Pingdu Mountain in Fengdu City is the fifteenth blessed place among the seventy-two blessed places on the land of China. It has beautiful scenery. Many masters have become immortals here, but at some point, some witches who control ghosts and undead The popularity of the art has made this place a mixture of immortals and ghosts. After countless years of development, there are also immortals and lonely ghosts who all study this way. This lineage is called "ghost way" by the world. , the disciples are called ghost clan.
As a result, Pingdu Mountain, which was originally full of fairy spirit, was gradually shrouded in ghost spirit. Ghosts and gods from the underworld came here to settle down one after another, and Fengdu City became a ghost town.
A dark wooden door in the mountain is ajar, surrounded by towering old trees. Countless crows stand on the branches, either combing their feathers with their sharp beaks, or screaming sadly with their red pupils open, which is terrifying to hear. The surroundings are terrifying. From time to time a dark wind blows, which makes people feel ghostly.
There is a black plaque above the wooden door, with three big blood-red characters on it - Ghost Gate.
In front of the pass, there are sixteen ghosts on the mountain, holding three-pointed spears, each with a fierce look. A red light flashed, and a young man in white and green silk fell from the sky.
When the leading ghost official saw that the visitor was not a wandering ghost, he held up his spear and asked: "This is the ghost city of the underworld, and idlers should avoid it. If nothing happens, leave quickly."
The young man bowed his hands in greeting and said, "I'm here because I have something to do."
Seeing that this young man was so polite, the ghost official put away his evil look and said, "The person who came here knows his name. What are you doing here? There is a 'road guide'."
"I am Xiao Yuchen from the Immortal Sword Sect. I have been specially ordered by Fairy Caixia to pay a visit to Lord Lingzun. I was too hasty before I left and did not ask about the laws of the Ghost City in detail. Please forgive me."
The ghost official was startled and put down his spear, becoming somewhat respectful, "It turns out it's Xiao Yuchen who is here. I'm sorry for the offence, but I don't have the 'road guide' to prove it, so I don't have the right to let you go." ah."
Xiao Yuchen came here to ask for help and did not dare to offend, "I hope you can be accommodating?"
Now the ghost officials said anxiously: "Don't embarrass me, little ones. There are laws in the world of the world, and it's the same in the underworld. We are just errands. The blame comes from above. We can't live without it!"
If you want to force your way in, although these ghost officials in front of you are as strong as cattle, they are no match for Xiao Yuchen. However, the ghost clan has a long history, hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and countless capable people, so Xiao Yuchen naturally does not dare to be reckless.
At this moment, the half-opened door slowly opened with a long "squeak" sound. A man walked out, wearing a red cloth robe, a long black hat on his head, holding a hand in one hand. The slender judge's pen is naturally carrying the life-and-death book that determines a person's longevity.
As soon as this man came out, all the ghosts knelt down on one knee, very respectfully. The man walked straight to Xiao Yuchen, greeted him with a salute, and said, "Yuchen is here, but I am not far away to welcome him, so I would like to ask Haihan."
Xiao Yuchen saw that this man was elegant and elegant, with a handsome appearance, not like ordinary brats. Judging from the judge's pen, he guessed the identity of the other person, but he did not dare to be rude and make a guess. He replied: "How dare you, your Excellency is too flattering." I'm sorry to ask you."
The man smiled slightly, patted his forehead lightly, and said: "I haven't introduced myself yet, to make you laugh, I am Cui Yu, one of the four civil and military judges."
Xiao Yuchen was stunned. The other person was really one of the four judges of the Underworld. He thought that this judge was so fair and elegant, and not as ferocious in appearance as the legend said.
Cui Yu went on to say: "There are three ways to choose a road in the underworld. One is to hold the 'road guide' to benefit from guests; the other is to have the life of Yang expired and the soul returns here; the third is..."
Xiao Yuchen was thinking while listening. Seeing that Cui Yu was about to speak but stopped, he answered the question himself: "According to Judge Cui, there is only the third way to go. I wonder why you stopped talking?"
