Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

”Finally reached the bottom.”

Chu Xiu let out a light breath, and silently estimated that he was almost thirty thousand miles underground.

”This world is truly vast and boundless.”

In this thirty-thousand-mile-deep underground, the Yin Qi descended over the years from ”Taiyin” all settled here, forming a slick layer of vapor on the ground which Chu Xiu knew was not water, but Yin Qi condensed to the extreme, even liquefied.

”This is just a random spot. When I find those places where Yin Qi settles, it’s said that the Yin Qi can even form lakes.”

”In the center of the lakes, there’s a chance for the Monatomic Heavy Water to be born.”

The simple fact that the Yin Qi condenses into liquid is precious; the Monatomic Heavy Water is priceless, a top-grade artifact refining material that doesn’t even require ritual refinement. Just tossing it out has great power.

In the information provided by the Domain Ghosts to Chu Xiu, records exist of the Eight Great Holy Lands and seventy-two Blessed Lands, all places where Yin Qi settles.

The difference is, only the settling places at the bottom of this furnace can become Holy Lands, and the concentration of Yin Qi in Holy Lands is incomparably higher than in Blessed Lands.

”Such places, wonder how many powerful ghosts will be born.”

”If I consume the resources of one Holy Land, my Ghostly Legion might swell another fold.”

Chu Xiu opened the Myriad Souls Banner, and under the Ghost King’s divine techniques, a large amount of Yin Qi was absorbed, nourishing the ghosts within.

Nurtured by almost endless Yin Qi, even without devouring Divine Souls, just staying here for three to five years would notably enhance Chu Xiu’s Ghostly Legion.

Of course, Chu Xiu wouldn’t be satisfied with just this.

He spread his Divine Sense and drove Garuda to explore afar.

On the desolate land, no trace of living beings existed, only clouds of Yin Qi swirled and drifted.

An ordinary Heroic Spirit wouldn’t detect farther than a mile under these circumstances, likely months without harvest.

But when Chu Xiu spread his Divine Sense, everything within ten miles entered his mind.

Yet, even so, completely exploring this furnace bottom remains difficult.

Luckily, Chu Xiu doesn’t need to focus on this; he only needs to keep advancing toward lower terrains, because while Holy Land positions might vary wildly, the densest Yin Qi, where the Heroic Spirit Ghost King resides, is unmistakably at the furnace’s deepest core.

Other explorers dare not provoke this world’s rulers, but Chu Xiu has the power; all his prior preparations were to slay the ruling ghost!

The two left the rock wall and headed toward the center.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu’s expression shifted, spotting a giant five meters tall walking across wastelands.

Nearby Yin Qi surged toward it, forming a massive vortex seen from afar.

”Just any ghost is King Tier!” Chu Xiu’s eyes lit up, adjusting direction toward the giant. The giant sensed his approach and turned but hadn’t made a move before a Sword Qi shattered it.

[Killed creature, Experience Points +47]

[Obtained item: Cause and Effect Points*1179]

Chu Xiu raised his hand, collecting the giant’s soul body into a Storage Pouch and continued searching.

Unfortunately, his luck waned, flying for three hours without encountering any creatures.

The concentration of Yin Qi here is overwhelming; even ghosts of lower tiers can’t survive, leaving only strong beings whose numbers are naturally few.

Chu Xiu wasn’t anxious; he knew this is typical of Abyss exploration.

Yet, suddenly he gave a light ”huh,” as if seeing something strange, his face showed surprise.

”Senior, what’s wrong?”

Beside him, Jiang Miaoyin sensed Chu Xiu’s oddity.

Chu Xiu didn’t reply, merely injected a strand of Divine-Demonic Power into Garuda, instantly boosting its speed. Soon, four black dots appeared at the edge of their vision.

A small team of three men and one woman surrounded a lit candle, slowly advancing amid the gusts.

Seeing the four, Jiang Miaoyin also showed surprise: ”It’s them! How can they be here?”

Chu Xiu recognized the four, whom he previously met from the Celestial Mechanics Guild!

Chu Xiu hadn’t anticipated that they dared venture to the furnace’s bottom; these four, though top King Tier, barely fend off Heroic Spirits together but coming here is suicidal.

Not mentioning, just the Yin Qi here might overwhelm them! Even with artifacts to resist Yin Qi, in two or three days, they’d succumb to it!

Chu Xiu pondered briefly, moved forward, appearing before them, finding their faces pale, clearly in poor condition.

Seeing Chu Xiu, they too brightened and hurriedly saluted: ”Senior Qin! Unexpected to meet you here!”

Chu Xiu didn’t speak, just inspected them closely, his brows furrowing deeper.

Only when their looks turned puzzled did Chu Xiu ask: ”Why are you here?”

At his words, their leader Chen Lengqiang cursed: ”It’s all because of that damn Murder Ghost!”

Then, he narrated their story.

After parting from Chu Xiu, the four went to another city, fortunately learning about a Blessed Land.

However, an Heroic Spirit was present during their information gathering.