Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 680 The Ancient Underworld in the True Sense! An Ancient God Who Merged with the Dao!

The legitimate shrine maidens of ancient island nations were actually no better.

At most, compared to those shamans who are all show and no substance, the real shamans serve God.

The prestige of the gods of island nations is self-evident.

At most, a legitimate shrine maiden is simply an ordinary person who doesn't need to serve others when visiting the shrine. However, male members of the shrine can use shrine maidens as tools.

Rina and Aoi, along with Ikuno Yui, were startled by Nanami's actions.

Aoi and Rina mustered their courage and stepped forward to help Nanami up.

But Nanami absolutely refused. A strange inspiration was frantically reminding her that once she left this manor, she would have no hope of survival.

Under the threat of death, Nanami desperately pleaded with Luofu.

Looking at Nanami with great interest, Luo Fu said, "You seem to have sensed the difference in the Ju-on curse?"

Sobbing, Nanami spoke haltingly, "Sir, we...we weren't cursed at all, were we?"

"Oh?" Raising an eyebrow, Luo Fu asked, "Why would you say that?"

Nanami shook his head and said, "I...I don't know either, but I have a feeling that if we leave here, we may never survive. Only you can save us."

"Nanami, calm down," Rina said, exasperated. "Yayoi has already been taken away."

Lina's implication was all too clear: she doubted that Luo Fu had no ability to save them.

Little did they know, from beginning to end, Luo Fu never intended to save them, but rather used them as tools to spy on the mechanisms of Ju-on.

Their lives or deaths were of no concern to Luo Fu.

Others may not know, but Nanami's powerful intuition gave her a premonition that was almost like foresight.

“You still have some value.” Luo Fu looked at Qi Hai approvingly, ignoring the others, and said, “You’re right. It’s not just a curse on you. That haunted house is not just a residence, but an altar. From the moment you stepped into the haunted house, you became sacrifices to the Great God of Chishan. The mark of Hao Li is left on you.”

There are so many gods in the island nation that when the group first heard of the Great God of Chishan and Haoli, they were completely taken aback.

Luo Fu sighed inwardly and explained, "Chishan Damingshen is what your island nation calls the Lord of Mount Tai."

Upon hearing the name of the Lord of Mount Tai, the group finally understood.

This is not some evil deity, nor is it something that eight million gods could easily manipulate.

That was the chief deity in the Heavenly Court and the Underworld Sacrifices. The so-called eight million gods of heaven and earth were actually headed by the Lord of Mount Tai.

It was only in modern times that the status of the Lord of Mount Tai gradually declined and became marginalized.

But anyone with a little knowledge should understand how serious it is to become a sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai.

In theory, even if they went all the way to Takamagahara and asked Amaterasu to intervene, they might not be able to remove the sacrificial mark of the Lord of Mount Tai.

Even if one has already accepted that there are urban legends in this world, with all sorts of supernatural powers.

But Luo Fu has now directly linked himself to a great deity like the ancient Lord of Mount Tai.

Several people were starting to have doubts about life.

Yui Ikuno said in a trembling voice, "How...how is this possible? How could an existence like Lord Taishan possibly target sacrifices like us?"

Nodding, Luo Fu seemed to agree with Ikuno Yui's statement, but then he changed the subject and said, "Because this sacrifice is not aimed at the real Lord of Mount Tai, but at the Great God of Mount Chi, but the source of the curse power is undoubtedly from Haoli."

Haoli is a true ancient underworld.

It is much older and more powerful than the underworld currently ruled by Hades Acha.

Now, the group completely abandoned their previous naive idea that after leaving Luofu, they could simply go to temples and shrines to pray for blessings and resolve the curse marks on their bodies.

This is something that ordinary gods and Buddhas cannot solve.

At this moment, I understood why Nanami was so determined to beg Luofu.

The others panicked and pleaded with Luo Fu, saying they didn't want to die.

However, Luo Fu clearly didn't have time to deal with them right now.

Compared to the few people who became sacrifices in this ritual by chance, Luo Fu is now more curious about the ancient underworld of Haoli.

The underworld today is completely different from the ancient underworld. The former is like a society based on human relationships, where people can even be resurrected after death if they have the permission of the underworld.

