From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Just as you imagined—"

"The place we came from... is the Ghost Realm?!" Zheng Zha exclaimed in surprise. Because Zhang Zhiwei was present, he dared not speak directly about the Main God Space.

"...The wisdom of mortals!" Chu Xuan's tone was slightly lower, but he still patiently explained to Zheng Zha, "The nature of the space is perhaps similar to this ghost realm."

"oh oh!"

Zheng Zha still didn't quite understand. He simply took the cat-faced old woman's skin, filled it with the Yellow Spring Water, and then tied it up.

Zhang Zhiwei overheard their entire conversation, his eyes narrowing slightly, but he didn't reveal anything. Only after Zheng Zha stuffed the human skin bag containing the Yellow Spring water into his storage ring did he beckon them to leave Meng Po's Cave.

"You entered the Ghost Realm before us. How much do you know about this place?" Chu Xuan asked.

"I don't know much about it."

Feeling the tremors coming from the mountaintop, Zhang Zhiwei sighed, realizing that the gap between himself and Jiang Liu could not be bridged in a short time. But he immediately cheered himself up and got back to the main topic, "But when I went up the mountaintop earlier, I glimpsed a family living peacefully in the south, where there seemed to be a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire."

"A peaceful dwelling? Could it be an illusion?"

Zheng Zha was startled. He realized that Zhan Lan, Zhang Jie, and Lu Renjia had gone to explore the other side of Black Mountain. He became nervous and quickly contacted Zhan Lan with his mental points to confirm that the three of them were still on their way. They had only encountered three or five weak ghosts. Even when they encountered Lu Renjia, they did not dare to bite him and ran away in fear.

"That's good!"

Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief.

"As the captain, you're overreacting," Chu Xuan reminded him. "If Zhan Lan is in trouble, she'll contact us immediately. If she doesn't have time, the unusual activity of her mental points will be enough for us to know there's a problem."

"Feel sorry."

Zheng Zha admits his mistakes.

"You even have remote communication methods?" Zhang Zhiwei asked in surprise. "This place is different from the outside world. The atmosphere here is unpredictable. Remote communication methods are unusable, and the Secret Painting lineage's Qingming method may also be difficult to use for communication in this ghost realm. It seems that you are using direct spiritual communication?"

"This is just one of our little tricks." Seeing that Zhang Zhiwei was unaware, Zheng Zha didn't mention Jiang Liu, only mentioning him briefly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei didn't ask any further questions and said, "Alright, let your companions go and explore that 'family' in the south."

We then went to find the other "big guys" on the mountain. If anyone knew the location of the celestial meteorite and the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror, it must be the "Ten Kings of Hell" and the "Five Ghost Judges" under the command of the Underworld Emperor.

They should at least get some information.

The Ten Kings of Hell are: King Qin Guang, King Chu Jiang, King Song Di, King Wu Guan, King Yan Luo, King Bian Cheng, King Tai Shan, King Du Shi, King Ping Deng, and King Zhuan Lun.

The Five Ghost Judges are the five judges from the East, South, West, North, and Center, who can also be called the Five Ghost Emperors.

"Is the King of the Underworld really going to create a Netherworld?"

Zheng Zha couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you crazy?!"

"That's a ghost, not a person. You're using human values ​​to judge a ghost, so you're the one who's going crazy."

Chu Xuan said meaningfully, "Or rather, to the 'ghosts' in this ghostly realm, we outsiders are the real lunatics."

"You know a lot, Brother Chu Xuan."

Zhang Zhiwei chuckled, deliberately slowing his pace, and said to the two, "But don't worry too much. Even if I can't beat that Underworld Emperor, can't I kill the 'Ten Kings of Hell' and the 'Five Ghost Judges'? As long as they don't gang up on us, it'll be fine."

"I suddenly had a bad feeling."

Zheng Zha's body trembled slightly.

as predicted!

Guided by Zhang Zhiwei and the green dragon and white dragon on the iron rod, Zheng Zha, Chu Xuan, and Ling Dian encountered a ghost about ten feet tall in the "ghost city" east of Daheishan Mountain:

He was clad in chainmail, with a celestial belt around his back, and held a pipa in his hand. He had a kind face and pale skin.

It is none other than the Eastern Ghost Judge!

"Isn't this clearly the Eastern King Dhritarashtra, one of the Four Heavenly Kings?" Zheng Zha shouted at Zhang Zhiwei.

"This area was originally Namo Temple, a temple for monks, who naturally worshipped Buddhist deities. Now that the Buddhist temple has turned into a demon cave, is it strange that the Eastern Heavenly King Dhritarashtra occupies the position of the Eastern Ghost Judge and Ghost Emperor?"

Zhang Zhiwei brought up the concept of Qi and asked Zheng Zha, "Besides, you can't force a ghost, formed from the fusion of fragments of memories from several Yin spirits and possessing a consciousness similar to that of a living person, to meticulously examine Buddhist scriptures, can you?"

Zheng Zha: "...Is this the time for jokes?"

at this time.

The Eastern Ghost Judge, resembling the Eastern Heavenly King, held a pipa and spoke in human language: "What kind of little devil dares to trespass into my ghost city?"

Just as a fight was about to break out, Zheng Zha, in a breath, combined his inner strength with the Hunyuan Qi Technique, connecting his inner force with the vampire energy, ready to unlock his genetic lock at any moment, and was about to fight this Eastern Ghost Judge to the death.

Zhang Zhiwei bowed deeply and greeted the Eastern Ghost Judge, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Ghost Emperor!"

