Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1353 The Demon Star Arrives

Lu Ning and Wen Rong had both been exploring the secrets of Xingyin City for a long time. As soon as they heard Dong Zai's words, they knew what he had done.

"You are the emperor." Wen Rong spoke faster than his brain, "Are you crazy and want to kill yourself?"

Although Lu Ning didn't say anything, she agreed with Wen Rong's statement. Dong Zai was not a wise ruler, but given the current state of Wei, if he died, it would be hard to say whether the next emperor would be better than him.

"Not now, but the full expansion of the Heavenly Palace requires sufficient sacrifices. The rituals will not be false. How much you pay will determine how much power you will gain." Dong Zai patted the imperial edict in his hand, "And I, who carry the Azure Dragon Emperor Qi, am worth a million people. This is the weight of the Supreme Emperor! Those demons will probably never understand."

There is no doubt that Dong Zai was really aiming to destroy Fengdu in one fell swoop and did not leave any way out for himself at all.

"Since Your Majesty has such an intention, I have nothing to say. Then the task is--" Lu Ning said.

"The country cannot be without a ruler for a day." Dong Zai handed over the imperial edict, "You take this edict back to the capital to find Prime Minister Yuan and help Dong Tian ascend the throne."

Unfortunately, neither Lu Ning nor Wen Rong knew who Dong Tian was. Lu Ning nodded slightly and took the imperial edict: "I will leave immediately."

"Take the token with you." Dong Zai threw another token over, "With this token, you can enter the palace directly."

"Yes." Lu Ning took the token and the imperial edict, then clasped his fists to the emperor and turned to leave the room. Wen Rong did not expect Lu Ning to leave so abruptly, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.

Dong Zai didn't care and even took out another imperial edict from the drawer.

"Are there so many of these things?" Wen Rong took a look at the will in his hand and suddenly felt that it was not so rare.

"Of course, I can't bet the country of Wei on one person's ability to break through the siege." Dong Zai said as a matter of course, "Before Lu Ning, sixteen people had already taken it out of the city from various directions."

Immediately afterwards, Dong Zai's sharp eyes began to examine Wen Rong.

"Your ability to open this door is beyond my knowledge."

"There are many strange and bizarre abilities in the world."

"No, perhaps I really don't know everything, but all the magic that can transcend space is under the control of the Heavenly Court. Even the two demon kings who wander by day and wander by night can only invade through dreams, and the passage is limited. And there is no way to enter or exit this palace except by walking on your own."

Dong Zai pointed behind Wen Rong.

"And you, obviously, did not come here through conventional means."

Wen Rong shrank her neck slightly.

So far, there is no place that can block the entry and exit of the keyhole, so Wen Rong never takes things like enchantments and forbidden arrays seriously. But this turned out to be a flaw for her?

"Hahaha, well, even Heaven wouldn't be that bad..."

Just when Wen Rong was planning to fool around, the key in her sleeve suddenly lit up, and her expression changed, becoming a little cynical.

"You are an interesting emperor. The death of a few civilians is nothing to you, right? After all, there is no telling how many people died before."

"It's nothing, but there's no need to consume unnecessary things." Dong Zai's expression became more serious. "Who are you?"

"I'm the keyhole." Wen Rong leaned on the chair that Lu Ning had just sat on and grinned, "You can think of me as a wandering soul that survives in endless curiosity and secret exploration. It just so happens that this girl meets my requirements."

"Wandering soul... I only see evil in you." Dong Zai's face was serious. "Although it is different from what I have seen, the evil in you is undoubtedly more profound."

"It's all in the past, Emperor. I don't care about it now. Can you overly perceptive people pretend not to see it?" Wen Rong frowned slightly. "I came out because there is a secret here that I am slightly interested in. It is even qualified to be my collection, although it may only be displayed in the lobby on the first floor for people to visit at will."

"Give the body back." Dong Zai said.

"Oh? Don't you want to listen to my proposal? You will definitely not be able to refuse the conditions I put forward. Even your life can be saved. Why not do it? Everyone cherishes their life, not to mention that you are an emperor. This position is not easy to come by, isn't it?" Wen Rong said with a smile.

"I have been studying since I was young and I know that I should not associate with evil spirits. They are good at using words as bait. Once you agree, you will be doomed forever."

Dong Zai pulled out a Ruyi from his sleeve and said, "Evil spirit, do you want me to ask you to leave?"

