Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

"It seems that the Blood God Son was able to capture my approximate location through the 'Blood Curse' and has already informed the demon cultivators under his command of the relevant information..."

"However, those who have come here so far are only outer sect cultivators, and their cultivation is also very scattered. It seems that the Blood God Son himself is not particularly concerned about me. At least for now, he probably has no intention of coming here in person..."

After making this judgment, Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she once again took Qingluo, entered the shadow state, and rushed to the Eastern Region through mountains and rivers.

About a day and a night later.

The master and disciple emerged from the valley again.

Looking up from here, you can see a not very prosperous town. It is the capital of Donghai County, which is located on the easternmost side of the entire continent and tens of thousands of miles away from the original barren mountain.

It may not be very prosperous, but it is still a county capital, and it has a large population. A considerable number of them are fishermen who make a living from the sea.

Bai Yuan found a way to find someone to get a fishing boat——

[The Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness] is not directly connected to Donghai County.

According to the settings Bai Yuan had seen in the expansion pack, this place was actually a sea within a sea. One had to travel thousands of miles deep into the East China Sea to reach an island surrounded by numerous black reefs. Then, from a natural ferry crossing there, one had to pass through a wall of air to enter.

Once inside the "Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness," the air becomes devoid of any spiritual energy. Even the spiritual energy within the cultivators' bodies is suppressed to an extremely low level, essentially the same as that of an ordinary person. Even those at the Spiritual Transformation Realm can only retain strength equivalent to that of the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stages, and after only a few spells, their spiritual energy is depleted.

Likewise, those magical instruments, flying swords, and flying boats that relied on spirit stones to power could not function properly there and could only retain a small portion of their capabilities.

Therefore, if you want to cross the sea, it is easier to rely on ships from the mortal world and use traditional sail power.

Of course……

If they were willing to invest the time to build an amphibious, steam-powered ironclad ship that also had the function of a flying boat, perhaps it could be used normally. However, Bai Yuan didn't have that much time at the moment, so he had to keep things simple and directly purchased a fishing boat, hired someone to reinforce it, and prepared to use it to move mountains and cross the sea.

"……arrive."

After flying on the sword for about an incense stick of time.

Bai Yuan saw a small strip of land in the vast ocean.

As you get closer, you'll see countless black reefs, like densely packed sesame seeds, scattered across the deep blue sea, giving you a bit of a trypophobia vibe. This is the "Black Reef Island" mentioned in the expansion pack.

This is the first stop that Qingluo visited when she returned to Zhongzhou with Mo Zheng and others thirty years later.

But this was Qingluo's first time seeing this place, and she had no related memories.

The same goes for Bai Yuan.

After all, the plot of the "Eastern Desolate Demon Realm" was part of the "Asking the Immortal" DLC and didn't officially appear in the main story. She knew about the existence of the "Black Reef Island" only because she had read the leaked information, so naturally she couldn't know more.

The two landed on the commanding heights of the island, spent some time observing the surrounding terrain, and found the U-shaped Black Reef Ferry.

"How about it, Xiaoqing, are you ready?"

Bai Yuan put down the ferry and looked back at Qingluo.

"Ok!"

The latter, with the sails fully hoisted, nodded vigorously.

then.

This not-so-big fishing boat, under the slightly unfamiliar control of the two people, sailed from the Black Reef Ferry into the sea and headed towards deeper waters.

Wow——!

At a certain moment, an invisible wall of air seemed to crack, and then the master and disciple felt their bodies tighten, then loosen, as if they had passed through some medium. Looking back, they found that the black reef island had become hazy, as if covered by a layer of mist.

“It’s a bit magical…”

Bai Yuan was amazed.

the other side.

Qingluo tugged at Bai Yuan's sleeve and pointed forward: "Grandma, look! Those things are..."

"Ok?"

Bai Yuan retracted his gaze from the direction he had come from, turning his head to follow Qingluo's finger. From the misty sea surface, he saw huge, bony figures slowly emerging. Some were floating, some were walking, and some were wandering aimlessly around.

Among them, there are several figures with particularly huge outlines, which are estimated to be hundreds or even thousands of meters high. From a distance, they look like a small mountain standing above the sea, which is a bit creepy.

