Chapter 31

Tai Ming had to venture out and train, so he could no longer continue transforming the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

Therefore, he decided to once again activate the authority to create the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan in the Netherworld.

Even in his absence, the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan continued to multiply countless times over.

Although Tai Ming possessed a split-soul incarnation, Jiang Chen could not actually accommodate the authority to create the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

Once it fell into Jiang Chen's hands, the authority would be eroded by Negative Energy, and the newly born Yin-Yang Ghost Clan would also be assimilated.

Tai Ming was glad that he had decided to hand the care of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan over to the will of the Netherworld.

Facts had proven that this was the wisest decision he had ever made.

Under Tai Ming's management, the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan had undergone creation many times, but the strong and weak were mixed, and their potential could not compare with that of the first-generation Yin-Yang Ghost Clan transformed from powerful You Hun.

When those first-generation Yin-Yang Ghost Clan members reached their limits alongside Tai Ming's breakthroughs, the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan he had transformed even included some who had not reached the Earth God realm.

However, although not every tribe of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan that Tai Ming sensed now possessed the potential of the first generation, all of them were formidable.

It could be inferred that most of them had been transformed from the strongest among the You Hun.

From a rough perception, the overwhelming majority of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan already possessed the strength of an Immortal Venerable God, and nearly half had even reached the realm of a Grand Unity Venerable God.

The rest had yet to reach the Immortal Venerable God realm, but they were not far away.

Such a powerful clan was unique in the Primordial Wilderness.

That was because these Yin-Yang Ghost Clan members had regained their strength after being transformed from powerful You Hun at the Immortal Venerable God level or above.

If Tai Ming had completed this task himself, it would have taken an extremely long time, because he could not select the strongest You Hun from the entire Netherworld.

To the will of the Netherworld, however, this was an easy matter.

By comparison, Tai Ming, the progenitor of the Ghost Clan, seemed to have become insignificant.

Even so, Tai Ming was extremely satisfied with the current state of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

He realized that, as a gathering place for the You Hun of the Primordial Wilderness, the deceased You Hun he had collected in the Western Land before were merely a small portion accumulated over endless years.

The truly important part had always been in the Netherworld.

Ever since the Netherworld was created, You Hun had continuously gathered here.

The Netherworld was vast and boundless, containing countless You Hun. Although Grand Unity Great Luo You Hun were rare, the years were long, and the number that had gathered was still considerable.

The Yin-Yang Ghost Clan was merely a tiny portion of them.

Sensing the familiar environment, the Heart of the Earthly Path seemed to have heard Tai Ming's words and emerged from him.

It revealed to Tai Ming that ** the potential of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan had long exceeded expectations. That was why the will of the Netherworld and the Heart of the Earthly Path had repeatedly extended assistance to him in the past, helping him grow, all for the sake of releasing the potential of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

It turned out that they aimed to perfect the Netherworld and use Tai Ming's growth to promote the prosperity of the Earthly Dao Lineage.

Even with the Heavenly Dao and Human Dao of the outside world suppressing the Earthly Dao Lineage, they still had confidence. As long as Tai Ming grew, the Earthly Dao Lineage would surely flourish with the help of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan and the Netherworld's foundation, no longer controlled by any person or force.

At this point, Tai Ming understood the cause and effect. He knew that the Heart of the Earthly Path's attention to and protection of him and the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan had not been accidental.

When he first met the Heart of the Earthly Path, besides stopping his reckless actions, its more important hope had been that he would properly nurture these precious members of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

At that moment, Tai Ming deeply sensed the terrifying strength of the Ancient Three Sovereigns' Dao Lineage and felt that the gap between them was still enormous.

To improve his aptitude and potential, they had not hesitated to use their foundation to refine the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation.

When Tai Ming grasped the plan to create the Corpse Dao Lineage and perfect the Netherworld, everyone had agreed without much consideration.

To the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan, this was merely child's play.

The key lay in increasing Tai Ming's strength, which would continuously raise the limits of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

With the powerful You Hun accumulated in the Netherworld over countless years, the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan transformed from them would likely exceed everyone's imagination.

It was just like the method of conferring Ghost Gods that Tai Ming had comprehended from the Netherworld Ghost Seal; the two had different paths but similar results.

