125: The Underworld, a New Journey

In the Taiji Hall.

"Clan Chief, in the past two months, this subordinate has traveled all over the Land of Thousand Domains, exploring ninety-three forbidden areas. This is my harvest!" Qi Wude presented a storage ring to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing raised his hand, and a suction force emerged, pulling the storage ring into his hand.

His Divine Thought entered, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Why are there so many corpses? No, these corpses are not from the Human Race!"

What greeted his eyes were grotesque corpses, each exuding an eerie aura.

"Clan Chief, you may not know, but these are the corpses of the Nether Race!" Qi Wude quickly explained.

"Nether Race?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing immediately used the System to investigate.

The Nether Race originated from the Netherworld on the back of the Eternal Continent. Legend has it that the Netherworld's origin dates back to the Mythological Era, when a Nether Yellow Springs connected all realms of the Eternal Continent. Due to their ambition to rule the Eternal Continent and transform the entire Eternal Realm into a true Netherworld, they were fiercely suppressed by the Human Race.

The Nether Race consists of tens of millions of species, but they are divided into three main races: the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, and the Abyssal Race. The former two are races formed in the special environment of the Netherworld, where the Nether Yellow Springs draws in the Souls and corpses of powerful individuals from various realms. The latter are the indigenous inhabitants of the Netherworld, suppressed by the Corpse and Ghost Races, and can only survive in the One Hundred and Eight Abyssal Lands.

Isn't this just the Netherworld?

Xu Qing was astonished.

"Clan Chief, the Nether Race is divided into three races: Ghost, Corpse, and Abyssal. The ones who attacked our Eternal Continent back then were the Ghost and Corpse Races. Both of these races are good treasures!"

Fearing that Xu Qing wouldn't know, Qi Wude quickly began to explain.

"After a Ghost Race member dies, a Soul Crystal is left behind. This Soul Crystal can enhance the Soul of living beings, so it's highly sought after by Soul Cultivating Martial Artists; furthermore, it's rumored that Soul Crystals contain the secrets of the Soul, and can even lead one onto the Great Dao of Soul."

"Of course, this kind of Soul Crystal is only born from Ghost Race members above the Ghost Emperor rank. This time, this subordinate obtained nine Soul Crystals left behind by Ghost Emperors."

"As for the Corpse Race, because they constantly temper their Physical Bodies with the water of the Nether Yellow Springs, their remains are the best Materials for refining Puppets. Our Ancient Tomb Sect has secret techniques that can refine powerful Corpse Puppets."

As he spoke, an unsuppressable gleam appeared in Qi Wude's eyes.

"Oh?" Xu Qing asked with a smile, "How much combat power can your refined Corpse Puppets retain?"

"Reporting to Clan Chief, our sect's Cultivation Technique originates from a mysterious Emperor Scripture, and the secret technique for refining Corpse Puppets is part of its content. Therefore, the remains we refine can unleash 100% of the Corpse Puppet's inherent combat power."

When talking about his specialty, Qi Wude was full of confidence.

"Then these three God Emperor remains are for you. You've worked hard these past two months."

As Xu Qing spoke, he gave Qi Wude two God Emperor Perfection remains and one God Emperor-level Soul Crystal.

"Thank you, Clan Chief!" Qi Wude was overjoyed.

As the Old Ancestor of the Ancient Tomb Sect, he originally had Corpse Puppets, and they were even God Emperor-level Corpse Puppets. However, too many powerful individuals pursued him back then, ultimately leading to all five of his Corpse Puppets being destroyed, and he himself ended up severely wounded and near death.

After Qi Wude left, Xu Qing began to tally Qi Wude's harvest this time.

It was a while before Xu Qing came back to his senses.

"They say that murder and arson bring wealth, and tomb raiding is no less. No wonder Boss Cao established the Grave Robber Captains!"

Qi Wude's surprise this time was too great. Not counting the remains and Soul Crystals Xu Qing gave Qi Wude, there were still twenty-six God Emperor-level items in the storage ring, including six remains, seven Soul Crystals, nine God Emperor weapons, and five Fourth-Grade God Emperor herbs.

These alone were worth over two million family points, but this damned System only bought them at a 50% discount.

In addition, there were over a hundred Heavenly Emperor-level items, worth over four million family points.

Ultimately, Xu Qing kept seven God Emperor Soul Crystals and nine Heavenly Emperor Perfection Soul Crystals. All others were exchanged for family points, adding 2.63 million family points to Xu Qing's balance.

Currently, the family points in Xu Qing's hand had accumulated to 4,232,750 family points. By the end of this month, an additional 145,270 points would be added.

Holding over four million family points, but with insufficient time, otherwise the Xu Family's power would have ascended to another level.

"It's time to leave!"

Only one day remained, this was his agreement with Tang Yuan.

