Chapter 477

In the dark quiet room, as his thoughts turned, the surroundings of Mengqi's body became darker and darker, like the night sky without the moon and stars.

He had quietly operated the Wuji and Daoyi Seals to hide the mysteries of heaven and cause and effect. A shadow that was hard to be detected by the outside world appeared at the side. It was the shrunken Acheron's skeleton with hideous bone spurs and dirty blood yellow mist.

At this moment, Mengqi split his mind and a chaotic light flew out and fell into the skeleton, allowing it to grow blood, flesh, and hair. It turned into an old man in a brocade robe. His hair was black with only two streaks of white on his temples. His facial features were unusually ordinary, but if one looked closely, one would find that the white of vitality was hidden in the depths of his black eyes. In the white, there was a kind of deathly and cold black, and in the black, there was also the previous white. This cycle intersected layer by layer without a source, making one's mind immersed and unable to extricate itself.

As soon as the figure appeared, it immediately disappeared into the deep darkness of the quiet room, and no one knew where it went.

Since he wanted to deceive everyone with the method of "building a plank road in the open while secretly moving in the dark", he had to do it as if it was the truth. On the surface, he was helping his master to perfect the pure land, but he could not be idle in the dark. He had to carry out matters related to the Nether World in a very secretive way. With the help of Acheron's skeleton and through the secret passage provided by Senior Brother Qi, he could sneak into the Nine Serenities and investigate the whereabouts of Acheron's reincarnation. With this, he could collect more secrets about the origin of life and death in preparation for the future exploration with the Great Emperor of Feng Du so that he would not be tricked by him. In the eyes of outsiders, pursuing the whereabouts of Acheron's reincarnation was obviously for the Nether World, which was also a cover for his actual purpose.

In this way, the Great Medium who had been paying attention to and suspecting him would only say, "As expected", "Sure enough", "Su Meng is really building a plank road in the open while secretly moving in the dark" after finding some clues with difficulty.

At this stage, they would ignore his master who was playing a small game, and the other powerhouses who had never suspected or paid attention to him from the beginning would not put their eyes on this logical thing.

As for the big shots of the Nirvana Realm, if there was the Qing Emperor or the Heavenly Lord Yuanshi to cover, there should be a good chance of deceiving them.

As for the big shots of the Nirvana Realm, if there was the cover of the Qing Emperor or the Heavenly Lord Yuanshi.

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The plains were boundlessly vast, and one couldn't see the end of the surroundings with a single glance. It gave off an ancient and desolate feeling. The ground was dark red in color, and it seemed as if it was dyed by the blood and flesh that had accumulated for thousands of years, causing it to ripple with an obvious bloody, savage, and bloodthirsty aura.

High up in the sky, a huge black sun floated quietly, radiating gloomy and scorching rays of light, making this place look as gloomy as dusk even though it was daytime.

This was the fifth level of the Ninth Underworld.

Two silhouettes flitted across the wasteland, dragging a thick bloody aura behind them. They seemed to be chasing something. Due to the long years of fighting here, there were gullies, swamps, and underground rivers. It was quite suitable for hiding.

"Damn it, we've been thrown off." A rough and hoarse voice sounded out, and the two streaks of light stopped.

"Xu Lun, the Acheron is right in front. There is no Boat of the Underworld at this time, and it is far from the Bridge of Two Worlds. He can't cross the river, and he is most likely hiding nearby," the other was a woman with a graceful figure and a beautiful face. She held a pair of sawtooth swords in her hands.

"Xu Lun, the Acheron is right in front. There is no Boat of the Underworld at this time, and it is far from the Bridge of Two Worlds. He can't cross the river, and he is most likely hiding nearby," the other was a woman with a graceful figure and a beautiful face. She held a pair of sawtooth swords in her hands.

The ugly man looked ahead angrily, and saw a long river of blood flowing past. The sound of ghosts crying and souls crying could be heard faintly. Even the black sun in the sky could not hide the chilliness.

They were the powerhouses of the Asura Clan. They had just fought with the Hundred-Armed Demons nearby, and corpses were everywhere. There were broken limbs everywhere, but an important person escaped in the chaos.

Their eyes were red with the desire to kill, and they chased after him all the way until they arrived at the bank of the Acheron.

"That's right, without the Boat of the Underworld and the Bridge of Two Worlds, even the first ancestor can't cross the Acheron. I don't think he has the ability to do so," Xu Lun said while clenching his teeth.

The Acheron and the Nether Sea were the foreign objects ranked at the top of the Nine Serenities. They symbolized death and a ray of life, so it was impossible to fly above it. One could only cross it by relying on the ten Bridges of Two Worlds. There was one for each level of the Nine Serenities, and the tenth one was mysterious and ethereal. Only a few evil gods and demons had seen it, and no one knew where it led to.

Other than that, only the Boat of the Underworld that was made of special materials could float above the Acheron River. The rest would sink upon contact with water, and this water was not ordinary. If an immortal fell into it, he would be washed away, and he would forget all his past memories and become a water ghost that could never be freed.

Even if one had special arts, magical powers, or treasures to protect himself, he would not be affected for a short period of time. The countless souls in the Acheron would still entangle him until he died together with him.

