The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 277, Coveting the Physical Body

After learning about the connection between the Nine Passes and the Five Holy Lands, Hua Changxi asked, "What kind of place is the Nine Netherworld?"

The squad leader was silent for a moment before speaking: "Bloodshed, endless killing and fighting everywhere. The Nine Netherworld is a place where strength reigns supreme. Without strength, you cannot survive in the Nine Netherworld."

He smiled as he spoke.

"Did you know that the most peaceful and stable place in the Nine Netherworld is the Nine Passes?"

Hua Changxi: "What are all these things killing and fighting?"

The squad leader looked at her: "Demons, ghosts, souls, and human cultivators. Let's put it this way, the Nine Netherworlds are chaotic, but as long as you have the strength, you can do whatever you want."

Hua Changxi frowned and asked again, "What's the deal with the ghost market set up in the Nine Passes?"

Upon hearing this, the squad leader was surprised that Hua Changxi knew about the Ghost Market: "It seems that Peak Master Hua has already descended to the Netherworld."

Judging from Hua Changxi's previous questions, she knew almost nothing about the Nine Netherworlds and Nine Gates. He thought she was a fledgling who had never been to the Nine Netherworlds before.

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "There must be many cultivators who have descended to the Nine Netherworlds."

The squad leader was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's true. With the accelerated recovery of spiritual energy, the various intersections of the Road to the Underworld in the human world have gradually opened up. We no longer need to use the corresponding tokens to find the intersections of the Road to the Underworld as we did before."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's heart stirred.

So that dark, gloomy, and eerie long road was the road to the underworld.

The token the squad leader mentioned should be the black token with a skull engraved on it that Eunuch Lin gave her back then.

Now you can descend to the Netherworld without a token?
Is the intersection of Huangquan Road easy to find?

The squad leader smiled and said, "Is Peak Master Hua sensitive to Yin energy? The Yin energy on the Road to the Underworld is dense, and when the entrance is opened, some Yin energy will inevitably dissipate."

Hua Changxi looked enlightened: "The squad leader just mentioned the tokens for entering and exiting the Ghost Market. How are these tokens circulated?"

The squad leader smiled and said, "The spiritual energy revival actually started a long time ago. The first group of cultivators in the human world to seize the opportunity of the spiritual energy revival either by chance or by deliberately finding the entrance to the Yellow Springs Road and then descending to the Nine Netherworlds."

"After these people established themselves in the Nine Passes, they created tokens that could trigger fluctuations in Yin energy. With these tokens, cultivators could descend into the Nine Netherworlds."

There was a pause.

"As far as I know, these people have used their tokens to recruit a large number of people to work for them. Now, they should be considered one of the most powerful forces in the world."

Hua Changxi quickly asked, "Does the squad leader know which forces are involved?"

The squad leader laughed and said, "Well, that's something Peak Master Hua will have to find out for himself."

Seeing that he wouldn't speak, Hua Changxi had no choice but to ask again, "The squad leader hasn't mentioned the situation at the Ghost Market yet."

The sergeant sighed: "Ghost Market. It should be Ward Market."

"Master Hua has been to the Ghost Market, so he should know that the Ghost Market is located outside the fortress. That area should have been the rest and living area for the Demon Suppression Guards."

"In ancient times, because the Demon Suppression Guards needed to purchase cultivation resources and daily necessities, each checkpoint spontaneously formed its own market."

"However, as the spiritual energy disappeared, the connection between the human world and the Nine Netherworlds was severed, and the Nine Netherworlds also fell into silence. When the spiritual energy began to recover, the first to rise in the Nine Netherworlds were the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan."

"The Nine Passes should have been human territory, but now, apart from the Demon Suppression Guards who are stationed inside the fortresses and rarely venture out, the outer areas of the Nine Passes are either occupied by the Ghost Clan, the Demon Clan, or powerful Soul Cultivation Families."

"Currently, only the gate was occupied by the Central Holy Land's Demon Suppression Army due to a major upheaval. Otherwise, the outer perimeter of the nine passes would not be under the control of the human race."

Hua Changxi's eyes flashed. The chaos at the gate must have been caused by her first descent into the Nine Netherworlds.

The Arhat with Long Eyebrows sacrificed his life to ensure the Demon Suppression Army could successfully capture Limen Pass.

"Since the Ghost Clan, Demon Clan, and Soul Cultivation Clan have already occupied the outer perimeter of the nine passes, why don't they go further and break through the fortresses of each pass?"

Squad leader: "Of course they wanted to, and they attacked Guanbao several times, but Guanbao is protected by the power of merit, so it is not so easy to break through."

"In recent years, the ghost race and the demon race have grown too fast. Originally, we, the demon-suppressing guards, were worried that the power of merit would not last long. Who would have thought that the heavens would bless the human race."

"Just last year, the Fusang Divine Tree reappeared, the Soul Star lit up, and the Li Gate Pass and Xun Gate Pass awakened one after another."

