The wind is like flames.
On the top of a barren mountain a few kilometers away from the Dongyue Temple, there is an extremely simple and dilapidated City God Temple left over from some dynasty. In the temple, a coffin is now placed where the statue of the god was originally enshrined.
A young man dressed in a punk and trendy style was lying on the coffin, holding a strangely shaped gun in his hand, with white smoke coming out of the muzzle.
When the white light shone on Zhang Daoan, the man cursed in annoyance.
"Grass!!"
Several of his companions who were dressed in the same trendy style made fun of him.
"No, Brother Yan, aren't you a sharpshooter? You can't shoot wrong with an A-level firearm and an S-level special bullet?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you still want to break through the rankings? I gave you a god-level weapon, and that 'Guardian' is still in the weak period of 'breaking the level', and you can't handle this?"
"Brother Yan is too inexperienced. If you ask me, I should use this 'Spear of God'. It would be a waste of an A-level artifact."
"Go to hell, you big sword player, just play with your sword!"
At this moment, the man with scars on his face who had been silent all the time spoke up: "Okay, now that you have completed your mission, don't stay any longer. The danger rating of this 'hunting ground' is S-level. Don't mess with the 'guardian' here."
"Brother Yan" holding a gun climbed up from the coffin with a grin on his face, and patted the coffin he was sitting on frivolously.
"I think the rating of this 'hunting ground' is inaccurate. We succeeded in hunting so easily after arriving here. The strength of the 'guardian' of this 'hunting ground' is not that good." As he said this, he looked at the Dongyue Temple in the distance with some envy. "I was right just now. The giant sword in his hand is at least A-level! The 'Spear of God' is already an A-level artifact, plus the S-level 'God Source Bullet', and it didn't even explode the sword... Captain, if that sword is given to Lao Qi, we will have three A-level weapons in our team."
The captain was also moved, but soon he suddenly turned back and his face changed.
At a distance of more than ten kilometers, in a thunder and lightning, their original target looked at him.
The pair of eyes, one black and one white, seemed to be very close, staring at him straight.
"The 'Guardian' has spotted us! Set up the teleporter! Go!"
The captain spoke, and although the others were still talking, they quickly took action.
Several strangely shaped stones were placed on the ground. A hooded girl pressed her hands on the ground, and soon, a complicated magic circle formed on the ground.
A hazy white light slowly formed in the formation.
Brother Yan is still envious.
"That 'Guardian' doesn't look that difficult to deal with, does he? He was just 'breaking through levels', are we really not going to take advantage of this opportunity? Although the 'Divine Source Bullets' are gone, I still have a few A-level bullets, are we really not going to give it a try?"
"Okay, this 'hunting ground' is quite strange. I always feel like something is not right. Let's listen to the captain. Now that we have completed our mission, let's go back quickly... What is this?!"
Several dark shadows emerged from nowhere.
Brother Yan was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He didn't need to aim the gun in his hand and shot at the shadow.
A white light flashed, and the black shadow was directly dispersed.
"Ghost? We've already sprayed exorcism potion, how dare this thing get close to us?"
At this moment, the captain drew out his weapon with a serious look. It was a strangely shaped tiger-head guillotine.
"Everyone on alert! The Guardian is coming soon!"
the other side.
Jie Fangcheng's condition at the moment was not very good. Originally, overcoming the mental tribulation was what he was least good at. At the moment when the thunder fell from the sky, he seemed to see those familiar faces again.
"Your Highness! Everyone will die one day, but I am not afraid! I am willing to be the sharp blade in your hand and take the enemy's head!"
"If we are to be slaughtered today because of this so-called 'will of heaven' and fail to defend Luoyun Pass, what will happen to the people behind us? What about you? No matter if he is a god or a demon, we must fight to the death!"
"Yes! We must not retreat!!"
"I have not yet married, and I have three younger brothers and sisters at home. Even without me, my parents will still have someone to rely on in their old age! But without me at the border, who will guard me and you?"
"Your Highness! Give the order!"
"Your Highness!"
The strong smell of blood seemed to still linger between his nostrils, and he returned to that day again.
Jie Fangcheng knew very well what his inner tribulation was, but he could not break it and then rebuild it. The sword, which was originally of normal shape but now heavy and big, was the evidence.
The Huimengyu, who had been transformed at the beginning, was unable to peek into his innermost wishes, because although Jie Fangcheng had a mental disaster, if he had the chance to do it again, he would still make the same choice.
He doesn't expect to do it all over again and make any changes.
Jie Fangcheng also believed that even if these companions in the Heart Tribulation knew what the outcome would be, they would not be able to give up if they had to do it again.
There is no way to resolve his mental calamity.
This time, a figure in a suit appeared in the phantom.
This man, who was always quick-witted but not good at fighting, stood with his back to Jie Fangcheng. The huge sword in his hand was too heavy, and Zhang Daoan had no way of lifting it up to use it. He used the sword as a shield to block in front of himself.
He was like a shield, standing in front of Fang Cheng.
"Zhang Daoan..."
Jie Fangcheng took a step forward and reached out to grab his wrist, but in front of him, Zhang Daoan's figure shattered like a mirror, leaving only an apologetic smile.
boom-
There was a loud thunder.
Jie Fangcheng spat out a mouthful of blood.
He was distracted for a moment, and the lightning of disaster rushed into his body like a cold poisonous snake.
Jie Fangcheng, who was already plagued by karma, seemed to be shattered into pieces by the thunderbolt, but the golden light of merit around him tightly combined the shattered man into a ball.
Jie Fangcheng seemed to have experienced a moment, but also seemed to have experienced the scene of Zhang Daoan's soul being torn apart countless times at the same time.
When the thunder dissipated, Manager Xie, who looked the most handsome, seemed to be blind at that moment and could not see anyone else.
The chains of heaven and earth were locked on him, but Jie Fangcheng was unaware of it.
The white light was not coming from close to him, but Jie Fangcheng could still see the murderer.
Very strange.
There were five people dressed a little strangely.
—It doesn’t matter.
