Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 165: Stuck in a bug

Zhao Yifu held the killing knife in one hand, and when he appeared again, he was already in a dark square.

The sky was pitch black, but the ground was emitting a blue light.

Figures stood in the square, casting shadows everywhere.

But when Zhao Yifu appeared here, the people around him involuntarily moved aside.

He heard some code words:
"Ominous knife, which ghost messenger is this?"

"I've never seen it before, but it's a little scary..."

"Stay away from him."

……

Zhao Yi Fu immediately realized that it was his killing knife that intimidated these ghost officials.

He simply stood alone in the middle, using a small illusion trick to hide his face.

Just a moment later, two people appeared in the air above the square.

Even the dark sky could not swallow up the brilliance of these two people.

One black and one white, they are the two impermanences!

Yes, only the gods of the underworld can have their own divine light.

Zhao Yifu has seen Bai Wuchang before. This guy is the one who fools people!

However, Bai Wuchang didn't have time to pay attention to him now. He only heard Hei Wuchang say, "The Shentu Ghost Kingdom has detained a group of ghosts who were supposed to come to my underworld after passing through the Ghost Gate. All ghost officials, listen up! Target the Shentu Ghost Kingdom and take back those dead souls!"

There was no mobilization order, just stating the target and then going...

Zhao Yifu seemed out of place among the group of ghost officials because he was the only one wearing a phantom Confucian robe.

At this time, Bai Wuchang quietly came to his side and said, "The Netherworld Messenger's Order can transform into a ghost mask from the underworld. When you put it on, you will have a set of underworld uniforms."

"The underworld is not peaceful, and the underworld uniforms have a certain degree of protection."

Zhao Yi Fu immediately did as he was told. With a thought, the Netherworld Messenger's Order turned into a mask made of an unknown material.

He put on the mask, and immediately his whole body was covered with clothes made of Yin energy.

Then he was stunned for a moment and said, "It seems like this has other functions?"

He really didn't expect that the Netherworld Messenger's Order would activate different functions after arriving in the underworld.

Bai Wuchang said, "As long as you are in the underworld, this Netherworld Messenger Order can provide you with a constant supply of Yin energy as support, and it also has the characteristic of continuous growth."

"And its growth can also feed back into you, strengthening your spirit."

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but ask, "Then how do we make it grow?"

Bai Wuchang said succinctly: "Eat ghosts."

Zhao Yifu:!!!

My goodness, what is going on in this underworld? Why does this Netherworld Messenger's Order look like a magic weapon?
Then Bai Wuchang said, "Perform well. This opportunity is rare. It is also a rare opportunity for promotion for the ghost messengers in the underworld."

After saying this, He left without feeling the slightest bit sorry for deceiving people.

Or perhaps in Bai Wuchang's heart, he was still thinking that Zhao Yifu was lucky enough to have encountered such a good thing not long after becoming a temporary ghost messenger.

Zhao Yi Fu just followed the team of ghost officials in front of him and walked on a dark road.

He didn't even know where he was going, he just followed mechanically.

It seemed like a moment, or perhaps after walking for a while, shouts and screams came from the front.

It’s done right away, so casual.

Zhao Yifu rushed into the battlefield with the people around him.

This place has become a bloodbath.

In the dim space of the underworld, there was a faint blue light fog, and from time to time a ferocious ghost rushed out from the light fog and fought with a group of ghost officials.

When Zhao Yifu saw that it was an evil ghost, he immediately thought of the Old Yin Immortal Meat, and then chopped it out with a knife without any hesitation.

The evil ghost was struck to death without a sound.

This is different from the evil ghosts at the ghost general level. Everything will be gone with one chop, leaving him no chance to cut the flesh.

But at this moment, the ghost mask on his Yin Shen's face suddenly opened its mouth and absorbed all the spiritual essence produced by the evil ghost.

Zhao Yifu immediately felt a force feeding back from the mask, making his Yin Shen body seem even more powerful.

All the resentment and hatred from the evil spirit was absorbed by the killing knife, without any waste.

My goodness, there is nothing left of this evil ghost.

