The underground palace was incredibly deep. After walking for a long time in the thick turbid air, the passage was still as narrow as it was at the beginning. Yun Che had been maintaining his shadow and lightning-hidden states, carefully following behind the three people. He was still unable to get around. Although he was becoming more and more uneasy, he was not impatient.
"Why haven't we reached the bottom yet? How deep is this place?"
"The foul air is getting heavier... the passage is becoming smoother, we should be near the exit."
"Wait...what's that smell?"
"It's poisonous! Back off quickly!!"
The sound coming from the front suddenly changed dramatically, and the auras of the three realm kings suddenly approached the direction where Yun Che was. Yun Che was startled and stopped walking, but he did not retreat in panic. Instead, he stood still and held his breath... Fortunately, the auras of the three realm kings also stopped immediately, and then stagnated there. They did not notice his existence because of the sudden shortening of the distance.
Poison? Yun Che stepped back slowly, his brows twitching.
In front of the three kings of the realm, a thick layer of dark green appeared in the thick gray and turbid air. The dark green filled the passage in front, floating slowly like smoke, but it seemed to be locked in that area and did not dissipate outwards.
Mu Baimei, Emperor Nanlie, and Han Kuan all stood in front of the poisonous fog with unhappy expressions. They quickly used their energy to drive away the poison, and after a long while, their complexion finally returned to normal.
"What a powerful poison! If I had reacted a little slower, I would have died here." Han Kuan said with lingering fear.
"After all, it is something left over from the ancient times." Emperor Nan Lie took another half step back. Countless years have passed since the Age of the Gods, and the poisonous fog here should have dissipated and diluted countless times, but it is still not something that mortals can easily withstand.
"The turbid air here suppresses the mysterious power. If we encounter such poison again... I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to deal with." Mu Baimei frowned.
"Why don't you try to just rush through?" Han Kuan suddenly said.
"If Sect Master Han thinks his life is too long, you can give it a try." Emperor Nan Lie said in a deep voice, "I don't know where this poisonous fog will spread to. If it stretches for several miles, I'm afraid that even if you go in, you may not be able to come out alive."
Yun Che listened to their voices silently, and understood what they had encountered... At the end of the passage, there was a poisonous fog area. Moreover, the poisonous fog was so terrible that the three realm kings were deeply afraid and could not move forward.
Boom! !
A burst of explosions came from the front, and the underground palace passage trembled slightly, followed by the disappointed voice of Emperor Nan Lie: "No, it can't be shaken apart at all."
"To pass through such a powerful poison safely, at least a Divine Lord can do it. Can we only hand over the Imperial Immortal Grass to the people of the Middle Star Realm?"
"Do you want to try to find another entrance?"
"Even if there really are other entrances, it's too late. The news has been spreading for so long, and within six hours at most, people from the middle or even upper star realms will arrive. It took us a whole day just to break the seal of this entrance. It would be better to give it to others if we look for other entrances!"
"Then how about we try to force our way in? Maybe this poisonous fog isn't as vast as we thought."
"Very good. Then please go first, Master Han. Although the Royal Immortal Grass is good, if it requires gambling with your life, I will never do it."
The three realm kings, who were able to cover the sky with one hand in the three star realms, were blocked by a poisonous fog. They all felt that the Imperial Immortal Grass was within reach, but they could not move forward even half a step. The powerful power of the God King was useless in front of this poisonous fog.
But they were not willing to just turn around and leave. Aside from the huge temptation of the Imperial Immortal Grass, they had already paid a huge price to blast open the entrance to the underground palace. How could they be willing to fail at the last moment?
Yun Che’s mind raced as several possibilities emerged in his head. After weighing the options repeatedly for a full half-minute, he retreated silently, retreating quite far away. Suddenly, he lifted his stealth mode and slowly moved forward with cautious steps.
After releasing his invisibility, even with the suppression of the turbid energy, Yun Che’s aura was instantly detected by the three realm kings. A fierce voice came from the depths: “Who is it!”
"Spiritual Realm? How bizarre... Either die or get out of here!"
Three powerful forces of oppression locked onto Yun Che. Yun Che secretly took a deep breath, quickened his pace, passed through layers of foul air, and quickly came in front of the three realm kings.
When they saw Yun Che, the three of them were stunned: “It’s you?”
"How did you get in? Isn't there someone guarding the entrance?" Han Kuan asked in a deep voice. The elders of the three star realms were guarding the entrance. They certainly didn't believe that Yun Che, who had the profound strength of the Soul Realm, would be able to force his way in.
Yun Che’s face was filled with fear and trepidation, and he quickly said, “I was looking for opportunities in the ancient realm, and was accidentally drawn into a space profound formation, and then came here. I didn’t expect that this was the underground palace that the three Realm Kings entered. It was definitely not... an intentional intrusion.”
"Space Profound Array?" The three realm kings were still full of doubt, but they were not completely unconvinced, because it was impossible for them to force their way in from the entrance. Emperor Nan Lie sneered, "I remember that your name is... Ling Yun, right? You accidentally entered the Space Profound Array? Ha, is that so?"
