What is the standard for reincarnation in the underworld?
This question really stumped Xu Zhiqiong.
Is it based on sin?
Sinful karma grows on the head of the physical body. These dead souls who come to the underworld have no sinful karma on their heads.
What can we rely on if we don’t rely on sin?
Xu Zhiqiong did not answer, but Zhuo Ling'er spoke from the side: "We have seen many practitioners of the underworld, but we have never heard of them collecting money from the souls of the dead."
Zhou Gongxian snorted coldly and said: "If we don't collect money, what will we do for a living?"
Zhuo Linger was speechless.
This matter is indeed a bit complicated.
The judge earns his or her own livelihood because he spends most of his time in the underworld.
All practitioners of the underworld live in the underworld, and only those who have cultivated to the fifth level of Black and White Impermanence are qualified to leave the underworld.
What do they do for a living? Zhuo Linger has never explored this matter.
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes were blurred and he seemed to be deep in thought.
Zhou Gongxian looked at the inkstone again.
A military official named Ren Yukui shouted from the side: "We usually live in the Yinsi. The Yinsi does not produce food or money. We have to make a living for ourselves. Is this sinful?"
Hei Wuchang Dai Huiqin said: "Yen Jun collects some burial materials from the souls of the dead and gives us a few of the Wuchang envoys to go to the Yang world in exchange for some food and clothing. It is just to make a living. You have to survive as a shady person."
Everyone nearby shouted injustice, and Xu Zhiqiong's attention seemed to be attracted by them.
Zhou Gongxian slowly moved towards the inkstone.
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at him with his peripheral vision without making any move.
Zhou Gongxian's actions were not too subtle, at least in Xu Zhiqiong's view, his intentions were obvious and his methods were very clumsy.
In the previous battles, Zhou Gongxian's combat prowess was far from what a fourth-grade Yan Jun should be.
But Zhou Gongxian at least showed some sophistication and composure.
Now even this most basic sophistication is gone.
If you want to get the inkstone back, you should at least do it in a concealed manner. Why do you always stare at the inkstone to arouse my suspicion?
Things are not that simple.
Zhou Gongxian had already arrived in front of the inkstone and began to squat slightly. Xu Zhiqiong continued to pretend not to notice.
But Zhuo Ling'er saw it. When she saw Zhou Gongxian stretching his hand towards the inkstone, she hurried forward to take the inkstone off first.
When Zhou Gongxian saw what had happened, he reached out and fought with Zhuo Ling'er.
Can he beat it?
Of course he can't grab it, he can't be faster than the judge.
Zhou Gongxian's hand had just stretched out halfway, and Zhuo Ling'er was about to touch the inkstone. Xu Zhiqiong suddenly stepped forward, pulled Zhuo Ling'er's arm, and pulled Zhuo Ling'er back.
Zhuo Ling'er was shocked and didn't understand Xu Zhiqiong's intention.
At this moment, Zhou Gongxian finally succeeded.
He can pick up the inkstone.
But he didn't pick it up and quickly took his hand back.
"Pick it up, why don't you pick it up?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled slightly: "Don't you really want this inkstone? Pick it up quickly, I'll let you pick it up."
Zhou Gongxian remained silent.
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his face and said, "What is this inkstone used for?"
Zhou Gongxian still didn't speak.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Don't tell me? Then I'll ask others."
He turned his attention to the other practitioners of the underworld: "Does any of you know the use of this inkstone?"
While talking, Xu Zhiqiong raised the iron halberd.
Bai Wuchang and Yu Yancai said with a pale face: "I said, I know! This is Zhou Yanjun's magic weapon to use the soul-draining technique."
"Are you serious?" Xu Zhiqiong looked at Zhou Gongxian.
Zhou Gongxian remained silent, while Hei Wuchang Dai Huiqin said from the sidelines: "Seriously, as long as you touch the ink on the inkstone, even if it gets a little bit, your soul will be taken away."
"If you touch it, it will be whipped away? No other techniques?"
Yu Yancai said: "This is the fourth-level soul-drawing technique of the underworld. As long as it is marked, the soul will be drawn away immediately."
Now it's magical.
