194: One-day tour to the underworld

Chapter 194: A Day Trip to the Netherworld

“It’s not quite what I imagined~!”

Wu Xian pondered as he opened his eyes, carefully sensing the Domain Scroll in his hand.

To be honest, the Domain Scroll, from its conception to its production process, and finally to its completion, was not quite what he had anticipated.

Looking at the unique silver scroll, it also seemed different from a normal scroll.

After all, a Domain Scroll doesn't have a “painting spirit” in existence, but it’s not without a Soul (System) in existence.

The special and profound power of the Heavenly Laws within the scroll was completely different from a painting spirit.

As for the silver scroll's three-star Rank and level, Wu Xian didn't really care.

On one hand, the materials were limited, and on the other hand, it wasn't finished yet, so a three-star silver scroll was already quite good.

What's more, a normal Domain Scroll itself can be upgraded.

“The study of Transcendent scrolls is indeed profoundly mysterious.”

Upon closer inspection, the internal spiritual operation of the Domain Scroll was also completely different from other scrolls.

Additionally, the Domain Scroll did not have a divine scroll.

From a certain perspective, the unique power of Heaven and Earth within the Domain Scroll was the “divine scroll” of the Domain Scroll.

In Wu Xian's opinion, the current orthodox Domain Scroll was already a very complete field of study.

In contrast, the “ancient method” Domain Scroll described in Great Master Liu Feng's manuscript seemed more like a fork in the road of Domain Scroll academic research, diverging somewhat from the current approach to Domain Scrolls.

It couldn't be said that one approach to Domain Scrolls was better or worse; each simply had its own advantages and disadvantages.

The current Domain Scroll was easier to upgrade.

While the ancient method Domain Scroll theoretically had a higher Upper limit, it was more troublesome to upgrade.

He glanced at his phone; two days had already passed.

“I wonder how Shifu-jie’s drawing is coming along?”

Coming back to his senses, he pulled out a few hundred spirit crystals, converted them into spiritual energy, and injected them into the scroll of the 【Netherworld】.

The Domain Scroll can absorb spiritual energy and otherworldly energy as power; absorbing spiritual energy only creates a copy, generating no profit, while absorbing otherworldly energy and spiritual substances can be converted into Divinity Factor, spiritual power, and other gains.

To put it simply, the former is an experience copy, and the latter is a regular copy.

Later, by placing the 【Netherworld】 in an otherworldly realm, a outpost can be established, which will then absorb otherworldly power and store copy energy.

Additionally, absorbing otherworldly energy also brings about a Rank increase for the Domain Scroll.

As the Club members work hard and gather enough materials, they can also upgrade the Domain Scroll's Rank.

This was the advantage of the current Domain Scroll.

At first glance, it seemed better and more advantageous than the ancient method Domain Scroll.

In reality, it followed a resource-intensive path; both its construction cost and the resources required for subsequent upgrades were astronomical figures.

In contrast, the ancient method Domain Scroll only had a higher initial cost, but could then “automatically” optimize and transform later.

With a slight movement of his mind, the scroll slowly unfolded.

He reached out and touched the scroll, and his entire being was pulled into the painting.

Space twisted, and the imagined “Gates of Hell” appeared before his eyes, solemn and majestic, yet imbued with an eerie aura.

“Now this is more like it~!”

In comparison, what kind of low-grade trash was Dead Mountain Town?

It was purely a chaotic jumble of horror elements, without any unified style or Concept.

Arriving at the city gate, a majestic voice echoed from within the grand city tower: “Netherworld, living beings, stop.”

Logically, Lord Ox-Head and Horse-Face should be guarding the Gates of Hell.

However, Wu Xian hadn't drawn Ox-Head and Horse-Face into it, so he didn't see their figures. In fact, he could sense during the drawing process that the Concept of character scrolls couldn't be integrated into a Domain Scroll.

But this didn't mean that Ox-Head and Horse-Face and other Netherworld deities couldn't be seen in the 【Netherworld】.

