197 The underworld.
Zhi Rui stepped forward resolutely.
Because she aimed at the underworld gate and the intensity of her expression, people stopped talking and looked at her, from weak to strong, all of them watched As Zhi Rui and her subordinates walked in midair like walking on a red carpet. Most of the flying methods used were wings or some sort of element propelling gimmick. Zhi Rui's materialized energy was different and elegant. Coupled with her beauty, there was simply no way to look at anything else.
Izaya, Shizu, Hilda, and the couple followed by the slaves walked behind Zhi Rui, one by one they passed through the gate. Without ever looking back. without a hint of doubt on their eyes. The solemn, silent air lasted until the very last person passed through the gate.
Nobody tried to stop Zhi Rui despite the fact that she walked away in the middle of the Dao protectors explanation of how things were on the underworld.
She was rude, to say the least. But nonetheless her behavior was taken by the common disciples as bravery, the more cautious called her dumb, but they were outnumbered by their peers.
They didn't speak much, but the geniuses could see the admiration on the disciples. Chao Cheng for once didn't take their reaction as group thinking like the others. Most of them had admiration on their gaze, but others had an obsession, they looked as if Zhi Rui was an Idol, in an extreme few, there was the same look a religious fanatic would have when looking at a religious figure. 'What did she do to have that kind of popularity?' He thought. Suddenly, the person he judged as a woman competent enough to be his wife, showed a spark of something more.
He put the thought away and did what he had to do;
Chao Cheng laughed and grabbed his Dao protector. "Old man let's talk inside! What use is hearing of the taste without actually biting the cake!?"
He bolted to the gate. His disciples cheered, and although they were scared, Chao Cheng's attitude incited mindless courage on them.
Bain Bengwam followed after, with the poise of a noble scholar. His disciples followed in kind.
In this kind of events, the other Geniuses had to follow. Although, their followers had trepidations and cold sweat on their heads.
Once through the gate. The air changed to one with oozing energy, it was pleasant merely standing there. Zhi Rui discovered why; the underworld had an abundance of natural ethereal energy.
Unlike herself, her subordinates had experienced the opposite. Since in their dimension, the common energy in the air was the natural elements, and even so, it was scarce.
She looked ahead at the are secured by the Dao protectors, it was three kilometers away from the gate.
An enormous area was cleaned, in the middle of it was a plain green jade ground, On the screen Zhi Rui watched them break down a green jade mountain and sculpt it down into two main buildings. A fourth level pagoda, That would be the warehouse and a simple one-room pagoda that was the interconnected store.
But around them there was a terrain filled with mounts and plants, it was colorful in every way, the amount of rare and common medicinal plants were nonsensical if told someone. The underworld had been sealed for a good long while, and things grew naturally without the interference of men.
'That's where the alchemy Division will settle, the one to ran it will be that dull girl...' Zhi Ri thought.
Another Division was a Vulcan not too far from there, its lava was blue, but the plants and lifeforms that depended on soils extended until there, it was a place rich with all kinds of life.
Zhi Rui looked at another hight mountain on the opposite side, there was a bigger area, divided in three. But nonetheless, it was full of treasures.
The whole underworld was a gold mine. Zhi Rui eye shined with a red luster, the place was full of rare treasures and she wanted them all.
But she couldn't find a suitable place to fund her own Disciplinary division.
She didn't have what was necessary to occupy the other's lands too if she did and sought fights, the Dao protector would have reason to come and take her out, and Xu fenguying wouldn't have a way to help her even if he wanted to.
Suddenly she sighed, slightly far away from the other five division, was a swamp with thunderous clouds above, trees taller than seventy meters, and as thick as mountains were spread through it, green lakes oozing with poison, animal carcasses, eerie sounds, and an overall aura of danger emanated from the place,. Suddenly s thick blue lightning struck down. Zhi Rui watched as it hit the trees but no damage was done.
She looked down and discovered that underneath it, was vermilions soil. Common of the underworld, More solid and resistant than a Diamond.
One didn't need to think to know that any lifeform that thrived in that kind of conditions was not to be trifled with. But Zhi Rui smiled.
She looked back at her subordinates who in turn, was being watched by the following geniuses and their subordinates.
Zhi Rui smiled and leaped far away, in the direction of the swamp. without even a frown, her subordinates followed the materialized path Zhi Rui made for them to the eerie swamp.
Outside, watching form the screen, Xu Fenguying frowned, He had founded a simple place for Zhi Rui although small and had no life on it, it was still calm and without danger. The other Dao protectors looked at him with disdain seeing as Zhi Rui disobeyed and ignored his effort.
But he didn't care. his was at rock bottom anyway, what was on his mind, however, was Ren Zu. Although he has a hostage if Zhi Rui decides that Feng Lin is not worth it, then he'll have nothing more. He can't act directly against Ren Zu for now. Although the transmission will only be shown for two more weeks as education for other disciples. Level sixth elders must always carry a hope rock when they enter the underworld as a means to avoid tampering with the competition. Ig he wanted to get rid of her, he couldn't do it himself.
Names of people passed by his mind, he searched frenetically for someone to do it for him. Aurelio passed by his mind, but although he was a level fourth elder, he didn't trust him,
He clenched his teeth in frustration. He was scum, the geniuses wouldn't want to have a connection with him.
Suddenly, and idea brightened his mind.
The requested subordinates of the geniuses, has yet to come, and between them was a level five, he was coming to bain Bengwan's side.
Xu Fenguying grinned, although he hated his peers, this one was an exception, as he was a low life just like him, even better, he was a level lower than himself. He led him around in their time together like a goon, task for a favor wouldn't be anything.
Seeing Zhi Rui standing in front of the swamp through the screen, Xu Fugyying laughed with mirth in his eyes.