Chapter 468

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked at the Central Ghost Emperor kneeling before him.

The youth knew that the other party was not kneeling to him, but to the Emperor Emperor Fengdu he represented behind him.

According to the intelligence provided by the mountain spirits and wild demons, in the previous wave, the group of Lamp-lighters had paid a huge price, breaking through conflicts all the way from the periphery to kill their way in.

But when he led his people into the periphery of Mount Mount Ailao and began clearing obstacles, the Living Person Valley directly withdrew all the wandering souls from the periphery without causing the slightest interference.

When he finally arrived at the entrance of the Living Person Valley after wasting some time outside on personal business, the gate opened by itself, as if it had been waiting for a long time, and those inside were even more impatient.

Combined with the fact that after Sun Xi and the remaining nine Yama Kings were wiped out in one wave on the river beach, the Great Emperor bestowed the Young Lord Ghost Seal upon him and hinted that he should not be stingy about publicizing his identity as the Young Lord of Emperor Emperor Fengdu.

Everything, in fact, had long since fallen into place.

The other party had been continuously summoning nearby powerful ghosts and wandering souls into the Small Hell over the past few days, not for a desperate final stand, but to inflate their financial report and drive up the acquisition price.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan still believed that it was the Great Emperor who had shown Sun Xi that old photograph, but Sun Xi chose to "recognize a thief as his father"; regarding this matter alone, it could be judged that the Great Emperor's layout regarding Sun Xi had failed, but... what if the Great Emperor's "old photograph" had been sent to everyone?

"From this day forward, this place is designated as the fief of the Young Lord's Mansion; all of your official ranks are demoted by one level, and you are retained for service."

"We respectfully obey the Master's decree."

"The Underworld must be clean."

"As you command."

The Central Ghost Emperor, kneeling on one knee on the ground, raised his hand.

Behind him, the massive skeleton where the rock wall had peeled away raised its skull, let out a roar, and issued an order.

Because the ghost miasma blocked perception on the high platform, everyone on their platform was unaware of what was happening there.

But soon, everyone saw what was happening on the opposite platform.

The Ghost Commander raised his token, the Ghost Generals obeyed the order one after another, and the Ghost Soldiers collectively stepped forward; the inheritors of the Living Person Valley who were standing in the front two rows holding flags and beating drums encountered a backstab from behind.

Screams rang out one after another; some had their heads severed, some were torn to pieces by Ghost Soldiers, some had ghost fire ignited on their bodies, and some reacted faster and took the initiative to jump off the platform, but before they could land, they were devoured by the even larger number of wandering souls below.

At this moment, the ghost cultivators of the Living Person Valley were almost completely slaughtered.

Zhu Zhu Yiwen: "Do you have a feeling that after following him, things always seem to become very simple?"

Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Xionglin: "That is because you are following someone who has the ability to solve problems."

Zhu Zhu Yiwen: "You brawny martial artist, why do you like using your brain so much? You deserve to be bald."

Zhu Qing: "Brother, the inheritance of the Living Person Valley has been wiped out."

Luo Yang: "Who wiped it out?"

Zhu Qing: "An inside traitor."

Everyone present felt both shocked and yet found it only natural when faced with the scene before them.

Everyone guessed in their hearts that besides being the head of two Dragon King households, this person also had a very profound relationship with the Emperor Emperor Fengdu Hell.

Profound enough to make the Great Emperor willing to take action against a Dragon King household.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan saw the satisfied smile on the lips of the Central Ghost Emperor before him.

Clearly, he had no burden at all in making this decision; here, the conflict between the living and the dead had long been very sharp.

In fact, the Living Person Valley Small Hell, this forced integration of living inheritance and dead territory, was already very deformed.

It was more like a power structure design deliberately carried out by the Valley Master to ensure his own status, including the Small Hell Young Lord like Sun Xi, whom the Valley Master had personally selected and brought back from the outside, which also seemed like deliberately introducing external ghosts to mix sand into the interior.

However, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not feel that the overall situation was settled; instead, another sense of crisis arose in his heart.

Things would not be this simple.

If it were truly this simple, the Heavenly Dao would not have immediately pushed for a second, more powerful wave after the first wave failed; the Great Emperor would not have specifically let him make this trip just for a simple proclamation.

When the wandering souls here no longer posed a threat, it meant that the Valley Master... was truly brewing something more terrifying.

The Central Ghost Emperor was still kneeling there.

Previously, it was he who was waiting for Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to speak; now, it was Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan who was waiting for him to speak.

He did not speak, such as continuing to turn against the enemy, taking down the Valley Master, and offering him as a captive before him.

Logically speaking, since he had already surrendered, not continuing to offer a pledge of allegiance was very contrary to common sense.

It seemed that he also knew he could no longer remain silent; the Central Ghost Emperor showed hesitation and spoke:

"Master, we wandering souls cannot penetrate deep into the place where the usurper and fake lord resides; if not for this, we would have long since overturned his rule and welcomed the orthodox Emperor Emperor Fengdu. Please, Master, investigate!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Should I trust you?"

