The underworld, located in another dimension, is an extremely desolate and lifeless world of the dead, and only demons who crawl out of the abyss can survive in the underworld.

The underworld is also the ultimate destination of all living beings in the world. In the silence of death, their souls will be decomposed into soul essences similar to natural elements, and all of them will be returned to the underworld and transformed into all things.

Of course, there are always exceptions. The ghosts and gods who are stranded in the human world, and those ghosts formed for special reasons, etc., cannot enter the underworld, and can only wander in the human world forever.

The underworld is also a complete world, with all kinds of existence, and of course, it has also produced the most top-level rulers. They are known as the "Grim Reaper" and rule over different regions like human kings.

These Grim Reapers, for unknown reasons, possess immense power, so powerful that they are desperately powerful, and almost no one can shake their position.

But these powerful Grim Reapers, in fact, are very pitiful, in the desolate and boundless underworld, they can hardly find anything else to do except killing and cultivating.

So, these extremely boring Grim Reapers, racking their brains to have fun with themselves, in order to survive the long years that make people's teeth ache.

A long time ago, there was a powerful mage named Ozma in the Perus Empire on the Arad continent, who was a hero of the empire, but in the end, together with his friend Kazan, was feared by the imperial authorities, was framed, and his entire family was killed.

Desperate, Ozma inadvertently got in touch with a certain god of death, and on the basis of selling his soul, he gained great power and became a chaos ghost god, launching a war to destroy the continent.

In this war, known as the "Dark Holy War", the bored Grim Reaper sent his demonic generals, the "Dark Three Knights", to send them to the human world to assist Ozma.

Of course, this is not that the Grim Reaper is kind and helps others for free, but that he is too bored and wants to watch a good show to relieve his boredom. If it weren't for the restrictions of the laws of space, which made it impossible for the Grim Reaper to come to the world, it is estimated that these boring guys would have formed a group to travel.

The Grim Reaper doesn't care about the outcome of the war, even if Ozma is exiled to another dimension because of the defeat of the war, it doesn't matter to him, he just passes the time with boredom.

Since that incident, the Grim Reaper has found that the spatial barrier between the human world and the underworld seems to be not so strong, although it is not yet possible for them to come to the human world, but it can also allow these extremely boring guys to divide a small part of their energy and form a clone in the human world.

It's just a pity that the doppelganger is too weak to withstand the blazing sun after all.

In desperation, several Grim Reapers, together moved a small piece of land from the underworld and threw it somewhere on the Arad continent, forming a special valley isolated from sunlight, which was called the "Canyon of the Dead" by the world.

Located in the northwest corner of the west coast of the Duchy of Belmar, the Canyon of the Dead has long been a forbidden place for the living. It was filled with a strong death atmosphere, giving birth to some low-level undead creatures, as well as several tall towers built by the hands of the Grim Reaper himself. Once ordinary people walk into this canyon where the sun can't shine and stay a little longer, they will be eroded by the dead air and die.

It's a pity that in this way, the doppelganger of the Grim Reaper still can't leave the Canyon of the Dead, so he can't enjoy the beauty of the world, and even can't communicate with interesting living people, which is not the original intention of the Grim Reaper.

In desperation, the Grim Reaper once again used their brains and came up with a way to attract others to take the initiative to come and have fun with them, and that was to send out invitations.

Every two hundred years, the death gas of the Canyon of the Dead will usher in a low period, and the black fog that envelops the entire canyon will become extremely thin, although it still cannot accommodate ordinary people to survive, but some powerful people can come and go freely.

This period will last for about two years, and the Grim Reapers, on this occasion, will send out invitations to the strong in the human world, inviting them to enter the Canyon of the Dead for their amusement.

Of course, there are not so many stupid and strong people in the world who will stupidly run over and pretend to be monkeys. Anyone who has some strength is almost not stupid, and no one is fooled.

Fortunately, the Grim Reaper, who has been dealing with souls for a long time, is not stupid, and is even smarter than ordinary people. Since you monkeys are not coming, then we will take out bananas and apples and lure you in.

Gold coins, countless gold coins, these things that are useless to the god of death, waste products that cannot be used as food in the underworld, are taken out as prizes by the god of death, and thrown there waiting for the strong in the world to take them.

There is also a reputation, anyone who can get out of the canyon of the dead alive is a strong person who has been recognized by the god of death, which is also a great temptation for many people in the world who think highly of themselves. Confuse.

Finally, and most crucially, the Grim Reaper brought some of the most powerful heroes in history into the towers they built as gatekeepers. Those who can defeat these heroic souls will not only be rewarded with incomparably rich, but they will also be able to replace their predecessors and obtain the title of truly belonging to the strong.

In the world, there are many people who value fame and fortune, but none of these people can become truly strong. Only those who are pure-hearted and have few desires and are dedicated to seeking self-breakthrough are truly strong.

How to break through yourself?

The answer is simple, non-stop challenges. Challenge yourself as well as your stronger enemies.

And those senior heroic souls made by the Grim Reaper are the stepping stones that the strong have been longing for for a long time!

