Demon Gate Player

Chapter 32: Nine Netherworld River

While flying, Pang Yue suddenly felt something unusual in his dantian.

He looked inward and found that the Heavenly Book of Separation and Regret had quietly returned.

He glanced behind him.

Now that he had flown thousands of miles in one breath, there was only a streak of light following him from afar.

Pang Yue made up his mind and the streak of light suddenly changed direction, stopping in mid-air.

The streak of light behind him unexpectedly paused for a moment and continued to charge towards Pang Yue.

Pang Yue focused his gaze and realized that within the streak of light was a stunning female cultivator.

She controlled a purple silk Law Treasure and her speed was no less than that of Sword Intent and Sword Qi combined.

It was extremely rare for an ordinary Law Weapon to achieve such a level. Only Law Treasures specialized in flying could possibly do so.

She was dressed in a gorgeous long dress, elegant in temperament, beautiful in appearance, and her skin was as fair as snow. There was also a sense of spiritual energy that seemed to encompass the heavens and the earth, making her the most perfect woman in the world.

Pang Yue's Sword Intent locked onto the woman, and his Seven Kill Sword moved like a swimming fish, emitting a sharp sound.

The woman was also extraordinary. Her cultivation had already reached the peak of Dao Foundation, surpassing Pang Yue by a margin.

The purple silk Law Treasure turned into ribbons that surrounded her, automatically protecting her. It was extremely difficult for an ordinary Dao Foundation cultivator to break through its defense.

Pang Yue looked at the woman and suddenly recalled a rumor, and tentatively asked, "Fellow Daoist, is your surname Gao and your name Yan?"

"Yes."

The woman nodded, her voice pleasant and melodious, like a heavenly sound.

Pang Yue silently acknowledged that her reputation was well-deserved.

This Gao Yan was praised by the cultivators as the number one beauty in the righteous path.

Her father, Gao Chong, was a prominent elder of the Azure Cloud Mountain Gold Core in the righteous path.

Her mother was said to come from a certain major cultivation clan and was also a Gold Core cultivator.

She herself was also an exceptional cultivation genius, and it was almost a consensus in Azure Cloud Mountain that she would advance to Gold Core in the future.

However, Pang Yue did not expect that this woman would have the courage to chase and kill him alone.

"Fellow Daoist, Gao Yan does not wish to take lives. It would be better for you to surrender and come with me to meet my father!"

The woman's voice was as pleasant as a yellow oriole in a valley, refreshing to the heart and soul.

Pang Yue laughed helplessly, pointed his finger, and the Seven Kill Sword suddenly slashed out.

A pale sword light instantly swept through the space between the two, appearing at the center of Gao Yan's forehead.

A thunderous sound rang out.

Gao Yan's graceful figure leaned back, and the purple silk Law Treasure wrapped around her, protecting her layer by layer.

The Seven Kill Sword was pinned to the purple silk Law Treasure, instantly clashing hundreds of times.

"If you can withstand my seven swords, I will go with you!"

Pang Yue laughed boldly, and a white bone bridge appeared under his feet. His figure suddenly appeared behind Gao Yan.

He pointed directly, and the sword light aimed at the back of Gao Yan's head.

Naihe Bridge!

Skilled in traversing the void, flying without interruption.

Among the top ten Law Weapons of the White Bone Demon Sect, the Naihe Bridge was still superior to the Seven Kill Sword in terms of its profoundness.

Gao Yan's eyebrows furrowed, and she suddenly turned around. Her slender and white fingers bloomed like lotus flowers, intercepting Pang Yue's sword qi.

At the same time, she moved her mind and summoned the purple silk Law Treasure!

The purple silk instantly expanded, extending tens of times its original length, swiftly entangling Pang Yue.

"The third sword."

The Naihe Bridge under Pang Yue's feet moved, and he disappeared in an instant.

The Seven Kill Sword swept past, turning into countless sword shadows that enveloped Gao Yan.

The killing intent surged into Gao Yan's sea of consciousness.

Gao Yan's expression changed slightly, and she quickly used a secret technique to suppress her sea of consciousness.

The purple silk moved on its own, protecting her.

The sword light fell, layer upon layer, flickering and unpredictable, like a drizzle falling on the purple silk.

The purple silk shimmered, swirling and surrounding, blocking all the sword light.

Suddenly, the sword light became light and heavy, slow and fast. At the turning point of the purple silk's agility, it jumped and pierced, then pulled the purple silk's agility, pulling it outward!

The purple silk instantly dispersed...

"The fourth sword!"

Pang Yue's voice reached Gao Yan's ears.

She suddenly realized that there was a white bone bridge under her feet, appearing at some unknown time.

A sword qi floated down, seemingly real and illusory, landing directly on her smooth forehead.

In the next moment, an unmatched Sword Intent instantly sealed her sea of consciousness.

Crack.

A jade pendant on Gao Yan's body cracked lightly.

A vast and immense aura manifested from within.

Gold Core Spirit Partitioning.

