I changed the world.

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Traffic control measures have been implemented in the area near Qingfeng Mountain, with traffic police at several entrances and exits blocking the roads and requiring vehicles to detour or take alternative routes.

Meanwhile, at Wanfu Farm, located in the core control area, two tiltrotor aircraft were already circling overhead, while on the ground, fully armed field agents from the Fourth Division of the Special Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice were searching every corner of the farm.

The destroyed altar outside the main building of the farm, along with numerous traces of sacrifice, blood, and corpses on the altar, has been discovered, and the process of sealing up the relevant physical evidence has begun.

In addition, the body of an elderly man dressed in Taoist robes was found on the altar. The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed, and the cause of death is still under investigation.

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Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 791 An Huiling Enters the Underworld

"Team Leader Chen, this is the newly discovered unconscious person. After a brief examination, we found no obvious injuries, he is just unconscious, and the cause is currently unknown." A team member was squatting on the ground, reporting his new discovery to his superior in charge of on-site command. In front of him was an unconscious middle-aged man, Wei Yuan.

"In addition, night vision camera equipment was found on and around the person, and the equipment is still operational..."

"Judging from this, this person's identity is probably quite complicated..." Chen Yu, as the highest-ranking commander present, glanced thoughtfully at Wei Yuan's clothes and even his shoes and socks, and nodded, "Send this person's characteristics back to headquarters as soon as possible to confirm his identity."

"In addition, the camera equipment should be sealed up immediately, as it may contain valuable data."

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"Report: The main building of the farm was found to contain a large amount of materials that resemble those used in the Seven Sacrifices ceremony. Please ask whether it is necessary to seal it up and move it out?" Just as Chen Yu gave the order, another report came through the earpiece.

"Sacrificial offerings?" Chen Yu frowned. He still remembered the shocking scene when he saw the eerie altar earlier: blood everywhere, and a disemboweled corpse in the center of the altar...

Clearly, some kind of sacrificial ceremony was taking place here previously, and... it was a blood sacrifice. Although it's unclear what they were sacrificing, judging from the information inside the fourth location, the targets of such sacrifices are mostly not benevolent individuals...

It is very likely related to the legendary "evil god worship"!

Therefore, there might be danger among these sacrificial items...

"Let's postpone the cleanup for now and wait for the arrival of heavy equipment and professional testing equipment." Chen Yu made a cautious decision. Although the team had not encountered any unexpected situations so far, the situation on site looked quite strange, so he decided to be cautious.

After issuing the order, he immediately switched frequencies: "Headquarters, a suspected blood sacrifice site has been discovered at 'Wanfu Farm.' In addition, a large number of materials suspected of being used in the sacrifice have been found inside the main building of the farm. For safety reasons, further exploration is currently suspended. Please send additional heavy equipment and detection devices as soon as possible."

"The relevant data and details have been uploaded... In addition, the owner behind 'Wanfu Farm' is a prime suspect, and it is recommended that an immediate arrest be made..."

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An Huiling was walking forward as if she were standing on a legendary flying carpet. In front of her, Hei Wuchang rode on dark clouds through the thick fog. She, along with the several underworld officials around her, as well as Xu Hanzhang, Wei Yuan, and Yu Huai, who had just been captured by the underworld officials, were also standing on these dark clouds.

The difference is that Xu Hanzhang, Wei Yuan, and Yu Huai were all escorted and bound, while she was invited as a guest. After all, as a Kunlun disciple, she originally came here to investigate the case.

Theoretically speaking, she is the victim in this case, so she is most likely the person Xu Hanzhang wants to harm.

Despite being described as a dark cloud, the ride was actually extremely stable. If you closed your eyes, you could hardly feel any vibrations. She quietly stepped on the ground and felt as if her feet were on a soft carpet.

An Huiling pinched the jade pendant in her hand again. It seemed to be made of black jade. This jade pendant was given to her by Hei Wuchang just now, telling her not to let it out of her sight. After she put it in her hand, a warm feeling spread throughout her body.

The thick fog all around was so dense that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. After a while, you would even have the illusion that you were not moving at all, and that only the ever-flowing fog around you was telling you that you were actually moving.

The dark clouds did not continue to rise; on the contrary, in An Huiling's perception, they seemed to be descending. Logically, they should have landed on the ground long ago, but they did not, and instead continued to descend.

This is both a perceptual "downward" and a conceptual "downward" experience. Only An Huiling, as a cultivator, could vaguely perceive it, but due to her limited cultivation level, she was unable to describe it more accurately.

After a while, the mist around her began to gradually dissipate, and An Huiling began to see the scene outside the mist. Enveloped in a hazy fog, there was a huge mountain in front of her. An Huiling had never seen such a large mountain in Jin'an. The mountain was gloomy and majestic, soaring straight up into the dark clouds. She could not see the top of the mountain, nor did she know how high it was. At this moment, the dark clouds that Hei Wuchang was riding were following a wide mountain path. This mountain path was winding and twisting, extending forward along the mountain's terrain. On both sides were towering cliffs that even monkeys could not cross.

