Chapter 1028: Yin Capital

Seeing Chunyu Zhongda's expression, Ba Wudi knew what he was thinking.

Although they were longtime friends who knew each other well, at their respective positions, there were challenges that Chunyu Zhongda might not fully grasp.

Even if Ba Wudi was the supreme ruler, he couldn't avoid dealing with social obligations and sentiments, which could be quite burdensome.

Ouyang Jian, a hardworking and highly respected old minister, rarely spoke up. Ba Wudi simply couldn't bring himself to refuse him, despite his personal feelings.

Cultivators were human, inevitably entangled in personal relationships. Especially as a ruler, one had to consider the bigger picture.

How to handle Ouyang Jian's request affected Ba Wudi's image and how numerous subjects would perceive him.

While it might have been fine if it were just Ouyang Jian and Ouyang Huajin's Primordial Spirits going to the Netherworld, the inclusion of Mo Qing, a Demonic Cultivator, raised concerns. Even Ba Wudi himself, let alone Chunyu Zhongda, was worried that something unexpected might occur.

Although Ba Wudi had reluctantly agreed to Ouyang Jian's request, he had made arrangements.

Seeing Chunyu Zhongda's worried expression, Ba Wudi decided not to keep him in suspense.

"Rest assured. I've arranged for someone to keep an eye on them."

"If they show any unusual behavior, the other side in the Yin Capital won't just stand idly by."

The Dali Dynasty's influence wasn't confined to the mortal realm; it extended into the Netherworld with considerable power.

If Ouyang Jian was sincere and merely assisting Ouyang Huajin on his path to becoming a Ghost Deity, then it would be acceptable.

However, if he and Mo Qing were indeed engaging in activities detrimental to the Dali Dynasty, the Dali Dynasty's power in the Netherworld could easily crush them.

Ouyang Jian was a high-level cultivator at the Primordial Spirit Late Stage, while Mo QingTrue Monarch was a mid-level Demonic Cultivator. Mo Qing might rely on mysterious Demonic Cultivation methods to challenge opponents beyond his level.

But so what? They were unaware of how formidable the Dali Dynasty's power was in the Netherworld.

Unless a Return to Emptiness great power took action, the Dali Dynasty's strength in the Netherworld was more than enough to handle any challenge.

Despite this assurance, there was still a faint unease in Chunyu Zhongda's heart.

Although he was already a Yang God powerhouse and would soon be on the path to breaking through to the Return to Emptiness realm, deep down, he held a deep fear of Demonic Cultivators.

The more profound one's cultivation base, and the more they understood, the more apprehensive they became toward Demonic Cultivation.

Individuals like Mo Qing were the main subjects of his concern.

If he weren't so preoccupied, he would have wanted to personally track Mo Qing and the others.

On the matter of using Demonic Cultivators, Chunyu Zhongda and Ba Wudi had differing opinions.

The wise and mighty Ba Wudi believed his strength was more than sufficient, and he had enough hidden cards to easily control Demonic Cultivators and use them for the Dali Dynasty's benefit.

Over the years, the entanglement between the Dali Dynasty and Demonic Cultivation had grown increasingly deeper, unsettling Chunyu Zhongda.

However, Ba Wudi had remained stubborn on this matter and even seemed a bit biased, refusing to heed Chunyu Zhongda's advice.

At least nominally, Chunyu Zhongda was still Ba Wudi's subject, and he couldn't change Ba Wudi's decisions.

Helplessly, Chunyu Zhongda could only secretly intensify the monitoring of Demonic Cultivators and provide more support to Han Yao.

The fact that Ouyang Jian and Mo Qing were traveling together to the Netherworld sparked suspicions in Chunyu Zhongda's mind.

Unfortunately, he currently lacked a good method to stop them.

He could only hope that Ba Wudi was adequately prepared, that the people assigned to monitor were reliable, and that they would keep a close eye on their targets.

