No one mentioned what had just happened, as if it had never happened at all.

Xu Mochen returned to his residence, and Tang Derun and the others also happened to return.

Naturally, no one made any substantial discoveries.

Xu Mochen told what he had encountered, and then told his opinion: "Things don't seem to be as simple as we originally thought.

This Li Xi and Bai Wuchang are obviously not in the same camp, and they are guarding against each other."

Tang Derun asked, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that Bai Wuchang is very wary of us.

On the contrary, Li Xi's attitude is much more relaxed.

Can Wechen start with him?"

"You can give it a try," Xu Mochen agreed, "Besides, I have other ideas."

Several people looked at it.

"According to the Netherworld, the independence of the underworld was about 30,000 years ago," Xu Mochen said as he speculated, "At that time, several major events occurred in the Ten Directions World at the same time.

For example, the establishment of the Cloud Realm, the separation of a part of the Demon Beast Realm, and the appearance of the official record of the Dao Immortal.

So I thought that judging from the independence of the underworld, maybe there was a common reason for all these things."

Shen Zhining was holding a booklet in her hand, and she handed it to Xu Mochen: "This is some of the information that the concubine and her sister have copied from the information of the Dead City in the past two days.

Your Majesty, according to the underworld, the souls of the immortal cultivators have been taken away by the underworld by special means.

But here the concubine and the sister found a problem."

Xu Mochen took it, opened the booklet and looked at it.

"Judging from the records, on the side of the Dead City, when the so-called Underworld became independent thirty thousand years ago," Shen Zhining said, "All records about the souls of the soldiers and immortal cultivators are gone."

Gu Jinge continued: "That's what we speculated.

If it had been working normally before, then even if the underworld had cut off the communication between the two sides, then there should be a period of time when the souls of the immortal cultivators would still be in the hands of the underworld, rather than being taken away by the underworld all at once."

"Makes sense," Xu Mochen agreed with the two of them, "Could that be a record of this period deliberately erased by the underworld?"

"Then here's the problem," Shen Zhining smiled, "Why did they do this?"

Or rather, what are they trying to hide."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Xu Mochen's mind, and combined with what he saw today, he stood up: "What do the two concubines mean......?"

"It's true that the Underworld is isolated," Shen Zhining nodded slowly, "But it's probably not true that all the souls were taken away by the Underworld."

Gu Jinge's expression also became serious: "Maybe the underworld has taken away some of the souls, but in fact, more of them should still be in the hands of the underworld.

It's just that they claim to the outside world, that is, to the ten worlds, that the soul is not in their hands."

"Just imagine," Shen Zhining then speculated, "If the Underworld can intercept so many Immortal Cultivators' souls, where do they start, and how do they do it without knowing it.

The records of the Dead City are handled very cleanly, but the cleaner and more flawless things are, they are usually ......

"I made it for others to see," Xu Mochen took a breath of cold air, "Naturally, I am one of them, and it may also be for the people of the Momeng and even the Heavenly Court."

Saying this, Tang Derun also came back to his senses: "Then Your Majesty, Wei Chen thought that at the beginning, they should have done something to these souls together.

Then there may have been a major breakthrough that led to discord between the two sides, and the underworld cut off the two sides."

Xu Mochen paced slowly: "If this is the case, it means that the result is in the hands of the underworld, and the underworld also wants this result."

"This is one of them," Shen Zhining looked at him, "The concubine thinks that even if the underworld holds important results, and now that the two sides are cut off, then on this side of the underworld, the relevant research will not stop."

Xu Mochen agreed: "That is

In fact, they are secretly still experimenting with the remnants, but they haven't found the results they want yet.

That's why they want to open the passage to the underworld.

So, in that case, they invited me to come over, and the underworld should know about it, so that's why they killed me?"

Gu Jinge shook his head: "The concubine doesn't think so.

At the beginning, he said that he assassinated His Majesty in the underworld, and the concubines felt full of suspicions.

According to the analysis just now, the underworld holds the initiative, and there is no direct conflict with His Majesty, so how can he obey the orders of Heaven and assassinate His Majesty."

Tang Derun's heart moved: "What Niangniang means, that assassination ......"

"I'm afraid it's a self-directed and self-performed underworld," Xu Mochen also thought of it, and he sighed, "In order to involve me."

In that case, why doesn't the underworld stop it?

Of course, I'm not so arrogant that I'll definitely find a way to open the passage to the underworld."

