Chapter 509: Chapter 509
Chu Yan arrived at the Underworld and met the Netherworld Emperor.
The Netherworld Emperor asked discontentedly, "Why have you come only now?"
Chu Yan replied coldly.
"In the Mortal World where you are located, an Abnormal Beast Zheng has appeared. According to the reaction of the Netherworld Envoy from Red Mountain Town, such a beast can only be born in the Cultivation World, and the sparse Spiritual Energy of the Mortal World is insufficient to nurture it.
I suspect there is something fishy about this affair. Go take a look, and while you’re at it, handle the Abnormal Beast Zheng to avoid harming the common folk."
The Netherworld Emperor sighed, as there indeed had been frequent strange incidents lately.
This Mortal World, where Chu Yan resided, was the realm closest to the Underworld.
Thus, it was mainly governed by the Underworld and the Immortal Realm had no jurisdiction.
If the Abnormal Beast Zheng caused chaos, leading to the suffering of all living beings in the Mortal World, the Underworld would once again be plagued with ghosts.
Currently, the ghosts in the Underworld were still drawing lots for reincarnation. If so many people died again, the Underworld would not have space.
"Abnormal Beast Zheng?"
Chu Yan furrowed his brow, sensing something peculiar about the matter.
Since it was a matter of the Mortal World, he would handle it promptly so he could return sooner and meet Qin Zhao.
He had initially planned to leave, but then Chu Yan remembered another matter.
"Is King Zhuanlun truly in seclusion?"
The Netherworld Emperor glanced at him with a headache and said, "You impudent boy, you still have the audacity to ask? Wasn’t Zhuanlun Palace torn apart by you? And those evil ghosts, it took us a long time to deal with them!"
Previously, when Luo Han harmed Qin Zhao, Chu Yan discovered that King Zhuanlun was involved, so he went to Zhuanlun Palace to settle accounts, but never encountered King Zhuanlun.
Chu Yan ended up demolishing the Zhuanlun Palace and released the evil ghosts controlled by King Zhuanlun to create chaos.
Hearing the Netherworld Emperor’s questioning, Chu Yan was not afraid.
Instead, he scoffed coldly, "Who allowed him to scheme against my wife? Suddenly finding excuses to go into seclusion, probably because he fears I would trouble him, let him show up if he dares."
"How did he wrong your wife?"
The Netherworld Emperor paused, looking at him strangely.
Wasn’t the beloved of this young man a person from the Mortal World? Why would there be a connection with King Zhuanlun?
"Is it any of your concern?"
Chu Yan dropped the comment coldly and turned to leave.
Caught off guard, the Netherworld Emperor indignantly watched his departing figure, but was powerless to do anything.
Although the young man had a bad temper, he was highly skilled, loyal, and fixated.
Because the Netherworld Emperor once helped Chu Yan and rescued Qin Zhao’s residual soul, he was willing to stay in the Underworld and assist the Netherworld Emperor.
Considering these facts, the Netherworld Emperor decided not to fuss over a young man’s attitude.
Besides, after many years together, they had developed a relationship both as mentors and as friends.
Just as the Netherworld Emperor finished this thought, he discovered Chu Yan had returned.
"Where is King Zhuanlun in seclusion?"
Chu Yan asked sternly.
"How would I know where his place of seclusion is?"
Chu Yan thought for a moment and then added, "Even if you don’t know, you can find out. Help me check, and I can tell you something quite important."
"If you say it’s important, why not just say it directly? If I don’t help you investigate, will you not tell?"
"What do you want with him? Don’t stir up any trouble. This is a time of many issues, and I do not wish for further disturbances from you guys."
"I just have something to ask. If it’s unrelated to him, I won’t act rashly."
"It wouldn’t hurt to check for you."
The Netherworld Emperor then cast a spell to contact the subordinates of King Zhuanlun and inquire about his place of seclusion.
The big boss asked a question, and King Zhuanlun’s subordinates naturally had to give face, so they mentioned a place to him.
However, this place was neither in the underworld nor in the Mortal World where Qin Zhao resided.
The Netherworld Emperor did know this place.
King Zhuanlun was in the Xuanhai World.
To avoid any trouble between Chu Yan and King Zhuanlun, the Netherworld Emperor said to him, "I don’t know where this place is, you go and look it up yourself. Can we talk about that matter now?"
Chu Yan nodded, "The golden bone from the Endless Abyss was released."
The expression on the Netherworld Emperor’s face showed a momentary tendency to split.
That golden bone was imprisoned here by the Immortal Realm!
If it were released, the Immortal Realm would definitely stir up bloodshed! And the underworld would be questioned by the Immortal Emperor!
"Who, who released it?"
The Netherworld Emperor suddenly grasped the armrest of his throne, glaring intensely at Chu Yan.
"Chu Yan! Don’t tell me, you mischievous brat, released him!"
Chu Yan spoke calmly, "I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense."
"Then who was it? When did you find out?"
"Not long ago, I suspect it was King Zhuanlun who released it. The place where the Golden Bone was imprisoned left behind his aura."
After Chu Yan finished speaking, the figure of the Netherworld Emperor instantly vanished from that spot.
He arrived at the Endless Abyss, the previous place where the Golden Bone was imprisoned.
Because this place was special, other Ghost Kings also dared not come here. After the Golden Bone left, the scene still had broken chains, and the special dagger that could cut through the chains.
The Netherworld Emperor picked up that dagger, and soon found out that it belonged to King Zhuanlun.
No wonder Chu Yan was looking for King Zhuanlun, could it be that he released the Golden Bone?
The Netherworld Emperor’s face turned dark as the bottom of a pot.
If the Immortal Realm discovered this incident, being blamed was a minor issue; he feared the Immortal Emperor would find out the secrets of the underworld...
Holding the dagger, the Netherworld Emperor came to the location where King Zhuanlun was closed off.
But after searching the entire place, he could not find where King Zhuanlun was.
Returning to the underworld, he interrogated all the Netherworld Envoys of the Zhuanlun Palace, and all the ghosts had no idea where King Zhuanlun had gone.
After Chu Yan played a trick on the Netherworld Emperor and King Zhuanlun, he then left the underworld.
First, he came to Red Mountain Town.
He discovered that the surrounding mountains had no flowers, trees, or grass; they were just barren yellow hillslopes.
Red Mountain Town was located in Jiangnan.
Even in winter, there should be greenery in the wilderness, and it shouldn’t be showing such bare yellow dirt.
His Divine Sense swept across all the mountains, yet he detected no abnormal energy fluctuations.
Apart from the environment being off, he could not perceive anything unusual.
"Your Highness, the female ghost named Yan Yi has confessed."
Black Impermanence appeared beside him, reporting the progress of Yan Yi’s matter.
"Ji Shaohai has the Gengzi Life Chart, and she approached him to take away a strand of his soul. As for why she took the soul, she wanted to reveal it, but suddenly, a blue nether flame emerged from her body, burning her into oblivion."
Black Impertinence took out a crystal ball-like object, which displayed the footage of the female ghost being burned.
That blue nether flame looked somewhat familiar to Chu Yan.
He watched carefully for a while, and then realized that after the nether flame burned out, a light blue illusion butterfly flew out.
Because the nether flame was so bright, Black and White Impermanence didn’t notice the butterfly flying away.
"Is this a Netherworld Butterfly?"
Chu Yan’s face darkened, "It’s that person again!"
He quickly guessed that the actions of Yan Yi likely had something to do with Luo Han.
And since Luo Han was related to King Zhuanlun, Yan Yi must definitely be carrying out tasks for King Zhuanlun.