Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 422 Entering the Underworld Again
“I see that Fellow Daoist Lu’s face is still pale, which means that his injuries have not yet healed. These are the Red Dew Ginseng Rejuvenating Pills that I specially purchased for Fellow Daoist Lu in Yunhai City. These two pills should help Fellow Daoist Lu fully recover from his injuries,” said Venerable Tianyun with a smile.

The Red Dew Rejuvenating Pill is also a fifth-grade low-level pill, and its healing effect is much better than that of the Green Wood Replenishing Pill.

In fact, while Lu Cheng'an was recuperating in Black Rock City, the Taoist Xuanxu gave him two more Green Wood Replenishing Pills.

The two Green Wood Replenishing Pills are still in Lu Cheng'an's storage ring.

His injuries had already healed, and he no longer needed to take healing pills.

"Thank you, Master!"

Lu Cheng'an didn't stand on ceremony with Tianyun Shangren and immediately accepted the two Red Dew Ginseng Pills.

"Regarding the matter of Golden Cauldron Mountain that I mentioned to Fellow Daoist Lu before, I wonder what Fellow Daoist Lu has thought about it? Are you interested in taking over Golden Cauldron Mountain?" Venerable Tianyun asked with a smile.

Master Tianyun also heard about Lu Cheng'an's performance at Jinding Mountain that day, and he felt that Lu Cheng'an was the most suitable Nascent Soul cultivator to take charge of Jinding Mountain.

With Lu Cheng'an's strength, he could escape unscathed even when facing a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so there was basically no danger for him.

After all, there are only two demonic cultivators in the entire Qian Yuan Prefecture who have reached the Nascent Soul stage: Yuan Shui Old Mother and Xue Sha. These two dare not leave the Yuan Shui Demonic Sect's mountain gate easily.

Qingyunzi and the White Wolf King had been keeping an eye on Yuanshui Old Mother and Xue Sha. If the two left the Yuanshui Demon Sect's mountain gate, they would try to ambush and kill these two demon cultivators who were at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Elder Xianyun of the Yunhai Sect also told me about this!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly and said, "My injuries haven't fully healed yet, and after I recover, I want to go back, which will probably take a lot of time!"

"I haven't asked Fellow Daoist Lu before. I wonder where Fellow Daoist Lu is from, and how long it will take for you to come and go?" Venerable Tianyun asked with a smile.

Although Yin Hua Sect recruited Lu Cheng'an as a guest elder, they did not inquire about Lu Cheng'an's background, as this involved Lu Cheng'an's privacy.

Now that Lu Cheng'an said he was going back, Tianyun Shangren took the opportunity to inquire about Lu Cheng'an's background.

"I was born in Yunzhou. I accidentally entered the Netherworld from Yunzhou, but I never expected to end up in Mengyuanzhou!"

A look of helplessness appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face: "Yunzhou and Mengyuanzhou are extremely far apart, and they are also blocked by demonic cultivators. If I want to return to Yunzhou, I still have to go through the path of the Netherworld!"

He now has a certain understanding of the situation in the Xuan Chen Realm. Yunzhou and Mengyuanzhou are too far apart, and there are many dangers between the two places. Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would find it difficult to cross between the two places.

The Burial Ground of Immortals was adjacent to Yunzhou, so Lu Cheng'an felt that he wasn't lying.

"Fellow Daoist Lu is actually from Yunzhou!"

Master Tianyun exclaimed in surprise. He didn't know much about Yunzhou and had never been there.

Lu Cheng'an said he was from Yunzhou, but he had no way of verifying it.

“Yunzhou and Mengyuanzhou are indeed not close. If Fellow Daoist Lu returns to Yunzhou at this time, it will probably take a lot of time to come back!”

Master Tianyun frowned slightly and said, "I will do my best to help Fellow Daoist Lu stay at Golden Cauldron Mountain, and I hope that Fellow Daoist Lu can return as soon as possible."

When Master Tianyun left Yunhai Sect, he received a hint from Yunhai Sect that since they had conquered Jinding Mountain, they could not easily give it up.

However, Jinhua Prefecture and Yunhai Prefecture could not help with guarding Jinding Mountain, because these two prefectures were too far away from Jinding Mountain.

Mengyuan Prefecture needs to find a way to protect Jinding Mountain and prevent the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture from taking it away again.

Jin Ding Mountain is indeed a treasure land. Once the fifth-order spiritual veins on Jin Ding Mountain are successfully transformed, four more fifth-order spiritual veins will be created.

Unfortunately, Jin Ding Mountain is too close to the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture, so the Nascent Soul sects like Yin Hua Sect do not want to invest too much in Jin Ding Mountain, because they do not know when the situation in Qian Yuan Prefecture will change drastically.

Then all their previous investments in Jinding Mountain may have been in vain.

