Chapter 325: The Netherworld

“The Mingyue Sword Sect…”
Chen Xiao arrived in the Realm of a Thousand Souls, his eyes flashing with cold light. He couldn’t ignore the humiliation inflicted by the two celestial dragons, Minglan and Mingqing.
“Ah, I can’t bear to see my grandfather, but on Earth, it’s the domain of the guardians—even the Supreme God dares not interfere… It’s not bad to meet old friends.”
Chen Xiao took a deep breath. Then, with a thought, he returned to Earth. With his current strength, he could easily break through the spatial barriers and come and go as he pleased, without needing any special ability cards.
As soon as he arrived on Earth, his divine consciousness instantly covered the entire planet. Years had passed since then, and most of his old friends had settled down and started families.
With another thought, the figure of a young woman appeared in his divine consciousness. She was plump and radiant, accompanied by a girl around five or six years old—who was also an individual with special abilities.
“Mengyao… Ah, you were right back then—we were never meant to be together.” Chen Xiao immediately recognized her as Qin Mengyao, the girl he had secretly loved in the past.
Although he saw the person he once loved now married to someone else, Chen Xiao felt little regret. Everyone has their own path in life. If there’s no fate, why make promises?
Chen Xiao and Qin Mengyao had never belonged to the same world—neither then nor now.
When he learned about the situation of his parents, he resolved to cut off those emotional ties. It was now difficult for him to develop feelings for any woman.
As for Qin Mengyao, the past was like smoke. All Chen Xiao could do was silently wish her well.
His divine consciousness scanned through his old friends on Earth one by one. He didn’t appear before them, as so many years had passed, and the once insignificant Chen Xiao might already have faded from their memories.
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s expression changed. His divine consciousness searched the entire Earth but found no trace of Hu Zixuan. Moreover, the cave leading to the Netherworld in Nanshan Pass, in Liancheng Village, had been completely sealed, leaving no trace, as if it had never existed.
“The Death Lord…”
With a slight speculation, Chen Xiao understood what had happened.
It was likely that Hu Zixuan had been taken to the Netherworld, and it probably had something to do with the Death Lord.
Hu Zixuan had been the only true friend Chen Xiao had ever had. Even his college roommates paled in comparison.
Now that Hu Zixuan might have been captured by the Death Lord, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but worry.
“Perhaps the Death Lord wants to use Hu Zixuan to lure me over…” Chen Xiao frowned slightly.
“The soulless forces of the Netherworld previously had a counterfeit divine artifact, the Death God’s Dance. It’s likely closely related to the Death Lord. I should start there…”
Chen Xiao quickly made plans. He put aside matters related to the Mingyue Sword Sect for now. After all, his enemies were right there, and he wasn’t worried they would escape.

Hu Zixuan, on the other hand, had fallen into the Netherworld, and his fate was unknown. Chen Xiao had to investigate thoroughly.
“Let’s go to the Netherworld first.”
Chen Xiao couldn’t abandon his old friend. If he ignored everything and went straight to search for his parents, he might never live in peace again.
Chen Xiao moved and returned to the entrance of Southern Mountain. The passage there was merely sealed, not completely erased. He immediately used the Heavenly Dragon Horn to enter the seal.
“It’s indeed a seal at the level of the Supreme God…”
Chen Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart. The power of the Heavenly Dragon Horn enveloped his body. In an instant, without touching any part of the seal or even causing any disturbance, he broke through it.
The next moment, a dark, eerie force flowed out from the shadowy darkness. In an instant, the power within Chen Xiao changed—dark celestial energy took control, and his Supreme God essence turned pure black.
At this point, Chen Xiao resembled a true creature of the darkness, with no differences at all.
What appeared before him was a vast ocean of black—nothing but the Sea of the Netherworld.
To his surprise, the other end of the passage at Southern Mountain’s entrance was actually the shore of that sea.
The Netherworld was no different from the outside world—blue skies with a pale, weakly glowing sun. But within the Netherworld, there was no trace of yang energy. Instead, it was filled with boundless pure yin energy. If a being from the Yang world entered the Netherworld, they would likely be corroded to nothing but bones, while their souls would transform into creatures of darkness under the influence of this pure yin energy.
At this moment, Chen Xiao felt worried for Hu Zixuan.
The pure yin energy in this world of darkness was different from the Death Energy of the Superpower World. Death Energy controlled death and could transform living beings into entities of death, like those fierce spirits and beasts. But pure yin energy was the opposite of pure yang energy.
Everything had its yin and yang, positive and negative. This world of darkness could be considered a negative universe, opposite to the positive universe where Chen Xiao lived. Or rather, this world of darkness was the divine realm of that negative universe—the Realm of Darkness. Yet, in this negative universe, only the Netherworld had living beings; everything else was chaos.
The purpose of this world of darkness seemed to be to balance the previous divine realms.
Chen Xiao took a deep breath. He understood that in this world, the Supreme God was no legend—only was this Supreme God restricted by certain rules and couldn’t leave easily.
Chen Xiao’s cultivation level was instantly reduced to that of a third-tier ghost spirit. At the edge of the Netherworld, a third-tier ghost spirit was similar to a third-tier superuser at the edge of the Superpower World—both considered minor strong beings who wouldn’t draw much attention nor be underestimated, making them ideal for hiding.
Chen Xiao had made up his mind. He would develop quietly here, gradually build up his influence, and then infiltrate the domain of the Death Lord to investigate Hu Zixuan’s whereabouts.

Chen Xiao came here to save people, not to fight with anyone. It would be best to find Hu Zi Xuan silently and take him away. For this reason, Chen Xiao hasn’t even gone to look for Xiao Mang yet; likely, spies have already been placed around Xiao Mang. Chen Xiao’s attempt to subdue Xiao Mang cannot escape the Death Lord’s gaze.