Chapter 626: Mystic Realm Guardian

The blue waves were boundless!

In an ordinary corner by the calm lake sat an old man with graying hair.

He Pingsheng and Hao Cang landed not far from the old man.

Then, He Pingsheng's spiritual sense swept over the old man without restraint.

He knew that his cultivation base was definitely far behind the old man in front of him.

After all, the other party hadn't even made a move; merely by relying on his control over spatial laws, he had trapped He Pingsheng in this world.

He Pingsheng did not believe such a divine ability belonged to a Void Refinement Stage cultivator.

It was at least Body Integration.

It might even be that earth-shattering Mahayana Imperial Realm.

Since that was the case, there was nothing to be afraid of.

So what if I use my spiritual sense to scan you?

After all, you were the one who was rude first.

He Pingsheng's spiritual sense scanned the old man, then he was suddenly shocked and hurriedly opened his Heavenly Eye to take a look: A mortal?

He saw that there was not a shred of spiritual power fluctuation on the old man.

He was no different from an ordinary mortal.

This made He Pingsheng even more terrified.

Either the person in front of him was a mortal, or his cultivation had reached a height He Pingsheng could neither reach nor imagine.

Clearly, it could not be the former.

How could a mortal trap me, He Pingsheng, in this void?

"Stop looking... come over!"

The old man kept his gaze on the water surface but extended his hand toward He Pingsheng and gestured.

His tone was gentle, and there was no hostility.

He Pingsheng took a deep breath, left Hao Cang where he was, and walked to the old man's side.

The old man was wearing a gray Daoist robe.

There was no embroidery of runes, patterns, or cloud motifs on the robe; it was just a simple gray plain robe.

On his feet, he wore a pair of coarse cloth straw sandals.

It was only when He Pingsheng arrived at his side that the old man turned his head to look at him.

Although his hair was gray, his face was as tender as an infant's, and his eyes were as clear as water, yet they were filled with the vicissitudes of life.

"Hehehe..." The old man smiled and said: "Sit..."

He pointed to the grass beside him.

He Pingsheng dared not be negligent and sat down cautiously.

Originally, he wanted to use his spiritual sense to communicate with his defensive magic treasure, but after thinking about it, he gave up; this defensive magic treasure might be able to defend against a first-layer Void Refinement expert, but it absolutely could not defend against the person in front of him.

"May I ask, Senior..." He Pingsheng bowed to the old man.

The old man waved his hand, interrupting him: "The fish is coming... don't speak yet!"

Just at this moment, his right hand moved slightly.

With a *splash*, a red, two-foot-long big fish was pulled out of the lake by the old man.

The fish was exceptionally docile; after landing in the old man's hand, it didn't struggle or jump.

"Sigh... boring, boring..."

The old man shook his head, waved his hand, and threw the big red fish back into the water.

He simply threw the fishing rod aside, turned half his body, and looked at He Pingsheng with a smile, saying: "The higher the cultivation, the harder it is to bridge the gap in realms!"

"In our Spirit Realm, there are quite a few geniuses who can fight between Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators!"

"In the vast Zhu Que Imperial Domain, one can find three or five who can stand on equal footing between Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation cultivators!"

"But those who can slay a Void Refinement cultivator at the Soul Transformation Stage, I fear that in the entire Heavenly Fire Continent, there are no more than two hands' worth—about ten people!"

"Therefore, your ability ranks within the top ten of the Heavenly Fire Continent."

"Ascending to the Imperial Realm in the future is naturally just around the corner!"

"However!" The old man's tone shifted, his brows slowly furrowed, and he said: "Your ability to kill this Bing Yi Fairy also owes credit to your green spiritual sense divine ability. If I am not mistaken, this should be a poison-attribute divine ability, right?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "I dare not hide it from you, Senior; it is indeed a poison-attribute rule!"

"Hehe..." The old man smiled even more brightly: "This poison-attribute rule divine ability, you comprehended it in the fifth passage of the Netherworld Imperial Palace, right?"

He Pingsheng's heart trembled, but he dared not lie and could only nod.

Then, a scene that shocked He Pingsheng occurred.

The old man said: "Do you know the origin of this item?"

He Pingsheng watched in terror as the old man held a purple-red rod in his hand.

This rod was none other than the 【Hongmeng Zijin】 he had taken from the Hongmeng Hall.

This...

When did he take it from me?

Heavens!

This person...

"Hehehe..." Seeing He Pingsheng's terrified expression, the old man chuckled: "Don't worry... this thing has been in my hands for eighty thousand, if not a hundred thousand, years!"

Hearing this, He Pingsheng was even more shocked: "You... are you the Netherworld Emperor?"

"Bullshit!" A look of displeasure immediately appeared on the old man's face: "I am a man; the Netherworld Emperor is a female immortal. How could I be the Netherworld Emperor?"

He Pingsheng asked: "Then... who are you?"

The old man handed the purple-red rod to He Pingsheng and returned it to him, saying: "I am just an old man guarding the Mystic Realm!"

He Pingsheng went from doubt to terror, and from terror back to doubt.

He thought for three breaths, then answered one of the old man's previous questions: "This junior does not know what this Hongmeng Zijin is; I ask Senior to enlighten me!"

"Hmm!" The old man said: "This is the personal treasure of the Netherworld Emperor; she obtained it by accident back then!"

"This item is an extremely high-level refining material in the Immortal Realm, a supreme treasure that was soaked in Hongmeng Purple Qi at the time of the creation of the world!"

"Unfortunately, the Netherworld Emperor's own ability was limited; by the time she ascended, she had not been able to refine this item!"

"And when ascending, one cannot carry such heaven-defying items, so the Emperor left it behind and had me responsible for keeping it!"

"Fine... pass it to a human descendant!"

"I saw you walk into the sixth zone, which is why I placed this Hongmeng Zijin inside the stone seat in the Hongmeng Hall!"

"Now, do you understand?"

He Pingsheng suddenly realized.

Good heavens...

I thought I was the only one who entered the sixth zone.

This old man went in too.

And looking at it, this old man seems to be able to go in at any time.

He Pingsheng asked again: "May I ask, Senior, besides this junior, have others entered the sixth zone before?"

"Naturally!" The old man smiled and said: "Not only have people entered, but there was more than one!"

"I just casually placed some items in the temple to send them away!"

"Only you, I gave the Hongmeng Zijin!"

"Kid, do you know why?"

He Pingsheng had already captured some information from the fragments of words and nodded: "Could it be because this junior is human?"

"Hmm!" The old man nodded: "Yes... that is the reason!"

"Because before the Netherworld Emperor ascended, she gave instructions that this item was to be left to a human descendant!"