Hell Emperor

Chapter 76 Xuancheng
With the movement of the Shuodi Stone, Ye Jie and his party came to the deserted, cold and dead dark wasteland.

"Is this the Tianxuan Palace? Why is it different from what I thought..." Looking around, seeing the wind blowing and no one around, Nan Linghe tilted his head. He always felt that the Tianxuan Palace in his imagination was not like this. .

Ye Jie smiled: "This is not the Tianxuan Palace, but the Yaksha Wasteland, which is full of dangers. If you are not familiar with the road, even the most ferocious ghost will eventually get lost in this wasteland."

Nan Linghe pursed his lips, grabbed the corner of Ye Jie's clothes in fear, and asked in a trembling voice: "Since this is not Tianxuan Palace, why are we here?"

Ye Jie looked into the distance: "That's because we are now out of the range of the Hades Formation in Guangwang Palace. The ghosts can use the Earth-shrinking Stone to move freely between the Yin and Yang realms, which is actually with the help of the Hades Formation. Once the power reaches outside the range of Hades’ formation, the Shukuchi Stone will lose its effectiveness.”

Hua Xiaomei also said with emotion: "The Tianxuan Palace is a long way away, and if you want to reach it, you have to cross the Yaksha Wasteland in front of you. It is said that deep in this wilderness, there is a powerful Yaksha King. His realm is not lower than that of the judge. If you are not careful, you will lose your life at the hands of Yaksha. If you want to go from Guangwang Palace to Tianxuan Palace, you can't do it without deep financial resources and extraordinary strength."

On the side, Onizashihu laughed and said: "Don't worry, the judge solved the problem you are worried about many years ago. This is the junction of the two Hades formations, and the Shukichi stone in Guangwang Palace cannot be used. But the Shukuchi stones from Tianxuan Palace are just usable. With these Shuchi stones, they can help you travel between the human world and Tianxuan Palace."

After receiving the Shuchi Stone, everyone looked happy, especially Hua Xiaomei, who was even more happy when she thought of not having to go through the eerie Yaksha Wasteland.

Everyone moved again, and the scene in front took on a new look. A large and magnificent palace stood on the vast land. The ghost messengers who came and went were wearing wide robes and looked happy. The passers-by talked happily, unlike the depressing and dull atmosphere in the Guangwang Palace.

"This is the Tianxuan Palace." Seeing Nan Linghe looking around curiously, Ye Jie reminded her.

Nan Linghe leaned over and said, "They are all Yama Luo Hall, Tianxuan Hall and Guangwang Hall in Nanzhan Buzhou. What's the difference?"

Ye Jie explained: "The Guangwang Palace is mainly responsible for human souls, and the Tianxuan Palace is mainly responsible for the souls of foreign races. Whether they are powerful monsters, ordinary beasts, or even tiny ants and reptiles, their souls are usually managed by Tianxuan." The ghost servants of the palace are responsible for welcoming them."

Nan Linghe nodded and heard Ye Jie sigh: "However, those are just the rules agreed between the palace masters. Since the death of the Emperor of Hell, the ten palaces of Yama have their own affairs, and each Yama palace has its own characteristics. According to the rules, unless you are as strong as the Lord of the Demon Luo Palace, even the Lord of the Guangwang Palace will not be able to interfere in the affairs of other Yama Palaces."

Hua Xiaomei also added: "Sometimes the ghosts of Tianxuan Palace will attract some human souls, and the ghosts of Guangwang Palace will also send the souls of monsters and beasts into reincarnation. Usually whoever encounters them first wins. Usually this This kind of thing, the palace masters would just turn a blind eye and not care about anything at all. It's just that this time, the person who was detained is of high status and cannot be easily covered up. Guangwang Palace Master must be a Let’s talk about it, now it’s the turn of the best ghost messenger, your brother Jie to come forward to negotiate.”

Nan Linghe showed a thoughtful expression, and looked at Ye Jie with a bit of admiration in his bright eyes. Unexpectedly, Ye Jie's mission for this trip was actually related to the battle between the two Yama Temples. The mission of the good ghost is about to go out.

Just as he was talking, the ghosts in the Tianxuan Palace also noticed an aura that did not belong to this palace. Soon, a boy in a long gown took the initiative to greet Ye Jie and brought Ye Jie and his party to the front of a majestic hall filled with immortal energy.

When they arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a frail man in gray clothes came out to greet you: "You all have come from afar. The master of Tianxuan Hall is busy with government affairs and has no time to receive you. He ordered me, Xuancheng, to entertain you... ahem..."

