Chapter 1177: Qinglian Seal

Chen Mobai was prepared to be discovered the moment he saw the Underworld King.

But whether it was due to the mystique of the One Leaf Blinds the Eye technique or the Underworld King's lack of perception, the latter surprisingly didn't notice him. After stepping onto the last platform, the Underworld King immediately sat down.

Chen Mobai gazed at the Underworld King, who was meditating with closed eyes and completely unguarded, and forcefully suppressed the urge to attack. Although his authority within the Purple Heavens Palace had greatly increased, he would likely still be expelled if he made a move.

Thinking of how a teacher would feel if students fought in class, Chen Mobai reined in his murderous intent.

Thus, two mortal enemies sat facing each other. However, the Underworld King was engrossed in comprehending the Great Dao, while Chen Mobai had no mind for such enlightenment. Not only did he lack deep understanding of the Great Dao of Life and Death, gaining little from it, but also because this was, after all, on Planet Pluto.

Clearly, the Underworld King had significant insights into the Great Dao of Life and Death. Chen Mobai saw two-colored spiritual lights, representing life and death, emerge on his forehead after he sat down. However, compared to the substantial, grayish-black death energy, the green and white spiritual light of life was merely superficial.

Chen Mobai could tell at a glance that the resurrected Underworld King's power was no longer at its peak. If he weren't in the Purple Heavens Palace, Chen Mobai believed he could kill the Underworld King again by deploying his Dharma Realm and Pure Yang Sword, even with the aid of Planet Pluto's River of Death.

Time passed quickly; three days soon went by. The Underworld King finally completed his enlightenment. He slowly opened his eyes, rose with a triumphant air, and stepped across the threshold of the Purple Heavens Palace.

Chen Mobai watched him enter the palace. Just as he was about to rise, he noticed another member of the Underworld Race approaching. It was the Underworld General wielding a scythe. According to Chen Mobai's perception, he was at the pinnacle of the Undying Body realm, just one step away from achieving rebirth from a drop of blood.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai's mind stirred slightly. Could it be that the Reincarnation Lake left by the Death God had preemptively granted the Underworld King the ability to be reborn from a drop of blood, allowing him to resurrect here? However, it was clear that even so, his resurrection still required the Underworld Queen's abilities.

Unfortunately, the Immortal Sect lacked the strength. If they could capture Planet Pluto as they did Dragon God Star, they might be able to research the secret of the Underworld King's resurrection.

As Chen Mobai was thinking this, the Underworld General also directly ignored him and sat down on the last platform. However, he clearly had no comprehension of the Great Dao of Life and Death. He soon stood up with a regretful expression, then followed the Underworld King's footsteps, scythe in hand, into the Purple Heavens Palace.

Chen Mobai looked inside and saw the Underworld King already seated on a futon in the last row. After the Underworld General entered, he pondered for a moment, then also found a futon and sat down.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai was secretly surprised. One must know that for thousands of years in the Immortal Sect, only White Light and Qian Xing, besides himself, had been able to enter in their true forms. This indicated that the Underworld King and the Underworld General's talent was no less than that of White Light and Qian Xing, both having the potential to reach the Void-Refining stage.

Indeed, it would be better if Planet Pluto were annihilated. Chen Mobai remained highly vigilant, believing that this generation of the Immortal Sect was already at its peak. Without unforeseen circumstances, it would be impossible for another super-genius like himself to emerge in the future. If he didn't resolve the crisis of Planet Pluto during his lifetime, with the passage of time, Earth-Origin Star would eventually fall to the Underworld Race, and all living beings would be doomed.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately pulled out his phone. Seeing that it indeed had signal, he directly sent a text message to Qi Yuheng. The message could be summarized in two words: "All In!" Aside from the reserved spiritual energy, all other resources were to be supplied to the Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon, ensuring that Planet Pluto, their great enemy, would be completely eliminated with a single shot.

At this moment, Chen Mobai felt incredibly fortunate that he had ordered the Immortal Sect to vigorously develop the satellite industry. Now, most of the space within the Heaven-Sun Galaxy could receive signals from Earth-Origin Star. Although his primary intention was to retire the Immortal Sect's space satellites and send them to the Heavenly River Realm under the pretense of being scrapped, it had inadvertently led to the best possible outcome now.

After sending the text message, he was about to step into the Purple Heavens Palace when he noticed a third individual arriving on the platform. It was the Underworld Queen, Sakhana. It seemed that resurrecting the Underworld King had consumed much of her essence power, as her steps were trembling. After climbing up, she immediately sat down on the platform, breathing heavily.

