I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 329 The Underworld Duo, Professional Ghost Slayers

Me, to set things right?

Stop joking. Even telling a prostitute that she is a respectable woman is more practical than saying that to a zombie.

Xu Qing almost burst out laughing.

"Does the True Lord perhaps want to recruit me as an informant, to have me travel in the mortal world to find the person who possesses the treasures of the Underworld?"

The red-robed man's eyes lit up and he said, "That's not wrong! Although you have demonic methods, your magic is holy and pure. In addition, you can face the opportunity to become an immortal without losing your way, which shows that you are a person with great perseverance and determination. Moreover, I see that you are quick-witted and quite clever. If you are willing to seek the well-being of all living beings, then the Great Dao is within your reach!"

Xu Qing found the empty promises made by the other party increasingly amusing.

What great path is there to look forward to! If he agrees to that, he will be going against the Heavenly Emperor and all the Dharma Corpses of the Nine Netherworlds. How can he possibly achieve anything?
Xu Qing did not respond to the Demon Exorcist Lord's words. Instead, he asked, "Leaving that matter aside for now, what did you mean by saying that Tianjin is in imminent danger?"

Instead of answering, the burly man in red robes asked, "Have you heard that the Demon King Duo'e has a pair of twin coffins?"

"Never heard of it." Xu Qing said without changing his expression.

The burly man in red robes took a deep breath and continued, "Those twin coffins were originally a treasure bestowed upon the Ghost King Duo'e by the Ghost Law when he declared himself king. This treasure could allow the Ghost Soldiers of the Underworld to invade the mortal world and connect the two realms. The Ghost King Duo'e once planned to use these coffins to return to the human world and become the emperor of the human realm again."

"Unfortunately, he forgot that he had cultivated his powers for a thousand years in the Underworld, and if he were to descend to the mortal world, he would surely suffer a calamity from heavenly fire. The Ghost King Duo'e knew this perfectly well, so he buried the coffin in his daughter's grave, attempting to find a husband for her and have him serve as a law-abiding ghost."

Xu Qing frowned and said, "Why would Ghost Law bestow this treasure? Does Ghost Law also want to descend to the mortal world?"

"No, the Ghost Law's cultivation is so profound that even a True Immortal on Earth cannot defeat it. If it wanted to go to the mortal world, why would it go to such great lengths?"

The burly man in red robes sighed, "That's true, but you probably don't know that the Ghost Law opened the Yin River passage a thousand years ago and descended upon the mortal world!"

"But what no one expected was that beneath the Baisha River, which is a hundred miles wide in Tianjin, lurked a divine dragon whose head and tail are rarely seen."

"Jinmen is located in the east, and at its end is the mouth of the Jin River. As soon as Guilu descended into the mortal world, a blue dragon leaped nine thousand feet at the mouth of the river and borrowed the power of the stars in the heavens to drive Guilu back to the Yin River."

"They fought in the Yin River for a total of twelve years. The Azure Dragon guarded the Heavenly Gang, and its dragon armor was incredibly tough. Yet, even so, it was severely injured."

"This Yin-Yang Boundary Stele was destroyed by the Azure Dragon's body."

The red-robed man sighed, "That battle was truly terrifying. I only heard about Qinglong's serious injuries from Xuantan Zhenjun. At that time, both Guilu and the others were injured, but Guilu did not know the extent of Qinglong's injuries."

"In this turbid world, the more sacred and spiritual a thing is, the greater the impact! The Azure Dragon feigned a minor injury and returned to the mortal world, where it guarded the bottom of the White Sand River, all to deter the Ghost Law and prevent it from arbitrarily invading the mortal world."

Xu Qing suddenly realized why he kept encountering things related to the Azure Dragon. He just wondered what the connection was between the golden carp that had been robbed twice and the Azure Dragon.
The red-robed man said with some relief, "The hidden dragon should not be used. It is inevitable that the Azure Dragon will lie dormant. If it were to show itself, the Ghost Law would surely see through its weakness."

"However, eight or nine years ago, in the capital city, a place of great strategic importance, an evil spirit underwent a tribulation. Its power was unprecedented in my life. Perhaps the Azure Dragon God was worried, so he hid in the ravine and used his profound palm technique to divine the origin of that evil spirit."

"At that time, it was rumored that the Azure Dragon had fallen from the sky after being struck by lightning, and its blood fell like rain, with its scales scattered everywhere."

