An atmosphere of deathly silence and desolation filled the air. The withered yellow river surged and flowed without stopping, winding like a giant dragon, extending all the way to the end of the sight and even to the end of the world.
This is the underworld.
The most special realm among the Nine Heavens. It is the final destination of the creatures in the other eight realms and has operating rules that are completely different from the other eight realms.
In this world, there have always been only dead spirits but no living beings.
If a living being really were to mistakenly enter this world, it would be corroded by the omnipresent death energy of the underworld and eventually turned into a dead spirit.
Ripples suddenly appeared above the tranquil river.
The next moment, the water of the Forgotten River came from the sky, and yellow river water gushed out, wrapping two figures.
Then, the vast river water disappeared.
Lu Qingshan and Xia Daoyun appeared in the underworld where no living creature was allowed to enter.
It was quiet all around, with only the sound of the river breeze blowing in my ears.
Xia Daoyun looked up.
The Forgetful River is vast and boundless.
She was secretly surprised.
Even though she was a sword fairy, the Underworld was a place she had never been to before , so she was naturally extremely surprised when she came here for the first time.
But soon, Xia Daoyun frowned subconsciously.
Because she felt the erosion of the death energy from the underworld.
Lu Qingshan didn't feel much.
As he possesses the talent of Soul Erosion, he can ignore the Yellow Spring Death Qi, but he is also aware of the damage it can cause.
"It's not advisable to stay here for long, let's leave as soon as possible." Lu Qingshan said.
He was quite familiar with the Underworld, not to mention the local tyrant Gu Yiyi.
Xia Daoyun nodded slightly and let Lu Qingshan make arrangements.
Then, Lu Qingshan leaped forward, taking Xia Daoyun with him, and followed the river forward to the boundary wall.
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The sky is blue and the earth is yellow, the vast land stretches as far as the eye can see, revealing a grand atmosphere, extremely magnificent.
But now there are countless demons gathered here.
Roars and roars continued to rise and fall.
The sky was filled with rolling black clouds.
A black cloud composed of demonic energy, with endless evil energy emanating from it.
And below the evil black cloud, one can see an extremely huge light shield, and within that light shield is a majestic city.
Guangling Pass.
The city wall is magnificent, with mottled marks, revealing a sense of heaviness and an indestructible demeanor.
However, such a magnificent city wall now looks shaky under the erosion of the heavy evil energy outside the light shield.
In the rolling devilish clouds, there are overwhelming devilish shadows.
Those demonic shadows had different shapes, but they all stared fiercely at the ground below. A violent black light flashed in the depths of their eyes.
The huge light shield flickered.
Whenever the light shield dims, one can see groups of demon cultivators rushing out of the demon cloud and charging towards the city below.
And in Guangling Pass, many cultivators will rise into the air to block the advancement of these evil cultivators.
The vast primordial force and the rolling demonic energy burst out and clashed.
What followed was the most brutal war of attrition.
Screams continued to be heard.
Although the monks of Guangling Pass tried their best to resist and their fighting power was extraordinary, the demons were willing to suffer losses and had a large number of manpower. Facing the overwhelming offensive, the monks of Guangling Pass were also constantly sacrificing.
Blood splattered in the air above Guangling Pass, looking extremely tragic.
"Everyone, join me in killing the demons and protect Guangling Pass!" Among the Guangling Pass monks who rushed out, some roared to the sky and were ready to sacrifice themselves.
"kill!"
The other Guangling Pass monks beside him also shouted, their blood aroused.
At the same time, their bloodiness also aroused the ferocity of the demon cultivators. Their offensive became more and more violent, and they continued to strangle them forward.
Located where the black clouds were the thickest, several figures were looking at the battle ahead with indifference.
"Increase the offensive." The leading figure gave a light order.
"Yes, Lord Rahu."
The Asura Demon Lord behind him immediately took the order and shouted loudly.
More demonic shadows rushed out from the black cloud.
"Haha, Luohou, according to the current trend, it will be no problem to break through Guangling Pass within ten years." Poya said with a smile beside Luohou.
"The day before yesterday, there were two monks at the Venerable Realm at Guangling Pass, but they were all beaten back by the two of you and suffered serious injuries. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for them to take action again in the short term. In Guangling Pass, except for Lin Xiu, the others are simply not worth mentioning." Vimalakirti also agreed.
