Chapter 29: To the Nine Netherworld?
"Go down to the Netherworld?"
Fang Xianyu was shocked.
Jiuyou is the "underworld".
If the world where living people and immortals live is called "the world of the living", then Jiuyou is "the world of the dead".
It’s just that there is no such thing as “the underworld” in this world, it’s only called “the Netherworld”.
Jiuyou, as the name suggests, is composed of nine worlds, so it is called Jiuyou.
There is no sun or moon in the Nine Netherworld, and the yin energy is thick. Among them, there is a mountain that connects the nine worlds, called "Xuwei Mountain".
Although Xuwei Mountain is a mountain, it is also a place of pure yin without yang. The mountain is rugged and steep, with countless scenes and scenery. However, no grass grows on the mountain, no peaks reach the sky, no tourists walk on the ridge, no caves accept clouds, and no streams flow.
There are all kinds of evil demons and ghosts living in the nine worlds of Jiuyou. The major sects of Guixu Realm have been troubled all year round by trying to eliminate the evil demons and ghosts that wander into Guixu Realm through the passages. Although most of them are only at the level of cultivators in the Qi Refining or Foundation Building stages, they are too numerous to be ignored! If a few of them are missed and allowed to wander into the villages where mortals live, it will be a bloody accident with no one left alive!
As for the so-called "world of the living" opposite to the Nine Netherworlds, it is called the "Guixu Realm". Because beyond the Ten Continents and Three Islands is the Guixu Sea, it is said that the heaven and earth are all gathered in the Guixu Sea, and all things will eventually perish in the Guixu Sea, so the entire main world has this name.
That’s right, strictly speaking, the Guixu Realm is the main world that connects all the heavens and worlds. If the Guixu Realm disappears, all the small worlds that were born based on it, and even the Jiuyou Realm, will disappear as well.
The passage between the worlds is not absolutely closed, nor is there only one place.
As the largest world outside of the Guixu Realm, Jiuyou is actually very closely connected with the Guixu Realm.
The most famous one is Wanku Island. The passages with the most leading to the Nine Netherworlds from Guixu Realm are gathered on Wanku Island. There are more than a hundred passages guarded by the major sects in Wanku Island alone!
But Zhongzhou has a large population and a strong Yang energy, so it is rare to hear of a passage that can connect to the Nine Netherworlds. How come there is one in the small Guangcheng Sect? Fang Xianyu was a little confused.
Elder Hu and Elder Du thought she didn't understand these things, so they patiently explained: "Although the Nine Netherworld is scary, this passage is different. With such a cold pond blocking it, ordinary demons can't get out from here. Don't worry."
Elder Du, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, also said, "That's right. That pool of water is not an ordinary pool of water. It's a thousand-year-old cold pool. That's why it has such a strong yin energy. Even with my level of cultivation, I can't last more than an incense stick in it, let alone those inferior demons in the Nine Netherworlds."
After hearing that the two elders were indeed helpless against that thing, Fang Xianyu decided to use Plan B. She nodded in confusion, and then turned to talk about the offering.
Although most sects would not ask such small sects that could not even gather a hundred people to worship the immortals and gods worshipped by the sect, they would rarely refuse if asked.
When Fang Xianyu asked for the statue of Lord Jiaomu for worship, Elder Hu and Elder Du did not think of looking elsewhere. They just thought that the Taiyin Sect was preparing to recruit disciples and expand its scale. They nodded in agreement immediately and asked their disciples to bring a palm-sized stone statue.
The statue of Jiaomu Star Lord is a dragon with a majestic posture, perched on auspicious clouds.
Jiaolong is a kind of dragon. There are many species of dragons, including Yinglong, Qiulong, Chilong, Zhulong, etc. Among all dragon species, Jiaolong is relatively small in size. An adult Jiaolong is only a few dozen meters long, and the longest does not exceed a hundred meters.
As we all know, strength and body size cannot be equated. For example, although Northeastern men are all tall and strong, the Shenyang Domestic Violence Shelter is the only domestic violence center in the country that serves men, and it even has psychotherapists... Ahem, I'm getting off topic.
In the final analysis, although Jiaolong is not big in size, it is definitely the darling of the heaven. They can call the wind and rain when they are born, and they have a natural affinity with water. Many water-related priesthoods are certified by Jiaolong. On the contrary, it is extremely rare for people like Jiaomu Xingjun to be certified by the stars.
In the Guixu Realm, attaining the stars is considered the most difficult, because the stars, like the sun and the moon, are visible but intangible, and cannot be touched and experienced in person like mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. At least in the last play, as the number one golden immortal in the ten continents and three islands, Fang Xianyu was unable to break through the invisible "dome" of the Guixu Realm and go to the "space" she guessed to take a look. This is also one of her biggest regrets since restarting the second play.
Therefore, among all the immortals and gods, Jiaomu Star Lord is considered to be a powerful being, and there are at least dozens of sects that worship him.
Many small sects even take pride in being able to successfully worship it! After all, only if the Lord of the Horned Wood agrees can the worship be successful, otherwise, the incense cannot be lit in front of its statue or spirit tablet!
The "procedure" for "applying for permission" from the God of Mu is not difficult. Place the statue, build the altar, and then "report" at a specific time using the divine talisman. If "permission" is granted, then the subsequent incense offerings can be lit smoothly. If there is no response, incense cannot be offered.
In addition, there is a worst-case scenario.
The god was very angry and felt offended, so he smashed the altar to pieces...
However, Fang Xianyu had never encountered such a situation before, and had only heard about it in rumors on the black market.
Elder Hu and Elder Du first congratulated Fang Xianyu on establishing the Taiyin Sect. After hearing that most of the disciples of the Taiyin Sect had not yet established their foundation, they enthusiastically presented a lot of worthless but thoughtful elixirs and "magic weapons", although most of them were defective products and it was obvious that they were saved by the disciples for practice.
However, although these things are completely waste in Guangcheng Sect’s warehouse, for the Taiyin Sect at this stage, they just solved the urgent need - such a large number of green equipment and elixirs, it would be a waste! Just put them on the sect store for players!
After all, it is very painful to use system energy! She only has more than a hundred energy points left, and she has to use them to maintain the cross-world network channel! Of course, this kind of "welfare" is not unique to the Taiyin Sect. Almost every sect that worships Jiaomu Star Lord will receive "assistance" from Guangcheng Sect, because all sects registered with Guangcheng Sect have to "pay tribute" every year, which is equivalent to paying "protection fees."
This is a bit like the unbroken relationship between the vassal states and the emperor in the pre-Qin period, when the vassal states provided the emperor with special products, grain and cloth, and the emperor would reward them with something in return.
Being able to worship Jiaomu Star Lord is equivalent to a threshold, which means that the sect can have a fixed output. Guangcheng Sect's "aid" at this time is like an "investment", and "returns" will be seen in the future.
Even so, Fang Xianyu was still very grateful.
Because there are so many sects in this world, not every sect will be like Guangcheng Sect, which will kindly help small sects.
For example, the Taiyi Qiankun Sect, the largest sect in Zhongzhou and where Fang Xianyu risked his life last week, doesn't care about the lives of small sects at all. Instead, it forces the registered small sects to pay high "tributes" every three years, and extorts money in the name of worshipping Taiyi God.
At that time, Fang Xianyu tolerated the sand in his eyes for various reasons. He just thought that after all, it was such a big sect, there would always be dark places. As long as the general direction was right, it would be fine...
But who knew that the entire sect was pitch black from top to bottom!
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