When Du Yanjun used the soul-drawing technique, he had to leave a mark first and then touch it before the soul could be drawn away.
Zhou Gongxian didn't even need to touch it, he could just pull it away.
Because he has a high level of cultivation?
Judging from the battle just now, even if Xu Zhiqiong did not use the Sky Light Curse, Zhou Gongxian's combat power was far worse than Du Chunze, and not as good as Black and White Wuchang. Xu Zhiqiong even suspected that he only had a sixth-level cultivation level.
This has nothing to do with cultivation, it should be that the inkstone itself is special.
This is an extremely powerful magic weapon.
Xu Zhiqiong said to Yancai: "Bring this inkstone over here."
Yu Yancai shook his head repeatedly: "I dare not touch it. If it touches the ink, the soul will be gone. No one except Zhou Yanjun dares to touch it."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Zhou Gongxian and said, "The reason why you exposed so many flaws is to lure me to get this inkstone?"
Xu Zhiqiong guessed it right.
Zhou Gongxian put on a clumsy play. He didn't really want to get the inkstone back. He wanted to lure Xu Zhiqiong to take the inkstone away, thereby draining Xu Zhiqiong's soul.
Although Xu Zhiqiong said he was not fooled, Zhuo Linger was.
Taking Zhuo Ling'er's soul away would also help Zhou Gongxian get a hostage back, or at least a bargaining chip for survival, so he pretended to compete with Zhuo Ling'er for the inkstone.
Xu Zhiqiong asked Zhou Gongxian again: "No one else dares to touch this inkstone, so you can? Can you just pick it up and let me have a look?"
Zhou Gongxian shook his head and said: "My body is dead, and now I can't move this inkstone."
Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that it will take out your soul? Your soul has already left your body."
Zhou Gongxian shook his head and said: "There is a trick involved. If you let me live and let me find another corpse to be reincarnated, I will give you this inkstone and teach you how to use it."
"So what if I don't let you live? Can't you get a single word of truth out of your mouth?" Xu Zhiqiong patted Zhou Gongxian's face with an iron halberd.
Zhou Gongxian snorted coldly and said, "If you want to torture me, go ahead and do it. The inkstone cannot be left on the ground for a long time. When the ink in the inkstone dries, it will be useless."
Xu Zhiqiong looked back and saw that the ink remaining on the inkstone was quickly drying up.
Zhou Gongxian added: "This is a rare treasure in the world. The methods used are extremely profound. If I don't teach you, this treasure will be ruined in vain. You can't even touch it."
profound?
What profound methods can this old guy have?
He can touch it when he is alive, but cannot touch it after death. This method is easy to understand and should be in his hand!
He has some kind of protection on his hands.
Xu Zhiqiong squatted next to Zhou Gongxian's body and touched the corpse's right hand.
Zhou Gongxian's cheek twitched unconsciously.
His right hand looked nothing special, but the touch felt very unusual.
The old skin is very rough and seems to have tiny scales to the touch.
This is snake skin.
This piece of snakeskin stuck tightly to Zhou Gongxian's right hand like a glove, and no one could see its existence.
Xu Zhiqiong groped for the snake skin and carefully peeled it off.
This time, he finally saw what complete transparency meant.
Xu Zhiqiong has such good eyesight. He is holding this snake skin in his hand. He can clearly feel the touch of the snake skin, but cannot see its appearance at all.
There were no wrinkles, no folds, and no scars. Others looked over and thought Xu Zhiqiong was groping in the air.
There are little ink marks on the snake skin, which are the parts that are in contact with the inkstone.
Xu Zhiqiong touched the other side of the snake skin based on the feeling in his hands. This side was very smooth and very similar to human skin.
During the touch, the snake skin seemed to sense Xu Zhiqiong's presence, slowly stretched out, and gently wrapped Xu Zhiqiong's palm.
Xu Zhiqiong was startled and wanted to shake off the snake skin.
The snake skin slid gently on Xu Zhiqiong's skin, sending a certain message to Xu Zhiqiong.
No need to do this.
Where does this information come from?
It's not something seen or heard, it should be a transmission between thoughts.
