Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 399: Chapter 183: Emperor’s Carriage_1

Luoshan County City, a team of cultivators consisting of more than a hundred people set out from the military camp, stepping out of the massive defensive array that enveloped the entire Luoshan County City.

Each cultivator within this team of a hundred was at least at the Qi Transformation Stage, including the Luoshan Military Colonel, and emissaries from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. The five leading figures were Great Cultivators at the Peak of the Qi Training Stage.

In the present-day Luoshan County City, they were considered the mainstay force.

The entire Luoshan County City only had a handful of cultivators left behind to cleanse the evil spirits, with nearly all the other cultivators called forth.

Naturally, the team was led by the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird Envoys from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, who as some of the earliest cultivators to ascend to the Qi Training Stage in Great Xia, had reached the Peak of the Qi Training Stage.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

If not for the recent breakthrough of the rule’s constraints at the Divinity Transformation Realm, they might even have hoped to ascend to Spirit Transmutation with the support of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s foundation.

Such power was extremely potent for the world’s current state and could even suppress some grotto heavens and blessed lands.

Yet, in the grand scheme of the Netherworld, it seemed remarkably thin.

As a part of the heavens and the earth, the Netherworld was not subject to strong oppression in the Primal Chaos Realm. Powerful experts from the Immortal Realm, like the 10th Hall Yama, could move freely within the Netherworld.

Though the power they could wield fell far short of their peak, those who resided within Fengdu City were considered stronger than Spirit Refining experts. Even if the entire Great Xia were to be thrown in, it would fall far short in terms of strength.

The Envoys, White Tiger and Vermilion Bird, were aware of this, but their true reliance was not on their personal realm strength.

Marching on the open road, the hundred cultivators left Luoshan County City, their collective yang energy attracting wandering evil spirits and evil ghosts like a torch.

The ghost energy emanating from hundreds of evil spirits seemed to transform the several hundred meters around them into a small realm of water monsters, and their bone-chilling howls constantly shook the spirit souls of the Qi Transformation Stage cultivators around them.

The complexion of many cultivators turned pale in an instant as they saw over a thousand wandering souls and evil spirits converging on this place, among which hundreds were as powerful as Qi Transformation Stage evil spirits.

Even though the team had the advantage in strength with five Qi Training Great Cultivators taking the lead, facing such a large number of Ghost Objects would inevitably lead to casualties.

They did not fear injury, but the crux of the problem was that this was just the departure from Luoshan County, and they were still hundreds of miles away from Fengdu City.

It was hard to imagine what sort of assaults awaited them by evil spirits along the way.

Even the three Qi Training Great Cultivators changed their expressions, looking towards the two leading Envoys from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

The White Tiger Envoy said with a sneer and a smile,

“It’s just a mere hundred wandering evil spirits, look how frightened you all are.

Rest assured, since we have led you out of Luoshan County City, we naturally have the confidence to bring you all back safely.”

As soon as those words fell, the White Tiger Envoy took out a black wooden box inlaid with gold and jade from his Storage Ring, its grain pattern resembling the fierce and twisted face of an evil demon.

The moment the wooden box appeared, the small realm of water monsters formed from the gathered ghost energy instantly dissipated, and an invisible breath quietly spread out.

At this moment, the thousand wandering evil spirits halted their advance, their mindless eyes gazing uncertainly at the wooden box in the hands of the White Tiger Envoy.

The White Tiger Envoy curled his lips into a slight arc but did not open the wooden box. Instead, he surveyed the cultivators around him and spoke loudly,

“Fellow cultivators on the mission to escort the lord, your journey is fraught with evil spirits lurking on all sides, and thus you shall receive protective arts bestowed by the lord!”

“All Qi Transformation Stage cultivators shall act as ghost emissaries, to arrest souls and capture evil spirits, not under the command of the Netherworld authorities.

Three Qi Training Stage cultivators may act as Ghost Generals, bestowed with a suit of Mysterious armor, a soul dispersing baton each, and by the lord’s blessing command Netherworld gods and deities, and subdue kings of the Yin World!”

Following the White Tiger Envoy’s declaration, an immense wave of incense offering willpower rose swiftly from within the box, bestowing upon the hundreds of cultivators and the three Qi Training Great Cultivators present.

The clothing of the Qi Transformation cultivators transformed into dark robes, each holding chains forged from soul iron.

Hundreds of chains suddenly swayed in unison, stretching towards the thousands of wandering evil spirits in all directions.

A moment ago, the menacing evil spirits who saw the iron chains in the hands of the cultivators seemed to sense a terror from the depths of their souls, letting out mournful cries as they frantically fled.

Even among the ghosts, the ferocious ghost and the evil demon were desperately frenzied, running haphazardly away.

However, the chains had already woven into a large net, trapping all the ghosts within it, leaving them no chance to break free.

It was then that the three Ghost Generals, clad in dark armor and wielding soul dispersing batons, stepped forth and swung their batons in unison, each voice issuing a stern admonishment.

“Disperse!”

Beneath the soul dispersing batons seemed to manifest tangible Netherworld rules, and the thousands of wandering evil spirits trapped by the ghost emissaries’ shackles scattered their souls on the spot, leaving the outskirts of Luoshan County City utterly cleansed.

After all this was done, the White Tiger Envoy nodded in satisfaction, then proceeded with the Vermilion Bird Envoy at great speed toward Fengdu City.

Behind them followed the hundred ghost emissaries and the three Ghost Generals, carving out a distinct path upon the land dominated by evil spirits.

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In Luoshan County, less than thirty miles from Fengdu City, lay an abandoned small town.

Shen Yuan casually crushed an evil spirit to death, his eyes thoughtfully fixed on Fengdu City in the distance.

Having traveled this far, Shen Yuan could see the magnificence of this city of the Yin World.

The city walls, towering tens of feet high, were still ominously oppressive despite the distance. If height alone were the issue, even walls reaching a thousand feet would be virtually meaningless to a cultivator.