Netherworld

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Netherworld (幽冥界)
Alias(es)	Ghost Realm 174
Classification	One of the Five Realms; associated with the Ghost Race 132
First Appearance	Chapter 17

Geography and Environment

The Netherworld is a vast, divided realm rather than a unified territory. Its regions are controlled by different forces, and weakened inhabitants must travel cautiously to avoid stronger Netherworld creatures. 33 174

• Gloomy mist pervades its landscape; foul-smelling black liquid runs across the ground, while anomalous lights appear in the sky. 33
• It contains numerous races and factions, with the Blood Clan being only one of them. 174
• Human vital energy is conspicuous within the realm and attracts Netherworld inhabitants, making infiltration dangerous. 142 161
• Its deathly stillness complements Demonic Qi; by the time of the Nightmare Demon’s occupation, the River of Oblivion and its shore had been corrupted by this influence. 569

Known Regions and Locations

Location	Description
Black Mountain Domain	Territory guarded by the Black Mountain Ghost Emperor; its Blood Pool, refined from the essence blood of ten thousand souls, is crucial to Lord Nether Prison’s recovery. 270
Netherworld Blood Pool	A pocket dimension in the Blood Clan’s northwestern territory that opens once every hundred years for the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony. 174
Fengdu City	A former intersection and battlefield between the Human Realm and Netherworld, jointly occupied by humans and anomalies before its disappearance during the complete merger of the two realms. 119 123 459
Nether Ancient Battlefield	An ancient battlefield near Fengdu City where Qin Bo arrives after defeating a Ghost General. 122 123
River of Oblivion / Bridge of Helplessness	Site of the Netherworld Core, where Nightmare Demon attempted to merge with the core under Blood Ancestor’s protection. 569 571
Extreme Cold Land	A hazardous Netherworld region containing the Ice Ravine and Ying Xuan’s ancient ice palace. 142 143 147

History

At the beginning of the world, existence was separated into five categories: Human, God, Ghost, Demon, and Fiend. The Ghost Race inhabited the Netherworld, and the five realms maintained a fragile balance until enemies from beyond the heavens invaded. During that war, Ghost Race power joined the other realms’ resistance. 132

The Human Realm and Netherworld have remained in conflict for roughly a thousand years, with enormous casualties on both sides. The dispute includes competing claims over a realm core and the Realm Suppressing Spear; the Realm Guardian Old Taoist asserts that the core originated from the Human Race’s ancestral land, while Marquis Bone Eater considers it Netherworld property. 376

During the ancient war around Fengdu City, three peak Illusion Breaking Realm human cultivators sacrificed their divine souls to sink the Soul Suppressing Bell into the earth veins. Its Full Moon chime could penetrate the Netherworld barrier and torment Netherworld soldier souls, temporarily forcing even Soul Refining Realm commanders to retreat. 372

As the era of anomalies progressed, the Netherworld collided with the Human Realm. The southern portion of the Southern Region was swallowed and assimilated, while Fengdu City became a divided frontier where the two sides fought. 119 Fengdu City later vanished entirely, completing the merger of the Human Realm and Netherworld and loosening the world’s rules for lower-realm breakthroughs. 459

Society and Factions

The Netherworld’s territories are controlled by separate powers rather than a single uninterrupted authority. After the tree demon’s suppression for attacking the Human Realm, its former territory was consumed, and the surviving fox demon’s group was taken in by the stronger Black Mountain Old Demon. 33

• Black Mountain Domain — ruled by the Black Mountain Ghost Emperor, who guards the domain and its Blood Pool while coordinating Lord Nether Prison’s awakening. 270
• Blood Clan — hosts the centennial Blood Sacrifice Ceremony and controls the Netherworld Blood Pool. 162 174
• Netherworld Sect — a powerful but neutral sect that does not participate in the Human Realm–Netherworld wars; even Illusion Breaking Realm cultivators avoid provoking it. 376
• Corpse God Mountain — a Netherworld faction whose practitioners specialize in corpse-god methods and possess exceptional physical strength. 143 147
• Dark Prison Clan — represented during the Blood Sacrifice competition by a black-robed cultivator capable of confronting Mo Youli. 177
• Gongsun Family — a Netherworld family represented by the prodigy Gongsun Zhe. 162