Xu Lun suddenly sighed, "Bran, you are indeed stronger than me. You can slightly overcome the influence of your bloodthirsty nature, and make rational decisions."

The Asura tribe was born to fight, and they were good at killing. That was their nature, and they enjoyed it. They were no different from the evil gods, demons, evil spirits, and spirits that were all over the Nine Serenities. Of course, their killing would please the Nine Serenities, and they would be rewarded. As their strength increased to a certain level, their rationality would appear, and they could barely overcome their nature. Only then could they continue to grow. However, the influence of their nature would always exist. Even if they reached the level of the Son of Self or the Evil God Acheron, they would not be able to completely get rid of it, unless they reached the level of the Devil Lord or the Killer Priest. At that time, what they were fighting for was the path.

Bran smiled bitterly, "I'm not much better than you …"

She was good friends with Xu Lun because after she gained rationality, she was often confused by the loss of control of her instincts. She wanted to get rid of this tragic fate, unlike the others of her tribe, whose rationality was used to fight better and kill better.

The two fell into a short silence, and the conveyance light left again, searching for the ravines and valleys of the Acheron River. Soon, the sound of the rushing water could be heard clearly, and the simple greenish-gray stone temple on the shore was reflected in the eyes of the two Asuras.

Every time they saw this magnificent but simple stone temple, Xu Lun and Bran would feel a sense of peace and wildness, as if they had experienced the world and seen through desires.

There were many similar greenish-gray stone temples, some on other levels of the Acheron River, some on the side of the Nether Sea Relic, and so on. It was said that they were ancient things that had existed since the creation of the Nine Serenities, and there were also rumors that they were built later to seal some terrible beings. Xu Lun and Bran were not even three cycles old, so there was no way to verify it.

"Could he be hiding in the temple?" Bran asked subconsciously.

The barbaric nature of the greenish-gray stone temple conflicted with the nature of evil gods and devils. Once they got close, they would feel very uncomfortable. If not for the fact that they could not destroy it, they would have razed it to the ground long ago. Hiding in it was a good idea.

Xu Lun held the Dark Blade and strode to the front of the greenish-gray stone temple. He said casually, "We'll find out if we search."

The stone temple was simple and unadorned. In the meditation hall, a faceless Buddha was carved out of the blood-black stone commonly seen in the Nine Serenities. It looked like it was stained with blood, and there was an indescribable strangeness about it, but it also gave off a sense of peace and harmony. The wooden fish, lamp, and prayer mat were also made of stone.

In front of the faceless Buddha stood a figure with his hands behind his back. He wore a dark red robe that seemed to be soaked in blood, his hair loose, and his skin pale.

His features were ordinary, but his eyes seemed to contain magnetism. With just a glance, Xu Lun and Bran felt as if they were under a spell. They could not help but walk towards him.

"The pool of pus and blood under his feet feels familiar. It seems to be the hundred-armed devil we were chasing …" Bran glanced at the pool of blood and thought with a clear mind.

The man in the dark red robe's hands glowed red.

He said in a low voice, "Have you seen anyone similar to this person recently?"

A figure naturally appeared in Bran and Xu Lun's minds. It was a man in a black robe, with a delicate face. One of his eyes was completely black, and the other was completely white. It was very strange.

Xu Lun wanted to answer from the bottom of his heart, so he said honestly, "Yes, I have. He first entered this temple, and then appeared in the vicinity. After a few days, he disappeared without a trace."

The man in the dark red robe nodded slightly and said as if he was talking to himself,

"Did Acheron's reincarnation really disappear in the vicinity?"

"Yes, Acheron's reincarnation disappeared here," a voice that sounded old and young came from outside the temple.

Bran and Xu Lun turned their heads abruptly, only to see a figure at the door. He looked like an old man in a brocade robe. His hair was black, and his sideburns were white. Everything else was ordinary, but his eyes seemed to hide layers of alternating black and white whirlpools.

The man in the dark red robe squinted his eyes. "Who are you, sir? Are you also looking for the whereabouts of Acheron's reincarnation? "

With his current strength, he was already ranked in the Nine Serenities. There were no more than a hundred people who were ranked with him, but he had no impression of this white-haired, evil-looking old man.

Was he a visitor from the outside world, or a secret incarnation of someone?

The old man with white sideburns entered with his hands behind his back. He smiled.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is where this place is."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the blood-black faceless Buddha. He slowly walked past Xu Lun and Bran, past the man in the dark red robe, and stopped in front of the incense table. He looked up at the Buddha's featureless face and seemed to sigh.

"If I'm not wrong, this should be the work of the Spirited Mountain's Buddha."

"Buddha?" The man in the dark red robe turned around in shock and looked at the faceless Buddha.

At this time, the old man in the brocade robe flicked his finger and lit up the stone lamp.

With a whoosh, the room was filled with light, illuminating every corner. The man in the dark red robe could not help but cover his eyes, afraid that the light would shine through. Xu Lun and Bran closed their eyes tightly and took a few steps back.

This old man was Mengqi's incarnation of Acheron. He had been in the Nine Serenities for a long time. He had been searching from the place where Acheron's reincarnation first appeared to this place, and this was the third limestone temple!