261: Youdu Conference, ghosts and immortals plotting

Canyon of the Dead was not particularly large, and the city within it was naturally the same.

However, the city's construction here was quite ingenious; many buildings were hollowed out from the stone walls, and the entire canyon was even thoroughly tunneled through, stretching out in all directions.

A strange light flashed in Su Yu's eyes, and then his body shifted, transforming into a Mahayana Cultivator covered in Ghost Qi.

He then entered Canyon of the Dead openly... Half a day later, Su Yu had already gathered a large amount of intelligence within the canyon.

He now knew exactly where this place was.

As he had suspected, this was the Xuanming Land, the junction between the Netherworld Realm and the Underworld.

Every hundred thousand years, all Netherworld Realms would naturally draw close to the Xuanming Land. On the seventh day of the seventh month of that year, the Underworld's gates would open wide, and all Ghost Saints would enter the Youdu Prefecture within the Underworld in an orderly fashion to attend the grand assembly.

This assembly concerned the distribution of resources and interests, determining the future resources for every Netherworld Realm.

However, the Ghost Saints were merely minor characters in this assembly; the truly great figures were the commanders of the Youdu Prefecture and the Ghost Immortal Old Ancestors from various Netherworld Realms who were comparable to True Immortals!

As for how the distribution of interests was decided, it was naturally determined by this group of Ghost Saints competing and battling each other.

To put it bluntly, the status of Ghost Immortals was too high for them to act lightly, and their destructive power was immense. Moreover, since their strengths were similar, unless it was a fight to the death, they would be fighting forever.

That was why the Ghost Saints were the ones to fight.

Firstly, Ghost Saints were not Ghost Immortals whose internal Immortal Qi was as vast and surging as the Yellow River.

Secondly, even if they fought with such fury that it reached a life-and-death struggle, a Ghost Immortal could easily intervene.

"It seems I must find a way to leave. Otherwise, when the seventh day of the seventh month arrives, Ghost Immortals will likely appear. If they discover a living person here then, it will surely attract greed!"

After all, the flesh and blood essence of a Peak Mahayana Stage Cultivator was a decent tonic even for a Ghost Immortal—especially since this Peak Mahayana Stage Cultivator had trespassed into the Xuanming Land, giving the Ghost Immortals of the Underworld the right to deal with him as they pleased!

However, once one entered the Xuanming Land, leaving was very difficult unless one waited for the intersection between the Netherworld Realm and the Underworld to naturally separate.

This applied even to the Ghost Saints of the various Netherworld Realms.

Otherwise, to leave the Xuanming Land, one had to be at least at the True Immortal Stage or above!

Su Yu took a deep breath and then flew toward the outermost edge of the Xuanming Land.

Arriving near a mountain range, Su Yu set up a concealment Formation covering ten thousand miles, capable of isolating space and hiding tracks.

Even a Ghost Saint would be unable to see through it.

Next, Su Yu attempted to break through the space of the Xuanming Land!

He transformed into a Heavenly Phoenix, holding the xuantian immortal slaying sword in his beak, and then slashed forcefully at the space before him.

The Law powers of Slaughter and Space surged forth, attempting to rend the space apart.

Under the impact of the two Law powers, the space actually began to collapse, revealing a profound darkness!

However, beyond the space lay another place where the Ghost Qi was even denser!

Furthermore, Su Yu sensed the presence of several Ghost Immortals in that place outside the space!

Terrified, Su Yu immediately used the Law of Space to restore the space, then tore through the Void Realm to flee into the distance.

Elsewhere, several Ghost Immortals of the Youdu Prefecture were holding a small gathering on an immortal mountain shrouded in Immortal Qi.

The group chatted idly, their conversation filled with delight as they attempted to reach some form of cooperation.

But suddenly, not far from them, a pitch-black opening was slashed open from the other side of space.

Two Law powers even passed through the spatial opening and flew toward them.

The Ghost Immortals were stunned for a moment, seemingly failing to react.

It wasn't until these two Law powers naturally dissipated upon hitting their protective Immortal Astral Qi that they snapped back to their senses.

"Who goes there..."

One of the Ghost Immortals was just about to shout angrily at the pitch-black opening!

Before he could finish his sentence, the opening suddenly snapped shut.

For a moment, the words "such audacity" were swallowed back down by the Ghost Immortal.

"Damn it! Truly bizarre. Which bastard caused such a stir in the Xuanming Land!"

"Don't let me catch you, or I'll definitely make you understand why the flowers are so red!"

The red-faced Ghost Immortal cursed furiously, seemingly very dissatisfied with the Ghost Saint who had caused the disturbance just now.

In fact, if he knew who had caused the commotion, he would never let them off easily.

"It wasn't a Ghost Saint, it was a living person!"

A white-robed man shook his head upon hearing this. Although the pitch-black opening had closed in an instant...

...as a Ghost Immortal comparable to the Mid-stage True Immortal, he had naturally realized at a glance that the person who broke through space was not a Ghost Saint!

Nor were they of another race, but a living person! A real human!

The other three Ghost Saints were incredibly shocked by his words.

For a moment, their eyes flickered with an ambiguous light.

"A real living person? To cause such a huge disturbance in the Xuanming Land, they must be no ordinary living person!"

"Perhaps they are just one step away from Ascension to the Immortal Realm!"

"If I could devour them, my advancement into the Middle Stage of the Ghost Immortal Realm would be secured!"

A pockmarked Ghost Immortal's eyes were filled with extreme greed; it seemed this wasn't the first time he had devoured a living person.

"You and I, as Ghost Immortals, cannot enter or leave the Underworld at will. Only the Welcoming Envoy of the Youdu Prefecture for this assembly can go out."

"We can only pray that Fang Shanweng hasn't discovered this living person. Otherwise, if he devours them, he might be able to break through his years-long Bottleneck and enter the Late Stage of the Ghost Immortal Realm!"

"At that time, the position of Deputy Warden of the Youdu Prefecture's Yama Prison, which has been vacant for tens of thousands of years, might just be his!"

"That is a sixteenth-grade Immortal Official! When he suddenly becomes our superior, given the relationship between us and him, we'll likely have a hard time!"

Among them, a plain-looking tall man shook his head. The thought of that loathed individual potentially obtaining such an Opportunity made him feel quite unpleasant.

Given their history, once that person became a superior, he would definitely not let them off easily.

They were all Ghost Immortals. If their immortal ranks were of the same grade, even if there were primary and secondary distinctions, they wouldn't fear him at all.

The only fear was him truly being one grade higher!

"With the assembly about to convene, the position of Welcoming Envoy certainly cannot be changed."

"However, if we find a way to disrupt Fang Shanweng's immortal divination, he might not be able to find any traces of that living person after he reaches the Xuanming Land."

"When the assembly reaches its end, we'll find a way to sneak out, capture that living person, and then split the flesh and blood essence among us. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Among the five, a man in pink with a face as white as flour spoke with a raspy, high-pitched voice, smiling at the others with an affected, feminine charm.

The others seemed accustomed to the pink-clothed man's mannerisms and voice, so they were not surprised.

They had no objections to the pink-clothed man's scheme.

However, to leave the Underworld and head to the Xuanming Land, they needed the consent of the Deputy Director of the Youdu Prefecture's Ghost Census Department.

Especially since they wanted to leave at this critical juncture; that Peak Ghost Immortal would likely see through their thoughts at a glance.

At that point, the benefits would have to be split six ways, and the lion's share would have to go to that Deputy Director!