I am a ghost messenger, why do I need a long life?

His thoughts were restrained and his expression was slightly narrowed.

Xu An's mind was full of things in this pool of blood. How could they be exactly the same as the strange power that appeared in the Yin Court, which was enough to control living ghosts?

So, the fundamental reason why the Lishan Sword Sect practices evil techniques is that they have also been infiltrated by the Dark Daozhou?

When one considers that many cultivators in their sect may be completely defenseless against their fellow disciples or elders when they break through, the probability of success is quite high.

But there was no self-inspection within the sect, or maybe everyone was completely unaware from the moment the incident began, and no clues were revealed at all?

The reasons behind this may be quite complicated. Xu An did not have sufficient evidence to support his continued deduction. On the contrary, Jiang Hanye next to him was excited.

This kid was probably too straightforward in the mountains and didn't know how to be polite to others and have a positive conversation.

At this moment, Xu An just asked a few questions at the critical point, and he could no longer hide the pounding heart of a young man who was eager to express himself when he entered the world of mortals.

"Let me tell you, even though you're a priest of the Yin Court, and there are eighteen levels of hell there, specifically for punishing all kinds of evil spirits, you've definitely never seen something as horrific as the blood pool."

Xu An looked at his confident face, as if he was waiting to see him say that he had never seen it before, and suddenly felt speechless.

Come to think of it, he probably doesn't understand the Yincha. What I did was just going back and forth to the human world every day to catch some living ghosts.

They are not responsible for trials, flogging, or torture.

In order to make their lives better, he even worked with Yang Wei to promote the reform of the Yin Court and created the equal distribution of land...

Therefore, the underworld is not what most people mistakenly believe, that people are sent to hell, skinned and bones removed, and their hearts and bones dug out...

Just like in the human world, most mortals live their lives in mediocrity. What evil can such people do when they go to the underworld after death?

They line up to be reincarnated, along with those ghost cultivators who do not want to be reincarnated and instead cultivate, and the original ghosts who were born and raised in the underworld, actually work together to build a society with sound laws...

From what Xu An had seen, some aspects of the underworld were indeed much better than those of the human world...

However, looking at Jiang Hanye's expectant look at this moment, Xu An probably said that he didn't even know which way the door of the Eighteen Levels of Hell opened, so it was not his business.

This kid definitely doesn't believe it.

He hesitated and nodded:

"I've definitely never seen it before. How scary is it?"

Jiang Hanye suddenly looked excited, and described vividly, using his hands to gesture to Xu An:

"According to my senior sister's description, the blood pool was enormous. It was about this size... about the same size as the sword platform in front of our Shangqing Sect's library. It was filled with congealed red blood plasma, and there were also body fragments and broken pieces of flesh and blood soaked in it."

"Furthermore, there's a Soul Locking Curse inside, sealing countless souls. They've long been tainted by resentment, transforming into ferocious and brutal ghosts that devour and fuse with each other."

"That strange black and purple power, Senior Sister said, is a soul-stealing technique cultivated from this flesh and blood. If you are accidentally invaded by it, your mind will be controlled and your emotions will be affected. You will become unable to distinguish between friends and family, good and evil, or right and wrong."

"Just tell me, as a major sect in the mortal world, yet they resort to such despicable and shameless means, is the Lishan Sword Sect bad? Bad or not? Extremely bad! They should be dragged out of the sect and put to death on the spot!"

As Jiang Hanye spoke, he slapped his thigh and his voice changed. Xu Angui was almost stunned by what he saw. He felt that this scene was familiar.

Fearing that he would go off on a tangent, Xu An quickly stopped him and asked:

"and after?"

"Later? Senior Sister, of course, won't let them get what they want so easily. You don't know my Senior Sister's identity and strength. He is from my Shangqing Sect..."

Xu An raised his eyes and said quietly:

"The most outstanding disciple of the contemporary era, a reincarnated immortal, his strength has long since reached the level of creation, he possesses numerous methods, and masters the art of life and death..."

The moment the words fell, the atmosphere in the room became extremely awkward, until it fell into complete silence, with everyone staring at each other.

Jiang Hanye always felt a little itchy on his head, so he reached out to scratch it. Could it be that he was starting to grow a brain?

He couldn't figure it out, he didn't understand.

Turning his head, he said to Xu An:

"How did you know?"

Xu An explained:

"Who doesn't know Fairy Linjiang? You don't need to introduce her in detail. We've all heard of your senior sister's fame. Come on, tell me the key points."

