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The underworld.

"What happened here? It was fine just now, how did it suddenly become so terrifying?" Gui Eting looked at the withered Yellow Springs Garden and asked in confusion.

"This is the real Yellow Springs. All this time, that boring demon butterfly has made this Netherworld neither a ghost nor a hell." Zi Yang said with great enjoyment as she admired the scenery around her, which had completely turned into a ghost realm.

"Why do you say that? Are you familiar with this place from before?" Gui Eting asked curiously.

"I wouldn't say I'm very familiar with it, but I have a great fondness for this realm. Only when I'm here can I truly feel happy and at peace," Zi Yang said with a smile.

"You're a really interesting person," Gui Eting said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've talked this much with anyone. Being with you really makes me happy." Zi Yang looked at Gui Eting gently and smiled.

"Do you like me?" Gui Eting suddenly became innocent and asked curiously.

“There’s one thing about you that resembles someone I used to know. That’s why I saved you on the Bridge of Helplessness. You really do look like her, almost like the same person.” Zi Yang looked at Gui Eting intently again, her eyes burning as she gazed at her face. She reached out and cupped Gui Eting’s beautiful and elegant face in her hands, and was somewhat mesmerized by the sight.

"Really? So in your eyes I'm just someone else's shadow." Gui Eting's originally happy expression turned resentful, and she turned her face to the side, muttering to herself.

"Hehe, don't think too much about it. I rarely have such close contact with people, and you are the first. I really like you." Zi Yang's eyes suddenly became gentle and clear, and the confused look in them before was gone.

Just then, not far from Zi Yang and Gui Eting, a dazzling seven-colored glow suddenly appeared. Fairy Caixia Lian Linlan and Han Zheng appeared there. Han Zheng's face was obviously a little pale because he saw his favorite student Gui Eting being intimate with a strange man.

"Junior brother, it seems your good disciple has found a good home." Lian Linlan said to Han Zheng, looking at Zi Yang and Gui Eting.

"Senior sister, please stop provoking me, okay?" Han Zheng said, her face even more pale.

“Junior brother, how am I trying to provoke you? I’m happy for you,” Lian Linlan continued, trying to provoke him.

"Eting, didn't you go back to the human world? Why are you here?" Han Zheng shouted angrily at Gui Eting.

"You are... Oh, you are Master Hanzheng. How come I remember so badly?" Gui Eting shook her head and said with some self-reproach.

"It's not that you have a bad memory, but because the Meng Po soup splashed on you. Although you didn't drink it, you will still lose some of your memories of your previous life because of the Meng Po soup," Zi Yang said with a smile.

"Oh, I see..." Gui Eting thought for a moment and said with a sudden realization.

"Junior brother, you're getting more and more confused as you get older. Haven't you noticed that your disciples have now become 'Su'?" Lian Linlan looked at Gui Eting and Zi Yang with disdain, reminding Han Zheng.

"How could this be? Eting, what's wrong with you?" Han Zheng then realized that she couldn't sense any living aura from Gui Eting; she was existing entirely as a spirit.

"Master, hello..." Gui Eting's voice sounded somewhat like she was out of her mind.

"What do you mean 'good'? How did you die? And who is this woman?" Han Zheng said angrily, pointing at Zi Yang.

"His name is Zi Yang, and he's my boyfriend. He's a man, not a woman," Gui Eting said softly, nestled close to Zi Yang.

"Holy crap, you're insane... and you even have a boyfriend? What's wrong with this world?" Han Zheng felt like she was having a nightmare, and her mind was about to explode.

"Junior brother, why have you become so frivolous? Having a boyfriend is a very normal thing. You should be happy," Lian Linlan said indifferently from the side.

"How can I still be happy..." Han Zheng looked at Gui Eting angrily and smiled bitterly.

