Chapter 2535 Nine Serenities Netherworld

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"What exactly is it?"

Qin Fang checked his small map, his heart filled with questions... The small map was dense with red markers, among them many dark red ones, indicating spirit beasts guarding spiritual medicine and spirit grass.

However, what truly terrified Qin Fang was the small lake at the center of the Nine Serenities Forbidden Lands... Something incredibly terrifying seemed to be hidden inside, something even Qin Fang's small map couldn't detect.

"Qin Fang, we're really in trouble this time..."

Pang Sihai's face was also marked by fear. Looking at everything before him, it seemed to remind him of something.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Fang felt it was peculiar as well; Pang Sihai feared not even death, yet now was reacting this way, which was quite unusual. It indicated he knew something secretive that Qin Fang was unaware of.

"This place... this might be the legendary... Nine Serenities Netherworld?"

Pang Sihai hesitated for a moment but still spoke, though his tongue trembled as he did so.

"Nine Serenities Netherworld?"

Upon hearing this term, Qin Fang was stunned; some related information immediately surfaced in his mind.

There wasn't much information, but Qin Fang glanced at it briefly, his face turning extraordinarily grim...

In Dragon Country, myths and legends of gods, ghosts, spirits, and the six realms of reincarnation have existed since ancient times. In particular, Yama's Palace is often spoken of as humanity's ultimate destination for reincarnation, featuring places like the Bridge of Helplessness, Meng Po Soup, Homesick Terrace, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell... It's something almost every Dragon Country Person has heard of.

But these are just folklore...

Like those gods, ghosts, and spirits, no one takes them entirely seriously.

Even among believers, few probably truly believe in them, right?

Naturally, Yama's Palace and such only exist in people's myths and are in fact nonexistent...

Yet, for high-level Martial Artists like Qin Fang, who've encountered many mysteries ordinary people haven't, their thoughts distinctly differ from ordinary people... Such entities as gods, ghosts, spirits—they might be said not to exist, but in truth, they do.

However, these gods, ghosts, spirits aren't as mysterious, powerful, and omnipotent as human myths portray... They're merely top-level practitioners who have cultivated to extremely high levels.

Gods and spirits are also human, but they have cultivated to very frightening levels, their bodies having transcended the human realm long ago. They can easily perform terrifying deeds unimaginable to humans, so calling them "gods" or "spirits" is not inappropriate.

As for spirits, these refer to extraordinarily powerful spirit beasts... As a spirit beast's strength grows, so does its intelligence, sometimes even surpassing human intelligence, yet far stronger than humans, making it possible to refer to them as "spirits."

Ghosts might be a bit unique... One could say ghosts both exist and don't exist; they're special creatures existing under special circumstances, difficult to explain in terms of their existence principle.

Regarding the legendary Yama's Palace, it surely doesn't exist, but other related things like the River of Spring and the Nine Serenities Netherworld do exist... Though very few have truly seen them, they indeed exist.

Sadly, throughout thousands of years of history, those who have truly witnessed the Nine Serenities Netherworld are fewer than can be counted on two hands...

Very fortunate, yet very unfortunate, Qin Fang and Pang Sihai became two of them!

The Nine Serenities Netherworld is an exceedingly mysterious and terrifying place... Only sparsely recorded in ancient texts, and those who truly set foot here almost never leave intact.

Named Netherworld, it's naturally very extraordinary...

"Such strong Netherworld Ghost Qi..."

Upon hearing Pang Sihai's words, Qin Fang took a slight step forward and immediately felt a familiar yet strangely foreign aura emanating from the soil beneath his feet... It almost instantly plunged Qin Fang's body into an icy abyss.

His Body-Protecting Primordial Gang shielded his body, immune to ordinary hot and cold or extreme weather. Powerful attribute True Qi and attribute Gang Qi wouldn't easily harm him through his Body-Protecting Primordial Gang.

Yet, this Netherworld Ghost Qi swiftly bypassed the defenses of the Body-Protecting Primordial Gang, stimulating Qin Fang's body, causing his meridians to suffer slight invasion by the Netherworld Ghost Qi... If it were an ordinary person, they might already be entirely paralyzed, heart frozen, and dead.

However, Qin Fang's body was infused with elemental energy, which seemed to be the natural enemy of the Netherworld Ghost Qi. It didn't even need Qin Fang to control it; it spontaneously and aggressively surged out, launching a violent attack against the ghostly aura.

