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Yu Ji, who was beside him, exclaimed in surprise.

He Li nodded upon hearing this, knowing what Yu Ji meant by the eighty-one generals.

That was in an even more ancient era, when the war lord Chi You had eighty-one powerful warriors under his command, but due to the passage of time, the information recorded in ancient books was incomplete.

Many of them even have conflicting aspects.

Take, for example, the identities of the eighty-one generals.

Some ancient books record that they were just eighty-one brave warriors under Chi You's command.

Ancient texts also record that these were Chi You's eighty-one brothers or eighty-one terrifying demons, which is why these eighty-one generals are so mysterious.

He Li was also surprised...

Those guys from later generations were actually able to find the real eighty-one generals in such a place.

Although it's only one of them...

But judging from its towering figure, reaching tens of meters in height, and the menacing aura emanating from its body, one can tell just how powerful it would be if it were to truly awaken.

And most importantly...

There are a total of eighty-one of these.

If those people from later generations were to find and awaken all eighty-one generals...

Even if they cannot change history, they will certainly impact the various forces of this era, including gods and immortals, and may even cause the death of countless lives.

He Li was thinking this.

But then Yu Ji spoke up beside her, asking...

"Should we stop them?"

"Stop them?" He Li shook his head; he had absolutely no intention of showing up to stop these guys.

Yu Ji expressed his confusion: "Why didn't you stop it?"

"Although according to established history, even if they did find the eighty-one generals and awaken them, it wouldn't be possible to change history and cause any alterations in later generations..."

"But it's also hard to say whether their actions won't have any impact in the more distant future."

"Moreover, eighty-one generals have awakened..."

"I'm afraid that their existence will lead to more conflicts and more deaths in this era."

"I know!" He Li nodded.

He looked at Shangyu Ji with a puzzled and confused expression.

He said, "There's no rush to stop it."

"After all, they've only found one statue so far, and there's no guarantee they can awaken it."

"Even if it could really awaken... the effect of a single statue wouldn't make much of a difference. Don't think that the powerful figures of various countries and tribes are just sitting around doing nothing."

"They are quite strong."

"They can't handle too many statues, but they can handle a single one."

"Besides... how do you and I know that finding and awakening the Eighty-One Generals isn't part of the established history? After all, we don't know what will happen for a long time afterward."

He Li talked for a long time...

That naturally means that after resolving the aggregate of evil thoughts, these people from later generations will return to their future lives...

And this era, continuing forward until reaching the time period of their later lives, includes things like the separation of heaven and earth.

And these major events...

They were unaware of the details.

Therefore, they cannot be certain whether the awakening of the eighty-one generals is a predetermined part of history during this period, and thus they must consider whether to intervene to stop He Li.

Yu Ji fell silent upon hearing this.

However, what He Li said next made her feel somewhat surprised and suspicious again...

He Li said, "Leaving aside whether this involves established history or whether we should stop it, the most important thing is... we're not the only ones eyeing these guys."

Even if we don't stop them...

"Others will also make a move."

Hmm? The others?

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji was stunned, then looked around and couldn't help but whisper, asking He Li, "Who?"

"Golden Crow, Empress Earth!"

He Li squinted and uttered two names.

Upon hearing these two names, Yu Ji frowned.

He Li seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "That Golden Crow is the Demon Emperor of our future Heavenly Court."

"I'm not surprised that he appeared. After all, he came to this era thinking about changing the outcome of future generations. He even wanted to directly deal with me and replace me."

"Although he failed at this..."

"But in my opinion, he won't give up, or rather, he'll try other approaches."

"It's quite obvious... that Chi You's power is one of the ways to change the future, which is why he followed the clues and came here."

He Li shook his head at this point.

In his view, this future Demon Emperor had clearly gone astray.

He was obsessed with changing the outcome for posterity...

But even now, he hasn't realized that even if he does achieve something in this era, his actions, which could change future generations, might be part of the established history.