This piece of snakeskin touched the power of my imagery.
Xu Zhiqiong was worried that the snake skin would continue to corrode him, so he quickly used the power of imagery to resist.
Gentle thoughts struck again, and this piece of snake skin was telling Xu Zhiqiong one thing: it was not malicious, but don't force it to be malicious.
Xu Zhiqiong quickly withdrew the power of impression and stopped resisting.
There was a spirituality on this piece of snakeskin that he could not imagine, and this spirituality represented some kind of transcendental personality.
Spirituality hovered in Xu Zhiqiong's palm, and Xu Zhiqiong had a strange understanding. He seemed to have mastered some kind of power.
He stretched out his right hand and slowly picked up the inkstone on the ground.
The moment he picked up the inkstone, strong Yin Qi rolled in Xu Zhiqiong's palm.
This yin energy seems to be able to penetrate Xu Zhiqiong's soul, but it cannot penetrate the snake skin on Xu Zhiqiong's hands.
The snake skin continuously transmits thoughts to Xu Zhiqiong.
You can touch it, you can control it, there is no need to be afraid.
Seeing Xu Zhiqiong holding the inkstone safely, all the underworld practitioners were extremely shocked.
Yu Yancai looked at Dai Huiqin. Dai Huiqin's eyes widened and she looked confused.
Within their knowledge, no one except Zhou Yanjun had ever touched this inkstone.
Yu Yancai clearly remembered that last year, there was an official who disobeyed Zhou Yanjun, and his soul was taken away by Zhou Yanjun with a few drops of ink, and he was thrown into a frying pan and fried for a month, and finally he was reduced to ashes.
Dai Huiqin also remembered that a certain Hei Wuchang tried to steal the inkstone, but immediately lost his soul after touching the inkstone.
Unexpectedly, besides Zhou Yanjun, there is anyone in this world who can afford this inkstone.
Holding the inkstone, Xu Zhiqiong walked up to Zhou Gongxian and said with a smile: "I have already learned your method."
Zhou Gongxian looked flustered and said, "This inkstone has many uses. If I don't tell you, you won't know."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Then just tell me."
Zhou Gongxian said in a trembling voice: "Please spare me a life first."
Xu Zhiqiong took the inkstone and slowly approached Zhou Gongxian's face.
The inkstone left the ground, and a lot of ink gushed out again, shaking continuously in the center of the inkstone. Zhou Gongxian shouted urgently: "Spare me, spare me, I say so."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded, turned around and ordered Bai Wuchang Yu Yancai and Hei Wuchang Dai Huiqin: "Bring out all the dead souls waiting for reincarnation. Ling'er, you, Jiang Wuzhi, Li Wuzang and others are here to guard."
Zhuo Ling'er glanced at Li Jie and asked in a low voice: "Is your judge's name Li Wuzang?"
Li Jie lowered his head and said, "I wanted to give my name Li Wuji, which means without fear, but Ma Changshi chose to call me Li Wuji..."
Xu Zhiqiong took Zhou Gongxian into a side hall. It was true that there was no one around. Xu Zhiqiong used the yin and yang magic circle to isolate the side hall, and asked the first question: "What level of cultivation are you?
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The inkstone was in Xu Zhiqiong's hand, and Zhou Gongxian did not dare to hide it: "I am an eighth-grade palm torturer."
Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise: "I thought you had a sixth-grade cultivation level, but how could you, an eighth-grade Palm Punisher, dare to pretend to be a fourth-grade Yama Lord? But no one has been able to defeat you?"
Zhou Gongxian said: "Because of this inkstone, I can use the seventh-grade annihilation technique and the fourth-grade soul-drawing technique. After the death of my predecessor Yan Jun, Qiancheng Yin Division has been without Yan Jun for many years, so I used this inkstone to perform the soul-drawing technique."
Skills, they thought I had a fourth-grade cultivation level, and I took the position of King of Hell."
"Where did this inkstone come from?"
"I exchanged it for one of the relics of the previous Lord Yan."
"What kind of baby?"
"It's an eye."
one eye?
Xu Zhiqiong's heart trembled: "Please tell me carefully."