From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Your abilities... are somewhat dangerous."

In that instant, Matsumoto felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that Zheng Zha's explosive power in a short period of time was extremely strong, and if he went all out, he might be able to rival Zhang Zhiwei.

"Master, can we enter the Ghost Realm now?" Zheng Zha asked.

"can."

Ru Song gave Zheng Zha a deep look, nodded, and then said to Jiang Liu, "Zhang Zhiwei is the only one who has entered the Ghost Realm..."

After our discussion, we concluded that the best solution is to bring the ghost realm into reality. The method is to send living people into it to make the connection between the ghost realm and reality closer.

We old folks originally planned to go inside...

But Zhang Zhiwei said we needed to take precautions against unforeseen circumstances involving those skilled in astrology and sorcery... We originally planned to contact you later to discuss the specific candidates, but we didn't expect Chairman Jiang to come in person."

"No need to discuss it, isn't this what our fourth group does?"

Jiang Liu smiled casually, hooked his arm around Ru Song's neck, and whispered, "I've lost my 'past,' are you quite happy about that, you old bald monk?"

"I would never have such a thought!"

Ru Song responded hastily.

Although he did not agree with the Confucianism Association's ideas, how could he want a "Buddhist disciple" who could temporarily reach the state of "emptiness of the five aggregates" to die?

He was also planning how to guide Jiang Liu back to the "right path" and encourage him to focus on cultivation so that he could attain the true state of "emptiness of the five aggregates"!

If the river were to fall here—

He, Ru Song, is definitely the one I'll miss the most!

"Then I'll trust you this once, Elder Rusong." Jiang Liu chuckled.

"President Jiang, monks do not lie."

Ru Song was quite saddened by Jiang Liu's wariness and distrust...

# Chapter 341 Splitting Up in a "Horror Movie"

"gone."

Seeing that Zheng Zha and the others were mentally and physically prepared, Jiang Liu called out to them and took the lead, striding towards the black pine forest ahead.

The moment you enter the pine forest, the already dim light immediately dims, and the withered yellow and grayish-brown needles on the ground rustle under your feet.

Perhaps because of the recent rain, the ground was quite damp, and the entire pine forest carried a peculiar smell of decaying needles mixed with the earthy odor.

臭？

It's not quite that; it's more like a very light perfume that gives you a slightly refreshing and pleasant feeling.

"But coupled with the dimness within the pine forest, this refreshing feeling was fleeting, transforming into anxiety and unease that lingered in everyone's hearts..."

I said—

Zhan Lan couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Jiang Liu's narration-style introduction, "Can you please stop creating a scary atmosphere?"

"Just to make you relax a bit."

Jiang Liu turned around and chuckled, “You all look too bitter and resentful. With this kind of mentality, it would be a miracle if you didn’t make things worse in life, work, or completing a mission. Why don’t you think about what you plan to do after you finish the mission?”

I'll go first.

I plan to return and collaborate with insightful individuals to reintegrate the extraordinary into the human community, thus achieving a return to their original state.

The Bowing Faction and the Pot Faction...

Which one do you think is better?

Chu Xuan realized the conflict between the superhumans and ordinary people in this parallel universe, but then again, this period was indeed the only opportunity for the two sides to merge.

Zheng Zha didn't think that much about it, and simply suggested, "Then I suggest you choose the Bowing faction."

"Looks like you know a lot!"

Jiang Liu turned around, walked backwards, and gave Zheng Zha a thumbs up.

As the group ventured deeper into the black pine forest, after walking for nearly half an hour, they suddenly saw a light ahead and quickened their pace to emerge from the forest.

Everyone could sense that the place was dark, with no sun or moon in the sky and no light, but their eyes were surprisingly able to see everything.

But ahead:

The mountain of knives is sharp and the sea of ​​fire is scorching. The sharp mountain of knives is heavy with malevolent energy, and the sea of ​​fire is scorching with evil spirits.

A lonely soul wanders, a wild ghost floats. A lonely soul wanders, howling mournfully, a wild ghost floats, weeping.

Sometimes, yakshas patrol the underworld, their iron forks accompanied by a chanting sound in the wind.

If you ask where this place is, it surpasses even the deepest hell.

"Is this hell?"

Zhan Lan covered her mouth, unable to believe it.

Whether out of fear, curiosity, or sheer courage, everyone turned their gaze toward Jiang Liu.

And just as the Central Continent team entered the Ghost Realm, the Supreme God's notification sounded:

[The one-kilometer distance restriction has been lifted!]

Killing one wandering ghost rewards 100 reward points; killing one yaksha rewards 1000 reward points!

[Return Mission: Destroy Lanruo Temple!]

"The distance restriction has been lifted!" Zheng Zha exclaimed in surprise, but their mission to return to the temple remained the same: they still needed to destroy Lanruo Temple.

