#499 - Entering the Netherworld
"I just received a message from the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor. The Five Elements Secret Realm in the Netherworld is about to open. I need to enter the Netherworld as soon as possible!"
Lu Chengan smiled and looked at Shi Ningyu, and said softly: "Don't worry, even if I enter the Five Elements Secret Realm of the Netherworld, I will not rashly snatch the Five Elements Dao Spirits. I will definitely put my own safety first."
"I am now in the Netherworld, and I don't know how long it will take for me to come back. During my absence, I hope you will take care of the affairs of the clan!"
"This is the elixir I have refined over the years. It can restore mana, heal injuries, and remove poison... Take them all!"
Shi Ningyu took out pill bottles from the storage ring. The bottles contained various types of pills. The grades of these pills were all top-grade and top-grade, and they were all useful to Lu Chengan.
Ever since Shi Ningyu knew that Lu Chengan was going to enter the Five Elements Secret Realm of the Netherworld, she has been preparing for this matter.
"Don't worry about the affairs of the clan. The three states of Mengyuan and Qianyuan are very peaceful now. There will be no danger in the clan during your absence."
"After all, the Netherworld is not a place for us to stay for long. You must be extremely careful after entering the Netherworld. The Lu family and I cannot live without you!"
Shi Ningyu looked at Lu Chengan reluctantly, with a hint of red appearing in the corners of her eyes.
Lu Cheng'an reached out and held Shi Ningyu in his arms. After comforting her with a gentle voice, he did not change his mind. He quickly left Jinding Mountain and rushed to Yinhua Sect.
Master Tianyun knew that Lu Chengan was invited by the Green-faced Ghost King from the Netherworld this time, but he didn't know the specific content.
There is also a lot of cooperation between the Yin Hua Sect and the Green-faced Ghost King, but the degree of cooperation between the two sides is not deep, far less than the relationship between Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost King.
Although Master Tianyun was curious about Lu Chengan's purpose of entering the Netherworld this time, since Lu Chengan did not choose to tell him actively, he did not ask, but only told Lu Chengan to be careful after entering the Netherworld.
Lu Cheng'an did not stay in Yinhua Sect for long. After a brief greeting with Master Tianyun, he successfully entered the Netherworld through the Yinhua Sect's passage between the two worlds.
"I was also worried about missing the opportunity to enter the Five Elements Secret Realm, so I rushed to the Netherworld!"
Lu Chengan smiled softly and said, "Congratulations to Daoist Qingmian for breaking through to the fifth level of perfection. When this trip to the Five Elements Secret Realm is over, Daoist Qingmian will probably be close to breaking through to the sixth level!"
The Green-Faced Ghost King's cultivation level is advancing extremely quickly, and his own strength is also extremely powerful. He has a great chance of obtaining the Tao Spirit he needs in the Five Elements Secret Realm.
Dao spirits are of great help to cultivators. With the Green-faced Ghost King's talent, if he can successfully obtain the Dao spirits he needs, he will definitely be able to break through to the sixth level in the future.
"Then I'll take advantage of Brother Lu's good wishes. I hope both of us can gain something in the Five Elements Secret Realm."
The Green-Faced Ghost Emperor laughed loudly and said, "I will take Fellow Daoist Lu into the cave first, and then I will tell Fellow Daoist Lu in detail about the situation in the Five Elements Secret Realm!"
"I have received accurate information that the Five Elements Secret Realm will definitely be opened within these three years, but the exact time of opening is uncertain."
"The Five Elements Secret Realm is 20 million miles away from Qingluo Cheng'an, so we need to set off for the Five Elements Secret Realm now."
"There are a lot of cultivators entering the Five Elements Secret Realm this time, and there are quite a few who are very powerful. The ones we need to pay special attention to are Lingxu Saint Son, Xuanmu Goddess, Tianyin Ghost Killer, and Youhan Yin Jun!"
"Son Lingxu and Goddess Xuanmu were born in Lingxu Sect and Xuanmu Palace respectively. These two are well-known super powers in the netherworld, and both have seventh-level cultivators in charge."
The seventh level is equivalent to the cultivators in the Hedao realm in the world of the living, but there are no eighth-level cultivators equivalent to the Dujie realm in the netherworld. The seventh-level cultivator is already the most powerful existence in the netherworld.
Saint Son Lingxu and Goddess Xuanmu were born in Lingxuzhong and Xuanmu Palace, which were ruled by seventh-level cultivators. You can imagine how powerful they are.
"Youhan Yin Jun was born in Youhan Palace. His father's cultivation is at the sixth level of perfection. Youhan Yin Jun's strength should not be underestimated."
