As the transport ship of the Barbarian Horn Chamber of Commerce arrived at the Barbarian Horn City in the Infernal Court, Yi Tian entrusted Yan Wenxiong to Wanjiaolan. Although this was the main city of the Barbarian Horn Clan, there were also many rogue cultivators of foreign clans gathered here. For Yan Wenxiong, now that he had the cultivation method and help, he could naturally show off his skills here.
Moreover, the instructions he gave him were to cultivate the cultivation method to raise his cultivation to the late stage of the Divine Transformation Realm or even the Spirit Severing Realm within a thousand years. At the same time, he had to contact the rogue cultivators everywhere to integrate them.
With the help of the Barbarian Horn Clan, he naturally did not have to worry about the harassment of the Netherworld Clan. Moreover, he could rely on their power to raise the flag and continuously absorb the weak rogue cultivators.
According to Yi Tian's estimation, a thousand years was an unimaginably long period of time for low-level cultivators, but for cultivators at the Deity Transformation stage and above, it was nothing. At the same time, it was also an opportunity for them to re-evaluate the powers in the Infernal Realm and make a choice.
When he was instructing Yan Wenxiong face-to-face, he also emphasized that the Netherworld Clan had to be suppressed in the Infernal Court, but not too much. If they were suppressed too much, it would cause the Barbarian Horn Clan to grow stronger. This was not the result he wanted to see.
The ideal result was for Yan Wenxiong to become an influential existence in the Infernal Court after integrating the rogue cultivators' forces. Moreover, he could also be on good terms with the Apricot Forest Sect and reach a tacit understanding with the Barbarian Horn Clan in private. In this way, they could form a three-sect alliance and suppress the other clans.
After arriving at the Barbarian Horn City, Yi Tian turned around and left alone after handing over the matters at hand. In the Infernal Court, apart from the Barbarian Horn Clan, the Netherworld Clan, and the Apricot Forest Sect, there were three other major forces. Among them, the Ink Feather Clan and the Dark Beast Clan could be ignored for the time being. After all, although these clans were strong, the sect master's forces were remote and would not be involved in suppressing the Netherworld Clan for the time being.
As for the Stone Clan, they were an extremely troublesome existence. Yi Tian had seen many Stone Clan cultivators in the Barbarian Horn City. These people were huge. The adult Stone Clan cultivators were at least ten feet tall. Their skin and flesh were made of sulfur rocks unique to the Infernal Court.
On the whole, the Stone Tribe cultivators were a strange existence. Their flesh and blood were made of stone, but the Soul power in their heads was not compatible with their outer appearance.
Compared to Yuanying cultivators, Stone Tribe cultivators' souls were much weaker. As a result, most low-grade Stone Tribe cultivators were enslaved as laborers.
These Stone Clan cultivators all served as laborers, and they specialized in pulling carts and transporting goods. As for the Stone Clan cultivators above the Yuanying Stage, they didn't see any Stone Clan cultivators in Barbarian Horn City.
After asking around in private, he learned that the Stone Tribe cultivators' souls would become much stronger after reaching the Deity Transformation stage. Naturally, they wouldn't be willing to be enslaved by others.
However, the number of Stone Tribe cultivators was enormous, and they had rapidly multiplied under the special environment of the Infernal Realm. Their total population far exceeded the number of foreign cultivators, so it was not surprising that some Stone Tribe cultivators had been enslaved.
Within Barbarian Horn City, Yi Tian received a message that Wan Zhongliu had invited him to meet at the Infernal Fire Basin near the Fiery Sulfur Pool. Although he didn't know what the purpose was, Yi Tian still made preparations. He bought a more detailed map of the Infernal Realm in the city. After scanning it with his Divine Sense, he found that the Fiery Sulfur Pool was a relatively large source of mined sulfur in the Infernal Realm.
This was because the Fiery Sulfur Pool occupied an area of tens of thousands of kilometers, and nearly one-third of the area was occupied by the Stone Tribe. The rest of the area was a desolate and uninhabited area. The Infernal Fire Basin was a relatively remote area, so it was reasonable to meet there.
After leaving Barbarian Horn City, Yi Tian restrained the spirit pressure around him. After stabilizing his body in the air, he directly used the Divine Demon Body Technique to transform his spirit power into a yellow gas state. In the environment of the Infernal Realm, the surrounding spirit power was mixed with a large amount of impurities. For spirit cultivators, it was not a good place to go. However, after transforming into a devil cultivator, he could absorb the spirit power here without any hindrance.
After his body transformed into a purple-black streak of light, Yi Tian turned around and flew straight towards the direction of the Fiery Sulfur Pool.
