PDLP Chapter 253: The Mysterious Netherworld Opens
Chapter 253: The Mysterious Netherworld Opens
a woman.
Even a beautiful woman, when rejected by a man, will inevitably feel resentment.
However, this man was exceptionally talented and had extraordinary attainments in alchemy.
It inspires admiration.
later.
The man before them had annihilated the 'Fiend Blade' with a flick of his finger in a moment of crisis; his methods were astonishing.
They were even more curious about the hidden strength of the latter.
This filled Ye Xiyu with respect, even admiration and curiosity.
I felt that it would be difficult to find such an extraordinary man in the world again.
They are far superior to the so-called aristocratic geniuses of Nanling.
Having met this gentleman, looking back at the ordinary scholars and writers around me, the young talents seem like a pile of withered trees, leaving me without the slightest ripple in my heart.
She only wanted to unveil the layers of this person's hidden identity.
The young girl's heart was captured without her even realizing it.
"This is a second-tier spiritual plant called the 'Ice Flame Flower'... It can help you establish your foundation..."
Just as the beautiful woman before him was lost in thought, the man's gentle and ethereal voice rang out.
Ye Xiyu immediately snapped out of her thoughts, and with a hint of panic, gave a soft reply before looking up.
But then they saw that the man in front of them had a jade box in his palm that was filled with cold air.
"A second-tier spiritual item... 'Ice Flame Flower'..." Feeling the chill, Ye Xiyu finally remembered the man's words.
Instantly, her heart fluttered.
"A second-tier spiritual item! Sir, this is far too precious!" She blinked her long eyelashes and looked at Yang Jiuli with bright and clear eyes. Overjoyed, she was already lost in thought. "So, sir, you've always been concerned about my Foundation Establishment."
"Could it be that he also has feelings for me... but why is he unwilling to express them?" she thought to herself, biting her lip.
Those clear eyes were fixed on Yang Jiuli.
"If you don't establish your foundation, even if you become a second-tier alchemist, you will eventually become someone else's prey," Yang Jiuli said calmly.
Ye Xiyu didn't detect much emotional fluctuation in the man's eyes; they remained as deep and unfathomable as a dark well.
But those words felt like a spring breeze caressing her heart, warming her soul.
"Thank you, sir. I will certainly live up to your expectations!" Ye Xiyu waved her jade hand and put the jade box into her storage bag.
Then, he bowed.
The wisp of ice and fire emanating from the jade box caused a ripple in her spiritual eyes. The hidden Dao imprint manifested, as if the spiritual essence within possessed an indescribable attraction for her, so she no longer refused.
Yang Jiuli nodded slightly, and with a flick of his hand, a piece of animal skin paper flew out, on which were written the gold and stones he needed.
Ye Xiyu took the parchment, glanced at it, and then took her leave.
Seeing Ye Xiyu leave, Yang Jiuli looked at her back, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
"I hope it's just a coincidence... otherwise..." he murmured, his eyes shining deeply.
The 'Ice Flame Flower' that he gave to Ye Xiyu was something he obtained from a cold pool when he left the underground palace of the 'Heavenly Illusion Snow Fox Clan'. It was nearly eight hundred years old and had reached the quasi-third rank. It was a rare Foundation Establishment spiritual item that ordinary cultivators could only dream of.
Yang Jiuli originally intended to use it to open the fourth Qi Palace.
Just now, I noticed that Ye Xiyu's eyes suddenly brightened and cleared, and a glimmer of inspiration flashed through them, so I took it out.
"The 'Ice Flame Flower' has both ice and fire attributes. Ordinary cultivators who absorb fire spirit energy will find it difficult to suppress the ice attribute within it..." Yang Jiuli murmured, "But this girl has the Yin-Yang Spirit Eyes... Refining this flower might have unimaginable miraculous effects."
This action was merely a spontaneous one.
As for the consequences, that's a matter for later.
Next, Yang Jiuli began to study the "Key Points of Swordsmanship".
