After being exiled for eighteen years, the prince returned to the capital as a veritable immortal.

In the palm of the Underworld Emperor.

Zhou Yi and his two companions were dull-witted, like puppets.

These three people were actually just three spiritual entities.

It is extremely similar to "孽" (niè).

However, each spirit possesses a wisp of consciousness.

The three people's previous behavior was simply manipulated by someone from the outside.

"This infuriates me!" The Underworld Emperor nearly went mad.

……

Zhou Yi stood on the scorched stone and handed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Diagram to Hu Die.

He manipulates the spirits in the underworld and transmits messages downwards.

……

In the hands of the Underworld Emperor, Zhou Yi's spirit body immediately came to life and opened its mouth to speak:

"Emperor of the Underworld, I will accept the Six Paths of Reincarnation Diagram for now."

"If you can develop a resurrection technique, I might consider sparing your life."

"Pah!" The Underworld Emperor crushed the three spirit bodies in one swift motion.

He admitted that he had been careless and had fallen for Zhou Yi's trick.

What he captured earlier was not the primordial spirit of Zhou Yi and the other two at all.

Instead, it was the other party using three spirit bodies to impersonate the primordial spirit.

He can control his divine sense to condense a magma body in the outside world and communicate with people outside.

Then, the other party can naturally put their divine sense in and control the spirit to communicate with him.

More importantly.

He overlooked the fact that Zhou Yi was a member of the royal family.

It can affect the strength of the dragon vein's seal on the underworld.

Otherwise, the other party would not have been able to bring the Six Paths of Reincarnation diagram to the upper realm.

Never imagined.

In this cat-and-mouse game, the mouse turns out to be himself.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Diagram was stolen without a trace, and the Underworld Emperor was nearly driven mad with rage.

"Zhou Yi, you brat, you're just like Ji Laosan, despicable and filthy!"

"Hypocritical, shameless, and despicable!"

"I, the Emperor, will surely kill you!"

The curses of the Underworld Emperor echoed throughout the underworld.

It went on and on...

He wanted to unleash his divine sense above the lava pool and start cursing.

However, they discovered that the seal was even more powerful than before.

His divine sense could no longer be released.

"Despicable people will have despicable descendants!"

"Despicable, vile..."

……

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

Hu Die stroked the circular reincarnation diagram, her expression somewhat excited.

Pointing to the painting in the picture, she explained without any instruction: "The Way of Heaven, the Way of Man, the Way of Animals..."

She had never even come into contact with these things before.

Ironically, it's something you can recognize at a glance and understand with a little thought.

"The Underworld Emperor isn't that strong after all."

Si Xuan brandished the dragon-bird in his hand, "In just a short while, Your Highness has snatched his treasure."

"Just taking them by surprise," Zhou Yi said with a smile.

The other party possesses a dragon vein and can manipulate the power of heaven and earth.

Moreover, the underworld was his home ground for thousands of years.

According to the other party's thinking, Zhou Yi must have many questions to ask him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have expected Zhou Yi to take action after only a few words.

If Zhou Yi is prepared, it is almost impossible for him to seize the Reincarnation Diagram.

I glanced at Hu Die, who was holding the Reincarnation Diagram and looked eager to find a corner to start studying it.

Zhou Yi patted her shoulder and said:

"No rush, this is yours. You'll have plenty of time to figure it out later."

"Give me?"

Hu Die shook her head repeatedly and stuffed the Reincarnation Diagram back into Zhou Yi's hand, "No, it's too precious."

The treasure of the Underworld Emperor, the most precious treasure of the Underworld.

It's no exaggeration to say it's incredibly precious.

"Only you can use this thing," Zhou Yi said with a smile, shoving the diagram back into her hand.

"If anyone can rebuild the cycle of reincarnation, it can only be you."

"I?"

Hu Die was taken aback at first, then nodded again, "Mm!"

She naturally understood how much His Highness longed to bring his parents and family back to life.

Therefore, she must work hard.

Zhou Yi glanced around and decided to leave.

Hu Die hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"I feel like there's some incredible treasure deep beneath my feet."

"Haha." Zhou Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Si Xuan and Hu Die were baffled by the laughter.

Zhou Yi recalled.

When Hu Die went to the underworld, a trace of her will attached itself to her spirit.