Inter-Realm Travel

• A one-way teleportation entrance to the Netherworld existed in an ancient well in Yunzhou City. It could only be activated through yin malevolence by an anomaly body, allowing entry but not exit. 32
• Fengdu City served as a major crossing point and the ancient battlefield where the Human Realm and Netherworld intersected. 123
• Spatial rifts can lead into the realm, though ordinary people cannot escape such rifts; Ghost King-level beings can barely tear through space. 174
• The Netherworld Blood Pool’s pocket dimension randomly teleports entrants after they pass through its blood-red vortex. 163
• The Blackwater Gang possessed a Nether Envoy’s token intended to grant access to the Netherworld’s outer reaches. 231

Blood Sacrifice Ceremony

The Blood Sacrifice Ceremony is a major Blood Clan event held at the Netherworld Blood Pool. It awakens ancient bloodline power within the pool and offers participants a chance to increase their strength. 161 162

• The Blood Pool opens once every hundred years. 174
• Participants receive a Blood Token and have three days to gather Blood Sacrifice Energy. 162
• The Blood Pool is an alternate dimension inhabited by demonic beasts; blood energy harvested from them can be absorbed through Blood Tokens. 163
• Entrants must contend not only with beasts and the Blood Pool’s corrosive power, but also with rival competitors. 162 163

Relations with Other Realms

Human Realm

The Netherworld is a longstanding rival of the Human Realm, though the relationship is not uniformly hostile. The two sides have fought over territory, cores, and forbidden artifacts for centuries, but their senior figures can also negotiate and jointly regulate inter-realm competition. 376

The Realm Guardian Old Taoist and Netherworld Old Ghost oversaw a core competition between the realms. Their stated rule barred Illusion Breaking Realm cultivators from intervening, regardless of which side they belonged to. 376

God Realm

The Netherworld is one of the Five Realms alongside the Human, God, Demon, and Fiend realms. 132 Netherworld inhabitants face natural suppression from God Realm cultivation methods, as seen when Netherworld competitors were challenged to comprehend the Giant Spirit God Tablet’s divine runes. 147

Demonic and Heavenly Demon Forces

The Netherworld was exploited by the Blood Ancestor and Nightmare Demon. The Blood Clan was turned into Heavenly Demon puppets, and Mo Lingxi’s corrupted attack shattered the Netherworld Lamp and transformed Netherworld Sect cultivators into puppets. 556 558

Nightmare Demon and Blood Ancestor later worked to unify the Netherworld and use its core power. Their alliance collapsed when Blood Ancestor attempted to seize the Netherworld Core for himself. 560 571

Major Events

• Yunzhou sealing crisis — Netherworld activity repeatedly damaged the sealing formation beneath Yunzhou City, apparently in an attempt to free a suppressed fierce creature. 17
• Fox Demon’s escape — a fox demon escaped Yunzhou City through a one-way entrance into the Netherworld. 32
• Chen Family Village Ghost Domain — Netherworld mist and power sustained a Ghost Domain that strengthened and replenished evil spirits. 120
• Fengdu City merger — Fengdu City disappeared, and the Human Realm and Netherworld completely merged. 459
• Netherworld Core conflict — Nightmare Demon attempted to fuse with the Netherworld Core beneath the Bridge of Helplessness before Blood Ancestor betrayed him to seize it. 569 571
• Blood Ancestor’s occupation — Blood Ancestor’s corruption spread through Netherworld factions, producing blood puppets formed from condensed blood energy and desecrated souls. 556 558 569