You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 96 Another Promotion, Day-Roaming God, Parade Banner!

"Ok?"

The system notification in his mind startled Chen Yang slightly.

Quest Reward: Divine Rank +1.

Is he about to get promoted again?
If the Night Wanderer takes another step forward, he should become the Day Wanderer!
This level is roughly the ceiling for ordinary underworld officials to advance; many underworld officials have to endure for thousands of years without ever being able to advance any further!
"The promotion of a ghost official in the underworld requires an examination. The judge approves, Lord Cui nods, and the Emperor of Fengdu stamps the seal... only then can one advance further in the register of gods in the underworld!"

The path between Yin and Yang is severed. The merit of eliminating this evil spirit needs to be reported to the underworld for them to know. At that time, they will naturally be promoted.

"Perhaps... I should write another letter to the old man."

As thoughts raced through their minds, Chen Yang and Jiang He had already landed in the Five Dragons Mountain.

With a thought, the wisp of his soul that had been attached to the "Taoist Golden Pill" returned to its body, while the ten-foot-tall "silver armored warrior" transformed back into mercury mist, becoming a "golden pill" the size of a pigeon's egg.

Taoist alchemy is divided into "internal alchemy" and "external alchemy".

"Internal alchemy" is cultivated by condensing one's own essence, qi, and spirit. For example, the Qingwei School advocates "internal cultivation as the foundation and external methods as the application," and follows the path of internal alchemy.

"Taoist talisman golden elixir" belongs to "external alchemy".

It is a cultivation artifact crafted by a master using cinnabar, lead, mercury, sulfur, and other raw materials, supplemented with Taoist array patterns and talismans.

The "Taoist Golden Pill" that Jiang He brought to Chen Yang can transform into a silver-armored giant, known as the "Silver-Armored Warrior." It is said that the Taoist sect also has "Golden-Armored Warriors," also called "Golden-Armored Protectors," who are even more powerful.

Chen Yang knew that the Special Administration Bureau did not have "Taoist Talisman Golden Pills," and guessed that this one was borrowed by Jiang He from some Taoist sect, so he immediately returned it.

"Chen Youshen broke through the Misty Spirit Realm and killed the Demon Spirit. What is a mere [Dao Talisman Golden Pill] compared to such merit?"

Jiang He said, "Take it... When my cultivation advances further, I will go to the Daoist sect to borrow a Daoist talisman golden pill of the [Golden Armor Warrior] level for you."

"???"

Chen Yang couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What does borrowing a Dao talisman and a golden elixir have to do with advancing one's cultivation level?
Are you suggesting we rob them?

How can it be?

How could Minister Jiang, a legendary figure who is a top decision-maker in the Great Xia Dynasty, one of the founders of the Special Administration Bureau, and the number one martial arts master in the Great Xia Dynasty, possibly do such a thing?
The Five Dragons Mountain was in complete disarray.

The rocks cracked, the trees fell, and many huge footprints were left behind. These were all left by Chen Yang when he controlled the silver-armored warrior transformed from the "Dao Talisman Golden Pill" to fight against the demon spirit.

There are also many animal carcasses on the mountain.

These animals, shrouded in the misty spirit realm for many days, underwent a transformation, growing much larger and, in some ways, resembling demons. However, now that the misty spirit realm has dissipated, all of these animals bled from their seven orifices and died suddenly.

"It resembles a demon, yet it is not a demon."

Jiang He said, "According to the intelligence I have, all the animals in the nine misty lands have undergone varying degrees of mutation. Putting aside the fact that they have become stronger, even some gentle herbivores have become extremely aggressive!"

"But their wisdom is far inferior to that of true demons."

"For now, we'll call these mutated animals 'Ferocious Beasts'!"

"A ferocious beast?"

Chen Yang often saw this word in novels and felt it was very apt. He examined the corpses of those "fierce beasts" and found that their deaths were extremely peculiar, as if they had been "poisoned," bleeding from all seven orifices and dying suddenly.

Jiang He said, "I once sent people to other misty areas to capture several ferocious beasts, and without exception... those beasts all died after leaving the misty areas."

