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Chapter 194, page 193: [Ghost King]

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed since Chen Sheng eliminated Shenxuzi.

On this day, several people, enveloped in a pure and ethereal light, suddenly fell from the vast blue sky and hovered above the Azure Mystic Immortal Palace.

The leader of the group was a beautiful woman with an extraordinary air about her. She glanced at the ground with her watery eyes, and then her gaze fell directly on a seemingly ordinary courtyard.

Seemingly having spotted something beautiful, her eyes lit up, a charming smile appeared on her lips, and she immediately spoke in a delicate shout.

"The celestial angels have descended! Where have all the people of Bixuan Immortal Mansion gone? Hurry up and come out to greet them!"

These words were like a thunderclap, startling all the birds in the mountains and causing the deer to run wild.

Similarly, the explosion sent streaks of light of various colors flying out of the building, converging in the sky, lining up, and arriving before the beautiful woman, where they all bowed in reverence.

"I don't know which fairy from the celestial palace has descended as an angel. Since we were not notified in advance, we did not prepare a welcoming ceremony. It is truly an insult to the fairy."

The beautiful woman tossed out a token, which landed in the hand of the person from the Azure Mystic Immortal Palace who had come to report, and then spoke.

"I am Mingluan from the Moral Hall of the Celestial Palace, and I am specifically responsible for recommending outstanding disciples to the various branches of the Upper Sect in the mortal realm."

My visit to Bixuan Immortal Mansion was purely impromptu; I didn't inform you beforehand, so you don't need to feel guilty for not providing adequate hospitality."

Gu Yao is still out exorcising demons and has not yet returned. The deputy sect leader is in charge of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion. After receiving the token, he used his divine sense to probe and perceive it.

He immediately saw a blazing sun within the token, its terrifying heat shining on his divine sense, making him feel as if he were being melted in an instant.

The token contains the magical power of a sixth-level cultivator.

In the world of Bei Ke, the Butian Sect is the only one that can be considered the most powerful. Only in this sect can there be sixth-level cultivators. No one can impersonate an angel, and Ming Luan's identity cannot be faked.

What puzzled the deputy sect leader was why the people from the Morality Hall of the Immortal Palace would come to the Azure Mystery Immortal Mansion.
Indeed, it is the duty of the Temple of Morality to send angels down to earth to select disciples with exceptional talents from among the many branches of the mortal realm.

As a branch founded by a true disciple of the Butian Sect, the disciples of Bixuan Immortal Mansion are also qualified to be selected.

The problem is that the mortal realm of the Northern Path is simply too vast, and there are far too many geniuses in each branch.

The opportunity for the Moral Temple to investigate is generally only available when some geniuses emerge from the branches of a lineage, and after the branch has bribed and manipulated its way up, the Moral Temple will send angels to investigate.

Bixuan Immortal Mansion doesn't have that kind of financial resources, so why would an angel descend upon this place?

Could it be that the sect leader performed a great service while exorcising demons outside and thus gained access to higher-ups?
The deputy sect leader had many doubts, but dared not ask too many questions, because the angels of the Immortal Palace had at least the fifth level of cultivation, and he dared not say anything more.

Although he thought his disciples were all ordinary, the deputy sect leader still dutifully pointed to the disciples behind him and enthusiastically promoted them.

"Angel, all the disciples of our Bixuan Immortal Mansion are here. Please take a look and see if there is anyone you find acceptable."

Upon hearing these words, the disciples immediately began to release their spiritual light and display their cultivation, looking like dozens of peacocks spreading their tails in the air.

Unfortunately, Mingluan only glanced at it before frowning.

"Let's disperse these people. They're all so old, and they haven't even reached the fourth level. They probably won't have a chance to advance to the fifth level in their lifetime. How dare they bring them out here to embarrass themselves?"

"Yes, yes, they are indeed quite unsightly. Leaving them here would only offend the eyes of the angels."

The deputy sect leader was quite sensible. He shouted a few times to disperse the disappointed disciples. Only when there were a few high-ranking members of the immortal sect left in mid-air did he shamelessly say something.

"I wonder, what kind of genius does the angel intend to observe this time?"

Upon hearing this, Mingluan laughed and pointed to a small courtyard on the ground with her slender finger and light purple nail polish.

"I've heard that your sect leader found a stunningly beautiful woman decades ago and kept her as a mistress in his immortal abode. He even plans to marry her after reaching the fourth rank. Is that true?"

Bitter!

The deputy sect leader, who was standing beside him, secretly cursed in his heart.

