Chapter 33: The Ancient Path of the Dark Spirit

  "What? Jin Youwang? State of Jin? Why have I never heard of this country? Jiugong, you're not spouting nonsense, are you?" Dongfang Ye shouted loudly.

  Jiugong looked somewhat displeased: "Do I look like a person who speaks nonsense?"

  "Hmm, who knows? They say you can know a person's face but not their... uh, never mind. I didn't say anything." Seeing Jiugong's unfriendly gaze, Dongfang Yeming wisely shut his mouth.

  "After Jin Youwang was cursed, his brothers each led a military unit and divided the state of Jin among themselves, which is now Zhao, Wei, and Han, also known as the land of Jin. Chu Cheng sighed: "Big brother was cursed, but his brothers divided up his territory, this matter is naturally not glorious, so they didn't want to speak of it out loud. Later, Qin Shi Huang promoted Qin to the Great Qin Empire and didn't want others to know that there was someone even more talented than himself, Jin Youwang, so he also started sealing off history from that time. Now, those who know about that period of history are indeed few."

  "Divided family? My good fellow, it turns out that Zhao Wei Han, the founding king, was not a good person!" Dongfang Ye shouted.

  "Times change, and everyone has their own thoughts. Who can say what is right or wrong? The death of the Great Emperor at the hands of Dao Xuan Blood Respected One can also be seen as avenging Jin Youwang's death, and dividing the family property of Jin is not entirely impossible either. Moreover, Jin Youwang did not have an heir." Chu Cheng shook his head, sighing over that period of history.

  "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. What we need to do now is take a shortcut and head towards the Imperial Capital." said Jiugong.

  "Alright then, let's go! The world of the Yin spirits, I really want to take a look and see what's different from our world!" Dongfang Ye waved his hand and walked to the front.

  "Wait!" Leng Cangfeng suddenly stopped Dongfang Ye.

  "What? Are you also a coward like that Zi Xuan?" Dongfang Ye's face was displeased.

  "The Dark Spirit Ancient Path is a world of dark spirits. You're just walking in there, it's simply seeking death!" Cold Storage Feng said coldly.

  "Cut, how did you know? Have you been inside?" Dongfang Ye rolled his eyes.

  "Yes, I've been in." A hint of fear flashed through Leng Cangfeng's eyes: "If possible, I'd rather not take this path!"

  "Is it really that scary?" Dongfang Ye still didn't believe it.

  "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Leng Cangfeng, you said you've been inside, so tell us, what should we pay attention to? What's the situation in there? How can we get through?" Chu Cheng blocked Dongfang Ye and asked calmly.

  He didn't know much about the Yin Spirit Ancient Road.

  "You'll know once you go in." Leng Cangfeng seemed unwilling to say more, and only took out a few masks from his bosom. A strange gleam flashed in his eyes: "Put this on, and we can enter."

  This is a wonderful mask, after wearing it, the temperament and style change immediately, completely different from before.

  "Is this really the Spirit Road? Why is there no one around?" Dongfang Ye looked around in all directions.

  Several people entered the large cave emitting cold air, along a staircase, and walked for at least ten minutes before finally arriving at a spacious platform.

  However, on this platform, it was empty and desolate, with stone walls on all sides, and nothing else.

  "Don't be impatient, this is the summoning platform. Soon, a summoner will arrive and take us over. We're going to the Netherworld Ancient Path, the land of the Netherworld spirits. Do you think you can just enter at will?" Cold Storage Feng's voice was icy cold.

  "What a hassle! Can't we just open up a channel and let us in? What a pain!" Dongfang Ye muttered.

  "Alright, don't worry, just wait a bit. We're not familiar with this place, let's follow Cold Cang Feng's arrangement." Chu Cheng looked around in all directions and used the Blood Pupil Technique to observe, but didn't discover anything.

  Half a time later, Chu Cheng suddenly felt a movement in his heart and looked towards the wall facing the stairs.

  A ripple appeared on the wall without any mysterious fluctuations. However, immediately afterwards, a "person" walked out of the ripples with a mask on his face that was the same as theirs.

  "Transmission array? Illusion technique? Or something else?" Chu Cheng found that he couldn't see through it at all.

  That person saw several people from Chu City, with masks on their faces, and was taken aback for a moment. Then he smiled and said: "It's an old customer, in that case, it saves some trouble. I am the guide, each of you pay one gold coin."

  One gold coin?

  Chu Cheng and Dongfang Ye exchanged a glance, both of them were taken aback.

  Do I still need to pay to enter this haunted ancient road?

  At this time, Leng Cangfeng suddenly said: "I remember last time I came, it only took fifty gold coins. Are you trying to raise the price?"

  "Hey, little brother, don't get me wrong, this isn't a special situation, or else I wouldn't dare to raise the price." The guide smiled and said: "The entire city of Shanyin is under martial law. Now, this Yīn Líng Gǔ Dào (Hidden Spirit Ancient Path) is not only a trading place but also a necessary passage through Shanyin City, so naturally, the prices are higher. Little brother should understand."

  Chu Cheng's heart skipped a beat as he thought of his recent encounter outside Shanyin City, and he hastily asked: "What exactly happened in Shanyin City? Why was the entire city put on high alert?"

