š Chapter 1169 - Entering Afterward!
āUndeworld Emperor Mansionā¦ā Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. By now, the power of the Heavenly Dao in his body had long since disappeared. Aside from the intrinsic scabbard whining in disappointment, Wang Baole himself didnāt feel anything different. He certainly didnāt feel as weak and feeble as the pseudo-Underworld Children had appeared earlier.
Lowering his head, he stared at the bottomless mountain in the depths of the Underworld River, the statue on top of the mountain, andā¦ the pitch-black temple at the statueās feet.
Wang Baole didnāt know much about the Underworld Emperor. Even in the Underworld Dream, not much had been said. All he knew was that the Underworld Emperor was the true leader of the Underworld Sect, standing above the nine grand elders.
However, the Underworld Emperor had been in seclusion for countless years, and most of the authority in the Underworld Sect was in the hands of grand elders. And during the war with the Never-Ending Clan, the Underworld Emperor was the first one to be killed. As for how he had been killedā¦ Wang Baole didnāt know. However, judging from what heād learned about the war, the Underworld Sectās Heavenly Dao perished at the same time as the Underworld Emperor.
After that, the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao rose up, and the Never-Ending Clan fought a decisive battle with the nine branches of the Underworld Sect controlled by the nine grand elders. In the end, the nine branches of the Underworld Sect were almost completely annihilated, with only a few people managing to escape.
At that point, the glory of the Underworld Sect became history, and the Never-Ending Clan rose up to become the true masters of the Dao Domain. At the same time, the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao became the orthodox path in the Never-Ending Dao Domain.
Wang Baole suddenly thought of the secret that his senior brother had told him when he arrived in this abyssal underworld. The Underworld Emperorā¦ was a being transformed from a finger of Allheaven.
āThe Underworld Emperor was a finger of Allheavenā¦ in that case, who could possibly kill himā¦?ā A profound light flickered through Wang Baoleās eyes. He recalled everything he had seen in his past lives. Sun Deās stories gave him a clear understanding of just how powerful those people who had cut off fingers of Allheaven truly were.
From this, he could somewhat estimate the battle prowess of the Underworld Emperor, as well as the one who had killed him.
āCould it be the founding ancestor of the Never-Ending Clan who even Senior Brother is afraid of? Is heā¦ the clone of The Emperor? Or the blood-colored centipede?ā
As Wang Baole pondered in silence, Chen Qingzi standing above the Underworld River slowly spoke.
āEnter the Underworld Emperor Mansion and retrieve the remains of the Underworld Emperor. Your time is limited. The passage will only remain open for six hours!ā
In an instant, all the Underworld Sect cultivators jumped up and shot toward the passage, eyes full of excitement and determination. Hundreds of figures poured into the passage like a meteor shower and rushed straight toward the mountain at the bottom. Naturally, the pseudo-Underworld Children, including the masked First Senior Brother, were among them.
Right now, if the place where the Underworld Emperor Mansion was located was considered a world, then the Underworld River was its heavens. In that case, the Underworld Sect cultivators flying through the passage were like immortals descending from the heavens!
Actually, this was the reality of the situation. As Wang Baole entered the million-zhang-long passage behind everyone else, he felt the resonant call becoming more and more intense. Finally, he rushed out of the passage and appeared above the mountain, only to discoverā¦ that everything around him was indeed a world!
Speaking precisely, this was a world inside the Underworld River. Speaking even more preciselyā¦ this world was a gigantic bubble, a bubble within the Underworld River, a bubble that contained nothing but a seemingly bottomless mountain.
In this bubble, both the sky and the land were a drab gray. Perhaps there were many other bubbles just like this floating in the Underworld River, but now wasnāt the time to think about it. After entering the bubble world, Wang Baole immediately turned to move toward the Underworld Emperor Mansion.
But at that moment, four figures suddenly appeared in front of him. All of them were old men. After blocking his way, none of them spoke, only bowing slightly.
Among the four, one had a cultivation base in the Star Domain Realm, and the other three were mere great-circle Eternal Star Realm cultivators. In fact, blocking Wang Baole with this kind of power was more symbolic than anything else. If he really wanted to break past them, it wouldnāt be impossible at all.