Strictly speaking, he ate it all up!
Only a bit of true spirit floated back to the sky, and I don’t know if it was reincarnation again?
Zhao Yi Fu felt that what his ghost mask absorbed was actually the ghost body of the evil ghost that he had dispersed. In other words, the Old Yin Immortal Meat should also fall within its absorption range?

When he thought of this, he removed one of the two seals stored in the Ghost Face Space with a thought.

Half of the old Yinxian meat was released from this seal.

The next moment, the foul smell spread.

However, what made Zhao Yifu feel uncomfortable was that he actually thought the taste was very fragrant and seemed very delicious.

At this moment, the ghost mask on his face actually began to open and close its mouth and chew itself.

It seemed like it was eating something in big mouthfuls, and it smelled particularly delicious.

And in Zhao Yifu's perception, the ghost mask attached to his surface was rapidly growing stronger...

Externally, there is leather armor on his underworld uniform, which seems to have greatly improved its protective capabilities.

It feels like going from a soldier to a squad leader.

Zhao Yifu felt the remaining seal and did not touch it again.

Because he thought that using Old Yin Immortal Meat to quickly upgrade the Netherworld Messenger Order was certainly possible, but he now had cheaper materials...

Those are the evil spirits.

Because they were all evil spirits that were completely consumed by hatred and resentment, they did not hesitate when the killing knife fell.

And during this fight, he also gained a deeper understanding of the swordsmanship taught by Emperor Wenheng.

The Emperor's swordsmanship originated from the battlefield, and perhaps only in the battlefield can one understand its true meaning.

At this time, Zhao Yifu's sword was opening and closing more and more vigorously, leaving no room for maneuver while chopping and killing.

He rushed all the way to where there were many evil spirits, and soon left his original position and entered another battlefield.

This battlefield is different. The evil spirits here seem to have retained some wisdom, so they fight with the ghost officials in an orderly manner.

Most of the ghost officials here also wore leather armor, similar to Zhao Yifu's attire.

If the ghost messenger had the advantage in the previous battlefield, then the two sides are evenly matched in this battlefield.

The evil ghosts themselves are very powerful, and they retain their wisdom, so many ghost officials are actually unable to defeat them.

Therefore, there were many cases on the battlefield where ghost officials were defeated by evil spirits and then eaten alive.

This is much more cruel than the secular battlefield.

Zhao Yifu still had no rival.

His Yin Shen body is actually not stronger than these evil spirits, but he is now fighting entirely based on his sword skills.

The killing knife stretched out its blade under the resentment and hatred, while the ghost face devoured the food voraciously.

As for Zhao Yifu, the resentment from the blade was constantly oppressing his nerves, and the pure yin energy transmitted from the ghost face was actually trying to extinguish the pure yang that was finally born in his yin spirit body!
This discovery troubled Zhao Yifu.

He was not afraid of the hatred in the knife, because he had expected it and could bear it.

But he was unhappy with Ghost Face's actions.

The dissatisfaction was only for a moment. For ordinary practitioners, there might be only two choices: completely devote yourself to the ghost path and practice this pure Yin method; give up the order of the Netherworld Messenger and never set foot in the underworld again.

But Zhao Yifu inherited the skills from the Pure Yang Immortal!
He was able to comprehend from the "Pure Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra" the method of using Yang to generate Yin and controlling Yin coldness. Now he just needs to use reverse thinking to figure out a method to generate Yang from Yin.

With the accumulation of knowledge in the early stage and the practical experience of reverse operation, the operation now feels smooth and natural.

Into his Yin Spirit, strands of pure Yin were injected, and when they circulated and gathered at the center point on his chest, they were transformed into pure Yang.

It was as if a bright light was lit in the chest of his Yin Shen body.

When this pure Yang showed up, it was obvious that he became the most dazzling guy around.

The evil spirits were attracted by Chun Yang and pounced on him desperately.

Zhao Yi Fu, holding a killing knife in his hand, began to kill people wantonly.

He walked calmly across the battlefield, his blade moving as cold as snow, the blade forming a series of streaks of light, and wherever he passed, evil spirits turned into spirits and dissipated.