His efforts did not actually change the outcome for posterity, but rather propelled the development of history.

He really wanted to change history...

Compared to reckless actions in this era...

It's better not to do anything at all.

In that case, it might even lead to rule revisions that force him to develop history and discover something, but now... He Li can only say that this guy is basically beyond saving.

At least until he returns to the future, this future Demon Emperor is basically beyond saving.

When Yu Ji heard these words...

She pondered for a moment, nodded, and then couldn't help but ask, "Then what is Houtu doing here?"

"Hard to say!" He Li shrugged.

"Maybe she's targeting us. After all, she invited us to the Netherworld, so she might have been watching us all along. She just happened to discover the problem here."

"But it's also possible that she was specifically watching this place and had already discovered it."

"However, no matter what..."

"With Houtu and that Demon Emperor of Heaven present..."

"We don't need to worry about this. Those two will definitely do something to stop these guys from causing trouble. Let's continue heading into the Netherworld for now."

"As for them... I will keep an eye on them so that I can detect any unexpected events."

As He Li finished speaking, Yu Ji didn't ask any more questions.

Then, He Li took her on another trip.

However, just as He Li arrived at the entrance to the Netherworld, Houtu's voice rang in his mind: "Fellow Daoist, since you discovered my consciousness so early, why didn't you greet me?"

hum! ! !

With that sound, Houtu's figure appeared before He Li and Yu Ji.

He Li shrugged upon seeing this.

"I'm just afraid of disturbing your good time, fellow Daoist."

He responded, and Houtu smiled slightly: "A good thing? That's hardly a good thing..."

As she spoke, she gestured for them to proceed.

He Li and Yu Ji then stepped into the Netherworld. The moment they entered, He Li clearly saw the stone tablet standing tall and reaching into the clouds beside the Ghost Gate in the distance.

The dark stone tablet emitted strange fluctuations and faintly exuded a murderous aura.

"Those are black markers used for warning and defense!"

Noticing He Li's gaze, Hou Tu began to explain the function of the black stele to He Li in a simple way.

According to her, the black monument would sense enemies invading the Netherworld and erupt with different colored lights, while simultaneously unleashing a counterattack to annihilate the enemies.

When He Li heard this...

He suddenly understood that in later generations, when the Emei sect leader obtained the broken stone tablet, he used the color of the attack on the broken stone tablet to judge the strength of the attacker.

To put it simply, the stone tablet, now damaged, has lost its power to unleash its light and retaliate against the enemy...

It's only good for sounding alarms now.

In addition, it can also use different colors to sound an alarm depending on the strength of the enemy...

Naturally, people in later generations could use the method of attacking the stone tablet to test their own strength. After solving this mystery, He Li became even more curious about the other buildings in the Death Realm.

However, as Houtu led him and Yu Ji forward, Houtu brought up Chi You on her own initiative...

"What do you think of Chi You?"

She asked, and He Li shook his head.

"The Lord of War was very powerful, but he has already fallen."

"I don't know much about fallen gods, so it's not appropriate for me to comment or judge them, since I'm not familiar with them."

Upon hearing this, Houtu suddenly turned her head and said, "What if I told you about the War God Chi You..."

"Isn't this actually the bottom line of the rules?"

Huh? He Li was taken aback when he heard this.

"How so?" he frowned, and Houtu replied, "Heaven and earth have their own principles. In this era... the aggregate of evil thoughts is the corresponding principle for suppressing living beings."

"What about the future? Even if the Heavenly Dao changes its rules after the separation of Heaven and Earth, bringing peace to the world..."

"But the number of living beings will still increase."

"Consumption still exists."

"And because of your existence, in future generations under absolute rule, there will basically be no severing of the connection between heaven and earth, or anything else that would cause the large-scale extinction of living beings."

"In this situation... how do you think the rules should naturally find a balance?"

She asked, but He Li didn't answer.

Then, Hou Tu uttered two words...

"War and calamity!!!"