Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 335 Heading to the Sixth Floor

You displayed so much knowledge at the academy that I always thought you were a great Confucian scholar who was well-read and possessed a noble and upright character.

So you're a monk.

However, isn't performing a ritual for the deceased in the underworld too abstract?

“Instructor Xu, once your soul is scattered, there will truly be nothing left.”

"No, this is compassion."

Zhang Hua was moved by this compassion, and thought that even if Instructor Xu became a monk, he would still be a great virtuous person.

"Then how did you come to the underworld?"

I was too embarrassed to ask how the high monk died; I was just curious.

After all, that kind of powerful-looking Golden Buddha Palm shouldn't be something that just anyone could master. He had also witnessed many extraordinary things during his year in the underworld.

"As for me, I naturally sacrificed myself while fighting demons and protecting the righteous path."

The high monk was too embarrassed to admit that he was the one who was exorcised.

Next, I decisively changed the subject and asked if there was a way to directly reach the sixth level of the Great Howling Hell.

"That's where the City of the Wrongfully Dead is located. There's a Black Mountain Demon there, an extremely ferocious and peerless demon comparable to the Yin-Yang Dharma King."

"Instructor Xu should think twice before acting."

Zhang Hua was somewhat worried, after all, the master had already been killed once in the mortal world, and if he died again in the underworld, he would be truly gone.

This infuriated Xu Xuan; it was just that he had died once.

You don't understand the world of those who have mastered spiritual cultivation.

If that old monk who killed me had reached his full power, even if Black Mountain and Yin Yang Dharma King attacked together, they would have met the same fate as me.

Despite his annoyance, he calmly stated that he was just looking for someone and wouldn't easily cause a conflict.

"In that case, I will take you across the Bridge of Helplessness."

"Huh? Isn't the Bridge of Helplessness behind the Hall of Ten Kings?"

This shows that Xu Xuan was ignorant and uninformed.

Behind the Ten Kings Palace is the River of Oblivion, and across it is the Bridge of Helplessness. Beyond the bridge lies Meng Po and the Land of Reincarnation.

The Naihe River is a river that runs through the entire underworld and connects many hells.

A mighty, rushing river, a treacherous, narrow path. Like a ribbon draped across the Yangtze, yet like a fiery pit rising from the heavens. A chilling, oppressive atmosphere, a pungent, stench that pierces the soul. Waves surge and roll, but no boats ferry people across—this is the River of Helplessness.

Each Bridge of Helplessness is several miles long, only three feet wide, a hundred feet high, and a thousand feet deep. There are no handrails or railings above, and below lurking monsters that abduct people. Shackled and bound, they embark on the perilous path of the River of Helplessness.

Above, there is yin wind and stagnant water; below, there are vengeful ghosts and malevolent hearts.

It's very difficult to walk on, and once you fall, it's hard to get back to shore.

I see, I've learned something new.

It's true that you can't speak without investigating. Luckily, I found an acquaintance, although this acquaintance isn't doing very well.

After discussing it, Zhang Hua led the way to the Sixth Great Prison, while Xu Xuan was left to deal with the Void Belly Ghost King.

Being beaten to death already makes one angry, so taking it out on this idiot is a good option.

Xu Xuan spent time adapting to the new map in the underworld.

The turmoil caused by his 'leave' continues in the mortal world.

Gui Da and Daoist Mao also saw the hall master's body and the heartbroken Xiao Qing Da Wang at the foot of Leifeng Pagoda.

They were also stunned, standing there bewildered and incredulous.

Master Mao was filled with immense grief. What a good person Young Master Xu was! How could he... how could he...
Tears streamed down his face, his heart filled with resentment and injustice. He blamed Heaven for being blind and hated the injustice of fate.

The floods in Jiangnan only cleared up the Wu County area, let alone the fact that healing the world had only just begun.

So many great undertakings were left unfinished, and yet they were taken away by fate.