In this way, there is no need for the Grim Reaper to take the initiative to send an invitation, every time the Valley of the Dead enters the opening period of two hundred years, countless challengers and treasure hunters will rush in, or challenge the souls of their predecessors, or pursue fame, or look for gold coins all over the place.

Some of the most famous powerhouses in the world will strangely receive an "invitation letter from the Grim Reaper" before the opening of the Valley of the Dead. Others, even without an invitation, can enter the canyon, but in order to enter the tower built by the Grim Reaper, they must first pass some simple tests.

Sword Saints with great reputations like Bahn and Forrest Gump Zuo will receive an "invitation letter from the Grim Reaper" one hundred percent, and they generally won't refuse, because they are also eager to challenge those senior heroes and get a breakthrough in martial arts, but it is fame and gold coins, and they don't care about it at all.

Two hundred years may be a long time for a human being with a short life, and many young people don't even know that there is a "canyon of the dead". But human civilization has been inherited, and many important things have not only been passed down by word of mouth, but also recorded in writing.

In normal times, not many people may mention the Canyon of the Dead, but when the canyon is open, news will naturally spread, attracting many people to go on a treasure hunt.

The reason why Hutton Marr Street has become so quiet is not that those adventurers all ran to the outskirts of the Gran Forest to fend off the monsters, but that they ran to the west coast in groups, preparing to enter the canyon of the dead.

As a result, the Duchy's army had to be stationed on the outskirts of the forest, and even the Empire sent some reinforcements to resist the invasion of mutant monsters. Natalia and the others, who stayed at the Moonlight Tavern, were also pulled by Princess Isabella to the edge of the forest as reinforcements this time.

Ying Tianyi learned about the Canyon of the Dead in detail from Saya's mouth, and also figured out the reason for the changes in the outside world.

For the Valley of the Dead, everyone else is rushing to go, because although the Grim Reaper is powerful, they never deprive a person of his life for no reason, but the people who enter the canyon, as long as they can successfully complete the challenge, they all gain a lot, but Ying Tianyi just doesn't want to go!

There is no way, who told him to be able to absorb the soul essence, born and the god of death are not right, even if the canyon of the dead is tempting. No matter how big the confusion is, he doesn't have the courage to provoke death!

On the black invitation, it was written in gilded letters: Brave, not afraid of challenges, the Valley of the Dead is looking forward to your arrival!

It's such a simple sentence, but it is full of provocation, it seems that if you don't go to the Canyon of the Dead, then you are a soft egg.

The invitation letter received by Barn also noted the words "Sword Saint Barn personally enlightened". Obviously, to receive an invitation from the Grim Reaper himself is in itself a recognition, an honor.

Yingtian had a headache, he wanted to tell Barn that he didn't want to go, and he wanted to lean back to Forrest Gump's side and be a little turtle with a retracted head, but he didn't know how to speak!

Barn didn't know about Ying Tianyi's psychological changes, but said a little ostentatiously: "The invitation in your hand is the invitation sent by the legendary god of death himself, and ordinary people can't get it!" Maybe you don't understand the meaning of this invitation, so I'll tell you about it! ”

"Canyon of the Dead, the opening period once every two hundred years, I know this!" Ying Tianyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and regretted: "Teacher, if you had said earlier that you were going to the Valley of the Dead, I would definitely listen to Uncle Forrest Gump's words." But if you don't have faith, you can't stand, and since I have promised to go with you, I have no choice but to go on a journey! ”

Ying Tianyi's distressed look made Barn slightly stunned.

On the contrary, it was Forrest Gump, reflecting on what Ying Tianyi said, and nodded and praised: "'People don't stand without faith', this sentence is very good, very principled, and more philosophical!" Tianyi, with the strength of your high-level swordsman, you are indeed qualified to enter the Valley of the Dead, but it is full of unknown dangers, and even I am not sure that I will retreat with my whole body. So I advise you again, don't go and join in the fun. Maybe when we come out, we will tell you the information inside, and you can go in and have a look. Anyway, the canyon will be open for two years, so there's no hurry! ”

After listening to Forrest Gump's words, Barn also regretted it a little at this time.

He was confident in his own strength, but the place in the Valley of the Dead was full of too many unknowns, and the ghost knew what dangers he would encounter. He and Forrest Gump joined forces, and an old friend would come to join them later, and the three Sword Masters should be able to come out alive. But Ying Tianyi is still young after all, and his swordsmanship has not yet been completed, once he encounters danger and is too late to rescue, then he will lose a good student with excellent qualifications.

No one would blame Ying Tianyi for being timid, after all, this place in the Valley of the Dead is too weird, if it weren't for his strong heart, Ban and Forrest Gump didn't want to go to that kind of ghost place.

Just as Barn was about to open his mouth to tell Ying Tianyi not to go on an adventure, two people suddenly walked in at the gate of the tavern.

A man and a woman, both of whom seem to be swordsmen.

Among them, the men were dressed very casually, with their clothes open, a knife stuck in their waists, and a wine bottle in their hands.

The woman's light veil covers her face, dignified and generous, holding a folding fan in her hand, and carrying a simple long sword on her back, much like a heroine in a martial arts novel......