A region like Jinding Mountain is most suitable for rogue cultivators to reach the Nascent Soul stage, because they do not have a stable fifth-order spiritual vein to supply them with cultivation.

"Then I'll trouble you, Sect Master. I'll definitely be back as soon as possible!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

He knew that Master Tianyun's efforts to help him retain Jinding Mountain were not entirely out of kindness.

However, he himself was indeed interested in Jinding Mountain. If he could defend Jinding Mountain, he would have a considerable foundation outside the Burial Ground of Immortals.

Master Tianyun came to see Lu Cheng'an mainly to discuss the matter of Jinding Mountain. After learning about the situation from Lu Cheng'an, he did not disturb Lu Cheng'an any further.

After Master Tianyun left, Lu Cheng'an put away the two Red Dew Rejuvenating Pills and began to cultivate by consuming Pure Yang Elixir.

Time passed slowly, and two years went by in the blink of an eye.

For the past two years, Lu Cheng'an has been staying in his cave to cultivate diligently, while the cultivators of Yin Hua Sect mistakenly believed that Lu Cheng'an was recuperating from his injuries in his cave.

"Thank you for the Red Dew Rejuvenating Pill, Sect Master. My injuries have now been completely healed. Next, I will need to enter the Netherworld through the sect's interdimensional passage!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

"I have already discussed this with the cultivators from the Desire Spirit Sect and the Heavenly Corpse Sect. The three of us will guard Golden Cauldron Mountain together for now. Once you return from Yunzhou, we will hand over Golden Cauldron Mountain to you. I just hope you won't delay for too long, otherwise, who knows what changes might occur!"

Master Tianyun smiled helplessly and said, "I will now take you to the passage between the two worlds and send you into the Netherworld!"

The one who currently occupies this passage between the two worlds in the Netherworld is the Green-Faced Ghost King. With the help of the Taixu Divine Fruit, the Green-Faced Ghost King has successfully broken through to the mid-stage of the fifth rank.

After successfully breaking through his cultivation level, the Green-Faced Ghost King expanded his territory in the Netherworld once again, and also recruited two ghosts at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Li Yue and Wen Zhao.

As the power of the Green-Faced Ghost King expanded, he acquired more and more resources, and the quantity and variety of items he traded with the Yin Hua Sect continued to increase.

Although Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King had a fairly good relationship, they had not had any communication over the years.

Because that passage between the two worlds belonged to the Yin Hua Sect, he did not actively have much contact with the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

Clearly, the Green-Faced Ghost King had also taken this into consideration, and therefore did not inquire about Lu Cheng'an's whereabouts from the Yin Hua Sect.

Master Tianyun quickly led Lu Cheng'an to the location of the interdimensional passage. Lu Cheng'an had entered the Yin Hua Sect through this interdimensional passage, so he was quite familiar with it.

"Sect Master, then I shall take my leave!"

After glancing at the interdimensional passage, Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly at Tianyun Shangren and then flashed into the interdimensional passage.

"The space of the interdimensional passage is different from the space of spatial turbulence. If I can sense the connection between the two, my understanding of the Dao of Space will definitely be greatly improved!"

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the spatial fluctuations within the passage between the two worlds, and after a moment he entered the Netherworld.

The Green-Faced Ghost King attached great importance to the entrance to the passage between the two worlds, and always dispatched trusted ghosts at the fourth-order perfect realm to guard it.

"Greetings, Senior Lu!" As soon as Lu Cheng'an came out of the interdimensional passage, he saw four ghosts at the fourth-order perfect realm standing respectfully in front of him.

"Consider this bit of Yinming Sand a gift to you. Take me to see the Blue-Faced Ghost King!"

After glancing at the four ghosts, Lu Cheng'an casually tossed out four portions of Yinming Sand.

The Yinming Sand is of the highest grade, fourth rank, and is suitable for use by ghosts in the Netherworld.

These dark sands originated from the Wang clan cultivators he killed.

After killing Wang Yusheng and the others, Lu Chengan also took their storage artifacts.

However, the items used by these demonic cultivators were all tainted by demonic energy, and very few of them were of any use to Lu Cheng'an.

However, items like Yinming Sand, which are useful to ghosts in the underworld, were not deeply tainted by demonic energy. Lu Cheng'an cleaned the demonic energy off them and kept them.

The four ghosts were quite respectful to Lu Cheng'an. After hearing Lu Cheng'an's request, the leader immediately led Lu Cheng'an away from the interdimensional passage and headed towards the cave of the Green-Faced Ghost King.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an saw the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

"It's been many years since we last met, Fellow Daoist Lu's cultivation has improved considerably!"

After sensing the change in Lu Cheng'an's aura, the Green-Faced Ghost King's eyes showed a hint of admiration, and then he asked, "How have you been these past years, Fellow Daoist Lu?"

"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Green Face, I've had a pretty good life these past few years..."

After a brief exchange with the Green-Faced Ghost King, Lu Cheng'an took his leave.

