The heavens begin from Pingyang City

Not long after Jiang Yao's figure disappeared, a vast will awakened on the dark mountain peak in the distance.

He seemed to be the incarnation of concepts such as filth, death, and ghosts. The moment he woke up, the whole world seemed to become illusory and hazy, about to turn into a ghost.

Xuanming Ghost Emperor!

When the world first opened in this era, the first ghost was born in the realm of Nine Netherworlds.

He once overpowered the only other side of the Nine Netherworld in this era before the Demon Lord grew up, and was one of the most powerful evil gods in the Nine Netherworld.

As if sensing something, the Xuanming Ghost Emperor's will instantly swept through the entire Luofeng Realm, even causing time turmoil here.

But no matter how he scanned it, he couldn't find anything wrong.

After an unknown amount of time, the Xuanming Ghost Emperor withdrew his will and fell into a deep sleep again, and the place returned to peace again.

The fifth floor of Jiuyou.

A black sun hangs high in the sky, casting a gloomy and scorching light, making the world appear unusually dark.

The land is vast and vast, with a desolate and ancient feeling, but the ground is dark red in color, as if it has been infected by millions of years of killing and flesh, and there is a faint hint of blood and cruelty.

There was a rumble, and a long blood-yellow river rushed across the vast land, as if it existed in all the realms of Jiuyou at the same time, with an endless sense of sinking and depravity, making everyone who saw it feel in a trance.

This is the underworld, flowing in many realms of Jiuyou. It is one of the most important things in the realm of Jiuyou. It is as famous as the former sea of ​​​​underworld. It can make immortals sink, make Buddhas fall, and make evil gods disappear.

Standing on the bank of Huangquan, looking at the roaring Huangquan River, and listening to the wailing of countless ghosts and ghosts in it, Jiang Yao's body instinctively felt a touch of kindness at this time.

Jiang Yao understood that this intimacy came from the underworld skeleton occupied by his own clone.

Named after Huang Quan, the legendary evil god Huang Quan was born from the long river of Huang Quan in front of him. He is one body with the long river and has two sides. He can be regarded as the natural master of the long river of Huang Quan.

Even if the Evil God of Underworld himself is more ambitious and discovers the mystery of the 'origin of life and death', a shortcut related to the Long River of Underworld, as soon as possible, he may not be able to control this shortcut under the water tower.

Once successful, even if Huangquan cannot become the real other shore, it can also become a false other shore similar to the Xuanming Ghost Emperor, Tiansha Daoist, Heitian Emperor, etc.

But it is a pity that he failed to live up to expectations. Like Shuizu, Emperor Zhenwu discovered the secret of the origin of life and death in advance and seized the creation of this place.

As a result, Emperor Zhenwu relied on the connection between the Evil God of Huangquan and the Yangtze River of Huangquan, and used him as a guide to reverse the river of Huangquan. He entered the origin of life and death, and sublimated his illusory Dao Fruit in it.

It can only be said that the evil god of Underworld has really blinded him to the power and fate of being born as the Lord of Underworld.

With thoughts in his mind, Jiang Yao moved his gaze away from the long river of Huangquan in front of him and placed it on a towering and simple stone temple in blue-gray color on the bank.

The blue-gray stone temple exudes a tranquil and peaceful charm, which is completely opposite to the evil and terrifying Jiuyou Land around it.

But when it stands there, it seems to have eliminated the killing and destruction in this place, making the evil spirits who see it feel peaceful and peaceful.

"According to rumors, before Buddha transcended, he came to Jiuyou to preach and persuade demons, and he built these stone temples all over Jiuyou."

A faint voice sounded from Jiang Yao's mouth: "During this process, He stopped eighteen times in various places in Jiuyou, and built a total of eighteen similar ancient temples."

"Nine of them are located deep in each layer of Jiuyou, while the other nine are formed along the banks of the Huangquan River."

"There are rumors that he is here to suppress some kind of horrible thing, and some people say that he is here to build a temporary settlement."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yao suddenly raised his head and looked into the void not far away. An illusory wheel appeared in his eyes, with the meaning of the cycle of life and death. He smiled lightly and said: "Fellow Taoist, since the creation of the world in this era, when Jiuyou was born. He was born and even met the Buddha himself. Do you know the secrets of these stone temples?"

"hehe."

A burst of chuckles sounded, and a black mist suddenly billowed out of the void, condensing into a blurry black shadow.

An old voice came from the black shadow: "Although when the Buddha built this stone temple, he converted many strong men from my Asura clan and evolved them into Buddhist Dharma Protectors, but I have no specific role here. I really don’t know.”

Before he finished speaking, the black mist dissipated, revealing an extremely old man.

His hair is all white and sparse, the wrinkles on his skin can trap mosquitoes, his eyes are cloudy, and all his teeth are missing, giving people the feeling that he will die in the next moment.

However, what is different from ordinary people is that he has a crystal and blood-red eye between his eyebrows, exuding endless killing intent.

The ancestor of the Asura clan in the Nine Nether Realm!

The moment he saw the old man and felt the faint intention of fighting and killing emanating from him, Jiang Yao immediately understood the identity of the other man.

As an immortal who was born at the beginning of heaven and earth, although he is one of the oldest evil demons among the evil gods of the Nine Netherworld, the cultivation of the ancestor of Asura has never made much progress, and now he is about to expire. .

Therefore, he is also one of the Nine Nether Evil Gods who pays most attention to the underworld and the origin of life and death.

