the middle zone, the density and purity of Nether Qi would be ten times higher, and it might cause real corrosion to me."
The low zone was the widest, and it was suitable for Great Emperor Realm cultivators to explore, while the middle, high, and super high zones were suitable for Sovereign Realm experts.
Low grade Dark Dispelling Pellets, low grade Dark Imperial Jade Pendant, and low grade Dark Refining Pellets were suitable for the low zone, and they wouldn't have any effect in the middle zone.
Taking out the Dark Imperial Jade Pendant, Chu Mu put it on. In an instant, a cooling energy spread out, covering his entire body, and directly repelling the Dark Qi that came into contact with his body. Chu Mu couldn't be touched at all, and his movements weren't affected in the slightest.
With a flash, Chu Mu turned into a streak of light and flew away.
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There were eight entrances to the Nether Territory, and after countless years, many people had entered and exited. The spiritual herbs, ores, and other treasures in the outermost area had already been taken. Perhaps, there might still be some left, but the possibility of finding them was very low.
Chu Mu didn't stop at the outermost area, and he quickly went deeper into the Nether Territory.
The outermost area was the low zone, and the deeper he went, the denser the Dark Qi was. However, the purity of the Dark Qi didn't change much, and the power of the Dark Qi was mainly determined by its purity.
Suddenly, a sense of danger spread out from the bottom of his heart. Chu Mu didn't panic, and he remained calm. He condensed the Heavenly Wind Sword in his hand, and instantly slashed to the side. He felt like he was slashing at a flexible rope, and that thing's body was twisting at high speed, and it actually quickly dissipated the power of Chu Mu's slash.
However, Chu Mu's swordsmanship had already reached the peak of the middle level of the Heaven Realm, and he was just a little bit away from breaking through to the high level of the Heaven Realm. His opponent's transformation was fast, but his transformation was even faster. He condensed his power, and his wrist shook. In an instant, after more than ten transformations, no matter how his opponent tried to dissipate the power, the sword edge still cut its body in two.
Looking down, Chu Mu saw something struggling on the ground not far away. It was a gray snake, and it was more than a meter long. It didn't have any scales, and its gray skin was covered with strange patterns. Chu Mu took a few glances and realized that those patterns had the effect of confusing the human eye.
"Phantom Snake." Chu Mu compared the records and patterns in the ancient books he had read, and identified what the thing was that his sword had slashed.
There were all kinds of dangers in the Nether Territory, and the most common one was naturally the Dark Qi that was everywhere.
The second kind was naturally the native beasts of the Nether Territory — the Nether Beast.
Every kind of Nether Beast was very powerful, and their attacks contained Dark Qi. Once hit, it would immediately corrode, and the essence, Qi, and spirit would be instantly affected. In simple terms, the Dark Qi of the low-level Nether Beast was comparable to the Dark Qi of the mid-level Nether Beast.
With a flick of his sword, a gray crystal flew up. Chu Mu's palm touched it slightly, and he immediately withdrew it, only using the sword to bear it. This was the Phantom Snake's Nether Beast Crystal, the crystallization of the Phantom Snake's power.
The Nether Beast Crystal contained a powerful power, but so far, there were very few people who could effectively use it. The power of the Nether Beast Crystal and the power of the Nether Stone were different. The Nether Stone could be refined, but the Nether Beast Crystal couldn't be refined.
They were different. Many people had tried to refine the Nether Beast Crystal, but the final result was that they were corroded, and their essence, Qi, and spirit were completely weakened. Their foundation was damaged, and they were reduced to a cripple.
However, it was said that some forces had a way to use the power of the Nether Beast Crystal to cultivate.
"I'll keep it for now." Chu Mu secretly said, and directly put the Nether Beast Crystal into a spatial ring.
Next, Chu Mu encountered the Nether Fire Wolf and the Nether Thunder Leopard.
The Nether Beasts in the Nether Realm, in addition to having the power to compress Nether Qi, often also had other powers, such as fire, lightning, wind, and so on. However, these powers had been affected by the Nether Realm, and had undergone an indescribable transformation. They were different from the fire, lightning, and wind powers of the outside world.
The Nether Fire, Nether Thunder, and Nether Wind powers, in addition to their own power, also had the power of Nether Qi. It was equivalent to two kinds of powers fusing into one. It was much more tyrannical than the fire, lightning, and wind powers alone.
"I wonder if this kind of power can be grasped by a cultivator?" Chu Mu secretly said. After personally fighting the Nether Fire Wolf and the Nether Thunder Leopard, Chu Mu knew how powerful and terrifying this kind of power was.
If a cultivator could grasp this kind of power, they would certainly be very strong.
Chu Mu also wondered if he could grasp the power of Nether Qi. However, it was not safe to be in this place, and he could encounter danger at any time. He could only suppress this thought for the time being.
The Nether Fire Wolf's body was covered with a layer of grey Nether Fire, and the Nether Thunder Leopard's body was flickering with grey lightning. After killing them, Chu Mu also kept their Nether Beast Crystals.
Three figures rushed in front of him. They looked panicked, as if they were being chased by something terrifying.
Chu Mu saw the cultivation of the three at a glance. One of them was a Peak Third Step Great Emperor, and the other two were Peak Third Step Great Emperors. This meant that the power that was chasing them was much stronger than their combined strength.
"Let's go!" The three of them also saw Chu Mu, and one of them quickly shouted. At the same time, as if to verify Chu Mu's guess, a terrifying roar was heard. It sounded like a human's roar, but also like the roar of a beast. It was very strange, but it gave people a creepy feeling when they heard it.
"That is?" Chu Mu frowned slightly and ignored the three people who were rushing towards him.
"Let's go!" The three of them approached, and one of them shouted at Chu Mu again. Like three gusts of wind, they blew past Chu Mu.
Chu Mu still did not move, and the three of them ignored him. In their opinion, if this person did not move, he would be dead for sure.
Chu Mu stared in front of him, and a figure appeared quickly. The figure was running on the hard ground, and with every step, it stomped on the ground, covering a hundred meters in an instant.
With Chu Mu's eyesight, he could see the figure clearly.
From the appearance, it was a human. His hair was like weeds, and his clothes were tattered like a beggar's. However, his skin was gray, and looked very tough, as if nothing could pierce through it. His eyes were also gray, dim and lifeless, without a trace of vitality.
The cold and rotten aura was very thick, and only corpses would have such a smell.
"Underworld Corpse Martial Artist!" Chu Mu's eyes lit up.
The third danger of the Nether Realm: Underworld Corpse Martial Artists.
It was said that Underworld Corpse Martial Artists were cultivators before, but because they were eroded by the Nether Qi for a long time, or for other reasons, they were eventually assimilated by the Nether Qi and became Underworld Corpse Martial Artists. Underworld Corpse Martial Artists had a certain level of intelligence, and it could be said that they were half intelligent and half bestial. Moreover, other than their battle instincts, all other memories were lost.
With only battle instincts and a certain level of intelligence left, Underworld Corpse Martial Artists' battle skills became very terrifying. Moreover, their bodies were tempered by Nether Qi, and became even more tyrannical. Underworld Corpse Martial Artists also had another characteristic, and that was that they drank blood, especially the blood of cultivators, which was a supreme delicacy to them.
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