The size of the Infernal Realm was far beyond his imagination, and it was not inferior to the Spiritual Realm. Yi Tian flew in the air for a few days before he found a large sea of fire in front of him. After probing with his Divine Sense to check the place, he found that it was the unique situation of a large number of Fiery Sulfur Pools rising from the Fiery Sulfur Pool.
Since he had entered the range of the Fiery Sulfur Pool, Yi Tian did not dare to be careless. He was unfamiliar with the place and might accidentally enter the territory of the Stone Tribe. It was not something he wanted to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Following the direction indicated on the map in the jade slip, Yi Tian bypassed the Stone Tribe's territory and maintained a distance of at least five thousand kilometers. After flying in the Fiery Sulfur Pool for half a day, he finally found the location of the meeting, the Infernal Fire Basin.
After scanning with his Divine Sense from afar, he found that there was a weak spirit power fluctuation in that place. He was immediately delighted and hurriedly flew at a low altitude towards that place.
After ten breaths, when he arrived above the Fiery Sulfur Pool, he saw a figure standing on a protruding rock island in the lava pool below waiting. After scanning with his Divine Sense, he saw that Wan Zhongliu was looking at him with a smile. He then cupped his hands and said, "Brother Yi, I really didn't expect you to appear in front of me like this."
Yi Tian put away the escape technique on his body and slowly landed on the island below. He waited until he was three feet away from Wan Zhongliu before he stabilized himself. Then he cupped his hands and said, "I had no choice but to reveal the second form of my original body. I hope Mr. Wan can forgive me for this."
Wan Zhongliu's expression didn't change after he looked carefully, but there was a trace of surprise in his eyes. After three breaths, he sighed and said, "If I'm not wrong, Brother Yi's second form is the body of a demonic cultivator. Moreover, it is the original body that has absorbed the Demonic Origin Force. In terms of strength, it is not inferior to the avatar of the great sky demon Dugu Jimo."
"Thank you for letting me win. Mr. Wan's eyes are really sharp. I really admire you." Yi Tian said, but he also thought more highly of Wan Zhongliu in his heart. Sure enough, these elders of the Underworld Guard were all people who had lived for ten thousand years. It was already not easy for them to make such an accurate judgment of his demonic cultivator original body in such a short time.
After the two greeted each other, it was Wan Zhongliu who spoke first, "I had no choice but to meet in haste this time. Please forgive me, Brother Yi."
"Why do you say so, Mr. Wan?" Yi Tian frowned and asked.
Wan Zhongliu said with a solemn expression, "Now that the Underworld Guard has lost the second elder Ning Ruilin, their control is not as strong as before. I have to preside over the overall situation in the Netherworld Empire, and I have to supervise and protect the Netherworld Imperial Grandson at all times. Therefore, it took me a lot of effort to come here. "
"Could it be that the Underworld Guard's forces are still being suppressed by that bastard Ning Kuang?" Yi Tian asked.
"This is not a matter of a day or two." Wan Zhongliu sighed and said, "Now that the Azure Sky Enchantress is acting in Ning Kuang's place, she has gradually let go of the forces under her command. In all aspects, she is stricter than a thousand years ago. It is only in the recent decades that she has slowed down a little, so I have the time to leave. "
Yi Tian quickly thought about it. According to Wan Zhongliu, the Azure Sky Enchantress's frequent actions should have happened after the death of the second elder of the Underworld Guard, Ning Ruilin. Presumably, her source of information was very reliable, which was why she made such a move. As for the recent decades, it might be related to him dealing with Ning Kuang's avatar in the Buddha Spirit World.
After thinking, he asked, "Have you met the Azure Sky Enchantress before? How is her strength?"
Wan Zhongliu replied indifferently, "This old man and Enchantress Bi Luo only met once a thousand years ago, and we never met again after that. Ever since the death of the second elder Ning Ruilin, I expected to be suppressed by her. However, I don't know why she suddenly stopped several years ago. "
"That was Ning Kuang's fourth avatar. I intercepted it in the Buddha Spirit World," Yi Tian said.
"What, he has a fourth avatar?" Wan Zhongliu blurted out in surprise, "What kind of existence is he?"
"What, Mr. Wan also noticed the problem?" Yi Tian teased.
Wan Zhongliu asked with a serious expression, "Brother Yi isn't joking, right?"
"Don't you think I'm joking?" Yi Tian asked, "This matter is a bit strange, but it is absolutely true." Then, Yi Tian slowly told him about his encounter with Kun Lingzi, Pei Tie, and Monk Zhixing in the Buddha Spirit World. Then, he told her about how Monk Zhixing tried to use the secret reincarnation technique to sever his connection with Ning Kuang's soul. Naturally, he didn't leave out how he encountered Ning Kuang's fourth clone, the Benevolent Old Man.
