Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

"Master Shen Jue!"

We love and respect you!

"Master Shen Jue! Please take me with you!"

The shouts echoed like waves over the city of Righteousness, terrifying the demons imprisoned in cages within.

Several timid monsters were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, trembling.

Shen Jue sat on the Buddha carriage, his gaze sweeping gently over the city below.

He saw the burning light in the eyes of everyone who practiced the "Heaven and Earth Righteous Qi Method".

It was a light of desire to become stronger and greed, but it was also a light full of hope.

Shen Jue nodded slightly, her smile deepening.

"I'm here," Shen Jue said, waving his hand. His voice echoed throughout the entire Zhengqi City.

The city fell into a brief silence, then erupted into even louder cheers.

The combined voices of hundreds of thousands of cultivators were so powerful that they could probably shake the clouds in the sky.

As Yan Chixia watched this scene, a complex mix of emotions welled up within him, emotions he couldn't quite put into words.

He turned to look at Zuo Qianhu and Ning Caichen beside him and found that the two of them had similar expressions on their faces.

"Master Shen Jue's prestige is truly..." Yan Chixia shook his head, not finishing his sentence.

After finishing the last handful of sunflower seeds, Commander Zuo patted the crumbs off his hands and said casually, "This is normal."

"By admiring Brother Shen, we can prevent these cultivators from causing any major trouble."

A year ago, the human realm was ravaged by demons, mortals were like lambs to the slaughter, and cultivators were walking on thin ice.

A year later, demons had become commodities, and cultivators were everywhere.

The mastermind behind all this is sitting on a Buddha carriage, smiling as he accepts the worship of hundreds of thousands of people.

Shen Jue's gaze swept across the crowd and landed in the direction where Yan Chixia and the other two were.

He nodded slightly to the three of them, his lips moved slightly, and a gentle voice accurately reached their ears.

"The three of you, come to my side."

Yan Chixia, Zuo Qianhu, and Ning Caichen exchanged a glance and then walked towards Shen Jue.

The crowd automatically parted to make way for them, because everyone recognized these three as the closest people to Master Shen Jue.

Just as Yan Chixia and the other two approached the Buddha carriage, before they could even speak, they saw Shen Jue slowly rise from the carriage and step into the sky.

The wind in the entire city of Righteousness seemed to have stopped.

Shen Jue's gaze was no longer gentle, but sharp.

He looked around and saw that all the cultivators in his field of vision were holding their breath and concentrating.

The cheers that had been as loud as a mountain collapsing suddenly fell silent, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Hundreds of thousands of eyes were fixed on that tall, slender figure.

"Gentlemen."

"A year ago, demons roamed the human world, and humanity lived in constant fear."

"The evil energy in the world is even more harmful to living beings."

"At that time, demons devoured people, and cultivators lived in constant fear."

"Now, there are very few demons left in the human world."

"The once high and mighty demon has vanished into thin air."

"But the human world only enjoyed a brief period of peace."

A low murmur arose from the crowd as they pondered Shen Jue's words, unsure of his intentions.

"But," Shen Jue suddenly changed the subject, her voice rising several decibels.

"I'm going to tell you the truth."

"Those demons in the human realm are nothing but a pack of dogs guarding the status quo!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent. The pride and arrogance on their faces were instantly replaced by astonishment and solemnity.

"The truly ferocious demons, the truly numerous demons, the demons that truly dominate this world, have never been in the human realm." Shen Jue paused for a moment.

"They are in the underworld."

The underworld.

These two words are like two giant rocks crashing into the lake, stirring up huge waves.

A suppressed murmur arose from the crowd, and countless cultivators wore thoughtful expressions.

The underworld is the place where the souls of the dead return, a forbidden land that the living must not approach, a mysterious world shrouded in mystery since ancient times.

Most of the practitioners present had never set foot in the underworld, let alone know what it was like there.

Shen Jue did not stop the discussion, but waited until the buzzing subsided before continuing to speak.

When his voice rang out again, it carried an undeniable power.

"The underworld is the lair of demons."

"That place is a gathering place for true demons, vengeful ghosts, corpse fiends, and evil spirits."

"The true great demon has occupied the underworld for tens of thousands of years."

"They raise evil spirits and devour the souls of the dead, turning what should have been a peaceful underworld into a purgatory a hundred times more cruel than the human world."

"I will open the gate between Yin and Yang, lead you into the underworld, and utterly exterminate those vicious demons who have occupied it for tens of thousands of years!"

After a brief and profound silence, there was a deafening roar of cheers.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Invade the underworld! Annihilate the demons!"

"Long live Master Shen Jue!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"We swear to follow Master Shen Jue to the death!"

"evil!"

The shouts of hundreds of thousands of practitioners converged, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

The pebbles on the ground bounced up from the sound waves, and the demons locked in cages were so frightened that they curled up into a ball.

But there seemed to be something strange mixed in with these shouts.

Yan Chixia, Zuo Qianhu, and Ning Caichen stood beside the Buddhist carriage, enveloped by the terrifying sound waves.

The three men had different expressions, but none of them spoke.

They knew that since Shen Jue had made his statement, he was definitely not seeking their opinions.

Shen Jue wants to be sent to the underworld?

What a grand undertaking! What a bold move! And what a perilous undertaking!

The underworld is nothing like the human world. The demons there have been entrenched for tens of thousands of years, their power deeply rooted, far surpassing the scattered and disorganized forces of the human world.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of practitioners in front of us, most of them have only been practicing the "Heaven and Earth Righteous Qi Method" for a year and their foundation is still shallow.

Taking them to the underworld, wouldn't that be...?

Just as Yan Chixia was about to speak, Shen Jue seemed to see through his thoughts, turned his head slightly, and smiled at him.

That smile carried an unquestionable certainty and composure.

"Master Yan, are you scared?" Shen Jue's voice went directly to Yan Chixia's ears, carrying a hint of teasing.

Yan Chixia's lips twitched, and he lowered his voice, gritting his teeth, "Master! This is gambling with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people!"

"A bet?" Shen Jue shook his head slightly, his smile deepening.

"I never do anything I'm not sure of; you'll see."

After saying that, Shen Jue turned to the crowd again and raised her hands.

"Three days from now, I will open the gate between Yin and Yang."

"At that time, those who are willing to follow me into the underworld to slay demons will wait outside Lanruo Temple."

Without any silence, a warrior in the crowd raised his knife.

"We will charge into the underworld! We are ready!"

More and more cultivators raised their weapons. They might be martial artists, mages, or even ordinary mortals, but at this moment, the same flame burned in their eyes.

"Charge into the underworld!"

"Rape and kill demons!"

"?" Shen Jue looked puzzled and wondered which cultivators were being so direct.

It turned out that the martial artists and sorcerers from the Sichuan and Chongqing region had gotten too excited and shouted out the last sentence in unison.

Hundreds of thousands of human cultivators roared in unison, their shouts filled with righteous energy and killing intent, nearly scaring the demons in Righteous City to death.

"So, Black Mountain Demon, are you ready?" Shen Jue chuckled softly.