Occasionally, when he saw a ghost officer in danger, he would lend an extra knife to help the ghost officer defeat his opponent. Therefore, he helped many ghost officers along the way and received a lot of gratitude.

Of course, the ghost's gratitude was of no use to him.

At this moment, he heard someone shouting not far away: "Help, spare my life!"

The voice seemed familiar. He turned his head and saw a familiar ghost messenger: Lou Luo.

This ghost messenger is still weak. It is being chased by a fierce ghost and is about to die.

Zhao Yifu saw this and didn't hesitate. He condensed the frosty power in his killing knife, and then, driven by his accumulated endless resentment and hatred, he slashed out from a distance...

With the help of terrifying resentment, the knife swung out with a silver-white sharp edge pointing straight forward.

He cut the evil spirit into pieces on the spot like cutting tofu.

The power of the Killing Sword is so strong that it has indeed long since surpassed the scope of ordinary weapons.

"Thank you, sir..."

Lou Luo hurriedly thanked him.

Zhao Yifu looked at the scattered sword light with depression.

Just now, he tried to use resentment to drive the knife, in order to see if he could consume the resentment that was gathering on the knife.

But I didn't expect that this killing knife would absorb the released hatred and resentment like breathing.

Therefore, the resentment and hatred in the killing knife was not consumed, but increased.

However, when Zhao Yifu carefully sensed the increase in resentment in the Killing Knife for the first time, he suddenly realized one thing: it was not completely without consumption!

The resentment and hatred he received was definitely less than before.

In other words, there was still some energy consumption when he slashed in the air, but he was not sure when the consumption occurred.

This aroused his interest and he began to experiment.

He no longer relied on his own skills and the sharpness of the killing knife to fight the enemy, but tried to activate the resentment in the knife to kill the enemy.

The power of resentment is very strong, especially when it is added to the Yin energy, it immediately makes his blade indestructible.

Then, this time he slashed out with his sword... well, he slashed everything very smoothly. His killing speed increased dramatically.

Because the negative energy brought by resentment and hatred has formed a wider and larger blade light, covering the blade of the original killing knife, every swing can take away a group of evil spirits.

The speed at which the resentment and hatred accumulated in the Killing Knife was also increasing rapidly, but Zhao Yi Fu noticed the time when the resentment and hatred would be consumed: the moment the blade cut into the opponent's body!

In other words, it was the moment when the opponent's physical defense was broken through that it collided with something.

That is the other party's resentment.

Zhao Yifu understood it after thinking about it.

This is really a good thing. He had been worried that the resentment in the killing knife would accumulate. Now he is glad to see a way to reduce it.

He continued to observe and try.

It was discovered that the evil spirits themselves were a kind of spiritual body that was driven by hatred and resentment to fight. They were all contaminated by hatred and resentment, and their every move would emit endless hatred and resentment.

Only those resentments that were mobilized to fight against Zhao Yifu would be offset, and the rest would become the "trophies" of the Killing Knife and be taken away.

Battles between ghosts should be like this. The winner takes everything from the loser. It is far more cruel than battles in the mortal world.

Zhao Yifu slowed down the speed of swinging his sword because he felt that if his purpose was to relieve resentment, this would not work.

You can't just kill the evil spirit with one blow...

So the intention of hiding the edge came into play again.

His knife turned into a knife for killing undead ghosts.

But every knife strike made those evil spirits scream and torture them terribly.

At such times, the evil spirits can only fight back with all their might, and in the process, completely eliminate their resentment and hatred.

What is the state of a ghost that has been freed from all resentment and hatred?

It looks like a "blank slate ghost", similar to the most common wandering ghost.

This kind of ghost no longer has any killing power. He has now figured out all the uses of the ghost mask. He opened his mouth and sucked... this "blank ghost" was sucked into the special space in the Netherworld Messenger's Order.

After torturing six evil spirits, Zhao Yifu suddenly heard Bai Wuchang's order: "Mission accomplished, retreat!"

He saw the ghost officials around him retreating like the tide, so he retreated with them.

