The fact that the gate in the City God's Temple leads directly to the underworld is a bit beyond Li Xiuyuan's expectation.
But this is convenient. There is a road to the underworld right here, and there is no need to use other methods to enter the underworld.
"Master Li, please," the City God said with a smile.
Li Xiuyuan nodded, crossed the gate and walked towards the underworld, but when he just stepped into the gate, he asked curiously: "I entered the underworld as a human body, so there won't be any problems when I come back."
The City God said: "If an ordinary mortal enters the underworld without a strong will and is frightened by the ghosts in the underworld, his soul will definitely leave the body and stay in the underworld forever, becoming a ghost in the underworld. But Mr. Li will not do that. Mr. Li is a born saint and goes in and out of the underworld.
It’s nothing serious, the power of the underworld cannot affect Young Master Li, so please rest assured, Young Master Li.”
"That's it." The doubts in Li Xiuyuan's heart disappeared.
Immediately, the city god led the way, accompanied by the Yin soldiers, and he and Li Xiuyuan crossed the gate and entered the underworld.
After entering the underworld, Li Xiuyuan did not feel any special changes. Everything was the same as it was in the mortal world.
Maybe he has no fear of gods and ghosts, or maybe it's because of his own special nature.
"It's endless as far as the eye can see. How long does it take to get to the ghost king's place?" Li Xiuyuan asked on the way.
Cheng Huang said: "It's a bit of a journey, but it's not far. I hope Mr. Li will be patient."
Li Xiuyuan said no more at this point.
Fortunately, his physical strength is strong enough. Although he is not as good as the ghosts and gods who can ride on the wind, he will not get tired easily just by walking.
"Chuck, cluck~!"
After walking for a while, Li Xiuyuan suddenly heard the crow of a rooster. A majestic rooster carrying the ghost of a child ran past not far away, and flapped its wings from time to time.
"How can there be a rooster in the underworld?" He glanced at it and asked curiously.
"This is a mortal child who lost his soul and entered the underworld by mistake. A Taoist is killing a chicken to bring this child back to life." The City God smiled and said, "If you don't believe it, Mr. Li, please wait and see."
After saying this, the city god spoke softly.
There was a gash in the front of the rooster.
Through this opening, Li Xiuyuan saw a bed in a room of a wealthy family, with a pale child lying on it. Next to him, a Taoist priest was casting a spell to summon the child's soul. There were also many children's family members nearby.
His expression was tense, as if he was waiting for the child to return to his soul.
Since the city god had opened the gap in advance, the big rooster saw an exit ahead and immediately crowed and jumped out carrying the child's soul, returning from the underworld to the earth.
The Taoist immediately seized this opportunity to protect the child's soul and send it into his body.
The unconscious child's breath obviously improved a lot after his soul returned to his body.
Li Xiuyuan was quite surprised when he saw this.
This is indeed a Taoist priest from the underworld summoning souls.
But Li Xiuyuan saw the Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest seemed to be looking towards the underworld.
"It was the City God who traveled, and the Yin soldiers escorted him... This child is blessed, it was the City God who brought him back."
As soon as the third eye on the Taoist priest's forehead opened, he could see through Yin and Yang. He immediately saw the city god and the Yin soldiers passing by in the underworld. Originally, this child had lost his soul. He had been lost in the underworld for too long and was too far away. The soul of the rooster could not support it.
It's such a long road to the underworld. If the city god hadn't opened the door to the underworld, this summoning would have failed.
"Hey, who is that person?"
The Taoist priest saw Li Xiuyuan next to the City God again, with a look of surprise on his face.
Although he saw Li Xiuyuan, he saw that this person seemed to be covered by a layer of fog. Even with his heavenly eyes, it was difficult to see clearly. He could only confirm that it was a person, a living person.
"Walking in the underworld as a living person, what kind of master is this?" The Taoist priest who summoned souls was surprised.
The Yin Qi in the underworld is too heavy. If a living person walks in the underworld for a long time, he will be eroded by the Yin Qi and eventually die in the underworld. Even if the cultivator has the protection of Taoism, he will not dare to walk around the underworld at will. If he encounters the evil ghosts in the underworld,
, it is difficult to escape even if you are afraid.
The Taoist priest was curious and used his heavenly eyes again to see Li Xiuyuan.
To be able to walk in the underworld as a living person, and to be escorted by the city god's Yin soldiers, such a person must be an extraordinary person, and it is worth exploring.
But when the Taoist forced himself to see Li Xiuyuan's face, he suddenly felt a mysterious force stopping him, and it even came back.
"Ah~!"
The Taoist screamed, and his third eye was instantly hit by some mysterious power, causing him to become blind instantly. A mouthful of blood gushed out from him, and he fell to the ground.
"Taoist." When the child's family members saw this scene, they were shocked and hurriedly helped the Taoist.
The Taoist priest waved his hand feebly and said: "I have nothing to do with this poor Taoist. I just got curious and forced myself to look at something I shouldn't have seen. Sure enough, every drink and every peck counts for a long time. This is the fate of this poor Taoist."