“Since you all have your own tasks, then split up. I’ll go find Zhang Zhiwei.”

Jiang Liu said, "We 'living dead' entering this space are perhaps the very thing that's constantly bringing this place closer to reality. It doesn't matter if we die—"

"We won't die in this space?" Lu Renjia asked.

"When someone dies, their physical body, which comes from the real world, probably serves the same purpose."

This sentence made Zheng Zha and the others' faces twitch.

"However, if any of you really die in this space, you might actually be able to live a 'second life' like those 'wandering ghosts'."

Zheng Zha: "..."

Is this considered living?

"I think it's better to follow you," Zhang Jie suggested.

"That's right!"

Zheng Zha quickly chimed in, "In horror movies, splitting up often leads to separate incidents; staying together is the safest option."

"To be honest, I can sense a huge, very powerful creature inside that black mountain ahead. My friend may have fought it before, which caused the spatial fluctuations and the flow of energy to change. If you come with me... I may not be able to protect your lives."

Before this sea of ​​fire and knives, there is a great black mountain, about a thousand feet high, soaring straight into the sky. Various palaces and pavilions of all sizes and strange shapes are built there. At the very top, an ancient temple stands firm, emitting wisps of black energy.

Just looking at him gave Jiang Liu goosebumps all over his body.

This ghost town—

The flow of yin energy is ever-changing, yet it has already established order, resembling the legendary underworld.

Without further ado, Jiang Liu circulated his Qi throughout his body, took a step, and seemed to take flight, transforming into a white streak of light as he leaped towards the Black Mountain.

The Central Continent team and others were left standing there in astonishment.

"Is this to protect us?" Zheng Zha murmured.

"No, I think we're just a burden at this stage."

Chu Xuan revealed the truth: "Our mission to return is to destroy Lanruo Temple, but I suspect that Lanruo Temple may be located at the very top of that Black Mountain."

"Then how do we destroy them?"

Zero frowned. "The existence that even Jiang Liu finds troublesome is probably some kind of ghost king in this ghost realm, right? We can't possibly win against it."

Zhang Jie cautioned, "The Supreme God will not issue missions that guarantee certain death."

"This involves Jiang Liu and his group's plans."

Chu Xuan's glasses gleamed white. "Completely overlap this ghostly realm with reality, pull it into reality! Qi formation should exist based on the natural environment... Simply put, understand it as feng shui. Collapsing mountains and changing the course of rivers disrupts feng shui, which means disrupting the qi formation."

Once the energy barrier is broken, this ghostly realm will crumble without a fight!

However, the impact will not disappear due to the breakdown of the energy field.

From the perspective of the theory that humans are a collection of information from the past, present, and future, the loss of information representing the 'past' is like a murderer who attempted murder but only severed limbs. The murderer can be punished, but the severed limbs cannot be reattached.

At this point, Chu Xuan paused for a moment before saying, "This is perhaps the role played by Smiling Tiger and his more than 20,000 soldiers."

After a long silence, Zheng Zha said with some resentment, "Does that mean all we need to do is stay alive as long as possible?"

"In theory, this is what we need to do right now. After all, as 'living dead,' we are not affected by 'Final Destination' in this ghost realm."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and analyzed the current situation for Zheng Zha, saying, "However, things will definitely not develop so easily. Due to the special nature of the Ghost Realm, I can actually tell that those Taoists and monks are not entirely sure whether living people entering here can be pulled into reality, or rather, they don't know how long it will take to achieve their goal."

This 'horror movie' doesn't seem to be entirely supernatural; it also incorporates elements of metaphysics, war, political intrigue, and science. Furthermore, aside from providing a return quest, the main god hasn't offered any further clues…

In short, for us 'reincarnators', this is an exploratory horror film, and danger—

The Supreme God has figured it out.

The mission to return is to destroy Lanruo Temple, which means we must enter the Ghost Realm to explore. The ghosts there certainly won't consider us one of their own, and one of the dangers comes from them. Entering the Ghost Realm, however, means we must first discard our 'past,' which will lead to a 'Final Destination' scenario once we leave the Ghost Realm and return to reality…”

# Chapter 342 The Power of the Iron Rod

"Damn it! The Supreme God really has no good intentions!" Hearing Chu Xuan's analysis, Zheng Zha cursed inwardly, wishing he could go back to the Supreme God's space right now, take down that big ball of light, and rub it hard.

"Therefore, after Jiang Liu and we split up, we also have to split up."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, ignoring the astonished looks of the others, he gave his reasons, "I know you think it's extremely foolish to split up in this kind of 'supernatural' horror movie, but in fact, if you stay together, the chances of being wiped out are much greater."

One Jiang Liu is worth two S-level side quests and 50,000 reward points. How much are the monsters that he finds troublesome worth?