The further down they went, the thicker the dark elements in the air became, and the more depressed and dull Mu Lin felt, as if a black hand was gripping his heart.
Suddenly, several screams came from underground, not from an object, but from several evil spirits. The long, shrill sound kept echoing in the tunnel, and the long-lasting echo repeatedly tortured Mu Lin's eardrums, even giving her the painful illusion that a sharp arrow pierced her heart.
What the hell is going on down there
What kind of punishment did Zijian set up privately to make ghosts suffer so much
If the Pluto Palace was not far away from the Eighteen Levels of Hell, Mu Lin would have doubted whether this was the way to hell.
Mu Lin had a premonition that she was about to reach the end. The dark elements around her were much more dense than those of the Dark Mountains, and were faintly mixed with a sense of hostility, giving her an indescribable feeling of irritation. Her bones and blood were burning under the black cloak, and were awakening and clamoring inch by inch, and it seemed that the only way to fill it was with killing and blood.
Mu Lin realized what he was thinking and stopped immediately. He leaned against the cold stone wall and kept chanting the Heart Purification Mantra. When the pain eased a little, he started chanting the Great Compassion Mantra, using the Buddhist mantra to clear his mind and purify the evil.
When the killing intent in Mu Lin's heart completely disappeared and her emotions returned to calm, she continued to walk down. The terrain became flatter and flatter, and Mu Lin concealed her aura completely. As long as there was no one below who was strong enough to crush her, she would not be able to detect her presence.
Mu Lin had already stepped onto the flat ground, and saw a deep red double door covered with a complicated magic array. The horrible scream came from inside. Mu Lin was entangled. If he wanted to crack the magic array of this level, it would take a lot of effort, and it would be easy to alert the enemy.
What she lacked the most was time, so she couldn't take her time. Was she going to return empty-handed? Mu Lin was unwilling to accept this.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened a crack inwards! Mu Lin was so frightened that she shrank back into the spiral staircase in an instant. At this moment, she felt a strong breath, and she had no time to react. The immortal power in her body began to flow wildly, completely concealing her breath for fear of being exposed.
The door creaked with a harsh sound and opened completely inwards, pouring out rich dark elements, accompanied by the shrill screams of evil spirits, almost shaking the sky. Mu Lin clenched her fingers in her sleeves, thinking silently that when she understood the situation, she would do her best to save these ghosts.
She looked quietly and saw two figures, one black and one gray, walking out, almost blending into the secret passage.
Mu Lin looked at the figure of the man in black and felt a sense of familiarity. The powerful pressure emanated from him. The man in gray seemed to be his servant. He closed the door again and set up the ban. He stood behind him and bowed slightly to show respect.
The screams suddenly became much quieter. They might have thought it was too noisy inside, so they stood outside the door to discuss.
The man in black cast a water spell and casually set up an extra layer of water film barrier on the door to completely isolate the sound.
Until this moment, Mu Lin completely confirmed the other party's identity. He couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end and a huge wave of emotions rising in his heart!
Water element, immortal, silent and majestic demeanor. Even though she had long forgotten the other person's appearance, it was still not difficult to confirm - who else could this be but the immortal Dongting
How did he end up here
The man in gray whispered, "My Lord, many more evil spirits have died. Do you want Hades to send some more from hell..."
Mu Lin had excellent hearing and heard their conversation clearly, and he felt a chill on his back.
"No need for that. The things we have extracted so far are still enough. If the Hellish Ghosts lose too much, it will easily arouse their vigilance."
"What's the big deal? The Immortal Emperor sent you to the underworld to extract all the power of the demon king from the skeleton as soon as possible. Why should you care about the life and death of those evil ghosts?"
Master Dongting turned around and gave him a look without emotion. The grey-clothed man's legs went limp and he immediately knelt on the ground, saying in fear, "I have overstepped my authority. Please forgive me, my lord."
"You are still not aware of the influence of the Demon Lord's murderous aura. You will be punished when you return. Ah Qi, we are almost at the point of extracting the bone wings. There are too many impurities there. It will take a lot of time just to purify them. You can slow down the progress here."
Ah Qi suddenly realized and said more respectfully: "My Lord, I am a fool."
"After one hour, you will immediately return to the Immortal Realm and deliver the Demon Lord's power that you have extracted this month. You must not delay His Majesty's important affairs."
"I understand!"
After they finished talking, they walked back in. Along with the shrill screams of the evil spirits, the dark matter that had been suppressed for ten thousand years in the depths of Mu Lin's eyes was once again wildly agitated, rising and falling, like a brewing vortex of evil spirit, deep and deep, and would not stop until death.
No wonder these people from the Immortal Realm did not openly control the Underworld. It turned out that what they wanted was the power of the Hell Demon King! Mu Lin was so smart that it was not difficult to guess from the content of the conversation with them in this secret passage leading to the underground that they found the remains of the Hell Demon King through some method and used the evil spirits in the Eighteen Hells to extract the remaining demonic power. Zijian, the Hades, was the one who helped them do this! It was really ridiculous that she actually thought Zijian was a good Hades. I'm afraid he didn't take the evil spirits in Hell seriously at all!