Whether he dresses weirdly or not is none of his business.
Jie Fangcheng just wants them to die.
The King of Ten Thousand Ghosts walked in the air, with strong winds guarding him. With every step he took, strong ghost energy formed a lingering black fog in the air.
The dark clouds that originally covered only the top of the Dongyue Temple spread out like ink into a pool, and the entire sky was filled with dark clouds and thunder.
Thousands of ghosts were lying on the ground all around, and there seemed to be only bursts of thunder and the rustling sound of chains between heaven and earth.
With every step Jie Fangcheng took forward, the black phantom behind him became more solid.
The statue enshrined in the black palace quietly opened its eyes, stood up, and the sword that was originally held horizontally in its hand was now held in the hand of Jie Fangcheng, and a second sword appeared in the hand of the statue.
It was an ordinary-looking gentleman's sword, with scarlet blood mist surrounding the blade. As the statue moved, four chains reaching from heaven to earth tightened, trying to lock him back to his seat.
In the real world, with every step Jie Fangcheng took, the black fog under his feet turned a little more blood-red.
It seemed like someone around him had caught up with him, saying something with a frown, and even reaching out to push him back.
“Get lost!”
Jie Fangcheng swung his huge sword, knocked down the person who blocked his way, and continued to move forward.
And then...
In front of him, a barren mountain appeared in front of Jie Fangcheng. The mountain was covered with lush trees, blocking the entire view.
Xie Fangcheng stood in the air with his white hair flying.
The original moral golden light around him was submerged by the black ghost energy, and the ghost energy covered him like another layer of black robe.
Xie Fangcheng lowered his head.
On the top of a barren mountain, five strange-looking "mortals" hold equally strange weapons, one of whom holds a gun that is filled with divine power.
In mid-air, Jie Fangcheng raised the giant sword.
Behind him, the almost solid statue wearing a crown also raised high the sword surrounded by blood mist in his hand.
Thunder flashed in the sky, but louder than the thunder was the sound of chains breaking... and the sound of swords chopping down!
A sword shattered the space and slashed down. Three of the five people skillfully formed a defensive formation. The captain took the brunt of the attack. He caught Fang Cheng's sword with a tiger-head guillotine, and then flew backwards. After hitting the ground, he looked at the man standing in the air with flying white hair, who looked like a ghost, in shock.
too strong!
"team leader!"
In mid-air, a man wearing a black robe, with black and red mist under his feet and faintly tied up with chains on his sides, raised the sword in his hand again.
boom--
Buzz——
One of the five people reached into the air and pulled out a shield to protect his teammates.
The shock wave caused by the sword hitting the shield instantly turned the dilapidated temple into smoke, and the man holding the shield spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Xiao Qi! Hurry up!!"
The hood of the girl named "Xiao Qi" was blown off by the shock wave, revealing a pair of pointed elf ears that definitely did not belong to human beings.
Jie Fangcheng lowered his eyes and looked. Although he didn't know what the complicated lines on his face meant, he quickly understood it.
These people want to run.
Very strange.
They were supposed to be human, but they were able to catch the two swords of Jie Fangcheng and the statue behind him. We can't let them go.
Between heaven and earth, four chains made a teeth-grinding sound.
The black lines on Jie Fangcheng's forehead had cracked and he roared.
Click—
The chain that locked the statue's right shoulder blade broke with a sound. Thunder roared in anger, and a bolt of lightning struck down. Against a background as bright as day, the black ghost energy around Jie Fangcheng almost solidified.
He held the giant sword in both hands and swung it down again!
die!!
The "captain" who was standing in the front had his tiger-head guillotine broken, and the whole person flew backwards again and smashed through the wall.
"Captain!! Xiao Qi!!!"
Elf Xiaoqi continued to support himself on the ground with one hand and waved the other hand in the direction of the captain.
A ball of green light condensed into a net, quickly dragging back the captain who had flown out and fainted.
Just at this moment, the sound of messy footsteps was heard outside the dilapidated temple.
"Jie Fangcheng! Calm down!!"
calm
The statue behind Jie Fangcheng raised the sword again.
He swung his sword, and the person who was holding up the shield to defend himself felt as if he was hit by a huge axe. Not only did the shield in his hand shatter, but the person holding the shield was also smashed directly into the ground, spurting out brown-red blood that seemed to be burning. His blood vessels were broken and he passed out.
There are three people left—
Click——
The chain on Jie Fangcheng's left shoulder blade also broke. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was a faint purple thunder ready to strike.
Jie Fangcheng was completely unaware of this; he just stared at the remaining three people.
No matter who they are, it is obvious that these five people are related to Zhang Daoan's death.
In that case, then let's all die!!
He was filled with black air, and the golden light seemed to have disappeared completely.
At this moment, a ray of light came from the side and blocked his third sword.
"Jie Fangcheng!! You are about to turn into a ghost!! Wake up!!!"
During this blocking effort, a bright white light appeared on the ground.
Jie Fangcheng's eyes were red with anger and he pushed away the person who was trying to stop him.
He was also at the end of his strength. The nine heavenly thunders had already struck him to the point of almost losing his spirit. He forcibly broke two chains. Jie Fangcheng's fourth sword move was neither elegant nor skillful.
He simply poured all of his remaining ghost energy into the sword in his hand.
When the sword was swung out, Jie Fangcheng spat out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't care and just stared at the white light.
The remaining three people who were still able to move were swept by the sword, and they all staggered and spit out blood... But it was too late.
After a flash of white light, the figures of five people disappeared in front of them.
Jie Fangcheng stood there quietly, holding a sword.
Just then, a hand gently rested on his shoulder.
"Jie Fangcheng! Your restriction is about to be broken! Come back with me quickly..."
With a "swish" sound, Jie Fangcheng raised the giant sword in his hand again.
He placed the sword across the neck of the man behind him, and his eyes, one black and one white, were like deep pools.
"Why did you stop me?" he asked.
Standing behind Jie Fangcheng was Xue Li.
When the statue was about to wake up, the underworld sensed it.
