"You're not?" Cangyun Xin was taken aback at first, then exclaimed, "How is this possible? You haven't developed spiritual intelligence and haven't cultivated yet. How can you live for five hundred thousand years?"
Yue Qianchou was also stunned. Although his cultivation level wasn't high in the Immortal World, he still knew some basic knowledge about cultivation. If it wasn't a prehistoric ferocious beast, or an extremely special kind of ferocious beast that had accidentally devoured a now extinct heavenly treasure in a distant era, it was possible for it to live for hundreds of thousands of years with its strong physical body before it developed spiritual intelligence. Even so, it was still rare to hear of someone living over five hundred thousand years.
Even those immortal immortals had never heard of anyone who could live for more than a million years. Of course, this wasn't to say that immortality was fake. It was just that the rise and fall of immortals were unpredictable. No one could predict what accidents would happen. It was as if there was some mysterious power that didn't allow a person to live forever. No matter how healthy one's physical body was, there would always be all kinds of calamities that forcefully took away one's life.
The most common was fighting and killing for the sake of "profit" or grudges. This was the culprit that took away an immortal's life. Even Immortal Emperor Jin Tai, who controlled the Immortal World, and Underworld Emperor Bai Qi, who controlled the Underworld, didn't live for more than five hundred thousand years! It should be known that five hundred thousand years was definitely not a small number when compared to the passing of time.
"I don't know why either." Shen You sighed.
Yue Qianchou and Cangyun Xin glanced at each other. There was some suspicion in their eyes. They felt that this river clam was either bragging and hadn't lived for that long, or it didn't want to talk about it. Cangyun Xin gave him a look, as if to ask him to continue. Maybe he could get something out of it. Yue Qianchou rolled his eyes, as if saying, "I'm your enemy, why should I listen to you?" Cangyun Xin was speechless.
In fact, Yue Qianchou had other thoughts in his mind. 'This Jiu You's life is in my hands. If he really has a secret that he can't keep to himself, then it must be a big secret. I'm the only one who knows about it. Why should I let Gray Cloud Faith know about it?'
Both sides of the Netherworld River were gloomy. From time to time, specks of flowing light would dance in the air. Serpent carried the two of them and rode the waves without slowing down. The rolling waves of the Netherworld River retreated quickly like smoke. However, the waves in front of them came again, and they could not see the end of the waves.
It was unknown when Cangyun Xin had also sat down. He sat back to back with Yue Qianchou. The two of them were silent as they sensed the heroic and vicissitudes of the Netherworld River. Looking at both sides of the river, there were sometimes plains, sometimes mountains, and sometimes gloomy valleys. Although they could not see clearly, the feeling of vastness and vastness made their hearts tremble. This feeling was indescribable.
Yue Qianchou, a newbie who had just arrived in the Netherworld, didn't think much of it. He felt that the Netherworld should be like this. On the other hand, Cangyun Xin, who had been to the Netherworld several times, sighed with emotion. He did not expect to see the Netherworld in a completely different way when he traveled quickly on this ancient Netherworld River. It was as if only the Netherworld River understood the Netherworld the best. This was because every section of the winding river was created by it. It was washed and settled by the endless years. It was an ancient and gloomy beauty of vicissitudes. Perhaps darkness was the most primitive beauty!
The Netherworld River was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. However, the widest part was still a few hundred meters wide. Yue Qianchou, who was looking at the scenery with his elbows on his knees and his palms supporting his chin, suddenly asked, "Serpent, how wide is the widest part of the Netherworld River?"
"I've tried to cross the widest part once before. However, I walked and stopped from time to time and often changed directions. It took me a few years," Serpent replied seriously. "I'm afraid that with my current speed, I'll need to swim for more than a month to get from the other side to this side. I'm not sure how wide it is exactly."
"So wide?" Yue Qianchou and Cangyun Xin exclaimed at the same time. Obviously, it was Cangyun Xin's first time hearing about it. The two of them suspected that Serpent was born to boast. He said that he had lived for more than a million years, and now he said that he had created such a wide river. Was this really a river? It was more like a sea.
Yue Qianchou licked his lips and chuckled. "I say, Serpent, you might have misunderstood me. You've mistaken the length of the Netherworld River for its width! I'm talking about the distance between us now … "
"Haha! Great Deity, you might think that I'm old and confused, but I'm not so old that I can't tell the difference between length and width. Speaking of the length of the Netherworld River, it's not something we can reach in a month with our current speed. "Serpent sighed." Take the direction we're going now! If everything goes smoothly, it will take half a month to reach Twilight City. Then, we'll have to walk for another month before we can reach the 'Endless Horizon', and this is under the condition that everything goes smoothly. "
"Endless Horizon?" Yue Qianchou turned around and asked Cangyun Xin, "Do you know that place?" Cangyun Xin also turned around and nodded. "I've heard of that place, but I've never been there. It seems that the people from the Netherworld that I've come into contact with are quite afraid of that place, and no one is willing to talk about it too much."
