The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 176 The Division of Chiefs
A deep, dark gloomy atmosphere enveloped the Zebei Continent.

This time, Li Jun rolled up his sleeves and used the Ghost Book and Ghost Contract to bring the Ghost Mother from the Netherworld. The Netherworld Ghost Realm, named "Twisted," took over this world.

Driven away by the strange attacks, the various sects were separated one by one and fled in haste. After traveling only a few hundred feet, when they suddenly turned around, there was no trace of their original appearance behind them.
The original red sandy land has long since disappeared, and this place is now a dark wasteland. The brown earth contrasts with the gloomy sky, and the two colors of heaven and earth are clearly distinct at the distant boundary line.

The deep fog began to dissipate, and he and his companions were submerged in it, unable to distinguish front from back, left from right, or hear any sounds of battle. The surrounding wilderness was eerily quiet.

Everything before them was shrouded in mist, and a chilling aura began to seep into their bodies along with the thick fog, sending shivers down their spines.

This is a true city-destroying ghost realm, unlike Daoist Yixuan's extreme magnetic gravity domain. It is mixed with too many curses and secrets related to the underworld, and is almost an independent world...

"Damn it, this hellish place has driven every Dao Seed to the brink of despair and scattered them!"

"This is Guilang - Li Qing?"

Li's patriarch had just straightened his broken left leg and looked back, but there was no one behind him.

At this moment, his face was grim, and he had no choice but to hold a jade amulet in his palm.

This jade is used to ward off evil spirits. When you get close to a strange and dark place, the yang jade will heat up. But at this moment, it is already scorching hot and red like a furnace, almost impossible to hold. Can you imagine how dangerous this place is?

In the dark and boundless land, amidst the thick fog in the distance, paper lanterns began to be hung one by one. Occasionally, a human figure would appear at the edge, standing there silently watching this place. The faint footsteps in this tranquil place were too eerie.

The clan member, Li Jingyuan, had a gloomy expression. He had collected information on various Daoist sects and numerous methods, but no normal person could imagine that someone would use such resources for a single competition.
Such a powerful Ghost Dao Grandmaster is already considered a pillar of strength for a sect...

"This ghostly realm is too terrifying; no one can break through the boundaries of this world."

"Right now, I'm under that vengeful ghost's curse, and it's only a matter of time before I'm attacked and hunted!"

Amidst the fierce competition among various factions, no one could have predicted that the silent Li Erlang would simply flip the table.

Li Jingyuan's left leg was twisted, already impaled by the twisted curse of the Ghost Mother. At this moment, he was like a meal on a plate, with no way to escape.

This member of the imperial family, who had read extensively from all the books in Jinling, clearly understood that the ghosts and spirits left behind by the Netherworld should never be touched.

"Hmph, I admit defeat!"

"You guys have fun..."

The young man in the python robe snorted coldly and tossed the Spirit Dragon Purple Pearl in his arms into the ghost realm. Ripples immediately appeared in the void. It was the Ten Directions Battlefield Barrier carefully set up by Chu Longjun. It had captured Li Jingyuan's condition of admitting defeat and leaving the field. Thousands of complex restrictions lit up at the same time, struggling to break through a gap in this ghost realm, trying to guide him away.

In the distance, Fei Chang sensed the fluctuations of the Ghost Realm and was about to take action when Li Qing stopped her.

"It's alright, let him go."

Raising an eyebrow, Li Qing and his companion glanced at the massive barrier in the void above the sandbar. They then took a single step closer to a corner of the ghostly realm and placed the fifth Spirit Dragon Purple Coin into their palms!

At this point, he has already collected half of the Purple Coins. As long as there are no further changes in the game, he will definitely be able to secure the decisive seat.

But now that we've come this far, why can't we continue?

The nine-headed celestial dragon cleared a path before the ghost realm, charging forward with overwhelming force, truly causing chaos and upheaval, making even the twisted ghost realm restless. The nine dragons beneath it circled around the nine-headed dragon, surrounded by mountains and giant beasts from all directions. This was the true test.

Li Qing raised the life-extending lamp, and the blood-red jade flower, which had been corroded by the dark yin energy of the underworld, shone brightly, enveloping the two of them, and headed towards the corner of the riotous ghost realm.

