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Chapter 350 Underworld Messengers Borrow Passage, Underworld Cultivators Avoid (Bonus Chapter 3135)

Bai Hongtao stood up immediately upon receiving the news.

As he headed towards Wangjiagou, he called Bai Yongnian.

"A messenger from the underworld passing through?"

Bai Yongnian was also stunned; he had never heard of such a thing.

Looking at Ji Mo, who had just tied up a vengeful ghost and killed it with the ashes from the bonsai pot, Ji Mo thought for a moment and said, "Director Bai, send me your location. We'll head over there in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Yongnian told Ji Mo about the matter.

Just like Bai Yongnian, Ji Mo also felt that instead of killing a few more vengeful ghosts, it would be better to see what it meant to be a messenger of the underworld.

Aren't the underworld messengers just like them?
What is the "ghost messenger borrowing a path"?

Immediately, the two put on raven feather raincoats and headed towards the location Bai Hongtao had indicated.

Bai Hongtao set off first, but Bai Yongnian and his companion arrived first.

The two people who arrived at Wangjiagou did not go down, but instead circled above Wangjiagou in the form of crows.

Soon, the two saw the so-called 'underworld messenger's passage'.

At this time, the underworld messengers were no longer in Wangjiagou, but were wandering in the mountains near Wangjiagou.

After Bai Yongnian and Ji Mo transformed into human form on another mountain, they put on a net sieve together.

But then he was taken aback.

Because the ghostly procession on the opposite mountain did not appear under the sieve's mesh, but the gathering of yin energy in the surrounding area was fully revealed under the sieve.

"How is this going?"

The two tried several times, but they were unable to see the level of the ghosts in the group through the net.

With doubts in his mind, Bai Yongnian took off his raven feather raincoat and said to the raven feather in his hand, "Lord Raven, we have discovered something..."

Bai Yongnian truthfully told Ya Yu everything he had seen and what Bai Hongtao had said. Immediately afterwards, Ya Yu in his hand transformed into a crow.

The crow appeared and landed on Bai Yongnian's shoulder.

"Ignore them, they are our underworld messengers."

Upon hearing the word "walking," Bai Yongnian and Ji Mo's gazes towards the group of "people" immediately changed.

If they are walking, wouldn't that mean the old man leading the group is on the same level as the Raven Prophet?
No wonder the mesh strainer didn't work!

Suddenly, Bai Yongnian said to Ya Xianzhi, "I wonder how much good karma is needed to get this person to help?"

"It's not much, just a hundred merits will do, but if he comes, when he leaves will depend on his own will."

Bai Yongnian was puzzled.

"Does this person not intend to leave immediately after resolving our problem?"

"Gah! Of course, just like now, when the ghosts behind him reach a certain level, he will naturally leave."

Bai Yongnian nodded and made a note of it.

In that case, summoning this person might be more cost-effective than summoning other people in certain special circumstances.

After the Raven Prophet finished speaking, he transformed back into a feather.

After watching for a while, Bai Yongnian and his companion transformed back into a flock of crows and flew back to Mubei City.

Half an hour later, Bai Hongtao arrived late.

When he called Bai Yongnian, he received a definite reply.

That person is a messenger from the underworld; do not disturb him!
Upon receiving this news, Bai Hongtao was somewhat excited.

Walking in the underworld—these are members of the underworld, higher than the underworld officials. It's fine not to disturb them, but you can't just not say hello, can you?

That would be impolite!
Bai Hongtao straightened his collar, told the others to wait where they were, and then walked toward the suspicious group that they were sure to take.

He then stood still, waiting for the arrival of the underworld messenger.

As the group of sneaky figures drew closer, Bai Hongtao felt a growing sense of unease.

As the director of the Bureau of Public Opinion, he knew about the underworld travelers and that there were god-like beings among them.

Currently, apart from the headquarters and the few cities where the Underworld Walkers have stitched up the cracks, no one from other branches has seen the Underworld Walkers.

He was perhaps the first branch chief to meet the underworld official in private.

If we can build a good relationship with the officials of the underworld, perhaps many of the problems in Mubei City can be solved better.

As to whether this was flattery, he didn't care.

If flattery could make all the evil spirits of the Great Xia disappear, he believed many people would be willing to flatter.

"coming."

Looking at the old man leading the group a hundred meters away, Bai Hongtao straightened up.

But just then, he sensed something was wrong.

And this slight unease quickly grew stronger and stronger.

Every bone in his body was trembling and itching.

It seemed... it seemed to leave his body and enter the line ahead.

Bai Hongtao was startled. The ground beneath his feet exploded, and he was thrown backward, far away from the passing underworld messengers.

Watching the group of suspicious men, led by the old man, continue climbing another mountain, Bai Hongtao wiped the sweat from his brow, picked up his phone, and made a call to the General Administration.

"Director Chu, I have some information about traveling to the underworld that I need to report..."

Half an hour later, the directors of all the polling bureaus in Daxia received a document from the headquarters.

The document is titled: "The Underworld Officials Use This Route, While the Underworld Cultivators Avoid It".

……

After Chen Xin used Huang Ying, who was carrying the Sorrow Staff, to clean up all the existing and soon-to-be-born ghosts in Wangjiagou, he used the Sorrow Staff to collect all the ghosts into it.

The ability to contain ghosts and spirits was not an effect gained after the Staff of Sorrow was upgraded, but rather because Chen Xin imprinted the Heavenly Seal on the banner.

Just as he had imagined, the mourning staff with the Heavenly Seal of the Pot had become a 'Banner of Ten Thousand Souls' that could collect ghosts and spirits.

Before reaching the Yama level, although the Sorrow Staff had a Pot Heaven space, it was actually only for storage and did not enhance the Sorrow Staff's strength in any way.

