Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Chapter 94: Choose the Path of Death for the Second Sequence!

On the day of the Zhou family's grand funeral, the entire household wore white mourning clothes.

The funeral banners were hung high, and white paper lanterns were hung all around.

As darkness fell, the last rays of the setting sun faded in the west.

Looking around the mansion, inside and out, all that could be heard was a constant ebb and flow of mournful cries, which continued from morning till night.

The servants and attendants who came and went were all dressed in white mourning clothes. They moved about quietly and cautiously, not daring to speak loudly, keeping their voices down.

In the mourning hall, candlelight flickered, and incense smoke swirled endlessly.

On the offering table were sacrificial offerings of three kinds of animals, as well as some of the snacks and tea that the wealthy Zhou loved most during his lifetime, and even a few opera mask paintings. Flames flickered everywhere as yellow paper money burned to ashes.

Master Tong was busy with everything inside and outside the mourning hall. His eyes were red and swollen, his throat was hoarse and he was exhausted, but he still forced himself to direct everyone to set up the mourning hall and welcome the guests who came to pay their respects.

Jiang Tu knelt before the coffin with a sorrowful expression, deliberately appearing old with a hunched back and a cane in his hand. His expression was blank, as if deep in thought, and his heart was solemn.

Before his death, Zhou Da Hu said that he did not want to be buried in the Zhou family ancestral tomb, but wanted to be buried in his Jiang family, and wanted to protect him for all eternity. These words came from the bottom of his heart as he was dying, which made him feel both warm and sad.

In a daze, he felt that Zhou the landlord had finally figured something out.

But—when exactly did he realize that Jiang Tu was actually a cultivator who sought immortality, and when did he realize that Jiang Liu was not his biological grandson but merely a false identity?

Jiang Tu was completely unaware of all these things.

Perhaps all these questions will become an eternal mystery with the passing of Master Zhou, and will never be known again!

Zhou the wealthy man had experienced many ups and downs in his life, and he appeared to be wise despite his great foolishness.

He had his glory days, then his despondency, and after losing his spirit, he lived a carefree and happy life. It is true that he has no regrets in this life.

His life, full of ups and downs, has finally come to an end, and he can finally rest in peace. In comparison, Jiang Tu still has countless years to go and countless joys and sorrows to experience. Thinking about it this way, his sorrow lessens and his envy increases.

I wonder if, if something were to happen to him one day, he would be able to leave this world so freely and openly, without any regrets.

Because he didn't want any regrets, he wanted to defy fate and ask about immortality!

The passing of Zhou Dahu only strengthened his resolve to follow the Dao.

Snapped.

The candlelight flickered, casting swaying shadows.

Master Tong leaned closer, lowered his voice, and asked cautiously, "Master Jiang—when will the young master arrive?"

The master's favorite was the young master—but he hoped the young master could keep vigil and carry the funeral banner for the master, even though there were many other things to do—”

Jiang Tu slowly raised his head and pointed outside the door.

Just then, a figure walked in; it was Jiang Liu, who was over forty years old.

He walked with a sorrowful expression, weeping bitterly. His steps were unsteady and staggering, and his sobs could be clearly heard across most of the courtyard. He wiped away his tears as he walked, and passersby all bowed to him and said, "Please accept my condolences."

Only then did Master Tong feel relieved. He quickly went to greet Jiang Liu, grabbed him, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Young Master, you've finally come!"

"My lord has been waiting for you for far too long!"

The Jiang Liu who suddenly appeared was naturally Rong Yidao in disguise. In order to pretend to go out, he had made a lot of arrangements in the Rong residence, which is why he was delayed.

His crybaby personality, combined with the grand funeral at the Zhou family mansion, was a perfect match, a natural fit for his character.

The man came to the front of the hall, knelt down and kowtowed. He burst into tears, crying so loudly that the sound could be heard clearly from both inside and outside the hall. It was enough to make anyone who heard it weep and feel heartbroken.

Jiang Tu:

Although he was also very sad, wasn't crying a bit too much?

In a daze, he felt that asking Rong Yidao to come and help in this emergency might have been a mistake.

He looked around and found that no one seemed surprised or strange. On the contrary, everyone covered their faces and wept because of Jiang Liu's loud crying. Some of the maids and servants were even moved to burst into tears on the spot.

Zhou was a decent man, and among the landlords who made a living by exploiting people, he was a rare exception.

After the strange disaster in Dajiang County, he was able to survive only because his servants and subordinates worked hard to help him. Naturally, he treated his servants and subordinates even better afterward, which is why he was so popular.