"Oh oh oh, okay!"

Jiang Hanye sorted out his words and continued:

"Anyway, Senior Sister fought a fierce battle with them and escaped from the blood pool. Unexpectedly, the powerful warriors who remained in the Lishan Sword Sect were waiting for her outside."

"The enemy was outnumbered and powerful. Senior Sister wanted to leave, but found it difficult to escape, and was passively trapped in a tough battle. Just when she was about to be surrounded by these people, a stronger force suddenly appeared."

"It was the dark-faced man I mentioned earlier. He suddenly appeared, first repelling the people who surrounded him, and then took my senior sister and ran away without stopping, all the way back to Shangqing Sect."

"When Master and the others learned of this, they were extremely furious. They convened a meeting of elders overnight and even went so far as to use a jade communication slip to notify the immortal ancestors of Shangqing who had not yet entered the immortal realm."

"Not long after, we joined forces with the Shenxiao Sect and the cultivators from the Huayang Sword Pool. A great battle broke out between the three of us against the Lishan Sword Sect!"

At this point, Jiang Hanye's expression became excited again, and he couldn't help but say:

"Let me tell you, I was there at the time. The immortal ancestor of my Shangqing sect was so handsome. His entire body was covered in countless rays of light and auspicious colors. With every move he made, a gigantic immortal image moved throughout the world. That kind of power was simply destructive and could even turn the universe upside down..."

Xu An only listened to half of what he said and gave up listening carefully.

The reason is very simple. No matter how fantastic his description is, it is useless.

After all, a month ago, he had just seen Meng Po mending the sky on the dry bank of the River Styx.

Your immortal ancestor of the Shangqing sect is indeed remarkable, but he is not so strong as to compete with this old woman to see who is better, right?

What's more, in the Yellow Springs space, he had seen dozens of Mahayana cultivators and many ghost immortals at one time.

I already knew what kind of style such an existence had.

However, Xu An did not stop him and let him talk more.

The fear is that after he has gradually seen all the affairs of the world and his mind has gradually become detached, there will be many words on the tip of his tongue and in his heart that he will slowly become unable to say.

After entering the city, Jiang Hanye finally came to the end. What he meant was that the Lishan Sword Sect had committed too many murders in secret and acted against the will of heaven. All of its disciples and former officials who were still alive, as well as those monks who had managed to escape, must be hunted down vigorously.

Among them, the three sects also specifically mentioned that we need to be careful of their evil methods that can capture souls and control people's minds.

To this end, they also summarized countermeasures, including but not limited to, after being hit, immediately recite the Heart Cleansing Mantra silently to keep the mind as clear as water and calm.

If it doesn't work, you can even try to seal your soul, lock your magic power and blood, and suppress your vitality in exchange for time.

“The response may not be effective, but it is decisive.”

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling as if his mind was opened up, but on second thought, he realized that this method might only be suitable for mortal cultivators.

Because they all have flesh and blood.

"In short, if you encounter a cultivator from the Lishan Sword Sect, be extremely careful. He must still be in Yangzhou City and hasn't gone far."

Seeing that her senior brother had said so much, the junior sister from Shangqing Sect blinked her eyes and said crisply to the people who were about to separate and search:

"If you find any clues, do not act rashly. Remember to activate the compass and notify us!"

Seeing how dangerous they were talking about, the Earth God, who usually only dealt with evil spirits or small demons that had cultivated for less than a hundred years, could no longer sit still and could not help but say:

"How did you determine that the murderer was hiding in Yangzhou City?"

"It's very simple. Just look at the map and you'll find that as you continue along Yangzhou, on one side there's a chaotic sea of ​​rocks and towering mountains, on the other side there's a desolate and uninhabited area with overlapping peaks and strange forests, and on the other side there's a completely smooth road with only a few fishing villages left. Then it's out to sea!"

Jiang Hanye seized the opportunity to show off and analyzed in front of everyone:

"We've tracked the murderer down all the way, and the methods used are almost identical, so we can be sure it's the same person. There's no point in him going to the Stone Sea, as there's no one living there."

"Going into the forest is even more useless. It's full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, mountain spirits and local monsters. I heard that the position of Mountain God has been vacant for a hundred years, and no one has dared to take it. This is enough to show how dangerous it is."

"As for the fishing village, if he continues to commit crimes, he will have nowhere to hide. If he flees to the East China Sea, we can ask the East China Sea Dragon King for help. He has many eyes and ears among the aquatic tribes, so there's no fear of finding his whereabouts..."

