Yi Tian met up with the Yellow Springs Guardian Elder Ning RuiLin in the Infernal Fire Basin in the Sulfur Bath Fire Pool. It had been several hundred years since they last met. Compared to last time, his strength had improved by leaps and bounds. On the other hand, Wan Zhongliu's strength had fallen far behind his.
After the two of them conversed for a while, Yi Tian learned a huge secret from him. It turned out that the Great Elder of the Yellow Spring Guards, Yan Yunjing, was actually one of the scattered souls of the previous Netherworld Emperor. However, his scattered soul and Ning Kuang's main soul had completely different ideologies. One inherited the Netherworld Emperor's tyrannical way of thinking, while the other valued the dynasty's inheritance and wanted to continue the Netherworld Dynasty's bloodline in the orthodox way.
Although it was hard to say who was right and who was wrong, the two of them couldn't do anything to each other in the current situation. Ning Kuang wanted to absorb this scattered soul back into his body, but he was afraid that it would affect his soul. Only when Yan Yunjing died and his soul was powerless before entering the cycle of reincarnation would he be able to absorb it back. Only then would he be able to minimize the drawbacks.
It was because of this that the Yellow Springs Guardian Force in the Netherworld Realm was able to stay in a corner and not be destroyed.
Yi Tian then asked about the situation of Ning Kuang's main body. According to his own opinion, Ning Kuang's main body must have encountered some kind of problem. Unexpectedly, even Wan Zhongliu had never met Ning Kuang's main body. He had only met his two clones, the Netherworld Boy and the Blue Sky Beauty. From his mouth, he learned that Ning Kuang's rule over the Netherworld Realm was completely controlled by his two clones. His main body had never appeared in front of the world.
It seemed that in the Nine Upper Spiritual Realms, only Devil Saint Bao Tong, who had gone deep into the Netherworld Realm, had seen his main body. However, he couldn't go to the Devil Realm and ask Bao Tong.
After thinking for a moment, Yi Tian said, "I've spoken with Ning Kuang's main body twice. Although it was through the gap in the realm passage, I've discovered some problems."
"What is it?" Wan Zhongliu hurriedly asked.
Yi Tian said with a dignified expression, "There must be something wrong with his body, so he can't do it himself. You must know that the majesty of a Dacheng stage cultivator cannot be trampled. I have killed two of his clones in succession, but I haven't seen his body appear. This is a very controversial situation."
"According to what you say, it is reasonable." Wan Zhongliu also agreed. "If my doppelgänger crosses over and is destroyed, it will naturally send back information about the opponent. My original body will naturally not let it go so easily, unless my original body is entangled by something and has no time to send a doppelgänger."
"Fellow Daoist Wan thinks so too, right?" Yi Tian said, "Although I didn't see him in person during the two conversations across realms, I could sense from his tone that the helplessness he felt was definitely not fake."
"Then how does Brother Yi plan to deal with this matter?" Wan Zhongliu asked.
"I already have a preliminary idea in my mind, but it hasn't been confirmed yet," Yi Tian said with a smile.
"Please tell me what idea you have," Wan Zhongliu said with a puzzled expression.
"When I killed the Benevolent Old Man outside Wansha City in the Buddha Spirit World, I learned that Ning Kuang's four doppelgängers each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Among them, the Netherworld Boy is the strongest." Yi Tian said with a stern expression, "If I plot against him, do you think Ning Kuang's original body will come personally?"
Wan Zhongliu was shocked when he heard this. "Brother Yi, are you going to take a risk and force his original body to show up?"
"That's more or less what I mean." Yi Tian said disapprovingly, "Fellow Daoist Wan, do you know if there is any chance to plot against the Netherworld Boy?"
"I'm afraid it won't be easy." Wan Zhongliu took a deep breath and said, "As far as I know, there has never been a record of the Netherworld Boy appearing in other planes. If it is to lure the Azure Sky Enchantress to the Infernal Court, it is still possible."
"Is that so." Yi Tian said with a slightly disappointed expression, "Taking a step back may not be a good thing, but there is no other choice."
"Brother Yi, listen to my advice. If you want to deal with Ning Kuang, you still have to wait until you advance to the Mahayana stage." Wan Zhongliu said without any reason, "It's not that I don't think highly of you. In fact, it is not so easy to deal with a Mahayana stage cultivator. Even Ning Kuang's original body is only at the early stage of the Mahayana stage."
At this point, Yi Tian could only nod helplessly in reply. In fact, he already had an idea in his heart.
After a while, the two exchanged their cultivation experience and the way to contact each other in the future. Then, Wan Zhongliu left quietly.
