Chapter 451 - 184: The Peng of the 7 Hegemons! Paper Effigies Carrying a Sedan Chair, Demon Ghost Invasion
Chapter 451: Chapter 184: The Peng of the 7 Hegemons! Paper Effigies Carrying a Sedan Chair, Demon Ghost Invasion
On the Dead Sea Shore, Su Bai stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes reflecting the silhouette of the Netherworld.
The Netherworld was created by Gu Tianyun.
He had used his own Inner Heaven and Earth as a vessel to contain ninety-nine percent of the world’s Yin Sha Resentment Qi, an act that caused his inner world to fall into ruin and all life within it to perish.
Afterwards, he attached this realm beneath the Mortal Realm, transforming it into the Netherworld.
Its sole purpose was to cleanse all the Yin Sha Resentment Qi from the world.
The Sea of Netherworld was a part of this process, and the most crucial part at that.
All the departed souls in the world were reaped and brought here by the Yin Department Daoists or their Ghost Messengers.
The first step was to cross this Sea of Netherworld.
This sea was very special. Its surface area could be vast, or it could be minuscule.
The size of its surface was determined by the amount of Yin Sha Resentment Qi within the person crossing it.
The more Yin Sha Resentment Qi one carried, the vaster the sea became.
Upon crossing the sea, ninety percent of a person’s Yin Sha Death Qi would be cleansed.
That was why, without a ferryman, no one could cross this Dead Sea—not even cultivators at the Feather Transformation Realm, let alone the Spirit Immortal Realm.
Because the sea itself was the manifestation of the Netherworld Venerable Master’s Great Dao.
To traverse this sea was to defy the Netherworld Venerable Master himself.
So, when they saw a Ghost Ship drifting toward them with no one at the helm, the expressions of the few who had some knowledge of the Netherworld changed slightly.
"Oh no! The Netherworld has been disconnected from the Mortal Realm for too long. There’s no ferryman here anymore!"
Nianxin Daoist Child’s expression changed as well.
The water in the Sea of Netherworld was no ordinary seawater.
It was the embodiment of all the Yin Sha Resentment Qi throughout history. An ordinary person couldn’t possibly act as ferryman.
If anything went wrong—forget falling into the sea, even a single crashing wave...
...of everyone present, Su Bai was likely the only one who would emerge unscathed.
"It’s not a big deal."
But Chen Shaoyou just chuckled.
"Hm?"
Just as Nianxin Daoist Child was feeling puzzled, he heard a hoarse voice suddenly speak up:
"So, the real reason Senior had me come along was for manual labor."
Jin Yunfeng threw back the cloak he had worn for eight years, revealing a crystalline skeleton so immaculate that not even the most perfect crystal in the world could compare.
"A... A Bone Demon Fiend?"
Nianxin Daoist Child jumped in fright.
"Gold, silver, bronze, iron, jade, crystal..."
"You... you’re just one step away from refining death into life?!"
He was filled with utter disbelief.
’That appearance, that form...’
’It’s clearly a Bone Demon Fiend cultivated to its absolute peak!’
"You’ve got a good eye, little Daoist."
Jin Yunfeng bared his teeth in a grin, the ghostly flames in his eye sockets flickering.
"The capable should do more."
"A task like being the ferryman... well, it has to be you."
Su Bai chuckled softly.
The Sea of Netherworld being uncrossable was not a legend, but a rule.
It was a rule of the Netherworld that even the Netherworld Venerable Master himself would have to obey if he were here.
He, of course, had to follow the local customs.
’Of course, I could handle the Ghost Ship myself.’
’But with a perfectly capable person on hand, why should I bother?’
Jin Yunfeng shook his head but showed no resistance.
In fact, he was a little eager to try his hand at something he had never encountered before.
WHOOSH!
Just then, the lone Ghost Ship on the Dead Sea cut through the waves, splashing droplets of inky-black water.
A horrified Chen Shaoyou and Nianxin Daoist Child scrambled back.
But Su Bai simply gestured, and the scattered droplets flew toward him.
In his palm, they coalesced into a pitch-black orb of water that radiated a dangerous aura.
SIZZLE!
Visible to the naked eye, the surface of the orb roiled with violent friction. Faintly, it seemed as if thousands upon thousands of Demon Ghosts were struggling and roaring within it.
’This Sea of Netherworld is rather interesting. No wonder it’s capable of suppressing that Peng Xiong...’
Su Bai studied it for a moment before casually tossing the orb back into the sea.
This great sea contained all the sinister, yin-aligned energy that had ever existed in the world.
Its weight was simply beyond imagination.
A single drop was heavier than a mountain, capable of not only corroding the Divine Spirit but also crushing the physical body.
In a way, it could be considered a type of Heavenly and Earthly Treasure.
In fact, there had been Evil Cultivators and Demon Cultivators who sought to use this water for their cultivation, to temper their Physiques.
But this seawater was the ultimate expression of yin and evil, and what’s more, it was located in the Netherworld.
How many Evil Cultivators would dare venture here?
Even those who did were almost all buried within it.
They shared a grave at the Netherworld Ocean Floor with the Peng, known as the most savage killer among the Seven Heroes and Three Li.
"The legendary ’Peng’... is suppressed here, at the bottom of the Netherworld’s sea?"
Chen Shaoyou sucked in a sharp breath, his scalp tingling with fear.
He knew that around the time of the Netherworld Venerable Lord Sacrifice, just a few years ago, all ten of the Great Demon Ghosts should have awakened.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for all of them to appear in the years that followed.
In other words, the Peng—the most savage killer of the Seven Heroes and Three Li—had already revived!
If that Peng Xiong were to attack them while they crossed the sea, the situation would be dire beyond belief.
"The Seven Heroes and Three Li?"
Hearing this name, Nianxin Daoist Child’s face fell. He looked at the Dead Sea as if he had seen a ghost.
"Senior, this is dangerous..."
The Silver-White Dog Demon at Su Bai’s side also shot to its feet, its fur standing on end. It was clearly terrified.
The reputation of the Seven Heroes and Three Li was simply that terrifying, especially to non-human entities like demons, fiends, and ghosts.
Jin Yunfeng, however, seemed to have no reaction at all.