Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 29 Connecting to the Nine Netherworlds?
"Connecting to the Nine Netherworlds?"

Fang Xianyu was taken aback.

The Nine Netherworlds are the "underworld".

If the world inhabited by living people and immortals is called the "Yang Realm," then the Nine Netherworlds are the "Yin Realm."

However, this world doesn't have the concept of "underworld," it's just called "Nine Netherworlds."

The Nine Netherworlds, as the name suggests, consist of nine layers of worlds.

In the Nine Netherworlds, there is neither sun nor moon, and the yin energy is dense. Among them, there is a mountain that connects the nine layers of the world, called "Mount Xuwei".

Although Mount Xuwei is a mountain, it is a place of pure yin without yang. The mountain is rugged and precipitous, with countless scenic views and landscapes. However, no grass grows on the mountain, the peaks do not reach the sky, the ridges are not suitable for travelers, the caves do not receive clouds, and the streams do not flow.

The nine worlds of the Nine Netherworlds are inhabited by all sorts of demons and ghosts. The major sects of the Guixu Realm have long been troubled by the demons and ghosts that wander into the Guixu Realm through the passages. Although most of them are only equivalent to Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators, their numbers are overwhelming! If even a few are missed and they wander into villages inhabited by mortals, it will be a bloody incident where no one is spared!

As for the so-called "Yang Realm" that is opposite to the Nine Netherworlds, it is called the "Return to the Void Realm". Because beyond the Ten Continents and Three Islands lies the Return to the Void Sea, it is said that heaven and earth gather in the Return to the Void Sea, and all things eventually perish in the Return to the Void Sea, so the entire main world got this name.

That's right. Strictly speaking, the Guixu Realm is the main world that connects all the heavens and myriad worlds. If the Guixu Realm disappears, then all the small worlds that depend on it, and even the Nine Netherworld, will disappear as well.

The channels between worlds are not absolutely closed, nor is there only one.

As the largest world besides the Guixu Realm, the Nine Netherworld is actually very closely connected with the Guixu Realm.

The most famous one is Wankuzhou. The most numerous passages from Guixu Realm to Jiuyou are gathered on Wankuzhou. There are more than a hundred of them guarded by the major sects of Wankuzhou alone!

However, the Central Continent has a large population and abundant yang energy, so it is rare to hear of a passage that can connect to the Nine Netherworlds. How come there is one in such a small area as the Guangcheng Sect?
Fang Xianyu was somewhat confused.

Elder Hu and Elder Du thought she didn't understand these things, so they patiently explained, "Although the Nine Netherworld is terrifying, this passage is different. With such a cold pool blocking the way, ordinary demons cannot come out from here, so there is no need to worry."

Elder Du, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, also said, "That's right. That pool of water is no ordinary pool of water, but a thousand-year-old cold pool, which is why it has such a strong Yin energy. Even with my cultivation, I wouldn't last more than an incense stick's time in it, let alone those inferior demons in the Nine Netherworlds."

After realizing that the two elders were indeed helpless against that thing, Fang Xianyu decided to use Plan B. She nodded as if she was confused, and then turned to talk about the offerings.

Although most sects do not require small sects that cannot even gather a hundred members to worship the immortals and gods worshipped by the sect, they rarely refuse if asked.

When Fang Xianyu asked for a statue of the Star Lord of Horned Wood to worship, Elder Hu and Elder Du did not think of anything else. They assumed that the Taiyin Sect was preparing to recruit disciples and expand its scale, so they immediately nodded in agreement and had their disciples bring a palm-sized stone statue.

The statue of the Star Lord of Horned Wood is a dragon, majestic in appearance, coiled above auspicious clouds.

Jiaolong is a type of dragon. There are many races of dragons, such as Yinglong, Qiulong, Chilong, and Zhulong. Among all the dragon races, Jiaolong is relatively small in size. Adult Jiaolong are only a few tens of meters long, and the longest does not exceed one hundred meters.

