The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 169: Thousand Years of Persistence

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Thousand Years of Persistence

"Your Highness, follow us,"

Black Impermanence said with a soft laugh, pulling Qin Jun’s thoughts back from the system notification sound. He nodded and followed Black and White Impermanence as they moved forward.

The dim light made it impossible to see the buildings on either side clearly. The occasional wails of ghosts were hair-raising and eerily chilling, as if a ghost could leap out at any moment.

However, this was the netherworld, and the presence of ghosts was normal; it would be strange if there weren’t any.

"What level of cultivation must a cultivator reach to be able to come to the netherworld?" Qin Jun asked Black and White Impermanence curiously, while thinking to himself, "Can I enter the Imperial Capital first and then summon them? By then, God and Demon could come to the Imperial Capital to support me."

"The host is too naive. Perhaps even that God and Demon might be blocked outside the Imperial Capital." The system’s reply disappointed Qin Jun.

"Forget it, let’s start summoning now!" Qin Jun said resignedly in his heart.

"Ding! Now beginning random summoning of God and Demon..."

At this moment, Black Impermanence turned around and smiled at him, "Under normal circumstances, only those at the True Immortal Realm can traverse both the mortal and nether worlds, but some at the Immortal Realm level can also rely on special divine powers or treasures to travel between them."

True Immortal Realm?

Qin Jun’s eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had touched a whole new world. He hurriedly asked, "How much higher is the True Immortal Realm than the Immortal Realm?"

"Above the Immortal Realm lies the True Immortal Realm, with nine being the ultimate number, so each realm is divided into nine levels," Black Impermanence explained with a smile, enlightening Qin Jun.

Energy refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Elixir, Ascending Mortal, Spirit Transformation, Earth Immortal, Immortal Realm, True Immortal!

There must be even higher realms above the True Immortal, and Qin Jun is currently only at the Golden Elixir Realm, still four great realms away from True Immortal. What a long journey of immortal cultivation!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning Sha Wujing, from ’Journey to the West’!"

What?

Sha Wujing?

Qin Jun suddenly grew excited, as if he had been injected with adrenaline. Sha Wujing was one of the main characters in ’Journey to the West’, the former Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng!

"Quick, bring up his attribute list!" Qin Jun was thrilled, finally summoning a genuine deity. Although Sha Wujing did not stand out much in ’Journey to the West’, he at least served to balance the fights between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, indicating he certainly had some strength to offer.

A fearless Supreme Heaven Great Sage and Zhu Bajie, who was formerly the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng—both were renowned figures in heaven and earth. They argued countless times on their journey, and without Sha Wujing, Tang Monk would’ve had a hard time handling them.

Would they listen to his mediation if he were a weakling?

Clearly not!

"Sha Wujing, from ’Journey to the West’."

"Race: God Clan!"

"Cultivation: Immortal Realm Level Nine!"

"Cultivation Method: Gathering the Apex to Face the Origin!"

"Divine Power: 800 Li Flowing Sand! Qingtian Staff Strike!"

"Treasure: Demon-Subduing Staff!"

"Loyalty: 98 (Full value 100)!"

It’s explosive!

Immortal Realm ninth layer!

Even more impressive than Evening Star!

Qin Jun was so excited that he couldn’t contain himself, and was even pleasantly surprised. He originally thought that Sand Monk and Evening Star were on the same level, but on further thought, Evening Star didn’t have any outstanding combat achievements, whereas Sand Monk had fought his way through the Journey to the West and was also Heavenly Court’s Curtain Lifting General. The title of General isn’t just for show; it meant that he was akin to a military general in the Heavenly Court, while Evening Star was a civil official.

At that moment, he couldn’t help but think of Zhu Bajie, that lascivious pig who was capable of subduing Sand Monk, probably having the cultivation of the True Immortal Realm. Then, thinking of Sun Wukong, who merely by appearing, had scared Zhu Bajie to the point of wetting himself, Qin Jun didn’t dare to contemplate how strong Sun Wukong might be.