Cui Yu hesitated for a moment, then said with a silly smile: "This third road... is prepared for strangers to enter. Go down from the huge 'Yin Yang Well' behind the door, and you will go directly to the Underworld and the Eighteen Ghost Prisons." , each floor has different punishments, and anyone who breaks in will have a narrow escape from death."
"That being said, I have no choice but to give it a try." After Xiao Yuchen finished speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "I'd like you to lead the way."
Seeing Xiao Yuchen being so decisive, Cui Yu couldn't say much, and made a "please" gesture with his upper right hand forward. After the two of them crossed the dark wooden door, the door returned to its previous state with a frightening "squeak" sound. It looks as if it has never been opened.
Cui Yu led Xiao Yuchen all the way forward, with countless large and small stone monuments standing on both sides. Not far away, Xiao Yuchen saw a green light rising into the sky in front of him, and the surrounding area was green, which was very strange.
The further you go, the more depressed you feel.
It wasn't until the "Yin Yang Well" that Cui Yu mentioned that he saw the true face of the green light. The mouth of the well was about two feet wide, and four evil ghost statues were distributed in the corners, as if dragging the mouth of the well up. The green light then It was ejected from this "yin and yang well", and countless ghosts were hovering in the sky. Xiao Yuchen just discovered that the hair-raising screams he heard earlier were actually the evil howls of these ghosts.
Seeing Xiao Yuchen in a daze, Cui Yu smiled and said: "This is the 'Yin Yang Well'. Those in the sky are all ghosts who were tortured in the eighteenth level of ghost prison. This green light rising into the sky is caused by the gathering of resentment." , I am very angry, I hope you will take care of yourself."
The ghostly wind is blowing, the ghostly spirit is deep, and the shrill howls of complaint can be heard endlessly.
"Thank you Judge Cui for leading the way here. Thank you again if you have the chance." After saying this, Xiao Yuchen planned to jump down.
"Wait a minute..." Cui Yu seemed to want to explain something, but after a second thought, he swallowed the words that were on his lips. "Cui is waiting for your good news in the Netherworld."
Xiao Yuchen smiled but did not answer, and returned the gift with her hands raised. She looked at the bottomless "Yin-Yang Well", smiled bitterly, jumped down and disappeared at the mouth of the well.
Cui Yuangtian looked at the countless resentful spirits, sighed slightly, turned around and was about to leave, but he didn't know when a middle-aged man stood behind him. He had thick eyebrows and angry eyes, wearing a blue robe and a long beard. He has fluffy black hair and a long sword tied around his waist. The sword is painted with the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, which is the famous sword "Seven Stars Longyuan Sword". Although this man is not as handsome as Cui Yu, he is more of a man's blood.
"Cui Yu has met Master Zhong Tianshi." Cui Yu showed more respect for this person when he saw him.
I saw the man walking a few steps and said: "Master Cui, the ghost clan is currently in civil strife. Emperor Qingming has formed an alliance with the beast king of the demon clan. The ten kings of hell in the Yin Division are divided into two factions. Five people have already stood with Emperor Qingming. , do you know?"
"I understand..."
"Understood? The current situation is turbulent, how can you still put strangers into the underworld." The man shook his sleeves and looked a little angry.
Cui Yu immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Master Zhong Tian doesn't know. This matter is the intention of the spiritual master. This son will help our ghost tribe quell the civil strife."
The person in front of Cui Yu is none other than the great exorcist of the ghost clan, the Celestial Master Zhong Kui. The long sword on his waist is naturally not an ordinary sword, but a sword made by the combined efforts of Gan Jiang and Ou Yezi in those days. The workmanship of this sword is,
It is so exquisite that it requires digging mountains to draw streams and tempering it with fine fire. After the sword is completed, the sword body will form seven star circles on its own, and the cold light will be clear and clear. Looking at the sword body, it will seem like overlooking the abyss, and there is a giant dragon lying under the ethereal mist, so it was named
: "Seven Stars Dragon Abyss".
Having said that, Zhong Kui still frowned. The ghost clan has been experiencing internal and external troubles recently, which are not known to outsiders. Emperor Qingming has been doing many evil things and was expelled by the Spirit Lord outside the Nether World. Since the last battle with the evil king, the Spirit Lord is the only one left.