The place where Jie Fangcheng was sealed was right under the statue of Mount Dongyue, which was also the top level of the underworld.
There are four chains on his body, and a prohibitory inscription is branded on his heart to prevent his body from waking up.
Of these four chains, two come from the realm of gods and two come from the underworld.
Among the chains of the underworld, one is buried deep at the bottom of the Yellow Springs Road, and the other is locked at the side of the Naihe Bridge.
When the chains vibrated, the entire underworld shook.
Xue Li, who was on duty at the time, decided to open the Ghost Gate and enter the human world. He must not let Jie Fangcheng break free from the seal. Otherwise, given the current situation in the two worlds, once the seal was lifted, no one would be able to suppress him again.
Jie Fangcheng's situation is very special. He is not a bad person, but he has too many karmas and carries too much resentment.
Once his own seal is lifted, the already thin golden light will be swallowed up by his karma. At that time, when the thunder tribulation comes, no matter how strong Jie Fangcheng is, the thunder tribulation will be extremely lethal to a fierce ghost like him. He will die more thoroughly than ordinary ghosts struck by lightning.
Xue Li was not from the Qing faction, but Jie Fangcheng had always had a good relationship with him, and he also knew that Jie Fangcheng was not a person with a bad temper.
But Xue Li never expected that when he arrived in the human world, he would find that Jie Fangcheng looked like a ghost. The inscriptions used to suppress the ghost aura in him were all revealed, and the palace behind him was almost solid.
Back then, Xie Fangcheng and his 800 soldiers decided to transform themselves into ghosts to protect Da Ru, so Da Ru devoted all its national strength to build a shrine for them.
Later, the Ru Kingdom was destroyed, the years passed, the eight hundred ghost generals had their wishes fulfilled, their karma gradually dissipated, and they entered reincarnation. The only statue of the deity enshrined in the original palace was the statue of Jie Fangcheng in the main hall.
This shrine gave him a power of faith more terrifying than that of ordinary gods, and the statue was also the incarnation of his true self.
When Xue Li arrived, the statue had already opened its eyes and the chains on its body were about to break.
How angry was Jie Fangcheng
But no matter how angry he is, you should stop him first.
But on the way, before Xue Li could figure out how to put it, a judge from the Qing faction who came with him rushed out and rudely reached out his hand to push Fang Cheng away.
"Jie Fangcheng! Are you crazy? Stop it now..."
Really... looking for death.
The next second, Jie Fangcheng swung his sword and knocked the judge to the ground.
Xue Li rushed over to save him, but in the blink of an eye, Jie Fangcheng had disappeared.
But it was very easy to find him. The ghostly aura on Jie Fangcheng was getting heavier and heavier. Even under the rain, the eerie ghostly aura did not diminish at all.
When Xue Li hurried over, he saw Fang Cheng was about to strike out with the third sword, which would shake the world.
Can't go on!
Jie Fangcheng’s current condition is too dangerous!
But Xue Li didn’t understand who Jie Fangcheng was targeting and why he was so angry.
So much so that now, the person who used to be so lazy and careless would look at him with such a gloomy look at this moment.
"Jie Fangcheng, calm down! You can't continue to release the evil spirit in your body! Your golden light of merit will be worn away!"
"Answer me, why are you stopping me?" Jie Fangcheng's voice was calm, but his eyes were like a bottomless cold pond. "Are you in cahoots with them?"
Xue Li had no doubt that as long as his answer was not the answer that Jie Fangcheng wanted to hear, the next second, this giant sword that could split the gate to the divine realm would cut off his neck.
"No, I don't know them and I don't know what happened." Xue Li made a prompt decision.
He said this, but Jie Fangcheng seemed not to hear him and still maintained his original posture.
"Why stop me?" he continued to ask.
Xue Li's heart skipped a beat.
Finished.
Jie Fangcheng has always been a fierce ghost, but unlike ordinary fierce ghosts, he is not affected by karma and becomes a machine that only knows how to kill.
And now, the golden light on Jie Fangcheng's body is almost gone. In this situation...
At this moment, the judge who had just stretched out his hand to push Jie Fangcheng on the road cursed: "Jie Fangcheng, what are you doing? How dare you attack the Ten Kings of Hell! Do you know who you are?!"
When the evil ghost lord heard this, he turned his head slightly.
His two eyes, one black and one white, looked at him coldly. The judge's heart trembled. The next second, Jie Fangcheng swung the huge sword in his hand.
If Xue Li hadn't rushed to block the judge, the sword wind would have split the man in two.
Even so, the few ghost officials affected by the sword wind still staggered to and fro, and they all took a few steps back before they could steady themselves.
Between heaven and earth, wisps of ghostly energy were like spider webs, flowing in from all directions and converging into Jie Fangcheng's body.
The statue behind him looked at Xue Li and others with him.
"Who am I?" The wind blew up Jie Fangcheng's black robe. He had white hair, strange eyes, bright red lips, and a pale face that revealed a strange and ghostly feeling. "What do you think my identity is?"
Boom boom
The thunder from the sky fell, and before it touched Jie Fangcheng, the ghost energy in his body roared and rushed towards the thunder.
For a moment, this eerie ghostly aura permeated the entire mountain, and even showed signs of expanding.
The last two chains on Jie Fangcheng's body rattled and were about to break.
By then, there will be no more restrictions on him between heaven and earth.
Even at this moment, Xue Li had some doubts... When Jie Fangcheng completely turned into a fierce ghost and his true form was released, could the thunder calamity sent down by the heaven really kill him
Xue Li was already injured, and he knew very well that he would not be able to stop Jie Fangcheng as he was now.
"Jie Fangcheng... Do you know what you are doing?"
Jie Fangcheng looked at him, then looked at the sword in his hand.
His voice was a little hoarse.
"I promised a friend that if he died, I would avenge him even if it meant I would perish with him."
Under the eerie ghost aura rising into the sky, Jie Fangcheng slowly floated into the air.
He didn't know where those five people came from, but he sensed divine power.
Spirit world
Jie Fangcheng raised his head and looked at the dark sky.
