dmims Chapter 148 To the Ghost Realm! The King of Hell is shaken!
Chapter 148 To the Ghost Realm! The King of Hell is shaken!
Chapter 148 To the Ghost Realm! The King of Hell is shaken!
It was expected that Xu Changqing would regain his memories. After all, the Holy Spirit Pearl had been in his body for so long, and as the place where the holy souls of all generations had returned, it would have some influence on him.
Zi Xuan must have guessed this, but since Xu Changqing didn't admit to regaining his memories, she went along with the act and fulfilled his wish.
She got the answer from Xu Changqing's reaction.
He is neither Gu Liufang nor Lin Yeping, nor any of his stand-ins.
Compared to Chu Yang's earnest advice, Xu Changqing's silence truly shattered Zi Xuan's last glimmer of hope.
She personally brought this long relationship to a close.
Xu Changqing wanted to repair the Holy Spirit Pearl with the intention of completely severing ties between cause and effect.
But Chu Yang felt that the connection between the two of them would not end so easily.
"The Holy Spirit Pearl was originally a treasure of the Goddess Nuwa, and it is also the place where the souls of Nuwa's descendants have returned, where their spiritual power resides."
"There are actually similar treasures like the Five Elemental Pearls. Perhaps if we can collect all five, we can restore the power of the Holy Spirit Pearl."
"I heard that the Fire Demon King of the Ghost Realm has a spirit pearl. We can go to the Ghost Realm tonight to take a look."
Chu Yang tried to steer Xu Changqing's attention toward the Ghost Realm, and Xu Changqing was quite interested after hearing this.
Xu Changqing nodded in agreement with Chu Yang's suggestion, "In that case, let's go to the Ghost Realm tonight."
Jing Tian suddenly had a feeling of unease, as if he would encounter some things on this trip to the Ghost Realm.
Midnight.
In a room on the second floor of the inn, Zixuan sat blankly in a chair. She had been like this ever since Xu Changqing left.
After persisting for so long, all that's left is confusion.
A flash of red light.
Demon Lord Chonglou suddenly appeared. Seeing Zixuan's absent-minded appearance, he said coldly, "I can help you restore the Holy Spirit Pearl."
Zi Xuan didn't even glance at him, and said in an icy tone, "Why does a dignified Demon Lord always engage in spying on others?"
Chonglou retorted angrily, "I only left a mark on Feipeng, who knew he would come here?!"
Zi Xuan then realized that she had misunderstood Chonglou, and her expression softened considerably, but her tone remained firm, "Thank you for your kindness, Demon Lord, but the spiritual power of the Holy Spirit Pearl clashes with the demonic energy. I do not wish for the sacred object of my clan to be contaminated. We cannot work together if we are on different paths."
Hearing the sarcasm in her words, Chonglou was not annoyed and said to himself, "Are you and him the same kind of people?"
"Once you exhaust the spiritual power of the Holy Spirit Pearl, you will eventually become a mortal, while he will only cultivate the Tao and stay on Mount Shu for his entire life. You still won't be able to be together."
Zi Xuan lowered her head and smiled, "Actually, it's enough. In the end, I was too greedy. The descendants of Nuwa are destined for many misfortunes, but I was able to fall in love with him for two lifetimes and give birth to Qing'er. Heaven has been very kind to me."
Chonglou remained indifferent, transforming into a beam of red light and disappearing. Before leaving, he uttered a harsh statement: "Since that's the case, you and he should owe each other nothing in this life or the next. But you wasted your spiritual energy healing him, and I'm going to take that spiritual energy back!"
In a panic, Zixuan tried to stop him, but Chonglou was nowhere to be seen in the room. She could only hurriedly chase after him.
Meanwhile, Chu Yang and the others had already met at the city gate.
At midnight, the gate to the Ghost Realm in Fengdu City opens, allowing direct access to the Ghost Realm.
But there is a problem.
If a living person enters, their physical body will remain in the mortal realm. If no one takes care of them, serious problems may arise.
The group began to discuss who would take care of the physical body. Tang Xuejian eagerly raised her hand, explaining that she did not want to go to the Ghost Realm.
"That place is too scary, I'd rather not go. I'll stay up here and watch over your physical bodies."
"With the passage between the two realms open, not only are people from above going down, but ghosts from below are also coming up. Miss Tang, you're all alone in Fengdu City; you'd better be very careful!"
"Oh? Then I'll go down with you!"
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Xuejian immediately changed her mind and insisted on going down with everyone.
Chu Yang laughed and said, "You all go down first, I'll take care of your physical bodies."
Lin Yueru said worriedly, "Master Chu, aren't you going? Without you, we'll probably be in great danger down there."
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Xu Changqing said, "Junior brother, why don't the two of us go down to find the Fire Spirit Orb, and leave the others in the city? At least we'll have someone to look after us."
Tang Xuejian nodded quickly, "That's for the best!"
Chu Yang glanced at Jing Tian, and thinking of the [Xia Du]'s ability to restrain ghosts, after much consideration, he decided to give up on making him sacrifice his body and instead use force to seize the Fire Spirit Orb.
