Chapter 279: Counterattack on the Underworld, Nine Nether Jade
Above Iceland, the passage to the underworld was looming, like a wound torn in the air.

Chen An and Xuanjizi quietly came to the entrance of the underworld passage, only to see gusts of cold wind all around and an eerie atmosphere coming from the passage.

Chen An's face was solemn, his eyes were like torches, and he said softly to Xuanjizi beside him: "Brother Xuanji, follow me."

This passage connects two worlds. A strange atmosphere permeates the passage, as if even the air has become heavy.

As they went deeper and deeper, the space around them began to distort, the light became blurred, and a layer of mist shrouded them all around.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but when the two of them finally crossed the passage to the underworld without any danger and arrived in the underworld, the scene before them made Xuanjizi involuntarily gasp.

The sky here is always gloomy, there is no sunshine, only light gray clouds covering the earth.

There was an indescribable smell of decay in the air. The surroundings were dead silent, with no other sounds except for the occasional sound of the wind.

"This place is so weird." Xuanjizi said in a low voice, his face full of anxiety.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen with me here." Chen An patted Xuanjizi's shoulder and gave him a comforting smile.

The split soul had already explored the area thoroughly. Now, apart from the three Ghost Kings, there were no other seventh-level cultivators in the entire Yellow Springs Domain and the Ghost Domain, so it was still very safe.

Moreover, he had seen similar environments countless times when controlling his soul fragments and had long been accustomed to them.

Upon hearing this, Xuanjizi nodded solemnly. He was willing to follow Chen An into the underworld, not because he trusted Chen An's strength.

No matter how strong Chen An is, he has entered the underworld after all, which is no small matter.

The reason he came here was because he had asked for divination in advance, and the divination showed that this journey was not dangerous, and there was no danger to his life, and he could even gain some opportunities from it.

This made him extremely interested in this trip, and he followed without saying a word.

Chen An and Xuanjizi walked forward quietly and came to a place not far from the hall where Mo Xue and the two Ghost Kings were.

Through his keen spiritual sense, Chen An discovered that Mo Xue was discussing with the two Ghost Kings how to attack the human world, and the other party did not seem to notice that someone was approaching from outside.

Seeing this, Chen An curled the corner of his mouth into a sneer, and with a flash of light in his hand, he summoned Tu Ji Mountain.

Tuji Mountain was extremely heavy, as if it was carrying the weight of dozens of mountains. It smashed down from the sky above the hall with a shocking sound that resounded through the clouds. It instantly crushed the towering hall into dust, scattered dust, and changed the color of the sky and earth.

He acted as soon as he said he would, without any warning. Chen An's action really scared Xuanjizi.

He wanted to go forward to help, but saw that Chen An's Tu Ji Mountain crushed to death a Ghost King who was a little slow to react. He also saw Chen An holding the heavy Tu Ji Mountain in his left hand, with purple lightning flashing in his right hand, and was fighting fiercely with two other Ghost Kings.

The Ghost Kings roared continuously, and they were surrounded by ghostly aura and black mist, but Chen An did not retreat but advanced instead. Every time the Tu Ji Mountain fell, the earth trembled, and wherever the lightning passed, the ghost aura melted like ice and snow, turning into wisps of clear air and dissipating.

The two sides fought back and forth, swords flashed, spells collided, and for a moment Chen An actually suppressed the opponent firmly.

In this tense battle, a figure rushed over from a distance. Xuanjizi raised his eyebrows slightly, and then his figure flashed, appearing in front of the person like a ghost, and stopped him: "Your opponent is me!"

Upon seeing this, Chen An's soul sneered and without further ado, he summoned the black fan and started fighting with the opponent.

Although he had to deal with two Ghost Kings at the same time and also had to distract himself to control his split soul to deal with Xuanjizi, Chen An relied on his superior cultivation in the middle stage of the fusion and was able to handle it with ease.

But after a while, he saw that one of the ghost kings was in a mess, panicked, and had a look of death, so he said in a deep voice: "My fellow Taoist, you should retreat."

Hearing this, Xuanjizi asked in surprise: "How do you know what I'm going to do?!"