Under his feet, the black fog condensed into steps. Jie Fangcheng held a sword in his hand. His expression was cold and murderous, as if he was going to kill his way up to the divine realm.
At this moment, a silver dream fish swam out of the coffin on the ground, staggering.
The wind carrying a strong smell of blood made Huimeng Fish couldn't help but step back. The silver fish was so scared that its tail fin exploded, but it recognized Jie Fangcheng and flew around him hesitantly twice, then landed on the shoulder of Jie Fangcheng who was standing there blankly.
Jie Fangcheng turned his head away.
On his shoulder, Huimengyu also tilted his head.
how come…
Jie Fangcheng was originally on his last breath, and when he saw the familiar Huimengyu, which should have still been in Zhang Daoan's mind, he stared at it blankly. Before he could figure out what was going on, thunder from the sky struck him.
Jie Fangcheng was caught off guard, staggered, closed his eyes, and fell down the stairs made of black fog.
Before he passed out, he vaguely heard two shouts.
"Jie Fangcheng!!"
—"Dongyue Divine Lord?!"
.
Jie Fangcheng had a very long dream.
In the dream, he had not yet gone to the border, and stayed in Shengxia Mountain to seek immortality.
At that time, the people of Ru Kingdom wished that everyone would seek immortality, because immortals really had descended upon Ru Kingdom.
But when Jie Fangcheng was seeking immortality, he felt that immortals were not as detached from worldly affairs, noble and aloof as they were portrayed to be.
If you are truly noble, why do you need offerings from others
At that time, he proposed an innovative KPI assessment system for gods, advocating that gods should also receive offerings based on their performance. Those who performed well would receive more offerings, while those who performed poorly would not even have their temples built.
You also need to conduct a selection in the world of gods, choose the eleven gods who are most suitable for your country to form the temple, and build a temple on the same mountain to make it convenient for believers to burn incense.
But such a statement was immediately denounced by the master.
"God is God. It is a great sin for mortals to disrespect God!"
That was indeed a serious crime, because Jie Fangcheng later killed a god - the god who had once appeared in your country and left temples all over your country.
Jie Fangcheng didn't believe this, but it was strange that he seemed to be born with a fairy fate.
He can remember the formulas that others cannot memorize after reading them once, and he can perform the spells that others cannot practice with just a flick of his finger.
Although this magic trick can only light a fire or quench thirst with a glass of water, it is still a magic trick for ordinary people.
Jie Fangcheng was not too impressed by this. After all, with his status, he didn't need to light a fire himself and he wouldn't be thirsty anyway.
Compared to the illusory "immortal magic", Jie Fangcheng is more knowledgeable about weapons. Swords, guns, sticks and clubs are the basics, and he has basically practiced all the unpopular weapons.
He felt that these things were much more useful than magic.
Moreover, he did not shy away from not only weapons, but also various so-called forbidden techniques.
As the Crown Prince of Ru Country, Jie Fangcheng has channels to learn anything he wants to know.
It was the accumulation of experience during that period that allowed him to know many things that ordinary people don’t know.
For example... how to create a ghost.
They wanted to artificially make the ghosts have a high probability of transforming into evil spirits. The method was so cruel that Jie Fangcheng frowned and didn't want to watch it a second time after watching it once.
He never expected that he would later use this method himself.
The scenes in the dream changed very quickly, perhaps because the old friend did not want him to live in the shadow of the past. He did not dream of any of those overly tragic memories, but instead dreamed of many interesting memories from the past.
When he was a prince, he had many friends around him. He did not have the airs of a prince and everyone had a good relationship with him. They went riding and enjoying the spring together and secretly complained about the teacher behind his back after class.
Later I went to the border, it was quite interesting when there was no fighting. The soldiers were all rough guys, and they were much more straightforward in scolding people than the young masters.
All the dull and dark tones in the dream were deleted, leaving only the bright sunshine, shining warmly in the dream.
But after his death, such images froze, and it seemed difficult to pick out many to show him.
Until I entered the game.
Qi Chanyang, Lu Xiaoqin, Gu Shanshan, Yue Haiyang... Zhang Daoan.
—Zhang Daoan.
Jie Fangcheng suddenly opened his eyes.
He suddenly woke up, and the white dream fish was kicked out unexpectedly, swimming around him with its tail fin swinging innocently.
He sat up slowly.
As he moved, the sound of chains rattling could be heard all around him.
Jie Fangcheng looked up and took a closer look. He felt very familiar and yet not very familiar.
It is familiar because it is still in the underworld, and it is unfamiliar because it is the eighteen levels of hell.
Special chains were tied around his hands, feet, and even his neck, and he was locked in a cell used to hold vicious ghosts.
Jie Fangcheng reached out and pulled it. These chains were used to trap evil spirits, and it was the perfect remedy for the problem.
If he had not been injured, Jie Fangcheng would have just pulled it off, but now he was almost dead, and the golden light seemed a little dim, so there was obviously no need to take the trouble to get this thing open.
He sat leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the Huimeng fish that was lying on his knees after being tired from swimming.
Not long after, there were chaotic footsteps outside, and soon, a group of ghost officials walked in. The one in the lead was dressed in red. He seemed to be going to other cells to retrieve evil ghosts. When he saw Jie Fangcheng woke up, he snorted coldly.
"Jie Fangcheng, you are so brave..."
Before he finished speaking, Jie Fangcheng raised his eyelids and glanced at him.
"Let Dongyue Divine Lord come to find me."
He leaned against the wall somewhat tiredly.
Everything that is happening now is beyond his cognition. If there is anyone in the underworld who knows the answers to all these puzzles, it can only be the Lord of Mount Dongyue.
But after he finished speaking, the judge's voice suddenly became sharp.
"Why are you pretending?! Dongyue Divine Lord is already dead!!"
Jie Fangcheng suddenly opened his eyes.
Over there, the judge chattered on and on.
"We found a coffin in your 'powerful' temple, and after opening it, we found the remains of the Lord God! You are so heartless! Back then, you and your eight hundred ghost generals turned the two worlds upside down. The Lord God not only protected you in the God Realm, but also gave you divine eyes, so that you can see through people's hearts! Today, you hurt him so much..."
