The blue light possessed a peculiar ability: it could stir the primordial spirit within Lan Hua's body. Once the primordial spirit was captured, no one knew what would become of it.
Lan Hua knew something was wrong and hurriedly tried to stabilize her primordial spirit by using the power of the consciousness bead, but to no avail.
Although the blue light before him seemed weak, it was actually extremely dangerous, the biggest crisis he had encountered since entering the New Origin Realm Trial.
Even though Lan Hua used all her strength to suppress the two primordial spirits, the primordial spirits still rushed outwards.
During this process, Lan Hua wanted to step back and avoid the blue light, but she couldn't; her legs were completely out of her control.
Just as her primordial spirit was about to leave her body, Hongmei hurriedly reminded her, "Master, quickly use the jade bowl that Ye Ziyun gave you!"
Lan Hua thought to herself, "Fine, whatever, whether it's the Light of Fusion Stone or not, let's try it with the jade bowl first."
Only by concentrating all her strength and managing to spare a sliver of mental energy did the jade bowl suddenly appear, and Lan Hua then managed to open the lid of the jade bowl.
The jade bowl suddenly shone brightly, miraculously absorbing all the light emitted by the blue crystal.
Without the influence of the blue light, Lan Hua quickly retreated, thus preventing her primordial spirit from leaving her body.
Lan Hua let out a long sigh, recalled the jade bowl, put the lid on, and her back was already soaked.
If he had been a step slower, his primordial spirit would have been absorbed by the blue crystal, and he would have died.
"Placing a blue crystal near the exit is truly malicious. With this stone there, no one can escape the attack of the blue radiance."
"How careless of us! We didn't take Brother Tao's warning seriously. It seems that none of the celestial beings who entered this place could escape the attack of the blue light. How could the New Origin Realm have such a trial ground?"
Looking at the jade bowl in her hand, Lan Hua was unsure if it contained the light of the fusion stone, so she picked up the communication jade talisman and contacted Ye Ziyun.
"Miss Ziyun, the jade bowl received a wave of light. The light was blue. I wonder if it's the fusion stone light you're looking for!"
Ye Ziyun sent a message, "Brother Lan, the light of that fusion stone is indeed blue. You can leave the New Origin Realm now!"
Lan Hua was overjoyed; she had finally completed her mission and could leave the trial grounds.
Although he possessed a magical treasure like the Qiankun Bowl, as well as the Fire Phoenix Sword and the Breaking Army Saber, which gave him divine assistance.
However, the difficulty of the trial grounds is ever-increasing. If Lan Hua hadn't had the help of the jade bowl, even with the protection of the Qiankun Bowl, she would have been caught off guard and failed miserably.
Lan Hua had long been fed up with this trial ground and couldn't wait to leave, so she summoned the jade bowl again and flew towards the exit with it.
The light emitted by the fusion stone was absorbed by the jade bowl again, protecting Lan Hua from harm.
As he crossed the giant pit, Lan Hua discovered that there were many scattered corpses at the bottom of the pit.
Some were half-exposed, some had only one hand sticking out of the mud and sand, and some had only their heads sticking out.
Lan Hua was taken aback. Without much thought, she knew that these were all celestial beings undergoing trials whose primordial spirits had been absorbed by the fusion stone and perished at the bottom of the lake.
The mud and sand beneath that giant pit buried the remains of countless celestial beings.
"Where exactly did the primordial spirits of these celestial beings go?"
Are these primordial spirits still alive?
Lan Hua knew nothing about it, only that this trial ground was too cruel and inhumane.
These deceased celestial beings would have been overlords in any mortal realm, yet they unexpectedly perished in the celestial trial grounds.
"Forget it, none of this concerns me anymore!"
Without looking back, Lan Hua entered the exit of the New Origin Realm. Just then, a strange feeling came to her mind.
"Strange, why is this exit so dark? Shouldn't it be bright? Even if it's leading to other trial grounds, it shouldn't be this dark!"
Just as Lan Hua was wondering what was going on, the teleportation power that had been applied to her suddenly disappeared, and she realized that she had left the New Origin Realm.
Once Lan Hua regained her footing, she found herself surrounded by darkness, with a chilling wind blowing around her.
"Hmm? Is it dark outside?"
Lan Hua looked around but saw no one. All she could see was a city with a moat outside and a bridge that led directly into the city.
Looking at the city wall, I should have kept my eyes closed, because what I saw startled me.
"Fengdu City!"
Lan Hua cursed, "What the hell is this? Isn't Fengdu City the legendary underworld? How did I end up in Fengdu City?"
Suddenly a cold wind blew by, making Lan Hua shiver. She then saw a person quickly pass by her and fly away around Fengdu City.
To be precise, it wasn't a person, but a corpse, emanating a thick aura of yin energy.
As the corpse departed, it muttered to itself, "Isn't this a living person? When did the underworld allow living people to enter?"
Although the sound was soft, Lan Hua heard it clearly.
"Holy crap, I actually entered the Underworld! The exit I chose clearly led to the outside of the New Origin Realm!"
Lan Hua quickly calmed down. "Could it be that the trial ground just now was set up by the Underworld?"
"If that's the case, then everything makes sense. The whereabouts of those primordial spirits that were absorbed by the fusion stone can also be explained!"
At that moment, a voice came.
"Fellow Daoist, you guessed correctly. That eighteenth trial ground was indeed set up by my Underworld!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the gates of Fengdu City slowly opened, and a powerful surge of Yin energy rushed out.
After the yin energy dissipated, a tall figure appeared at the city gate and strode towards Lanhua.
Lan Hua narrowed her eyes and found that the person was surrounded by ghostly energy, with eyes as black as ink and no expression visible.
More importantly, Lan Hua couldn't see through the person's cultivation level; she only knew that he was extremely terrifying.
Even though the man hadn't used any power, Lan Hua felt an unprecedented sense of oppression—the kind of oppression only a strong person could feel.
"Who are you?" Lan Hua asked warily.
Why am I here?
The man laughed and said, "I am the spokesperson for the Underworld Emperor, what do I need!"
"As for why you are here, it is naturally because the underworld has done something to you!"
Although He Qiu spoke with a smile, there was no smile on his face; instead, he looked even more eerie.
"After setting up the eighteenth trial ground in my Underworld, I never intended for anyone who entered to leave alive, because no one can escape the power of the Fusion Stone's light!"
After He Qiu finished speaking, he looked at Lan Hua with great interest.
"You are the first person in thousands of years to pass the Eighteenth Trial Ground!"
Lan Hua was shocked. Trial Ground No. 18 was a place of certain death and certain death, which corresponded to the eighteen levels of hell.
Lan Hua snorted, "Where did those unjustly killed celestial beings' primordial spirits go? What did you do to them?"
He Qiu laughed, "Those primordial spirits are naturally a great tonic for the powerful beings of my Netherworld. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Hua's heart sank; she already knew that this time, she would not escape death.
Outside the new source boundary.
Ye Ziyun was also puzzled as Lan Hua did not appear for a long time.
"Could it be that something happened to Brother Lan?"
"No, with the jade bowl's help, the light of the fusion stone won't be in danger to him!"
Ye Ziyun pondered for a long time, and the more she thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. She then closed her eyes and quickly flicked her right fingertips, actually using a rare astrological technique.
"Huh? Oh no! Brother Lan is trapped in the Underworld!"
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