Chapter 1594: Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace
Ji Fanxin did not hide anything from Zhang Ruochen. She told him that entering the Yin-Yang Hall to find her senior sister was her goal.
This was Ji Fanxin's most important objective, and rescuing the other proud daughters of heaven from the Thousand Stamen Realm was secondary.
"Entering the Yin-Yang Hall to investigate carries great risk. With a powerful expert like Ji Fanxin accompanying me, even if our identities are exposed, we should be able to escape. It's much better than me going in alone to investigate."
Thus, Zhang Ruochen agreed to Ji Fanxin's conditions. The two would cooperate temporarily, borrowing strength from each other.
"Whoosh——"
Zhang Ruochen's figure shifted, transforming into a tall, silver-haired man with a pair of dragon horns on his head, and he put on a mask. The robes he wore were also carefully chosen, a Flying Dragon Sacred Garment.
Coupled with the dragon aura that emanated from him intermittently, at a glance, he looked like a dragon clan hero.
Ji Fanxin, on the other hand, became extremely ugly, with a frail figure, sallow skin, and she also wore a mask, following closely behind Zhang Ruochen.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, walked towards the gate of the Yin-Yang Hall.
When they reached the area below the Yin-Yang Mirror, Zhang Ruochen clearly felt a powerful surge of spiritual power rushing towards him. However, most of that power was blocked by the Illusory Pearl, and the remaining spiritual power was not enough to see through his Formless Formless Thirty-Six Transformations.
After safely entering the Yin-Yang Hall, both Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Zhang Ruochen immediately took out the Mercury Star Gourd and released Xiao Hei.
"A few mere formations, leave them to this Emperor."
Xiao Hei was extremely fast, turning into a shadowy figure that flew into the darkness and quickly disappeared.
"How did you bring that Undying Bird in? A space treasure?" Ji Fanxin transmitted a spiritual message, asking Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen certainly wouldn't tell Ji Fanxin about a treasure like the Mercury Star Gourd. After all, he hadn't known Ji Fanxin for long and couldn't expose all his trump cards.
Zhang Ruochen evaded the question and answered, "Even if I do have a space treasure, would the fairy dare to enter it?"
"Of course not."
Ji Fanxin would rather disguise herself as Zhang Ruochen's maidservant than enter a space treasure and let Zhang Ruochen bring her into the Yin-Yang Hall. What if Zhang Ruochen trapped her inside the space treasure?
In the end, Ji Fanxin also had some precautions against Zhang Ruochen.
In the Yin-Yang Hall, there was no concept of day or night. After entering, the sky above was covered by thick evil clouds, with not a trace of light visible.
Within this cultivation ground opened up by the Moon God, many pavilions, halls, and flower boats had been built, and tall Heart-Coveting Emotion Trees were planted. Spirit lamps were interspersed among them, their light dim, making the place seem exceptionally dreamlike.
There were quite a few cultivators coming to the Yin-Yang Hall, and the vast majority, like Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin, wore masks or bamboo hats.
Of course, some didn't seem to care much about their reputation, walking in openly and heading towards those pavilions and halls, as if they were regular customers.
A gray-robed man with a cultivation reaching the Ultimate Saint Realm noticed Zhang Ruochen. After observing him for a long time, he walked over and said with a smile, "Sir, this should be your first time at the Yin-Yang Hall, right?"
"That's correct."
Zhang Ruochen then asked, "And you are?"
The gray-robed man clasped his hands and said, "I am a cultivator from the Black Demon Realm, named Chang Fengxu. I am currently a receptionist at the Yin-Yang Hall. Is there anything you need help with, sir?"
Zhang Ruochen put on a somewhat cold and proud demeanor and said, "Before coming to the Truth Heaven Domain, I heard some elders in my clan talk about the Yin-Yang Hall being a rare and wonderful place, so I wanted to come and see it for myself."