They came and went in a hurry. Zhao Yifu didn't know the whole picture, so he was confused like looking at flowers in the fog.

He fought the battle in a daze, and then followed the main force back to the square where they started in a daze.

I thought the meeting was about to end, but the two Impermanence Gods, Black and White, suddenly appeared and threatened everyone, "Routine inspection of the inner demons. Everyone, stay where you are and don't do anything unnecessary."

Zhao Yifu stood there waiting.

He saw two beams of light, black and white, moving back and forth among the ghost messengers.

Some of the ghost officials were clearly panicking, and some were showing signs of fear...

Suddenly, the beam of light found a ghost, causing it to let out a strange cry, and then revealed the image of an evil ghost with hideous horns on its head.

"This won't work. Pull him back and reincarnate. As usual, find him a good family."

Hei Wuchang sighed, and as he spoke, he suppressed the evil ghost-like ghost with a palm.

Bai Wuchang waved his hand and threw the evil ghost into the distance, probably sending it to the underworld to reincarnate.

Only then did Zhao Yifu realize that the ghost messenger could be damaged like this.

In the Yin Shen state, he came into contact with some mysterious information.

He suddenly realized that when the ghost messenger fought against the evil spirits, although he could strengthen himself by devouring the evil spirits, he also had to endure the hatred and resentment of the evil spirits like him.

Even many ghost officials use resentment and hatred to fight, but the more resentment and hatred they use, the more likely they are to trigger their own inner demons.

Therefore, after each such battle, the Black and White Impermanence would conduct a mental inspection of the ghost team.

Once it is found out who has developed an inner demon, the team with the demon will have to be eliminated and sent into reincarnation to start over.

A bowl of Meng Po soup can solve all the problems of the inner demon simply and roughly.

From this, Zhao Yifu also realized that there was indeed a "bug" in himself.

He kills with the Killing Sword, and can accumulate resentment on the sword to strengthen the magic sword.

He can also dispel resentment and hatred by fighting with evil spirits, thereby maintaining the power and pressure of the magic sword at an appropriate level.

But there is a problem here. If he wants to dispel resentment and hatred, he must use the resentment and hatred himself.

Once you use resentment and hatred, it is particularly easy to attract inner demons... or in other words, a second consciousness filled with resentment and hatred will grow in your heart.

So the problem is, he was kicked out of the demon kingdom by the great Mara.

In other words, his heart would not harbor demons, and he could use his hatred without restraint without worrying about backlash...

Praise Mara!

At this moment, Zhao Yifu was truly filled with gratitude towards the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven.

This person is definitely a benefactor on his path of cultivation.

It's another day of liking Moro.

At this time, the beam of light that was checking the inner demon fell on him, and naturally nothing happened to him.

But the Black Impermanence above his head let out a "Huh".

He said, "You've managed to maintain your Daoist heart even after killing so many evil spirits. You have great potential. When did such a promising ghost appear in our underworld?"

Bai Wuchang turned his head and took a look, then smiled and said, "This is the holder of the Netherworld Messenger Order, so he naturally has great potential."

Hei Wuchang was stunned after hearing this. He looked at Zhao Yifu deeply and then turned to check on the next ghost messenger.

After a round of inspection, thirteen ghost officials showed the appearance of evil ghosts and were eliminated from the ghost official team.

Bai Wuchang revealed a distressed look and said, "It's troublesome. With so many vacancies, there's no one left to do the task of guiding ghosts in the world of the living."

Zhao Yifu finally understood why there were so many wandering ghosts in the world.

The ghost messengers all dispersed, and then Zhao Yifu spoke up, "Excuse me, Lord Wuchang, I captured some souls during the battle just now. I wonder what to do with them?"

Bai Wuchang looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you still taking prisoners?"

"What are you taking prisoners for?"

In his opinion, what's the point of catching something like a ghost?

Zhao Yifu didn't say much, but directly released the six 'blank ghosts' and said, "These are the six evil spirits that just fought with me. I think they are no longer threatening, so I captured them."

