Upon hearing this, Shen Luowan merely raised her eyes and gave him a faint glance.
Her face was exquisitely beautiful, her skin fairer than snow, yet her eyes held a frosty chill, and she merely smiled softly.
"To answer Big Brother, this little sister has found nothing special," she said, her tone calm and composed, her words betraying no flaws, as if she truly had gained nothing.
Shen Gaomin's gaze narrowed slightly, and he snorted coldly in his heart.
This little fox speaks lightly, but who knows if she has already secretly grasped some clues?
She would absolutely not reveal a single bit easily.
She must be saving it as a bargaining chip to contend for the imperial throne, or to win the favor and support of those old fellows in the Divine Firmament Immortal Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he no longer bothered to probe.
He also withdrew the thought of probing.
Now, Shen Gaomin's only thought was to quickly find the origin of the innate immortal liquid.
Although there had been no news these days.
However.
The Old Ancestor-level figures in the Divine Firmament Immortal Dynasty had long since stated that there must be an omen of the innate immortal liquid appearing in the Dragon Vein Secret Realm.
It just hadn't appeared yet, or was still concealed by some power.
If he found it, he would surely gain a "political achievement."
He scanned his surroundings and said in a deep voice, "Expand the search area! Even if you have to dig three feet deep, you must find it for me!"
"Yes!"
The Cultivators under him dared not delay, and all went to carry out their orders, even though their bodies were tired, their eyes held a fierce determination to fight to the death.
After all, this concerned the innate immortal liquid, which was no small matter.
Just then.
Shen Luowan's expression suddenly changed, her brows slightly furrowed, and her demeanor became a few shades more serious.
She looked up at the sky, her delicate brows tightly knitted.
At this moment, she could clearly perceive that.
The Heaven and Earth Creation Spiritual Qi within the entire Dragon Vein Secret Realm was continuously thinning and draining away in an extremely slow but steady manner!
She could clearly feel that the Heaven and Earth Creation Spiritual Qi in the Dragon Vein Secret Realm was becoming increasingly thin with time.
This anomaly might not be immediately noticeable to outsiders.
But she understood that this was by no means accidental.
The decline of the Heaven and Earth Creation Spiritual Qi meant that a certain balance of the Secret Realm was being broken.
Thus, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes, and she immediately said to Shen Gaomin, "Big Brother, I plan to take a team of people to another area to take a look."
Shen Gaomin was stunned, then a meaningful smile appeared on his face: "Big Brother also intended to do so, planning to split up to expand the search area."
His face was as calm as usual, but a cold sneer rose in his heart.
This little girl indeed had something in mind; she probably sensed something and deliberately acted alone, wanting to seize the Opportunity for herself, right?
But he wasn't flustered.
Wherever she went, he would follow.
"Then let's each go our own way."
Shen Luowan nodded faintly, saying nothing more.
Then, she gently waved her hand, signaling her retainers to follow her away.
Shen Gaomin stood in place, his gaze coldly fixed on the direction she departed, and a moment later, he sneered in a low voice: "Hmph, I'd like to see what kind of waves you can stir up."
He quietly dispatched a highly cultivated shadow guard to secretly track her... In the Netherworld, the air was filled with a chilling aura.
Zhong Tianyi stood above the Netherworld abyss.
His face was as calm as water, and his Divine Thought spread out.
He controlled dozens of "Children of the Netherworld" around him, systematically devouring the essence of the nine nether underworld lotus.
These Children of the Netherworld were entirely black, their skin no longer human, and their eyes emitted a dead gray light.
But each one contained powerful Nether Qi fluctuations, clearly having been refined to a very deep level.
"Thirteen of them, which can barely be considered a preliminary formation."
"Next, we just wait for the innate immortal liquid to appear..."
Zhong Tianyi admired his work with a touch of satisfaction, but in his heart, he was secretly pondering.
Jiang Ye and Ye Qingyun, these two, were undoubtedly the ones he paid the most attention to.
Now that he had freed up his hands, he could fully dedicate himself to dealing with them.
But the problem was.