"That's another question," Shen Zhi's eyes flickered, "The concubine thinks that what His Majesty wants to do happens to be what the underworld wants.

It's not that they don't want to come out, it's that they can't!"

Xu Mochen stopped, if the analysis was correct, then everything they thought at the beginning would be overturned.

Yes, combined with the eccentricity just now, it's more like a person from the underworld, inducing himself step by step.

"It's very likely that what Concubine Ai said," Xu Mochen pondered for a while, "In other words, what I met not long ago should have been deliberately done by someone from the underworld.

I want me to discover the anomalies in the underworld."

Tang Derun and the three of them all nodded.

"And it also revealed a piece of news," Xu Mochen couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Tudao's golden body is in the underworld.

In this case, I just don't want to enter the game, so I have to join."

"Your Majesty," Tang Derun thought for a moment, "maybe the golden body is also something that the underworld wants."

Xu Mochen nodded: "It's very likely.

However, there is still a little doubt, what is the role of the Buddhist cultivation world in this matter.

They haven't moved until now, and it's worrying me."

In this regard, the other three can only look at each other, after all, the information they have at present is not enough.

But it is basically certain that this bureau is set up in the underworld, and the underworld is also pushing the boat along the water.

Their purpose is the same, they want to borrow Xu Mochen to open the passage.

And the underworld is even more secret, using Xu Mochen while hiding him.

"There should be people from the underworld around me," Xu Mochen pondered carefully, "Otherwise, it wouldn't have appeared so coincidentally.

The opponents are all in the dark, and I am so bright and clear, I'm afraid that it will be empty if I turn around.

That's why I'm going to have a golden cicada come out of its shell."

Tang Derun and the three of them looked at it together.

Xu Mochen changed his smile: "This matter still needs the help of Concubine Ai."

Shen Zhining raised her eyebrows: "Although the concubine has improved her realm now, it is also limited, and the silhouette magic power can conjure up Your Majesty, but it can't be hidden for long."

Xu Mochen didn't care: "Wait until they find out, but the concubine should also pay attention, after all, the underworld has been planning for so long, once it is put on the table by me, she will be annoyed and angry."

Shen Zhining smiled and agreed, "Then what does Your Majesty plan to do next?"

"I and Tang Aiqing are one step ahead," Xu Mochen had an idea, "This vain dead city is just an empty shell, put out for others to see.

I'm going to the Nine Shadows, maybe I'll find something there."

All three nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Bai Wuchang returned to the City Lord's Mansion with a gloomy face.

The city lord Bi Yuan knew that he was coming, and he also came out to meet, and seeing that his face was different, he couldn't help but ask, "Something happened."

Bai Wuchang nodded affirmatively, "Someone sneaked up on the person who followed, using a soul fixing needle."

"Soul Fixing Needle?" Bi Yuan was stunned for a moment, "That's your unique weapon."

"That's why things are a bit strange," Bai Wuchang shook his head, "I thought it was a forgery, but you see......

He pulled out a thin, blue-glowing needle.

Bi Yuan approached, his divine sense swept away, and sure enough, it was a soul fixing needle: "Did you say it could be the underworld......

"That's all I can guess," Bai Wuchang put the needle away, "and he's found that place."

When Bi Yuan said this, his face changed greatly: "Fortunately, I have been prepared, and all the dead cities in vain have been dealt with, and he will definitely not find out."

"But he must be suspicious," Bai Wuchang frowned, "We have people from the underworld around us."

"I'll report this matter to the Son of Heaven right away," Bi Yuan quickly decided, "Speaking of which, the Son of Heaven invited him over, would it be a mistake."

"I don't know, but he's not as weak as we thought," Bai Wuchang gritted his teeth, "And you don't know, it's Madam who really invited him over."

"It's her again!" Bi Yuan slapped his palm on the table, "Woman's opinion!

The Son of Heaven was bewitched by her, and something will happen sooner or later!"

"Be cautious," Bai Wuchang waved his hand, "In addition, you immediately send someone to inform the Nine Shadows Land, so that they must be careful."

"You're worried about him going?" Bi Yuan was surprised, "We watched him all the way, what kind of wind and waves can we turn over."

"Don't be careless, the underworld is already in contact with him," Bai Wuchang solemnly admonished, "Sooner or later, he will be given a chance.

Once he is out of our control and free to move, he doesn't know what will happen."

