188: Yang Qiong: It turns out it was Gu Liangyuan

After leaving the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, Gu Liangyuan bestowed three Tier 5 Puppets upon his three Disciples, gave the Mountain Ghost Coin to Zai Xiyue, and the Jade Ruyi to Bai Qing. Subsequently, he received a series of System returns.

"Ding, Host bestowed Mountain Ghost Coin, triggering a 3000x return. Return reward: Underworld Map - Bridge of Helplessness."

"Ding, Host bestowed Tier 5 Puppet, triggering a 2x return. Return reward: Two Tier 5 Puppets."

"Ding, Host bestowed Tier 5 Puppet, triggering a 0.5x return. Return reward: Half a Tier 5 Puppet."

"Ding, Host bestowed Tier 5 Puppet, triggering a 1000x return. Return reward: Tier 3 Body Integration Realm Puppet."

"Ding, Host bestowed White Jade Ruyi, triggering a 3x return. Return reward: Azure Jade Ruyi."

After the System's prompt sounds finished, Gu Liangyuan put away the Tier 3 Puppet, his gaze primarily focused on the Underworld Construction Map.

Name: Underworld Map

Effect: This map contains Supreme Grand Arrays and various buildings. Once activated, it can instantly establish the Nine Nether Underworld!

(Note: There are twenty parts to the Underworld Map: Bridge of Helplessness, Earth God Temple, Hometown Viewing Platform, Three Lives Stone, Golden Rooster Mountain (Evil Dog Ridge), Wild Ghost Village, Ten Halls of Yama…)

Looking at the Underworld Map's description, Gu Liangyuan's eyes brightened.

Establish the Underworld!

Good, good, good!

The Cultivation World has no Underworld. Souls are divided into two types: living souls and dead souls.

The souls of Mortals after death are called dead souls. Those with weak souls immediately vanish, while stronger ones can at most remain in the world for seven days, unless they encounter another fortuitous chance to become a ghost.

The other type is living souls. Although the Physical Body is gone, the soul remains, possessing clear consciousness.

Even Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit are a type of living soul.

Living souls are often found among Cultivators. Their souls are stronger than Mortals on one hand, but more importantly, although ghost Cultivators are rare, the methods for refining treasures like the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and Soul Summoning Rod left behind by ghost Cultivators are quite favored by Cultivators.

It's not to say they are common, but they are certainly not rare.

If you don't Cultivate diligently, you'll end up as brothers in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Therefore, living souls are much more common than dead souls.

It's worth mentioning that both living souls and dead souls have a Lifespan, often consistent with their Lifespan before death.

Gu Liangyuan could already imagine that once the Underworld is established, all living souls in the world would go crazy because of it!

Ghost Cultivators would also certainly flourish in the world again!

Qianqiu governs the dynasty, Zai Xiyue governs the Underworld, and both honor the Tai Shang Sect!

Even the power of a single Forget-Love Peak brought him such growth speed. Gu Liangyuan couldn't imagine how fast his Cultivation speed would increase if he had these three forces in hand!

Immortal Ascension and becoming an ancestor would be a trivial matter!

After the excitement, Gu Liangyuan gradually calmed down.

Looking at the twenty map descriptions, he scratched his head again.

Little System, Uncle is very happy to have this reward, but Uncle doesn't like this stamp-collecting method!

Alas!

The task is arduous, and the Dao is long.

With seven parts joy and three parts melancholy, Gu Liangyuan took his three Disciples and hurried back to Forget-Love Peak.

...

Outside the Yaochi Sacred Ground gate.

Two Elders were chatting.

One wore purple robes, the other yellow robes.

The yellow-robed Elder asked in confusion:

"Why do you say the Holy Lord insists on finding this Three-Eyed Youth? There are so many Cultivators in the world; finding such a person is like searching for a needle in a haystack."

The purple-robed Elder shook his head: "I'm not very clear on the specifics either. I only heard the Disciples say that this Three-Eyed Youth peeked at them bathing..."

At this point, the purple-robed Elder's voice suddenly softened by three parts. He looked left and right, then whispered to the yellow-robed Elder:

"I suspect, ah, that the Holy Lord was also among them during the bathing, which is why she became so enraged."

The yellow-robed Elder, upon hearing this, suddenly understood:

"So that's it. No wonder the Holy Lord is so anxious."

The purple-robed Elder tugged at the yellow-robed Elder's sleeve:

"Alright, this matter is just between you and me. It concerns the Holy Lord's purity, so don't speak carelessly."

