Chapter 1 The Worth of the Trade

Five hundred years of lifespan, praying for the deceased souls of the Ancient Literature Society to be reborn in the Pure Land of the Underworld.

Is this deal worth it?

Chu Ling couldn't answer.

Because five hundred years is too long. The Five Continents civilization has only developed for over six hundred years.

In five hundred years, one could watch the Northern Continent gradually develop from a state of decay and desolation, eventually building the Great Wall along the border.

The transformations of time, are but five hundred years.

Yet, five hundred years is also very short.

The more than one thousand six hundred deceased members of the Ancient Literature Society, each still had decades of life ahead of them, they had their own lives...

Using five hundred years to exchange for their "living," to exchange for the stars to light up, to exchange for the night sky behind the [Red Gate] to be completely illuminated.

"I think… this deal is worth it."

The radiance of Truth also quickly converged.

Turing's voice exploded in the sea of consciousness. Zheng Na took a deep breath, and as I became more determined, I immediately stretched out my palm to grasp that ball of Nether Fire!

For example... Gu Changzhi.

The reason why the next spiritual void arrived was so dark and white was because the calamity of the Nether Fire was too full, overflowing and dyeing the void white.

"Hoo..."

In an instant, the entire white void was ignited by blazing fire, turning into a sea of fire!

The Su Xuan Tree rose to the sky, entrenched in the depths of the Dead Sea, supporting numerous long leaves, like a small umbrella.

The originally snow-white void was instantly half-stained white at the moment the King of the Underworld's consciousness descended—

"Chu Ling... is undergoing tribulation."

Although Li Qingci knew what this long-lived and generous "mysterious person" was going to accomplish by expending such a small price.

"A small tribulation?"

Calamity.

Every wisp of soul shared the Nether Fire's burden for Gu Shen.

Chu Ling has seen "me" countless times.

Li Qingci stared at the Su Xuan Tree phantom, and said solemnly: "Right now, within the Pure Land, there is a high probability that a silent battle is taking place."

The wisp of "spirit" left behind by the former King of the Underworld, seemingly extremely evil, delivering fatal blows, and aiming to kill oneself, but in reality, the existence of that wisp of shadow was a reminder.

Molding order.

If… Blazing Fire could absorb source matter out of turn, re-lighting them.

But…

"Buzz—"

Zheng Na could.

Blazing Fire spread and filled the entire void.

It was more like someone pouring a layer of ink.

Someone had spent hundreds of years praying to the Su Xuan Tree and the Pure Land.

I'm not afraid of death.

That wisp of shadow had just condensed its body when it directly launched an attack on myself!

You didn't open your mouth to speak, nor did you need to.

I immersed myself in a mysterious and profound spiritual world.

Smearing.

The entire world, above, below, left, and right, was covered in snow-white. After hundreds of exchanges, Zheng Na realized that the evil spirit in front of him possessed almost endless calamity.

Tie Qi was stunned.

This time…

But the next moment.

The shadow stepped on the overwhelming calamity and baleful aura, and charged towards Chu Ling.

Li Qingci raised her head, looking up at the sky.

Those stars that descended into the Pure Land were the targets that the "Prayer Technique" wanted to pray for.

I wanted to use Blazing Fire to forcefully suppress Nether Fire!

Only right now, within the reach of one meter, floated a wisp of white.

That wisp of white, was the Nether Fire.

It was enough to exempt from the suppression of the domain of life and death!

Even Nether Fire, had already designated Chu Ling as its future master.

So Chu Ling retracted the Candle of Truth, and took out the lacquer stone jade thumb ring.

The barrier between the Dead Sea area and the Pure Land world was broken through just like that!

I fell into a state of extreme "flow."

I clutched the Nether Fire tightly with my fingers. This heart seemed to beat with ordinary force, but in reality it was extremely strong, and could shake my palm open at any time... Melting any kind of fire seed in this world is not easy.

The stars lit by those souls of the Ancient Literature Society could be extinguished.

Having touched Nether Fire before, the world I saw was extremely dark and white, but now… it was different.

The sounds of the Dead Sea area were all blocked out.

You can feel the fighting spirit of every living being.

From the moment of stepping into the [Red Gate], Zheng Na knew that he would not win, but now the nature of this war had changed.

If you want to refine it, you must tame it!

Back then, Zheng Na Xi achieved the Dou Zhan, relying not on a pair of simple and unadorned fists, that pair of fists had won over tens of thousands of people in Nagano, and swept through the Dark City of the Western Continent.