These evil ghosts are indeed extremely evil, and therefore they have been thrown into hell to serve thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. Even so, they should not become tools for the Immortal Emperor to obtain the power of hell! What if there are not enough evil ghosts one day? Do we have to sacrifice other creatures in the underworld
Mu Lin could not tolerate such a thing happening in the underworld that her father guarded with his life. If it really happened, she would definitely kill Zi Jian with her own hands.
Mu Lin's face was as solemn as water. He walked back through the secret passage and returned to Zijian's study. Then he calmly restored everything and cleared all traces before leaving.
Mu Lin returned to Danluan Palace and poured herself a cup of tea. The tea had already gone cold, and the cold and slippery liquid entered her intestines, irritating her internal organs and causing dull pain.
Mu Lin escaped from the dangerous and tense environment, and then she realized that the backlash she suffered in the study was quite serious. In addition, she had been frantically circulating her immortal power in the secret passage in order to conceal her aura in front of the real person, and her emotional agitation had aggravated her injuries. She was afraid that she would not be able to use too much immortal power for a long time.
Mu Lin took a deep breath, walked to the desk and started to sort out the clues.
Her biggest question was: Why did the Immortal Emperor want the power of the Hell Demon Lord? Did he want to dominate the six realms? Now the three realms of immortal, dark and human were all under his control. The demon realm had long since declined after the death of the Hell Demon Lord. The demon realm did have many demon bosses, and the current Demon Lord was even more powerful. But they were aggressive by nature, and the major forces were divided and separatist. Now it seemed that they could not pose any threat to the immortal world... Wait, the God Realm!
Mu Lin was shocked. Could it be that the Immortal Emperor wanted to deal with the God Realm? Could the power of the Hell Demon Lord shake the supreme position of the God Realm? If so, the first to bear the brunt would be the current God of War—Ni Heng!
Mu Lin's expression changed slightly, and then turned into a cold laugh. Is Ni Heng related to her? If there must be a relationship, it should not be mother and daughter, but the enemy of the genocide. She is so powerful that even the power of the Hell Demon Lord cannot hurt her...
Mu Lin pulled himself back to his senses. The most urgent task was to find the Queyin Pearl as soon as possible to help the spirits who participated in the Great War between Immortals and Netherworld ten thousand years ago to recover their lost memories. Most of them were in high positions. Even if they could not shake Zijian's rule, as long as they were vigilant against the fairy world, they could prevent the power of the Hell Demon Lord from continuing to outflow.
The ambition of the Immortal Emperor must not be fulfilled!
Mu Lin decided to give up the roundabout strategy and directly get the whereabouts of the Queyin Pearl from Zi Jian.
As soon as he said it, Mu Lin sent his confidant Luo Rui to pass the message to Hei Wu Chang before Zi Jian came back. In the evening, Luo Rui brought back a pot of wine. Mu Lin opened it himself and sniffed it, curling his lips in satisfaction.
"Luorui, go get two jars of good wine from the private storehouse. Shuangruo, go to the Pluto Palace and wait there. When His Majesty returns, invite him here and tell him that I am waiting for him in the Danluan Palace."
"Yes." The two servants took the order and left.
Mu Lin took a special bath and changed her clothes. She changed into a rose pink to dark marigold long skirt with a curved hem. She combed her hair into an elegant and lively Chao Yun Jin Xiang bun. After a little dressing up, she looked as quiet as a flower reflected in the water, and her beauty became even more enchanting.
When Zijian came in, he was stunned for a moment, then calmly asked, "What day is today? Lin'er is actually dressed up?"
Mu Lin frowned slightly and looked at him dangerously: "Isn't it pretty?"
"No, it's very beautiful, as bright as the moon covered by light clouds, and as fluttering as snowflakes blown by the wind..." Zijian paused, and said with a smile, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"You've thought too much, it's just... uh... Madam Lu has always thought that I would leave you. I think we've been married for many months, why not drink and chat, and share... a night of joy..." Mu Lin lowered his eyes and looked at the jade wine pot on the table, his face was like a pear blossom stained with rouge, a light pink blooming in the soft and smooth white.
For a moment, Zijian felt that he was already half drunk even though he hadn't even finished the wine.
It was rare to see Mu Lin being shy, so there was plenty of time to savor the wine tonight. Zi Jian was in a very good mood and said, "Please sit down, my lady. I will pour you some wine."
"Okay." Mu Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although she herself was not delicate and gentle, at least her makeup was accurate in its gentleness. This guy should have taken the bait.
Lord Pluto, with his head full of ambiguous thoughts, considerately poured wine for his little wife, and his smile was as charming as it could be.
Mu Lin raised his glass and clinked it with his, and Zi Jian drank it without hesitation. Mu Lin used his wide sleeves to cover his lips, and then poured the wine away.
"Come again." Under the candlelight, she smiled charmingly, her eyes were full of longing, and her smile was so stunningly beautiful.
Zijian supported his head with one hand and looked at her indulgently as she came closer. She picked up the wine jug with her slender hands and kept filling it with wine.