The Dragon Lord transformed into a nine-headed celestial dragon, his aura violent and capable of shattering mountains and destroying the earth, yet his mind remained perfectly clear.

The various factions had been fighting fiercely for a long time and had already revealed their trump cards, but the Ghost Prince Li Qing had been watching coldly for a long time. Finally, at the last moment, he summoned the gods and ghosts to reap the rewards.

"Is Yixuan really so foolish that he can't see through this man's wolfish ambitions?"

Daoist Yi used his extremely high-pressure Yuan Magnetic Domain to suppress the Nine Dragons, injuring a thousand enemies but also losing eight hundred of his own. He expended a great deal of effort, but what has become of him? He turned around and angered all the Daoists, and was then struck down by the Ghost Mother's palm. At this point, his chances of survival are slim...

The nine-headed dragon wandered uneasily in this desolate place. The ghostly shadows deep in the fog made it restless, and the bone-chilling yin energy was unbearable. The red dragon had its tail broken, the green dragon had its horn broken, and all the dragon species were covered in wounds and were not in good condition.

No matter how wildly they went, trying to find a loophole in the ghost realm in this void of the six directions in order to break through this "ghost wall"?
This vast and boundless darkness has never been a burden to them!
The ten great evils stirred in the dark abyss, with rolling lightning on one side and rising dragon breath here. Flaming clouds from all directions formed a curtain, rolling up the sky like a setting sun at dusk, a crimson expanse, but all their efforts were in vain.

The underworld, existing between reality and illusion, has long been a world of its own, so how could it be easily broken through?
Not long after it began its rampage, the nine-headed celestial dragon suddenly solidified, abruptly turned its head, and looked towards the distance behind it. Its eighteen blood-red vertical pupils were filled with solemnity.

In the deep darkness, a blood-red light slowly rose. After a moment of focused observation, one would discover that it was a Qionghua Life Lamp emitting a strange blood-red light!

As soon as that red light appeared, the void immediately became viscous and stagnant, as if it had turned into a swamp, making even breathing difficult.

The two figures, sleeves rolled up, walked side by side; they were tall and striking, yet their presence was chilling.

The man and woman, seemingly emerging from a tiny, leaf-covered space several miles away, took a step. As their steps landed, they abruptly traversed an endless distance, as if in an instant they had leaped out of the illusory pages of the ghostly book, crossing the gap of a lifetime in the blink of an eye.

She's here! They're coming to hunt the various Dao Seeds! The Dragon Lord gathered his spiritual senses and landed on one of the dragon heads of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Dragon Dharma Image, looking at the beautiful couple with astonishment.

"I told you, wouldn't it be much simpler if you and I joined forces, eliminated everyone else, and then decided the outcome?"

Why did it come to this?

Gazing at the woman walking beside Li Qing, the Dragon Lord felt no amazement or envy, only deep horror.

That cold, sinister gaze, filled with malice towards all living beings, swept across those pairs of vertical pupils, bringing only unparalleled trembling.

How could this be a ghost or spirit from the underworld? Its ferocity is palpable; it is clearly a heartless demon in human skin.

"Who knows?"

But the man carrying the lantern shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The moment their eyes met those of the nine-headed celestial dragon, endless dark light surged from behind Li Qing and the Ghost Mother, like boundless waves of black water. Before the group of dragons could display any violence, the dark light surged and a wave swept over them, immediately scattering the group of dragons.

The hordes of ghosts and demons surged forth with an overwhelming force, as if the sky were collapsing, and there was absolutely nothing that could stop them.

Looking at Li Qing again, holding the Ghost Mother's hand, she gently lifted the Qionghua Treasure Lamp. Her expression was as calm as a still well, while behind her, a dark light surged and swept, like the endless waves of the outer sea crashing down. In the two rounds, the boundless dark water once again fell into calm.

At this moment, apart from the nine-headed celestial dragon, whose body was covered with bruises and bloodstains and ghostly handprints, and which was barely able to struggle and resist, where was the other nine flood dragons? They were wiped out in a single move!
As soon as the Netherworld Ghost Realm reversed, the cold and majestic Nine-Headed Heavenly Dragon Dharma Image was attacked by various curses contained within it: heart-gouging, eye-scooping, bone-sacrificing, blood curses, death resentment, ghost handprints... one abnormal invasion after another assaulted the body, who could withstand it?
The dragon beneath it was instantly gripped by fear and trembled with terror. After the heavens collapsed, it vanished without a trace.

