Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 869: Revised - 864 Inside Story II

Chapter 869: Revised: Chapter 864 Inside Story II

"Nephew, I appreciate your good intentions." Li Shenyun, the patriarch of the Li Family, said with a bitter smile, "Being able to hold out against the first wave of the tribulation qi already means we are lucky. I never expected the tribulation qi to last this long. It seems the heavens are determined to destroy our Li Family."

"Patriarch, don’t be so pessimistic. Perhaps Brother Song will find a way to save the protective shield formation when he is out."

Gongshang Baiyu comforted.

"Now every family is struggling to protect themselves; who talks about saving others?" Li Shenyun shook his head.

Song Danhao also furrowed his brows, unable to think of a solution for the moment. Could it be that once separated from the Demon God King, relying on himself alone, he couldn’t think of any way?

He was unwilling to return to the control of the Demon God King.

"That may not be the case!" Xu Ling suddenly spoke up loudly.

"Lingling, do you have a solution?" Song Danhao and Gongshang Baiyu were both startled and overjoyed.

Even the two brothers of the Li Family patriarch cast their scorching gazes toward her. In such dire straits, even the reincarnated Demon God King, Song Danhao, was at his wits’ end. Could this girl truly find a solution?

Xu Ling, feeling the attention from everyone, smiled slightly with a bit of pride.

"Brother Song, Little Baiyu, did you forget our original four-member team? There’s still one more, isn’t there?"

Her words instantly reminded the others.

"You mean...?" Gongshang Baiyu’s eyes lit up.

"Sister Yaoyang!?"

Song Danhao exclaimed immediately.

Xu Ling smiled.

"If Sister Yaoyang knows we are in such a dire situation, she certainly wouldn’t stand by and do nothing. Now as the wife of the Divine Monarch of the Netherworld, arranging for our Li Family members should be no issue at all."

"But we... bringing people to find her so rashly, would that not anger her..." Song Danhao hesitated.

Xu Ling paused and added.

"How could it? Now, in the midst of this great catastrophe, for us to bring the Li Family to seek refuge in the Netherworld is just what they need. We are actually helping them; the Netherworld will be glad, not displeased."

She waved her hand.

"Rest assured! With my understanding of Sister Yaoyang, it will be fine!"

"This indeed seems like a plan." Song Danhao also nodded, "I have Sister Yaoyang’s contact method, which is through the spiritual connection of the Golden Guard. However, the signal is currently blocked by the catastrophe, we will need a great amount of energy to contact her."

"Are you talking about Nether City of the Netherworld? The Nether City created by the Divine Monarch Sherie?"

Li Shenyun, the patriarch of the Li Family also caught on and couldn’t help but ask.

"Indeed." Song Danhao responded eagerly.

"This... this..." Li Shenyun appeared hesitant and embarrassed.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Song Danhao urged. Their ship had been navigating through the tribulation qi for long, and if not for the patriarch’s occasional rescue, they might have ended up being consumed by the qi.

Even if not consumed by it, he would have been forced to rely on the power of the Demon God King to get out. Perhaps at that time, he would no longer be himself, just a reincarnation of the Demon God King.

The help of the Li Family was significant to him.

For this grave crisis, he too planned to set aside his pride and plead for Sister Yaoyang’s help.

Li Shenyun, with a bitter face, said softly.

"Truth be told... our Li Family once had a connection with the Qing Shan Realm... many of our family members are from the Qing Shan Realm..."

"Qing Shan Realm...?" Song Danhao seemed puzzled.

Gongshang Baiyu, from the sidelines, reminded him.

"The Qing Shan Realm was the archenemy of Sherie Divine Monarch’s Dragon Serpent Realm. Back then, it was they who chased and forced Sherie Divine Monarch to abandon his sect and took refuge under the Dragon Serpent Realm Master."

"This..." Song Danhao hesitated as well.

"It’s not a problem!" Xu Ling interjected boldly. "The matters of the Qing Shan Realm are long past. Sherie Divine Monarch, as a Divine Monarch Heavenly Venerable, would he still hold onto such trivial grudges? Besides, with Sister Yaoyang there, I believe we have enough leverage."

Song Danhao and Gongshang Baiyu pondered for a moment. Indeed, given the present circumstances, there were no other options.

They could only try to converge their True Yuan, prepare the formation, and establish contact with Lin Yaoyang in the Netherworld.

The Li Family patriarch was also persuaded and began to prepare for their migration.

With Song Danhao’s spell method, they could easily determine the route and location. After all, the Demon God King had experienced many tribulations and possessed these means.

Despite the extraordinariness of this tribulation, it could still significantly reduce the energy consumption for communication.

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Netherworld.

The side hall of Netherworld Palace.

A group of Flower Demon Kings danced enchantingly, circling a beautiful woman in the center, like blooming pristine flowers, layer by layer, revealing the remarkable beauty within.

Music echoed continuously. Lin Yaoyang sat at a higher position, with two others seated parallel to her: the Caged King Du Sang and another elder with glowing golden light and white beard.

