Li Wanji was startled and quickly dodged, but the black shadow followed her and wrapped around her tightly.

She looked closely and found that the black shadow was actually a huge ghost bat. It opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, ready to swallow Li Wanji in one gulp.

Li Wanji sneered in her heart. She had heard of the bad reputation of the ghost bat a long time ago, but this thing was nothing in her eyes.

She formed seals with her hands, muttered something, and then suddenly slapped out with her palm. A golden light shot out from her palm and went straight to the ghost bat.

Although the bat was ferocious, it had no power to resist under Li Wanji's golden light. With just a scream, it turned into a black smoke and dissipated into the air.

The remaining enemies were all frightened when they saw this. They didn't expect that this woman was so powerful that she could easily kill the ghost bat.

They no longer had the will to fight and turned around to flee, but Li Wanji was not willing to let them go.

She flashed and caught up with the fastest enemy and killed him with one palm strike.

Afterwards, she continued to attack, killing the remaining enemies one by one. The entire tavern was suddenly filled with blood and corpses were everywhere.

Li Wanji glanced around coldly, and after making sure that there were no missed enemies, she put away the Phantom Feather Sword, turned around and left the tavern.

She walked out of the tavern, took a deep breath of fresh air, and the anger in her heart subsided a little.

She didn't expect that she would encounter such a trap this time. Fortunately, she was strong enough, otherwise she would have been trapped here.

Li Wanji thought to herself: It seems that Mount Dushuo is not as simple as I imagined. There are dangers and traps everywhere. I must be more careful in the future.

She shook her head and put these unpleasant things behind her. After verifying through the "Xianyuan Map" that the route provided by Ye Zhiqiu was correct, she continued to head east.

She crossed three dense forests and crossed a deep valley, carefully avoiding various traps and ferocious beasts along the way.

Finally, after a long and arduous journey, she arrived at an open valley.

There is a huge peach tree in the center of the valley. Its crown blocks out the sun and its trunk is so thick that it seems like a giant pillar reaching the sky.

The peach tree is full of red peaches, each one exuding an enticing fragrance, making people want to take a bite.

Li Wanji was delighted, for she knew that this peach tree was undoubtedly the thousand-year-old divine peach tree.

She approached the peach tree cautiously, fearing to disturb something. However, the area around the sacred peach tree was unusually quiet, and there seemed to be no danger.

Is this one of the entrances to the underworld? But this peach tree seemed to be thicker and taller than ordinary peach trees, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Although Li Wanji was confused, she did not rush to act. She walked around the sacred peach tree and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, she found that there was a different place at the root of the peach tree. There seemed to be a tiny crack there, which was not noticeable unless you looked carefully.

Li Wanji's heart moved, she squatted down, and gently touched the crack with her hand.

A cool feeling came over her, as if something was attracting her.

She applied gentle force along the direction of the crack, and the crack gradually widened. The ground also began to shake, and finally a city gate rose from the crack.

Above the city gate, there were strange patterns carved, with a dark light flowing through it, exuding a sinister aura.

Li Wanji's heart trembled, knowing that this was the entrance to the underworld.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then slowly pushed open the city gate.

The moment the city gate opened, a cold breath blew in, making Li Wanji shiver.

She calmed herself down, tightly gripped the Phantom Feather Sword, and cautiously approached the dark city gate.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the underworld without permission!" A majestic shout came from inside the door, making Li Wanji's eardrums buzz.

She was startled and looked up quickly, only to see a ghost general with a firm face, majesty between his brows and eyes as sharp as torches, as if he could see through all the truth and falsehood in the world.

When Li Wanji saw the ghost general holding the Jingzhe sword, she guessed that he was the ghost king Shentu who was guarding this pass.

Although Shen Tu standing in front of Li Wanji was just a virtual shadow, his majesty and oppression were real, and no one dared to underestimate him.

Li Wanji calmed down, bowed and said, "I am Li Wanji, I did not mean to trespass into the underworld, I just have an important matter to ask, please be lenient with me, Ghost King."

Shen Tu frowned and said in a deep voice: "The underworld is the land of the dead souls. How can a little demon like you enter without permission? What's your business? Tell me quickly. If it's not urgent, don't blame me for being rude!"

"I am the patriarch of the Li clan of Wanji Mountain. I entered the underworld only to join the Wangchuan League uprising army and fight against the evil spirits of Youdu Mountain. I hope the Ghost King will let me go!"

When Shen Tu heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He pondered for a moment, as if thinking about the truthfulness of what Li Wanji said.

He and Yu Lei are ancient mythical beasts who ascended to the upper realm ten thousand years ago. But they are still needed to guard this pass, so they condensed their divine thoughts into phantoms and waited here.

They originally did not care about the disputes in the lower world, but the Wangchuan Alliance and the evil spirits of Youdu Mountain mentioned by Li Wanji forced them to pay attention.

The Wangchuan League is one of the largest rebel forces in the underworld. It has been resisting the invasion of evil spirits from Youdu Mountain and defending the peace of the underworld.

The evil spirits of Youdu Mountain are a great scourge to the underworld. They have been trying to invade the underworld and turn it into their paradise.

Shen Tu knew very well that if the evil spirit of Youdu Mountain succeeded, not only would the underworld never have peace, but the entire wilderness would also be affected.

Therefore, after listening to Li Wanji's request, Shen Tu had already made a decision in his heart.

He slowly said, "Since you are here for the Wangchuan League, I will trust you this time. However, the underworld is full of dangers. You must be careful and do not enter the forbidden area without permission, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the city gate opened again. A dark light shot out from it, as if guiding Li Wanji to the depths of the underworld.

Li Wanji was delighted and quickly thanked him: "Thank you Ghost King for your leniency. I will definitely act carefully and live up to your expectations."

After saying that, she walked in quickly, passed through the city gate in an instant, and disappeared into the dim light.

Li Wanji soon came into complete darkness, as if even light could not penetrate.

She calmed herself down and, with her extraordinary perception, began to carefully explore the surrounding environment.

She felt the temperature around her getting lower and lower, as if she was in an ice cellar. The air was filled with a strong smell of death, which made people shudder.

Suddenly, a shrill cry was heard. Li Wanji was startled and immediately became alert.

She tightly grasped the Phantom Feather Sword and looked around vigilantly. In the darkness, shadows appeared and disappeared, as if the souls of the dead were wandering.

Li Wanji knew that these ghosts had no entity and could not harm her, but she still did not dare to be careless. She took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, and walked forward step by step.

As she went deeper, more and more ghosts appeared around her, and their cries became more and more mournful. But Li Wanji remained vigilant and was not disturbed by these ghosts.

Finally, after a difficult journey, she came to an open plain, where there were no cries of the dead and the smell of death in the air.

Li Wanji saw a boundary marker in front of her, on which was engraved: Wangcheng.

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