Six months later, Ye Xiyu successfully collected the gold and stones she needed, and Yang Jiuli also began to use them to strengthen his body.
To solidify the foundation of the "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique" and advance to the late stage of the second level.
In the past six months, Ye Xiyu has successfully advanced to the second-level alchemist.
A 28-year-old second-tier alchemist.
He is a prodigy even in the cultivation world of Chu.
However, she did not make a fuss about it, but only informed Yang Jiuli.
Yang Jiuli was quite satisfied with this.
Only by learning to conceal one's shortcomings can one truly enjoy the scenery from the mountaintop.
At this time, ten years had passed since Yang Jiuli entered the Ye family of Nanling, and he was already over 59 years old.
At such a young age, he has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage; to outsiders, it seems he has no chance of achieving immortality.
However, Ye Xiyu never asked about this matter, and she seemed to have full confidence in Mr. Yang.
She even suspected that Mr. Yang had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and that he might be using a secret method to conceal his cultivation level.
……
"This 'Heavenly Illusionary Dao Bone' truly lives up to its reputation as a near-fourth-tier Dao Bone... Even with the passage of time and the loss of much of its spiritual essence, it is still not so easy to refine..." Inside the cave, the 'Heavenly Illusionary Dao Bone' hovered in front of Yang Jiuli.
He was enveloping it with the Qi of the Three Lives and began to refine it with his divine sense, trying to erase a wisp of demonic Qi within it.
It is better to plant a divine imprint on it and control this thing.
However, this "Heavenly Illusionary Dao Bone" was extraordinary, and Yang Jiuli's divine sense could not even touch the Dao patterns.
Even with the assistance of the Three Lives Qi, progress was still quite slow.
Without him...
This is because Yang Jiuli's spiritual consciousness is still too weak.
If he were to condense his golden core and refine this bone, it wouldn't take too long.
……
Cultivating immortality transcends the passage of time.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.
This day was the ninth day of the sixth lunar month.
The central region of the cultivation world in the Chu Kingdom.
Misty Mountains.
Mysterious Abyss.
The abyss was deep and dark, completely shrouded in mist, and even divine sense could not probe its depths; no one knew how many meters deep it was.
The mountains surrounding the abyss are shrouded in mist year-round.
Wisps of mist linger in the mountains, never dissipating.
If an ordinary person enters and inhales even a wisp of the eerie mist, they will bleed from all seven orifices and die.
Even a Qi Refining cultivator would experience mental confusion and damage to their spiritual root if they inhaled too much.
Occasionally, a few strange beasts lurk in the mountains.
Suddenly, streaks of light flashed across the sky, leaving behind patches of magnificent clouds.
The monsters in the valley looked up and saw seven treasure ships slowly stopping in the air a hundred meters away from the valley.
A vast surge of magical power, like a tidal wave, swept from the treasure ships outwards to all directions of the valley.
The terrifying pressure instilled fear in the demonic beasts near the valley; some crawled back, while others scorpions burrowed into the ground.
At this moment, Qin Zhixue found herself standing on a third-tier treasure ship filled with a cold current.
Beside her stood Master Wanyue, his majestic eyes gazing intently at the valley ahead.
It also carried a hint of sharpness.
On the treasure ship, there were also several late-stage Foundation Establishment elders from the Ice River Valley.
And the Foundation Establishment cultivators who came to participate in the 'Mysterious Netherworld' training.
Including Qin Zhixue, there are a total of thirty people who can enter the "Mysterious Netherworld".
Originally, with Su Beichuan's death, Ice Valley was supposed to have ten spots reduced.
Fortunately, the spots for the seven major immortal sects were determined seven years ago.
If, in the next sixty years, Ice River Valley still has no new Core Formation cultivators, then the number of slots will be reduced to twenty.
On the treasure ship, Qin Zhixue looked at the 'Mysterious Valley' ahead.
