Please bring your best friends to practice immortality

Chapter 1012 Old Ghost
Yang Shangong replied with a wooden face,
"Now I understand, but it's too late!"

If he had been soft-hearted at the beginning, he wouldn't be kneeling here now!

Gu Shiyi snorted and glanced at Pu Yanlan.

"Yan'er, that's the case. He got what he wanted. We don't have to be lenient!"

Pu Yanlan thought about it and nodded, then stood up and walked to Yang Shangong. She stretched out her hand and pressed it on the top of his head. Yang Shangong was shocked.

"You two really want to make my soul fly away. I am the ghost messenger of the underworld, and I am on the official list. If my soul flies away in the underworld, the underworld will definitely notice it. Although you two have great magical powers, once Yama Luo takes action, I am afraid I will not be able to leave the underworld!"

Gu Shiyi smiled,

"No wonder I always thought you were fearless. It turns out you were sure we wouldn't kill you!"

Fortunately, after they entered the underworld, they acted cautiously and did not kill ghosts, otherwise they would be in real trouble!
Pu Yanlan heard this and said calmly,
"Don't worry, we won't kill you, but...it's easy to make you ours..."

Pu Yanlan's move was the soul-fusion technique she had figured out over the years. She merged a little ghost she had refined into Yang Shangong's body, imprisoning Yang Shangong's soul in a small corner. In this way, she could obtain his memory and walk in front of everyone without being suspected. This trick can be used on humans, ghosts, demons, and monsters. The three ghost messengers in front are doing the same now, and are patrolling the city as usual!

He stretched out his hand and touched the top of Yang Shangong's head. Yang Shangong felt as if a drop of ice water was poured down his head. His body shuddered and his eyes widened. After a while, his expression returned to calm. He stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Master, I will obey your orders..."

As for missions, of course there are!
That is to modify the Book of Life and Death, modify it without telling Yama, and change the Book of Life and Death of Mu Tiangang, Mu Xun, Huang Tianming, and Cui Renyuan, so that they will no longer suffer in the cycle of reincarnation!
"This one……"

Xin Yangshan Gong searched in his mind and then responded,

"It's not difficult to change it, but the difficulty lies in how long we can keep it secret..."

After a pause, he said again,

"According to the rules, the Book of Life and Death will be checked every hundred years. A hundred years is neither short nor long. If Yama still remembers the events of these four people by then, he might... find out!"

This matter... is indeed a bit difficult to handle!
Gu Shiyi stroked his chin and thought to himself,

"It's nice for a while if we change, but they are in charge of the current officials. As long as they are in charge of the job, they will find ways to make things difficult for you in the future. We can't come down every hundred years..."

So he looked at Pu Yanlan. Pu Yanlan thought about it, but couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so he said,

"Put this aside first..."

But he asked about another matter, which was the real business of the two of them.
"Does Lord Yang know... is there a place in the underworld that is neither life nor death, neither yang nor yin?"

"Neither life nor death...neither yang nor yin..."

Yang Shangong frowned tightly and searched his memory again.
"A place like this..."

He thought for a long time, then shook his head slowly.

"That... I really don't know, but there is a Soul Containing Pavilion in the main hall, which contains millions of volumes of books. Who knows, maybe I can find it there..."

Pu Yanlan glanced at Gu Shiyi and said,

"If that's the case, then let's go look for it first..."

As for revising the Book of Life and Death, they won't leave the underworld for a while anyway, so let's plan it slowly!
So the red ghost Yang Shangong in front of Lord Yama, followed by two little ghosts, went back to the main hall. The main hall of Yama was where Lord Yama worked. Lord Yama was not always on duty, so the main hall was not always open. The clerks had another side hall outside the hall, which was responsible for handling various files. After they were processed, they would be presented to Lord Yama. At this time, the ghost clerk on duty was writing at his desk. Hearing the voices of the little ghosts serving outside, he hurriedly put down his pen, stood up and greeted them.

"Mr. Yang Shan, weren't you already on duty? Why are you here again... Is there something you want to tell me?"

In theory, he and Yang Shangong were equal in rank, but Yang Shangong was favored by King Yama and was the leader among the ghost officials. Therefore, the ghosts were naturally respectful to him. Yang Shangong nodded and said,

"It's not a big deal, but Lord Yan Luo has assigned me a new task to go to the Soul Pavilion to check the old archives. Just mind your own business!"

