Chapter 438: Chapter 306: Elder Wang becomes a Judge, King Biancheng sends gifts!
“My lord, what’s wrong with you?”
In the room.
Liu Shishi, who had been standing by his side, quickly came to the bedside when she saw this. Seeing Xu Yang’s mana erupting violently and his breath disordered, she asked with concern.
Xu Yang’s face was fierce, his eyes bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, “Madam, I’m about to break through… Hurry up, I need your help to cultivate and suppress my mana!”
“Ah?”
Liu Shishi was puzzled.
Although she didn’t understand, she still stepped forward, and her yin energy exploded to help Xu Yang suppress the chaotic mana.
As Liu Shishi’s yin energy flowed into his body.
Xu Yang’s surging mana gradually calmed down, his fierce face regained its composure, and even his breathing became steady.
Fifteen minutes later.
Xu Yang opened his eyes, relieved and patted his chest with lingering fear, “It scared the hell out of me… Madam, thank you for being here, otherwise I might have broken through today.”
Liu Shishi was confused, and asked, “Why did you want to forcibly suppress it since breaking through is a good thing?”
“Ai.”
Xu Yang sighed, got out of bed and drank a glass of wine, “You don’t know… The strength of our Daoist Sect’s golden elixir is related to the number of divine powers we cultivate. The more powerful and numerous divine powers we cultivate before forming the golden core, the stronger the Daoist golden core will become. That’s why I wanted to delay the breakthrough and focus on building my foundation first.”
“As you already know,”
“It’s been just over two months since I started cultivating… In terms of cultivation, I’m still a beginner, a newcomer, a little newbie… Building a strong foundation is always a good idea.”
“…”
Liu Shishi was silent.
She knew Xu Yang all too well.
When she met Xu Yang, he was just an ordinary person. It had indeed been less than three months since he began cultivating.
What did three months mean?
For an ordinary cultivator, starting from the beginning of cultivation, three months might be just enough to reach the first level of Qi Refining. So, the terms “beginner”, “novice”, and “little newbie” that Xu Yang mentioned were indeed fitting.
But why…
Liu Shishi felt that these words didn’t seem very suitable when applied to Xu Yang.
She thought for a moment and asked, “My lord, how many divine powers have you cultivated now?”
“Nine.”
“So how many divine powers do the cultivators in the Divine Transcendence Realm of the Daoist sect usually have before they form their golden elixir?”
Xu Yang was stunned.
He really didn’t know the answer to this question.
After pondering for a few seconds, Xu Yang recalled the several Divine Transcendence Realm cultivators of the Lu Shan Sect that he had fought against. They didn’t reveal many divine powers during their fights… Mainly because they didn’t have much chance to use them before they were defeated and died.
“I’m not sure about that. Anyway, Minister Wang and my grandfather said that in the early stage of the Divine Transcendence Realm, the more divine powers you cultivate, the stronger the Daoist golden core you will form. I have only cultivated nine divine powers so far, and I still need to continue working hard.”
Xu Yang did not know what “many” meant in the words of Minister Wang and his grandfather.
He just thought…
Since he had this advantage,
Why not take full advantage of it?
At this moment, Fengdu City was in the night.
Fengdu City usually enforced a “curfew” system. Xu Yang wanted to take Liu Shishi out for a walk, but he was stopped by underworld soldiers as soon as he left the restaurant.
They returned to the room, and a few seconds later, there was a knock on the door.
Wang Shiren said, “My lord…”
“Damn it!”
Xu Yang cursed, “I just finished my cultivation, and you’re already knocking on the door. Are you ever going to stop?”
“Ding!”
“The ghost was frightened, merit points +10000, cooking skills +1.”
Wang Shiren wiped the sweat off his forehead and quickly said, “My lord, please forgive me… It’s not that I intended to disturb you, but a distinguished guest has arrived downstairs, and he wants to see you. He asked me to report it to you.”
“Oh?”
Xu Yang opened the door, surprised, “What distinguished guest? I don’t know anyone else in the Underworld Palace except Lord Cui.”
As he said this,
Xu Yang followed Wang Shiren downstairs.
Following Wang Shiren’s guidance, he opened the door to a private room on the second floor.
Inside the room, there was a figure with his back to Xu Yang.
He was wearing a green judge’s uniform, and a judge’s hat. Judging from his back… It was somewhat familiar, but Xu Yang couldn’t remember knowing any other judges in the Underworld besides Lord Cui.
“Could it be… Elder Wang?”
A thought flashed through his mind, Xu Yang secretly said, “No, Elder Wang said that he came back this time to compete for the position of judge… But he just returned two days ago, how could he be so fast?”
At this moment,
The figure slowly turned around.
If it wasn’t Wang Defa, then who could it be?
“Wang… Elder Wang?”
Xu Yang was stunned for a moment.
Wang Defa laughed, “Xu Yang… You didn’t expect it, did you? Your grandpa Wang here returned just two days ago and has already obtained the position of judge!”
On the side,
Wang Shiren’s heart was trembling!
His guess was indeed correct!
This “living person” was indeed a big shot, not only close to Lord Cui’s confidant but also this judge was his grandpa!
Being able to make it to this level in Fengdu City, Wang Shiren’s understanding of people and the world was naturally excellent.
He quickly said, “The two lords, take your time, I’ll leave first.”
As he left the room, he immediately called the waiter and said, “Tell the kitchen to serve up our signature dishes one after the other… Go to my room and fetch a jar of my treasured celestial wine.”
Inside the room,
Wang Defa sat down with Xu Yang, smiling proudly, “What do you think? My methods are not bad, right? Roaming the mortal world for 600 years, as soon as I returned to Wrongful Death City, I immediately got a position as the Green Robe Judge of the Department of Rewarding Good. What does this mean?”
