The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Everyone, time is tight, so I have to get straight to the point." Having been teleported here, Jiang Chen pushed open the conference room door with a brisk pace and said, "We already have a solution to open the Gates of the Underworld."

But I need everyone's full cooperation.

First, find a location where the gates of the underworld are open.

This place must be large and open enough, it must be an uninhabited area, and it is very likely that it will not be open to the public for hundreds of years to come.

After finding a suitable location, they still need to bring Feng Rui and the other death row inmates who have practiced secret techniques there.

I sent my location to the Spirit King waiting in the Underworld. The human world is in your hands now. I need to continue into the Underworld to help them fight off the evil spirits trying to break out with the Yin energy.

After succinctly explaining the parts of the Celestial Masters Sect's cooperation required, Jiang Chen rested his hands on the conference table and asked, "Any questions?"

"Is there a time limit?" the new leader asked, raising his hand.

He replied, "The sooner the better. The gates of the underworld are stirring and can hardly be suppressed anymore."

The sect leader pressed further, "What is your current plan?"

“The Spirit King, Jin Nian, and I are in charge of the Underworld. You don’t need to worry about our plan.” Jiang Chen tapped the table to emphasize, “The ultimate goal of our plan is to stop all the evil spirits that try to break out, and only let the dense Yin energy that is about to burst the Underworld flow out.”

Therefore, the location chosen for opening the Gates of Hell must be sufficiently safe.

Once the door opens, it won't continuously spew out yin energy like a river; it's intermittent, just like the gap between the two realms.

Besides locking Feng Rui and the others nearby to absorb the Yin energy, you also need to make preparations on the perimeter. If they can't absorb it all, you'll have to find a way to seal off the area.

Otherwise, if a large amount of yin energy enters the human world, it will inevitably cause the spread of diseases such as plagues.

Other evil spirits lurking in the human world through spatial rifts will also take the opportunity to become active and cause trouble.

You need to take the security situation at the rear very seriously.

"Ah... if we were to seal off a large area and slowly clear away the Yin energy, we would probably need a lot of magical treasures." An old Celestial Master stroked his beard and asked, "How many spirit cores do we still have in our reserves?"

All of them were transferred and distributed to the Equipment Department, instructing them to expedite the production of the corresponding magical artifacts and implements.

Upon hearing this, the little white cat immediately perked up its ears, its two large, deep blue eyes shining brightly, and whispered, "Host, quickly sell the spirit cores we picked up to them!"

Anyway, this stuff is useless in other mission worlds, so let's just exchange it for money now and guarantee us a life of wealth and luxury!

"Are you lacking spirit cores?" Jiang Chen asked with a barely perceptible smile.

The sect leader ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm so short of hair!"

I wonder if even if we use up all the stock from previous years, it will be enough to forge a magic weapon…

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chen raised his hand, and with a clatter, the conference room floor was piled high with spirit cores.

"Where is your warehouse? I can just put it in there and save you the trouble of sending someone to clean it."

Looking at the spiritual cores that almost filled the warehouse, the higher-ups of the Celestial Master Sect felt like they were dreaming.

After a while, the new leader scratched his head and asked in a low voice, "Where did Xiao Chen put all those spirit cores? Have we crafted any magical artifacts like space bags that can carry items?"

"Of course not, that's just something from a novel!" the Minister of Equipment replied in a muffled voice.

The old celestial master stroked his beard and smiled, "It's probably a rare magical treasure brought back from the underworld. Didn't I hear him say that he knows the Spirit King?"

That's the Spirit King who rules over the entire Underworld, or in other words, a god!

A magical artifact that can carry items is definitely within its capabilities!

Three days later, Jiang Chen, wrapped in a down jacket, stepped off a helicopter.

The Celestial Masters Sect, in conjunction with relevant departments, selected the deepest part of the continuous snow-capped mountains to open the gates of the underworld.

This area is uninhabited, and the nearest human settlement is hundreds of kilometers away.

Located in a mountain valley, the terrain can be used to seal off the area in time if the yin energy becomes too strong, thus preventing it from impacting the human world.

“This place is nice.” He looked around and was quite satisfied. “The Spirit King specifically instructed that the opening of the Gates of the Underworld would be a grand spectacle. If you sense anything unusual, you should immediately retreat to the outer perimeter.”

Yuan Xuefei, also wrapped in a thick down jacket, was holding Jin Nian's hand, giving him reluctant instructions. The two girls, whose souls were intertwined, were both worried about each other.

Especially after learning that Jin Nian's return to the Underworld could potentially lead to his promotion to the new Spirit King.

Yuan Xuefei was afraid she wouldn't come back, so she prepared a huge suitcase, packed it full, so that she wouldn't forget the human world while she was in the underworld.

After confirming that everything in the human realm was ready, Jiang Chen and Jin Nian walked to the designated location in the middle of the mountain valley to open the Gate of the Underworld and activated the mark left by Han Ying in their palms.

"Boom!"

A moment later, the atmosphere in the mountain hollow became chaotic, and a narrow spatial rift, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, opened up before them.

A slender, fair hand reached out, and from behind the crack came Han Ying's distinctive voice, "Welcome back!"

Jiang Chen grasped her hand and led Jin Nian into the spatial rift. Immediately, the rift closed and disappeared, as if it had never existed.

"That's the Spirit King?" The sect leader saw this scene through the telescope and couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that I couldn't see his true face... I hope their plan will succeed and save the human world from disaster."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Darkness Before Dawn

"Time is running out, we must begin the next phase of the plan immediately." Han Ying looked at the boy she had been longing for, her heart filled with desire but things not going as planned, and she feared that even a brief moment together would be difficult.