Jie Fangcheng didn't say anything. He stretched out his hand and exerted force. The chain around his neck immediately deformed and broke.
"Jie Fangcheng! The decision to lock you up here was made by the four Hades at a meeting! Are you going to rebel?"
Without even looking up, Jie Fangcheng continued to tear open the restraints on his wrists and ankles: "This isn't the first time I've rebelled. If you scream again, I'll chop you off."
He said this calmly, not as a threat but as an explanation.
In the past, every meeting in the underworld would turn into a quarrel with Jie Fangcheng, but he never got angry and was too lazy to argue with anyone.
But at this moment, he pulled off the chains on his body, walked to the door, kicked the prison door open with one foot, and the Qing faction ghost officers surrounding the door all took a few steps back in horror.
Jie Fangcheng ignored them, identified the direction, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The underworld is busy and solemn.
The news that the God of Mount Dongyue had passed away could not be concealed. Those present at the time included not only Jie Fangcheng and Xue Li, but also some ghost messengers.
At this time, everyone knows that the biggest boss of the underworld is gone, but no one knows who the murderer is. Everyone is worried that the situation of the previous war in the underworld will happen again, and everyone is in danger.
As Jie Fangcheng walked along, the ghost officials passing by looked at him and whispered to each other, apparently they all "knew" that it was he who killed the God of Mount Tai.
After all, everyone knew that his true form was almost fully awakened.
If the strength of Lord Dongyue declines further, he will no longer be someone that ordinary people can kill at will.
There was no one else around him at that time, only Jie Fangcheng who was about to turn into a fierce ghost. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like this guy was the one who did it.
Jie Fangcheng didn't care. He walked into the office building with ease and took the elevator to the 18th floor.
Sure enough, when he pushed open the door of the conference room, he saw famous people from the underworld arguing in the conference room.
When Jie Fangcheng came in, the meeting room suddenly fell silent.
Everyone had different expressions, but no one thought it was a big deal for Jie Fangcheng to disobey management and break free from the chains.
But... What on earth is Jie Fangcheng thinking now? When he was in the human world, he drew his sword against Xue Li. Is he going to rebel again
Xue Li coughed twice, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and waved to Jie Fangcheng.
Jie Fangcheng paused, walked over to sit next to him, and listened to their argument without saying a word.
The death of Dongyue God has a great impact on the underworld, but not that great.
When the war in the underworld just ended, not only was the underworld in ruins, but even the human world was devastated.
The Lord of Mount Tai left the underworld and took charge of the Temple of Mount Tai. He cleared the gloomy air from the human world and assumed the responsibilities of a "god".
The four Hades can still recuperate in the underworld, but the Lord of Mount Dongyue rarely gets to rest.
His injuries were already very serious, and everyone had originally thought that after the remaining four Hades had recovered, the Lord of Dongyue would take over to rest. However, since everyone's injuries had not fully recovered and the work in the underworld was too busy, it had been delayed until now.
On the surface, the Lord of Mount Dong is still the boss of the underworld, but in reality, the only person under his jurisdiction is Jie Fangcheng.
At that time, Jie Fangcheng had just entered the underworld as a fierce ghost, and no King of Hell dared to accept him, so the Lord of Mount Tai opened a special temple for him, which was directly under the Lord of Mount Tai.
Although his position and authority are below that of the King of Hell, and even inferior to that of the two judges Zhong and Cui, his status is different. He is directly under the command of the Lord of Mount Dongyue, which means he only needs to be responsible to the Lord of Mount Dongyue, making it much easier for him to travel between the two worlds.
The Lord of Mount Tai had not been in the underworld for a long time. When he died, everyone was at a loss for a moment, and then they found that there didn't seem to be much change.
After all, everyone has become accustomed to the days without the boss.
At this time, the argument had come to an end and they were discussing the situation of the infinite game.
Some people think that the ecological environment in the game is special and should not be judged by universal values.
Another group of people think that games are part of their lives and the original rules should be maintained.
The speeches of both parties represent the two major factions in the underworld. Neither side is willing to give in to the other and the argument is fierce.
This kind of argument obviously cannot be concluded in a day or two. It will probably take another week or two to decide how to treat the wandering souls that came out of the game.
Although Jie Fangcheng just sat there quietly, the war soon spread to him.
Someone spoke maliciously: "Manager Jie, you are the one who participated in the entire game, what do you think?"
After Jie Fangcheng came in, he seemed to be in a daze, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
When asked this question, Jie Fangcheng stood up.
"Okay, let me tell you, right?" Jie Fangcheng looked around at everyone in the conference room. "A friend of mine died, and it can be said that this game was partly responsible for his death. Is anyone here related to this game
Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke for a while.
Looking at their expressions, Jie Fangcheng calmly glanced at each of them.
“If anyone participated in the production of this game.” He did not draw his sword, but simply slashed out with his palm, and the huge desk in front of him shattered. “Even if he escapes to the God Realm, I will not let him go!”
Someone couldn't help but say: "Jie Fangcheng you are too arrogant!"
Xie Fangcheng had little interest in their meeting and glanced at the person who was speaking.
Now everyone knows that he almost revealed his true form in the human world. When he glanced at him, the person who was speaking could not help but dodge back.
"Really? If you have anything to do with this game, then I have something even more arrogant."
After saying that, Xie Fangcheng stood up and left.
He stood quietly at the door, looking down.
Hundreds of thousands of wandering souls were released in the game. Some of the players who had committed heinous crimes both in the human world and in the game had already gone to the Eighteen Levels of Hell to serve their sentences in advance. The rest were waiting on the Yellow Springs Road. It was so crowded that the wandering souls almost overlapped, chattering and happily waiting for judgment.
For them, even if they have to go to hell, it is at least much better than continuing to reincarnate in the game.
Some people hugged each other and cried. They were relatives and close friends who were separated in the game and finally met again.
I don’t know what happened to Ronghua.
