📖 Chapter 1161 - Senior Brother’s Silence!

19 Nov, 2023

Humans were divided by life and death, and worlds were divided into yin and yang.

Even if the Never-Ending Dao Domain was actually the stele world sealed by Allheaven, it couldn’t escape this intrinsic law. Otherwise, everything within would be incomplete. No living things would be born and grow, and the myriad Daos wouldn’t be able to sustain themselves. Without the cycle of life and death, the division of yin and yang, nothing would operate smoothly.

Right now, the abyssal underworld where Chen Qingzi and Wang Baole were was none other than the Never-Ending Dao Domain’s world of death.

This place had many names. For example, the Death Realm, the Yin Darkness, the Nine Nether, or the Deep Abyss. There were even more names given to this place in countless different myths. As for the Underworld Sect, they called this place… the Land of the Underworld!

But in the end, this place was actually just the flip side of the starry sky. It was still part of the Never-Ending Dao Domain, so the laws of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao originally extended even here. However, the tens of thousands of years that the Underworld Sect spent guarding this place resulted in the power of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao here growing incredibly weak.

And now, Chen Qingzi had become the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao and forcefully inserted himself into the Never-Ending Dao Domain, causing the Dao Domain to have two Heavenly Daos presiding over it. Thus, there was no longer any aura of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao in the Land of the Underworld. Instead, it was suffused with the rich deathly aura of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao.

Although the Land of the Underworld was just as big as the world of life, there were far fewer stars and planets. Instead, there was only… an infinitely vast Underworld River cutting through the starry sky with seemingly no end and no beginning.

This Underworld River spanned the entire Land of the Underworld. It was filled with innumerable tiny spots of light, so densely packed that they were impossible to count. Just looking at it, even a Star Domain Realm Almighty would feel tiny and insignificant.

And in the middle of this Underworld River was… a single, solitary planet!

This planet was unbelievably massive, but it didn’t hang suspended in the starry sky. Instead, it was like a small island floating on the Underworld River. Even if the waters of the river flooded over and submerged it, it would still come out in the end unscathed.

“That is Planet Underworld. In its heyday, the Underworld Sect ruled over a billion stars and planets. Now, there’s only one left.” Chen Qingzi and Wang Baole’s figures suddenly appeared outside the vast Underworld River. As Chen Qingzi spoke melancholically, Wang Baole couldn’t conceal his shock. Huge waves rose up in his heart.

On the way here, he had already been awed by the gigantic Underworld River and the monstrous deathly aura emanating from it. In this place, the laws of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao in his body were completely suppressed, unable to move at all. However, the power of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao was extremely active, circulating through his body on its own and causing his Underworld Fire to burn brightly.

“Planet Underworld?” Wang Baole’s pupils contracted. He withdrew his gaze from the Underworld River and focused on that solitary planet in the middle. An incredibly ancient aura radiated off of it, and he could also sense the unique fluctuations of members of the Underworld Sect.

“Back then, the Never-Ending Clan rebelled against our Underworld Sect. In that war, the Underworld Sect’s billion stars and planets were all destroyed, and even the Heavenly Dao perished. After that, I spent countless years and exhausted all my methods to finally repair a single one. I even ventured into the river of time and grabbed a shadow of its past, fusing it into the repaired planet to finally complete it.” Chen Qingzi murmured as he walked step by step toward Planet Underworld.

Wang Baole’s heart trembled when he heard his senior brother’s words. He followed behind in silence, and the two of them slowly entered the Underworld River and approached Planet Underworld.

Their arrival instantly attracted the attention of the Underworld Sect cultivators on Planet Underworld. Powerful divine senses instantly swept over, and then many figures leaped up from Planet Underworld and rushed over to receive them.

“Baole, do you know our Underworld Sect’s mission?” Chen Qingzi didn’t pay any attention to the people flying over and spoke softly to Wang Baole.

At first, Wang Baole nodded. But a moment later, he shook his head and remained silent.

“Our Underworld Sect… is actually just the enforcer of law.”

“Whose law?” Wang Baole asked.

“The Never-Ending Dao Domain is just a stele, a stele created by the palm of an Almighty from beyond the starry sky. What our Underworld Sect enforces is the law of that Almighty.

