Chapter 82: Origin and End (Part 2) “Look, this piece is not…
In fact, the King of Hell didn't know whether it was right or wrong for him to help them.
Before her death, the education and guidance she received was to follow the rules and not to do anything that went against them. She had always been like a clockwork puppet, following a predetermined path.
After death, the ghost messengers and ghost generals in the ghost world will tell you in your ears that you should be careful not to cross the rules in the ghost world, otherwise your soul will be scattered.
After becoming the Ghost King, there were also various rules to abide by. And when she was promoted to the King of Hell, the previous King of Hell repeatedly reminded her to abide by the rules. If she broke the rules, there would be some serious consequences.
She had always done so, and agreeing to Zhao Chaoan's trip to the mortal realm to bring back the soul of the Destiny Body was the first time she had crossed the line. However, it wasn't a complete violation of the rules; after all, to the ghost world, it was just the difference between one more soul and one less.
This didn't bring any bad consequences, but it did seem to have brought about some changes. However, these changes were insignificant and had no effect on the underworld.
Afterwards, the Ghost Gate opened and the underworld was in chaos.
Following the rules did not seem to prevent the disaster from happening. Instead, it seemed that the disaster had been caused by people standing by and watching.
The King of Hell paused drawing the talisman. She didn't know if what she was doing was right, and she wasn't doing it out of kindness.
She admitted that even after being the King of Hell for hundreds of years, she still couldn't let go of her last selfish desire.
This might be the reason why she couldn't completely resonate with the consciousness of the ghost world like the previous King of Hell.
Just as the talisman was finished, there was a knock on the door. The King of Hell arranged the talisman and placed it beside him. He clasped his hands together and whispered, "Come in."
Zhao Qingxun carefully pushed the door open and nodded to the King of Hell: "Hello, we are ready." Cheng Banxia also poked her head out from behind her and nodded to the King of Hell.
The King of Hell stood up, took out two candles from the shelf behind him and lit them. The blue flames burned straight, and as the King of Hell walked, there was strangely no sign of swaying.
"Lie on the bed and close your eyes." The King of Hell placed two candles on the heads of two makeshift beds, then took the talisman paper and sat between the two bed heads.
Zhao Qingxun and Cheng Banxia lay down on their left and right. After closing their eyes, they felt as if something was sticking to their foreheads, and slowly they felt a heat coming on.
As the King of Hell chanted an unknown spell, the two felt their consciousness becoming increasingly dizzy. When they opened their eyes again, they were already standing on a shallow beach, still holding the candle in their hands.
"This is the sea, but for some reason, we are standing in the sea." Zhao Qingxun looked down and found something wrong. There was no ground under the water, but a bottomless sea.
Looking up, there is no end in sight to this sea.
Cheng Banxia exclaimed, subconsciously lifting one foot and slowly lowering it. It felt just like stepping on solid ground, yet there were subtle differences. At the same time, there seemed to be something else going on. "Senior Sister, do you feel your strength draining away?"
After all, you are not truly dead, and you do not belong here. Your power has not been lost, but has been gradually weakened by the influence of the sea. Perhaps only the "lost ones" and sea spirits in the Unforeseen Sea are unaffected. If you stay here too long, you will gradually lose yourself and become one with it. When you feel you can no longer bear it, just blow out the candle in your hand.
Lost? Cheng Banxia blinked, then looked at the candle in her hand, which was slowly burning. When the candle burned out, would she be forced to leave? "What if the candle burned out?"
No one responded.
Zhao Qingxun waited a moment longer, confirming that no sound was coming from the King of Hell before saying, "Perhaps the connection is broken. There are too many unknowns here. Let's keep moving forward and look around. Maybe we can find that sea spirit."
Now they can only be sure that there are clues in the Wuwang Sea, but only the sea spirits here know what to do specifically.
Keep moving forward, even if there is only a little hope, she doesn't want to give up.
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I don’t know how long I walked, so long that only one third of the candle in my hand was left, and my own presence seemed to be weakening.
Zhao Qingxun felt that Cheng Banxia was beginning to feel dazed, and suggested to her more than once that she go back first.
Cheng Banxia slapped her face with her free hand. The surroundings remained unchanged, the hypnotic feeling too strong. She was a little worried that if she left first, Zhao Qingxun would keep walking until she was completely lost. "Senior Sister, will you come with me? We can come back next time and go a different direction."
As expected, Zhao Qingxun refused. She felt that her condition was still good and did not want to give up. What if she could find the sea spirit if she walked a little further?
"No, I plan to walk for a while longer. It should be about time until the candle burns out."
"Senior Sister, are you trying to say that you're completely fine and can hold on for a while longer?"
Zhao Qingxun paused for a moment before nodding.
