I Only Marry Widows

"Some say the Venerate Position of the Netherworld was a rule set by the eighteen Celestial Venerates at the time, others say it’s the power of the Netherworld’s origin, and there are even rumors tying it to Reincarnation."

"There’s a myriad of opinions, even the Divine Court hasn’t provided a definitive answer."

"The Venerate Positions of the Netherworld include the Night Wanderer, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Black and White Impermanence, the Judge, and Yama."

"If one were to acquire the Yama Venerate Position, within the Netherworld, they could be on par with Celestial Venerates, the Judge Position equates to the Third Grade Celestial Monarch, Black and White Impermanence equates to True Monarchs and Venerates, while Ox-Head and Horse-Face are Divine Generals."

"As for the Night Wanderer, it is the result of a failed breakthrough, a Tao Transformation into heaven and earth, a soul falling into the Netherworld among the Immortal Gods."

"Let’s see, what Venerate Position can I obtain?"

With a heart thought, Lu Chengfeng united with the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber, transforming into a blazing saber light, rapidly ascending towards Youdu.

In an instant, he rose ten thousand feet.

As he rushed upward to ten thousand feet above Youdu, Lu Chengfeng immediately felt an invisible force descend into his Spiritual Will.

"Is this the Netherworld Authority?"

This thought flashed through his mind, and then he felt that invisible force beginning to coalesce, while an indescribably mystical sensation arose in his heart.

"Ox-Head or Horse-Face?"

Lu Chengfeng sensed the Netherworld Authority seemed to be prompting him to make a choice.

The Ghost God Ox-Head, possessing Netherworld Divine Power, can condense the Soul-Breaking Steel Fork, excels in slaughter, limitless in strength, with a roar can shatter souls, the sound resonating for a hundred thousand miles, can ascend to Black Impermanence.

The Ghost God Horse-Face, possessing Netherworld speed, can condense the Soul-shaking Bell, excels in evasion, unparalleled speed, can traverse the Netherworld Forbidden Land, the bell sound suppressing evil, can ascend to White Impermanence.

Although these two Venerate Positions are on the same level, their strengths are entirely different, one excels in slaughter, the other in evasion.

Moreover, the direction of their subsequent ascension is entirely different, one ascends to Black Impermanence, the other to White Impermanence.

Lu Chengfeng hardly hesitated, straightforwardly choosing the Ghost God Horse-Face.

The Netherworld Venerate Position can only exert its full power within the Netherworld, once in the Human Realm, the power significantly diminishes, and upon reaching the Celestial Realm, the power is sealed.

In the Netherworld, there are too many secrets, even the eighteen Celestial Venerates were buried in the Netherworld.

Therefore, preserving one’s life comes first.

As for slaughter, although the Divine Position Talisman Decree will be sealed, the power cultivated by one’s true self will not dissipate.

Without sufficient personal strength, recklessness leads to doom; relying on the Netherworld Venerate Position for tyranny will eventually lead to being buried by the Netherworld.

As Lu Chengfeng focused his heart thought, that invisible Netherworld Authority transformed into a thumb-sized bell, then merged into his Spirit Light.

His heart united with the saber, continuing to charge towards the top of Youdu.

He still had some energy remaining.

At this moment, with the power of the Horse-Face Ghost God augmenting him, Lu Chengfeng immediately felt different, as he sprinted towards the top of Youdu, it was as if the tinkling of bells echoed around him.

This crisp bell sound reverberated, immediately dispelling the cold aura that once enveloped him, and enhanced Lu Chengfeng’s speed towards the ascent.

In merely a few breaths, he surged another ten thousand feet.

But as he continued to rise, Lu Chengfeng could clearly sense a terrifying pressure weighing upon his Spiritual Will, increasing his consumption and slowing his speed.

If not for the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber protecting him, relying solely on his Spiritual Will, he would have already found it difficult to continue.

Fortunately, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber was incredibly sharp, its razor-sharp edge capable of slicing through the Netherworld’s power, even if his Spiritual Cultivation was insufficient, he was still ascending at a terrifying speed.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Ding-ding! Ding-ding!

The saber blade hummed, emitting a clear sound that harmonized with the sound of the Netherworld Bell.

Above twenty thousand feet, despite the protection of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber and the Netherworld Bell, his ascent began to slow significantly.

It took a full fifteen minutes to climb to twenty-eight thousand feet.

Here, the pressure increased, as if a mountain were pressing down upon his heart.

Lu Chengfeng completely discarded all distractions, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber emitting an incomparably brilliant saber light, tearing through the heavens and earth, while the Netherworld Bell manifested materially, hung on the saber hilt, shaking violently.

After a full two-hour period, he finally reached twenty-nine thousand feet.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

He continued to climb arduously, at this height, shadows of lightning began to explode around, startling one’s soul, and if struck by the lightning, the Divine Soul would shatter in an instant, extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber’s unmatched sharpness allowed him to avoid the shadows wherever possible, and when evasion was impossible, the saber’s light would rise to extinguish the shadows, pushing through.

Lu Chengfeng felt like he was dancing on the edge of a blade, one misstep and he’d fall into an abyss of no return.

Though without a physical body, he felt himself sweating profusely.

Time passed slowly, each minute and second painfully prolonged.

As he continued to climb, the shadows of lightning became denser.

The lightning exploded on the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber, with a clanging sound akin to forging iron, sparks of electricity spread, leaving Lu Chengfeng feeling as though plunged into an icy cavern, yet also numbed as if electrified.

The yin wind raged, shadows of lightning burst—extremely perilous!

After three full days and nights, Lu Chengfeng managed to ascend another thousand feet.

At this point, he had climbed a total of thirty thousand feet in Youdu.

At the instant he crossed the thirty-thousand-foot boundary, he once again felt the power of the Netherworld Authority gathering.

The bell attached to the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber shook violently, the invisible Netherworld power concentrating in the bell.

The Horse-Face Ghost God Position elevated... to the Ghost God White Impermanence!