"That place is known as the Punishment Land of the Netherworld, so of course they're afraid." Serpent laughed and continued. "Speaking of the Endless Horizon, you should be able to imagine that the distance that the Netherworld River traverses through is already incredibly long when you hear the word 'endless'. After passing through the Endless Horizon, it's the boundless and mysterious Land of Darkness. I'm afraid no one knows how long the Netherworld River is there …"
Yue Qianchou and Cangyun Xin immediately gasped when they saw something specific for comparison. They finally understood how long the Netherworld River was. Its length was a concept that was very, very long, as if it was very far away, but no one could tell exactly how long it was. This was the length of the Netherworld River.
While Cangyun Xin was still in shock, Yue Qianchou was already distracted. This was because Serpent mentioned the boundless and mysterious Land of Darkness. Rumor had it that Bi Changchun escaped to that place when he was being chased by the Emperor of the Netherworld.
In this way, there was no need to go to Twilight City to inquire about the information. According to Serpent, they could just follow the Netherworld River and cross the Endless Horizon to reach there. But then again, since it was along the way, there was no harm in going to Twilight City to take a look. If the World Commerce Chamber really grew stronger one day, they would inevitably have to deal with that place. It was a good thing for him to explore the situation first, but that Endless Horizon …
"Serpent, what do you mean when you say that the Endless Horizon is the Land of Punishment in the Netherworld?" Yue Qianchou smiled. "Also, you said that they are naturally afraid, but from what you said, you don't seem to be afraid at all!"
"Haha!" Serpent explained with a smile, "The Netherworld is not as stable as the Immortal World. You must have heard of the degree of chaos here. Many restless people who offend the Netherworld Royal Palace will be captured and sent to the Endless Horizon for punishment. Their dantian will be sealed so that they can't self-destruct or use their cultivation. They will be forced to do all kinds of hard labor day and night until they die of exhaustion. "
"This kind of punishment is quite cruel to criminals. Many criminals can't stand this endless torture and commit suicide. However, this is the Netherworld. Even if you commit suicide, there are ways to imprison your primordial spirit and soul, reforge your body, and let you be reborn with your memory. You will continue to suffer until you die of exhaustion. This is called living a life worse than death. Begging for life, begging for death. The Endless Horizon also has another meaning, which is endless torture. "
Hearing this, Yue Qianchou and Graycloud Xin were silent. They didn't think that the so-called Endless Horizon was such a den of demons. They had never heard of such a way of punishment. The two of them could imagine the misery and suffering that the prisoners who were imprisoned there had to go through. Just imagine, even the right to die was taken away … Such a cruel punishment made the two of them shudder and their scalps go numb just thinking about it.
"As for why I'm not afraid of the Endless Horizon, it's because the Netherworld Royal Palace has no right to punish us. The Netherworld Royal Palace and the Netherworld Royal Palace have an agreement that we will not invade each other. If the people of the land invade us, we will report to the Netherworld Royal Palace and ask them to give us an explanation. Similarly, if we invade the people of the land, they will also report to us and we will also have to give them an explanation. "
"I've heard of this." Graycloud Xin interrupted. "That's why I found it strange that the Netherworld Royal Palace would attack us. We didn't offend you."
"You are from the Immortal Realm. Naturally, you are not included in the agreement between the Netherworld Royal Palace and the Netherworld Royal Palace …" Jiu You said weakly, his voice much softer.
Graycloud Xin and Yue Qianchou couldn't help but look at each other. This reason was simple and sufficient. Who asked them to not be from the Netherworld Royal Palace?
"Huh?" Yue Qianchou stood up and looked at Graycloud Xin. "Isn't the Netherworld Emperor in charge of the entire Netherworld? Why is there an exception for the Netherworld Royal Palace? "
Graycloud Xin shook his head and said, "I don't know. In any case, I heard that if the people of the Netherworld Royal Palace touch the Netherworld Royal Palace for no reason, they will be severely punished. Even most of the people of the Netherworld Royal Palace don't know why. But … "As he said this, he lifted his heel and knocked on the shell." Since you have lived for so many years, you must have more experience than the people of the Netherworld Royal Palace. Moreover, you are one of the Netherworld Royal Palace's people. I'm sure you can answer our questions. "
"Hehe!" Jiu You laughed proudly. "This reason shouldn't be hard to guess! Since it is not under the Netherworld Emperor's control, it is naturally because he can't control it. "
Hearing this, the two looked at each other again. This reason was indeed simple, but it was also reasonable. It was just that people had thought too much about it and had confused themselves. But once they faced the truth, they realized that it was not a trivial matter. Yue Qianchou said suspiciously, "Could it be that there is an expert in the Netherworld Royal Palace that even the Netherworld Emperor fears?"
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