It realized that the Underworld was an extraordinary magical artifact, so it sat on the rock and tried to refine it.

He looks like a money-grubber.

The underworld is undoubtedly an extraordinary treasure.

However, even Zhou Yi didn't dare to imagine that he could refine it.

Because that sliver of thought did not return to Hu Die's mind.

Therefore, Hu Die was unaware of what was happening in the underworld.

"Little money lover."

Zhou Yi laughed and said, "That's not something you can refine."

Hu Diejun blushed and pouted in protest:

"When did they ever mention refining?"

……

Imperial City.

The martial arts examination, which had been in preparation for many days, was finally held as scheduled.

The Emperor's decree was issued from the Imperial Study.

The second and sixth princes jointly presided over the martial arts examination.

Early in the morning.

The training ground was bustling with noise.

All the martial arts candidates from various prefectures and counties of the Great Qian Dynasty gathered here.

There was only one person absent, and that was Liu San Niang of the Snow Mountain Sect.

To have a deterrent effect.

The vacant spot was not filled.

The military examination in previous years.

Besides the martial artists, there will also be many ordinary people watching the spectacle.

This year is somewhat of an exception.

There were tens of thousands of martial artists from other places watching the battle.

these days.

The area outside the city is not peaceful.

The death fog grew thicker and thicker, and the defensive barrier that Zhou Yi had erected was on the verge of being breached at any moment.

Perhaps due to the pressure they felt, not many ordinary people came to watch the game.

Some people rushed over, only to be squeezed onto the outer perimeter by tens of thousands of spectators.

From a distance, you couldn't even see a human figure.

Once the excitement wore off, they simply went home.

As the chief examiners, the second prince and the sixth prince sat in the main seats on the stage.

The other officials sat on either side.

Whether it was the two princes or the officials present.

On the surface, they appeared calm and collected, occasionally exchanging a few words and commenting on the contestants below the stage.

however.

The deliberately created relaxed atmosphere could not conceal the solemnity in everyone's hearts.

He would occasionally look up and glance at the thick, deathly fog outside the city walls.

This seems to foreshadow that something is about to happen.

The martial arts candidates participating in the competition all had solemn expressions.

Everyone had a tense expression, and no one was in the mood to talk.

They received orders from their leader to be ready at any time to follow instructions and participate in special operations.

……

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Accompanied by three gong sounds.

The martial arts examination tournament has begun.

This year's martial arts examination had contestants of an unbelievably high level.

In previous years, there were only a handful of Golden Core cultivators.

This year, almost all the participants from each state and prefecture are Golden Core cultivators.

Of the more than one hundred martial arts candidates, more than half were at the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, they are all disciples of various sects.

Almost all the martial arts practitioners from previous years were excluded from the list.

"Zhang Tao of the Vajra Gate in Yangzhou Prefecture!"

"Lin Tianyi of the Wentian Sect in Jinan Prefecture!"

In the first match, the players announced their names to each other.

The "prefecture" indicates which prefecture the contestant represents.

This year, there are many athletes who are not native to the country.

The two clasped their hands in greeting and then engaged in battle.

Lin Tianyi brandished his gun, while Zhang Tao met the attack with his bare hands.

The two moved with wide, sweeping movements, making offense and defense easy.

It looked like a very exciting match.

Actually.

The gun wasn't aimed at any vital points, and the palm strike was just a bluff.

After thirty or forty moves of fighting.

Zhang Tao was swept away by the spear shaft, clutching his chest as he jumped out of the fighting circle, clasping his hands in a fist salute:

"Fellow Daoist Lin is a master strategist; I admire him!"

The proctor announced:

"In the first match, Lin Tianyi of the Wentian Sect wins!"

"The second match, the two sides..."

……

In several consecutive matches, he faced off against Sisiwenwen.

In terms of intensity, it's not even as intense as a friendly sparring match between fellow disciples.

The sixth prince snorted coldly and stood up, saying:

"All of you candidates, you should all strive to be the best in serving the court."

"Never forget the lesson of Liu Sanniang of the Snow Mountain Sect!"

Liu Sanniang?

Snow Mountain Sect?

The contestants were taken aback.

Suddenly, he remembered Si Huangsun, who had wiped out the Snow Mountain Sect.