Chapter 122: Yin Fu Conception

Although it is said that there is still a whole day of time before nightfall.

But at this moment, he must take precautions and go to Baishou Ridge to set things up, so as to avoid any other accidents. If his guess is correct, there might already be a few Weirds at Baishou Ridge.

Leaving the city and entering the wilderness, far from the range of human activity, the Yin Qi between Heaven and Earth became increasingly dense, even forming thin clouds and mist in some dense deep forests.

Looking from afar, it made one feel as if it were shrouded in clouds and mist.

Li Heng frowned; this was going to be troublesome.

This meant that the Yin Qi was gradually beginning to overwhelm the Yang Qi, destroying the balance between Heaven and Earth. Such a situation had already appeared in the surrounding countryside. It would likely spread to Bei'an City very soon...

He vaguely felt that the outbreak of Yin Qi was not far off.

Recalling the scene he had seen in the Void with a wisp of his consciousness earlier—a pitch-black hole with cracks extending for who knows how many miles around it, like a rift in space, something constantly emitting Yin Qi.

His heart could not help but sink.

In the past, people always said the Great Tribulation was coming, the Great Tribulation was coming.

Now it seems, the Great Tribulation is truly about to arrive...

Withdrawing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Li Heng increased his speed. At the same time, he visualized Yin Qi in his mind, using the Formless Heavenly Demon Essence to disguise himself as a Living Dead Ghost, and quickly headed toward Baishou Ridge.

It is better to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

The outline of Baishou Ridge appeared before Li Heng's eyes. He narrowed his eyes and used the power of the Boundless Earth Dharma Aspect to perceive the surrounding Earth Veins, wanting to see where the Yin Qi was dense and where Weird demons were hiding.

It must be said, he really did detect something unusual.

In his perception.

The entire Baishou Ridge was dotted with over a dozen spots where the Yin Qi was particularly dense, and these spots were moving; clearly, they were Weird demons who had arrived early and were planning something.

At the same time, he also discovered a scene that shocked him.

Beneath the earth of Baishou Ridge, in that realm which did not belong to the Present World, Li Heng felt an ocean of Yin Qi identical to the one beneath Bei'an City; that massive Yin Qi was still churning and surging.

There were not many souls within it, likely because not many living beings had resided in Baishou Ridge since ancient times, and not many people had died here—counting them up, it was only the number of a few villages.

The Yin Qi of this Yin Qi ocean even had a tendency to dissipate upward. He even felt that some Yin Qi had already seeped into the Present World, strand by strand, along the mountain body of Baishou Ridge.

Perhaps this was the reason why he could feel Yin Qi, and even Yin winds, on the mountaintop when he first came to Baishou Ridge.

Li Heng frowned, walking while thinking, and at the same time continuously injecting the power of his Boundless Earth Dharma Aspect into the Earth Veins, as if setting up an array, intending to have it cover the entire Baishou Ridge.

Waiting for it to erupt all at once at night, directly shielding the surrounding Void.

By then, no matter how profound that descending array might be, it would be unable to shake the power of the Earth Dharma Aspect based on the Earth Veins, and the person presiding over it would not be able to descend.

Even if they did descend, it would likely only be an avatar, with their strength greatly diminished. They would only end up as his prey, turning into his Source Power reserve.

Although he did not know what use this Yin Qi ocean had, who the layout planner was, or how powerful they were. Or perhaps, after such a long time of planning, does the planner even still exist?

But Li Heng felt a bit covetous.

If he could fish out the souls in these Yin Qi oceans and then use the Summon Spirits and Command Generals ability of his divine path avatar, perhaps he could build an army of Yin soldiers. If the progress of his Boundless Earth Visualization were higher, he could even transform the Yin Qi ocean and achieve a Yin Fu!

Then the foundation of his divine path avatar could be established.

If he could bring out the Netherworld from his past life—the Book of Life and Death, Naihe Bridge, Wangchuan River—and organize a Six Paths of Reincarnation, grasping the authority of Life and Death, that would be fun.

By then, every Weird would have to go to Reincarnation for me!

At that time, his divine path avatar could be called the Netherworld Emperor Lord. He could even continue to develop, delving into the essence of the earth, becoming the Houtu Huangdizhi, who stands opposite to the Heaven Emperor, capable of bearing all things.

To others, it is just a delusion.

But Li Heng possesses the Visualization Divine Ability; this is truly possible. It is just that the Source Power required would likely be terrifyingly high, perhaps even an astronomical figure, and it cannot be realized in the short term.

Imagining this in his heart, Li Heng made up his mind.

If there is an opportunity in the future and his strength is great, he can completely use the divine path avatar as a mask to contact these Yin Qi oceans. Even if it eventually causes some massive trouble, it would have nothing to do with his true self.

What does the matter of the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus have to do with me, Li Heng of the human race?

Li Heng smiled slightly, having already reached the front of Baishou Ridge, preparing to go up the mountain. At this moment, he saw a black shadow flying down from the mountainside, bringing with it gusts of Yin wind, arriving in an instant.

"You're here to attend the Baishou Ridge assembly, right?"