Raising his brows, Wang Baole was about to step around them. But as soon as he moved, the Star Domain Realm Almighty sighed softly and spoke in a quiet voice.
āFellow Daoist, please rest here. The people of the Underworld Sect can handle the proceeding matters by ourselves. Many thanks for your help so far.ā
These words caused Wang Baole to stop in his steps. He looked at the four people blocking his way, then looked behind them. All the Underworld Sect cultivators had already followed the masked First Senior Brother into the black temple under the statue. There was already no trace of them to be seen.
It wasnāt difficult to see what they were trying to do. Wang Baole could tell at a glance.
Any faction, whether prospering or declining, had its own internal conflicts. Although he had just displayed the depths of his kismet and karma with the Underworld Sect when extending the passageā¦ in the end, Wang Baole was nothing more than an outsider here.
And so, whether in terms of emotions or material interests, the cultivators of the Underworld Sect would naturally stand on the side of their First Senior Brother. This was especially so now that the passage through the Underworld River had opened. Whoever was able to obtain the remains of the Underworld Emperor and present it to the Heavenly Dao would have made a great contribution.
Thus, they didnāt want Wang Baole to get involved in this matter. It would have been one thing if Wang Baole hadnāt displayed his strength earlier, but now that he had, the cultivators of the Underworld Sect felt a distinct sense of threat and so came to stop him.
However, Wang Baoleās status wasnāt something they could completely overlook. Thus, even if they blocked his way, the Star Domain Realm cultivator had mixed feelings. That was why he was so polite to Wang Baole.
Although everyone was acting for the sake of the Underworld Sect, not everyone could be without selfish motives.
Wang Baole was very clear on all this, so he just nodded after a moment of silence. In the end, he was just here to retrieve the Underworld Emperorās remains for his senior brother. It would be best if he could get them himself, but as long as the final outcome was the same, he could still accept it.
Seeing Wang Baoleās agreeableness, the three great-circle Eternal Star Realm cultivators felt a bit complicated. The old man of the Star Domain Realm sighed, but didnāt say any more. Instead, looking as if he had aged in an instant, he bowed deeply toward Wang Baole.
After that, the five people sat down cross-legged outside the temple. Wang Baole didnāt speak and just looked up at the statue of the Underworld Emperor. From this vantage point, he could clearly see the Underworld Emperorās face.
It was an average face, nothing out of the ordinary. Only his carved eyes had a bit of an unusual air.
They seemed to contain some indescribable emotion.
āRegretā¦ā Wang Baole sighed. This was the emotion he saw in the statueās eyes.
Just as Wang Baole was sighing, a muffled boom suddenly rang out from within the temple, mixed with screams and the sounds of battle.
This made Wang Baole instantly turn his head, and the four people blocking his way also turned and stared. However, there was something strange about this place that prevented anyone from seeing inside the temple.
Soon, the booms became more and more frequent, as well as more and more muffled. It seemed that the people inside were slowly making their way deeper into the temple, and experiencing intense battles at every step. However, two hours laterā¦ the booms suddenly stopped.
The entire temple became deathly silent, and the expressions of the four Underworld Sect cultivators outside instantly changed. The Star Domain Realm Almighty among them quickly took out a jade slip and studied it for a long time, looking startled and uncertain. Glancing hesitantly at Wang Baole and then the temple, he gritted his teeth and seemed to have come to a decision. He stood up and beckoned to the other three before flying straight toward the temple.
Wang Baole didnāt move, just watching silently as the four Underworld Sect cultivators stepped into the temple. After a while of intermittent booms, the temple fell silent again. By now, there were less than four hours until the passage closed.
Obviously, the dangers inside the temple had surpassed the Underworld Sectās expectations, and the life and death of those who had entered were unknown. After a moment of silence, Wang Baole sighed, stood up, and walked step by step toward the temple.
When he reached the entrance of the temple, he paused. After a few more moments of silence, Wang Baole lifted his foot andā¦ stepped inside!