Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

Just then, five people dressed in Yunlan Sect disciple robes walked quickly toward the three of them from a short distance away.

Li Wujiu's eyes turned cold, and he was about to make a move when the leader immediately raised his hand and hurriedly shouted:

"My lords, please don't act! We are spies infiltrating the Yunlan Sect, and we have received orders from our superiors to wait here for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wujiu withdrew his attack and looked the five people up and down. No wonder they were able to dodge the explosion of the rag doll; they were actually underworld detectives from the Underworld Detective Division!

The five men quickly approached the three surrendered officials, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Excellencies!"

The surrendered official nodded, his tone indifferent: "Yes! Now that your infiltration mission is over, go and clean up the remaining Yunlan Sect members who survived the explosion, and then leave."

"yes!"

Just as the five were about to turn around, the older sister suddenly called out to stop them:

"Wait, leave one person behind to take me to the treasure vault."

One of the underworld detectives stayed behind, while the other four drew their swords and went to eliminate the remaining disciples who were barely clinging to life.

Guided by the underworld detective, the three sisters arrived at a heavy stone gate without much trouble.

"My lords, this is the treasure vault of the Yunlan Sect," Ming Tan said, pointing to the gate.

"Okay, you go help out too, you don't need to worry about this."

The older sister stared intently at the treasure vault door and waved impatiently.

"yes!"

As soon as the detective turned to leave, the older sister rushed forward and pushed open the treasure vault door.

Looking at the piles of spirit stones on the ground and the shelves full of magical treasures and pills,

The older sister's eyes lit up instantly, she jumped up excitedly, and shouted:

"Wow! I'm rich! All of these are mine! They're all mine!"

As she shouted, she deftly pulled out her storage ring, grabbed spirit stones and magical artifacts, and stuffed them into it.

Their movements were so fast they were almost blurry, as if they were afraid of being a step too late and having someone else snatch it away.

Li Wujiu glanced at the treasury and, seeing that the surrendered officials were also beginning to pack up, said:

"You keep these here, I'm going to check on the herb garden; don't let those medicinal herbs go to waste."

"Go." Jiang Chen didn't even look up, casually putting a box of pills into his storage ring with steady and efficient movements.

About half an hour later, the three reunited in the Yunlan Sect Square.

The five underworld detectives had already eliminated the remaining enemies and left beforehand.

The surrendered official glanced at the ruins and devastation of the Yunlan Sect before him and spoke calmly:

"We've packed up most of the stuff, let's go."

The older sister touched the storage ring on her index finger, her smile stretching almost to her ears.

Following the surrendered minister and Li Wujiu, the three figures leaped up and left Yunlan Mountain without looking back.

From then on, the once mighty Yunlan Sect in Yunzhou was reduced to ruins and scattered corpses.

As the setting sun cast its slanting rays, only a desolate and lifeless silence remained.

……

Central Plains, Netherworld Palace Protector Pavilion.

The Dark Protector and the Shadow Protector were sitting in the hall discussing matters.

At this moment, the elder guarding the soul tablets rushed in in a panic, forgetting all manners, his voice trembling:

"My two guardians! Something terrible has happened!"

The Dark Protector's face darkened, and he immediately slammed his hand on the table, shouting, "What's the panic! No manners at all!"

He was about to raise his hand to teach the elder a lesson when the Shadow Protector stopped him, looking at the elder instead:

"Don't rush, tell me slowly, what happened?"

The elder, panting heavily, said urgently, "I must inform the two protectors that the Left Protector's spirit tablet is shattered!"

"What?!"

The Dark Protector and the Shadow Protector stood up at the same time, their faces full of disbelief, and their voices rose several decibels.

The shattering of the soul tablet signifies that the Left Protector is dead!

"Absolutely true! It broke just now, and I came to report it immediately!" the elder replied hastily.

The Dark Protector frowned, his face full of confusion: "How could this have happened?"

"Logically speaking, the Left Protector was accompanied by Yun Feiyang of the Yunlan Sect and Feng Lingxu of the Fenglei Pavilion, both of whom were peak-level Earth Immortals."

"With the three of them working together, they should be able to wipe out any top-tier power. How could this happen?"

He turned to look at the Shadow Protector and said in a deep voice, "What do you think about this?"

The Shadow Protector's expression was grave: "This matter is too great for us to decide on our own. We must immediately report to the Palace Master."

"But the Palace Master just went into seclusion."

"The Left Protector has died, and the Netherworld Palace has lost a great general. This is a matter of great importance and cannot be delayed!"

"walk!"

The two walked quickly to the main hall, raised their hands and pressed them on the stone wall on one side of the hall. The mechanism turned, and the ground slowly cracked open to reveal a staircase leading directly to the underground.

The two walked down the dimly lit passage for a long time, eventually arriving at a circular platform. Below the platform were piles of white bones, which looked extremely horrifying.

The two men stood at the edge of the platform and bowed respectfully: "Lord! We have something to report!"

On the central altar of the platform, a figure sat cross-legged; it was none other than Ye Cangming, the Lord of the Netherworld Palace. He slowly opened his eyes, his voice indifferent: "What is it?"

"Reporting to the Palace Master, the Left Protector's soul tablet is broken; he is already dead!" the Dark Protector said, forcing himself to speak.

Upon hearing this, Ye Cangming frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of impatience:

"Useless! Leading two peak-level terrestrial immortals, you couldn't even handle a newly emerging Netherworld Palace. You've utterly disgraced my Netherworld Palace!"

He took a deep breath, his eyes darkening: "Now it seems we greatly underestimated this underworld."

The Dark Protector and the Shadow Protector exchanged a glance and bowed in unison:

"Your subordinate requests permission to lead men to Youzhou, slay the people of the Underworld, and avenge the Left Protector!"

Ye Cangming waved his hand, directly refusing:

"No need."

"The old palace master has awakened and informed me that the five regions will soon be united, and it is not advisable to start a major war at this time."

"We can settle this score after the five regions are united."

He paused, then gave the following instructions:

"Furthermore, you should send people to find out whether Yun Feiyang and Feng Lingxu, who were traveling with the Left Protector, are dead or deserted."

"If they escape, they will be dealt with all at once later!"

"Yes! Your subordinate obeys!" the two replied in unison.

"Go down." Ye Cangming closed his eyes and fell silent again.

……

Meanwhile, in Youzhou, the City of Sin.

The three members of the Heavenly Pavilion, Haoyang Tianzun, Xuanji, and Jifeng, concealed their cultivation levels and entered the city disguised as ordinary cultivators.

But as soon as they entered the city, they noticed that the local inhabitants looked at them with undisguised wariness and hostility.

Xuanji frowned and asked in a low voice:

"Heavenly Venerable One, what's wrong with these people? They're looking at us like they want to eat us alive."

Haoyang Tianzun remained calm and walked slowly forward:

"That's normal. Sin City is a hideout for people wanted by various forces, so it's naturally wary of outsiders, and unfriendly behavior is the norm."

Gale's face darkened, his tone tinged with anger:

"Heavenly Venerable, how about I take action to intimidate them? Why should the people of my Heaven and Earth Pavilion be subjected to the hatred of these ants?"

"No need," Haoyang Tianzun immediately stopped him.

"We're here to investigate the underworld; let's not cause any trouble. Let's find an inn to stay in first, and then we can slowly gather information."

"Yes."

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