The ghost official nodded and sat back down. He saw Yang Shangong take out a blank voucher from the bookcase against the wall.

"You put your stamp on it for me..."

To enter and exit the Soul-Enhancing Pavilion, one must have a certificate, which must be stamped with a large red seal. The ghost official did not suspect anything and stamped the certificate immediately. He watched Yang Shangong leave, but he was secretly muttering in his heart,
"Today this old man is so kind..."

He looked at it again and said,
"The two ghost messengers following him look so unfamiliar. I have never seen them before..."

Yang Shangong led the two into the vast treasure house of books in the underworld. Fortunately, with the help of the ghosts who managed the treasure house, the three found an extremely old ancient book, which didn't even have a title. Gu Shiyi raised his eyebrows when he picked it up.
"Hey... Yan'er, what is this book made of?"

Pu Yanlan took it and looked at it, then said calmly,
"Human skin is used as the pages, human blood is used as the ink, um... bone powder should be added to the ink..."

That is why it has been able to be preserved for thousands of years in a place like the underworld where the yin energy is extremely strong.

When he opened it, he saw that it was ancient writing. The writing of the underworld is naturally different from that of the living world. It was also the ancient writing of the underworld. Even Yang Shangong and the ghost officials who managed the place did not recognize it. Fortunately, Pu Yanlan was well-read and had really seen this kind of ancient underworld writing. After flipping through it for a while, he looked up and asked Yang Shangong, who was standing respectfully beside him,

"Is there a place in the underworld called Wuyou Ridge?"

"Wuyouling?"

Yang Shangong pondered for a long time, shook his head, and asked the clerks beside him. Everyone shook their heads. But an old ghost who was serving water and tea took over the conversation.
"Wuyou Ridge... that place is near Huangquan... because of the frequent disappearances of ghosts there, no one has patrolled for many years..."

As soon as he spoke, everyone turned to look, and saw this old ghost, with a big bald head, only a few sparse hairs behind his ears, a garlic nose, triangular eyes, two yellow teeth in his mouth, a skinny body hunched over, and so many wrinkles on his face that they could kill a mosquito. The two looked him up and down, and the old ghost nodded and bowed, laughing along.
"Oh...there is actually such a place?"

Yang Shangong was surprised.

"Why have I never heard of it?"

The old ghost grinned and said, "That happened many years ago. You all took over when Lord Yama took office this time, so you naturally didn't know. I have experienced five Yamas here, so I know more..."

When the ghosts heard this, they all looked at the old ghost in surprise.

"You have stayed in the underworld for so long, why haven't you been reincarnated yet?"

For old ghosts like these, the underworld will count them every five hundred years. If there are any that are willing to be reincarnated, they will be released as a mercy. You have to know that a Lord Yama may live for three to five thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years. So this old ghost must have been here for tens of thousands of years, right?

It was not the first time that the old ghost was asked about this, so he smiled and said,

"I have been very happy in the underworld because of the care you have given me. If I were to go to the world of the living, I would have to endure the coldness of human nature and the indifference of the world. I do not want to be reincarnated and would like to serve you all here forever!"

Everyone heard this and did not suspect anything, so Yang Shangong asked,
"Then why didn't you report the disappearance of a ghost in Wuyouling?"

The old ghost laughed,

"The disappearance of the ghost messengers happened during the time of the last Lord Yan Luo. At that time, the Lord personally went to Wuyou Ridge for inspection. After returning, he ordered the ghost messengers not to go to Wuyou Ridge for inspection anymore, and forbade ghosts, big or small, to go there. As time went by, it was forgotten. This happened to me. If it was someone else, the Lords would not be able to find out the truth no matter how hard they tried!"

There are actually quite a few such places in the underworld. When the heaven and earth were first separated, the boundaries between yin and yang were clearly defined. However, many places in the underworld were chaotic. Therefore, in addition to concentrating on arranging reincarnation matters, successive Yamas also had to send people to expand the territory. There were many mysterious places like Wuyouling, and many underworld officials who were not skilled enough would die silently and inexplicably in them!

After hearing this, Gu Shiyi glanced at Pu Yanlan, but without saying anything, Pu Yanlan knew that her best friend wanted to ask,

Since there are many places like this, how can you be sure that Wuyouling is the place we are looking for?
Pu Yanlan smiled slightly and returned her look.
I certainly have my reasons!