After saying that, he no longer dared to peek at everything in the underworld.
Soon, the gap in the underworld closed, and yin and yang were separated again.
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but look at the Taoist with some sympathy.
Curiosity killed the cat. Why should you open your eyes and force yourself to see your identity when you are so good? It's almost enough, but now you are being bitten.
Fortunately, he only took a look and did not forcefully calculate his fate like that bald Taoist, otherwise the backlash would be more than that.
Keep on your way.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan saw a city stretching across the land. A black river stretched from the distance, circled the city, and disappeared into the distance.
"We're here, the Ghost King's territory is ahead." City God said.
"Is that a waste of time?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The city god shook his head and said, "It's not the City of Wasted Death, it's just an ordinary ghost city. It's just like the human world. There are ordinary counties and bustling big cities in the world. The City of Wasted Death is a big city in the underworld, and Yama is in charge. How can the ghost king rule the City of Wasted Death?
."
After walking forward for a while, the City God stopped.
"Master Li, I can't leave any further, otherwise I will be discovered by the underworld soldiers of the Ghost King. I can only ask Master Li to go alone. I am here waiting for Master Li's return. Master Li does not need to be afraid, although you
You enter a ghost town alone, but the evil ghosts and ghost kings in the underworld can't hurt you at all, so you can rest assured."
Li Xiuyuan heard this and said, "In that case, please ask the City God to stay here later."
"Of course I will wait here for Mr. Li's return." The city god said with a salute.
Li Xiuyuan was not afraid, he nodded and said goodbye to the city god and walked towards the ghost town alone.
"Since this city god knew that he would be discovered, why couldn't he avoid the ghost city and avoid the ghost king when escorting the eighteen guards of my Li family?" After walking for a while, he thought about the whole story.
, discovered something unusual.
In the past, the city god used the female ghost to test himself, but now he has stopped making progress here in the ghost city.
When put together, it seems that this city god has something to hide from himself.
"You must never be trustworthy when dealing with ghosts and gods. People can break trust in others, let alone ghosts and gods."
For some reason, Li Xiuyuan recalled in his mind a previous instruction from his master, Blind Taoist, intentionally or unintentionally.
"No matter what the city god is planning, at least he has to let me take away the ghosts of Tieshan and Li Zhong." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
Soon, he approached the ghost town.
Near the ghost town, Li Xiuyuan saw various ghosts living in the city, coming in and out, like a mortal city.
But under the wall of the ghost city, next to the dark moat, he saw many female ghosts washing something in the moat. It looked like clothes, but it was not.
Ghosts don't need to do laundry.
"What are you washing?"
Li Xiuyuan walked over and asked curiously.
A female ghost said: "We are washing the placenta in the human world. If a placenta is washed ten times, the ghosts reincarnated in the future will be extremely intelligent and beautiful. If we wash it two or three times, the ghosts reincarnated in the future will be ugly.
Ugly, mediocre.”
"Stop talking and wash it quickly. If you don't finish the quantity, the ghost king will be angry again." A ghost who looked like a woman next to him said.
Li Xiuyuan was slightly startled.
There is such a thing in the underworld, why have I never heard of it before?
After stopping to watch, he didn't ask any more questions. After all, this was a matter in the underworld, and knowing more was of little use, so he left again.
When he was walking towards the ghost city, he was stopped by the Yin soldiers guarding the gate as he passed by it.
"Are you new here? Don't you know that you need to pay paper money to enter the ghost town? You are not allowed to enter the city without paper money." A Yin soldier shouted.
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment.
You have to pay money to enter the city in this world, but you also need to pay money in the underworld?
"Wait a minute, you smell like a living person, are you a living person?" The Yin soldier suddenly opened his eyes wide again and looked at Li Xiuyuan, looking very surprised.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "Yes, I am a living person. I came to this ghost town to find something to do with the ghost king here. Give me some face. I don't have any money with me. Why don't I go back and burn it for you."
"Haha, I don't want your money, I just want your people. What I ate in the underworld was all ashes, and I haven't eaten human flesh yet. Today I met you, an unlucky living person who accidentally entered the underworld, so I took you down.
Tooth-beating ceremony.”
The Yin soldier laughed excitedly and suddenly turned into a green-faced and fanged evil spirit, rushing toward Li Xiuyuan.
"It's okay if you don't give me face, but you still want to eat me. What kind of truth is this? The biggest fist in the world... No, the truth is the greatest. If you are unreasonable, don't blame me for taking action."
Li Xiuyuan looked calm and showed no fear. When he saw the evil ghost transformed from the Yin Soldier coming towards him, he just waved his hand and punched him.
"Ah~!"
The fierce ghost let out a miserable scream and exploded in mid-air. The ghost body was torn into pieces and turned into countless pieces. I don't know if the ghost body can be restored in the future, but from the looks of it, I guess.