Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

After dealing with the matters of the Yi family, Li Wujiu returned to the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

Seeing that Indra was still sitting upright on the stone chair drinking tea, he put on an apologetic smile:

"I apologize for making a fool of myself, fellow Daoist."

Indra waved his hand: "It's alright."

"The whole thing started because my people made the first move, so I'm the one who should apologize."

Li Wujiu quickly shook his head: "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me."

"Even if you didn't have anyone here today, someone would have stepped forward sooner or later to help us."

"Yi Shang-tai has become increasingly reckless lately, so this is a good opportunity to teach him a lesson."

"If I weren't afraid that killing him would destabilize the city of Sin, I would have done it already!"

Di Shitian glanced at Li Wujiu:

"However, I think you might regret it later if you don't deal with him."

"I observe that Yi Shangqi is not someone easily dealt with."

Li Wujiu's heart skipped a beat. Recalling the fleeting venomous look in Yi Shangqi's eyes just now, he nodded:

"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. I will pay closer attention."

Emperor Shitian changed the subject: "By the way, do you know which dangerous places or forbidden zones are in the Central Region?"

Li Wujiu thought for a moment, then spoke:

"In our Youzhou, there is a forbidden place called the Valley of Death."

"The valley is teeming with poisonous insects and wild beasts, and is permeated with deathly and poisonous fumes accumulated over thousands of years."

This turned the area into a truly desolate wasteland, rarely visited by humans.

"Why are you looking for these places, fellow Daoist?"

"It's nothing."

Indra spoke calmly.

"It's just that I've been living in seclusion for too long, and I'm a little curious about these dangerous and forbidden places now."

Although Li Wujiu was full of doubts, he didn't press the matter and instead extended an invitation for them to stay:

"Fellow Daoist, do you have any plans for the future?"

"Why don't you stay in Sin City a few more days so I can extend my hospitality?"

"We have important business to attend to and will be leaving tomorrow."

Di Shitian stood up, took out a communication token, and handed it to Li Wujiu.

"If you have thought it through and are willing to join the Underworld, you can use this token to send me a message."

"it is good."

Li Wujiu took the token and carefully put it away.

……

On the other side, in the undamaged side hall of the Yi residence,

A coffin lay quietly inside, and inside lay Yi Xue.

Only Yi Shangqi was in the hall. He looked at the coffin containing the body of the deceased Yi Xue, his voice hoarse:

"My child, it is because I am powerless to protect you."

"Don't worry, your father will definitely avenge you!"

He abruptly turned his head, looking towards the direction of the city lord's mansion, a deep-seated resentment flashing in his eyes:

"Li Wujiu, you were the one who showed no mercy first, so don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip from his bosom and infused it with spiritual power.

A moment later, a hoarse voice came from the jade slip:

"What? Have you thought it through?"

Yi Shangtai gritted his teeth: "I can agree to that!"

"But my son is dead. You must kill Li Wujiu and those outsiders for me to avenge him!"

The hoarse voice came again:

"Can."

"If you cooperate with us to take down Sin City from within, I promise to avenge your son!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Yi Shangqi's eyes.

"good!"

"At that time, I will find a way to lure Li Wujiu out of the city."

"Let my men open a breach in the city's defensive array, allowing your people to enter the city and deal with his loyal followers first!"

"Hehehe, good! I'll be waiting for your good news!"

The jade slip's light faded, and Yi Shangqi put it away.

He stroked the coffin, a glint of madness flashing in his eyes:

"Blood Child, just wait, soon someone will be buried with you..."

……

The next day,

With his elder sister, surrendered ministers, and the Black and White Impermanence, Indra quietly left the City of Sin without alerting anyone.

During the flight, the surrendered official inquired:

"Sir, where are we going?"

Indra looked at the four surrendered officials, his tone indifferent:

"I've learned of a forbidden place called Death Valley."

"Let's go see if that place is suitable as a resting place for the underworld."

The surrendered official frowned: "Ghost Emperor, why choose a forbidden area? Isn't it too dangerous?"

Indra's lips curled up slightly:

"It is precisely because it is dangerous that it is most suitable."

"Our underworld needs to maintain its mystery. The forbidden area is rarely visited by people, making it difficult for other forces to spy on us."

"Moreover, sufficient danger itself is a deterrent."

The surrendered official suddenly realized: "I understand."

The Black and White Impermanence exchanged a glance and agreed that the idea was feasible.

Indra, accompanied by his four surrendered subjects, traversed the spatial realm for approximately one hour.

The sky and earth ahead gradually darkened, and a pungent, fishy stench filled the air.

The spiritual energy also became unusually cold and eerie.

"Death Valley should be just ahead."

Indra stopped and pointed to a valley shrouded in gray mist ahead.

The surrendered officials and their companions looked around and saw that the valleys stretched endlessly into the distance.

Twisted trees and skeletons could be vaguely seen in the valley, exuding a chilling aura.

Before long, the five of them arrived at the outskirts of Death Valley.

The surrendered official gazed at the gray-black mist that filled the valley, his words tinged with solemnity:

"No wonder it's called Death Valley!"

"The poisonous gas and death aura around here are so terrifying that even if I try to dispel them, I won't be able to hold out for long."

"Unless a terrestrial deity intervenes for an extended period to dispel it, it simply cannot remain there for long."

The Black and White Impermanence also frowned; their cultivation was about to break through to the Celestial Realm.

But even faced with such a dense aura of death and poison, I still felt waves of unease.

"Building the underworld here provides sufficient concealment, but the deathly aura and poisonous gas will always be a hidden danger."

"It is indeed a problem."

"But the more it's like this, the better it shows how well hidden this place is. Let's go in and take a look first."

As Di Shitian spoke, a massive spiritual energy shield appeared around him.

He isolated himself from the deathly aura and poisonous gas, and then flew with the four of them into the depths of Death Valley.

The deeper you go into the valley, the more eerie the scenery becomes.

Below lay the skeletons of various creatures, with poisonous insects crawling among them.

The concentrations of death gas and poison gas are also increasing.

Even with the protective spiritual energy shield, the Black and White Impermanence, whose cultivation levels were the lowest, gradually turned pale.

Even the elder sister and the surrendered minister, who were at the peak of the Celestial Realm, felt a little uncomfortable.

"These poisonous insects are probably quite venomous."

Chang Lingxuan looked at the scorpion, which was about half the size of a person, and a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.

"Ignore it."

Indra narrowed his eyes slightly.

"As long as you don't provoke them, they won't attack people easily."

"The deathly aura and poisonous gas in this valley have formed a unique domain."

"Ordinary protective shields can't completely block it. Come closer, let's go deeper and take a look."

The five continued their journey, flying for another quarter of an hour.

The fog ahead suddenly thinned, revealing a relatively open valley.

In the center of the valley, there stood a broken stone tablet with three indistinct ancient characters carved on it.

——"The Abyss of Broken Souls"——

Around the stone tablet, the deathly and poisonous aura seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, and its concentration was much lower than in other places.

"This is quite a strange place."

A hint of surprise flashed in Indra's eyes.

"If we can establish a Netherworld here, we might be able to use the power of the stone tablet to resist the deathly aura in the valley."

The older sister looked around curiously:

"Aside from this broken rock, there's nothing special about this place..."

Before the words were finished, the ground suddenly shook.

A huge black shadow darted out from the abyss behind the stone tablet.

It opened its blood-red maw and lunged at the five people, including Indra!