The Legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Even without the competition for a spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking in the Secret Realm, he would not agree to such an overbearing clause.

The three elders of Tang Cai invited him with a quota, firstly because they admired his alchemy and weapon crafting skills and potential; secondly, it was not because they underestimated him and thought he had no chance of winning a quota on the Hidden Dragon Ranking in the Secret Realm.

He didn't mind that they looked down on him. If they hadn't invited him today, he wouldn't have known about the maddening Sumeru Secret Realm.

In fact, he should be thanking the other party.

After being rejected, the three elders of Tang Cai were not angry. They were just asking Liang Shanbo, and were about to decide whether or not to give Liang Shanbo the spot. Even as strong as they were, they were not qualified to make this decision in the Tang Clan.

In the secular world of cultivation, their strength is at the very top, equivalent to guardian deities or ancient relics with super-old foundations; however, in the Divine Continent Immortal Realm, they are merely the backbone of the elders.

In the Divine Continent Immortal Realm, powerful figures abound. Even though they are Nascent Soul Realm experts, they are still just errand-running elders in the Tang Sect.

"Shopkeeper Hong, Elder Tang Cai, how do we get to the Underworld?" Liang Shanbo asked.

"You want to enter the underworld?"

Tang Cai San Lao and shop owner Hong Yin were both taken aback.

Liang Shanbo nodded: "I need to go to the underworld to take care of something, so I need to enter the Netherworld, but I don't know how to get there."

Zhu Yingtai has been captured by the five great demon generals, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and her fate remains unknown. He must rescue her as soon as possible. To do so, he first needs to figure out how to get to the underworld and where its entrance is.

Tang Baiyun said with a rather solemn expression, "Young friend Liang, entering the Underworld is no joke. As far as I know, apart from ghosts and spirits who can freely enter and exit, any living person who dares to trespass, even a cultivator, has a success rate of less than one in ten thousand. And those who fail to trespass are all annihilated, soul and spirit. Young friend Liang, have you thought it through and are you sure you want to go to the Underworld?"

Upon hearing Tang Baiyun's words, Liang Shanbo's expression turned serious, but he still nodded.

Tang Baiyun said, "In all my years, I have never heard of a living person successfully entering the underworld and coming out of it."

"Elder Yun, just say the word. I'm going to make this trip to the underworld, no matter if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of ​​fire."

Despite the numerous dangers, Zhu Yingtai was someone he couldn't abandon. She was one of the two most important women in his life, and he couldn't and wouldn't give up on her.

"Alright, since you're not afraid of death, I might as well tell you." Tang Baiyun shook his head. He had thought highly of this young man before and invited him to the Sumeru Secret Realm, but he didn't expect him to want to go to the Underworld to die in the blink of an eye. It's such a pity.

The Underworld is a place that cultivators fear. Although the Underworld is inferior to the Central Continent Immortal Palace, the Central Continent Immortal Palace only surpasses the Underworld in terms of background.

Compared to the ghost lords and ghost emperors of the underworld, the Central Plains Immortal Palace was not taken seriously by them.

Although the Underworld is inferior to the Immortal Palace of the Central Plains, people from the Immortal Palace of the Central Plains cannot enter the Underworld; they can only enter through the Heavenly Realm.

The path to the underworld is truly a one-way street, a forbidden zone for the living.

Tang Baiyun said, "There is indeed a passage from the mortal realm to the underworld, but it's more accurate to say that the underworld has a passage out of the mortal realm. This path is truly terrifying; no one has ever come out of it alive. This path is called the Path of Death!"

"Dead end?"

Liang Shanbo was also taken aback.

“That’s right.” Tang Baiyun nodded heavily, his expression quite serious. “This road is called the Dead Road, or the Road of No Return. Only ghost cultivators and souls can safely enter and exit. For ordinary people, even immortal cultivators, taking this road is a death sentence. In the Divine Continent Immortal Realm, this road leading to the Underworld is named the ‘Dead Road,’ and it ranks first on the list of the most dangerous and forbidden places. Many people may not have been to the Dead Road, but they have definitely heard of it.”

Beside him, shopkeeper Hong Yin nodded in agreement, saying, "This road is indeed a dead end. The first meaning is that it is a road for ghosts, and the second meaning is that it is extremely dangerous. Even a living person or a cultivator would surely die if they dared to walk this road."

"..."

Liang Shanbo remained silent. It seemed that this road was indeed difficult to travel. If it was called a dead end, how could it be an easy road?

Tang Baiyun continued, "Up on the dead end, looking up, you can't see the sun, moon, or stars; looking down, you can't see the earth or dust; looking forward, you can't see the main road; looking back, you can't see your relatives or neighbors. Even if someone enters with you, as long as you're not holding their hand, you won't see them even if they're standing right in front of you. What's even more terrifying is that you can't see them not because it's dark inside, but because it seems like some transcendent force is blocking and surrounding everything. It's precisely because of these inexplicable layers of obstruction that although your sea of ​​consciousness can be opened, your divine sense cannot extend out; it's as if it doesn't exist."

"..."

Even divine sense is unusable?

At this moment, Liang Shanbo's expression became particularly solemn. Divine sense is like eyes. If divine sense cannot be used, it is like being blind. How can we walk like that?

After a pause, Tang Baiyun continued, "Without being able to extend their divine sense, the path forward becomes even more difficult. What's truly despairing is that there's supposedly a fork in the road inside, branching into ten paths, only one of which leads to the underworld—a path of life. The other nine are filled with all sorts of infernos and fiery infernos. The fire there is will-o'-the-wisp, a strange fire from the underworld, something that can burn a person's soul out of their body, but it can't kill the soul. It's a tormenting fire for the soul, said to be used in hell specifically to punish sinners; the underworld calls it the fire of punishment."

"So, all nine roads are dead ends? Is there an end to them? Is it possible to turn back?" Liang Shanbo couldn't help but ask.

Tang Baiyun shook his head and said, "I don't know if there's an end. I heard it from a friend in the underworld, and he didn't know either. However, he said that you can't turn back. As for why you can't turn back, he doesn't know, and I don't know either. No one has ever gone in and come back alive, so nobody knows. In short, you can't turn back."

"...Such a strange thing?"

Liang Shanbo was also a bit confused. He didn't know they were emphasizing this so much. This dead end really did seem to be full of all sorts of strange things.

Tang Baiyun nodded: "If you choose the right path, you can reach the Underworld. However, the path to the Underworld isn't only dangerous because it's a dead end. I haven't been there myself, so I only know a little bit about it. The dead end is inside Tianyin No Return Mountain. If you want to go to the Underworld, you can go and take a look..."