The Netherworld's foundation made this plan even more terrifying.

Imagine that when the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan members inheriting the potential and foundation of Grand Unity and even Grand Unity Great Luo You Hun fully matured, hundreds of millions of Grand Unity Venerable God Ghost Clan members and trillions upon trillions of Grand Unity Venerable God and Immortal Venerable God Ghost Clan members gathered together—their power would be enough to sweep across the entire Primordial Wilderness.

Precisely because of this, faced with such tremendous power, the Heart of the Earthly Path and the will of the Netherworld had chosen to compromise and do everything in their power to cultivate Tai Ming.

At that moment, Tai Ming sighed with mixed emotions. "So I was merely an accessory."

Hearing Tai Ming's sigh, the Heart of the Earthly Path replied, "That was indeed our plan at first. Your growth exceeded our expectations.

"You broke our understanding like a monster, even creating a Lineage of Ghosts and Gods similar to the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

"Your potential is even greater than that of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan. You need not belittle yourself.

"Perhaps even without us, you could still have grown to great heights; you simply might have needed more time.

"The various miracles surrounding you have deeply shocked us.

"Although we had some schemes at the beginning, our investment in you was also genuine."

The fact that they could calmly discuss all this now meant that, if they were dealing with anyone else, they would probably have already fallen out.

At this moment, the sudden appearance of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan did not surprise Tai Ming much. Instead, he was more concerned with the methods of the Earthly Dao Lineage.

As his understanding of the Earthly Dao Lineage deepened, a long-unresolved mystery was instead solved.

The growth of his strength gave him and the Heart of the Earthly Path the confidence to speak as equals.

Tai Ming knew very well that when Yue Jianshi handed the Heart of the Netherworld to him, there had to be a deeper meaning behind it.

But he did not reject the possibility of being used, because he understood that every sudden benefit had a reason behind it.

Therefore, he decided to directly refine the Heart of the Netherworld and take control of the entire Netherworld.

As his control strengthened, he began gradually advancing the process of integrating the Lineage of Ghosts and Gods into the Netherworld's great family.

He kept his emotions and state of mind stable while closely observing the changes in the Netherworld.

The growth of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan made it easier for him to accept the changes in other aspects of the Netherworld.

He discovered that, as the gestation of Ming He and Huang Quan was completed, the Netherworld as a whole flourished and developed as never before.

In particular, two Innate Divine Beings were gestating. In the future, they would certainly possess tremendous destiny and great opportunities.

Although they had already met the conditions to emerge, Tai Ming decided to lend them a hand, allowing them to stabilize their foundations before emerging and then contribute to relieving the pressure on the Earthly Dao Lineage.

He knew that Daoist You Quan was also tempering himself, but he needed even stronger assistance to support the development of the entire Earthly Dao Lineage.

At that moment, the two Innate Divine Beings gestating within Ming He and Huang Quan were capable assistants of the Earthly Dao Lineage.

Certain matters could be entrusted to them in the future, eliminating the need for Tai Ming to act personally and avoiding awkwardness.

Therefore, Tai Ming shared his insights into the realm with them, and the two divine embryos were grateful.

Afterward, Tai Ming observed the state of the Netherworld, waited quietly for the gathering of the Heavenly Dao Lineage, and simultaneously focused on refining the Heart of the Netherworld.

As for whether the two Innate Divine Beings still gestating could successfully emerge before the gathering, that remained uncertain.

If there was an opportunity, Tai Ming and the Heart of the Earthly Path would take them to broaden their horizons.

If they could not emerge, they would have to focus on cultivating within the Netherworld.

Several hundred years passed. The gathering of the Heavenly Dao Lineage was about to begin, but the two Innate Divine Beings still had not emerged.

At that moment, the Netherworld suddenly shook, causing the entire Netherworld to tremble and attracting the attention of the Heart of the Earthly Path.

Other than the possibility that someone had discovered the Netherworld, the Heart of the Earthly Path could hardly imagine another cause for this disturbance.

However, given the Netherworld's complexity, the Heart of the Earthly Path could not directly communicate with its will to learn the details.

The sight that followed shocked the Heart of the Earthly Path even more—Tai Ming was holding the Heart of the Netherworld.

