"Kid, stick close to me when we get there, don't wander off!"
This was the third time Chen Ye had given him a warning. Although the kid had been behaving himself all night, he still felt that something was off about the little guy.
No matter how he asked, he couldn't find out the origin of the little guy. Without an origin, he couldn't be brought back to the underworld, so he could only be treated as a wandering ghost. Even his Underworld Lifespan was hard to determine. However, the little guy clearly had a huge amount of Power of Cause and Effect, which is why Chen Ye didn't bring him back to the Underworld immediately. This can be considered a good achievement by any measure.
Murong Bingyun curiously surveyed her surroundings. The Underworld... the legendary Underworld was actually real!!
Having been in Jiangnan for several days, they had naturally heard of this thing, but they basically didn't believe it. Controlling yin and yang, life and death, and such sounded almost like being a god. Chen Qing's forces liked to name people after deities, such as the Mountain God and the Battle God, but no one really took it seriously.
In their view, it was merely a tactic used by Chen Qing to bolster his power.
He never expected that such a thing actually existed in Jiangnan, but the price of this experience was simply too high.
Following behind, Murong Bingyun carefully observed her surroundings. The sky Underworld resembled a lake, reflecting the blurry image of Liuzhou, creating a magnificent scene. The Underworld itself appeared much simpler, with complete streets. Upon closer inspection, the layout was very similar to Liuzhou. However, compared to the wide streets, bluestone pavement, and magnificent Stargazing Tower of Liuzhou today, the Underworld now looked somewhat like a small town imitating Liuzhou in its early stages.
Everything in the Underworld resembles a gray-white ink painting, and the people living there are somewhat like figures in that painting.
At first glance, the art style feels quite unfamiliar.
"What's wrong? Feeling dizzy?" Looking at Murong Bingyun, who was standing still, rubbing her head and not moving an inch, Chen Ye sighed and said with concern, "Don't be afraid, this is how it is here, you'll get used to it."
Every time a new spirit comes to the Underworld, I feel a sense of unfamiliarity and fear. Actually, I wasn't used to coming to the Underworld at first either, but after a while and seeing more of it, I didn't feel anything anymore.
"Why is this place like this?" Murong Bingyun finally voiced her doubts.
"Well," Chen Ye scratched his head and explained, "I don't really understand either. I heard it's because it's more suitable for spirits to move around, or something like that."
More suitable for spirits?
Murong Bingyun nodded upon hearing this, seemingly lost in thought. So that's how it is.
As a sorcerer, he quickly understood this statement. After death, a person is nothing more than a mass of magical energy with a spirit and will. Without the protection of a physical body, it is very fragile in the mortal realm. However, here, using this flat method, it seems that the magical energy has been compressed into another dimension, which makes it easier to stabilize.
Such a world, created specifically for spirits, is truly a genius idea; Chen Qing is a genius beyond compare!
"Child, I don't know why you don't want to reveal your family." Chen Ye sighed, "It's different here than outside. If you have family, whether elders or descendants, as long as they remember you, they can pray for you and increase your Power of Merit and Virtue. In the Underworld, Power of Merit and Virtue and Power of Karmic Fruit are hard currency. You have a lot of Power of Cause and Effect. If you abandon your family, you will suffer a great loss."
Family worship? Can it also bring Power of Merit and Virtue?
"Uncle," Murong Bingyun looked at the other person, "What use are these so-called 'Power of Merit and Virtue' and ' Power of Cause and Effect '?"
"It's incredibly useful!" Chen Ye exclaimed. "Do you see these houses? They were all built using the Power of Cause and Effect. Here, wandering souls can only exchange for them using the Power of Merit and Virtue. With enough Power of Merit and Virtue, one can live in the Underworld just like in the mortal world."
He pointed to two old men playing chess and drinking tea in the distance. "Look at those two. Their descendants are numerous and their blessings are endless. Their children and grandchildren constantly worship them, accumulate blessings, and make offerings to them. They live almost like immortals here, having everything they want. Moreover, their Underworld Lifespan in the underworld is long. It is said that the Power of Merit and Virtue can now grant them seventy years of Underworld Lifespan in the Underworld!"
" Underworld Lifespan?" Murong Bingyun was taken aback. " The Underworld also has a lifespan?"
"Nonsense." Chen Ye rolled his eyes. "What kind of person is immortal?"
"That's true." Murong Bingyun nodded, but in her heart she became more convinced of the existence of this place. If there were any place in this world where so many people could live forever, it would be truly unbelievable.
What happens when one's Underworld Lifespan ends?
"This... I've heard it involves Samsara," Chen Ye said in a low voice.
" Samsara?" Murong Bingyun chuckled. "Isn't that just a storyteller's tale? Can it really be done?"
