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"This is the aura of the Black and White Ghost Messengers; I have no doubt about it!"

"Although it's very incomplete, it does definitely capture the essence of those two."

The long-bearded man was certain that the special inspiration was very faint and vague.

It even has a kind of hybrid feel to it, and the imitation is very poor.

But He didn't care much, because just having made contact was enough, which meant that the messengers of the underworld were still alive!

"Was it just luck that you met them by chance, or were you a pawn deliberately sent down by the Celestial Court?"

"Are you planning to eradicate my underworld forces once again?"

The long-bearded man hesitated, suppressing the urge to break through the seal, his thoughts racing.

He was very excited at this moment because he encountered familiar people and the shadow of his former power.

But despite his excitement, he remained extremely calm, because the timing of this young human's appearance was simply too perfect.

Having just regained some of his strength and possessing the ability to break the seal, the other party appeared here.
The long-bearded man couldn't help but think of something else, linking it to the Celestial Court and mistakenly believing that they were the ones making the arrangements.

The purpose was to wipe out such remnants of the underworld in one fell swoop.
The long-bearded man was once one of the judges of the Underworld's Yin Law Division. He held a projection of the Book of Life and Death in his left hand and the power of the Soul-Hooking Pen in his right, discerning good and evil in the world and controlling the life and death of all spirits.

It can be said that in that era, no living being that had gained power, whether spirit or deity, could escape His wrath.

The underworld controls all the heavens and myriad realms; this is no empty claim!

Those were glorious and dazzling years. The long-bearded man, as a judge of the underworld, could decide who would die and who would not live to see the next day.

He wields power over killing and destruction, controls yin and yang, and determines the fate of the world!
The power of the underworld far exceeded the imagination of all beings in the heavens; it was truly the only one that dominated.

Unfortunately, a major problem later arose in the underworld: the Book of Life and Death was stolen, the Six Paths of Reincarnation shattered, and that supreme saint disappeared.
Thus, the calamity of the underworld arrived.

Countless powerful beings from all the heavens and myriad realms seized this opportunity to invade the underworld and destroy everything in the netherworld.

In that battle, the Long-Bearded Judge also perished, his body shattered into countless pieces, and was subsequently sealed away in various parts of the universe by the powerful figures of the Celestial Court.
The long-bearded man sighed, reminiscing about that long-gone glorious era. His eyes flashed with hatred, and his gaze toward the blue-clad figure held a hint of contemplation.

He had been sealed here for countless millennia, and had just accumulated some energy, gaining the ability to break the seal, when he sensed traces of the existence of the underworld.

Could this be a coincidence within a coincidence?

Or is someone deliberately setting a trap?

The long-bearded judge's gaze was unpredictable as he scrutinized the young figure, clearly seeing Luo Yan's protective aura and destiny power.

He seemed to be a human junior with extraordinary talent, without the slightest abnormality.

The long-bearded judge wanted to glimpse the future river, but he was worried that his aura would be exposed and noticed by the powerful figures of the Celestial Court.

But if He didn't do that, the scene unfolding before Him seemed too coincidental.

It was as if they had come specifically for Him.

The long-bearded judge pondered whether or not he should approach this young human to inquire about the matters concerning the Black and White Underworld Messengers.

After all, the Long-Bearded Judge had been sealed in this place for countless years, and his strength was less than ten thousandths of what it once was. Moreover, there were people outside constantly monitoring him, which had long since caused him to be out of touch with outside information.

At this very moment, a person who appeared to have had contact with the underworld officials appeared before Him.
Although it was only a wisp of similar energy, it still excited the long-bearded judge, because it meant that traces of the underworld still existed.

Despite the great calamity, the legacy endures!

There should still be some of those fellow disciples who were with me, otherwise this human descendant wouldn't be here.

However, the timing of this young man in green appearing was too coincidental. If he had been a year or two later, he might have broken the seal and escaped.

"Compared to my true form, the seal here is only a negligible small part of my enormous body."

"Even if they wanted to test me, they shouldn't have come to me."

"The Ten Kings of Hell, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and so on—which of them doesn't carry more weight than I do?"

"So, this young human must have seen the figures of the Black and White Underworld Messengers somewhere, which is why he has their aura on him, right?"

The long-bearded judge murmured, carefully considering the cause and effect, and concluded that the series of coincidences before him were unlikely to be a deliberate setup.

