#943 - Return to the Ancient Burial Ground

In the following days, Jun Wuxie stayed with his daughter on Sovereign King Mountain, while Su Xiaoxiao returned to her sect. Ji Yinlan would occasionally find time to visit.

While Xian'er slept, he studied the formation arrays, and he had a clear direction regarding the soul-nurturing array.

He didn't want to waste time, wanting to finish the things at hand so he could go to the Netherworld as soon as possible.

That world was unknown. What would happen to the souls of the human world when they arrived there?

He worried that the longer the time, the more likely variables would arise.

After deducing the formation array runes in his mind, he began to create and carve the arrays, which took several days.

On this day, he sent his daughter to the Ancestral Master's place, and then went to the palace to see Ji Yinlan.

"These are the soul-nurturing arrays I've made. Arrange for people to build the Hall of Valor as soon as possible and place the arrays inside. At that time, transfer the souls of the soldiers gathered in the Soul Gathering Array to the Hall of Valor for nurturing."

"I will do everything according to your arrangements. Be careful on this trip. The Netherworld is a special world. Once you enter that world, your life essence will be lost at an extremely fast rate. It's best not to stay there for too long."

"Don't worry about me."

Jun Wuxie knew what he was doing. Although the trip to the Netherworld had unknown dangers, he was confident in dealing with them.

He had already faced the torrent of the apocalypse and the dark creatures of the entire Dark Universe Small Realm, so what was there to fear in the Netherworld?

"If this trip goes smoothly, after you return, my husband should go to the Upper Realm."

Ji Yinlan held his arm and walked in the quiet back garden of the palace, looking at the fish swimming in the pond, a hint of reluctance on her face.

"Are you really not going to the Upper Realm with me?"

Jun Wuxie stopped and turned to look at her. "The environment of the Lower Realm is limited, and your realm cannot be broken through. When the time comes, I will talk to the Ancestral Master and ask her to provide a restricted area environment for you and Xiaoxiao. In that case, as your Dao Fruits awaken, you will not be restricted by the environment, and your realms will gradually increase."

"Husband, you don't need to worry about the environment. Aunt You will change the environment here and draw in high-quality Origin Qi from the heavens. At that time, the environment of our Emperor Beginning Star Region will no longer have any restrictions. It's just that resources will be relatively scarce in the short term, but as time goes by, many high-quality natural treasures will inevitably emerge."

"Did Aunt You tell you this herself?"

Jun Wuxie was stunned. "Why has she never mentioned it to me?"

"Perhaps she felt there was no need to mention it to you so early, since you are leaving anyway. Even if the environment here changes and there is no longer any suppression, it will still have great limitations for you. Your path to growth is different from mine and Xiaoxiao's. We have Dao Fruits from our previous lives. We only need to awaken them, and our realms will gradually increase. In a way, it's like restoring the realm of our previous lives, so the demand for resources is not high."

"If husband wants to grow quickly, you need to compete with the contemporaries of the heavens for the various rare resources of this era. Those resources are all products of years of accumulation, so you need to go to different worlds and walk the path you need to walk. Husband, you don't need to worry about the affairs of the Lower Realm. I will take care of everything and help you grow your power. In the future, when you have time, come back and take a look."

"You're right. If I want to become strong quickly, I can't waste time, otherwise I will fall behind. The dynasty will need massive high-quality resources for stable development in the future, and only when I go to the Upper Realm will I have the opportunity to obtain those resources and bring them back to the Lower Realm."

Speaking of which, he pondered slightly and said, "Before the torrent of the apocalypse, there were still a large number of personnel from the forces that opposed the dynasty lurking in the starry sky. Have the Lord of Azure Remnant Commerce Tower and the Great Ancestor find them as much as possible, monitor their movements at all times, and ignore them if there are no abnormalities. The future will be long, and there may be many variables, such as creatures from other worlds taking action against the Lower Realm, or forces from the Upper Realm finding opportunities to forcibly open the Lower Realm passage. I'm afraid those people will collude with the Upper Realm and use tricks in the dark. Once discovered, eliminate them directly!"

"Okay, I understand."

Ji Yinlan nodded and watched Jun Wuxie leave.

… …

Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, after experiencing the torrent of the apocalypse, the vast starry sky of the Lower Realm is no longer what it used to be. The mountains and rivers of the Emperor Beginning Star Region are broken, but this place is still the same as before, except for the Yin Spirit Mountain.

The Yin Spirit Mountain, which used to be located deep in the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, is now located on the edge of the mountain range, near the border of the Immortal Execution Dynasty's city.