When the four seasons and five elements in the body are reversed, and a person is not in the right order, the Qi will be reversed, and evil Qi will arise.

Turtle was utterly terrified. Had the heavens taken this demon away?!
That shouldn't be the case. Xu Hanwen is ruthless and extremely cautious. Although he can be extremely reckless at times, his daily survival skills are still superior to Old Turtle's. Besides, with Lady White Snake standing there, who could kill him?
There is a huge secret behind this, and even knowing a little bit of it would lead to death and ruin. Baoan Hall is in dire straits.

Moreover, our king is already an extreme person, isn't he even more dangerous now?
Bai Suzhen waited until the three members of Baoan Hall were devastated, especially her younger sister, who was deeply grieving and lost in thought, before slowly revealing the truth.

This was to temper Xiaoqing's mindset, so that she would have greater reverence for the Way of Heaven and be more cautious in the future.

She realized that Xu Xuan's misfortune was partly due to someone else.

"Sister, you mean... Xu Xuan can come back to life?!"

Don't lie to me!

Xiaoqing clung to her best friend's limp body, somewhat incredulous.

It's no longer a matter of being completely cold; it's a matter of being utterly lifeless, devoid of vitality, and having one's soul enter the underworld.

I have never seen such a pure corpse, without even the aura of death or the smell of corpse.

"Xu Hanwen's spirit is exceptionally resilient; if his physical body can be revived within seven days, he can be given a glimmer of hope."

"As for how to reverse life and death, he should have no problem with that."

Bai Suzhen said softly.

This man is hiding too much, and as long as a person with great karma doesn't completely perish, there's still a chance for them to rise again.

Jiang Ziya was just like that.

Xiaoqing was overjoyed and jumped up to hug her sister tightly.

Master Mao was also overjoyed, and was so shocked by the sudden change in his mood that he almost lost his balance.

Kame immediately abandoned his previous disrespect and vowed to become the most loyal lackey of the Anba-do.

"Xu Hanwen's body is placed in Leifeng Pagoda. This place is slightly connected to his energy, which should be helpful."

When she saw that her younger sister wanted to go to the Antarctic Wonderland to retrieve the immortal herb, Bai Suzhen sternly stopped her.

A scroll of the Tao Te Ching was thrown over.

"You will stay here for seven days and study diligently."

"If Xu Hanwen had understood the profound truth behind it, he might not have suffered this calamity."

Xiaoqing immediately deflated. Although the events in Xin'an County were driven by the calamity, her immaturity and lack of caution had also contributed to the situation. She certainly deserved to be punished.

"Then."

Bai Suzhen hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Then you send someone to Chongqi Academy in Nanshan and say that Instructor Xu has a family matter to attend to and needs to take a seven-day leave."

Such an order at such a tense time must have been written by Xu Xuan.

Immediately, everyone felt a little more at ease.

Such matters should definitely be handled by the venerable and sage-like Master Mao; Gui Da should simply remain at Baoan Hall.

Bai Niangzi first returned to the bottom of West Lake to recuperate and retrieve some magical artifacts for protection.

He barely clashed with Jianglong, but in his shock and anger, he unleashed two great supernatural powers and even transformed into the true form of a white snake.

The consumption of magical power is enormous, and the next step is to venture into the Antarctic Wonderland.

The Antarctic Emperor of Immortality is no longer in this world; who knows what changes have occurred since then?

Even without the guarantee of her master's lineage, entering the dojo of a Six Emperors would be considered an overstepping of her bounds.

I really don't know why I made the promise to help Xu Xuan revive. I really need to seriously consider how to safely overcome this tribulation of love.

Perhaps he'll confess once he returns to the mortal realm.

Xu Hanwen has many methods and never follows the natural order, so he might have a way.

At night, the surface of West Lake breaks open.

Bai Suzhen took one last look at Xiaoqing, who was diligently studying in Leifeng Pagoda, before heading straight for Antarctica.

(End of this chapter)