"Battle... I also want to join."

Those stars hanging at the end of the branches of the Su Xuan Tree were no longer blurred and indistinct light.

At this moment, Chu Ling was immersed in a world of his own.

Very obviously... if you want to melt Nether Fire, you must defeat the remaining consciousness of the King of the Underworld!

Chu Ling took a deep breath.

This time, the main system had won.

Meeting.

In this world, isn't it only when you see it with your own eyes that it counts as meeting?

At the moment of touching the Nether Fire, my power of flow unconsciously flowed out, and densely intertwined, overlapping a layer.

Chu Ling wanted to live and melt Nether Fire, become the highest seat, and then issue the Lion's Roar Order in the Dead Sea!

Being allied with calamity.

Always, day and night, having to be with ominous disasters.

Chu Ling fired eight arrows in succession, using the Pure Land to dissolve the backlash of Truth summoned, but the effect of those eight arrows was not good. The evil spirit of the former King of the Underworld was only shot back again and again, his steps faltering, but he did not suffer a fatal blow... Continuing to shoot in this situation was not the best policy.

Last time I used this jade thumb ring to suppress the ominous.

Good thing there were one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one wisps of souls from the Ancient Literature Society, sharing the ominous for Chu Ling. Chu Ling's soul always maintained a "stainless" state. Once those dark and white disasters entered his body, they would be drawn away immediately!

Chu Ling narrowed his eyes, looking at the shadow in front of him, an extremely unfamiliar aura emanated from that shadow.

"Hmm?"

"Come!"

Tribulation."

Li Qingci's expression was solemn, and she murmured: "A big battle, it is my battle with the former King of the Underworld, and it is also my battle with the ominous disaster."

Chu Ling raised his head, looking at the brilliant light and fire in front of him, the fire tree and silver flower were like a city that never sleeps, the Dead Sea area was illuminated by the thousands of branches and leaves of the Su Xuan Tree.

As expected!

Chu Ling held the thumb ring in his palm, took a deep breath, and coldly stared at the Underworld King's shadow in front of him.

It was precisely because of this that Gu Changzhi, who had melted the Dou Zhan fire seed, obtained the title of God of War of the Eastern Continent!

If the consumption continues, and the stalemate cannot be broken, then the only ending that awaits oneself is one.

Calamity always accompanies you.

Among gods, there is also strength and weakness. The truly strong will never only rely on external objects.

Lacquer stone, naturally restrained all spirits!

But this time…

Using fire against fire!

Along with the penetration of the barriers of the two spiritual worlds, Turing's spirit, along with the seawater, entered that spiritual sea. Li Qingci, Tie Qi, Adam, Hong Zhong, those souls living in that Pure Land, whether or not they had given birth to wisdom, at this moment unconsciously looked at their palms.

Also, the sleeping souls in the Ancient Literature Society.

Ominous and calamitous, both flowed out of the void.

Back then, Bai Shu, who had obtained the blessing of the entire Bai family's inverted bloodline, was also not Zheng Na Xi's opponent.

So my melting was extremely difficult, and fraught with dangers.

The disasters and calamities remaining in the Nether Fire seed all came from the handiwork of the "former King of the Underworld." Previously, in the cemetery, Chu Ling borrowed Bai Shu's [Inverted Flow] to cancel the melting of the fire seed, because he wanted to find a way to remove those disasters...

That layer of ink was evenly distributed above the sky, giving people a strong sense of unease.

Chu Ling was not stupid, I knew that someone was sharing the disaster for himself...

That arrow directly pierced through the former Underworld King's spiritual chest.

A dark and white spiritual ripple spread in the void, and the two fists collided fiercely together. Chu Ling used his great success of "Life and Death Domain," but that wisp of Underworld King's shadow was not affected at all!

Such a huge price, ordinary mortals simply cannot afford.

At the moment of touching, the fire seed exploded and released an extremely aggressive spiritual shock.

All the Blazing Fire in the eyebrows flew out at this moment!

They transformed into shooting stars, colliding with the torrent rushing from the Dead Sea area, and the entire seabed world welcomed "destruction" in the tremor, a large number of particles washed through the spiritual world.

Those souls outside the Pure Land saw the true faces of those "stars," they were "people" just like themselves.

"High probability related to 'Fire Seed'."

Not being afraid of death here, is not just talk.

The most brilliant radiance spread across our bodies.

The Nether Fire floated in the extremely snow-white spiritual void, like a heart, beating once and again. The spiritual world Chu Ling arrived at last time was extremely dark and white.