At the Yangzhou Mansion, all the yamen runners who had followed along the way couldn't help but stretch out their hands and give a thumbs up.

Have you seen?

This is a cultivator from the Shangqing sect.

Look at their thinking and their vision, they are not something that ordinary people like us can compare to.

"Okay, everyone, spread out and get moving!"

After they dispersed in groups of three or four along the main city of Yangzhou, Zhang Xian followed Xu An and Jiang Hanye. The three represented three forces respectively. After a brief acquaintance, they were no longer so restrained.

Holding the compass and watching the needle spinning around, Zhang Xian couldn't help but say:

"Master Dao, please tell us how this magic weapon of yours works."

When asked about this, Jiang Hanye suddenly became interested again and started to give a series of endless explanations.

The general meaning is that this magic weapon will have a certain attraction to things with magical powers. As long as I manually exclude Xu An and myself as the interference factor around him, I can detect it at will...

After listening to this, Zhang Xian slapped his thigh and said:

"Great! Doesn't that mean that even if it's a dog, as long as it has some magical power, it will be attracted to it?"

Jiang Hanye had never seen this kind of fighting style in his life, and was immediately stunned by the question.

His face flushed, and just as he was about to find an excuse to get away with it, he noticed that the situation around him was a little strange.

When he looked up, he found that the pedestrians on the street seemed to be avoiding the three of them.

The way he stood far away, not daring to move, clearly showed three parts of awe, four parts of curiosity, two parts of fear, and one part of confusion.

“Did you find the problem?”

Xu An grinned and looked at Zhang Xian and Yang Wei.

"Why are they hiding from us?"

Jiang Hanye was very confused.

"Nonsense! The prefect of Yangzhou is accompanied by a monk holding a compass, and there is no Yin Court priest in sight. Even ordinary people have never seen such a scene..."

Xu An looked at his child who loved to show off and had lost himself in his endless chatter, and he felt sorry for him.

Turning around, he said to Zhang Xian:

"Sir, please go back first. My fellow Daoists from the Shangqing Sect and I will conduct a thorough investigation. You are in a high position, and your mere presence will alert others."

Zhang Xian nodded and said:

"In that case, thank you both for your help. Please leave first."

After Zhang Xian left, in front of this group of mortals, Xu An moved his mind slightly and concealed his ghost body, making sure that mortals without cultivation could not see or touch him. Then Jiang Hanye was the only one left on the street.

So, amid their surprise and doubt, Jiang Hanye started talking to the air as he walked, like a fool.

Just as they were searching for a person with cultivation in the crowd, like looking for a needle in a haystack, following the compass's instructions, the compass suddenly shook violently and pointed to a place not far away.

"coming!"

Jiang Hanye looked excited and said:

"There must be a cultivator ahead, let's go up and check it out!"

"It's normal to have cultivators. Yangzhou is the main city after all..."

Before Xu An could finish his complaints, this silly kid who was traveling in the human world for the first time came running over happily.

When I got closer, I saw a bald man wearing tattered clothes with washed-white hair and a broken wooden cane sitting by the table, eating a bowl of Yangchun noodles in front of a noodle stall on Chang Street in Yangzhou.

Jiang Hanye immediately rushed forward and said directly to the bald man:

"You are a cultivator, right? Why are you hiding in this bustling city, and dressed like this? Are you trying to hide in plain sight? What is your relationship with the Lishan Sword Sect?"

When Xu An heard this, he was so scared that he realized it was you!

He finally understood why this silly kid said, "You must be a ghost" when he first saw him.

This fool is too straightforward. If he were an ordinary mortal, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

In front of him, the bald man who was eating vegetarian noodles raised his head, revealing an old face that was calm and neither sad nor happy. He stared at Jiang Hanye, then turned to look at Xu An, and then said:

"What is the matter with you, benefactor?"

Before Jiang Hanye could answer, the owner of the noodle shop next to him had already noticed that the young man had a bad attitude. He quickly walked over without wiping his hands with his apron and said:

"Master Dao, what's the matter? This is Master Liaoduan from Kucheng Temple, a highly accomplished monk. You must not be disrespectful!"

Jiang Hanye was stunned and said what Xu An was thinking but didn't say:

"Bird-breaking? Master, your Dharma name is quite unique!"

Next to them, other diners who were watching the fun while eating noodles almost choked on a mouthful of noodles, but it didn't spray directly onto Jiang Hanye's face.