Chen Mobai glanced at her but paid no mind, walking directly to her side and looking at the extending stairs and platforms. He noticed that the remaining Underworld Generals had all stopped. Six others had already been ejected, waiting by the shore with unwilling expressions. Seeing this, he let out a slight sigh of relief. This indicated that some of the Underworld Generals were merely making up the numbers, likely similar in strength to those in the Immortal Sect who had just reached the Divine Transformation realm. If every one of them could enter the Purple Heavens Palace like the Underworld King, Chen Mobai even felt that the Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon might not be able to completely annihilate them.

After counting the number of individuals, he was about to turn and enter the Purple Heavens Palace when he suddenly noticed Sakhana's heartbeat intensely for a moment.

Could she see through the One Leaf Blinds the Eye technique? Chen Mobai's heart stirred. He stopped and looked at the elderly female Underworld General beside him. Considering that he couldn't act here, he once again reined in his murderous intent.

"Who are you?" Sakhana finally spoke. She could indeed see Chen Mobai. "I've never seen you among the Underworld Race. Are you an ancient undead spirit who has awakened from slumber?"

"How did you discover me?" Chen Mobai asked, somewhat curious.

"My eyes can perceive life and death. This is common knowledge among the Underworld Race; it seems you truly are an ancient being who has just awakened if you didn't know." Sakhana didn't hide it, pointing to her pupils hidden beneath her purple eye patch.

"I see," Chen Mobai nodded after hearing this. He then extended his hand and dispelled his One Leaf Blinds the Eye technique. Although his Sky-piercing Divine Staff had warned him, the warning had greatly diminished after Sakhana resurrected the Underworld King. Moreover, this was within the Purple Heavens Palace, where action was forbidden, so he simply revealed himself before her.

"You're not of the Underworld Race?" Sakhana's face instantly filled with shock the moment she saw Chen Mobai. She immediately stood up from the platform and drew a dark green bone staff from behind her.

"You are the only one who can see me. Perhaps it's fate. I'll make sure you die knowing exactly why." Chen Mobai said calmly.

A purplish-black ghostly light glowed from Sakhana's bone staff, and the strap of her eye patch instantly broke. Two distinct pupils, one green and one purple, met Chen Mobai's gaze. "It must be these eyes, capable of seeing life and death, that triggered my Sky-piercing Divine Staff's warning," Chen Mobai murmured, slightly enlightened. He looked at Sakhana with even more curiosity.

"Die..." At that moment, Sakhana's right eye unleashed a deep purple radiance, merging with the bone staff in her hand, aiming directly at Chen Mobai. However, the latter merely smiled and waved at her.

"Until we meet again by chance. I won't see you off." As soon as he spoke, Sakhana felt a vast, supreme power, like the River of Death itself, surge from the Purple Heavens Palace, completely enveloping her. The power of her proud "Eyes of the Dead" was instantly dissolved. Not only the power of her eyes, but her entire body became weightless in that instant, like a ball of cotton. She floated off the platform and, with a gust of wind, was ejected, crashing onto the black earth by the shore.

"Underworld Queen!" As she landed, several Underworld Generals immediately approached to greet her. Sakhana assessed herself, finding no injuries. She couldn't help but recall the ancient records of the Purple Heavens Palace within Planet Pluto's history: "It is a place of purity, a sanctuary for transmitting the Dao, where weapons are forbidden." However, each time the Purple Heavens Palace descended, only the Underworld King could enter, so Sakhana had completely forgotten this rule.

At this moment, she was extremely grateful that the Purple Heavens Palace was so benevolent. If it had been left by an existence like the Ancestral Death God, and she had violated the rules by attacking, she would likely be a pile of bones by now. But upon this realization, Sakhana was further startled. Records concerning the Purple Heavens Palace were only found among successive Underworld Kings within the entire Underworld Race. Yet the young man she saw on the platform not only lacked the characteristics of the Underworld Race but also knew all these details and used the rules to eject her.

Who exactly was he? Was he a member of a race that existed on this planet even before the Underworld Race? Or was he a being that had originally resided within the Purple Heavens Palace? Thinking of this, Sakhana's brow furrowed even deeper, because no matter which it was, he was clearly not a friend of the Underworld Race; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to hide himself.