"Tianyin Guisha's background is similar to mine, but she is very famous in the netherworld because she once killed a cultivator at the fifth-order perfection realm when she was in the late fifth-order."
"It has been more than a hundred years since she reached the fifth level of perfection. During this century, she has not made many moves. Now no one knows how strong she is."
"Son Lingxu and Goddess Xuanmu want to seize the Dao spirit of the gold path, Tianyin Luosha wants to seize the Dao spirit of the water path, and Lord Youhanyin and I both want to seize the Dao spirit of the wood path."
When the Green-faced Ghost King talked about this matter, a solemn look appeared on his face.
Although his strength was extremely strong, the time it took him to break through the fifth level of perfection was relatively short.
The cultivators who had reached the fifth level of perfection, such as Youhan Yinjun, were different from the cultivators he had met before. They were also chosen by heaven and were extremely powerful.
It was not an easy task for him to seize the Tao Spirit from these monks.
After hearing the Green-faced Ghost Emperor's introduction of the situation of Lingxu Saint and other cultivators, Lu Cheng'an's brows immediately furrowed.
He now had some doubts about the necessity for him and the Green-faced Ghost King to enter the Five Elements Secret Realm.
He had previously thought that the process of the Netherworld fighting for the Five Elements Dao Spirits in the Five Elements Secret Realm would be extremely intense, but he had never imagined it would be so intense.
Even top forces like Lingxu Sect and Xuanmu Palace sent their saints and goddesses into the Five Elements Secret Realm to snatch the Dao Spirit.
Not to mention whether they could snatch the Five Elements Dao Spirit from these cultivators, even if they could, they might not be able to leave safely with the Dao Spirit.
Monks like Lingxu Shengzi all have powerful elders as their backers, but they do not have such backing.
"Fellow Daoist Qingmian, what do you think are our chances of snatching the Dao Spirit from these cultivators? Even if we can really snatch the Dao Spirit, how can we safely leave the Five Elements Secret Realm with the Dao Spirit?" Lu Cheng'an asked in a deep voice.
"In fact, I am not very confident that I can snatch the Dao Spirit from these cultivators, but if we succeed, Fellow Daoist Lu does not have to worry about leaving the Five Elements Secret Realm. I have two boundary-breaking talismans in my hand. With the help of these talismans, we can directly enter the world of the living from the Five Elements Secret Realm." The Green-faced Ghost King said with a smile.
The danger level for a cultivator from the Netherworld to enter the world of the living is higher than for a cultivator from the world of the living to enter the Netherworld. Under normal circumstances, cultivators from the Netherworld rarely set foot in the world of the living.
Especially high-level ghost cultivators like the Green-faced Ghost King.
But if the Green-Faced Ghost King and Lu Cheng'an successfully snatch the Dao Spirit in the Five Elements Secret Realm, entering the world of the living would undoubtedly be their best choice.
Moreover, Lu Chengan himself is a cultivator from the world of the living. With Lu Chengan's protection, the Green-faced Ghost King feels that his safety should be guaranteed.
"Fellow Daoist Qingmian actually has a boundary-breaking talisman that can travel between the Yin and Yang worlds!"
Lu Cheng'an looked at the Green-faced Ghost King in astonishment. The Green-faced Ghost King's opportunities might be even better than he imagined.
"I got those two Boundary Breaking Talismans by chance. If I didn't have them, I wouldn't have dared to enter the Five Elements Secret Realm to snatch the Dao Spirit this time."
The Green-Faced Ghost Emperor smiled slightly and said, "The Wood Dao Spirit that I need has a powerful opponent in Youhan Yuanjun, but I haven't heard of any powerful cultivators who can snatch the Fire Dao Spirit."
“So after we enter the Five Elements Secret Realm, I will first help Fellow Daoist Lu to snatch the Fire Dao Spirit. Once Fellow Daoist Lu succeeds, I will then do my best to help me snatch the Wood Dao Spirit!”
The main function of the Dao Spirit is to enhance the power of the Dao Realm. If Lu Chengan can successfully obtain the Fire Dao Spirit, his strength will soon be greatly improved.
This way, his chances of snatching the Wood Dao Spirit from Youhan Yinjun would be greater.
"I don't know much about the Five Elements Secret Realm. Once I enter the Five Elements Secret Realm, I will follow the arrangements of Brother Daoist Qingmian." Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.
Afterwards, the Green-Faced Ghost King introduced the situation of the Five Elements Secret Realm to Lu Chengan. After that, he did not waste any time and quickly took Lu Chengan away from Qingluo City and rushed to the location of the Five Elements Secret Realm.
