Xiao Chen could not help but regret telling Bai about going to the Nine Layers of Purgatory. He frowned and said, "Don't mention this. If the two of them still do not appear today, I will ask Bai Lang to look for them."
"Hahaha! Brother Xiao, there is no need to send people to look for us. The two of us have actually been here for the past three days."
Carefree laughter rang out. Two cultivators wearing black cloaks sat at a table in a blind spot. The two removed their cloaks and arrived before Xiao Chen's table. It was Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows as he looked at the black cloaks. He sent his Spiritual Sense over, but the image of the two cloaks did not appear in his mind.
Strange, I wonder what kind of cloaks these are. The two of them should have been relying on these cloaks to hide from my Spiritual Sense for the past three days.
"Brother Xiao, you seem to be treating Shichen like a child. Don't be in a rush to reject me," Yuan Xu said with some dissatisfaction after greeting Xiao Chen.
After greeting Xiao Chen, Yuan Xu picked up the wine cup on the table and drained it in one go.
Xiao Chen felt slightly confused, not understanding what Yuan Xu meant.
Kong Yuan revealed a bitter smile. "You might not know this, but for the sake of catching up to you, Shichen suffered a lot of injuries and suffered a lot. She experienced more life and death situations than Yuan Xu and I did."
"Elder Brother Xiao Chen, stop. They are just spouting nonsense. Don't take it seriously!" Bai quickly waved his hand, revealing an anxious expression.
Yuan Xu said coldly, "Why not? Is it really that easy to be the Fox King's adopted daughter? The Spirit Fox Race has thousands of competitors. In order to stand out from the rest, one has to face a lot of killing and battles. Any mistake could result in a life and death separation.
"Even after becoming the Fox King's adopted daughter, she still cannot rest easy. She still has to fight for the position of Fiend King for the Spirit Fox Race. The blood and sweat she put in is a thousand times more than before.
"All this is just to catch up to a certain person. She puts in so much effort that she can keep up with a certain person. Every time she hears news of a certain person, she rejoices for a long time. Every time she hears that a certain person offended an enemy, she clenches her teeth and redoubles her efforts in cultivation.
"Maybe someone thinks that the adopted daughter of The Fox King is the same as a princess, receiving the respect of the world and enjoying boundless fortune."
"However, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, especially when the strength of our Demon Race is declining year after year."
Kong Yuan's face sank. He could tell that Yuan Xu's emotions were somewhat unstable. He said sullenly, "Yuan Xu, Shichen told you to stop talking. Did you not hear her?"
Yuan Xu knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he continued drinking and did not say anything else.
A smile appeared on Bai's face. "Hehe! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, it is not as exaggerated and scary as Elder Brother Yuan Xu made it out to be. Adoptive Father treats Bai very well. Bai did everything willingly."
Xiao Chen's heart was in turmoil, unable to speak for a long time.
Who would have thought that back in the Lower Realm. After so many years, she had been working hard to remember what her parents said when they took her away.
Bai said earnestly, "Even though I have The Fox King's will clone, it is useless. This time, I can really help Elder Brother Xiao Chen. I also want to meet Elder Sister Ao Jiao. I want to see the day when the Lunar Shadow Saber is unsheathed again."
When Xiao Chen saw the expression in Bai's eyes, some of the views that he had been firm in his heart for a long time started to waver. Xiao Chen said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Bai, come over for a while. I have something to say to you alone."
Now, only Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan remained at the table. The atmosphere turned somewhat silent.
Kong Yuan drank a mouthful of wine and said, finding it strange, "Yuan Xu, others might not know, but don't you know the pressure of being a descendant of the Qing Emperor? Don't you know the danger that comes with admitting to it?
"Xiao Chen does not want to meet with Bai because he wants time to wear away Bai's reliance on him. He does not want his own danger to affect his family and friends.
"Why does everything sound so different when it comes from your mouth? You're not usually this kind of person!"
Yuan Xu revealed a warm smile on his handsome and charming face. There was no longer any hatred or dissatisfaction from earlier. "Blockhead, do you think that with Bai's persistence, time can wear away her reliance on Xiao Chen?"
"Of course not!"
"Isn't that so? Rather than that, we might as well let Xiao Chen truly accept Bai and give Bai a status."
When Kong Yuan heard that, he could not help but laugh. He did not know if he was laughing at himself or at Yuan Xu. "How pitiful. The most handsome man of the Fiend Race has to be a matchmaker."
After a while, Xiao Chen and Bai returned. When they saw the smile on Bai's face, they felt both disappointed and happy.
Kong Yuan muttered to himself, wondering if Yuan Xu's provocation worked or not.
The four discussed for a while and decided to barge into the Nine Layers of Purgatory together. Then, they all left to make their various preparations for entering the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
The next day, when the four gathered again, they set off on their journey to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
The Nine Layers of Purgatory was one of the forbidden lands that everyone in the Kunlun Continent knew about. In terms of fame, it was even greater than the Primal Chaos Domain's Heavenly Ruin Wasteland. It rivaled the Savage Battlefield, perhaps even surpassed it.
Before the six paths of reincarnation were broken during the Immortal Epoch, this place had been the netherworld, in charge of the cycle of reincarnation for all living beings.
Rumor said that during that era, if one did not become an Immortal, one would enter the cycle of reincarnation forever. Based on good and evil, one would be chosen to reincarnate.
