Profound Yin

[Title: Shepherd]

[Zither, Go, Calligraphy, and Painting: Level 3]

[Ten Directions Beast Art: Level 3 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Profound Yin Soul Control Fragment: Level 3 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Heavenly Show Points: 3 (5%)]

[Gate of Ten Thousand Doors: Opening (55%)]

"As expected... Young Master Shenxiu has gained quite a bit from this appearance... these Heavenly Show Points are too easy to get, is it because the world is different?"

Zhong Shenxiu walked out of the training grounds, looking at his status panel, secretly excited.

Besides that, the progress of the Gate of Ten Thousand Doors also made him very concerned.

Perhaps after it opens, it will be time for the next transmigration?

To be honest, he didn't really want to leave this world. After all, it was a good environment, and a world where one could cultivate to immortality wasn't something one could easily encounter.

But the opening progress of the Gate of Ten Thousand Doors was automatic with time, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"Now that I have orders, I have to investigate Young Master Shenxiu, at least put on a show... Of course, no one is foolish enough to offend a powerful Divine Ability expert. The government's efficiency is truly high..."

"Wait, I just saw the Linghe Daoist. Perhaps this isn't a government task, but a private job for the Cloud Mirror Sect..."

"If that's the case, then I'll... slack off."

Zhong Shenxiu had thought it through clearly. Regardless of whether the task was from the government or a private job, he was prepared to procrastinate for a while.

The world is vast, but his own cultivation was the most important.

Therefore, he pretended to go outside the city for a tour. Just after noon, he returned to the city and enjoyed a good nap at home.

In the afternoon, he guided Er Ha, Huang Xie, Su Tang, Su Wei, and others in their cultivation.

In this world, even women needed some strength.

After dinner, he sat alone in the quiet room to cultivate.

This was not about practicing any martial arts or techniques. It was mainly about exploring the various abilities of the [Shepherd] and sensing the Underworld.

The days passed by, fulfilling and ordinary.

Just as Zhong Shenxiu had expected, the identity of Su Daozhi, due to his own strength, backing, and his usual low profile, had not attracted any specific trouble.

Especially since this was Fufeng City!

It was the central hub of the entire Fufeng Protectorate, with the Black Wind Army of five thousand men suppressing it, and an unknown number of hidden cultivation experts. If anything were to happen here that could affect Zhong Shenxiu, the entire Protectorate would be finished.

One night.

Zhong Shenxiu sat cross-legged: "There's no clue about searching for Young Master Shenxiu, and Feng Xi'er isn't in a hurry. It's probably a private job?"

"But that's none of my business! After all these days, I've been trying to communicate with the Underworld, and I've finally made some progress..."

His eyes turned deep, and the surrounding light suddenly became hazy and dim.

A vaster, dark and gloomy world immediately appeared before Zhong Shenxiu's eyes.

This was the Underworld!

Even cultivators found it difficult to access this strange place.

During this period, Zhong Shenxiu had also secretly collected many books describing the Underworld. They generally stated that the rules of the Underworld were strict, and communication between the Yin and Yang realms was a great taboo. Even those Yuan Dan grandmasters might not be willing to descend into the Underworld in person.

"I haven't reached the point where I can descend directly yet, but I can open a narrow passage..."

Zhong Shenxiu used the ability of the [Shepherd], his inspiration spreading. In the Underworld, it seemed like he had opened a negligible gap.

This gap was as small as a mustard seed, not even enough for a single wandering soul to pass through.

However, the room was immediately filled with a chilling wind, and the temperature dropped by several degrees. A layer of white frost suddenly formed on the copper basin holding clear water.

"There are quite a few good things in this Underworld, such as some unique Yin fiend qi."

Zhong Shenxiu took out a jade bottle he had prepared long ago and used the spatial Divine Ability of the Headless Count to draw wisps of fiend qi, which were dark black with a hint of silver-white, from the Underworld and inject them into the bottle.

This was Profound Yin Fiend Qi!

In the Second Yanhan Empire, it was an extremely rare type of vital energy. It could only be found in extremely Yin places, at the mouths of fiend veins, and after long accumulation, one or two strands might appear.

But in the Underworld, it was like air, diffused everywhere.

The small amount Zhong Shenxiu collected was like a drop of water in the ocean, not attracting any attention at all.

After the fiend qi entered the jade bottle, the entire bottle's temperature dropped sharply. Fortunately, Zhong Shenxiu had purchased a high-quality one, so it didn't crack directly.

A layer of frost condensed inside the jade bottle. As the rolling Profound Yin Fiend Qi was continuously injected, it actually showed signs of condensing into liquid.

One night passed.

Zhong Shenxiu got up and rubbed his temples. He found that the jade bottle was already half full and made a clinking sound when shaken.

"In another two nights, I'll even collect a complete strand of Profound Yin Fiend Qi. This fiend qi is a hard currency among cultivators, no less valuable than Yellow Emperor Coins."

Profound Yin Fiend Qi can be refined with many Daoist Arts, making it very popular among Cultivators, and its value is even higher.

"Indeed, there are great treasures in the Underworld."

"I have no use for this fiend qi for now, it's good to exchange it."

"It is said that the Underworld also contains extremely rare fiend qi such as Yellow Springs Fiend Qi, Six Yin True Fiend, Underworld King Fiend, and Yin Dragon Fiend. If I could obtain them, I could cultivate several extremely potent spells..."

"Unfortunately, unlike Profound Yin Fiend Qi, these fiend qi are quite rare even in the Underworld. One needs to find specific earth veins and their nexus points. Without entering with one's true body or Yin soul, it's difficult to obtain them."

Zhong Shenxiu merely sighed at this and didn't think much of it.

His current biggest bottleneck was still breaking through to the Gang Sha Realm!

Venerable Yellow Sand's methods were too crude, not even recording the name or formula for the breakthrough pill.

Otherwise, Zhong Shenxiu might have had to rack his brain.

If the Xiantian martial artists of this world knew that there was a pill that could break through realms upon consumption, ninety-nine percent of them would want to try it.

However, Zhong Shenxiu still looked down on such rogue cultivator methods.

Not only was the inheritance fragmented, but there was no hope of advancing to the Divine Ability realm.

This Gang Sha Realm, though called a proper Cultivator, was undoubtedly the lowest existence among Cultivators, with a grim future.

Therefore, he still stuck to his original plan: as the Divine Ability Cultivator Young Master Shenxiu, he would seek a more outstanding inheritance.

The next Black Mountain Gathering would be a good opportunity.

Experts in the Divine Ability realm were already quite powerful throughout the Fufeng Protectorate, capable of reliably entering the upper echelons.

At that time, there would certainly be many attempts to recruit him.

Perhaps even the government would do so.

Zhong Shenxiu did not reject this; on the contrary, he looked forward to it.

After all, the Ten Directions Beast Art was so widely spread, and it was said to lay a solid foundation for entering the Dao, implying that the subsequent spell inheritance should not be bad.