He didn't plan to stay in the Netherworld for too long this time; he wanted to return to his family as soon as possible.

The Green-Faced Ghost King has been doing quite well these past few years, and he doesn't need Lu Cheng'an's help.

Therefore, when Lu Cheng'an announced his departure, he did not try to stop him and quickly saw Lu Cheng'an off from Qingluo City.

This was originally the location of the mountain gate of Wanhe Palace; Qingluo City was not located here.

However, since the passage between the two realms is located here, after the Green-Faced Ghost King destroyed the Wanhe Palace, he moved Qingluo City to the location of the Wanhe Palace's mountain gate.

The current location of Qingluo City is not close to the passage between the two worlds that connects to the Netherworld River.

However, Lu Cheng'an can use his spatial folding technique to reach the interdimensional passage of the Netherworld River in a very short time.

"The space of the Netherworld seems to be very different from that of the mortal world. If I were to comprehend the spatial principles of the Netherworld, it might further enhance the power of my two divine abilities: Space Folding and Suspended Mirror Shattering Light!"

A strange look appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. The battle at Jinding Mountain that day made him realize the power of the space folding technique even more.

However, the power of the spatial folding technique is still somewhat weak now, and it is easily interrupted by late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

If the power of the spatial folding technique were to increase again, he might not have to worry about being interrupted when using this technique on a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Next time we enter the Netherworld, we can ask the Green-Faced Ghost King to help us find out if there are any areas in the Netherworld like spatial turbulence!"

As Lu Cheng'an thought this, he had already appeared near the interdimensional passage in the Netherworld River.

At this point, he did not use the spatial folding technique again, but instead sped along and soon arrived at the location of the interdimensional passage in the Netherworld River.

The passage between the two realms beneath the Netherworld River has undergone significant changes. A city has been built here, and Black Sun, Ghost Wood Demon King, and other ghosts from the original Huaiyin City are now stationed here.

Their main task is to guard these two interdimensional passages and prevent other ghosts from discovering their existence.

Fortunately, the passage between the two worlds in the Netherworld River is located in a relatively remote area, and the ghostly energy is relatively thin, so no powerful ghostly creatures appear here.

After the fourth-tier ghosts like Hei Yang moved here, their cultivation was definitely affected by the environment.

However, they were all under Lu Cheng'an's control and dared not disobey his orders.

"Heiyang, you've worked hard guarding this place all these years. These things are a reward for your hard work in guarding it all these years."

"Don't hold grudges. Once your cultivation reaches the fourth-order perfect realm, I can let you work in Qingluo City!"

Lu Cheng'an scanned the fourth-tier ghosts, such as the Ghost Wood Demon King and the Yin Bamboo Ghost King, giving them some hope.

There are now nine fourth-order ghosts gathered here, three of whom have reached the late fourth-order stage: Yinzhu Ghost King, Ghostwood Demon King, and Black Sun.

Although the cultivation environment here is relatively poor, they previously relied on the influence of the Green-Faced Ghost King to obtain a lot of cultivation resources.

After entering the Netherworld, the Ghostwood Demon King's cultivation level had already experienced a rapid increase, so it's quite normal for him to have reached the late stage of the fourth rank.

Hei Yang himself had good cultivation talent, and he received special care from Lu Cheng'an, which is why he was able to break through to the late stage of the fourth rank in such a short time.

"Don't worry, Senior Lu, we will definitely guard this place for you!" Yinzhu Ghost King said quickly.

Yinzhu Ghost King took the longest to break through to the late stage of the fourth rank, and he is also the one with the best chance of breaking through to the perfect stage of the fourth rank the fastest.

He didn't doubt that Lu Cheng'an was lying, after all, he knew that Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King had a good relationship.

If Lu Cheng'an were willing to speak up, it would be very easy for them to join the ranks of the Green-Faced Ghost King.

Now that the Green-Faced Ghost King's cultivation has broken through to the mid-stage of the fifth rank, the strength of Qingluo City is extremely formidable.

If he can enter Qingluo City, he might be able to break through to the fifth rank in the future.

“Senior Lu, even if my cultivation breaks through to the fourth level of perfection, I will not leave this place. I will guard this place for you!” Hei Yang said in a deep voice.

The moment Hei Yang's voice fell, the expressions of the Yin Zhu Ghost King, the Ghost Wood Demon King, and other ghosts changed slightly, and their jealousy and hatred towards Hei Yang increased even more.

Hei Yang said that on purpose, and he never wanted to enter Qingluo City in the first place.

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly, but said nothing more.

He did not linger there, and soon passed through the passage between the two worlds into the Netherworld River, and in the blink of an eye entered Qingzhou.

"Finally back!"

After sensing the surging spiritual energy around him, Lu Cheng'an took a deep breath and then used his spatial folding technique to prepare to return to his family.

(End of this chapter)