The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 850 - 356: Perish Together in the Netherworld
"If you must go to the Netherworld, I can go with you."
Lin Yun pondered for a moment and still made a choice.
Qing Nu had also said that Dongfang Hongyue’s destiny was predetermined. Lin Yun stopped Dongfang Hongyue this time, but as long as he was not always by her side, one day, Dongfang Hongyue would still set foot on the destined path.
By then, everything might fall outside of expectations.
Thus, Lin Yun felt it was better to go with the flow. According to the scenes he witnessed in the chaotic space-time, Dongfang Hongyue retrieved her Earthly Soul without harm, but upon returning to the Mortal Realm, the influence of the Sinful Blood spread uncontrollably. To avoid affecting the already-suffering survivors, Dongfang Hongyue opted to seek out the Moon God.
It was also at that moment that the effect of the sun and moon shining together completely vanished, and both Lin Yun and Qian Qian returned from that space-time.
This had given Lin Yun quite a few clues.
It was like redoing a dungeon he had already cleared; the danger of passing the dungeon wasn’t great—the difficulty lay in the subsequent handling.
Lin Yun had a premonition that his blood might react in some way with the Sinful Blood.
His blood was filled with merit, and mixing with the blood full of sin, perhaps, could neutralize the nefariousness of the Sinful Blood.
In any case, it would be more reassuring with him overseeing things.
"You haven’t yet reached the pinnacle of the Enlightened Realm, and your soul is not yet complete. How could you accompany me to the Netherworld Realm?"
Dongfang Hongyue didn’t say it, but Lin Yun almost forgot; he was far from the pinnacle of the Enlightened Realm, he was only in the Celestial Knowing Realm...
In a world where great beings are common, and being Enlightened is like nothing, he rarely took action himself, and when he did, it was borrowing others’ power. Relying on his own strength, he only had the combat power of the Enlightened Realm, not the corresponding level.
But this couldn’t blame Lin Yun for not cultivating earnestly; in fact, his understanding of several Great Daos was very profound. For example, the Way of Water—he had obtained profound mastery over the Way of Water through the insights gained from Qing Shui while constructing a reservoir in Cloud Dream Marsh.
Secondly, the Sword Dao. Lin Yun didn’t practice much in Sword Dao, but after sparring with Tai Bai, his insights in the Sword Dao were second only to a Divine Emperor like Tai Bai.
Lastly, the Way of Fire, which was innate. Lin Yun’s flames could incinerate anything, much more formidable than Dongfang Hongyue, and even the Flower Fairy, graced with the Vermilion Bird’s Power, was no match for Lin Yun in playing with fire.
According to the theory of the Enlightened Realm, once the understanding of a Great Dao reaches a certain level, one could leverage this Great Dao to stir their own lifeline, thereby sensing their destiny and generating a response with their Heavenly Soul.
Lin Yun had made many attempts; he even had vortexes of Power of Taiyin and Power of the Sun within him, both powerful Daos, but he had never seen his destiny, hence could not sense his Heavenly Soul.
He was like a person without destiny, let alone making a breakthrough to the Enlightened Realm.
But this did not hinder his soul from leaving his body.
With the help of the Earth Scripture, his soul could exit more conveniently than Dongfang Hongyue’s.
Hearing that Lin Yun intended to go to the Netherworld, the Earth Scripture was immediately overjoyed.
"I can help you, but you have to take me to the Netherworld too."
In the Netherland, it would be much safer. For Qing Nu to capture it, she would at least have to traverse a dimension, which would be a relatively large expenditure for her in a sealed state.
As long as it didn’t foolishly call out Qing Nu’s name, once in the Netherworld Realm, it would be free.
It had decided, even if it meant bearing losses, to travel through worlds.
It was too tough here; after offending Qing Nu, and with Lin Yun being so unaccommodating, there was no future in following Lin Yun. It might as well take risks in Another World.
Whether it traveled to the realms of the Fire God, Wood God, or Metal God, it could develop well.
After all, it bore no grudges against these deities; the great beings had used it to construct the cycle of reincarnation before; now with such a sentiment of devotion, they shouldn’t make things too hard for it.
That was the plan, but...
"Letting the tiger return to the mountain is fraught with endless troubles. If I let you return to the Netherworld, you might just run away, and then I would lose a capable assistant. There would also be no one to talk to on the moon."
"Weren’t you chatting happily with Qing Nu?"
The Earth Scripture felt very wronged.
He didn’t chat with Lin Yun much to pass the time on the moon either! Most of the time, he was in self-isolation.
"I can’t talk to Qing Nu too often or else what if she can’t leave me in the future? I need to win her favor but not let her become addicted; most of the time, when I’m bored, I can only talk to you. So, you can’t leave."
Earth Scripture: "..."
Is this what they call a jerk?
He had never seen such a shameless person before!
For a moment, he was left speechless.
"Since that’s the case, then I won’t help you. You can go to the Netherworld yourself."
The Earth Scripture had given up on treatment - if Lin Yun insisted on confining it, then it would just stay confined with him!
After all, he had survived so many years of isolation; surely he could endure loneliness far better than Lin Yun.
"Am I giving you too much face?"
Lin Yun controlled a small flame, moving it closer to the Earth Scripture, but this time, the Earth Scripture didn’t cower.
His surrender last time was swift, but this time, he actually showed a do-or-die attitude.
"Burn me then! Since you’ve harbored the intention to destroy me, it’s the same whether I’m burned now or after you’ve used me and then burned me. However, be it the Heavenly Book or the Earth Scripture, they are both eternal and indestructible. You can burn me today, but in a hundred thousand or even a million years, I will be reborn."
"Oh, then I’ll burn you, and you can wait to be reborn in a hundred thousand years..." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Wait, wait!"
The Earth Scripture really didn’t expect that his display of unyieldingness did not move Lin Yun at all. Instead, Lin Yun decisively prepared to burn it. Why wasn’t this person playing by the rules?
Can’t we have a proper negotiation?
"What are we waiting for? Isn’t it just death, sooner or later?"
"Bro, I was just joking, don’t be like that."
The Earth Scripture’s tone was somewhat ingratiating; as Lin Yun’s Fire Lotus approached, it couldn’t help but shiver uncontrollably.
What it said was not entirely false talk; as the Earth Scripture was a condensation of the impure energies of heaven and earth, it also served to purify the impure air into clear air. Thus, when the impure air between heaven and earth reached a certain concentration, the Earth Scripture might be reborn.
But that was in theory.
And the reborn Earth Scripture might not necessarily be the same one.
Just as with humans, generation after generation propagates, and life continues, but the people of today are no longer the people from ancient times.
Who would choose death if they could live?
"Joking, huh? I take my work seriously and don’t like to joke around. If you don’t take me to the Netherworld, I will burn you."
"Okay, I’ll take you right now..."
The Earth Scripture nearly said these words with tears in its eyes.
What kind of karma had it created to end up within Lin Yun’s body, wishing to escape but unable to?
The Earth Scripture, reduced to such a state...