"Venerable Ji Qing, Venerable Du Sang, I wonder if this Salt Flower Dance I choreographed is to your liking?" Lin Yaoyang asked softly, with a restrained smile on her face.

As the wife of the Divine Monarch Sherie, the second mistress of the entire Nether City, her status was second only to the Divine Monarch. She represented the majesty and might of Sherie, and thus couldn’t be as carefree as before.

"Madam invited the two of us here, surely there is something important to ask?" The Caged King smiled.

The two Devine Monarchs had withdrawn their Primordial Spirit Holy Light and transformed into their human forms to show respect to Lin Yaoyang.

"I received a request from some friends," Lin Yaoyang said with some difficulty. "A few friends want to seek refuge in Nether City, but people are needed to pick them up."

"Is it a matter of choosing personnel?" The Caged King understood.

Nowadays, only top Deific Immortals can move freely through the tribulation qi.

Despite the tribulation qi being less intense than initially, it was still a great threat that could severely corrode the True Yuan of cultivators.

Even Earth Immortals couldn’t withstand it for long.

Only the deities, retracting their various incarnations, had enough Star Force to potentially extend their resistance against the tribulation qi.

"How far are Madam’s friends from the Netherworld?"

Heavenly Venerable Ji Qing asked.

"In a small world approximately two million Spirit Miles away," Lin Yaoyang relayed the information sent by Song Danhao and the others.

"Two million Spirit Miles could be managed given the current intensity of the tribulation qi," Ji Qing nodded.

"Let me arrange for a city lord from the Shadow Realm to go," the Caged King proposed. "The Shadow Realm’s divine lord has hundreds of times more Star Force than an ordinary high Deific Immortal. Though not particularly strong in combat, it fits well for this task."

"Very well," Ji Qing saw his intent to demonstrate his capability.

Under Sherie’s Divine Monarch, the three major forces were distinct.

As one of the three satellite city lords, Ji Qing and the forces represented by the Caged King formed an opposing stance to balance the pressure from Sherie’s disciples.

It was an exchange of mutual aid.

Lin Yaoyang nodded.

"Thank you, Caged King, your highness."

"My pleasure, madam," the Caged King smiled.

After discussing the schedule, soon the Netherworld dispatched a High Immortal, traversing through the tribulation qi to the Li Family’s small world.

With Song Danhao’s Golden Guard spiritual guidance, hardly any mishaps occurred. The Shadow Realm High Immortal found the Li Shenyun family’s small world.

Delighted, Song Danhao and the others brought the prepared Li Family members, boarded the flying ship, and followed the Shadow Realm High Immortal towards the Netherworld.

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Mortal Realm.

Hiss!

Over a plain of black stones and white qi, a handsome man dressed in white robes suddenly appeared. He scanned the surroundings, confusion evident on his face.

"Can’t get in still?"

Lin Xin looked around, only seeing the boundless white tribulation qi that his spiritual light had broken through.

"Must I turn into a soul state to find the way into the Shattered Wheel Hall?"

He had been in the Mortal Realm for several days. This place had no concept of time or living beings, and interference was incredibly strong.

Without a specialized spiritual power watch, plus Lin Xin’s protective Primordial Spirit Holy Light, he wouldn’t know how long he’d been here.

"It’s said that the Mortal Realm is above the Underworld. When I first left the Underworld, it seemed I entered the Outer Regions first before finding my way into the Shattered Wheel Hall by utilizing a massive ancient formation, breaking it as the price to traverse the Three Realms’ boundaries..."

His eyes, slowly turning silver with starlight, searched the surrounding space for any irregularities.

Unfortunately, beside some traces associated with the Netherworld, it was a void of whiteness.

"They say there’s great terror between life and death. The Shattered Wheel Hall is supposedly within this in-between. So, how do I find a way into the Underworld..."

Rummaging through all the Green Lake Mountain information he knew, Lin Xin still couldn’t find a way to enter the Underworld.

He had asked the Universal Heavenly Venerable about how their incarnations projected into other worlds. After all, he had seen the Universal Heavenly Venerable’s incarnations in the Underworld.

The response disappointed him greatly.

The Universal Heavenly Venerable was candid.

They merely scattered their spiritual imprints and Star Force seeds into the chaotic void, letting them drift into various corners.

With enough Star Force, they could quickly accumulate powerful incarnations. Even if the main body was temporarily destroyed, having one incarnation could give them a chance of resurrection.

This method bore similarities to the Demon God King’s reincarnation.

This rare art flourished in the Buddha Domain, leading to legends of Guanyin and Medicine Buddha spreading everywhere.

Knowing this, Lin Xin abandoned the idea of entering the Underworld through them.

"No wonder the so-called Netherworld Demon God Heavenly Venerables lack sanity; they are just imprints of Star Force, mere aggregates of power. So... how am I supposed to find the Underworld and the Shattered Wheel Hall..."