Old Affairs of the Netherworld: A Crushing Defeat (Part Two)

A surprise?

Su Che looked at the Great River Alliance Leader's face, overflowing with a confident smile.

This man truly was somebody.

The Ancient Netherworld lay right before them. Behind Yuchen stood a major power like White Deer Grotto, one qualified to enter the Netherworld and seek profit there, yet Yuchen had not been tempted.

That was no easy thing.

He knew his own limits, and his will was remarkably focused. Su Che nodded to himself. This Alliance Leader Yu truly was prime material for rebellion.

Come to think of it, ever since leaving Ci Prefecture City, he had indeed encountered several people suited to rebellion.

That scholar Dark Jade Tablet counted as one, and Alliance Leader Yuchen before him counted as another.

"The Ancient Netherworld, the Nine Netherworlds of Luofeng—does the Alliance Leader truly intend to let them go just like that?"

Shikshananda looked at Yuchen. She could not believe that the man before her was unmoved.

No Rogue Cultivator could refuse the temptation of the Ancient Netherworld, for it concealed a legacy that might lead directly to Earth Immortality. To put it bluntly, simply picking up a few little trinkets Lord of Mount Tai had left behind back then would be enough for Rogue Cultivators to advance a great deal.

What was more, Shikshananda knew that Alliance Leader Yuchen's lifespan was itself nearing its end. If he could not take another step forward or find some heavenly treasure capable of extending his life, he likely had only a few years left.

"Your Highness has only recently emerged from the Hungry Ghost Path. There are some things you still do not see clearly."

Yuchen smiled faintly. "Every flower and blade of grass, every grain of sand and leaf in the Central Land has an owner. If the immortals above