Looking at the graceful figure from behind, Lan Hua felt a sense of familiarity and asked, "Is that Miss Ziyun?"
Ye Ziyun turned around, glared at Lan Hua, and snorted, "Isn't that obvious? If it's not me at this time, who else could it be?"
Lan Hua was overjoyed, finally seeing a lifeline.
"Miss Ziyun, be careful! These people are very powerful!" Lan Hua warned, her voice soft and weak.
"Don't worry, with me here, no one can touch you!" Ye Ziyun said domineeringly.
He Qiu exclaimed in surprise, not expecting that a beautiful woman would break into the underworld halfway through, and that she was extremely powerful.
"Young lady, who are you?"
"To be able to intrude into my Underworld, you must at least be a Celestial Being of the Venerable level!"
The moment the words "Venerable One" were uttered, Lan Hua's heart was stirred once again.
He had long known that ascending to become a celestial being was not the end of cultivation.
Above the Celestial Realm, there are four other major realms: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and True.
Breaking through the peak of the Celestial Realm makes one a True-Rank expert. Experts of this level are also called True Saints or Saints by ordinary Celestials.
Breaking through to the peak of the True Rank means becoming a Profound Rank expert, also known as a Profound Venerable or Venerable.
Above the Venerable Ones are the Earthly Sovereigns, and the Demon Sovereigns, Evil Sovereigns, and Demon Emperors are such peerless powerhouses who can control the heavens with a single hand.
He Qiu's words revealed Ye Ziyun's cultivation level. Lan Hua had thought this beautiful woman was just a True Rank expert, but she never expected her to be so incredibly strong.
In an era where no emperor exists, the Venerable One is the ruler of the heavens and even the human realm.
"Ye Ziyun!" the beautiful woman replied assertively.
"I've heard that the Underworld Emperor has been hiding in the Blood Sea of the Underworld, and you are his representative. What do you want?"
He Qiu laughed and said, "Indeed, Venerable Ye has a good eye!"
Ye Ziyun snorted, "I heard that the spokesperson's cultivation is extraordinary, already at the peak of the Profound Rank, only half a step away from becoming a Half-Step Emperor. It seems that it is indeed true!"
"Could you do me the honor of taking this young man with me?"
He Qiu laughed and said, "Has Venerable Ye ever heard that the Underworld only allows living souls to pass through, but never allows living people to leave?"
Ye Ziyun's face turned cold. "So, the spokesperson wants to keep me here too?"
"How dare I? Although Venerable Ye injured several ghost cultivators from my Netherworld, it's not worth fussing over."
You may leave as you see fit, but this Lan Hua must stay. Otherwise, how can my Underworld maintain its standing in the Heavenly Realm?
Ye Ziyun sneered, "Does the Underworld even want to have a foothold in the Heavenly Realm?"
"You are nothing but ghost cultivators; there is no place for you in the Heavenly Realm!"
"If it weren't for the Heavenly Emperor Dan Tian helping the Underworld Emperor establish the Underworld and the Gate of Reincarnation, and connecting the Underworld with the Heavenly Realm, do you think the Underworld would be what it is today?"
He Qiu said, "The Underworld will naturally remember the kindness that Emperor Dantian has shown to it, but the rules of the Underworld cannot be broken!"
"Then let's fight!" Ye Ziyun said coldly.
He Qiu snorted coldly and looked to his left and right.
Judges Li, Luo, and Bao nodded slightly, then stepped forward together, forming a triangle to surround Ye Ziyun.
He Qiu laughed and said, "I know Venerable Ye is exceptionally strong, so let the three judges have some fun with you!"
"The spokesperson is a coward!"
After Ye Ziyun finished speaking, she raised her immortal sword high in her right hand, and her Yuan Power erupted, transforming into a black, earth-shattering sword beam, as if it were about to shatter the sky above the underworld.
The three judges on the periphery also unleashed their ultimate moves, three ghostly figures appeared, their howls echoing for miles around, all rushing towards Zi Yue.
Looking at the world-destroying aura before him, and then at the immortal sword in Ye Ziyun's hand, He Qiu exclaimed, "This is the Tu Li Killing Sword!"
"Are you from the Tantai family?"