Lian Linlan and Han Zheng appeared here because Lian Linlan had just received an order from the Thousand Immortals Realm. The order stated that Feng Shui had arrived in the mortal realm and, together with an accomplice, had severely injured the "Monet Immortal" Yao Ji. Yao Ji had also eliminated Feng Shui's accomplice, and Feng Shui was fleeing to the Netherworld with the corpse of his dead accomplice, possibly to reclaim his accomplice's "spiritual body" for a rebirth and to reshape his original form. The purpose of the Thousand Immortals Realm's order was for Lian Linlan to remain in the Netherworld to continue tracking Feng Shui's movements. However, the fact that Feng Shui could severely injure the "Monet Immortal" indicated that his strength was beyond the capabilities of a mid-level "Transcendent Immortal" like Lian Linlan.

2004-12-08 23:34:00

Judging from the implied meaning of the instructions, she should first secretly wait for the Thousand Immortals' assistance in the Netherworld, and then seize Feng Shui in one fell swoop. Just as Lian Linlan was waiting for the Thousand Immortals' assistance in the Netherworld, she was surprised to discover that such a serious change had suddenly occurred in the "Garden of the Underworld" on the other side of the Netherworld, which greatly surprised Lian Linlan.

This Garden of the Underworld, located on the other side of the Netherworld, was created tens of thousands of years ago by its new owner, "Yellow Spring." No one knows the true identity of this new "Yellow Spring," not even the Xuanzong Immortal Emperor of the Thousand Immortal Realms, who only possesses a limited understanding of it.

Because the Thousand Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, the Netherworld Realm, and the most mysterious Demon Luo Domain are all other realms on the same level, while the Divine Heaven Realm is the ultimate overlord above these four realms. However, each realm has its own rules, everyone has their own duties, and the realms do not interact with each other. They cultivate within their own realms, which is common knowledge in each realm. Therefore, each realm only knows the general situation of the other realm; deeper details are beyond their knowledge.

The Netherworld is unique among the four realms because everyone, regardless of their original realm, must reincarnate there after death. This creates its distinctive mystique. Since no one wants to suffer cruel punishments in the Netherworld after death, cultivators from all realms dare not easily venture there to cause trouble, as a sign of respect for its master, "Huang Quan."

This was Lian Linlan's first time visiting the Netherworld, and she hadn't expected the legendary "Garden of the Underworld" to be so beautiful and magical. However, it didn't take long for the place to transform into the current scene of a true hell of demons, much to Lian Linlan's surprise.

So, Lian Linlan and Han Zheng secretly investigated the source of the changes in the Netherworld, but unexpectedly they encountered Zi Yang and Gui Eting there.

In fact, Lian Linlan had already sensed something amiss when Han Zheng sent Gui Eting away while they were in the Demon Realm. However, she didn't pursue the matter further. In the Demon Realm, she had already noticed that the wandering spirit Feng Yileng had secretly met with Han Zheng alone, and with her experience, she could certainly guess what it was about. However, since she and Han Zheng were fellow disciples, she couldn't reveal the truth, and thus, she remained troubled by the matter.

Encountering Gui Eting, who had transformed into "Su," in this place was already an unbelievable event. With Lian Linlan's shrewd mind, combined with the information mentioned in the instructions just issued by the Thousand Immortal Realm, Lian Linlan had basically guessed the reason behind the matter.

That means the feng shui ally mentioned in the instruction must be Gui Eting, and the only place in the mortal realm where one could encounter Fairy Yaoji is the Bashu region. This is because Fairy Yaoji once had a deep affection for the Bashu region; in ancient times, she was called "Miaoyong Zhenren" (妙用真人), or "Goddess," by the mortals of Bashu. The mortals there even built a temple for Yaoji to commemorate her.

Bashu has always been the place with the most abundant spiritual energy for those seeking immortality, and it was also the site where cultivators in ancient times underwent tribulations. It's inevitable that many magical artifacts were hidden within Bashu. Coincidentally, Feng Yileng also underwent his tribulation in Bashu, a well-known secret recorded in the biographies of ancient cultivators in the Immortal Realm. Furthermore, Feng Yileng's private interactions with Han Zheng led Lian Linlan to suspect that Feng Yileng intended to give Han Zheng the magical artifacts he used during his cultivation in the mortal realm. This is because Feng Yileng had a deep connection with both Han Zheng and Lian Linlan's masters.

