Usually, when a disciple broke the rules, the punishment would be carried out right away. Clearly, the Hall of Punishments was taking care of Lu Li by asking him to go after three days.
The Hall of Punishments must have taken into consideration the fact that Lu Li had brought back two people.
Lu Li talked with Emperor Rui for a long time that day. Emperor Rui told him how to become an emperor. Even though Lu Li had origin energy, he still had to go through the Heavenly Tribulations, two more times.
That being said, with origin energy, it would be much easier.
The next day, Lu Li went to the Celestial City and told Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong.
They had heard the day before that Lu Li would be sentenced to ten thousand years. They were worried but were relieved after Lu Li explained.
The Celestial Emperor Sect had three reasons for putting Lu Li in the Hell. First, they wanted to make an example out of him, to rectify the sect's culture and to make the disciples behave themselves.
Second, to protect Lu Li. The Hell was absolutely safe and outsiders could not go in. Therefore, nobody could hurt Lu Li in there.
This was not only about outsiders but also about the Celestial Emperor Sect. After all, many people in the Celestial Emperor Sect were not happy with Lu Li. Putting pressure on Lu Li was a way of protecting him.
Third, they wanted to train Lu Li. Lu Li had reached the Emperor Realm from the fifth tribulation directly. His foundation was not stable. It would take a long time for him to consolidate his foundation.
How could a warrior of the fifth tribulation cultivate origin energy?
Nobody could figure this out. Several Saint Emperors of the Heaven Emperor Sect had secretly checked on Lu Li, but none of them found anything strange. However, since Lu Li could cultivate source energy, it was only a matter of time before he reached the Emperor Realm.
The higher-ups of the Celestial Emperor Sect did not call Lu Li over for two reasons. For one, Lu Li would not tell them. For another, existence was reason. They wanted to observe and see if Lu Li could really become an Emperor Realm warrior.
Before Lu Li asked, Emperor Rui had already told Wang Ningxue that the Wang Family would treat Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong as their most distinguished guests.
The Wang Family was well aware that Lu Li was destined to become a high-level leader of the Celestial Emperor Sect. Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong were living in the Wang Family. How could the Wang Family miss such a good chance to build a relationship?
The Family Master of the Wang Family arranged a manor for them to live in. There were more than a dozen maids and resources were provided. The treatment was better than that of Wang Ningxue …
Lu Li put his mind at ease after spending a day with them. The Celestial Emperor City was absolutely safe. There were powerful warriors of the Great Emperor Realm here at all times. Many families had powerful warriors as well.
Ordinary people wouldn't dare to use force here, let alone major powers. That would be equivalent to declaring war with the Heavenly Emperor Sect.
Declaring war against the Heavenly Emperor Sect for the sake of two little girls?
Even the Saintess Sect was not that stupid.
Exquisite Elephant was reluctant and felt wronged. After all, she had just followed Lu Li and they were about to part ways.
It was even possible that they would be apart for hundreds or even thousands of years. She would be a widow.
She even asked Lu Li to let her go to the Hell with him. She was willing to go even if it was horrifying and just like hell.
Lu Li forced a smile. The Celestial Emperor Sect was not a small sect. They would not allow something like this to happen.
If he wasn't a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, how could he enter the Heavenly Emperor Realm?
Not to mention Lu Li, even the Rui Emperor didn't have this face …
Lu Li comforted Exquisite Elephant for a night and they slept in each other's arms. Lu Li did not cross the line. At his realm, he was not so hungry for physical things. It was more important to communicate with his mind.
On the third day, Lu Li went to the Hu Family and paid his respects in front of Yan Zu's cenotaph. At the same time, he told them about the blood oath he made when he and Yan Zu parted ways.
The Hu Family was satisfied. After all, Yan Zu didn't have much time left in his life. This time, he had played his part for the Hu Family.
Then, Lu Li entered the Celestial Emperor Realm and went to a castle with someone from the Hall of Penalty. There was a Teleportation Formation in the castle.
The person from the Hall of Penalty was a warrior of the Sixth Tribulation. He was advanced in age and it would be hard for him to improve his realm. He didn't treat Lu Li as a criminal. Instead, he said with a smile, "Brother Lu, be careful when you go in. There are not only ghosts but also strange monsters. I have a suggestion for you. Find an old temple in the center as soon as possible. You don't have to endure all kinds of attacks in the temple. Just be careful of ghosts.
At the same time … there are some mysterious marks left by powerful warriors in the past. You can study them. "
"Thank you, Brother Cheng!"
Lu Li cupped his fists to express his gratitude. Brother Cheng handed over a jade talisman with a smile and said, "Okay, go now!
You can't go through the Heavenly Tribulation in there. When you reach a certain realm and want to go through the Heavenly Tribulation, you can crush the jade talisman to inform me.
The Hall Master said that you can come out when it's time to go through the Heavenly Tribulation. "
"Okay!"
Lu Li nodded and went into the Teleportation Formation. After a flash of white light, he felt the world in front of him dimmed down.
He stood on the Teleportation Formation on the top of a mountain. Everything around him was desolation.
The Rui Emperor didn't tell Lu Li about the Hell Realm and neither did Wang Ningxue. Only Brother Cheng said a few words.
Since the Rui Emperor didn't say anything, Lu Li didn't take it seriously. But as soon as he came in, he felt something was wrong.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here was very dense, but there was also a gloomy aura mixed in with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. This aura made people's hair stand on end.
It was like walking on a hill in the middle of the night with a gust of cold wind blowing on his back.
What was more, the atmosphere was uncomfortable. Lu Li felt he had gone to the deepest level of hell by staying here.
Lu Li didn't move. He wanted to use psychic power to check.
However, psychic power was limited here. He could only sense an area with a radius of one thousand feet. He could only look around, but all he could see was a dark haze. His visibility was less than thirty miles. Everything was spooky.
Though the Xuan Qi in heaven and earth was dense here, there were no green trees or red flowers. Even if there were, there were only strange trees that were dark.
Lu Li mobilized some source of energy. He stepped out of the Teleportation Formation and sat down nearby. He called Blood Fairy out and told her to check the surroundings.
Blood Fairy had just left when she came back. She said in fear, "Master, there are remnant souls underground. They are the kind that have no consciousness and are cruel and cruel.
I don't have the courage to go in. Those remnant souls will tear me apart. "
"Malicious ghosts?"
Lu Li squinted. Blood Fairy was not afraid of other things, but she was afraid of souls.
Attacks from spirits could inflict great harm on her. Other attacks were practically ineffective.
He had a rough understanding of evil ghosts. They really existed, but they weren't scary.
They were just remnant souls of some warriors. After some people died, they were unwilling or resentful. As a result, some remnant souls were left in the mortal world.
Since they were remnant souls, they were particularly afraid of things with extreme yang, such as sunlight or fire.
Some of the remnant souls could not attack while some could, but they could only attack the soul.
In the mortal world, these remnant souls had almost no attack power and could only scare people. Of course, mortals with weak mental fortitude could easily be scared to death.
Clearly, the remnant souls here could still attack or else Brother Cheng would not have warned Lu Li.
However, Emperor Rui did not warn Lu Li on purpose. Did it mean that Lu Li's soul was strong enough to stand it?
Lu Li used the Trace of Great Path to check. He noticed some dark air in the ground and there were remnant souls hidden in the dark air.
"What?"
Lu Li was curious to see that those remnant souls were afraid to approach the mountain. There must be something in the mountain that could restrain those remnant souls.
If …