That mountain is shrouded in滔滔天阴雾, standing there, exuding a cold aura.

"Jun Wuxie!"

A cold voice rang out from within the Yin Spirit Mountain Range: "I didn't expect that after being dead for more than a year, you could be resurrected. Your life is really hard!"

"You seem very disappointed? It's a pity that even if I die, it will be difficult for your Yin Domain Firmament to shake my Immortal Execution Dynasty. During that time, you didn't even have the courage to send troops."

"Humph! Arrogant! If the two-world passage wasn't flawed and our strong could not come over, would there be room for you to be arrogant?"

The Yin Spirit powerhouse was very angry. Being ridiculed like this made him feel like he was going crazy.

Their Yin Domain Firmament was so powerful that it could destroy the Lower Realm with a snap of its fingers.

However, not only was the two-world passage flawed, but the Lower Realm also had the suppression of order, which meant that after people from their Yin Domain Firmament crossed the boundary, even if their realm was high, they would be suppressed below the Saint Realm. Moreover, the boundary path could not support too many Saint Realm powerhouses coming to this world.

"Then wait until your strong can come over and say harsh words. Don't you think it's very childish to say these things now? Your Yin Domain Firmament can come and attack my Immortal Execution Dynasty at any time, and we will accompany you to the end!"

"Boy, you will eventually pay the price for your arrogance! My Yin Domain Firmament is trying to strengthen the boundary path passage. One day in the future, we will definitely send troops to the Lower Realm and slaughter all of you!"

The Yin Spirit powerhouse roared in the mountain.

They were very unwilling. The Lower Realm had something they had to obtain, but unfortunately, they were blocked here and could only lurk in the Yin Spirit Mountain, not even daring to come out, which was quite aggrieved.

A cold smile hung on the corner of Jun Wuxie's mouth. He didn't argue with the Yin Spirit powerhouse and turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared into the depths of the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range.

The Yin Domain Firmament wanted to deal with the Lower Realm, but didn't he also want to deal with the Yin Domain Firmament?

The people of that world were scheming to take his daughter's idea, wanting to deprive Xian'er of her Primordial Origin, which he could not tolerate.

However, for the time being, all he could do was defend, and he had no capital to attack.

But in the future, he would definitely settle accounts with the Yin Domain Firmament.

That was a malignant tumor. If it was not removed, it would always be a threat to the Lower Realm and to Xian'er.

Such danger must not exist in the world for a long time, otherwise he would never be at ease.

… …

After many years, he returned to the area where he was chased by the fire dragon, and saw the cave, the entrance to the Ancient Land of Corpse Burial.

Thinking back to the various experiences he had here back then, he felt very emotional.

At that time, the fire dragon chased him, and the powerhouses of several major forces also chased him. In desperation, he and Lilya had to enter the Ancient Land of Corpse Burial.

In there, he experienced danger and eroticism. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't help but smile.

It was the experience in the Ancient Land of Corpse Burial that tightly intertwined his fate with Mu Xuelan, Lilya, and Shangguan Wan'er.

Coming to the misty abyss again, there were still the nine stone pillars that stood up from the bottom of the abyss.

Back then, she held Lilya and used these stone pillars as stepping stones to cross the abyss, which was quite dangerous.

Now, he crossed to the other side of the abyss in one step.

In front of him was the gray-green light gate, flowing with water-like energy.

Passing through the light gate, he came to a dim and hazy space.

The light here was very dim. Under his feet was a black ancient road, more than ten meters wide. On both sides of the ancient road, there was a gray mist, filled with weirdness and coldness. Many white bones were scattered on the ground, decayed and gray-brown.

The scene here was exactly the same as back then.

He walked forward along the black ancient road, and soon saw a stone tablet on one side, with three characters engraved on it—Road of No Return.

Below the three ancient characters was a line of smaller characters: Once you enter this road, you will never return alive.

A cold breath kept drilling into his body.

However, for Jun Wuxie now, it could no longer cause the slightest impact.

The cold wind blew, stirring his moon-white sword robe.

Invisibly, a hand quietly rested on his shoulder, and a chill came from the back of his neck, as if someone was blowing cold air on his neck.

"After so many years, your obsession has not faded. It must be very painful, right?"

Jun Wuxie sighed. He didn't turn around, but his powerful divine sense captured everything in his mind.

A woman was floating three inches off the ground, almost贴着his back, with long hair scattered, pale eyes, no pupils, and鲜红blood hanging from the corners of her mouth.

