This world has both a yang aspect and a yin aspect.
The myriad realms of the heavens are yang, representing life and reality, while the netherworld is yin, representing death and illusion.
However, while there are countless realms in the heavens and myriad worlds, there is only one Netherworld.
As the saying goes, "The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things." It is also said that "When Yang reaches its extreme, Yin is born; when Yin reaches its extreme, Yang is born."
It is said that when the myriad realms were first created, the Netherworld did not exist.
As the myriad realms developed, the Netherworld gradually came into being, seemingly a manifestation of the birth of Yin from the extreme of Yang.
Like many living universes, the Netherworld initially consisted of only nine layers of space, each layer clearly defined. This led to the birth of ten powerful figures in the Netherworld: nine each controlled one layer of space, and one ruled the entire Netherworld, known as the Ten Kings of Hell.
As time passed, powerful figures rose up in the Netherworld. The title of the Ten Kings of Hell remained, but there were occasional changes in the number of powerful figures. Furthermore, new Netherworld spaces were gradually broken down, and one after another, peerless geniuses were born.
This state only began to cease when the eighteenth layer of space was broken. From then on, the entire Netherworld possessed eighteen layers of space, which were also known by many powerful beings in the living world as the Eighteen Hells, and were still ruled by the Ten Kings of Hell.
The underworld controls the punishments and reincarnation of the deceased, making it a very special realm.
After a long period of time, another peerless ghost cultivator was born in the Netherworld, breaking through the nineteenth layer of space. Subsequently, he broke through the twenty-sixth layer of space, and the Netherworld ushered in another great development.
Although the space of the Netherworld is not like the living universe, where breaking through one level will grant a trace of external source power, breaking through to a higher level of the universe is extremely difficult.
However, once the new space of the Netherworld is broken, the one who broke it gains a trace of the Netherworld's primordial power, making it more difficult to break through even higher layers of the Netherworld.
Historically, only when the Netherworld had eighteen layers of space did the strongest Netherworld King, who ruled the entire Netherworld, break through two layers, and not even in succession. It is simply unbelievable that the peerless ghost cultivator broke through eight layers of space in the Netherworld in succession.
That ghost cultivator was known as the Blood Emperor, who rose to become the new supreme figure in the Netherworld and the strongest being in the entire Netherworld.
Most of the titles of strong individuals have a story behind them.
The title of Blood Emperor also comes from this. It was acquired when the Netherworld connected with an open universe. Powerful beings are a great opportunity for ghost cultivators, and powerful ghost cultivators are also a great opportunity for living beings. On that occasion, the powerful ghost cultivators of the Netherworld fought a great battle with the powerful beings of the living universe. The Blood Emperor, wielding a blood-red longsword, slaughtered countless powerful beings from the living world, causing rivers of blood to flow and countless beings to perish. His name resounded throughout the heavens and myriad worlds, thus establishing his title as the invincible Blood Emperor of the Netherworld.
The Blood Prison Sword was the magic weapon used by the Blood Emperor. It is said that with a single swing of the sword, countless lives of powerful beings would be taken. The sword could unleash its immense power even without the Blood Emperor activating it.
Legend has it that the Blood Emperor achieved his power so quickly because he obtained the Blood Prison Sword, and it was also because of that Blood Prison Sword that the Blood Emperor was able to break through so many layers of the Netherworld space.
In short, the Blood Prison Sword was incomparable to the Blood Emperor, a fact acknowledged by all ghost cultivators at the time.
Later, the Blood Emperor disappeared until the twenty-seventh heaven of the Netherworld was broken, the twenty-eighth heaven was broken... and the thirty-sixth heaven was broken.
The Blood Emperor never reappeared.
Because many exceptionally talented ghost cultivators have emerged in the Netherworld, and in recent years one ghost cultivator's legend has been no less legendary than that of the Blood Emperor, the Blood Emperor's legend has begun to fade away.
However, this Saint-level ghost cultivator happened to have experienced the great battle with the powerful beings of the living world when the Blood Emperor achieved the title of Blood Emperor.
It had witnessed firsthand how terrifying the Blood Emperor and the Blood Prison Sword in his hand were, and it knew clearly that the Blood Prison Sword in the Blood Emperor's hand was truly powerful, not just a legend.
Even if the Blood Emperor doesn't make a move, just the Blood Prison Sword would kill it as easily as killing an ant!
Therefore, how could it not be shocked and terrified when it suddenly saw the Blood Prison Sword and sensed its aura?
call!
Then, a scene that left everyone speechless unfolded. The Saint-level ghost cultivator turned and fled—not just left, but ran away, as if a raging flood or ferocious beast was behind him, and if he was even a little slow, he would be swallowed whole.
"This is……"
Lin Yun was also very surprised.
The Blood Prison Sword—this was the second time he had heard this name. The first time was in the Heavenly Dao Tower space, where the powerful ghost cultivator, Lord Black Mountain, seemed to also believe that the Bloodthirsty Sword in his hand was the Blood Prison Sword.
Could it be that the Bloodthirsty Sword in his hand is not actually called the Bloodthirsty Sword, but the Blood Prison Sword, and that this sword has a very significant origin?
Or perhaps, both Lord Black Mountain and that ghost cultivator from before have mistaken him for someone else…
Regardless, Lin Yun dared not linger there any longer. He immediately sheathed the Bloodthirsty Sword and fled quickly into the distance.
In fact, Lin Yun had a vague guess in his heart. Perhaps the Black Mountain Lord and the Saint-level ghost cultivator from earlier were not mistaken. The Bloodthirsty Sword in his hand was the Blood Prison Sword they were talking about.
