After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Black-gold Asura Demon Flame ignited at Zhou Ran's fingertips.

The pressure of the Golden Core spread in all directions.

Click.

Click.

The crimson light that had enveloped the old house above the dry well was now cracked.

"You want to use Jiangcheng as a breakthrough point? Did you even ask me?"

The words fell.

A noise came from deep within the dry well.

The vast expanse of crimson spider lilies stopped swaying.

Immediately afterwards, the sea of ​​flowers split in the middle, with the flower stems bending to both sides and clinging to the well wall.

An ancient sound of oars echoed from underground.

Squeak.

Squeak.

Each one was caught in the gap where the heartbeat stopped.

There was no water in the well.

But the sound of rowing and paddling could be clearly heard through the hundred-meter-high rock strata and into the central courtyard.

Fatty Wang's expression changed, and the aura of the Immovable King spread outwards.

Su Qingling and Su Qingwu both took a half step back, and their spiritual veins, which had just stabilized, were frozen stiff by the yin energy.

"A lone boat on the River of Oblivion".

Li Zhiyao stared at the well opening, a hint of old memories surfacing in her eyes.

Zhou Ran squinted.

The person in question has finally shown up.

A black, deathly aura surged from the reflection deep within the sea of ​​flowers.

Amidst the deathly stillness, the outline of a small boat appeared and disappeared, defying all logic as it rose along the well wall.

Zhou Ran's purple-gold eyes locked onto the small boat, his voice lowered.

"Phoenix."

"Get out here yourself."

"Or should I dismantle this well and ask you to come out?"

The red light at the mouth of the dry well was shattered by the deathly aura.

A lone boat bursts out of the well and hangs steadily in mid-air in the courtyard.

I hadn't noticed anything wrong with it before.

However, after forming the core, the Demon Eye's ability to see through illusions becomes even stronger.

That small boat wasn't made of wood at all.

It is made up of thousands of human leg bones, ribs and skulls pieced together.

The spaces between the bones were filled with foul-smelling black sludge.

A slender figure stood at the bow of the boat.

She was wearing a tattered raincoat and a straw hat pulled low over her head.

One hand grips a long bone oar.

In his other hand, he carried a tattered, pale blue lamp.

Phoenix.

But this time, her appearance was far less peaceful than when Zhang Suxuan called her.

The fishy smell of the River of Oblivion and the fragrance of the red spider lilies filled the entire courtyard.

The temperature around us dropped sharply.

A layer of pale frost climbed onto the blue brick floor.

Wang Pangzi unleashed his dark golden Buddha light once more, his eyes wide open, protecting the Su sisters.

Li Zhiyao was even more direct. Two thousand years of extreme Yin energy surged from her body, transforming into dozens of sharp ice spikes that hung in mid-air, all pointing towards the lonely white bone boat.

Yin energy collides with death energy.

The airflow was squeezed and made a crackling friction sound.

"Step back."

Zhou Ran stood at the very front, raised his right hand, and pressed it down in mid-air.

The Buddha light that the fat man had spread out retracted into his body.

The ice spikes that Li Zhiyao conjured also dissipated on the spot.

Zhou Ran looked up at the figure wearing a straw raincoat at the bow of the boat.

There was no defensive stance, nor any deliberate attempt to elevate the aura.

It's just taking a step forward.

The Mind Domain of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator opened on the spot.

The deathly aura of the River of Oblivion surrounding the lone boat of white bones instantly froze.

next interest.

The deathly aura crumbled inch by inch.

The lone boat rocked violently in mid-air, the white bones pressing against each other and emitting mournful cries.

"Quite a grand affair."

Now that you've come to the mortal realm, you must abide by my rules.

Zhou Ran looked at Feng Xi, his tone not loud, but it made the whole courtyard seem to lower.

"Get down."

Feng Xi's hand gripping the oar suddenly tightened, her knuckles turning pale.

Beneath the straw hat, a pair of pure white eyes without pupils stared intently at the man below.

Half a year.

Only six months had passed since that encounter with Li Zhiyao in the underground chamber.

At that time, Zhou Ran's physical body was ridiculously strong, but his cultivation level was at most at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

And now.