Cheng Banxia sighed and shook her head decisively, "No way. What if this is just your illusion? I'd better go with you. I'll put out the candle when I can't hold on any longer. I won't force myself like someone else. Then I'll put out your candle too."
Zhao Qingxun frowned slightly and looked at Cheng Banxia. As if sensing her intention, Cheng Banxia fiercely protected the candle. "Don't even think about it. Senior Sister, if you think about it this way, if you die here, there really might be no one left to stop you. The other you... I mean, that Ghost King. It seems she hasn't been here long enough for us to hold out."
"So, do what you can," Cheng Banxia advised earnestly, "Besides, we don't just have this one chance to come in. We still have a chance."
Cheng Banxia watched Zhao Qingxun's expression relax, and felt that bringing Ying Bu Ran into the picture would be most effective. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a faint voice say, "More than once? How many more times do you want to come?"
"Of course I have to find... Hey!"
A blue figure appeared beside them. Cheng Banxia was halfway through her speech when she felt that the source of the voice was wrong. Zhao Qingxun was standing on her left, but the voice came from the right.
When she turned her head, she saw Zhao Qingxun looking warily to her right. Cheng Banxia turned her head suddenly and was startled by the blue translucent figure.
The main reason she couldn't do it was because she was too close. This guy looked like a human yet not human, and it gave her the creeps.
Hai Ling looked at them, the disdain and impatience in her eyes almost turning into reality. She had originally thought that these two people would leave and not come back if they couldn't find her, but who knew that they would come more than once?
Who opened the door for them? Don't let her catch you.
"Why are you looking for me?" Hai Ling asked unhappily.
Zhao Qingxun pointed out directly: "I want to know how to save a person whose soul is missing and cannot stay in the ghost world and has no afterlife."
"I don't know. I don't want to do it and I don't know how to do it. You guys can go back." When Hai Ling heard about this, she immediately shook her head and rejected it.
She knew that the people who came here to find her were for this reason.
Those who cannot stay in the ghost world and have no afterlife are generally those who have committed heinous crimes and done all kinds of bad things. Heaven and earth will not allow them to go to the afterlife, and the underworld will not accept such sinners. They can only wander around on the other side of the Forgetful River, or they will dissipate in the ghost world and come here to continue to waste away, or they will drill out of the cracks and be completely scattered.
She naturally wouldn't help such a person reincarnate or revive. However...
She looked the two men up and down. Both of them had pure souls, except for the taller one who had a little bit of demonic energy mixed in, but it was insignificant.
In other words, they are not the kind of sinners, and they don't look like they would associate with such people, so why ask this?
And he risked his life to come to such a place.
Hai Ling floated around the two of them, and finally couldn't help but said, "Let me remind you, not everyone is worth doing this to. Sometimes you still have to open your eyes and don't be deceived by villains."
For example, the guy who made her come here and become a sea spirit. She had originally dragged that person into the water, but who knew that the power came from somewhere and pulled that person back to the ghost world, which made her so angry.
"I know her very well. She is not a bad person." Zhao Qingxun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, not quite understanding why Hai Ling said that.
"Is this true? Most of the souls that come here are this kind of people." Hai Ling was amazed, and reminded them again so that they could leave quickly and not get in her way.
Cheng Banxia was also stunned this time, guessing that this might be one of the reasons why Hai Ling was so resistant? She quickly explained: "She is not. Do you know the situation in the mortal world?"
"I know a little, but I probably only know that there is no law of nature in the mortal world, and there is another guy who does evil things."
"You know, that's easy," Cheng Banxia gestured habitually with her other hand. "She didn't come here because she committed any crime, but to create a new heaven and liberate the mortal world."
This time it was Hai Ling's turn to be stunned.
There's hope! The two exchanged glances and nodded. The candle still burned for a while, and perhaps because Hai Ling was here, the feeling of being lost had faded considerably.
Let's press on and convince her as soon as possible.
"Do you think you can make some concessions on this one?" Cheng Banxia smiled and stepped forward.
Hai Ling came back to her senses and shook her head again: "No, what good would it do for me to help you?"
Hiss, this question really stumped her. Cheng Banxia scratched her head. If it was something they could afford, they would definitely give it. But the key was, what else could the Sea Spirit, who was already the master of the Unforeseen Sea, need?
"Do you want to leave here?" Suddenly, Zhao Qingxun said this for some reason, shocking both of them.
Cheng Banxia winked at Zhao Qingxun frantically, wanting to know why he asked that, but Zhao Qingxun seemed not to notice.
Forget it, her senior sister wouldn’t do anything out of line. She must be asking only when she’s sure, right?
Zhao Qingxun kept looking at Hai Ling, and when he saw her expression change several times, he knew there was a chance.
Just now, the King of Hell suddenly communicated with her and told her some clues about this sea spirit.
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