  "Don't you know?" The usher looked at Chu City with a smile on his face: "Ten gold coins."

  "Hey, you're robbing me? One message for ten gold coins?" Dongfang Ye was enraged upon hearing this and was about to take action.

  "Calm down, little brother, don't get excited!" The guide's face was filled with smiles: "This is a summoning platform, you can't use force here, or it will be very bad, very bad!"

  Can't bear to part with it?

  Otherwise it will be terrible?

  Chu Cheng looked at Leng Cangfeng with an expressionless face, and Leng Cangfeng nodded slightly.

  "Make it clear, don't let us waste our money." Chucheng took out ten gold coins and handed them to the usher.

  "Heh heh, don't worry little brother, I do business fairly and honestly. The messenger took the gold coins and smiled: "A few days ago, the only daughter of Chu Longyuan, the lord of Shanyin City, Chu Yunxi, was assassinated and nearly lost her life, she's still unconscious to this day. So Chu Longyuan ordered a curfew for the entire city, wanting to catch the killer."

  Chu Long Yuan? Chu Yun Xi?

  Chu Cheng immediately recalled Chu Yunxi's information and instantly understood what was going on.

  "It's no wonder then. Chu Long Yuan's doting on Chu Yun Xie is simply indulgent. In Shanyin City, Chu Yun Xie was a treasured gem, an existence like a princess, and yet someone dared to try and assassinate her." Chu Cheng nodded.

  "Take this and go." Leng Cangfeng handed the summoner a gold coin, then said: "I'm very poor, you pay for yourselves."

  "Awesome!"

  Dongfang Ye rolled his eyes: "Leng Cangfeng, must you be so petty? These four gold coins were paid by me!"

  As he spoke, he handed four gold coins to the usher.

  Under the guidance of the usher, a group of people walked into the "wall".

  In an instant, I arrived at a bustling place.

  "Haha, enjoy to your heart's content! As long as you have gold coins, this is paradise! But if you don't have gold coins, sorry to say, this is hell!" The guide laughed loudly and made a slashing gesture with his hand before turning around and leaving.

  "Finally, I give you one piece of advice: beware of the Shadow Assassin!"

  After finishing speaking, the messenger suddenly disappeared without knowing what means he used.

  "Really, it's just that easy? I got 50 gold coins for nothing? What a great deal! I'll also go be an usher!" Dongfang's eyes widened in shock.

  "Only a Yin spirit authorized by the King of Yin spirits can become an Escort Envoy. And as for you? Hmph!" Cold Cang Feng coldly snorted.

  “...

  "What's wrong with me?" For some reason, Touya Aoi and Recca Hanabishi were particularly at odds.

  Or he didn't get along with anyone, including Chu Cheng and Jiu Gong.

  "Alright, stop making a fuss. I just used the Blood Pupil Technique to check, and that Guide Envoy didn't have any blood energy, it's indeed a yin spirit. However, he already possesses his true yin spirit body, looking no different from ordinary people, and has become an elite yin spirit, with strength equivalent to a Seven Treasures Realm cultivator." Chu Cheng said.

  Yin spirits are divided into five levels: ordinary yin spirits, elite yin spirits, yin spirit generals, yin spirit kings, and the legendary yin spirit emperors.

  Among them, ordinary yin spirits are equivalent to the mortal realm, elite yin spirits are equivalent to the seven treasures realm, yin spirit generals are equivalent to the five elements realm, yin spirit kings are equivalent to the mountain and sea realm, and yin spirit emperors are equivalent to the divine communication realm.

  Yin spirits are far more troublesome than xiu masters.

  If they really fought, Chu City's people might not be a match for that guide envoy.

  "Leng Cangfeng, what is this place? I see it's bustling with activity, just like the market in Shanyang City. It doesn't seem as terrifying as you said," Chu Cheng said.

  As soon as he arrived here, he looked around and found that this was indeed an abyss, and the position they were in was at the bottom of the abyss.

  Looking up, the abyss was unknown how deep it was, in short, the top could not be seen.

  At the bottom of the abyss, it's very spacious, at least several miles wide, with streets crisscrossing everywhere, and "people" coming and going, setting up stalls, opening shops, and trading.

  It can be said that this place is more prosperous and lively than the market in Yangcheng City.

  "Lively? Indeed it's lively, but you need to have money to enjoy the liveliness." Leng Cangfeng said coldly: "If you want to stay here for a long time, you have to pay a certain residence fee every day. It used to be fifty gold coins, now it's one gold coin."

  Leng Cang looked at Chu Cheng and said, "You are all rich people, I am very poor. The first time I came here, I only had less than one gold coin on me, and I almost couldn't even pay the accommodation fee. Later, it was a fight to the death that allowed me to earn enough money to leave. Ah yes, leaving this place also requires one gold coin."

  "What? So dark?" Dongfang Ye almost shouted out loud, attracting the attention of passersby.

  "Speak softly." Chu Cheng furrowed his brow and looked at Leng Cangfeng, asking: "Life-and-death arena? What kind of place is that?"

  "A place of life and death." A flash of blood light flickered in the eyes of Leng Cangfeng: "Arena of Life and Death, Hunting Grounds, Happy Forest, Tower of Dark Spirits. This is the most special place on the ancient path of dark spirits."