Wei Yuan should have come back too, right? Zhang Daowu and the others should have seen him too, right
Probably only Zhang Daoan didn't come back.
Jie Fangcheng stood at the door for a while, then walked in.
In his current situation, he didn't want to go find Nie Shuangshuang and others to see their reunion.
Jie Fangcheng went directly to the top floor of the underworld.
The top floor, the main part of the Dongyue Temple, is also the office of the Dongyue God.
Jie Fangcheng seldom comes here. He is very lazy and doesn’t like to sit in the elevator for so long.
Compared to the office seen in the [God's Favor] copy, the real Dongyue God's office is very messy, with documents piled everywhere, and no one has time to clean them up.
Jie Fangcheng usually feared coming to the office to look at documents, but at this moment he found a nearby corner and sat down, like a player who was completing a dungeon, patiently looking for any clues in the office.
The God of Mount Dongyue died and was placed in a coffin.
What's the matter with the abandoned Chenghuang Temple? Who killed him
What was the situation of those five people at that time? Jie Fangcheng could not see through their strength, nor could he see their names.
They certainly can't be ordinary mortals. There are not many people who can withstand the three swords of Jie Fangcheng, including the gods in the divine world.
If it is someone from the divine world, then there is a high probability that he has a name and a surname.
Do you want to take a trip to the divine realm
"Ahem..."
Jie Fangcheng covered his mouth, coughed a few times, then looked at his palm, which was bright red.
His current condition is not very good... Then rest for a few days and go again when he is better? I guess there will be a fight, so I still have to prepare.
If only that kid Zhang Daoan was here... Deciphering secrets has always been Jie Fangcheng's weak point. If Zhang Daoan was here, he would probably know exactly what the situation is now after just a few glances.
Now he's alone...
Only...himself
Jie Fangcheng was reminded all of a sudden.
Faced with this vast sea of materials, if there is anyone in the underworld who can quickly find useful clues... who would be more experienced than the players
Among the other smart people in the underworld, except for the Qing faction who are at odds with Jie Fangcheng, Jie Fangcheng is not sure who the enemy is among the rest.
The players are different, they are victims of the game, and their credibility is still very high. Especially those in Ronghua—
Xie Fangcheng walked quickly out of the office and took the elevator directly to the first floor.
After he went out, he glanced around and, by chance, the people from Ronghua were at the edge of the crowd. It was packed with perhaps a thousand people, all of whom were players who had been to Ronghua before.
Not only familiar faces like Wei Yuan, Nie Shuangshuang, and Qi Chanyang were there, but a familiar face like Yan Xiaohua was also following around, looking after the Ronghua players obediently.
As soon as Jie Fangcheng appeared, Nie Shuangshuang was the first to notice him.
"Brother Jie!!"
Nie Shuangshuang's expression was also complicated. She was excited because she finally met some old friends whom she hadn't seen for a long time, but she was also disappointed and sad.
Seeing Jie Fangcheng at this time, Nie Shuangshuang had thousands of words to say, which all converged into one sentence: "I am in mourning."
Jie Fangcheng smiled and asked, "Does anyone here have a good brain and can help me find some clues?"
Nie Shuangshuang and the others looked at each other, and she quickly recommended a few players who looked very smart, and then sighed with some disappointment.
"Yingying and the president are not here, otherwise they would both be very smart."
Jie Fangcheng was stunned: "Didn't they show up?"
“No.” Nie Shuangshuang shook her head. “Maybe there are too many people and they haven’t found us yet.”
She said this somewhat reluctantly.
Three or four days have passed since Jie Fangcheng fell into a coma and woke up. Even though there are so many ghosts on the Yellow Springs Road, they are all ghosts, and the ability to float is the most basic thing for them.
Even though they had turned into ghosts, everyone was still more accustomed to standing on the ground like humans, which was why they didn't let kites fly over the Yellow Springs Road.
"Not only the president and Yingying, but all the players who entered the [Reincarnation Training] seem to have disappeared." Qi Chanyang was thoughtful. He had verified it after he arrived. All the Ronghua management who died in the national copy last year have not returned. Qi Chanyang knew that there were a few who entered the reincarnation copy, but he had never heard anyone say that they are also in the underworld now.
What exactly is the dungeon [Reincarnation Experience]? Why do all the players who enter that dungeon disappear
"This game doesn't seem that simple." Qi Chanyang said.
Jie Fangcheng nodded: "Let's talk while we walk."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Chanyang quickly spoke up: "Brother Jie, I think there is another person we can bring with us. You know her too. She is very smart."
In a flash, Xie Fangcheng thought of it.
"Gu Shanshan? Have you seen her?"
"Yes!" Qi Chanyang couldn't help but look relieved when he mentioned this. "She and Xiaoqin are nearby. I'll go call them."
Qi Chanyang left quickly and came back quickly. Gu Shanshan and Lu Xiaoqin appeared in front of Jie Fangcheng hand in hand.
"Brother Jie!" Lu Xiaoqin regained her liveliness as she had when they first met. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Jie Fangcheng, not expecting that he looked like this. But then she immediately smiled brightly, "Thank you, Brother Jie! It really is an honor to say your name!"
She is introverted and after being absorbed into the game as an NPC, she can only be sliced and sliced. She serves as a background cannon fodder NPC in countless first-level copies and is one of the most marginal characters in the game.
After the local government discovered this infinite game and took action, marginalized people like her were the first to be rescued.
The players have no memory of being NPCs. Lu Xiaoqin only felt that she seemed to have died in the first-level copy [Blue Mountain Mental Hospital], and then when she opened her eyes again, she was in the underworld.
Facing the ferocious ghost officials around her, Lu Xiaoqin carefully told them Fang Cheng's name.
Even though the Qing faction representatives at the management level were talking about Jie Fangcheng every day, when the ghost messengers at the lowest level heard this name, they were all frightened no matter whether they were from the Qing faction or not, and their originally ferocious appearance was restrained a lot.
Sure enough! Manager Baojie’s name is really prestigious!
Jie Fangcheng also smiled. He waved his hand in the air and took out the white rabbit and carrot hairband from the void.
