Chapter 288: Searching for the Dark Milk in a Secret Place, and Entering the Dark Pond

The battle was completely over, and Chen An did not pay too much attention to the shocked and fearful looks of Miao Huang, Lie Feng, Lu Lin, Xuan Jia and others.

He took away the storage bracelets left by the Yin Bone Ghost Emperor and the Mobao Ghost Emperor, rummaged through them for a while, and found two Nine Nether Jades emitting a cold light.

Chen An was delighted. As expected, each of these two people had a Nine Nether Jade on them.

Since the Demonic Ghost Emperor died here, the cultivators who bought the Nine Nether Jade Map from him will not be able to get it.

Chen An looked at Miao Huang and asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of the remaining Nine Nether Jades?"

Miao Huang was still immersed in the shock of Chen An defeating the soul of the Saint Ancestor of Silence. When he heard Chen An's question, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he replied: "Originally, we only knew about the existence of the Nine Nether Jade on the Yin Bone Ghost Emperor, but we never thought that the Demon Treasure Ghost Emperor actually had another one."

Miao Huang paused and continued, "In this case, we don't need to continue looking for the Nine Nether Jade. As long as we have five of them, plus the power of the space law, we can open a passage leading directly to the ancient secret place. At that time, we can teleport directly to the secret place."

When Chen An heard this, he was both surprised and delighted.

He had never thought that the Nine Nether Jade would have such a wonderful use. If he could enter the ancient secret place with just five of them, then he wouldn't need to spend so much effort to collect all nine of them.

Lu Lin said, "Miao Huang has one, plus the two in Jin Yan's hand, we have exactly five, which fully meets the requirements for entering the secret place."

Originally, they were planning to take the Nine Nether Jade from the Yin Bone Ghost King and make further plans, but unexpectedly, they got an extra one out of the blue.

"Without further delay, we should immediately set off back to Day City to reunite with Jin Yan!" Lie Feng said impatiently.

Time is precious now. Finding the remaining Nine Nether Jades sooner means opening the passage to the ancient secret land sooner. After all, Ming Xiu is also looking for this thing.

Chen An nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then he and Miao Huang and others immediately set out to return to Yueri City.

The underworld, the dark depths.

The face of the Saint Ancestor of Silence was as pale as death, and his eyes were filled with incredible anger.

Just now, a wisp of his soul lost contact with its original body. Although the injury caused to him was not serious and he would be able to recover in a few years, for him, it was tantamount to being slapped in the face in public.

"Humph! How can a mere fusion cultivator actually hurt me? This is outrageous!"

The voice of the Saint of Silence echoed in the underworld like muffled thunder, shaking the ghost kings and ghost emperors around him.

He slowly reached out his hand and took out a jade bead that exuded a cold aura from his sleeve.

The Saint Ancestor of Silence sneered, "Aren't you here for the Nine Nether Jade? Since I can't get in, I'll just guard the exit!"

After saying that, the Saint Ancestor of Silence performed a secret method and lightly tapped on the Nine Nether Jade. Ripples appeared on the surface of the jade bead and spread out in a certain direction.

Then, he moved and turned into a black shadow, disappearing into the depths of the underworld.

At the same time, in the Dayu City, Chen An, Huanyin Miaohuang, Liefeng, Lulin, Xuanjia and others have found Jinyan.

They gathered in an extremely secluded secret room, discussing in low voices matters concerning the Nine Nether Jade.

In the secret room, the candlelight flickered and the atmosphere was solemn.

Chen An spoke first: "We now have five Nine Nether Jades, which are enough to open the passage to the ancient secret land. The only thing missing is a treasure that contains the law of space."

Jin Yan smiled when he heard this: "I happen to have a space treasure that can help us open the passage."

"That's great!" Chen An also showed joy on his face, "However, this matter should not be delayed, we should act as soon as possible."

Jin Yan nodded, and then added: "I can provide the use of space treasures, but I will not share my Nine Nether Jade with anyone."

Chen An's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and then he understood Jin Yan's meaning: "Of course, it depends on your ability and you get what you need."

He turned to look at Miao Huang and the others: "In the previous battle, I contributed the most, so I deserve a complete Nine Nether Jade. Are you willing?"

Huanyin Miaohuang, Liefeng, Lulin and Xuanjia looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and finally could only nod in agreement helplessly.