The entire spiritual void was dyed white by the Nether Fire, but now, with each heartbeat, a wisp of white overflowed, flowing around me like ink, and in a blink of an eye it was "drawn away" by the outer world.

So let the disaster be good, or the ominous be fine.

So those stars suspended high above the Pure Land, all burst out with brilliant fire.

Chu Ling's eyes exploded with brilliant essence, I shouted angrily, extremely majestic.

The Pure Land world was in an unprecedentedly violent turmoil.

Moreover, the spiritual state of this King of the Underworld was very unstable, I exuded a dangerous aura all over!

The former King of the Underworld, descended in spiritual form through the remaining disaster in the fire seed!

Although we had never met.

We are fire.

Gu Shen, who had descended into the Pure Land world in spiritual form, hung in the sky, silently overlooking the living beings on that wilderness.

"Buzz."

A long time ago, Chu Ling had opened up all the permissions of "Pure Land" to Gu Shen.

Tie Qi leaned on his hoe, both worried and anxious.

But…

I rubbed the lacquer stone jade thumb ring with my fingers, and fell into deep thought at the moment of about to throw it.

The majestic seawater of the spiritual sea rushed into the wilderness!

Boom with one arrow! Clean and neat!

Tie Qi raised his head.

This is the spiritual world!

"Roar—"

The man stretched out seven fingers.

Tie Qi knew that the Pure Land could revive the dead infinitely... but even without the power of revival, I was still not afraid of death.

At this moment, Chu Ling decided not to borrow any external forces anymore, I wanted to rely on my own "Blazing Fire" to compete with the Nether Fire.

"That dark and white color... is it ominous, disaster?" Blazing Fire, naturally eats everything!

The scenes that happened in the outer world, the Pure Land might not be able to see, but those souls were connected to Chu Ling's heart... We knew that Chu Ling had encountered trouble, and we wanted to fight.

Chu Ling quietly examined that beating heart.

On that wilderness, you can hear the heart's voice of every living being.

Is Turing.

I knew that Little Gu must have encountered trouble, and a huge trouble at that.

As long as it could help Chu Ling.

Zheng Na pulled away, summoned [Truth], drew the bow and nocked the arrow, and took out the Candle of Extinguishing.

The miracle domain of Achilles' Heel directly tore the "heart" of that evil shadow.

But Chu Ling only groaned.

"What exactly happened in the outside world?"

However, we were just wisps of souls, we could not help with the battles in the real world.

"Rumble—"

You can die.

If she had five hundred years, she would choose that way too!

But…

Rumble!

But now, the shadow encountered in the process of melting the fire seed, in all likelihood, was the remaining consciousness of the Underworld King after "losing control." That was definitely not an ally who had come to help!

The evil consciousness of the former King of the Underworld had been lurking in the fire seed.

But…

Descending.

A misty, blurred figure, in the sky.

According to Turing, the former King of the Underworld had long taken a fancy to me, wanting me to inherit the Netherworld King's fire seed.

If you want to become the King of the Underworld, you must be mentally prepared.

Actually, it's the same.

Chu Ling must live!

With a bang, that wisp of Nether Fire exploded, transforming into thousands of strands of dark and white light, colliding in the void, and finally converging together, transforming into a thin and morbid shadow.

The originally clear sky, was now dyed with a layer of dark white, that layer of dark white was not a long night.

Waiting for the moment when I really want to melt it.

Pure Land.

Zheng Na, who was trapped in the fire seed, had no time to release it.

Tonight, every wisp of soul sinking and floating in the Dead Sea, was also a star.

Now, there was no need for me to look for it anymore.

That figure, every living being inhabiting the Pure Land knew.

Second death?

People who have already died once, why would they be afraid of the second time?

Melting Nether Fire, relied on oneself.

"Bang!"

I had no fear of any battles!

I am your eyes, and you are mine.

Simultaneously.

Tie Qi clenched his fists.

Conquest!

In that battle, what I wanted was not only melting, but also that Chu Ling did not have the slightest righteousness, and directly punched the former Underworld King.

Chu Ling's spiritual vigilance was raised to the extreme!

"Is that dark and white color… ominous, disaster?" Blazing Fire, also naturally eats it!

The scene that happened in the outer world, the Pure Land might not be able to see, but those souls were connected to Chu Ling's heart... We knew that Chu Ling had encountered trouble, and we wanted to fight.

Chu Ling quietly examined that beating heart.

That wilderness, you can hear the heart's voice of every living being.

It was Turing.