"I give this back to you."
Lu Xiaoqin was stunned for a moment, then took the hair tie with a smile.
Qi Chanyang had just said on the way that Jie Fangcheng seemed to need some people who could find clues and decipher the mystery. When Gu Shanshan arrived, she keenly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the underworld.
"Did something serious happen?"
Such a big event as "the boss of the underworld is gone" is obviously not suitable for many people to know at the same time. Jie Fangcheng led the way in front, talking about the current situation with a few people beside him as he walked.
The basic structure of the underworld, the battle in the underworld, the realm of gods, the death of Dongyue God... and the white light that was shot at Jie Fangcheng but was caught by Zhang Daoan.
There seems to be a driving force behind all of this, pushing everyone towards the destiny they deserve.
Gu Shanshan frowned.
She seemed to want to say something, but hesitated and didn't say it immediately.
Jie Fangcheng was carrying a string of wandering souls with him and was about to enter the main office building of the underworld. Normally, someone would have jumped out to accuse him, but now the situation in the underworld was so tense that many people saw him, but no one rushed out to stop him.
Everyone calmly reached the top floor, and several players around began to look for clues skillfully. Gu Shanshan then spoke in a low voice.
"Brother Jie, do you think... those five people look like 'players'?"
Jie Fangcheng was silent for a moment and nodded.
He actually had such a guess in his heart, but even for players like Ji Chaoyang, their props, personal skills, and everything else were made of Yin Qi.
But Jie Fangcheng could neither see the strength nor the names of those five people, which was very strange.
"What if," Gu Shanshan was silent for a moment before continuing, "What if... the world we are in is a copy?"
Jie Fangcheng looked up suddenly.
Gu Shanshan didn't know many clues, so she could only rely on guessing.
"Five powerful people with unknown origins, and one of them looks like an elf, and you can't see his name... I think it's very likely." Gu Shanshan's mind was racing. "The infinite game we experienced was very strange. According to you, Brother Jie, the creator of this game was a programmer from the underworld, and he stole the Book of Life and Death. How dare an outsourced programmer steal the Book of Life and Death, and no one has discovered it for so many years? There must be someone helping him behind the scenes, and this person's status is not low."
As she spoke, Gu Shanshan took out a piece of paper from somewhere and started writing and drawing on it.
"It is known that the souls of ordinary people contain Yin energy, but the amount is not large. Some people contain golden light of merit, but the amount is also not large. Fifteen hundred years ago, a ghost in the underworld used his power to steal the golden light of merit in the souls of ordinary people, and provided convenience for the gods to change the fate of mortals. The power of the ghost has been greatly restricted since then. Dongyue God enlightened the Book of Life and Death, making it self-aware and no longer easily manipulated. In other words, the person who created the game will not be a simple ghost, at least he must have a name."
Gu Shanshan continued to rule out: "And you just said, Brother Jie, that this game exists in the mind space of people at least at the level of the Ten Kings of Hell. I have a guess. Just now, Brother Jie, you said that after the war, four of the Ten Kings of Hell were still alive, three were sealed, and three had completely disappeared. Could it be that... this game exists in the mind space of these three sealed people?"
Jie Fangcheng shook his head, "It's very difficult. The three of them are now exiled to the bottom of the Eighteen Layers of Hell, which is completely different from the Three Realms. It's a huge chaotic space. Not to mention ordinary people, even I would be in danger if I went in. To open that place, Dongyue Divine Lord must go there in person. It's not certain whether they are alive or dead now, so it's unlikely that they will have the chance to come out and steal the Book of Life and Death to play this kind of horror game."
Gu Shanshan paused for a moment before speaking: "Maybe... they didn't steal it, they were just implanted into this game?"
Jie Fangcheng looked at her and shook his head again: "I know what you mean. You suspect that it was Dongyue God who did it. But it's really impossible. You don't know him. When the gods and the underworld fought, he could have avoided such a serious injury, but he forced himself to turn into stone and stopped a group of gods who wanted to go to war with the underworld in the human world. Even though he is the leader of the underworld, he is the kind of person who will protect the human world regardless of his own safety. This game has been consuming people's kindness and wants to turn people into evil spirits. If he knew about it, he would be the first to rush over and kill the person who made the game."
Gu Shanshan could only put down the pen in her hand.
The speculation ends here.
"It seems... I really need to find other clues to know the truth of this game." After saying this, Gu Shanshan was stunned for a moment, "By the way, brother Li, will there be any clues in the Book of Life and Death?"
After her reminder, Jie Fangcheng's brain, which seemed to have completely stopped functioning since Zhang Daoan died in front of him, began to move slightly.
The Book of Life and Death... Yes!
It is the power source that supports the operation of the game. Maybe there are clues in the Book of Life and Death.
Xie Fangcheng stood up immediately.
"Don't walk around here casually. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Jie Fangcheng immediately opened the door and went straight to the eighteenth floor.
He arrived at the right time; the meeting had just ended and a group of people were cursing at each other as they walked out.
Upon seeing Jie Fangcheng, one of the parties seemed to be a little scared, while the other party led by Xue Li looked much more cheerful.
"Manager Xie, what's going on?"
Jie Fangcheng simply and directly asked: "Where is the Book of Life and Death?"
Xue Li was silent for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.
"Come with me."
He led the way, and soon the two arrived at the office on the first floor where items were stored.
Jie Fangcheng had a bad feeling in his heart.
Xue Li quickly took out a palm-sized book wrapped in a plastic bag from a shelf.
It can no longer be called a book, because only a thin layer of cover is left.
"This game is very strange. After we discovered the game, we organized people to crack it. Until we finally found the Book of Life and Death, it had already become like this."
The Book of Life and Death has been enlightened, and over time it will give birth to monsters.
But it is unrealistic to breed monsters in a place like the underworld. After all, it is the home of all evil spirits. How can this book become a monster
At this time, the book had completely lost all its spiritual energy and was just an ordinary book cover in Jie Fangcheng's hand.
The Book of Life and Death is gone, which is a big deal for the human world.