Although he was very surprised, Xuanjizi still did as Chen An said. His expression changed in an instant and he rushed towards the other party with a fierce look on his face.

After the encounter, Xuanjizi's face flushed, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and shouted: "Hurry up and save me!"

At this time, Chen An was confronting the two Ghost Kings in front of him.

He let out a low shout, and the Tuji Mountain in his hand shone brightly. The heavy Tuji Mountain slammed towards one of the Ghost Kings with an overwhelming force.

The burly Ghost King was not to be outdone. He danced a purple chain in his hand like a living thing. The strange thing was that every time the chain was swung, the surrounding dark energy seemed to solidify and almost stopped flowing.

The chain was like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, wrapping around Tu Ji Shan, greatly reducing the latter's momentum and faintly restraining Tu Ji Shan.

The two sides fought back and forth, and every confrontation was accompanied by deafening noises.

The law of confinement!

Chen An was repeatedly blocked and felt more and more restrained, but he gradually discovered that although the purple chain's confinement rules were difficult to break, they were not without weaknesses.

He began to change his strategy. He no longer just fought head-on, but instead used the thickness of the Earth Shape Mountain and his own flexible body to find the opponent's flaws.

As time went by, Chen An gradually figured out the pattern of this chain. He discovered that every time the chain tried to imprison the Earth-Shaped Mountain, its power would be briefly weakened.

Seizing this opportunity, Chen An used a secret method to infuse the magic power in his body into the Earth-Shaped Mountain. The Earth-Shaped Mountain suddenly glowed brightly, and the chains wrapped around it were shaken and scattered everywhere.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent revealed a flaw, a beam of five-colored light burst out from Chen An's fingertips, as dazzling as a rainbow, directly penetrating the Ghost King's protective ghost energy and enveloping it.

The Ghost King let out a shrill scream; the purifying power of the five-colored divine light made him suffer unbearable pain.

Chen An was merciless and continued to release the five-colored divine light. Finally, after a deafening explosion, the Ghost King's body turned to ashes and completely disappeared from this world.

After taking away the other party's remaining inner elixir, Chen An looked at Mo Xue with a murderous look on his face.

When Mo Xue saw this, her pretty face turned pale. She was so confused that she didn't know what to do.

At this time, Xuanjizi's cry for help rang out. Chen An's face turned grim and he hurried towards Xuanjizi.

Chen An's soul took action at the right time, rescued Mo Xue and protected her behind him.

"Don't be so presumptuous!"

Seeing Xuanjizi's pale face and that he was about to die, Chen An hurried forward to check Xuanjizi's injuries and said fiercely: "I will let you go today, but next time I will make you grind to dust!"

After saying that, Chen An helped Xuanjizi to quickly evacuate from the passage to the underworld.

Mo Xue looked at the direction where Chen An left, with mixed feelings in her heart. She originally thought that this operation would be a complete victory, but she didn't expect to suddenly suffer such a heavy blow.

"Huang Quan, thank you for arriving in time, otherwise I would be in danger!"

After the enemy retreated, Mo Xue realized that the magic power in his body was almost exhausted. His eyes went dark and he was about to faint.

Chen An stepped forward and supported the shaky Mo Xue, saying softly: "You and I have already become allies, and it is only natural for us to help each other. Don't be polite."

"I didn't expect the human race to be so treacherous. They dared to cross the border and launch a sneak attack when I was unprepared!"

Mo Xue gritted her teeth and said that she had never imagined that human cultivators would dare to sneak into the underworld, and furthermore, under the erosion of the underworld's dark energy, they still had such strength.

After hearing this, Chen An secretly laughed in his heart, but his expression remained calm. He continued with what Mo Xue said, "Miss Mo Xue is right. This man is indeed very powerful. If he was not worried about his companions, I am afraid I would not be his opponent if we fought."

He paused, and deliberately guided him, "If we want to deal with that human cultivator just now, we must at least find a Ghost King in the middle stage of the seventh rank. Otherwise, even if you and I join forces, we can't guarantee that we can escape unscathed."