"In the Taiyin Cold Pool of Xuanyou Valley, there is not only 'Cold Jade Star Pattern Gold' but also quasi-fourth-order 'Cold Jade Dragon Marrow'. If I can obtain it, I will have the hope of forming a Golden Core. At that time, the sky will be high and the sea will be wide, and I will be able to roam freely." Qin Zhixue's eyes gleamed.
The value of this near-fourth-tier 'Frosty Jade Earth Dragon Marrow' is even greater than that of the 'Replenishing Essence and Correcting Self Pill'.
With this item, she was confident that she could at least form a true core.
If a few more spiritual ingredients can be found, the Golden Elixir may be within reach.
As Qin Zhixue whispered to herself, she frowned slightly, sensing several unfriendly gazes from nearby.
At that moment, she focused her mind and looked at the treasure ship beside her.
At this moment, the seven major immortal sects of the Chu Kingdom gathered together.
These seven immortal sects are: the southwest Ice River Valley, the south Azure Flame Immortal Sect, the east Taibai Immortal Sect, the west-central Golden Glow Sect, the central Burning Flame Valley, the north Lingyan Island, and the northeast region Refining Dust Sect.
Of the seven great immortal sects, the strongest is currently Lingyan Island in the north, which has a True Core cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation.
There were also two nascent-core cultivators and two fake-core cultivators.
Five masters from one family.
They are clearly a step stronger than the four True Immortals of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
In particular, the "Lingyun Zhenren" who was in the late stage of Core Formation was recognized as the number one person in the Chu Kingdom's immortal sects.
However, this True Core cultivator is over 420 years old and nearing the end of his lifespan, causing Lingyan Island to worry that its position as the number one immortal sect in Chu Kingdom is in jeopardy. With the opening of the Xuanyou Secret Realm, the island has sent many elite disciples.
As for other immortal sects, most of them have three Core Formation True Persons.
Only the "Refining Dust Sect" has three Void Core cultivators and one Pseudo-Core True Person, making it slightly weaker than the "Azure Flame Immortal Sect".
At this moment, people from all six major immortal sects were looking at Qin Zhixue.
Some were amazed by her unparalleled beauty and began to admire her.
Many others, however, showed hostility.
The hostility emanating from Lingyan Island was even greater than that from Jinxia Gate.
"Lingyan Island..." Feeling those gazes, Qin Zhixue understood.
She possesses the beauty of a golden elixir.
If resources are available, one should at least be a True Core cultivator.
A century later, the True Core of Lingyan Island passed away, just as Qin Zhixue was forming her Golden Core.
At that time, the old and the new were changing.
The number one immortal sect in the Chu Kingdom is about to change hands.
This involves many interests.
Qin Zhixue had long anticipated that the cultivators from Lingyan Island would cast hostile glances at her.
On the contrary, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the other major immortal sects, even if they harbored hostility, never openly expressed it in this way.
After merely glancing at the cultivators from various sects, Qin Zhixue withdrew her divine sense and closed her eyes.
She had anticipated this and had made preparations accordingly.
What follows is nothing more than a single battle.
It's all or nothing!
What is there to fear!
At this moment, she was full of fighting spirit, determined, and resolved to overcome all difficulties.
Because she knew that this was a battle that would determine whether she could reach the pinnacle of immortality.
It also relates to Ninth Brother's long-term plans.
How could she lose?
……
three days later.
A ripple spread across the valley ahead.
A restrictive wave spread out.
Below, in the deep, dark abyss, a screen of light appeared.
That light curtain seemed to seal away an isolated world.
"The ancient restrictions have loosened; fellow Daoists, you may now open the 'Mysterious Netherworld'!"
On the treasure ship of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, Li Hongtai stepped forward and spoke leisurely.
Now, his aura is powerful, and he has clearly reached the early stage of Core Formation.
Combined with his third-grade superior-level Flowing Cloud Treasure Ship, his imposing presence was extraordinary, making him someone not to be underestimated.
At this moment, everyone knew that True Man Hongyan had obtained the relics of the ancient True Man Liuyun.
He held a high-grade third-tier magic weapon in his hand.
If one treats him as an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, one is bound to suffer a disastrous defeat.