The yellow-robed Elder nodded:

"Don't worry, my lips are sealed."

...

Not far from the two, Liu Ruyan, hidden in the shadows, had flickering eyes, listening to everything.

She had originally thought that although she had deliberately changed her appearance when she met Gu Liangyuan, Gu Liangyuan's methods were endless, and she was afraid of being recognized by him.

So she planned to announce the news of Gu Liangyuan possessing a Gold-Devouring Beast to the world, and then switch to the body of a Yaochi Elder.

After all, Yaochi and Supreme Sacred Ground had close ties. She might be able to use this identity to go to Forget-Love Peak and kill Song Xianer.

Today, she was here to scout for candidates.

But she never expected to hear such news.

She also recalled the scene when she was staking out the Supreme Sacred Ground's entrance, and Yang Qiong was inquiring about Gu Liangyuan's whereabouts at the gate.

Combining the preceding and following events, she felt she had guessed the truth!

Gu Liangyuan peeked at Yang Qiong bathing and was discovered by Yang Qiong.

Gu Liangyuan changed into the appearance of the Three-Eyed Youth, preventing Yang Qiong from recognizing his true self.

But Yang Qiong also had a vague suspicion, which led to the previous scene of her going to Forget-Love Peak.

Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes swirled, and a plan came to her mind!

Whether this person is Gu Liangyuan or not, he must be Gu Liangyuan!

Aren't your relations good?

I want to see if they are good enough for him to watch her bathe!

At this thought, Liu Ruyan flipped her hand and took out a recording stone.

This recording stone was precisely the one Gu Liangyuan used to frame Purple Light Celestial of the Golden Armor Sect.

After the Di Tian incident, Liu Ruyan did not give up searching for evidence of Empyrean Cloud's death.

She thought it would be good if she could find evidence to make Di Tian and Gu Liangyuan fight each other like dogs.

While the Devil Emperor was causing chaos in the Taiyi Holy Land, she found this recording stone in Di Tian's room.

It's worth mentioning that Di Tian's room was almost filled with recording stones.

However, the content recorded inside them was all his Dual Cultivation achievements.

She had studied this recording stone for a long time, and with the knowledge of an Immortal, she finally understood its principle.

Unfortunately, this recording stone could only prove that Purple Light Celestial was framed, but it could not directly prove that Gu Liangyuan was responsible.

However, this also gave Liu Ruyan an idea.

Using a recording stone to record a recording stone's recording—I learned this trick from you!

Gu Liangyuan, ah, Gu Liangyuan, now I'll let you experience what it's like to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot!

And so, she quietly infiltrated the Yaochi Sacred Ground.

After obtaining the scene of that day from the Disciples through secret techniques, Liu Ruyan then purchased several recordings of Gu Liangyuan on the market.

That's right, when Gu Liangyuan was Undergoing Tribulation that day, many female Cultivators recorded it.

Some kept them for their own viewing, while others chose to sell them for Cultivation resources.

It was precisely because of this that they were able to circulate on the market.

Having obtained the projections, Liu Ruyan then went to the vicinity of Rakshasa Sea to find a Three-Eyed Golden-Eyed Monkey.

With all the items prepared, Liu Ruyan began her manufacturing enterprise based on the scenes described by the Disciples.

Three days later, inside an unnamed mountain cave.

Liu Ruyan sat cross-legged, and on the light screen in front of her, a projection was playing.

Within the projection, Gu Liangyuan was astride a Dragon Pao with Dragon horns, his forehead adorned with a golden eye. He was heavily injured and unconscious.

Suddenly, the Dragon Pao stopped in a dense forest where the Disciples were bathing.

It seemed the Dragon Pao's sudden stop caused Gu Liangyuan to sense something and slowly awaken.

Upon seeing the scene not far away, before he could react, the Dragon Pao beneath him became lustful and charged directly towards the group of Disciples.

Gu Liangyuan desperately tried to control it, preventing the Dragon Pao from colliding with the Disciples.

He finally managed to ride the Dragon Pao away, but the Dragon Pao, in a fit of animalistic desire, caused Gu Liangyuan to instantly lose control and turn back again.

The projection stopped abruptly here.

Liu Ruyan knew that the more detailed she made it, the more loopholes there would be.

These things were enough to prove it!

Imagining the scene of Yang Qiong getting this recording stone and becoming enraged, Liu Ruyan's lips curled into a slight smile.