Chapter 2043 Netherworld
"Okay Yaoer, it's time for us to set off."
After sending Mu Yanhong away, Luo Hong didn't give Yuan Yao a chance to speak, and pulled her out of Black Wind Island.
After a flash of lightning, they came to a sea area. There was nothing around them, only the howling wind in front of them and the lingering black fog. The black gloomy wind stretched from the sky to the ground, making people feel daunted.
"Yao'er, the one ahead is Luopo Jingfeng.
According to the information I got, the entrance to the underworld is hidden in it!"
Luo Hong wanted to remind Yuan Yao to be prepared, but Yuan Yao's response was irrelevant.
"I thought my husband's taste had changed after coming to the fairyland, but now it seems that I was overthinking.
But this Miss Mu and her husband have experienced many life and death situations, so she is indeed not bad."
Yuan Yao looked at Luo Hong with a smile on her face, her tone full of sincerity.
Compared with the little girl Ye Susu, Mu Yanhong does have a completely different style, and is very similar to Yin Qiao and Ling Yuling.
"Ahem, Yao'er, please stop testing your husband. Now we have to deal with important matters."
Luo Hong said slightly embarrassedly.
"I am not testing you this time, I am speaking from the heart.
Of course, if my husband doesn't want to consider it now, we can talk about it later.
I know all the dangers in the Fallen Wind, and I can enter at any time."
Yuan Yao put away her smile upon hearing this and immediately spoke seriously.
A hint of surprise flashed across Luo Hong's eyes when he saw this. He thought Yuan Yao would be as persistent as she was the last time she saw Ye Susu.
However, he did not delve into the matter further. He immediately set up a light of escape and rushed into the Fallen Wind with Yuan Yao!In the past, when Luo Hong went deep into Luopu Jingfeng, he needed some treasures to assist him, but now, even if he brings one more person, he can still walk around leisurely.
Arriving at the depths of Luopu Jingfeng with great ease, Luo Hong did not use his spiritual eyes to search for the entrance to the underworld, but instead kept sensing the spatial fluctuations around him.
Suddenly, the dark wind behind him fluctuated slightly, and a three-pronged fork wrapped in black mist emerged from it and stabbed fiercely towards Yuan Yao's back!With a "bang", a layer of silver light curtain immediately appeared around Yuan Yao, easily blocking the three-pronged fork.
Yuan Yao was not at all panicked when she saw this, not only because Luo Hong was by her side, but also because she had sensed the sneak attack in advance.
Even without the protective means that Luo Hong left on her, she could have avoided this attack.
After entering Luopo Jingfeng, her Heavenly Ghost Law became more active than ever before, and all related methods were greatly enhanced.
"Husband, is this the Yin beast you mentioned?"
Seeing a black figure rushing out from the cold wind after missing the attack, Yuan Yao couldn't help but reveal a curious look.
The beast's body shape was roughly the same as that of an ordinary human, except that its body was covered with black scales and it had a tail behind it, making it look like a little ghost.
"Yes, Yao'er is interested in it?"
Luo Hong flicked his hand casually, and a ray of golden light fixed the Golden Immortal-level Yin beast in the air.
"The Yin energy it emits is extremely pure. If I use it properly, it will be of great benefit to my cultivation!"
Yuan Yao didn't expect that she would get a small opportunity before she even entered the underworld.
Now she completely believed that the foundation for her enlightenment was hidden in the underworld!
"This kind of Yin beast in the netherworld is equivalent to a fierce beast in the fairy world. It is not an opportunity. Yao'er does not need to worry too much."
Luo Hong captured Yin beasts because most of the resources in the Netherworld were useless to him, while Yuan Yao, who practiced the Heavenly Ghost Law, was just the opposite.
After a small disturbance, the two continued searching for half a day and finally made some discoveries.
"This kind of spatial fluctuation should be that!"
With a thought, Luo Hong took Yuan Yao and moved to a place a million miles away.
There was no sea water in this area, only gusts of gloomy wind.
The cold and gloomy air around him became increasingly dense, piercing his bone marrow, forcing Luo Hong to mobilize more immortal energy to resist.
Without hesitation, Luo Hong immediately rushed into the thick dark wind with Yuan Yao and flew downwards.
Luo Hong's escape speed was naturally extremely fast, but they flew for quite a while before obvious changes appeared in the surroundings.
