Chapter 1497

The fog that Zi Chen couldn't see through was dispelled by the old man with a wave of his sleeve.

A pitch-black hole appeared in the middle of the void. Colorful light and gas gushed out from the hole.

The colorful gas spewed out from the hole and dissipated into the void.

The colorful gas was a special power that no one had ever seen before. At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with curiosity as they wondered what kind of power it was.

"The entrance to the training ground is there." The old man said as he looked at the hole in front of them.

Everyone's expression became excited as they rubbed their palms together. Their fighting spirit soared as they imagined how much they would gain after entering the training ground.

"This is the entrance to the Nether Realm." Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat as he stared ahead.

The old man turned around and swept his gaze across everyone. Finally, his gaze landed on Zi Chen as he instructed, "After entering, you must be careful and act according to your ability. The three of them will assist you and provide you with all the help you need."

Zi Chen nodded.

"Alright, go." The old man waved his hand.

Zi Chen took a step forward. As the leader, he had to go first.

However, Hammer and the other two were even faster. They had already rushed towards the hole and disappeared in a flash.

Zi Chen followed closely behind, followed by the others.

In a flash of light, everyone disappeared, leaving only the old man. He looked at the hole and muttered, "I hope you all can come back alive."

Everyone left, and only the old man was left. But shortly after, rays of light flashed in this place.

Every ray of light was a figure. In the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen people here. These people were relatively old and looked very old. The youngest among them was middle-aged.

After they appeared, they stared straight at the hole in front of them.

"Alright, let's begin." The old man said indifferently.

Then, a few jade slips appeared in the hands of these people. As traces of energy were injected, these jade slips began to glow. The light formed an arc fan and projected a projection in front of them. There were some compact words and some images in the projection. It seemed like a detailed annotation of something.

These images and words were distributed in all directions around the group. After everyone finished investigating and debugging, they all nodded.

The old man nodded in response. He waved his sleeve again, and a huge screen of light appeared in the air before him. There were people moving about on the screen, and some voices could be heard.

"This is the Netherworld."

Zi Chen's voice was the first to ring out. The figures on the screen were none other than Zi Chen and the others who had just entered the Nether Realm.

At this moment, Zi Chen's group was surrounded by steep, towering peaks without a single blade of grass growing on them.

On the screen, the images were changing. Steep mountain peaks could be seen as far as the eye could see. They were like heavenly swords that were about to pierce through the sky.

"Lock onto their position," the old man said loudly as he looked at the figures in front of him.

Behind the old man, the group of people began to search for a similar environment on the jade slips. After a while, everyone shook their heads one after another. A middle-aged man with a grave and stern face said, "We can't find the relative location. This is an area that has never been explored before."

There was a hint of disappointment in the old man's deep eyes. He sighed and said, "It seems that they can only rely on themselves for the rest of the journey."

At this moment, the image on the screen had returned to Zi Chen's group.

When they had just arrived in the Nether Realm, everyone was very excited. Their minds were filled with opportunities and luck.

Among them, one of the cultivators looked around and asked, "This place is so big. There must be many opportunities. Let's split up and look for them."

When they arrived at this place, they were surrounded by mountains. There were only mountains. There were no living creatures or dangers. Everyone let down their guard and didn't seem to care too much.

"That's not very good. When we came, we said that we would move together." Someone frowned and hesitated.

"Tsk, it was just a suggestion. Did you take it seriously? We came here to look for opportunities. If we stay together, how are we going to find opportunities?" A cultivator curled his lips in disdain.

Among the people present, the ones with the lowest realms should be the higher-level life forms. Their realms were generally between the late-stage and peak of the first-stage domain. However, the humans had all broken through in the light sphere. Their realms were mostly around the middle-stage of the second-stage domain. Compared to the higher-level life forms, the humans with higher realms were more confident.

Immediately, several people expressed their agreement to leave.

Hearing the discussions around him, Man Shi turned around and said to the group of cultivators, "We said earlier that no one can leave."

"If no one can leave, how are we going to find opportunities? There are so many of us. Who should we give the opportunities to when we find them?" Someone said unhappily.

"That's right. Do we need to decide who gets the opportunities based on combat strength?" Another person chimed in.

Ba Dao and the other two looked at each other and didn't participate.

There were different opinions within the group. This was the problem that the leaders had to worry about. This was also the problem that Zi Chen had to face first. If everyone couldn't unite, they might not be able to return.

Zi Chen looked around with an indifferent expression. Those who wanted to leave subconsciously avoided Zi Chen's gaze when they met his eyes.