One was fighting on home ground with deep reserves, the other on foreign ground, merely charging around mindlessly... the outcome was decided quickly, and that ghostly aura was immediately expelled from Qin Fang's body by the rampant elemental energy.

Immediately, Qin Fang felt a warmth all over his body, as if he had just enjoyed a massage, making him feel much more comfortable...

The violent elemental energy wasn't entirely without benefit to Qin Fang.

The Body-Protecting Primordial Gang was immediately infused with rampant elemental energy, becoming more resilient and autonomously repelling the surrounding ghostly aura, forming a small vacuum area... which deeply surprised Qin Fang.

He had long known that elemental energy was formidable, but he never expected it to be formidable to this extent, such dense ghostly aura could not advance a step...

"Damn, this is insane..."

Pang Sihai stood still... since he discovered this was the Nine Serenities Netherworld, he dared not act recklessly.

He knew more than Qin Fang. If he took a step forward, the ghostly aura would immediately surge out violently like it was ignited... Protective Gang Qi wouldn't be effective, he would have to resist it with his True Qi or Gang Qi.

If it were just a little ghostly aura released by a human cultivating Netherworld Ghost Qi, Pang Sihai wouldn't be afraid, because it would be limited... but the problem was, this was the Nine Serenities Netherworld, filled with ghostly aura beyond calculation.

He was already considering whether to use the Passage Jade Token to leave directly... turning back was definitely not an option, he had no desire to taste the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind again!

But before he could decide, he saw Qin Fang already taking a step forward.

He thought Qin Fang would suffer, but unexpectedly, such a formidable elemental energy suddenly surged from Qin Fang's body, turning his face green...

Many martial artists take shortcuts to impact the Supreme Realm by starting from absorbing elemental energy... once they can use elemental energy, they're not far from the Supreme Realm. Earlier, he already thought Qin Fang was insane, but now he was shocked to realize the gap between them seemed too vast.

"To think he could wield such terrifying elemental energy..."

What made Pang Sihai call Qin Fang insane was because he felt the massive elemental energy released from Qin Fang's body, even isolating the ghostly aura.

"Don't just stand there, come over quickly..."

Clearly, Qin Fang wasn't in the mood to play guessing games with Pang Sihai and immediately shouted.

The Nine Serenities Netherworld was extremely dangerous, definitely not a place to stay for long...

Qin Fang now understood why there were so many mystical herbs and spirit grasses here... the dense ghostly aura was a training ground for martial artists cultivating certain Heretic Dao secret techniques, but also a "Holy Land" for the herbs growing here.

Over countless years, they had also advanced to the level of "Spiritual Medicine" and "Spirit Grass"... to be precise, they should be called "Nether Medicine" and "Nether Grass", which could be crafted into potions but only consumed by certain human martial artists.

As for those fierce beasts serving as bodyguards, they should be called "Nether Beasts"...

Though they seemed to stay still on their respective territories, as though they wouldn't move if not provoked... Qin Fang knew that once the ghostly aura was thoroughly agitated, it would definitely anger these Nether Beasts.

If Qin Fang and Pang Sihai couldn't traverse beyond this Nine Serenities Netherworld before encountering such terrifying power, then either tens of thousands of Nether Beasts would devour them without even leaving bone fragments, or they would have to use the Passage Jade Token to return to the Cultivation Secret Chamber prematurely.

Merely contacting the Nine Serenities Netherworld would at most cause a slight agitation of the ghostly aura, but the elemental energy within Qin Fang's body was activated, becoming completely rampant... not only did it repel the surrounding ghostly aura, but it also thoroughly enraged it.

Thus, the agitation of the ghostly aura was something imminent...

So, Qin Fang didn't have much time left, which was why he harshly cursed at Pang Sihai!

"Coming..."

Pang Sihai dared not delay any longer. He immediately leaped to Qin Fang's side... although the elemental energy Qin Fang released wasn't much, it squeezed out a small space, barely enough for Pang Sihai to crouch down.

"Head to that small lake... it's a bit safer there!"

Scanning around, the ground was covered with the black Netherworld soil over a vast area, yet only the area by that small lake had returned to normal, naturally being relatively safer.

Of course, Qin Fang had a thought he didn't voice... it seemed something lurking within that small lake frightened and shuddered him, perhaps even more dangerous than this Nine Serenities Netherworld! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to give votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)