Chapter 1597 (1/2)

Chapter 1597: Collecting the Black Water

The red-haired man was definitely using some kind of divine ability to forcibly hold back the black mist. However, based on appearances, doing so was very taxing to him.

Only now did the old man realize that the reason this black lake didn’t seem as frightening as the blood-colored lake was thanks to Long Chen’s black soil. It isolated them from the mist.

The two of them continued forward. There were no surprises or dangers, but they didn’t dare to be careless. After all, there was no need to take any risks. Stability was the most important thing here.

The two of them eventually reached the end of the floating logs, and the whirlpool of nine different colored pools appeared.

When they personally witnessed it, this sight was even more stunning. They felt majestic energy gathering. It was like all the Daos of the world were concentrating here, as if this was the pinnacle of the world.

When he saw the nine-colored whirlpool, Long Chen felt his 108,000 stars slowly circulating.

“As expected, my senses weren’t wrong. These nine lakes have some kind of connection to the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art,” muttered Long Chen.

Through Qu Jianying’s vision, he had immediately felt an urge to come here when he had seen these lakes. That was the main reason why he had decided to take this risk.

Or rather than saying that the nine lakes were related to the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, perhaps there was some aspect of them that was based on the same concept as the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.

The two of them stood on the edge of the whirlpool. The flow of the nine liquids was like the cycle of life. There was joy, sorrow, anger, the cycle of birth and death. It was all in an endless cycle.

“How regretful. Once I return to my true body, all these memories regarding the Netherworld will disappear. I really don’t know how Qu Jianying managed to seal a portion of her memories of this place,” sighed the old man.

For most Netherpa.s.sage experts, their final memory would be going into the gate. Everything that happened in the Netherworld would be erased.

It was unknown what technique Qu Jianying had used to retain a portion of her memories. Even the old man had no choice but to admit that her abilities were amazing.

The old man had originally wanted to tell what he had seen in Qu Jianying’s memories to Boss Bao and the others. However, he was stunned to find that whenever he wanted to say it, his memories of it would vanish.

Then when he no longer wanted to say it, his memories returned. The secrets of the world of the dead could not be spoken.

Although the two of them knew some of the secrets of this world, only they could know it. They were unable to transmit it to others.

Regretfully, once the old man left the Netherworld, his memories of the Netherworld from Qu Jianying would probably also be erased along with these new memories.

“These nine lakes are a manifestation of the Heavenly Daos. They contain the principles of life, death, and reincarnation, the mysteries of the universe’s rise and fall. If I could comprehend them, wouldn’t I be able to ascend in the future?” said the old man emotionally.

However, that was impossible. No matter how much he comprehended here, that comprehension would vanish once he left. It would be like a dream that he couldn’t remember.

“Let’s go.”

The old man looked on for a while before turning to leave. It was nice to dream, but looking was useless. He had to get to work.

Long Chen nodded without saying anything. He didn’t know that it was impossible to tell others about the Netherworld. The main thing was that he hadn’t tried.

However, even if he did, it wouldn’t be useful. Although he had seen the memories Qu Jianying had left behind, the feeling was not as strong as experiencing it in person.

Long Chen went down the whirlpool with the old man. There was a straight staircase that the two of them went down.

With the nine-colored waterfall around them, Long Chen felt the turning of the cosmos within the water. It was like he was lost in the river of time. Time seemed to be speeding by yet also standing still. That feeling was very difficult to describe.

“d.a.m.nit, is my realm too low to understand it?” cursed Long Chen. Right now, all he could feel was shock. He was unable to understand the true meaning behind this.

Long Chen and the old man continued downward. When they were still some distance from the bottom, the waterfall began to slow down and flow back upward. It was a shocking sight.

When they arrived at the ground, they saw a giant castle with giant gates.

When Long Chen saw these Gates of h.e.l.l, there were already dozens of other figures in front of it.

Amongst them was the red-haired man. He was sitting lotus-style in a corner.