The distance between Qingluo City and the Five Elements Secret Realm is 20 million miles, which is an extremely long distance.
You can travel there by teleportation, but now the news of the Five Elements Secret Realm has spread in the Netherworld, and many cultivators have already received this news, and they are also rushing to the Five Elements Secret Realm.
This also caused the teleportation array to the Five Elements Secret Realm to be very busy.
After all, Lu Chengan is not a true cultivator from the Netherworld. Although he has used secret methods to conceal his identity, there is still a possibility of him being exposed.
Therefore, after Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost King discussed it, they finally decided not to take the teleportation array to the Five Elements Secret Realm.
Twenty million miles was not considered close even for Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost King, but they both traveled very fast, and it did not take them too long to reach the Five Elements Secret Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, the Five Elements Secret Realm is ahead. A large number of cultivators have gathered here, and they are all waiting for the Five Elements Secret Realm to open!"
The Green-Faced Ghost King's gaze fell on the five-colored cloud that appeared in the sky ahead. This five-colored cloud was the gateway to the Five Elements Secret Realm.
However, the time has not yet come for the Five Elements Secret Realm to open, so the Five Elements cloud has not yet truly formed a portal.
Lu Chengan and the Green-Faced Ghost King arrived not too early, as a large number of cultivators had already gathered near the Five Elements Secret Realm.
The cultivation base of these monks is not low, basically they are above the fourth level.
Those fourth-level cultivators were just there to join in the fun, and very few of them could enter the Five Elements Secret Realm.
After all, the cultivators who entered the Five Elements Secret Realm this time were all trying to compete for the Five Elements Dao Spirits, and the cultivation base of these cultivators must be at least at the fifth level, and most of them are in the late fifth level and the perfect realm.
Not to mention the fourth-level cultivators, even the early to middle-stage fifth-level cultivators would have a great chance of dying in the Five Elements Secret Realm if they entered it.
Even without the Green-faced Ghost King's reminder, Lu Cheng'an noticed the many cultivators gathered around him.
The strength of these monks is extremely powerful. There are countless fifth-level monks, and there are even quite a few sixth-level monks.
The strength of a seventh-level cultivator is too strong. Even if there is a seventh-level cultivator near the Five Elements Secret Realm, Lu Chengan feels that with his current level of cultivation, he should not be able to sense the existence of a cultivator of this level.
As soon as the Green-faced Ghost Emperor finished communicating with Lu Chengan, countless eyes fell on Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost Emperor.
Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King did not conceal their cultivation aura. One of them was in the late fifth stage, and the other was in the perfect fifth stage.
The main purpose of a cultivator of this strength entering the Five Elements Secret Realm must be to snatch the Five Elements Dao Spirits, which naturally and inevitably attracts the attention of many cultivators.
However, the Five Elements Secret Realm has not yet been truly opened. Even though many cultivators have their eyes on Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost King, no cultivator will attack them at this time.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's find a place to settle down first and wait for the Five Elements Secret Realm to open!" The Green-Faced Ghost Emperor said secretly.
Although a large number of cultivators have gathered near the Five Elements Secret Realm, it is not difficult for Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost King to find a temporary place to settle down. After all, their strength is not weak.
After a while, the Green-faced Ghost King took Lu Chengan to settle down temporarily. They did not do anything else, but waited quietly for the Five Elements Secret Realm to open.
“What was bred in the Five Elements Secret Realm is the Five Elements Dao Spirit. Although the grade of this Five Elements Dao Spirit may not be as high as the grade of the Water Dao Spirit bred in the Waterway Secret Realm in the Endless Void, this Five Elements Secret Realm must also be extremely extraordinary.”
Lu Cheng'an looked towards the five-colored clouds in the sky. These five-colored clouds were the portal to the Five Elements Secret Realm that would be opened next.
He was not sure whether all cultivators could enter the Five Elements Secret Realm through this portal at will, or whether it was like the waterway secret realm in the endless void, where they needed to rely on their own strength to pass through the space barrier of the secret realm before they could enter the Five Elements Secret Realm.
If it is the latter, it should be able to hold off a large number of weaker monks.
After a moment, Lu Cheng'an withdrew his gaze from the five-colored clouds in the sky. He sent a message to the Green-faced Ghost King, "Green-faced Daoist Fellow, I will concentrate on practicing a magical power next. Please help me pay attention to the surrounding situation and don't let me be disturbed!"
Lu Chengan is ready to continue practicing the Void Without Trace magical power. He wants to practice this magical power to the great perfection level before the Five Elements Secret Realm is opened. (End of this chapter)