Feng Xi clearly felt that the rules of the surrounding world were being forcibly rejected by him.

The man stood there, and the deathly aura of the River of Oblivion could not penetrate more than three feet around him.

monster.

Feng Xi cursed inwardly.

"Tsk tsk, you've made quite a bit of progress."

She simply stopped trying to hold on and put away the long oar.

The lone white boat turned into a wisp of black smoke and slipped into her sleeve.

With a flash, he landed on the blue brick ground.

The water droplets on the raincoat fell to the ground and turned into black ice.

Li Zhiyao looked at her and sneered.

"Fengxi, your rowing movements are still so stiff."

Feng Xi turned to look at Li Zhiyao.

My gaze swept over the high-slit blue-and-white cheongsam and then fell on the flesh that was still warm and full of life.

Feng Xi's eye twitched.

"Li Zhiyao, you actually managed to reshape your physical form."

"You have trampled on the bottom line of the underworld."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Zhou Ran directly interrupted them as they brought up old grievances.

"I don't have time to listen to your reminiscing."

Zhou Ran strode up to Feng Xi and stopped two meters away, exuding an oppressive aura.

"Who gave you permission to act in this play?"

He pointed to the dry well that was emitting a chilling aura.

"What's going on with this well?"

Feng Xi looked away.

She did not look directly into Zhou Ran's pair of purple-gold eyes.

Those eyes could see through the very essence of a soul, and also tear through the deathly aura of the River of Oblivion surrounding her.

"The rebels of the underworld have reached an agreement with the Void Realm's henchmen behind the Western supernatural organizations."

Feng Xi said helplessly.

"They want to open a long-term, stable, two-way channel in Jiangcheng."

"This dry well was the first nail they drove in."

Feng Xi took out a dark green jade talisman from her bosom.

The jade talisman is engraved with the ancient seal script character "Song".

An aura of death surrounded it.

"This is the promise that Emperor Song made to you."

Feng Xi handed the jade talisman to Zhou Ran.

"The rebels are powerful; five out of the ten courts have defected, and the remaining three are too busy to help themselves."

"As long as you can hold the sunny side of Jiangcheng and prevent the passage from being completely opened."

"The Five Courts of the Underworld wish to appoint you as the Grand Commander for Suppressing the Rebellion."

"All ghostly soldiers and generals who cross the borders of Jiangcheng will be under your command!"

Zhou Ran did not accept the jade talisman.

He looked at the greenish stone, a hint of coldness on his lips.

That's a clever plan.

They give him a nominal title and expect him to risk his life to block bullets in the mortal world.

"You want me to do the work?"

Can."

"To prevent the fall of Jiangcheng?"

It's very simple.

Zhou Ran extended a finger and tapped the jade talisman.

"But from today onwards, it's up to me who takes care of the souls of the dead in Jiangcheng."

Feng Xi suddenly looked up.

His dead white eyes were filled with shock.

"You're insane!"

"This is a death line that crosses the fundamental rules between the realms of Yin and Yang!"

"Life and death, reincarnation, are all predetermined, you..."

"I'm talking about destiny."

Zhou Ran directly silenced her.

"I've set foot on Jiangcheng's territory."

"Whoever I want to die, will die."

"Whoever I want to leave behind, they can forget about crossing the Bridge of Helplessness."

More importantly, I can go to the underworld whenever I want.

You also need to return me unharmed.

Zhou Ran grabbed the Netherworld Jade Talisman and exerted force with his palm.

The yin energy on the jade talisman was suppressed on the spot.

Although Zhou Ran is not a saint, once this battle begins, many people will die or be injured.

Especially the people around him.

Therefore, this battle must be fought in the underworld.

Moreover, the rift in the void is right below.

Now that his own path has just taken shape, he has also integrated eight or nine tenths of Ye Futian's memories.

He was determined to make this trip to the virtual world.

Seeing that Feng Xi didn't respond, Zhou Ran also spoke with little interest.

"No, you can guard this well yourself."

"Whether Jiangcheng's ley lines collapse or not, and how the underworld rebels deal with it, is up to you."

I'll just pack my bags and leave.