At that moment, Tai Ming manifested a tremendous ** form, while a mass formed from the Netherworld Divine Light floated in his hand—the Heart of the Netherworld.

Whoever held this heart was the master of the Netherworld.

However, ever since the Heart of the Earthly Path was born, the Heart of the Netherworld had always been in Yue Jianshi's hands. Now, it had appeared in Tai Ming's hands.

After being stunned speechless, the Heart of the Earthly Path quickly recovered and understood Yue Jianshi's far-reaching plan.

Yue Jianshi had actually entrusted the Heart of the Netherworld to you, boy. That showed how highly he regarded and recognized you.

To ensure that you could become the guardian of the Earthly Dao, he had truly invested so much effort.

He even made me mistakenly believe that he had left the Heart of the Netherworld to the true successor of the Earthly Dao.

Your state of mind is indeed beyond that of ordinary people. You can understand such a profound **.

It seems that you may be even stronger than we imagined.

Yes. Unless someone can seize Yue Jianshi's possession, the Heart of the Netherworld cannot be transferred so easily.

Yet even knowing this, I still cannot calm my emotions.

Now that you control the Heart of the Netherworld, it represents that Yue Jianshi recognizes you far more than he would a future successor of the Earthly Dao.

Even though you nurtured the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan, established the Ghost Dao Lineage, and even created Ghost God deities, I still cannot imagine Yue Jianshi allowing you to control the Netherworld.

This boy's growth speed exceeded my imagination. He may have already surpassed me.

What a pity. At this moment, you are completely immersed in the power of the Netherworld and cannot sense my feelings.

After taking control of the Heart of the Netherworld, you discovered that the Netherworld's complexity far exceeded your imagination.

The reason the Netherworld could be placed on equal footing with the Nine Heavens Realm of the Heavenly Dao Lineage was absolutely no exaggeration.

That Realm of the Nine Heavens was known as the Nine Heavens, and each heaven was comparable to a ** vast world.

The Heavenly Dao Lineage had accumulated boundless reserves by relying on these abundant resources.

Likewise, the Netherworld was divided into nineteen worlds.

More precisely, eighteen layers could be included within the scope of the Netherworld, while the lowest layer did not belong to it.

The Nether Land where you had previously been was merely the first layer of the Eighteenth Layer of Netherworld.

Although one layer of the Netherworld could not completely compare with the Nine Heavens Realm, the difference was not great.

The strength of two layers of the Netherworld was enough to crush one heaven.

Therefore, the Netherworld was actually larger than the Realm of the Nine Heavens.

Both had been formed from Chaos Pure Qi and Chaos Turbid Qi, and were essentially no different.

Once the quantity of power reached a certain level, the exact amount was no longer important.

Tai Ming realized that the Netherworld's foundation was no weaker than the Nine Heavens Realm of the Heavenly Dao Lineage.

At that moment, as the ruler of the Netherworld, he completely controlled its authority and solved a long-standing question.

He had previously been puzzled as to why the number of You Hun accumulated by the Netherworld over endless years seemed so sparse.

Although he had suspected that the Netherworld was incomplete and had implemented the Ming He and Huang Quan plan to strengthen its ability to draw in You Hun, he had grown doubtful after witnessing the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan's profound foundation.

Judging from the Netherworld's appearance, it seemed unable to gather so many Grand Unity Great Luo You Hun and evolve so many members of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

Therefore, there had to be an unknown secret within the Netherworld.

Now, he finally understood **.

The first layer of the Netherworld had gathered only some newly born You Hun, while the truly ancient and powerful You Hun were hidden in the deeper layers of the Netherworld.

The number of You Hun hidden in each layer was nearly tens of thousands of times that of the first layer.

Of course, there were exceptions.

Among the Eighteen Layers of Netherworld, after the tenth layer, the deeper one went, the stronger the You Hun gestating there became, while powerful You Hun were naturally fewer in number.

Although it was impossible for there to be an endless number of Grand Unity Great Luo You Hun, the aura of Grand Unity Great Luo You Hun that Tai Ming sensed in the Eighteenth Layer of Netherworld already numbered close to ten million.

This was the Netherworld's truly hidden power.