The cold wind ahead suddenly began to weaken, as if it was finally reaching the bottom.
Suddenly, the void in front of him began to fluctuate violently, and a huge blood-red vortex appeared out of nowhere, stretching across the front.
An extremely powerful devouring force immediately emanated from the blood-colored vortex, trying to suck both of them in.
At this time, the silver light curtain around the two of them appeared again, directly blocking this wave of space absorption force.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Hong stretched out his hand and the Sky-Breaking Spear appeared out of thin air.
With a "bang", Luo Hong pressed the Sky-Breaking Spear under his feet, and a powerful space wave surged.
After the blood-colored vortex was swept through, its rotation speed was immediately slowed down to the limit, like a turtle crawling, and the suction force suddenly disappeared.
"Husband, could this be the entrance we are looking for?"
Sensing the unique aura emanating from the blood-colored vortex, Yuan Yao immediately understood something.
“This is indeed the entrance. Once you are sucked in, you will reach the underworld.
But before that, I need to cast a spell on it so that we can come back later."
After saying that, Luo Hong tightened his right hand, and the Sky-Breaking Spear immediately emitted a silver light and shot out a golden rune.
As soon as these runes came into contact with the blood-colored vortex, they immediately merged into it, as if the two were originally one.
Soon, three hundred and sixty golden runes appeared in various places of the blood-red vortex.
Seeing this, Luo Hong put away the Sky-Breaking Spear and no longer restricted the space here. The speed of the blood-colored vortex immediately increased dramatically.
But compared to just now, the suction force it emitted was much gentler, and it no longer flickered, as if it had been fixed in place.
"Okay, let's go."
Pulling Yuan Yao up, Luo Hong and she took the initiative to escape into the bloody vortex.
After a familiar scene flashed before their eyes, they arrived in an unfamiliar place.
Beneath their feet was a huge lake, the water was blood red and rippling gently.
Although it looks like blood, the lake water does not have the slightest bloody smell, only a slight chill.
Behind the blood-red lake lies a huge blood-red city.
Luo Hong glanced towards the city gate and saw a plaque with the words "Ghost Gate" engraved on it hanging on it.
However, when he looked towards the city, he did not see a single person. The whole city was unusually silent, yet not dilapidated, which was indeed a bit weird.
"Could this be the Soul Catcher?"
However, Yuan Yao on the side obviously saw something and showed a surprised look.
Luo Hong was stunned for a moment and then thought of something. He immediately condensed the power of reincarnation in his eyes, making them turn dark red.
Sure enough, with the blessing of the power of reincarnation, the world in his eyes immediately became completely different.
In front of the originally empty blood-red city, Luo Hong could now clearly see two rows of guards wearing blood-red armor.
Although these guards were also in human form, they had a single horn on their heads, long mouths and big ears, and long tongues in their mouths that would stick out from time to time, like a dog panting. They looked very scary.
And through the city gate, one could see that the originally deserted city had now become extremely lively, with people coming and going, presenting all kinds of life.
Following Yuan Yao's gaze, Luo Hong saw a large group of people.
They were flying over the blood lake, looking no different from the city guards. At the moment, they were holding chains, locking struggling figures and throwing them into the blood lake.
"Ahhhh!"
As soon as those people entered the blood lake, they immediately began to scream miserably and bursts of green smoke came out of their bodies, as if the water in the blood lake was highly poisonous.
But after a while, the green smoke on those people dissipated, and their bodies became translucent. They were still locked up by the blood-armored guards and taken to the front of the city gate to line up.
At this time, the people guarding the city will come forward to check, and only after confirming that there is nothing abnormal will they let them pass through the ghost gate and enter the bloody city.
It is no wonder that Yuan Yao thinks that these blood-armored guards are soul-catchers. After all, the way they lock up ghosts is indeed very similar to the legendary soul-catchers.
And her first feeling was indeed correct. As far as Luo Hong knew, the blood lake under their feet was called "Three Lives Lake", which could wash away all the yang energy that the soul had been contaminated with in the yang world, making it suitable for survival in the yin world like the underworld.
Those blood-armored guards can even travel between the Netherworld and the Immortal World and capture all the souls they encounter.
For monks who intend to practice the ghost way, meeting them when they fall is undoubtedly a good thing, as they can live a second life in the underworld.
But if there is no such intention, being brought to the underworld will delay the monk's reincarnation.
