I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Anyway, it will definitely be better than being a treacherous general now.

At least, he has a chance to give it his all.

He disregarded his friendship with his fellow Daoists for this opportunity.

"Better to die for a fellow Daoist than for myself"—this is an age-old truth.

The struggle for supremacy is a matter of life and death, leaving no room for sentimentality.

If Lin Yi kills the other Yin Generals, he will have fewer options.

At this moment, the Ghost King's calculations were extremely profound.

Lin Yi was very satisfied with what he heard.

The subordinate Zhang Jiao found was quite sensible; she didn't shirk responsibility and went straight to the point.

Killing the other Yin Generals will undoubtedly greatly enhance his abilities.

However, Lin Yi still asked, "Do these Yin Generals know about the invasion of the human world?"

The Ghost King nodded and said, "I know a little bit, more or less."

"Tell me in detail."

Helpless, the Ghost King had no choice but to speak to Lin Yi.

The main force behind the invasion of the human world is the Yin spirits of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva faction.

Most of them practice the profound methods of Buddhism, so they have a high demand for incense offerings from the world. Incense offerings from the world can help them cultivate faster and reach a higher realm.

Although the lineage of the Goddess of Mount Tai also has incense offerings, it does not rely on incense offerings for its spiritual practice.

Therefore, the Taishan Goddess lineage neither participates in nor opposes the invasion of the human world.

However, it is not so easy for the gods of the underworld to invade the human world. The barriers between the worlds need to be smoothed down little by little. There is an extremely strong barrier between the human world and the underworld.

The two have always been connected, but evil spirits and gods with a certain level of cultivation cannot pass through that barrier to enter the human world directly, while ghosts with low strength can pass through easily.

Therefore, the gods of the underworld cannot descend directly to the human world, so they can only do so by summoning them. As long as someone in the human world summons them, they can break the rules directly.

Although his strength is completely different from that in the underworld, it's enough to sweep through the human world.

If people organize some sacrificial rites, wouldn't the incense offerings continue to flow in?

They're not here to steal luck; luck is something the underworld wouldn't dare compete with the immortals for.

The Ghost King explained the invasion in detail. Because the Yama Palace was a neutral entity, some gods participated and some did not, but everyone basically knew about it.

Lin Yi asked whether he knew or not, not whether he participated or not, and the Ghost King's answer was correct.

When Lin Yi asked who specifically participated in the plan, he couldn't answer.

Communication between deities is not absolute, and he cannot control all the underworld generals.

Left with no other option, Lin Yi asked again, "What do you think of those Yin Marshals' performance as gods?"

His question made the Ghost King understand.

Lin Yi definitely wanted to kill someone, but for some reason, he was holding onto his moral principles.

He could understand that; many people in the world are like that, and they value legitimacy and proper conduct.

Although it seemed a bit hypocritical, the Ghost King dared not say it outright.

Now that he had seen through Lin Yi's intentions, how could he not act accordingly?

Lin Yi needed a reason to kill, and he would provide one.

"None of the gods in the Yama's Palace can be considered competent. The day and night patrol gods have the power to supervise, but they always just take money to do their jobs."

Those who have been bribed will not be criticized even if they commit dereliction of duty, while those who have not been bribed will be deliberately targeted even if they are diligent and conscientious.

There are also Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face, who are responsible for collecting souls. But every time a soul comes, they ask the new ghosts to send them a dream as a sacrifice, and they receive benefits from it.

There are wronged souls and vengeful ghosts in the mortal realm who haven't arrived at the Gates of Hell in time and need to be guided by the underworld officials. However, these officials are never willing to use their divine power to guide them, causing the wronged souls to become vengeful ghosts in the mortal realm, unable to reincarnate..."

The Ghost King rattled off a list of crimes without hesitation; however, although he wanted to give Lin Yi a reason to kill, not a single lie was uttered in his words…

Chapter 549 Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge

After hearing the Ghost King's description, Lin Yi was also a little confused.

So, in your underworld system, there isn't a single person doing any work?

Lin Yi voiced his doubts, and the Ghost King frankly replied with a smile, "Of course there are. If someone makes a big mistake and causes trouble, the higher-ups will hold them accountable."

In other words, as long as nothing goes wrong, nothing will happen.

Generally speaking, nothing too bad will happen.

Over the years, there have been many changes in the lower-level divine positions, but that's all because the two major forces, the Ksitigarbha Palace and the Mount Tai Temple, have been constantly fighting and trying to find fault with each other.

But neither side dared to rashly attack the two Yama Kings under the jurisdiction of the Central Ghost Emperor.

Without anyone to supervise them, the underworld deities in the Yama Palace naturally held a secure position and acted with the utmost audacity.

It's hard to say about the combat-type ghost soldiers and generals; there are still many good people among them. But as for the civil-type judges, if you kill all ten of them standing in a row, there might be innocent people among them. If you kill nine out of ten, there must be some who have been missed.

