Chapter 111

The destination of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce this time was a city called "Black Abyss City".

Black Abyss City was the largest ghost city at the junction of the Yinshan Range and the underworld jurisdiction, and it was also a trading center where various forces were mixed.

Many merchant teams like the Wantong Chamber of Commerce would conduct trade there and exchange for the things they needed.

"Black Abyss City... the boundary of the underworld jurisdiction..."

Su Chen had a plan in his heart.

As long as he reached Black Abyss City, it was equivalent to stepping into the sphere of influence of the underworld with one foot, and he was one big step closer to his goal.

Su Chen followed the Wantong Chamber of Commerce for another two days.

A city made of black giant stones appeared on the horizon.

Su Chen looked at the black city; Black Abyss City had arrived.

This ghost city was large in scale, and the towering city walls were full of ghost cultivators wearing armor and holding weapons, exuding a murderous aura, and at a glance, they knew they were well-trained ghost soldiers.

At the city gate, ghosts were coming and going, very lively.

Su Chen mixed into the ghost flow and easily entered the city.

The scene inside the city opened his eyes even more.

On both sides of the wide street, shops were lined up, wine shops, inns, weapon shops, elixir rooms, everything.

On the street, ghost objects of various shapes were rubbing shoulders.

There were evil ghosts with green faces and fangs, beautiful female ghosts, tall ghost generals, and some down-and-out little ghosts.

Here, it was like a prosperous city in the world of the living, but all the residents were not living people.

Su Chen had no intention of strolling and began to inquire about the way to enter the underworld.

He soon learned from the chat of some ghost objects that if you want to officially enter the jurisdiction of the underworld, you must pass through the legendary "Ghost Gate Pass" not far away.

And the Ghost Gate Pass was personally guarded by the famous Ox-Head and Horse-Face, two underworld marshals, with strict defenses.

According to the rules of the underworld, only three types of "people" can pass through the Ghost Gate Pass.

First, the newly dead souls who were arrested from the world of the living by ghost messengers and were preparing to accept judgment.

Second, underworld messengers and ghost generals who hold underworld waist plates and have official duties.

Third, merchant teams like the Wantong Chamber of Commerce that have official dealings with the underworld and have obtained special passes.

Apart from this, no one can trespass into the underworld.

"So strict?" Su Chen frowned.

He originally thought that if he practiced the transformation technique, he could sneak in without anyone knowing.

Now it seems that he thought too simply.

However, he still decided to go to the Ghost Gate Pass to see it himself.

What if he could find any loopholes?

Leaving Black Abyss City, Su Chen walked towards the direction of the legendary Ghost Gate Pass.

Not long after walking, the scene in front of him completely shocked him.

I saw a huge pass that seemed to be born of heaven and earth between two black mountain peaks, spanning the earth.

Countless mysterious runes were engraved on the pass, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure.

Directly above the pass, a huge plaque was hung, with three blood-red characters dancing like dragons and phoenixes—Ghost Gate Pass!

Under the pass, underworld soldiers and ghost generals, wearing heavy armor and holding long spears, guarded the Ghost Gate Pass.

At the very front of the pass, two huge figures, one with an ox head and one with a horse face, stood there like two door gods.

From the aura exuding from them, Su Chen estimated that the cultivation of these two underworld marshals was at least Mystic Immortal.

It might even be Golden Immortal.

And there were many underworld soldiers and ghost generals behind the two.

Compared with the scattered ghost objects in the Yinshan Range, these underworld soldiers in front of him were true hundred-battle divisions!

If they formed a military formation, they might be able to add a lot of strength to the two underworld marshals, Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

Su Chen thought to himself that there was little hope of breaking in; after all, he was not Monkey Brother.

Su Chen saw that a team composed of countless newly dead souls was walking into the Ghost Gate Pass numbly in a row under the escort of ghost messengers.

His heart moved, he transformed into a newly dead soul without cultivation, and quietly mixed into the end of the team, wanting to see if he could muddle through.

However, just as he approached the pass, a sudden change occurred.

The Ghost Gate Pass suddenly glowed slightly, and a light shone on Su Chen.

"Stop!"

A roar rang in Su Chen's ears.

A ghost general holding a trident appeared in front of him instantly, and the cold tip of the trident pointed directly at his throat.

"Where did you wild ghost come from? You don't have the light of reincarnation guidance on your body, so you can't enter the underworld. Do you want to break through the pass?"

The ghost general's eyes stared at the ghost Su Chen transformed into like two sharp swords, as if to see through him.

Su Chen was shocked; he didn't expect that the ghosts entering the underworld had the light of reincarnation guidance on them.

Ghosts without the light of guidance would be identified by this Ghost Gate Pass.

He hurriedly pretended to be scared out of his wits and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Good man, spare my life! The little one came from the Yinshan side, has never seen the world, heard that Fengdu City is prosperous, and wanted to go in to open my eyes, with no malice!"

The ghost general snorted coldly, his face full of disdain.

"Open your eyes? This is a heavy place of the underworld, a place of reincarnation, and also a place where you wild ghosts can come? Get out of here immediately, if you dare to approach the Ghost Gate Pass by half a step, I will definitely make you soul-scattered on the spot and never be reincarnated!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the little one will roll!"

Su Chen hurriedly retreated and ran towards the direction of Black Abyss City.

He returned to Black Abyss City, found a tavern, ordered a pot of "Yin Spirit Wine" unique to the Netherworld, drank it slowly, and thought about how to enter the underworld.

Just as he was thinking, the conversation of several ghost cultivators at the next table drifted into his ears.

"Have you heard? The Wantong Chamber of Commerce recently got some special passes, which can send some ghosts without the light of guidance to be reincarnated..."

The hand holding the wine glass suddenly paused.

He concentrated all his attention on the conversation of the ghost cultivators at the next table.

Only to hear one of the thin and tall ghost cultivators lower his voice and say mysteriously: "This is internal news. It is said that the Wantong Chamber of Commerce has hooked up with a judge under the seat of the Fifth Hall Yama King; as long as the price is paid, even if you are guilty, he has a way to let you be reincarnated well."

"Really or fake?" Another short and fat ghost cultivator didn't believe it, "Reincarnation, that has to go through layers of judgment; how can a judge have such great ability?"

"Hehe, you don't know this." The thin and tall ghost cultivator said, "The regular process doesn't work, you can take a side door. I heard that they have a shortcut to send the soul directly to the Reincarnation Platform, without going through the judgment of the Yama Hall in front, and just stuff it in. As for which path you can be reincarnated into, it depends on luck. However, it is better than suffering in the eighteen layers of hell, right?"

Su Chen didn't expect that even the strict underworld had such "backdoor" hidden rules.

It seems that wherever there is profit, there is no shortage of power-money transactions, even in the underworld.

For him, this was undoubtedly a huge piece of good news!

He drank the wine in the cup calmly, threw down a few pieces of broken Yin stones, and left the tavern.