Chapter 464: The Crossing Ceremony

Although Shang Lu and the other two did not voice their concerns, Lu Daojiu had been in the Discipline Department for a long time and had a keen eye for the law. He could tell what they were thinking at a glance, smiled, and patiently explained:

“Under the influence of the mountain ghost, the great wizard Zhongli not only transformed into a monster with three heads and six arms, but his cultivation even touched the threshold of the third-grade divine realm.

However, he relied on the evil magic of the mountain ghost to forcibly devour the evil spirit to boost his cultivation. The ‘Dao Meridians’, ‘Divine Bridge’ and other things in his body were not enough to withstand the chaotic and violent power.

The result was a tragic backlash, causing further strange changes in the body and soul.

The mountain ghosts even stole the supernatural powers and deceived the world with desires, attempting to become gods through incense and sacrifices.

Its weirdness and chaos are no less than that of the great wizard Zhongli who turned from a weird into a monster.

Therefore, their bodies and souls cannot be simply destroyed, but must be taken back to the Witch House for special treatment to purify the chaos and weirdness.

Otherwise, whether it is left in the underworld or brought back to the human world, it will cause pollution and lead to new chaos and disasters. “

Shang Lu, Lu Yang and Bai Lingxu all understood after listening to Lu Dao’s explanation.

Lu Yang scratched his head, a little embarrassed: “Sure enough, the teachers are very thoughtful. We took it for granted.”

Lu Dao sighed, “We have also suffered losses before, and we have learned our lessons.”

Hearing this, Lu Yang quickly glanced at Shang Lu and Bai Lingxu out of the corner of his eye.

Shang Lu spread his hands, his meaning was very clear: Even your Senior Brother Lu doesn’t know, so how would I, a freshman who has just entered the Witch Academy for less than a year, know?
Bai Lingxu shook his head. Although he was a “busybody”, he really had no idea what Lu Dao meant by “suffering a loss”.

The three were very curious, but since Lu Dao didn’t say anything, they didn’t dare to ask rashly.

Xu Shan came over at this time.

When he saw the four people, he couldn’t suppress the curled corners of his mouth.

“You guys are really good. Not only did you perform meritorious deeds in the underworld, but after you came out, you also brought honor to our Baiyi County Governor.”

Lu Dao asked curiously: “Lao Xu, what do you mean by this?”

“Why, you don’t know yet?” Xu Shan said with a smile, “The disciples of the Three County Witch Academy encountered a group of thieves pretending to be wizards just after they left the underworld. If they hadn’t acted decisively and killed the thieves, I’m afraid the disciples of the Three County Witch Academy would have been poisoned and become blood and flesh sacrifices.”

“Is there still this?”

Lu Dao was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he scolded the four people: “Why didn’t you tell me about this when I asked you about the situation just now? Haha, well done. Shang Lu, when you go to Guling County next time, I don’t see who dares to cause trouble to you.”

After a while, the Supervisor and the Wu Courts of Guling and Bizhi counties, after some intense negotiations, reached a consensus on “fighting”.

The three counties will put aside their disputes and jointly develop the dangerous land of the underworld.

The treasures and spiritual minerals in the dangerous land will belong to whoever explores and mines them first.

If there are situations that require the cooperation of the three counties, the harvest will be divided according to the size of the effort.

Under the witness of the two witches, Rat and Snake, the supervisors, deans and recorders of the three county witch academies signed a contract and stamped it with the seals of the three witch academies.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang’s heart moved slightly, and he quickly raised his hand to touch his arms.

However, as soon as his hand entered his arms, his expression changed drastically.

However, he found that the Yincha token given by the City God was missing.

He turned his head quickly and asked in a low voice: “Do you still have your Yincha token?”

Bai Lingxu reached out his hand and also didn’t find the Yincha token. He fumbled around anxiously and said, “Mine is gone. Where’s yours?”

“I’m not here either.” Lu Yang replied.

Gongshu Ling’s Wujia did not fumble around, but just said in a cold voice: “The Yincha token turned into smoke the moment it jumped into the Huanyang Well. You only realized it’s gone now?”

Lu Yang and Bai Lingxu were speechless.

When they jumped into the Huanyang Well, they were so surprised and cautious that they had no time to check whether the Yincha token was still there.

“Pity.”

Lu Yang sighed: “If the Yincha token is still there, our exploration of the underworld will not only be twice as effective with half the effort, but also much safer.”

Bai Lingxu nodded in agreement: “Yes, what a pity.”

Shang Lu didn’t say a word from beginning to end, but neither Lu Yang nor Bai Lingxu thought much about it and just thought that his Yinchai token had disappeared as well.

But in fact, Shanglu’s Yincha token is still there.

He didn’t tell anyone else.

Not only because this Yincha token contains the secret of refining evil spirits and achieving enlightenment taught by the City God.

Moreover, he is the only one who has the Yincha Token now. If others know about it, there is no guarantee that trouble will not occur.

