Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Silence.
Only a creepy breeze blew by slowly, making a rustling sound.
The Onis looked at Blackie dumbfounded. They lost their abilities to think. They were out of it for a long while.
What happened was beyond terrifying. It was unimaginably calm and too out of a sudden. They were not ready for that.
The Black and White Impermanence bewilderingly looked at Blackie. Their tall hats almost leaped off their heads.
Then, they hurriedly floated over to salute at Blackie respectfully, “Thanks, Lord Dog, for saving our lives. We members of the Underworld will not forget what you did today.”
Blackie sneezed loudly. It calmly said, “No need to thank me, you should thank my Master.”
“Mas… Master?”
They could not believe their ears. ‘Such a powerful Dog God had a Master?’
‘How powerful would the Master be?’
The White Impermanence did not dare to imagine. He carefully asked, “Your Master is…”
“You will know in the morning.”
Blackie calmly replied. Then, Blackie said, “Don’t be shocked at everything. All you need to know is that my Master is an ‘ordinary man’, and I am an ‘ordinary dog’. You defeated the Ghost Kings. It has nothing to do with me, got it?”
‘This…’
‘Ordinary man?’
‘Ordinary dog?’
Bing San behind the Black and White Impermanence jolted. Then, Bing San asked while quivering, “Lord Dog, is your Master per, perhaps… Mr. Li?”
The Black and White Impermanence suddenly realized. Their hairs stood on ends and their jaws dropped. They were jumbled.
‘Mr… Mr. Li.”
That name was unimaginably important in the Underworld.
His writings caused chaos on the Styx. He was the savior of the entire Underworld. Houtu Empress claimed that he was the fearfully respected Eighth Saint!
In other words, he was an unimaginable existence. He decided the fate of the Underworld!
They suddenly heard that name so they were thunderstruck.
Blackie glanced sideways at Bing San. Then, it slowly turned around and left.
Blackie left an echoing voice, “Tidy up, my Master is coming in the morning.”
“Got it… We got it.” The Black and White Impermanence was still buzzing in their minds. They felt tongue-tied and hurriedly said, “Farewell, Lord Dog.”
After a long while, Black and White Impermanence still looked shocked.
They looked at each other and gulped at the same time. They said in a trembling voice, “Mr… Mr. Li is coming?”
They had struggled to think of ways to visit Mr. Li. They also imagined how their meeting would go. They did not expect Mr. Li to come to them. They were too unprepared for that.
‘Here it comes. The expert is looking for the Underworld!’
They were pleasantly surprised, but they felt more anxious.
The writings were cool enough. The dog turned their understanding of the situation upside down. ‘How could such an awesome dog like that exist?’
‘It must be Mr. Li, even his dog is so powerful.’
‘Mr. Li saved the Underworld again!’
The Black Impermanence immediately said, “Quick, do your duties. Mr. Li is coming over soon, we have to look alive!”
The sky started to shine.
Li Nianfan walked out from the tent and looked at the sunrise at the horizon.
“Huh? It’s much brighter today.” Li Nianfan was surprised. He felt like it was a good sign.
“Brother Nianfan, you’re awake.” Nanan immediately passed him a towel. “Here you go, clean your face.”
Li Nianfan smiled and took the towel. He asked, “Thank you, Nanan. Where is Dragin?”
Nanan replied, “She went to Sapphire City.”
“So early?” Li Nianfan looked slightly worried.
Thankfully, he did not have to wait for long. She flew in from afar soon.
“Brother, I’m back.” Dragin cheered before she landed. “The ghosts were defeated by the Underworld. A lot of Onis are cleaning up there.”
Li Nianfan had a sparkle in his eyes. He nodded. “Oh? Nice, very nice!”
Blackie at the side noticed that the Master was happy. It smirked and was pleased with itself.
‘I’m happy if my Master is happy.’
“Let’s depart then. Let’s go visit the Underworld.”
Li Nianfan quickly packed their things. He was excited because he got to meet Onis again.
The Underworld was a mythical existence in his past realm. However, he traveled for miles to visit it.
He was feeling arrogant and smug.
Li Nianfan walked while he nagged, “Dragin, Nanan, don’t simply say things when you meet the people of the Underworld later. Don’t offend them. Got it?”
Nanan flew upfront. “Yeah yeah, don’t worry, Brother Nianfan. We know that.”
It was only five miles away. They soon arrived even on foot.
They saw a giant city. It was rare that it was not smaller than Fallen Town.
Moreover, the walls of the entire city were made with Sapphire. It was very majestic.
As they got closer, they saw Onis in uniform floating on top of the city. The Onis were guarding the place.