"You're not the first person to reject me. How strange! What good does it do you to be strong-willed? Compared to the immediate loss of your life and the decades of infamy you'll suffer, you actually gave up on living and rebuilding your kingdom with your own hands?"

"Get lost." Dong Zai didn't want to say any more nonsense.

"Ha, even if you refuse, she can still get what I want..." The sneer in the locket disappeared, and then Wen Rong shuddered, and his eyes became clear again.

Dong Zai looked at Wen Rong with complicated eyes, and finally asked: "Do you know what's going on with you?"

"What's going on?" Wen Rong asked.

"Little Emperor, please stop asking. We don't understand what's wrong with this girl. Why do you think we are still curious about her?" A demon king suddenly said, "It doesn't make sense for you to be curious about this. It's not your turn to find the truth anyway."

"Seniors, how is Guang Hengzi?" Dong Zai was not surprised at all.

"Who knows? Guang Hengzi has already disappeared." The demon king said unhappily, "When you left him there, you should have thought that you couldn't keep him."

"Among the demon stars, I'm afraid only Guanghengzi has achieved enlightenment. It's a pity that I have no chance to congratulate him." Dong Zai said.

"It's okay. As long as you have the intention, he will be able to sense it." The demon king said, "Who knows, Guang Hengzi might be somewhere mourning the death here."

"Then I thank him for his concern." Dong Zai laughed, "Since it is your choice, I have no doubts. However, I hope you can do your best to find out the strangeness of her. If the truth of the evil spirit is not found, it may not only harm our Great Wei."

"Of course." replied the demon king.

"Then let her read out the edict. After all, isn't that why she came here?" Dong Zai put the imperial edict in Wen Rong's hand.

"Ah?" Wen Rong looked at the imperial edict in her hand, and she realized what she should do now, but this was completely different from what she thought?

Qiu Suying said that as long as she did this, she could complete the task, but was there any step in the process that was beyond her expectations?

Fortunately, Wen Rong is a person who adapts quickly, and she is very good at discarding things that she doesn't understand and not thinking about them.

"Then when should I read it?" Wen Rong asked.

"You will know it the moment you can read it."

"What a weird thing." Wen Rong muttered, but still took the imperial edict, "Then I'll go and save my life. Anyway, it's for me to help you say this last will, isn't it too much?"

Dong Zai smiled and waved his hand, and Wen Rong immediately ran out of the room. After the room returned to silence, Dong Zai's face darkened.

"Dare you fool me? Cao Bao, Wei Jingxian." The Great Wei Emperor was not without anger, but he had to maintain the appearance that he was still in control of the situation. After all, in the Heavenly Court, there could not be any mistakes in the position of the Jade Emperor.

"Grand Eunuch, General Manager, your deaths can be recorded in the accounts of the Heavenly Court."

A dark blue book appeared in front of him, exuding a strong aura of death. Perhaps this was exactly what was lacking in Fengdu.

Book of life and death.

The mechanism is different from that of the Seven Arrows Book, which was a method of cursing and killing specifically for one person, whereas in the Book of Life and Death, all living beings in the Heavenly Court are registered, whether they are famous or not.

However, the Book of Life and Death is not a tool for cursing, and the Heavenly Court must abide by its rules. Therefore, even if Dong Zai temporarily replaces the Jade Emperor, he cannot cross out the names of these two people at will.

"But since Fengdu happens to be here, there is no better place."

As soon as Dong Zai picked up his pen to make a change, the negative energy immediately overflowed.

Cao Bao and Wei Jingxian, who were rushing to the next location, felt a chill in their bodies at the same time. Wei Jingxian was more experienced, and he immediately raised his head and looked up at the sky. Amidst the flying snow, a pair of eyes fell on the two of them.

"It's the Ghost King."

"Why would the Ghost King target us?" Cao Bao was shocked. "Shouldn't it be placed on the side where the palace is being attacked?"

"In the eyes of demons, everyone is an enemy." Wei Jingxian was not surprised at all, "We are thieves who want to steal luck, so we deserve to die in the eyes of demons."

"What the hell, ugh, what the hell."

"Don't worry. How could the Ghost King show up directly? He is in charge of this Dark Lantern Array. At most, he can just give us a fight—"

Wei Jingxian stopped talking, and even stopped walking. Cao Bao was not that fast. He ran forward a few steps, and then his body lit up with purple light. The Vajra Indestructible Body automatically activated, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

There should clearly be a street ahead, leading to the location of their real accomplices, but Cao Bao only saw darkness.