I knew that Little Gu must have encountered trouble, and a huge trouble at that.

As long as it could help Chu Ling.

Zheng Na pulled away, summoned [Truth], drew the bow and nocked the arrow, and took out the Candle of Extinguishing.

The miracle domain of Achilles' Heel directly tore the "heart" of that evil shadow.

But Chu Ling only groaned.

"What exactly happened in the outside world?"

However, we were just wisps of souls, we could not help with the battles in the real world.

"Rumble—"

You can die.

If she had five hundred years, she would choose that way too!

But…

Boom!

But now, the shadow encountered in the process of melting the fire seed, in all likelihood, was the remaining consciousness of the Underworld King after "losing control." That was definitely not an ally who had come to help!

The evil consciousness of the former King of the Underworld had been lurking in the fire seed.

But…

Descending.

A misty, blurred figure, in the sky.

According to Turing, the former King of the Underworld had long taken a fancy to me, wanting me to inherit the Netherworld King's fire seed.

If you want to become the King of the Underworld, you must be mentally prepared.

Actually, it's the same.

Chu Ling must live!

With a bang, that wisp of Nether Fire exploded, transforming into thousands of strands of dark and white light, colliding in the void, and finally converging together, transforming into a thin and morbid shadow.

The originally clear sky, was now dyed with a layer of dark white, that layer of dark white was not a long night.

Waiting for the moment when I really want to melt it.

Pure Land.

Zheng Na, who was trapped in the fire seed, had no time to release it.

Tonight, every wisp of soul sinking and floating in the Dead Sea, was also a star.

Now, there was no need for me to look for it anymore.

That figure, every living being inhabiting the Pure Land knew.

Second death?

People who have already died once, why would they be afraid of the second time?

Melting Nether Fire, relied on oneself.

"Bang!"

I had no fear of any battles!

I am your eyes, and you are mine.

Simultaneously.

Tie Qi clenched his fists.

Conquest!

In that battle, what I wanted was not only melting, but also that Chu Ling did not have the slightest righteousness, and directly punched the former Underworld King.

Chu Ling's spiritual vigilance was raised to the extreme!

"Is that dark and white color… ominous, disaster?" Blazing Fire, also naturally eats it!

The scenes that happened in the outer world, the Pure Land might not be able to see, but those souls were connected to Chu Ling's heart... We knew that Chu Ling had encountered trouble, and we wanted to fight.

Chu Ling quietly examined that beating heart.

On that wilderness, you can hear the heart's voice of every living being.

It was Turing.

I knew that Little Gu must have encountered trouble, and a huge trouble at that.

As long as it could help Chu Ling.

Zheng Na pulled away, summoned [Truth], drew the bow and nocked the arrow, and took out the Candle of Extinguishing.

The miracle domain of Achilles' Heel directly tore the "heart" of that evil shadow.

But Chu Ling only groaned.

"What exactly happened in the outside world?"

However, we were just wisps of souls, we could not help with the battles in the real world.

"Rumble—"

You can die.

If she had five hundred years, she would choose that way too!

But…

Boom!

"Take that ball of fire and melt it!" Otherwise, it would be swallowed by a large amount of ominous energy!

Lighting up.

The entire Dead Sea was illuminated by the brilliant radiance of the souls being resurrected.

No one knew more about the ominous than I did.

But it must also be a certain "great wish."

"Those ink colors, are all ominous..."

It was unknown if it was a hallucination, but I felt that the power that the Su Xuan Tree had been using to bind myself seemed to have loosened a little.

That large umbrella blocked out all the spirits of the deep sea.

Boom!

Lacquer stone was put away again.

Tie Qi's expression was full of worry.

White clothes and a white skirt, floating and otherworldly.

Li Qingci could see what it was. Of course I could also see that the Pure Land world was actually a reflection of Chu Ling's inner world. When Chu Ling's heart lake was calm, the Pure Land would be peaceful. When Chu Ling's heart lake was turbulent, the Pure Land world would also fluctuate accordingly.

The next moment!

Even if it was just a wisp of remaining consciousness.

One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one deceased members of the Ancient Literature Society, awakened from chaos, our spirits welcomed new life in the Pure Land. Turing's connection allowed us to understand the current situation in an instant. The flames of war that had lasted for eighty years had not stopped. For us, this was actually a good thing, because we had died unjustly, and now we finally had the chance to personally settle the unfinished business from eighty years ago—

I, and those souls under my command, willingly dedicated everything.

To start a war against the deep sea!

The code war, had broken out once thirty years ago.