Chapter 293: Secret Conspiracy in Sun City, Meeting Again in the Underworld

"My fellow Taoists, today we, the Golden Crow Clan, have gathered here with you to discuss how to resist the invasion of the underworld and protect the world of immortal cultivation."

"Of course, if there are those who are unwilling to participate, they can withdraw, but they won't be able to get any of the subsequent Xuanming spiritual energy."

Jin Lieyang glanced at the entire audience, his voice loud and powerful.

Chen An was surprised when he heard this. There is also Xuanming spiritual energy? He is really willing to invest in it!
There are nearly thirty Mahayana monks in the hall, seven from the Wood Clan, five from the Black Turtle Clan, four from the Demon Clan, and the rest are almost all from the Golden Crow Clan. This shows the strong strength and foundation of the Golden Crow Clan.

Jin Lieyang continued, "The strategic significance of Daylight City is very important. We must defend this place and not let the forces of the underworld take advantage of it."

Qing Teng, one of the seven Wood Clan cultivators, stepped forward and asked, "Brother Jin, what you said is very true, but I don't know how to deploy it?"

Jin Lieyang nodded and glanced at everyone: "The environment and power distribution in the areas around Sun City are complex. We should send people to patrol in different directions to prevent sudden attacks from the underworld. I suggest that we form a group of three to five Mahayana monks and act separately."

Watching Jin Lieyang arranging everyone, Chen An thought to himself that the strategic location of Day City was indeed very important, being between the underworld and the world of immortal cultivation. If one could defend this place, one would be able to obtain both underworld energy and spiritual energy at the same time, thus being able to fuse together the mysterious spiritual energy.

It seems that the purpose of the Jinwu clan and these Mahayana is not to resist the underworld at all. The Xuanming spiritual energy is their real purpose.

Jin Lieyang's voice continued to echo in the hall, and he continued, "After the matter is accomplished, my Jinwu clan is willing to give out some of the rare Xuanming spiritual energy as a reward and distribute it to you all."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a murmur in the audience, and even Chen An was moved.

Chen An looked at Qin Tianxing who was also moved beside him, and he suddenly realized that the reason why Qin Tianxing did not leave Yueri City was probably because of this incident.

The Xuanming spiritual energy can rebuild the body and is an extremely rare item for Mahayana cultivators.

Jin Lieyang took out a map and said, "Everyone, please choose the areas you want to patrol. After choosing, you need to control these places as soon as possible to facilitate the subsequent plans."

Then, a group of monks came forward and started discussing the area on the map.

There were also cultivators who had their eyes on the same area and had disputes over this, but with Jin Lieyang's mediation, no conflict occurred.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you can choose the Yellow Springs Realm and the Ghost Realm." Chen An informed Qin Tianxing in a deep voice.

The Jinwu clan made such a big fuss and mobilized nearly thirty Mahayana cultivators. They must have some plan. For the moment, Chen An decided not to leave.

Anyway, there is a passage to the underworld in the Ghost Realm that he personally sealed with the World Suppression Array, and he also left a backup plan. If he wants, he can retreat back to the Immortal Cultivation World at any time.

Qin Tianxing was about to say something, but when he saw that most of the areas had already been selected, he hurried forward.

Fortunately, there was not much profit in these two areas and no one competed with him for them, so he took them all in no time.

After Jin Lieyang gave the two of them a few light gray beads and told them how to use them, Chen An and Qin Tianxing set off immediately.

The two of them turned into two streams of light, flew away from the Sun City, and headed towards the Yellow Springs Realm and the Ghost Realm.

The first place Chen An and Qin Tianxing arrived at was the Ghost Realm, which is a node connecting the Dayo City and the Underworld, and borders the Dayo City.

However, the dark cultivators in the Ghost Realm today are no longer the same people that Huo Wu had back then. They are all unfamiliar cultivators and have apparently been taken over by other forces.

In the ghost domain, there were only a few dark cultivators in the late stage of fusion stationed there, which seemed a bit unguarded.

Chen An and Qin Tianxing looked at each other, understood each other tacitly, and acted quickly.

In a moment, several ghost cultivators were all eliminated, and the entrance to the ghost realm fell into the hands of Chen An and Qin Tianxing.

Chen An and Qin Tianxing held the gray beads given by Jin Lieyang, their hearts filled with solemnity.

Immediately, the two looked at each other, then separated tacitly, and each went to the designated area to start setting up it.

Chen An went deep into the ghost realm alone. This is one of the places with the most dense underworld energy. Countless wandering ghosts are wandering here, looking for opportunities to strengthen themselves.

Chen An carefully placed the gray beads at key positions. Every time he placed one, he could feel the dark energy in the surrounding space begin to fluctuate slightly.