Central Ghost Emperor: "Master..."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sent the Ghost Seal in his hand to the Central Ghost Emperor.

The Ghost Emperor looked puzzled.

"Take it."

The Ghost Emperor received the Ghost Seal with both hands.

His projection appeared to have scattered fluctuations, and along with it, the skeleton where the rock wall had peeled away behind him also began to tremble.

When he finally adapted to the Great Emperor's aura on the Ghost Seal and finally held it steady, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan spoke:

"Even if I lose, even if I die, the Great Emperor is still here.

Now, clear a path for us, and then, let all the wandering souls here collectively remain silent and self-seal."

At the end of this wave is that Valley Master; the Great Emperor's target is also him.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan must lead his people in.

But with such a large number of wandering souls here, leaving them at his retreat would become another uncontrollable gate.

You cannot drive them all away for your own safety; here, they still retain basic order. Who knows what kind of trouble will happen after they all scatter?

But leaving them here, you still have to worry about whether they will waver and turn against you again when things in front of you don't go smoothly.

Therefore, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan used the Ghost Seal as a token, using the Great Emperor as justice and deterrence, so that they could watch the fire from the other shore with peace of mind.

The Central Ghost Emperor returned the Ghost Seal with both hands.

"Please rest assured, Master; your subordinate will suppress them well and quietly wait for your triumphant return after conquering the fake lord."

He was very sensible.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not take it back, but said: "If I die here, the Great Emperor will inevitably be furious, and the Small Hell will be doomed to cease existing. You hold my Ghost Seal; the Great Emperor will at least show you some leniency. Take it, and return it to me later."

"Thank you for the Master's grace."

The Central Ghost Emperor's projection, carrying the Ghost Seal, returned to his main body.

Immediately following, accompanied by the continuous roaring of the giant skeleton at the rock wall, its long arms waved, and the other members of the Five Directions Ghost Emperors on the rock wall collectively exuded a cold aura.

All the wandering souls in the large pit collectively dived down, and layers of blue-black frost continuously covered and piled up.

The Ghost Commander on the opposite platform led the Ghost Generals and Ghost Soldiers to march in formation, and after standing in position, they slowly merged.

With the Five Directions Ghost Emperors as the formation eyes and the Ghost Commanders, Generals, and Soldiers as the formation flags, they transformed into a huge Ghost-Subduing Formation, suppressing the vast number of wandering souls in the large pit.

This level of suppression intensity meant that even if the Five Directions Ghost Emperors wanted to go back on their word and break the formation to regain freedom, it would take at least three days.

This meant that in these three days, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not need to worry about his rear.

This Central Ghost Emperor clearly knew what he was worried about long ago, but before that, he didn't take the initiative to mention it, nor did he take the initiative to show it.

Therefore, sending the Ghost Seal as a token was still useful, and separating the interests of the other party's leader from the other party's collective was even more useful.

At this moment, the large pit that originally spanned the two platforms was filled by the blue-black ice surface.

The high platform where Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan originally stood became a flat surface.

The youth raised his hand and waved it forward.

The team walked onto the ice surface and advanced.

Ling Ling Wuxian's team walked at the very front, even faster than Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin and the others.

Because Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin and the others were still waiting for Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge to wave his hand to signal them to move, while Ling Ling Wuxian led his people to step on it as soon as the ice surface was formed.

Tao Tao Wanli, walking in the team, looked at Ling Ling Wuxian's back in front and sighed silently.

Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu muttered to himself while walking:

"Dismantling the formation and letting people who don't understand formations help set up the formation has already opened my eyes; this, letting the wandering souls seal themselves into a formation, has exceeded my imagination.

I am not as good as him, I should not be as good as him, I ought not be as good as him."

Sister Sun Hua looked at Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu with worry; she was very afraid that this child had already developed the intention of lighting the lamp a second time.

In the competition on the river, you have already treated your competitor as an object of worship, so what is the point of competing?

Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu muttered and muttered, then stopped and sat down on the spot.

Sister Sun Hua: "What are you doing?"

Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu did not respond, but unfolded his chessboard on the ice surface and played against himself.

But this time, the pieces were not placed on the intersections of the chessboard, but in the squares.

"The chess is on the board, but even more so outside the board; the formation is in the Dao, but even more so outside the Dao."

Sister Sun Hua immediately realized, and with her short stature, she spread her arms to protect Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu, who was in the midst of an epiphany, behind her.

Monk Monk Monk Monk Misheng's gaze kept sweeping toward the bottom of the ice layer, where the ghost shadows were dense.

As he watched, the ghost shadows below turned into monks wearing kasayas in his mind.

If there is no Buddha in the temple, then everyone in the temple is a Buddha.

If the hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha; if there is no Buddha in the temple, I will become a Buddha myself.

Monk Monk Monk Monk Misheng stopped and closed his eyes.

Streams of Buddhist aura flowed out from his body; this Buddhist aura was very pure, gilded gold, and faintly turning black.