The mountain was enormous, and after walking for a long time, there was no end in sight. As An Huiling observed, she also noticed that there was not a single living thing on the mountain, neither animals nor plants. There was no sign of their existence. Only the black rocks, which seemed to have remained unchanged for thousands of years, stood there.

The further An Huiling went, the more intense and heavy a sense of oppression she felt. She had a strong feeling that the vitality of the world was constantly fading away, while that feeling of deathly stillness, gloom, and darkness was constantly intensifying...

"Mr. Wang, what is this mountain?" An Huiling couldn't help but ask the underworld messenger beside her. This underworld messenger was the same one named Wang Kang whom she had first encountered.

"Fairy An, this is the Two Realms Mountain, the boundary between the Netherworld and the mortal world." The underworld official bowed his head, forcing a smile on his face. However, in the gloomy and oppressive environment, the smile on his pale face was indescribably eerie.

"This is the Two Realms Mountain?" An Huiling murmured in amazement, looking up again at the majestic mountains towering into the clouds on either side. In the folk legends of the Great Zhao Dynasty, the Two Realms Mountain lies between the underworld and the mortal world, insurmountable for mortals. Now, with the advancement of technology and the development of the times, many people simply consider it an ancient myth, never imagining that it truly exists…

As An Huiling surveyed her surroundings, Wei Yuan, Xu Hanzhang, and Yu Huai, above the dark clouds, were also looking around in fear, their expressions filled with panic. However, bound by chains, they could neither move nor speak.

Especially Wei Yuan, who was the only one among the three whose soul was imprisoned, though he himself was unaware of this.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 792 The Gates of Hell

At this moment, besides fear, his heart was filled with resentment at being tricked by "Master Yu". Therefore, whenever his eyes met Yu Huai's, he would glare at him angrily. If he could speak, he would definitely curse him!

An Huiling, standing in front of him, appeared to Wei Yuan in a completely different light than ordinary people.

It was a female immortal shrouded in a faint, clear light, especially the area behind her head, which seemed to be enveloped in a radiant glow. He didn't know who she was until the underworld official in front of him addressed her as "Fairy An," which made his heart tremble with fear.

He had not seen An Huiling at the farm until he was on the dark cloud.

At this moment, he was a soul, and therefore, he was able to see things at a more fundamental level.

The surname An is not common in Dazhao, but the family that Wei Yuan is targeting happens to be surnamed An, which makes him suspicious.

Could it be that this female immortal who suddenly appeared above the dark clouds and seemed to be treated with great courtesy by the underworld officials actually had some connection with the An family?

At this moment, he naturally wouldn't connect An Huiling to An Zhengquan's daughter. Not to mention that he had never actually met An Huiling, even if he had, he probably wouldn't dare to acknowledge her, since it was simply too fantastical...

Hopefully, it was just a coincidence... Wei Yuan kept reassuring himself, because if it were true, then the An family's foundation was far more profound than the Second Master had imagined...

We were wrong! This time, we were really wrong!

However, he quickly forgot about these thoughts. The towering black mountains pressing down on him from both sides exerted immense psychological pressure on him. He looked at the massive Two Realms Mountain in fear. Without the protection of his physical body, his soul form could feel the eerie and deathly oppressive atmosphere even more strongly. It was a feeling of constantly moving towards an abyss, and that intense sense of sinking made him extremely tense and fearful. Yet, there was nothing he could do.

Meanwhile, the surrounding fog was thinning and gradually becoming less dense...

Until... he saw that huge building in the distance!

Just as Wei Yuan was filled with regret, Xu Hanzhang, who was standing to the side, had a similar expression to Wei Yuan. The resentment in his eyes was almost undisguised, and he had clearly attributed his current predicament entirely to his cheap master.

In his eyes, the radiant light emanating from An Huiling was awe-inspiring and inviolable. This light wasn't overly bright, yet it was so dazzling that he dared not look directly at it. Moreover, even his body felt a stinging sensation under its rays, making him extremely uncomfortable!

He suddenly felt that his cousin in front of him seemed to have become extremely unfamiliar...

This cousin, whom he had always thought was just a sickly girl, suddenly became someone he didn't recognize!

What exactly did my cousin encounter?

Those underworld officials called her "fairy," could it be...?

Xu Hanzhang lowered his eyes, his heart filled with fear and regret. Then, he couldn't help but glare venomously at his cheap master...

This wicked man has ruined me!

However, he was unaware that the "demon" beside him was enduring excruciating pain. The clear light emanating from An Huiling shone upon him like flames licking at him. He wanted to scream, but no sound came out. He was being tortured and had no energy left to think about anything else...

An Huiling herself was unaware of what the others were thinking, and was currently observing her surroundings with an attitude of appreciating the scenery.