She turned around and gave Yang Shangong a look. Yang Shangong understood and nodded.
"Very good. Lord Yama mentioned to me earlier that the overall situation in the underworld is now stable and it is time to send people to patrol everywhere. I came here to check and see how many places like Wuyouling there are. Can you go and check and see if there are any more places like this?"

The ghost officials who were in charge of the Soul-Enhancing Pavilion took their orders and left. Gu Shiyi then asked,

"Yan'er... Is Wuyou Ridge really the place we are looking for?

Pu Yanlan nodded and said,

"Nine times out of ten..."

After saying that, she stretched out her finger and pointed at the ancient book. The book opened without any wind and stopped at one of the pages. Pu Yanlan pointed at a few columns and said,

"There are three unclear points in the chaos of yin and yang. The first is that yang is hidden in yin, the second is that yin is hidden in yang, and the third is the smallest, but it does not know yin and yang. If it is only ten feet away, the yin and yang will be unbalanced immediately. Even Yama dare not stop it..."

He turned another page and said,

"It also records several other places that cannot be approached. One of them is Sifang Mountain. Because of the chilly wind there, the ghost officials with lesser skills cannot stand it. Another place is called Huohuo Cave. There is a fierce ghost that escaped many years ago. It has become the Evil Ghost King and has tens of thousands of soldiers under its command. The ghost officials have led troops to wipe it out several times, but they have returned empty-handed every time..."

After a pause he said,

"For other places, there are detailed explanations for why the underworld cannot control them. Only Wuyou Ridge is unclear, and Yama behind it has not investigated it clearly..."

Pu Yanlan was right. The clerks helped find a lot of records about the topography of the underworld. There were many strange and mysterious places. Eight out of ten had detailed records of the reasons. Only 20% were unknown. According to the old ghost's recollection,

"These places have disappeared many years ago due to the landform changes... There are still a dozen or so places left, which are all the problems left by the previous masters of the previous years. If the current master wants to make some achievements, I'm afraid he will have to pick a few of them to start with!"

This is the tough bone left by the previous Yama Luos. If the current Yama Luos wants to take a nibble on it, he will have to carefully consider his own abilities!

Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan counted them one by one and both felt that Wuyou Ridge was the most similar to the place they were looking for!
After coming out of the Yunling Pavilion, the three returned to Yang Shangong's residence. Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan discussed,
"There are two things to do now. One is to revise the Book of Life and Death, and the other is to explore Wuyou Ridge. I'm afraid Wuyou Ridge should still be ranked first..."

Pu Yanlan nodded,
"Let's go to Wuyou Ridge tomorrow. If it is really the place we are looking for, that would be the best. If not, I'm afraid it will take some more time..."

This matter is difficult, but also not difficult. If Mu Tiangang was still alive, he might be able to get help from the underworld now. Unfortunately, things have changed and the owner of the underworld in this world has changed. They have to avoid the Yin Cha in their actions to prevent the underworld from doing bad things after they are discovered. After all, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. After all, this is someone else's territory!

The two discussed for a while and decided to take the old ghost from the Yunling Pavilion with them.

"That old ghost has been in the underworld for so long. I also heard him say that in the early years, he followed the ghost messenger and traveled all over the underworld. He is really a living map. We might as well bring him along to lead the way for us. I think we can save a lot of unnecessary trouble!"

Gu Shi nodded,

"This is a good idea!"

He then ordered Yang Shangong to find an excuse to bring the old ghost out. When the old ghost came over and saw the two of them, he hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, two yincha masters!"

Gu Shiyi smiled and said,

"This time, we are doing something for Lord Yan Luo. He sent us to explore Wuyou Mountain. Do you know the way?"

The old ghost thought about it and nodded repeatedly.
"Although I am old, my brain is still useful. Although I only went there once many years ago, I still remember it now!"

"That's great, this time you have to lead the way!"

The old ghost responded quickly.
"I will do my best!"

The two of them didn't waste any words, and took the old ghost with them and left the city in a gust of cold wind. After Yang Shangong became their own, they became very convenient. With the badges of the Yinchai on their bodies, no one checked them when they came and went. When they entered and left the city gate, the Yinchai guarding the gate even bowed to them.

"You two newcomers?"

Gu Shiyi smiled and went up to return the greeting. With her ability, she made the other party believe in just a few words that they were out of the city to do business for the adults, and she even waved and watched them go away...