Li Nianfan smiled. “The Onis won.”
The leisure Onis saw Li Nianfan and the others. They visibly jolted and froze in mid-air like a statue. Then, they fell at high speed.
An Oni said in a muddled voice, “Sire, Sire, Ex, the… Expert is here!”
“Here?”
The Black and White Impermanence hurriedly adjusted their clothes. They ordered with a serious tone, “Didn’t you hear what the Lord Dog said? Don’t be shocked at everything. The expert came here as an ordinary man. Order, every ghost needs to calm down. Stay calm!”
He told them to stay calm but he was pacing back and forth. He was frantic.
He knew that the expert was powerful but he had to pretend he was an ordinary man. He needed to put up a good act.
‘What a difficult test.’
“Seems like they noticed us.” Li Nianfan stopped walking and waited for the Onis to react. He tried to look friendly.
“Who are you?” Soon, a few Onis flew out from Sapphire City.
Li Nianfan was thinking of how he should befriend them.
Thankfully, he heard a familiar voice. “Mr. Li?”
“Mr. Bing.” Li Nianfan smiled and hurriedly saluted, “Long time no see.”
Bing San told his Oni teammates, “Everyone, this is Mr. Li. A friend of mine. No need to worry.”
The Onis nodded.
Bing San asked, “Mr. Li, ghosts are everywhere here. It is dangerous. Why are you here?”
“Ha, I have my two sisters to protect me along the journey. It is a danger-filled but safe trip.” Li Nianfan hurriedly told Dragin and Nanan, “Quick, say hi to Uncle Bing.”
Best convenient way to be close to someone.
Nanan and Dragin greeted, “Hi, uncle.”
“Hi, hi.” Bing San tried his best to repress his beating heart. Those were the sisters of the Saint and they called him uncle. He panicked a little.
“Mr. Li’s two sisters are so talented. They are such great cultivators at such a young age. Their futures are limitless.”
Bing San naturally invited them, “Since you all are here. Please, be my guest.”
Li Nianfan nodded. “Thank you, we’ll be disturbing you then.”
Bing San laughed and said, “Haha, that’s an overstatement, Mr. Li. This city belongs to ordinary people like you in the first place. We are the visitors after all. We’re working for the Underworld by the way.”
They walked into Sapphire City. They could see the Onis cuffing the ghosts on the hands and legs on their way. The Onis was taking them to the Underworld. They looked like cops taking the prisoners to jail.
There were female ghosts, male ghosts, evil ghosts, and all sorts of oddly shaped ghosts. Li Nianfan learned new knowledge about the oddities of the Immortal Realm.
Li Nianfan asked curiously, “Mr. Bing, how will the ghosts be dealt with?”
Bing San said in a hateful tone, “These ghosts are ruthlessly evil. In the past they will be imprisoned in the eighteenth level of Hell and banned from reincarnation. However, now they are temporarily imprisoned in the Underworld for case records. We will deal with them later!”
“Eighteenth level of Hell?” Li Nianfan raised his eyebrows. He did not expect the Underworld to have the famous eighteen levels of Hell.
He slightly furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought.
He realized that he was not familiar with the Immortal Realm. However, some places were in sync with legendary myths.
For example, the eighteen levels of Hell. Why was it not seventeen levels or nineteen levels? It was coincidentally eighteen levels.
Moreover, the Dragon, the Phoenix, and the Nine-Tailed Fox were all famous mythology creatures.
His past realm did not have those things, but it had the legendary stories.
He never thought much about those details before. He thought it was normal. Suddenly, he realized the unusual coincidences.
‘Is it pure coincidence, or is the Immortal Realm linked to the past realm? Or maybe, a long time ago on Earth, those legendary myths are not myths, but they truly existed instead?’
He had to ask out of curiosity, “What do you mean ‘in the past’?”
Bing San sighed and said, “Now, the eighteen levels of Hells are corrupted. Plus, we’re severely understaffed in the Underworld. We don’t have the energy to deal with them.”
‘The eighteen levels of Hell can be corrupted?’
‘No wonder the Underworld was so lousy. They had huge issues.’
“Mr. Li.” Bing San interrupted his thoughts, “Our boss is over there. The two Impermanence Sires of the Underworld.”
Li Nianfan looked at where he pointed and jolted.
A black figure and a white figure were over there ordering the ghosts around. They looked serious like they were supervisors. They were very authoritative.
‘Holy sh*t, the Black and White Impermanence?!’
‘The Underworld has the Black and White Impermanence!’
‘What kind of Immortal Realm did I transmigrate to?’
