Zombies: Cultivating Immortality at Maoshan, Becoming Stronger by Doing Nothing

"This is a matter of great importance. You should pretend you know nothing about it and wait for me to report it to His Majesty the King of Hell before he makes a decision!"

The judge of the Underworld spoke in a heavy voice, then slowly rose and took a step forward.

“Buzz!!!!”

With a spatial distortion, his figure vanished from the Judge's Temple. Black Impermanence, however, remained respectfully waiting.

Soon, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was over.

“Buzz!!!!”

Another spatial distortion occurred, and the judge of the Underworld reappeared.

At this moment, his expression became extremely solemn and shocked.

"Black Impermanence!!!"

The judge of the underworld gave a low shout.

"I'm here!!"

Black Impermanence spoke respectfully.

"Go to the mortal realm immediately and invite the one you met who possesses innate merit to the underworld!!"

The judge of the Underworld spoke solemnly.

However, as soon as he said that, Black Impermanence was completely dumbfounded.

Who is it? Please come to the underworld.

However, remembering the terrifying power of innate merit, he did not hesitate at all.

"Subordinates obey orders!!"

Without hesitation, Hei Wuchang let out a low shout, stood up, and used the power of the Underworld to instantly break through the void and disappear into the Underworld.

In the mortal realm! Above the Celestial Empire!! "Buzz!!!"

With a distortion of space, a black phantom that blotted out the sky appeared above the Celestial Empire.

"Buzz!!!"

However, the moment this phantom appeared, the entire Earth began to tremble slightly.

Countless ghost cultivators and powerful cultivators on Earth felt a sense of fear and oppression originating from the depths of their souls.

"Earth, I never imagined that in just a million years, its spiritual energy would have declined to such a state!"

Black Impermanence's two mountain-sized divine eyes swept across the earth, and he was immediately filled with emotion.

But the next moment he remembered the purpose of his visit.

“Buzz!!!!”

A wave of energy rippled through the air, and his figure instantly flew rapidly toward Ling Yanyan's location.

Just a few seconds later, Hei Wuchang had traveled thousands of kilometers to arrive above the valley where Ling Yanyan was.

However, Ling Yanyan, who had been asleep for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Such terrifying soul fluctuations, who is it!?"

Ling Yanyan's pupils contracted sharply, and he rushed into the courtyard.

However, when he looked up, he was completely dumbfounded.

But then a terrifying black shadow, obscuring the sky, stood in front of the bamboo house.

The surrounding mountains were no bigger than small mounds at his feet!

"Holy crap, Black Impermanence, how did we manage to summon such a powerful deity!"

Ling Yanyan was dumbfounded. Even a fool could tell that he was in deep trouble.

"Your subordinate, Black Impermanence, is here by order of the Judge of the Underworld! I respectfully request that you make a trip to the Underworld!"

However, to Ling Yanyan's utter bewilderment, Hei Wujian actually spoke respectfully upon seeing him, though the chilling tone made Ling Yanyan feel as if his soul had been frozen.

But it's clear that this is due to the other person's personality.

"Go to the underworld? Uh, does that mean they're sending me to hell?"

Ling Yanyan's lips twitched. Could it be that he was reborn into this world and the underworld realized that he was not reincarnated normally?

But that doesn't seem right. The other party even called him "sir," which is a bit too polite, isn't it?

"Ahem, then I'll trouble General Yin to lead the way!"

Since I can't fight back anyway, I might as well go and see.

"You're too kind, sir!"

Black Impermanence nodded coldly, and the next moment, he waved his hand! "Buzz!!!"

Then Ling Yanyan felt the space around him distort.

In the next instant, he disappeared into the valley and arrived in a colossal temple that stretched to the heavens and the earth.

Deep within the main hall, a colossal deity with a solemn and majestic appearance appeared before Ling Yan Yan.

"Your Honor! The person has been brought here!!"

Black Impermanence knelt down respectfully.

"Go down!!"

The judge nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, Black Impermanence disappeared from the spot.

"Ling Yan Yan, a disciple of the Daoist sect in the mortal realm, pays respects to Your Excellency Judge!"

Ling Yanyan quickly bowed and prepared to kneel down.

“Buzz!!!!”

However, before he could make a move, an invisible force gently lifted Ling Yanyan up.

"No need for formalities. I have summoned you to the Underworld on the orders of His Majesty King Yama! Come with me!!"

The judge of the Underworld, recalling King Yama's reaction and orders, dared not allow Ling Yan Yan to kneel. He smiled and spoke, "Ah? The person who sees me is His Majesty King Yama?"

Ling Yanyan was dumbfounded. He had heard of the Ten Kings of Hell, and Yama was the head of the Ten Kings of Hell.

Such a being actually wants to see me.

This made Ling Yanyan even more certain that the fact that he had transmigrated must have been discovered.

"Damn it, I should never have learned the summoning spell!"

Ling Yanyan was completely dumbfounded.

“Buzz!!!!”

Unfortunately, before Ling Yan Yan could think any further, the judge of the Underworld had already waved his hand and disappeared from the spot with Ling Yan Yan!

When Ling Yanyan came to her senses again, she found herself in a palace that was many times larger and completely empty.

