The Hall Master of the Underworld Hall, Xu Anda, was a tall middle-aged man. He had a beard on his chin and his eyes were bright. However, if one looked closely, one would notice that the depths of his eyes were as dark as an abyss.
At the bottom of the abyss, black fog lingered and there were faint rays of black light circulating.
Every ray of black light was like a face in pain. Although the faces of the people formed by the black light were filled with pain, they were all sitting cross-legged in the black fog with their hands forming seals, as if they were cultivating some kind of technique.
Xu Anda's back was facing the entrance of the hall. Silently, he looked at the black dragon throne in front of him. Until a figure appeared in the hall and bowed to him. "Subordinate Sikong You greets the Hall Master."
"Mm." Xu Anda turned around and looked at the black-robed old man who had appeared in the hall.
The old man's hair was white, but one could still see the handsomeness of his youth on his face. His expression was calm, but there was a hint of arrogance in it.
However, in front of Xu Anda, this old man by the name of Sikong You maintained his utmost respect.
Xu Anda looked at Sikong You and said Silently, "Officer, I heard that you had a brother called Sikong Nan when you were in the Myriad Ghost Sect. Not only were you fellow disciples, but you were also biological brothers. Back then, both of you reached the advanced Yuanying Realm, and you even reached the Primordial Spirit Realm. Was that a good story in the Myriad Ghost Sect?"
Sikong You nodded. "Hall Master, that was indeed the case. However, it was a pity that my brother was killed when the sword cultivators of Mount Shu came to challenge him. Only a remnant of his soul was left in the broken Underworld Devil Sect's secret treasure, the Underworld Pearl."
"I wanted to escape with the Underworld Pearl, but I was heavily injured by the enemy. As a result, I lost the Underworld Pearl and was separated from my brother. Since then, I have not been able to find the Underworld Pearl."
Sikong You paused for a moment before continuing, "However, from what I know now, the Underworld Pearl is in the hands of the Master of Xuan Gate's third disciple, Wang Lin. Back then, in the Void Battlefield, his physical body was destroyed, and his soul was injured. He only managed to survive because of the Underworld Pearl."
"There has been no news of my brother. If it wasn't for the Underworld Pearl's restriction completely erasing his remnant soul, he would have already fallen into the hands of the Master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."
When Sikong Nan was mentioned, Sikong You's expression remained the same, and his tone was calm. It was as if the person he was talking about wasn't his biological brother but someone unrelated to him. However, Xu Anda could clearly sense that when Sikong You spoke, there were a few rare fluctuations in his emotions.
"Previously, I developed a late-stage Yuanying cultivator who had a conflict with Wang Lin. He even caused a Nascent Divinity cultivator of the Underworld Hall to be captured by the Daoist Xuanmen. I have already made that late-stage Yuanying cultivator hide, but not long ago, he was still found and killed by Wang Lin."
After Sikong You finished speaking, Xu Anda said indifferently, "Including the previous King Qinguang, the Underworld Hall has already lost a total of five Essence Soul Realm cultivators to the Daoist Xuanmen."
The King Of The Underworld's orthodoxy was rather special. Regardless of how high one's cultivation level was, one could cultivate it. One could cultivate it from a young age to establish one's Dao foundation. In the future, one could also cultivate the Dao techniques of other sects and transform one's own foundation into the King Of The Underworld's orthodoxy.
After transforming the Dao technique into the King Of The Underworld's orthodoxy, one could still retain 70% to 80% of the essence of the Dao technique they had originally cultivated.
Therefore, the Underworld Hall was not purely a sect. Instead, it was similar to the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Qin Dynasty. Apart from nurturing their own experts, they would also recruit external experts to join them.
The Underworld Hall did things secretly and developed in the dark. After a long period of accumulation, they had many experts and their hidden forces were actually extremely huge.
Even so, they had lost five Essence Soul Realm cultivators, including a branch hall master. Even though the Underworld Hall was rich and powerful, they still had to gasp at such a loss.
What was even more embarrassing was that there was no return for such a huge loss.
Sikong You said, "There's news from the Divine Land. Xuanmen Tianzong's Yujing Mountain suddenly appeared in the void for no reason. However, the Daoist Xuanmen Lin Feng did not appear. There are many strange things about this. Could it be that there are internal changes in Xuanmen Tianzong?"
Xu Anda nodded. "There's this possibility. If there really are internal changes in Xuanmen Tianzong, that will be our opportunity."
"However, this does not eliminate the possibility that the Daoist Xuanmen Master Lin Feng has set up a diversion to lure us into a trap."
Sikong You bowed and said, "I have a great enmity with the Daoist Xuanmen Master and his disciple. My previous dispute with Xuanmen Tianzong was also caused by the cultivators under my control. I'm willing to be the vanguard in the contest between the Underworld Hall and Xuanmen Tianzong."
"I'll help you test the strength of Xuanmen Tianzong. If there really are internal changes in Xuanmen Tianzong, the Underworld Hall can settle old scores with them."
Sikong You already understood Xu Anda's intentions from the moment he received the news to when Xu Anda summoned him. Naturally, he took the initiative to volunteer himself.
Xu Anda smiled. "If it really is a trap set up by the Daoist Xuanmen Master, I'll bring you back."
"My subordinates found a Jade Skull a while ago. It has just been stored in the treasure pavilion. Go and get it yourself."
