In the underworld, there are five ghost emperors and ten palaces of kings of hell. What Lin Du wants to see is the person who holds the book of life and death. He is the judge, not the king of hell.
The ghost led Lin Du all the way from the border to Fengdu. Along the way, many evil ghosts of wandering cultivators could be seen coming and going. If he hadn't had a ghost delivering clothes, Lin Du would have been devoured by now.
The ghost chariot was afraid of Lin Du, but had no ill feelings toward her. He kept chattering to her about trivial things about the ghost world.
Until they met a barefooted ghost cultivator, who trembled and said, "Well, that evil ghost who has a ridiculously high level of cultivation and was killed from the River Styx, specializes in eating evil ghosts, you..."
As he spoke, he looked at nothing and ran forward, shouting as he ran, "Someone wants to break through the barrier, kill the ghost!"
The barefoot ghost cultivator immediately stared at Lin Du.
Lin Du: ...Oh no, she has become an evil ghost.
The soul and the ghost looked at each other for a moment. Lin Du raised his hand, and his consciousness condensed a golden talisman, which he directly struck at the evil ghost.
The evil ghost also took action in an instant. A bone in his hand hit Lin Du, and the other hand crushed the golden character regardless of the pain of his soul being consumed by the divine seal.
White bones filled with strong Yin energy instantly surrounded Lin Du, including the running ghost.
Gui Cha looked back at Lin Du hopelessly. If he had known better, he wouldn't have used such a trick to attract the evil ghost's attention. Why did this evil ghost surround Gui Cha?
Lin Du looked calm and said, "Brother, you are joking again. Look, you have attracted some evil spirits."
Gui Cha laughed and said, "You're right, I'm joking. I'm warning you. I am directly under the King of Hell and have a number plate. She is also a serious ghost. We are just joking."
The moment the evil ghost turned back to stare at Gui Cha, Lin Du raised his hand again. Tai Chi technique can be used by the yin and yang of heaven and earth. This place is full of yin energy, so she can naturally use it.
The Yin Qi swirled, and he punched the evil ghost's blow into his palm. Then he quickly switched and punched the evil ghost, knocking the evil ghost out more than ten feet away.
Lin Du took advantage of the situation and ran away. A magic talisman burned away the Yin Qi prison, "Are you going to run? What are you doing standing still?"
Gui Cha Sayazi followed him and couldn't believe it when he saw that Lin Du was still walking as fast as he could.
On his first day as a ghost, it was really difficult for him to do anything, let alone beat a ghost. How did Lin Du do this?
Is being a ghost so evil?
The two "ghosts" didn't stop until they reached the city gate.
"Are you still running?" Lin Du turned to look at Gui Cha.
Gui Cha was numb, "Don't run away, don't run away, the city has arrived, I will take you directly to the Palace of Hell."
When he arrived in front of the King of Hell's Palace, Lin Du realized that the place was heavily guarded. She was a stranger and it would be difficult for her to get in even if she was led by a ghost.
But Lin Du's mouth could deceive both heaven and ghosts. He had never been afraid of anyone.
"Why did you bring a living ghost in? Aren't you from the Remnant Soul Division? Do ghosts want to enter the Palace of Hell?"
The guards stopped the two "ghosts", but Lin Du's expression did not change, "I am more important, so I have to leave it to the King of Hell to make the decision."
"Why are you so heavy..."
"She is Lin Du." Gui Cha said nervously as the blade of consciousness pressed against his back.
There was a brief moment of silence in the air, "Ouch! That Lin Du!"
"I know you. You made all of us underworld ghost servants work overtime for several days. The souls of more than 10,000 people came to me in just half an hour, almost paralyzing us from exhaustion."
"But you are here. The judge probably wants to see you. He has lost tens of thousands of people inexplicably in the book of life and death and has been so worried that he has been unable to sleep and lost his hair for hundreds of years. You have helped him settle the debt of tens of thousands of people. "
Lin Du fell into deep thought. Is she so famous in the ghost world?
"Come in, come in, just this time." The guard let him go.
Before Lin Du could say anything, he heard a loud crash.
A powerful ghost force pressed towards Lin Du's hidden vitality gate, "Lin Du? You are so good, why are you doing nothing if you leave the living alone?"
Lin Du felt his life gate being pinched, and his expression remained unchanged, "Of course I want to borrow the Book of Life and Death for a look. I want to see the changes in the number of people in the Dongming World and the Spiritual World over the years. I want to know about the decline of the rules of the Dongming World and the decrease in the concentration of spiritual energy. , does it have anything to do with population?”
"I also want to ask how those who died in vain due to interference from external factors should be reincarnated. Will the Dongming Realm welcome so many new creatures at once? Will this rule collapse?"
Too many people suddenly died in vain in the Dongming Realm, and the underworld is not a place where there can be as many ghosts as there are. Those people will be reincarnated sooner or later.
Wen Fu's artificial demon plan had no intention of releasing these souls into reincarnation. Tens of thousands of people escaped from the book of life and death, died, and entered reincarnation at the same time, which would inevitably bring great pressure to the Dongming Realm.
Lin Du wanted an answer, whether the population was related to the decline of the rules of the Dongming Realm.
Does it mean that someone must sacrifice to heaven?
The judge looked like a scholar, but he was dignified. After listening to what Lin Du said, "That's it? Just because of this? You risked not being able to go back, so you went down to the underworld and broke into the Palace of Hell?"
"You didn't just jump out of a rock, and you didn't have no worries, so you dare to be so bold?"