"Then you've come really early." The true form of this black shadow was actually a hunched old man; the two eyeballs in his eye sockets were replaced by densely squirming maggots, clearly a Weird.

"I came very early, and you all came even earlier."

Li Heng spoke indifferently, glancing at this Weird old man casually, and discovered that this guy was worthy of being a Weird capable of moving during the day; there was power comparable to the True Qi Realm hidden within his body, and it was a very strong kind at that. It was just not unleashed for now, clearly hidden away.

If one didn't look closely, one would think it was only the Blood Exchange Realm.

"Hehe, you look very unfamiliar? Just arrived here?" The Weird old man chuckled, clearly suspicious of Li Heng.

"I find you quite unfamiliar too, get lost."

Li Heng spoke indifferently, then ignored this Weird old man, going up the mountain while laying down the power of the Earth Dharma Aspect. Although this would consume quite a bit, as a Great Sun Spirit Body, he could still handle it.

The old man watched Li Heng leave and did not make a move. He just kept staring at him, not knowing what he was thinking. After Li Heng's figure went far away, he stomped one foot, and a Ghost Domain unfolded, covering a range of several dozen meters around him. Then he teleported to the edge of the Ghost Domain, dispelled the Ghost Domain, then unfolded it again, and teleported to the edge of the Ghost Domain again...

Just like this, by constantly unfolding and dispelling, using the Ghost Domain to travel, this Weird old man was much faster than Li Heng and soon reached the mountaintop. Of course, this was also because Li Heng had no intention of rushing.

On the mountaintop, over a dozen Weirds were gathered.

These Weirds were either human-shaped, beast-shaped, or constantly squirming, some indescribable. Just like the part of the images Li Heng saw at the gathering before.

Then their identities were also very clear.

They were precisely those Weirds who attended the gathering in Bei'an County.

"Old Man Disease, did you find out his background?"

A headless Weird was holding its own head in its right hand, tossing it back and forth as if tossing a stone. Seeing this Weird old man return, the head, which was bouncing up and down, spoke.

"Hehe, he's a youngster, and his temper is quite fierce."

"He didn't even give me, an old man, any face, and told me to get lost directly. But he looks unfamiliar, and his aura isn't very familiar either; he shouldn't be one of our people."

Old Man Disease shook his head, shaking the maggots out of his eye sockets, and even used his hand to dig, cleaning the maggots out.

"That shouldn't be, right?"

"Besides our people, who would be so proactive about this matter and run here so much earlier? Speaking of which, this matter is also a bit strange; the tigers that lived here suddenly disappeared."

A humanoid Weird covered in red hair asked in confusion.

"Heh, and that's putting it mildly, isn't it?"

"I had a sudden hunch just now and went to check the inn next to Baishou Ridge. Guess what I saw? Nothing at all; that inn had simply vanished into thin air."

"They ran away?" the sickly old man asked upon hearing this.

"Ran? I suspect they're already dead!"

The Weird who claimed to have had a hunch sneered, casually pulling out its own heart and taking a bite, dark red blood spraying out and staining half its lips red.

Dead!?

The Weird nearby was suddenly startled.

"Indeed... we shouldn't deceive ourselves; all signs indicate that this matter is very Weird." The sickly old man shook his head.

"Are you saying that ruthless person is problematic?"

The headless Weird said.

"I don't know, and I dare not say. But you all should be clear on what the lord who hosted the gathering said when he kept us behind, and what we ought to do."

The sickly old man said in a deep voice, then dug into his eye sockets again.

"We should all know what to do; isn't that why we came here early to set up the Array? Rest assured, we have all followed that lord's instructions and set up the Array in every hidden corner of the mountain ridge, ensuring it cannot be detected."

That headless Weird spoke on behalf of the gathered Weirds.

"Knowing that, I'm still afraid there might be an accident."

"That young man just now was unfathomable; I wanted to probe his strength, but I felt a shroud of Yin Qi mist covering him. Otherwise, given my temperament, I would have slaughtered him long ago!"

The sickly old man was very worried.

"What are you panicking about, old man? You can't possibly be saying that young man is that ruthless person, can you?" a female Weird, who was holding a vanity mirror and constantly applying makeup while tearing off half her human skin and gluing it back on, smiled charmingly.

"What if it really is possible?"

A ghostly voice rang out, startling the Weirds and plunging them into silence; if that were truly the case, they would be in trouble. They had assumed that, given that ruthless person's strength and status, he would not bother coming early.

After all, that ruthless person could converse with that lord as an equal.

"How about we test him?"

A Weird spoke up, but it was clearly not very bright, drawing disdain from the other Weirds; test him? If they actually managed to test him, they would all be dead!

"This won't work, that won't work, then tell me what we should do! If you keep dawdling like this, he'll be up the mountain, and I might as well just run back to the city."

This Weird said with some annoyance.

At this moment, amidst the hesitation of the Weirds.

Li Heng finally climbed the mountain and once again felt the dense Yin Qi and Yin wind. At the same time, he locked onto the location of these Weirds; they were actually gathered together.

He smiled slightly and walked toward the Weirds.

Since they were all here.

Then why leave? Stay behind.

They could even contribute to his grand plan!