After he left, the relaxed expression on Yi Tian's face slowly fell. Instead, he frowned and thought. The information he learned today was too shocking. He did not expect that the Great Elder of the Netherworld Guards, Yan Yunjing, had such a connection with Ning Kuang. However, this was also good. As long as the two of them kept each other in check, they would always be in a balance. As long as there was no third force, this balance would not be broken.
As for scheming against the Netherworld Boy, it was clearly not something that could be done easily. After much understanding, the Netherworld Boy's range of activity was always near the Nether Realm's Nether Capital.
The only time he appeared outside was when he went to the depths of the Nether Realm to investigate the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment of the Allheaven Immortal Palace. It seemed that the location of the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment was not so easy to find, and there was a time limit. He already had the map in his hand, so he was not afraid that the Netherworld Boy would not take the bait. However, what he lacked now was an opportunity.
This matter would depend on how Wan Gang dealt with it. If he could pass on the information in his hands, perhaps an opportunity would appear when the Netherworld Boy learned about it.
Thinking of this, Yi Tian focused again. Then, purple-black spirit light flashed around his body and he jumped into the air. After coming to the range of the 'Infernal Fire Basin', he faintly felt that the Infernal True Fire in his body was a bit restless. He had not felt this restless feeling in a long time. The last time he felt it was when he went to the Abyss of the Devil Realm.
With his current cultivation, he was very sensitive to this. Speaking of which, there was definitely something in the 'Fiery Sulfur Pond' that was beneficial to his cultivation. It was just that he had not noticed it yet.
After flying in the air for a while, the restlessness of the Infernal True Fire in his body became even more intense. Yi Tian's divine sense swept past and found that he was close to the territory of the Stone Tribe. If he continued to fly like this, he would definitely enter the hinterland of the Stone Tribe. It seemed that he would only be able to explore the depths of the tribe.
After hesitating in the air for a moment, Yi Tian reached out and used a concealment technique. His body disappeared into thin air and then he quietly snuck into the hinterland of the Stone Tribe.
After flying for 50 kilometers, Yi Tian did not dare to release his divine sense to avoid exposing his identity. He only used his eyes to observe the situation below. Within the 'Fiery Sulfur Pond', there were countless depressions and lakes, all of which were filled with burning sulfur flames. Many Stone Tribe cultivators were soaking in the sulfur pond and cultivating as if they were not affected by it at all.
In the outer area of the Stone Tribe's territory, there were Stone Tribe cultivators of all sizes who were occupying advantageous positions to cultivate. Yi Tian carefully observed them and found that the Stone Clan cultivators soaking in the Sulphuric Fire Pond were constantly absorbing the Fire Origin Energy within the pond. Their petrified skin showed a yellowish-red color after soaking in the pond.
The Stone Tribe cultivators in the outer area were only in the Jin Dan to Yuanying stages. After flying for a thousand kilometers, Yi Tian suddenly saw a series of lava mountains that were hundreds of meters tall. A lot of sulphuric flames were flowing out from the crevices of the valley, and a powerful spiritual pressure was faintly spreading out in all directions from the valley.
The lava mountains seemed to be divided into several areas. Yi Tian found that the Inferno Prison Devil Fire in his body would become extremely restless when he flew towards the center.
In this area, the strongest spiritual pressure fluctuations could be sensed from the Stone Clan, which was also the source of the strongest spiritual pressure fluctuations.
It was said that the Stone Tribe cultivators only cultivated their bodies and the power of their souls. Yi Tian secretly calculated in his heart, but he still flew in that direction.
After a short while, he found that there were no other low level Stone Tribe cultivators within a thousand kilometers of the source. There were only two Severed Soul Stage Stone Tribe cultivators guarding outside the valley.
Yi Tian quietly flew in and scanned with his divine sense. He found that the two seemed to be the guards here. As for the Stone Tribe cultivators, it went without saying. According to the information he learned, the Stone Tribe's only Body Integration Stage cultivator, Shi Jinming, should be cultivating in the valley.
Yi Tian quietly flew past the two guards without alerting them. He followed the mountain path and flew through the air. After walking up the mountain for about half an hour, they saw a huge cave entrance in the middle of the mountain. According to the body size of the Stone Tribe cultivators, he could just pass through it. Yi Tian jumped forward and passed through the lava cave in front of him. After a short while, he came out from the other end of the passage.
After coming out of the passage, he was met with a wave of heat. Then, hot steam rose from below, limiting his vision. Yi Tian tried and found that he could only see up to three kilometers in front of him. Below them was a huge river of sulphuric lava. The river bed was filled with burning sulphuric lava.