Mu Baimei raised his hand and said, "It is indeed very likely. There are countless secrets in the ancient realm, just like the mysterious seal at the entrance of this underground palace, which we did not discover until yesterday. Lingyun, since you have entered by mistake, then you should go back up to the entrance. When you leave, report my name and no one will embarrass you."
"Then get out of here." Emperor Nanlie no longer looked at him.
Yun Che did not turn around and leave immediately as they had expected. Instead, he raised his head and said, “My three great Realm Kings, when I came here just now, I overheard that you seemed to be blocked by poisonous fog and could not go deeper into the underground palace. Are you referring to this dark green poisonous fog?”
Mu Baimei glanced at him and said, "Yes, but this has nothing to do with you. Leave quickly."
“If it’s just this patch of poisonous fog, I have a way to disperse it.” Yun Che said.
His words undoubtedly made the three realm kings look at him sideways at the same time. Emperor Nan Lie laughed loudly: "Just you? Hahahaha!"
Mu Baimei shook his head and said sternly, "Little brother, you can say this, maybe you have some attainments in poison techniques. But this is definitely not an ordinary poison, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult for the three of us."
"How about I make a bet with the three world kings?"
"Oh?" Mu Baimei frowned, revealing an expression that seemed like a smile but not a smile, and was quite interested.
Yun Che raised his hand and pointed at the dark green poisonous fog that was slowly drifting in front of him like a wandering soul: "If I can disperse this poisonous fog and allow the three Realm Kings to enter the underground palace, then please allow me to
How about I follow you into the underground palace and search for the Imperial Immortal Grass together?"
He had the Sky Poison Pearl on him, so it was easy for him to pass through the poisonous fog area or dispel it.
With no detours, the three realm kings were blocked by the poisonous fog, which was undoubtedly an opportunity for Yun Che. However, although he was not afraid of the poisonous fog, it would be a death wish to force his way in from the three realm kings. He thought about showing up in the same way, relaxing their vigilance, and then finding a reason such as sacrificing himself to test the depth of the poisonous fog, and then entering the underground palace alone... But doing so would easily arouse suspicion and vigilance. As long as his aura was about to escape their spiritual perception in the poisonous fog, any one of them would make a move and he would be dead for sure.
After all, these three people are the kings of the world and are definitely not fools.
In the end, he chose this kind of "mutual benefit", which would arouse their vigilance and suspicion, but would least arouse their murderous intent.
“Hahahaha!” Emperor Nan Lie glanced sideways, with a disdainful laugh on his face, and mockery and contempt in his eyes: “A mere junior in the Spirit Realm actually dreams of getting his hands on the Imperial Immortal Grass with us? Old man Mu, your savior is not only ignorant and arrogant, but also an ambitious toad, hahaha.”
Han Kuan also snorted coldly, his face full of disbelief and disdain.
“Nan Lie, old thief, don’t speak too soon.” Mu Baimei snorted, but when he faced Yun Che, his face was solemn, without any intention of mocking him: “Ling Yun, this poisonous fog is extremely powerful, and it is not easy to disperse it. If you can really do it, then you have helped us a lot, and of course you are qualified to enter the underground palace together. This king has no objection, and the two of them will not have any objection either.”
"Humph, what if he can't do it?" Emperor Nan Lie sneered.
"So what if you can't do it?" Mu Baimei said sarcastically, "If you can do it, it will be God's help. If you can't do it, you won't lose a hair. You old thief are really going backwards as you grow older."
Emperor Nan Lie frowned and said with a smile: "Old man Mu is Old man Mu, tut tut tut."
This sentence was meaningful, but he didn't say anything more.
Yun Che showed gratitude on his face and said, “Thank you three Realm Kings for your help. I am confident that I will not let you down. However, if I succeed, enter the underground palace together, and find the Imperial Immortal Grass first…”
“Haha, then of course it belongs to you.” To Yun Che’s surprise, before he finished speaking, Mu Baimei had already agreed with a smile: “Before entering the underground palace, the three of us had an agreement that whoever finds the Imperial Immortal Grass first will own it, and it must not be taken by force. If you can really dispel this poisonous fog and allow us to enter the underground palace, then of course it should be so. After all, I don’t want to be the one who breaks my promise, and I guess you two don’t want to be shameless villains either.”
“It seems that Old Man Mu really believes that this kid can dispel the poisonous fog. This will really open my eyes.” Emperor Nan Lie smiled with his lips but not his eyes. He did not believe Yun Che’s words from beginning to end.
“Okay… I certainly don’t dare to doubt the three Realm Kings.” Yun Che nodded, and then said no more. He walked past the three people and stood in front of the poisonous fog. He slowly raised his left hand and grabbed a piece of black stone that was shining with emerald green light.
The black stone was half the size of a fist, shimmering with green light, and releasing a rather pure, but not strong, aura. Emperor Nan Lie sneered, "Just based on this? Hehehe, that's just a ridiculous joke..."
The contemptuous voice suddenly stopped.
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