Luo Hou's eyes were filled with darkness. Facing a bright situation, he shook his head grimly and said, "Don't underestimate the human race."
"Huh?" Poya and Vimalakirti were both stunned, with a slightly puzzled look on their faces. It was obvious that they could not think of any trump card that the human race had to turn the tables.
But Luohou just said this and did not continue, remaining silent.
"It's been such a long time since Luo Qiantuo went back, why hasn't he finished it yet?"
"Is that human cultivator really so troublesome?" Vimalakirti asked in a low voice, changing the subject.
It has been more than two months since Luohou sent Luo Qiantuo back to the Black Armor Region. Luo Qiantuo's delay in returning made him feel a little uneasy.
"I guess that human cultivator is too cunning. Luo Qiantuo has taken action personally, so what can that human cultivator do?" Although Poya had a bad relationship with Luo Qiantuo, she still had enough confidence in Luo Qiantuo's strength, so she said indifferently.
"Poya is right. No matter what, that human cultivator can't turn the tables in Luo Qiantuo's hands." Luohou smiled strangely and said sinisterly.
"That's right." Seeing Rāhu and Vāya both say this, Bhimacitra began to feel that he was overthinking, so he responded, stopped asking questions, and turned his gaze to the battlefield ahead.
In front, demonic energy and elemental force intertwined, and various spells collided continuously, accompanied by wailing and roaring, which was extremely intense.
Balls of blood mist exploded like fireworks. As the sun set, the sound of fighting filled the air, it was extremely brutal.
Blood fell from the sky like rain, and then quickly disappeared into the earth.
Everything seems normal.
But everyone's attention was focused on the fierce battlefield ahead, so no one noticed that the blood seemed to be disappearing into the earth too quickly.
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Yumen Pass, Qingshan Palace.
The tall building has upturned eaves, and a half-moon climbs up on the eaves, with the moonlight and the lights competing for brilliance.
In the cover of night, a man and a woman came on swords and entered the palace, which was particularly eye-catching in the night.
Soon, several more people entered Qingshan Palace.
Those who came were the core members of the Sword Sect, and were the backbone of the Sword Sect at this time.
Yu Canghai, Xue Wushao and Ji Chuan.
The three great sword masters who had seen the world and had their own demeanor were also distracted for a moment when they first met Lu Qingshan.
Climbing up the building and leaning on the railing, the breeze brushed his face, and the silver hair of their young and handsome leader fluttered softly.
Black hair goes into the abyss, white hair returns to the human world.
Lu Qingshan, with a head full of white hair, felt that the three people were hesitant to speak, stretched his waist, and said lightly: "This trip to the abyss is miserable. We were chased all the way. If we don't pay a price, we really can't come back."
"I'm still young, so the loss of this life source is not a big deal. It just so happens that people outside say that I, the sect leader, am too young and unreliable. Now my hair is almost as white as their ancestors, so I can't say anything more."
He waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this for now. I called you here because I have good news to tell you."
"Good news?" The three of them frowned in unison.
Lu Qingshan stopped talking and turned his gaze to Xia Daoyun standing beside him.
So the three of them followed the gaze and looked at Xia Daoyun.
"I have become a sword immortal." Xia Daoyun said calmly in response to the gazes of the three people.
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After twenty years, the Sword Sect finally has a Sword Immortal again.
"Too fast." After a moment of surprise and joy, Yu Canghai couldn't help but frown.
"A sword immortal who has entered the seventh calamity realm?" he asked.
Xia Daoyun nodded slightly and remained silent.
"You could have..." Yu Canghai sighed.
"Time waits for no one," Xia Daoyun said calmly without much emotion, "The Sword Sect needs this Sword Immortal, and so does Yumen Pass."
Lu Qingshan pursed his lips and said nothing.
With Xia Daoyun's talent, he has the opportunity to challenge the Nine Tribulations Realm.
At the very least, one can enter the realm of Sword Immortal at the Eighth Tribulation Realm, and will never stop at the Seventh Tribulation Realm.
He knew in his heart that the reason why Xia Daoyun was so anxious to enter the realm of Sword Immortal was, after all, to leave him the opportunity to become a Sword Immortal in the Ninth Tribulation Realm.
Among the two, one must enter the Sword Fairyland first and hold up the Jade Gate Pass for the Sword Sect.
