Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

196: Chapter 196 New entry: Nine Netherworld Reincarnation Underworld - Orange!Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven, Hall of Longevity.

Gu Yan sat cross-legged on the taixu guiyuan prayer mat, his mind settling, as a seven-colored roulette wheel slowly emerged before his eyes.

Grey, green, blue, purple, orange, gold, red—the seven colors flowed ceaselessly, reflecting off one another in a truly magnificent display.

”Start the draw!”

The seven-colored roulette wheel responded, its pointer spinning rapidly.

A moment later, the rotation slowed, eventually coming to a stop in the orange region.

【Extraction Successful】

【You have obtained the trait: 《Nine Nether Reincarnation Underworld · Orange》】

【《Nine Nether Reincarnation Underworld》: Can generate an Underworld within the Sea of Consciousness, containing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, to store departed souls and manage matters of Reincarnation. The holder can use this to control the Dao of Life, Death, and Reincarnation. Any departed soul that enters this Underworld falls under the holder’s jurisdiction, and can be reincarnated, suppressed, transcended, or imprisoned eternally. The size of the Underworld expands with the holder’s cultivation.】

An orange trait.

Gu Yan had possessed the System for many years, yet he had only obtained one orange trait so far, which was the Five Elements Spiritual Body he drew when he first embarked on the path of cultivation.

Although that trait was only orange, it had laid a solid Foundation for him, and it remained relevant even today.

Now, a second orange trait had arrived.

Gu Yan remained silent for a moment, reviewing the effects of the trait in his mind.

Generate an Underworld, contain the Six Paths of Reincarnation, store departed souls, manage matters of Reincarnation.

But this thing... it didn’t seem very useful to him, did it?

What did he need an Underworld for?

Gu Yan shook his head.

However, upon second thought, it wasn’t entirely useless.

If he fought someone in the future and killed a few opponents, he could just toss their souls into the Underworld to be imprisoned eternally, which would save some trouble.

Furthermore, if he encountered any lingering ghosts, he could directly collect and suppress them, which could be considered an additional means.

Whatever, having it is better than not having it.

Gu Yan stretched his limbs on the cushion, having been in closed-door cultivation for ninety years.

Now that he had broken through to the Immortal King realm and drawn a trait, it was time to take a break and catch up on some shows.

Gu Yan raised his hand, and the haotian mirror hovered before him.

”Let’s see what’s been happening lately.”

He first looked toward the Spirit Realm; light and shadow swirled within the mirror, and the scene of the Northern Plains of the Spirit Realm gradually became clear.

That vast ice field was now a scene of utter devastation.

A massive fissure had torn open between heaven and earth, pitch-black like ink and deep as an abyss—it was the crack connecting to the Demon Realm.

Thick Devilish Qi surged continuously from the fissure, staining the sky for ten thousand miles with gloom.

All kinds of Demon Race creatures swarmed out from the fissure, running rampant across the Northern Plains of the Spirit Realm.

There were giant demons as large as mountains, whose every step caused the earth to tremble.

There were shadow demons, formless as ghosts, darting through the darkness and slaughtering living beings.

And there were even high-level Demon Race beings with high intelligence, commanding demon armies and conquering cities.

Gu Yan watched for a moment, frowning slightly.

With a thought, the image in the haotian mirror shifted, crossing that fissure to look toward the other side, the Demon Realm.

In the Demon Realm, the scene was even more chaotic.

This world was already one where the weak were prey to the strong and slaughter was constant, but now the chaos was intensifying.

Various factions were locked in endless warfare, with the Demon Race fighting among themselves, rivers of blood flowing everywhere.

In the sky and on the ground, there was no place that wasn’t a battlefield.

Gu Yan searched for a moment within the chaotic scene, finding the person he wanted to see.

Feng Jiuge.

In the mirror, that figure stood before a Demon Race city.

The city was of considerable scale, and a powerful Demon Race expert at the Mahayana Realm sat in command, their demonic might towering, with tens of thousands of demon soldiers under their command.

However, at this moment, the city was already littered with corpses.

Feng Jiuge was surrounded by an extremely sharp killing intent, the unique aura of a Way of Killing Life Divine Ability.

Entering the Dao through killing, proving the Dao through killing; the more one killed, the stronger one’s cultivation became.

He held a long sword, the blood on the blade still wet, as he stepped into the city step by step.

The Mahayana Realm Demon Race expert had already appeared, engaging Feng Jiuge in direct combat.

Gu Yan watched for a few moments, and he understood the situation.

