Chapter 2096: The Underworld
"The entrance seems to have shrunk a lot."
Soon, the three of them stood in front of a pitch-black hole. Due to the constant invasion of the Underworld Qi, the surroundings were barren and devoid of life.
Compared to the hole that Ning Qi had seen before, this hole had shrunk by more than half. If it continued to shrink like this, it would probably disappear at some point in time. At that time, if Ning Qi still hadn't come out of the Netherworld, he would have to spend another three million Dragon Slaying Crystals … Oh, if the Netherworld was further from the Central Continent than the Immortal Prison, then even three million Dragon Slaying Crystals might not be enough.
"This entrance can last for at least three thousand years. As long as we return within that time, there will be no problem."
Meng Tianshu stepped forward and said.
At this time, a stream of Nether energy swept out from the cave. When it fell on Meng Tianshu, Ning Qi found his Dantian glowed and was immune to the attack of the Nether energy. Meng Tianshu wasn't hurt at all. Ning Qi and the Third Ming Prince faced the Nether energy head-on. When the Nether energy fell on Ning Qi, it tried to drill into his body. However, Ning Qi shook his body and dispersed the Nether energy. As for the Third Ming Prince, nothing happened. The Nether energy brushed past him gently.
The Third Ming Prince was stunned by the scene. The legend might be true. The Nether Snake Clan might have originated from the Underworld. The feeling of the Underworld Qi brushing past his body was as warm as a spring breeze!
"Sect Leader Meng, you are in the body of a human now. How can you resist the Underworld Qi with your current cultivation?"
Ning Qi smiled.
Meng Tianshu smiled and flipped his palm. A small black pagoda appeared in his palm. Ning Qi remembered this black pagoda clearly. It was the Pagoda of Kunxu that was located in the Wang Family. Ning Qi had used it to exchange for some information about the Underworld!
"This Pagoda of Kunxu was my personal Underworld Artifact. However, it was found by the Mystic Truth Great Sage and the others. It was not easy for me to take it away with me at that time. Thanks to the North Mystic Immortal Emperor, I was able to find it. With it, I can move freely in the Underworld even in the body of a human …"
Meng Tianshu smiled.
Meng Tianshu paused for a moment and laughed bitterly. "However, my current cultivation is only sufficient to utilize the Kun Xu Pagoda. I won't have any combat strength in the Netherworld …"
"It's fine."
Ning Qi smiled. With Meng Tianshu's cultivation, his battle prowess was negligible. Since he could protect himself from the Nether aura, that was enough.
"Then, shall we go?"
Meng Tianshu glanced at Ning Qi and the third prince.
Ning Qi nodded. With a wave of his hand, the two people in front of him were directly taken into his domain of creation. Then, Ning Qi stepped into the passageway leading to the Netherworld.
…
"Stay in the hotel?"
"Yes."
"How many?"
"Three."
"A hundred Nether Crystals."
The ferocious-looking owner who had lost half of his head put away the Nether Crystals that Ning Qi handed over to him, and he immediately beamed with joy. He helped Ning Qi and the others clean a table and asked them to sit down. After that, he ran to the kitchen to prepare dinner for them.
There weren't many people in this inn. Apart from Ning Qi and the others, there were only a few other customers at the other tables. They sized up Ning Qi and the others with a strange look in their eyes. They seemed to have noticed that there was a slight difference between their appearance and theirs, but they couldn't pinpoint the difference. Then, they shook their heads and chatted among themselves, ignoring Ning Qi and the others.
It had been half a month since Ning Qi entered the Netherworld. This place was a little different from what he had imagined. Apart from the Nether Qi in the air, the sun couldn't be seen even once every ten to fifteen days. Everything was dusky and no different from the Central Continent. Even these Netherworld cultivators weren't as deformed as the Evil Asura he had seen before. They looked similar to humans, but there were still some differences. Be it male or female cultivators, they all looked fiercer than the humans in the Central Continent.
Ning Qi specifically asked Meng Tianshu, and only then did he know that the cultivators of the Netherworld would only reveal their true forms when they went to various places to search for souls under the control of the Heavenly Dao, and in the Netherworld, this was their true form!
Ning Qi guessed that this had something to do with the Heavenly Dao of this place. If the Netherworld cultivators left the Netherworld temporarily, they would change into a different appearance. This appearance must have something to do with the Heavenly Dao of this place. Or perhaps, it was the only way to retrieve souls without anyone noticing. If this speculation was true, even Meng Tianshu was fooled. He thought that the true forms of the Netherworld cultivators were imposed on the Netherworld cultivators by the Heavenly Dao to facilitate the retrieval of souls.
This showed that the Netherworld was indeed a special place. However, there was a flaw in this speculation, and that was the Third Prince Ming. Either the Nether Snake Clan had nothing to do with the Netherworld, or the Nether Snake Clan was not controlled by the Heavenly Dao of this place, or the speculation was wrong!
"North Xuan Celestial Emperor, the Samsara Temple opens once a month. However, if we want to go in and search for the whereabouts of a certain soul, we need to make some arrangements."
Meng Tianshu transmitted his voice.
Right now, the three of them were in the Samsara City. This was the center of the Netherworld, which was equivalent to the North Xuan Celestial City in the Central Continent. The current Emperor of Hell lived here. After Ning Qi arrived in the Netherworld, he didn't cause any trouble and came straight here.
"How many Nether Crystals do you need?"
Ning Qi transmitted his voice.
He had a few thousand Nether Crystals with him. They were looted from a few Netherworld cultivators when he first arrived here. Those Netherworld cultivators had intended to rob Ning Qi, but Ning Qi had taken advantage of them.
"There's a registrar of the Samsara Temple with the surname Asura. He's from the Asura Clan and has the most power among the nine registrars. He's also very greedy. If we can get him to agree, we can enter the Samsara Temple to search for Miss Wang Xue's soul. However, this person's cultivation is not low. He's at the Late-Stage of the Nether Realm. I'm afraid he won't even look at us if we don't have at least a hundred thousand Nether Crystals."
Meng Tianshu transmitted his voice.
A hundred thousand Nether Crystals?
Ning Qi's eyes flickered. He had thought of using force. With his cultivation, he could do whatever he wanted here. Even if Emperor of Hell attacked him, he wouldn't be afraid. However, Ning Qi didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble. If he couldn't find the whereabouts of Wang Xue's soul because of this, Ning Qi would blame himself.
"What do you think is the fastest way to collect a hundred thousand Nether Crystals?"
Ning Qi looked at Meng Tianshu.
If it was alchemy, the Netherworld cultivators might not be used to it. As for refining weapons … Ning Qi didn't know how to do that. He could only rely on Meng Tianshu, who used to be a local tyrant, to see if he had any way to collect a hundred thousand Nether Crystals in a short time.
"Lord Quluo."
Meng Tianshu hesitated and said.
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