The world’s many secret tales can be said to be clear and distinct.

Just like this Yama Secret Realm...

Fang Zheng guessed that the Yama Sect certainly hid quite a few treasures, but he never expected there’d be so many, and so good.

No wonder so many people covet it.

Even rogue immortals have sent their disciples to interfere.

If he had known in advance, he probably wouldn’t have been able to resist guarding Gu’an County, thinking about how he could get a share of the pie.

According to the investigation by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, there are at least three top-grade treasures in the Yama Secret Realm that directly lead to the path of the rogue immortal.

"Karmic Mirror!"

"Hell Map!"

"White Bone Bridge!"

The Karmic Mirror can see into a person’s heart and past, determine life and death, and reincarnation, making it the most supreme primordial spirit secret treasure.

The Hell Map is the core of the Yama Secret Realm.

It contains the eighteen layers of hell, with the ability to accommodate and command countless ghosts.

Theoretically.

If someone could control the Hell Map, they could unleash countless ghosts to fight and battle for them.

Who needs an army when one person can sweep across the world?

The White Bone Bridge can span the Yin and Yang, and upon release, can suppress the energy of both, possessing many other mysteries, making it an ancient supreme treasure.

It’s said,

that the Yama Secret Realm also holds a treasure that directly points to the Pure Yang True Immortal path, which when controlled, allows one to transcend the three realms.

This is most likely false.

If the Yama Sect truly had such a treasure, how could it have fallen into decline back then?

Pure Yang True Immortal?

In how many tens of thousands of years of this world, only three have appeared!

Even so, it is extraordinary, and obtaining any of the three treasures would bring immense benefits.

What’s more.

The Yama Secret Realm contains other treasures like the Soul Hooking Brush, Soul-Locking Chain, Three Lives Stone, Soul Detaining Stele, and so on...

Back then, the Yama Sect wanted to establish eighteen layers of hell, with each layer being suppressed by a treasure.

Such valuable treasures certainly surpass the grade of the Separation Alloy Wheel.

"Tsk!"

Fang Zheng shook his head and clicked his tongue:

"As expected of one of the three sects and four schools, the leading figure of the Six Paths of Demon Heaven, even its remnants are so impressive. The terror of the Yama Sect during its peak is imaginable."

"No wonder it attracted so many experts!"

"However..."

"The Yama Sect is indeed related to Yama!"

Its heritage, part of it comes from the Ancient Yama, and so does the Yama Sect, making it a legitimate succession.

"Back then, the Yama Divine Realm already had the notion of eighteen layers of hell, and the Yama Sect should have inherited this from the predecessors."

"Among the Ancient Gods, Yama was also one of the strongest, yet he was still hunted by the first generation Celestial Master to the point of abandoning his divine domain and escaping to Earth. Even so, he was slain by the first-generation Celestial Master across realms..."

Fang Zheng shook his head:

"What Pure Yang supreme treasure is there?"

"Hmm?"

In mid-sentence, his expression turned peculiar as he raised his hand to look at the pattern on his wrist.

To avoid the catastrophe brought by the Celestial Master, Yama used the bones of the gods to forge a supreme treasure capable of traversing two worlds.

Now.

It is in his hands!

Could it be this thing?

"Master!"

Shangguan Duo hurriedly arrived from outside, cupping his hands as he spoke:

"In the early hours today, a fierce ghost unexpectedly appeared outside the city, slaughtering dozens of civilians. Ghost appearances are becoming more frequent."

"Hmm."

Fang Zheng snapped out of his thoughts, retracting his arm:

"Chaos and evil are spreading outside, especially among the people coming from other regions, who carry a lot of resentment, easily attracting ghosts."

"Have Yang Meng patrol more outside the city. With the battle array’s suppression of Qi and blood, it’s harder for ghosts to form."

"Understood!" Shangguan Duo responded.

"Additionally," Fang Zheng touched his chin:

"The number of refugees is increasing, and Gu’an County does have a limit. We need to send some to San’an County."

"Also, select qualified individuals to join the private army. This can reduce chaos and also bolster our defensive power."

Since discovering so many treasures in the Yama Secret Realm, he’s tempted, only it’s too late to increase the private army now.

"Understood!"

Shangguan Duo responded once more.

"Hmm..." Fang Zheng felt a sense of something, furrowing his brow:

"Yet more ghostly mischief?"

Before the words were fully spoken, his figure had already vanished from the scene.

......

South of the city.

Fang Heng lowered the cudgel in his hand, scanning the chaotic scene, especially the crying children, with a furrowed brow.

This is a place dedicated to caring for orphans, equipped with a private school and canteen.

Just now.