Han Zheng sent Gui Eting back to the mortal realm, undoubtedly to retrieve the magical artifact Feng Yileng had given him from Bashu. However, Lian Linlan couldn't fathom why Feng Shui was in the mortal realm and mingling with Gui Eting. But then Lian Linlan thought again: for "Monet the Immortal" to appear in the mortal realm, Feng Yileng's magical artifact must be extraordinary. After further contemplation, Lian Linlan suddenly understood.

She had heard from other immortals that magical artifacts forged by cultivators in ancient times would have their attributes upgraded as the cultivator's cultivation level increased. Back in the Thousand Immortal Realm, Lian Linlan had heard that the "Monet Immortal" Yao Ji Fairy possessed a quasi-divine artifact, but she never imagined it would be the magical artifact forged by Feng Yi Leng.

Having thought this through, Lian Linlan had figured out the whole thing, and an idea suddenly popped into her mind.

"Junior niece, did you get the thing your master asked you to get?" Lian Linlan suddenly became gentle and asked Gui Eting with a kind expression.

"Senior sister, you..." Upon hearing Lian Linlan's words, Han Zheng realized that her thoughts had been read by Lian Linlan.

"Uncle-Master, what are you talking about?" Gui Eting asked, puzzled.

"What else could it be? What could be so serious that even the immortal Monet could be injured?" Lian Linlan said with a strange smile.

"Monet is a celestial being..." Han Zheng gasped in surprise.

“That’s right. You wanted to snatch something from Immortal Monet and even severely injure him. I think you and Feng Shui must have already obtained it. Quickly take it out and let your martial uncle take a look.” Lian Linlan said hypocritically with a smile of an elder.

"I didn't, I didn't..." Gui Eting said painfully as she squatted on the ground, clutching her head.

"You're lying... Hand it over now." Lian Linlan tore off the elder's false mask and said viciously.

"I never expected that even immortals could have such a face," Zi Yang said disdainfully, looking at Lian Linlan.

"What kind of monster are you, daring to be so presumptuous in front of me!" Lian Linlan said, looking at Zi Yang with the same disdain.

"Why don't you try it and you'll know? I wonder what color the blood of an immortal would be. It's so nostalgic..." Zi Yang's eyes suddenly became confused, and she said in a trembling voice.

"You're not worthy of my attention. Junior brother, cripple him for me," Lian Linlan said to Han Zheng beside her.

"Senior sister...isn't this going too far? He's my disciple's boyfriend..." Han Zheng said with difficulty.

"What boyfriend? Your disciple conspired with outsiders to try to harm Immortal Monet. This is disrespectful to an immortal. She is now an enemy of us righteous people. Take action now!" Lian Linlan said angrily.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade his senior sister, Han Zheng had no choice but to steel himself and draw his longsword. With one hand, he formed a spiritual incantation, and a deep silver spiritual energy enveloped his entire body as he rushed towards Zi Yang. Lian Linlan simply nodded approvingly, seemingly very impressed with her junior brother's cultivation level.

The silver spiritual energy emanating from Han Zheng grew increasingly dense, and her figure, rushing towards Zi Yang, became blurred, making it impossible to distinguish between person and sword. Han Zheng had reached the state of oneness with her sword. At this moment, Han Zheng's form had transformed into a celestial sword, imbued with deep silver sword energy, slashing towards Zi Yang with unstoppable force. Zi Yang's eyes, however, became even more confused, her mouth moving incoherently, her words unreadable.

Han Zheng, in her Heavenly Sword form, was only half a meter away from Zi Yang when Zi Yang suddenly raised her right hand and swung it at Han Zheng. Han Zheng, in her Heavenly Sword form, froze in mid-air and quickly reverted to her original form. Judging from Han Zheng's facial expression, she seemed to be enduring immense pain.

