Lord of the night.

Chapter 1453 The Real Hell! [Two-in-One]

Amidst the gloomy, misty atmosphere of the underworld, an undercurrent was slowly brewing.

Yan Beihan was in a guest room in the underworld.

Although it's called a guest room, it's practically half a mountain. The houses stretch out in a continuous line, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, several large gardens, and the artificial hills are actually real mountains.

"The underworld... has beautiful scenery."

Yan Beihan said, "Mei'er, I remember this mountain has a history, doesn't it?"

"Yes."

Looking at the map, Zhou Meier said, "This entire area has always been shrouded in thick fog, so we didn't know about it before."

"But once we got here, it became clear. This is the legendary Wangchuan Mountains."

"It is said that there was a legendary master named Wang Chuan. In a battle, he flattened countless mountains, but some mountain ranges were transformed into new ones because of his battle... Of course, this is just a legend."

Zhou Meier said, "And this Wang Chuan is said to have established a mysterious organization."

"Now it seems that this is the Underworld. And the Wangchuan Mountains that the Underworld occupies should be the legendary Wangchuan Mountains."

She looked down at her feet and said, "This is the River of Oblivion!"

Yan Beihan, dressed in light fur and loose belt, had changed into a snow-white glacier sable cloak. Her stunning face was enveloped in the white cloak, and her hair was as beautiful as clouds, making her seem otherworldly.

She raised her hand slightly to take a cup of crimson spirit wine from the maid beside her, took a sip, and said, "So, this Wang Chuan is the so-called founder of the Underworld. In other words, the so-called gods and ghosts of the Underworld, the so-called divinely ordained Underworld... are all just bragging."

Zhou Meier smiled: "Yes."

He then said, "I've done countless simulations before, but I still didn't expect to enter the Underworld so smoothly this time. In all my assumptions and plans, entering the Underworld would require a fierce battle."

Zhou Meier's eyes were filled with deep doubt: "But the current situation is clearly different from the plan."

Yan Beihan smiled leisurely: "Then Mei'er, think about it, why is that? There's always a reason for everything."

"Yes."

Zhou Meier said, "I think there has been a change within the Underworld."

Yan Beihan said calmly, "I've heard that the Earth God was seriously injured before, supposedly because he and the Heavenly Emperor were both severely injured. When this happened, my grandfather determined that there was a trick involved."

"But the current situation... seems to suggest that what happened wasn't a lie...?"

Yan Beihan looked at Zhou Meier, as if to remind her and broaden her thinking.

"If the Earth God's injury is true, then there's a reason why we were able to get in so easily this time."

Zhou Meier's eyes lit up: "But the prerequisite is that the Earthly Venerable's injuries are extremely severe and irrecoverable... But that only explains half the reason. Where is the other half?"

Yan Beihan said, "It is said that the last time the Underworld and the Netherworld Palace joined forces to extract fortune... I remember telling you about that before. The Underworld's Fortune Furnace..."

Zhou Meier was extremely quick-witted: "I remember that it was Yin Youdao, the Grand Elder of the Underworld, who presided over it that time?"

Yan Beihan smiled.

"If that incident was caused by the Earthly Venerable acting rashly without his knowledge or consent, resulting in damage to the Fortune Furnace... wouldn't the Grand Elder have to bear an extremely severe price?"

"And now in the Underworld... in the last year or two, it's said that the Grand Elder's power has been growing ever stronger... looking at the timeline from almost a year ago, the development can only be described as rapid expansion..."

Zhou Meier recalled nervously, "During this time, it seemed that the Earthly Venerable was already preparing for the decisive battle with the Heavenly Emperor, and then... the great battle broke out, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The Earthly Venerable's direct lineage suffered considerable losses in that wave. And the Grand Elder's power expanded rapidly from that time onwards..."

"Put all the intelligence together and follow one line: ...a riot is imminent in the underworld!"

Zhou Meier was startled by her own speculation, her mouth slightly agape: "And that's when we broke in? So we successfully entered the Underworld?"