"His cultivation must not be high; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to use the Purple Heavens Palace's rules to eject me..." Sakhana began analyzing all the visuals and words from her encounter with Chen Mobai, hoping to find clues about his origin.

At the same time, Chen Mobai had already entered the Purple Heavens Palace. He looked at the Underworld King and the Underworld General, then walked directly to the first row of futons and sat down.

After obtaining the method to restore his power from the Purple Heavens Palace, the Underworld King felt immense relief. Although he had comprehended the two Great Daos of Life and Death, the Great Dao of Life was actually achieved by relying on the vast life force released from the slaughter of living beings. It could be said to be an accomplishment through heretical means, not through his own true abilities. It was precisely for this reason that after being slain by Chen Mobai, he was resurrected in the Reincarnation Lake, but only the power of the Great Dao of Death was reborn with him. The Underworld King had originally believed that he would need to slaughter billions of living beings again and forge another "Sword of Life" to recover his full power.

But the Purple Heavens Palace informed him that he only needed to slaughter a single being who had mastered the Great Dao of Life. And according to Lin Daoming's intelligence from back then, on the planet bordering Planet Pluto, there was a powerful spirit plant suspected of having mastered the Great Dao of Life. That was also the core of that planet. As long as they captured it, he would not only recover his peak state but perhaps even advance further, becoming a second Ancestor.

Just as the Underworld King opened his eyes, filled with ambition, he saw the scene before him and his eyes widened in disbelief. What the hell? How could he see a living being on a futon in the first row!?

Successive Underworld Kings had entered and exited the Purple Heavens Palace, and the records of this place were extremely detailed. From the stairs and platforms to the threshold and futons, there was corresponding information for everything. Among all previous Underworld Kings, the one with the best achievement had only reached a futon in the last row, just like him. The first row, in the eyes of the Underworld Race, was absolutely impossible for anyone to reach. Not even their Ancestral Death God. Yet today, the Underworld King saw a living being on the futon at the far right of the first row.

Soon, the Underworld King discovered something even more shocking. Because he felt that the being's back seemed very familiar. It was almost identical to the human who had previously slain him.

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, a familiar voice reached the Underworld King's ears. He turned and saw Cang Wuji, the First Underworld General, who had also just opened his eyes from his futon. The Underworld King had already anticipated his ability to enter the Purple Heavens Palace. Because his talent was no less than his own. Since his birth from the Reincarnation Lake, he had been recognized as the master of the scythe, one of the Death God's three sacred artifacts. It was precisely for this reason that the previous Underworld King found it difficult to act against him, but to suppress him, only allowed him to cultivate the Divine Demon Undying Path. Even so, he still easily cultivated to the pinnacle of the Undying Body realm, becoming the First Underworld General, second only to the Underworld King and Underworld Queen in the Underworld Race.

"Did you see him when you came in?" The Underworld King pointed to Chen Mobai, who was seated in the first row. Cang Wuji had actually noticed him earlier but, being wary of the Underworld King, was unaware of the detailed information regarding the Purple Heavens Palace's futons. He had assumed it was an old monster hidden by the Underworld Race.

"When I entered, only Your Majesty was here," Cang Wuji replied. The Underworld King's frown deepened. However, he knew that the Purple Heavens Palace was a place where one could not engage in combat. So, after rising, he merely stared coldly at Chen Mobai's back.

"Gentlemen, since you have awakened, it signifies that your time here has ended. You may now leave the Purple Heavens Palace." At this moment, Chen Mobai spoke.

Hearing his voice, the Underworld King clenched his fists, gnashed his teeth, and his face filled with murderous intent.

"It really is you!" The First Underworld General saw the Underworld King's expression and his face immediately showed surprise, but he also realized that the being on the first-row futon was an enemy. He silently drew his sacred scythe, preparing to attack Chen Mobai as soon as the Underworld King gave the order.

"This palace is a sacred and solemn place; no weapons or combat are permitted." Chen Mobai was facing away from the Underworld King and the Underworld General, but he clearly saw their movements. It was at this moment that a mysterious Dharmic Seal suddenly appeared in his mind. This was the method for controlling the power of the Purple Heavens Palace, called the Azure Lotus Seal! Chen Mobai felt this was his teacher telling him to maintain order in the classroom. Without any hesitation, he turned his back to the Underworld King and Underworld General, raised the five fingers of his right hand, and formed the Azure Lotus Seal! Subsequently, immense power erupted from the Azure Lotus Stone Platform before him.