Chapter 1743: Mountain Grave
Rumble rumble rumble...
The ground shook violently, and a single crack appeared on its surface. It kept growing until the earth was split into a bottomless chasm about several hundred meters wide. Thick, terrifying yin qi immediately gushed out of the chasm profusely.
“That’s... the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi!”
Ye Qing blanched when he saw this. It wasn’t just any Nine Nethers Demonic Qi, it was some of the darkest, purest, and richest Nine Nethers Demonic Qi he had ever seen. If it were to burst out of the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost and flood into the human world, then countless living creatures of the Eastern Sea would perish. The aftermath would be unimaginable as well.
“Don’t worry. The Nine Nether Demonic Qi isn’t going anywhere.” The Earthly Sovereign noticed Ye Qing’s worry and gave him an assuring pat on the shoulder.
The Earthly Sovereign had just finished when runes appeared around the thatched cottage, and a tremendous amount of Profound Yellow Mother Qi swept the area. They turned into the sun, moon and stars; the mountains, rivers and the earth; farmers, animals, and red dust...
The stream of Nine Nethers Demonic Qi was annihilated the second it made contact with the Profound Yellow Mother Qi. Not a single wisp had leaked to the surroundings.
“Is there a Nine Nethers Rift beneath the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost, master?” Ye Qing asked.
“That is correct. This Nine Nethers Rift is connected to the Nether, and it is the work of one of the three Nine Nether Kings of ancient times, King Youkui.”
The Earthly Sovereign explained, “In ancient times, in an attempt to pollute the human world, King Youkui personally breached the barrier between worlds and channeled the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi into the human world. However, we were able to stop him. The Ghastly Abyss of the Lost was created from our battle against him.”
“Alas, despite successfully slaying King Youkui, his power remained behind in the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost and the Nine Nethers Rift. It cannot be fully removed, and so we are unable to seal the rift completely.”
“Left with no choice, I set up this great array to temporarily seal off the Nine Nethers Rift. I also ordered the Thousand-headed Demonic Serpent to guard this place and prevent the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi from leaking.”