Sikong You bowed. "Thank you, Underworld Hall Master. I'll take my leave."
He turned around and was about to leave. Xu Anda seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked, "How are you going to test the strength of Xuanmen Tianzong?"
Sikong You stopped. "The disciples of the Daoist Xuanmen Master have come to the Southern Wasteland. Three of them are his personal disciples and a protector."
"Wang Lin, Yue Hongyan, Yang Qing, Kang Nanhua. It's these people, right?" Xu Anda said lightly, "Not only your old acquaintances. Since that's the case, let Qinguang go as well."
"Yes, Underworld Hall Master." Sikong You left respectfully. After leaving the hall, he walked forward and came to a valley outside the black palace.
There was a small building in the valley. When Sikong You came to the valley, a young man walked out of the building. When he saw Sikong You, he cupped his hands and smiled. "Master You, why did you come personally? If there's anything, just let your subordinates pass the message. Or, just tell me and I'll go over to your place. "
Sikong You looked at him and said indifferently, "You've become the new King Qinguang. Just like me, you're already a branch hall master. How can I look down on you?"
"With the potential you've displayed, you'll soon surpass me, Zhang Lie."
The new King Qinguang, Zhang Lie, looked at Sikong You and smiled. "Master You, you're overpraising me. Zhang Lie doesn't deserve it."
He looked like an extremely tall young man. He was tall and slender. His face was handsome and his facial features looked like they were carved by knives and axes. They outlined his tough but not stiff facial features, revealing a sense of masculine beauty.
He moved slightly to the side and made way. "Master You, please come in."
Sikong You followed him into the small building. As he walked, he said, "This time, I came because the hall master gave us an order. He wants us to do something."
"Oh, what is it?" Zhang Lie asked.
Sikong You answered, "Xuanmen Tianzong's Yujing Mountain suddenly escaped from the void and stopped in the sky above the Kunlun Mountain Range. However, there were no other movements. Xuan Men's Sect Master Lin Feng also didn't show himself. The situation is very abnormal."
Zhang Lie and Sikong You sat down together. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "I know about this. Why? Does the hall master have an idea about Xuanmen Tianzong?"
"Although the situation in Yujing Mountain is abnormal, there's no other evidence. No one can be sure what exactly happened in Xuanmen Tianzong." Zhang Lie's finger gently brushed past his temple. "If you think that something has happened to the Celestial Sect of Wonders just based on this, and recklessly pounce on them, you might end up with a broken head. If I were the Hall Master, I wouldn't be so reckless."
"Therefore, we have to test it out first. In other words, the task assigned to us is a mission that might very well lead to our deaths?" Zhang Lie smiled. "Master You, I've been implicated by you. The hall master doesn't like you, but he dragged me into it."
Sikong You said, "You defeated the hall master's personal disciple and ascended to the position of King Qinguang. That's the main reason."
"The previous King Qinguang died in the hands of Xuan Men's Sect Master. The hall master left the position empty for many years. It was originally reserved for his own disciple. Who knew that you would appear out of nowhere and defeat him? You even suppressed the other first tier Primordial Spirit Realm emissaries and obtained the position."
"The hall master isn't so narrow-minded. He only cares about big things." Zhang Lie laughed and didn't dwell on this issue. He asked directly, "Then, how do we test him? Xuanmen Realm? "
Sikong You raised a finger and shook it gently. "The Xuanmen Realm is guarded by the Bipolar Sky Peak after all. There's no need to fight head-on. There's a better opportunity in front of us."
Zhang Lie's eyebrows twitched. His gaze suddenly focused. "Looking at the days, it seems like it's almost here …"
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Sikong You's pale face. "It seems like you've understood. That's right. The disciples of Xuan Men's Sect Master and Sect Protector Kang Nanhua are currently in the Southern Wilderness. "
"They're all your old acquaintances. Of course, there are also people related to me. That Wang Lin also went there with them."
Zhang Lie lowered his head and looked at the ground. A deep laugh came from his throat. In the end, his laughter became louder and louder. "Haha, they're really old acquaintances."
Sikong You said, "According to this old man's knowledge, Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan have made great progress in their cultivation in the past few years. I presume that they've been cultivating in the Heavenly Abode with accelerated time for a long time. Seeking revenge from you is probably their greatest motivation."
"I wonder what they'll think when they see you now. Zhang Lie, you've proven your Primordial Spirit so quickly. Even I and the other Hall Masters were surprised. You've been cultivating in the Time Acceleration Grotto-Heaven for hundreds of years. The countless battles in the Void Battlefield were indeed not wasted. "
Zhang Lie raised his head and looked at Sikong You with a smile. "They've become the disciples of Xuan Men's Sect Master. I naturally have to hide in the Void Battlefield and the King Of The Underworld's World. Otherwise, if I'm exposed in the Divine Land, I'm not confident that I can escape from the Xuan Men's Sect Master."
He stood up. "Even this time, we still have to be careful. Otherwise, if the Hall Master's judgment is wrong and there's no big change in Xuanmen Tianzong, we'll provoke the Xuan Men's Sect Master's direct disciple. At that time, I'll have to follow in the footsteps of my predecessor. If that's the case, I might become the Ten Kings of Hell with the shortest tenure in history."
Sikong You asked, "Oh, what's your plan?"
Zhang Lie's gaze was calm. "It's not a plan. It's just a casual move I made in the past. Now, I'll take it out and play with them."
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