I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

"Why don't you seek help from the major sects? Instead, you're placing your hopes on some ethereal deity?"

Zhong Jiu was also quite shocked, but his face remained calm as he asked indifferently.

"Bah! The various sects?"

Fu Zhu looked as if he had swallowed a fly, his face full of disdain, his disgust practically overflowing. "A bunch of selfish bastards who only know how to hide their true intentions! If I were to ask them for help, they'd probably spend ages arguing about the pros and cons, wasting my time! Besides, I have grudges against quite a few sects. If we actually met, they'd probably attack me first, and then we could talk about anything else!"

This guy's every word—jokes, anger, and swearing—is genuinely endearing.

At the end, he tilted his head back and took a swig of wine, a smug look on his face that seemed to say, "I'm just that awesome."

Zhong Jiu found it interesting. Although he was curious about Fu Zhu's grudges with the sect, he didn't press the matter since Fu Zhu didn't want to say more.

"Since you can't find any help, I can point you in a direction."

Zhong Jiu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Oh? Where?"

Fu Zhu took another sip of wine, looking at him with hazy, drunken eyes.

Guiling City.

Zhong Jiu stared intently at him and said, word by word.

"Are you referring to the City God of Guiling City?"

Fu Zhu put down his wine gourd, propped his forehead with his hand, and fell into deep thought. "I've also heard about this. Many people pat their chests and say that the underworld has reappeared on earth, and the City God of Guiling City is a truly benevolent deity who saves people from suffering!"

Zhong Jiu nodded, then added, "Since you know that, why don't you give it a try?"

Fu Zhu shook his head, a shrewd glint in his eyes: "In my life, I've killed far too many deserving people, many of whom were touted as 'reputable sects,' only to find out upon meeting them that they were all all show and no substance, and I ended up killing them all with a single stroke! This City God of Guiling City, despite all the hype, is most likely a fraud!"

What kind of bizarre logic is this?

Zhong Jiu chuckled at his words and shrugged, "Whether you go or not is up to you. I've given you the chance."

Fu Zhu glanced at Zhong Jiu, then suddenly burst into laughter, slapping his thigh: "Alright! Then this monk will go to Guiling City! But let me make this clear beforehand: if that City God is also a charlatan like Qimen Zhenjun, don't blame me for going on a killing spree and tearing down his City God Temple too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Zhu suddenly stood up, his body surging with murderous aura, and walked down the mountain step by step.

Watching his departing figure, Zhong Jiu gave a helpless wry smile: "That guy, he really knows how to cause me trouble!"

There was a reason why he advised Fu Zhu to go to Guiling City.

Just as Fu Zhu mentioned the City of Annihilation, a system notification suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding! Emergency quest triggered: Take advantage of the Thousand-Eyed Demon's absence to destroy the City of Annihilation and save innocent souls! Quest reward: One Bridge of Helplessness, one million merit points!]

Zhong Jiu knew that even someone as fearless and stubborn as Fu Zhu had backed down when faced with the City of Annihilation, which showed just how difficult that ghost city was to conquer.

The problem is, the rewards offered by the system are just too tempting!

Oh, the Bridge of Helplessness!

This is the core facility of the underworld. Without the Bridge of Helplessness, the souls of the dead cannot cross the River of Oblivion, and the underworld system cannot be perfected.

Now that his official position is rising higher and higher, it's long past the time for him to perfect the layout of the underworld.

If he misses this mission, he can only use incense points to exchange for the Naihe Bridge.

Last time, he glanced at the incense points required for the exchange, and the string of zeros almost made him faint, so he immediately gave up the idea.

The Bridge of Helplessness is attractive enough, not to mention the million merits required!

To put it simply, merit is like a "medal of honor" given by God, and its uses are ridiculously great!

It can enhance cultivation and strengthen magical artifacts; it's practically an all-purpose hard currency!

But these are only minor uses. The greatest benefit of accumulating merit is resolving calamities and eliminating karmic burdens. Having merit is like having an extra life-saving token, capable of saving your life in critical moments!

With two temptations in front of him, how could Chung Kau not be tempted?

That's why he took the opportunity to persuade Fu Zhu to go to Guiling City, intending to recruit this evil spirit to his side and deal with the ghosts of the City of Annihilation together.

"I never expected that going out to investigate a dilapidated temple would lead to so much trouble."

Zhong Jiu sighed, feeling that the world was becoming increasingly turbulent, truly a time of many troubles.

He never expected that news about him would cause such a huge uproar online, completely causing an uproar!

"Breaking news! The true face of the Hidden Mist Temple is far more filthy than you can imagine!"

"A reputable sect? What a joke! Wuyin Temple is nothing but a heretical sect!"

"High-energy from start to finish! The most shocking live stream, tearing away the disguise of the Hidden Mist Temple!"

……

Initially, it was just Wu Yuanying's fans who uploaded the live stream recordings to the internet.

Although the video only captured what happened before Zhong Jiu entered the temple, that alone was enough to cause a huge uproar.

Soon, major media outlets and forum moderators noticed this content and clicked on it.

"Tch, another one of those sensationalist clickbait headlines."

The editor-in-chief of a certain media outlet scoffed, his face full of disdain.

These days, Wuyin Temple has been all the rage, with articles praising them all over the internet.

Over time, netizens have grown tired of seeing this kind of news and have lost all interest in it.

So some people did the opposite, using sensational headlines to attract netizens to click in.

After clicking in, I found it was all meaningless content. Even if you criticize the editor harshly, they've already gained enough traffic.

The editor-in-chief had seen this kind of tactic many times before.

He brewed a cup of hot tea, took a sip with relish, and then casually clicked on the title.

"Oh? It's a video?" The editor-in-chief was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

The video started playing, and Wu Yuanying appeared on screen, beginning to introduce the content of the live stream.

The editor-in-chief felt a surge of impatience and secretly categorized the video as "shameless hype by the anchor."

But as he looked at it, his brows furrowed, and the disdain on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Something's not right... These Taoist priests from the Hidden Mist Temple seem to be spreading heretical teachings."

"These villagers originally didn't want to go up the mountain, but they were actually persuaded by their sweet talk?"

"Huh? They're actually subtly slandering the City God of Guiling City while promoting themselves?"

"Could it be that all those online posts bashing the City God are being manipulated by the Wuyin Temple?"

As expected of someone in the media industry, the editor-in-chief quickly sensed a major scoop from the subtle clues in the video!

His eyes lit up instantly, and he was incredibly excited. This was an earth-shattering discovery!

If this were exposed, it would definitely go viral online, and traffic would skyrocket!

Nine out of ten people in the media industry would put their conscience in their pockets in exchange for traffic, but this editor-in-chief's conscience was kicked awake by the evil deeds of the Taoist priest of Wuyin Temple!

He clenched his teeth, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the video, wishing he could glare these scumbags who treated human life like dirt to death on the spot.

The video cuts off when Chung Kau enters the temple, but is followed by a long text description.

Wu Yuanying's fans described the whole story clearly, even detailing how Wuyin Temple imprisoned citizens and committed murder and robbery.

"What a despicable Wuyin Temple, treating human life like dirt! If I don't tear your ugly faces apart today, I'm not a Wang!"

The editor-in-chief rolled up his sleeves, his eyes reddening, and immediately decided to personally write the news article.

An hour later, he released the news through his exclusive channels.

(Note: The reader rolled up his sleeves, his eyes were red, and he immediately decided to vote for the author and write a good review.)

A minute later, he used his exclusive channels to leave a five-star review. He then received a thank you from the author!