CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 152: LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD

"Absolutely not!"

"Please forgive us, Your Excellency! Please forgive us, Your Excellency!"

"We came with sincerity and had no intention of offense."

The pleas for mercy echoed from all the various factions, and even the once proud federal commissioner, Shi Zhiyuan, was thoroughly humbled.

In the face of this transcendental power, family background and high status were nothing but illusions.

But what they did not know was that far away at the Spirit Vein of Beimang Mountain, a force of four hundred Yin Soldiers were struggling to control the ghost fog, shaping it according to Lu Yan’s will.

A majestic gaze swept over everyone present, cold and indifferent.

Lu Yan was well aware that he could not truly harm the representatives from the various factions.

In the Xianxia world, these individuals were either Golden Core cultivators or held significant authority; if any of them perished under these circumstances, it would lead to endless trouble.

However, Lu Yan also needed to intimidate the factions as much as possible.

Mulling it over, Lu Yan quickly formulated a plan.

"Enough!"

Lu Yan sighed softly, and the intangible pressure quietly dissipated.

"You all have come here ultimately because of my negligence in allowing the Beimang Forbidden Land to slip from the Underworld to the mortal realm, prematurely accelerating the Spiritual Energy Revival."

Upon hearing this, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief and also gleaned a lot of critical information from Lu Yan’s words.

For example, they realized that the figure before them was a significant figure from the Underworld and learned of the causes behind the Beimang Forbidden Land and the Spiritual Energy Revival.

Yet, the crowd soon sensed something unusual.

Despite saying it was over, the great figure from the Underworld neither departed nor dispelled the boundless black fog surrounding them.

The representatives from all factions remained trapped in this limitless darkness.

Given the opportunity to intervene in the Spiritual Energy Revival task, everyone present was no stranger to such scenarios.

After a brief reflection, they understood the reason, and Chu Zhuoqun spoke respectfully:

"The chaos of the Beimang Forbidden Land was certainly not Your Excellency’s fault, so why blame yourself?

Since the Forbidden Land has descended into the mortal realm, as representatives of the world’s factions, it’s our unshirkable duty. Please, Your Excellency, guide us on how to resolve the calamity of the Beimang Forbidden Land."

Lu Yan nodded with satisfaction.

"A wise insight, deserved a reward!"

Upon saying this, a Spirit Grass burst forth from the Beimang Forbidden Land, like a Flying Sword, landing in Chu Zhuoqun’s hands.

Chu Zhuoqun beamed with joy at the Spirit Plant in hand, and the other faction representatives were filled with envy.

They realized Lu Yan’s attitude but lacked Chu Zhuoqun’s decisiveness, which allowed Chu Zhuoqun to gain this advantage.

Simultaneously, they secretly sighed in relief, realizing this Underworld deity wasn’t a bloodthirsty being, and cooperating might bring some benefits like Spirit Plants.

"The so-called Beimang Forbidden Land is actually a piece of territory from our Underworld, which was connected to Beimang Mountain in ancient times.

As Spiritual Qi dried up, our Lord used a Great Divine Technique to separate the Beimang Forbidden Land from this world.

But recently, a Ghost God was born within the Beimang Forbidden Land.

Noticing the impending Spiritual Energy Revival, he used the tomb he left on Beimang Mountain as an anchor, forcefully linking a corner of the Beimang Forbidden Land to the present world, thus prematurely initiating the Spiritual Energy Revival."

The crowd was astounded, even Chu Zhuoqun was somewhat lost, feeling the Spirit Grass in hand was now a hot potato.

Undoubtedly, Lu Yan’s manipulation of them was closely related to the BeiMang Ghost God.

"After this occurred, I promptly dispatched a Ghost General to sever the connection between the Beimang Forbidden Land and the outside world to prevent the BeiMang Ghost God from escaping to the human realm.

But with the Spirit Vein in place, the BeiMang Ghost God utilized the Spirit Vein of the Beimang Forbidden Land to forcibly remain in the present world, summoning thousands of Netherworld Fierce Ghosts to obstruct me.

Though I slew the fierce ghosts, I lost the opportunity to capture the BeiMang Ghost God back to the Underworld immediately.

