Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

These ghostly creatures are terrified of sunlight, and their attacks are naturally countered by the Great Sun Fire.

After confirming that his soul could counter the soul attacks of the Netherworld ghosts, Lu Cheng'an felt much more at ease.

At this moment, he looked at the Netherworld Ghost that was fighting with Liu Miaozhen and activated the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell again.

This time, the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell released a kind of absorption power, directly absorbing that late-stage third-tier Netherworld Ghost into the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

After Lu Cheng'an absorbed the late-stage third-tier Netherworld ghost into the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell, he gently patted the bell, and a deep, resonant bell sound rang out.

However, the sound of the bell did not spread outwards, but instead struck the ghostly creature inside the bell.

Along with the sound of the bell, the Netherworld Ghost, a late-stage third-tier being, was also struck. Lu Cheng'an's attack had severely injured the Ghost, almost shattering its ghostly body.

After examining the situation of the ghost inside the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell, Lu Cheng'an held the bell in his palm and did not release the ghost.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, there is a large piece of third-grade superior Netherwater Source Stone beneath that Netherwater Source Flower. We must retrieve it immediately, otherwise the power of that Netherwater Source Stone will be greatly weakened once the Netherwater Source Flower has fully bloomed!"

As Lu Cheng'an spoke, he slowly raised his hand and reached out to grab the Qingfu River beneath the Netherwater Source Flower.

Lu Cheng'an's casual grab possessed terrifying power. The third-grade superior-level Netherwater Source Flower, which was about to bloom, withered instantly after being attacked by this power.

However, the power of the Netherwater Source Flower did not disappear, but was absorbed again by the Netherworld Source Stone to which it was rooted.

The reason this Netherwater Source Flower was able to be upgraded to a third-grade superior quality is because it absorbed the third-grade superior quality Netherworld Source Stone at its bottom.

The Netherwater Flower and the Netherworld Source Stone are two special items. If a problem occurs before the Netherwater Flower fully blooms, the Netherwater Flower will wither directly, and the power it absorbed from the Netherworld Source Stone will return to the Netherworld Source Stone.

The third-grade superior-quality Netherworld Source Stone was located at the root of the Netherworld Water Source Flower. Lu Cheng'an easily retrieved the Netherworld Source Stone from the Qingfu River.

"This Netherworld Source Stone is quite substantial, enough to forge two Netherworld Soul Tablets, but we still need a Tier 3 High-Grade Netherworld Ghost Crystal!"

Lu Cheng'an quickly examined the Netherworld Source Stone, and then released the Netherworld Ghost, a late-stage third-tier creature, from the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

"I was blind and ignorant, please spare my life, fellow Daoist!"

The ghost that had been clamoring to devour Lu Cheng'an immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy after being released from the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

“It’s not impossible for me to spare your life. I still need two high-grade third-tier Netherworld Ghost Crystals. If you help me obtain two high-grade third-tier Netherworld Ghost Crystals, I can consider sparing your life. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to kill you and obtain the Netherworld Ghost Crystals inside you!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

Upon hearing that Lu Cheng'an needed Netherworld Ghost Crystals, the ghost trembled violently.

The Netherworld Ghost Crystal can only be conceived within the ghost bodies of third-tier ghosts like them. These two human cultivators actually want two high-grade third-tier Netherworld Ghost Crystals!
"Green Ghost Pool and Yin Wind Valley also have two late-stage third-tier ghosts. I can take you two fellow Daoists there!" Although the ghost was terrified, it immediately answered Lu Cheng'an's question.

Lu Chengan and Liu Miaozhen exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

Something must have happened in the Black Wasteland and the Nether River, otherwise how could there be so many late-stage Tier 3 Netherworld ghosts in the Black Wasteland now?

According to records left by the Linggu Sect and the Jinyuan Sect, the Black Nether Wasteland has very few Netherworld ghosts, let alone those in the late stage of the third tier.

The Qingfu River, the Green Pool, and the Yinfeng Valley are hundreds of miles away from the Netherworld River Basin. Wouldn't there be even more high-level Netherworld ghosts in the Black Nether Wasteland, which is closer to the Netherworld River Basin?

"What's your name? Were you born in the Black Wasteland, or from the Nether River?" Lu Cheng'an asked coldly.

