Checking in for 100,000 Years

He thought long and hard.

The black-armored warrior could feel a surge of anger, difficult to suppress, growing inside him.

If this Fourth Level of the Destiny Realm guy isn't scared, why should I be?

Although the Nine Soul Underground Palace is perilous, my fiancée is still inside. I cannot just abandon her...

Especially that pretty boy! If he dares to harm my fiancée, I won't hesitate to strike him down!

After some contemplation, the black-armored warrior finally made his decision.

He soared into the air and dived headfirst into the water-like ripples, disappearing without a trace.

After he disappeared, members of the Demon Clan entered the Nine Soul Underground Palace one after another.

The Nine Soul Underground Palace would only be open for one day before closing again.

It had been this way for hundreds of thousands of years, as if the master of the Nine Soul Underground Palace did not want too many people to enter.

This is going to be interesting…

Residing in Big Black Cat's mind, a strand of Ye Yun's Primordial Spirit suddenly chuckled.

His Primordial Spirit had witnessed the entire incident, while his true body inside the carriage had seen the black-armored warrior plunge into the mountain gate of the Nine Soul Underground Palace.

That cunning Sky Spirit Cat had borrowed Big Black Cat's power to escape her arranged marriage, but the relentless black-armored warrior had given chase and also entered the Nine Soul Underground Palace.

This black-armored warrior was merely a young black tiger, one of the Golden Striped Black Tigers from the Cangnan Continent.

This demon clan, also renowned among the Demon Clans, dominated a territory comparable to that of Supreme Major Sects.

What Ye Yun found interesting was his knowledge of Big Black Cat's character: a creature that refused to be taken advantage of, often employing rather absurd logic.

He wanted to see how Big Black Cat would react when facing the Sky Spirit Cat and this Golden Striped Black Tiger.

「...」

I finally made it in! I hope that big black brute didn't follow me...

After the Power of Spatial Teleportation faded, Big Black Cat appeared in a dark passage within the Nine Soul Underground Palace.

He looked back and, noticing that the black-armored warrior hadn't followed, felt a wave of relief wash over him.

Big Black Cat quickly sensed his cultivation base and found that, indeed, it had been restricted by some strange prohibitive force.

His cultivation base had been suppressed to the Seventh Level of the Divine Bridge Realm.

This force is strong, but the Seventh Level of the Divine Bridge Realm is enough to survive in this place...

Big Black Cat chuckled proudly.

He wore the Teleportation Boots bestowed upon him by his Master and also carried the Black Shield given to him by Uncle Ma. With these, he possessed both speed and defense.

Surviving in this place, he thought, should not be difficult.

The prohibitive power of the Nine Soul Underground Palace forcibly suppressed a Great Demon of the Third Level of the Destiny Realm all the way down to the Seventh Level of the Divine Bridge Realm. What would happen to someone at the Sixth Level of the Destiny Realm?

Big Black Cat murmured to himself as he slowly walked forward.

This prohibitive power was strange. Big Black Cat found it hard to imagine: if a cultivator at the Peak of the Tenth Level of the Destiny Realm were to come, to what realm would they be suppressed?

At this moment, the strand of Ye Yun's Primordial Spirit flickered slightly.

He sensed this prohibitive power and instantly understood.

This kind of suppression was similar to what he himself had deployed before; it seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand.

The extent of suppression depended entirely on the controller's whim. It was even possible for a cultivator at the Peak of the Tenth Level of the Destiny Realm to be suppressed to the First Level of the Divine Bridge Realm.

Such an extreme possibility did exist.

What kind of existence could be here, capable of living for hundreds of thousands of years? It must surpass a True God...

Ye Yun's heart skipped a beat.

An enigmatic smile touched his ethereal, phantom-like face.

There certainly are some oddities on the Cangnan Continent. It's called the God's Forsaken Land, and it even has a strange Curse, rumored to be able to obstruct the cultivation realms of cultivators from the Divine Land. Yet Ye Yun, a native of the Cangnan Continent, was completely unaware of these things. The fact that some beings inside the Nine Soul Underground Palace had already surpassed the True God Realm was also beyond Ye Yun's expectations. His interest was piqued even further. There must be some sort of connection between the Divine Land and the Cangnan Continent. Now, he intended to uncover this mysterious connection step by step. Ye Yun had a gut feeling that the destruction of the Dragon God Sect was perhaps closely tied to this connection. Ye Yun also knew that one must proceed one step at a time; slowly but surely, he would unveil the mysteries of the Cangnan Continent. There was no need for him to rush.

So Ye Yun closed his eyes once again, and this strand of his Primordial Spirit began to cultivate quietly.

He began cultivating a Great Divine Power for his Primordial Spirit.

「...」

Big Black Cat wandered alone through the passages of the Nine Soul Underground Palace.

He glanced around but could see no one else.

It was as if all the demons who had entered previously had vanished; he didn't know where they had gone.

Could it be that everyone enters at a different location?

Big Black Cat speculated silently.

The passages in the Nine Soul Underground Palace were incredibly vast, hundreds of feet high and wide. The walls were constructed from black stones etched with tiny runes.

He observed them for a moment but couldn't comprehend the runes.

The light here was extremely dim; it was so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

However, this didn't pose a problem for Big Black Cat.

Or, to put it another way, demons were generally unaffected by such darkness.

The passages of the Nine Soul Underground Palace were not straight; they twisted and turned, forming a complex maze leading to unknown destinations.

Having just rounded a corner, Big Black Cat suddenly discovered a thick black fog seeping from an opposing passage.

This black fog slowly drifted towards him.

Could this fog be poisonous?

Blinking, Big Black Cat took out the Black Shield given to him by Uncle Ma, held it defensively in front of him, and carefully took a few steps forward.

The fog slowly surged past him. Big Black Cat sighed in relief.

The fog looked eerie, but it wasn't poisonous.

Holding his Black Shield aloft, he released his Divine Sense and slowly advanced.

In the Nine Soul Underground Palace, Divine Sense was somewhat suppressed but not entirely negated.

What is that?

Big Black Cat halted abruptly. In the fog sat a colossal object.

This colossal object resembled a gigantic white flower. Its huge bud bloomed and swayed in the fog, and much of the mist seemed to emanate from it.

What on earth is this thing?

Big Black Cat stared wide-eyed, refraining from acting rashly.

Scanning it with his Divine Sense, he was surprised to find he couldn't determine the cultivation realm of this colossal flower.

Could this be one of those strange creatures of the Nine Soul Underground Palace? It has no cultivation realm, but its combat strength is not to be underestimated—capable of dealing a lethal blow to a Divine Bridge Realm cultivator...

Big Black Cat muttered to himself. He had heard this information from his Master.

Although he had lived for thousands of years, Big Black Cat knew little about the Nine Soul Underground Palace.

After all, the Nine Soul Underground Palace only appeared once every ten thousand years, and many people didn't live long enough to witness its opening.

The extremely faint sound of footsteps reached him.

Big Black Cat swept his gaze through the fog.

A slender figure clad in red slowly emerged from the fog in another passage.

Cat Jewel?

A red light suddenly gleamed in Big Black Cat's jewel-like eyes.

Damn it! That fiancé of yours just punched me outside! I swore an oath that I'd make you mine. Isn't this the perfect opportunity?