She became a god

Within the Nine Netherworld Secret Realm, thick fog rose, obscuring the entire area in a gray haze.

Only the northwest was ablaze with fire, almost illuminating the entire secret realm.

The Nine Netherworld is extremely cold, so there shouldn't be such intense flames there.

Even if the strange fire were to unleash its power, it would be impossible to illuminate the entire secret realm. However, this was the aftershock of a fire spirit root cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement stage self-destructing his primordial spirit.

Even though the fire lasted only for a moment, one can imagine how profound the cultivator's spiritual power was during his lifetime.

The one who could force such a powerful cultivator to self-destruct was naturally no ordinary person.

The Heavenly Realm's Yunxiao and the Buddhist Realm's Miaozhu, who are tied for second place on the Refining Void Talent Ranking, and the Demon Realm's Shijing and the Human Realm's Xuanyuan, who are tied for third place, are all in the place closest to the firelight.

Besides these four prodigies, several of their fellow disciples or clansmen stood at a distance.

The fire gradually subsided, illuminating only an area of ​​about 100 miles around.

Even so, in this dark and fog-shrouded Nine Netherworld, it was still a rare ray of light.

In the silence, Yunxiao spoke first, "Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan, you have a plan. We will help you remove the obstacles."

The fallen fire spirit root cultivator was none other than Xuan Yuanqi, Xuan Yuanyi's cousin.

These two Xuanyuan brothers were exceptionally talented and were known as the "Xuanyuan Twin Heroes".

But who could have imagined that these two had long harbored resentment towards each other, wishing they could kill each other to solidify their status as candidates for clan leader?

During this trip to the Nine Netherworld Secret Realm, Xuan Yuan Yi deliberately leaked the news that Xuan Yuan Qi was destined to be with that innate spiritual treasure, inducing them to kill Xuan Yuan Yi.

Although the cultivators acted out of greed, they could not help but see through Xuan Yuan Yi's scheme after they came to their senses.

Seeing that Yunxiao had pointed out his scheme, Xuanyuan Yi naturally denied it, "It was clearly you fellow Daoists who killed my clansman and stole his treasure, why do you dare to do it but not admit it?"

Seeing this, Yunxiao sneered a few times, ignored him, and secretly noted down this debt.

"Fellow Daoists, please refrain from infighting. The most urgent task is to find that spiritual treasure. Since Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan Qi's self-destruction, the aura of that spiritual treasure has become increasingly weak."

The cultivator who spoke was Shi Jing from the Demon Realm. The Demon Realm is fond of martial arts, and if it weren't for the spiritual treasure in front of them, which required them to work together to find it, Shi Jing would have preferred a chaotic battle.

It's no fun to just talk; real combat is what's interesting.

Miao Zhu, who had remained neutral in the matter of besieging Xuan Yuanqi, also spoke up, "Find the spiritual treasure first, and then each of us will have to rely on our own abilities."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a monk chimed in, “What Sister Miaozhu says is true.”

The monk's aura was faint, yet he was able to stand in the second row behind Miaoyin, which shows his special status.

Upon hearing this, Miaozhu said gently, "Junior Brother Yuantong, you are still recovering from your serious injuries, so you should not get involved in this matter."

Not long after entering the Nine Netherworld, these Buddhist monks and nuns met with misfortune.

The Nine Netherworld is filled with extreme cold and resentment, which clashes with Buddhist teachings, causing many Buddhist cultivators to suffer greatly.

Despite Miaozhu leading the team, they still lost many of the Buddhist elites.

One day, resentment struck the bell, and it turned out that the Buddhist cultivators had encountered the legendary monster.

Legend has it that deep within the Nine Netherworlds, there lives a woman called the Wraith.

This monster is a naturally occurring anomaly, formed from the first wisp of resentment between heaven and earth.

Those who encounter resentful women will be consumed by resentment and meet a terrible end.

At this moment, Yuantong stepped forward, willing to sacrifice his flesh and blood to deduce the secrets of heaven for everyone.

With his help, the Buddhist community finally found a glimmer of hope.

However, Yuantong himself almost perished in nothingness because he revealed too many secrets.

