Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao, and the two exchanged a smile.

Previously, the two had discussed whether Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing should continue to follow them in their fight against the Ghost King after his retreat, leaving the decision entirely in their hands.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were not at all surprised by the choice that Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing made. Although they had been companions for just under a year, they had gone through too many life and death situations and had formed the unwavering bond that Xiao Feng described.

"If you guys really want to die together, Yuqiao and I won't stop you!" Chen Hao said with a laugh.

Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing also smiled knowingly.

A moment later.

"Damn it, goddess, what are our plans next?" Xie Xiaofeng asked.

"If the Ghost King doesn't come after us first upon leaving his retreat, we can continue to train in the mortal world for a while longer; if he comes seeking revenge right away, I think we'll all need to make a trip to the Netherworld."

"A trip to the Netherworld!" The other three were shocked. In their minds, the Netherworld was a place one only went to after death, so the idea of going there now, as suggested by Ye Yuqiao, was astonishing.

Ye Yuqiao nodded firmly with a determined look in her eyes, "We must go to the Netherworld. If the Ghost King comes to the mortal world to fight us, the destructive power would be immeasurable, and it may harm a great number of innocent lives."

"Will it be very dangerous for us in the Netherworld?" Chen Hao asked Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao shook her head vaguely, seemingly unsure.

If they truly made their way to the Netherworld, they would then have to rely on the power of the Zhao Family and Zhao Chong, as well as the armies of Niu Tou and Ma Mian. Besides that, perhaps with her status as the Fourth Generation Underworld King, she could also rally some families and forces to their cause.

Everything was just speculation, all an unknown.

"Going down to the Netherworld is just a last resort," Ye Yuqiao said thoughtfully, "If there is any good place in the mortal world to take refuge or to confront the Ghost King, we could also hide there when the time comes."

"Hmm!" Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing nodded blankly, not quite understanding the situation, they could only follow Ye Yuqiao's commands and directions.

After a long silence, and sensing the awkward and somber atmosphere in the room, Chen Hao let out a dry laugh and then said, "I just visited the Netherworld not long ago, and it feels almost the same as the mortal world, just with less Yang Energy. Oh, and I saw the Netherworld City, a very ancient-looking city, especially the Nether King Palace at the city center, really..."

"Hey!" Xie Xiaofeng quickly interrupted Chen Hao with a skeptical look on his face, "You mean to say you've seen the Netherworld City but never actually been inside, right?"

Chen Hao nodded blankly and explained, "I only used Nether Vision to see the Netherworld from the city walls at the gates of the Netherworld."

"Hah," Tang Jing laughed, then said with a proud air, "Idiot, bet you didn't know that Xiaofeng and I have both been to the Netherworld City, know what it looks like, and even entered the Nether King Palace you're talking about."

"You're kidding, right?" Chen Hao was incredulous, "You're telling me that Yuqiao took you to the Netherworld City while I was away?"

"Ask Yuqiao and you'll find out."

"Yuqiao, what's this all about? You didn't really take them to the Netherworld, did you?"

Ye Yuqiao shook her head, "Boyfriend, I was just about to tell you about this. I'll take you somewhere now and you'll understand."

The place Ye Yuqiao referred to was an ancient tomb located on Xiufeng Mountain in Xiufeng Town, J City.

Afterwards, Ye Yuqiao turned into a shadow and instantly brought the other three to the entrance of the ancient tomb.

Above the entrance to the tomb, the moon shone faintly amidst the sparse stars.

Unlike the daylight where sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves and fell upon the entrance, at night there was no moonlight piercing through the gaps. Instead, half the area around the entrance was emitting a phosphorescent glow.

As the four of them appeared, the hundred ghosts that were absorbing Yin Qi in the surrounding woods immediately let out strange, ear-piercing shrieks and, with hideous faces, lunged at the four.

A brilliant flash of gold!

A burst of golden Yang Energy radiated from Chen Hao's body and collided with the approaching wandering souls and wild ghosts.

In an instant, the hundred ghosts were wiped out by the burst of Yang Energy, not even sparing their Primordial Spirits and Primordial Souls.

Witnessing this scene, Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing's eyes shone brightly. After just over twenty days of secluded cultivation, Chen Hao's strength seemed to have increased by several multiples, reaching an inconceivable realm.

"Damn it, how far have you cultivated the 'Return to Yang Spell'?" Tang Jing asked.

"The forty-fifth chapter!"

Tang Jing was stunned into silence.

What did it mean to cultivate the 'Return to Yang Spell' to the forty-fifth chapter?

In the ancestry of the Tang Family, only one person's Mana realm had surpassed Chen Hao's, and that was Tang Jian, who originally wrote the 'Return to Yang Spell' up to the fiftieth chapter, which is the final chapter. Apart from him, only two people had managed to cultivate up to the fortieth chapter.

Tang Jian had reached an advanced age and had taken thirty years to comprehend from the fortieth to the fiftieth chapter. By the time he wrote down the fiftieth chapter, he was already on his deathbed.

As for Chen Hao, he was only nineteen years old. His future was still long, and it was only a matter of time before he would break through the fiftieth chapter, and he might even comprehend more chapters.

When Tang Jing initially gave the 'Return to Yang Spell' to Chen Hao, it was only to repay a favor. She never expected that Chen Hao would have the chance to break through and update the content of the 'Return to Yang Spell', inadvertently doing a deed of great merit for her family and descendants.

She looked at Chen Hao with her eyes full of boundless admiration.

"Yuqiao, is this place a tomb?" Chen Hao asked with a hint of uncertainty.

"Yes! Chen Hao, use Nether Vision to look inside that tomb, and you'll understand," Ye Yuqiao replied.

Upon activating the Nether Vision Technique, in just a few seconds, Chen Hao saw something almost identical to Netherworld City's underground in front of his eyes. Besides that, he also saw the majestic gates of the Netherworld, Naihe Bridge, as well as thousands of terracotta warriors that could move and countless white bones.

"Those bones must belong to the people who entered the tomb in the past," Ye Yuqiao's voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind.

"Yuqiao, isn't this the Netherworld City?"

"Indeed, it's identical to the Netherworld City," Ye Yuqiao replied. "According to my investigation, the owner of this tomb should be one of the seventeen guardians that the Second Generation Nether King sent to the mortal world. I brought you here for two reasons: one is to allow you to eliminate the master of this tomb and obtain the Nether King's Power from his Hand of Death, and two is to let you familiarize yourself with the Netherworld City. Additionally, the air and environment inside this tomb are very close to the real Netherworld, which should help the three of you acclimatize."

"Hmm, if that's the case, why don't I use the Seal Technique I just learned from the 'Book of Yin and Yang Exorcism' to seal this place off, then we can hide here for a while?"

After thinking it over for a long time, Ye Yuqiao finally nodded.

"Then let's head into the tomb now."

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