The two souls, Qing Ming Emperor, are now full-fledged and want to seize this moment to take back the "Evil Ghost White Bone Flag" and release the countless resentful ghosts serving their sentences in the ghost capital.
If this flag is taken away, the world will never have peace and will turn into a hell on earth, and everything will perish.
Xiao Yuchen flew down all the way with his head in front and behind, and the walls of the well were covered with vicious-looking faces. At this moment, Xiao Yuchen felt as if someone was grabbing him. He turned around and saw a skeleton hand grabbing his ankle.
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No matter how much Xiao Yuchen kicked him, the bone-white hand refused to let go. Xiao Yuchen sacrificed the "Nine Heavens Demonic Dragon" and was about to swing his sword when a cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes. He was startled and immediately bent up.
At the critical moment, countless white bone arrows were shot from the well wall. Xiao Yuchen shook off the sweat on his forehead and thought: This ghost city of the underworld really cannot be underestimated.
At this time, in Xie Yue City, under the moonlight, there were shouts of killing.
In the night sky, countless flying swords and magical weapons flashed across the sky.
On the green brick floor in the temple, corpses were scattered everywhere, and blood spread along the thin cracks between the green bricks.
The holy land of Buddhism has become a slaughterhouse tonight.
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A white halo shot from the distance.
The light spots grew bigger and bigger.
"That's the exit..."
All the way down, Xiao Yuchen was tired of looking at the weeping face and evil eyes, and the ghost claws that could be chopped off endlessly were all leaking out the resentment of these remnant souls.
The light became more intense as it got closer. Xiao Yuchen helplessly covered her eyes with her arms and unconsciously turned her head to one side.
The body seemed to have passed through the end of the light.
The cries and howls of ghosts and wolves just now disappeared like smoke, and everything became silent.
Xiao Yuchen opened her eyes hard and blinked a few times naturally. The light had dissipated and she looked up. There were no clouds in the sky, only mist like chaos. Only the "Yin Yang Well" hung in the air, and the mouth of the well was dark and empty.
After a long time, it will feel like it sucks people's soul.
Xiao Yuchen held the sword tightly.
The power used in the Shark Rebellion backfired and injured her body, which has not yet healed. After that, an unknown spiritual power was planted in her body. Xiao Yuchen himself didn't know, he didn't know his body, he didn't know his fate, let alone
Know your tomorrow clearly.
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The only thing Xiao Yuchen knew clearly was that Miao Yan was still lying in Bibo Valley, carrying the lives of two people on her body. She was not allowed to fall until Miao Yan came back to life. What she was about to face was the eighteenth level of ghost prison, a
Unknown to the world, it is a country with hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Xiao Yuchen did not dare to be careless, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and flying sleeves of her robe, she strode through the archway in front of her.
The archway is made of marble, with four carved stone pillars separating three gates. There is a line of faded characters hanging on the beam - Tongue Pulling Hell.
It was quiet, there were no trees around, and the faint cold wind blowing in my face from time to time was mixed with the sound of my own footsteps. After walking forward for a moment, the sound of the banging of shackles and the sound of some iron tools could be faintly heard in my ears.
Xiao Yuchen couldn't help but become alert.
After a while, Xiao Yuchen saw not far away a group of people with handcuffs and shackles, ragged clothes and disheveled hair. They lined up in a row, each with their heads lowered. In the dim light, they could not be seen.
Perhaps they are no longer human beings now.
There was a "clinking" sound of iron shackles, and there were two fanged imps at the front. One of them was holding iron pliers, and the other was holding a book with some yellowed pages. The leader knelt on the ground with his head deep in his knees.
Hanging on his chest, he seemed afraid to face everything in front of him.
The little ghost holding the book looked at the book in his hand and muttered in his mouth. The man kneeling on the ground had a lot of sweat on his forehead, and his face gradually became ugly. When the little ghost holding the book finished reading, the man raised his head and stretched his head.
His eyes were closed, looking very frightened. He wanted to say something but no sound came out.
At this time, another kid pried open the man's jaw, clamped the tongue with iron pliers, slowly stretched it, and finally pulled the man's tongue out. The man saw his tongue on the iron pliers.
