Hell Emperor.

Chapter 393 Xia Wei-Saving the World
In the Soul-Nourishing Spring, a magical scene is happening.

The elderly Wanshou, under the nourishment of the magical spring water, is like a dead tree coming back to life, and is full of vitality.

The old and decayed appearance of the past is no longer there, replaced by a slender and graceful figure, with jet-black hair spread out, covering the water surface, not appearing messy, but rather adding a bit of laziness and weariness.

Ye Jie's eyes twitched. He couldn't believe it. The old man who looked as old as a mummy just now, had turned into a charming fairy in the blink of an eye under the nourishment of the Heart-warming and Soul-nourishing Spring. No one could have imagined that the real appearance of the old man would be like this.

Compared with Ye Jie who looked weird, Wanshou Laoren seemed much more natural. On the contrary, it was Ye Jie's absurd and bizarre eyes that made her feel quite resentful:
“Don’t be fooled by my appearance. Thousands of years ago, when the immortal path was at its peak, I was also a fairy in my prime. I charmed many immortals, okay? But I was eroded by the Five Decays of the Celestial Beings, and for many years I could only drag my broken body around…”

Ye Jie looked at the old lady Wanshou and saw that she had a beautiful demeanor. Her every move exuded the calmness brought by the years. Her deep eyes revealed the tenderness and comfort of time. It seemed that when she was young, she had also blossomed with the best of life and charmed many immortals, which was not an empty talk.

Ye Jie coughed dryly and said with a cupped hand, "Excuse me... I never thought that the famous Wanshou Elder in the Qinglian Palace would have such a past."

The fairy in the pond looked displeased, and said in a sweet voice, "Palace Master Ye, I have regained my youth. It is a bit inappropriate to call me old, right? Palace Master Ye, don't you know that women don't like people saying they are old? If I were really old, it would be fine, but I am obviously not old. You should change your name."

Ye Jie was full of black lines on his head. Isn't this your own Taoist name? I didn't choose it for you, you chose it yourself, how can you be dissatisfied with the Taoist name? And since you are not old, don't call me old all the time!
Ye Jie maintained a calm expression. After all, Elder Wanshou was the big moneymaker of Yangshou Trade, so he had to follow her words and not offend her. "In that case, how about Empress Wanshou?"

"Only Xuannv is qualified to be called Niangniang. I am not worthy of such a title."

She waved her hand, not happy with the name Ye Jie mentioned. She soon came up with an idea and suggested, "How about this, from now on you can call me the Fairy of Longevity. I like this name very much."

Isn't this still Wanshou? Besides, shouldn't the Taoist name of a fairy be fairy-like? What about Fairy Miaorou, Fairy Yunshang, how can a fairy's Taoist name be Wanshou? Can this be the Taoist name of a fairy? Wanshou Demon Lord is more like it, right?
Ye Jie was so mad that he was too weak to complain and was sweating all over.

Seeing Ye Jie's embarrassed look, Fairy Wanshou seemed to have discovered something interesting. She couldn't help but chuckle and said to Ye Jie:
"Alright, Palace Master Ye, I plan to rest in the Soul Nourishing Spring. Please leave for now."

After hearing this, Ye Jie seemed to be relieved, and said goodbye: "Then I will leave first, and Fairy Wanshou, please have a good rest. I will visit the Wushen Temple soon. If Fairy Wanshou needs anything, please find the judge in the temple."

After saying that, Ye Jie was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by the Fairy Wanshou. Her tone was gentle and made people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze:

"By the way, I heard that the territory of the Golden Wheel Palace has been in turmoil recently. A distinguished beast-shaped master has died here. The Lord of the Beast-shaped Palace was furious when he learned about this and has sent people here. When Lord Ye is on a visit, you must be more careful."

Ye Jie's heart sank. The beast-shaped envoy mentioned by Fairy Wanshou was none other than Xiao En, who was killed by everyone's joint efforts. This action also offended the Beast-Shaped Palace. He would not let it go easily and would definitely be retaliated by the Beast-Shaped Palace.

According to Ren Changhong's investigation, there are a total of twelve famous beast-shaped masters in the Beast-Shaped Hall, and each of them uses a kind of wild beast as his way of cultivation. Xiao En is one of them. He uses the night owl as his way of cultivation, and all his moves are learned from the night owl.

The beast-shaped envoys are incredibly powerful, and the weakest are ghost fairies. Among them, the two most powerful envoys, the dragon and the phoenix, are ranked seventh, and their realm is even stronger than that of the Wanshou Fairy. They should not be underestimated.