"I said he was a double-edged sword," Bi Yuan gritted his teeth, "You still believe that he is the key to unlocking the passage, and you need to use blood sacrifices."

"He's a pawn of Tu Dao," Bai Wuchang's gaze deepened, "Madame thinks that Tu Dao must have left a mark on him.

Sacrifice with his blood may be our hope."

Bi Yuan was silent for a while: "Understood!

However, if you want to go to the land of nine secluded places, you need to go through ten halls of hell.

It's all our people there, tell me clearly, there shouldn't be a problem."

Bai Wuchang didn't answer, but a question appeared in his heart.

The Ten Halls of Hell, are they really all their own people?

On a tall building in the city of vain, a child sits on the edge of a railing, looking down at the dark city.

Beside him, a spider web swayed in the wind.

Soon a spider crawled down, still with a glimmer of sparkling silk on its body.

He felt the vibration of the spider thread and couldn't help but laugh: "Got out?

He is worthy of being the Emperor of Daqian, which is very interesting."

As he spoke, he stood up, "Looks like it's time to take the next step.

Know what to do?"

The spider spun around, took out a small transparent spider from its abdomen, and quickly crawled along the silk thread.

Li Xi looked ahead: "Extreme darkness, only to know the importance of a ray of light."

On the other side, Xu Mochen took Tang Derun, and after the two golden cicadas came out of their shells, they swept to the exit of the city of vain death at a very fast speed.

The connection between the whole part of the underworld depends on ships, so if they want to sneak away, they can't.

Fortunately, Xu Mochen had thought about it before, so during this time, from time to time, the immortal cultivators under his command would leave to go to various places for activities.

Now the two of them have used the magic power of transfiguration, and they look like embroidered clothes in the past.

The previous formalities had been carried out several times, and the immortal cultivators at the exit of the Dead City had no suspicions.

The place where the two of them went was the Ten Temples.

These ten halls actually correspond to the five realms, three sects and two domains of the ten directions world.

own realm, form a temple, and deal with the remnants of immortal cultivators in the corresponding realm.

These remnants refer to the fallen, not the ones that are self-defeating.

After processing, send it to the place of the six reincarnation gates, and then go to the Chaos Sea Confluence Heavenly Dao.

In the case of the Nine Secluded Land, it is behind the Ten Palaces.

It can be said that if you want to go to the land of the Nine Secluded Places, you must go through the Ten Palaces.

The person in charge of driving the boat saw that Xu Mochen and the two had complete procedures, so they didn't ask too much.

Looking back at the gradually smaller city of vain death, Xu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief.

I finally got a certain amount of freedom.

But he knew that he couldn't hide it from the masters of the underworld, and he needed to refuel the rest of the time.

Then, after nearly a month of sailing, the ship came to the entrance of the Ten Temples.

It is a mountain that floats in the air in the shape of a cone.

The top is the entrance, and then the entire cone is cut into ten sections, each belonging to each boundary.

Layer by layer, Xu Mochen estimated that the lowest place was the place that connected the Nine Secluded Places.

I just don't know what the Nine Shadows Land does.

In this way, in fact, no matter which realm, you can reach your destination.

But the lord of the ten halls is a man from the underworld.

Even if Xu Mochen said his intentions, it is estimated that they would not let him go.

Tang Derun asked for instructions on this.

Xu Mochen said that he was not worried, the reason was that since the underworld could contact him, it meant that there were also people from the underworld in the underworld.

As long as he is active in this area, he will not worry that the underworld will not take the initiative to find him.

The ship docked, and Xu Mochen saw that it was much bigger than he imagined.

It's about the size of a continent.

At a glance, the entire platform spreads out, and it seems endless.

All kinds of ships, large and small, rise and fall.

Compared to the Dead City, the black fog in this area is much thinner.

But it still interferes with the consciousness.

Xu Mochen took Tang Derun off the boat and walked along the dock to the city.

What I saw on the road was the immortal cultivators of various realms chasing souls.

This is different from the Blue Star myth that Xu Mochen knows.

Exorcism of souls, these souls are actually remnant souls, and they have lost most of their memory and personality.

And the soul is also vague, and it is impossible to see the original appearance.

Naturally, there are men, women and children.

Then the soul was attached to the talisman, and the immortal cultivators of the Netherworld were commanding from the side.

Of course, there are occasionally souls with strong obsessions, and at this time, the immortal cultivators who chase souls will do it directly.

Therefore, the area around the dockyard is full of scolding voices.