Therefore, most monks will take the initiative to sit in meditation and enter the cycle of reincarnation when their time comes.
"Husband, why can't they see us?"
Yuan Yao was cautious at first, but after observing for a while, she found that none of the blood-armored guards looked at them, as if there were no two extra people here out of thin air!“These soul-collecting messengers and us cultivators have a yin-yang relationship. Normally, we cannot see each other. Only when our souls leave our bodies, or when we use the Three-Life Water to wash away all the yang energy in our bodies, can we see each other.
Yao'er, you can see them now because you have practiced the Heavenly Ghost Law. If you want them to see you, just activate the Heavenly Ghost power."
Luo Hong replied immediately.
Of course, this invisibility-like state cannot deceive beings of the same level, so it is not very useful.
"I see. Then I wonder what my husband is going to do next?"
Yuan Yao nodded with a look of realization and asked again.
“We have just arrived in the Netherworld, so there is no need to rush into anything. Let’s first learn more about the situation here.
For example, as for those souls, isn't Yao'er curious about how those soul-collecting messengers will deal with them?"
Luo Hong pointed at the souls who were queuing to enter the city.
"I am indeed very curious, so please accompany me to tour the city."
Yuan Yao suddenly became interested and reached out to hug Luo Hong's right arm.
Luo Hong naturally would not lose hope, so he flew to the city gate with Yuan Yao, and then followed a group of souls and entered the city unnoticed.
When passing through the ghost gate, Luo Hong felt a chill in his soul and was not very comfortable.
So he deliberately took a look at Yuan Yao's condition, but found that there was nothing abnormal about her. Instead, her face looked a little rosy.
After feeling relieved, Luo Hong began to look around the city.
Although there were many residents gathered on the street, watching the bustle of souls entering the city, Luo Hong still felt the city was dead.
However, Yuan Yao seemed not to notice and remained in high spirits throughout the journey.
In this eerie ghost town, the two of them were just having fun like a couple on a date.
A few hours later, the two followed and arrived in front of a tall building.
Those soul-catchers immediately drove those souls into it like driving sheep.
Luo Hong scanned with his spiritual sense, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he walked in.
Immediately, an extremely dark corridor came into their sight.
Without hesitation, the two of them followed the corridor, spiraling downwards, and soon arrived at an underground space.
In the center of this place is a pool of blood-red water, surrounded by neatly arranged cages, which hold various souls.
The two of them watched with their own eyes as the soul-catchers locked the captured souls into empty cages and then left.
After waiting for several hours, Yuan Yao lost her patience when she saw that the soul-catchers did not take any further action towards these souls.
"Husband, this place seems to be just a cage. There is nothing to see."
“This place is not the real underworld, but should be just a transit space.
It seems that only when enough souls are accumulated, the passage to the real netherworld will open."
After this tour, Luo Hong has figured out some tricks.
Obviously, there are far more than one similar transit spaces, and it is these transit spaces that allow the soul-catchers to frequently cross boundaries.
"What should we do then? Should we wait?"
Yuan Yao was stunned and couldn't help asking.
"Of course there is no need to wait. My husband said that there are enough souls here, so that is enough."
Luo Hong would certainly not waste time here. As he spoke, his pupils glowed with golden light. He was ready to cast an illusion on all the soul-catchers in the city.
The transit space is not very big, Luo Hong's spiritual sense can completely cover it, and there are no Daluo-level cultivators here.
So after just a moment, everyone fell into Luo Hong's illusion.
Not long after, Luo Hong sensed the movement of the magic circle being activated, and with a thought, he brought Yuan Yao to the surface.
At this moment, the black clouds covering the entire transit space rolled violently, bursting out with extremely powerful power fluctuations, causing the entire space to tremble.
Countless black runes flew out from the black cloud and quickly formed a black vortex.
As it turned, a black passage appeared in the center of the vortex. It looked extremely dark and seemed to lead to the darkest and darkest place in the world.
Immediately afterwards, a black figure flew out from the passage. He was dressed in a black robe and held a black stick in his hand. His facial features were much more regular than those of the soul-catchers, but not as scary, and were still ugly.
As the black clouds changed, the soul-catchers in the bloody city were already escorting the souls out.
As soon as they walked under the vortex, they would throw those souls into the air and let them be sucked away by the black vortex.
Because the time had not yet come, the soul-catchers only had to make a few trips back and forth before there were no souls left to lose in the city.
(End of this chapter)