Yi Tian flew in a roundabout way according to the Inferno Prison Devil Fire in his body. A moment later, he found a lava pool a thousand feet in size. At the center of the lava pool, there was a huge Stone Tribe cultivator sleeping soundly.
Loud snoring sounds came from his mouth. Needless to say, this Stone Tribe cultivator was most likely the current monarch of the Stone Tribe, Shi Jinming. His strength was around the late-Body Integration Stage. In terms of cultivation base, he was on par with Han Li. However, Han Li didn't know how powerful his spiritual sense was.
Yi Tian was also in the mood to give it a try. He flew until he was three zhang above the Sulfur Lava Pool before stabilizing himself. After slowly approaching, he found that he was within a thousand feet of Shi Jinming.
When he was within a hundred feet of Shi Jinming, he suddenly saw a gust of wind appear in front of him. After taking a careful look, Yi Tian discovered that this was Shi Jinming's protective astral wind. He immediately stopped and didn't dare to advance any further.
For a late-Body Integration cultivator like Shi Jinming, it was already his limit to get within a hundred feet of him. If he continued, he would definitely arouse Shi Jinming's vigilance. He didn't want to wake Shi Jinming up.
After quietly pushing the door open, Yi Tian flew into the air and swept his gaze over the area. He found that there was a large amount of sulfur flames on the other side of the pool where Shi Jinming was sleeping. After carefully examining it, a trace of light flashed through his eyes. This was the essence of the Sulfur Lava Flame that had been nurtured in the Fire-Bathing Sulfur Pool for tens of thousands of years. The Inferno Prison Devil Fire in his body had sensed these things.
Who would have thought that after searching high and low for so long, the stone tribe cultivator's soul power would be so weak that he would be able to take advantage of this opportunity. Yi Tian didn't immediately take action. Instead, he looked at Shi Jinming, who was sleeping soundly. At this moment, Shi Jinming still hadn't noticed him. Furthermore, his protective astral wind only covered a hundred feet around him. As long as he didn't touch Shi Jinming's taboo, he could quietly absorb the Sulfur Lava Flame and refine it for his own use.
After thinking about it, Yi Tian still didn't feel at ease. He took out the aura concealing cloak and put it on himself to restrain the spiritual pressure around him. Then, he turned around and flew towards the Sulfur Lava Fire Essence.
Not far from the Fire Essence Source Strength, he came to a stop. Then, a protective barrier appeared around his body before he slowly descended. After the puffing sound, Shi Jinming, who was far away, seemed to have sensed the movement around him. He opened his misty eyes and looked around, then slowly closed his eyes and turned his head away to continue his hundred days of sweet dreams.
And at this moment, Yi Tian's body was already in the Sulfur Lava Fire Essence. Using the Flaming Hell Demonic Flames he originally cultivated as a foundation, he had conjured the Li Fire Sect's True Flame Armor, completely merging his body into it. After a while, he sat down cross-legged in the Fire Essence Spring. Then, he assumed a posture of facing the heavens and began to regulate his breathing. He began to continuously absorb the Fire Essence Spring.
Although he was less than a thousand feet away from Shi Jinming, the other party had indeed turned a deaf ear to his whereabouts and did not notice the changes around him.
At the same time that Yi Tian began to absorb the Fire Essence Spring, the flow of water in the Sulfur Lava Pool slowed down. It was probably an insignificant change compared to normal situations. This situation naturally didn't cause Shi Jinming to wake up again. As such, the two of them continued to cultivate in the deepest part of the Sulfur Pool. Although the two of them were close to each other, there were no signs of them affecting each other.
After Yi Tian absorbed the Sulphuric Lava Flame Essence Source Energy, he carefully purified and absorbed the Sulphuric Lava Flame Essence Source Energy, then quietly expelled a large amount of Sulphuric Spiritual Energy. Although he cultivated the Inferno Prison Devil Race's cultivation technique, he still kept a respectful distance from the Infernal Court's Sulfur Spirit Power. Perhaps only the corresponding Netherworld Race and Barbarian Horn Race cultivators would have a special interest in it.
After sitting cross-legged for an unknown period of time, Yi Tian felt that the Spirit Power around him was fluctuating rapidly. He opened his eyes and looked around. He found that there seemed to be a black beam of light flying towards him from the horizon.
As he didn't dare to extend his Divine Sense for fear of waking Shi Jinming up, Yi Tian naturally couldn't detect who was in the beam of light.
After a while, he felt the Sulfur Lava River around him tremble. Following that, a large amount of Sulfur Fire appeared and covered his figure. Yi Tian smiled slightly. His figure could be naturally covered by the Sulfur Fire. No matter how hard Shi Jinming tried, he wouldn't be able to detect his whereabouts.
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