As we all know, strength and physique are not synonymous. For example, although men from Northeast China are all tall and strong, the Shenyang Domestic Violence Shelter Center is the only domestic violence shelter in the country that serves men and even provides them with psychotherapists... Ahem, I digress.

Ultimately, although the dragon is not large in size, it is a true darling of the heavens. They are born with the ability to summon wind and rain, and naturally possess an affinity for water. Many divine positions related to water are attained by dragons. Conversely, those who attain enlightenment through star deities like the Horned Wood Star Lord are extremely rare.

In the Realm of Returning to Nothingness, attaining enlightenment through the Star Constellation is considered the most difficult, because Star Constellations, like the sun and moon, are intangible entities that cannot be directly experienced or touched, unlike mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. At least in the previous playthrough, even as the number one Golden Immortal of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, Fang Xianyu was unable to break through the invisible "dome" of the Realm of Returning to Nothingness to see what she imagined to be "outer space." This is one of her biggest regrets since restarting her second playthrough.

Therefore, among the many immortals and gods, Jiao Mu Xing Jun is considered to be a powerful being, and there must be at least dozens of sects that worship him.

Many minor sects even consider it an honor to successfully enshrine it!
After all, only with the consent of the Star Lord of Horned Wood can offerings be made smoothly; otherwise, incense cannot be lit in front of his statue or spirit tablet!

The "procedure" for "applying for permission" from the Star Lord of Horned Wood is not difficult. Set up the statue and the altar, and then "report" using a talisman at a specific time. If permission is granted, the incense offered can be lit smoothly. If there is no response, the incense cannot be offered.

In addition, there is the worst-case scenario.

God was very angry and felt offended, so he smashed the altar that had been erected to pieces...

However, Fang Xianyu had never encountered such a situation before; he had only heard about it in rumors on the black market.

Elder Hu and Elder Du first congratulated Fang Xianyu on establishing the Taiyin Sect. After learning that most of the Taiyin Sect disciples had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, they generously gave them a lot of inexpensive but thoughtful pills and "magical artifacts." Although most of them were defective and clearly had been collected by the disciples for practice, they were not valuable.

However, although these items are essentially useless junk in the Guangcheng Sect's warehouse, they are a lifesaver for the Taiyin Sect at this stage—why not take such a large batch of green-grade equipment and pills? Perfect for putting them up for sale in the sect shop for players!

After all, using system energy to create something is a real pain! She only has a little over a hundred energy points left, and she needs to use them to maintain the inter-world network channel!
Of course, this kind of "benefit" is not unique to the Taiyin Sect. Almost every sect that worships the Jiaomu Star Lord will receive "assistance" from the Guangcheng Sect, because all sects registered with the Guangcheng Sect have to "pay tribute" every year, which is equivalent to paying "protection fees".

This is somewhat similar to the unbroken relationship between the vassal states and the emperor during the pre-Qin period, where the vassal states would provide the emperor with special products, grains, and cloth, and the emperor would reward them with some gifts in return.

Being able to make offerings to the Star Lord of Horned Wood is like a threshold, meaning that the sect can have a fixed output. Guangcheng Sect's "assistance" at this time is like an "investment", and there will be "returns" in the future.

Even so, Fang Xianyu was still very grateful.

Because there are countless sects in this world, not every sect is as benevolent as Guangcheng Sect in helping smaller sects.

For example, the Taiyi Qiankun Sect, the largest sect in Zhongzhou, which Fang Xianyu risked his life to get involved in last week, completely disregards the lives of smaller sects. Instead, it forces registered smaller sects to pay exorbitant "tributes" every three years, extorting money and goods under the guise of worshipping the Taiyi God.

At that time, Fang Xianyu tolerated the flaws in his eyes for various reasons, thinking that such a large sect would inevitably have dark sides, as long as the general direction was correct...

But who knew that the entire sect was pitch black from top to bottom!

(End of this chapter)