However, He decided to give it a try, without using His true power, and test the waters first.

The long-bearded judge's eyes shone with brilliant symbols, and countless phantom images of gods appeared around him, making him appear as a supreme deity.

He is evolving himself, peering into his future from the power of heaven and earth, wanting to see if he will encounter a crisis.

But it was all blank; I couldn't sense anything.

The long-bearded judge had no choice but to abandon the idea. It was indeed true that if someone had set a trap for Him, He would not be able to sense any danger with His current power.

He thought of that ancient history, a glorious era that was also a tragic past.

The underworld was besieged by all living beings of the three realms, and powerful beings from the entire universe joined in.

In that battle, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were shattered, the eighteen levels of Purgatory were opened, all the Netherworld Messengers of the eighteen Great Worlds were annihilated, and the Ten Kings of Hell were either sealed away or fell into a deep slumber.
The underworld was defeated and vanished into nothingness, never to rise again.

The Celestial Court, however, went against the tide in that battle; one lineage was severed, while the other shone brightly throughout the heavens.
"I wonder how they are doing now?"

The long-bearded judge spoke softly, his expression nostalgic, his voice trembling as he recalled the great glory of the past.

In the end, He could not suppress the stirring in His heart and wanted to find out the truth and catch up with His old friend.

At the very least, He needs to obtain some information about the underworld to fulfill His long-cherished wish.

If there truly are immortal beings from the Celestial Court who can set traps for Him, even the Long-Bearded Judge would be powerless against them.

Since the other party was able to set a trap for Him, they must have deduced that He could now break the seal.
This was a blatant conspiracy, and the long-bearded judge had no choice.

He had a strong urge to drag that young cultivator in blue robes to his presence and personally question him about his former 'friends'.

The moment this thought arose, a compromise idea emerged in His mind.

After all, while He certainly wanted to know about the underworld, He was also worried that He might be tricked and cause trouble for his old friends.
The long-bearded judge thought for a moment and decided to test the waters first, so he stretched out his palm and pressed down.

The next moment, this Bone Purgatory Realm seemed to boil over, and the entire world trembled.

In an instant, the White Bone Star Envoy, far away in the outer starry sky, focused his gaze, his eyes seemingly piercing through layers of space, and stared straight at this place.

"The Celestial Court's lackeys are indeed very perceptive; they can sense even the slightest exertion of their power."

The long-bearded judge's voice became even more indistinct; that faint murmur sounded both grand and ethereal, like the murmur of a deity, like a dream.

The Bone Purgatory Realm is both a prison and a sealed place, where a piece of his finger bone is sealed.

Although it is only a small piece of finger bone, it was once an unparalleled powerhouse standing at the very top of all the heavens and myriad realms, with boundless spiritual energy as endless as the ocean tide.

Therefore, even though it was sealed, the Long-Bearded Judge was so powerful that the energy he emitted still transformed into a vast world. This is the origin of the Bone Purgatory Realm.

"My underworld still exists."

"One day, we will fight back fiercely!"

The long-bearded judge's voice trembled slightly. After sensing the aura of the young cultivator in blue, he fell into a frenzied state of recollection.

The news from the underworld made Him unable to remain calm, and He recalled the past, a time of unparalleled glory.

His gaze toward that human junior became intense.
‘Wow! ’

The eyes of the White Bone Venerable emitted a dazzling divine light, as if one could directly see the seal at the bottom of the White Bone Purgatory Realm, where a narrow opening had been torn open.

It is very conspicuous.

"The seal underground has cracked slightly, and that feeling of palpitation is getting stronger and stronger."

"Could it be that those two little devils from the Heavenly Fortune Star have caused me trouble?" the White Bone Star Envoy murmured.

Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still. He reached out and unleashed a series of profound and complex spiritual runes, which evolved into a blurry image.

Inside was exactly what looked like half a finger bone.

"What a terrifying existence this is! Every time I glimpse its true form, I feel a chill run down my spine."

"No, no, the divine talisman on my body has spontaneously combusted without my noticing. Is the seal underground reaching its most dangerous point?"

The White Bone Venerable spoke softly, his brows furrowed as he stared at the yellowed talisman before him. This divine talisman contained a wisp of the aura of that finger bone.