After all, if it weren't for Chen An, they would never have been able to obtain these Nine Nether Jades. What's more, Chen An's current strength is not someone they can easily provoke.

However, at this moment, Jin Yan suddenly frowned and said, "Everyone, although we have the Nine Nether Jade in our hands, the dangers in the ancient secret land cannot be underestimated. After countless years of accumulation, there are a lot of dangers. If we are not careful, we will fall into a desperate situation."

When everyone heard this, their faces became solemn.

Chen An was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Jin Yan continued to explain: "The ancient secret land has absorbed and refined countless souls over the years, and its essence was used to create the Nine Netherworld Milk, but at the same time, its dregs turned into evil energy and flourished."

"Therefore, I suggest that we prepare well for two to three years before entering the ancient secret place, which will be safer."

After thinking for a moment, everyone expressed their agreement.

Lu Lin said: "Fellow Daoist Jin Yan's words make sense. We do need more time to make some preparations, but in case of any accidents, it is best for everyone not to leave Sun City."

After the discussion, everyone dispersed and went back to prepare for their journey to the secret realm.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Chen Fengshuo, carrying a precious Nine Nether Jade, once again set foot on the land of Yueri City.

"Alas, I hope that after this trip, everything will be quiet."

Chen Fengshuo traveled back and forth to Day City several times over a period of several years, and all of this time was spent on the road.

After sighing, he quietly found where Chen An was, came up to Chen An, and handed him a jade bead emitting a faint light.

"This is the Nine Nether Jade in the hands of the Great Barbarian King!" said Chen Fengshuo.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Chen An took the Jiuyou Jade, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

At this point, he already had four Nine Nether Jades in his hand. In addition to the one he was about to use, he had an extra one, which was the one in front of him.

Chen An planned to let his split soul enter the ancient secret place as well. If both the original body and the split soul could achieve perfect fusion, they would be combined into one to completely cultivate the Eight Gates Divine Veins Technique, and their strength would surely be greatly improved.

Even when one has completely mastered this method, taking the opportunity to break through to the Mahayana realm will reduce the power of the thunder tribulation to a certain extent.

"You can go back now. You don't need to be involved in the following matters. As for whether to return to the human tribe or the barbarian tribe, it's up to you to decide."

Chen An patted Chen Fengshuo on the shoulder and spoke in a gentle tone.

Chen Fengshuo nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

Half a month later.

Chen An, Huanyin Miaohuang, Liefeng, Lulin, Xuanjia and Jinyan, a group of six people, came to a secret valley outside the city of Yaori.

This is the place they agreed upon in advance, and it is also the hidden place to open the ancient secret land.

There was total silence in the valley, and even in the desolate underworld, not a single bird flew by.

Chen An and his companions looked around and confirmed that no one was following them before they slowly took out their respective Nine Nether Jades from their arms.

The three jade beads instantly emitted a faint blue light, as if some mysterious power was tightly connecting them.

Jin Yan took out a small and exquisite golden compass from his arms. This compass was the treasure he mentioned that contained the laws of space.

He was seen gently turning the compass, muttering something, and suddenly complex runes appeared on the compass. These runes flowed continuously and gradually formed a stable space node.

“Everyone, as mentioned before, we need to merge the Nine Nether Jade’s spiritual power with the space nodes to open the portal to the secret place,” Jin Yan explained.

Chen An nodded, and then the several people holding the Nine Nether Jade held their respective Nine Nether Jade in their palms, practiced their skills, and guided the spiritual power in the Nine Nether Jade to slowly inject it into the space node in the center of the compass.

With the infusion of spiritual power, the space nodes gradually expanded, forming a continuously rotating vortex channel.

"Hurry, the passage has been formed, but it won't last long. Let's go in quickly." Jin Yan reminded.

Without further hesitation, everyone stepped into the passage one after another.

Shortly after the last person stepped into the passage, a figure appeared silently in the valley. It was Chen An's soul.

A smile appeared on his lips, and he entered the passage without hesitation.

After passing through the secret passage, Chen An saw a world shrouded by a thick evil force.

This force was like a dark cloud, constantly rolling and surging, emitting a frightening aura. The evil force existed as if it were real, condensing into shape, like twisted black tentacles, constantly extending outwards, trying to pull them in.

The evil power before his eyes was not invisible and intangible, but rather took on a strange dark purple color, like a thick fog stained by the night.

Occasionally, faint lights would flash in the mist, like eyes hidden in the darkness, making people shudder.