Those who were evil would be sent to the path of beasts. Those who were evil and ferocious would remain in hell forever, enduring all kinds of torture and torture. They would not even be beasts.
Those who were good would be reincarnated as humans in their next life, becoming rich and noble, rising to the clouds. There were even people with great virtue who could enter the Heavenly Realm. They were born as innate lifeforms, nurtured by the heavens and the earth. They were known as heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.
However, the Immortal Dao was broken, and the Martial Luck flourished. Reincarnation no longer existed, and hell no longer existed. Only the Nine Layers of Purgatory remained.
The truth of the past had already become a legend, and the legend had become a myth.
In the current era, reincarnation no longer existed. There were no Immortals in the world. Everyone could live only one life. No one believed in virtue anymore.
Seven days later, Xiao Chen used the Freedom Wings to carry the four to a tall mountain in the Ghost Domain.
This mountain was known as Mount Tai. The middle of the mountain already reached the clouds, so it was impossible to tell how tall it was. The mountain covered an area of fifty kilometers, looking boundlessly majestic.
The surroundings of the mountain were very gloomy. Occasionally, one could see wandering spirits and wild ghosts wandering around.
The four did not find this strange. The Ghost Domain lacked everything but wandering spirits and wild ghosts. They were already used to it.
Although reincarnation no longer existed, after a person died, their soul still existed.
A soul that lost its physical body would not exist for long in the world. Even someone as strong as Emperor Wu, who shone with dazzling light and could pluck the stars and moon from the sky, could not exist for long.
Similarly, a soul would not exist for long. It would separate and naturally scatter.
However, the Ghost Race had secret techniques that could capture the soul. After a person died, they refined the soul into all sorts of spirits, enslaving and controlling them.
This made one unable to rest in peace after death, inspiring fear and loathing. It was just like the Corpse Race stealing corpses and digging graves. If not for their own strength, they would have been destroyed thousands of times already.
At the foot of the mountain was a turbid river that flowed from the summit to the ground. This river was the famous Underworld River. It was also known as the Death River, the Yellow Springs River, or the River of Helplessness.
However, it was no longer complete. The cycle of reincarnation shattered, and the source of this river, the Profound River in the Heavenly Realm, broke into many pieces. Naturally, the Underworld River broke into many pieces as well.
It was not good to lose all sorts of strange Magic Skills. If one followed this river, one would reach the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Several cultivators gathered at the riverbank. Aside from the Ghost Race cultivators, there were many cultivators of the other races. Several black ships floated in the river.
Kong Yuan looked up at the tall mountain and said, "Is this the legendary Mount Tai? I heard that if one follows the river, one can reach the summit. There is a Southern Heavenly Gate there. After passing the Southern Heavenly Gate, one will reach the Immortal World. "
Bai nodded and said, "I once heard Adoptive Father say that there is indeed a gate at the summit. The world behind the gate is indeed the Immortal World. However, it is already a shattered world. Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not be able to survive there for long."
Yuan Xu glanced at Xiao Chen and said meaningfully, "This is just a guess. As for what exactly it is, only those who have entered know. Unfortunately, since ancient times, it seems like only the Qing Emperor walked out of there."
Xiao Chen did not care. He smiled and said, "Don't look at me. The Xiao Clan does not have any ancient records of what the Qing Emperor saw in there."
Kong Yuan said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go to the ferry. After the sky turns dark, that group of Ghost Race cultivators will no longer receive guests."
Although the Nine Layers of Purgatory was not a forbidden land, aside from the Death Qi and evil spirits that the Ghost Race liked, most of the Yin-attributed flames in the world were born in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Experts of the various races would often go to the Nine Layers of Purgatory to seek Yin-attributed flames.
Aside from Yin-attributed flames, there were also several cold-attributed natural treasures that could only be found in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Although the forbidden land was dangerous, there were always bold and skilled people who dared to seek riches in the midst of danger.
Perhaps some cultivators came purely for experiential training, to see if they could comprehend something between life and death. If they were not careful and managed to dig up an Immortal Epoch treasure, they would have been lucky.
The four moved quickly. After a while, they arrived at the ferry.
There was a complicated flow of people at the ferry. Initially, Xiao Chen did not pay much attention to them. However, when he glanced around, he discovered a group of people wearing clothes that looked familiar.
After thinking carefully, he recalled that they were the Medicine God Valley's people.
Mister Qin, who died at Xiao Chen's hands, and the two Medicine God Valley cultivators who sought trouble for him in Leisure Feather City all wore similar clothes.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had not expected to run into the Medicine God Valley's people here. Now that he had killed their grandmaster-level Alchemist, he would not be able to get away with it.
The Medicine God Valley's Alchemists were not strong. However, they had strong connections. Look at that group. The strongest ones were not from the Medicine God Valley. With one look, it was clear that they had invited help.
One of them seemed to be a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
That person should be helping the Medicine God Valley's people collect the Yin-attributed flames. According to the Alchemy of the Martial Epoch, several Medicinal Pills required different flames to refine.
Fortunately, this group of people had already boarded the ferry. The ferry sailed through the turbid yellow water, heading for the Underworld Land ahead.
Kong Yuan stepped forward and called for a ferry. After paying a large number of Astral Coins, the ferryman wearing a conical bamboo hat happily set sail.
The turbid yellow water gave off an unpleasant smell. Occasionally, one could see changing ghostly faces in the river, looking deep and terrifying.
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