Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 859 - 854: Lurking 4

Chapter 859: Chapter 854: Lurking 4

From his current perspective and divine thoughts, this white-clothed corpse wasn’t truly a corpse; it was merely an extension of the mysterious chariot.

It was part of the chariot, transforming into something akin to a compartment component for some unknown reason.

Perhaps it belonged to the people of Netherworld Palace in the past, or maybe it was a survivor trying to escape, or had some other origin.

Lin Xin was no longer curious about this.

Sitting inside the chariot, he could faintly see colorful luminescence flashing by through the gaps.

Sounds like the mournful cries of women continuously penetrated his ears.

Lin Xin completely restrained and concealed the fluctuations of his power and Spiritual Light, thanks to his evasion attribute of over thirty million.

The chariot trembled intermittently as if it was speeding forward.

Unsure of how much time had passed, suddenly the entire chariot shuddered slightly and abruptly halted.

Hiss... The door slowly opened, and a beam of golden sunlight slanted in, illuminating Lin Xin’s feet.

He stood up and slowly walked out of the compartment.

Outside the chariot, a vast, vibrant green and yellow grassland basked in the sunlight, bursting with life.

Near him, dew drops gently rolled off the grass blades, silently seeping into the soil.

"Where... is this place?"

Lin Xin’s divine thoughts swiftly unfolded, spanning across the grassland ahead, surrounding areas for several miles, tens of miles, hundreds of miles, thousands of miles!

Buzz!!

The air suddenly rippled with a strange aura.

He was slightly startled, realizing his overreach seemed to have caught the attention of Netherworld Palace. He hurriedly withdrew his divine thoughts.

Could it be that reaching Nascent Soul level is the limit, and nothing beyond that?

Would pure physical strength provoke the vigilance of Netherworld Palace?

His face showed a trace of contemplation.

He extended his left hand and gently flicked.

Sizzle!

A sharp gust of wind shot out like a white arrow. In an instant, it caused the space in front of Lin Xin to distort, creating a long ravine.

The ravine was over half a meter deep, with dirt and grass scattered everywhere, extending hundreds of meters.

This was already the result of Lin Xin’s extreme effort to limit his power.

He had only used a minuscule amount of strength, even less effort than blowing out a breath; just a slight release of his power’s seal caused such a phenomenon.

"The space is fifteen times weaker than the Mortal Realm, and Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy is nearly thirty times weaker. Physical strength isn’t restricted, it seems permissible within Netherworld Palace."

After roughly assessing the environment, Lin Xin casually walked towards the distance.

At this moment, his divine thoughts had already detected a place with living creatures.

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In the white disaster-ether void.

Huge red meat globules, like floating giant balloons, pulsated and exhaled some substance, emitting hissing sounds.

Each red meat globule had a volume of several hundred Spirit Miles.

In the largest meat globule at the forefront, two bizarre humanoid beings stood in the blood-red cavity.

One was an old man with white hair, carrying a black turtle shell, with limbs covered in dark red segments.

The other appeared to be a young woman, but upon closer inspection, her skin was like kiln-fired pottery, resembling clay figurines. Even her features seemed painted on.

These two were Terracotta Person Shangqiu and Demon Insect Black Turtle, the two top-tier Evil God Kings released from their seals.

"Nether City is current vacant and hollow. With the King of Deception assisting covertly, we should resolve the troubles quickly."

"Universal Heavenly Venerable and other riffraff are troublesome. Do you want to handle it, or should I?" Terracotta Person Shangqiu’s voice sounded like a young girl’s, clear and sweet, but paired with her eerie form, it gave an uncanny feeling.

"Of course, you handle it. I don’t have enough manpower to deal with Universal Heavenly Venerable." Demon Insect Black Turtle cackled sharply.

"If we get exposed, I’ll attract the attention first, then you seize the opportunity to infiltrate. If we don’t get exposed, we’ll move in together. The disaster-ether can help us block all inspections." Terracotta Person Shangqiu said flatly.

"I’ll follow your arrangements."

They stopped talking, waiting silently as the huge Meat King entity flew towards Nether Realm.

Soon, sensing something, the Meat Kings halted, several thousand Spirit Miles from Nether Realm.

Terracotta Person Shangqiu slowly floated out of the Meat King, gazing far towards Nether Realm.

She gently waved her right arm, scattering silver-white powder that drifted through the disaster-ether.

Buzz!