At this moment, loud cries erupted both inside and outside, all from the heart, which intensified Jiang Tu's grief.

He slowly rose and walked to the coffin. Inside, his father-in-law, who had been properly laid out, bathed, and made up, looked exceptionally peaceful.

The Zhou family was not short of money, so they naturally hired the best craftsmen for the funeral. The mortician was very skilled, and at first glance, it looked as if the wealthy Zhou family had simply fallen asleep.

Jiang Tu silently murmured to himself: Old man, you were kind and good to people all your life, and even after you died, people still remember your kindness—can you see that?

Now that you've passed away, you've inadvertently created a new career for me. Perhaps this is a legacy you left me from beyond the heavens, and I will cherish it!

He has made up his mind; he will choose the Yin God sequence as the second sequence!

As the name suggests, this sequence should be strongly related to matters of life and death, and on a macro level, it forms a grand pattern of life and death with the agricultural path.

If the two could coexist in the world, their impact on evolution and the present world would be earth-shattering.

His next development focus will be on unlocking the Coroner/Ninth Rank profession as soon as possible.

This isn't about being fickle or forgetting your old job just because you have a new one.

It's simply because the reader's unlocking is too stream-of-consciousness and too difficult, requiring acting, rehearsing, and all sorts of entertainment.

This kind of thing is not suitable to do every day for ten years. Now that the body of the wealthy Zhou is still warm, he is still indulging in entertainment. Even if it is a way of mourning and remembering, it is too much. In the long run, it will seem too idle to outsiders. It is more suitable to watch it occasionally in your spare time.

Unlocking progress should be done at your own pace; forcing it will only make it harder to unlock, as the past five years have proven.

Besides, Jiang Tu's identity should be ending by now; at over eighty years old, it's time for him to retire. It would be rather strange if he were still obsessed with opera when he became Jiang Liu.

This "coroner" profession, the order of the spirits, directly refers to life, death, and funerals in the human world.

Every family experiences separation and death.

Especially during times of chaos, the number of deaths is even greater, and the need for coroners is even more pronounced. Therefore, they should be better able to interpret the cases than the readers.

Lock some.

He also had high expectations for the Yin God Sequence. It was clearly different from the Ultimate Skill Sequence, which focused on individual skill advancement. It was obviously a group sequence that brought blessings to the region and was passed down through generations. Its influence and popularity were probably no less than that of the Agricultural Path.

However, a major challenge now is that he has spent the past 60 years working in the fields, and the dozens of new professions he tried before were all ordinary jobs. He knows nothing about the profession of coroner and has never been exposed to it before.

We have to start from scratch from here on out.

Just as I was pondering this, a voice came from outside the door announcing, "Lien Da has arrived!"

Master Tong immediately waved his hand, indicating, "Please come in quickly! Why are you so late? You should have arrived an hour ago."

His men immediately went to invite this so-called masterpiece of Lian inside.

Jiang Tu looked on curiously, wondering who Lian Dazuo was. He had never heard of such a person among Zhou Dahu's friends before, and why the commotion during the funeral was so great.

Seeing his strange expression, Master Tong quickly explained, "Master Jiang, please forgive me for the late arrival of your masterpiece—"

"Who is Lian Dazuo?"

"Oh! This man is a third-class chief examiner in our Xiaopei County, in charge of matters of life, death, and funerals. He is a coroner under the city official, and in our community, he is also known as a 'coroner' —"

Jiang Tu's heart skipped a beat; this was truly a godsend!

Just when he was wondering how to get close to the coroner profession, the opportunity came.

"Coroner? Departure examiner? The old man died of old age and was not involved in any criminal case. I witnessed all of this myself. Why would we need a departure examiner?"

Master Tong hurriedly said, "Master Jiang, you may not know this, but in our folk tradition, there has always been a custom of having a coroner examine the body after death! After all, there are too many strange and eerie things in the world, and without a coroner's examination, it is impossible to guarantee that everything is correct."

"However, Jiangzhou has always been protected by the Four Directions Daoist Masters, preventing evil from arising. Gradually, this custom was no longer observed—but as you know, evil things are starting to emerge again everywhere!"

"Therefore, ordinary families may not be able to afford a coroner when something happens, but prominent figures from all walks of life will inevitably invite a coroner to examine the body to ensure that nothing strange is involved. This is unavoidable."

Jiang Tu suddenly realized.

That's it!

No wonder he had never heard of the need to call a coroner for a normal death. It turned out that the four guardian deities had all been dispatched to the forbidden area of ​​Jiaosha, causing strange cases to break out frequently, which increased the demand for coroners.

This situation is truly interconnected, with many unimaginable changes occurring as a result.