“In fact, the Underworld Sect has always existed, even in the past lives of this universe. However, it was closely tied to the Dao Domain’s natural laws and so could only secretly control things from the shadows. It’s only in this life that the natural laws have loosened, causing the Underworld Sect to come out into the open.

“This is also why the sect ended up facing a crisis of extermination. And it’s only because of this that the Never-Ending Clan was able to rise up.

“But no matter what, our Underworld Sect’s mission remains the same. Our mission is… to maintain the seal on this world and make it last forever, so that no living thing can escape the stele!” Memories flashed in Chen Qingzi’s eyes as he murmured softly. But soon, a sigh came out of his mouth. Calming down, he turned to Wang Baole and spoke slowly.

“You don’t seem surprised.”

Looking at the senior brother in front of him, the strange feeling in Wang Baole’s heart became stronger. After a while, replied in a soft voice.

“When I was on Planet Heaven’s Mandate, I learned some of the secrets of this world. I also learned… that Allheaven has perished. Since that’s the case, is the mission of the Underworld Sect really so important?”

“Without the mission, there is no meaning in the Underworld Sect’s existence.” Chen Qingzi said calmly. He gave Wang Baole a deep look, but didn’t continue on this topic. Instead, he abruptly changed the direction of the conversation.

“Baole, do you want to become stronger?”

Wang Baole’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t reply and just looked at Chen Qingzi.

“If you want to improve your strength, you can absorb the endless deathly aura in this place. At the same time… you can also raise the civilization level of your Federation. The feedback from the Federation’s advancement is the fastest way to increase your cultivation base.”

After speaking to this point, Chen Qingzi pointed at the Underworld River.

“Do you know what’s in there?”

“… Living things accumulated over the endless years.” Wang Baole was silent for a while before replying.

“That’s only partially correct. The Underworld River contains not only the accumulation of living things since the beginning of the stele world, but also innumerable ancient relics. To be more precise… all the dust of history has settled here.

“Naturally, it’s full of almost unlimited deathly aura, which is just what you need. Moreover… the river holds the fragments of countless past civilizations. You can fuse these fragments into your Federation’s Eternal Star and quickly raise its civilization level.

“If you want to become stronger… this is your best opportunity.” Chen Qingzi said calmly. By now, the people who flew out from the distant Planet Underworld had already approached. They numbered in the thousands, including more than a dozen who gave off the fluctuations of the Star Domain Realm.

At any other time, Wang Baole would have paid close attention to these people, but right now he didn’t bother. Instead, he swept his gaze over the vast Underworld River. Narrowing his eyes, he suddenly spoke.

“Senior Brother, what do you need me to do?”

“I need you to help me retrieve a certain item from the Underworld River.” Chen Qingzi didn’t conceal his intentions and looked at Wang Baole.

In turn, Wang Baole looked at Chen Qingzi. As their gazes met, Wang Baole spoke again.

"Why me?"

“There is great danger in the Underworld River. Only the power of the Heavenly Dao can suppress the danger, and only an Underworld Child can open the seal of the Underworld River and allow people to safely enter.”

Wang Baole fell silent. Seeing that the people from Planet Underworld were less than a thousand zhang away, he sighed in his heart and whispered to Chen Qingzi.

“Senior Brother, are you asking me for help as my senior brother… or as the Heavenly Dao?”

“Is it important?” Chen Qingzi asked.

"Very important." Wang Baole replied firmly.

Chen Qingzi… fell silent. He didn’t end up answering Wang Baole’s question, because at that moment, the people from Planet Underworld finally arrived. The ten or so people in the lead were all old men whose bodies gave off the aura of endless years. As they approached, they ignored Wang Baole and knelt down toward Chen Qingzi.

“Greetings, Sect Master!”

The remaining people behind them also knelt down and offered respects at the same time. With the reverberation of their voices, the starry sky seemed to shake. Wang Baole saw that their eyes were full of admiration and joy as they spoke to Chen Qingzi. But… there were also many from the younger generation glancing at him, and their eyes were shining with hostility!

Sensing this hostility, Wang Baole shook his head slightly. Ignoring his senior brother and the people of the Underworld Sect, he glanced all around him. At this moment, his original thoughts were slightly wavering.

‘This place… may not be a home for me.’