After hearing this, Wan Zhongliu's face turned pale and he fell into deep thought. This information involved too many things and he couldn't digest it all in a short time.
Wan Zhongliu lowered his head and pondered for a moment before he slowly sighed. Then, he raised his head and his eyes flashed. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, Fellow Yi."
"This is my duty. Besides, dealing with Ning Kuang is our common goal," Yi Tian hurriedly returned the greeting.
Wan Zhongliu raised his head and chuckled, "Brother Yi, you don't know. After Ning Kuang's fourth avatar died, his main body must have suffered a great loss. I now know why Blue Sky Enchantress suddenly stopped and withdrew all her forces to the Netherworld Capital. "
"Fellow Daoist Wan, did you discover anything?" Yi Tian asked.
"Although Nangong Kuang is strong, he is not a complete soul. I believe Fellow Daoist Yi knows this," explained Wan Zhongliu.
"Indeed. I didn't expect that the previous Netherworld Great Emperor would still scatter his Soul even after he died," Yi Tian said with a sigh, "Although Ning Kuang is the main soul, he has not been able to gather the rest of the scattered souls. This is naturally his biggest constraint."
"Indeed," Wan Zhongliu said excitedly, "Brother Yi, do you know who the Great Elder of the Netherworld Guard is?"
"I heard that he is from the Netherworld Clan. Yan Qiu being able to dominate the Infernal Court now is also due to this mysterious Great Elder," Yi Tian thought for a while and replied.
"Brother Yi is right. In fact, there are also unknown secrets here," Wan Zhongliu sighed and said, "The Great Elder of the Netherworld Guard is called Yan Yunjing. He is from the Netherworld Clan, but he has an unknown identity. He is one of the scattered souls of the previous Netherworld Great Emperor."
"What," Yi Tian's expression changed greatly when he heard this. His eyes narrowed and he said, "Are you joking, Mr. Wan?"
"Brother Yi, do you think I would talk nonsense about such things?" Wan Zhongliu said seriously.
"Then why didn't Ning Kuang absorb his Soul?" Yi Tian asked puzzledly.
"It's not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't?" Wan Zhongliu said with a smile.
"Why couldn't he?"
"Ning Kuang was the stubborn side of the original Netherworld Great Emperor in his previous life. He wanted to use his original body to descend and rule the Netherworld Realm again, and even the Netherworld Realm and the other realms," Wan Zhongliu explained.
"Then is Yan Yunjing the stubborn will left behind by the previous Netherworld Great Emperor when the dynasty was replaced?" Yi Tian asked.
"Exactly," Wan Zhongliu said. "So this is the fundamental reason why the Netherworld Guard and Ning Kuang have been at odds for tens of thousands of years. If Ning Kuang wanted to absorb Yan Yunjing's Soul, it would have a great impact on his original Soul. He also saw this point so he endured and didn't act. "
"I think it's not that he doesn't want to act, but that he is waiting for Yan Yunjing's lifespan to run out and the moment he enters the cycle of reincarnation to capture his Soul." Yi Tian thought for a moment and said, "The side effects of absorbing his Soul will be minimized at that time."
"It seems that Brother Yi's understanding of Soul secret arts far surpasses others," Wan Zhongliu said with an expression of admiration. "Great Elder also mentioned this before, so he is now wasting time with Ning Kuang. If he can raise his cultivation to Great Ascension Realm, then it would be best. At that time, he can take the initiative and absorb Ning Kuang's scattered Soul. "
"I think this matter needs to be discussed. At least for now, that Meng Kuang's strength far surpasses that of Great Elder Yan Yunjing of the Yellow Springs Guards," Yi Tian analyzed, "Unless there is a great threat to the existence of the two of them, there is no way to see the moment of their Souls fusing."
"Who knows," Wan Zhongliu shook his head and said, "We are now doing our best and leaving everything to the will of the heavens. Let's see if the heavens side with the Netherworld Imperial Family or that bastard Ning Kuang."
"In my opinion, Ning Kuang is stronger," Yi Tian said. "Since he can split into four avatars, it means that the strength of his Soul is far beyond imagination."
"Brother Yi, what are you thinking of?" Wan Zhongliu said with a frown.
"I wonder if Fellow Wan has seen Ning Kuang's original Soul before?" Yi Tian asked tentatively.
Shaking his head, Wan Zhongliu said with a doubtful expression, "I've only met the Netherworld Boy and the Blue Sky Enchantress before. As for Ning Kuang's true body, it has always been a mystery. I'm afraid that only Great Elder Yan Yunjing can sense it."
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