But Xue Li didn't seem to be too worried. He looked at Jie Fangcheng's expression and quickly understood.
"By the way, Manager Jie, you didn't listen much during the meeting... The Book of Life and Death has been inaccurate for a long time."
"What?"
Xue Li smiled bitterly, "The development speed above is too fast. We usually rely on people's fate to determine whether they are dead or alive, but the development of technology in the world has allowed people who were supposed to die to survive, such as organ transplants and electronic hearts. In the past, there was even an incident where a thunderbolt from the heaven was blocked by a lightning rod. In addition, the power of faith in the world is becoming more and more difficult to obtain, the power of the gods is getting weaker, and the yin energy in our underworld is not as strong as before. The Book of Life and Death, a spiritual treasure raised by heaven and earth, will also be affected. This is why we are in a hurry to develop an APP for autonomous reincarnation, so that the Book of Life and Death will not miss anyone... I guess you don't know this either. You haven't heard about it since you were in the meeting."
Jie Fangcheng is a ghost messenger with 100% combat power. Few people would talk to him about rules and regulations, as he really doesn't know much about them.
Holding this thin "Book of Life and Death" in his hand, Jie Fangcheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll take this away first and return it to you when I get back."
The Book of Life and Death has become like this. It can be said that it cannot be more dead. It doesn’t matter if Jie Fangcheng takes it away.
Xue Li looked at his back and couldn't help but call him.
"Manager Xie... the dead cannot be brought back to life, please accept my condolences."
For people in the underworld, life and death are the most common things. The departure of Lord Dongyue is like a drop of water falling into the sea. Old colleagues like Xue Li who have been with him for so many years are used to seeing life and death and it is difficult for them to be upset.
People will die, and after death they will go to the underworld to reincarnate.
Gods will also fall and become nutrients between heaven and earth.
The same is true in the underworld.
The ghost messengers who come and go are not always the same. After so many years of work, people in the underworld generally don't feel sad when someone leaves.
Jie Fangcheng is a little different. Compared to a ghost catcher, he is more like a "human". He has too many emotions. He can be friends with wandering souls and will also protect under his wings some evil ghost who should not have died.
Now, he almost brought himself to his own death because of the death of a friend, which is something that no one in the underworld would ever do.
Facing Xue Li's comfort at this time, Jie Fangcheng simply nodded, and then returned to the top floor with the Book of Life and Death, which was already dead and could not die anymore.
Along the way, Jie Fangcheng was trying to figure out what was wrong with the book. As he walked, the white Huimeng fish that had been shrinking in his thinking space swam out of his mind and circled around the Book of Life and Death in his hand.
Jie Fangcheng was stunned for a moment, then tentatively opened the plastic bag containing the Book of Life and Death.
As soon as he opened it, Huimengyu dived in quickly and disappeared like a fish entering the sea.
The Book of Life and Death, with only the cover left, suddenly seemed to be filled and became slightly thicker.
Jie Fangcheng opened it and found a few more pieces of paper inside, but there was no name on it.
What's this
Is this fish a book of life and death
If you think about it carefully, the appearance of this fish is very strange.
In the [God's Favor] copy, it suddenly appeared one day and became a good helper to Zhang Daoan.
Did something happen to the Book of Life and Death at that time? What was the real story behind this
Obviously this was not something he could figure out, so Jie Fangcheng took the book back to the top floor office.
As soon as he pushed the door open, Gu Shanshan came over immediately.
"Brother Jie! We have made a new discovery!"
Gu Shanshan and other players are really professional at finding clues. There are so many archive files, even mixed with some useless papers that someone accidentally dropped, but they still found clues in this large amount of materials.
"Look at this first... Lang Gu was punished before. He was imprisoned for more than ten years because he neglected his duty and let an evil ghost who should have been punished escape."
That was after the great war in the underworld. The system of the underworld suddenly became strict. In the past, Lang Gu might have been able to beg for mercy for his "mistake", but at that time he was directly locked up.
Although everyone makes mistakes, Jie Fangcheng took the information, glanced at it, and immediately understood.
The place where the evil ghost that Lang Gu let go is located is the same village where Lang Gu lived before he died.
It was not difficult to find out what the entanglement between them was. Jie Fangcheng took out a special mobile phone for the underworld, scanned the QR code on Lang Gu's personal information, and then scanned the QR code of the evil ghost in the case, and it immediately appeared on the mobile phone.
After reading the life story of this evil ghost, Jie Fangcheng quickly understood what Lang Gu meant by that sentence.
This evil ghost was possessed by dirty things in his previous life and did many evil things without his control.
He did not sit there and wait for death, but tried hard to regain control of his body. However, the evil he had done still became his karma, and he was chased by the ghost.
At that time, Lang Gu had just taken office not long ago. This evil ghost was his fellow villager, and he was plagued by karma because of this kind of thing.
Lang Gu was soft-hearted for a moment and let the evil ghost go, allowing him to be reborn.
Unfortunately, Lang Gu is not Jie Fangcheng. If Jie Fangcheng thinks he can let him go after careful consideration, at most the people from the Qing faction would scold him a few words during the meeting. The others would be concerned about his identity and strength and would not dare to say much.
But Lang Gu was just a judge who had just taken office.
So he was locked up, and the ghost he wanted to protect was recaptured and subjected to even more severe punishment than it was originally supposed to endure.
Did Lang Gu have different ideas from that time on
Gu Shanshan also felt that it was excessive: "Isn't the underworld's working style a bit too simple and crude?"
Even though this evil ghost has karma, that was caused by the dirt in his body when he was possessed, and he didn't do it on his own initiative. Should this also be blamed on this person who is also a victim
To say that it is simple and crude is to give face to Gu Shanshan, this is totally outrageous!
Xie Fangcheng did not make any excuses.
Compared to Gu Shanshan, he certainly knows better about the underworld's style of doing things.
"Any other clues?"
Gu Shanshan nodded and took a deep breath.
"I'm afraid my guess is correct... Our reality is most likely a 'copy'."
(End of this chapter)