After the Netherworld was reopened, the gods did not leave. Taiyi ordered them to collect the fierce and malevolent spirits from the Netherworld to prevent them from causing trouble in the mortal realm from time to time.
The gods obeyed the command and scattered throughout the underworld, each searching for their own target.
Hu Le randomly chose a location, rode on auspicious clouds, and flew forward, bathed in the blood-red moonlight.
After traveling for a short while, a long, winding river appeared ahead, its length unknown. The river water was pitch black, formed entirely of condensed Yin energy, and was icy cold, its nature purely Yin.
The river flowed slowly, and wisps of yin energy rose from the river's surface, condensing into a thick cloud in the air, blocking Hu Le's path through the clouds.
In the middle of the river, a sinister ghost ship floats, with wandering spirits constantly roaming on it.
Hu Le stopped Yun Guang and scanned the ghost ship with his divine sense. He quickly found a solid ghost in the cabin and sensed a strong aura of bloodlust emanating from it.
It is clear that this ghost may have committed a great deal of murder in the past.
And it was also very intelligent. Even though it was still asleep, it was immediately awakened as soon as Hu Le's divine sense touched it.
Then he darted out of the cabin, raised his pair of eerie green eyes and looked up at the sky, where he immediately spotted Hu Le.
But then Hu Le raised his hand and pointed at it.
The next instant, lightning flashed across the sky.
With a loud bang.
A bolt of lightning, intertwined in black and white, struck down from the sky and landed on the ghost.
"ah……"
The ghost let out a sharp, piercing scream, then its entire body turned into a fireball and instantly burned to ashes.
Immediately afterwards, the entire ghost ship exploded into pieces, turning into wisps of yin energy that were then burned to ashes by lightning and fire.
The other ghosts on the ship also met a terrible fate, all of them reduced to ashes by the impact of the lightning and fire...
After Hu Le finished doing all this, he sighed slightly. These ghosts seemed very powerful to ordinary people, but when they encountered a cultivator like him who was skilled in thunder magic, they were nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs, which could be destroyed with a flick of his finger.
After all, no one had created the method of ghost cultivation yet. These ghosts were merely relying on their instincts to devour Yin energy to strengthen themselves, which could not be considered cultivation, and their strength was quite limited...
Hu Le lowered the auspicious cloud and skimmed the river surface as he traveled upstream.
He could clearly see that this river was filled with such heavy yin energy that it must be a favorite place for ghosts. If he followed the river, he would surely reap a reward.
Sure enough, before he had flown ten thousand miles, a palace rose up on the river ahead.
However, unlike palaces in the mortal realm, this palace was entirely formed from yin energy, appearing gloomy, cold, and devoid of any vitality.
Even the few lights that flickered were only a tiny, greenish-blue, and their eerie glow was even more chilling.
Seeing this, Hu Le didn't bother to go in and check, and instead raised his hand to unleash a divine lightning bolt.
With a deafening roar, the entire palace was instantly shattered into pieces, turning into a sea of fire.
Not only were the flames raging in the sea of fire, but streaks of lightning also danced across the flames.
Most of the ghosts inside the palace had no idea what was happening before they were reduced to ashes in the sea of fire. The remaining ones, seeing the situation was dire, frantically fled outwards.
However, before he could get very far, he was struck by a bolt of lightning and instantly turned to ashes.
"Where did this scoundrel come from! How dare he damage my palace!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from the depths of the Thunder Sea, and then a ghostly figure shrouded in yin energy rushed out of the Thunder Sea and arrived not far from Hu Le.
This was not an ordinary ghost, but one that had developed sentience.
However, for Hu Le, it made no difference.
"Ha... You wretched creature, do you even deserve to appear before me?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed, shooting out a beam of innate Yin-Yang chaotic divine light.
"Ah! Spare me!"
The ghost was enveloped in divine light, and in an instant, the yin energy surrounding it vanished, and most of its body disappeared.
He immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to escape, but he was enveloped by divine light and could not move an inch. He could only cry out in despair.
Little did he know that Hu Le didn't even blink when he heard his pleas for mercy. Instead, he urged the auspicious clouds beneath his feet, picked up his bamboo staff, and rode away.
Before he could go far, the ghost quickly died...
Hu Le followed the long river upstream, defeating more than a dozen malevolent spirits along the way. Soon after, he finally arrived at the source of the long river.
There are dozens of mysterious springs here, and the long river is formed by the convergence of water from these springs.
However, at this moment, a city was suspended above the many springs.
The city, like the palace he had encountered before, was entirely formed from condensed Yin energy.
At this moment, Hu Le's arrival, attracted by the immense yang energy, drew out tens of thousands of ghosts from the city. Upon seeing Hu Le, each one looked at him as if he were a delicious delicacy, their emerald green eyes filled with greed.
If they had saliva, they would probably have already flowed into a stream...
Hu Le didn't stand on ceremony with them. He tucked his bamboo staff into his waistband, rubbed his hands together, and a thick bolt of lightning crashed down, exploding among the ghosts.
In just a moment, countless ghosts vanished into thin air.
Hu Le didn't let the rest go. He reached out and grabbed the remaining ghosts in his hand. With a gentle squeeze of his five fingers, the ghosts were instantly crushed and exploded into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the void amidst screams.
After dealing with the horde of ghosts, Hu Le looked up at the eerie and terrifying city, raised his hand, and unleashed another bolt of lightning, blasting the vast city to smithereens.
Then he flew to one of the Xuan Yin Springs, pondered for a moment, and did not destroy it.
As long as these Xuan Yin Springs exist, they may continuously generate ghosts. If possible, it would be best to destroy the springs.
However, this was a natural creation, and it had its own reason for existing, so Hu Le couldn't bear to destroy it.
After all, such pure Xuan Yin springs can only be found in the Netherworld, and it would be a great pity for them to be destroyed by him...
As for the possibility of a continuous stream of ghosts being generated, that's something that can't be helped.
However, before the methods of ghost cultivation became widespread in the underworld, what did it matter if some ghosts were born? They couldn't withstand the power of his lightning strike anyway...
Hu Le did not leave. Instead, he took out a yellow gourd, sat down in front of one of the Xuan Yin Springs, used a secret technique to draw water from the spring, and spat out a mouthful of chaotic energy into the water.
The vital energy continuously cleansed and refined the spring water, and before long, the spring water was forcibly melted into a drop of pitch-black water, which spun around in mid-air.
Hu Le reached out and guided the water droplets into the gourd.
This is Xuan Yin Heavy Water, refined from the essence of Xuan Yin Water. Each drop is as heavy as a mountain, and when dissolved, it can create a vast lake. It can be used not only to refine spiritual treasures or supernatural powers, but also to smash people with immense power.
Although Hu Le was not lacking in spiritual treasures and supernatural abilities, he had finally encountered a Xuan Yin Spring with such pure and abundant Yin energy, so of course he wanted to extract some heavy water, in case it came in handy in the future...
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