The judge almost laughed at Lin Du's calm and empty reason.
Lin Du stood in the hall, neither dodge nor evade, "What else? I do care about something. What I care about are my fellow sects, all the people, and all living beings. If I don't go to hell, who will?"
"What you want to pry into is the secret of heaven! It will shorten your life! Do the math for yourself. You only have to drink medicine to increase your life span by one or two years every year. Where did you get the confidence to dare to pry into the sky?"
The judge rarely spoke harsh words to this extremely capable and promising monk, "You think you have found out the matter of the inexplicably missing population, and I will repay you..."
"I not only dare to peek into the sky," Lin Du cut off his words. She only had seven days. If she didn't go back within seven days, she would never be able to go back.
She had to convince the judge quickly. It would take almost a day to enter the city. She also had to go to the River Styx to get water, and the return trip would also take a lot of time.
"I still dare to steal the sky. If you don't let me see or go back, I will become a ghost cultivator in the underworld. I asked about it when I came here. There are many ghost cultivators who choose not to reincarnate in this underground world. If I can’t be a heavenly being, I will become a ghostly being and turn this underworld upside down.”
Lin Du said calmly, "I must get the answer I want. Whether it is an ancient book or a heavenly book, I only want one answer."
The judge took a deep breath and said, "You are not allowed to read the book of life and death, and the rules of the world are not something that a person of your level can know."
Lin Du's eyes showed a gloomy look, weighing his chances of winning in a fight with the judge, "It's precisely because you can't tell us the rules of the world that I want to see the book of life and death, isn't it?"
"Because we monks are bound, we have to rely on practice and enlightenment, step by step trial and error, guessing, and repeated trial and error to verify the truth. It is unbelievable. But we, who were born as ants, really can only wait for the hanging sword. Can you react only when the thread is cut and the sword falls on your head?"
"An ant still has to struggle to survive. If a monk has advanced to this level of cultivation, but still cannot provide a safe and secure life for all people, maintain balance for heaven and earth, and lay the foundation for peace for all generations, then what exactly is the monk practicing?"
"Only to inherit the unique skills of the long sword? Just to reach the state of martial arts? Just to distinguish the path and surpass the predecessors?"
Lin Du looked at the judge, his pale and thin face showing awe-inspiring determination, as if he were alone in the snow on a high mountain, "This can be done, but it is not what I did."
The judge was speechless, as if he saw the Taoist ancestors of the past, who alone opened the chaos, preached the truth, and saved all sentient beings.
But Lin Du... This Lin Du's life book was only thirteen when he was born. If he hadn't become a disciple and entered Taoism, and his life span would gradually increase, he would have died long ago.
Compared to monks of the same level of cultivation, her lifespan has always been surprisingly short.
This is her life, but she is willing to risk her life for the sake of her way.
He couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious that you don't care about your own life at all?"
"I cherish my life, but if I don't follow my path, this life will not be cherished."
Lin Du knew very well that after choosing a path, all the previous skills, mental skills, heavenly materials, and earthly treasures would not allow him to improve his cultivation to another level. They would only continue to accumulate spiritual power. From now on, if he does not break through a realm, he will have to do it in his own way. A leap in Taoism.
Anyone can absorb spiritual energy, but it can be accumulated slowly over time. However, understanding the rules and making breakthroughs in Taoism cannot be achieved by following the rules.
Therefore, many senior brothers and sisters in the sect travel abroad all year round, using everything they encounter in the mortal world to hone their Taoist hearts.
Lin Du came not only to worship the common people in the Dongming Realm, but also to worship the heavens of his fellow disciples, and also for his own Tao.
If you want to know the truth, you must test it yourself.
Now that you have chosen this path, you should move forward without hesitation.
"If you touch this, your life will be shortened for a hundred years. You can't touch it." The judge looked at the sacred book. He was only the user, not the master. Even if Lin Du really confronted him head-on, he might not be able to completely suppress Lin Du. Cross.
But he couldn't tell Lin Du.
"Take off my life span? I have a long life span! Can you shorten my life span?" A crisp female voice came in.
Lin Du turned around in surprise, and a group of people filed in, led by Ni Jinxuan, followed by Yan Qing, Yuan Ye and the stern-faced Hou Cang.
It was clear that their bodies were covered with only Yin Qi, but with just one word, it was as if they had brought the vitality and noise of the human world in, bringing the brilliance and aura of the human world into the dim underworld that was lit by candles.
"How do you..."
"Of course I came to see you, Junior Uncle. Fourth Senior Uncle said something was wrong with you and was a little worried. It happened that Second Senior Sister wanted to ask Granny Ma again if there was any secret technique that could completely cure your illness, Junior Senior Uncle, and then the two of them got together. ”
Ni Jinxuan's eyebrows were crooked, "Uncle, what did you say? Remember to take a bodyguard with you when you go out! I'll bring it to you!"
Yuan Ye looked at the dull judge and said, "Your Majesty Judge, let's discuss it. We all have even lifespans. Can we deduct the deductions separately? I will be out for twenty years and I will record it on Yan Qing's account."
Yan Qing took the pen and booklet and said immediately, "I will be out for twenty years and record it on Yuan Ye's account."
Ni Jinxuan nodded vigorously, "I will pay for twenty years! The Supreme Sect Ni Jinxuan and the fourth uncle are highly skilled, so they may be able to pay twice as much!"
Hou Cang: No, can you ask the person involved for his opinion? Is this reasonable?