"Of course it can't be like what storytellers say." Chen Ye shook his head. "So-called Samsara is just that when you are about to dissipate, the Six Paths of Reincarnation of the Underworld Lord imprints your mark into the world, returning you to the world. Part of you may become a tree, part of you may become the land, part of you may become the Fengyun and clouds, and a very small part of you may become flowers, grass, insects, birds, or be reborn as a human."
"But being alive in this world only leaves some traces of your past; it is you, yet it is not you. After the world is reshaped, the you of the past and the you of the reincarnation will most likely not be the same person."
"Oh?" Murong Bingyun found it increasingly interesting. This big guy was actually quite honest, knowing that telling others that Samsara didn't necessarily mean he was the same person he used to be. This Chen Qing seemed to have a mastery of the Underworld Underworld, whose design was so ingenious that no one would expose him even if he lied, yet he was willing to tell the truth. She didn't know whether to call him foolish or overly confident.
Aren't you afraid that some ambitious individuals might try to use this Underworld system to achieve true immortality?
But that's all in Jiangnan's past. Now that he's come to the Underworld, he has to face a choice. He can't hide for long. Should he choose to trust Chen Qing or take this opportunity to infiltrate the Underworld and find a chance?
Just then, several large men with menacing auras suddenly walked towards them.
His attire was exactly the same as that of the burly man Chen Ye, but he clearly had a military style and a stronger aura than Chen Ye.
"Where are you all going?" Chen Ye was taken aback when he saw the dozen or so Day Wandering God approaching.
These dozen or so Day Wandering God were recruited from fighters who died during the recapture of lost territory; in terms of their tough style, they were far more capable than I was.
"Oh, Chen Da is here?" The leading burly man paused slightly and greeted him, since many people knew that Chen Ye's identity was not just that of a Day Wandering God.
"It's good that you've come, Brother Chen. The City God urgently needs us, and this place in the Underworld is short-handed. We'll have to trouble you, Chen Da."
Chen Ye was taken aback. "But what happened?"
" The City God said that demons are causing trouble, and the mortal realm is now filled with malevolent energy; something terrible has likely happened."
"Well," Chen Ye quickly said, "Then let me help."
" Chen Da, it would be better if you stayed behind. After all, someone has to stay here, right?" the burly man said with a smile, refusing.
Chen Ye glanced at the other person but didn't say anything, knowing in his heart that it was his good younger brother who had given him the instruction.
Since the number of Night Wandering God teams increased day and night, I've become a sinecure in the city's soul-capturing duties. I've never been involved in those activities of capturing evil spirits. Whenever such an event occurs, I'm inexplicably assigned some unimportant tasks.
Take, for example, the current Underworld guards. It sounds like they have a crucial responsibility to protect the rear, but now the Underworld is peaceful and no evil spirits can get in, so why would they need to guard anything?
However, he also knew that no one, including Chen Qing, would allow him to do anything dangerous.
"Then be careful, and tell me everything when you get back!"
"Good!" the big man laughed immediately, "I'll definitely tell you the most exciting part, word for word."
As they spoke, a group of Night Wandering God, who had been traveling day and night, transformed into light and shot straight toward the hazy lake in the sky.
Does this breed resentment?
Murong Bingyun looked up, her heart tightening. The scene before her death flashed before her eyes again, and she instantly knew for sure that it was that monster!
But that monster dared to openly attack? Did it underestimate Chen Qing's power? Or was it simply a terrifying demon?
"It really came ahead of schedule!"
Ziyue stared at the signal in the sky, her eyes squinting as they gleamed with a purple light.
A Li also saw it. "That woman is no ordinary person either. She was able to predict the Dragon Palace opening ahead of schedule with such accuracy. It seems that Chen Qing is probably not coming back."
Ziyue nodded. According to the timeline, it would be too late for Chen Qing to make another round trip. Once this signal was sent, Chen Qing's forces would immediately notify the other three forces. The exploration of the ancient secret realm would begin in ten days.
"Judging by the time, I should be setting off soon," Ziyue said with a light cough.
"Can your body handle it?" A Li looked at Ziyue and asked her with rare concern.
"It's alright," Ziyue smiled. "We should be able to get through this."
"Hmph," A Li snorted coldly, "That's good then. I was just afraid you'd mess things up."
"No, I won't," Moon Eye. "You stay in Great Azure Mountain, I'll go to Liuzhou City."
"What are you doing there?" A Li frowned.
"Look," Ziyue pointed in the direction of Liuzhou City.
A Li looked over, and her expression grew increasingly grim. Above Liuzhou City, a pale red aura of malevolence rose continuously like cooking smoke, and it was spreading out in more and more spots!
"That guy still won't listen to advice." Ziyue coughed lightly. "I have to go check on him."
"Why do you care about it?" A Li said coldly, "I don't understand, do we really have to bring it along?"
"It's important." Ziyue looked at A Li with a wry smile, "As important as you."
A Li: "."
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In Liuzhou City, Chen Ying looked at the chaotic academy and felt a chill in her heart.
That's too bizarre. Is there anything in this world that can do something like that?