"You...you...what...are you...?" Han Zheng's body stopped in mid-air, the long sword in her hand fell to the ground, and the deep silver spiritual energy on her body disappeared. Her face was contorted with pain.

"Do you feel your blood boiling, so excited, like it's about to burst through all your veins and explode outwards? Like a 'bang'?" Zi Yang said with a strange and perverse expression.

After he uttered the word "bang," Han Zheng's left calf suddenly exploded, and a jet of blood spurted from the wound. Judging from the wound, it appeared to have exploded entirely from within the body.

"Ah..." Han Zheng screamed in agony, her whole body trembling from the intense pain. Lian Linlan, who hadn't intervened, was also startled, because she thought that with Han Zheng's cultivation level, she could dominate the mortal realm, so how could she not even be able to handle someone who didn't exude any cultivation aura?

However, Lian Linlan had no idea that Zi Yang was not a cultivator at all, but simply possessed the ability to control any liquid. This had nothing to do with the path of cultivation; it was a power on a completely different level.

"Spare my master..." Gui Eting pleaded, looking at Zi Yang.

Upon hearing Gui Eting's words, the bewildered look in Zi Yang's eyes vanished, and the grotesque expression on her face returned to normal. Zi Yang withdrew her control over Han Zheng's body and smiled at Gui Eting, saying, "Alright, since you asked me to let him go, I'll spare his life as you wish."

Gui Eting forced a smile at Zi Yang, then quickly ran to the side of the severely injured Han Zheng, kneeling down to check on Han Zheng's injuries.

"Master, how are you..." Gui Eting asked, crying.

"Eting... Master is useless... He has dragged you down..." Han Zheng endured the pain in her body, supporting Gui Eting's shoulders, and said intermittently.

"Master..." Gui Eting cried out in anguish, supporting Han Zheng.

Just then, Lian Linlan suddenly appeared behind Gui Eting, reached out and grabbed Gui Eting who was kneeling beside Han Zheng. In an instant, she appeared in the air a hundred meters away from Zi Yang, but threw the seriously injured Han Zheng to the ground.

"Hahaha... No matter who you are, I have no interest in getting entangled with you anymore. I'll come back and deal with you when I have time later." Lian Linlan laughed wildly as she looked at Zi Yang on the ground.

A dazzling seven-colored glow once more emanated from her body, indicating that Lian Linlan was preparing to kidnap Gui Eting. However, before Lian Linlan could teleport, a blood-red light enveloped her, completely obscuring the seven-colored glow emanating from her. Lian Linlan felt an immense and powerful pressure enveloping her; it was a tremendous force imbued with the aura of death, instilling a strong sense of fear in her heart and causing her body to endure immense oppression.

Unable to resist the oppressive force any longer, Lian Linlan was thrown from the air to the ground, and she frantically got up and looked up at the sky.

A woman, exuding an aura of death and shrouded in a mist of light more crimson than blood, dressed in thick, classical palace attire, floated in the air with a sorrowful expression, holding the unconscious Gui Eting in her arms.

2004-12-08 23:37:00

Chapter Fifteen Makes a Dazzling Debut

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Looking at Gui Eting in his arms, Huang Quan felt a mix of emotions, unsure how to face this "sorrowful" sister. Originally a single entity, they had been cruelly separated into seven different individuals due to the cruel hand of a deity caused by love.

Although during reincarnation, Huang Quan, who was "joyful," unexpectedly merged with the emotion of "anger," and Jiang Yao, who was "thoughtful," also merged with the three emotions of "sorrow, fear, and surprise," they were unable to come into contact with the emotion of "worry."

Unexpectedly, "You" embarked on the path of cultivation, completely betraying the Demon Butterfly's original intention of cultivating demonic arts. Perhaps this is a good thing for "You," at least she no longer has to worry about the memories of feng shui inherited from her previous life. However, in the darkness, the Demon Butterfly's destiny is still to encounter feng shui and then become entangled with it.

