I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 855 Hades Appears Again
In the underworld.

Gu Yuanqing unleashed his aura, and the Celestial Realm opened.

Chi Chi Chi!
Countless fine, hair-like sword energies, condensed to the extreme, appeared out of thin air!

The attacking ghostly hands and hideous shadows of the underworld crashed into this sword domain, as if they had walked into a trap. They were instantly cut, decomposed, and annihilated into the most primordial Netherworld energy, without even being able to utter a wail.

At the same time, Gu Yuanqing pointed his sword and unleashed a sword intent that encompassed all things.

The Sword of All-Encompassing Calamity!
"cut!"

Facing the Void Immortal, Gu Yuanqing had no intention of testing him. He integrated all his sword techniques into one, transforming them into a sharp blade that pierced through the void and slashed directly at Li Youhe.

As soon as the sword energy arose, Li Youhe felt his heart pound with fear.

With a roar, he clenched his fists in the air, and thick, almost tangible dark energy surged from the depths of the Netherworld, condensing into a Myriad Ghosts Netherworld Shield engraved with faces of pain and wailing, blocking the sword light.

At the same time, he chanted incantations, and the chains around his body rattled as they suddenly plunged into the void beneath him.

"The laws of the underworld decree that a hundred ghosts roam the night, and ten thousand bones grieve together!"

boom!
Centered on it, the gray wasteland cracked, and countless pale skeletal hands burst from the ground, reaching out to grab Gu Yuanqing;

The flames of the Nine Netherworld Lamps in the sky turned into countless torrential rains, each drop containing a deadly poison that corroded the soul and the foundation of one's Dao.

Countless translucent vengeful spirits shrieked as they emerged from the void, crashing one after another into Gu Yuanqing's sword domain and protective aura.

This is a forbidden secret technique of the Netherworld Sect. Combined with the power of the Nine Netherworld Lamps, it displays extraordinary power in this realm that has fallen into the Netherworld.

Gu Yuanqing remained calm as the sword light of the Myriad Manifestations Sword of Calamity flowed and split into countless forms, slashing and twisting, breaking apart the bone hands, ghost fire, and vengeful spirits one by one.

At the same time, the flying sword light struck the Myriad Ghosts Shield.

The shield trembled violently, and countless faces simultaneously let out shrill screams. Cracks appeared on the shield's surface, and wisps of ghostly energy spewed out from the cracks!

Seeing that the defense was about to break, Li Youhe's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of primordial ghost blood, which was sprayed onto the illusory image of the Yellow Spring River of Death below.

"The Yellow Springs reverse, burying immortals!"

The murky river water suddenly surged, transforming into a dark, yellowish waterspout that stretched from the sky to the ground and swept towards Gu Yuanqing.

You can see countless drowned souls floating in the river, and the river exudes a terrifying aura that buries everything and dissolves all things.

Gu Yuanqing calmly raised his hand, facing the towering phantom of the Yellow Springs, his five fingers slightly spread, then gently clenched.

All paths return to the abyss!

The swirling, dim waterspout suddenly slowed down when it approached within a hundred feet of Gu Yuanqing.

Then it collapsed along with the void!
The entire waterspout vanished silently, like a phantom.

"puff!"

Li Youhe was severely injured. His huge ghostly body staggered backward, his aura weakened, and multiple cracks appeared on his soul.

His expression changed slightly; although they had exchanged several blows, the difference in their abilities was already apparent.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuanqing, after falling into the Netherworld, still possessed such power. The power I gained by offering my soul to the Ghost Mother was still so insignificant in front of him.

It's even possible that what's here is just a clone!
This guy surnamed Gu is so strong it's completely unreasonable; he doesn't seem like a mere illusory immortal who has only undergone tribulation for a few decades.

"What a piece of trash."

Just then, a sarcastic voice, neither male nor female, rang out, sharp and piercing.

"You borrowed the power of the master and were still beaten to this state. You, the sect leader of the Netherworld Sect, are utterly useless," the newcomer said contemptuously.

"The Lord's power is wasted in the hands of the incompetent. It is truly a waste that such a person can one day be ranked alongside us as a Ghost Commander. How ridiculous..." another cold voice said.

At the edge of the battlefield, the dark mist parted, and two figures slowly stepped in.

On the left was a tall, thin man dressed in a blood-red robe. He had a handsome yet eerie face, pale skin, blood-red lips, cold eyes, and a playful smile on his lips. He was none other than Jing Wang, one of the seven Yin generals under the Ghost Mother.

On the right is a man of imposing stature, dressed in heavy black iron armor, his armor covered with marks from sword and axe strikes and dark bloodstains.

He had no head, and eerie green flames burned at the severed neck. He held a massive, rusty axe the size of a door, and his voice emanated from his chest. This was Xinghai, another Yin general under the command of the Avici Demon Mother.

Jing Wang's eerie eyes swept across the battlefield, pausing slightly when they landed on Gu Yuanqing, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Hmm? You look familiar?"