On the other side, Qin Tianxing also began to make arrangements in another domain.

The two domains were originally far apart, but as the beads were placed one by one, the dark energy in the two places seemed to have received some kind of call and began to slowly gather towards the direction of the Fiery Domain.

Chen An thought to himself: "So this is the purpose of the Golden Crow Clan!"

The Jinwu Clan intends to arrange this formation in several areas surrounding the Fiery Domain, allowing the surrounding vast dark energy to gather in the Fiery Domain, so that it can continue to integrate the mysterious dark spiritual energy.

Deep in the underworld.

After Huo Wu separated from Chen An, she joined the Blood Soul Saint Ancestor.

This is a person with a great reputation in the underworld. Even among the Mahayana cultivators, he is considered to be a very powerful person, far beyond the reach of Yan Jin, whom Chen An had killed before.

However, when the other party asked him to smuggle into the world of immortal cultivation and capture a group of cultivators alive, she felt a strong sense of disgust in her heart.

However, when the Blood Soul Saint asked her to sneak into the immortal world and capture a group of cultivators alive, Huo Wu felt a strong sense of disgust in her heart.

"I want to personally attack the world of immortal cultivation instead of doing these trivial things." Huo Wu said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the Blood Soul Saint's eyes shone, and those eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts stared at Huo Wu closely, and said in a deep voice: "This is not a trivial matter, but the key to the mysterious spiritual energy. You must act as soon as possible."

His words revealed an irresistible majesty, forcing Huo Wu to re-examine the importance of this mission.

Huo Wu frowned and said nothing. After a moment, she slowly spoke: "I have people in the Ghost Realm. I may be able to break through and enter the Immortal Cultivation Realm from there."

At the same time, she was surprised that all this was really related to the Xuanming spiritual energy!

During these days in the underworld, she noticed that these Mahayana monks were paying close attention to the Fiery Domain, but there was no movement for a long time. It turned out that they were secretly making moves while pretending to be strong.

The Blood Soul Saint nodded and said, "My people are in control there. You can cooperate with each other, but you must be careful to avoid alerting the enemy."

Until Huo Wu took the order and left, Blood Soul Saint murmured: "Huo Wu has already set off, it's time for us to take action too."

In a corner of the underworld, there was a strange and oppressive atmosphere.

Huo Wu stood at the edge of the ghost realm, looking at the area in front of her that was shrouded in dark energy, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

This used to be her place, but now it has completely become the territory of the underworld. The former palace has long been occupied by the Ghost King, a subordinate of the Blood Soul Saint. Those subordinates who once obeyed her orders have now either been purged or become traitors. All these changes make her feel unfamiliar and helpless.

She is now in a dilemma. Apart from doing what the Blood Soul Saint said, she has no choice but to return to Tianyuan. Perhaps, she can pretend to be defeated by her opponent and retreat to the underworld to get away with it?
But even so, she could not guarantee that she could escape. After all, the strength of the Blood Soul Saint was far beyond her imagination, and she did not dare to act rashly.

As she stepped into the ghost realm, Huo Wu quietly entered the depths of the ghost realm alone.

Everything here was still the same as she remembered, every mountain and rock, even the city had not changed much.

It’s a pity that things have changed and the people have changed. The subordinates he had before are gone, and have been thoroughly cleansed by the Blood Soul Saint Ancestor.

Huo Wu had mixed feelings as she walked cautiously through this familiar yet unfamiliar land.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, she sensed a breath approaching from a distance. Huo Wu's eyes were filled with surprise, but she quickly calmed her mind and prepared to deal with possible threats.

However, the newcomer did not show any hostility, but walked straight towards her. As the distance got closer, Huo Wu discovered that the other person was Chen An.

"Huo Wu, why are you here?" Chen An's voice was steady and gentle, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Huo Wu landed lightly on the ground. She smiled and said, "It's a long story, but during this period of time, I have been looking around and learned a lot of news about the underworld, especially about the Blood Soul Saint Ancestor. There seems to be something unusual."

Chen An's eyes flashed with a gleam of light when he heard this. He nodded slightly, motioning Huo Wu to continue.

"People in the underworld have begun to try to integrate the mysterious spiritual energy, and have already condensed a batch of it, but the specific method is still unknown."

Huo Wu's tone was solemn, "Moreover, I came here on the orders of the Blood Soul Saint Ancestor to sneak into the world of immortal cultivation from the ghost world and capture some cultivators to bring back to the underworld."

Chen An's eyes flickered. He pondered Huo Wu's words and had a guess in his mind: "It seems that the Underworld's move was not a spur-of-the-moment move, but was premeditated. They are eager to capture a large number of cultivators. It is estimated that they have an inseparable connection with the Xuanming spiritual energy."

