Ruan Xiyan looked at Jun Yu in surprise. It turned out that Jun Yu had already arranged everything for her.
Ling Haoyang carefully put away the glass bead. "Yan'er, we have all remembered this. During this time, we will also rebuild the imperial city and appease the people. Yan'er, when you return, the imperial city will be restored to its original state."
"However, you and Young Master Jun must be very careful on your journey to the Underworld."
Ling Haoyang thought for a moment, stepped forward, patted Jun Yu on the shoulder, and said sincerely, "Thank you for staying by Yan'er's side for us, and thank you for being willing to work hard for Father Emperor."
“Brother-in-law, we’re all family now, no need to be so polite. It’s what I should do,” Jun Yu said with a smile.
Ling Haoyang was taken aback for a moment when he heard him address him, but unusually, he did not refute it.
Under the watchful eyes of Ling Haoyang and the others, Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu left the Imperial Palace hand in hand.
"Ah Yu, how do we get to the Underworld?" Ruan Xiyan asked. The Underworld is a place beyond the Three Realms, which governs life, death, and reincarnation, and its entrance is extremely secretive.
The underworld only governs the souls of the dead, so humans, gods, and demons cannot set foot in the underworld during their lifetime, because they simply cannot find the entrance to the underworld.
"On each continent there is actually a hidden entrance to the underworld, called Shuodu. Shuodu is the place where Yin and Yang meet, and it is the place where the underworld officials guide the souls of the dead back to the underworld."
“Shuodu? I’ve spent quite a bit of time on the mortal continent, why have I never heard of this place?” Ruan Xiyan looked up at Jun Yu.
"Because this place is shrouded in the aura of the underworld, only the dead can see it, ordinary people cannot. If we want to enter the underworld, we need to go through Shuodu."
Jun Yu led Ruan Xiyan toward Shuodu.
On the way, Ruan Xiyan thought of something and asked in confusion, "Ayu, aren't you in the Demon Realm? How did you know I had returned to the mortal world and come here in time?"
Jun Yu smiled and said, "I've said it before, Ayan and I are telepathic. No matter where Ayan is, I can find her."
“I could feel the grief in Ayan’s heart. I knew that Ayan must have encountered something. Ayan needed me, so I came.”
A thoughtful look flashed across Ruan Xiyan's eyes. A Yu had indeed said it, but his tone was half-true and half-false, and the whole "telepathic" thing was too strange.
So she didn't take it seriously, but this time she discovered that Ah Yu seemed to be able to find her accurately.
Looking at Ruan Xiyan's confused little eyes, Jun Yu chuckled and covered her eyes, "When the time comes, Ayan will know."
Hearing this ambiguous statement, Ruan Xiyan grabbed Jun Yu's hand and muttered, "Why are you being so mysterious?"
After several days, Jun Yu brought Ruan Xiyan to the front of an ordinary-looking mountain.
Seeing the mountain blocking his way, Jun Yu used his demonic energy to draw a strange mark in front of him. He pushed his palm forward, and the mountain disappeared, revealing an entrance in its place.
Jun Yu took Ruan Xiyan's hand, and the two walked through the entrance.
As their figures passed through the entrance, the entrance disappeared and disappeared again, returning to the shape of a mountain.
Ruan Xiyan stood on a street, looking around at the scene before her. She exclaimed in surprise, "This is Shuodu?"
Many souls were floating in the streets, each guided by a messenger from the underworld.
Jun Yu nodded and explained, "Shuodu is the only place that souls must pass through to enter the underworld for reincarnation. They need to cross the Underworld Bridge, which tests the souls of the dead."
"The souls that pass through the Bridge of the Underworld will have their past lives erased and will be reincarnated in the underworld. However, the souls that cannot pass through the Bridge of the Underworld will not be able to enter the underworld for reincarnation. They will either wander the world forever like a lonely ghost or their souls will be scattered."
"If we want to enter the Underworld, we must obtain the unique Underworld Token from the Underworld Chief of Shuodu. The Underworld Token can hide our living aura, allowing us to slip through the Underworld Bridge and successfully enter the Underworld."
“Ah Yu, you seem very familiar with this place. Could it be that you have been to the Underworld before?” Ruan Xiyan looked at Jun Yu and noticed that Ah Yu seemed to know the process of entering the Underworld very well.
"I have indeed been there."
"Roar—" A ghost not far away suddenly went berserk, broke free from the restraints of the underworld officials, and charged straight toward Ruan Xiyan and the others.
The souls of the dead in Shuodu are both good and evil. There are souls with good intentions, evil souls that have become filled with resentment due to excessive killing in their previous lives, and resentful souls that have become filled with grievances due to various obsessions.
The approaching ghost was filled with malevolence, its eyes fixed on Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu standing there—the aura of living beings! Living people had actually arrived in Shuodu.
The chances of a malevolent spirit like him crossing the Bridge to the Underworld are slim; the pain of washing away his sins on it alone would be enough to make him vanish.
Once he possesses them, he can come back to life instead of being trapped in Shuodu.
"He's trying to escape! Catch him!" The underworld messenger rushed towards the departed soul.
Ruan Xiyan felt a surge of power in her hand as she warily watched the vengeful spirits charging straight at them.
Before the vengeful spirit could reach them, a chain flew down from the sky and bound the hideous spirit.
These chains seem to be naturally designed to subdue the dead. The moment a soul is bound by the chains, it falls to the ground with a thud, letting out a painful roar.
A man walked over, and the underworld officials on the street bowed their heads in greeting, "Lord Underworld."
The Underworld is the ruler of each capital city, commanding all the underworld officials and souls within that city.
Upon seeing the man appear, Jun Yu subtly raised an eyebrow, surprised to run into an acquaintance here.
You Mingsi glanced at the fallen soul and said, "You dare to be so presumptuous in my Shuodu? It seems you don't know the methods of this underworld official. Take him away and give him a severe beating first."
"Yes, Lord Underworld." The two underworld officials escorted the departed soul away.
The other underworld messengers looked at Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu, who were standing in place, with strange expressions, and surrounded the two of them.
"Lord of the Underworld, how should we deal with outsiders trespassing into Shuodu?" the underworld official asked.
"After death, one will naturally come to Shuodu. There are still living people who are afraid of their lives being too short and come here early. I, the Underworld Master, would like to see who is so bold..." You Mingsi sneered as he turned his head to look.
When he saw Jun Yu smiling, he almost doubted his own eyes, and was so startled that he choked on his own saliva, "Cough cough cough!"
"You Mingsi, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to see you here. What a coincidence! It seems that I and You Mingsi are quite destined to meet."
Upon hearing Jun Yu's words, You Mingsi coughed violently and incessantly, as if he had been greatly frightened.
"Lord Hades, are you alright?"
You Mingsi waved his hand at the surrounding underworld officials, "Leave this to me, you all go ahead and do your work."
"yes."
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