"So it was you!" Gu Yuanqing chuckled, recognizing him at a glance. Back when he was only at the Yin-Yang Realm, Sun Wuyou, the lower elder of the Netherworld Sect, had used the Netherworld God Summoning Ritual to summon an avatar of the Yin General, and that was this person.

However, his clone was killed on the spot by Gu Yuanqing with the Lieshan Seal, so he never managed to bring back all the information.

Jing Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "So we... really have met? What's your name? A mere illusory immortal is worth remembering."

“It’s not important.” Gu Yuanqing’s gaze swept over Jingwang and Xinghai. “Because it’s no use for you to remember them. After today, they’ll all be dead… I almost forgot, you’re no longer human.”

"Heh...that's got character." Jingwang stuck out his bright red tongue and licked his lips, grinning sinisterly. "I like it. The more unruly a soul is, the more unforgettable it is to eat."

"Jingwang, why waste so much time talking? Kill him first, then we can go back and report!" Xinghai sneered, raising his giant axe. A ghastly green flame ignited on the rusty blade as he cleaved through the air.

The axe light tore through space until it reached above Gu Yuanqing's head. The fierce power of endless killing intent and battlefield killing aura had locked onto Gu Yuanqing's soul, and the karmic fire on the axe blade was burning fiercely, specifically to burn the soul.

"That's true!"

Jing Wang gave a sinister laugh, and with a flicker of his body, he transformed into countless blood-red phantoms that were difficult to distinguish from reality, rushing towards Gu Yuanqing from all directions.

Its speed was extremely fast, and each phantom extended a ghostly claw, its fingertips swirling with a soul-stirring and bone-corroding aura. Filthy, bloodthirsty evil spread out, and wherever it passed, even the underworld space emitted a sizzling sound of being corroded.

Li Youhe also activated the Nine Nether Lamp and used a secret technique to coordinate with it.

Jingwang's treacherous and insidious nature disrupts perception and erodes defense, while Xinghai's domineering and fierce nature crushes and destroys everything head-on. Liyouhe, with the help of the Nine Nether Lamp, manipulates the Netherworld Earth Veins and the remaining ghosts to restrain and harass from the side.

The combined power of the three is far more than a simple sum of their individual strengths. They work together to draw upon the laws of the underworld, firmly locking Gu Yuanqing at the center.

In an instant, Gu Yuanqing's sword domain was severely impacted, and the Celestial Realm was also compressed.

He was unable to borrow the power of the Netherworld under the suppression of the three Ghost Generals and could only resist with his own strength. Although the Sword Light of Tribulation Control was still sharp, it was somewhat disadvantaged under the siege of the three and the suppression of the Netherworld's terrain, and it was difficult to defeat the enemy as easily as before.

The sword energy clashed fiercely with the ghost claws, axe shadows, cursed light, and bloodthirst, the aftershocks tearing deep, bottomless ravines into the underworld.

Gu Yuanqing used the principles of space to deal with the attack, his figure moving erratically amidst the encirclement, defusing wave after wave of attacks, his brows furrowing slightly.

These underworld generals are unpredictable in form and are far more difficult to deal with than the illusory immortals and celestial demons of the Nine Realms Divine Continent, thanks to the laws of the underworld.

The Great Annihilation Sword Qi had little effect on him, failing to exert the same restraint as it had on the Heavenly Demon.

He ignited the Chaotic Primordial Fire, and then used the Great Five Elements Divine Thunder. These two things made the ghosts hesitate, but in this Netherworld, it seemed that the power of these supernatural powers was suppressed by the world here, and their power was greatly reduced.

"In this netherworld, relying solely on the power of this clone is indeed somewhat insufficient. So be it..."

He shook his head and chuckled softly.

The power of the underworld still couldn't sever the Heavenly Fishing Technique; this was its greatest reliance. Otherwise, when he stepped into the Li You River trap, he would have retreated using the Dao of Space.

In the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, the true self's thoughts stirred slightly, and it seemed as if the Milky Way was reversed in his eyes.

If someone looks into the eyelid from the outside, they will see a scene of battle in the underworld.

He reached out and made a seal in the air.

The art of catching fish from the sky!

On the battlefield of the underworld, the aura of Gu Yuanqing's clone suddenly changed!
A vast, pure, and immense power, disregarding the barriers of space and boundaries, poured into his clone!
His body shone brightly, and the previously compressed Celestial Realm suddenly expanded and instantly rebounded, forcing back Jingwang's blood-red phantom, Xinghai's murderous might, and Liyouhe's ghostly death aura!

The sword light of the Myriad Manifestations of Calamity surged, instantly transforming into an array that enveloped Li Youhe and the two Yin Generals in the center.

"what?!"

Jingwang's bloodshot pupils contracted sharply.

Under the cover of the Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation, the battle situation changed drastically.

Just as the countless blood-red phantoms transformed from Jingwang were about to encircle them, a hazy sword light appeared in the void.

The Sword of Eternal Solidity Across All Realms!
Where the sword intent passed, the space became like an iron plate. The blood-red phantom crashed into the invisible barrier, sluggish and distorted, unable to cross the line even half a step.

