Chapter 309: Re-entering the Yin World

"My Lord, run!"

The Coal Seller Weird looked terrified.

He had originally thought the person who came to kill him was at most at the Half-step Dharma Aspect, never expecting it to be an existence of this level. An existence of this caliber shouldn't have paid them any mind.

"Heh, you dare to lean toward the living of the Present World?"

"You deserve to die!"

The armored Weird raised its long blade, pointing it at the Coal Seller, and sneered.

"Noisy."

Li Heng spoke indifferently, and as soon as his words fell—

A wisp of Sun True Fire rose up on the armored Weird's body; before the armored Weird could even react, it vanished into ashes in the blink of an eye, unable to stir up even a ripple.

Source Power +50,000.

All the Weirds stood there blankly, seemingly unable to react.

When they did react.

They were even more stunned, unable to speak for a long time.

What was going on?

This was a Daxian Realm Peak, someone who had already become a Commander midway through the Yellow Springs Road, a level they didn't even dare to imagine! Yet now, it had been burned to death just like that?

Terror filled their hearts, and they gasped.

In that case.

Wouldn't the strength of this living person be...

They didn't dare to think any further.

"Th-th-thank you, My Lord, for intervening."

The Coal Seller Weird came to his senses and spoke stutteringly.

Li Heng didn't care; it was just a small interlude. He continued his own topic and said, "You all intend to return to the Yin World now, right? Very well, take me with you."

He said with a smile.

In the Yin World, above the Void, four Heavenly Human-level powerhouses gathered.

Among them, three Heavenly Humans represented the Yellow Springs Road, the Hanging Mountain, and Buying Life Money, while the other Heavenly Human was a Heavenly Demon—the one previously subdued by Li Heng.

"How are your preparations coming along?"

The Heavenly Demon asked.

"My Hanging Mountain is sending nine Heavenly Demons."

The one from the Hanging Mountain, whose true form was Tian Lang, said.

"My Yellow Springs Road is doing the same."

The Heavenly Weird of the Yellow Springs Road spoke.

"What a grand formation. My Buying Life Money doesn't have that many powerhouses here, so we can only send three Heavenly Weirds, though our Buying Life Money true form will split off a Transformation Body to go."

The merchant Heavenly Weird of Buying Life Money smiled.

The Heavenly Demons of the Hanging Mountain and the Heavenly Weird of the Yellow Springs Road were somewhat surprised.

There would actually be a Transformation Body of Buying Life Money going?

It seemed Buying Life Money had truly gone all out this time.

They knew just how terrifying the Buying Life Money true form was; as a Strange, it was immortal and indestructible, and it possessed those extremely troublesome trading rules that even they found hard to avoid.

The Heavenly Weird of the Yellow Springs Road seemed to have thought of something.

"It seems the Buying Life Money true form is about to take the next step?"

He said, squinting his eyes.

The Heavenly Weird from the Buying Life Money side smiled slightly at this.

"That is also thanks to you."

"Then I congratulate you, and hope you can succeed. However, in that case, the trade between our two sides should be terminated, right?"

The Heavenly Weird of the Yellow Springs Road said calmly.

"That remains to be seen, depending on whether there will be any gains from this trip to the Present World. If we are beaten back just like before, this trade must continue, and we will need to borrow your Ghostly Realm Network to dispatch a Proxy."

The Heavenly Weird of Buying Life Money replied.

"Alright, alright, stop with the nonsense. Hurry and set a date for the invasion of the Present World, lest that Great Ming Emperor goes back on his word."

The Heavenly Demon on the side said impatiently.

"What's the rush? Since that Great Ming Emperor has come to our Yin World, he is ours to manipulate; are you afraid he'll go back on his word? Besides, we don't need him to do anything, just use his Great Ming skin to enter the Present World."

That Tian Lang said with a smile.

At this moment, Li Heng had just entered the Yin World.

With no barrier between the two Heaven and Earth, Li Heng sensed the Heavenly Demon's location in an instant and discovered that the Heavenly Demon was gathered together with other Heavenly Human-level powerhouses.

"Little Demon, what are you doing?"

Li Heng's words instantly crossed the infinite Void, echoing in the depths of the Heavenly Demon's mind, and he even condensed a mental Transformation Body, giving him a fright.

"M-My Lord, y-you have come. When this one heard your voice, it felt like hearing heavenly music; I am incredibly moved."

The Heavenly Demon came to his senses, also condensed a mental Transformation Body, appeared in the depths of his own mind, and responded fawningly.

"How is the matter I tasked you with going recently?"

Li Heng ignored the Heavenly Demon's flattery and got straight to the point.

He had spared this Heavenly Demon back then, letting it become a secret agent planted in the Yin World, and had once given this Heavenly Demon a mission: to lure the demons and Weirds of the Yin World to the Present World, and to ensure it was done quietly, without the demons and Weirds noticing.

"My Lord, it has already reached a critical moment!"

The Heavenly Demon hurriedly replied.

"I am currently gathered with the experts from Hanging Mountain, Yellow Springs Road, and Buying Life Money, discussing how to enter the Present World, and we are about to set the time for the invasion of the Present World."

Li Heng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this; was that truly such a coincidence?

"Exalted One, I have something to say, though I do not know if I should speak it."

"Speak," Li Heng said calmly.

"Exalted One, the three forces have dispatched quite a few powerhouses. Hanging Mountain has sent nine Heavenly Demons, Yellow Springs Road has sent nine Heavenly Strange, and while Buying Life Money only has three Heavenly Strange here, they will bring a Transformation Body of Buying Life Money to descend."