Chang Fengxu felt that Zhang Ruochen was likely a descendant of some Great Saint from the Dragon Clan, someone of extraordinary status. He smiled and said, "I'm not boasting, but it would be hard to find a few places as wonderful as the Yin-Yang Hall in the entire Heavenly Court Realm. I just don't know, sir, whether you wish to purchase a pure and innocent servant, or simply want to have some fun?"
"What kind of fun?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Chang Fengxu said, "The Yin-Yang Hall has both the Wine Pool and Meat Forest and the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace, each with its own way of having fun..."
Then, Chang Fengxu began to explain in detail to Zhang Ruochen. Some of the words were filthy and offensive to the ears, and Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but frown repeatedly as he listened.
The "ugly woman" Ji Fanxin standing behind him was trying her best to control her emotions, but Zhang Ruochen could still sense that her breathing had become much more rapid, and a faint cold aura emanated from her body.
Chang Fengxu was very shrewd and noticed the anomaly. He stared at Ji Fanxin and said with a meaningful smile, "Sir, this maidservant of yours seems to have a very thin skin. You shouldn't have brought her to the Yin-Yang Hall."
"She's just a young girl. She's never heard of the tricks you mentioned, so being shy is only natural." Zhang Ruochen said.
Chang Fengxu was still a bit suspicious and said, "I don't think she's a young girl. Look at her eyes; she seems quite displeased with you, sir. Such a maidservant should be properly disciplined and taught a lesson."
How could Zhang Ruochen dare to discipline Ji Fanxin? However, he had to put on a show. His eyes turned cold as he glared at Ji Fanxin and barked, "Why are you standing so far away? Do you believe this young master will sell you to the Yin-Yang Hall?"
Ji Fanxin thought Zhang Ruochen was far too audacious. She was so angry she ground her teeth, but she still endured it. Taking small steps, she lowered her head and walked to Zhang Ruochen's side, looking like she was heeding his lesson.
Zhang Ruochen knew exactly how powerful Ji Fanxin was, so he didn't continue to scold her. Instead, he said to Chang Fengxu, "With this young master's status, how could I possibly be interested in the leftover trash that others have played with? Take me to the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace. I want to purchase a few beautiful Saint realm slaves."
Chang Fengxu said, "Only honored guests of the Yin-Yang Hall are qualified to enter the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace."
"How does one become an honored guest?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Chang Fengxu said, "By paying one million sacred stones, you can purchase an honored guest status."
Zhang Ruochen only had a few thousand sacred stones left on him. Where was he going to get one million sacred stones?
Suddenly, an idea struck him. He turned his gaze to Ji Fanxin and said, "Xin'er, this young master's sacred stones are all with you. Hurry up and take out one million sacred stones."
Ji Fanxin was still pretending to be timid, her head down, staring at the ground. The thoughts running through her mind had already beaten Zhang Ruochen countless times. Suddenly hearing the address "Xin'er," she felt an urge to go crazy.
Her calm and serene Dao heart nearly shattered.
"Can't you even come up with one million sacred stones?" Ji Fanxin gritted her teeth, using her spiritual power to transmit a message to Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm helping you find someone, so you should be the one to pay the sacred stones."
Ji Fanxin forced a smile, took out a storage pouch, and handed it to Zhang Ruochen. "Young master, here are the sacred stones you requested. They're all inside."
Zhang Ruochen nodded with satisfaction, took the storage pouch, and checked it. There were indeed one million sacred stones inside. He tied the pouch back up and casually tossed it to Chang Fengxu.
"Congratulations on becoming an honored guest of the Yin-Yang Hall, sir. Please keep this Yin-Yang Token safe."
After receiving the sacred stones, a cheerful smile finally appeared on Chang Fengxu's face. He handed an iron token to Zhang Ruochen and then led him and Ji Fanxin towards the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace.
Along the way, Zhang Ruochen continuously channeled a strand of spiritual power, secretly probing the architectural structure of the Yin-Yang Hall, the distribution of its formations, the auras of its evil Dao experts, and the locations of certain killing mechanisms.