This time, the enormous judge of the Underworld beside him appeared as small as a speck of dust.

"Good heavens, the Black Impermanence's Dharma form is at least tens of thousands of meters tall, and the Dharma form of this Judge of the Underworld is at least tens of thousands of kilometers long, larger than the Earth."

Now it's as insignificant as dust in this temple.

How terrifying must this palace be?

Ling Yanyan was completely shocked this time.

Because he could no longer discern the size of the temple with his naked eye, he had to rely on the people around him for comparison.

“Buzz!!!!”

However, after delivering Ling Yanyan, the judge of the Underworld disappeared.

“Buzz buzz buzz buzz….”

At that moment, a series of spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted around Ling Yanyan...

Then, one after another, terrifying divine figures that could truly blot out the sky appeared around him.

Ling Yanyan roughly counted them, and wow, there were ten of them surrounding him in a circle.

If he still didn't realize at this moment that these people were the Ten Kings of Hell, he would truly be a fool.

"Ling Yanyan, a disciple of the Daoist sect in the mortal realm, pays respects to His Majesty King Yama, His Majesty King Zhuanlun, His Majesty King Qin Guang... Helpless, he hurriedly bowed to each of the ten Kings of Hell around him."

I almost said something wrong so many times.

Fortunately, each of them had two large characters floating above their heads.

It's either Yama or Qin Guang, representing the divine names of the Ten Kings of Hell.

Looking at Ling Yan Yan before them, the Ten Kings of Hell exchanged glances, each seeing the shock and confusion in the other's eyes.

Ling Yanyan couldn't help but swallow hard, wondering why these experts had come to him and why they were looking at him with such expressions! However, the next moment, Ling Yanyan was dumbfounded.

"King Yama of the Underworld greets Fellow Daoist Ling Yan Yan!"

Suddenly, the leader of the Yama Kings clasped his hands and slowly bowed to Ling Yan Yan in the middle.

"We greet Fellow Daoist Ling Yanyan!!"

"We greet Fellow Daoist Ling Yanyan!!"

"We greet Fellow Daoist Ling Yanyan!!"

The next moment, the remaining nine Yama Kings all slowly bowed to Ling Yan Yan.

This completely stumped Ling Yanyan.

"Your Excellencies...Your Majesties, what is the meaning of this?"

Ling Yanyan stared at the Ten Kings of Hell, completely dumbfounded.

"Fellow Daoist, you probably don't know that you possess innate merits, do you?"

King Yama was not surprised to see that Ling Yan Yan knew nothing. The cultivation of the Eye of Merit had long disappeared in the mortal world, and those who could recognize innate merit were extremely rare.

It's normal that Ling Yanyan himself doesn't know.

"Innate merit? I possess it? Could it be the golden light of merit?"

Ling Yanyan's pupils contracted instantly, and he guessed what it was in the next moment.

The system had mentioned this before. My merits are different from ordinary people's, not only in quantity but also because they are 50000 times greater! However, the system didn't specify what else is different.

It turns out that it was because his merits were innate!

But what is the difference between innate merit and acquired merit?

"Innate merits were originally bestowed by Heaven and Earth upon the descendants of those who created the world at the beginning of time."

In other words, no one else owns it except those people.

Those who possess innate merit are protected by heaven and earth, and any being that attacks such a person will be rejected by heaven and earth.

However, Houtu Niangniang later established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Nuwa created the human race, both of whom gained a great deal of innate merit.

This also lets the world know that innate merit can be obtained.

"Fellow Daoist possesses innate merit, and we speculate that it is because you are the reincarnation of some ancient powerful being, which is why you possess innate merit! Otherwise, given the barren land where you reside, it would be impossible for a genius like you, possessing multiple spiritual bodies, to emerge!"

King Yama looked at Ling Yan Yan before him and slowly spoke.

These words left Ling Yan Yan speechless. Well, his guess was completely wrong, and he couldn't even refute it.

But that's fine too. At least in the underworld, no one will doubt the reason for his rapid increase in strength.

"Thank you for your explanation, Your Majesties. However, there must be more to your summons than just this reason, right?"

Ling Yanyan knew how powerful innate merit was, so he didn't hold back anymore. Anyway, they all said that anyone who attacked someone with innate merit would be rejected by heaven and earth.

If one's cultivation level cannot be improved further, it is a matter of time, and there is even a possibility that one may inexplicably fall into some kind of calamity and die.

Therefore, these Yama kings should not be hostile to him.

"That's right. Nowadays, due to the changes in the world, the upper realm has lost contact with the mortal world. Even the underworld's connection with the human world has been getting weaker and weaker in recent years!"

Fellow Daoist, your reincarnation at this point in time is very likely that you were born to face a calamity.

Even if not, with your talent, you could be the strongest mortal after the end of the Dharma era, or even surpass the Celestial Immortal! Perhaps, at that time, you will be able to find the reason for the end of the Dharma era in the mortal realm!

Therefore, on behalf of the Underworld, we invite you to assume the position of ruler of this Underworld, becoming its Lord! Commanding the Four Kings of Hell and overseeing the 18 departments of the Underworld! Your status will be equal to ours!

Looking at Ling Yan Yan, Yama slowly spoke.