Seeing this, Xinghai roared and swung his giant axe down with a thunderous crash, attempting to overcome skill with brute force.

But as the sword formation shifted, a chilling sense of impending doom suddenly spread silently.

The Great Annihilation Sword!
Platinum sword threads appeared, and where the sword energy passed, the armor shattered. The sword energy drilled into the body along the cracks, and Xinghai's body suddenly exploded, dispersing into yin energy, but it quickly recovered.

He can freely wield his sword intent and move at will!

Deep within the minds of Li Youhe, Jing Wang, Xing Hai, and others, countless suppressed fears, obsessions, and violence were stirred up and amplified.

Li Youhe felt that illusions were appearing before his eyes, as if he saw himself being devoured by the Ghost Mother and completely annihilated;

Jingwang felt as if he were being suppressed in the depths of hell, suffering all kinds of torture and pain.

As Xinghai repeatedly experienced the moment of having his head severed, his offensive ferocity faltered and his ferocity diminished.

During this brief respite, the Sword of All Laws Returning to Origin truly revealed its sharpness!

Within the area covered by the sword formation, the Netherworld Qi surged and was forcibly extracted and transformed. Streams of sword energy were born from the void, cutting and slicing, replenishing the sword formation's consumption, and constantly weakening the foundation of the enemies within the formation.

The four sword intents complement each other, forming a constantly self-reinforcing millstone of death.

It solidifies space, destroys the source, disturbs the mind, and transforms all energies, suppressing and disintegrating all the supernatural powers and techniques of Jingwang, Xinghai, and Liyouhe.

Then, a large seal flew out and transformed into a majestic divine mountain that descended to earth.

Li Youhe and the two Yin generals were filled with fear. If it was just the seal that suppressed them, they might still have time to escape before it actually fell. If it was just the sword formation, they might not be able to kill them in a short time.

However, even when the two worked together, they could only watch helplessly as the divine mountain formed from the great seal descended!

Facing a life-or-death crisis, Jingwang, while fending off the sword energy, looked at Li Youhe and shouted, "What are you waiting for?"

In his fear, Li You ignored the sword energy attacking him, pressed his brow, and used a secret technique.

At the center of its brow, the Ghost Mother talisman suddenly erupted with a deep, dark aura that devoured all light.

Dark energy swirled in the void, and a gigantic female phantom appeared within it.

She was dressed in black palace attire, her face obscured, only her dark, unfathomable eyes coldly looking down.

In an instant, time seemed to stand still, or rather, the entire space suddenly froze due to the descending power.

The laws of the Netherworld seemed to have stagnated.

Gu Yuanqing's clone's consciousness seemed to be frozen, making even the slightest thought incredibly difficult to form.

Within the North Spring Cave, the original being suddenly rose.

The North Spring Cave Heaven hummed, empowering him. He was about to use the power of the cave heaven to forcibly pull his clone back using the Heavenly Fishing Technique!

However, the next second, Gu Yuanqing's expression changed drastically, and his connection with his clone completely disappeared.

This was the first time such a thing had happened, causing Gu Yuanqing to be deeply shaken.

But the next moment, he frowned slightly, looking somewhat puzzled.

Because a connection has been re-established with the clone, but this connection is so weak that even the Heavenly Fishing Technique cannot pinpoint its location.

What's even stranger is that he seems to have a vague sense that his clone is not in danger.

"what happened?"

……

Within the area shrouded by the Nine Nether Lamp.

Gu Yuanqing stared in astonishment at the scene around him.

The seal of the Shiyin Temple in Beiquan Town hangs high, frozen in place;
Jingwang was cut in half at the waist by the sword energy, but the two severed ghostly bodies remained suspended in the void.

The body of the deceased was torn into pieces, and it tried to gather the Yin energy to form a ghost body, but only a small part of it was formed.

Li Youhe pressed his hand to his brow, and the woman formed from the talisman on his brow froze in mid-air.

Everything here seemed to have stopped, except for his own consciousness.

Just then, a rough laugh rang out, and a middle-aged man in black with an indistinct face emerged from the void.

"How did you end up in the underworld? Oh, so it's because of this treasure."

The middle-aged man reached out into the void, and the Nine Nether Lamp materialized from the sky and fell into his hand.

Gu Yuanqing suddenly realized that he could move again.

Although he couldn't see the person's face clearly, he recognized him at a glance and quickly clasped his hands and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your help, King of the Underworld."

With a wave of his hand, Hades conjured up tables and chairs. He sat down and looked Gu Yuanqing up and down, then laughed, "So you've become a illusory immortal. No wonder the Ghost Mother of the Underworld had to take action herself. Her useless subordinates really can't do anything to you."

Gu Yuanqing said, "I have to thank you for this achievement..."

Hades waved his hand and said, "No, I've never helped you. Everything was just a transaction, including this one."

Gu Yuanqing smiled helplessly: "Then what does Your Excellency need me to do this time?"

Hades pointed to the chair opposite him and said with a smile, "Sit down and let's talk. Although this is not the real underworld, it is connected to it, so we have plenty of time."

(End of this chapter)