From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"What if Lu Jin and his team fail?"

Zhang Zhiwei frowned.

"Then let's wait until they fail before we talk about it."

Jiang Liu had a backup plan: if Lu Jin and the others wanted to defeat Nie Xiaoqian, they had to enter the palace above this place!

Although the distance between Hell and Heaven cannot be simply calculated in terms of length, the closer Lu Jin gets to Nie Xiaoqian, the more turbulent the magnetic field around the "gateway" between Heaven and Hell will become, and it may even be able to distort space.

There is no other reason than this.

Lu Jin, Hong Guniang, and the others are alive!

The magnetic field of living people is naturally more stable than that of ghosts and monsters. As long as one is careful not to be affected by ghosts or monsters with strange abilities in the ghost realm, or by any special things, it will be enough for Jiang Liu to complete the location and teleportation!

Just like in the Black Mountain incident, when Jiang Liu heard that Zheng Zha had entered the mural and was awakened by Chu Xuan, he then took the fairy Luo Li out...

The reason for this is precisely this.

Moreover, Jiang Liu can sense the magnetic field of space at the point of distortion. As long as Lu Jin and the others can influence it for a moment, he can defeat them!

But now—

"I choose to believe Lu Jin and Miss Hong!"

"Furthermore, in this place where yang gives rise to yin, Lu Jin and the others are in the 'yang' of the Ghost Realm, which is much better than the 'yin' environment we first went to and where we are now. As long as we have enough strength, we can use our supernatural abilities to our heart's content..."

# Chapter 391 Too Much "Tranquility" Turns into Wood

"Brother Jiang and the others are trapped."

Lu Jin's eyes were grave as he scanned the crowd. "Now it's up to us to rescue them. We must find a way to defeat the Black Mountain Demon in the central palace once."

"But the palace is heavily guarded."

During this period, Gao Huan, Si Chong, and others had already investigated the intelligence of this "Northern City," which could be roughly divided into three areas.

First, there was the outer city, which was where they were currently staying. The houses were relatively low, only two or three stories high. The residents, merchants, and pedestrians were mostly animals that walked upright and could speak, or black ghosts.

Secondly, there is the middle area.

The houses are mostly square, with an average height of about fifty meters. The inhabitants are animals and ghosts, but they all have relatively perfect human bodies, only with some animal features, such as ears and tails.

Finally, there is the central palace, just like the legendary heavenly court, with a total of thirty-three palaces, radiating countless rays of rainbow light and auspicious clouds.

During this period, it seems that Chong also transformed his Qi into a body, soared into the air, and looked down. He saw four main roads running through the entire "Northern City", corresponding to the four archways in the east, west, south and north.

"Even if we don't save Jiang Liu and the others, if we want to get out, we have to break into the Heavenly Gate, storm the Tongming Palace, and confront the Black Mountain Demon who is impersonating the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace."

Li Muxuan was the first to agree to save Jiang Liu, but he couldn't directly express his emotions to some of the strangers who weren't familiar with Jiang Liu. He had to explain what else they had to do besides "saving Jiang Liu".

[Junior Brother Li has indeed become much more composed!]

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin sighed inwardly and asked Hong, "Sister Hong, what do you think we should do?"

Hong Guniang naturally wanted to save Jiang Liu. After thinking for a while, she said, "Look at those ghosts and gods down there. They can speak human language and have emotions. Compared with humans, their minds are not much different. We can treat them as 'madmen'."

Since the Black Mountain Demon has trapped itself in the Lingxiao Palace, it will inevitably need manpower to rule the entire city.

We pretended to be wandering cultivators who had accidentally stumbled upon this place, and went to pay our respects to the Black Mountain Demon, to see if it would be willing to let us become 'celestial officials'.

"It's worth a try."

Lu Jin approved of the idea.

Since the Black Mountain Demon wants to establish a Heavenly Court, he must want to establish a rule. But how can he manage with only low-intelligence ghosts and monsters under his command?

We definitely need manpower!

These "unaffiliated cultivators" who "accidentally" entered this place could easily pretend to be extraordinary people who believed they had entered the sacred realm of Heaven and go to pay homage. As long as they were granted the title of celestial official or the descent of immortals, they could go and pay homage to the Black Mountain Demon.

Is it really that easy?

Zhang Dong scratched his head, not entirely confident. "To become an official, one needs to at least take the imperial examinations, right? The Four Books and Five Classics are manageable, but what if I were asked to write essays or discuss national policies—"

In reality, most of the people present had not even read the Four Books and Five Classics in their entirety, so how could they possibly participate in the imperial examinations?

"Relax, perhaps the Black Mountain Demon doesn't care about this?"

The young woman reassured everyone, "Besides, it's not even certain whether there are any imperial examinations in this godforsaken place."

We must go to the area outside the palace and gather some information, no matter what.

Those ghosts don't look human, but their thoughts are no different from humans, just a bit 'crazy'. But if you pay attention, you can still get information out of them.

The crowd looked at each other, and could only accept it.

After all, there was no better solution at the moment.

but.

Before setting off, Hong Guniang arranged for Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and Gao Huan to stay behind and gather information on Smith and Stephen Whitey.

The antidote to the poison of "Genesis" still lies with those two!

And so.

The group split into two groups.

A dozen or so people, led by Hong Guniang, headed towards the palace.

Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and Gao Huan remained in the outer city area to search for Smith and Stephen Whitey.

When Red Girl and her group entered the central area of ​​this heavenly palace, they all slowed down their pace, because stepping into the city in person was far more spectacular than watching it from afar outside the city.

Looking around, all they could see were tall buildings, one after another, which made them feel both oppressed and curious.

"I've heard that big cities in the West are like this."

"But isn't this the Central Plains? How come there are Western-style houses in the ghost realm created by that Black Mountain Demon?"

"Perhaps it's the special nature of the Ghost Realm. I've heard that fortune tellers need to consider things like inner vision and the flow of energy. Maybe this Ghost Realm is in harmony with the external energy, allowing that Black Mountain Demon to detect Western architecture!"

"But I have to say, these houses are pretty nice. I wish I could live in a house like this someday."

"Hey, you're overthinking it. I've heard that China is more than a hundred years behind the West. To live in a house like this, you'd have to live at least another hundred years! Let your future great-grandson burn one for you! Hahaha!"

As they walked, they laughed, their furrowed brows lessening and their smiles growing wider, like a group of tourists on a picnic.

The girl in red sensed something was wrong and asked sharply, "Senior, do you have the guts...?"

"what?"

But before she could finish speaking, Si Chong interrupted her, looking puzzled. "Senior? Am I a senior? Oh, right, my name is Si Chong."

But as soon as he finished speaking, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Seeing this, Hong Guniang looked at the multi-story palace about three kilometers away and realized that the closer one gets to the city center, the simpler one's thoughts become, until they become "pure".

Purity is not bad; it greatly aids in spiritual practice. However, if one becomes so pure that one loses all thoughts, one becomes nothing more than a sculpture or a puppet that can be manipulated at will.

But why am I unharmed?

The girl immediately thought of the light spot given to her by Jiang Liu in her ancestral aperture, which could not only connect with her but also protect her primordial spirit!

"Zhao Xinchuan, Boss Cha, have you noticed something's wrong?"

Zhao Xinchuan was a member of the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe, and Boss Cha was a member of the Confucian Society. Both of them had light spots in their ancestral apertures, so nothing happened to them.

Zhao Xinchuan said, "They've lost their minds!"

Boss Cha asked, "Should we retreat?"

No, keep going.

Given the current situation, retreating seems to be the best option. However, in Hong Guniang's opinion, with Si Chong and the others as cover, the three of them could "infiltrate" and get close to the Black Mountain Demon, then seize the opportunity to kill him with one blow. "This might be the Black Mountain Demon's method!"

It bewitches others, and the closer one gets to the center, the clearer one's mind becomes, until one finally becomes a puppet that it can manipulate at will!

However, the tiny speck of light given to us by Brother Jiang within our ancestral aperture can prevent our spirit from being affected by such evil magic, but it can still be utilized.

Zhao Xinchuan and Boss Cha exchanged a glance and decided to take a gamble in hopes of achieving success.

That's how it is.

Hong Guniang, Zhao Xinchuan, and Boss Cha, pretending to chat and laugh with the others, quietly followed Si Chong and his group to a bus stop, boarded a bus, and it slowly drove towards the multi-story palace...

# Chapter 392 "Lingxiao Palace"

"Drip!"

The bus honked its horn twice, and the snake-headed, human-bodied ghost driver turned around and shouted into the bus, "We've arrived at 'South Heaven Gate' station. Passengers, please get off! Thank you for your cooperation!"

Si Chong and the others had lifeless eyes, like puppets, and lined up to get off the car one by one.

Hong Guniang, Zhao Xinchuan, and Boss Cha also lost their focus, their eyes becoming dull and lifeless. They joined the last group in line and got off the bus with everyone else.

"That driver was quite easygoing," Boss Cha said after getting out of the car.

"South Heavenly Gate".

Zhao Xinchuan looked up at the archway, which was several tens of feet high and transparent as if it were made of glass, with bright and beautiful decorations. "That Black Mountain Demon actually built a heavenly palace. He is really ambitious."

"Don't speak yet!"

Looking at the statue of the Heavenly King of Growth, which was several meters tall, holding the Azure Cloud Sword, and with a blue face and green skin, the Red Girl said to the two of them without turning her head, "We are about to enter the Heavenly Gate. We should act according to the situation so that the ghosts and gods inside will discover that the three of us are 'not right'."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xinchuan and Boss Cha immediately shut their mouths.

However, after entering the South Heavenly Gate with Si Chong and his group, the three of them were surprised by the scene inside the gate.

This is because the inner chamber and the outside of the Heavenly Gate are like two completely different worlds!

Upon entering the Heavenly Gate, one sees nine long pillars on each side, with dragon reliefs coiled around them, gleaming and bright. A long arched bridge, paved with white jade and surrounded by clouds, lies between the eighteen pillars, leading directly to the Tongming Hall and the Lingxiao Hall.

Stepping onto the jade bridge, the three dared not look around freely, but their eyes darted left and right, taking in thirty-three magnificent palaces and seventy-two jade towers.

In front of each hall and pavilion stood jade lions, flanked by bright red flowers on the left and tender green herbs on the right, their fragrance irresistible.

Red Girl held her breath, but eventually had to breathe. She took a breath and immediately felt refreshed and invigorated.