Pang Yue sneered and a Divine Light of Separation and Regret flew out of his hand, like boiling soup splashing on snow. In an instant, it disintegrated the jade pendant into dust.

Gold Core Spirit Partitioning disappeared without a trace.

Gao Yan's divine sense was sealed, possessing magical power but unable to use it.

The Purple Silk Law Treasure also slowly stagnated, floating in the void.

"This person's swordsmanship... is so terrifying!"

Gao Yan's beautiful eyes flickered, filled with astonishment.

Although her cultivation level was higher than the opponent's and her magical power was more abundant, she couldn't withstand the four swords and was restrained by the opponent.

Thinking back to her previous battles with her senior brothers in the sect, compared to this person just now, it was simply childish and laughable.

For the first time in her life, she felt that death was so close to her!

Pang Yue put away the Purple Silk Law Treasure, used his magical power to capture Gao Yan, and flew towards the distant horizon.

From the start of their fight to the end, it took only half an incense stick's worth of time.

But Pang Yue's heart was filled with warnings, as someone in the distance had already locked onto this place!

No, it should be said that they had locked onto him!

Carefully sensing, this judgment actually originated from the Heavenly Book of Separation and Regret.

"Did you do something to me?"

Pang Yue glanced at Gao Yan and asked expressionlessly.

Although this woman possessed abundant magical power and a superior inheritance, she lacked experience in combat and was easily subdued by Pang Yue.

But one should not underestimate this woman's clever thinking.

"It's the Soul-Locking Incense. Within a radius of ten thousand miles, any cultivator from Azure Cloud Mountain can find your location."

Gao Yan paused and added, "Once this incense sticks to you, it won't disappear for ten years..."

"Fellow Daoist, impressive method!"

Pang Yue laughed angrily and suddenly stopped his flight.

His expression changed constantly, his thoughts fluctuating.

He had long heard of the name Soul-Locking Incense. This incense was invisible and odorless, acting on the soul. Unless one possessed the secret technique of Spirit Ascension, it was extremely difficult to eradicate.

Although the Heavenly Book of Separation and Regret was marvelous, it was helpless in this situation!

Pang Yue looked at the endless yellow sand on the Gobi Desert and suddenly had an idea.

He took out a jade pendant, pointed at it, and said, "Junior sister, quickly come to the Nine Netherworld River's Lover's Rock!"

...

On a vast and desolate Gobi Desert, a huge rift stretched for countless miles.

The rift was over a thousand zhang wide, pitch black inside, with howling winds and no end in sight.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth disappeared in this place.

For cultivators, coming to this place was as uncomfortable as a mortal losing air.

Four rays of light hovered above the great rift, looking at the rift over a thousand zhang wide, but they didn't move forward.

"It seems that Senior Sister Gao Yan and that Pang Yue went down..."

The four hesitated.

They had long learned from the sect's records that the bottom of this rift, called the Nine Netherworld River, was an ancient and everlasting underworld river, filled with countless demons and extremely dangerous.

From ancient times to the present, many profound cultivators who explored the great rift had perished at the bottom.

Many of them were even Gold Core cultivators!

For profound cultivators, the Nine Netherworld River was ranked among the top three forbidden places in the world!

Just as the four hesitated and didn't move forward, three terrifying spiritual pressures appeared in the sky.

In an instant, three rays of light appeared above the heads of the four.

The powerful aura of the Gold Core cultivators almost made the four lose control of their flight.

"Senior Uncle!"

"Greetings, Master!"

The four saw Gao Chong and quickly saluted.

Gao Chong glanced at several Azure Cloud Mountain disciples and disappointment appeared on his face.

"He wants to use the Nine Netherworld River to conceal the Soul-Locking Incense!"

Gao Chong's face darkened.

Sun Yiyu glanced at Gao Chong and said, "If Senior Brother hadn't been eager to kill him, things wouldn't have come to this."

Gao Chong raised an eyebrow, displeased, "Exterminate demons at all costs! Sun Fellow Daoist, how many friends and relatives have we lost to the Demon Sect in the past thousand years? If I remember correctly, your Dao companion died at the hands of the White Bone Demon Sect. The disciple has reached such a state, falling into demonic cultivation is only a matter of time. How can we let emotions cloud our judgment?"

Ren Cang intervened and said, "Pang kid has a demonic treasure protecting him. Once he enters the Nine Netherworld River, it will be like finding a needle in the ocean if we want to find him. What do you two plan to do?"

"I still have my daughter in his hands, so I'll go ahead!"

Gao Chong snorted coldly and entered the darkness of the rift after speaking.

Sun Yiyu pondered and said, "Gao Chong has a secret technique that is good at divination. Given time, he will definitely be able to find Pang Yue. I'll keep an eye on him."

After speaking, his body was enveloped in sword light and disappeared into the darkness of the rift.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't accompany you."

Ren Cang smiled bitterly, shook his head, glanced at the four Azure Cloud Mountain disciples, and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)