The extraordinary journey begins with the Ouroboros Stele.

Chapter 112 The Underworld is Alive

Upon hearing Lin Ye's words, Zhang Xuan immediately agreed.

"Actually, you don't need to hide it. Only by entering the Flowing Yin Land can you become a Yin Demon."

"This is because people in the mortal world usually cannot directly enter the underworld, so they can only indirectly come into contact with the underworld through the Flowing Underworld Land as a medium."

"Thus gaining favor from the underworld and becoming a demon."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Yin-Yang Land you entered should be one of the three major urban legends of Coastal City."

"Considering your daily activity range, it should be 'Dark Predator'."

He looked at Lin Ye, who frowned slightly and nodded slowly.

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Brother, you don't need to make that face. We haven't investigated you; we just have more information, so we guessed it easily."

Lin Ye remained noncommittal. "What exactly is the Underworld?"

Information is indeed important. In Zhang Xuan's mind, he had ruled out the possibility that he had ever entered the Yin Realm from the very beginning.

This is good; it gives the monument a disguise.

"No one can really say for sure what the Underworld is; at least with my current level of knowledge, I can't know much about it."

All I know is that it is a very mysterious area, extremely vast, even far beyond reality.

"It has some connections with the present world, and there are related records in many ancient civilizations."

"You've probably heard its other names, Brother. In the Western Continent, it's called Hell, while we call it the Nine Netherworlds or the Yellow Springs."

"According to the information in the organization, these places are actually part of the underworld, just in different locations."

Zhang Xuan began to explain, but in reality, even with his limited authority, he only knew the general outline.

His and Li Wei's mission scope as Class D agents was basically related to the Land of Flowing Yin and the Yin Demons of the present world.

Only those who reach Rank B or above will be able to access tasks related to the Yin Realm.

This is actually a form of protection. According to the older members of the organization, if they entered the Yin Realm with their strength, they would most likely be corrupted by the Yin energy and become monsters of the Yin Realm.

Lin Ye nodded. "What about the Land of Flowing Yin? How was the Land of Flowing Yin formed?"

Zhang Xuan did not hide anything, "The formation of the Flowing Yin Land requires two special conditions."

"The first condition is that a murder must occur, the deceased's fate must be yin, and the deceased must have harbored intense resentment at the time of death."

At this point, he considered his words carefully, "It can't be called resentment, it should be obsession, there must be a strong obsession."

But most of the time, this obsession is just resentment.

"The second condition is that the deceased must be drawn to the underworld, that is, favored by the underworld and willing to transcend the barriers of the mortal world to become a demon of the underworld."

At this point, he glanced at Lin Ye discreetly, "Or perhaps, the deceased himself was a demon."

"Only when these two conditions are met can a place of flowing shadows be formed."

"Those who cause the formation of the land of the Flowing Shadows, we call them Lords of the Flowing Shadows."

"After the Land of Flowing Yin is fully formed, the Yin Domain will grant them the power to fulfill their obsessions, based on the obsessions of the Lord of Flowing Yin."

After listening to Zhang Xuan's explanation, Lin Ye remained silent for a while.

"So, the underworld possesses self-awareness?"

Is it anthropomorphic consciousness, or an instinct similar to the Way of Heaven?

Zhang Xuan nodded. "There is a kind of instinct-like consciousness, but there are no personalized characteristics."

The underworld is alive; this is a consensus.

"Could the Land of Flowing Yin also grow? Perhaps even eventually become part of the Yin Realm?"

Lin Ye asked questions, his biggest concern being anything related to "falling into the underworld".

Zhang Xuan looked at Lin Ye with some surprise, never expecting the other party to be so thoughtful.

"Brother, you have a great ability to make connections."

"The Land of Flowing Shadows is divided into four stages: infancy, maturity, completion, and fall."

"In a way, the Land of Flowing Yin is like a seed planted by the Yin Realm in the mortal world."

"The infancy period is the stage when the Land of Flowing Yin has just been formed. During this period, the Lord of Flowing Yin has just obtained the power of the Yin Domain and needs to accumulate power through specific methods."

"For example, the dark predator needs to prey on stray cats."

As he spoke, Zhang Xuan tilted his head and pondered for a while.

"Actually, if I were to guess, it might not be preying on stray cats, but rather on humans."

"It's just that this Lord of the Dark Predator still retains some of his conscious humanity, which is why he restrains his prey."

"Hmm... Next comes the maturity stage. Once the Lord of Yin has accumulated enough power through predation, he can walk in reality in the form of a 'Desire Body' and fulfill his desire."

"But sometimes, due to cognitive biases, they may simply believe that they have the power to fulfill their obsessions."

"But in reality, it didn't."

"For example, it thought the murderer was an ordinary person, but in reality, the other party was a martial arts master."

"Then it will be unable to fulfill its obsession with its power and will remain trapped in the mortal world, becoming a wandering ghost monster."

"And they can no longer accumulate more power, so they become the fruits of failure, forever stuck at this stage."

"One of our gang's missions is to eliminate these obsessive entities and seize their power."

"If they are allowed to appear in the present world, it may lead to the arrival of the Land of Flowing Shadows, posing a great threat."

"For the present world, the land of the dead is like cancer. Its arrival in the present world is like a cancer outbreak, which will cause the present world's environment to deteriorate."

"You should know about the Black Skull Tsunami sixteen years ago. It was caused by the arrival of an extremely powerful Yin-flowing place."

Lin Ye nodded slowly, his gaze deep upon hearing this.

He knew about the Black Skull tsunami; the original owner's father had died in that shipwreck.

"So, the complete stage is the stage after the obsessive entity has completed its obsession?" he asked.

Zhang Xuan nodded in surprise, "Brother, with your quick wit, you're definitely suited to be a triad agent!"

Lin Ye smiled and said, "I'll think about it some more. You can continue."

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan didn't say anything more. "After the obsession is fulfilled, the obsession body can temporarily recover all the memories and emotions from its previous life."

"The higher-ups said that during this period, they will not have any impact on the present world, so they will be allowed to make up for some of their past shortcomings."

"But... most of the time, they choose to return to the Land of Flowing Shadows, awaiting their final fall."

"The final fall is the process of the Yin Realm harvesting the fruit. The Yin Land will connect with the Yin Realm and be pulled into it, becoming a part of the Yin Realm. This stage is the fall period."

"The time required for a fall varies; some take only a few minutes, while others can last for months."

"I don't know why this is happening, given my limited access."

After listening to Zhang Xuan's explanation, Lin Ye understood.

In other words, to witness the "Flowing Yin - Dark Predator" fall into the Yin Realm, one must first help the Dark Spider Mother fulfill her obsession.

But... the Dark Spider Queen has no self-awareness...

Suddenly, he realized something.

Madam Zhu is the embodiment of the Dark Spider Mother's obsession! Unable to fulfill her obsession, she is trapped in the mortal world!

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