At this point, Jiang He paused slightly before adding, "But... their death times are not the same. The weaker beasts die as soon as they leave the mist, while the stronger ones last longer. One of the black panthers even lived outside for a whole day and night before dying."

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat: "What does Minister Jiang mean?"

"When the ferocious beasts in the Misty Spirit Realm become powerful enough, they can break out of the mist?"

Jiang He nodded.

This is very bad news.

If one day those "ferocious beasts" break out of the mist, their "aggressiveness" will inevitably create a terrible beast tide, which will cause a terrible disaster if it attacks human towns.

That's why Jiang He tried to get close to Chen Yang. He hoped Chen Yang would help eliminate the other eight "Misty Spirit Realms".

Even without Jiang He saying it, Chen Yang naturally had this plan.

Jiang He and Chen Yang exchanged contact information, and Jiang He said with a smile, "Then I will await good news from Youshen Chen... I am busy with official duties, so I will not stay any longer. Goodbye!"

He soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

Chen Yang's heart pounded wildly, and he thought to himself in shock, "Minister Jiang is a martial artist... a martial artist can fly with his physical body, could it be that he has already cultivated to the level of a Martial Saint?"

Turning his gaze away, Chen Yang continued to wander around Wulong Mountain.

"According to Lord Cui, the blood moon I saw in the misty spiritual realm of Five Dragon Mountain was probably a projection of the blood moon in the underworld... This means that this demon spirit invaded the human world through the underworld, and this place is very likely a place where yin and yang meet and where the seal of heaven and earth is weak!"

However, Chen Yang searched for a long time but could not find any weakness in the "Heaven and Earth Seal".

Chen Yang understood that this was because his cultivation level was too low.

At 11 p.m., Chen Yang returned to Wucheng.

At this moment, Gu Jinghui was live-streaming and chatting with netizens, while Cat Master was obediently lying on the table.

The number of viewers in the live stream reached "10+", the barrage of comments was dense and non-stop, and various free gifts have been given out since the start of the broadcast.

Cat Master occasionally performs a talent show, which can ignite the live stream.

Chen Yang returned to the shop but did not go up to the second floor.

He found paper and pen, sat behind the counter, and began to write a letter.

This time he wrote two letters, one to Chen Huaiyi and the other to Cui Fujun.

Finished.

Ignite it, burn it.

About half an hour later...

A sudden wave of drowsiness washed over Chen Yang, and mist rose around him. Then came that familiar dizzying sensation. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Lord Cui, dressed in a bright red official robe.

"Chen Yang, I have received your letter!"

"You did very well!"

Lord Cui was lavish in his praise. After giving his commendation, he took out the [Day Wanderer's Decree] and said, "You have rendered meritorious service in maintaining the order of Yin and Yang. I hereby bestow upon you the Day Wanderer's Decree and grant you the privilege of advancing your rank in the Underworld."

brush!
Lord Cui waved his hand again, and a small black banner appeared in his hand.

The small banner was embroidered with a white skull, which exuded a sinister aura, giving it an extremely eerie and chilling feel.

"This is the Parade Banner, a magical artifact designed for the Day Parade God. It contains its own space, which can be changed according to your thoughts and can switch between the eighteen levels of hell... In addition, it can suppress evil spirits and capture the souls of the dead."

"........."

Three minutes later.

Inside the funeral parlor, Chen Yang looked at the "Patrol Banner" in his hand. The more he examined it, the more he felt that the banner was not legitimate. It looked just like the "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" made by evil masters in novels and movies.

"Old Chen, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Yang Shuai floated down from the second floor.

Seeing Chen Yang playing with the "parade banner" in his hand, he was very curious and quickly asked him about it.

Chen Yang explained, "This is a procession banner, a ritual implement made by the Day-Roaming God. It was just given to me by Lord Cui in a dream, and it has the power to capture the souls of the dead."

Capture the souls of the dead?

Yang Shuai's eyes lit up: "Old Chen... come on, try arresting me!"

PS: That's all for today. I'll try to write 10,000 words tomorrow (three chapters total).

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