The underworld was a manifestation from the Netherdark Hell. The latter was the first Netherdark Hell refined by the god of Mount Tai and it contained netherdark hell dao. Lu Yun now possessed four hells that came from the mountain godās hands. Given their origins, they were the strongest examples of their existence.
The hell dao that Lu Yun cultivated was perfected off the foundations of the mountain godās hell dao. What made his different was that he had six hells, and that the Hell of Order was the core of the six.
Only with order was there a basis of life. Only with order could life spring forth and flourish. And only with order did life have a final destination.
That was why Violetgrave had told Lu Yun all those years ago that the hell yet to appear was the most vital one. Sheād said that he would set foot on his own path and create his own future only after he comprehended the existence of that hell.
Lu Yun did indeed successfully grasp the Hell of Order and light its hellfire, turning it into the Disordered Hell and making the six hells whole. That was how he was able to truly set foot onto hell dao and surpass where the god of Mount Tai had once stood.
If the mountain god had been able to create the Disordered Hell, then he might not have died. His world of hell dao sequence wouldnāt have fallen either.
Hell dao encompassed not only the six hells, but also Ruina and the Firmament Prison. Ruina commanded the seas and was the ultimate resting place for all living beings in the sea. The sea was a different ecosystem compared to the othersāhence, itād compelled Ruina to appear. Ruina itself was a hell as well and could split off into six hells. It counted as a branch of the netherworld.
As for what exactly the Firmament Prison was, that stumped Lu Yun to this day.
He possessed only a tiny fragment of it. While it contained a bit of the prisonās great dao, it was so minuscule that he wasnāt able to derive anything from it. It was like an unknown seedāwhile it might contain a towering tree, Lu Yun couldnāt see what could possibly grow from it.
Even so, the six hells were the foundation of hell dao. If he could advance them to peak perfection, then he might be able to make the seed sprout. To that end, he brainstormed a myriad of possibilities that could potentially work. If he combined all six hells into one, his strength would leap forward and possibly reach unfathomable levels.
Heād yet to visit the locale he was setting out for because heād previously been unable to claim the Netherdark Hell. But now that heād refined the other four, the core essence of his hell was strong enough for him to corral the remaining one.
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āI waited here for two thousand years. What took you so long? Youāre finally here,ā Violetgrave looked mournfully at Lu Yun.
āEh, hang on a second, donāt look at me that way!ā Lu Yun jumped with shock when he saw Violetgraveās expression. āI, I have dao partnersā¦ā
Long violet hair framed her violet eyes and she looked captivatingly airy in a violet robe. It didnāt seem possible that any man in existence could resist her presence.
āWhat are you talking about?!ā Violetgraveās piteous look snapped into a vicious glare. āThe old mountain godās lingering will refuses to disperse and the power of the Netherdark Hell is regathering. It wants to swallow me whole, so thereās no place for me to go but here!ā
She was quite dejected and her Bluegrave replica was part of her again. Sheād thought that freedom was hers after she left the spatial node in the darkness, but sheād ended up right back here. She hadnāt been able to go anywhere during these years!
āThe lingering will of the mountain god?ā Lu Yun frowned. āThen Tianqiā¦ā
āDonāt worry about him, the kidās got something that protects him. The fragmented spirit of the god of Mount Tai canāt do anything to him.ā Violetgrave thought for a moment. āBe very careful about that mountain god, he wonāt die that easily. Also, Hongjun, Pangu, and God think theyāre friends with him? He used them! Heās been using them all this time. They didnāt need to stay here!
āHeās the one who brought their family and heirs to this land.ā
Violetgrave didnāt have a good impression of the mountain god since heād appeared several times in the fourth realm. Heād borrowed Tianqiās body to facilitate the war a hundred thousand years ago, and it was highly likely that everything Hongjun did in life after life was a compulsion from the mountain god.
Hongjun carried immense retribution on him, of that there was no doubt. But when Lu Yun tried burning off the retribution with the Judgment of Life or Death, he hadnāt been able to touch a single hair on Hongjunās head. Plainly, the Tome of Life and Death didnāt think that Hongjun deserved death.
āAlsoā¦ā Violetgrave droned on when she saw Lu Yunās eyes glaze over.
āCan you finish saying everything all at once?ā The young man rubbed his forehead.
āAlright alright, this is the last thing I have to say. The mountain god canāt sense the existence of your sixth hell due to the limits of his potential. My pet theory is that when you reach grand perfection in hell dao and create one hell, heāll jump out and try to make everything his,ā Violetgrave warned solemnly.
Lu Yun compressed his lips, he was worried about this too.
āTherefore, you need protectors. Spacetime travelers Chen Xiao, Qing Buyi, and Lu Fengā¦ and the even more powerful Dao King and Mo Yi. Get them all to stand guard for you!ā Violetgrave clenched her fists. She was truly afraid of the mountain god since sheād emerged from the Netherdark Hell and become her own person. If he came back, the hell would immediately swallow her and sheād lose her sense of self.
She was also very familiar with him and knew of the many things heād done in the past.
āMm, I understand,ā Lu Yun nodded. The god of Mount Tai suddenly seemed like a viper in the dark, waiting to strike at any opportune moment. The young man opened his arms and commanded the hell battleship to sail majestically forth.
This was one of his contingenciesāhe hadnāt refined the four new hells into his body. Instead, heād incorporated them into the ship. While they were under his control, he could sever his connection with them at any time.
He could also detonate them!
Terrifying suction force erupted from the vessel. Under the Tome of Life and Deathās supervision, the underworld rumbled into motion and was slowly absorbed by the hell battleship.
Three days later, the underworld thatād been slowly devouring the world of immortals since time immemorial completely vanished.
āHere are two tattered hellsāa Sanguine and Nihil Hell.ā Violetgrave offered two hells with an open palm. They were the source of the yin spirits that plagued the world and two hells that connected directly to the land of darkness. āYou have another Abyssal Hell, right? Feed these three to your Disordered Hell!ā
etvolare's Thoughts
So in true NECRO fashion, if all bad guys become friends and friends turn out to be bad guys... then the Tome of Life and Death is the ultimate bad guy.