Yin Energy erupted here, and while patrolling nearby, he hurried over, shattering the Yin Energy with the cudgel, a magical treasure inherited from the Martial Sect’s Crazy Pigeon.

Yet he was still a step too late.

"What’s going on?"

"Father!"

"Master!"

"Mr. Fang!"

The sudden appearance of Fang Zheng made the others instinctively bow, and the crying children scattered in all directions.

"Father."

Fang Heng spoke:

"I don’t know why, but a surge of Yin Energy suddenly emerged here. The Yin Energy is so intense that it overwhelmed the weak bodies of the children, causing them to faint."

"Let me take a look."

Fang Zheng stepped forward to check on the children on the ground and saved those who could be revived.

But alas.

Ultimately, two children had already lost their vital signs, beyond any hope of rescue.

"Strange."

"This is within the city, protected by an array and filled with the Yang Energy of the living. Underworld Soul Ghosts shouldn’t be able to linger here. How did so much Yin Energy suddenly emerge?"

Fang Zheng frowned, his gaze settling on the already deceased children, then his eyebrows raised in surprise.

Huh?

"Father."

Observing Fang Zheng’s expression, Fang Heng asked:

"What’s the matter?"

"The souls of these two children have been extracted by something." Fang Zheng pointed to the corpses on the ground.

After death, souls either disperse into the heavens and earth or return to the ancestral vein; only when manipulated for evil techniques or carrying deep grudges do they fail to dissipate.

"A very peculiar Dharma Gate."

Fang Zheng mused:

"I’ll take a look."

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

In his perception, a mysterious black hole suddenly appeared on the ground behind the two children, leading to an unknown destination.

The black hole was pulling the souls into it.

This force and passageway allowed only souls to enter, but posed no difficulty for Fang Zheng.

The Ghost King manifested, enveloping his body in dense Ghost Energy, and then he pursued the path of the Underworld Souls into the passage.

In an instant.

Fang Zheng gained clarity.

"Yama Secret Realm!"

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Zhaonan Prefecture.

The figures of Li Yingxuan and Baili Zhan appeared at the old Nie Family residence.

The two were well-acquainted with each other’s names, having dealt with each other numerous times, yet this was their first meeting.

Baili Zhan, clad in imposing battle armor and wielding a blood-red long saber, observed from a distance.

Intense killing intent surged to the sky.

In contrast.

Li Yingxuan, holding a Jade Ruyi, dressed in a plain white Daoist Robe, and wearing Yin Yang Boots, had her long, smooth hair fluttering in the wind.

Her aura was calm, her eyes gentle.

"Brother Baili, we finally meet."

"Indeed!"

Baili Zhan nodded, and a mere slight movement of the blood-red long saber in his hand made onlookers shudder.

"Commandery Princess, be careful."

Ah Nan Tu quietly advised:

"That blade is likely the Primordial Slaughter Saber, the supreme treasure of the Seven Kills Sect. Even a Master won’t escape death if their skin is pierced by it."

"How did he come to possess that blade?"

Li Yingxuan’s beautiful eyes shifted to the ominous blood-red long saber, nodding slightly to signal her understanding.

"Brother Baili."

She spoke crisply:

"Do you intend for us to duel here first, or shall we wait until we enter?"

Baili Zhan squinted.

At some point, the Nie Family’s old residence had become emptily deserted, and the members of the Nie Family had vanished without a trace.

With the two armies encircling them, the Nie Family had no chance of escape.

But,

they could enter the Yama Secret Realm!

At present, the Nie Family had opened the Secret Realm and entered first, while the factions of Baili Zhan and Li Yingxuan were locked in a standoff from a distance.

"Haha..."

Baili Zhan suddenly laughed heartily, breaking the tense atmosphere:

"To be honest, I have long admired the Commandery Princess, and if not compelled by circumstances, I would prefer not to cross swords with her."

"I’m afraid that’s impossible." Li Yingxuan’s voice was calm:

"My sister’s death is a vengeance that cannot coexist under the same sky."

"Hmm?"

Baili Zhan raised an eyebrow, an expression of disdain on his face:

"Li Yingxuan, let’s not pretend to be virtuous. If it weren’t for your deliberately revealing a flaw, how could your sister have died?"

"Besides!"

"She might not truly be dead. But even if she isn’t, any grudge she wants to settle will likely lead her to seek you out for revenge!"

Li Yingxuan shook her head.

"Enough."

Baili Zhan lowered his head:

"If we exhaust ourselves here in a fight to the death, others might take advantage. Let’s wait until we’re inside."

"Inside the Yama Secret Realm, let’s see whose abilities prevail!"

"Very well." Li Yingxuan nodded, glanced back, and then transformed into a streak of Spiritual Light descending downward.