Even the great wizard Zhongli could not resist the temptation of a breakthrough in cultivation and prolonged life, let alone others.

When Lu Yang and Bai Lingxu were discussing this matter, Lu Dao and Xu Shan had already made hand gestures and cast a soundproofing spell to prevent their conversation from being heard by others. Now they were shaking their heads and laughing.

“We are not real ghost messengers, how can we take the ghost messenger token out of the underworld?”

Like Gongshu Ling, they noticed that the Yincha token had disappeared as soon as they entered Huanyang Well. From beginning to end, no one suspected that Shang Lu still had a Yincha token in his hand.

Although they knew that Shang Lu had a great opportunity, no matter how great it was, it couldn’t really be a coincidence, right?

Lu Dao took out his booklet and made a quick note on it.

Although he failed to bring out the Yinchai token, praying to the City God to ask for the token can be included in the precautions for exploring the secret realm.

There are many difficulties to be faced in exploring and developing the underworld.

In addition to the dangerous and strange creatures hidden in the underworld, the most troublesome thing is that each time you enter the underworld, you cannot stay in it for more than twelve hours.

How to make good use of limited time is bound to be a huge challenge in exploring and developing the dangerous land of the underworld.

If the method of worshipping the City God to ask for tokens can really be implemented, it will surely greatly improve the efficiency of exploring and developing the underworld, and more cultivation resources can be snatched from the hands of Guling and Baizhi counties.

After signing the contract with the people from Guling and Bizhi counties, Jiancheng also came to Shanglu and his four companions.

Although he was having friendly discussions with people from Guling and Bizhi counties about the ownership of the underworld, his ears were not idle. After hearing about the deeds of the four people, he came over to praise them.

“You have made great contributions in Pingdu Mountain. I have sent a message to the Gongcao Division, asking them to reward you according to your contributions. At the same time, I have also arranged that when you return to the Wuyuan, you can go to the spirit pool to wash away the evil spirits and purify the pollution. But don’t leave in a hurry. Later, the three counties will hold a ritual together to save the souls of the dead here. It will be good for you if you stay and participate in this ritual before leaving.”

“Yes.”

The four Shanglu men crossed their hands and accepted the order.

Although the Chief Supervisor did not say what kind of reward he would give them, the fact that the message had been sent to the Gongcao Division meant it was definitely something special.

For a moment, Lu Yang and Bai Lingxu were all smiling and looking forward to it. The feeling of loss caused by the disappearance of the Yinchai Token was also alleviated a lot.

Under the leadership of Jiancheng and others, the Three County Witch Academy was very efficient.

It didn’t take them long to rescue all the survivors in the valley and the fields.

The person who was abducted and inserted into the rice field quickly regained his self-consciousness after being rescued and treated with witchcraft.

But those poor souls who were inserted into the rice fields since birth would not be able to speak even if they were rescued.

He couldn’t even walk and could only lie on the ground and wriggle meaninglessly.

“It’s really pitiful.”

The Snake Patrol sighed, and after discussing with the Rat Patrol, they decided to bring these poor, fatherless and motherless people back to Wushan and hand them over to someone special to train and educate them.

In a blink of an eye, it was late at night.

In the entire valley, there was no other sound except the “pa pa” sound of the Du’e Banner blown by the night wind.

In the center of the valley, more than a hundred feet away from the “Gate of Hell”, a three-story platform was built by someone using witchcraft to gather soil.

The bottom layer is covered with the skins shed by poisonous insects.

It symbolizes that the dead souls here suffered torture during their lifetime and should break free from their karma and be reborn after death.

On the middle level, there were seventy-four or nine soul-guiding lamps, swaying with flickering flames in the darkness.

On the top layer, there are the Supervisor and others wearing wizard robes, standing in the shape of the Big Dipper.

“Dong dong dong dong…”

A drumbeat sounded from under the stage.

The melody is melodious and goes straight to the heart.

It is the “Soul-soothing Guidance” that soothes the soul and washes away resentment.

When Shang Lu and the other three heard the drum sounds, the pollution and chaos in their bodies were actually soothed.

“The soul is at peace, without loss of spirit…”

On the high platform, the seven supervisors spoke in unison, chanting in a desolate tone: “The three karmas of sin will be burned on Mars…”

As the ceremony progressed, ghosts appeared around the platform, floating in the air, layer upon layer, with shadows looming.

A blood-red star appeared in the dark night sky.

It’s like a bloody eye, looking down on all living beings.

A ray of light fell from the blood-red Mars, landed on the ghost, and turned into a blazing fire.

The ghost enveloped by blood and fire had no expression of pain on his face, but instead looked extremely peaceful.

Their resentment and anger were quickly burned away in this warm fire.

It was also at this moment that a strange feeling suddenly arose in Shang Lu’s heart.

It was as if there really was an eye in the night sky, watching him.

(End of this chapter)