Jin Yan beside him smiled slightly and took out an ordinary Xuanbao, intending to use it to open up a path.

It was an ordinary mysterious treasure, engraved with complex runes and emitting a faint light, but it did not contain any power of laws.

However, when this treasure came into contact with the evil aura, its light quickly dimmed. In less than a moment, it lost all its luster and became dull.

Several people looked at each other. It was obvious that this evil power had a great corrosive effect on the cultivators' magic power and treasures.

"It seems that we have to rely on our own means." Chen An said in a deep voice.

He took a deep breath and activated the True Energy protective light shield, and a layer of faint golden light shield appeared around his body.

Outside the light shield, those evil forces seemed to be repelled by something and could hardly approach.

Others also took action, some used magic weapons, some used their body protection skills, and for a moment, colorful lights intertwined together, forming a sharp contrast with the evil power.

As they went deeper and deeper into this secret place, the evil aura around them became as thick as substance, and even breathing seemed to become difficult.

Just as they moved forward cautiously, a cold wind blew, followed by bursts of shrill roars, as if something was lurking in the dark and watching.

Suddenly, groups of black shadows came from all directions. They had different shapes, some were like distorted human figures, and some were like strange beasts, but without exception, they all exuded a bone-chilling aura.

These evil spirits were erratic, with wisps of dark purple mist wrapped around their bodies. They made low roars, and their eyes were like burning flames, emitting a terrifying light.

Several people did not dare to delay and they all took out their own mysterious treasures and used their magical powers to fight against these evil spirits.

Miao Huang waved the long whip in his hand like a dragon, and a dazzling light condensed on the whip; Jin Yan sacrificed a fiery red gourd, and the flames gushing out of it rushed towards the evil spirit like a fire dragon; Chen An sacrificed the soul-binding chain, and the magic power in his body surged, turning into black shadows that entangled the evil spirit on the opposite side.

The other two also displayed their magical powers. For a moment, various lights intertwined together, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

"Don't be afraid, these evil spirits are not too strong." Jin Yan reminded everyone.

The strength of these evil spirits is only equivalent to the general late stage of fusion, and they cannot cause much damage to the opponent even if they work together.

However, they soon discovered that these evil spirits seemed to have the same origin as the evil energy. Every time they were defeated, they would quickly regroup and return to their original state, making it almost impossible to completely eliminate them.

"Save me!" Green Forest's screams rang out.

When the fight was fierce, Lu Lin's protective light shield was accidentally torn by an evil spirit. Everyone was unable to rescue him in time and the evil spirit invaded his body.

In desperation, he could only fight back with all his might, but soon he became crazy, his eyes turned blood red, and his whole body exuded a gloomy aura.

Seeing this, Jin Yan hurriedly took out a talisman shining with golden light and tried to expel the evil spirit from Lu Lin's body.

But these evil spirits can gain regenerative power from the evil energy, so Jin Yan's efforts are of no avail.

Not long after, Lu Lin's body was completely invaded by the evil spirits and he turned into one of the evil spirits. He looked at Chen An and the other three with blood-red eyes, and pounced on them with a roar.

Chen An was shocked when he saw this and became more alert. He thought to himself, "No wonder it is rumored that all the cultivators who left this place would die soon after. It turns out that the evil spirits and evil spirits here are causing trouble."

"This is not a solution. Let's think of a solution quickly."

As time went by, the number of evil spirits increased instead of decreasing. Miao Huang's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and he seemed to be under a lot of pressure.
"Hmm? These evil spirits seem to be very afraid of the Nine Nether Jade!"

At this moment, the Nine Nether Jade in Liefeng's hand suddenly emitted a faint blue light, and those evil spirits did not dare to approach.

Several people were pleasantly surprised to find that these evil spirits seemed to be very afraid of the Nine Nether Jade.

Chen An and Jin Yan were delighted upon seeing this, and they each took out a piece of Nine Nether Jade. With the help of the faint light emitted by the Nine Nether Jade, they tried to keep out the evil spirits around them.

However, a piece of Nine Nether Jade can only temporarily deal with one or two evil spirits. Faced with so many evil spirits, everyone can only barely protect themselves and are unable to repel them.

"Oh no, there aren't enough Nine Nether Jade!"

They had a total of five pieces of Nine Nether Jade, but there were no less than ten evil spirits on the opposite side, and they were simply unable to handle them.