Bai Wuchang was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Hei Wuchang, who was standing nearby, suddenly rushed over, grabbed Zhao Yifu by the collar, and said, "Do you have a way to resolve the hatred within the evil spirit?!"

As expected of a famous god in the underworld, his strength left Zhao Yifu with no way to resist.

He was angry and felt that Hei Wuchang didn't take him seriously enough.

Of course, he couldn't resist because he couldn't win now.

So Zhao Yifu, determined not to cause trouble, said, "Lord Wuchang, I am only a small cultivator in the mortal world. How could I possibly have such a method?"

"It was just a coincidence that I got a magic sword, which can absorb the hatred from the evil spirits when killing them."

"As long as those evil spirits are not killed by the magic sword, they will become the same as those six."

As he spoke, he offered the Killing Knife with both hands and said, "If the Divine Lord needs it, I will present this demonic knife to the Divine Lord."

Zhao Yifu spoke humbly, but he had already made a note of this Black Impermanence in his heart.

I feel so angry. When I am not as skilled as others, I can only choose to be humble.

Of course, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Wait until he becomes powerful and see how he takes revenge.

Hei Wuchang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he reached out to take it while saying, "You are so thoughtful."

Suddenly, Bai Wuchang coughed heavily. He then pressed Zhao Yifu's hand and pushed the killing knife back, saying, "We in the underworld have rules. How can you accept gifts casually?"

"It's already late. Why don't you return to your body in the mortal world? Do you really want to be a ghost messenger here?"

As he said this, he pushed Zhao Yifu away from here with force.

The body of the Yin God instantly crossed the void and returned to the place where his own body was in the world of the living.

The ghost face had turned back into the Netherworld Messenger, and Zhao Yifu suddenly woke up from his coma.

He stroked his chin and muttered to himself, somewhat hoping that the Black Impermanence would catch up with him and come to the mortal world.

In the underworld, he felt very uncomfortable because most of his strength was restricted. But in the world of the living, it was his home turf...

The ghosts and gods in the underworld can only act tyrannically in the underworld, so he is not afraid when they come to the world of the living.

"Jun Xin, how was this trip?"

Liang Zhongzhi's concerned voice came from the side.

Zhao Yifu saw that it was already dawn and felt that since Bai Wuchang was there, Hei Wuchang would not come.

So he said, "Nothing happened. I just experienced a battle in the underworld and I have some feelings."

Liang Zhongzhi nodded and said, "In that case, let's walk together in the sunshine today, so that you can feel more of the beauty of this world and get rid of the darkness of the underworld sooner."

Zhao Yifu nodded in agreement.

He indeed felt that the environment of the underworld was too depressing, and that senseless battle also made him feel uncomfortable all over.

It seems that to the underworld, ghost messengers are just consumables that can be replaced at any time. When they are sent to the front line, they don’t need to know too much. They just need to fight and accept rewards and punishments.

And Hei Wuchang's attitude also made him very unhappy, and he really needed some comfort in the human world.

……

The underworld, the square outside Fengdu City.

Hei Wuchang asked in confusion, "Old Bai, why are you trying to stop me? If his magic knife can really eliminate the hatred of evil spirits, it will be extremely valuable to us."

Bai Wuchang said helplessly: "Well said, it is indeed precious, but there are similar items in the underworld, right?"

"Think carefully about what happened to those who used those magic weapons?"

Hei Wuchang was speechless for a moment.

Bai Wuchang then said earnestly, "You also know that this man holds the Netherworld Messenger Token, but do you know why the Emperor gave him such a precious Netherworld Messenger Token?"

Hei Wuchang realized it belatedly and said, "He has a background!"

Bai Wuchang looked at his old friend and said earnestly, "Old Black, it's time to change your straightforward temper. If the man today was just an ordinary cultivator, it would be fine. But if he is someone with a strong background and unlimited potential, I'm afraid he will become a serious threat to you in no time."

Hei Wuchang said indifferently: "I will be my ghost messenger and do my job honestly. At worst, I will have nothing to do with him in the future."

Bai Wuchang shook his head again. He really had no way to deal with this old guy.

"Well, I hope we won't have too many interactions in the future."

(End of this chapter)