The Underground 'Yellow Springs Sect'!
"Junior Brother Liu, I have already opened the restrictions on the Golden-Scaled Boat. Please come aboard."
Zhou Hao stared at ' Liu Yu ' in the shadows and said with a smile.
"Changsheng Brother Changsheng, that Nascent Soul Yaksha is catching up soon! Quickly put this magic weapon away!"
' Liu Yu ' gestured to the ' Heavenly Sun Mirror ' radiating yang energy in the air.
"It's nothing. I was just looking for a yaksha to practice on, and the arrival of this primordial spirit yaksha is perfect," Zhou Hao said leisurely. "Junior brother, why do you have such a heavy aura of the underworld on you? Let me help you dispel it."
Driven by Zhou Hao 'Origin Power, the Yang Gang Xuan Light of the Heavenly Sun Mirror displayed five colors and tilted slightly to directly envelop Liu Yu.
Ah~~~
A shrill scream came from Liu Yu's mouth.
His body was shrouded in yin energy and chilling aura. He tried to escape the shroud of the yang energy, but after flying only a few dozen feet, he turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
"This Yin Demon is truly formidable. It even knew that Junior Brother Liu Yu was acquainted with me, and transformed itself into his appearance to plot against me."
Zhou Hao clicked his tongue in admiration.
The ' Liu Yu ' just now was a demon in disguise. If Zhou Hao hadn't opened his eyes and developed divine consciousness, he might not have been able to tell the difference if he had been careless.
"This is only a Yin Demon at the Purple Mansion Realm. If it were at the Nascent Soul Realm, it would be extremely difficult to distinguish even with divine sense."
Zhou Hao expanded the range of the Yang Gang Xuan Guang of the Heavenly Sun Mirror to a hundred feet, and several screams came from the darkness, followed by silence.
Demons and evil spirits are ever-changing and full of tricks. Among them, the most sinister are known as 'inner demons', which can directly target the weaknesses of the human heart and are a great taboo for countless cultivators.
"It is said that over countless years, the Yakshas in the underground world have each formed their own powerful factions, and there are even demonic sects with their own lineages. I will use my divine sense to explore them."
Zhou Hao's divine sense spread outwards in a vast and powerful manner.
From the sixth level underground onwards, it is almost entirely the domain of myriad Myriad Phenomena and monsters. The monsters in the innate and Purple Mansion are just small fry and minor leaders.
Whether it's an earth demon or a yaksha, they are all transformed from evil spirits who escaped from the Underworld and possessed the bodies of demonic beasts.
They had cultivated demonic techniques in the underworld, and after arriving in this underground world, they forcibly plundered the flesh and blood of demonic beasts and devoured their souls to enhance their own power.
Over time, with cultivators from the Mysterious Heaven Sect and the native inhabitants of this realm also coming here to explore and hone their skills, there were indeed lone great demons and yakshas, but those without some formidable abilities would have died countless times long ago.
"Hmm? A group of earth demons, and the leader is a Yaksha?"
Zhou Hao's divine sense clearly saw that a thousand miles away, there were towering earth demons riding on a black magical ship, led by a yaksha, flying over the dark land.
"Judging from their appearance, they seem to be a patrol team from an underground force. Following them should lead us to their hideout."
Zhou Hao moved swiftly, heading towards the group of Yakshas.
As for the Heavenly Sun Mirror, he absorbed it into his body, filling his physical body with Yang Gang Xuan Guang to isolate the omnipresent Netherworld Qi and prevent it from invading his body.
... on a black boat.
More than ten demons, whose upper and lower bodies resembled humans but whose lower bodies were either wolf, snake, or bear, were gathered around a large iron pot that was bubbling with steam. They were greedily staring at the meat inside, their mouths drooling.
These are all transformed from demons of the Hungry Ghost Realm, one of the Six Paths of Rebirth, after they possessed the bodies of monsters. Although they now have physical forms, their gluttonous and greedy nature is still deeply ingrained in their bones.
A handsome man with a long snake tail scooped a large hind leg out of the pot and respectfully handed it to the leader standing at the bow of the boat.
"She Xiu, you'll be at the Purple Mansion soon, right? You did a good job collecting flesh and blood this time. When we return to the sect, I'll ask the Grand Commander for commendation on your behalf."
Almost indistinguishable from humans, except for the enormous goat horn still residing on its forehead, the yaksha took the cooked hind leg and began to tear it apart.
"Commander Green Goat, I heard that our new sect leader is a disciple from a major sect in the Yellow Springs Hell?"