Mo Xue nodded slightly after hearing this, and seemed to be lost in thought. After a moment, she raised her head, her eyes gleaming, "You are right, we must find a cultivator who is at the middle stage of fusion or above. Only in this way can we be sure to fight against those damned humans."

Chen An thought to himself that the mid-stage fusion cultivator that Mo Xue wanted to find would not be so easy to find.

However, he did not say it directly, but pretended to be surprised and asked: "These cultivators usually work for the great saints, why would they listen to you?"

Mo Xue smiled lightly, as if he had already made up his mind: "The underworld is so big, there will always be people who are not under the jurisdiction of the Holy Ancestor, and I also have my own way."

After saying that, Mo Xue's eyes fell on Chen An. She suddenly stretched out a hand and gently placed it on the back of Chen An's hand. She said tenderly, "Huang Quan, you must protect the Ghost Realm well. After I find a suitable cultivator, we will counterattack the human race together and strive for immortality together!"

Mo Xue's voice is as gentle as a dream talk, making people indulge in it.

Chen An felt the familiar psychedelic force invading him, and he was alert in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, and just smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, fairy, I will do my best to protect the safety of the Ghost Realm!"

Mo Xue smiled like a flower, nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left, leaving Chen An standing there alone.

Looking at the other party's departing figure, Chen An sneered and immediately returned to the Yellow Springs Realm.

Under the suppression of the Underworld Suppression Array, the underworld energy in the underworld passage continued to flow back, and as time went by, after reaching a certain balance, it became almost still.

At this moment, the dark energy in the passage suddenly surged wildly, and a slender figure jumped out with a dying young man under his armpit.

Chen An brought Xuanjizi back to the outside of the underworld passage and found that the person under his armpit was still motionless. He couldn't help but lower his head and smiled: "Brother Xuanji, now that you are back, you don't have to pretend anymore, right?"

Xuanjizi chuckled and jumped up. The dying Xuanjizi suddenly became full of energy and his face instantly regained its rosy color: "If you are pretending to be dead, of course you have to act more realistically. Otherwise, how can you hide it from the eyes of those dark cultivators?"

Chen An smiled and nodded slightly: "Well said."

Xuanjizi then asked, "By the way, Brother Chen, why didn't you just kill the Ghost King? Why did you want me to pretend to be dead?"

Chen An did not answer directly, but smiled mysteriously: "Brother Xuanji, sometimes holding back may bring unexpected gains."

Hearing this, Xuanjizi recalled what the dark cultivator who had fought with him had said and done. He looked thoughtful, as if he had vaguely guessed something: "I heard that the five great emperors had planted people to infiltrate the underworld, and their status in the underworld is not low. Could it be that the guy I fought with was one of them?"

Chen An did not respond directly, but said calmly: "Maybe, sometimes things are not as simple as they seem. Well, let's go back and guard as soon as possible to prevent Iceland from causing any more trouble."

After that, he handed the bag in his hand to Xuanjizi, who took it and showed a look of surprise on his face: "Brother Chen, what's in it..."

Xuanjizi looked at Chen An in confusion, then opened the bag and saw that it was filled with Nether Stone emitting a faint green light.

"This is the Dark Stone." Chen An smiled slightly: "You should be able to use this."

Xuanjizi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "This kind of thing is not common in the human world, and it is very valuable!"

The Nether Stone is indeed very popular in the human world, and it is a rare treasure for practitioners.

He carefully examined the bag in his hand and nodded with satisfaction: "It doesn't matter. The key is that this thing can complement the Heaven and Earth Yuan Stone!"

"I took a look at the Underworld Suppression Formation you set up earlier. To be honest, it's a bit crude and only half completed. In its current state, it can at best play a certain suppressive role, but it can't really suppress the passage to the Underworld."

Chen An nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Brother Xuanji is right. I know you are quite knowledgeable about battle formations. Can you perfect it?"

He only dabbled in the art of formations and was not an expert at it. Furthermore, time was tight at the time and he could only make a rough arrangement. If he were to study it in depth, it would take a huge amount of time and energy.