Apart from that, Chunyu Zhongda decided that he would find an opportunity to persuade Ba Wudi again, encouraging him to maintain distance from Demonic Cultivation and suppress the influence of Dali Dynasty's Demonic Cultivation forces with full force.Meng Zhang, who had arrived in the Netherworld, remained unaware of the events in the mortal realm.

Observing the hazy sky and feeling the familiar yin qi, Meng Zhang knew that he had entered the Netherworld.

This wasn't Meng Zhang's first time in the Netherworld.

When he was still a Refining Qi stage cultivator, he had utilized his powerful Soul and Divine Soul Left the Body technique under the guidance of Ghost Deity Shou Zheng to enter the Trial Ground set up by the Taiyi Sect's ancestors.

That Trial Ground was located in the Netherworld.

The dense yin qi was almost everywhere, constantly trying to invade everyone's bodies.

The yin qi in the Netherworld was naturally harmful to living beings' physical bodies and could erode their life force.

Even a Primordial Spirit True Monarch wouldn't want the yin qi to infiltrate their bodies.

Meng Zhang's True Essence spontaneously circulated, effortlessly keeping the yin qi at bay, preventing it from tainting his physical body.

These cultivators who entered the Netherworld were well-prepared, each possessing methods to resist the invasion of yin qi.

However, the dense, substantial yin qi wasn't the real challenge.

What truly made living beings dread the Netherworld were its unique natural laws.

The Netherworld was the realm of ghosts, a paradise for the deceased.

Living beings belonged to the mortal realm and were inherently incompatible with the Netherworld.

No matter how high a cultivator's Cultivation Base was, spending an extended period of time in the Netherworld would subject them to the influence of its natural laws.

The vitality within their physical bodies would gradually be consumed, and deathly energy would grow denser. Their life force would deteriorate, diminishing over time.

This was a natural law of the Netherworld since its inception, and even ordinary Primordial Spirit True Monarchs struggled to resist it.

Only cultivators who excelled in understanding the Grand Dao of death and reincarnation had some resistance against this.

Therefore, regardless of how high a person's Cultivation Base was, they wouldn't willingly come to the Netherworld unless they had a specific purpose.

Of course, those who arrived in the Netherworld were aware of its conditions.

Fortunately, they wouldn't stay in the Netherworld for too long. The harm inflicted upon their physical bodies by the natural laws was limited, tolerable to some extent.

Although Meng Zhang's Soul had entered the Netherworld before, his physical body being in this realm was a first-time experience.

With his keen perception, he briefly assessed his surroundings. He understood that it wasn't advisable for him to remain in the Netherworld for an extended period.

His physical body was a vessel for achieving Dao, so he needed to protect it well and prevent any significant harm.

Taking a glance around, Meng Zhang saw a multitude of various buildings beyond the vast square.

Before coming here, he knew that the Dali Dynasty wielded substantial influence in the Netherworld, possessing a solid foundation.

The Dali Dynasty had established a massive city in the Netherworld known as the Yin Capital, corresponding to their capital city in the mortal realm, the Upjing Capital.

It was said that the rulers of the Yin Capital were the Dali Dynasty's Ghost Deities, with the primary deities being transformed from ancestors of the royal family.

In addition to this, the Yin Capital was inhabited by numerous Ghosts.

These Ghosts included both native inhabitants of the Netherworld and souls from the mortal realm.

Regardless of their origins, these Ghosts resided in the Yin Capital, subject to the Dali Dynasty's control and service.

Having heard much about the Yin Capital, Meng Zhang had a desire to explore it thoroughly.

However, he needed to take care of his business first.

The cultivators who had come from the mortal realm to the Netherworld were currently gathered in this massive square and hadn't left yet.

Around the square were numerous yin soldiers, each resolute and steadfast.

They were conducting a thorough inspection of the visitors from the mortal realm, ensuring that no spies or infiltrators were among them.

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