“I was born in the Nether River Basin. Because of the constant strife in the Nether River Basin in recent years, I entered the Black Nether Wasteland,” the snail replied quickly.

The environment of the Netherworld River is more suitable for ghosts like the Green Snail, allowing them to improve their cultivation more rapidly.

However, the Nether River is even more dangerous, especially now that several ghost generals are fighting to the death for resources in the Nether River.

Although Qingluo's cultivation level was at the late stage of the third rank, his combat strength was not particularly formidable. If he remained in the Nether River region, he could die at any time.

Although the environment of the Black Wasteland is not as good as that of the Nether River, it is safer, at least you don't have to worry about dying at any time.

"The Nether River is constantly embroiled in conflict. What does that mean? Explain it to me in detail," Lu Cheng'an asked.

“More than five hundred years ago, the ghostly energy at the bottom of the Nether River became much denser… The Green-Eyed Nether Serpent of Green Pool and the Wind Forest of Yin Wind Valley left the Nether River for this reason!” Qingluo said.

He did not hide anything from Lu Cheng'an. Now his ghost body was severely damaged, and his strength was less than one-tenth of what it used to be. He had no strength to resist these two human cultivators.

If he displeases these two human cultivators, he could be killed at any moment.

After hearing Qingluo's introduction of the situation in the Netherworld River, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the Nether River is extremely dangerous, no fourth-tier Ghost King has yet been born.

The ghosts in the underworld are divided into ghost soldiers, ghost warriors, ghost generals, and ghost kings according to their strength from weakest to strongest, which correspond to the four realms of human race: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul.

Currently, the numerous ghosts in the Nether River are divided into five factions, each led by a powerful ghost general at the third-tier perfect realm.

These five ghost generals are Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, Hei Sha, and Fu Ling. Their strength is far greater than that of a normal third-order perfect-realm ghost.

Since the ghostly aura at the bottom of the Netherworld River suddenly became denser more than 500 years ago, it has continued to grow denser over the past 500 years.

It is precisely for this reason that more and more ghostly creatures are being bred in the Nether River.

Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, Hei Sha, and Fu Ling, these five Ghost Generals at the third-order perfect realm, are currently vying for resources in the Nether River Domain. They are waiting for an opportunity to break through and become fifth-order Ghost Kings!
After Qingluo's voice fell, Lu Cheng'an quickly formed a hand seal. Then, the Great Sun Golden Flame surged out from his sea of ​​consciousness and soul, instantly condensing into a sealing rune, which was then injected into the Netherworld Ghost Crystal within Qingluo's body.

The Netherworld Crystal is extremely important to Netherworld spirits, as it is their source of power, and their souls reside within it.

The sealing runes that Lu Cheng'an condensed with the Great Sun Golden Flame were not particularly powerful, but they were extremely effective against the Netherworld ghosts.

Once he activates the power of this sealing rune, this sealing rune, condensed from the Great Sun Golden Flame, will be able to instantly incinerate Qingluo's Netherworld Ghost Crystal.

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I have told you everything I know!" Qingluo cried out in alarm after sensing the terrifying power contained in the sealing runes.

"This is just a sealing rune. If you don't have any bad intentions, it won't harm you. Otherwise, once this rune is activated, you will have no chance of survival!"

After threatening Qingluo, Lu Cheng'an summoned the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell and put it back into the bell.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you heard what Qingluo just said. What exactly is going on? Have these Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect never paid attention to the situation of the Netherworld Ghosts in the Netherworld River?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a frown.

Liu Miaozhen shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know much about the Netherworld River Domain either, but I think that the Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect don't take these Netherworld ghosts seriously."

Even if a fourth-tier Ghost King were to emerge in the Nether River, it would have no impact on Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After all, the ghosts of the underworld cannot stray too far from the River of the Underworld. Even if a fourth-order ghost king is indeed born in the River of the Underworld, they may not be able to leave the Black Wasteland.

If a fourth-tier Ghost King really did this, it wouldn't have any impact on Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After all, a fourth-tier ghost king is only equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator. If these fourth-tier ghost kings leave the Nether River and enter the territory of human cultivators, their strength will definitely be greatly affected.

At that time, any Nascent Soul cultivator from these Nascent Soul sects could easily deal with these fourth-tier Ghost Kings.

There were no treasures in the Nether River region that would tempt those Nascent Soul sects, so they naturally didn't want to waste their time on them.

