Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He never expected that his arrival in the Nether River Region, full of anticipation, would lead to such a situation.

"Let's do as Fellow Daoist Black Sand said and go to the Netherworld first!" Lu Cheng'an sighed softly.

If his strength is restricted after entering the Netherworld, then he will have no chance to obtain the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom nurtured in the Netherworld Valley.

What Black Sand and his son valued most was his formidable strength. If his strength were weakened in the Netherworld, then the alliance between him and Black Sand and his son would cease to exist.

"Yang'er, why don't you take Fellow Daoist Lu to the Netherworld?" Hei Sha said.

Although Hei Yang's cultivation had broken through to the third-order perfect realm, he rarely showed himself in the Nether River Domain.

Although the ghosts and spirits such as Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling knew that Hei Sha had a son, they did not know Hei Yang's specific cultivation level and strength.

Hei Yang led Lu Cheng'an to the Netherworld deep within the Nether River, hoping to avoid being discovered by ghosts such as Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling.

Because of the three-headed vultures that grow in the place where the Yin Moon Soul Fungus grows, these ghosts in the Netherworld River Basin have no choice but to unite.

Black Sand is extremely adept at concealing its strength. Now, Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling, among other ghosts, believe that Black Sand has no chance of competing for the three Yin Moon Soul Mushrooms.

However, they all wanted Black Sand to make the move, so that their chances of snatching the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom from those three-headed vultures would be greater.

However, each of the three parties has its own calculations, and nothing has been decided yet.

Lu Cheng'an had just arrived in the Netherworld River Region, and Hei Sha was still unsure how much strength Lu Cheng'an could exert in the Netherworld. Therefore, he did not give Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling, among other ghosts, a definite answer.

The extent of Lu Cheng'an's power in the Netherworld is extremely important to Black Sand, as it relates to his subsequent plans.

However, the time for the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom to mature is very close now, and ghosts such as Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling may come to find Hei Sha at any time. Therefore, Hei Sha did not personally take Lu Cheng'an to the Netherworld.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of Black Sand's specific plans; his biggest concern now was whether the Netherworld would suppress his strength.

After making an agreement with Black Sand, he was led by Black Sun into the deepest part of the Nether River.

The Nether River was so deep that its bottom was almost invisible. Led by Hei Yang, Lu Cheng'an traveled into the depths of the Nether River for several hours, covering a depth of tens of thousands of feet, before finally reaching the deepest part of the Nether River.

"The Netherworld energy here is too dense. Fellow Daoist Lu, are you adapting to this environment?" Hei Sha asked with great concern.

The ghostly energy of the Netherworld River is a diluted form of Netherworld energy. This power is similar to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the mortal world, and it is extremely beneficial to ghosts like Black Sand.

However, it's different for cultivators like Lu Cheng'an from the mortal realm. This kind of power cannot be refined and absorbed by cultivators in the mortal realm, and may even damage their physical bodies.

Lu Cheng'an and Hei Yang are currently at a very close distance from the Netherworld. They only need to cross the thin barrier between the two worlds beneath their feet to enter the Netherworld.

If Lu Cheng'an can adapt to the environment here and his strength remains unaffected, then entering the Netherworld should not be a problem.

Conversely, the situation is completely the opposite.

That's why Hei Yang asked Lu Cheng'an if he could adapt to the environment here.

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed it for a moment, then he stretched out his palm, and a cloud of dark mist condensed in his palm in an instant.

This dark mist was formed from pure Netherworld energy. He could sense that he could not refine Netherworld energy, but this power would not cause him any harm.

“Fellow Daoist Heiyang, the environment here hasn’t affected me. Let’s enter the Netherworld as soon as possible!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

"The Netherworld is right beneath our feet. I will now lead Fellow Daoist Lu through this barrier and into the Netherworld."

A look of joy appeared on Hei Yang's face. If Lu Cheng'an's strength was not affected in the Netherworld, then their chances of obtaining the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom would be greater.

As Hei Yang spoke, he summoned a bluish-gray spear. His magical power was fully activated, and a dazzling blue light emerged from the spear, instantly illuminating the surrounding darkness.

