153: Nine Netherworld Fire

News spread like wildfire across countless Cultivation worlds; ancient monsters, who had been secluded for tens of thousands of years, either shattered the Void Realm, tore through mountains and rivers, or even emerged from paintings and awakened from cauldrons.

Li Xiangyun could never have imagined that his enlightenment would cause such a massive impact...

Meanwhile, in the Netherworld, a dark figure seated on a throne of bones slowly raised his eyes, and the ten million resentful Souls embedded in the armrests of the throne simultaneously let out a bloodcurdling shriek.

The black mist coiling around his fingertips suddenly exploded, condensing into a shattered yin-yang fish diagram in the Void Realm, with blood continuously seeping from the position of the Yang fish in the diagram.

"Yin-Yang Dao..." the dark figure's voice sounded like countless rusty irons scraping together, "This so-called variable has truly appeared; it seems our abyss has been dormant for too long..."

With that, he flicked his finger, and a token dripping with black blood pierced through the abyss's barrier, landing before the Gate of Hell on the first layer of the abyss.

Two ten-zhang tall Ox-Head Hell Guards knelt on one knee; as the character "Slay" on the token lit up, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and countless resentful spirits froze into black ice crystals in the icy wind.

"Bring three thousand Yin fiends and retrieve the Soul of that enlightened one from the mortal world," a ghostly light flickered in the dark figure's eyes, "Tell them to be clean about it, and don't alarm those old things sleeping in coffins—unless they want to taste the pressure of the eighteen layers of the abyss."

Outside the Gate of Hell, a lean, tall figure, who had just finished gnawing on half of a demon's arm, caught the token.

He wore a faded blue cloth robe and had a string of skull pendants hanging from his waist, making him look like a traveling Jianghu doctor; only his dark, greenish-black eyes betrayed his non-human identity.

"Are three thousand Yin fiends enough?" He picked his teeth with a fingernail, and the air his fingertip passed through instantly froze into ice, "I heard there's a butcher out there who once cleaved three of our judges in half with a single strike."

The Ox-Head Hell Guard next to him replied in a booming voice, "The Lord has commanded only to slay the Soul, not to engage in prolonged battle."

"Furthermore, that enlightened person should only have Golden Core cultivation."

The lean, tall figure suddenly laughed, his laughter accompanied by the creaking sound of bones rubbing together: "I know, I know, after all... this so-called 'anomaly' has even made the Netherworld's Reincarnation Plate spin half a beat faster."

With that, he turned slightly, the hem of his blue cloth robe sweeping across the ground, and the congealed black ice crystals suddenly transformed into thousands of bats, flapping their wings and flying outwards...

Li Xiangyun, of course, knew none of this.

Nor did he know that another crisis was about to strike.

At this moment, he was leading Tang Fu towards the southwest direction that Cang Lanzi had mentioned.

At the same time, along the way, Li Xiangyun also learned.

It turns out that although the Heavenly Abyss is also a place where life and death intersect, it differs from the place he had reached in his dream.

The difference lies between the living and the dead.

In other words, only Souls would travel through that misty world.

Normal people who wish to go to the Netherworld must pass through the Heavenly Abyss.

He also learned that the reason he was constantly attacked back then was because of the strong life Qi he carried.

Only by consuming a living-dead pill to conceal his life Qi could he prevent this phenomenon.

In fact, Li Xiangyun had already vaguely speculated about this when he first arrived at the Heavenly Abyss.

It was just that his power was out of control at the time, so he couldn't resolve it.

Now that everything had returned to normal, he only needed to cover himself with the Dao Intent of Death to perfectly resolve it.

The two continued their journey.

Along the way, Tang Fu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Brother Li, are you going to seize the Netherworld Darkfire?"

"What do you mean?" Li Xiangyun suddenly stopped, a little surprised.

One must know that the Netherworld Darkfire is ranked ninth on the Spirit Flame List, even more powerful than Fire Old's Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Netherworld Darkfire's attributes are extremely suitable for his cultivation.

"You don't know!?" This question, in turn, made Tang Fu somewhat astonished.

"Enough nonsense, tell me in detail!" Li Xiangyun urged impatiently.

Hearing this, Tang Fu felt a bit wronged, but who made Li Xiangyun the powerful backer he needed to curry favor with?

Therefore, he could only say with a wronged expression, "A few months ago, someone discovered a secret place where the Netherworld Darkfire was seen."

"But the Netherworld Darkfire is ranked ninth among Spirit Flames, and it has developed sentience, possessing formidable strength."

"That person, knowing he was unable to subdue it, sold the news to various Star Domains, thereby making a fortune."

"And that's when I, along with some of my clansmen and others from the Four Symbols Star Region, came to the Heavenly Abyss together."

"But I didn't expect to be framed by a villain a few days ago..."

Speaking of this, Tang Fu took a deep breath and continued, "I know that a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure like the Netherworld Darkfire is not something I can subdue."

"But Brother Li, you are different; you not only Cultivate The Dao Intent of Life and Death, but you have also comprehended Yin-Yang Dao, which is extremely compatible with the Netherworld Darkfire's attributes."

"I will help you contend for the Netherworld Darkfire, I only hope that you can help me get revenge then!"

Li Xiangyun did not rush to respond to Tang Fu's words but fell into deep thought.

He also hadn't expected that the direction Cang Lanzi pointed to was where the Netherworld Darkfire was located.

Therefore, was the "gift" Cang Lanzi spoke of the Netherworld Darkfire, or something else?

If it was the Netherworld Darkfire, then everything would be explained.

After all, given the power of the Netherworld Darkfire and the struggle among various Star Domains, going to seize it would indeed be a near-death experience.

If not, then what could Cang Lanzi's "gift" be?

A faint doubt lingered in Li Xiangyun's heart.

But without a doubt, he still chose to go.

After all, just as Tang Fu said, the Netherworld Darkfire was extremely suitable for the Dao Intent he Cultivated.

It could not only help him comprehend The Way of Life and Death, Yin and Yang, but also elevate his cultivation, strengthen his Soul Power, and prepare him for his future Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

As the saying goes, "If Heaven offers something and you do not take it, you will suffer for it."

He also wanted to experience Cultivators from other Star Domains and learn more about the outside world.

At the same time, he also wanted to test how strong his current strength truly was.

Thus, Li Xiangyun quickly made a decision, and meeting Tang Fu's expectant gaze, he smiled faintly and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go!"

After speaking, Li Xiangyun took the lead, leaving the place and flying forward.

Tang Fu was first stunned, then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly followed in Li Xiangyun's footsteps.