Fairy Wanshou is so confident. I think she must have received some information as she is so well-informed.

Taking note of this reminder, Ye Jie said respectfully: "Thank you for the reminder, Fairy. I will pay attention to it."

At the same time, outside the Goguryeo royal city.

After parting with Ye Jie and others, Xia Wei went on her own, embarking on the road of stopping the life trade and saving the world.

Before they got close, they heard mournful cries on the wind. A group of soldiers rode their horses loudly, chasing after a poor man who had no chance of dying and had to flee in a panic. The sharp blades in their hands emitted a cold and eerie light.

"Please spare my life... I have already handed over fifty years of my life span, and I really can't give any more. If I give more, I'm afraid I won't live for many more days..."

With the blade pointed at his head, the man pleaded with the soldier to spare his life. The only answer he got was the blade raised in the soldier's hand:

"The king has ordered that if you want to live, every subject must hand over 70 years of life! What crime will you be punished for refusing to hand over your life?"

Xia Wei saw this scene, and a nameless anger burned in her heart. Her pupils lit up with a purple light. She was about to unleash the power of her Demon Eyes to completely eliminate those rebellious soldiers, but she suddenly heard a wolf howl in the distance. The howl was desolate and long, making people feel the sadness of the desert.

Xia Wei's pupils shrank. She felt an imminent threat from the howling sound, which made her hair stand on end and she felt uncomfortable all over.

As a strong wind blew, the group of soldiers were scattered by the huge force, their hands and feet were twisted, and they fell to the ground in pieces. The captain of the soldiers who was leading the shouting was even stepped on directly, bleeding all over, and died completely.

Taking this opportunity, Xia Wei also saw the man's full appearance. She saw that the man had a thick neck and knotted muscles, which revealed amazing strength. The snow-white wolf skin on his shoulders added a bit of toughness to him. His eyes were cold and sharp, and he looked like a wolf walking in the wilderness.

"That aura... is from the Beast Master!"

Feeling the astonishing aura, Xia Wei quickly made a judgment and recognized the identity of the person. An unknown rage suddenly ignited in her heart, and her knife-like eyebrows exuded a bit of murderous intent.

"Finally it was easy for me to find you. It was you who killed the beast-shaped master Xiao En?" The man spoke loudly as his breath confronted Xia Wei.

"So what if I killed him? Do you have the guts to avenge him?"

Xia Wei did not hide it either. The two pigtails behind her head fluttered in the wind unruly and she let out a low growl from the depths of her throat. She could no longer suppress the anger in her heart and wanted to compete with the beast-shaped envoy.

"No, it is not my mission to avenge him. My mission is to find his successor."

Xia Wei was stunned by the answer of the burly man, but he continued, "Xiao En will die, which means he is not qualified to be a beast master. Being with such a person will only bring shame to other beast masters. But you, if you kill him, it means you are qualified. How about it? Are you willing to join the Beast Hall and become a member of the Beast Master?"

After hearing the man's words, Xia Wei was still furious: "What beast-like envoy? You are just a bunch of lunatics. What qualifications do you have for me to join?" "Mad men? No, we are not crazy. We have a lofty vision to purify the world. It's just that ordinary people misunderstand us."

The burly man glanced at Xia Wei and said, "My name is Tianlang. Before Xiao En died, he told me that he had found someone with the potential to become a beastmaster. Is that person you? Let me tell you about you. What are you doing here?"

Xia Wei snorted coldly and shouted angrily, "Me? I'm different from you. I fight for justice and fairness in the world! The King of Goguryeo forcibly demanded 70 years of life, causing the people to suffer terribly. I don't know how many people died prematurely because of this. Today, I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and kill him on the spot!"

Tianlang made a gesture to keep quiet, listened attentively, and suddenly asked: "What if I tell you that the King of Goguryeo actually collected 30 years of life instead of 70 years?"

"Thirty years? But those soldiers clearly said it was seventy years!" Xia Wei didn't believe it and questioned.

Tianlang simply said, "The King of Goguryeo will collect taxes for thirty years, his ministers will collect taxes for forty years, and the ministers' subordinates will collect taxes for fifty years. With each layer of tax increase, the taxes collected on those people will finally become seventy years."

Xia Wei was furious when she heard this. Her eyebrows were filled with anger and her heart was burning with fire. Her face was as ferocious as an evil star descending upon the earth. She screamed, "If that's the case, then I will kill everyone here from top to bottom. No one who is involved will be able to escape! Only in this way can we restore peace to the world!"

