Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 468: Discovery

Chapter 468: Chapter 468: Discovery

Shen Siyuan’s feet submerged in the flowing water, causing ripples, yet he couldn’t feel the presence of the water; everything seemed illusory.

He reached out to grab the reed beside him, only to find it was indeed real.

"It’s truly strange."

Shen Siyuan looked down at the water flowing over his ankles.

In Daxia’s mythological system, there are no legends about the reed marshes of the Netherworld.

Instead, there are records in Ancient Egypt’s Book of the Dead about reed marshes.

The reason Shen Siyuan knew these was naturally because after entering the Netherworld, he had collected such information and read a lot about myths from both home and abroad, naturally remembering them.

Thinking of this, Shen Siyuan realized that the all-pervading yellow sand in the Netherworld also seemed to exist in Ancient Egyptian mythology.

Could it be that Duoduo’s Qiankun Umbrella malfunctioned, bringing them to a foreign Netherworld?

But that seems incorrect as well.

Even though Shen Siyuan couldn’t discern directions in the Netherworld and had no special memory marker, several times entering the Netherworld, he could feel certain Netherworld rules hadn’t changed.

Or simply put, regardless of domestic or foreign land, the rules of the Netherworld are the same?

"Potato..."

At this moment, Dou Dou’s small call interrupted Shen Siyuan’s thoughts.

It turns out that because they saw Shen Siyuan standing still, they were a bit worried and couldn’t help but call him.

"I’m coming."

Shen Siyuan turned and went back to them.

"Brother, did you discover something?"

Seeing Shen Siyuan return, Xiao Yue impatiently asked.

Shen Siyuan shook his head and said to Duoduo, "Let’s change to another place."

"Okay."

Upon hearing this, Duoduo didn’t waste any words, immediately rotating the umbrella handle, and then the scenery changed, they instantly appeared in a new place.

"Eh, still here." Dou Dou looked down at her little feet.

Her short legs had completely submerged in the water, surrounded by reeds as tall as her, sight completely blocked by reeds.

She tiptoed and stretched her neck but still couldn’t see around.

"We’re still here."

Xiao Yue looked around and conveniently pressed down the two little ones jumping around.

"Yes, Duoduo, try again." Shen Siyuan said solemnly to Duoduo.

Duoduo immediately rotated the umbrella handle, and they changed to another place once more.

This time, they were not in the midst of the reed marsh but arrived at the edge, similar to the place they stood before, with yellow sand under their feet.

"Try once more."

Hearing this, Duoduo immediately rotated the umbrella handle, and Dou Dou just wanted to speak but her voice got stuck in her throat.

This time, they switched to another place, still within the reed marsh, but standing in a shallow water area.

"Are we stuck here, or is this reed marsh too vast?" Xiao Yue asked with some concern.

"Not sure, but——"

Shen Siyuan suddenly stabbed the Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword emitting glowing luster into the yellow sand soil.

Primordial Magnetic Power swept around from the center, connecting from heaven to earth, everywhere with magnetic resonance, giving rise to a powerful force, as if the whole world was generating a rumbled roar.

Lightning appeared in the clouds, muffled thunder continuously burst, dead souls in dark clouds let out piercing screams as if ignited torches, then turned to ashes.

It seemed Thunder God descended from the sky, igniting the world with his fury.

This wasn’t Shen Siyuan’s power, but utilizing his Primordial Magnetic Power to leverage the magnetic field of this world.

It’s akin to a trick of leveraging the power of dharma.

This is not the end; the Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword not only possesses magnetic power but also carries the power of the Five Elements. Since the Five Elements mutually generate, they can also inhibit each other.

Shen Siyuan was utilizing this point, injecting Earth Element Qi into the Water Element Qi of this world, Gold Qi into the Wood Qi of this world, and so on.

Shen Siyuan’s Five Elements Qi, like explosive bombs of the Five Elements, detonated in this world, disrupting the original operating Five Elements Qi of this world; in an instant, chaos seemed to arise.

The ground rose into peaks, reeds transformed into sharp arrows, flames appeared in the water...

