Chapter 169: Thousands of Years of Persistence

"Your Highness, come with us."

Black Impermanence chuckled softly, pulling Qin Jun's thoughts away from the system prompt. He nodded and followed Black and White Impermanence forward.

The dim light made it difficult to see the buildings on both sides, and occasional ghostly cries made the atmosphere eerie and unsettling. It seemed like a ghost could appear at any moment.

But this was the underworld, so it was normal to encounter ghosts. It would be strange if there were none.

"What level of cultivation does one need to reach in order to come to the underworld?" Qin Jun curiously asked Black and White Impermanence, while also asking in his mind, "Can I enter the imperial capital and summon the gods and demons to come support me?"

"Host, you are too naive. Perhaps even the gods and demons would be blocked from entering the imperial capital," the system's response disappointed Qin Jun.

"Never mind, let's start the summoning now!" Qin Jun said helplessly in his mind.

"Ding! Random summoning of gods and demons begins..."

At this moment, Black Impermanence turned back and smiled at him, "Normally, only true immortals can travel between the realms of yin and yang, but some celestial beings can also rely on special divine powers or treasures to do so."

True immortals?

Qin Jun's eyes lit up. He felt like he was touching a whole new world and quickly continued to ask, "How much higher is the true immortal realm compared to the celestial realm?"

"Above the celestial realm is the true immortal realm. Nine is the ultimate number, so each realm is divided into nine levels," Black Impermanence explained with a smile, leaving Qin Jun enlightened.

Foundation Building, Core Formation, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Void Refinement, Earthly Immortal, Celestial Immortal, True Immortal!

There must be higher realms beyond the true immortal realm. Qin Jun was only at the Golden Core realm now, still four major realms away from the true immortal realm. The path of cultivation was long and arduous!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning Sha Wujing from 'Journey to the West'!"

What?

Sha Wujing?

Qin Jun suddenly became excited, as Sha Wujing was one of the main characters in 'Journey to the West' and a general of the Heavenly Court!

"Quick, bring up his attribute list!" Qin Jun was ecstatic. Finally, he had summoned an authentic deity. Although Sha Wujing didn't shine much in 'Journey to the West', he could at least balance the conflicts between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, and definitely had the strength to support them.

A fearless Great Sage Equal to Heaven, a former Marshal Tianpeng in his past life as Zhu Bajie, both were renowned figures in the world. They had countless disputes along the way, and if it weren't for Sha Wujing, Tang Sanzang would have been helpless.

Would Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie listen to a weakling?

Clearly not!

"Sha Wujing, from 'Journey to the West'."

"Race: Deity!"

"Cultivation: Ninth level of the Celestial Immortal realm!"

"Technique: Gathering Vitality and Facing the Sun!"

"Divine Power: Eight Hundred Li of Flowing Sand! Holding Up the Sky with One Staff!"

"Treasure: Demon Subduing Staff!"

"Loyalty: 98 (Full value 100)!"

Explosive!

Ninth level of the Celestial Immortal realm!

Even more awesome than Tai Bai Jin Xing!

Qin Jun was so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He was even surprised. He had thought that Sha Wujing was on the same level as Tai Bai Jin Xing, but upon careful consideration, Tai Bai Jin Xing didn't have many outstanding achievements, while Sha Wujing had fought his way through the journey and was also a general of the Heavenly Court. The title of general was not just for show; it was equivalent to a military officer in the Heavenly Court, while Tai Bai Jin Xing was a civil official.

At this point, he couldn't help but think of Zhu Bajie, the pig who could dominate Sha Wujing. He probably had the cultivation of the true immortal realm. And thinking about Sun Wukong, who scared Zhu Bajie just by appearing, he dared not imagine how strong Sun Wukong must be.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" White Impermanence asked in confusion, thinking that Qin Jun might be feeling uncomfortable on his first visit to the underworld.

Staying in the underworld for a long time would deplete one's lifespan.

"Nothing, I just feel that another powerful being will come to join me," Qin Jun said with a smile.

"Is that so? Then congratulations in advance, Your Highness," White Impermanence replied nonchalantly. However, his grimacing face made Qin Jun feel like he was being mocked.

Summoning Sha Wujing had put Qin Jun in a good mood. As a superpower at the ninth level of the Celestial Immortal realm, he wouldn't be afraid of the demon cultivator even if he were to fully recover his peak strength.

"By the way, where are we going?" Qin Jun curiously asked as he looked around the streets of the underworld.

He wondered how big the underworld was. Was it as large as the mortal realm?

"After the death of the daughter of that demon cultivator, she did not reincarnate, but became a ghost attendant," Black Impermanence explained, leaving Qin Jun stunned.

If that demon cultivator cared about his daughter, wouldn't Qin Jun have control over his lifeline?

Curious, Qin Jun continued to follow Black and White Impermanence.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they arrived at a gloomy inn. Inside, the lights were on, and various eerie and bold sounds could be heard from within.

The three of them quickly entered the inn, and as soon as they did, the inn fell silent.

Qin Jun looked around and saw that the ghosts and spirits were all staring at him. Most of them had human forms, but there were also demons and monsters. Their faces were terrifying, and they stared at Qin Jun as if he were prey.

"Hmph!" Qin Jun snorted in displeasure. With Black and White Impermanence by his side, he had nothing to fear!

Black and White Impermanence suddenly erupted with their own aura, scaring all the ghosts and spirits into averting their gaze.

At this moment, a woman with numerous scars on her face walked over. She had a graceful figure, but her face was incredibly horrifying, as if she had suffered inhuman torture in her past life.

"Yun Qing, tell him about your father, Yun Cheng Mo," Black Impermanence said to the scarred woman. As he spoke, he glanced back at the other ghosts and spirits in the inn, scaring them all out of the inn. In an instant, only the four of them remained in the inn.

Upon hearing this, the scarred woman known as Yun Qing showed a look of resentment on her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Yun Chengmo was originally a righteous cultivator, but after being defeated by someone, his mind became twisted. He turned to practicing dark arts and fell into the path of evil. He went out of control and slaughtered my mother and me..."

Qin Jun couldn't help but be moved. He had not expected Yun Chengmo to be so depraved. At the same time, he mourned for Ye Xuan. This guy was probably going to have his soul devoured by Yun Chengmo, and he might not even have the chance to be reincarnated.

As Yun Qing recounted the story, Qin Jun finally understood. Yun Chengmo was not his original name, but due to his extreme pursuit of power and his fall into the dark arts, he changed his name to Yun Chengmo. It was said that he came from the Hanjiang Empire and, after being defeated by the empire's top expert, Yuan Zhentian, he began to practice dark arts. Later, he killed Yun Qing and her wife. Yun Qing, filled with deep resentment, did not reincarnate but chose to become a ghost.

She had been waiting for the opportunity for revenge, so she had been monitoring every move of Yun Chengmo. She knew that when Yun Chengmo sought revenge on Yuan Zhentian, they both suffered injuries, and he almost perished, but his soul escaped. It took thousands of years before Ye Xuan accidentally obtained it.

Thousands of years!

Qin Jun couldn't help but feel shaken by Yun Qing's persistence. For the sake of revenge, she had waited in the underworld for thousands of years, enough time for her to have been reincarnated dozens of times.

"Yun Chengmo also hates me. I guess he's going to come after me. Can you help me?" Qin Jun got straight to the point. He had thought he could use Yun Qing to threaten Yun Chengmo, but now it turned out that Yun Qing also wanted to kill Yun Chengmo.

What kind of resentment must have accumulated over thousands of years of persistence?