Feng Jiuge’ cultivation had reached the Tribulation Crossing Late Stage.

He was not far from the Tribulation Crossing Peak.

With his path of the Way of Killing Life, if he kept killing like this in the Demon Realm, he would likely be unable to control it for much longer, attracting the Heavenly Tribulation and ascending to the Immortal Realm.

...

Demon Realm, before the Ten Thousand Bone City.

Feng Jiuge slashed with his sword, the Sword Qi like a rainbow, severing an arm of the Mahayana Demon.

The demon screamed, retreating violently, its eyes full of fear.

Feng Jiuge was about to pursue when his body suddenly paused.

A voice rang out in his mind.

”Disciple.”

Feng Jiuge shuddered, suppressing the shock in his heart, and replied: ”Revered Master?”

The voice continued: ”Correct, it is your Revered Master.”

”I observe that your cultivation has reached the Tribulation Crossing Late Stage. At this rate, you will ascend to the Immortal Realm in the coming days.”

”I intend for you to enter my Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven to cultivate with focus, and postpone your Ascension. What are your thoughts?”

Feng Jiuge was silent for a moment.

He looked at the Ten Thousand Bone City before him, then looked at the sword in his hand.

A moment later, he replied: ”Disciple thanks Revered Master for your concern.”

”But Disciple... does not intend to go to Revered Master’s Grotto-Heaven, nor do I intend to ascend to the Immortal Realm.”

”In the past, Disciple promised Chu Xiu of the Demon Realm’s Human Race that when I reached the Tribulation Crossing Realm, I would help him kill all the Demon Race in the Demon Realm. This promise remains unfulfilled, and Disciple cannot leave.”

”Disciple dares to ask Revered Master to bestow a method to suppress my cultivation.”

”Once Disciple has resolved this Karma, I will go before Revered Master to kowtow.”

Gu Yan listened to these words before the haotian mirror and shook his head, though he did not try to persuade him further.

Feng Jiuge was a man who valued promises and kept his word; since he had promised someone something, he would not abandon it halfway.

With a thought, he rummaged through his own collection and found two items.

These two items were both accumulated from the annual triggering of the red trait immortal lord fuzhe - red》.

Over the years, he had saved up many such items, so he didn’t feel any heartache about using a few for his own Disciple.

The first was a secret technique called Heavenly God Breath-Restraining Technique》.

This technique was designed specifically to suppress cultivation; once activated, it could hide one’s aura so deeply that even the Heavenly Tribulation would find it difficult to detect.

When it was time to Breakthrough, one only needed to disperse the technique, and the cultivation would return to normal.

The second was a low-grade innate spirit treasure called the Heaven-Hiding Pearl.

This treasure looked like a dusty, unremarkable bead, but its effect was to conceal Heavenly secrets.

Once worn, the Heavenly Dao would struggle to track one’s whereabouts. Used in conjunction with the Breath-Restraining Technique, it was enough for Feng Jiuge.

Gu Yan used his mind to transmit the two pieces of information.

”I pass down to you a secret technique called Heavenly God Breath-Restraining Technique》, which can suppress your cultivation and deceive the Heavenly Tribulation.”

”Additionally, I bestow upon you a low-grade innate spirit treasure, the Heaven-Hiding Pearl, which can conceal Heavenly secrets.”

”Wait until you have resolved your Karma in the Demon Realm, then come to me; it will not be too late.”

Feng Jiuge felt the secret technique that had appeared in his mind, and a divine light that had crossed the void fell into his palm.

He froze for a moment, then immediately bowed, knelt on both knees, and kowtowed heavily toward the void.

”Disciple Feng Jiuge, thanks Revered Master for bestowing the technique and the treasure!”

After kowtowing, Feng Jiuge hesitated, then asked: ”Disciple still does not know Revered Master’s name. May I ask if Revered Master could tell me?”

Before the haotian mirror, Gu Yan smiled.

He had not told him his name before because he felt the timing was not right.

Now that Feng Jiuge’ cultivation had reached the Tribulation Crossing Late Stage and his Heart-Nature was considered steady, there was no point in playing riddles.

He spoke calmly, his voice crossing the endless void to fall into Feng Jiuge’ ears.

”My Daoist name is Daoist Changsheng.”

”The Revered Master you worshipped in the Spirit Realm, You Hun, is one of my External Incarnations.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiuge’ pupils constricted.

Revered Master You Hun... was actually an External Incarnation of this Revered Master?

He was stunned for a moment, then regained his senses and bowed heavily toward the void once more.

”Disciple understands.”