Although he wasn't afraid of the Zhengyuan Holy Palace, the Tianguan Realm was ultimately too small. Ever since Tang Yuan introduced him to the outside world, he had yearned for it.

"System, can you investigate the map of Nanming Divine Continent?" Xu Qing asked.

"Ding! One hundred million family points!"

"What the hell? Are you robbing me?"

One must know that even an Emperor weapon was only one hundred million family points. This damned System must be crazy for money!

"Ding! The Nanming Divine Continent is vast, involving nine Great Domains, seventy-two Holy Domains, three thousand six hundred Emperor Domains, and millions of large, medium, and small Domains. It is fraught with dangers and contains countless hidden lands. Such a map can only be fully acquired by powers above a First-Grade Holy Land."

"Then what level of map can I get for one million contribution points?" Xu Qing asked, frowning.

"Ding! The Zhengyuan Territory and part of its surrounding territory!"

Tsk!

"Exchange!"

Xu Qing decisively exchanged.

To expand territory, a detailed map was extremely important.

"Ding! Exchange successful. It has been sent to the System space. Please check, Host!"

Before long, a scroll appeared in Xu Qing's hand, and then he threw it towards the main hall.

Buzz!

With a tremor, the scroll quickly unfurled, and at the same time, a golden light surged from it, then transformed into a map.

A vast territory appeared before Xu Qing's eyes.

In the center was a vast land, which was the Zhengyuan Holy Domain, surrounded by seventy-two Emperor Domains. And between each Emperor Domain, or on its periphery, there were also some Great Domains surviving in the cracks.

This was the territory ruled by the Zhengyuan Holy Palace, namely the Zhengyuan Territory.

Xu Qing reached out and pointed at the location of the Zhengyuan Holy Domain. The entire Zhengyuan Holy Domain began to magnify. The entire Zhengyuan Holy Domain was divided into forty-nine Heavenly Prefectures, the smallest of which was comparable to an Emperor Domain.

At the very center was a place called Zhengyuan Holy Prefecture, which was further divided into nine Great Heavenly Prefectures. Each prefecture was comparable in size to an Emperor Domain, and the central Heavenly Prefecture was the territory ruled by the Zhengyuan Holy Palace.

Of the remaining Heavenly Prefectures, seven were the territories of the Zhengyuan Holy Palace's seven Saint Families, and the last Heavenly Prefecture was jointly controlled by nine families. These nine families had all produced Saints in the past and had participated in that battle, and after receiving rewards from the Tianwu Imperial Domain, their Family's heritage was extremely strong.

Outside the territory, to the south was the inner sea of the Tianluo Sea, to the east and northeast were parts of the Xuanming Lake, to the west was part of another territory called the Jinglong Holy Dynasty, and to the north was part of the Cangming Territory.

Further afield, it was shrouded in a mist.

This scroll was also a rare treasure. The map was very detailed, from small villages to large Heavenly Prefectures, every place was marked with a name.

As for the misty sections on it, Xu Qing could spend family points to dispel the mist, or send people to explore, or spend money to buy maps to piece together and complete the map on the scroll.

And from the scroll, it could be seen that the territories of Nanming Divine Continent were connected, without any realm sea blocking them. It could only be said that the history of the Tianguan Realm was compiled too well.

"System, can you locate the coordinates of Xuanluo Upper Domain?"

When Tang Yuan left the Xu Family, he had given Xu Qing a coordinate imprint, but Xu Qing didn't know how to use it. Who knew what the situation was like over there? After all, compared to the three domain powers, he was just an outsider to Tang Yuan.

If Tang Yuan had ill intentions, even if the Xu Family wasn't afraid of Saint powers, they would fall into endless trouble.

Xu Qing chose the Xuanluo Upper Domain for two reasons: firstly, it was close to the Nine Emperor Upper Domain; secondly, it had unique advantages, bordering the Tianluo Sea and Xuanming Lake. The Xu Ri Holy Land's growth was largely related to this lake and sea.

"Ding! 100,000 family points!"

"Damn it! You're really obsessed with money, superficial! I deeply condemn you morally!" Xu Qing cursed.

"..."

"Exchange!" Xu Qing decided to endure it.

After obtaining the coordinate imprint, Xu Qing informed the current Profound Yellow Pavilion Master and then activated the coordinate imprint.

"Buzz!"

Outside, countless worshipers suddenly looked up at Cloud Mist Mountain.

A supreme divine light shot up from Cloud Mist Mountain, piercing the sky and forming a giant vortex.

Boom!

Immediately after, the entire Cloud Mist Mountain rose from the ground, transforming into a stream of light that vanished into the vortex.

"The Xu... Xu Family is gone!!!"

Amidst a trembling and envious voice, this news spread like a tidal wave throughout the entire Tianguan Realm.

After receiving the news, Tang Yuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise, then he crushed a jade talisman and disappeared from the main hall.