"Ghost Law was once attacked by Azure Dragon and was quite wary of it. Later, when he heard about the fall of the dragon, Ghost Law inquired about the news from various sources. Even in the Dry Bone Post Station, some ghosts offered high prices to buy Azure Dragon scales, but he never saw a single dragon scale."

At this point, the burly man in red robes also became extremely puzzled: "Now that I think about it, perhaps someone secretly helped us."

Xu Qing kept his eyes down, his mind focused, and remained silent.

The burly man in red robes sighed, "In recent years, the strange movements of the Ghost Law have become more and more frequent, so I suppose they have already guessed what it is."

"Just three years ago, when I had already prepared for the worst, the Ghost King Duo'e was killed in the waters of the White Sand River."

The red-robed man's eyes flashed, and he said with some excitement, "Perhaps it was the Azure Dragon God who made the move, or perhaps someone secretly helped. In any case, Ghost Law has been peaceful for three years because of this matter, and these three years have allowed my plan to be completely finalized."

"Now, the Ghost Law is stirring again. No one can say for sure when it will descend upon the mortal world. Only by nipping it in the bud before it makes its move can we ensure that the people of this land are spared from disaster."

Xu Qing remained silent for a long time.

He never imagined that the many things he had done unintentionally would have been silently influencing the situation in the mortal world and the underworld.

Xu Qing recalled the test set up by the Demon Exorcist Lord in the Bone Temple and roughly guessed that the other party's so-called scheme might also be related to this.

"True Lord, I have one last question: Why is the Ghost Law so insistent on descending to the mortal world? Logically, shouldn't its duty be to guard the underworld and the gateway to heaven?"

The red-robed giant uttered a startling question: "Do you still remember what I just said, about the Heavenly Emperor's desire to reforge the treasures of the Underworld?"

"The authority held by the Ghost Law is only the path of eating ghosts, which is the ultimate death. The original treasures of the underworld were divided in two by the King of Hell, one for life and the other for death."

"Ghost Law wants to invade the mortal world, relying on the desire to devour the living to condense the lacking power to grant life."

Xu Qing was completely speechless.

This isn't about "like cures like" or "you are what you eat." If consuming the thoughts of living people could grant one the power to give birth, then wouldn't the great shaman of the Temple of Fertility, who relied on the Tower of a Hundred Infants to try to create a new body, have already been reborn?

“The Ghost Law has already spiraled out of control. If it fails, the Heavenly Emperor will only use it as a pawn. At that time, it will only have one path: to collude with the Nine Netherworld Corpse.”

"But I cannot sit and wait until that day. I am the True Lord who slays ghosts and exorcises demons. It is my duty to slay ghosts and exorcise demons. Even if I have to pay a price, I will never sit idly by and watch the laws of ghosts bring disaster to the mortal world."

The burly man in red robes withdrew his gaze from the Yin River and looked down at Xu Qing again.

"Well, after hearing all this, are you still willing to lend me a hand?"

Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I only care about the safety of Tianjin. As for the overall situation and conspiracies, I have no interest in them."

"As for your question about finding the owner of the treasures from the underworld, I will not interfere."

The red-robed man's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this, and he said with some delight, "The ownership of the relic can never be confirmed. The relic was divided into two, and I am not the only ghost or god who has entered the world to search for this treasure over the past thousand years, but no one has ever found it."

"If that powerful artifact of the underworld truly falls into human hands, where in this vast world of the Three Realms and Six Paths can we find those two people?"

"The most urgent task right now is to nip Ghost Law in the bud in the Yin River!"

Xu Qing frowned again. The Ghost Law governs all ghosts, and its supernatural powers and ghost magic have already surpassed the realm of immortals. Otherwise, the terrestrial Nuo Immortal would not have avoided its sharp edge and laid the Duoe Ghost King as a chess piece in the Yin River.

If we also consider the severely injured Azure Dragon God and the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar beneath the Bone Temple, how could the power of Ghost Law be something that ordinary immortals and gods could not handle?
Xu Qing didn't think that the Exorcist Lord and himself together would have a chance of winning.

"I am but a mortal. Even if I have some mystical skills, they are nothing special. How can you, True Lord, think that I can be of any help?"

The red-robed man's eyes flashed. He tossed the demon-slaying sword in his hand back to Xu Qing and said, "If you are willing to take this sword, I will tell you the way to deal with Gui Lu. I will not lie to you, I am more than 30% confident in defeating Gui Lu!"