The Sword Sect needs a sword immortal, and Yumen Pass also needs a sword immortal.
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Xia Daoyuan has already inherited the position of the Supreme from Xia Zhao, but the two of them had already reached an agreement on this matter and kept it secret for the time being.
Because the human race currently needs Xia Zhao as its supreme master, and Xia Daoyun needs the fortune of Great Xia - she wants to leave the fortune of the Sword Sect to Lu Qingshan.
Therefore, Xia Zhao maintained the title of empress, while Xia Daoyun took over the reality of empress and continued to assist Lu Qingshan in guarding Yumen Pass in the name of sword immortal.
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The time span during the Tianyuan period seemed to have been extended.
For example, the era of Qingyun Sword Immortal seems to be just yesterday, and the new era of Sword Immortal has quietly arrived.
When the news spread that the Sword Sect had produced another sword immortal, the entire Yumen Pass was stunned.
The news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and everyone was skeptical, yet also had some expectations, until an elder monk mustered up the courage to come to the door and inquire about the situation.
Then, Yumen Pass became almost crazy, with lights and decorations everywhere, and the momentum was even greater than that of the ordinary Lantern Festival.
The Sword Immortal of Luo River, Xia Daoyun.
New sword master, new invincibility.
At this moment, the monks from Yumen Pass, who had been feeling uneasy ever since they learned the shocking news that Qingyun Sword Immortal had been poisoned by a spirit, finally put their minds at ease.
Only with the Sword Immortal here, they have the confidence to hold the pass.
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After Lu Qingshan and Xia Daoyun returned to Yumen Pass from the abyss, they stayed indoors and did not go out.
Xia Daoyun is a new sword immortal and needs time to grow.
Lu Qingshan was trying his best to heal his wounds.
Even with the vitality bestowed by the Immortal Whale and the countless elixirs at Yumen Pass for him to use, the speed of his recovery from his injuries was still unsatisfactory.
Of course, Lu Qingshan had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
After all, if it weren't for his good luck, he might have become a disabled person this time.
Besides, although it was a pity that he paid the price of serious injuries but failed to kill Luo Qiantuo, for Lu Qingshan personally, both his state of mind and cultivation benefited greatly from this battle.
Luo Qiantuo served as the whetstone for Lu Qingshan to hone his sword skills and cultivate his invincibility, and he had done his job conscientiously.
However, it would be even more considerate if I could sacrifice my own life to add a lot of experience points to him.
This battle brought more gains than just that.
Lu Qingshan looked at the dark blue panel. The Eighth Tribulation Realm advanced task [I am already invincible in the Eighth Tribulation Realm] was shining brightly, flashing a moving golden light.
This means that the task is completed.
In the life-and-death battle between him and Luo Qiantuo that spanned countless miles and lasted for twenty days, everything came to an end after the sword that evoked the bright moon. The dust settled, and the advanced task was quietly completed .
It turns out that the judgment mechanism for this task belongs to the third type - it can almost be called an impossible task.
If Lu Qingshan did not have Lieque, Longque, the power of mountains and seas, and the Yuanli foundation comparable to that of a fourth-step Hedao cultivator, he would have died at the hands of Luo Qiantuo long ago, let alone a counterattack.
When Lu Qingshan thought of this, he couldn't help but frown.
The Eight Tribulations Realm is rare in the world, so it is reasonable that the advanced tasks are more difficult.
But reaching this level of difficulty is unreasonable.
——The difficulty of the Eight Tribulations Realm Advanced Quest is already so difficult, what about the Ninth Tribulations Realm? Isn’t it more difficult than the Eight Tribulations Realm Advanced Quest?
However, the advanced tasks in the Eight Tribulations Realm require defeating a top-level Demon Lord to be completed. Can tasks that are more difficult than this really be accomplished by a cultivator in the Tribulation Realm?
Although people always talk about bad planners, a game planner can’t set a task that is impossible to accomplish, right?
Although he was conflicted, Lu Qingshan didn't have much time to think about things that had not yet happened.
His first priority is to heal his wounds.
Although the task of advancing to the Eight Tribulations Realm has been completed, Lu Qingshan did not dare to rashly overcome the eight or nine heavenly tribulations and advance to the Eight Tribulations Realm as his injuries have not yet recovered.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.