Chapter 767: Before the Fifth Realm

The Divine Realm of the Sword Lotus Body spans merely over a thousand li in circumference; within it, green grass forms shade, guarding a hundred-zhang-high Xuanhuang sapling, and beneath the sapling lies a zhang-long divine sword, planted upside down in the ground.

Unlike the true body, which cultivates all nine True Forms, the Sword Lotus Body primarily cultivates the 'Xuanhuang World Tree True Form Diagram', while the secondary cultivation is naturally the Ancient Five Punishments Sword True Form Diagram.

Because the cultivation is still shallow, the two great True Forms have only just taken on their outlines.

Li Li Yuanzhong focused his spirit on this place, yet merely glanced over the two great True Forms, his gaze settling upon the tree canopy above, that massive scroll capable of covering the entire Divine Realm.

Within the scroll was a scene of desolation and ruin.

At a single glance, Li Li Yuanzhong recognized it as the Realm of Sin.

A beam of divine light pointed directly toward the deepest part of the Realm of Sin; he focused his spirit to observe it, and could faintly see a long river formed by the gathering of Yin Shaqi.

"The Yellow Springs Netherworld River."

Li Li Yuanzhong understood in his heart; this was the place the Xuanhuang Elder wanted him to go.

He was not surprised; since the reward had already been given, naturally he was expected to do the task.

"This map has come at just the right time; with this map, the progress of Ying Mo Shen exploring the Realm of Sin can be accelerated greatly."

Li Li Yuanzhong focused his spirit to observe.

The Realm of Sin has nine layers, like an inverted giant tower, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, yet even the lowest layer is far larger than the Lingmiao Realm, equally desolate and ruined, a gray expanse.

The only difference is that the bottom three layers of the Realm of Sin are entirely shrouded in a layer of gray mist, with only outlines faintly visible.

"Connecting to the Netherworld River..."

Li Li Yuanzhong looked at the outline of that Netherworld River, a slight chill rising in his heart.

No need to think; this must be a life-threatening task.

Setting aside how to connect the Netherworld River, merely entering the lower layers of the Realm of Sin is an extremely difficult challenge.

One must know that the Realm of Sin is not a normal Dimensional Great Realm; countless powerful experts guard it; to infiltrate it, not to speak of him, even a great cultivator of the Eighth or Ninth Realm would, if things went wrong, perish and have their Dao extinguished.

"Huff~"

Having memorized the map of the Realm of Sin in his heart, Li Li Yuanzhong's mind began to deliberate.

This time, meeting the Xuanhuang Elder brought him benefits beyond expectation; not only did he gain the title of being favored by Xuanhuang, but he also received eight hundred Great Merits, which is an extremely huge income of Good Merits.

Beyond that, this map of the Realm of Sin was an unexpected joy.

At the very least, he now knows the specific location of that Netherworld River.

"Reversing the Innate State."

Li Li Yuanzhong's heart stirred slightly; for him, that Netherworld River holds significance even greater than those eight hundred Good Merits.

Whether or not he accepts the Xuanhuang Elder's task, he must still make a journey to that Netherworld River.

It is just that the specifics require careful consideration.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Li Li Yuanzhong felt something, and slowly opened his eyes.

He saw figures gathering outside the small courtyard; countless people were observing this place, some with surprise and doubt, others with envy, and the person at the front was none other than the number one figure of the Lingmiao Realm, Yue Yue Xingchuan.

"Everyone, disperse."

Seeing all the strange phenomena vanish, Yue Yue Xingchuan gathered his spirit, dismissed the crowd, then landed outside the courtyard and gently knocked on the door.

"Tsk~"

Li Li Yuanzhong walked out of the house and opened the courtyard gate.

"You..."

Yue Yue Xingchuan suddenly froze upon opening his mouth; he seemed to not know the name of this person born from the spiritual root at all.

Li Li Yuanzhong's thoughts turned, and he bowed slightly:

"Li Mount Dongxuan, pays respects to the Hall Master."

"Li Mount Dongxuan?"

Yue Yue Xingchuan smiled and helped the Sword Lotus Body up: "Penetrating the profound mysteries, seeing the truth of the Dao; indeed, a good name."

"I must thank the Hall Master for the crown consecration."

Li Li Yuanzhong led him into the courtyard and served him tea.

Yue Yue Xingchuan lifted the tea cup, took a sip, and pondered: "Did you just see the Lord of All Things?"

"Yes."

Li Li Yuanzhong naturally would not hide it.

The Xuanhuang World Tree carries three thousand Dimensional Worlds; all Xuanhuang cultivators refer to it as the 'Lord of All Things'.

"No wonder one born from the spiritual wood; indeed, the fortune is astonishing."

Yue Yue Xingchuan could not help but take another sip of tea, his emotions churning wildly.

Favored by Xuanhuang!

For any Xuanhuang cultivator, this is a unique and unparalleled great opportunity.

From ancient times to the present, those favored by Xuanhuang, as long as they do not die prematurely, will inevitably attain the position of Jin Xian!

And even now, this junior who was born only a few years ago, in a certain sense, has already entered the sequence of quasi-immortals; his status within the Law Net has already surpassed my own!

"The Elder's deep kindness; this junior feels quite apprehensive in his heart."

The face of the Sword Lotus Body appropriately showed a few traces of unease and fear.

"... Congratulations."

Yue Yue Xingchuan's emotions were hard to calm; he wanted to say something, but finally bowed and offered a word of congratulations; without even finishing a cup of tea, he hurriedly took his leave.

"The status of those favored by Xuanhuang is much higher than I expected."