Jiang Chen gave her a big, warm hug and whispered, "Once the Gates of the Underworld open, you can go to the human world immediately..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by a long, slender, white finger with red nail polish. Han Ying forced a smile and shook his head, "It's no use."

No matter where I am, if I do not actively enter the Spirit King's Tomb after Jin Nian advances to the Spirit King level, I will completely dissipate.

and so……

You don't need to make any plans for me.

Until then, I just want to spend as much time as possible with you.

"After everything is over, will you take me to the Tomb of the Spirit King?"

Reluctant but unable to solve the problem, Jiang Chen remained silent for a moment, then nodded heavily in agreement, "Okay."

"Then let's move on to the next step of the plan." Han Ying smiled and took his hand as they walked into the main hall.

On the sand table, the palm-sized gate to the underworld trembled incessantly, its previous restless energy now even more ferocious.

Jin Nian looked at the gate, which had shrunk countless times but was still magnificent, and whispered, "Can we really stop it?"

"If all else fails, we'll have to use Plan A." Jiang Chen stared at the sand table, calculating in his mind what to do. "I'll personally guard the exit of the Netherworld Gate and try my best not to let a single evil spirit pass through."

After a moment of calculation, Han Ying stood in front of the sand table under his direction.

With a flick of her slender hand, the sand table began to change dramatically according to her wishes.

At the same time, the entire underworld outside the palace began to shake, the terrain constantly changing, and all the evil spirits could not stand steadily.

"The birthplace of the newly fallen evil spirits is placed at the very bottom, occupying the largest area;"

"The second level is over a hundred feet higher than the bottom level, ensuring that the evil spirit cannot climb up on its own except through the routes you've provided."

"The following three to nine floors increase in height, with the terrain becoming increasingly confined and the terrain steeper towards the top."

"The final level is the palace we are currently in, with a remaining open space for setting up a magic array to control high-level evil spirits;"

"The Gate of the Underworld is located behind the palace. In other words, to enter the human world through the Gate of the Underworld, one must pass through the binding array and the Spirit King's Palace."

With Jiang Chen's detailed instructions, the terrain within the sand table began to undergo tremendous changes.

Jin Nian covered her mouth and exclaimed after a while, "I understand! Brother's plan is to prevent these evil spirits from getting out!"

Since the gates of the underworld opened to release pressure because the yin energy in the underworld was too dense, let it slowly release the yin energy. As for those evil spirits trying to sneak out in the chaos, they'll have to climb up layer by layer if they want to go through the gates to the human world.

Han Ying gained complete control of the Underworld, and could manipulate the terrain at will.

Soon, the ten-story winding terrain was completed.

"Give all evil spirits the order: the gates of the underworld are about to open. Evil spirits who wish to go to the human world, strive to increase your strength and climb up!" Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the terrain on the sand table, which perfectly matched his ideas.

"You want the evil spirits to kill each other on their own initiative?" Han Ying said thoughtfully. "Hmm, the previous Spirit King also considered this method, but it didn't seem to work very well."

Those evil spirits are very cunning; they quickly figure out what their superiors are thinking and deliberately cause trouble!

He pulled the beauty into his arms, patted her thin shoulder, and laughed, "The terrain of the Underworld should never have changed, right? It's flat as a pancake, and evil spirits of all levels have long established their own territories. Of course, it's not easy to make them fight amongst themselves."

It's different now.

It is divided into ten levels and ten strata.

To stay competitive at this level, you must strive to become stronger.

What if we can't defeat the other evil spirits?

If you can't beat someone of the same level, can't you beat someone of a lower level?

So soon, the clever but weak evil spirits will realize that if they can't go up, they can go down, devour a certain number of low-level evil spirits and greatly increase their strength, and then fight back!

Even the lowest-ranking evil spirits who want to slack off are constantly under pressure from above. To survive, they must strive to improve themselves or they will be devoured as food.

But what about the vast number of the lowest-level evil spirits?

Of course, we should guard those fixed birthplaces of new evil spirits and devour them before the newly arrived evil spirits figure out what's going on, so that we can grow stronger!

"We just need to wait on the top floor and deal with the higher-level evil spirits that climb up."

"Ah, this..." Han Ying has never stepped out of the palace since she was born, she is a typical homebody.

They are clearly completely ignorant of the most basic scheming and intrigue in the human world.

She rubbed her temples, slowly processing what the other person had said.

Jin Nian's eyes lit up. "Brother is amazing! If I'm not mistaken, a fight must have broken out outside by now, right?"

Sure enough, as soon as all the evil spirits in the underworld recovered from the shock of the drastic change in the terrain, they found that only other evil spirits of the same level remained around them!

Especially those high-level evil spirits who are used to being pampered, they find that all their "little brothers" have disappeared, replaced by their old rivals who used to hide in their own territories!

Enemies meeting are bound to be extremely hostile, not to mention the allure of a higher realm that leads to the human world.

Under the combined influence of these two forces, all the evil spirits in the new nine-layered terrain engage in a relentless battle to the death!

Those who have wronged others will seek revenge, and those who have wronged others will seek retribution. None of the evil spirits who have committed numerous atrocities in various worlds and have fallen into the underworld are easy to deal with.

The belligerent want to become stronger as quickly as possible to kill their opponents; the clever ones have already moved to the next level to pretend to be weak and devour the strong to accumulate strength; the weak ones can only fight and devour each other with all their might to survive in order to protect themselves.

The underworld was in complete chaos, and the three of them could see ghostly flames leaping and fighting fiercely everywhere they looked down.

"Now we can open the Gates of Hell to release the pressure." Jiang Chen calculated the time and signaled Han Ying to take the final step.