Daoqi Huangcheng

Chapter 52. The Nine Realms
Xiao Meng looked at Elder He, and He Bai said, "If Junior Brother Song dies on this land, this debt will definitely be settled with you. You had better really be protecting Junior Brother."

Old Crane gave Song Chen a deep look, folded his wings, and said, "Understood, Miss Meng."

Immediately afterward, it said, "Recently, the Yellow Springs have been behaving violently, so we will go and patrol other places."

As it spoke, it and the white crane flapped their wings and flew away.

Xiao Meng then looked at Song Chen and asked, "Junior brother, what exactly did they do?"

Song Chen honestly replied, "Elder He hopes that I can become the patriarch of the Crane Clan."

The eyes behind the ceramic smile froze for a moment, as if to say, "I just asked casually, and you actually said it?"

Song Chen exclaimed excitedly, "Senior Sister, I am a disciple of the Five Elements Sect. How can I become the patriarch of that damned Crane Clan?"

Xiao Meng reminded him, "Junior brother, you've only been cursed by Master with a trace of retribution."

Song Chen was stunned, then said angrily, "Senior Sister, so that's how you see me? You thought I said these things because of retribution sown by Master?"

Xiao Meng nodded, then asked curiously, "Isn't that right?"

Song Chen said, "No, of course not."

He took a deep breath, then sighed, and said sincerely, "Perhaps at first, I did this to protect myself."

But now, I have gained a status, dignity, and trust that I have never had before.

Originally, I lived a precarious existence, constantly on the run, fearing I might suddenly die somewhere.

I have no status, no background, and no identity.
All of this is thanks to my master.

I deeply love the Five Elements Sect and am deeply grateful to my master.

Xiao Meng stared at him for a long time, tilted her head, as if she wanted to say something, but forgot what she was going to say. Finally, she changed the subject and said, "That ghost was not simple. It was a ghost of the fourth level of the White Realm."

"Well, let me tell you about it anyway."

She spoke haltingly as she thought about it.

"Generally speaking, ghosts are divided into six types: gray, white, yellow, black, red, and blue."

The gray ones are wandering ghosts, like wisps of smoke in the wind. They can cause serious illness to ordinary people, but they don't harm us.

Starting from white, each layer of ghosts is further divided into four smaller layers.

The first is the nascent ghost, the second is the symbiotic ghost, the third is the nascent evil spirit, and the fourth is the final level.

Among them, Bai Si is Bai Wang;
Huang Si is Huang Chong;
Black Four is a curse;
Red Four is a red calamity;
Qing Si is Qingming.

On this land of ours, no matter how turbulent the Yellow Springs may be, as long as no major changes occur, at most we will only encounter the White Demon.

Once an evil spirit reaches the fourth level, it can create a true ghost realm. These ghost realms are mostly formed by directly extracting a reflection of the Yellow Springs from the human world. They exist briefly between the realms of life and death, and their purpose is to bring the living people who are dragged into the ghost realm to the human world.

These real ghost realms are not just about being trapped in a maze of ghosts. The levels of these ghost realms are divided into White Wraith Ghost Realm, Yellow Evil Ghost Realm, Black Calamity Ghost Realm, Red Calamity Ghost Realm, and Azure Netherworld Ghost Realm according to the evil spirits that cast them.

Among these, most of the White Wraith Ghost Realms possess additional supernatural abilities that interfere with perception, and each one is different. However, not all of them have them; that hanged ghost just now didn't, otherwise neither you nor those two crane demons would have been so comfortable.

Song Chen wasn't surprised to hear this.

The white demon was summoned by Elder Crane using the secret technique [Controlling the Nether Waves]. As an elder of the Crane Clan, he should have some experience with it, so naturally he wouldn't summon a powerful white demon.

The thought flashed through his mind, and then he remembered it.

In fact, he had encountered all the ghosts from Bai Yi to Bai Si.

Bai Yi's first ghost was the white shadow he encountered on his first return from Jinxia Mountain; Bai Er was a three-headed female ghost; Bai San was the white spring that sprang from the ground that he saw in this Yellow Springs Land; Bai Si was the hanged ghost he just encountered, also known as Bai Wang.
"Senior Sister Meng, what realm are you in?" Song Chen suddenly asked.