What percentage?

Xu Qing kicked the sword back the way it came.

"Then you should just shut up!"

"You kid!"

The burly man in the red robe showed some displeasure. Faced with the greater good, even if there was only a 30% chance of winning, he should still go without hesitation.

"Don't rush to refuse. The 30% I mentioned refers to the 30% I'm going to find the trap set by Ghost Law on my own. If my trip goes smoothly, I'll have at least a 50% chance of success!"

Having said that, the Demon Exorcist Lord flicked his sleeve and knocked the demon-slaying sword back into the ground.

Below, Xu Qing, upon hearing the 50% success rate, remained unmoved. He glanced at the incoming sheathed sword, leaped into the air, and with a backfist kick, sent the sword flying back. This was repeated three or five times until the red-robed man was utterly enraged, at which point Xu Qing finally caught the sword.

At this point, the chances of winning mentioned by the Exorcist Master had reached 70%.

Xu Qing held the Demon-Slaying Sword, which was regarded as a treasure by the world, but he was not fooled by the words of the Demon-Exorcising True Lord.

The reason he stopped kicking the sword like a ball was because he saw that the Demon Exorcist Lord was truly enraged.

"Tell me what the 70% figure is. If it's really as you say, I can consider it."

The Exorcist Lord has never been so lowly as he is today, but there's nothing he can do. For hundreds or thousands of years, the Yin River has not found a suitable candidate.

In this turbid and evil world, Xu Qing, who possesses the power of the Blood Lake, is truly a rare find.

"The law of ghosts is formed from the myriad ghosts, and its essence is the myriad ghosts. As long as one ghost's form and spirit remain, it will not perish."

"It can be said that it has no weaknesses, and it cannot be completely eradicated or destroyed."

“But I have slain demons for a thousand years and have never believed that there are any demons in this world that cannot be exterminated!” The Demon Exorcist True Lord’s eyes shone with divine light as he said, “The Mysterious Altar True Lord did not become a god in his physical body, but rather cultivated the divine path. He once said that the laws of ghosts and the divine path are similar, yet different.”

"Those who follow the divine path are bestowed the title of gods by the virtue of Heaven and Earth. If the object used to bestow the title of gods does not perish after their death, then the divine path will not perish. When the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar returned to the Void, he did not completely disappear, but was reincarnated and reborn."

"Ghost Law also has no physical body, so its form is ever-changing, and it constantly wanders among the ghost bodies of all ghosts. No one can completely destroy it."

"I have pondered for many years, even at the cost of delaying my own cultivation, all in order to find the weakness of the Ghost Law, but to no avail. It was only in recent years that I have finally had an epiphany!"

Unable to contain his excitement, the Exorcist Lord said with a hint of madness in his eyes, "Since it has no weakness, why can't I create one for it?"

"What it relies on is nothing more than not having a fixed physical body. All the ghosts are its life. But if I give it a physical body and imprison it in that body, even for just a breath, I will have the opportunity to completely destroy it!"

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Xu Qing looked at the nearly crazed red-robed giant and asked the most crucial question: "Whose physical body does the True Lord intend to give it?"

The Exorcist Lord remained silent for a moment, then a strange smile appeared on his lips. He said something shocking: "Naturally, it is the corpse of a ghost or god. I am proficient in ghost magic and supernatural powers. Apart from my corpse, the laws of the ghosts will not take the bait of ordinary ghost corpses or yin corpses."

"Boy, didn't you wonder before why the Ghost King Duo'e, the Eight Banners Marshal, the Yin Shi Dharma King, and others, all of whom are ghosts, were not devoured and merged by the Ghost Law?"

Xu Qing's eyes widened, as if something had flashed through her mind.

"That's it! The Eight Banners Marshals are all skeletons with flesh and blood. Could it be..."

"Excellent!" Exorcist True Lord clapped his hands and laughed: "If Ghost Law wants to obtain their magical powers, it must have a process of inhabiting the other party's body. It may only take a moment, but during this period, Ghost Law will no longer be without weaknesses."

"However, this weakness is not easy to find. Unless the Yin Corpse devoured by Ghost Law can guide others to find the weakness, Ghost Law can be destroyed!"

Xu Qing never imagined that the Exorcist Lord in front of him wanted to use himself as bait to go to the Yellow Springs with Ghost Law.

How much money does the King of Hell actually give you? Why are you working so hard?
"You want me to use your Demon-Slaying Sword to find the weakness of the Demon Law the moment it devours you, and then kill it?"

