Chapter 1559: Chapter 1559: Underworld Hell

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai immediately took out the token, and almost instantly, the ground began to tremble.

A gate, pitch-black all over, appeared in front of everyone.

“Ghost Gate Pass!”

Three big characters flashed in Jiang Xiaobai’s mind, but he shook his head immediately; Ghost Gate Pass was not merely a gate, but a checkpoint!

Between life and death, it is so. To step through the Ghost Gate is to be utterly deceased, severing all ties with the realm of the living!

This dark gate was engraved with many ghastly faces and grotesque beings.

Upon closer inspection, the gate was not inherently dark but covered in blood and grime, a mix of black and dark red!

As the black gate slowly opened, a pungent stench of blood was nauseating, followed by a chilly power that enveloped everyone.

Normally, the living would be exterminated instantly upon encountering this force; it is the power of the Underworld!

Powerful cultivators can resist with their own strength, which is why they can enter the Underworld in their living bodies.

However, Jiang Xiaobai, possessing the Underworld token, felt nothing at all, and neither did the people around him.

“This is the entrance to the Underworld. One side is dominated by the Underworld government, and the other is the Asura Realm. However, that place is behind the government, a different existence, and I’ve never been there…”

Gu Ning spoke indifferently, not worried by the eerie nature of the Underworld gate, and she was the first to step into it.

“The Underworld has been sealed for a very, very long time. During my master’s era, it was impossible to enter, but one could still enjoy the scenery from afar, which was quite interesting.”

As she walked, Gu Ning said, “But since you have the Underworld token, maybe you can enter, and that’s key.”

Jiang Xiaobai subconsciously gripped the token in his hand; success depended on this!

As everyone slowly walked into the gate, Qin Ruonan suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and affection!

She was completely baffled!

Lord Chen, walking at the very end, had a relaxed expression, even indescribably at ease.

It was as if he was returning home.

“This place is really sinister. How come we have walked so long and haven’t left this spatial passage yet?”

Gong Yuxin had goosebumps all over, very far from her usual enchanting aloofness, now just a frightened silly girl.

Qin Ruonan hugged Gong Yuxin in his arms, and everyone watched the pitch-dark passage around them cautiously.

Finally, as Gu Ning in front vanished, everyone found themselves in another dim and gloomy world.

We’ve reached the Underworld!

The sky was grey, with a faint trace of blood-red visible.

The vast expanse was desolate; the ground was scorched and barren, and the inexplicable desolation chilled one’s heart.

This place was indeed no place for the living!

“See that valley over there? That’s the Ghost Gate. After entering the gate, on the right hand is a huge Styx that flows endlessly, containing lost souls drawn from myriad realms.”

“However, all I could do back then was enter the gate; I didn’t dare to go any further. An invisible barrier stopped me; perhaps it was a sealing formation set by the Underworld government.”

Gu Ning explained, then pointed to another direction: “If you go that way, there’s a river of the Underworld, which anyone can see, nothing special. But at the end of that river lies the Asura Realm, and it’s rumoured that one might occasionally see an Asura near the river.”

“Right, Asura is a special race, extremely powerful, fond of fighting, only believing in strength, and while the men are unspeakably ugly, the women are all enchantingly beautiful!”

As for what Gu Ning said, Jiang Xiaobai was deeply aware of it; the Asura race often played the role of troublemakers.

In the underworld, whenever there was any disturbance, it was mainly the Asuras who were causing trouble, their people need to fight every day to be happy.

According to his own memory, it seemed that the underworld authorities often took action to deal with the Asuras.

Remembering these things, Jiang Xiaobai slowly walked towards the Gate of Ghosts; once one enters the Gate of Ghosts, there is no turning back, only a path leading to darkness!

“Let’s go, to the Gate of Ghosts, that’s also the purpose of this trip.”

Jiang Xiaobai murmured softly, stepping forward.

Suddenly, Lord Chen said, “If the underworld is really sealed, you won’t even have a way to enter, what will you do then?”

“What can I do? Whether by force or searching for other methods, I have to enter the underworld. Although it’s not the only chance to save Yan’er, I can’t just let it go, can I?”

Jiang Xiaobai didn’t turn back, and even quickened his pace.

Seeing this, Lord Chen said no more, his eyes twinkling with amusement, just then Qin Ruonan looked over with a questioning gaze.

“What’s up?” Lord Chen asked, puzzled.

“I’ve noticed you’ve been very off lately. A person who hasn’t changed in a million years suddenly becomes different. Tell me, has something possessed you?”

Qin Ruonan solemnly said, “Rest assured, if something really takes over you, I’ll avenge you. After all, you’ve been a servant for so many years, a trusted person by my side, no matter who it is, I’ll help you eliminate them.”

Lord Chen twitched his lips: “No… My Lord, your thought process is always so quirky, isn’t it?”

“If I were really possessed, wouldn’t this expose you? You’d be dealing with a ghost if you think I would entertain this!”

Qin Ruonan nodded, “Makes some sense… Let’s just use force then, someone help me hold him down, I’m going to soul search!”

“Stop joking, I’m perfectly fine and not possessed at all!”

Lord Chen hurriedly exclaimed, “It’s just because I’ve been liberated and excited for a while, how could you think like that, My Lord?”

Gong Yuxin scoffed to the side, “After all, you’re nothing like the lofty aloof Lord Chen from before.”

Lord Chen was at a loss for words, unable to explain because if he truly spoke out, it would bring major trouble.

Luckily, at this moment, everyone had crossed mountains and valleys and was about to arrive at the Gate of Ghosts!

Meanwhile, outside the Gate of Ghosts, two creatures were sitting together.

“Brother, do you see someone over there?”

A humanoid creature with a bull’s head prodded his companion, who was leisurely but with a horses’ head.

The horse-faced creature was startled and quickly looked in the direction pointed to by the bull-headed one, suddenly widening his eyes.

“Damn it!”

“Someone is actually coming, that’s not supposed to happen, the underworld has been sealed for so many years, why would anyone come here, that’s out of the ordinary!”

The horse-faced man frowned deeply: “In that case, go contact the commander of the ghost soldiers here, send strong ones over, no matter what, we should handle this cautiously.”

“Brother, should we also contact Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother?”

“Hmm… go contact them, we might not be able to handle it on our own!”