Xiao Meng said, "I tried to break through to the Qi Master Realm once, but failed. Luckily, I didn't die."

Song Chen then asked, "What about Elder He and He Bai?"

Xiao Meng said, "The Marrow-Eating Crane Demon Clan's bloodline power is water-based, and without the 'Yellow Spring Scripture,' no one can cross the Qi Gathering Realm. They are all single-element Qi Gathering Realm Nine Realms."

After saying that, Xiao Meng suddenly sensed something and said, "There's work to be done again, Junior Brother. You continue your cultivation, I'm leaving."

刷.
A white shadow flashed and disappeared from the spot. Song Chen sat back down in the wooden house. This time, he didn't use spirit stones to cultivate techniques like the "Blazing Fire Technique," but instead directly began cultivating the "Yellow Springs Scripture."
The Divine Fire Beast provided him with fire for the ninth level of Qi Gathering, so he could naturally cultivate the "Yellow Springs Scripture" to quickly advance his realm.

The Yin energy here is extremely rich, making it a first-class cultivation environment.

The matter of Wuxiayu is not over yet.

Half a month later, Song Chen cultivated his sixth water spirit root, reaching the sixth level of Qi Gathering.

More than half a month later, Song Chen cultivated his seventh water spirit root.

A month later, Song Chen cultivated his eighth water spirit root.

More than a month later, Song Chen cultivated his ninth water spirit root.

It's the end of the year.

It's freezing cold.

Song Chen rubbed his head to relax his nerves, which were aching from overusing his intelligence, and wiped away the sweat that had been flowing from his hard work.

Through hard work, he finally reached the ninth level of Qi Gathering.

However, to outsiders, his progress appeared to be slowly absorbing the spirit stones.

After reaching the ninth realm of the water system, the two advanced supernatural powers of the Qi gathering level in the Yellow Springs Scripture also manifested.

Like the [Karma Mirror], these two supernatural powers require one to possess the black jade slip containing the [Yellow Springs Scripture] in order to be used.

One of these supernatural powers is called "Transformation into the Netherworld".

Simply put, the place where one stands is the netherworld.

【Exploring the Netherworld】requires a series of preliminary measures to draw out the Yellow Springs, while 【Transforming the Netherworld】requires nothing at all. Simply hold the jade slip of the Yellow Springs Scripture, stand quietly, and use this supernatural power, and the Yellow Springs will spring up beneath your feet.

Another supernatural power is
【The White Wraith Realm】.

Another day, a sunny day.

Song Chen arrived at the foot of Jinxia Mountain.

His beloved yellow horse was usually kept at the foot of Jinxia Mountain and cared for by the Immortal Guards in shifts.

These past few months, through wind and rain, if he could use water escape techniques, he would carry the big yellow horse and use water escape techniques; if he couldn't use water escape techniques, the big yellow horse would carry him.

The man and the horse were already familiar with each other.

At this moment, in the stable, the big yellow horse saw the man arrive and let out a joyful "neighing".

Song Chen opened the stable gate and suddenly squinted, because he sensed that Tian Kui Zi had arrived.

Tian Kui Zi appeared silently behind him. In the past, he would not have been able to detect her at all, but now he could.

Song Chen turned around, feigning surprise, then exclaimed with delight, "Senior Brother!"

Tian Kuizi sighed, "Junior brother, how are those four spirit stones and your own cultivation progressing?"

Song Chen said, "Two spirit stones have been used up, and the sixth water spirit root is being formed."

Tian Kuizi said, "Hurry up! Four spirit stones in half a year is what Master personally ordered. Don't let yourself not be able to digest them in half a year. You shouldn't always think about going back to the capital to be with your wife. Tell me, which of us cultivators lacks women? If we're looking for women, it's more about marriage than anything else."

Song Chen touched his head in shame.

Tian Kuizi said, "Junior brother, break through to the sixth level of Qi Gathering as soon as possible!"
Your master sees that you have performed well, but he has high hopes for you.

The Marrow-Eating Crane Demon clan wants you to be their leader, doesn't they? Heh, well, that's not entirely impossible."

Song Chen paused for a moment, then stood up straight and solemnly said, "What Master gives me is truly mine; if Master doesn't give it to me, even if someone else forces it on me, I will never accept it!"

Tian Kuizi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Go."

(End of this chapter)