This is the Ghost Mother, a being who could once contend with the Yin Gods!
Upon this collision, the Dragon Lord was immediately thwarted, a sense of exhaustion arose spontaneously, and a chilling sense of despair instantly overwhelmed him.

"As expected of Jidu Ziyao, who was accepted by the Heavenly Palace even before me."

"The underworld opens wide, its dark expanse stretching for hundreds of miles, enough to make the living tremble..."

He still has some ability, but he can no longer fight against the Ghost Mother. Perhaps the Ghost Mother who appeared from the Osmanthus Mansion nine years ago, with the gathering of six or seven Purple Mansion Supremes, plus the half-step Yin God Ancestor, could barely drive away and suppress the Ghost Mother.

Now, Li Qing has slowly sorted out the Yinshan Blessed Land in Youtian, and re-established the Underworld Death Register, and has been given power over the Qishan Domain... Now, the terror of the Ghost Mother is something that no one but the Yin God can touch.

Li Qing is still cultivating, and she is growing along with him!
With a snap, one of the nine-headed celestial dragon's heads inexplicably fell onto the wasteland. The Ghost Mother made a gesture from afar, and the two heads of the nine-headed dragon were twisted off.

The vertical pupils of the dragon's head on the ground still held an expression of disbelief; such a meaning was called "distortion," and such a ghostly realm was called depravity.

The dragon's form flashed, and nine-colored dragon energy soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a man dressed in ancient clothes, who landed in the dim field. He knelt on one knee, his face as white as frost, and his eyes were bloodshot. It seemed that the attack had caused him considerable damage.

When they first met, he sat atop the dragon's head, high above the heavens, while Lin Yuan Li Erlang was nothing more than an ordinary pawn; it was the superior's condescension.

Now, when they meet again, he is cursed and can barely protect himself; it is he who needs to look up to him!
Between the two, their roles had been completely reversed at some point.

"Hand over the token and leave the stage, fellow Daoist from the East Sea!"

"Your Nine-Dragon Soaring has not perished, it's just imprisoned..."

Li Qing carried the lantern and walked around in front, glancing sideways at the Dragon Lord.

He rarely displayed an overbearing attitude; these words were both a form of coercion and a way to give the other party a way out.

Having come this far in this battle, you should know when to advance and when to retreat.

If the battle continues, it will be a matter of life and death!

The Dragon Lord naturally understood the meaning behind it. Upon hearing the voice advising him to retreat, his expression remained conflicted. He had come for the Dragon Palace's Taoist magic and for the supreme Five Thunder Divine Power.

Once he obtains the Dragon Talisman, absorbs the seed of the "Commanding Five Thunders" great divine power, and comprehends the Dragon Thunder of the Five Thunders, his Dragon Control Technique will be as swift as a bird soaring into the blue sky or a fish leaping into the sea, allowing him to foresee the opportunity to achieve enlightenment at a glance.

However, under the immense pressure of facing a life-or-death decision, Li Qing's words, "The Nine-Dragon is still alright," became the final straw that broke him!
He had no other choice...

The crimson light rose again from the darkness, spanning hundreds of miles across the ghost realm. It collided with the Weak Water and Youying, and forcefully knocked it down. The latter was originally a descendant of the Youtian clan. Although the Yang family patriarch had ghosts and gods behind him, he was just an ordinary day-tripper. How could he possibly stand up to this version of terror?
Upon seeing the Ghost Mother, he felt as if he were seeing a deity, and in a panic, he bowed his head and retreated in defeat.

The last fox spirit from Qingqiu, upon seeing Li Qing arrive with the Ghost Mother, dared not make a move. She raised her hands in surrender, her beautiful eyes constantly scanning the forbidden distance between humans and ghosts. She could only call out "Fellow Daoist Li" in a sweet voice before abandoning her purple coin token and slowly leaving the scene.

At this moment, at the end of the Qingping Grand Banquet, only the final victor, Li Qing Li Erlang, who had gathered tokens from all directions, remained.

You say he bullies the weak, summons spirits to subdue his peers, and lacks martial virtue? Li Qing remained silent, simply taking the head seat and leaving quietly…

What use are the words of all living beings to me?

(End of this chapter)