The powder suddenly stopped, some distance from Nether Realm, seemingly blocked by an invisible net.

"A divine thought detection net. No wonder Nether City can maintain such a massive energy network in a space constantly devouring all other substances."

Shangqiu praised.

"I’ve contacted the King of Deception." Demon Insect Black Turtle also watched the silver powder being slowly devoured by the disaster-ether, speaking in a low voice.

"Wait."

They remained motionless, floating in the disaster-ether, waiting silently.

Before long, the network in front of them quietly tore open a fissure.

"Let’s go!"

The two Evil God Kings turned into residual shadows, shrinking into beams of light and darting through the fissure, disappearing from sight.

The beams of light, gray-white in color and extremely fast, seemed to have a narrow, obstruction-free passage isolated just for them.

Allowing the two beams of gray-white light to pass unobstructedly straight into Netherworld Palace.

The beams of light crossed mountains and rivers, passed large palace complexes, and swiftly entered the largest central cluster of dark red palaces.

The glowing red halo overhead also split open a small gap just right for them to enter.

Below, Dao soldiers guarding, numerous cultivators walking and conversing, and the Taoist Ancestor in the hall playing chess had no inkling of the intrusion.

These two Evil God Kings, ranking among the top five even in the Divine King’s Hall, were akin to seekers. Despite countless years of suppression and sealing, their concealment and infiltration skills still far exceeded contemporary cultivators.

Sizzle!

The two beams of light quickly penetrated the central palace entrance. At that moment, the guards were fortuitously absent. Lin Yi, standing alone at the entrance, watched the light streak past and enter the palace before issuing a divine thought directive to expedite the arrival of the next shift of guards.

Designing a staggered guard time was a simple task for the Grand Steward.

Soon, two rotating teams of Dao soldiers arrived in haste, saluted, and took their positions.

Lin Yi then turned and entered the palace with a smile.

Wandering through the palace corridors, winding and crossing, past an artificial lake, into a rear garden filled with rockery and flowers, he saw the two recently arrived Evil God Kings.

"Shangqiu and Black Turtle... Unexpected to see you both here. Didn’t Xia come too?" Lin Yi’s face showed a hint of surprise.

"Cut the chatter and open the passageway." Shangqiu, always intolerant of the King of Deception, found it reprehensible that he equated himself to the truly formidable figures and detested his fraudulent maneuvers.

Attached to Lin Yi, the King of Deception knew his unpopularity and laughed lightly.

"Follow me. Though this old snow monster lacks clearance for the Heart Core area, I can simulate Lin Sherie’s activation aura without issue."

"Then we must trouble Khador, the Divine King." Demon Insect Black Turtle, unlike Shangqiu, didn’t look down on the other and politely thanked.

"However, my power can only deceive and numb Sherie Divine Monarch for three Hours. Beyond that duration, his very soul will detect us, so you must obtain the Taoist Ancestor Origin and deal the fatal blow to Lin Sherie’s Heart Core to drain his life force within this timeframe."

The King of Deception Khador cautioned swiftly.

"Rest assured." Demon Insect Black Turtle smiled, "A full-force strike at the Heart Core from Shangqiu and me can deter even the Taoist Ancestor."

"Very well, follow me."

The King of Deception led them to a rock wall on the garden’s edge.

Touching the wall, a vivid hand seal appeared.

Sizzle...

The wall automatically shifted, revealing a narrow passage.

"Hurry up!"

They rushed into the passage, leaping forward and entering a spacious secret chamber.

Terracotta Person Shangqiu and Demon Insect Black Turtle followed closely, stepping into the chamber.

"Stand here. Absolutely do not stray; if you do, numerous formidable arrays will activate and even we cannot escape quickly!"

The King of Deception gestured them to a spot.

They stood quickly in the center of the chamber.

Buzz!

White light flashed.

Their vision blurred, clearing to reveal a vast red hollow.

In its center floated a massive white light sphere, surrounded by red tentacles.

Inside the light sphere was the faintly discernible figure of an eight-armed man.

"This is the place. Remember, only three Hours."

The King of Deception faded away, evidently not intending to assist further.

Shangqiu and Black Turtle exchanged a glance, then expanded their consciousness to sweep the surroundings. Being Evil God Kings, they relied on consciousness instead of soul.

"Found it, Taoist Ancestor Origin!!"

Their eyes lit up, discovering two uncovered Taoist Ancestor Origins, floating in the space with no concealment.