However, in the ancient underworld, even if a god dies, there is no possibility of him being resurrected.

How could Luofu not be curious about such a place, which seemed to be a true manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth?

Even now, in his mind, the importance of the remnant soul of Chi You within Xia Dongqing's body is greatly diminished compared to the importance of the Haoli Ancient Underworld.

No matter how powerful Chi You was, he was merely the leader of the primitive people.

But whether it is the original humans or the gods of Kunlun in the celestial realm, they were all created by the ancient gods.

Faced with the pleas of several people, Luo Fu planned to forcibly expel them so that he could proceed to explore the truth about Hao Li.

However, Zhou Jie, standing to the side, showed a look of reluctance.

Although Zhou Jie did suffer a lot of setbacks after coming to the real world, the innocence of a college student in her heart had not completely disappeared. Even though she came from a wealthy family, Zhou Jie was at most a little willful.

"Is it really...really impossible to save their lives?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Fu, who was about to leave, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I need to go to Haoli myself. Perhaps by finding out the truth about Haoli, I can get rid of the curse marks on them. But if they die before that, then there's nothing I can do."

Regardless, to the women on the verge of despair, these words meant that Luo Fu had agreed to help.

Luo Fu glanced at Zhou Jie and said, "Let the others stay with you for now. We'll discuss everything after I find out the truth about Haoli."

The moment he finished speaking, Luo Fu disappeared from everyone's sight again, just like before.

Zhou Jie was just reluctant to do it, but she never thought she would take on the trouble caused by Yui Ikuno and the others.

In Zhou Jie's view, whether it was Ikuno Mai, or Rina, Aoi, and Nanami, all the high school students were troublesome, after all, they all had the mark of the Taishan Fujun priest.

This is not the Taishan Fujun Festival, which uses methods to bring the dead back to life. Instead, it is the Chishan Damingshen Festival, a ritual that is completely opposite to the Taishan Fujun Festival.

Haoli, a true ancient hell.

This is a true life-or-death situation that even the gods cannot reverse after their death.

Theoretically, even the original leader of the primitive people, the demon Chi You, should have returned to Haoli after his death.

However, Chi You actually left behind a remnant of his soul, which does not count as true death.

The true power of death in this world is held by the Lord of Mount Tai, and Haoli is the seat of the Lord of Mount Tai.

When Luo Fu arrived at the jurisdiction of the Great God of Red Mountain through the unusual curse of Yayoi, what came into Luo Fu's view was a towering mountain peak that reached into the clouds.

Looking at it, this mountain peak looks exactly like the pillar of heaven that was severed from the sky back then. No.

This is even more magnificent than Tianzhu Mountain, as if it monopolizes everything in the world.

This mountain peak bears a striking resemblance to Mount Tai, the main peak of Dongda University, to about 80% of its size.

However, unlike the Mount Tai at Tokyo University, which is merely a pile of rocks, this Mount Tai is a true land of the dead.

It is the true underworld, a place even gods must come to after their death.

This Haoli Taishan is like a boundless world. Even though the outline of Taishan can be vaguely seen from a great distance, it is absolutely not the same as Taishan.

At this moment, however, the indescribable Mount Haolitai was utterly silent.

Even as a land of the dead, it shouldn't be so deathly silent, without a single soul. All that exists is a purity beyond measure, where a series of principles and concepts symbolizing death intertwine.

Deathly aura, resentment, curses...

A sense of foreboding seemed to converge all at once. Even more terrifying, all the forces related to death here were not merely simple energy, but rather principles and laws that were irreversible.

The Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado family in the island nation were able to develop the Taishan Fujun Festival, a method of resurrection that was like a one-for-one exchange at the extreme, and they were also able to create an extremely evil curse mechanism.

It depends entirely on the wormwood itself.

Before entering Haoli, Luofu was still curious about the true nature of Ju-on.

But once he actually entered Haoli, he understood that the resentment, curses, and power of death here, even if only a little bit of them were borrowed, would be enough to create something even more terrifying and bizarre than the Ju-on mechanism.

All the mysteries that I didn't understand before, I will understand after I have truly seen Haoli. They are just the most clumsy use of Haoli's true nature.

