Immortal of the Nine Realms

Seeing this, Immortal Kumu immediately shouted in fury, ”The Soul Splitting Technique! Do not let a single one escape, or he will be able to reassemble his soul through them! If he reports this matter to Immortal Xingyu, things will become troublesome!”

As he spoke, a giant shadow of a withered tree appeared in the sky. Countless branches sprouted wildly, stabbing toward the innumerable shadow sparrows.

In just an instant, at least several hundred thousand sparrows were destroyed beneath the branches.

Yu Tingzhai, Huang Wuji, and the old flood dragon also unleashed their own techniques, trying to stop Wan Shouque. But there were a lot of sparrows, more than ten million. The four of them could not destroy them all.

Yu Tingzhai’s face darkened. Even though Wan Shouque escaped, Immortal Xingyu would most likely not make things difficult for him or Immortal Kumu. After all, Immortal Xingyu had always known about the rivalry between Immortal Kumu and Wan Shouque. Still, it would be hard to find another chance to suppress Wan Shouque.

Fang Chen’s voice rang in everyone’s ears.

”Forget those that have fled.”

Looking up, they saw that a decree had already fallen upon one of the sparrows. The sparrow twisted in pain, struggling endlessly.

Immortal Kumu’s eyes brightened. He immediately withdrew his techniques, no longer stopping the sparrows, and gleefully ran over to the captured one.

”Wan Shouque, keep fleeing. I’ll see whether, after you become an Underworld True God, your main soul resides in this sparrow, or one of the others.”

Yu Tingzhai and the others also understood. While setting up restrictions, they looked at that sparrow with knowing smiles.

Wan Shouque’s escape technique was indeed formidable, allowing him to break free from the siege of four cultivators of the same level. But unfortunately, he ran into Monarch Yan. The power of decrees held a rank far beyond the ordinary.

As long as the sparrow accepted the decree, Wan Shouque could not possibly escape.

Now that he had split into tens of millions of sparrows, his soul was scattered. They did not even need to intervene further. The decree was already sinking deep into this sparrow’s soul.

After about the time for a cup of tea, the sparrows that had fled began flying back, merging one by one. When all had fused, Wan Shouque reappeared, his face full of shock.

Wan Shouque stared blankly at them. ”Wh-what is happening!?”

The Soul Splitting Sparrow Technique was the most dazzling skill he had ever created. Relying on it, he had avoided countless dangers until he became Immortal Yinque of today.

Yet now, it had failed him.

He realized a strange power had merged with his soul. It was this force that had pulled all the fleeing sparrows back.

Immortal Kumu snorted coldly. ”Don’t complain when fortune falls on you. You’ve stumbled upon an immense opportunity.”

”Daoist Kumu, though we don’t get along, surely you wouldn’t go so far as to lure me into a trap with all these people?” Wan Shouque’s face was gloomy. ”I’ll have you know, someone knows I was following you and Yu Tingzhai. If you are planning to do something to me, you’d better have something prepared when Immortal Xingyu comes asking.”

His gaze swept over Yu Tingzhai, Huang Wuji, and the old flood dragon before settling on Fang Chen.

Those four being fourth transformation Immortals was one thing, but that power just now had clearly come from this man.

”Have you ever heard of the path of Ghost Gods?” Immortal Kumu smiled faintly. ”If so, congratulations, Wan Shouque. You are now an Underworld True God, the same as I am. From now on, you can walk the path of the Ghost Gods. With an endless lifespan in the Underworld, you and I are undying. How could Immortal Xingyu compare?”

Wan Shouque froze in shock. ”Underworld True God!?”

He was a Yin Walker. Of course he had heard the legends. But these were nothing but elusive myths.

Hadn’t the path of Ghost Gods been cut off years ago?

Both Yin Walkers and Great Yin Demons alike had searched for Monarch Yan’s inheritance for countless years, yet they had never even found a trace of it. Even rumors about it would vanish as quickly as they appeared.

”Wait, let me think.”

Wan Shouque shut his eyes and began to sense the changes. Immediately, he felt the endless yin energy pouring into him on its own.

The discovery both startled and delighted him.

Yin Walkers were never able to absorb yin energy. They could at most use Yin Lifespan to strengthen their souls, then return to the living world to graft those benefits onto their true bodies.

That was common knowledge.

Only Great Yin Demons could cultivate in the underworld, absorbing its dense yin energy.

But now, this qi was flowing into him of its own accord. He was already half convinced of Immortal Kumu’s words.

Remembering the old tales, Wan Shouque began trembling uncontrollably, not out of fear, but excitement.

The Nine Mortal Realms lacked immortal essence, so they relied on immortal crystals for cultivation. But the underworld was different. In ancient times, it was just as exalted as the Immortal Realm.

The Ghost Gods of the Underworld absorbed yin energy to gain longevity, while the Immortals of the Immortal Realm absorbed immortal essence to do the same.

If he truly became an Underworld True God, would he even need to worry about the lifespan of his physical body anymore?

The only drawback was that the Underworld was still the Underworld. Returning to the Mortal Realm in the future would be nearly impossible.

Yu Tingzhai said, ”Remember the benefits of being a Ghost God. After your mortal body dies, you may continue your cultivation in the Underworld from where you left off. Your cultivation will not fall. Also, an Underworld True God can cross to the Mortal Realm as long as the lord permits it.”

Wan Shouque was stunned. ”Underworld True Gods... can travel around the Mortal Realm?”

He began to recall some old texts he had read.

There were indeed records of Ghost Gods roaming the Mortal Realm, drinking with mortals, and even traveling to the Immortal Realm.

Thinking of this, Wan Shouque could not hide his excitement anymore. ”Lord—No, Monarch Yan...”

”In public, you shall address him as ’Lord.’ It’s not suitable to use the title ’Monarch Yan’ for the time being. Truth be told, our strength is not yet sufficient to act conspicuously,” Yu Tingzhai explained.

Wan Shouque understood the logic immediately.

He bowed to Fang Chen. ”I pay my respects to the lord.”

”From now on, we are all on the same side. Tell me, how many third transformation, second transformation, and first transformation experts remain in the Myriad Immortal Palace?” Fang Chen asked.

He had already controlled Lin Bao, Immortal Kumu, and Wan Shouque, three fourth-transformation Immortals, at the cost of over 90,000 years of Yin Lifespan.

Blood Crocodile and the others had consumed about 15,000.

When last he emerged from seclusion, he had more than 300,000 years of Yin Lifespan.

Before heading to the Upper Three Realms, where Yin Walkers could not tread, the lifespan had to be spent, with only a little kept in reserve.

Since Yu Tingzhai was now both Guardian True Immortal of the Myriad Immortal Palace and protector of Chaotic Star, the Loose Immortals of the Myriad Immortal Palace were naturally the best choice.

He would hollow out the Myriad Immortal Palace and boil Xingyu slowly without her realizing it!