Going to the God Realm to retrieve the Wind Spirit Orb is a different story; it definitely requires borrowing the name of "General Fei Peng."
"In that case, my senior brother and I will go down, and you can help look after the physical body."
Seeing that Chu Yang and Xu Changqing were about to enter the Ghost Realm, Li Xiaoyao suddenly said reluctantly, "Can't you take me with you? The three of them are enough to stay up there!"
Xu Changqing thought about it and agreed, so he agreed to let Li Xiaoyao go with them into the Ghost Realm.
The three of them stepped into the passage at the same time, but Tang Xuejian suddenly cried out.
"Master Chu's physical body was not preserved!"
Lin Yueru and Jing Tian looked closely and were equally shocked.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Why isn't Master Chu's physical body here? Master Xu's and Li Xiaoyao's are clearly there!"
"Could it be that Master Chu isn't a living person?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How does Master Chu look like a ghost? Didn't you see him walking down the street in broad daylight? Can a ghost come out in broad daylight?"
The three of them kept arguing, and Longkui, dressed in red, also jumped out of the demon sword to join in the fun.
She floated to Jing Tian's side and said, "Brother, if one's cultivation is sufficient, ghosts can also come out during the day. That Daoist Chu was able to withstand the Demon Lord's attack, so there might really be something wrong with him."
Hearing Long Kui speak ill of Chu Yang, Lin Yueru immediately became anxious and pointed at Long Kui angrily, saying, "Don't spread rumors here. Master Chu is a disciple of Mount Shu. How could the head of Mount Shu not know whether he is a human or a ghost?"
Longkui, dressed in red, crossed her arms and stared coldly at Lin Yueru without saying a word.
Seeing that she seemed about to get angry, Jing Tian started to coax her.
Having already entered the Ghost Realm, Chu Yang was completely unaware of the argument taking place above. He was now standing in front of the enormous gates of Fengdu City.
The city of Fengdu in the ghost realm is much larger than the city of Fengdu in the human realm. The city gates and walls are covered with traces of the erosion of time, showing a desolate atmosphere.
As the three stepped into Fengdu City, a group of ghost messengers suddenly appeared out of thin air, stopped them, and said coldly, "Unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter Fengdu."
Li Xiaoyao's eyes widened. "What?! I've never heard of this before!"
Chu Yang smiled, took out a stack of ghost money from his pocket, and handed it to the ghost messenger in front of him. The ghost messenger glanced down at it and accepted it with lightning speed.
Then the group of ghost messengers made way, standing in two rows on each side, ignoring Chu Yang and the others.
Li Xiaoyao was shocked again, "That's possible?!"
Humans have humanity.
Ghosts have their own way of doing things.
Ultimately, it all comes down to money.
After dealing with the ghost messengers blocking their way, Chu Yang led Xu Changqing and Li Xiaoyao into Fengdu City. It was midnight in the mortal realm, but noon in the ghost realm.
The underworld is dark and devoid of sunlight. Rows of green ghost lamps illuminate the entire ghost street, and will-o'-the-wisps occasionally fly by from the roadside, making people feel terrified.
Aside from some terrifying background elements, the residents of Fengdu City look no different from ordinary people, except that their complexions are a bit pale, and the buildings in the city are almost identical to those in the mortal world.
Li Xiaoyao and Xu Changqing looked around, their faces full of curiosity. A day trip to the ghost realm as living people was an experience not everyone could have.
Unbeknownst to them, Chu Yang's expression was somewhat off, as if he were secretly grappling with something.
Ever since entering Fengdu City, the [Fengdu] that had been dormant in Chu Yang's soul has become increasingly restless, and even Chu Yang himself is finding it hard to suppress its intense desire.
We need to find something to "feed" it quickly, otherwise the child will get suffocated.
Chu Yang urged Xu Changqing and the others to leave quickly and find the Fire Ghost King's Fire Ghost Palace.
The Fire Ghost Palace is located in the Lava Hell at the lowest level of the Ghost Realm, a place even Yama, the King of Hell, doesn't want to set foot in, because the temperature is too high for ghosts to withstand.
In the entire ghost realm, only the Fire Ghost King can remain there unharmed.
To reach the Lava Hell, one must first pass through the Wasteland, which is the "wilderness" of the ghost realm, where wandering souls of mindless ghosts roam.
The moment Chu Yang stepped onto the desolate land, he no longer suppressed the desire of [Fengdu] and let it run its course.
The black ancient sword soared into the sky, and the hellish scroll on its blade came to life, causing the wandering ghosts of the entire desolate land to wail in terror.
The cries shook the ghost realm, and the distant city of Fengdu trembled as if an earth dragon were turning over.
The Ghost Realm, the Hall of Impermanence.
King Yama, seated on his high throne, was reviewing the documents in his hands like an emperor on earth, while a document on his far left was emitting light.
The words "Book of Life and Death" were written on it.
Sudden.
A sound of weeping came from outside the Hall of Impermanence.