On the contrary, the Taishan Fujun Festival is more noteworthy.

In theory, the Lord of Mount Tai is an existence that holds absolute power over death. He is an ancient god who has truly mastered or merged with the Dao, and is indistinguishable from the laws of Heaven. Death is irreversible in the face of the Lord of Mount Tai.

However, the Japanese Onmyoji discovered a loophole that wasn't exactly a loophole.

One life for another.

Using a method akin to substituting one thing for another, or grafting one thing onto another, they exchange the death of another for the resurrection of the deceased.

It must be admitted that this is a brilliant idea.

However, even now that Luofu has entered Haoli, he cannot figure out exactly how it is done in a short time.

As he was preparing to venture deeper into Haoli in Luofu, he was suddenly surprised to discover that although he seemed to have entered Haoli Taishan through the newly created curse of Yayoi, in reality, he was more like a spectator watching from the sidelines.

He could see Haoli, but he couldn't be considered to have actually entered Haoli.

Why is it that Luofu doesn't truly die? As long as the concept of life still exists, he cannot truly enter Haoli, the seat of the Taishan Prefecture Lord.

The Luofu of today appears to be standing in Haoli, but in reality, it is separated from the real Haoli by a layer.

Just like there are eight hundred miles of yellow sand between the human world and the underworld.

This vast expanse of yellow sand forms a barrier that separates the underworld from the human world.

Even if the living venture into the underworld, they can only stop there; if they go any further, they will also touch upon the essence of the underworld.

Those mortal sword immortals who attempted to tamper with the Book of Life and Death back then only used immortality to bewitch Sanqi in Meng Po's Village, but dared not go any further.

Zhao Li, this Arhat in the human world, did indeed enter the underworld by killing Meng Po with his own golden blood, but he also became the ghost messenger he is today because of this.

Compared to the underworld, Haoli's kingdom of the dead is even more mysterious and enigmatic.

That apparent stillness was merely an illusion.

If Luofu could go further and delve deeper into it, it would be able to catch a glimpse of the true scenery of Haoli.

Unfortunately, Luo Fu did not intend to alert the enemy so quickly.

This is, after all, the seat of the Lord of Mount Tai. Heaven knows what would happen if Luo Fu, carrying the aura of living beings, forced his way in. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to get trapped inside?

Although the existence of the Divine Might Space allows Luo Fu to traverse even time, that is only under the premise that time is not interfered with or affected by other forces.

For Haoli, entering it and then trying to get out is tantamount to fighting against the very laws of the world!

What will happen, Luo Fu doesn't know either.

His immediate priority is to improve his strength and break free from the shackles of Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm and the Underworld. There's no need to offend the Lord of Mount Tai right now and invite a huge trouble for nothing.

He glanced at the desolate Haoli Taishan with resentment.

Luo Fu's figure disappeared from the spot in a ripple-like spatial vortex.

At the same moment he disappeared, a faint sigh echoed throughout the entire Haolitai Mountain.

Underworld.

Hades Acha, who was meticulously planning and arranging for the resurrection of her brother, suddenly jolted awake. Her eyes widened in horror as she looked up at the sky.

Not only Hades Acha, but also Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm, and even Penglai, the Buddhist Kingdom and other heavens, all seemed to sense something.

Those most affected were undoubtedly the Underworld and Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm.

Inside the villa rented by Zhao Li and others in the human world.

A streak of light pierced through the air and landed directly in front of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

The light faded, revealing a snow-white rabbit.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden exclaimed in surprise, "Little White? Why did you leave Kunlun? Did you come to find me?"

Before the white rabbit could respond.

Suddenly, the image of Hades Acha appeared on the television inside the villa.

Upon seeing Hades Acha, Zhao Li hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.

But Hades Acha ignored Zhao Li at this moment, and instead looked at the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden through the television screen and asked, "What does your Heavenly Realm want now?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was truly stunned.

She had no idea what was going on.

Xia Dongqing was also bewildered; it was the first time he had ever seen Hades Acha so prepared.

Subconsciously glancing at Xia Dongqing, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden assumed that something had happened to Xia Dongqing recently, causing a reaction from the Underworld.

But soon, the white rabbit in the arms of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think it must be something that your Underworld did?"

(End of this chapter)