Sudden Event: Rank C Mission!

It happened very suddenly.

On the way back to East Floating City in a grand procession, Li Wuxie sensed a strange Spiritual Pressure fluctuation coming from the direction of the Imperial Capital the Blazing Fire Kingdom in the south.

He had a bad feeling, so he overruled everyone's objections and changed course in his Immortal Boat, heading towards the Imperial Capital the Blazing Fire Kingdom.

Flamefree City.

When the Immortal Boat arrived outside the city, Flamefree City was already gone.

The entire Imperial City was shrouded in an endless black fog.

Within the black mist was a sealed spatial wall powerful enough to distort space itself, which completely swallowed the desolate city with a population of three million and dragged it into an endless abyss.

Li Wuxie could tell at a glance that Flamefree City had fallen into the most terrifying hell of the Dharma Ending Era—

The underworld.

Heishi and the old adjudicator were stunned! "The Blazing Fire Kingdom is within the sphere of influence of Zongzhi Mountain, how could the Underworld appear there?"

The Underworld is the internal space of the Great Underworld.

These are high-level beings in the underworld, enormous in size, and slow-moving. Their massive maws are adept at distorting space, and they often swallow an entire sect or town whole, then spend a long time slowly digesting the humans and animals inside.

Although the Great Underworld is good at devouring in large gulps, it prefers to simmer slowly over a low flame, chewing and swallowing carefully. It usually takes several months, or even several years, to completely consume the Spirit Body inside.

In the Dharma Ending Era, the underworld is essentially unsolvable.

A cultivator at the Great Ascension Realm can use special powers to kill the Great Netherworld, but at the same time, they will also kill the people within the Netherworld.

Once you enter the Netherworld, it's like coming into direct contact with the Wraith. The higher your Cultivation Level, the easier it is for someone to be completely devoured.

In the early stages of the Dharma Ending Era, there were cases of Mahayana cultivators entering the Netherworld only to be devoured alive by the Netherworld.

After absorbing high-level Spiritual Power, the Great Underworld's digestive power will be greatly enhanced, which will further accelerate the digestion of the mortals within it.

This is why there are dozens of Netherworlds of varying sizes existing on the True Spirit Continent, and over a hundred million people are being assimilated...

Everyone can enter the underworld.

The Netherworld is within the Wraith Body; the higher Cultivation Level, the faster one dies.

Getting in is easy, but getting out is troublesome. To get out, you not only have to consume a lot of Spiritual Power, but you also have to risk your life.

All the Dao Alliance could do was send low-level Wraith Hunter into the Netherworld to try to rescue important figures and resources.

In addition, they will also issue some missions to recruit free hunters from all over the world to rescue important people and items.

In the Dharma Ending Era, the underworld is very common.

But this is the first time it has appeared in the Underworld, which is within the sphere of Five Great Powers.

Li Wuxie never expected that one strange thing after another would happen so soon after he took office.

From Xiao Ran receiving the Broken Sword half a month after entering the sect, to the appearance of the Netherworld in Flamefree City now.

These two events happened almost simultaneously. Could there be any connection between them? Li Wuxie didn't speculate too much. He immediately returned to East Floating City and contacted the Dao Alliance Headquarters, the Wraith Punishment Bureau, to request that professional Wraith Hunter be sent to rescue him.

At the same time, they drafted Rank C Mission for the Dao Alliance to recruit free hunters from all over the world to Flamefree City.

The incident in the Underworld was also reported to Zongzhi Mountain by the Subsidiary Sect near Flamefree City.

When Senior Brother Ouyang brought this news to the Sword Fence Layer, everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

Especially Chuyan.

For a moment, her eyes glazed over, her face turned deathly pale, and her lips trembled as she repeatedly asked, "Flamefree City has been swallowed up by the Netherworld?"

Senior Brother Ouyang glanced at Xiao Ran and could only nod.

"Absolutely true."

Chuyan's eyes widened in surprise, and she gripped Xiao Ran's arm tightly.

Shock, despair, regret, remorse, and self-blame all rushed into my heart at once.

She couldn't utter a word for a long time, and then she fainted.

Xiao Ran reached out and helped her onto his shoulder.

He could understand Chuyan's reaction.

Of the three million inhabitants of Flamefree City, perhaps fewer than a hundred would survive after being swallowed by the Netherworld.

For her, who had abandoned the royal family and her people and had always felt guilty, it was only natural to faint when her family was suddenly gone and her people were about to die.

Not only Chuyan, but even Xiao Ran himself felt a strange sense of self-blame.

This is very strange.

The Underworld appeared for the first time within the Five Great Powers, and it appeared suddenly when he had attracted a large number of powerful people to watch him Sword Succession, leaving the surrounding forces vulnerable!

The Primate had also given advance notice of similar actions, and it was thought they would cause trouble at the Sword Inheritance Assembly... but unexpectedly, they appeared in Flamefree City.

Of course, this is just his guess.

He glanced subconsciously at the Black Ring Group below.

There was still no response.

It's good that Chuyan fainted, so she won't blame herself too much and impulsively enter the Underworld, losing her life.

