The yang-body ghost messenger in this pottery jar, whose real name is "Shi Xin", was born in the pre-Sui Dynasty, in the yin year, yin month and yin day. When he was young, the ghost king came into his dream and gave him a token, wanting to take him to his tent as a ghost messenger...

At that time, Shi Xin refused the ghost king in his dream on the grounds that no one in his family was filial, but after waking up, he found that there was indeed a ghost head token in his hand, and then he was sure that it was not just a dream!

However, Shi Xin was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics at that time, and he could also write poems. He was very "advantaged"

in the imperial examination in the pre-Sui Dynasty, and he had no intention of being a ghost messenger. Later, Shi Xin really won the top spot in the imperial examination and became the top scholar, thinking that he could bring honor to his ancestors.

However, in the pre-Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination was only one of the auxiliary means of selecting officials, and the nobles in the court were the mainstream. Later, when Shi Xin was an official, he couldn't stand the collusion of officials in the court. When he found an unjust case, Shi Xin submitted a memorial to the emperor... Then he was tragic.

Instead, Shi Xin, who was framed by treacherous officials and imprisoned, activated the ghost head token he had been carrying with him when he was tortured, and became a yang body ghost messenger, saving his family...

"Yang body? Is this your yang body?" Jingtian looked at Shi Xin's face with disbelief, thinking that he looked like a ghost, right?

"Ordinary people have no knowledge! Yang body ghost messengers are neither human nor ghost, so they can ignore the rules of the ghost world and travel between the human and ghost worlds... Before my yang life is exhausted, naturally the human body occupies more, and after the yin life begins, naturally the ghost body is more!" Shi Xin explained.

At his age, his yang life would have ended long ago...

"Then since you are a ghost messenger in the ghost world, why are you hiding in this pottery jar to scare people? Wait... What did you say before? Heavenly Ghost King? Isn't the ghost world respected by King Yama?" Jingtian asked in confusion.

"Hmph! Mortals only know about the King of Hell, but how could they know that our king also controls reincarnation and protects the netherworld..." Shi Xin looked very adoring of the Heavenly Ghost King, and he talked incessantly.

Guan Liyuan also remembered at this time that there was indeed a branch line of "Shi Xin" in the original work, but... the "Shi Xin" in the original work was under the command of King Yama, not the Heavenly Ghost King, but considering the degree of difference between the Xianjian world and the original work, this difference is not surprising.

At the same time, Guan Liyuan took advantage of Shi Xin's praise of his boss and got a lot of information from him!

At this time, in the ghost world, "it is still" a situation where the princes are divided, but the authority of King Yama has not completely fallen...

The reason why it is "still" is because Guan Liyuan heard Zi Xuan mention the ghost world when she talked about the secret of the battle between humans and gods.

In ancient times, the ghost world was a separate world outside Pangu's world, with a very different environment from Pangu's world...

After the three-race war and the war between humans and gods, the lifespans of mortals and beasts living in the human world were greatly reduced, and the lifespans of the yang ended and the lifespans of the yin began, resulting in the chaos of humans and ghosts living together in the human world.

Emperor Fuxi used Pangu's intestines to transform into twelve wells of reincarnation, connecting the three worlds of humans, immortals and monsters with the ghost world. From then on, humans and ghosts had different paths, and reincarnation was settled...

Yan Luo, the leader of the innate ghosts in the ghost world, was named Yan Luo Ghost King, guarding the ghost world and maintaining the reincarnation ceremony.

Later, Yan Luo Ghost King wanted to break away from the God Realm and become independent, so he lost the support of the God Realm, and the ghost world began to be divided by a group of great ghost kings!

However, the God Clan simply stopped supporting the King of Hell, and the war between Gods and Ghosts did not break out. It was probably because they felt that the Ghost Clan had no "oil and water". They could not be transformed into the bodies of the God Clan, and they were not like the Demon Clan, and they had the strength that made the God Realm slightly afraid...

Now, among the twelve reincarnation wells in the Ghost Realm, the King of Hell still occupies three, and is still nominally the co-lord of the Ghost Realm!

