Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 759 The Rebellious Red Lotus, the Dharma Realm is About to Be Formed

'The Shadow Demon's concealment technique still needs improvement...'

The thought crossed Li Yuan's mind as his actions were seen through at a glance, but he did not panic. Instead, he stepped out of the shadows, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Qi Zhili of the Underworld pays his respects to Senior."

Li Yuan stood watching the battle for a long time, not to loot the corpses, but to keenly grasp the entry point from the two's fighting and conversation.

The entry point into the battlefield of the Sin Realm.

"Hades?"

Yun Changlong was slightly taken aback, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes. He then stood up and disappeared into the cold wind.

"follow me."

Li Yuan silently adjusted the troop command combination and then left.

He discovered that Yun Changlong possessed an extremely sophisticated method of concealment; if he hadn't kept his eyes glued to him, he probably would have lost track of him.

……

After a while, when Li Yuan stopped, he had arrived in a deep mountain filled with miasma. He looked up and saw a dilapidated temple that was quite similar to the Three Saints Temple.

The dilapidated temple had no plaque, and inside were several broken statues of gods whose appearances were no longer recognizable.

But he was certain that these statues were not on the Three Religions Chart.

"call!"

"Suck!"

Inside the dilapidated temple, Yun Changlong sat on the ground, breathing deeply. Although he was not inhaling or exhaling any spiritual energy, his complexion was much better than before, as if he had ingested some kind of elixir.

'This temple…'

Li Yuan paused in the courtyard, looking at the dilapidated nine-story temple, where many traces of its past were visible.

Amidst the ruins, he saw a relatively intact statue. From its appearance, it seemed to be a Vajra Bodhisattva, with only half of its head remaining, its expression unclear—whether it was smiling or glaring angrily.

"That is the Red Lotus Golden Immortal."

At that moment, Yun Changlong's voice came.

The great cultivator at the peak of the sixth realm had calmed down, but the decaying aura on his body was becoming increasingly strong, clearly indicating that the failure to transcend the tribulation had greatly damaged him.

"Red Lotus...the legendary Sixth Emperor of Xuanhuang?"

Li Yuan's heart stirred.

Red Lotus Immortal, an unparalleled genius of the Xuanhuang Great World, was favored by the Xuanhuang World Tree and attained enlightenment many centuries ago. Her fame even surpasses that of the Fisherman of Misty Waves.

Before the Xuanhuang Realm was sealed, he was vaguely known as the Sixth Emperor of Xuanhuang...

"The Sixth Emperor? Not for a long time."

Yun Changlong sighed. He noticed the astonishment on the face of the cultivator before him, but instead of explaining, he asked in a deep voice:

“The cultivators of the Underworld are known for their opportunistic nature; could they be here to plot against the Sin Realm?”

Is it so straightforward?
Li Yuan was taken aback by his question, but then he realized it didn't really matter.

The Underworld Travelers are a mixed bag, and among them are bound to be Xuanhuang cultivators. Underworld missions generally have no secrets.

"good."

With a thought racing through his mind, Li Yuan nodded.

"really……"

Yun Changlong's eyes darkened. If this had happened before the law was established, he would have killed this otherworldly demonic cultivator even if he were severely injured.

but now……

Yun Changlong was silent for a moment, then said, "With your level of cultivation, you are not qualified to plot against the Sin Realm. Who is behind you?"

"May I ask you in what capacity, senior?"

Li Yuan countered with a question.

The shattering of the Dharma Heaven had a profound impact on cultivators. With the enhancement of his perception through the Weapon Master's Talisman, he could vaguely sense the subtle emotions of the great cultivator before him.

Although it was only for a moment, it was clearly not well-intentioned.

However, he didn't care much. Whether in the mortal world or the Void, the forces that could be benevolent towards the Underworld Travelers were either nonexistent or certainly very few.

"Ok?"

