How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

After calmly killing the two men, Li Muyun was only slightly tired. He sat down to rest for a while, and his true energy was replenished again.

Now that we have obtained the blood of the Teng Snake, we can finally enter the underground, activate the great formation, and prepare to separate the sword spirit.

Having gone through life and death and many twists and turns, he was finally able to obtain this divine sword. The excitement in his heart gradually increased, and all his efforts over the past days had not been in vain.

"Young Li, you're quite something! You've managed to raise your cultivation to the peak of the Mahayana stage in one go."

The big blue ox looked surprised and clicked its tongue in admiration as it walked over, wagging its blue tail, and looked Li Muyun up and down.

Xie Xian'er's face was also flushed, and she stared at Li Muyun in front of her with an admiring look, speechless.

When they first met, she sensed that Li Muyun was extraordinary, but she never expected him to be so exceptionally talented. In just a few months, his progress in cultivation was so rapid, which was truly astonishing.

Li Muyun glanced back at the ox and the man, a faint smile appearing on his face, and shook his head.

"External forces may be helpful, but they are ultimately not one's own. The path of cultivation must be taken one step at a time to forge one's own path."

"Well said. If you rely solely on external forces, you may be able to act arrogantly and domineeringly before you become an immortal, but once you enter the realm of immortals, many drawbacks will become apparent."

The big blue ox nodded, quite satisfied with Li Muyun in front of it.

Its praise of Li Muyun was not meant as mere flattery, but rather as a subtle reminder not to become complacent with the borrowed divine power and neglect his own cultivation.

The difference in realm before becoming an immortal is enough to erase many things, including temperament, combat skills, and perception of Dao. But after advancing to the immortal realm, these factors will become the key to determining combat power.

After all, most immortals are at roughly the same level of cultivation and are concentrated in the same realm. Their cultivation strength is not much different, so they can only be distinguished by other aspects.

"You dead cow, do you even need to tell me?"

Li Muyun curled his lip and glared at the big blue ox with annoyance. The big blue ox, which had been smug and quite self-satisfied with Li Muyun's obedience, suddenly changed color upon hearing these words.

Seeing the ox's expression change instantly, Li Muyun immediately smiled, finding it quite amusing to tease the dead ox.

"Alright, enough joking. Now that we've obtained the Teng Snake's blood, let's not delay and head to the Underworld."

Li Muyun looked around and asked the man and the ox for their opinions.

"Yes, that's fine. The underworld is a nice place; I quite like it."

The big blue ox looked indifferent, raising its head high, having long forgotten the embarrassment of wanting to enter the Nine Netherworld.

Li Muyun waved his hand and took out a talisman. He stood still with one person and one ox, and slowly pressed the talisman onto the ground. Black smoke rose from the rough and uneven ground and floated into the sky.

A desolate and eerie portal reappeared before everyone, and under the activation of this talisman, the gate to the underworld reappeared.

The group had gone to great lengths to close the gate to the underworld in Yin-Yang Village, fighting several rounds against the vengeful female ghost and even escaping all the way to the underworld. Seeing the gate to the underworld appear again cast a shadow over their hearts.

This talisman was personally bestowed by the King of the Underworld. After the group returned to the mortal realm, they would certainly be unable to open the gates of the Underworld. Only with this talisman could they communicate between the Yin and Yang realms and open this gateway.

Li Muyun reached out and took out a drop of emerald green essence blood. The essence blood was bursting with vital energy, extremely rich in qi and blood, yet extremely cold. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped drastically.

This is the result of obtaining the essence blood of the Teng Snake at the bottom of the Ding Si Ming Yin Cliff, which is also the greatest achievement of this trip.

Only with this drop of blood could the great formation be activated to separate the Undying Limitless Sword from its spirit, allowing him to obtain the divine sword.

“Lord Rabbit, Hao Qingkuang reminded me that deep in the underworld, there is a great figure who is also very interested in the Six Souls Divine Banner Sword. It is most likely that it is the Fairy of the Other Shore. This sword must not be fully revealed.”

As Li Muyun approached the gates of the underworld, a thought suddenly struck him, and he remembered Hao Qingkuang's words in the Hall of Impermanence.

He was told to use the Six Souls Divine Banner Sword less often, and he never used it again after that, for fear of bringing trouble upon himself. However, the Six Souls Divine Banner Sword was still needed for the Separation of the Undying Limitless Sword Spirit Array.

At that time, he kept his thoughts to himself and did not tell the other side that he had this divine sword. He only said that he would find a way.

"Hmm, it's good that you noticed. As the first divine soul sword, the Six Soul Banner Sword must have a very high compatibility with this other shore. In that case, I can create a shadow of the Six Soul Banner Sword, which will allow me to control the great formation without revealing the divine sword."

Long-eared Immortal nodded, agreeing with Li Muyun's statement. He had noticed this situation before but hadn't mentioned it to the other side.

After all, the Other Shore is ultimately a Saint-level expert. Such a status and strength are not something that a few people can withstand. On the surface, the Other Shore may seem harmless, but a Saint-level expert's words can be as powerful as the heavens. He might take a fancy to this divine sword.

Even with Hades' protection, he would probably have to hand over the sword reluctantly.

This was intolerable to Li Muyun. Although he knew that the other side would definitely be able to produce a top-quality treasure, collecting the Heavenly Dao Creation Divine Sword was his established plan and he absolutely could not afford to make any mistakes.

His goal was to obtain the Indestructible Sword of Limitless Power. How could he risk losing a divine sword for the sake of another? Such a deal was not worthwhile.

While they were pondering, the group had already stepped into the gates of the underworld and entered the familiar area of ​​the netherworld. The sky was dark, and a blood-red sun appeared in the sky. The atmosphere was cold and chilling, a familiar feeling.

When the group returned to the underworld, they felt a different sensation. Gone was the initial panic and disorientation; instead, the coolness and chill made them feel somewhat comfortable.

Li Muyun walked ahead, his eyes fixed straight ahead, his steps light as the wind, heading straight towards the depths of the underworld.

The big blue ox and the evil fairy followed behind, their expressions calm and composed. They had become accustomed to the underworld and were no longer as panicked as they had been at the beginning.

Soon, the group made their way to the underworld without any obstacles. However, the place they had just arrived at was far from the underworld, and they would have to travel day and night to get there.

At this moment, Li Muyun couldn't help but sigh, "If only I were in the Sun Moon Empire, where the teleportation array could traverse such a long distance in an instant."

Before them appeared a magnificent and imposing dark palace, its aura towering and surging, like a giant beast crouching in the shadows—this was the Underworld.

The enormous bodies of Ox-Head and Horse-Face blot out the sun, their expressions solemn. Standing before the Netherworld, they appear like divine beasts guarding the place, their aura soaring to the heavens, inspiring awe in all who behold them.

Li Muyun ignored them and flew forward slowly. Only then did he realize that although the Ox-Head and Horse-Face had wide eyes, they were actually only fierce. Their consciousness had already dozed off and they were in a state of slumber.

Sensing the approaching presence of strangers, Ox-Head and Horse-Face opened their sleepy eyes, feigning fierceness, but upon seeing Li Muyun and the others, they asked with some surprise.

"Li Muyun, why have you come back?"