Chapter 1218 - 1217: The Besieged Dark Sun Demon Venerable
"Dark Sun Demon Venerable?"
"How is he in the Netherworld?"
Instinctively asked a couple of questions, then the three exchanged glances and roughly understood the situation.
"He’s actually taken it to the Netherworld, no wonder there’s no movement in the mortal world," Lu Zheng said.
"That shouldn’t be, those old ghosts of the Netherworld are full of yin and ghost qi, they’re strongest in the Netherworld. Is the Dark Sun Demon Venerable really so confident to enter the Netherworld and fight them?" Shen Ying asked.
Si Lingxi’s eyes flashed, she smiled, "Ying, don’t underestimate the old ghosts in the Netherworld. The Dark Sun Demon Venerable may not have entered voluntarily."
"Ah, was he dragged in?"
Shen Ying asked and then concentrated for a moment, shocked, "Indeed, the Yin-Yang Road at Yelan Mountain is now shrouded in Yin Qi, and no longer connects to the Netherworld. If not for the old peach tree merging with me, I wouldn’t sense the current situation in the Netherworld."
Wherever the battle reaches, the passage between the mortal world and the Netherworld is blocked, space becomes immensely stable, ensuring the Dark Sun Demon Venerable cannot return to the mortal world.
This is similar to how Si Lingxi locked the heavens and earth with Phoenix Divine Fire.
"How’s the situation of the battle?" Lu Zheng asked.
Shen Ying shook her head, "The old peach tree has only some roots between Yin and Yang, can’t sense too clearly, but the qi is very chaotic."
Years ago, Shen Ying turned into a ghost and was supposed to enter the Netherworld, but unintentionally merged with the old peach tree, pulling it into the Netherworld.
But the old peach tree is an object of the mortal world, so its roots stopped halfway in.
This resulted in the old peach tree being in the mortal world yet able to sense the Netherworld with its superpower.
However, this superpower isn’t usually useful, just sensing the Nether qi, similar to a passive sonar.
"Ghost qi, corpse qi, and various Nether yin qi." Shen Ying said, "It seems there are many ghosts attacking the Dark Sun Demon Venerable."
Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "Do these old ghosts value the Profound Yin Divine Monarch’s treasures so highly?"
"The Netherworld doesn’t have much inheritance, ascension is even harder than in the mortal world," Si Lingxi said calmly, "Some old ghosts with no hope of ascension covet the Profound Yin Divine Monarch’s treasures, which is normal."
Saying there’s no hope of ascension, but that doesn’t imply weak strength. On the contrary, those who reach the utmost of this world yet still see no hope of ascension are definitely super experts of monster levels.
For example, Darkness Dharma King, and Yueyou Ancestor.
Shen Ying nodded repeatedly, "The ghosts of the Netherworld should have the upper hand. The Dark Sun Demon Qi is under siege, and its aura is declining."
"Without the Demon Cave Secret Realm, two of the seven Demon Gods under him have died, the rest mostly injured. The Dark Sun Demon Venerable has no backup plans, just a more formidable top-tier demon," Si Lingxi commented.
"A more formidable top-tier demon?" Lu Zheng smacked his lips, "Just that?"
Only Si Lingxi could say something like this, even if it was Lianzhou Observatory’s leader Li Muran, they wouldn’t dare boast like that.
Across the chessboard, Shen Ying continued, "Yin Qi is increasing, Dark Sun Demon Qi is declining again, the Dark Sun Demon Venerable might be injured."
"He was hit by Ling Kunzi’s Yin Yang Sword in Lianzhou before," Lu Zheng added, with interest, "Is he going to be besieged to death by the old ghosts of the Netherworld?"
Lu Zheng and Shen Ying looked at Si Lingxi in admiration.
Si Lingxi humbly smiled, "I didn’t expect those old ghosts to be so capable either."