Hei Yang thrust his spear downwards with a sudden movement, and with a cracking sound, the invisible barrier seemed to have been pierced with a huge hole, from which surging nether energy spewed out.

At this moment, Hei Yang immediately put away his spear and quickly led Lu Cheng'an through the opening into the Netherworld.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is the Netherworld!" Hei Yang said in a deep voice, a solemn expression appearing on his face.

Lu Cheng'an ignored Hei Yang and extended his divine sense to carefully observe the opening that Hei Yang had made.

That was the barrier between the world of the living and the world of the dead. These two worlds were originally separated, and the barrier separating them was extremely powerful, preventing any living beings born in either world from freely entering the other.

However, the barrier between the two realms at the bottom of the Netherworld River seems to have encountered some problem, as it can be easily broken by the power of a Golden Core cultivator alone.

"Fellow Daoist Heiyang, has the barrier between the two realms at the bottom of the Netherworld River always been this fragile?" Lu Cheng'an asked, frowning.

"That's not the case. In the past, the power of the barrier between the two worlds was extremely strong. Even a large number of third-level cultivators working together could not break it. However, in recent years, the barrier between the two worlds has become increasingly fragile. Now, I can break it with my own power alone," Hei Yang explained.

These ghosts, born in the Nether River, naturally wanted to enter the real Netherworld.

They had always known the location of the barrier between the two worlds at the bottom of the Nether River and had always wanted to cross it to enter the Netherworld.

Unfortunately, the power of the barrier between the two worlds was too strong, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not enter the Netherworld.

They have now been able to enter the Netherworld smoothly. The reason they did not leave the Netherworld River is mainly because the Netherworld is not as wonderful as they imagined.

The Netherworld is extremely dangerous; even a third-tier ghost can lose its life at any time if it enters it.

The Valley of the Netherworld is located at the junction of the Netherworld River and the Netherworld World. There are not many Netherworld ghosts living here, and their strength is not particularly formidable.

After entering the Netherworld, the ghosts Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling quickly discovered the Yin Yue Soul Fungus growing in the Netherworld Valley.

Hei Sha discovered the Yin Yue Soul Mushroom earlier, but he knew of its existence through deduction.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Hei Yang, please lead me to find some Netherworld spirits here. I want to test whether my strength has been affected here!"

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please follow me. There is a Netherworld creature on a mountain peak a hundred miles from here. It is a Yin-Armored Bull, and its strength is extremely formidable!" Hei Yang said in a deep voice. The Yin-Armored Bull's cultivation is at the peak of the third rank. This kind of ghost creature born in the Netherworld seems to be inherently more powerful than the Netherworld creatures nurtured in the Netherworld River.

The Yin Armored Bull is just an ordinary ghost in the Netherworld. Among the flock of three-headed vultures in the Netherworld Valley, there are nine three-headed vultures at the third-order perfect realm.

Among them, three are particularly powerful. If the Netherworld ghosts of the Netherworld River had not seized the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom of the Netherworld Valley, those three Yin Moon Soul Mushrooms would have been obtained by these three three-headed vultures.

Hei Yang had observed the three three-headed vultures from a distance and felt that they were more powerful than all the other ghostly creatures in the Netherworld River except for himself.

If they were to consume those three Yin Moon Soul Mushrooms, they would very likely break through to the third rank.

Hei Yang was extremely confident in his strength. He believed he could easily defeat Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling, all of whom were renowned ghost generals at the third-tier perfect realm.

After giving Lu Cheng'an a brief introduction to the Yin Armored Bull, Hei Yang led Lu Cheng'an to the location of the Yin Armored Bull at breakneck speed.

A hundred miles was not a long distance for Lu Cheng'an and Hei Yang. They sped at full speed and arrived at the mountain where the Yin Armored Bull was in the blink of an eye.

The mountain where the Yin Armored Bull was located was not high, but the Netherworld Qi within it was extremely dense, clearly indicating that there was a Yin Meridian of considerable rank within this mountain.

The Yin veins of the Netherworld are equivalent to the spiritual veins of the mortal world, and what is released from the Yin veins is pure Netherworld energy.