The secret agents he had planted in the Various Great Dao Lineages had not found any trace of these two either.
Ye Qingyun was at the bottom of the Netherworld abyss, his fate unknown.
Jiang Ye had also vanished without a trace.
In Zhong Tianyi's heart, there was still a hint of unquenchable annoyance.
The more he couldn't control others, the more uneasy he felt, like a thorn in his throat that couldn't be removed.
Just then.
"Ah ah!!"
In the distance, a sharp scream suddenly rang out, shrill and terrifying, piercing the dead silence of the space.
Zhong Tianyi frowned, immediately focused his gaze, and his Divine Thought spread out like ripples.
He quickly pinpointed the location.
He saw a Cultivator from the Profound Heaven Ancient Sect, who for some unknown reason had mistakenly entered the forbidden zone of the Netherworld, and in an instant, his body was invaded by Netherworld Death Qi, his entire skin erupted in greenish-black pus bubbles, the sound of corrosion "sizzling" like meat frying in a hot oil, as he twisted and struggled in agony.
"Ah!! No!! Save me!!"
He screamed frantically, his Divine Soul gradually disintegrating in the corrosion, blood and pus flowing everywhere, quickly turning into a charred skeleton, a miserable death.
"Retreat quickly!!"
"There's Nether Qi corrosion here; anyone who approaches will die!"
Upon seeing this, the Cultivators on the periphery immediately changed their expressions, warned in alarm, and quickly retreated.
That putrid Death Qi had already dispersed with the wind.
Some weaker Cultivators turned pale, almost vomiting.
Soon, more and more Cultivators arrived upon hearing the news, stopping at a distance, not daring to easily step into the area permeated with Nether Qi.
Their gaze pierced through the thick fog, and they saw the low-lying black earth.
There, nine nether underworld lotus bloomed everywhere, their flowers as black as ink, their petals subtly glowing with a deep purple light at the edges.
"Is that... the nine nether underworld lotus?"
"Isn't this an evil object said to only be born in the evil lands beyond the domain? Why would it appear in this Dragon Vein Secret Realm?"
"The nine nether underworld lotus... refined from myriad souls, it shouldn't belong to this world at all!"
"It is said that wherever it flourishes, there must be great misfortune!"
The crowd whispered, their eyes filled with unconcealed amazement and greed.
That being said, everyone sensed the abnormality.
The faint Nether Curse fluctuations in the air did not belong to the Law of this world, but came from some deeper level of chaos and malevolence.
Cultivators from various major forces such as the Profound Heaven Ancient Sect, Myriad Domain Merchant Alliance, Haotian Sword Sect, and Divine Firmament Immortal Dynasty had successively arrived.
They stood on the black rock hills in the distance, looking at the black lotuses blooming all over the ground, their faces either solemn or greedy.
The crowd was silent for a while, and then someone said, "I don't know why this Nether Lotus appeared here, but it's certainly not a good thing."
"I agree; the appearance of the Nether Lotus is an evil omen, foretelling misfortune."
At this moment, a figure quietly appeared at the edge of the Netherworld flower sea.
It was Shen Luowan of the Divine Firmament Immortal Dynasty.
She had originally intended to withdraw from the Dragon Vein Secret Realm, unwilling to contend with various forces for profit.
But when she heard that this Netherworld had suddenly appeared, and the omens were astonishing, even though she harbored doubts, she still couldn't help but rush to investigate in person.
This place was not a secret location.
Many Cultivators had stopped here, but because of its malevolent aura and strange murderous intent, it was eventually deemed a useless wasteland.
After all, according to common sense, a divine object of creation like the innate immortal liquid could not possibly appear in such a Yin Qi-filled place.
Precisely because of this.
This place had not attracted the attention of any major power.
Most Cultivators merely passed by and retreated, not daring to go deep.
And because of this, they missed the shocking scene of the nine nether underworld lotus sea.
Now.
The Dragon Vein Secret Realm had been open for nearly a month, and the various forces had almost scoured all key areas, yet still found nothing.
Therefore, this Netherworld was finally targeted.
"Princess, how shall we proceed next?"
