"Especially the last three strings, each of them has a lot of power."
Lu Fuyue unconsciously rubbed the cup with her fingers, lowered her eyes and thought about it carefully. It was indeed a good suggestion.
If she cultivates to the point of exiting the body as soon as possible, she can enter the ninth level sooner.
Lu Fuyue put down the cup in her hand and slowly said, "Then let's go to the Underworld first."
Shui Ze's gaze fell on her, and he paused, "Are you planning to come out of seclusion now?"
Lu Fuyue shook her head and looked at the ice jade lotuses blooming on the spiritual lake. "Although I have been here for hundreds of years, only a year has passed outside. Why go through all this trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just pretend to be in seclusion and secretly go to the underworld?"
"This will save a lot of trouble."
Shui Ze was taken aback. Upon reflection, it was indeed true. If she were to leave seclusion now and go to the Underworld, she would inevitably have to report to the sect, and upon her return, she might be exposed to everyone.
Lu Fuyue suddenly remembered something, looked up at him, and asked, "After this slumber ends, will you continue to enter a slumber?"
After a moment of silence, Shui Ze slowly spoke, “The Weak Water Zither is still in a state of disarray, and as its spirit, I have naturally been greatly affected. If you hadn’t triggered the chaotic energy this time, I would probably still be asleep.”
"When the remaining three strings are put back in place, my cultivation will be fully restored. At that time, I will no longer need to sleep to maintain my life."
Lu Fuyue was slightly taken aback. She had thought that Shui Ze was asleep only to recover his cultivation, but she did not expect that it was to maintain his life force.
A gust of wind blew by, and the white silk curtains hanging around the pavilion swayed in the wind, instantly making the air quiet.
Just as Shuize was about to speak and return to his slumber, a red fruit appeared before him.
He instinctively reached out to take it, then looked at the person opposite him, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
Lu Fuyue smiled faintly and placed the Jade Heart Fruit in his palm. "This is my favorite spiritual fruit when I was a child, so my mother personally planted several Jade Heart Fruit trees in front of my cave."
"However, when I came back this time, there was only this last one left, so I transplanted it into the space myself."
Lu Fuyue paused for a moment, "When I was little, every time I had an attack, I thought I was going to die. But every time that happened, my mother would take a plate of Jade Heart Fruit, hold me gently in her arms and feed me, coaxing me softly."
For a moment, Shui Ze didn't know what to say. He was a spirit of an artifact and didn't understand human emotions, so naturally he didn't know how to comfort people.
Moreover, he always felt that she didn't seem to need comforting.
After a long while, Shui Ze looked down at the red spirit fruit in his hand, then put it in his mouth and took a bite.
It's so sweet, no wonder it can charm children.
...
In the evening, Lu Fuyue used the sound of her zither to create a clone with a similar aura to herself in her cave. She then set up layers of barriers before quietly leaving and heading to the underworld.
But the instant Lu Fuyue disappeared from the cave, Jiang Huaixu, who was meditating on his bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He got out of bed, opened the window, and looked in a certain direction at the foot of Tianxuan Sect Mountain, a cryptic look flashing in his eyes.
Just then, a black shadow appeared out of thin air behind him and knelt down respectfully. "Your Majesty, you should go back now."
Jiang Huaixu's eyes turned cold. "What's wrong with them now?"
"Your Majesty, those men seem to be secretly conspiring to... to take action against you."
Jiang Huaixu's face suddenly darkened, and his whole body exuded a thick yin aura, as if countless vengeful ghosts were wailing in an instant.
The shadow crawling at his feet let out a scream and became transparent and weak.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
Jiang Huaixu glanced coldly at the shadow on the ground, "Useless!"
Before the shadow could even scream, it instantly turned into a wisp of white smoke and vanished without a trace.
With a flick of his sleeve, Jiang Huaixu vanished from the spot, leaving only the person on the bed who looked exactly like him.
...
Using the spatial power of the Water Zither Strings, Lu Fuyue headed south and arrived near the Netherworld City in less than half a day.
Although it is called Netherworld City, it belongs neither to the cultivation world, nor the underworld, nor the mortal world. It is a force of its own, not belonging to any of the three realms.
However, it is located at the entrance to the underworld, where ghosts and monsters often appear. Some desperate people who are being hunted by various forces also come here, just to seek a glimmer of hope for survival.
After all, this place is a melting pot of all sorts of people and extremely chaotic, so other forces can't reach here.
However, the reason why this place was able to become an independent force is mainly because it is located at the intersection of the three realms, which is equivalent to a huge ghost market.
If you can afford the price, you can get anything you want here.
To travel to the Underworld, one must obtain the unique Underworld Token of the Underworld City. Only one Underworld Token appears every ten years, and anyone who manages to obtain one is no ordinary person.
The Netherworld Token can only be obtained by defeating all opponents and surviving to the end on the Underground Life and Death Platform in the Netherworld City.
Lu Fuyue stood near the Netherworld City, glanced down at the clothes on her body, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she activated her cultivation technique, instantly transforming into a tall and handsome young man in white.
There are too many variables in this place, so she has to be careful.
Just then, someone in the distance suddenly waved vigorously at her, "Hey, fellow Daoist, look here!"
Lu Fuyue subconsciously turned her head to look at the person, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. Could this person be calling her? But she clearly didn't recognize him.
When Song Zhou saw that Lu Fuyue was still standing there motionless, he became anxious and, forgetting that he still had to queue up to enter the city, immediately ran to Lu Fuyue.
He stared intently at Lu Fuyue, "Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, would you consider finding a companion?"
Lu Fuyue immediately understood the man's purpose, but she did not intend to travel with anyone, especially someone who appeared halfway through the journey.
So she stepped aside and was about to leave, but the next second, the person ran up to her again and blocked her way.
Song Zhou ripped open his clothes, revealing his well-defined abs, and said smugly, "How about me? Aren't I incredibly strong and reassuring?"
"You'll definitely not lose out if you're with me."
Lu Fuyue still ignored him, but the man kept hovering around her, chattering incessantly.
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