Fellow Daoist, your script is really good.

interesting.

Which way?

"There is a path on a hill near the road to this life. That's all I can tell you, young lady. Even if you kill me, it won't make a difference."

Qu Qianyun looked coldly at Meng Po.

Meng Po watched her quietly.

Suddenly, Qu Qianyun smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Thanks~"

Qu Qianyun brushed past Meng Po. As Qu Qianyun stepped across the Naihe Bridge, countless black underworld snakes surged towards her.

The surrounding ghosts were startled; they had never seen so many black snakes before, and they quickly ran away.

Soon, on the other side of the Bridge of Helplessness, only Qianyun and the hundreds of black Nether Serpents remained.

"Go! Find it!"

Qu Qianyun gave the order.

The next moment, hundreds of black serpents scattered.

On the other side of the Bridge of Helplessness, an invisible rule does indeed affect the perception of divine sense, and even Qu Qianyun is helpless, because this is the Heavenly Law of the Underworld!

Although divine sense detection is no longer effective, the natural method of searching through snake meat is perfectly fine.

It just takes a little bit of time.

"It's alright, I have plenty of time."

Qu Qianyun walked towards the direction of this life's path.

He was going to meet that vicious woman; this time, he wanted to see what she was up to.

......

The next morning, Su Li and the other two set off again for the capital of the Ghost Kingdom.

After spending a day in this paradise, Su Li felt somewhat dazed, as if he had truly left the Netherworld and returned to the mortal realm.

The main reason is that this "Shangri-La" is just too real.

It's cool in the morning, but gradually gets hot as noon approaches.

And the sun is getting bigger and bigger.

Su Li had no idea what the fake sun in the sky was or what it was made of.

According to the information Su Li obtained from Xue Zhong, their Empress is currently at the peak of the Immortal Realm, but has not yet reached the Ascension Realm.

This was quite unexpected for Su Li.

In Su Li's view, so many years have passed, he should have reached the Ascension Realm by now, but in reality he hasn't.

Su Li felt that something must have happened during this time.

Otherwise, the other party's cultivation level wouldn't be so low.

Regardless of the circumstances, Qin Ranran's mere Immortal Realm status is undoubtedly a tremendous boon for Su Li!

Both he and Yi Meihan had the ability to cross borders and kill enemies, and in addition, Zang Hong's strength was not low either.

So even if they were to go head-to-head with Qin Ranran, the three of them working together would definitely be a match for her.

Of course, it's best to avoid running into each other if possible.

Following the path on the map, Su Li and his group arrived at the city walls of the Ghost Kingdom's capital on the morning of the second day.

Su Li and the other two handed over the official documents.

In the land of demons, travel between cities requires a permit.

This document was naturally obtained by Su Li and the other two from Xue Zhong.

Enter the capital of the Demon Kingdom.

Compared to other cities in the Ghost Kingdom, the capital city was naturally much more prosperous.

However, the overall layout remains largely unchanged.

Street vendors, inns, brothels—it has almost everything you'd expect.

However, the architecture is quite old, and compared to the diverse architectural styles of today, the architecture of the Oni race is still relatively simple.

Su Li and his group had a simple plan: to infiltrate the capital of the Ghost Kingdom directly, without resorting to any fancy tricks.

Of course, most importantly, Su Li felt that Qiu Qingmeng would arrive here soon.

I must leave before then!

Otherwise, even if Qiu Qingmeng wouldn't kill him for deceiving him, who knows what heinous things she might do?

For example, he could cut off his own hands and feet and then stay by her side.

This sounds incredibly perverted, but if it's Qiu Qingmeng, Su Li thinks it's entirely possible that Qiu Qingmeng would actually do it.

Even now, Su Li is still somewhat confused.

At first, Su Li just wanted to find out if the Ghost Clan had really been wiped out.

How are the Oni tribe living these days?

If the Oni Clan was doing well, Su Li would simply turn around and leave, not intending to disturb their lives, much less say something like, "Oni Clan, your Crown Prince has returned!"

That sounds absolutely shameless.

However, upon arriving in the Netherworld, Su Li discovered that his objective had shifted from "confirming the safety of the Ghost Clan" to "what exactly are the Ghost Clan up to?"