This is because the responsibilities of the ghost soldiers and generals are relatively small; they are only responsible for fighting and do not have much status. However, the deities in the civil service system, whether they are the Four Judges, the many minor judges, or a group of little ghosts, all handle the process of reincarnation of living souls in the human world.

The more procedures there are, the more opportunities there are to extort or demand bribes.

The potential profits here are enormous, and even the Ghost King was envious, but he couldn't get involved.

Of course, he wouldn't say this to Lin Yi. He was also good at reading people's expressions. If Lin Yi wanted to portray himself as someone who hated evil, he certainly couldn't act too evil, lest he get killed on the spot, and then he would really have nowhere to cry.

As Lin Yi listened to the Ghost King recount the various ghostly tricks and schemes of the underworld, he couldn't help but marvel at them.

These deities, though called deities, are by no means without desires or wants.

Because they are not without desires, when they harbor evil thoughts, they are a thousand times more terrifying than ordinary people, and they are more likely to do evil.

These deities are simply beings who wield power and authority. They are no different from the gods of the celestial realm, and they all regard mortals as ants.

What the celestial realm wants is the fortune of the mortal world, and it creates conflict in the mortal realm to transfer the calamity.

What the underworld wants are the living souls and flesh of people.

They can use dreams to bestow blessings to lure people with weak wills into offering sacrifices of blood and food to them.

How can such behavior be worthy of the title of "god"!

As Lin Yi listened, a surge of murderous intent welled up within him.

In Lin Yi's view, the gods of the underworld are even more detestable than the gods of the celestial realm!

He had previously felt a little guilty for harboring thoughts of killing gods and seizing power, but now he realized that he had been trapped by his past moral values ​​for too long!

He could only grip the hilt of the demon-slaying sword tightly, temporarily suppressing his killing intent, before he could ponder this problem.

There must be more good people than bad people in this world, because humans are social beings. Everyone has a self-interested mentality, and in society, in order to benefit themselves, the group will naturally promote altruistic behavior.

When most people start to act altruistically, they are actually acting selfishly.

Thus, universal moral values ​​emerged: helping others and being kind to others...

When everyone is inclined to do good, everyone's life will be better.

Would you rather live in a place where everyone is a villain, or in a place where everyone adheres to morality and is full of kindness towards others?

Lin Yi was indeed well-read, and although he did not possess extraordinary powers in modern society, he had made great achievements in thought.

Lin Yi began to analyze why so many evil people would appear in a place where people are inclined to do good.

If the underworld advocated evil, that would be one thing, but they clearly advocated rewarding good and punishing evil, which means the world is fine; the problem lies with the underworld.

Why did the gods become what the Ghost King described?

After careful consideration, Lin Yi also came to an answer.

The Ghost King made it very clear that because of factional struggles, the other Yama Palaces were fighting fiercely, so the gods would be more careful in their actions and dare not give others any reason to criticize them.

They may not be kind, but they would never dare to do anything too bad.

However, the Yama Palace is different. Because it is under the rule of the Central Ghost Emperor, factional disputes are all afraid of offending the Central Ghost Emperor, so only these two palaces are the most rotten.

Having analyzed this far, Lin Yi understood.

It's not that all the underworld officials and ghost generals are bad people, but rather that they gradually become bad people after years of abusing their power and influence in those positions.

That being the case...

"Then kill them. You prepare, I'll do it. Don't let a single one survive."

Lin Yi spoke these murderous words calmly, but only the Demon-Slaying Sword knew how furious he was.

The Ghost King felt a chill in his heart. This guy was really bloodthirsty, but at least he got on the pirate ship, so he shouldn't die, right?

Logically, that should be the case; he had no other choice but to go all out.

He immediately told Lin Yi his plan.

He can summon other Yin spirits to his ghost realm. As the Ghost King, his ghost realm is extremely powerful, and trapping a Yin spirit of the same realm for a short time is definitely not a problem.

Moreover, the other Yin spirits wouldn't be too wary of him; as long as he took them down one by one, he could quickly eliminate the other Yin generals.

Once all the Yin Marshal-level deities are dead, he can become the supreme commander of this place. At that time, all the Yin soldiers and ghost messengers will have to obey his orders, and Lin Yi can do whatever he wants.

This was also the Ghost King secretly trying to save his own life, so that Lin Yi could still use him and he could survive.

Otherwise, what value would his life have?

Lin Yi saw through his ulterior motives but didn't object.

This person is temporarily usable; keep them for now.

Let's give Zhang Jiao some face first.

At this moment, Lin Yi no longer felt any goodwill towards Zhang Jiao.

The fact that the Ghost King could learn about the actions of the other underworld generals suggests that he was no different.

It's unclear whether he did it intentionally to infiltrate the area, or if he was never a good person to begin with.

Lin Yi felt it was the latter.