"Your Highness, what’s wrong?" White Impermanence asked, puzzled, thinking that Qin Jun was feeling unwell on his first visit to the Yin realm.

Living people who stay in the Yin realm for too long will have their lifespans reduced.

"It’s nothing, just a feeling that another powerful being will come to join me soon," Qin Jun said with a smile.

"Is that so? Then let me congratulate Your Highness in advance," White Impermanence said casually, laughing. However, his fierce appearance made Qin Jun feel as if he was being mocked.

Summoning Sand Monk had put Qin Jun in a good mood. A super-powerful being of the Immortal Realm’s ninth layer — even if the demonic cultivator recovered his peak strength, Qin Jun wouldn’t be afraid.

"By the way, where are we heading?" Qin Jun asked out of curiosity, his gaze sweeping over the streets of the Yin realm.

Just how big was the Yin realm anyway? Was it as big as the realm of the living?

"The demonic cultivator’s daughter did not reincarnate after her death, but became a ghost emissary instead," Black Impermanence explained, causing Qin Jun to be taken aback.

If the demonic cultivator cared about his daughter, didn’t that mean Qin Jun now held his lifeline?

Driven by curiosity, Qin Jun followed Black and White Impermanence as they continued on.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they arrived at a sinister-looking inn. The lights were bright inside, and various ghastly and bold voices could be heard emanating from within.

The duo and their ghostly companions quickly entered the ghost inn. As they did, the place fell instantly silent.

Qin Jun scanned the room only to find numerous ghosts staring at him. Most of the ghosts were humanoid, with some demons among them. Their faces were all terrifying as they gazed fixedly at Qin Jun as if he were prey.

"Hmph!"

Qin Jun coldly snorted, feeling displeased. With Black and White Impermanence present, he had nothing to fear!

Black and White Impermanence suddenly unleashed their imposing aura, frightening the ghosts so much that they all withdrew their gaze.

At that moment, a woman with a face full of scars approached. She had a graceful figure but an incredibly scary face as if she had suffered inhuman torture while alive.

"Yun Qing, tell him about your father, Yun Chengmo," Black Impermanence said to the scarred woman. As he spoke, he glanced back at the other ghosts in the inn, scaring them into quickly fleeing. In no time, only the four of them remained in the inn.

Upon hearing this, a look of resentment crossed Yun Qing’s scarred face. She gritted her teeth and began, "Yun Chengmo was originally a cultivator of the Righteous Dao, but after being defeated, he went mad and switched to the Demonic Dao cultivation method, falling into demonhood. Out of control, he killed my mother and me..."

Qin Jun was deeply moved, never having imagined Yun Chengmo to be so cold-blooded. He also felt sorry for Ye Xuan. It seemed likely that Yun Chengmo would indeed devour Ye Xuan’s soul, with no chance for reincarnation.

As Yun Qing continued her story, Qin Jun came to understand that Yun Chengmo was not his original name; he had changed it after falling into the Demonic Dao in his extreme pursuit of power. It was said that he was from the Imperial Dynasty of the Hanjiang River. After being defeated by the first master of the dynasty, Yuan Zhentian, he began practicing the Demonic Dao cultivation method, later killing Yun Qing and his wife. With a heart full of hatred, Yun Qing chose not to reincarnate but to become a ghost emissary instead.

She had been waiting for a chance to take revenge, always monitoring Yun Chengmo’s every move. She knew Yun Chengmo sought revenge against Yuan Zhentian, which resulted in both sides sustaining heavy injuries, nearly destroying him in both body and soul, with his soul fleeing. It took thousands of years before Ye Xuan accidentally obtained it.

Thousands of years!

Qin Jun couldn’t help being shocked by Yun Qing’s persistence; she had guarded the Yin realm for thousands of years when she could have reincarnated dozens of times.

"Yun Chengmo also hates me now, and he probably wants to seek revenge. Can you help me?" Qin Jun got straight to the point, initially thinking he could use Yun Qing to threaten Yun Chengmo. But now it turned out Yun Qing also wanted to kill Yun Chengmo.

What kind of hatred would thousands of years of persistence condense into?