After hearing this, Tianlang stood in awe and said with emotion: "Now I finally understand why Xiao En said that you can become a beast-shaped user. Your potential and your rage are even more amazing than I expected. If you can become a beast-shaped user, the dragon and phoenix users will pale in comparison to you. In time, you will become a greater existence than the beast-shaped palace master..."

Xia Wei didn't bother to pay attention to him: "Get away, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Tianlang didn't care about her sharp attitude, and just asked: "With your strength, even if you can really do all this and eliminate all those who have invaded the life span of Goguryeo, what will happen next?"

Xia Wei was stunned: "After what?"

"If one Goguryeo king is gone, there will be another Goguryeo king. If one minister is gone, there will be another minister. It is better to say that the world is full of people like them. This kind of thing will never stop. It will happen over and over again in a cycle. Even if you can stop the trade of life span, people in the world will still fight and kill each other for gold, silver, money, or cultivation resources. Things will still be the same. As long as there are people, there will be injustice. You can't change all this." Tianlang said coldly.

Xia Wei was angry: "How ridiculous! You all said that I can't change this. I want to ask, what good solutions do you have?"

"Of course there is a way."

Tianlang stretched out his hand and grabbed the soul of the dead soldier. He grabbed it and asked the soldier's soul, "What's your name?"

The soldier replied tremblingly: "My name is...Jin Qi."

Tianlang reached into his arms and pulled out a piece of torn paper. There were obvious marks of stitching on the torn page. A quick look revealed that it was made up of four different torn pages that were forcibly stitched together.

As Tianlang's mind moved, words appeared on the torn page:

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Tianlang spent 100 Yin De to modify the name file of "Jin Qi".]

【Jin Qi has been changed to Jin Qi (beast ghost).】

As the words on the torn page became apparent, Jin Qi's eyes lost focus and became completely lifeless, and a low growl like that of a wild beast emanated from his throat.

"Your soul has been purified. Free yourself from the sufferings of this world."

Following Tianlang's whispers, Jin Qi, who had lost all his consciousness, jumped out and began to wander around. If anyone else met him, they would be in big trouble.

Xia Wei's eyes narrowed and she asked, "What did you do? You just let the evil ghost run away!"

Tianlang didn't think so. He waved his hand and said, "I helped him escape from the sea of ​​suffering, freed him from the troubles of worldly thoughts, and cleansed his soul of the sins of being a human. From now on, he will not be troubled by foolish thoughts. I have done what you cannot do. He should thank me."

Xia Wei asked, "What's the difference between turning him into a beast-shaped ghost and killing him?"

"If we kill him, he will still be ignorant in his next life and will still kill each other like other people. He will not be able to be liberated in the cycle of reincarnation. Only by turning into a beast-shaped ghost and giving up that spiritual wisdom can he completely get rid of worldly distractions and be truly saved!"

Xia Wei remained silent, and listened to Tian Lang say:

"Don't you want to put an end to the cycle of deception and scheming among people? Now, the opportunity has come to you. By becoming a beast user, you can do all this. As long as I get the roster, I can solve the problem once and for all and save everyone!"

Xia Wei seemed to have heard something and asked, "Roster? What is that?"

"Its full name is the Dongsheng Shenzhou Wushen Temple's Book of Life and Death. The name of all living beings in Dongsheng Shenzhou is recorded on the roster, whether they are wild beasts in the mountains and forests, living beings in the world, or even lonely ghosts. Their names are all recorded."

After a pause, Tianlang spoke in a deep voice, with a chilling coldness in his words:
"With the roster, I can import all the names on it into the four-sided stitching page in my hand, and then modify the files in batches, turning all the creatures in the entire continent into beast-shaped ghosts without intelligence, so that they don't have to struggle in the sea of ​​suffering of reincarnation. From then on, there will be no more fighting and oppression in the world. Isn't this exactly what you want?"

Xia Wei's body trembled, her eyes flashed with ferocity, and she stared at Tianlang without saying a word for a long time.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn and murderous. Xia Wei's brows were tightly knitted together. She was thinking and pondering, struggling in her heart. Finally, she raised her head and declared to the whole world:

"You are right. I will put an end to the suffering and oppression in the world and eliminate all injustices between heaven and earth. I will make sure that no one will starve to death in the future! If the immortals in heaven don't want to take care of it, then let me take care of it! Killing a few kings and ministers alone will not change people's nature. This kind of thing will happen again and again. This world is fundamentally sick. If you want to save this world, you must get that roster!"

(End of this chapter)