As the Southern Border Phoenix Mountain Master, leveraging circumstances is just basic operation, but for two Profound Yin treasures to attract so many old ghosts, she truly didn’t anticipate.
"It’d be perfect if he’s eliminated, saves us the effort," Lu Zheng said.
At Lianzhou Prefecture, he had already made a big gain, so even if he couldn’t acquire the luck from the death of the Dark Sun Demon Venerable, he wasn’t too concerned.
"Then it depends on whether the old ghosts of the Netherworld show their capability," Shen Ying smiled, "They shouldn’t be confined to one place, traveled all the way fighting, and are now fighting farther away."
Upon saying this, Shen Ying shook her head, "The Dark Sun Demon Qi is being heavily eroded, seems those old ghosts are really strong, they’ve actually trapped him in the Netherworld unable to escape."
"Dark Sun Demon Venerable discovered Yelan Mountain." Shen Ying said with a frown, "He knows there’s a Yin-Yang Road nearby, he’s stirring space, trying to escape!"
Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed, "Is Brother Xin in the mortal world or the Netherworld?"
Xiaocui quickly replied, "Last time during the ghost riot, General Xin was injured, recently he’s been recuperating at the City God Temple, hasn’t entered the Netherworld."
Lu Zheng nodded, about to speak, but Shen Ying suddenly looked alarmed, "Not good! The Dark Sun Demon Venerable’s space agitation, demonic qi is probing everywhere, he’s found me!"
"Hmm!?"
Lu Zheng and Si Lingxi suddenly looked up.
Note that although the old peach tree is between Yin and Yang, its body still is just a peach tree, the roots probing into the underworld are completely ordinary, deeply buried underground.
Just an unremarkable, with no peculiar qi, passive sonar.
So even Si Lingxi hadn’t reminded Shen Ying to restrain qi, because she simply had no qi to restrain.
But, unexpectedly, the Dark Sun Demon Venerable, while stirring space and trying to find the Yin-Yang Road, accidentally uncovered these deeply buried, seemingly ordinary root sections, that could silently traverse space and connect Yin and Yang?
If it were any other person, they’d never discover this ordinary peach tree root, but the one probing was the Dark Sun Demon Venerable, being a "more formidable top-tier demon," he eventually noticed the peculiarity of the peach tree root.
"Swish!"
In the Netherworld, a black streak flashed across the gray sky, then a looming, multicolored black sun hovered in the sky.
Dark Sun Demon Qi swept and rampaged, forcing away the endless yin qi around, arriving at a small valley not far from Yelan Mountain.
"Dark Sun Old Demon, is this valley the resting place you’ve chosen? It doesn’t suit your Upper Realm Celestial Demon status!"
"Hurry and commit suicide, once we’re done, I still have to return and marry my 1752nd concubine."
"If none of you are in a rush, how about I take a look at the Profound Yin Treasure Mirror for a year?"
"Heh heh heh, the old demon hasn’t even risen yet, no hurry, no hurry!"
The next moment, five different yin qi simultaneously pursued, perfectly forming five directions, trapping the Dark Sun Demon Venerable in the center of the valley.
They were five top-tier old ghosts, each not inferior to Yueyou Ancestor’s existence.
Only this level of old ghosts could corner the Dark Sun Demon Venerable, preventing escape from the Netherworld.
In the center of the valley, the Dark Sun Demon Venerable revealed a three-zhang-tall demon body, sneering, "Want that godforsaken mirror and bead, all of you wait until the next life!"
The next moment, demonic qi probed into the ground, faint strands of Yang Qi emerged.
"Hmm?"
"What?"
"How is it possible?"
All five old ghosts were astonished.
"I’ve already used the Heaven-Sealing List to cover the void for a thousand miles, sealed the Yin and Yang Realms, how is there still a Yin-Yang passage appearing?"
"No, it’s not a Yin-Yang passage." Another old ghost also noticed something amiss, "It’s an object connecting Yin and Yang!"