He was shaken and fainted from fright. Two imps followed him and carried the man away.
While Xiao Yuchen was watching, a voice sounded behind him: "Who are you? Do you know that this is the 'Tongue Pulling Hell', a place of heavy punishment in the underworld? What's the point of a person with a long life trespassing here?"
Xiao Yuchen turned around and saw a ghost that was more than ten feet tall, with a big head and a thick waist, one eye and fangs, and arms as strong as stone pillars.
"I need Judge Cui's guidance to pass through these eighteen ghost prisons."
"Drink! It's a big tone. It's not easy to pass through these eighteen ghost prisons." The ghost opened its bloody mouth, which was quite scary.
"I have never underestimated these eighteen levels of ghost prison. It is just for one person and for the love in my heart. Even if I go to heaven or earth, I will never look back."
"Hahahaha." The ghost raised its head and laughed, "What a 'no-turns-back' person. Those who have slandered others, used words to harm others, and deceived others will be sent to this 'tongue-pulling hell' after death.
, you have to endure the pain of having your tongue pulled out until your sentence is over, have you committed the crime of alienation and deception?"
Xiao Yuchen lowered his head and said nothing. For some reason, a beautiful scene under the moon appeared in his mind. On the emerald green and fragrant grass, Miaoyan in gauze and white clothes was smiling. There was a faint whisper in her ears: "...We
In the future, I will go to a place far away from the world, build a small hut, live a normal life without fighting against the world, do you agree?"
Xiao Yuchen was startled, and when she raised her head, her eyes became empty and dull, "Once upon a time, I promised a woman that I would accompany her to live in seclusion from the world, and from now on I would not say anything about the changes in the world."
"Then you have fulfilled your promise again?"
"She... is dead, dead." Xiao Yuchen almost went crazy.
"So, you deceived her? So you have to be tortured in this prison to wash away your sins."
"Miaoyan... I lied to Miaoyan, I lied to Miaoyan, I lied to her, ah." Finally, she shouted hysterically, shouting so heart-breakingly that she held her head in her hands, fingernails
He pinched it deeply and felt like he was going crazy, unable to stand steadily.
"You have confessed your guilt and will be sent to this hell immediately, where you will be tortured by having your tongue pulled out. According to the laws of the ghost capital, you will be punished for ten thousand years."
Ten thousand years, ten thousand years.
Xiao Yuchen felt that stabbing pain in his chest again, and there was a buzz in his head. The spiritual power turned into a fire, burning the internal organs in the body. However, this time the discomfort disappeared quickly, and Xiao Yuchen's bright eyes gradually returned to normal. It was always so clear and clear, but this time the pain seemed to occur deliberately, stopping Xiao Yuchen's abnormality.
Xiao Yuchen smiled bitterly, and said with a somewhat tired voice: "It's amazing, the ghost tribe's 'enchantment spell' is really powerful, and I almost lost my life."
The "enchantment spell" is one of the unique skills of the ghost clan. The person who casts the spell can inadvertently make people submit, control other people's minds, cause people to hallucinate, cause people to go crazy and even kill people. It can be said to be a strange trick to kill without blood.
The tall ghost was indeed frightened, but it was not because Xiao Yuchen saw through the "enchantment spell". He faintly felt the strange spiritual power in Xiao Yuchen's body.
The ghost came back to his senses and said: "Although you have broken this 'enchantment spell' and just confessed your guilt, do you want to deny it now?"
"That's the truth. If I deny it, wouldn't it be a disgrace to my conscience? It's just that I, Xiao Yuchen, have not yet expired. How can you convict me like this?"
"It's a joke. You said that the woman is dead. How can you honor her? In this case, you will go to this hell sooner or later."
Xiao Yuchen disagreed and showed a long-lost smile, "As long as I am not dead, I will find ways to save her. I said that no matter what difficulties and obstacles I face, I will never look back."
Xiao Yuchen said sternly: "Perhaps you want to laugh at me, facing fate, I am just an insignificant ant, but if you want me to give up that glimmer of hope, don't say that it is just the pain of pulling out my tongue, even if my soul is scattered, it cannot make up for the pain in my heart."
The two looked at each other like this and didn't say a word for a long time.
