The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Chapter 319 Night Rain, a Seventh-Order Hero! Why should this Domain Lord need others to point fingers at his actions? Lu Ye, an outsider?

Lu Ye: “…”

If he hadn't already advanced to the Grandmaster level, and instead an ordinary person came to this illusionary world...

How could I not be afraid?

Upon hearing that the two men were going to take him to see the "Ghost King" they spoke of, a flicker of emotion crossed Lu Ye's eyes.

Could this Ghost King be the Night Lord Ye Youyu from the illusionary quest, who aspires to become an eighth-tier Ghost King?

At that moment, Lu Ye remained calm and nodded, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you two. I came here by accident and had no ill intentions."

Upon hearing this, the two people, one tall and one short, completely believed Lu Ye's words.

This seemingly outsider youth is only at the second level of the Acquired Realm. What kind of trouble can he cause at this level?
The Ghost King could easily kill hundreds of people with just a single finger pressed down with this small bamboo stick!
So, the two who came to investigate after noticing the commotion led Lu Ye, the "outsider," deeper into the mass grave.

This mass grave was huge, much bigger than Lu Ye had imagined.

No wonder, it actually gave birth to a Ghost King who wanted to break through to the eighth rank.

only……

As the shorter man led the way and the taller man brought up the rear to prevent him from escaping, Lu Ye was surprised to see their shadows in the moonlight.

Isn't it a ghost? Where did the shadow come from?

The tall man following behind seemed to notice Lu Ye's slight doubt and spoke up: "Young man from out of town, do you think we're ghosts just because we live under the mass grave?"

Is not it?

Upon hearing the tall man's words, Lu Ye already had his answer.

Since they can say that, and there are shadows around them, they... might not actually be ghosts in the traditional sense.

Sure enough, the tall man continued, "We are also cultivators. You are a second-level cultivator, so you should be able to sense the fluctuations of our auras."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye nodded and said politely, "If you could clear up my doubts, that would be wonderful."

This wasn't a secret, so the tall man didn't hide it, saying, "We are ghost cultivators, practicing the path of ghosts. We like shady places, which is why we chose to settle here."

Ghost cultivator?

He said that the place the Illusionary Light Sphere had come from was definitely not legitimate.

As Lu Ye pondered, the Yin energy ahead grew increasingly dense.

"Reaching soon."

Lu Ye also looked up and looked ahead immediately.

A wide underground passage appeared not far ahead, with a thick, chilling aura constantly emanating from it.

The tall man said in a low voice, "You continue guarding the gate. I'll take this outsider to see Lord Ghost King."

"Why...why, no...it wasn't me..." The dwarf seemed to still want to argue, wondering why he should be the one guarding the goal.

The tall man showed a pained expression and said, "Don't talk, just keep watch!"

Then, he said to Lu Ye, "Come with me."

Lu Ye glanced at the passage leading underground, and his intuition told him that this underground place seemed to be very terrifying!
Even though he had already advanced, he still felt a chill run down his spine.

However, with the Illusionary Light Sphere in hand, Lu Ye could activate it at any time with a thought and leave this illusory world.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye nodded: "Thank you for your help."

“Oh, right, I also need you to take this with you…” As he spoke, the tall man took out a piece of black cloth and said, “I’m sorry, this is a very important place in my Nightshade Domain, so for now you can only enter blindfolded.”

This action was also to prevent outside spies from easily seeing the entire Ghost King's Palace and formulating certain plans. Soon, with Lu Ye's tacit consent, his eyes were blindfolded, and the tall man led Lu Ye forward with a stick.

After entering the underground passage, Lu Ye felt the ground sinking continuously.

The route involved several turns and was quite complicated.

It wasn't until half an incense stick's time had passed that the tall man's very respectful tone was finally heard.

"Lord of the Domain, these are the outsiders who suddenly appeared outside the underground palace..."

"Yes, go down." A faint, authoritative, and cold female voice came from not far away.

As the tall man turned and walked away, his footsteps receding into the distance, even with his eyes covered, Lu Ye could feel a gaze fixed firmly on him.

A terrifying crisis that sent chills down one's spine descended in an instant!

Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat; what a powerful aura!

Far surpassing the former leader of the Five Poisons Sect, and even surpassing himself...

"Who are you? Why are you suddenly here?" A woman's voice, filled with a strong sense of oppression, rang out and echoed in the hall.

Just then, another deep male voice rang out from the side...

"Lord of the Domain, what's the point of asking such a weak ant? Just drag him away and torture him, and he'll confess."

Lu Ye: “???”

Beneath the black cloth, Lu Ye's closed eyes twitched, and the man who spoke beside him also possessed the aura of a Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm.

Lu Ye didn't care about the man's threat at all.

If the trial in the secret realm doesn't involve some NPCs from the illusionary world to increase the difficulty, wouldn't it be like letting him get the rewards for nothing?
"I don't know why I suddenly appeared here. I just went up the mountain to pick some herbs, slipped, fell off the cliff, and opened my eyes to find myself here," Lu Ye said calmly, seemingly unaware of the threatening voice beside him.

The woman in red sitting behind a curtain in front of them also seemed somewhat surprised.

This young man, who seemed to exude the aura of an outsider, appeared to be only a weak second-tier cultivator.

He remained remarkably calm even when facing the threat of a fifth-tier commander like You Zhan.

Such composure is rare.

"Hmph! Full of lies, Domain Lord, hand this man over to me, and You Zhan guarantees that within three days, he will spill everything!" At this moment, the man next to him spoke again.

Lu Ye frowned slightly. These NPCs in the illusion kept jumping out and shouting... they weren't very human-like.

Sure enough, this time, even the woman in red behind the curtain frowned slightly: "You Zhan, this matter will be decided by this domain lord, you don't need to say anything more."

"Lord of the Domain, give this person to me..."

"How dare you! Why should I, the Lord of this Domain, need your opinions on my actions?" Suddenly, a clear shout rang out. At the same time, a terrifying aura suddenly appeared in the cool hall, causing the hearts of those present to shrink instantly. It spread all over the place!

You Zhan, who had spoken out one after another, was so overwhelmed by this terrifying aura that he was forced to kneel on the ground!
You Zhan's face turned deathly pale. Only then did he remember that the Domain Lord was a powerful being at the seventh level of perfection, just one step away from reaching the eighth level!

“It is You Zhan who has overstepped his bounds. Please punish me, Lord of the Domain.” After a moment, You Zhan’s face turned pale, but he remained kneeling on the ground.

"This is a one-time exception. There will be no next time. All of you, step down." The domain lord's voice carried an unyielding authority.

"Yes!"

A moment later, as several footsteps faded away, it seemed that only the blindfolded Lu Ye and the red-robed domain lord remained in the main hall.

“Outsider, this lord of the land allows you to remove your blindfold.”

Behind the curtain, a woman dressed in red, with an exquisite face and a faint silver mark on her forehead, exuding a terrifying aura, spoke with a hint of amusement.

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