It was fine when he wasn't probing, but once he did, he was greatly shocked.
Within the cultivation ground, there were ten great halls in total. From each hall, a powerful aura of the Saint King level emanated. On four sides of each hall stood a formation tower, with dense formation patterns interwoven on them.
Furthermore, Zhang Ruochen also discovered that within the evil clouds above, several Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifacts were hidden. Those Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifacts were powered by formations, and it was clear they couldn't be mere one- or two-aura Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifacts. Their power was likely quite terrifying. Any cultivator who dared to cause trouble in the Yin-Yang Hall would be instantly suppressed and killed.
"The Yin-Yang Hall is not just a place for pleasure; it's also a death trap. If all those killing moves were activated, even with Ji Fanxin's cultivation, she would be suppressed and killed."
Zhang Ruochen felt extremely wary, constantly calculating in his mind. If they really had to attack the Yin-Yang Hall, how could they avoid those killing moves?
There should be some safe positions, after all, the evil Dao cultivators of the Yin-Yang Hall would also be worried about hurting themselves.
Ji Fanxin had clearly also discovered the Yin-Yang Hall's arrangements. Her expression was quite grave, and she became even more cautious.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance of the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace.
Guarding the entrance was a green-faced man whose cultivation had reached the Half-Saint King realm.
The green-faced man was sitting cross-legged on the ground, cultivating. Wisps of Purifying Divine Flame coursed through his body, circulating between one hundred and forty-four acupoints.
"Using Purifying Divine Flame to temper his acupoints, and with one hundred and forty-four acupoints able to withstand the burning of the Purifying Divine Flame, his physical body's strength is probably not inferior to mine."
Zhang Ruochen was secretly shocked. Then, he carefully examined the green-faced man and quickly guessed his identity. He should be Qing Liaoya, ranked seventy-third on the Sacred Merit Ranking.
Chang Fengxu respectfully bowed to the green-faced man and said, "Senior Brother Qing, an honored guest wishes to enter the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace. Please open the palace gate."
Qing Liaoya raised his head, revealing a pair of eyes like green flames, and scanned Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin. He laughed, "Bringing such an ugly woman with you, no wonder you came to the Yin-Yang Hall."
"He can see through the masks on mine and Ji Fanxin's faces. As expected of Qing Liaoya, he does have some skill." Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
Of course, Qing Liaoya had only seen through the masks on their faces, not their transformation techniques.
Qing Liaoya pressed his palm onto the jade stone beside him, and the gate of the underground palace opened. Chang Fengxu, Zhang Ruochen, and Ji Fanxin walked in one by one.
"Boom."
The thick stone door closed again.
Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin were both startled and quickly looked back.
Zhang Ruochen moved with lightning speed. With a bang, he struck the stone door with his palm. Ripples of energy appeared on the door's surface, and the recoil sent Zhang Ruochen staggering back more than ten steps.
Chang Fengxu laughed, "Honored guest, there's no need to be alarmed. To ensure safety, the stone door of the underground palace must be closed. If an accident were to happen, no one could bear the responsibility."
"With so many experts in the Yin-Yang Hall, are you still afraid of an accident?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Chang Fengxu said, "In this Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace, some quite formidable proud daughters of heaven are imprisoned, some even reaching the Saint King realm. If they were to escape, it would certainly cause no small amount of trouble. That's why we added this stone door and arranged formations. Even a Seven-Step Saint King level figure would find it impossible to blast this door open."
"Are there Saint King level proud daughters of heaven imprisoned in the underground palace?" Zhang Ruochen found this extremely surprising.
"Of course there are, and more than one. This is the Yin-Yang Hall, honored guest. As long as you can afford the sacred stones, I guarantee you'll be amazed. Haha."
Chang Fengxu led Zhang Ruochen down a stone staircase, heading deeper into the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace.