Chapter 179: Netherworld Realm

What surprised him was that he originally didn't know what changes his three-flower pupil had undergone from the fusion of two abnormal materials, but now he could see the mysterious fluctuations that even his spiritual sense could not detect!

Unlike spiritual qi and magical power fluctuations, it actually seemed even superior!

This fluctuation originated between the Netherworld Book and the Stone Ball; perhaps the Netherworld Book itself possesses a wonderful ability to connect to the netherworld, causing this mysterious stone ball to spontaneously evoke a response.

Under the mutual influence of these two fluctuations, Yan Buji strained to widen his left eye, using the Netherworld Book's fluctuation to inversely probe the stone ball's condition!

Suddenly!

Yan Buji's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in shock: "Not good!!"

Just as Yan Buji's spiritual sense was about to enter the stone ball, the Netherworld Book suddenly emitted a faint glow, and it actually swallowed his body along with it!

Inside the room, there seemed to be no disturbance, and Yan Buji's figure was nowhere to be seen.

Gen Dao Capital, inside the imperial palace.

The Third Princess Zhao Zhen sat in the room, suddenly opening her eyes to look doubtfully toward Lingyu. Her eyes were like autumn water, yet a kind of inexplicable mysterious divine light flashed and vanished.

"How could there be a flash of netherworld aura?"

Zhao Zhen raised her hand to her mouth, biting her nail: "It's unlikely to be a netherworld invasion; they don't have the guts.... Even if they did, it shouldn't be now. Perhaps a cultivator happened to obtain an item tainted with netherworld aura, which accidentally triggered it?"

The Baocheng Emperor burst in from outside, pushing the door open, frowning as he looked at Zhao Zhen: "Zhen'er, I suddenly have a feeling of alarm, as if it comes from within Lingyu. Do you know anything about it?"

Zhao Zhen rose and nodded slightly: "Father, as the Human Dao Emperor, it's normal for you to feel apprehensive about the netherworld of the earth."

No, if it were merely a simple netherworld-item triggering an aura, it couldn't possibly disturb the Human Dao dragon qi in the slightest.

Zhao Zhen narrowed her eyes and chuckled: "Father, you needn't worry."

"Is that so? I've heard that the netherworld governs death, and that even I, after I die one day, will go to the netherworld. I don't know if this is true."

"This is naturally true; otherwise, the souls of all things would permanently dwell in the yang realm, making humans and ghosts indistinguishable. This is the supreme principle set by the sages, unless someone stronger than the sages breaks the rules." Zhao Zhen laughed.

The Baocheng Emperor nodded slightly: "Indeed, I've been jumpy lately."

"Hehe, Father, just rest easy. I see those people handling affairs are indeed somewhat negligent; we must urge them to quickly stir up trouble." Zhao Zhen laughed.

The Baocheng Emperor nodded: "Indeed."

At this moment, Yan Buji did not realize how huge the impact would be from inadvertently triggering the stone ball and the Netherworld Book.

But now, he is more concerned about his own life or death!

Exactly the same scene, exactly the same pressure!

Seeing the netherworld land ahead and the countless ghosts on that bridge, Yan Buji's face turned pale, and he hastily dodged to the side.

His cheeks suddenly felt a faint pain!

Yan Buji took a deep breath; unlike his previous entry into the netherworld, this time he entered with his physical body into the netherworld?

"No, no, this stone ball?"

Yan Buji looked at the stone ball in his hand, then at the Netherworld Book....

The Netherworld Book seems to be the key that can let him enter the netherworld.

But the stone ball seems off; why, under its mutual influence with the Netherworld Book, can it allow his physical body to enter here?

Yan Buji took a deep breath, watching the stone ball gradually emit fluorescence, as streams of black qi slowly seeped into it.

After a while, Yan Buji saw the black ball producing an anomaly, and at the same time felt waves of coolness coming from his waist.

"Oh right, when my soul previously entered the netherworld, I felt an extraordinary pressure, almost unable to breathe! But now my physical body has entered the netherworld, yet I can still remain clear-headed, and the pressure I feel is not as terrifying as before..... Could this square stone block also be connected to this stone ball?"

Previously, Yan Buji only felt that this square stone block was a bit dirty, having only a slight effect of expanding spiritual sense range, but not significant, so he hadn't paid much attention.

But now, upon looking, it seems the matter is far more complicated than he thought.

First, it was when he encountered Lin Fan, who wielded the Netherworld Book, and the troublemaking Bald Dragon Brother, in Kun Dao Dashing Hill Market; these things were all obtained from them.

Second, since Bald Dragon Brother knew that Lin Fan possessed a treasure, he must have learned something about Lin Fan's former family, the Lin Clan.

Therefore, this square stone block might also come from the Lin Clan; regardless, this square stone block can effectively counteract the netherworld's pressure, so it must be a great treasure!

Physical body entering the netherworld.....

Yan Buji took a deep breath, watching the stone ball gradually glow, with some anticipation of what changes would come next.

"Bold cultivator! How dare you appear in the netherworld land!!"

"Holy shit?!"

Yan Buji's pupils contracted; seeing two pallid figures appear before him, he immediately stepped back a few steps.

"Run!"

Yan Buji couldn't even imagine what scene it would be like to fall into these netherworld officers' hands; he immediately activated his True Essence to unleash Instant Shadow Step, flashing into the nearby forest.

"Still dare to run? You're asking for death!"

The pallid figures pursued him; as Yan Buji fled through the withered forest, the light emitted from the stone ball in his hand grew increasingly intense!

Yan Buji took a deep breath: "Please!"

"Come on, have some effect!"

The stone ball seemed to sense his intent; suddenly its light blazed, enveloping Yan Buji, and he instantly vanished from the forest!

The two netherworld officers' pupils contracted; arriving at the spot where Yan Buji disappeared, they exchanged a puzzled glance.

"That Yang realm cultivator.... how did he vanish?"

"Who knows? But I sensed on him the mark left by other partners.... Let's go check which guy let him come over, and even let him come with his physical body?!"

"That's not right either; even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't dare easily enter the netherworld with his physical body, that human.... looks like he hasn't even reached Foundation Establishment."

"Wait, did you see that ball in his hand?" The netherworld officer suddenly realized something was off.

"That ball.... oh no! It's a Fissure Stone!"

"Bad, something major has happened! Report it immediately!"

The two netherworld officers' faces instantly changed; back when they were still wandering souls, they had heard of this extremely terrifying thing!

In ancient times, when the entire netherworld fell into great chaos, among them was an Accumulation Device made from this Fissure Stone that caused nearly two-thirds of the netherworld's land to vanish completely!

Moreover, this spiritual material possesses a lethal power that is a natural bane to the living beings of the Netherworld Realm, and it is strictly forbidden by the Netherworld Realm's order.

Now the reappearance of the Split Void Fissure Stone even caused the two ghost officials who could command wandering souls and wild ghosts to feel a chill down their backs, their ethereal forms trembling and becoming somewhat illusory.