A fierce glint flashed in Yun Changlong's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and said calmly:

"I am Yun Changlong, a disciple of the ancestor of the Mixed One Sect. My ancestor is the Red Lotus Envoy of the Rebellious Saint Society. Am I qualified to ask you that?"

A Taoist priest?

I've never heard of that...

Li Yuan inwardly grumbled, feeling that his intelligence gathering was incomplete, but outwardly he was quite amazed:

"The name of the Ancestor Hunyi is well-known to this junior, but I don't know what this Slaughtering Saints Society is?"

'How come this little devil doesn't know anything?'

Yun Changlong frowned secretly, but then he thought that this demonic cultivator was obviously a nobody, so he patiently thought it through and reluctantly answered a few questions.

The Slaughtering Saints Society, as its name suggests, is a force that opposes the Three Saints of Xuanhuang.

This gathering consists of Xuanhuang cultivators who are not tolerated by the Three Saints Sect. Its leader is the Red Lotus Golden Immortal, and he has thirty-six Red Lotus Envoys under his command, all of whom are tenth-realm great cultivators.

For example, the Ancestor of Hunyi was only half a step away from becoming a Dao Lord, and he was the person in charge of the Sin Realm of the Slaughtering Saint Society.

“All cultivators who are not subject to the law can join my Holy Slaying Society, even those from other worlds.”

Yun Changlong paused slightly and said:
Who is behind you?

Li Yuan did not answer, but simply raised his hand and drew two Origin Divine Runes in the void, then erased them in an instant.

"Taoist Yuanming?"

Yun Changlong's mind raced. He had heard of this name before, but when he did some quick calculations, he felt a deep chill.

'Great cultivators above the ninth realm...'

As his thoughts raced, Li Yuan sketched out two more words:
The five signs of decay.

"Ok?"

Yun Changlong's eyes narrowed. He had heard of the Five Decays Daoist before. The one who dared to curse and kill a Bodhisattva and survive was far more famous than the Yuanming Daoist.

The Xuanhuang Net isolates the inner and outer worlds, but the Slaughtering Saints Society naturally has channels to obtain intelligence from the outside world. "Where is he?"

Yun Changlong believed it.

There was no other reason than that the aura emanating from this demonic cultivator was extremely pure, clearly indicating that he was practicing a superior demonic art and possessed a deep aura of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

"I don't know."

Li Yuan shook his head.

He didn't mind exaggerating the Five Decays Taoist's reputation, and he figured the latter wouldn't mind either.

"Um……"

Yun Changlong frowned, seemingly deep in thought. After a while, he tossed down a few jade slips, turned, and disappeared into the dilapidated temple.

"They left so decisively."

Li Yuan didn't mind. He took the jade slip, sat down on the spot, and focused his mind on sensing it.

These three jade slips are all intelligence reports, concerning the 'Three Saints Sect', the 'Sin Realm', and the 'Slaying Saints Society', respectively. The former two are very detailed, while the latter is much more brief.

"This is much more detailed than the information I've gathered!"

With a slight sense of awareness, Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

The jade slip contained detailed information about the Three Saints Sect. In addition to the Three Sects' hierarchy chart that he knew, there were also numerous images of powerful figures and related information.

In addition, there's the matter of the French Open.

Sword Lotus God's authority within the legal network is too low, and there are still many things that haven't been addressed, such as Yun Hantian's previous method of seeking help.

"Call for help..."

Li Yuan was somewhat alarmed.

Seeking assistance is a means that can only be accessed by those at the third level of the Legal Network. As long as one can afford to contribute Xuanhuang Merit, one can invite a higher-level cultivator to lend a hand.

Moreover, its influence is extremely far-reaching; any cultivator in the myriad realms of Xuanhuang under the protection of this net can take action from a distance!
If this function were used to its fullest potential, wouldn't anyone be able to unleash a combined attack from all the powerful figures under the jurisdiction of the law network?
"If this legal net were to merge with the Taixu Divine Realm..."

Li Yuan found the thought terrifying, so he suppressed it and continued to sense the information in the jade slip.