Zhong Kui is the sect leader's favorite son. Now that the angels from the celestial palace have come to ask for him, should he give him to them or not?

If he doesn't give it to them, he'll offend the angel. What if this person gets angry and kills him on the spot? Where will he go to seek justice?

But if he gives it to them, the sect leader will surely tear him to pieces when he returns.

Either way, this is a dead end.

Why are all the female cultivators in my Bei Ke world lustful and greedy?

Don't you know the saying that indulging in frivolous pursuits leads to the loss of ambition and hinders spiritual practice, and that lust is a double-edged sword?

Oh, right, fifth-tier cultivators have lifespans of tens of thousands of years, giving them ample time to enjoy everything in the world. Moreover, their dual cultivation with Zhong Kui can apparently aid their cultivation.

That's alright then. It seems that both the sect leader and the angel are people with firm beliefs in the Dao.

The deputy sect leader's mind was a bit confused. After thinking it over, Gu Yao's years of accumulated prestige ultimately prevailed, and he forced himself to speak.

"I don't know where the angel heard the news from; perhaps it was just hearsay from outsiders that led to the wrong information."

The person you're talking about isn't a disciple of our Immortal Abode, but rather the sect leader's fiancé.

Your desire to take him back to the Heavenly Realm is unreasonable, and our sect leader will not agree to it.

"Right now, our sect leader is out there busy exorcising demons for our sect. Why don't you communicate with her remotely and discuss this matter?"

"Hahaha, fiancé? What a joke."

Mingluan suddenly burst into laughter, her laughter so loud it shook her body, causing a breathtaking ripple to spread across her soft chest.

"I just peeked down and saw that handsome canary sitting down with his eyes closed. Just the sight of him with his eyes closed made me feel warm and wet all over."

With such alluring beauty, I wonder what kind of breathtaking sight awaits when she opens her eyes?
This angel has already decided that I will imprison him in a golden house, allowing only me to see his exquisite face and indulge in pleasure with him alone.

I heard that Gu Yao coveted someone's beauty back then, so she forcibly took him back. What she forcibly took was never hers to begin with, so naturally it would be taken away one day.

"This person has been taken away by this angel. If Gu Yao wants him back, let her go to the Moral Palace to demand him."

Although Mingluan and Gu Yao are both at the fifth rank, one is her own backer, while the other has the Morality Palace as her support. Their statuses are not comparable.

Once Zhong Kui enters the Moral Palace, there is no possibility of him being taken back.

The deputy sect leader was extremely anxious, but the two people behind Mingluan had already blocked their way.

Two cultivators at the fourth-tier late stage prevented them from taking another step forward.

Mingluan herself, smiling, headed straight for the courtyard, her smile brimming with smug satisfaction. Just then…

boom!
A plume of black smoke suddenly shot into the sky from the small courtyard, sending Mingluan, who was standing nearby, tumbling several times before landing several miles away.

Once the smoke came to a stop, she stared intently at the eerie black smoke, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

"This is what the Yama Town Prison Law looks like when it advances to the fifth level?"
"How could that be? What I just saw was clearly just a pretty girl with low cultivation."

No matter how shocked she was.

Within the thick black smoke that surged into the sky, the image of a colossal, towering demon king had already materialized.

With a black face and fangs, a ferocious expression, numerous messy ghost horns on its head, and distorted, wailing ghost faces cascading down its back, its entire body is covered in bulging muscles, and its hands and feet have dark, sharp nails. It is completely naked, ugly yet majestic, yet possesses a strange charm.

This is the true form of the Ghost King. Otherwise, the ferocity of evil spirits cannot be revealed, and the ghosts of the underworld cannot be deterred.

He roared to the sky, and the ghostly smoke above spread outwards, turning the clear sky into a dark void.

Such an astonishing commotion caused the disciples who had just dispersed from the Xuanbi Immortal Mansion to take flight again, screaming in alarm as they looked at the thousand-foot-tall ghostly figure.

"My Bixuan Immortal Mansion is about to produce another fifth-level cultivator. I once saw the video recording when the sect leader broke through, and it's exactly the same as now."

"Who is this? I've never seen this disciple before. Could it be that the angels from the Palace of Morality came here specifically for him?"

"That's impossible. This kid is the sect leader's fiancé, whom he captured. His talent is really average. It took him thirty years to barely reach the third level of cultivation."

I even explained Taoist techniques to him, how could he suddenly advance to the fifth rank!

"Oh no, oh no, this pretty boy was forcibly brought back by the sect leader. Once he breaks through, he will be free. Should we stop him?"

"If you're so capable, go and stop them. I can't beat them."