As the scroll's Rank and quality increased, all the gods of the Netherworld would appear in the copy world as NPCs or monsters.

With a slight thought, Black and White Impermanence appeared beside him.

The spiritual fluctuations around the two Impermanence resonated with the entire copy space, as if they had returned home.

Creak—!

The heavy city gate slowly opened, as if welcoming Lord Wuchang’s return.

“Holy cow!”

The moment he stepped through the Gates of Hell, Wu Xian distinctly felt a sense of disorientation, as if separated by Yin and Yang.

Looking back, he could still see his “body” standing blankly outside the city gate.

What was a high-level sense of horror? This was what a high-level sense of horror was.

“Tsk tsk, so this is what it feels like to enter the underworld after death? How magical.”

Of course, at this moment, Wu Xian felt no fear; instead, he was filled with curiosity about the Netherworld world.

After entering the Gates of Hell, he stepped onto the long and rugged Road to the Yellow Springs. Looking up, he couldn't see the sun, moon, or stars; looking down, he couldn't see the earth or dust. The path ahead was dim and hazy, surrounded by the wails and shrieks of lonely ghosts. A bitter wind howled, and cold rain scattered, making one feel inexplicably desolate.

Fortunately, Black and White Impermanence led the way, so the lonely ghosts didn't dare to rush forward to their deaths.

The overall experience could be summed up in one word: loneliness!

He then activated his Natal Flying Sword, the 【Laurel Branch】, and accelerated forward.

After an unknown period, a magnificent pavilion came into view ahead.

Landing on the Wangxiang Platform, Wu Xian tried to look back, and his expression couldn't help but become a little dazed.

His grandfather, Wu Mingchang, seemed to be bidding him farewell, and behind the old man, the figures of his parents, wife, and children from his previous life faintly appeared, all gradually drifting further and further away.

Tears blurred his eyes inadvertently, and a strong sense of longing and reluctance welled up in his heart.

Even though he knew it was just a copy experience and he hadn't truly died, he still couldn't suppress the emotions of “separation between life and death” in his heart.

His grandfather, Wu Mingchang, was fine, but his parents, wife, and children from his previous life were nothing short of a nuclear strike to him.

For him, who had undergone Transmigration and reincarnation, wasn't his separation from his loved ones in his previous life also a kind of separation between life and death?

The tears at this moment were entirely genuine emotion.

He slowly recovered from his daze, wiped away his tears, and continued to ride his sword.

In Evil Dog Ridge, evil spirits covered the mountains and plains, and on Golden Rooster Mountain, aggressive golden roosters roamed.

Further on, there was only emptiness and confusion.

“This feeling is indeed quite frustrating, isn’t it?” Wu Xian shook his head silently.

His current feeling was like watching a TV series or reading a novel in his previous life; just when it was getting exciting, it suddenly ended with “To be continued.”

No, no, he had to work hard to earn money, collect materials, and complete the 【Netherworld】 as soon as possible.

With a slight thought, space twisted, and his figure dissipated in the copy world.

Returning to the “Yang world,” Wu Xian felt as if he had lived a lifetime apart, as if he had truly died once.

“Speaking of which, a grand Netherworld should produce decent copy materials, right?”

Currently, the 【Netherworld】 hadn't been placed in an otherworldly realm or had an outpost established, so the true copy couldn't be activated.

And this was also the direction and goal of their Underworld Club's future development.

Everything was developing in a good direction.

He got up and went out, riding his sword. The Underworld Club now looked like a proper Club, with all sorts of facilities. Club members and staff came and went, bustling with activity.

“Where’s Shifu-jie? Has she not come out yet?” He asked Zhou Qi and others along the way.

“A Domain Scroll, naturally, isn’t that easy,” Zhou Qi said noncommittally, “Take it one step at a time, no rush. Our Club is already developing fast enough.”

Wu Xian smiled wryly, then enthusiastically pulled out the 【Netherworld】 Domain Scroll. “I’m just sitting around. By the way, does anyone want to go in and experience it? It’s very interesting, you know. It will definitely give you a lifelong unforgettable experience.”