Xuanjizi smiled slightly and said confidently: "Of course it is possible, but it requires more Nether Stones. But as long as I can perfect this formation, unless it is a Mahayana cultivator who comes here in person, it can suppress most of the Nether Cultivators who attempt to cross the boundary to come here."

Chen An was overjoyed when he heard this, and took out another bag of Nether Stone from his arms and handed it to Xuanjizi: "Very good, I will give you all the Nether Stones I have. If it's not enough, just come to me and I will try to get more Nether Stones."

Mo Xue went deep into the far northern desert alone.

In this dangerous place, it was inevitable to encounter the evil beasts lurking here. Whenever this happened, she would wave her pink bridal veil and take the opportunity to run away when the beasts were distracted. In this way, she avoided several crises.

After an unknown amount of time and after passing through many dangerous areas, she finally arrived at a bloody land. The place was filled with a thick evil aura and ordinary souls did not dare to approach it.

Mo Xue took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and stepped into this bloody land filled with a strange atmosphere.

Soon, she came to a huge palace. There was blood-colored mist lingering around the palace, and it seemed that even the air was filled with a heart-pounding atmosphere.

The Wuji Ghost Emperor sat on a high platform, wearing a black robe, with a stern face and eyes as deep as the abyss, revealing an inviolable majesty.

Mo Xue bowed slightly, trying her best to hide her nervousness, and said in a delicate voice: "Mo Xue from the Ghost Realm, greetings to fellow Daoist Wuji."

"Put aside your tricks, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Wuji Ghost Emperor glanced at Mo Xue calmly, and the evil spirit surged out of his body, dispersing the invisible psychedelic force. Then, he said in a cold voice: "Why are you here?"

Mo Xue's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The opponent's strength far exceeds hers. If she is not careful, she will probably fall into an irretrievable situation.

However, this was exactly what she wanted. If the other party was a fool, how could she justify crossing the dangerous place to come here to find him?

Mo Xue said bluntly: "Fellow Daoist Wuji has a high level of cultivation, and Mo Xue admires him. The purpose of my coming here is to cooperate with fellow Daoist and jointly divide up the human resources of the cultivation world!"

Wuji Ghost Emperor sneered: "Why should I cooperate with you? I have already set my sights on a rich continent, and it will be mine sooner or later."

Mo Xue's expression remained unchanged as he slowly said, "Although you are powerful, it is not easy for you to enter the world of immortal cultivation without the world-breaking talisman. I happen to have a passage leading to another world."

If one wants to break through the boundary, one must be a Mahayana cultivator. It is also possible for a fusion cultivator to do so, but he must have the assistance of special treasures, and the boundary-breaking talisman is one of them.

This item is only in the hands of the great saints. The other party's words just now were obviously meant to deceive her, and his intentions were self-evident.

Wuji Ghost Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly and the corners of his mouth twitched. These words obviously hit his soft spot.

Mo Xue continued, "We can jointly take over the Tianyuan Continent and share the benefits. As for the distribution, we can each take half."

Wuji Ghost Emperor was silent for a moment, then sneered, "Half? You've suffered repeated defeats and your strength has been greatly reduced, and you still want half?"

Mo Xue smiled indifferently. Since the other party knew her situation so well, it meant that he was very concerned about the passage to the underworld in the Ghost Realm.

She said without giving in: "I have a passage to the underworld. With this alone, I can take half!"

"Don't even think about it, at most 30%!"

Wuji Ghost Emperor stared at Mo Xue with eyes as cold as the abyss: "I am not afraid to tell you that this emperor has found a way to break through the world. It won't be long before I can reach the world of immortal cultivation without relying on any force!"

Mo Xue's face was filled with coldness. If the other party really had a way to break through the boundary, why would he bargain with her here?

It's obvious that the other party just wants to lower the price!

Mo Jiao showed a hint of mockery and took out an ancient jade pendant. "This item is called the Nine Nether Jade. It is said to be one of the keys to open a place where the ancient saints practiced. There are even rumors that it has absorbed and refined countless souls over the years and gave birth to the Nine Netherworld Milk, which can greatly improve the seventh-level cultivation. I'm sure that Daoist Wuji has also heard of it."

(End of this chapter)