In addition, there were a few figures hovering in the air in strange postures, like birds, and they were also very skinny.

As the distance gets closer.

The images of these things gradually became clearer from being vague at first.

Bai Yuan and the other two were also slightly shocked.

The bodies of these creatures consisted of only skeletons and a very small amount of flesh. Yet, even in this situation, they could still walk and jump, just like the zombies commonly seen in modern movies, giving people an indescribable sense of horror.

"...These things must be the creatures that have perished in this sea over the past tens of millions of years."

Bai Yuan pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

As mentioned before, the [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness] and the [Cangwu Abyss] are similar in nature. They are both one of the few places on the continent where yin and yang meet, connecting life and death.

Ordinary humans and animals cannot survive here, and even simply entering or traveling back and forth is difficult. However, those that are dead or "about to die" can exist here for a long time in a special form, perfectly blending into the surrounding environment.

For example, the figures in the field of vision.

It looked like most of them were the remains of demons of all races. Some of the corpses had died long ago, perhaps from the catastrophe that split the continental shelf ten thousand years ago. Now only a bare skeleton remained, glowing dimly in the mist.

Some looked like they had died recently, their flesh and blood not yet completely decayed and weathered, but instead clung to their bodies like a tight leather jacket, making them look like skin and bones, extremely hideous;

There were still a few human corpses left behind, small masses, drifting aimlessly on the sea. Their tattered clothing gave a glimpse of their former identities. Some even came from sects that had been destroyed many years before.

——Just like those living dead in [Cangwu County].

now.

Some of these corpses also noticed Bai Yuan and Qing Luo, and turned their rugged heads towards the direction of their boat, as if they were "examining" them with their non-existent brains.

suddenly.

The corpses of two of the birds separated from their fellow birds and flew towards Bai Yuan and Qing Luo.

They circled high in the sky for a moment, then one of the bird skeletons suddenly flapped its bony wings, swinging its over ten-meter-long body into an upside-down position. After a brief build-up of momentum, it shot down towards the sea like an arrow!

"唳——!!"

Because it was just a corpse, without complete vocal cords, its cries sounded somewhat strange. However, the air waves stirred up by the vibrations of its bony wings violently vibrated in the air, setting off a crackling sound like firecrackers, which merged into a line in the blink of an eye!

"?!"

Facing the oncoming murderous intent.

Bai Yuan pushed his heels hard on the deck, and a huge shadow burst out from his body, transforming into the appearance of a big black cat, and charged head-on at the bone bird!

Bang——! ! !

this moment.

Two equally massive and swift figures collided with a thud, sending ripples of energy radiating outwards before cascading onto the blue-gray sea. For a moment, the surrounding ocean, hundreds of meters in length, was surging, like a torrential hailstorm!

The small fishing boat began to shake violently due to the recoil force.

Qingluo struggled to control the boat, trying to stabilize it again.

Bai Yuan gathered the shattered shadows around him, ready to strike. At the same time, he took out the [Exquisite Dice] and held it in his palm. Seeing the obviously dim golden dice surface, Bai Yuan frowned slightly.

"Is the suppression effect of this sea area on spiritual power... so obvious?"

Chapter 207 Natural Mine and Towering Paulownia

Bai Yuan had long known that [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness] had the function of suppressing magical weapons, but she did not expect that even magical weapons of the level of [Exquisite Dice] could not be immune to it.

Judging from the dimness of the six dice surfaces, if Bai Yuan threw it out at this moment, the power it could exert would probably be only about 60% of what it would be when used outside.

but……

Another thing on Bai Yuan's body was different——

[Netherworld Bone Flute]!

This thing is made of the larynx of the "Yellow Springs Monster". Its raw materials come from the underworld, so it naturally possesses the ability to transcend life and death. At this time, it is more active than usual. The white flute body emits a faint fluorescence, and it seems that its power has increased instead of decreased.

"By the way..."

"These things in the [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness] can also be considered 'corpses', right? Then... can they also be controlled by the bone flute?"

Bai Yuan suddenly thought of this possibility, and his mind suddenly became active.