At this moment, Chen An took out two more Nine Nether Jades from his arms. As a total of seven Nine Nether Jades released a faint blue light at the same time, those evil spirits seemed to be greatly threatened. They began to retreat one after another, and finally they even escaped directly.

"The evil spirit has retreated!"

Liefeng said in surprise, but he was even more surprised at the Nine Nether Jade in Chen An's hand. He never expected that Chen An had three of them!

However, now is not the time to dwell on this. Seeing that the evil spirit had retreated, they hurriedly continued to move forward.

In this way, under the protection of the Nine Nether Jade, everyone struggled to pass through the area covered by the evil power.

After passing through the evil aura, Chen An and his party came to an open area.

This is a vast plain, divided into nine neatly-shaped areas by a huge light shield.

There is a large pool in each area, in which gathers a mysterious liquid. This liquid is translucent silver-white, emitting a soft and sacred light, and looks like water from heaven falling into the mortal world.

"This is the Nine Netherworld Milk!"

Liefeng exclaimed. He obviously recognized this legendary spiritual object. He seemed to smell the scent of the Nine Netherworld Milk and he took a deep sniff.

"Just inhaling a little bit of it can make the mana in my body boil, let alone taking it directly!"

When the five people heard this, their eyes lit up. They walked back and forth around the edge of the light shield, trying various methods, hoping to find a way to enter.

No matter whether casting spells, using magic weapons, or even working together to perform secret techniques, nothing can shake the seemingly thin layer of light shield.

Chen An's gaze fell on the Jiuyou Jade in his hand. This jade pendant had been faintly flickering since he entered here.

He tried to touch the light shield with the Nine Nether Jade, but found that he still could not penetrate it.

Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly noticed that the light shield on the breast pool in the corner of the light shield was slightly glowing, as if echoing with the light of the Nine Nether Jade.

"Perhaps this is the key to opening the light shield!" Chen An said in his heart.

He once again brought the Nine Nether Jade closer to the light shield and at the same time mobilized the true energy in his body and injected it into the Nine Nether Jade.

Sure enough, with the injection of true energy, the light on the Jiuyou Jade became brighter, and the formation in the upper right corner of the light shield also lit up, forming a light channel.

Chen An stepped in without hesitation and successfully entered the milk pool.

The moment I stepped into the Nine Netherworld Milk Pool, I felt a cool feeling instantly running through my whole body.

The Nine Netherworld Milk surrounded his body like a living thing. The silvery-white liquid seemed to have life, gently brushing against his skin, bringing waves of refreshing coolness.

With every breath, Chen An could feel the pure spiritual energy contained in the Nine Netherworld Milk continuously pouring into his body, flowing along his meridians and reaching his dantian.

He closed his eyes and immersed himself in this wonderful experience. It seemed as if the whole world became unusually clear and every cell in his body was cheering and joyfully absorbing the essence of the world.

As the Nine Netherworld Milk was refined, Chen An's cultivation level was steadily improving silently. He could clearly feel that his magic power was becoming stronger and the true energy in his body was flowing more smoothly.

This feeling was like a downpour after a long drought, immersing him in an indescribable beauty.

The other four people were delighted to see Chen An successfully enter, and they followed Chen An's example, each finding the corresponding passage to enter different areas.

Relying on his profound cultivation, Jin Yan occupied two areas exclusively, Chen An and Huanyin Miaohuang each occupied one area; the remaining Liefeng and Xuanjia shared the same area, each occupying a corner.

The two were probably worried that they would suffer if they absorbed less, so they began to desperately absorb the spiritual energy from the Nine Netherworld Milk.

The magical thing about the Nine Netherworld Milk is that it can not only quickly replenish the cultivator's mana, but also purify impurities in the body and promote the stability and improvement of cultivation.

Chen An sat cross-legged in the breast pool and took a deep breath. He immediately felt extremely comfortable all over. The true energy in his body seemed to be nourished and began to flow slowly.

In order to make the most of this opportunity, Chen An began to practice his skills, pushing them to the extreme, and the Nine Netherworld Milk swarmed in.

It seemed that he was not satisfied with the refining speed, and then he used the Qingling Huaqi Jue. Immediately, the speed of refining the Nine Netherworld Milk increased significantly!

While several people were immersed in their cultivation, they did not notice that Chen An's soul suddenly appeared here.

(End of this chapter)