I defeated the saint with a parry.

Even those behind the scenes probably didn't expect that the dead demon slayers could become a swift-moving army.

Ghost cultivators paired with the underworld—a perfect match.

When Xu Ling first arrived in the underworld, he immediately felt his hands and feet were ice-cold, hindering his movement. Although his robes and close-fitting armor protected him from freezing, it did have an impact.

If it weren't for his inherent attributes, which would have already brought him close to the Spirit Platform Realm, he would probably have difficulty even moving around.

Before they could even see their surroundings clearly, they heard a deafening roar, like thunder, explode in the air.

Xu Ling looked up and saw several figures flying under the moonlight. Some were as black as pitch, some radiated brilliant light, some exuded righteousness, some possessed demonic energy, and others were chillingly ghostly. They could collide several times in a single breath, and the vast energy dissipated in the collisions, accompanied by thunder, like lightning wandering among the clouds when dark clouds loom overhead.

The pressure unique to the strong rendered everyone else immobile.

Each of those figures in the sky is a great god.

"Hahaha, it seems that my Demon Suppression Division is still a cut above the rest."

It was Xu Huaixu's loud laughter; the figure enveloped in that aura of righteousness was him.

As soon as Xu Ling and his group appeared, they were noticed by the figures in the sky.

"Don't be too smug, Xu Huaixu. They're just a bunch of juniors. Do you think you're going to win?"

"Bah! You scum of Jin Yulou, you'd rather be a ghost than a decent human, and even collude with those underworld monsters, yet you dare bark at me like a dog?"

"You!! Xu Huaixu, you son of a bitch!!"

"The weaker your skills, the fouler your mouth! Look at your ghostly aura, if your mother knew you were like this, she'd probably regret giving birth to you."

"you......"

The Ninth King of Hell at Jin Yulou was furious. Forgetting all about words, he roared, "I'm going to kill you!"

Then they saw that eerie, ghostly sphere pressing down on Xu Huaixu.

The demon and ghost experts on his side also followed.

"shadow!"

With a wave of his hand, Xu Huaixu summoned the radiant figure, which transformed into a pagoda and fell into his grasp: "The heavens and earth possess righteous energy, its vastness illuminating the heavens!"

The righteous energy surged wildly, tearing through the sky of the underworld. Its warm, sun-like power shone and radiated heat, illuminating the entire space.

The most obvious feeling was that the omnipresent chill had disappeared, and even Xu Ling and the others watching from below were forced to retreat. Because if they didn't retreat, their ghost cultivator colleagues around Xu Ling would be purified and disappear by the righteous energy.

Xu Huaixu, with one hand forming a hand seal and the other holding up the pagoda, declared: "Gathering within the True Spirit Pagoda, sweeping away all demons from the mortal realm!"

"go!"

The True Spirit Tower, formed from the shadow, crashed headlong into the three people opposite it, its body surrounded not only by seven-colored mystical light but also by a righteous aura. Its speed was incredibly fast; any spiritual energy that couldn't keep up turned into a trail of flames, creating a truly awe-inspiring sight.

The Ninth Yama, who had just looked like he was about to kill someone, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this scene, and together with the other two, threw out their Dao treasures.

Even among Dao treasures, there are still differences.

The three people and their three treasures each protected themselves, unable to move under the suppression of the pagoda, and could only endure it.

One man subdues three demons; this is Xu Huaixu.

"Xu Ling! The task of establishing the array's core is now in your hands!"

Xu Huaixu looked at Xu Ling and pointed directly downwards with one hand: "I will lead the way for you, do not look back."

A surge of righteous energy shot out in the direction he pointed, piercing through the water and enveloping Xu Ling and his group, leading them into the "underground" of the underworld, thus creating a path.

"The key to the formation is at the boundary between Yin and Yang. Go there quickly."

Without wasting words, Xu Ling and the others marched swiftly in the direction indicated by the golden light.

After breaking through the water and entering the underground, the farther they were from Xu Huaixu and the others, the less pressure they felt.

Only after the pressure completely dissipated did Zhong Song leisurely speak, "The garrison commander is truly too strong."

Yes!

An unusual silence fell over the group; even after being given a second chance at life, this was the first time they had ever witnessed such a scene.

The righteous energy that should have restrained the ghost cultivators has instead become "nutritional" spiritual energy that nourishes their state on this path. The ghost cultivators' aura, which was originally stimulated upon arriving in the underworld, is now stabilizing, and even their ghostly bodies are becoming more solid, resembling living people.

They all knew in their hearts that this was a blessing bestowed upon them by the garrison.

Looking around, Xu Ling couldn't help but sigh, "There seems to be nothing here."

Outside the passage of righteous energy was nothingness; above, one could see the surface of the underworld's waters and the great battle between Xu Huaixu and the three others.

But after passing through the water, the scene became like a mirage, seemingly real yet appearing extremely unreal.

Looking down, one could actually see through the void the bustling city, Zhang Li and his group, the chaos all around, and the hordes of demons and ghosts constantly attacking the barrier outside the city.

Zhong Song swallowed hard. "Legend has it that the place where Yin and Yang meet is the place of reincarnation. It is both Yin and Yang. Not only can you see both worlds, but you can also see your own life... Now it seems that the legend is only half true."

"Look ahead!" Zhao Xiong pointed ahead of the passage: "There's actually a piece of land at the boundary between Yin and Yang."

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw that the direction from which the righteous energy was being directed was a piece of land without roots, like an island in the void.

Upon closer inspection, there is a building on the edge of this island that is exactly the same as the City God Temple in Fancheng, with a large open space in front of it.

A group of red foxes were standing in the open space, with a person in the middle of them.

This is the destination of the righteous spirit that guides us.

Xu Ling and his group landed precisely between the City God Temple and the group of monsters. The soil on the ground was incredibly compacted, but it was engraved with talismans similar to those found at the altar before, only these were more ancient and powerful. They could feel the immense power simply by standing on it.

Fortunately, the talismans here are not offensive.

Xu Ling looked at the figure and called out his name: "Li Yang, it really is you."

Li Yang, surrounded by demons, was leisurely stroking a fox while holding it.

"Brother Xu Ling, you shouldn't have come." Li Yang sighed, pushed away the fox in front of him, and pointed to the City God Temple next to Xu Ling: "This place used to be where the City God lived. Later, the City God was gone, and it became empty."

"See the steps behind the City God Temple? They're broken, right? The City God used to walk up those steps to return to the world of the living, and then return to the world of the dead from here."

"This kind of place is the most suitable for connecting the Yin and Yang realms. Therefore, the great formation that can change the world must naturally be based on this place."

"Once everything settles down, Fancheng will be the gate to hell, and the worlds of Yin and Yang will be completely connected."

"When countless ghosts and monsters rush into Kangzhou from the underworld without any hindrance, how do you think the Great Chu should respond?"

As he spoke, Li Yang couldn't hide his smugness.

As Xu Ling spoke, Zhong Song and his group watched the foxes warily: "So this is your real purpose. What about the Li family, and Li Xi?"

"The Li family?" Li Yang's eyes flashed with hatred, but he laughed loudly: "They certainly deserve to die, but if their deaths can be used to buy time and mislead the Demon Suppression Division, then they deserve to die even more."

"As for Li Xi...who said she's dead?"

Li Yang smiled and twisted his body. Under Xu Ling's shocked gaze, his figure gradually grew taller, transforming from a man into a woman.

The supposedly dead Li Xi reappeared before Xu Ling.

"I am Li Xi. There was never any Li Yang, Brother Xu."