“This is called connections!”
Listening to Elder Wang bragging, Xu Yang was also confused.
The Competition for the positions of judges in the four major institutions of the Underworld’s Bureau of Laws; namely, the Department of Rewarding Good, Department of Evil Punishment, Inquisition Agency, and Underworld’s Bureau of Laws was intense, with countless experts competing!
Even though Elder Wang was a disciple of King Biancheng…
Even though he had cultivated his “ghost connections” back in the Underworld…
But he had only returned to the Underworld Palace for 2 days!
He officially wore the Judge’s outfit in just 2 days, which seemed too fast.
“Elder Wang!”
“What’s going on here?”
Xu Yang couldn’t help but ask, “Could it be that your position as Judge was directly appointed by King Biancheng?”
Wang Defa took a sip of his drink and smiled faintly, “Any one of the Judges from the Four Great Institutions of the Underworld holds a high position, and it’s not up to a single Yama to decide their appointment. Furthermore, my teacher, King Biancheng, is currently in seclusion, and I haven’t even seen him since I returned.”
“Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore.”
“I have some connections in the Underworld Palace, and this time… I used the relationship of Master Qingyi.”
“Qingyi?”
Xu Yang was puzzled and asked, “The Lord of Fengdu Ghost Market? Elder Wang, what’s the relationship between this Lord of Fengdu Ghost Market and Emperor Beiyin of Fengdu?”
“You know about this?”
This time it was Wang Defa’s turn to be surprised.
He said, “Since you already know, I don’t need to hide it from you… The Lord of Fengdu Ghost Market, Master Qingyi, is one of the Emperor’s incarnations in the human world. However, because he has been in the human world for too long, over time, he developed his own thoughts and refuses to admit that he is an incarnation.”
Xu Yang wasn’t too surprised.
This was also within his expectations.
But what Elder Wang said next made Xu Yang almost unable to contain himself.
“In fact, Master Qingyi was willing to help me compete for the position of Judge, mainly because of your face… Xu Yang, tell me straight, are you really the Emperor’s illegitimate son as rumored?”
Xu Yang: “I… ”
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden sound outside the private room —
Bang!
A crisp sound came.
Then, a continuous system prompt sounded in his mind—
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
“Ding…”
At the hotel entrance, Wang Shiren looked at the ceramic plate that fell to the ground, his pupils widened in shock, his face showing a “I’ve seen a ghost” expression, trembling all over.
It wasn’t until Wang Defa blurted out “Who’s there” that he came to his senses, dropping to his knees and wailing, “Spare me… Sir, spare me, I didn’t hear a thing, I just came to bring food for you both.”
Wang Defa frowned.
He wanted to wave away the hotel owner.
However, Xu Yang…
How could he let go of this excellent opportunity to earn merit points!
Glancing at the system attribute panel.
In just a few seconds, 100,000 merit points had been credited, Xu Yang smirked and said lightly, “Boss Wang, don’t be afraid, come…talk.”
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
Wang Shiren trembled as he walked into the private room.
He stood in the corner, his body shaking involuntarily.
Xu Yang said, “Boss Wang, didn’t you say you were here to bring food? Where is it?”
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
Old Boss Wang whispered, “I accidentally dropped the food when my hand shook.”
Xu Yang smiled, “Boss Wang, you’re a ghost immortal, powerful, and even you shake? Did you hear something you weren’t supposed to?”
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
Wang Shiren dropped to his knees again and wailed, “Sir… I really didn’t hear anything, please let me go.”
“Let you go?”
Xu Yang pretended to have a cold expression and took out his iron hammer with a flip of his hand. He sneered as he tossed the hammer between his left and right hands, “You know so much… How can I let you go?”
“Ding!”
“Ghost is frightened, gaining 10,000 merit points, culinary skill +1.”
“Ding…”
A series of system prompts rang out again.
The side.
Wang Defa remained silent.
His eyes, however, glanced at Xu Yang a few times unintentionally…
This kid is acting up again.
Why does he want to “abuse” a ghost whenever he gets a chance?
But Xu Yang also knew the principle of not draining the pond to catch fish. When it came to fleece, one had to look far ahead. What was the point of scaring the hotel owner to death all at once?
Seeing that the 500,000 merit points spent yesterday had been earned back, Xu Yang put away the iron hammer and said, “Alright, you can go for now… I’ll settle this matter with you later!”
When Wang Shiren left, Xu Yang asked curiously, “By the way, Elder Wang, why is the Judge’s outfit worn by Lord Cui red, and yours… Why is this hat green?”
Wang Defa said, “Lord Cui is the Judge of the Underworld’s Bureau of Laws, and I am the Judge of the Department of Rewarding Good. The outfits of Rewarding Good are green.”
Xu Yang asked again, “As far as I know, the Wrongful Death City is quite far from Fengdu City, right? You just became a Judge yesterday, so how could you come to Fengdu City today?”
“Speaking of this, I’m also a bit puzzled.”
Wang Defa said, “After I was promoted to the position of Judge yesterday, my teacher sent a message to me, asking me to come to Fengdu City… to give you something as a gift!”
“? ? ?”
Xu Yang was surprised, “You… your teacher? Sending me something?”
Elder Wang’s teacher was none other than King Biancheng, one of the Ten Halls of Yama…
He didn’t even know King Biancheng, so why would he send him anything?
Wang Defa nodded, took out a decree, and said, “This is the City God’s decree, and it’s a masterless decree that has been granted by the heavens and the earth… You can take it back to the human world, choose a Yin spirit to refine, and create a City God.”
Elder Wang looked at Xu Yang and gritted his teeth, “Xu Yang, are you really the Emperor’s illegitimate son? The position of City God is not like those small land gods… It’s not my teacher’s usual style to give things away.”
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