Land of the Netherworld

"Master, are you leaving again?"

In an attic, Su Sui suddenly walked up behind Shen Ge, her mood slightly downcast.

"What, you're still reluctant to part with it?" Shen Ge said softly, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"It's because I'm reluctant to part with you," Su Sui sighed softly. "Over the years, we've spent far less time together, and I haven't actually spent much time by your side, Master."

"I know, Master, you have your own things to do, but I just can't help feeling down."

"I'm sorry, I'm not a very good teacher. I haven't taught you anything all these years."

"Master, you know that's not what I meant."

"Alright, I'll give you proper guidance on your cultivation next time I have more time."

"Su Sui, take good care of yourself, and also take good care of your two junior sisters."

The light, fleeting words still lingered in Su Sui's ears, but Shen Ge had already vanished without a trace.

Three years later.

On a sand dune in the Yellow Wind Sands.

A gust of wind swept away a cloud of sand, hurtling into the distance.

On the sand dune, a figure stood silently. After sensing it carefully, Shen Ge disappeared again.

In the underground cavern a thousand feet below, Shen Ge surveyed his surroundings. The place was filled with howling winds and eerie ghostly atmosphere, making it somewhat like a ghostly land.

With just a slight probe of his divine sense, he discovered that there were no fewer than hundreds of thousands of wandering spirits.

Shen Ge didn't come here to find Mu Wan; he knew Mu Wan couldn't possibly be in these places. He was simply searching for the entrance to the so-called Land of the Nine Netherworlds.

Evil Demon are his target!

Since those Evil Demon are searching for the aura of Samsara, they must know something about it, and that's why Shen Ge came here.

"This place has an ominous feel to it; something terrible might be brewing. Be careful," Shen Ge murmured before transforming into a ghostly form and entering.

Along the way, he passed through countless places where ghosts resided. Fortunately, he was currently in the form of a ghost, so he was not attacked. Otherwise, these ghosts alone would have been enough to give him a hard time.

After traveling an unknown distance, Shen Ge suddenly sensed a powerful yet subtle aura, as if it had been unintentionally emitted by the other party.

"This aura... it's probably already at the Nascent Body Integration Realm, right?"

"A powerhouse of this level shouldn't be trapped here, even if they were a ghost."

Something unusual must be going on, but Shen Ge didn't plan to investigate. After all, this kind of powerful person was already at the point where he could easily kill him, so there was no need to take the risk.

After circling around once, Shen Ge frowned slightly and then stopped.

Because he sensed that he was constantly circling around, never truly leaving that eerie aura.

This made Shen Ge's heart sink. It seemed that the guy had noticed him!

There's no way to escape now, so let's go see him.

Shen Ge then calmly walked slowly toward the direction of the aura. About an incense stick later, a ghostly green flame suddenly appeared before his eyes. The flame was not hot, but rather had a chilling feel to it.

"Kid, you're special." A voice, neither clearly male nor female, suddenly rang in Shen Ge's mind.

But Shen Ge did not panic; instead, she calmly gazed ahead.

Before long, a surge of ghostly energy appeared before him, and a figure whose gender was indistinguishable appeared in front of him, staring at him with what seemed to be confusion in its eyes.

"Kid, you're special."

"I know."

There seems to be something about you that makes me feel a little afraid? Or perhaps longing? I don't know what emotion it is, but I know you must be useful to me.

"So what are you planning to do? Possess my body, search my soul, or simply imprison me?"

"No, no, no, this won't do." The mysterious senior of the Ghost Dao gently shook his head. "I don't know why, but I instinctively don't want to hurt you."

"Boy, have you cast some kind of highly sophisticated spell on me that I don't recognize?"

"Senior, you must be joking. You're so strong, and I'm so weak. What kind of speed spell do you think I could possibly use to harm you?"

"Too."

The man frowned, as if pondering why he had that strange feeling, but Shen Ge didn't disturb him.

After a long silence, the man stared at Shen Ge and said as if certain, "That thunder that resounded through the heavens earlier was related to you!"

Shen Ge smiled calmly and said, "Senior, you're so strong. Ask yourself, do you think you can achieve that with your current strength?"

"I can't do it." But the man looked at Shen Ge with great certainty and said, "Just because I can't do it doesn't mean you can't. That Thunder Sound is the power of rules."

"Kid, don't even think about lying, I can tell." At this moment, the man's voice changed to a woman's voice, and it was quite pleasant to listen to.

Shen Ge didn't continue that topic, but instead asked a trivial question, "Senior, do you believe in Samsara?"

"Samsara?" The man murmured softly, then scoffed, "Samsara may exist, but I don't believe in it."

Why?

"Isn't Samsara just death? I am immortal and do not believe in Samsara."

"Senior has quite a temper," Shen Ge retorted somewhat reluctantly.

"However, even immortals die, so why be so attached to it, senior?"

"Me, stubborn?" The man scoffed. "What do you know, you little brat? My resolve is unwavering. Kid, I think you're the stubborn one."

Shen Ge was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and said, "Senior has a good eye."

Shen Ge then raised his hand to open a doorway and said to the person, "Senior, would you be interested in moving in?"

The man's eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed intently on the gate. "The Ghost Gate Pass?"

At this point, his voice had become a mixture of male and female tones, sounding strangely indescribable.

Shen Ge knew exactly what state this guy was in; he was just a collection of lingering spirits, only that in the end, the two remnants of his soul, a man and a woman, were the ones who won.

The man stepped out and entered the doorway, after which a mixed male and female voice came from inside. "Boy, my name is Lan Yu."

As she finished speaking, the woman's voice became more pronounced, clearly indicating that she held more power and might soon become the sole leader.

Now that the gates are open, Shen Ge simply widens the Ghost Gate Pass, letting its aura attract those wandering spirits inside.

Shen Ge had also explored the space inside the Ghost Gate Pass. Although it was very strange, it didn't seem to be very large. At his speed, it would only take him about three days to fly there.

He had initially thought that the Ghost Gate Pass were connected to the Underworld, but now it seemed he had been overthinking it. If it were truly connected to the Underworld, then this world would surely have legends of immortals, gods, and Buddhas.

However, Shen Ge had a premonition that this Ghost Gate Pass might eventually connect with the Underworld, becoming the Underworld's gateway to this world, but that was probably still too far off.