"Please look, fairy, just ahead lies the Gate of Hell..." Wang Kang was clearly trying to curry favor, taking the initiative to introduce it to An Huiling.

In fact, without his introduction, An Huiling could already see the huge building standing at the end of the mountain road in the thin mist ahead!

The dark clouds quickly approached the building, and An Huiling could see it more clearly now. It was an extremely ancient and huge archway, tens of meters high. The archway was built right at the exit of the mountain path, and the mountains on both sides were like natural city walls, completely blocking the entire mountain path together with the archway. To enter or leave the mountain path, one could only pass under the archway.

Above the archway hung a plaque with four huge seal characters: "Jian'an Ghost Gate". As An Huiling got closer, she noticed two enormous stone statues of ghosts and gods standing before the Ghost Gate. The two ghosts and gods were estimated to be at least tens of meters tall, and were carved with lifelike detail. They were both wearing armor and holding weapons. One of them had the head of a ferocious bull, while the other had the head of a huge horse.

At this moment, the dark clouds slowed down and approached the Gate of Hell. The two huge stone statues that had been motionless turned their gazes toward them at the same time. Only then did An Huiling realize that these seemingly inanimate statues were actually alive!

Furthermore, only upon closer inspection did she realize that the massive Gate of Hell was entirely constructed of black rock, which resembled the rocks of the nearby Two Realms Mountain. It appeared extremely sturdy, and upon it were carved images of enormous ghosts. What was particularly eerie was that, as the dark clouds passed through the Gate of Hell's archway, the eyes of those enormous ghost images seemed to come alive and gaze back at her…

An Huiling looked at this scene, which she thought she could only see in myths and legends, with awe in her heart, pursing her lips and remaining silent.

Only after the dark clouds had completely passed through the Gates of Hell did she slowly exhale a breath. The fog here was much thinner than at Liangjie Mountain. An Huiling noticed that the dark clouds were moving forward along a wide road. At this moment, the Black Impermanence in front of her suddenly spoke up: "I will walk slowly. Fairy, since this is your first time here, you may enjoy the scenery on both sides. Just remember, you must not turn back here."

"Thank you for your concern, sir," An Huiling said hurriedly, while curiously looking to both sides. The scenery here was indeed very different from the Liangjie Mountain place she had just been to. The wide road looked extremely clean, as if it was paved with white sand or some other material.

Large patches of red flowers grow on both sides of the road. These flowers are extremely beautiful, with a shape similar to lotus flowers but with finer petals. They spread out in all directions in a very flamboyant manner, and their color is fiery red and crystal clear like red glass. These flowers cover the ground, forming a large sea of ​​flowers. From a distance, they look like a carpet made of blood.

A little further away, the sound of flowing water could be heard, and through the mist, one could vaguely see a large river flowing by...

Most girls love beauty, and An Huiling couldn't help but admire the strange sight around her. Smelling the sweet floral fragrance, she subconsciously asked the underworld official beside her, "Mr. Wang, what kind of flower is this?"

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 793 The River of Three Crossings

"These are the red spider lilies, and this road is the road to the underworld, also called the 'Road of Fire,' named after this scenery," Wang Kang explained, bowing his head.

Upon hearing this, An Huiling swallowed hard, suddenly feeling a dryness in her mouth. After all, anyone who suddenly hears that they are on their way to the underworld would probably have a similar reaction.

Then she realized something and looked again in the direction from which the sound of water came from: "So, that's the Yellow Springs?"

"That is the River of Three Crossings, which is also the Yellow Springs that the fairy spoke of."

"I've heard so much about him, but this is the first time I've actually met him..."

An Huiling looked in the direction of the Yellow Springs and sighed...

It took him a long time to come to his senses.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was also looking at the vast expanse of dazzling flowers around him, feeling like crying but having no tears left. He was already in the Yellow Springs, could he ever go back?

Xu Hanzhang, however, was still immersed in the shock and fear he had just experienced at the gates of hell. Whether it was the enormous ox-headed and horse-faced demons or the gigantic monsters on the archway, they all exerted an unparalleled and intense pressure on him. When he was gazed upon by those terrifying beings, he truly felt a fear hidden deep within his instincts—a fear that was—

I feel like I'm going to be eaten!

The dark clouds continued forward without stopping. After the initial novelty wore off, An Huiling gradually began to feel that there was an unchanging desolation in the surrounding scenery.

Apart from the murmuring river, there was no other sound. All around, an endless sea of ​​flowers stretched as far as the eye could see, vibrant and dazzling red, yet also deathly red. In this underworld, there was no sunlight, but the view wasn't pitch black; rather, it possessed a somber quality. Combined with the carpet of crimson flowers, it created a powerful sensory impact, both alluring and eerie.

In addition, in the distant fog, An Huiling could occasionally sense a strange feeling of being watched, a feeling that made her feel vaguely uneasy.