The Heavenly Demon said with worry.

"Nine Heavenly Demons and nine Heavenly Strange might not be a concern for you, Exalted One, but once a true Transformation Body of Buying Life Money descends into the Present World, it will likely trigger immense danger."

"Because the main body of that Buying Life Money is too Strange!"

Li Heng became interested upon hearing this.

"How do you explain that?"

"Exalted One, you should know about Strange—they are immortal and indestructible, killing based on rules. This Buying Life Money is a Strange, and furthermore, a special Strange that possesses self-awareness!"

The Heavenly Demon's words were shocking.

"Oh, self-awareness?"

Li Heng was thoughtful.

Things like Strange are likely corrupted, alienated, and distorted rules that act based on rules, so even if they exhibit some intelligence, they actually lack self-awareness.

After all, what would happen if rules gained consciousness?

But now, the main body of this Buying Life Money has overturned this point?

"That's right! When this Buying Life Money first appeared in the Yin World, no one cared; they just thought it was a small matter, like other Strange, that could be contained and sealed."

"Then, this Buying Life Money spread virally throughout the Yin World. Before other Yin World powerhouses could react, this Buying Life Money had already grown to its peak state, and no one could shake it."

"Only then did the Heavenly Demons and Heavenly Strange, who fought amongst themselves daily, realize that Buying Life Money possessed self-awareness and was an anomaly among Strange. They began to take it seriously, but it was already too late."

The Heavenly Demon said solemnly.

Li Heng nodded, "It seems it is indeed a troublesome thing."

Seeing that Li Heng was paying attention, the Heavenly Demon struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Exalted One, that is not all. I once heard that the main body of Buying Life Money reached a deal with Yellow Springs Road."

"What deal?"

Li Heng raised an eyebrow, recalling the things he had encountered.

"Yellow Springs Road hopes to establish Reincarnation, though they haven't succeeded yet. However, many other results appeared during this process, such as being able to draw souls from the Present World to the Yin World."

"And the deal with Buying Life Money is based on this."

"Yellow Springs Road selects some souls from the Present World, lets them make a deal with Buying Life Money, signs a Contract, and subsequently turns them into Strange, letting them travel back and forth between the Present World and the Yin World."

"I don't know their specific goal either. But what is certain is that Buying Life Money and Yellow Springs Road have long had corresponding layouts in the Present World, they just haven't launched them yet."

The Heavenly Demon said with some regret.

Li Heng fell into deep thought.

In fact, even if he didn't know, he could roughly guess. As for why they chose souls from the Present World, it was likely because souls from the Present World are not suppressed by the Present World.

"I roughly understand what you have said."

"However, the plan remains unchanged; you must still lure them to come to the Present World," Li Heng ordered calmly.

The Heavenly Demon was stunned for a moment, then nodded respectfully.

"Yes, Exalted One."

"By the way, how is the situation in your Yin World?"

Li Heng suddenly remembered something and asked nonchalantly.

In the Present World, even though the strongest monster, the Heaven of Distortion, has been reincarnated, the situation continues to deteriorate. But the Heaven in the Yin World is still there.

"As always, there haven't been many changes. Compared to the Present World, although the Heavenly Demons and Heavenly Strange in the Yin World have also been subjected to corresponding Pollution, they can still act as they please."

"As for the future, this small one does not know."

The Heavenly Demon replied respectfully.

Then, before Li Heng could speak, the Heavenly Demon seemed to think of something else and added, "By the way, if you want to talk about changes, it's that the Ghost Place is becoming more and more active, constantly devouring the area of the Yin World, and we are helpless against it."

Li Heng was somewhat surprised.

Does this mean the situation in the Yin World is actually lighter than in the Present World?

No wonder the Heavenly Demons and Heavenly Strange in the Yin World are so ambitious, unlike the Heavenly Humans in the Present World who have just given up; it turns out they haven't been beaten by the Pollution yet?

But why is this?

Does the Yin World have a certain resistance to Pollution?

And he heard the term Ghost Place again.

Could it be that this Ghost Place has also appeared in the Yin World?

Or is it that this Ghost Place already spans both the Present World and the Yin World?

He pondered for a moment.

"In what direction of the Yin World is that Ghost Place? Give me the exact coordinates."

The Heavenly Demon was startled.

"Are you planning to go to the Yin World?"

"Do not speak nonsense, just report the location."

Li Heng said calmly.

He wanted to see what exactly that Ghost Place was, that it could be mentioned repeatedly by so many people, and that it could make everyone, except for himself, feel so wary.

"Yes, Exalted One."

The Heavenly Demon hurriedly reported a coordinate.

"Exalted One, if you wish to find that Ghost Place, you must hurry, because this Ghost Place only stays in one location for a short time."

He spoke hurriedly.

Li Heng nodded, not bothering to expose the Heavenly Demon's petty schemes.

If this Heavenly Demon truly thought its methods were Weird and unfathomable, capable of avoiding the control of the Contract, then he would let this Heavenly Demon know what the high-level nature of a Source Power Contract meant.

It was infused with Source Power.

To think of betraying a contract forged by Source Power?

Even an Immortal God would have to die.

"Alright, now continue to facilitate this matter for me; you must demand that these demons and Weird entities attack the Present World as soon as possible, preferably selecting a fixed location so that I may make preparations."

Having finished speaking.

Li Heng's mental Transformation Body disappeared deep within the Heavenly Demon's mind.

The Heavenly Demon saw that Li Heng had left.

The Transformation Body's face flickered with uncertainty.