King Yama frowned and asked, "Who is making such a commotion outside the palace?"
The judge entered from outside the hall, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, the sound did not come from nearby, but from a much farther place."
Just as Yama was about to ask further questions, the Hall of Impermanence suddenly shook violently, and all the scrolls on the table fell to the ground. Only the Book of Life and Death slowly flew into the air, its light growing ever stronger.
King Yama watched this scene with a solemn expression, and only took it back after the Book of Life and Death had calmed down.
"A supreme treasure that affects the fate of the ghost realm has appeared. Judge Zhong, quickly take all the ghost messengers from the Hall of Impermanence to investigate. You must find the source. I will be there shortly."
After Yama finished speaking, he turned and walked into the depths of the Hall of Impermanence.
Upon receiving the order, Judge Zhong immediately assembled the ghost messengers and headed to the desolate land.
at the same time.
The gates of hell opened wide above the desolate land, and Fengdu greedily devoured the lonely souls and wandering ghosts of this land.
These ghosts have completely lost their minds and have no chance of reincarnation. If this continues, they will only turn into ghostly energy and disappear into the ghost realm.
This is why Chu Yang allowed [Xia Du] to devour the ghosts here, instead of in Fengdu City just now.
Li Xiaoyao and Xu Changqing were stunned by the scene of ten thousand ghosts wailing. When they came to their senses, the desolate land was nothing but desolation, and not a single ghost could be seen.
Li Xiaoyao asked, his face pale, "Brother Chu, will there be any problems with what we're doing? Won't those ghost messengers mistake us for enemies invading the ghost realm?"
Chu Yang thought about it carefully and nodded, "That's entirely possible. Let's find the Fire Spirit Orb quickly and then make our escape."
Xu Changqing said with a wry smile, "I should have listened to my junior brother and let you stay up there. Now it's questionable whether we can even leave the Ghost Realm alive."
Chu Yang gently comforted him, "Senior brother, don't talk nonsense. We've entered the ghost realm as souls; normally speaking, that's considered death!"
Xu Changqing's face turned ashen, and he trembled with rage.
Li Xiaoyao was almost in tears, shouting, "Brothers, let's go quickly! I can see people coming from the city!"
Chu Yang suddenly turned around and saw a huge, dark mass of ghost messengers rushing towards them.
"Get out of here!"
Chu Yang whistled towards Fengdu in the sky, and the well-fed "it" became very obedient, instantly entering Chu Yang's soul.
The three of them quickly left in the direction of the Lava Hell.
A moment later.
When Zhong Pan arrived with the ghost messengers, Chu Yang and the others were already gone. Looking at the empty, desolate land, he felt a chill in his heart.
Wandering ghosts have always been the most troublesome problem in the ghost realm. They are like "unregistered residents" in the mortal world, completely beyond the control of the rules, and can only be suppressed by ghost messengers.
Each raid resulted in significant manpower losses, and over time, the ghost realm allowed them to exist unchecked, leading to an ever-growing number of lonely ghosts in the desolate lands, almost becoming a disaster.
Now that everything has been completely wiped out, Zhong Pan should normally be happy, but he suddenly realized a problem.
Since that so-called treasure could easily eliminate these wandering ghosts, it must also have terrifying destructive power over these ghost messengers.
"Lord Zhongpan, there are three strange figures ahead heading towards the Lava Hell. Should we give chase and investigate?"
A Yaksha ghost messenger wielding a trident stepped forward to report.
"The treasure must be in their hands. We must not let them enter the Lava Hell, and we must not let the treasure fall into the hands of the Fire Demon King, otherwise the Ghost Realm will be thrown into chaos!"
Judge Zhong's expression changed, and he immediately led his team to give chase. The vast army of ghost messengers rushed towards the Lava Hell.
the other side.
The intense heat made Xu Changqing and Li Xiaoyao stop in their tracks.
Li Xiaoyao complained, "How can we go in this heat? We'll be roasted alive!"
Xu Changqing's expression was solemn. "Now that we are all souls, we need to be careful. If we get injured, at the very least we will fall seriously ill when we go back, and we may even lose consciousness completely, leaving only our physical bodies alive."
Li Xiaoyao shuddered, glanced back at the pursuers, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Why don't we turn back and fight them? They're just a bunch of ghost messengers; we might not necessarily lose."
Xu Changqing shook his head and said, "Winning or losing is secondary. The most important thing is that no one can bear the crime of causing havoc in the Ghost Realm, not even Mount Shu."
Li Xiaoyao looked dejected. "What should we do? Ling'er is waiting for me to come home!"
Chu Yang quickly covered Li Xiaoyao's mouth and said irritably, "Shut up and behave yourself. Don't make any rash promises, or I'll shut you up!"
Li Xiaoyao couldn't understand, but faced with the angry Chu Yang, he could only choose to keep quiet.
"Follow me!"
Chu Yang summoned the [Fengdu] and swirled it around his body. Then, a large amount of Yellow Spring water gushed out, and the lava beneath his feet extinguished, creating a path that led directly to the Fire Ghost Palace.
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