Because of this incident, Miaozhu's opinion of Yuantong changed, and she became more sincere towards him.

Although Yuantong was once a genius cultivator in the Buddhist world, he was subtly rejected by Miaozhu and other Buddhist cultivators.

This is because the background of this junior brother is unknown; he is the last descendant of the once most powerful clan in the world, the Lu clan of Yingdu.

Back then, the Lu family of Yingdu, relying on their status as descendants of two gods, oppressed all living beings in the six realms, committing countless heinous crimes, yet they remained carefree and unrestrained.

Until a hundred years ago, the Lu family of Yingdu suffered a bloodbath overnight.

All the forces in the six realms suspected that the other side was behind it, but they could find nothing and only emptiness.

Thus, the Lu clan was wiped out, leaving only two useless men without spiritual roots.

Perhaps due to the lingering influence of the two gods of time and space, after the Lu clan was wiped out, the younger boy actually grew both the metal and earth spiritual roots. He was also taken in by the Buddha and entered the Buddhist order, receiving the Dharma name Yuantong.

Since entering the Buddhist order, Yuantong has demonstrated extraordinary talent, but Miaozhu is not concerned about it.

On that day, in order to save his fellow Buddhist cultivators, Yuantong did not hesitate to sacrifice his own flesh and blood, and frankly said, "I do not have the spiritual root of time and space, but by sacrificing my own flesh and blood, I can still fight for a way out for my fellow disciples."

After this incident, Miaozhu and the other Buddhist practitioners all had more respect for Yuantong.

The reason for prohibiting Yuantong from participating in the treasure hunt at this time was not to avoid him, but to prevent him from getting hurt again.

Yuantong naturally understood the implication behind Miaozhu's words. He smiled slightly and silently disappeared into the background.

Yunxiao couldn't help but take another look, "Is this Meng Jing's junior sister's brother?"

Yunxiao had not appeared in the world for a long time, so she had never seen Ye Qingzhou, but the fact that the Underworld Lord was taking on a disciple was a big deal, and she had heard about it.

"My junior brother's uncle caught the eye of Senior Ye Xingming and had a son, who was none other than Ye Qingzhou, who became a disciple of the Underworld Lord decades ago."

Although Yuantong and Ye Qingzhou's relationship was deliberately publicized, it was not considered a secret in the eyes of these cultivators.

Therefore, Miaozhu's open and frank introduction can also be seen as telling everyone present that Yuantong has a background and cannot be killed as easily as Xuanyuan Qi.

Yunxiao smiled faintly and said nothing more.

Miao Zhu stood in the middle, and Xuan Yuan Yi did not show himself for a long time. She and Shi Jing had joined forces to kill a cultivator of the same realm, so it was impossible for her to be unharmed.

But with a formidable enemy in front of her, she absolutely could not show weakness.

Thus, she pointed out Xuanyuan's ambition and inquired about Yuantong.

Her mother taught her that when you are weak, you must show your strength so that enemies will not dare to act rashly.

Yunxiao witnessed the shock of the Xuanyuan clan members upon hearing the truth.

Because of her reminder, many cultivators present recalled Yuantong's background.

This water is getting muddier and muddier.

However, why did Shi Jing remain so composed after only saying one sentence?

Yunxiao looked at Shi Jing and said, "The Nine Netherworld Secret Realm is in the Demon Realm. The Shi family is a major clan in the Demon Realm. I imagine Fellow Daoist Shi knows more about the secret realm and spiritual treasures than we do."

Shi Jing smiled slightly, but her eyes were indifferent. "It is true that the Shi family is a major clan in the Demon Realm, but its roots are in the Demon Capital of the Demon Realm. The Nine Netherworld Secret Realm is in the Northern Continent, and the closest neighboring city is Huicheng."

"Perhaps Lord Xie has a map. Why don't we ask her for the map after we go out and then come back in?"

This Nine Netherworld is fraught with danger. If you keep going in and out as Shi Jing said, no matter how high your cultivation level is, you will inevitably suffer bloodshed.

The magical treasure can conceal its aura, and those who are not destined to see it cannot.

Are they going to go home empty-handed?