He Qiu wanted to stop the battle, but it was too late; the four peerless experts had already clashed.
A devastating force suddenly erupted, sweeping across a ten-mile radius of the underworld and breaching a large gap in the city wall of Fengdu.
As the destructive storm approached, Lan Hua hurriedly summoned the Qiankun Bowl, but she knew in her heart that even the Qiankun Bowl could not stop it.
Fortunately, Ye Ziyun managed to summon a barrier in time to protect herself and Lan Hua, but she herself was also knocked back dozens of feet.
As for the three judges, they were forced back far in this ultimate duel, leaving behind a large crater hundreds of feet in diameter.
The dark water in the moat poured into the large pit, quickly filling it up.
Ye Ziyun sneered, "Is this the strength of the three judges of the underworld? They're really weak. I only used seven-tenths of my strength!"
Lan Hua was stunned. Was this the attack of a Xuan-level expert? It was terrifying!
What shocked Lan Hua even more was that Ye Ziyun hadn't even used her full strength yet.
He Qiu flashed to Ye Ziyun's side and snorted:
"The Tuli Killing Sword is as famous as the Alan Killing Sword, and is known as the best killing sword. It is the immortal sword of the Tantai family. Just who are you to the Tantai family?"
Ye Ziyun pouted and said, "My surname is Ye, not Tantai, so naturally I am not a direct descendant of a noble family."
"I am but a newly arrived guest retainer of the Tantai family. This Tuli Killing Sword is naturally a gift from the family head, who values me highly and has temporarily lent it to me!"
"Guest?"
He Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze empty. Although his expression was unreadable, he was clearly hesitant.
The Tantai family is powerful in the Heavenly Domain, and their Heavenly Forging Technique is unparalleled. They are not a family or sect that can be offended by just anyone.
Even the underworld sometimes comes knocking, requesting the Tantai family to forge celestial weapons.
He Qiu was strategizing how to resolve the conflict. If he were to join the fray and unite with the three judges, taking down Ye Ziyun would be a piece of cake.
However, this would completely offend the Tantai family, a consequence he could not afford to bear.
But if Lan Hua is released, how will the authority of the Underworld be restored?
Ye Ziyun seemed to see through his thoughts and said in a sharp voice, "Spokesperson, I advise you to have some compassion and let my brother Lan leave, or you will regret it!"
He Qiu laughed, "I can let you go, but this boy must not leave!"
Ye Ziyun responded with an "oh," and then asked with interest, "Do you know who he is?"
He Qiu was taken aback. Wasn't this kid just a Celestial who had just ascended to heaven? What kind of background could he have?
"Who cares about their background? It's useless to me."
Ye Ziyun laughed and said, "My brother Lan is a successor of the Pill God Palace. If you kill him, I will expose this matter. I would like to see the Pill God Palace come to your Underworld to hold you accountable!"
"A successor of the Pill God Palace?"
He Qiu was taken aback. "This kid is clearly a bow cultivator, how did he become the successor of the Pill God Palace?"
Ye Ziyun smiled and said, "Brother Lan, prove it!"
Lan Hua was speechless and had no choice but to step out from behind Ye Ziyun, and then immediately used the Dan Tian Jue.
Two streams of fire emanated from him, encircling his body; these were the Yin and Yang Fires, one Yin and one Yang.
Although He Qiu had been in the Underworld for a long time, he still knew the Dan Tian Jue, the flame technique passed down by the Dan Shen Palace.
"As expected of the Pill Heaven Technique, you truly are a successor of the Pill God Palace!"
"But there's one thing I don't understand: why did he want to enter the New Origin Realm Trial?"
Ye Ziyun snorted, "That's none of your business. Are you going to release them or not?"
"If you don't release them, I'll overturn your underworld and plunge you into a sea of blood!"
Fight to the point of bloodshed? He Qiu was furious upon hearing this, but quickly calmed down.
One is a guest elder of the Tantai family, and the other is a successor of the Danshen Temple. Neither of them can be easily offended, especially the latter, since the Danshen Temple has been kind to the Underworld.
He Qiu sighed, "Very well, since you are a successor of the Pill God Palace, I will not keep you any longer. Please leave!"
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