Chapter 2494 - 2499: Five Years [First Update]

Chapter 2494: Chapter 2499: Five Years [First Update]

"Only ten days have passed?"

Bai Yu almost bit his tongue.

Then he saw Xia Liu’s expression of sudden realization.

He became even more puzzled.

"What’s going on?"

"Senior Bai Yu, did you not sense the Time Law within the Nether King Palace? I can now say accurately, a year inside is like a day outside."

Xia Liu had long wanted to test the time comparison between the Nether King Palace and the outside world.

Now he finally knew.

Cultivate inside for five hundred years, and it would only be five hundred days outside.

Less than two years!

A true cultivation cheat!

However, Xia Liu also sensed the passage of the Time Law within.

I’m afraid this situation won’t allow him to exploit it several times.

"Terrifying!"

Bai Zhengyang was stunned.

There really is such a Divine Artifact in the world!

No wonder Xia Liu’s power advanced by leaps and bounds.

Cultivating for a hundred years, only a hundred days pass for others!

Even a fool could reach the pinnacle!

Not to mention Xia Liu is a prodigious monster!

"Unfortunately, ever since I obtained this palace, its power continuously drains, and I don’t know how long I can continue to use it."

"Opportunities like this can’t be forced; perhaps you’ll encounter something even better in the future."

Bai Yu consoled him.

"What Senior says is indeed true; now it’s time for us to head to that place."

The Netherworld Path!

At the mention of this place, Bai Yu’s face stiffened.

It’s an extraordinary location.

Even a Demigod Realm powerhouse could get lost or perish within.

Trying to find a remnant soul there.

Is undoubtedly harder than ascending to the heavens.

"Xia Liu, can you promise me one thing?"

Before departing, Bai Yu solemnly said.

"Hmm?"

"Once we arrive, let me go inside to investigate while you and Zhengyang remain outside."

"No way, only I can enter the Netherworld Path."

Xia Liu directly refused.

Bai Yu’s path belongs to the traditional Righteous Path.

If he enters such an extreme place, he won’t last long.

"I’ve lived so long and have met an old friend; this is the last thing I can do for him."

"Why not wait outside to reunite with your friend?"

Xia Liu retorted.

"You have no idea how dangerous it is inside the Netherworld Path!"

"Senior Bai Yu, I have just one question: in terms of danger, how does the Netherworld Path compare to the massive Demon Domain?"

...

This question silenced Bai Yu.

Indeed.

Xia Liu managed to traverse the Demon Domain and return.

And even made significant achievements within the Demon Domain.

One could say, he’s unrivaled in this world!

"Besides, I possess Demon Essence, a Demon Body, a Demon Buddha Dharma Aspect, and dual powers of the Dao Demon..."

Xia Liu listed his unique attributes one by one.

"Kid! You’re something else! Even this old man is left speechless."

Bai Yu finally conceded.

Compared to Xia Liu.

He had nothing but age and the foundation of the Demigod Realm.

Nothing else.

"Don’t worry, Senior, I am far more resilient than you can imagine!"

"Indeed! Even entering a space rift and reappearing in the Demon Domain, managing to carve out a space for himself and returning, such a life is truly invincible."

Bai Yu sighed.

With a knowing smile afterward, Xia Liu had Bai Yu lead the way ahead.

He was set on going to the Netherworld Path!

On the eastern side of the Central Continent, it is rumored that when people die, their souls drift eastward.

Until they enter the Netherworld Path, until they are within reincarnation.

In the easternmost and most remote coastal bay.

The cold wind was biting; even Bai Yu, at the Demigod Realm, felt the chill to the bone.

The sea waves crashed against the shore, creating a humming echo.

Standing by the shore, one could see the sea enveloped in darkness ahead.

Faraway scenes were obscured.

Not believing this, Xia Liu opened his Golden Rainbow Eyes in an instant.

He peered through the darkness, looking into the sea’s center.

There, a dragon head, like a fossil, stood.

Seawater flowed into the dragon’s mouth, leading who knows where; the space inside seemed never to fill.

From the dragon’s mouth emanated many auras.

It was these auras that painted that section of the world dark.

"I never thought there’d be such a perilous place in the Cultivation Realm!"

Xia Liu could not determine what exactly these auras obscuring the heavens and earth were.

But it was certain, very dangerous.

And the dangers therein were unknown; a single misstep could lead to being lost or even perish.

"In the Great Thousand World, nothing is without wonder; the Netherworld Path is the Netherworld Path so because no one has truly delved deeply into it."

Bai Yu continued, "Even among ancient Great Powers, few have truly entered, and records about it in the world are sparse."

"Ha! How lucky I am!"

Xia Liu, undaunted, laughed aloud.

"You..."

Bai Yu wanted to say something but hesitated.

Forget it; let things follow their course.

"There are some things I must say before entering."

"Okay, Chairman Xia, please go ahead."

Bai Zhengyang humbly listened.

"Whether or not I manage to come out, you must not approach the dragon’s mouth!"

"Alright!"

"If I have not emerged, and the Demon Clan’s army invades the Four Realms, you must go to provide support."

"For the world, for the people, for you, this old man will not shirk from it!"

Bai Yu promised.

"Thus, I have nothing else to say."

After exchanging a knowing smile with Bai Yu and Bai Zhengyang, Xia Liu rose into the air and slowly drifted toward the darkness in the sea.

"Netherworld Path!!"

Until Xia Liu disappeared into the darkness, Bai Yu tightened his fist.

"Ancestor, no matter what, we must not set foot inside."

"Naturally, I won’t go against his words."

"Zhengyang, stay here; if Xia Liu comes out, crush this jade token."

After saying this, Bai Yu set up a small formation, handed a jade piece to Bai Zhengyang, and then left the Netherworld Path’s domain.

Since Xia Liu wants him to protect the Four Realms.

Then let it be as he wishes!

Before he comes out, even if it means dying in battle, he cannot let the Demon Path invade the Cultivation Realm.

Bai Zhengyang sat cross-legged by the shore.

Divine Sense linked to the darkness in the sea.

He would wait here until Xia Liu returned!

Even if it meant waiting to his death!

A year, two years...

Time flew, and the seasons changed.

Five years passed.

Xia Liu had yet to emerge from the Netherworld Path.

In the second year after Xia Liu entered the Netherworld Path.

The Demon Domain army invaded the Eastern Realm.

The first salvo of the Divine Demon War was fired!

In the Eastern Realm, though there was one of the Four Emperors of old, the Venerable Wanjian.

And two other Demigod Realm powerhouses.

They struggled against the might of the Demon Domain army, fighting for half a year, the Eastern Realm could not stand; a massive relocation of cultivators and civilians to the Central Continent and Southern Realm occurred.

Venerable Wanjian and other strong ones also went to the Southern Realm.

In the Northern Realm, after the East Realm suffered the Demon Clan assault, it began relocating low-rank cultivators and ordinary people.

In three years, the Northern Realm was nearly emptied, with a portion shifted to the Central Continent.

Some relocated to the Southern Realm.

For the Western Realm, no actions had yet taken place.

It’s estimated to be dealt with last.

The main reason for relocating most to the Southern Realm.

Is because of the Hundred Buddhas and many divine sites in the Southern Realm.

If the Southern Realm were to fall, the Central Continent might not hold for long either.