Chapter 608: Chapter 421: I made the rules. Can’t I abolish them?
“No!”
Xu Zhiyuan was the first to object, sternly saying, “Grandpa, Minister Wang, and I have talked with Senior Chengming. The Netherworld Demons have been lurking in the world for 800 years, most of them are in the Asura Realm, comparable to Heavenly Immortals. No one knows how many Netherworld Demons are in the Wangwu Ghost Market. For you to go there alone is too dangerous!”
Wang Hou, Divine Master Chengming, and others also opposed the idea.
They believed Xu Yang should not take the risk.
“The Netherworld Demons have been lurking in the world for 800 years, obviously plotting something.”
“If the upcoming catastrophe can’t be stopped… then we can only face it head-on!”
Divine Master Chengming looked at Xu Yang and said, “Xu Yang, you have both martial and Daoist cultivation, and possess numerous divine powers. You are much stronger than other cultivators of the same level. Now that you have condensed the rules of Immortal Daoist, what you need to do now is to concentrate on cultivation. Perhaps in the future… you will be the key to the great tribulation!”
Xu Yang shook his head.
Should he shut himself away from the world to cultivate and increase his power, then try to turn the tide in the future?
It was indeed a good idea.
But…
How to improve his strength with seclusion?
Xu Yang insisted, “Everyone doesn’t need to persuade me. I’ve made up my mind. Tonight, I will go to Wangwu Ghost Market. You don’t need to worry. If I dare to go, I must be sure. The Netherworld Demons fear thunder the most, and I am best at the rules of the Thunderbolt. Even if I am besieged or even defeated, it’s not difficult to save my life.”
Having said this, no one tried to dissuade him any further.
Even Xu Zhiyuan hesitated to speak and swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.
They were all top-tier human cultivators. Having reached this level, their determination in making their decisions could hardly be easily changed.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Zhiyuan said, “Since you are going, you must be fully prepared. Your nine great ghost generals can accompany you… Now that I have entered the Ghost Immortal Realm, I can use the City God’s decree, which makes me not too weak. I can accompany you on this trip.”
“Amitabha.”
Monk Huiyuan chanted Buddha’s name and said, “Celestial Master Xu, my Buddhist discipline can also help you, so let my junior brother go with you.”
“Huh?”
On the ground,
The great monk who had fainted due to excessive consumption of blood and energy got up and asked confusedly, “Senior brother, what’s going on?”
Huiyuan said, “Junior brother Huikong, today you encountered this calamity in the Wangwu Ghost Market. Have you thought about taking revenge?”
The great monk touched his head, feeling a little weak, and said, “Senior brother, are we Buddhists supposed to fight and kill? Is it really good?”
Huiyuan solemnly said, “Your words are wrong, junior brother. The Netherworld Demons are the ultimate evil beings in the world. Killing one can save millions of people. This is a great merit… That’s it, you don’t need to say any more. From now on, you follow Celestial Master Xu. If Celestial Master Xu orders you to go east, you must not go west; if he orders you to go west, you cannot go east.”
Experts from the Quanzhen Sect, Dragon Tiger Mountain, Maoshan Sect, and Wudang Sect also volunteered to go, but Xu Yang refused.
“Everyone, just I alone will go to the Wangwu Ghost Market.”
“If too many people go, it will alert the enemy.”
Everyone discussed some more before dispersing.
At around 10 am, Xu Yang returned home and told everyone about his plan to go to the Wangwu Ghost Market.
The women were very worried. Yue Niang was the first to speak, “Let me go with you.”
“I’m going too!”
“I want to go!”
“Sir, please take me.”
Long Xiaoxue, Yun Mengxi, and Xiao Yu all expressed their willingness to go.
Xu Yang shook his head and said, “We just took over six ghost markets, and now there is a lot to do. You need to help me manage all the ghost markets and try to unify the eight ghost markets before the next opening.”
In Da Xia, there are nine major ghost markets.
Except for the Wangwu Ghost Market, eight have now fallen into Xu Yang’s hands.
However, it has only been a few hours since the eight ghost markets were taken. Although Yue Qiluo had made preparations in advance, it still took some time to truly subdue and control them. Yue Qiluo, Yue Yuluo, and others were in charge of this task.
They were experienced.
And Yue Niang, Xiao Xue, and Xiao Yu were powerful.
With the help of the nine ghost immortals, there was nothing to fear even if there were hidden masters in the ghost markets.
After arranging everything, Xu Yang smiled and said, “Wives, let’s go to the mountain… I don’t know when I will be able to return from the Wangwu Ghost Market.”
As for what he was doing on the mountain, Xu Yang didn’t explain.
But they were all old couples and they didn’t need any explanation.
While Xu Yang took a group of wives to the mountain residence, several news items quickly rose to trending.
“Lord Thunder and Lightning Goddess descend to earth, heavenly punishment comes!”
“The Heavenly Emperor’s edict, heavenly punishment divine thunder, is Xu Yang still alive?”
“Shocking, Wu City witnesses heavenly punishment, lightning illuminates eight hundred miles…”
In addition to the posts, there were also videos.
Someone filmed Lord Thunder and Lightning Goddess riding immortal clouds to the mortal world and standing on the cloud, announcing the Heavenly Emperor’s edict. Someone else filmed the terrifying thunderstorm descending during the heavenly punishment divine thunder.
These posts and videos started to ferment in the “Martial World Forum” and were quickly posted on various short video platforms. In just a few hours, they generated huge traffic and topics, entering the trending list in one fell swoop.
Discussions about “immortals”, “heavenly court”, and “Heavenly Emperor” became increasingly prevalent on the internet, and many people were concerned about Xu Yang’s life and death.
At 3 pm that day,
“Post-graduate of the 100 Martial World Sages” made a post, narrating the cause and effect of the “Heavenly Punishment” incident.