At the end of the sentence, he couldn't catch his breath and started coughing violently. He kept coughing, each time accompanied by a painful groan. When he couldn't help it, he coughed up blood.

"Are you okay?" Ye Jie stepped forward and asked. He didn't know what was going on with Xuancheng. Just hearing the coughing sound was scary.

"I'm fine for now..." Xuancheng said, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "It's just that I was hit by Shura Hong. That domineering power of Shura is still eroding my bone marrow, causing me to suffer bone-eroding pain day and night. .”

Gui Cha Ba seemed to have remembered something, and said to everyone: "Hmph, I remembered it. He is the best Gui Cha in Tianxuan Palace. With his strength that has just entered the fourth level, he can't even beat the fifth level Shura." , became the final winner, it seems that he suffered a lot in the ghost battle."

After a while, Xuancheng finally calmed down and looked at Ye Jie and said, "Are you Gui Cha Jie? The best Gui Cha in Guangwang Palace?"

Ye Jie said: "That's right."

There was also some emotion in Xuancheng's eyes: "At the ghost mission event, I was still wondering which ghost mission was it. It was obvious that the best ghost mission in Guangwang Palace was won, but at the last moment he was still reluctant to give up. He was willing to show up and let all the palace masters wait for him. Now that I think about it, it was obviously the wisest move. Knowing that he was defeated, but still refusing to admit defeat, which resulted in being injured in the end, was not a wise move."

Ye Jie reluctantly handed over his hand and didn't explain much. If he hadn't seen the word "Best Ghost" when checking the book of life and death, he would not have known that he was the best ghost this year, let alone the ghosts who went to Fengdu Imperial City and competed with other Yamas. They competed against each other.

Recalling the experience of becoming the best ghost agent, Ye Jie also felt a faint feeling in his heart. I don't know how many people were eager to shine in front of the Tenth Palace Yama at the Ghost Festival, but he missed it due to a strange combination of circumstances.

Xie Bian, who was standing aside, said softly: "Thanks to the magnanimity of Lord Guangwang, I have forgiven your absence. I really don't know what you are thinking. You dare to be absent at such an important moment. You almost lost the reputation of Lord Guangwang." face."

Li Ba agreed: "Huh, if I win the position of the best ghost warrior, even if I have to risk serious injuries, I have to compete with Shura Hong to see how much she weighs!"

Xuancheng couldn't help coughing again. After a while, he shook his head bitterly at everyone: "Have you seen what I look like now? In front of Shura Hong, I didn't even survive a single move, so I stayed The root cause of the disease is difficult to cure, and with the strength of Gui Chajie's second level, I'm afraid it will be even worse. In short, people who encounter Mo Luo Temple should just take a detour."

After some small talk, Ye Jie finally got to the point and said seriously:
"According to the order of the Lord of the Palace of King Guang, we are on a mission to the Tianxuan Palace this time for the sake of a soul named Qin Qiong. He was detained by the ghosts of the Tianxuan Palace and violated the rules of the Yama Palace. Please return him to the Palace of Hell. I'll wait, so that I can return to King Guang's palace and resume my life."

Hearing Qin Qiong's name, Xuancheng also knew everyone's intention, waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Ghost Chai Jie's words are serious. Tianxuan Palace is no better than Guangwang Palace. There is no such thing as detention. It will not extend the disputes in the world to the underworld. Every move is for the righteous path of heaven and earth. Xie Bi'an said coldly: "Only the words of Lord Yama's Palace represent the right path of heaven and earth. As for the others, they are all crooked ways."

Xuancheng glanced at him lightly: "In the past, the master of the Guangwang Palace made violent conquests and brought disaster to the world. He transformed into an evil dragon and attracted thunder and punishment. After death, he still refused to wake up from the dream of the emperor, relying on the power of the Lord of the Yama Palace. , persecuting the souls of good ministers in the world, is this what you call the right path of heaven and earth?"

Gui Chahu took over the words and said: "What the Lord Guang Wang did was all for the sake of magnifying my great Sui Dynasty. How can you understand the difficulties and dangers involved?"

Seeing that Xuancheng only used a few words to make the atmosphere in the venue become tense, Ye Jie hurriedly spoke out to persuade:
"Calm down. Mr. Xuancheng, we are only following orders. We are not qualified to question the orders of Lord Guang Wang. Since you said that Tianxuan Palace did not detain Qin Qiong, why don't you tell us his whereabouts and don't let us It’s also difficult to handle.”

Xuancheng nodded, not wanting to embarrass everyone: "Then Qin Qiong is not related to me, so why would you tell me where he went? I only know that he is indeed in Tianxuan Palace, but where exactly he is? I can understand it.”