And if the Oni race is really doing something bizarre, how can I save them...?

Although he is now a human, after recalling some memories of his past life, Su Li still can't let go of the ghost race.

Moreover, in that lifetime, he failed to protect his own people.

In this lifetime, I will do my best to make amends.

However, infiltrating the Oni clan's palace is not such a simple matter.

Because the Oni clan's royal palace has a magic array.

If you just go in on your own, you'll definitely be detected by the palace's magic array.

However, after a day and a night of observation...

Su Li discovered that the palace sent people to the capital every day to purchase supplies for the palace's use.

So on the morning of the third day after arriving in the capital of the Ghost Kingdom, Su Li and the other two waited for each other to come out.

The team that purchased the supplies was a convoy.

The caravan consisted of seven soldiers and seven maids.

They were all at the Nascent Soul stage.

Fourteen Nascent Soul Realm cultivators already constitute a very powerful force.

Many top-tier sects may not be able to gather fourteen Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

This is also to prevent anyone from plotting against them.

However, after finding the right opportunity,

Su Li and his two companions ambushed and knocked out the three Nascent Soul Realm maids.

They never imagined that, after leaving the palace to purchase supplies for over a thousand years, they would be ambushed by three old men today!

"Quickly, we'll look like them and blend in."

Su Li gave the order.

Su Li and Yi Meihan transformed very quickly.

This pill can directly change one's appearance, without even needing to strip the maids of their clothes. In fact, it's essentially a kind of illusion.

However, Cang Hong hesitated and refused to transform despite holding the pill Su Li had given him.

"what happened?"

Su Li asked.

“Um…” Zang Hong wiggled his large buttocks, his dark face full of refusal, “Mr. Su, I’m quite satisfied with my current appearance. Can I choose not to transform?”

"Nonsense, what do you think?" Su Li's brow twitched.

With your face covered in a beard, how did you manage to sneak into the palace?

Zang Hong twisted awkwardly a few times: "But, this is a woman, I don't want to become a woman, I don't want to wear women's clothes."

Don't worry...

Su Li stepped forward and patted Zang Hong on the shoulder.

"I understand how you feel, but you'll get used to it soon."

There's only one time and countless times when it comes to women's clothing.

And Zang Hong, we really need you!

"Ugh......"

Zang Hong had no idea what Su Li was saying.

But Zang Hong knew this was not the time for him to act recklessly.

I cannot let my personal preferences delay the mission!

To fail a mission due to personal reasons is absolutely taboo for a qualified soldier!

Despite her resistance, Cang Hong became a maid.

Touching his smooth face and looking at his figure, a strange feeling slowly grew in Cang Hong's heart.

"Remember this, this pill only lasts for three days."

Furthermore, never get within 20 meters of a Jade Purity Realm cultivator, or you will be detected.

"It's best if the three of us stay together inside the palace. If we get separated, we can meet up outside the palace. Let's go."

After Su Li and the other two transformed into the appearances of the three maids, they successfully blended in.

The whole process went extremely smoothly and seemed extremely simple.

However, this is based on the premise that Su Li and his group are highly capable.

Otherwise, who among ordinary people could knock out three maids so easily?

Furthermore, Su Li was fortunate to still have three of these strange transformation pills.

Otherwise, who could sneak in?

After purchasing the goods, they returned to the palace.

On the way back, the group chatted casually.

“The city lords will be entering the city in a few days,” said Soldier A.

“Yes, the Lord of the Underworld is about to be resurrected,” said Soldier B.

"Lord of the Underworld, tell me, are we truly born of the Lord of the Underworld and mortals?" Maid A asked.

"I don't know, it's just a legend," Maid B replied.

"I think it's just a legend. There's another legend that the origin of our Oni race is actually the same as that of the human race, but the Lord of the Underworld gave a portion of the human race's power and took them as his followers. Thus, the Oni race was born."

"I'm more inclined to believe the second legend."

"Alright, alright, actually there's no difference."

Because no matter what, our Oni race is inextricably linked to the Lord of the Underworld.

"That's true, and who cares? If the Lord of the Underworld were to be resurrected and take us away from this place, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"I've heard there's an ocean in the outside world."

What's on the other side of the sea?

"do not know."