"All of you are the leaders of a group. Don't you think that it's a very unwise decision to leave before you detect any danger?"

As soon as Zi Chen spoke, everyone fell silent. Apparently, Zi Chen's words made sense.

However, silence didn't mean consent. Everyone still insisted on leaving on their own.

As leaders, they knew that if they gathered together, the one who benefited the most would always be the leader.

"The level of danger here is far beyond your imagination. If you insist on leaving, I won't stop you. However, before that, I think we need to find out how dangerous this place is. As for your so-called opportunities, it won't be too late to discuss them when we encounter them. Fantasizing about things that don't exist is meaningless."

Those who wanted to leave had no choice but to accept Zi Chen's suggestion.

This was because not only was Zi Chen the leader, but he was also extremely powerful. When facing such an expert, it was fine to resist appropriately. However, if they went overboard, the gains wouldn't make up for the losses.

The first conflict was temporarily resolved.

Zi Chen didn't explain the real situation here, nor did he say what dangers there would be. This was because Zi Chen didn't want to put too much pressure on everyone.

"Let's go." Under Zi Chen's signal, everyone moved forward again.

Everyone outside saw Zi Chen's actions. However, they didn't comment on Zi Chen's method of resolving the conflict.

A cultivator was still searching on the jade slip projection when he suddenly saw a piece of information. His expression changed slightly as he said, "I once discovered a mountain rock in a place that has developed intelligence. Its level of danger can be ranked in the top 60 of the Nether Realm."

"A mountain rock that has developed intelligence. Is it a mountain soul?" the old man asked.

"The records didn't explain it in detail, nor did they compare their combat strength. It's suspected to be a mountain spirit."

"Then inform them immediately," the old man said coldly.

The cultivator nodded and then transmitted his voice through a secret technique.

In the Nether Realm, a jade slip in Hammer's Spiritual Sea trembled slightly. Then, a voice came from it.

"Be careful. There might be some danger in these mountains."

Hammer immediately said when he heard the voice transmission.

As soon as he spoke, a chain reaction seemed to have started. Black holes suddenly appeared at the foot of several mountains. An inexplicable force surged out from these black holes and silently enveloped the cultivators closest to them.

These forces were like chains. After they wrapped around the cultivators, they dragged their bodies toward the black holes.

"Ah!"

Following that, several cries of surprise broke the silence.

"Save me!" Some of the cultivators struggled and screamed as they fell back.

"Swish." "Swish."

With a flash of brilliance, sharp blades of light appeared and slashed at the power that was entangling the cultivators.

However, these forces were like some kind of materialized divine vines. They were very tenacious. Many of the cultivators' attacks couldn't cut through them.

Bursts of energy exploded, spreading throughout the area. The quiet atmosphere was instantly broken.

More black holes appeared in various parts of the mountains. More energy light rushed out and shrouded the cultivators.

Facing these black holes, the hundred-man team panicked.

During this time, Zi Chen attacked several times. He cut through the energy light and saved one or two people.

However, it was useless. The more light he cut, the more light appeared. The number of black holes that were releasing light also increased.

"To catch bandits, first catch the leader."

Jin Qingcheng shouted softly. Her body emitted a golden light. Her eyes were cold. She put her palms together and a sharp golden light appeared in front of her palms.

The golden light was dazzling and turned into a golden sharp blade.

The golden sharp blade was hundreds of meters long. As Jin Qingcheng slashed down, the sharp blade also slashed forward.

Puff.

A towering mountain was cut open by the golden sharp blade.

The towering mountain was cut into two. A strange cry came from the mountain. It sounded like a scream.

The mountain was cut open. The black holes that appeared outside the mountain disappeared one by one. The energy light that was released also dissipated immediately.

It was useless to cut off the energy light. The only way was to break open the mountain and kill the existence inside.

With Jin Qingcheng's reminder, everyone came to their senses.

A few of the titled experts flashed and rushed to the nearest mountain peak. The Dark Mantle and the others also flashed and followed.

Whoosh.

Zi Chen drew his blade. A glaring blade light appeared. The blade light split into nine and pierced through the air.

"Crack."

The blade light dissipated. A mountain was cut in the middle. The cut was neat and smooth, reflecting the light.

The broken mountain was dead. An energy explosion was heard. A human cultivator suddenly rushed out from the place where the black hole had disappeared. His body was glowing and his energy was surging. His face was full of fear.

He smiled gratefully at Zi Chen. Then, he rushed to the other mountains.

Everyone present was a powerhouse. Except for the initial panic, they completely controlled the situation in the following battle.

"Come and see this."