We are mortals from the lower realm. For some unknown reason, we have mistakenly entered this place. We seek a way to leave and have no choice but to come here. We have disturbed Your Majesty. Please forgive us!

We also humbly request Your Majesty to have mercy and instruct us on how to leave. Upon returning to the mortal realm, we will surely build a temple and sculpt a statue for Your Majesty, offering incense and prayers year after year!

# Chapter 349 Zheng Zha and others in action (Part 5) Is this how you use a pipa?

"Those who trespass into this imperial capital shall pay with their lives!"

The Eastern Heavenly King... the Eastern Ghost Judge raised his pipa, but without playing it, he smashed it down hard on Zhang Zhiwei.

Boom!

As the ghostly mist spread, the earth trembled.

With a flick of the pipa, the smoke dissipated, and Zhang Zhiwei leaped onto the head of the Eastern Ghost Judge.

Boom!

The demon judge swung his pipa and smashed it hard against his own head, instantly shattering his skull.

"This is not my fault."

Zhang Zhiwei leaped down and came to Zheng Zha, Chu Xuan, and Ling Dian's side, instructing them, "I'll hold off this big guy, you guys go to his palace to gather intelligence! If we can't deal with the big ghost, we can surely handle the smaller ghosts that might be inside, right?"

"Actually, I feel that this 'big ghost'..."

Zheng Zha had intended to say that he could handle the "Eastern King of the Nation's" clumsy appearance, but seeing the shattered head slowly healing, he quickly changed his mind and called to Chu Xuan and Ling Dian, "Chu Xuan, you come with me into the palace behind this guy to explore! Ling Dian, you stay outside and keep watch!"

Zero nodded, leaped onto a nearby high-rise building, set up his Gauss sniper rifle, switched to spirit bullets, and aimed at the battlefield where Zhang Zhiwei and the Eastern Ghost Judge were fighting, sniping at the small ghosts that wanted to ambush him with bows and spears.

Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan ran towards the strange palace.

Upon seeing this scene, the Eastern Ghost Judge, whose head had been restored, jumped over.

Just as the enormous foot was about to crush them, Zhang Zhiwei darted in at the last second, kicking the other man's body. At the very moment, he winked at Zheng Zha, who was staring in disbelief, signaling him not to get distracted, and mouthed the words—

I'm here for you!

Having received the signal, Zheng Zha quickly turned around and stepped into the palace with Chu Xuan...

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Bang!

The body of the Eastern Ghost Judge was kicked to pieces by Zhang Zhiwei, but it then slowly floated up and completed its reconstruction and repair right under his nose.

It shares the same characteristics as the emperor of the underworld: immortal and indestructible, only its regeneration speed is much slower.

“Why don’t other ghosts and monsters have the same condition as you?” Zhang Zhiwei didn’t stop the Eastern Ghost Judge from recovering, watching the scene with great interest. “Is it because you all look like Buddha statues?”

The fully restored Eastern Ghost Judge ignored him, raised his pipa, and once again fiercely swung it at Zhang Zhiwei.

"Is this the only move you know?"

"That's not how you use a pipa! You idiot!"

Zhang Zhiwei jumped away, not engaging in a head-on confrontation with this Eastern Ghost Judge who only knew physical attacks, but simply dodging to conserve his Qi.

Since you can't kill it, why waste your energy on it?

It's enough to spend time searching for clues about the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror and the celestial meteorite for Zheng Zha, Chu Xuan, and others.

after all--

I don't possess the long, flowing breath of a river...

Zhang Zhiwei slightly turned his body to dodge the attack that the Eastern Ghost Judge swung vertically, and then glanced at the mountaintop.

In that brief moment of distraction, the pipa that Dongfang Guipan had smashed to the ground suddenly flipped over, slapping Zhang Zhiwei in the face and sending him flying.

Boom!

Zhang Zhiwei smashed a section of the city wall, sending smoke billowing into the sky, causing Lingdian, who was observing the scene from a nearby high-rise building, to twitch.

Just as the Eastern Ghost Judge was about to enter the palace, Zhang Zhiwei's figure suddenly darted out of the smoke, as fast as lightning.

As if sensing something, the Eastern Ghost Judge turned around and flicked his pipa.

but--

There was a loud bang!

Zhang Zhiwei smashed the pipa with a single punch!

At that very moment, the fist that had broken through the pipa's obstruction opened its five fingers, transformed into a palm, and slammed it hard onto the forehead of the Eastern Ghost Judge.

Boom!

Zhang Zhiwei's nearly two-meter height slammed the three-meter-tall body of Dongfang Guipan to the ground!

A flash of golden light!

With a sudden burst of force, the palm crushed the head of the Eastern Ghost Judge into dust in an instant!

Releasing one's supernatural abilities in this realm is extremely taxing, but with Zhang Zhiwei's life cultivation level, he can maintain it for a short time! However, in order to ensure that he has enough physical strength, he will use every bit of released energy at the most critical moment!

This greatly improves one's ability to control one's breath.

But this perfectly suited Zhang Zhiwei's desire for experience!

If only he could solve all the trouble with a single slap—

He might as well just go back to Longhu Mountain and meditate in peace!

"You think you're so great, huh?"

After crushing the body of the Eastern Ghost Judge, Zhang Zhiwei quickly pressed down on the rest of its body, smashing them all into powder, and cursed viciously, "Give me a break!"

Only after the Eastern Ghost Judge was reduced to dust did Zhang Zhiwei jump away, calm his breathing, clench his fists, and think to himself, "The speed of recuperation in the Ghost Realm is much slower than outside..."