Yan Beihan smiled faintly and said, "There's no smoke without fire. I've been having you gather intelligence on the Underworld ever since the time after the Floating Pagoda Gate... and that's what it's all for."

"Things about the underworld need time to develop before they become clear."

She sighed with some regret: "Actually, according to my original plan, it would have been better to wait another six months. That would have given the various forces in the underworld more opportunities to develop their conspiracies. But I'm also worried that the Earthly Venerable might suddenly recover and make a powerful comeback."

"Or what if all of this was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Earthly Venerable himself to purge his own forces from within? He first feigned weakness to bring his internal forces into the open, and then forcefully suppressed them... This is a tactic frequently used by many martial arts organizations or political groups..."

"Given these concerns, I could only enter before the internal strife in the underworld had fully taken shape."

Yan Beihan let out a breath: "If it is the Earthly Venerable's conspiracy and scheme, with our intervention, he will not be able to get as he planned. With our support, the rebellious forces should have no difficulty in standing up to the Earthly Venerable. If it is not the Earthly Venerable's conspiracy, then our entry at this time is just the right time to stir up internal strife to the maximum extent, eliminate the Earthly Venerable's direct forces, and achieve a complete split."

Zhou Meier was filled with admiration and said, "Lord Yan's strategic planning is truly remarkable."

He then asked with concern, "Then the underworld is clearly a huge vortex now. Do we have enough power now?"

"Of course, there are also reinforcements."

Yan Beihan said frankly, "But I don't want to use that power. If we can complete the split on our own, it's our Red Beauty Legion's own strength. But if we use reinforcements, it becomes the sect's power. And the credit will inevitably be split 30%."

"But if our strength seems insufficient, I will immediately call in reinforcements."

Yan Beihan said, "The success or failure of the mission is insignificant compared to the safety of the old team that has been working together for so long."

"Yes. Lady Yan is kind and benevolent, and the sisters are very grateful."

Zhou Meier said admiringly.

"The underworld is the penultimate stop. After we finish the Heavenly Palace, we will return to our sect."

Yan Beihan gazed at him leisurely and said, "After we return, we will probably establish the Surveillance Hall in a very short time. At that time, I will need a large number of people. Mei'er, the position I will arrange for you is as the Hall Master's assistant, which does not have a rank, to assist me in handling all matters."

"At that time... it will be very busy and tiring."

Yan Beihan smiled and said, "You'd better be prepared."

A strong light flashed in Zhou Meier's eyes.

Palace Master's Assistant!

Everyone knows what this position means.

Everyone understood that this position was not of high rank.

If the Surveillance Hall is divided into ten ranks, this position can basically be filled by someone at the third or fourth rank, and it does not require a high level of cultivation.

However, it reports directly to the Palace Master, and all matters, large and small, within the Palace of Surveillance must pass through it.

In a sense, being in the Hall of Surveillance is essentially equivalent to being an uncrowned king.

Even the deputy hall master probably doesn't have as much power as I, as his assistant.

This truly makes him second only to one person.

"Mei'er will do everything in her power, even unto death, to repay Lord Yan's kindness in recognizing her talent!"

Zhou Meier spoke each word solemnly.

"Ah."

Yan Beihan gazed into the distance.

Several female subordinates hurried over: "Lord Yan, we've made contact with our inside contacts. The intelligence they provided has all been compiled here."

"Hmm." Yan Beihan took it, glanced at it, and handed it to Zhou Meier.

"Furthermore, Elder Yin Youdao of the Underworld invited Lord Yan and Lord Bingzu to a private meeting."

"Just tonight."

Yan Beihan readily agreed.

After that, they went over everything else, and everyone respectfully took their leave.

Zhou Meier had already reviewed the materials sent by the insider several times, her expression grave: "Lord Yan, you guessed right. Although the insider doesn't have access to top-level decision-making information, he did mention one thing: those under the First Elder's side and the Third Elder's side have all received the message: prepare for battle and be ready to assemble at any time."

"It seems they're going to make a move!"

Zhou Meier quickly gleaned the important information from several intelligence reports.

