Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 122 Becoming an Immortal from the Five Prisons!

Yu Feng slowly walked to Lu Chen's side.

"I've heard of it." Lu Chen nodded slightly, his tone certain.

In fact, he had already guessed this possibility when he saw the second corpse.

Upon seeing the fourth body, there's no need to ask—this is undoubtedly the Five Prisons Ascension Method.

"Oh, you know about the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal? Tell me about it."

Yu Feng thought Lu Chen was just making things up, so he took the opportunity to test him with a question.

Lu Chen calmly said, "Those who achieve corpse liberation can abandon their physical bodies and ascend to immortality, or leave no remains but instead use an object, such as clothing, a staff, or a sword, to ascend to heaven. This process is called corpse liberation, also known as cicada molting. However, the method of corpse liberation before us is clearly not one of these."

Rather, it's an even more sinister method in the process of dissecting a corpse.

"go on!"

Seeing that Lu Chen actually knew the answer, Yu Feng's curiosity was piqued even more.

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, his expression solemn: "This method is called the Five Hells to Immortality: Corpse Liberation Method. It requires passing through five great hells: ice, scorching fire, disembowelment, tongue removal, and heart gouging. Only on the sixth step can one become an immortal. However, it is clear that we have only gone through four hells so far, and the ritual is not yet complete!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

Lu Chen subconsciously turned his head, only to find that Yu Feng had taken two or three steps back and was staring at him warily.

"What's wrong, Lord City Lord?" Lu Chen was taken aback.

Yu Feng's gaze was sharp as a knife: "You brat, where did you get this information from? Your school would never teach this kind of thing. How do you know so much about it? Don't tell me you learned it from a book. There's absolutely no way you could find this kind of information in any book you have access to."

Lu Chen: "..."

Oops, I accidentally revealed my lack of knowledge.

“Uh…” He quickly came up with a solution: “Okay, I admit it, it was Yama who told me.”

"The King of Hell? Why would He tell you this for no reason?"

Yu Feng is usually not sensitive, but when he gets sensitive, he's practically inhuman.

Lu Chen was at a loss; he hadn't expected that his attempt to show off would backfire so badly.

Fortunately, this didn't stump him.

Lu Chen flipped his palm and produced something, handing it over: "Take a look for yourself."

"What is this?"

Yu Feng looked at the dark wooden plaque in his hand, which was covered with dense, strange runes.

"Wait! This writing is... Yin and Yang engraved simultaneously?"

Yu Feng's body trembled.

"Lord City Lord, you even know about Yin and Yang engravings?" This time, Lu Chen was surprised.

"Nonsense! I am the lord of a city, a high-ranking official of the nation, and a fifth-grade Great Spirit Master! Do you think I'm a good-for-nothing?"

"Uh...that's true."

"Tell me quickly, where did you get this from?" Yu Feng pressed.

Lu Chen said solemnly, "Does my lord still remember the S-rank mission I took on before—the Academy of Rebirth? This wooden plaque is what I obtained after killing the red-clothed Li Gui. However, compared to the current case, the method of achieving immortality through corpse dissolution in the Academy of Rebirth is obviously more sophisticated."

"how do I say this?"

Lu Chen pointed to the black wood in his hand: "This thing is called Yin Thunder Wood. It is a rare and precious material from the underworld and one of the yin embryos for becoming a ghost immortal. Someone has inscribed relevant spells on it and implanted it into the red-clothed evil spirit, guiding the evil spirit to kill people and accumulate karma. When it reaches a certain level, it plans to activate the spells, usurp the throne, and take the opportunity to become a ghost immortal."

However, the text on it is engraved in both yin and yang.

This shows that this person's desire to become a ghost immortal is not as simple as just wanting to do it.

According to Yama's speculation... this person intended to achieve the status of a ghost immortal while retaining his human body.

"There's actually such a method?" Yu Feng was shocked.

"The world is vast and full of wonders, my lord." Lu Chen smiled, then looked at the corpses again: "However, compared to the Academy of Rebirth, this method of corpse dissolution to become an immortal is indeed much more primitive. Even if you succeed, you will only be the lowest level ghost immortal, or even just an ordinary evil spirit."

In terms of pure strength, he may not be as powerful as the red-clothed Li Gui.