The burly man in red robes nodded and said, "Exactly! But you're looking for more than just its weakness; you're also looking for mine."

"I might not be fully conscious at that time, but you need to stay alert at all times and not hesitate for even a moment!"

Xu Qing frowned and said, "I haven't said whether I'll agree or not yet."

The burly man in the red robe laughed and said, "You agreed the moment you turned back."

Xu Qing pursed her lips and finally asked, "What is your weakness?"

The burly man in red robes chuckled, raised his hand, pointed to his head, and said, "Whether it's a corpse ghost or a skeleton ghost, whatever method it died by in life, that method is its weakness!"

Xu Qing activated his Qi Observation Technique and indeed saw a faint red glow on the Han man's forehead.

Xu Qing's heart stirred, and he suddenly asked, "I've heard that there's a major sect on the Yin River Ancient Road called the Yin Corpse Sect. This sect is famous for its ability to control zombies. Do those zombies have any weaknesses?"

The red-robed man paused for a moment, then spoke after a brief pause: "The most common zombies in the world are those with golden armor, and those that lie in wait are a rare sight, perhaps only once in a thousand years. Why bother looking for weaknesses in a zombie like this? As long as your supernatural powers are sufficient, you can destroy it."

"If we're talking about the most difficult to deal with, it's only zombies that have cultivated to the point of not dissolving bones."

The burly man in red robes laughed and said, "I have slain tens of thousands of ghosts and demons, and I have seen countless monsters in the process. I can say that there is no ghost or monster that I do not know. However, I have never seen a zombie that has cultivated to the point of not dissolving bones."

"I've also heard of the Yin Corpse Sect. They're just good at raising and refining ordinary corpse monsters. The only thing worth paying attention to is the Kui Ba corpse that's sealed under the Yin Corpse Sect."

"Does the Yin Corpse Sect really have a Kuiba?" This was the first time Xu Qing had heard such a definite answer from someone else.

The burly man in red robes nodded and said, "I heard Yama mention it in a casual conversation. That Kuiba is a drought demon that transcends the Three Realms and Six Paths, but I don't know why it has fallen into seclusion here."

Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then asked, "When does True Lord intend to implement the plan?"

"However, let me make this clear first: my current cultivation level is low, and I will not force myself to do things if I am not up to the task."

"Don't worry, with me holding the Ghost Law in check, I can at least buy you a breath or two to escape."

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "Then I'll believe in the True Lord this time!"

The Azure Dragon lies dormant, waiting for the Ghost Law to realize its presence. Sooner or later, it will extend its reach into the mortal world, and he cannot simply stand idly by.

However, Xu Qing agreed to the Demon Exorcist Lord's request for another important reason: he had many ways to save his life.

He could gamble once, and if he won, he could still stay in Tianjin with peace of mind. The exorcist he had cooperated with would also return to the ruins here, and his hidden cards would not be exposed.

If you lose the bet.
The Ghost Law will inevitably descend upon Tianjin as usual. At that time, whether he gambles or not, he will only have one option: to take the entire gang and wander to another place.

Before Xu Qing left, the Exorcist True Lord felt as if he had forgotten something very important. Just before the paper sedan chair was lifted, he remembered it.

"You only know about my weaknesses, why don't you ask about the weaknesses of the Ghost Law?"

Although no one appeared inside the paper sedan chair, voices could be heard coming from within—

"No need. I only need to know the True Lord's weakness. As for the Ghost Law, I'll ask him. Does the True Lord even know?"

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It would have been better if Xu Qing hadn't replied. But as soon as he did, the Demon Exorcist True Lord, who had been prepared to die for his cause, hesitated for a moment.

Will this kid only target his weaknesses?
The more the Exorcist Lord thought about it, the more unreliable the young man in the paper sedan chair seemed. But things had already come to this point, did he have any other choice?
"So be it, I'm going to die either way. I was never afraid in my life, so why would I be afraid now?"

Moreover, Zhong has dedicated his life to slaying demons; if he could return to the Void on the path of eliminating evil, it would be a fulfillment of his wish.

The burly man in the red robe looked at the desolate Yin River and grinned.

In the distance, Xu Qing, sitting in a sedan chair, stroked the demon-slaying sword in his hand, remaining silent.

He already knew about Ghost Law's weakness when Exorcist True Lord intended to sacrifice himself for his cause.

(End of this chapter)