"So fast?"

Yan Beihan was shocked: I just arrived!

Are you all in such a hurry?

What Yan Beihan didn't know was that... the Earthly Venerable had been waiting for this day for so long that his neck had practically grown long. He had been acting for so long that he was almost exhausted and nearly died of anxiety.

Although there are substitutes, many things still require the Earthly Lord himself to appear.

Yan Beihan finally intervened.

Therefore, the Earthly Venerable would need to release an event that would immediately trigger major changes in order to accelerate the split of the Underworld and his own escape.

His delegation of power to Elder Yin Youdao, along with the subtle hint of 'inspecting' the Qi Luck Furnace, was the fuse that ignited everything!
Because the people on the Elder's side simply cannot bear the serious consequences of the Qi Luck Furnace being destroyed!

Telling all this to the Third Elder, who was at odds with the First Elder, was like throwing a bomb into a volcano that had already begun to erupt!
Everything started from that moment, and it exploded at top speed!
This explosion will catch everyone off guard.

That night.

End of Hai hour.

The Grand Elder Yin Youdao secretly incarnated and went to the Inn of the Seven Lineages of Wangchuan to have a private conversation with Yan Beihan.

At the beginning of Zi Shi.

The Third Elder, Ghostly Howl, announced a secret assembly.

Midnight.

King Qin Guang and King Song Di, who were in charge of guarding the entrance to the Qi Yun Furnace on a rotating basis, received an invitation from King Wu Guan and King Bian Cheng to go out and discuss matters.

However, both men were on duty and could not leave. The coroner, Wang, and the king of Biancheng requested to come in and discuss matters with the two men, supposedly concerning something important.

King Qin Guang immediately realized something was wrong.

So they started contacting the people on Elder Yin Youdao's side to inform them of the abnormality.

Eight guardians of the underworld arrived quickly.

At that time, the Grand Elder had already joined forces with Bing Tianxueyan and Bei Han, and activated a soundproof barrier.

Mid-to-late midnight.

Wu Guanwang and Biancheng Wang, accompanied by two attendants, arrived at the underground palace, in front of the Sacred Fire Hall.

They also brought wine and food, and drank with King Qin Guang and Emperor Song.

When asked what was going on, they said it was nothing, just that the brothers hadn't sat together for a long time.

King Qin Guang and King Song remained on guard and tried to persuade the two to leave.

The two said they hadn't seen the Qi Furnace in a long time and wanted to be infected by its Qi to break through their cultivation bottleneck.

King Qin Guang refused sternly.

As the four were saying goodbye and leaving, they suddenly attacked, severely injuring King Qin Guang and King Song. Eight guardians and the surrounding guards immediately rushed to the scene.

A chaotic battle ensued.

Everything began so suddenly, and a fierce battle ensued. Two groups, already irreconcilable enemies due to years of mutual attacks, decisively launched a life-or-death struggle.

"What exactly is wrong with the gas-fired oven? Why are we not allowed to enter?!"

"Yin Youdao is about to rebel!"

"Fight in!"

King Qin Guang immediately reported this. The Grand Elder, Yin Youdao, was then informed.

Yin Youdao immediately returned and began setting up the activation process en route.

A dark mist rose from the Ghost Palace.

Completely covered.

at the same time.

The Third Elder, Gui Yinxiao, also received news: the Qi Luck Furnace had indeed malfunctioned, and war had already broken out here!
Ghostly Howl perked up; he had finally found a weakness!
He immediately led a large group of experts who had already gathered to the underground palace, in front of the Sacred Flame Hall, and forcibly broke through to enter the entrance of the Qi Fortune Furnace.

The elder's men urgently rallied to resist and held their ground!

Everyone knew that if the Third Elder and the others were allowed to enter, the secret would be lost, and everyone would die!
The battle was imminent and quickly unfolded.

Yin Youdao's men, who had been lying in ambush in the underground palace, all appeared, and the chaotic battle began from this moment.

The end of midnight.

Yin Youdao, who had just finished discussing things with Yan Beihan, rushed back in a hurry.