"Don't worry, he still has to undergo a tribulation soon, and he might not be able to survive that one."

……

After passing through the three tribulations of wind, fire, and thunder in the cultivation of the Dao, the subsequent cultivation rarely involves simple tribulations of cultivation, but rather tribulations of destiny.

However, the Yama's Prison Suppression Technique, because it incorporates evil spirits into the body at the beginning of its cultivation, not only grants it great power in advance, but also turns the evil spirits into unstable factors within the ghost body. It is necessary to undergo a tribulation when advancing to the fifth rank in order to remove this hidden danger.

Chen Sheng stood tall between heaven and earth, looking down at the crowds of people who looked like ants and the mountains and rivers that looked like building blocks.

The Yang spirit hidden in the acupoint focused its attention on Mingluan, wary of any potential hostility from her.

His main consciousness manifested as a handsome young man within the vast Yin spirit, and began the process of transcending tribulation.

Wuwuwu——

The moment his consciousness emerged, the organs that made up his ghostly body and the many evil spirits hidden in his acupoints all lost control, wriggled and came to life, transforming into ferocious ghosts.

As the master ghost of the Five Elements, Six Harmonies, and Nine Apertures, along with thousands of other ghosts in the acupoints, including water ghosts, hanging ghosts, thunder ghosts, courier ghosts, childbirth ghosts, house ghosts, temple ghosts, plague ghosts, child ghosts, foolish ghosts, debt-collecting ghosts, mud ghosts, belly ghosts, big ghosts, toilet ghosts, five-way ghosts, examination ghosts, yaksha ghosts, painted skin ghosts, headless ghosts, boat ghosts, ghost mothers, love ghosts, wealth ghosts, garden-guarding ghosts, and so on, all turned their heads to look at Chen Sheng's main consciousness.

"Oh, this day has finally come. Tens of thousands of days and nights of forbearance and torment have been for this day."

“You are mine, Zhong Kui. All your achievements will eventually become mine.”

"Why? Why should I, a ghost who has been refined, be enslaved by you in the Yin God realm, unable to live or die?"

Why is it that we're both human, yet you're adored by millions while I'm trampled in the mud? I'm not reconciled!

“Eat him, devour him, and everything he has now will become ours.”

……

For evil spirits, advancing to the fifth rank is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As long as a ghost can replace the Ghost Lord's consciousness, it can steal all his achievements and become a completely independent fifth-tier cultivator.

Such an opportunity could easily drive evil spirits mad.

Thousands of ghosts howled in agony, their eyes filled with murky tears, and their throats gurgling hoarse cries.

Chen Sheng's thousand-foot-tall ghostly body transformed into a composite of ghosts, a scene of thousands of ghosts merging into one body—a terrifying sight only found in hell.

But his heart remained calm and undisturbed as he looked at the eager demons.

"Are you going to rebel?"

At this moment, the Yang spirit hidden in the acupoints quietly activated, the ghost domain expanded, enveloping the ghosts within it, and silently evolving the punishments of the eighteen levels of hell within their minds.

To onlookers, the ghosts began to wail in agony without warning, tearfully recounting their tragic experiences and begging their master for forgiveness.

The insidious whispers of ghosts invade the soul, causing those who hear them to grieve and those who listen to them to weep.

Faced with their tricks, Chen Sheng simply smiled.

"Alright, I forgive your mistakes. Go back to your posts and fulfill your responsibilities. We can let bygones be bygones."

His talent for bewitching all beings came into play, causing the ghosts to collectively display a look of infatuation and obediently follow his commands, crawling back to their previous positions.

Ghosts are cunning creatures that fear power but do not cherish virtue.

If you try to appease them with charm, they will think you are weak and easily bullied, which could easily provoke their backlash.

However, if we simply resort to harsh suppression, these creatures, which are prone to extremism, will fall into self-destruction.

Only by combining firmness and flexibility can we truly harness their power for our own benefit.

This was how the two sides had always interacted, but Chen Sheng had lied to them this time.

The Yin spirit, in a state of ascension, brews a unique power within its body, which transforms into black smoke that flows down, permeating the body's organs and filling its acupoints.

Wherever it flowed, all the evil spirits were cleansed of their independent will and truly became part of Chen Sheng's Yin spirit.

After completing this step, his Yin spirit instantly emitted a burst of black light.

The power of [Cultivating Nature and Ghostly Fate Record] surged within it, forcibly fusing various mixed ghostly powers and transforming them into a new, high-quality magical power.

The somewhat filthy ghostly body quietly transformed into a translucent crystal resembling obsidian.

(End of this chapter)