Looking at Jiang Yao, Asura's ancestor's turbid eyes showed a trace of blood, and said softly: "It really feels like underworld. I didn't feel it wrong, but it seems to be a little different."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly took action, and a sword light full of killing and blood struck towards Jiang Yao.

A shrill wail sounded, and the resentment of countless remaining souls rose and fell, with cruelty and killing that made people tremble.

Under this sword seemed to be condensed the resentment and fear of all the dead souls killed by the ancestor of Asura since the birth of heaven and earth to this day.

Facing the fleeting sword light and looking at the endless shadows of innocent souls, Jiang Yao's expression did not change much.

Buzz

Just when the sword light was about to fall on Jiang Yao, an illusory divine disk appeared between heaven and earth.

The sacred disk is divided into six corners, and countless avenue lines permeate it, exuding the mysterious and unpredictable meaning of reincarnation.

The moment the sword light from the ancestor of Asura fell on the phantom of the divine disk, the endless wronged souls seemed to be directly liberated and reincarnated.

The wailing disappeared, the resentment dissipated, they all returned to heaven and earth, and gained peace.

The phantom of the divine disk rotated slightly, like a huge millstone, turning the light of the sword into dots of demonic energy, dissipating between heaven and earth.

The stone temple in the distance still exudes a faint sense of peace, and there is still silence between heaven and earth, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.

"Reincarnation."

A glimmer of light shone in the turbid eyes of the ancestor of Asura, and he said with a slightly solemn voice: "I didn't expect that after so many years of seeing you, you actually sublimated the true body of Huangquan and cultivated the true meaning of reincarnation!"

As he spoke, his words suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice: "Or are you not Huang Quan at all, but the clone of some old guy who is trying to control the river of Huang Quan?"

With a faint smile, Jiang Yao did not explain anything, but let the other party figure it out.

Whether the other party guesses that he is Huang Quan, or guesses that he is the incarnation of a certain evil god in Jiuyou, it will have no impact on him.

After taking a deep look at Jiang Yao, the ancestor of Asura did not choose to take action again.

In the exploratory attack just now, the methods shown by the other party were not inferior to his own in any way, and even more mysterious.

Moreover, I don't know if it was an illusion, but the ancestor of Asura always felt that there was an energy in the other party's body that made him tremble.

A creation-level peerless weapon or rare item!

This thought came to his mind involuntarily.

Although it was unbelievable that a legendary evil god on the other side possessed a creation-level peerless weapon, the other side had become extremely mysterious after his return this time, and the ancestor of Asura had no choice but to believe his sudden idea.

With thoughts floating in his mind, the ancestor of Asura showed a smile on his face, as if he had forgotten what he had just done, and said with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes: "As fellow Taoist said just now, the Buddha came to Jiuyou alone, and measured Jiuyou step by step. realms, from the 'Sea of ​​Hell' to the 'Heaven of Other Transformations', from the 'Black Prison' to the 'Devil Pond', from the 'Yellow Spring' to the 'Shura Field', and left these stone temples in important places. , seems to be just to complete a kind of penance."

"Over the years, I have been thinking and making some guesses. He may be exploring the mysteries of the Nine Netherworlds to improve his own practice. These stone temples may be his tools to measure the Nine Netherworlds."

As he said that, the Asura Ancestor changed his voice and said in an inexplicable tone: "Since fellow Taoist has mentioned this matter, I am afraid he knows more about it than I do!"

"Measurement."

Jiang Yao chuckled lightly and whispered: "For Him who wants to condense the prototype of Dao Fruit, it is not a big mistake to say this."

"Um?"

Seeing Jiang Yao's expression, the Asura ancestor couldn't help but be shocked.

This mysterious figure who is suspected of being underworld actually seems to know the secret of the stone temple!

It seems that the other party is really different after his return this time!

Before Asura's ancestor could think too much, Jiang Yao suddenly said: "Fellow Taoist suddenly appeared here, maybe it's for the legendary origin of life and death, right?"

Nodding, the ancestor of Asura did not hide anything, and sighed: "I have lived for too long, but my cultivation has been stuck in the same place. The immortals of my generation have either entered a new realm or have become decayed. Turning into ashes, I am the only one who can hold on, but I won’t be able to hold on for long.”

"For this reason, I want to find the origin of life and death and understand the mysteries of life and death. Maybe I can take my cultivation further and get rid of my current decadent state."

"I once searched along the Yellow Spring, but after spending thousands of years, I returned to the place where I started."

"Since then, I have understood that the origin of life and death probably does not exist in the underworld in the conventional sense."

The underworld forms a cycle of its own, with no beginning and no end!

Jiang Yao couldn't help but have this thought in his mind, and then said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist actually told me such a secret. It seems that there is really a great terror between life and death, and even an evil god with a murderous nature like fellow Taoist can defeat him." My own instinct gave birth to fear."

After hearing Jiang Yao's words, the expression of the ancestor of Asura did not change much, and he said calmly: "I did not expect that one day the instinct of fear of death would overcome the other desires of my natural evil god."

"Fellow Taoist is honest."

Jiang Yao smiled and said: "In that case, fellow Taoist, come with me. Perhaps we need the power of fellow Taoist to open the true origin of life and death."

If the future he had deduced did not require the help of a legendary Nine Netherworld Evil God, Jiang Yao would not have lured him here.

After saying that, Jiang Yao walked into the stone temple not far away.

‘The mysterious Taoist friend in front of me who looks like Huang Quan actually knows the secret of the origin of life and death! ’

With a burst of ecstasy in his heart, the ancestor of Asura quickly followed Jiang Yao and entered the stone temple.