He casually asked a few more questions to gather information, and Master Tong naturally answered them all without reservation.

Jiang Tu gradually understood.

It turns out that the coroner in the world of immortals and ghosts is different from the coroner he knew in his previous life.

Because there are truly strange and supernatural things in this world, coroners not only possess the ability to examine corpses, but also have certain methods of exorcising demons and eliminating evil inherited from the outer sect of Taoism.

It has evolved and been passed down through generations over thousands of years, and holds a very high status among the people, almost second only to city officials and county magistrates.

In this small Pei County alone, this man's status is comparable to, or even slightly better than, that of the county magistrate.

You should know that the county constable is in charge of criminal cases in the county. He is equivalent to the local police chief and is the third most powerful person in the county. However, the great master has an even higher status. He is personally appointed and dispatched by the Lord of Yingfeng City to take charge of life and death matters in this place.

In his previous life, the coroner was at best a nobody, the lowest of the low. He had no say in the county, let alone the county magistrate. He was even looked down upon by the world because he was associated with bad luck, and people avoided him like the plague.

Unexpectedly, in the world of immortals and ghosts, the coroner's status rose dramatically because of matters involving life and death, which gave him the ability to subdue monsters.

Furthermore, the current environment is one of strange and supernatural phenomena making a comeback, and the Taoist sects are overwhelmed and unable to cope. People in the community need someone to suppress these strange and supernatural phenomena. While agricultural masters can share some of the burden, they cannot bear the entire responsibility.

This was undoubtedly a crucial period for the development of professions like coroners, which deal with the supernatural.

The Yin Spirit Sequence has great potential!

As Jiang Tu was lost in thought, he saw Lian Dazuo walk in.

The man was about forty years old, with an unremarkable appearance. He was wearing a worn-out black robe and carrying a toolbox about half his height on his back, which resembled a doctor's medical kit with dozens of small drawers.

He was in a hurry, covered in sweat, and his body was stained with blood, clearly having rushed from another autopsy scene.

Upon seeing the two men, he quickly bowed and said, "Recently, strange cases have been occurring frequently in various places, and I have been extremely busy. All my apprentices and disciples have been dispatched, and I still haven't been able to keep up! I'm late, please forgive me, Master Jiang and Master Tong! I will now verify your identity!"

Master Tong waved his hand to indicate his understanding: "You've worked hard on this great work, please come in."

Lian Dazuo quickly came to the coffin, first bowing three times with his hands clasped in front of Zhou Dahu's remains, and whispering a few respectful words such as "the dead are the greatest" and "please don't be offended" before taking out various tools from the toolbox.

There were all sorts of knives and tools that a normal coroner should have, including a mortise and tenon knife as thin as a cicada's wing, hundreds of silver needles, bone rulers, throat hooks, chisels, hammers, hand axes, and so on. In addition, there were also many cinnabar talismans, black dog blood, and other items, which seemed to be for exorcising evil spirits.

There were even several talisman papers with Taoist runes drawn on them.

Are these things really useful?

It would have been absolutely useless in his previous life, but he couldn't say for sure in the world of immortals and ghosts.

Jiang Tu found everything fascinating and secretly noted down the appearance and purpose of each item.

At this moment, Lian Dazuo wiped his sweat, looked around, and said with difficulty, "I would like to trouble you to come and record this for me. All my disciples have gone out and I cannot find anyone for the time being. Thank you for your help."

Just as Master Tong was about to go and invite someone, Jiang Liu, who was kneeling and keeping vigil, suddenly stood up.

"I'll do it! I'll feel at ease if I record the medical examination results for Grandpa!"

His gaze briefly met Jiang Tu's, and as they locked eyes, their bodies brushed against each other as Jiang Tu approached, their identities were silently switched.

The river becomes the river, and the river becomes him; a seamless, effortless handover is completed in an instant.

Jiang Tu took the paper and pen and walked to Lian Dazuo, holding the wolf-hair brush, his expression serious as he prepared to take notes.

This is not only a final farewell to the old man, but also a great opportunity to accumulate career progress. How could we miss it?

Swish, swish, swish.

He picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and neatly wrote the three characters "Autopsy Record" on the paper.

The work began immediately, starting with the usual thorough examination: checking the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and measuring with a bone ruler. Only then did the silver...

The actions, such as probing the throat with a needle, were performed smoothly and skillfully, yet with great caution, clearly showing great respect for the deceased.

As Lian Dazuo began to explain, Jiang Tu recorded every operation, every discovery, and every detail.

His brush moved swiftly and skillfully, leaving no word out.