Bing Tianxue led the thirty demons of the Weiwo Zhengjiao sect out in stealth to investigate what had happened.

At this time, dozens of teams from all directions have joined the battle in the underground palace, with a total number of over 100,000 people.

The troops under the command of the Ten Kings of Hell were all mobilized and sent to the battlefield.

Just as the Hall of Sacred Flame of Destiny was about to be breached, Yin Youdao arrived.

Upon seeing this chaotic situation, Yin Youdao knew that all was lost and the secret could no longer be kept.

A big wave of his hand.

A thick white fog enveloped the battlefield, and the Third Elder, Gui Yinxiao, and the others discovered with despair that as the fog rose, the spiritual energy within their bodies was rapidly decreasing.

Some of those with weaker cultivation levels felt their bodies go weak and their vision blurred; they were all cut down by their opponents and lost their lives.

The white fog expanded rapidly.

It quickly spread to all twelve mountains and one hundred and eight peaks of the Wangchuan Mountain Range, where the Underworld is located!

More than half of the experts in the underworld felt their bodies go weak and their cultivation levels plummeted.

"What's this!?"

Gui Yinxiao roared in fury: "Yin Youdao! What kind of poison is this?"

He simply couldn't understand how, despite his strict control and vigilance over the years, he had unknowingly fallen into a trap.
"It's no use! Third brother, just surrender. I'll promise you, I'll leave you a whole corpse!"

Yin Youdao snorted: "The Heavenly Sacred Fruit, the Seven Emotions Flower, and the Water of the Other Shore—your bodies have been consuming these for over seventy years."

Ghost Howl roared in fury: "What do you mean?"

"These three are all great tonics, and all of them are water-soluble... They are beneficial and harmless to the body, and can also strengthen the foundation and enhance cultivation and spiritual awareness."

Yin Youdao said in a sinister tone, "But what you don't know is... by combining the Ghost Mansion's Nether Mist with the Heavenly Palace's ethereal clouds, you only need to introduce the Ghost Face Lingzhi Mist Barrier into the ethereal clouds to form a unique white mist... and those who have eaten the Heavenly Saint Fruit, the Seven Emotions Flower, and the Water of the Other Shore will look like you now after breathing this white mist."

"Your cultivation will continuously decline, you will feel dizzy and confused. This effect will not last long, only one day and one night."

Yin Youdao laughed smugly, "But one day and one night is enough, isn't it?"

He said smugly, "You've been eating Heavenly Sacred Fruit, Seven Emotions Flower, and Water of the Other Shore every day for your whole lives; haven't you noticed that the supply of these things started to increase significantly seventy years ago?"

"And this Ghost-Faced Lingzhi... Third Brother, you haven't seen one in seventy years, have you? I've been preparing for this day for seventy years! What do you have to fight me with?"

Yin Youdao laughed wildly.

"Yin Youdao... the Earthly Venerable will not let you go!"

Gui Yinxiao felt his spiritual energy rapidly fading, and despair filled his eyes.

"Earthly Venerable? You go first, Yin Enchou will follow you later!"

Yin Youdao roared, "Kill! Leave no one alive!"

Instantly, shouts of battle erupted, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Countless experts from the underworld suffered from weakened muscles and bones, a rapid decline in cultivation, and delirium. Yet they continued to fight desperately.

Countless people are desperately using communication jade to mobilize manpower, rushing over to provide reinforcements and save lives...

Having prepared for so many years, Yin Youdao could not possibly distinguish between friend and foe completely.

In reality, this intoxication was an indiscriminate, wide-ranging attack that didn't distinguish between friend and foe. The only people Yin Youdao could guarantee would remain unaffected were his five hundred most loyal followers!

But five hundred people are enough!

Yin Youdao did not want to do that either. In his ideal plan, he would launch the attack when things were beyond repair and some of the other side's leaders and important figures were still present.

It's enough to just eliminate those at the very top.

The remaining middle and lower levels are at our mercy.

But he didn't expect that, at the Earth Venerable's suggestion, the Third Elder would take action before even a day had passed!