However, after entering the Yama level, the combination of the Pot Heaven Space and the Sorrow Staff's [Night Walk] resulted in a 1+1>2 effect.

The Sorrow Staff's [Night Walk] ability is quite powerful. If Huang Ying were to carry the Sorrow Staff and walk through the Great Xia Dynasty, Chen Xin believed that the ghosts and spirits gathered behind him could circle the entire Blue Star.

However, during this process, Chen Xin could no longer recall the mourning staff.

The Staff of Mourning cannot bring back the spirits that follow it, so once the recall operation is performed, the spirits that follow the Staff of Mourning will be freed from their restraints and will disperse on the spot!
One can imagine the effect if a ghost capable of circling the entire planet suddenly went out of control. Therefore, while the [Night Walk] ability is incredibly powerful, it still has certain limitations.

But now, with the possession of the Heavenly Seal, this situation has changed.

Chen Xin could have stored the ghost in the Pot Heaven Space before recalling the Sorrow Staff, so that even if the ghost went out of control, it would only be within the Pot Heaven Space.

The entrance to the Pot Heaven Space can be opened again when Chen Xin uses the [Night Walk] ability again.

In this way, there is no need to start all over again and gather the evil spirits anew.

In this process, there is only one condition that limits how much ghost Chen Xin can control, and that is the size of the Pot Heaven space.

Therefore, as long as Chen Xin has enough Yin virtue, he can continuously increase the space of the pot on the mourning staff.

One day, when the staff of mourning is waved, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of ghosts will appear around.

With the [Guardian] effect of the Staff of Mourning, Chen Xin can instantly create a ghost town!
Another characteristic of "night travel" is that the ghostly activity during night travel is visible but untouchable.

In its night-walking state, the ghost is merely a phantom; it cannot attack or be attacked.

This state is similar to the underworld, but it is not actually the underworld.

The "Night Walk" of the Sorrow Staff is more like a cloak for ghosts; if you can't break through this cloak, you can't touch the body inside.

Even the Yama-level Staff of Sorrow is not invincible. If a Black Abyss-level ghost attacks the night-walking team, it can still hit the ghosts in the team.

Overall, Chen Xin was quite satisfied with the effects of the upgraded Yama-level Sorrow Staff.

After testing the effects of the mourning staff, Chen Xin thought of Wang Zhibo, who had been affected during his nighttime journey.

Immediately, he took a step and returned to Wangjiagou.

……

Wangjiagou, at Wang Xiang's home.

Bai Hongtao and the other members of the Bureau of Investigation were looking at Wang Zhibo, who was lying on the bed with a pale face and cloudy eyes.

"We are aware of your situation, and thank you for your efforts."

"The Bureau of Polls will not treat anyone who has contributed to Great Xia unfairly."

"For the rest of your life, you will receive a monthly subsidy of 5,000 Daxia coins from the Bureau of Investigation until your death. If you have children, you will also receive a one-time subsidy of 200,000 Daxia coins after they reach adulthood."

"If children want to join the Bureau of Polling, they are exempt from all tests except for the necessary screening."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhibo opened his eyes, which seemed to be covered with a layer of paste, and looked at the blurry figures by the bed.

He smiled and said, "Thank you, but I still want to know what that thing is."

Looking at the weak Wang Zhibo on the bed, Bai Hongtao said, "Those are underworld figures. They are not targeting you, but any evil spirits. If you were a cultivator or an ordinary person, you would be fine today."

Upon hearing this explanation, Wang Zhibo remained stunned for a long time, and Bai Hongtao's departure failed to rouse him.

It wasn't until Wang Xiang entered the room that he asked him if he needed something to eat.

"No need, thank you. I'm afraid I'll have to stay at your house tonight."

Wang Zhibo looked at the blurry image of Wang Xiang and said with a smile.

"Uncle Zhi, what are you saying? You saved my sister. You should rest first, Uncle. Just call me if you need anything. I'm right next door."

"it is good."

After Wang Xiang left, Wang Zhibo fell silent again.

Slowly, he began to reflect on his life.

After experiencing paranormal events for the first time when he was young, he became obsessed with finding ways to deal with ghosts and spirits.

As a result, he caused his godfather's death in a supernatural event.

Filled with self-reproach, he left Wangjiagou to seek the power to become stronger.

Twenty years later, when he returned to Wangjiagou, he had the ability to deal with the vengeful ghosts, but he was not happy.

Over the years, he has come to understand a saying: ignorance is bliss.

Upon returning to Wangjiagou, he simply wanted to use his limited skills to help the people of Wangjiagou and to atone for what he had done in the past.

Unfortunately, he still seems to be too weak.

So weak that before even seeing the opponent, they're already half dead.

"Heh...it seems like I can settle down and start a family."

Wang Zhibo chuckled.

Just then, he noticed a figure standing beside his bed.

Startled, Wang Zhibo thought he had been too engrossed in his thoughts to see anyone come in.

"Wang Xiang?"

Wang Zhibo called out softly, but received no response.

Just then, the figure reached out a hand, grabbed his chin, and pried open his mouth.

His hands were dry, thin, and cold; he tried to break free, but he had no strength at all.

Just then, he felt a mouthful of... wine in his mouth?

Gudong!

He swallowed instinctively.

Before he could feel remorse, he discovered a cool sensation that shouldn't have appeared, welling up from his abdomen and washing over his body.

Strength is beginning to return.

Just then, a cool sensation entered his eyes, washing away the white film covering them.

With his vision clear, Wang Zhibo finally saw the figure in front of the bed.

One, a gaunt old man.

"you are?"

Wang Zhibo had never met the other party.

Just then, he heard a sentence.

"Would you be willing to become a messenger in the underworld?"

……

(End of this chapter)