Mu Mu Qiaoshan's mood was chaotic, and the zither on her back also made a "shasha" sound.

If the Liu family had not declined, the Mu family would not have had the intention of competing for the Dragon King position; it was precisely because the Liu family declined that the Mu family was able to break free from the positioning of family retainers.

And Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, as the head of the Liu family, had every shocking performance that was equivalent to nailing that family history brand back into her cognition.

To take a step forward and continue the struggle is to Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face an uncertain future; to take a step back, by riding the favorable wind of the Liu family's revival, the Mu family members can also rise with the wind by attaching themselves to it.

When you have a calculation for a guaranteed profit, it becomes very difficult to continue going all-in, yet the ambition and high aspirations from when the lamp was first lit are still resisting, unwilling to give up.

Until that zither string, repaired personally by A Li, emitted a special, crisp sound.

"Hoo..."

Tang Tang Qiuying let out a breath, took down the ancient zither, stood it before her, leaned against it, and fell into a daze.

Everyone present knew how precious an epiphany was.

If it were in the past, seeing someone else having an epiphany, one would have tried their best to interrupt it, but this time, no one dared to be the first to do so.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan spoke, "Protect them."

The crowd nodded one after another, scattered across the ice surface, and began to protect their own competitors.

Perhaps this atmosphere was truly too special; some people, while protecting others, actually felt something in their hearts, sat down cross-legged, and transformed from protectors into those being protected.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Brother Bin, I now understand that sentence the teacher used to say most often."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "What sentence?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "The learning atmosphere in a class is very important."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "It really is quite fitting; why don't you sit down too and blend in?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I don't feel it yet."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "You can't even pretend to study?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I'm afraid I'll have a random epiphany... and if I'm not careful, I'll return to my true level, which would actually make me regress."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "That's true too."

Wang Lin spread out his bedding, lay down, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell upon this little fatty; the youth knew he was not having an epiphany, he was recording.

An epiphany does not last too long; gradually, those who should open their eyes did so, those who should rise did so, and when the last person finished, the team continued forward.

Walking across the wide ice surface, they arrived at the platform on the opposite side and continued deeper inside; soon, a grand hall appeared before everyone.

The surroundings of the grand hall were wrapped in a red color; this red was not limited to the ground but spread and permeated every corner, and it was still wriggling according to a rhythm; seen from the outside, it looked as if the grand hall itself was emitting a dynamic red light.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Everyone, use your own methods to check it."

Zhu Zhu Yiwen bent forward, sniffed the scent, and muttered: "There's a very strange smell of blood."

Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Xionglin was at Zhu Zhu Yiwen's side and suggested in a low voice: "Taste a bit?"

Zhu Zhu Yiwen glared back at him.

Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo Xiaoyu tried to cast several pieces forward; the phantom images of the pieces fell into the front and disappeared. He spoke to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan in a tone as if asking a teacher for advice:

"It doesn't look like a formation..."

Tang Tang Qiuying plucked the zither strings, and after the rosy light spilled out, it quickly dissipated: "It's not a barrier either..."

Tao Tao Wanli threw the square seal in his hand, smashing it against a high rock wall to one side, and had Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing throw out a thunder whip to retrieve it; upon looking closely, he discovered it was ordinary stone.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was more direct; he used his Yellow River shovel to scoop forward, and when he retrieved it to his front, he discovered it was ordinary soil, without the slightest hint of red.

Someone else released a puppet, but not long after the puppet entered this area, the control was interrupted, and it stood frozen there.

Everyone was using their own ways to conduct tests, yet they never managed to reach a suitable answer; it seemed to transcend the level of everyone's understanding.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not focus on the details but kept scanning this vast, eerie red; the youth's eyes were reflected with a sheet of red light, which was still constantly pulsing.

Immediately, the youth turned to the side and locked onto Wang Lin's figure in the crowd.

Wang Lin smiled and walked over voluntarily.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan asked: "What are your thoughts?"

Wang Lin: "Senior, I'm not sure if I'm right."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Just recite it first."

Wang Lin: "If one views this red light as a whole, Senior, what does it look like?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "A heart."

Wang Lin: "My heart and yours are in sync, Senior."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "But if this is a heart, then what is this little hell?"

Wang Lin first touched his own heart position, then touched his chest, stomach, and arms: "Senior, since the heart is already here, then the others that should be there must certainly be there too, right?"

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Wang Lin added: "Senior is knowledgeable and experienced; you must have seen something similar."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had seen the true body of the Emperor Emperor Fengdu Emperor.

It could be said that the entire Emperor Emperor Fengdu Hell was opened up by the Emperor Emperor Fengdu Emperor using his own true body as a foundation.

If one were to copy that here, then this little hell itself was very likely the true body of another existence.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing, scout the path."

Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing took a deep breath, thunder snakes swimming around his body as if attached to a layer of armor; he lifted his foot and walked into the red area ahead.

At first, he did not notice any changes, but when he walked a small distance further forward, red gradually attached itself to his body and began to rub against the thunder snakes.

Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing turned around and looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan; Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded at him.