Take Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen for example. If it weren't for the three-year drought in the Desolate Ancient Sect and the fact that other Nascent Soul sects also lacked sufficient water resources, they wouldn't have thought of going to Yuanzhou to fetch water.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, are we heading to Green Ghost Pool and Yin Wind Valley now?" Liu Miaozhen asked.

There are also two late-stage third-tier ghosts in Green Pool and Yin Wind Valley. If they can obtain the Netherworld Ghost Crystals nurtured within these two late-stage third-tier ghosts, they will be able to gather the materials to refine the Netherworld Soul Token.

"Let's go check out Green Pool and Yin Wind Valley. The Nether River is extremely dangerous right now. If we have the Netherworld Token with us, we'll be safer," Lu Cheng'an said.

Green Pool and Yin Wind Valley are both only a few hundred miles away from the Nether River region, and neither of these places is far from the Qingfu River.

Qingfu River is even closer to Green Pool, the two places being only about 400 li apart.

After discussing it, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen sped directly toward Green Pool.

The Green Pool covers an area of ​​about five acres, and its water is deep and slightly black.

After arriving at Green Pool, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen did not conceal their whereabouts, but they only revealed their cultivation level at the early stage of Golden Core.

The two circled around the Green Pool before slowly approaching it.

When they were still ten feet away from the Green Pool, a python with a completely green body surged out of the pool.

The green python was extremely large; its body was tens of feet long when it leaped out of the pool.

Its ferocious maw opened wide, and a chilling aura spewed out. The surrounding water vapor, affected by this chilling aura, instantly condensed into ice flowers that fell down.

This giant python is the Green-Eyed Nether Serpent, a ghostly creature living in the Green Pool!
The ghosts in the Netherworld Wilderness are basically the souls of human cultivators who died and were transformed in this special environment.

However, the ghosts in the Nether River do not originate from the souls of human cultivators; they are born from within the Nether River itself.

The records of the Linggu Sect and the Jinyuan Sect contain accounts of ghosts in the Netherworld River, which may have originated from the underworld.

The Netherworld River may originate from a river in the underworld.

The underworld is the world opposite to the world of the living, and these two worlds only intersect in very rare circumstances.

The region where the Netherworld River is located may be the area where the underworld and the world of the living meet.

Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect have also explored the Nether River Region, but the conclusion they reached was that the Nether River Region is an extremely dangerous place.

After the Nascent Soul cultivator entered the bottom of the Netherworld River, he not only failed to find a way to communicate with the underworld, but also almost died at the bottom of the Netherworld River.

It is precisely for this reason that Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect are now so indifferent to the Netherworld River Region.

The River of the Underworld gives birth to a variety of ghostly creatures, and the Green-Eyed Underworld Serpent of the Green Pool is one of them.

After the green-eyed Nether Serpent, at the peak of the third tier, leaped half of its body out of the Green Nether Pool, it launched a fierce attack on Lu Cheng'an and his companion.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen held nothing back. After releasing their cultivation restrictions, they simultaneously attacked the late-stage third-tier green-eyed serpent.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen were far stronger than the late-stage third-tier Green-Eyed Nether Serpent. Now, the two of them joined forces to attack the Green-Eyed Nether Serpent, and the Green-Eyed Nether Serpent quickly died at the hands of Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen.

The only thing on these ghostly creatures that has any effect on human cultivators is the Ghostly Crystal.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen killed the green-eyed Nether Serpent, they only took the Netherworld Ghost Crystal from its body, while Lu Cheng'an burned its enormous corpse into nothingness with his natal fire.

While the corpses of these ghosts are of no use to human cultivators, they are a great tonic for the ghosts themselves.

If the corpse of the Green-Eyed Nether Serpent is not dealt with, it will soon attract low-level Netherworld ghosts.

At that time, it is very likely that several more third-tier Netherworld ghosts will be created.

After eliminating the Green-Eyed Nether Serpent from the Green Ghost Pool, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen rested briefly before speeding off towards Yin Wind Valley, hundreds of miles away.

The ghostly creature in Yinfeng Valley was a human-like ghost, just like Qingluo. Its strength was similar to Qingluo's, and it was quickly suppressed by Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen working together.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, are you going to refine the Netherworld Soul Tablet in Yin Wind Valley?" Liu Miaozhen inquired. (End of Chapter)