You have to know that the enemies she faces now are not easy to deal with. Not to mention Qingluo, her former disciple, there are also the Blood God Son, the Shentu family, the East Wasteland Monster Clan, and Qinglingzi, her former enemy... these are all people she will have to face when she returns.

In the face of these enemies, the few corpses she had collected earlier were simply not enough. A full-scale battle with the Spiritual Transformation Realm cultivators would probably have almost exhausted them.

However, there are too many corpses in the [Netherworld Sea].

This land has existed for thousands of years. When the world shifted and the continental shelf shifted, countless demons and humans buried their bodies here. The weaker ones have long since weathered to ash over the millennia; those whose remains remain today were generally at or above the Nascent Soul stage.

Add to that the demons who have died here over the past tens of millions of years...

This is a natural mine for the [Netherworld Bone Flute]!

Even if the souls of most of these corpses had been annihilated and dissipated, it didn't matter. Their numbers were simply too great. With such a massive base, if each one could retain even 50% of its former strength, combined, they would constitute an incredibly formidable force.

(What do you think, little waste?)

To be on the safe side, Bai Yuan still asked the system: "If I bring these things back thirty years from now... it shouldn't affect the world line, right?"

[…Theoretically, no, because these corpses are ownerless. No one has ever thought of taking them in the past thousand years.]

(Hmm? Does that mean it existed thousands of years ago?)

Bai Yuan noticed the little waste's wording.

[Well... yes, but it's not important. In fact, there is another thing on the host that can play a significant role here.]

(?)

The communication between Bai Yuan and Little Waste was done through thoughts, so it was very fast. From the beginning to now, only a few seconds had passed.

Of course, like the Cangwu Abyss, the Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness lacked a concept of time. Or rather, time was a chaotic concept here, with no distinction between day and night, or spring and summer. The so-called "few seconds" was entirely determined by Bai Yuan's physical senses.

In this process.

The bird skeleton continued to dive down, clashing with the black cat shadow created by Bai Yuan again and again, and smashing each other again and again. A lot of bone fragments could be seen splashing from it and falling on the surrounding water.

The fishing boat under Bai Yuan and Qing Luo was also shaking violently and on the verge of collapse due to the collision between the two sides.

Just when the situation was critical.

Bai Yuan suddenly took back the [Exquisite Dice] and [Bone Flute], then turned over his palm, and a handful of bluish-white flames suddenly appeared on his white palm.

The flame was originally just a small ball.

But as the bird's skeleton approached, it seemed to sense something and suddenly expanded. Like a slender, agile dragon, it soared straight up dozens of meters into the air, opened its "mouth" and bit, licking off half of the bird's bony wing.

The latter's body swayed for a moment, then flapped the remaining half of its bone wing and fled in panic.

The ball of green flame shrank back into Bai Yuan's palm. Its size did not change, but its color became slightly darker than before, becoming more verdant and juicy.

——Blue flame.

This thing was given to Bai Yuan by the Phantom Fire Listener from the Jiang family's ancestral land.

Well... to be more precise, Ji Lingyun helped her get it from the former.

After that, Bai Yuan had been carrying these green flames with him, trying to comprehend and refine them, but his progress was slow. Unexpectedly, it would bloom with extraordinary brilliance at this moment.

Also.

The Phantom Fire Listener was a high-level demonic being comparable to the Grand Void Ancient Dragon and the Divine Phoenix. Furthermore, it was a rare species that lived in the Netherworld, capable of transcending yin and yang. The one in the Jiang family's ancestral land was an adult possessing the strength of the Return to Void Realm.

Its breath is still quite intimidating to these ordinary dead things.

present.

Bai Yuan raised his hand slightly and lifted Qing Yan a little higher.

The bird skeleton just now circled crookedly in the sky for several rounds, but finally did not dare to come down.

The corpses nearby, from various demon tribes and even humans, were also intimidated by the aura of phantom fire contained within the blue flames, and they all moved further away. For a moment, a long vacuum was cleared wherever Bai Yuan and Qing Luo sailed, making their journey smoother than boating in a small pond.

Qingluo was a little surprised by this: "Senior, this flame... is it also your magical power?"

"That's not the case. It's... a gift from a friend. Um, a friend. Just like the [Exquisite Dice]."

Bai Yuan said this with certainty.