"Huff..."

Hearing Li Yunjing’s oath, the Ghost King finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It slowly raised its hand, gathering a mass of pitch-black energy at its fingertips, then threw that energy orb towards Li Yunjing.

"This is the ’Death Law’ cultivation technique. Take it."

The Ghost King’s voice carried a hint of fatigue.

Li Yunjing caught the energy orb and felt the vast information contained within. Compared to the "Yin Yang Treasure Mirror" triggering the "Death Ray," he indeed had a few insights.

"Ghost King, thank you. Make way, and we will continue deeper!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Li Yunjing smiled slightly and looked at the Ghost King.

"Very well! Let me give you a piece of advice: the dangers within are beyond your imagination! You won’t always be this lucky!"

The Ghost King watched the backs of Li Yunjing and his two companions, a complicated expression flashing in its eyes.

After traveling down the branch road for another hour, the path suddenly opened up before them.

Li Yunjing, Fu Chao, and Lin Wan’Er saw in the distance a pitch-black underground chasm, unfathomably deep, the bottom obscured.

"Old Li! It’s so dark here! Could this lead to the legendary ’Land of the Nine Netherworld’?"

Fu Chao stood at the edge of the underground chasm, gazing down, feeling as if his very soul was being absorbed by the darkness, causing him to shudder involuntarily.

"Indeed! Could it be the ’Nine Netherworld’ and the ’Eighteen Levels of Hell’ inside?"

Even Lin Wan’Er, regardless of status, was full of fear on her ashen face.

Even Li Yunjing, standing there looking down, could not assess its depth. He did not answer Fu Chao’s or Lin Wan’Er’s words and instead fell silent.

Just then, footsteps could be heard from outside.

Before long, the Shenxiao Dao Sect, the Primordial Yang Dao Sect, as well as loose cultivators, demon cultivators, and demon beasts, had all entered through various passages.

People scattered around the underground chasm at various points.

For a moment, everyone was motionless, staring blankly at everything before them.

Even Golden Core Realm cultivators and Demon Kings could not discern what lay below!

Where exactly is this?

No living being could clearly say!

As the crowd fell into silence, a low rumbling sound suddenly emanated from the depths of the underground chasm, as if some enormous entity were awakening.

The sound, approaching from afar, carried a soul-stirring pressure, causing everyone’s heartbeats to quicken involuntarily.

"What’s going on?"

Fu Chao’s face changed, instinctively retreating a few steps, the "Red Sun Sword" in his hand already glowing faintly, clearly ready for battle.

Li Yunjing knitted his brows, his gaze solemn.

He sensed an extremely powerful aura, filled with endless death and destruction, as if even heaven and earth were trembling because of it.

"Everyone be careful, something’s wrong; retreat immediately!"

Li Yunjing quietly transmitted a message, his energy already gathered, ready to act at any moment.

Others quickly communicated among themselves.

At this moment, disputes between Dao and demons, subduing demons and eradicating evil, were all forgotten. In the face of unknown danger, everyone thought of banding together.

"Li Yunjing! You’re here too!"

At this time, Ying Qianqian spoke up, her gaze resting on Li Yunjing. She smiled with deep meaning and waved him over.

"Ah! Senior Sister Ying, I didn’t expect you to be here too!"

Li Yunjing also feigned a look of surprise, waving back to Ying Qianqian.

"Let’s go! Let’s head over there!"

Li Yunjing whispered instructions to Fu Chao and Lin Wan’Er.

The three quickly moved through the crowd to the other side, joining the Black Tortoise Army from the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

"I didn’t expect to meet you, Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Fu, here!"

Ying Qianqian’s voice was calm and courteous, as if they were truly meeting for the first time, creating a sense of distance.

Meanwhile, other cultivators glanced at Li Yunjing and Fu Chao, eyes scanning their bodies back and forth.

They hadn’t forgotten the mysterious figure who had slaughtered many in the valley earlier!

Li Yunjing and Fu Chao, the true disciples of Shenxiao Dao Sect, had not revealed themselves at the time. Could one of them be that ruthless person?

Especially since Fu Chao and Lin Wan’Er had disguised their appearances but not their genders.

This, too, matched the characteristics of the perpetrator!

Particularly, true disciples of the Shenxiao Dao Sect wouldn’t openly engage in the massacre of loose cultivators. If they concealed their tracks, there would be no problem acting decisively.

Thus, there was a motive!

Yet without evidence, no one could challenge Li Yunjing and Fu Chao in this setting!

Moreover, in this setting, with unknowns lurking in the depths of the underground chasm, everyone had their concerns and no interest in standing up for the dead.

"Indeed! I didn’t expect to see Senior Sister Ying and fellow sect members here!"

Li Yunjing spoke calmly, nodding at the surrounding Black Tortoise Army leaders, greeting them with a smile.

As for Fu Chao, he respectfully saluted Ying Qianqian and greeted her politely.

Fu Chao, aware of his background, knew Ying Qianqian’s status was highly special.

Fu Chao knew Ying Qianqian was not someone he or the Fu Family could provoke.

"Hmm! Fu Chao, focus on cultivating and don’t mess around! Otherwise, I may enlist you for training in the Black Tortoise Army."