The handsome man with the serpentine body asked ingratiatingly:
"When the Grand Commander and the others were summoned by the Sect Master to cultivate in seclusion, did they reach the Myriad Phenomena Realm upon their emergence?"
"That's natural." Green Goat Yaksha nodded. "The sect leader has gathered the demon kings and yaksha kings from the four major surrounding forces. There are more than a hundred commanders at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm alone."
"From now on, our Yellow Springs Sect will definitely be the leading power in this sixth layer of the world. If any more foolish humans come from the surface, we'll kill them all... Ugh, it's been so long since I've eaten human flesh. This meat is so boring; human flesh tastes so much better."
The underground Abyss World is so vast that many human cultivators come here to explore and hone their skills, but those scattered throughout the entire Abyss World are extremely rare.
This Green Goat yaksha was already at the late stage of the Purple Mansion. Decades ago, a group of human cultivators were killed by their king, and he then ate human flesh. He still couldn't forget that wonderful taste.
The handsome, snake-bodied man showered the Green Goat Yaksha with flattery, making him beam with joy, and then revealed a great deal of secret information about his sect.
... Dozens of miles away, Zhou Hao's powerful divine sense enveloped the entire ship, and he clearly heard the conversation between the Yaksha and the peak-stage Innate Earth Demon.
"The Yellow Springs Sect? What arrogance!" Zhou Hao sneered inwardly.
From the information he heard, he knew that this group of Yaksha demons came from a demon force more than 200,000 miles to the west. The leader was a Yaksha at the peak of the Myriad Phenomena realm, and there were also four ordinary Great Demons and Yakshas at the Myriad Phenomena realm.
"A five-headed demon at the Myriad Phenomena Realm would probably be hard to beat on the sixth level. This Yellow Springs Sect is the only option!"
With a thought, Zhou Hao's ' Scorpion Tail Needles ' transformed into a sword shape and flashed towards the black boat dozens of miles away.
Having already discovered the location of their lair, he was no longer interested in following this group of Yaksha demons.
The strongest minor leader was merely a Yaksha at the late stage of the Purple Mansion. Under his divine sense control, which surpassed that of ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist, even a ' Scorpion Tail Needles ' of only the middle-grade Human rank was enough to easily slaughter his opponent.
A moment later, the Scorpion Tail Needles flew back, and the entire group of Yaksha demons were annihilated.
"The sect is so stingy! A disciple of the Myriad Phenomena Purple Mansion gets one-tenth of the merit points for killing Purple Mansion demon. You only get one merit point for killing ten. This is clearly forcing us to kill demons of the same level!"
Zhou Hao piloted the Golden-Scaled Boat westward, not bothering to record the earlier massacre of the Yaksha demons with a recording stone or collect their corpses.
For a disciple like him who has entered the Myriad Phenomena Realm, only Myriad Phenomena Demons and Yakshas of the same level are worth collecting corpses from.
If one has the strength and good luck, and can kill a Nascent Soul Demon or a Yaksha, the reward of merit points is even more astonishing, enough to exchange for another supernatural power in the Dao Treasury Hall.
Two hundred thousand miles passed in the blink of an eye.
With Zhou Hao's eyesight, he could already see a towering, precipitous mountain Baili.
On the plains before the mountains, hundreds of yakshas and tens of thousands of demonic beasts stood in orderly formation, like an army.
Flying birds and monsters, as well as flying yakshas that still retained their wings, were also flying in the air.
"No wonder they dare to call themselves the Yellow Springs Sect, they have quite a bit of power," Zhou Hao thought to himself.
The thousands of the Purple Mansion demons and tens of thousands of innate demon beasts that he saw were enough to make ordinary Myriad Phenomena disciples carefully avoid them from afar, for fear of provoking the Myriad Phenomena leader within the treacherous mountains.
"Fortunately, I have divine sense, so I can detect danger in advance."
Zhou Hao's divine sense enveloped the treacherous mountains Baili.
The trials for outer disciples are difficult for others, since it's not easy to find a lone Myriad Phenomena Yaksha, but for Zhou Hao, it's simple.
If you can detect the enemy from a distance with your divine sense and make a move, then do so. If you feel that you can't move alone and can remember the location, then go find some fellow disciples to come with you.
However, this is normal. If someone with divine sense and soul couldn't complete the outer sect trial and enter the inner sect, that would be truly strange.
"One, two, three, four... Hmm, two Myriad Phenomena Yakshas, two Myriad Phenomena Great Demons," Zhou Hao thought to himself. "These should be the Demon Kings and Yaksha Kings of the four major surrounding forces that the little leader mentioned earlier."
