Chapter 244

Really?

Hu Meiniang's bewitching pretty face was full of a teasing smile, she joked: "But I don't know why, Daoist Li, I just can't believe what you say."

She, who hated evil like an enemy and acted bravely for justice, had indeed met such people before—though few, there were some, among them the great sword hero Dong Qing, who had infused a strand of Sword Qi into the body of that Wang Family child.

Speaking of which, when she first heard the name of the great sword hero Dong Qing, she couldn't help but learn about his deeds; one could say the great sword hero Dong Qing was the person she admired most.

Wang Ping'an ignored Hu Meiniang's sarcasm, after all he couldn't tell her the truth, and he would set up life-preserving measures for the Wang Family.

It's because he is the newborn child of the Wang Family!

Whether Hu Meiniang would believe him or not, saying this would surely bring great calamity upon the Wang Family.

Seeing Wang Ping'an not respond, Hu Meiniang was about to say more, hoping to glean the information she wanted from him, even though the chance might be small, she wanted to try.

Just.

Before Hu Meiniang could finish speaking, seeing Wang Ping'an standing there muttering, his expression drastically changed, he exclaimed in astonishment: "Is this Soul Salvation?"

It wasn't that she heard him reciting the Soul Salvation scripture; rather, as Wang Ping'an muttered, a noticeable change occurred in the surroundings.

Faintly, a gate appeared, with several characters on it that she did not recognize...

No.

Not knowing whether to say she recognized them or not, upon seeing those characters she felt a sense of familiarity, and the words 'Guimen Guan' surfaced in her mind.

This, this, this... where did this monster come from!

Hu Meiniang widened her eyes, staring fixedly at his mouth as he muttered, as if she hadn't noticed the abnormality around him—more accurately, she hadn't seen the hell gate he had drawn out.

Soul Salvation?

She had seen such things before—there were charlatans of the jianghu, and also genuine experts capable of guiding the departed, but none like Wang Ping'an.

Being able to project the existence of a hell gate, she had never seen anything like it before.

The next moment.

Hu Meiniang faintly saw the soul of the Netherworld Organization assassin drift out of his body, glaring ferociously at Wang Ping'an, baring fangs and claws as it lunged at him, wishing to devour him alive.

But just as he was about to act, he saw the Guimen Guan projected by Wang Ping'an; at first he was stunned, then filled with fury, and finally his gaze toward Wang Ping'an held not a trace of hatred.

It was pure gratitude!

Thud!, Thud!, Thud!!!

Afterward, the Netherworld Organization assassin knelt before Wang Ping'an, kowtowing several times, and only after the Guimen Guan swung open did his soul drift into it.

"Daoist Li, you're quite skilled, actually able to project a hell gate!"

After a long while, Wang Ping'an seemed to have finished the Soul Salvation, the Guimen Guan he had formed gradually faded, and Hu Meiniang could no longer suppress the shock in her heart, sighing:

"When that Guimen Guan appeared, I almost couldn't resist rushing in, but I held back. I truly hope that if I die, Daoist Li, you will come to perform Soul Salvation for me!"

Just now.

With the appearance of the Guimen Guan, she could clearly feel its attractive pull, as if merely passing through this Guimen Guan would allow her past misdeeds...

... cannot be said to be completely erased, but at least it could dispel one-third or even one-half.

This is also why, just now the Netherworld Organization assassin killed by Wang Ping'an, filled with resentment toward him at death's door, had his soul burst out and immediately lunge at Wang Ping'an with bared fangs and claws, wishing to devour him alive.

But upon seeing the Guimen Guan projected by Wang Ping'an, he actually kowtowed to him.

It wasn't that his sins were so deep that upon entering the Underworld, aside from being reborn as an animal, he at least had to go through the Eighteen Levels of Hell to cleanse his sins.

Whether he could be reborn at all was still a question!

After Wang Ping'an's Soul Salvation, he was able to pass through that strange hell gate and cleanse one-third or even one-half of his sins.

It cannot be said that he need not go through the Eighteen Levels of Hell; at least, he wouldn't have to traverse all of them.

His chance of rebirth was gradually increasing!

Unless he was a scoundrel whose conscience had been eaten by dogs, how could he not be grateful to Wang Ping'an?

Although.

He died at Wang Ping'an's hands!

Ding! When you performed Soul Salvation on the Netherworld Organization assassin, you projected the hell gate: Guimen Guan; after observing it closely for a while, you gained some insight, congratulations on receiving the reward: Skill: Soul Salvation proficiency level upgraded, Mastery → Cultivation!

Wang Ping'an had also been curious about why using the Soul Salvation skill this time would produce a phenomenon; bewildered, as the Guimen Guan appeared, a mechanical, cold voice immediately sounded in his mind.

He never expected that, without using Merit to upgrade, he would directly raise his Soul Salvation skill to the Minor Accomplishment level.

This novel you have reached

Wang Ping'an's face showed nothing but excitement he could not conceal!

"It seems, Daoist Li, you are not someone who can just casually project a hell gate!"

Hu Meiniang looked at Wang Ping'an's face, which showed undisguised surprise and joy, let out a faint sigh, her expression full of regret, and she changed her tone:

"You even performed Soul Salvation on these assassins sent to kill you, and inadvertently projected the Guimen Guan, cleansing his sins—aren't you afraid that after he is reborn, he'll come back to take revenge?"

She had actually hoped that when she died, she could invite Wang Ping'an to perform Soul Salvation for her; after all these years, she didn't know how many monsters she had killed, nor how much sin she had accrued.

Although.

She believed she could certainly transcend, but life is impermanent, and how many truly manage to transcend and become immortals?

Perhaps not even one in a million!

She had originally been considering that if she couldn't transcend, or if she died at someone else's hands, she would start from Ghost Cultivator and go all the way to Ghost Immortal.

Rebirth?

She hadn't even thought about it; it wasn't that she didn't want to, nor that her sins were too deep—whether she could be reborn was still uncertain, but she would certainly have to go through the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

Now, having seen the Guimen Guan projected by Wang Ping'an, another idea arose in her.

Never would she have thought...

The Guimen Guan projected by Wang Ping'an was merely something he happened to produce.

She was disappointed, but she could understand!

Ding! Netherworld Organization assassin sincerely thanks you for helping him perform Soul Salvation, revealing the Guimen Guan, eliminating all his sins. Congratulations on receiving the reward: Line7: Merit +10000!

In his mind, a mechanical, cold voice sounded again, almost scaring Wang Ping'an to death. He never imagined that, in the past, when performing Soul Salvation on other Evil Cultivators and even monsters, he had never received even a thousand Line7: Merit.

This time, he actually gains ten thousand points of Line7: Merit all at once!

With so much Line7: Merit, he doesn't even know how to use it!

Wang Ping'an suppressed the joy in his heart; fortunately, he was currently controlling a Paper Person, otherwise the corners of his mouth would surely have twisted into a smile, pretending to be indifferent:

In this life, I can kill him; even if he is reincarnated to come seek revenge, I can still kill him—if he has the guts, let him come!

(End of Chapter)