Aside from intelligence regarding the legal system, he was most concerned about the criminal underworld.

The Sin Realm is not a large world in the ordinary sense. Although it is vast and boundless, its essence is an incomparably huge prison.

It has nine levels from top to bottom, suppressing countless cultivators and great demons, and the Yellow Springs River is located on the ninth level of the Sin Realm.

"The Sin Realm is both a place to suppress sinful cultivators and a testing ground for cultivators of the Three Saints Sect. Advancement to the second level or above in the Law Net requires taking place in the Sin Realm..."

Li Yuan memorized every word and phrase.

The Sin Realm is the most unique among the twelve great realms of Xuanhuang. Apart from the 'Golden Immortal of Judgment', this realm is guarded by at least nine half-step Dao Lord level beings.

There are countless masters among them.

In addition, there is a great array rooted in the law net within the realm of sin, called the Judgment Array.

"The Judgment Array is the work of the Calamity Saint, rooted in the Law Net, the River Styx, and even a portion of the power of the Xuanhuang World Tree..."

"Heavily guarded."

Li Yuan was speechless.

The difficulty of snatching chestnuts from the fire was greater than he had anticipated. He even thought that if the Five Decays Daoist accidentally revealed his whereabouts, he would be suppressed and killed here.

"We need to be more careful..."

Li Yuan continued reading.

The most powerful force in the Sin Realm is undoubtedly the Three Saints Sect, followed by the Slaughtering Saints Society, and then the ancient sects that are unwilling to see their lineage perish but also unwilling to join the Slaughtering Saints Society.

Sects such as 'Taiyi', 'Yuhua', and 'Qunxing' are also filled with powerful figures, with some suspected to be at the level of a half-step Dao Lord.

"The water is very deep."

After memorizing all the information in the jade slip, Li Yuan became even more wary and felt that he needed to be even more careful.

"Om~"

As the thought flashed through his mind, wisps of demonic shadows remained in the shadows of the dilapidated temple. Since entering this realm, he would occasionally release a demonic shadow to lurk in various places.

In preparation for the Shadow Demon's teleportation.

"I currently have nearly 90,000 Shadow Demons, most of which are only at the first or second tier, but that's enough to transfer my Shadow Demon bodies. I'll release more to prepare for unforeseen circumstances..."

Inside the dilapidated temple, Li Yuan sat quietly, deep in thought.

Yun Changlong's intelligence was very useful to him, at least giving him a deeper understanding of the Sin Realm.

"If we don't consider the Three Saints Sect, the Extermination Society is also not a good place to confront them directly. As for sects like the Mixed Sect or the Ascension Sect, they are very wary of cultivators from other worlds..."

"There are also many otherworldly forces within the Sin Realm..."

"We can't rush things. Let the other Underworld Travelers scout ahead while I focus on gathering intelligence..."

After a long while, the shadow demon disappeared into the dilapidated temple.

……

……

"Those who travel to the underworld are very cautious."

In the small courtyard of Black Mountain City, Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

Although the Sin Realm has nine layers, each layer is extremely vast, no less than a star field like the Heavenly Market Enclosure, but it is sparsely populated and extremely desolate and dilapidated.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and Shadow Demon had not found any trace of the other Netherworld Travelers, nor had Yun Changlong contacted him.

I did see quite a few cultivators from the Three Saints Sect undergoing trials there.

"If I were the Daoist of the Five Decays, and had the intention to overthrow the realm of sin..."

Li Yuan tapped the back of the chair lightly.

Whether it's the Zhusheng Sect or ancient sects like the Taiyi Sect and the Yuhua Sect, they naturally have a tendency to reject cultivators from outside the sect.

If he were the Daoist of the Five Decays, his best choice would undoubtedly be those villains suppressed in the three lower levels of the Sin Realm...

"call!"

The rocking chair swayed gently, and Li Yuan closed his eyes again.

Although he hasn't been practicing cultivation techniques these past few days, the nascent form of his Dharma Realm has already begun to change, faintly approaching the edge of a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)