Other ghost kings, big and small, have their own territories in various parts of the Ghost Realm. The top strong ones among them can occupy a reincarnation well to maintain the stability of reincarnation, not only to deal with the God Realm, but also because in maintaining reincarnation, they can obtain a lot of "yin virtue", which is more useful than the "merit" of the Yang World. It can not only improve the speed of cultivation, but also prolong the life of Yin and weaken the power of some disasters...

Therefore, the reincarnation well has always been the focus of competition among powerful ghost kings. According to Shi Xin, the Heavenly Ghost King is second only to the King of Hell among all the ghost kings, and he has a good relationship with the King of Hell, and controls two reincarnation wells!

"…Because our king is the strongest among all the ghost kings outside the Yama Palace, he is honored as the 'Heavenly Ghost Emperor'!" Shi Xin said proudly.

When Guan Liyuan heard the three words "Heavenly Ghost Emperor", his eyes twitched.

Originally, he felt that the name "Heavenly Ghost King" was somewhat familiar, but he didn't dare to recognize it. As for "Heavenly Ghost Emperor", isn't he the unlucky guy thrown into the Demon Locking Tower by Shushan?

Shushan has been throwing things into the Demon Locking Tower for many years!

Not to mention the unknown things like the Evil Sword Immortal, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor... He is obviously a ghost, why was he thrown into the Demon Locking Tower?

"Hey! Boy, what's with your expression? Are you disrespecting our king?" Shi Xin shouted indignantly, looking like a real fan who protects his master.

"I say... How long have you not been back to the ghost world?" Guan Liyuan asked with a pout.

"Hey, not long after I became a ghost messenger in the mortal body, I was ordered to bring a ghost to the mortal world to claim my life, but... I accidentally lost the ghost. I was ashamed to face my king, so I have been trapped in this pottery jar!" Shi Xin said frustratedly.

So the time is right...

The Heavenly Ghost Emperor entered the mortal world for some reason during the pre-Sui Dynasty, and was suppressed by the then Shushan Sect's head and elders who jointly set up a sword formation and included it in the demon-conquering book. Now he is still locked in the connected demon-locking tower.

It was just the same time when Shi Xin came to the mortal world. Shi Xin has been staying in this pottery jar, so it's no wonder that he didn't know about this...

"Can a ghost help you claim your life? Could it be an important treasure of the Heavenly Ghost Emperor?" Guan Liyuan asked.

If so, maybe the Heavenly Ghost Emperor came here to find Shi Xin?

"Of course not! The ghosts can't take anyone's life if they want to. They are copied from the Book of Life and Death of King Yama, and can only be used to take the lives of mortals and beasts whose life spans have ended... Cultivators below the level of True Immortals are also subject to this restriction!" Shi Xin said.

All mortals and beasts will die, and usually they will not live beyond the life span recorded in the Book of Life and Death. Every time a cultivator survives a catastrophe, the "upper limit" of life in the Book of Life and Death will increase. However, there are some special cases where they will test the edge of the upper limit and need a little "help"...

Otherwise, if all the ghost messengers come to take souls, I'm afraid the underworld will not have enough manpower!

In the original work, Xu Changqing is a typical "short-lived ghost". He has clearly cultivated to the realm of semi-immortal, and his "lifespan" in the Book of Life and Death has been increased time and time again with the tribulations. However, at the age of forty, he still attracted the ghost messenger to claim his life. However, on the same day, Xu Changqing broke through the realm of true immortal, and the ghost messenger who came to claim his life was killed on the spot. Ghosts are ineffective against true immortals, and he dared not approach Xu Changqing at all...

"You are so unspeakable, and you are hesitant. What do you want to say?" Shi Xin couldn't help but ask Guan Liyuan.

"Nothing, since ghosts are not important, then I think... the Heavenly Ghost Emperor's visit to the mortal world has nothing to do with you." Guan Liyuan said.

"What? My king has been to the mortal world?" Shi Xin was surprised.

"That's right, during the Sui Dynasty, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor entered the mortal world for no reason, was besieged by the elders of Shushan, and was locked in the Demon Locking Tower for more than 400 years... Well, you don't have to think too much, it definitely has nothing to do with you." Guan Liyuan said.