His divine sense continued to probe towards the top of the mountain.
"What a huge altar!"
Zhou Hao's divine sense enveloped the top of the mountain and discovered that, hidden by thick yellow clouds, the entire summit was actually a Dharma altar that was thousands of feet long and wide.
The altar was filled with countless corpses, and yellow smoke constantly drifted out and gathered into a huge painting in the sky.
In that painting, more than a hundred yakshas, each over ten feet tall and covered in ferocious yellow armor, absorbed the yellow smoke, and their armor then emitted a hazy yellow glow.
"Divine consciousness?"
A demon, neither human nor human, stood amidst countless pieces of flesh and blood on the altar. Suddenly, it opened its eyes and turned to look at Zhou Hao's location.
"He actually has divine consciousness too!?" Zhou Hao was secretly shocked.
The demon had an exceptionally handsome face, resembling a young man, but his lower body, like that of the Earth Demon, was still that of a demon beast.
Logically speaking, this kind of demon, which is not even worthy of being called a Yaksha, has an incredibly powerful aura, and its divine soul is so strong that it has developed divine consciousness. As soon as my divine consciousness enveloped the altar, it was detected by him.
Wow~~~
A sinister yellow light shone from the altar atop the steep mountain, illuminating the area spanning several miles around Zhou Hao.
"You must be a disciple of some major sect in this world? So young, yet your soul has already developed divine consciousness. Meeting me today means your fate is sealed! Such a monstrous talent should be the main battle demon of my magic weapon!"
The booming sound, transmitted through the demon's divine sense, resounded throughout heaven and earth.
The army of Yakshas and Earth Demons on the plains surged in like a tide after the yellow light illuminated Zhou Hao's location.
Two Myriad Phenomena yakshas and two myriad -Myriad Phenomena old demons soared into the sky from the precipitous mountains, and stars appeared in the air, with a Mingyue suspended among the countless stars.
"Kill!"
Two black scimitars, a shower of golden needles, a blue serpent, and a vajra pestle slashed across the sky for Baili, hurtling towards Zhou Hao.
Such power is so great that even inner disciples at the peak of the Myriad Phenomena Realm would temporarily avoid it and flee for their lives while they are still far away.
However, Zhou Hao remained calm and seemed to have entered a state of enlightenment when faced with the siege of countless Yaksha and Earth Demon armies and the four Myriad Phenomena Demons.
Boom~~~~
Before the astonished eyes of all the demons, countless enormous stars appeared in the void above Zhou Hao's head.
Amidst a sky full of stars, a Mingyue and a sun hang high in the sky at the same time.
"The sun and moon hanging high? That's the ultimate form of the sun and moon dharma!"
This scene caused the four Myriad Phenomena Demons to change their expressions.
Those who can cultivate such a Dharma form are among the most deeply rooted among the Myriad Phenomena True Person the human race.
"Suppress the dragon, emerge! Heavenly sun, refine!"
As the Origin Power within Zhou Hao's Purple Mansion Origin Sea surged, a tree stump radiating emerald light appeared amidst the countless stars.
Branches stretched out, striking the black scimitar, the blue serpent, and the vajra pestle. In mid-air, they directly drained the magical power infused into the three magical treasures, causing them to revert to their original forms, be wrapped around by the branches, and adhere to the tree stump.
There was also an ancient bronze mirror, held by the radiant hand in Zhou Hao's avatar, emitting a colorful and mysterious yang light.
The shower of golden needles, illuminated by the multicolored light, melted like ice meeting the blazing sun, turning into countless falling stars that were then gathered up and collected by the tree stumps and branches.
"What!?" The four demonic Myriad Phenomena were shocked. "Our magic weapon!"
"That human prodigy's Qi cultivation is too strong, and his magic weapons are all top-grade. You few go and fight him in close combat. I'll finish refining my magic weapons immediately, and then he won't be able to escape."
The handsome demon spirit still on the mountaintop altar also changed his expression upon seeing this scene, and his voice boomed in the air.
"Human, how dare you take our magical treasures! I will tear you to pieces!"
Myriad Phenomena with a string of hideous bone spurs on its back roared and charged toward Zhou Hao.
"Haha, close combat? I've been wanting to use you guys as practice."
Zhou Hao swayed and transformed into a ten-zhang giant with Three Heads and Six Arms, facing the four Myriad Phenomena demons.
The sun and moon avatars in the sky then commanded the ' Dragon-Suppressing Stake ' and the ' Heavenly Sun Mirror ' to bombard the countless Purple Mansion Yaksha Earth Demons that were surging in.
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