As True Martial Saint King once said, this Blood Prison Sword should have been extremely powerful, perhaps even comparable to the Heavenly Dao Tower. However, now that the Bloodthirsty Sword is damaged, its power has decreased many times over.
The original owner of this Bloodthirsty Sword must have been extremely powerful. Lord Black Mountain and the Saint-level ghost cultivator from earlier should have recognized it. This Bloodthirsty Sword must have been extremely powerful originally as well.
So, is this why that Saint-level ghost cultivator was frightened?
Lin Yun knew that high-level magic weapons mostly possessed extremely high spirituality, and even without a master, they could easily kill powerful individuals!
Some powerful magical artifacts even broke away from their masters and became powerful beings on their own!
However, the Bloodthirsty Sword is damaged... its power is no longer a threat to that Saint-level ghost cultivator...
However, that Saint-level ghost cultivator was wary of the Bloodthirsty Sword's former reputation and didn't think of this for the moment. If he didn't leave now, it might be too late for him to escape once the other party realized what was happening!
...
"Brother Niu, what happened?"
"Yes, Brother Niu, why are you back? Those two prey have started to run away, are you going to abandon them?"
The reaction of that Saint-level ghost cultivator also attracted the attention of the other two Saint-level ghost cultivators. The two Saint-level ghost cultivators flashed in front of this Saint-level ghost cultivator and asked him questions.
As they spoke, the two Saint-level ghost cultivators looked in the direction where Lin Yun and True Martial Saint-King had left, their eyes flashing rapidly.
They also vaguely realized that Lin Yun and Zhenwu Shengjun were not simple people. If they hadn't noticed that their companions who had just fought with Lin Yun and Zhenwu Shengjun were acting strangely, they might have already caught up with them.
"Brother Mu? Brother Hu? Let's go! Let's go!" When the Ox Ghost Cultivator saw his two companions arrive and asked such a question, his expression changed again, and he hurriedly replied.
"Where are you going, Brother Niu? You need to explain yourself!"
"What exactly happened to Brother Niu?"
Seeing that Brother Ox's reaction was a bit off, Brother Wood and Brother Tiger's hearts tightened. They quickly retreated with Brother Ox towards the gray fog while asking questions.
Because they subconsciously believed that this was an open universe, where powerful beings of all levels could appear, and they were already prepared to evacuate at any time, Brother Niu's words made them think that he had discovered some powerful being coming.
"The Blood Prison Sword... that person was actually using the Blood Prison Sword just now..." Brother Niu said urgently.
"The Blood Prison Sword?" Brother Mu, a ghost cultivator, and Brother Hu, a ghost cultivator, were slightly taken aback.
Because the legend of the Blood Emperor gradually faded in the Netherworld, and because the Blood Prison Sword was merely the Blood Emperor's weapon, they had not participated in that great battle like Brother Bull Ghost Cultivator, nor had they seen the Blood Emperor up close. Naturally, their impressions of the Blood Emperor and the Blood Prison Sword were not particularly deep, so they did not react immediately.
"It's the Blood Emperor's magic weapon, the Blood Prison Sword! The weapon that human boy was using just now was the Blood Emperor's magic weapon, the Blood Prison Sword! The Blood Emperor is very likely here!" Brother Niu, the ghost cultivator, said with a look of horror.
The Blood Emperor is a ghost cultivator whose morality is uncertain. He will not chase after living beings to kill them in order to increase his strength. He may even save living beings that are being chased by ghost cultivators. It all depends on the other party's whims and momentary emotions.
Of course, if they offended the Blood Emperor, he wouldn't let them off just because they were ghost cultivators. Ghost cultivators? There are plenty of ghost cultivators in the Netherworld, they're all ghost cultivators!
In fact, the Blood Emperor killed many living beings, and even more ghost cultivators. The Blood Emperor's name resounded throughout the Netherworld not entirely because of that battle, but also because he killed a considerable number of powerful ghost cultivators!
"The Blood Emperor? The legendary one of the Nine Emperors of the Netherworld, the Blood Emperor who disappeared from the Netherworld for a long time?" Brother Wood and Brother Tiger, both ghost cultivators, finally reacted, their faces filled with shock.
When the Netherworld developed to the Thirty-Six Heavens, the top powerhouses of the Netherworld were no longer just the Ten Kings of Hell, but also the Nine Ghost Emperors. It is said that the Nine Ghost Emperors are the nine strongest powerhouses in the Netherworld.
It is said that the weakest of the nine Ghost Emperors in the Netherworld is at the peak of the Saint King realm, and not just any Saint King at the peak, but one comparable to a higher level.
Some of the top ones have even broken through the peak of the Saint King realm and reached an even higher level.
The Blood Emperor was said to have reached this level when he disappeared.
Therefore, although the title of the Nine Emperors had not yet spread when the Blood Emperor disappeared, he was still placed among the Nine Emperors by many ghost cultivators in the Netherworld, and his ranking among the Nine Emperors was not low.
The legend of the Blood Emperor was something that Brother Wood and Brother Tiger, both ghost cultivators, had heard of. When Brother Ox, a ghost cultivator, mentioned it, the memory in their minds was immediately brought back to mind, and they were all shocked.
The Blood Emperor, who has been missing for a long time, could actually be in this universe? What... is going on?
Could it be that the Blood Emperor has also discovered this spatial node connecting the Netherworld and the Realm of Living Beings, and also wants to grab a share of the pie?
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