All of this is irresistible and unstoppable...

In the end, even the most complete individual, "You," ended up in such a state.

Huang Quan felt a pang of sadness, for Gui Eting, whom he held in his arms, was also a part of himself.

“‘Worry…’ Huang Quan looked at Gui Eting with a melancholy expression and said softly.

A tear rolled down Huang Quan's cheek and landed on Gui Eting's cheek. Huang Quan tenderly pressed his pale face against Gui Eting's face, feeling the long-lost intimacy brought by another part of his body.

“That is…” Lian Linlan stared in shock at Huang Quan floating in the air and exclaimed in surprise.

“Huang Quan…” Zi Yang also saw who the newcomer was, and a smile that was hard to guess appeared on her lips as she spoke softly.

Lian Linlan trembled involuntarily upon hearing the name Zi Yang uttered, clearly not expecting Huang Quan to appear here. Han Zheng, who had been lying on the ground severely injured, was also startled by Huang Quan's appearance. He couldn't believe that his senior sister, a celestial being, could be no match for the person in the sky holding his disciple. However, upon hearing Zi Yang's name, he was even more shocked, fully understanding why his senior sister had been defeated. Yet, he felt no fear, but rather a strange sense of pleasure, because he resented his senior sister's treacherous act of abandoning him to abduct Gui Eting.

"Immortal from the Thousand Immortal Realms, why have you come to my Netherworld?" Huang Quan coldly looked at Lian Linlan below and said in an icy voice.

"Lord Huangquan, I came to the Netherworld because I received orders from the Thousand Immortals Realm. Please forgive me for not paying my respects to Lord Huangquan beforehand." Lian Linlan respectfully bowed deeply to Huangquan in the air.

"You've come, but why did you have to abduct 'Su' from my Netherworld?" Huang Quan questioned in an even colder voice.

"This...this...this 'Su' is suspected of participating in the attack on 'Monet the Immortal' of the Thousand Immortal Realm, and I suspect she is carrying weapons of mass destruction, so I took action to bring her back to the Thousand Immortal Realm for punishment." Lian Linlan began to speak nonsense and make up stories.

"I've never heard of anyone being able to attack 'Monet the Immortal' before. I've always heard of 'Monet the Immortal' attacking others. It seems the world has really changed," Huang Quan said sarcastically.

“Well… I’ve confirmed that it was this ‘Su’ who, in the mortal realm, joined forces with a demon cultivator to attack ‘Monet the Immortal,’ and was killed in retaliation by ‘Monet the Immortal,’ thus becoming ‘Su.’ Therefore, I must take this ‘Su’ back to the Thousand Immortal Realm for judgment,” Lian Linlan quickly explained.

“Nonsense! I’m keeping this ‘Su’. You can leave!” Huang Quan said coldly.

"Lord Huangquan, this won't do. This humble immortal will have no way to explain this to the Xuanzong Immortal Emperor of the Thousand Immortal Realm." Lian Linlan actually brought up the name of the master of the Thousand Immortal Realm.

"Hmph! You think you can scare me with the Xuanzong Immortal Emperor? Then let him come to the Netherworld to ask me for the person himself!" Huang Quan said disdainfully.

Just then, a giant teleportation array, deep blue in color and covering an area of one kilometer in diameter, suddenly appeared in the sky of the Netherworld. Ethereal celestial music emerged from the teleportation array, followed by several ever-changing, illusory light curtains, like the aurora borealis, which covered the entire field of vision of Huang Quan and the others.

Huang Quan, witnessing all this, understood who had come to the Netherworld, and a disdainful sneer appeared on his lips. Lian Linlan, on the ground, wore an excited smile, for the reinforcements from the Thousand Immortal Realms, as instructed in the order, had arrived. Zi Yang, observing this lavish and extravagant entrance, couldn't help but find it amusing.