"Brother is amazing..." Duoduo exclaimed in amazement.

Dou Dou beside was frantically nodding, while Xiao Yue had an expression of adoration, every time she saw Shen Siyuan wielding the sword in his hand, it never ceased to dazzle and amaze.

The Divine Sword originally held by Shen Siyuan, only half a meter long, had now transformed into a radiant giant sword reaching heavens, nearly piercing through this world.

Five Elements mutually generate, magnetic power mutually attract, this Divine Sword absorbed the surrounding magnetic and Five Elements Qi onto itself, thus transforming into such a colossal size.

Now, Xiao Yue and the others had turned into yin souls hiding behind Shen Siyuan, receiving his protection, not daring to move an inch, for all around were various chaotic energies; these energies didn’t recognize them, a slight misstep and they could suffer severe damage.

Then the earth started to quake, the yellow sand seemed to come alive, quickly gathering in one spot; the ground began to rise, even the reed marsh beneath Shen Siyuan appeared, as though a giant was rising from underground.

"There’s a big monster."

Dou Dou was so frightened she clung tightly behind Xiao Yue, while Duoduo nervously hugged one of Shen Siyuan’s legs.

"You all go back into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner." Shen Siyuan said.

"But I want to see." Xiao Yue whispered.

Though she, too, was filled with terror of this world, she was equally curious.

"Then watch from inside the banner."

Shen Siyuan said no more, summoned the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and instantly stowed the three little ones inside it.

Xiao Yue, Duoduo, and Dou Dou three appeared instantly in the playground inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The playground wasn’t empty; Xu Shilong was leading Zhou Xiaofeng in play, besides, there were Chen Haiyan, Yuan Xiaoying, Mu Feiyan, and Yu Leye.

Upon seeing them appear, they joyfully approached.

But upon seeing their strange attire, they paused and didn’t proceed.

The Xiao Yue trio also ignored them, all raised their heads towards the sky, only then did they react, raising their heads as well, then noticing the original night sky had turned into yellow sand.

The entire night seemed to transform into a giant screen, projecting the whole Netherworld upon it.

Shen Siyuan had shared his view into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner; what they saw was what Shen Siyuan could see.

An enormous sand tortoise lifted its head from the ground; previously Shen Siyuan and the others had been atop it all along, the desert was its body, and the reed marsh was the moss on its head...

Even though its head was struck by Shen Siyuan’s sword, it seemed unaffected, as it lifted its head and stood, the world seemed to be shrouded by a massive shadow.

"Damn it, is this also evil?" Shen Siyuan cursed inwardly.

This thing appears as a tortoise, but it’s far from a tortoise; its neck is extraordinarily long, somewhat resembling the mythical Xuanwu, yet it has more than one head, countless heads rising from the ground, outnumbering even the Nine-headed Snake.

Each head rose from the earth, pairs of small eyes staring at Shen Siyuan.

These tiny eyes were filled with various desires and malicious thoughts; Shen Siyuan, under their gaze, found his heart swaying, evil desires arising, turbulent waves surging within the Sea of Consciousness, various demonic forms rapidly inflating...

Shen Siyuan dared not linger, promptly a great sun rose from behind his head to stabilize his mind, preventing evil thoughts from growing, while pulling out the Divine Sword stabbed into the "ground".

Then without delay, he swung a sword, divine light illuminating heaven and earth.

The people inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner were utterly stunned.

Although previously Shen Siyuan could communicate with ghosts, traverse life and death, leaving them quite amazed, yet did not have too direct an impression, mostly believing he only possessed the abilities of a Ghost Messenger Yin God.

But now, the power Shen Siyuan demonstrated, claiming he was a Heavenly God or Buddha walking in the Mortal World, they would believe.

As Shen Siyuan swung this sword, they finally realized why such a massive evil was entrenched here; because beneath it lay a colossal palace.

PS: That’s all for today.

Is everyone home yet? I’m almost freezing returning to the countryside, no air conditioning, no heater, relying solely on several quilts; I’m nearly stiff.