At most, it means you don't need to accumulate karma by committing acts of killing.

And it can maintain its own existence.

It barely managed to capture a trace of the aura of 'immortal'.

If we're really talking about high-level techniques, we still have to go for the Staff of Liberation and the Sword of Liberation. Those are the true high-level ghost immortal techniques…”

"Alright, alright, I asked you to explain, not to popularize."

Yu Feng interrupted in time, glanced at the forensic doctor behind him, and tossed the sign in his hand to Lu Chen: "Let's go, let's talk somewhere else."

The two left the gloomy morgue and found an empty office in the government office in the south of the city.

Yu Feng sat down with an air of authority, casually handing the file bag tucked under his arm to Lu Chen.

"I've already accepted the mission for you, take a look."

Lu Chen opened the file bag.

A bounty poster for a mission came into view.

"Level A Mission: [Jiangdu City Serial Murder Case]."

Mission Background: A series of murders have recently occurred in Jiangdu City, and analysis suggests they may be related to some kind of strange and evil magic.

Task Requirements: Those who worship the underworld or have a good relationship with the City God will be given priority. Those with relevant crime-solving experience can go directly to the various government offices in Jiangdu to accept the task.

Completion Reward: 300 million cash, 1300 military merit points.

A-level mission.

His military merits are as high as 1300 points?
This is more than twice as high as most A-level missions.

"Lord City Lord, I've always been curious, why is there such a big difference in military merit for missions of the same level?"

"The merit of military service is determined by two fundamental rules: first, the extent of the social impact of the mission; and second, the extent of the impact on the imperial court."

Take the case of Madam Zheng as an example. What was Madam Zheng's status? And what was Old Master Zheng's status?
Although life is equal.

However, the value created by life varies.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

"I see." Lu Chen suddenly realized.

Below the wanted poster are detailed information about the victims:

—"Zhao Dongyang, male, 35 years old, manager of a nightclub, died by disembowelment..."

—"Chen Xueli, female, 26 years old, white-collar worker in a company, cold-hearted and ruthless, died of cryogenic freezing..."

—"Pei Song, male, 30 years old, unemployed hoodlum, bullied and monopolized the market, died in a fire..."

—"Xiang Tian, ​​male, 55 years old, scholar, hypocritical, disrespectful to gods, died by having his tongue pulled out..."

"There is still one demon left who commits murder and endures the torment of the heart."

Lu Chen took a deep breath.

The term "human demon" refers to a person who has committed heinous crimes.

—The method of achieving immortality through the Five Hells, a form of corpse liberation.

To put it bluntly, it's about finding five scapegoats to take your place through five tribulations in order to become a ghost immortal.

Yu Feng nodded: "It has been a full twenty-one days since the first victim appeared. During this period, one person died every six days. At first, I didn't know about this until three days ago, when the Chengnan government couldn't withstand the pressure and reported the matter to me. I only realized something was wrong after I saw the body."

As he spoke, he sneered, "I have seen this evil corpse-dissolving technique in Hunan before. There are always some scoundrels in the world who do not follow the righteous path but instead study evil arts, hoping to prolong their lives. Little do they know that such ghost immortals who achieve their status by committing killing will eventually be punished by heaven and live a life worse than a ghost."

Lu Chen keenly noticed a detail: "One person dies every six days, so does that mean the last person, Xiao, will be killed in three days?"

“Well, if six days is a crucial part of this ritual, then the last victim will appear three days later with his heart ripped out. But the problem is, all four of them died in enclosed environments, either at home or at work. And we reviewed all the surveillance footage but didn’t find a single suspicious person. It’s as if these four people were killed out of thin air.”

"Does Your Excellency mean that this was not the work of a human, but rather the work of a ghost, or even a very powerful ghost?"

"This is highly likely. After all, current surveillance systems have the ability to detect spirits. Ordinary ghosts have nowhere to hide, and even the red-clothed fierce ghost can be found by clues."

This is why the red-clad monster usually appears in suburbs or abandoned hospitals.

The reason why they almost never go out in busy urban areas.

certainly!"

Yu Feng then changed the subject: "We can't rule out human error either..."

　I'm working overtime again tonight, so the second update will be a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)