The Vajra Indestructible Body not only makes Cao Bao invulnerable to swords and spears, but also gives him absolute resistance to all abnormalities. He will not be troubled by illusions, nor will he be invaded by the negative state of the Dark Lamp. Even the fleeting scene of the night tour cannot pull him in. If he can't see anything, it means that this place has actually become like this.

The weirdest thing was, he even started to feel warm.

"Cao Bao, come back soon if you're still alive!" Wei Jingxian said with unprecedented fear in his tone. When Cao Bao heard this tone, he even thought that he had no chance of going back alive.

But he did retreat safely to Wei Jingxian's side.

"What's going on? I can't possibly not see the road, isn't that a trick?"

"Shut up! Idiot!" Wei Jingxian didn't even bother to maintain his arrogant attitude. He now hated this man who still couldn't see the situation clearly. He, a Qin Chen, had to show such awe. So who was coming was anyone's guess?

"All, all people beg me, beg people, beg demons, and get a release, and finally go to the depths of samsara. Those who do good will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will be punished. Use the Eighteen Hells Penal Code to wash away the evil of the world, and it will end and begin again. And the punishment for washing away sins shall all be pronounced by the Ten Courts."

In the darkness, the almost endless whispers made Cao Bao tremble unconsciously. His indestructible body could not bring him any sense of security. Of course, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what he was facing at this moment.

But...why?

"Why can the Ten Palaces enter the Heavenly Palace so openly? The demon star, that is a demon star! Is Dong Zai crazy? Then the defense of the Heavenly Palace is useless?"

"Idiot, this is Fengdu! Fengdu is originally under the organization of the Heavenly Court. As long as Dong Zai wants it and the demon star agrees, then it is within their jurisdiction. The problem now is that we were exposed too quickly!" Wei Jingxian said viciously, "If you were not so arrogant that you thought nothing could hurt you anymore, how could we be caught by that mad dog Tian Lubai? Even if he died, that dog's mouth would not loosen!"

"Give me less--" Cao Bao turned his head to curse, but saw a stone there. He would not be deceived by illusions. Of course he could see that this was a fake body, and Master Wei Jingxian had already run away.

"Wei Lao San you are a piece of shit!!!"

Cao Bao only had time to utter a curse before his body was soaked in darkness.

He felt very warm, but he also knew that everything was over. He could only bet that the indestructible body of the diamond could not be broken even by the demon star, and he still had some confidence in this.

"Ten Palaces! We are not enemies. We have seen the true future. The demon race will rule this era and become the masters of the earth..."

“Nonsense.”

Cao Bao was interrupted by a sentence.

"Demons ruling the world? I have never imagined such a scene. You are just a human being, how can you imagine it?"

Cao Bao never expected that Yaoxing would have such an understanding of the demon race.

"A dull person can only see a small part of a leopard through a tube, but not the whole picture."

Cao Bao could clearly hear the hint of sarcasm in the tone.

"When we enter Fengdu, we will discuss our good and evil deeds in life. Ghost Cao Bao, why don't you answer, according to the laws of the human world, those who kill their fathers, betray their kings, rebel against their own people, and abandon the five gods of heaven, earth, king, parents, and teachers, what punishment should they receive?"

The questioning of the Ten Courts of Justice was like a knife cutting into Cao Bao's body and soul, but Cao Bao was pleasantly surprised to find that, although he felt the attack, he was not really hurt at all. His Vajra Indestructible Body was not fake, and even the demon star could not hurt him!

"Ha, ha, ha, what punishment should I receive? What punishment can sentence me? What punishment can hurt me? I, Cao Bao, am already an immortal half-step true immortal in the world, what can you do to me?"

no respond.

After venting his anger, Cao Bao's arrogance subsided. He suddenly realized that Shidian was probably just making a sarcastic remark to him and had no intention of waiting for his answer.

The sentencing had already begun when he was dragged into the darkness. This was the hell of Fengdu, where criminals had to undergo extreme punishment and cleanse themselves of their sins before they could enter the reincarnation cycle. His incorruptibility was only to extend the sentencing time indefinitely. After all, without punishment, sins would never be cleansed.

“I, I’m not dead yet, why are you judging me? Let me go back, let me out!!”

After realizing this, Cao Bao finally howled in the darkness with no one responding.

(End of this chapter)