The southern continent, Luofu Mountain, ancient caves and fairy peaks are so majestic and mysterious that they are worthy of the name of Penglai on land.

Fang Jian landed on Feiyun Peak of Luofu Mountain. He looked up at the sky above Feiyun Peak and saw golden light and towering palaces. That was the seat of the Southern Ghost Emperor.

Luofu Mountain, although a famous Taoist mountain, is also the Taoist temple of Du Ziren, the Ghost King of the South.

Although the Emperor of Beiyin Fengdu, the Six Heavenly Guardians of Luofeng, and the Five Ghost Emperors all went to Yaochi to attend the Peach Banquet, they all left their avatars in their own places of administration to handle the affairs of the underworld.

The moment Fang Jian flew onto the golden cloud and entered the Southern Ghost Emperor's residence, the Southern Ghost Emperor's incarnation had already noticed it.

Soon, a boy came out and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Welcome to Master Hongqing."

Fang Jian smiled and asked the boy, "Where is your master?"

The boy said, "My master has learned that Master Hongqing has arrived and is waiting for him in Nanyin Palace."

"Okay." Fang Jian nodded and smiled.

A moment later, Fang Jian followed the boy into the main hall of Nanyin Palace. Looking up, he saw Taiyi Xuanxian, who was wearing a first-grade crimson immortal official robe and a Yinshen crown on his head, sitting in the hall.

Fang Jian immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This subordinate pays homage to the Southern Ghost Emperor."

The Southern Ghost Emperor smiled and raised his hand to Fang Jian, saying, "Master Hongqing, there's no need to be so polite. Please take a seat. Boy, serve Master Hongqing some tea."

"Thank you, Southern Ghost Emperor." Fang Jian stood up and bowed respectfully, then sat down on the sandalwood chair behind him.

After taking his seat, Fang Jian took the initiative to announce his purpose, saying, "Your Highness the Southern Ghost Emperor, I'm here to pray for the souls of the beings in Dianxiang Mountain and Mingcui Lake."

Upon hearing this, the Southern Ghost Emperor immediately said to Fang Jian, "Master Hongqing, please wait a moment while I check."

After saying this, the Southern Ghost Emperor took out a golden book. On the outer pages of the golden book were written four large characters in immortal seal script: "The Southern Ghost Book."

This "Southern Ghost Book" is the Taoist treasure of the Southern Ghost Emperor, which controls all living beings and ghosts in the entire Southern Continent.

The Southern Ghost Emperor searched the Southern Ghost Book for a moment, then looked up at Fang Jian and said, "There are 160,000 living beings in Mingcui Lake, but none of them have any intelligent spirits. The Southern Ghost Book records that they all died because of Master Hongqing."

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Yes, when I was refining weapons in Mingcui Lake, my furnace exploded three times, killing all the creatures in Mingcui Lake."

The Southern Ghost Emperor asked, "Master Hongqing wants to liberate these souls?"

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Not bad."

The Southern Ghost Emperor said, "To liberate the souls of 160,000 unjustly deceased beings, a great deal of merit or lifespan would be required."

Fang Jian said: "I don't have any merits at the moment, but your life span can be deducted from me."

"Okay." The Southern Ghost Emperor checked the Southern Ghost Book again and said, "Among these 160,000 souls, 5,372 can be reincarnated as humans. The rest must still be reincarnated from the animal realm."

Then the Southern Ghost Emperor said, "If we want to use lifespans to transcend, we must first calculate these 5,372 souls. Their lifespans in the next life cannot be less than 60 years. In other words, each of them must deduct at least 60 years of your lifespan from you, Master Hongqing."

Fang Jian said, "I will give each of them a hundred years of life."

"Okay." The Southern Ghost Emperor nodded and said, "That means a lifespan of 537,200 years."

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Thank you, Southern Ghost Emperor."

The Southern Ghost Emperor nodded, then waved the immortal light in his hand, and Fang Jian's life span was reduced by 537,200 years, and added to the next life of 5,372 creatures.

"Then there are 154,628 creatures that need lifespans, and each of them needs at least eight years of lifespan." said the Southern Ghost Emperor.

After saying this, the Southern Ghost Emperor looked at Fang Jian and said, "It's a pity, Master Hongqing, your remaining life span is not enough to liberate the remaining 150,000 living and ghost souls."

Fang Jian was startled when he heard this, then asked, "May I ask, Southern Ghost Emperor, how much life do I have left?"

Speaking of this, we have to mention that immortal officials also have a lifespan, but their lifespan will not be consumed while they are serving as immortal officials. As long as they continue to serve as immortal officials, it is equivalent to having an infinite lifespan.

But in fact, every immortal, including immortal officials, has his own lifespan. Even if an immortal official only has one year left to live, as long as he is an immortal official, he will not die of old age.

But if the actual lifespan becomes a negative number, even if it is only one day, then your status as an immortal official cannot protect you. You must just follow the heavenly rules and reincarnate as you should.

As Fang Jian asked the question, the Southern Ghost Emperor took a look and said, "Master Hongqing, you are a Taiyi Xuanxian, with a lifespan of 1.08 million years. However, the salvation you just performed reduced your lifespan by 537,200 years, leaving you with 542,800 years."

"If we calculate based on the remaining 154,628 souls, and each has a minimum lifespan of eight years, then Master Hongqing, you still need to pay for 1,237,024 years of your lifespan," said the Southern Ghost Emperor.

Fang Jian was speechless upon hearing this. He then looked at the Southern Ghost Emperor and asked, "Can the extra forty years I gave you back be recovered?"

The Southern Ghost Emperor laughed heartily, then shook his head and said, "No."

Fang Jian thought for a moment and said, "Then give me one year of life left. For the rest, you can save as much as you can. I will make up for the rest with my merits later."

"Okay." The Southern Ghost Emperor was also very decisive and immediately made arrangements for Fang Jian.

Afterwards, the Southern Ghost Emperor waved his hand and subtracted another 542,799 years from Fang Jian's lifespan, saving the souls of 67,850 people.

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