Just like back then, the strange woman only came out to tease people and did not attack him.

Jun Wuxie turned around, and his pupil technique was activated. He saw the woman fly back instantly, widening the distance between them.

She just looked at him with pale eyes without pupils, her face sometimes showing madness, sometimes complexity, and sometimes a hint of expectation. Her expression was complex and painful.

"A wisp of polluted obsession, retaining the kindness of her life, trapped here to endure the torment of time, then let me help you to be free."

His life star in his body operated, and a powerful devouring force was released. Suddenly, all the strange and cold aura on this ancient road came like a tide.

Runes appeared in the mist on both sides of the road, and the dark curses trapped inside were forcibly sucked out.

The dim ancient road gradually lit up, and the cold and strange aura gradually dissipated.

The strange woman's body was sucked in front of him, and a large amount of strange energy in her body was being devoured by him.

The woman's eyes were no longer so pale, gradually forming black pupils, and there was a clear light in her pupils.

Her face was no longer distorted, and her expression became very calm, making her completely different from her previous self.

This was an extremely beautiful woman with a noble and gentle temperament.

Jun Wuxie had a strange feeling in his heart. This woman in front of him seemed to give him a sense of familiarity.

What shocked him the most was that after the blood stains on the woman's face disappeared, her appearance was completely revealed before his eyes, and she looked somewhat similar to Mu Ciyin!

Could she be someone from Bingyun Tower from a certain era?

"I have waited for eternity, and finally waited for this day..."

The woman spoke softly, her voice very pleasant, with a hint of sadness, as if lamenting her own life.

"Who are you, and what is your relationship with Bingyun Tower?"

Jun Wuxie looked at her, feeling very strange in his heart. According to this woman's words, she had been here for an extremely long time. However, the Ice Cloud Tower Sword Sect was only over three hundred thousand years old, so the timeline didn't seem to match up.

"Who am I? Just a secondary body of a reincarnation..."

The woman stated that she wanted to leave this realm and find her main body to merge, but unexpectedly, an accident occurred and she perished. However, a mysterious force protected her true soul, allowing her to wait here, so that she could be freed in the future.

"You said someone told you to wait here?"

Jun Wuxie's heart was full of doubts. Since the person who protected her true soul could protect her true soul from being destroyed under the Curse of Darkness, why couldn't they purify the cursed substance that even he could purify?

The Curse of Darkness that tainted the woman was not particularly strong. That person could have completely purified it, but instead, they wanted her to suffer here, waiting for eternity, until today!

So, does that mean someone foresaw a certain day in the future when he would come here to help the woman break free from the curse?

"That's not right... I am innately destined to be indefinite. Even Emperor Realm experts cannot deduce my future trajectory. How could someone predict that I would come here?"

Jun Wuxie realized that there must be something strange about this, but the truth was unknown.

However, one thing he could be sure of was that someone was arranging certain things behind the scenes.

Although they couldn't deduce his fate, could they design certain routes and slightly guide him, so that he would follow this route at certain times?

If that were the case, it would explain what the woman said.

But the question is, if that person has such abilities, why would they have him purify the woman's curse? They could completely do it themselves. What is the purpose of doing so?

"I know there are questions in your heart, just as there were questions in my heart back then. That mysterious voice said that I am not only waiting for liberation, but also waiting for karma. Only when karma arrives can I go higher and farther in the future."

After the woman finished speaking, she walked to the side of the ancient road. A talisman flew out from her palm and was imprinted on the ground.

An ancient magic circle quickly emerged there.

The runes of the magic circle were extremely profound, flowing with mysterious spatial power, constructing a void passage.

"This is the magic circle left by that mysterious expert back then, which can guide me back to the world that should belong to me. I will remember your kindness. If I can merge with the main body and awaken the Dao Fruit, I will definitely repay you in the future."

Jun Wuxie nodded.

"If you can overcome the Three Calamities and Seven Tribulations on this journey, you may obtain an ultimate divine power. These are the words left by that person back then."

After the woman finished speaking, she took a deep look at him, stepped onto the formation diagram, and disappeared into the space passage. The passage quickly closed, the formation diagram went out, and no trace was left.

"Who exactly is guiding these things?"

Jun Wuxie pondered. If the heavens were a game of chess and he was one of the pieces, then how many people were playing the role of chess players in it?

The real chess players should only be a limited few, but in this process, I am afraid that other people will join in.

The strongest chess player controls the overall game, and the other chess players arrange the details?