"You mean, they want to use living people to refine the Xuanming spiritual energy?" Huo Wu looked at Chen An and took a breath.

Chen An nodded slightly. The key to the Xuanming spiritual energy is to integrate the spiritual energy and the dark energy. The cultivators from the two worlds who absorb the two and practice are excellent consumables.

Right now, the Blood Soul Saint has crawled out of Fire Dance and sneaked into the world of immortal cultivation to capture cultivators, and there are only a few dark cultivators left in the Ghost Realm and Yellow Spring Realm. Combining the two, it is obvious that the dark cultivators have no intention of doing anything good!

Chen An and Huo Wu were discussing matters of the underworld when Qin Tianxing hurried over and said solemnly, "It's bad. News has come from the city that the Wood Clan was attacked by the underworld. Three Mahayana masters have died, and the Wood Clan has lost nearly half of its Mahayana masters. They have already retreated to Day City!"

Qin Tianxing's words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Chen An and Huo Wu.

Chen An's face changed slightly when he heard this, and a sense of urgency rose in his heart: "The Underworld's move came very quickly!"

"We have to rush to Youri City for support as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Youri City is lost, the losses will be too great for you and me." Qin Tianxing said in a deep voice.

Needless to say, Chen An also understood that what Qin Tianxing referred to as loss was the Xuanming spiritual energy.

Chen An nodded, turned around and said to Huo Wu: "Huo Wu, you stay here first. If the situation changes, you can return to the Xiuxian world through here. Brother Qin and I must rush to Day City immediately."

Immediately, Chen An told Huo Wu that there was a back door here. Although the passage was not big and could only barely accommodate one person, it was enough.

Huo Wu nodded slightly, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes: "You have to be careful."

Seeing this, Qin Tianxing turned his gaze to Huo Wu and said in a deep voice: "Huo Wu, you failed in your tribulation and lost your body and turned to the ghost path. Now you have made some progress. You can break through the Mahayana realm as soon as possible, and then use the mysterious spiritual energy to rebuild your body, and then restore your human body."

Chen An's heart moved when he heard this, and he looked at Huo Wu, only to see that she had a gloomy expression, and seemed to have no confidence in this matter.

As if he had seen through her thoughts, Qin Tianxing continued, "I have a technique here called True Fire Nirvana Technique, which can help you restore your human body to the greatest extent possible when you rebuild your body."

As he spoke, Qin Tianxing took out a yellowed ancient book from his sleeve and handed it to Huo Wu solemnly.

Huo Wu took the ancient book, feeling very excited, and bowed deeply to Qin Tianxing: "Thank you, Senior Qin, for your guidance."

Qin Tianxing waved his hand and smiled, "Just concentrate on your training here and act accordingly."

Chen An and Qin Tianxing stretched out their bodies and transformed into two streams of light, rushing towards the direction of Yueri City.

Chen An and Qin Tianxing leaped up and turned into two streams of light heading straight for the Sun City.

As Chen An flew, he looked back in the direction of Huo Wu and asked curiously, "You are so nice to Huo Wu, could she be your illegitimate daughter?"

Qin Tianxing's face changed drastically, and he quickly explained: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Although Huo Wu failed to overcome the tribulation, she has a strong will and will surely achieve something in time.

Chen An laughed and said teasingly, "Look how anxious you are. I'm not a gossipy person. But then again, why do you care so much about her?"

Although he said he wouldn't gossip, he still couldn't help but ask about the other party's plans indirectly, because he knew Qin Tianxing's character very well and naturally would not easily believe that there was no other reason behind this.

Qin Tianxing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I still have a portion of Nine Netherworld Milk left in my hand. This girl has good aptitude. I want to train her a little. If I die one day, I can also leave some seedlings for the human race."

His eyes passed through the flowing light and looked at the distant Sun City. His idea was simple: everything was for the survival of the human race.

Chen An nodded and said with a smile: "I see, I thought you were just an old tree sprouting new buds. But then again, Huo Wu does have some talent and is worth cultivating."

Chen An naturally believed what the other party said, but there must be more reasons than that. However, since the other party didn't want to say it, Chen An didn't ask any more.

Qin Tianxing smiled slightly and said, "If she can achieve something, it means that my efforts have not been in vain."

The two chatted as they flew, and soon they were approaching the direction of Daytime City.

As the speed increased, it wasn't long before Sun City was within reach.

Chen An and Qin Tianxing slowly landed outside the Sun City. They were originally prepared for a fierce battle, but what they saw was unexpected calmness.

There were still guards standing on the city walls, but they were not on alert and instead seemed relaxed.

The city gate was half open, and people were flowing in and out in an orderly manner, with no signs of panic.

(End of this chapter)