Chapter 960: Ox-Head and Horse-Face

Ghostly beings of the Underworld actually rely on the vital energy of the living to maintain their lifespan and the operation of their lives?

This was something He He Pingsheng had never imagined.

But regardless, this also conforms to the basic rules of Heavenly Dao operation.

It is exactly as Zhao Xiangdu said just now: solitary Yin cannot grow, and solitary Yang cannot be born.

"Then I am going to take Zhou Zhou Qingmei away!" He He Pingsheng held Zhao Xiangdu's soul up and stared at him, asking, "What is the way?"

"That won't work!" Zhao Xiangdu's face was bitter. "He He Pingsheng, this brings no benefit to you, to me, or to Zhou Qingmei. I advise you not to do this!"

"Isn't it good to let her enter the cycle of reincarnation?"

*Sss—*

A wisp of flame flew out.

That Nine Heavens Profound Fire instantly transformed into a size of several feet, wrapping Zhao Xiangdu's entire soul within it.

"Ah... ahhh..."

"It hurts so much..."

"He He Pingsheng, stop... stop it..."

He He Pingsheng did not stop!

He controlled the intensity of the flames in his hand, roasting Zhao Xiangdu for a full half-stick of incense's time until he was half-dead, before he withdrew the fire.

"Huff... huff... it hurts so much..."

Zhao Xiangdu was weak and pale. "Daoist He, I beg you, stop roasting me. I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"

He He Pingsheng said nothing, just looking at him.

Zhao Xiangdu knew he couldn't talk nonsense anymore. "There are two ways!"

"First, you offer a portion of your own lifespan to bribe the ghost messengers and envoys of the Yin Cao Division. Under normal circumstances, that would suffice!"

"But Zhou Zhou Qingmei's situation is somewhat special, so they might not necessarily agree!"

"Second... second... second..."

"Daoist He, the second way depends on your own ability!"

"You can capture all of them just like you captured me, then enter the Yin Cao Division directly to take Zhou Zhou Qingmei's soul away!"

"However... your cultivation is only at the Great Vehicle Emperor Stage right now, so you probably won't be able to carry Zhou Zhou Qingmei's soul away!"

He He Pingsheng understood. His cultivation was a bit too low, making him unable to carry another person's soul.

To put it plainly, Zhou Zhou Qingmei is a ghost now. In the process of taking this ghost away, she would still be subject to the pull of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. If his spiritual sense were too weak to resist this reincarnation force, he wouldn't be able to take her away.

Fortunately, He He Pingsheng still had a pseudo-Earth Immortal by his side!

"Lead the way!" He He Pingsheng said. "Tell me which way to go?"

"But Zhao Xiangdu, I'll say this first: if I fail this time, I will grind your soul to dust!"

"My Nine Heavens Profound Fire burning you shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Don't worry!" Zhao Xiangdu almost cried. "I will definitely lead you to rescue Zhou Zhou Qingmei!"

"Daoist He, I must trouble you to hide your own aura, then gather some Yin-evil energy around your body!"

"Yes, that's it!"

"There is one more thing I must tell you. The Yin Cao Division is very large. There is a separate place where Zhou Zhou Qingmei is held. There are three ghost messengers there, all with cultivation similar to mine!"

"That's not the point!"

"The point is, under normal circumstances, there is at least one envoy there!"

"And the cultivation of an envoy is equivalent to the lowest level of Earth Immortal or Loose Immortal in the Immortal Realm!"

"Can you handle that?"

He He Pingsheng nodded.

He might not be able to defeat them, or he might be evenly matched, but he definitely couldn't take them down in a short time.

But there was no need to worry; He He Pingsheng still had Jin Ku with him!

This was the significance of this old fellow.

"Just lead the way!"

Then Zhao Xiangdu piloted the small boat, heading upstream again!

From the small river to the big river, and from the big river into an even larger one.

The spring water flowing from countless small worlds finally converged together.

The Yellow Springs surged, finally becoming a flood.

Not long after, the two arrived at a place that looked like a human town.

Only, there was no light from the sun or moon here, only the light of countless stars falling, covering this pitch-black Underworld.

Near the Yin Cao Division, countless sounds of ghosts wailing drifted out.

There were the low roars of men, the shrill screams of women, and the wailing cries of countless infants.

"Follow me, and don't speak to anyone you see!"

"And don't look around!"

Zhao Xiangdu transmitted information via spiritual sense, leading He He Pingsheng into the Yin Cao Division.

The Yin Cao Division was like a massive black palace.

Within the palace were countless great halls.

Zhao Xiangdu arrived before one of the halls and entered the gate.

Inside the gate were seventy or eighty black stone tablets, each flashing with golden light, engraved with talismanic patterns and characters.

Thirteenth, nineteenth, eighty-sixth...

The various serial numbers were all different, with no discernible pattern.

Zhao Xiangdu opened one of the stone tablets, revealing a vortex.

He led He He Pingsheng into this vortex.

Entering the vortex, He He Pingsheng saw countless cages, each containing a ghost.

These ghosts could not speak, but they could roar and scream wantonly.

Some even stretched their hands out from the cages, attempting to grab He He Pingsheng and Zhao Xiangdu.

"Junior Brother Zhao, why have you come?"

Two ghost messengers walked over. "This is not the area you are responsible for. You've taken the wrong path; leave quickly!"

"Wait... who is this behind you?"

Zhao Xiangdu said with a smile, "Senior Brothers, he wants to take someone away. We've already negotiated; he can offer some vital energy!"

Upon hearing this, the two ghost messengers were overjoyed. "How much?"

Zhao Xiangdu asked, "Where is Wang Shixiong Long? Why is it just the two of you?"

"Where is the Envoy Lord?"

One of them said, "Alright, alright, wait a moment, I'll go call the Envoy Lord and Wang Shixiong Long over!"

In fact, the Envoy and the other ghost messenger were right there.

If He He Pingsheng launched an attack decisively, he would definitely alert the Envoy nearby.

It would be better to lure them all over and wipe them out in one go.

Soon, two more Envoys and one ghost messenger arrived.

The ghost messenger looked quite ordinary, but the two Envoys were somewhat terrifying.

One had a massive ox head, and the other had an ugly horse face.

They were the legendary Ox-Head and Horse-Face!

"Attack!" He He Pingsheng did not hesitate, directly ordering Jin Ku.

Then, three black hooks instantly flew from his body.

The three ghost messengers were hooked in the blink of an eye, completely unable to resist.

As for the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, they were also suppressed by Jin Ku's massive Emperor prestige and spiritual sense.

"Damn it..." Horse-Face said angrily, "There's an Earth Immortal here?"

"Do not resist!" He He Pingsheng said indifferently. "If you alert the Prefecture Lord or other Envoys, I will definitely take you all with me before I die!"

"Don't resist; I'm just here to rescue someone!"

"Easy, easy!" Ox-Head said. "Brother, don't be agitated. Isn't it just rescuing someone?"

"It's no big deal!"

"To be able to bring out an Earth Immortal, you are no ordinary person!"

"Speak, who do you want?"