Hence, the BeiMang Ghost God gained momentum in the Beimang Forbidden Land, binding himself to the Spiritual Energy Revival trend. Killing him would destabilize the Celestial Dao trend."

Upon reaching this point, Lu Yan sighed, and the representatives of the factions fell into silence.

They all shared a single thought in their minds.

"Don’t make me face the BeiMang Ghost God!"

But Lu Yan clearly wouldn’t grant them their wish.

"I would like you all to go to the great tomb left by the BeiMang Ghost God and destroy it to sever the anchor point between the Forbidden Land and reality.

Then there will be no more ghostly disturbances, and once the Beimang Forbidden Land returns to the Underworld, you can freely use the established Spirit Veins and Spirit Lands."

Though Lu Yan appeared to make a promise, it was a lifethreatening task for the factions.

Lu Yan spoke lightly, suggesting that destroying the BeiMang Ghost God’s great tomb would be simple.

But such an important tomb would not be unguarded by the BeiMang Ghost God. If it were so easy, why wouldn’t Lu Yan destroy it himself?

Of course, these thoughts couldn’t be spoken aloud.

At this moment, federal commissioner Shi Zhiyuan stepped forward and asked with a troubled expression:

"Dare I ask, Your Excellency, if there are alternative means to resolve the threat of the Beimang Forbidden Land?"

"Of course there are."

Lu Yan replied without hesitation.

With these words, everyone’s eyes lit up immediately.

"Actually, it’s not a complicated matter. The entity within the Beimang Forbidden Land has become a Ghost God; apart from the great tomb in reality, any perception of Beimang Mountain can serve as an anchor point for it.

The dissemination of Beimang Mountain’s phenomena and the discussions about the ancient battlefield spirits may seem insignificant to you, but for a Ghost God, Wish Power has substance. These rumors turning into Wish Power for rapid spread will serve as anchor points for the BeiMang Ghost God in reality."

Chu Zhuoqun suddenly understood and said:

"So if we block the dissemination of information about Beimang Mountain and make everyone forget about it, we can uproot this anchor and destabilize the Beimang Forbidden Land?"

"Precisely."

Yet, after uttering these words, an eerie silence fell over the scene.

Everyone exchanged glances because they realized they were very familiar with this method; previously, the factions had already blocked information, aligning perfectly with the method of removing the anchor!

"This..."

"There’s no need to consider that method," Lu Yan said coldly:

"After the phenomenon of the Beimang Forbidden Land spread and became an anchor, I sought my Lord’s intervention.

My Lord deemed it my negligence and didn’t directly capture the BeiMang Ghost God but instead offered me the opportunity to atone.

The Lord used supreme power to alter the perception of all sentient beings, erasing all memory of Beimang Mountain and guided order for the factions to block information related to Beimang Mountain, almost eliminating the Wish Power anchors.

However, ultimately the BeiMang Ghost God fought tooth and nail, sending the ancient battlefield souls into reality. The Underworld Yin Soldiers were dispatched to apprehend it, and in the process, images were seen by others.

Your selfish desires allowed the Beimang Mountain affair to spread, and the Wish Power of billions of sentient beings converged and broke through the cognitive modification, reinforcing the anchors.

If it weren’t for your personal interests, why would the Beimang Forbidden Land matter drag on until now?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stupefied.

Flashes of information raced through their minds, providing answers to the incongruities of the message lockdown of Beimang Mountain.

Many involved in the information blockade naturally knew how the phenomenon of Beimang Mountain went from widespread attention to obscurity in just two days.

At the time, it didn’t seem unusual to them. Now upon reflection, they realized it was like an invisible hand covering the entire world, quietly blocking the memories of billions.

Such methods exceeded everyone’s understanding.

They felt their souls tremble at the thought of the unseen stature of the Lord of the Underworld, elevated to unimaginable heights, all-knowing and omnipotent as legend would have it.

As Lu Yan shamelessly attributed the Urban Celestial Dao’s cognitive manipulation to himself, elevating the majesty of the Underworld Lord’s guise, a powerful resentment manifested around Lu Yan.

Lu Yan could clearly sense it, as it was from the weakened Urban Celestial Dao.

In this moment, it was like a kitten forcibly stripped of its treats, intently trying to intimidate Lu Yan with no real threat.