"That Yin Armored Bull at the peak of the third tier is currently in the mountain. Fellow Daoist Lu, please feel free to attack it. I will keep an eye on the surroundings for you," Hei Yang said with a smile.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly. He released his divine sense and had already located the Yin Armored Bull.

He glanced at the black sun beside him, then leaped into the air and sped directly toward the mountain where the Yin Armored Bull was located.

Lu Cheng'an activated the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell, pushing the power of his natal magic weapon to its limit, and a purple-gold light wave was released from the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

The purple-gold light wave, curved like a sharp scimitar, roared as it slashed down towards the Yin Armored Bull.

As soon as Lu Cheng'an made his move, he immediately attracted the attention of the Yin Armored Bull.

The Yin Armored Bull roared angrily, a thick layer of gray mist rose around its body, and two silver beams shot out from its two horns, attacking Lu Cheng'an's body.

Yin Jia Man Niu didn't say much, because he had already sensed that the cultivator who attacked him was hostile and extremely powerful.

The purple-gold light wave collided with the silver light, and with a violent roar, the two silver lights were instantly destroyed, turning into specks of spiritual light and dissipating.

At this moment, the power of the purple-gold light did not diminish much, and continued to slash down on the body of the Yin Armored Bull.

The Yin Armored Bull breathed heavily, its huge twin horns raised high, and it stomped down fiercely towards the purple-gold light.

The Yin Armored Bull is not good at attacking, but its defense is extremely strong, and it has an extremely powerful physical body.

Unfortunately, the Yin Armored Bull underestimated the power of that purple-gold light wave. The moment its two raised front hooves collided with the purple-gold light, it felt an extremely terrifying power surge out.

The force made his forelegs tremble slightly, and in just a moment, he felt a sharp pain coming from his forelegs.

It turned out that his two front hooves were severed by that purple-gold light wave in that instant.

The Yin Armored Bull felt extremely frightened. He had lived in this place for many years and knew the surrounding cultivators very well, but the cultivator who was now attacking him was someone he had never seen before.

"I have no grudge against you, fellow Daoist. Why would you try to kill me?"

The Yin Armored Bull roared, now certain that it was no match for the cultivator before it.

Faced with the questioning of the Yin Armored Bull, Lu Cheng'an's expression remained unchanged.

Since he chose to attack the Yin-Armored Bull, he never intended to spare its life.

The instant the Yin Armored Bull's voice faded, Lu Cheng'an struck out with his palm, unleashing the minor divine power, the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm, to attack the Yin Armored Bull.

The Yin Armored Bull had already suffered heavy damage, and now it was finding it increasingly difficult to withstand the attack of the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm.

Before the power of the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm had dissipated, Lu Cheng'an once again activated the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell to attack the Yin Armored Bull.

A moment later, the massive body of the Yin Armored Bull, a third-tier perfected realm beast, crashed to the ground, completely slain by Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an quickly disposed of the Yin Armored Bull's corpse and also scavenged some materials from its body.

However, these materials are mostly useful to ghosts and spirits, and very few are useful to human cultivators.

But Lu Chengan still put them all away.

These things were of little use to him, but they were useful to the ghosts and spirits like Hei Yang.

He can trade with ghostly beings like Black Sun, exchanging these things for what he needs.

"Fellow Daoist Lu's strength truly astonishes me. With Fellow Daoist Lu's assistance, we will surely obtain the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom!" Hei Yang said with a joyful expression.

He was quite shocked after witnessing Lu Cheng'an kill the Yin Armored Bull.

That Yin Armored Bull was quite strong; if he went all out, he was confident he could kill it.

However, Lu Cheng'an clearly did not exert his full strength; he appeared extremely relaxed, which proved that Lu Cheng'an's strength far exceeded his.

"Fellow Daoist Heiyang is too kind!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and said, "My strength was not affected in the Netherworld. Should we go back first, or go directly to the Netherworld Valley?"

Lu Cheng'an wanted to go to the Netherworld Valley to find out about the three Yin Moon Soul Mushrooms and the true strength of the flock of three-headed vultures.

"Let's go back first; Father is anxiously awaiting the results!" Hei Yang said with a smile. (End of Chapter)