This caught Yin Youdao completely off guard.

The only option is a large-scale, comprehensive launch!
To ensure their own victory, since only their own 500 men would remain unaffected, they might not necessarily have an overall advantage in strength.

As the news spread, riots gradually spread across the twelve mountains, one hundred and eight peaks, and twenty-four cities of the underworld.

Countless flames rose up, and countless shouts of battle echoed from all directions.

The vast majority of people didn't even understand what was happening before the fighting broke out and they were killed.

Everyone realized they had been poisoned.

Cultivation level has declined.

Everyone was gripped by panic.

However, the killer's identity is uncertain. In any case, they have made contact with the team and are constantly receiving kill orders. They don't need to think about who to kill because someone has already come to kill them.

There's nothing more to say, just give it your all.

There were many teams fighting each other, and even when one side was completely wiped out, neither side knew what had happened!

riot.

Starting from the center point and rolling outwards, some people escaped to other places, but there were still endless teams desperately rushing to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

Bing Tianxue and the other demons of the righteous sect stood high in the sky, dumbfounded as they watched the riots raging in all directions.

Countless flames lit up continuously from afar, spreading outwards... in all directions.

Everywhere you look, there is bloodshed and people are dying.

Countless dwellings in the underworld are being destroyed, murdered, looted, raped, and burned...

At this moment, hell truly became hell!
"What...what...what happened?"

Even the old devil Bing Tianxue was stunned.

We... are here to split, but we haven't started any splitting operations yet, okay?
Besides, even if we were to start to split up, the current situation of the whole world falling into chaos would absolutely not happen.

The True Cult doesn't have that ability yet...

The riots are spreading further and further...

The demon lords of the Only Righteous Sect: "..."

Seeing the real 'river of blood' that had begun to meander and even surge, the old demons were all reflecting on whether they had been too kind all these years...

Look at the carnage below, this... is what the underworld looks like!

"plague."

Bing Tianxue said with a cold face.

"Sister Bing, I'm here!"

"Is there any kind of powder or poisonous mist that can drive people insane?" Bing Tianxue asked.

"Have!"

The Plague Demon's eyes lit up, and he became very interested.

"Sprinkle some."

Bing Tianxue said, "Our Weiwo Zhengjiao is fortunate to be here at this time, so we should at least feel a sense of participation."

"Great! I love this kind of thing the most..."

The Plague Demon laughed as he soared into the sky, unleashing countless colorless and odorless poisonous wisps that began to spread across the underworld, scattering them again and again…

As the wind blows, it spreads rapidly throughout the underworld!

The riots spread outwards from the epicenter.

Fearing the medicine wouldn't be effective enough, the Plague Demon released the poisonous mist for a full quarter of an hour, scattering everything he carried with him.

A single handful of poisonous fog, casually scattered, could fill half a city; the Plague Demon scattered thousands of handfuls...

There were other things he considered useful.

God knows how much of an effect such a toxic fog of emotional and mental stimulation will have on a battlefield that has become a meat grinder.

Perhaps even the Plague Demon himself, the instigator, didn't anticipate the consequences this would have...

The battles that followed were becoming increasingly fierce and brutal...

"That's enough to drive them mad... Their bloodthirsty frenzy won't stop for a day and a night, especially those below the Saintly King level. In this already established battle atmosphere, they simply won't have any power to resist..."

Looking at his achievements, the Plague Demon was very pleased with himself.

Although his status within the cult is not as high as that of the Poison Demon, the Plague Demon is still a long-established and formidable villain. In terms of spreading plague and poisonous mists, the Poison Demon is in no way inferior.

This falls under the category of... professional skills.

Watching the people below gradually lose their minds and start fighting, the old demons were all eager to join in: "Should we make a move? Go down and join the massacre now, it should be really exciting."

"no need."

Bing Tianxue sighed, looking at the hellish scene below: "Let's go back to sleep and rest... I guess when we wake up tomorrow morning, there probably won't be any underworld left in this world."

(End of this chapter)