Now that it has spontaneously combusted without any wind, doesn't that mean there's something wrong with the sealed land below?
The Venerable White Bone, being able to reside here, must naturally have some knowledge of that broken ring finger bone and have heard rumors about Him.

Legend has it that this pale finger bone came from a great figure in the celestial realm whose physical body was shattered and whose bones were broken into countless pieces scattered throughout the myriad realms.

Those bone fragments were very strange, seemingly carrying an extreme life force, capable of devouring the life essence of surrounding creatures, thereby nourishing themselves.

Even the stars are within His devouring range, seemingly trying to reshape Himself in this way.

Later, those broken bones were found by immortals from the upper realm, who then used supreme immortal light to cleanse them and used the divine radiance of the Great Dao to refine them, intending to remove their great power.

Unfortunately, it failed.

No matter what the immortals and gods of the upper realm do, this finger bone remains full of vitality and cannot be erased.

In the end, a decree from the upper realm descended, sealing away the bone fragments to prevent them from wreaking havoc on the human world.

As the representative of the Celestial Court in the mortal realm, the Earthly Immortal Alliance naturally took on the important task of guarding this finger bone.

Now that the divine talisman imprinted with the aura of that strange creature's finger bones has started to burn, how could it not terrify the White Bone Venerable?
Don't underestimate that seemingly insignificant finger bone; the immense power it contains is enough to make people tremble with fear.

"Hmph, Celestial Court! We'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"

The long-bearded man murmured that the seal on his body was not terrible, as he had long planned to break it.

He naturally didn't take a watcher from the human world seriously.

They are all ants!

However, the long-bearded man did not completely break the seal, because once the seal on his body was broken, the people of the Celestial Court would be able to detect it.

Without knowing the specifics of the underworld, He could not allow the fact that He had awakened to be exposed, thus attracting the attention of the celestial court and being hunted down throughout the world.

Therefore, He only needs one chess piece.

The long-bearded man's pen trembled, and a tadpole-shaped character engraved with countless profound symbols flew out, landing directly on the gray skeleton with a 'whoosh'.

He was very interested in this young human and wanted to get closer to him to obtain information about the underworld.

Suppressing his many thoughts, the White Bone Venerable prepared to explore the underground while reinforcing the seal.

'Om! '

In an instant, the entire universe trembled, and the radiance of the sun and moon swept down, shooting straight towards the small world below.

Because people who have reached the level of White Bone Star Envoy never have a sudden whim without a reason.

There must be some problems within the Bone Purgatory Realm that he was unaware of.

‘Crash! ’

An invisible wave pierced through layers of space, raging like a tidal wave within the White Bone Purgatory, causing a surge of malevolent energy.

This is an incredibly powerful force, capable of stirring up a small world in the blink of an eye. Its energy fluctuations are earth-shattering, like a level 10 tsunami, unleashing a terrifying and horrifying scene.

If the White Bone Star Envoy were to truly exert all his strength, just how powerful would he be?

The long-bearded man sealed underground scoffed, for although he was merely a finger bone, ninety-nine percent of his power was sealed away.

However, as an unparalleled powerhouse who once stood at the pinnacle of the immortal path, he was by no means comparable to a mere cultivator from the mortal realm.

"Stars illuminate the universe, white bones form the image, divine light and wondrous methods suppress the past and present!"

"seal up!"

As the White Bone Star Envoy chanted incantations, his sense of foreboding intensified. He suspected that there was a problem with the seal underground and that it needed to be strengthened immediately.

This is the duty of the White Bone Venerable, and it is also what he, as the Star Envoy, must do.

Incantations burst forth from his mouth, and this purgatory of bones was enveloped in layers of starlight.

The starlight was intense and abundant, coalescing into a sacred and mysterious silver millstone, floating arrogantly above the boundless void.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Is this the aura of that White Bone Venerable?"

"Why did he make a move? Has something happened?"

At this moment, Luo Yan, who was in the process of condensing his avatar, was awakened by this oppressive aura.

Luo Yan felt a terrifying majesty, and had the thought of facing mountains, rivers and seas alone, which forced him to stop the gestation of the Yin-Yang runes.

"I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen."

"Come on, take me away from here first!"

As Luo Yan spoke, the seventh-tier skeletal giant's eyes blazed with ghostly fire, and tadpole-like characters flashed within them. (End of Chapter)