Ye Jie thanked him, and seeing that Xuancheng didn't want to say much, he took everyone away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

When they came to a secluded place, Li Ba couldn't bear the anger in his heart anymore and said: "Humph, what's not detained? I think he is clearly tricking us. He must be an agent of Tianxuan Palace who hid Qin Qiong. I don't want to Let’s find it.”

On the side, Xie Bian just shook his head slightly: "Based on my understanding of the people in Tianxuan Palace, they will not lie about this kind of thing. The cultivation techniques they practice have much higher requirements on xinxing than ordinary techniques. Once they lie, , it will cause inner demons to arise and your strength will plummet."

Nan Linghe groaned: "Then they can't tell any lies. They can answer whatever they ask?"

Ye Jie was a little helpless: "It's just that you can't lie. They don't have to answer, or they can leave half of what they said. How can they answer whatever they ask?"

Hua Xiaomei felt something in her heart at this moment: "He said the world is on the right path? What does that mean?"

Ye Jie shook his head: "It's just a different stance. Instead of thinking about this, it's better to think about where Qin Qiong is hiding and how we can complete the task assigned by the Lord Guang Wang. If it cannot be completed, the anger of the Lord is not We can afford it.”

Hearing Ye Jie mention this, the expressions of everyone around him became condensed. The illustrious name of Lord Guangwang has long been a symbol of terror deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he fails to complete the task, his life may not be saved.

Seeing the dull expressions on everyone's face, Xie Xinyu covered her mouth and let out a chuckle like a silver bell: "Now it's my turn to take action. With my divination power, I can deduce Qin Qiong's whereabouts."

Hearing this, Nan Linghe also looked eager to try. Just as he was about to say something, his arm was suddenly pulled by Ye Jie.

Nan Linghe raised his head with confusion on his face. Seeing that Ye Jie's expression was as calm as ever, he shook his head slightly to signal her not to act rashly.

Nan Linghe didn't think much, so she suppressed her thoughts. Since Brother Jie wanted her not to say anything, then she wouldn't say anything.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xie Xinyu took out the divination instrument. She held a copper coin in both hands and stared at its shape and texture carefully. After a while, she threw the copper coin into an ancient jade bowl and shook it gently. , listening to the crisp sound made when the copper coins collide with the bowl wall, and whispering plausibly.

Xie Xinyu's chanting came to his ears. Ye Jie held his breath and listened quietly. Her words seemed to contain some kind of spiritual power. The familiar tone sounded completely different to Ye Jie. Jie was so accomplished in divination that he couldn't even hear what she was reciting.

After a while, Xie Xinyu put down the jade bowl and looked a little more depressed than before: "I have calculated that Qin Qiong is now in the central square of Tianxuan Palace. As long as he gets there, he can be found. .”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. They did not expect that the art of divination could be used in such a way. They hurriedly followed Xie Xinyu's instructions and went to the central square of Tianxuan Palace.

Before they arrived, they heard the roar of people in front of them, and the cheers and cheers kept coming. When they took a closer look, everyone was dumbfounded.

In the central square of Tianxuan Palace, a grand meeting of talismans is being held in full swing. Top talisman-making masters from all walks of life are gathered here. There is a sea of ​​people nearby. Any talisman-making master who wants to learn the way of talisman in depth will not want to miss the time when the masters are making talismans. With one move, the venue was completely surrounded.

"This..." Looking at the airtight crowd in front of him, Ye Jie was suddenly troubled, "There are so many people here, where are we going to find Qin Qiong? Gui Chaiyu, can you further narrow down the scope?"

Facing Ye Jie's request, Xie Xinyu glared at him mercilessly: "Do you think divination is omnipotent? It's not easy for me to lock in Qin Qiong's general range. Are you blaming me? Me? It seems like you are the best ghost, right?"

Ye Jie had no choice but to say: "That's not what I meant. It's just that it is not easy to find Qin Qiong's whereabouts among tens of thousands of people. I need your help."

After listening to Ye Jie's explanation, Xie Xinyu's expression improved, and he snorted softly: "Based on my current attainments in divination, deducing a rough range is already the limit, and there is no way to do more. More. Besides, I still have to conserve my energy to prepare for the next talisman making."

Guizhahu clasped his fists. Even if there were a lot of people in front of him, it could not dampen his fighting spirit: "No matter what, knowing a general range is much better than running around like a headless fly. If you want to be in the vastness, In a sea of ​​people, finding the whereabouts of a target effortlessly requires the ability to listen. Without further ado, let’s start searching separately now.”

(End of this chapter)