We should ask Martial Aunt Yinyue to give her some medicine so she stays unconscious for a while longer; that would be the right thing to do.

Xiao Ran asked his Junior Sister Zhehui to send Chuyan to Hundred Herbs Peak first, where Chunwa and Qiuchan would take care of her temporarily.

Then, together with Gao Shi, Chen Gongxing, and Senior Brother Ouyang, we hurried to the Main Peak.

Hall of Affairs.

Clear Mist drifted into the Sword Hedge; there was no wind.

The elders all sat at the long table, their faces somber, creating an exceptionally heavy atmosphere.

In addition to urgently strengthening the defenses of the great formation, Master Boyun also conjured another Bo Yun clone in the Hall of Affairs to preside over the urgent meeting.

"This Netherworld event is very unusual. Taking advantage of Junior Brother Xiao's Sword Succession ceremony and the surrounding forces being weak, it quietly devoured Flamefree City, which means that this Wraith may not only have intelligence, but its power may also not be as strong as other Great Netherworlds."

True Person Moxia rarely spoke up, saying, "He may not be very powerful, but he is very bold. He dares to devour Flamefree City within the territory of Zongzhi Mountain. Even if he kills everyone in Flamefree City, can he really escape unscathed?"

Master Boyun nodded.

"What my uncle said is exactly what makes this incident unusual, making people feel that the Great Underworld has other purposes besides devouring."

Xiao Ran remained silent, his face grim.

Huangfu Qun's expression was stern, and he quickly spoke:

"Although the Netherworld has appeared in the Zongzhi Mountain state, our sect does not have Wraith Hunter. It would be very dangerous to enter rashly. We should wait for the Wraith Hunter from the Dao Alliance Headquarters to come and rescue people. Chief Li is probably already drafting the Dao Alliance's Rank C Mission. All we can do is to bear part of the commission for the Rank C Mission."

True Person Moxia nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ran, however, felt that he could not remain uninvolved.

He now has several backup plans, which will allow him to survive even if he encounters Little Mist or Primate.

If nothing is done, the fact that one's Sword Succession will attract powerful figures from the surrounding area to observe will lead to the deaths of three million people in the underworld...

What kind of transmigrator is he? Besides, with his Qi Refining at the Cultivation Level stage but strength no less than that of the Golden Core Realm, he is the best candidate to go to the Underworld to rescue people.

Thinking this way, he didn't hesitate to interrupt at the Elder Council again, saying, "Cultivation Level Qi Refining cultivator, I am relatively safe to enter the Netherworld. I am willing to take on this Rank C Mission as an internship after Sword Succession. If I succeed, I will be able to take on higher-level missions and strive for benefits for the sect."

Just like when Xiao Ran interrupted last time, Huangfu Qun was the first to jump out and object.

"No, although you have just Sword Succession, your sword quality is too low. The Broken Sword has not yet been reforged, nor has the sword technique been integrated. The Discipline Hall will send someone over. You can stay in the sect and focus on forging the sword."

Lingzhou Yue nodded slightly, pretending to be deep in thought.

Regardless of the details, life or death, right or wrong, she never opposed Xiao Ran.

After all, Xiao Ran knows how to serve people, so it's better to enjoy it than to object.

As she slowly sipped her drink, she conveniently found an excuse for Xiao Ran.

"Let him go. Chuyan is his disciple. How can Master stand by and watch his disciple's hometown suffer when it is in trouble?"

Huangfu Qun opened his eyes wide and said in a deep voice, "Have you ever thought that Junior Nephew Xiao now bears the responsibility of revitalizing the sect? What if something were to happen to him..."

Lingzhou Yue thought to herself, "Back when I hadn't even left my sect, I still went to the Battlefield of Extermination and killed dozens of Wraith."

"Sometimes people need a bit of stimulation to grow faster. If you can't even complete a Rank C Mission, how will you be able to complete Rank A Mission with me in the future?"

Huangfu Qun continued to shout and argue his case forcefully.

"There's a limit to forcing growth. He's only been in the sect for half a month and he's already participating in a Wraith mission. Besides, you can't even enter the Netherworld to protect him. How can you let him take such a risk alone?"

"Who says I can't enter the underworld?"

Lingzhou Yue smiled and took out a piece of blood jade.

"I have Cultivation Level into this Blood Jade Bone and entrusted it to my Master for safekeeping. I will only enter the Netherworld with the most basic Qi Refining Cultivation Level, so that I will have some support."

"This works? Can the Tidal Power be used like this? "Xiao Ran was speechless.

Seeing that the stalemate was not resolved, True Person Yinyue suggested:

"Let's vote. Raise your hand if you're against it."

Bang! Huangfu Qun slammed his hand on the table and stood up, becoming the first to raise his hand!

True Person Moxia shook his head and raised his hand as well.

True Person Yinyue naturally sided with Lingzhou Yue, even though she did not support Xiao Ran going to the Underworld.

Two against two.

Finally, everyone looked at Master Boyun.

After waiting for a while, he raised his hand and put it behind his back.

In the end, no one raised their hand...