"Although the other divine trees are still dormant, now that the Fusang Divine Tree has reappeared, the other divine trees will also reappear in the Nine Netherworlds one after another." At this point, the squad leader looked at Hua Changxi with burning eyes: "I heard that when Danyuan Peak appeared, the Undying Divine Tree of Dansheng Hall also appeared. Peak Master Hua, why don't you visit Genmen Pass and Zhenmen Pass more often? Perhaps you can make the Undying Divine Tree reappear in the Nine Netherworlds ahead of time."

Hua Changxi said vaguely, "The appearance of the Divine Tree should have nothing to do with me." Then she asked, "By the way, why don't the Holy Guards have physical bodies?"

The squad leader's eyes flickered: "Nine Netherworlds are sealed in silence. Peak Master Hua doesn't think that humans can survive for long in places where Yin energy thrives, does he?"

"Before the spiritual energy revival, there were no humans in the Nine Netherworld. It was only after the spiritual energy revival began that humans gradually appeared in the Nine Netherworld."

Hua Changxi frowned upon hearing this: "If there are no humans, then where did all these Demon-Suppressing Guards come from?"

The squad leader lowered his eyes: "What does Peak Master Hua think?"

Hua Changxi's heart skipped a beat: "Could the current Demon Suppression Guards be selected from the demon race, the ghost race, and the soul race?"

Squad leader: "Demons cannot enter the fortress, but nowadays, the Demon Suppression Guards are almost all Soul Clan and Ghost Clan."

"In the past two years, a small number of cultivators who could no longer stay in the human world have successfully become demon-suppressing guards."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression immediately darkened.

No wonder, no wonder General Liu, who was guarding the gate, could watch helplessly as outsiders and demons broke into the formation's core. They weren't human at all!
Seeing that Hua Changxi's expression was off, the squad leader thought for a moment and explained, "Anyone who joins the Demon Suppression Guard must swear an oath to the Demon Prison to the death."

Hua Changxi nodded. If it weren't for this restriction, the seal on the Demon Prison would probably have been broken long ago.

"By the way, squad leader, what are the requirements for recruiting Holy Guards?"

The squad leader laughed and said, "This humble general does not know about that. All I know is that the recruitment of the Holy Guard requires the approval of the General who commands the fort. The specific conditions will probably need to be discussed in detail between Peak Master Hua and the General."

Hua Changxi: "Commander-in-Chief? The highest authority in Guanbao?"

Squad leader: "Yes, each fortress is headed by a general, under whom are two assistant generals, under whom is the garrison commander, and under the garrison commander is the captain of ten thousand men."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi didn't know what to ask. She had only been to the Nine Netherworld twice and knew very little. She stood up and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Sergeant."

Upon seeing this, the squad leader also stood up: "If Peak Master Hua wants to know anything else in the future, feel free to come to me. If I don't know, you can ask the centurion."

Hua Changxi nodded and watched the squad leader leave.

She now has a better understanding of the Nine Passes. Each pass is surrounded by the territory of the demon race, ghost race, and soul race on the outer perimeter; the inner perimeter is the fortress, the territory of the Demon Suppression Guard.

If she wants to enter the fortress to recruit the Holy Guards, she must first pass through the territories of the demon race, the ghost race, and the soul race.

Having experienced life-or-death battles on both occasions when she descended into the Nine Netherworld, Hua Changxi dared not be careless about the Nine Netherworld at all.

Unlike Meng Qingyao, Gu Xing, and Yan Qianying, who attempted to seize control of the Medical Department, recruiting Guardians was not an urgent matter for her.

We must descend into the Nine Netherworlds, but not now.

Now she has two things to do: first, to improve the quality of her alchemy; and second, to wait for Tong Yao to refine the magical artifact so that she can recruit more apprentices and get the Dan Yuan Secret Realm on the right track.

On the other side, after the squad leader left, he went straight to the centurion and reported all the questions Hua Changxi had asked.

After hearing this, the centurion said, "Hua Changxi is the peak master of Danyuan Peak, the master of the No. 13 Qihuang Hall, the master of the Divine Wood Secret Realm, and even the Dan Ding Altar was summoned by her."

"Among the entire pharmaceutical division, the person we can least underestimate is Hua Changxi."

The squad leader nodded: "Fortunately, the things she asked about today were things that everyone already knows."

The centurion paused for a moment: "If we encounter Hua Changxi in the future, we must be careful. It's best not to have too much contact with her. We can't let her ruin what we're doing."

As he spoke, he looked at the squad leader.

"During the patrol, did you find a suitable body?"

The squad leader immediately laughed: "The Dan Sheng Hall truly lives up to its reputation as a holy land. There are so many talented geniuses here. Before coming up, I thought it would be hard to find a good physical body, but I didn't expect there to be so many."

The centurion laughed along, but then his face darkened: "Don't mess with people from powerful families. If you're going to provoke someone, go after those who have no connections."

Squad leader: "Don't worry, sir, I understand."

(End of this chapter)