Chapter 100 The Truth of Rebirth
Qi Yue didn't tell Gu Yunshuang anything in the end, firstly because it was confidential, and secondly because he really couldn't say it. But Gu Yunshuang had already realized something.
The two of them acted as if nothing had happened, being close to each other as usual, and there was no sign of anything wrong. No one mentioned what happened that night again.
Gu Yunshuang still harbored a lingering hope. Perhaps he was overthinking it? Since Qi Yue hadn't told him directly, there was still room for maneuver. Qi Yue figured he could delay as long as possible. As long as his superiors hadn't reached a conclusion, he could still put it off. But he knew this trip to the ghost world was inevitable.
This was delayed for several days, and Qi Yue finally received the decision from the higher-ups. At the same time, he also received a team of ghosts and a technical team composed entirely of ghosts.
This demonstrates the foresight of the Special Management Bureau. Absorbing evil spirits as employees was a truly wise move. For example, now, they wouldn't be unable to find helpers to enter the ghost world with Qi Yue again.
Director Lin looked at Qi Yue's stunned expression with great satisfaction, and said proudly, "What are you surprised about? You don't think our Special Management Bureau is as useless as the Tianshi Association, and has spent the past seven years fighting for power and profit, do you? You have to know that ghosts are transformed from dead people, and who can survive death? In the past seven years, we have recruited many "ghost talents". Even in the research institute, there are several ghost experts who were recruited after the death of industry leaders who became ghosts."
There are also many "geniuses" in various industries. In the past, when they were unable to solve the problem of evil spirits being irrational and easily out of control, they had to seal these "geniuses". Now, there are instruments that can keep evil spirits irrational, and they can use a large number of evil spirit employees.
With the addition of these ghost researchers, the research progress of the institute was advancing by leaps and bounds. While they were still racking their brains over whether or not to let Qi Yue go to the ghost world, the institute had already figured out a solution: to build a supernatural signal base station.
Director Lin said, "You'll lead the ghost army in as the vanguard. Once you've established yourself, the technical team will immediately establish a supernatural signal base station in the ghost world so that you can continue to stay in touch with Yun Shuang. Once you're stable over there, you can even crawl back through the Internet. How about it? Aren't you happy that you don't have to keep in touch with Yun Shuang anymore?"
“…”
Qi Yue remained silent for a long time, and then he said with mixed emotions: "I thought..."
Director Lin knew what he was going to say before he even finished. He snorted, "Do you think we're going to let you go to the ghost world alone again this time? What are you thinking? Seven years ago, it was too sudden and we had no choice. It's different now. We have the talent and the technology. How could we possibly let a young man in his twenties take on everything? We're not a country that believes in individual heroism. We believe in unity, that's strength."
Director Lin patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Young man, you must have faith in the country. The country will always have your solid backing. This time, just feel free to experience the feeling of leading the country!"
It is said that they can lead the way, and they really can lead the way. There are signal stations, and tanks and machine guns must follow naturally. There are even missiles, and they are supernatural missiles that can work on ghosts. It is said that after the death of a big shot in the weapons field, he was still obsessed with researching more powerful weapons for the motherland. He turned into a ghost and was unwilling to leave. He was discovered by the Special Management Bureau that was collecting "geniuses" everywhere, and he was immediately absorbed into the research institute. Then he led the research institute to modify the supernatural missiles.
Qi Yue partially unlocked the seal of the Ghost Gate. After the ghost army entered, they pushed forward smoothly. When they encountered a powerful evil spirit, they would launch a missile and directly blow up the evil spirit's nest nearby.
In the human world, you can't do this, but in the ghost world, there is nothing to worry about.
The Ghost General also returned to the ghost world and was stunned by the mushroom cloud that exploded. He felt that it was more terrifying than the evil aura.
Qi Yue said proudly: "Did you see that? This is the strength of the country father. He can easily control the small ghost world!"
The ghost general's eye twitched as he flattered, "People these days are truly amazing. They can even create such terrifying weapons."
Although the weapons provided by the country are powerful, the ghost soldiers driving the weapons are as weak as ants compared to the evil ghosts and monsters who have been in hell for who knows how long.
After being caught off guard, they quickly reacted and wanted to attack these ghost soldiers, but Qi Yue certainly couldn't allow that.
You have to know how difficult it is for the Special Management Bureau to gather such a ghost army for him in this non-war era. Many of them are veterans from decades ago. After being found, they still need to undergo several years of retraining. These are precious, and losing any one of them is a huge loss. Moreover, they are all ghosts. If they die again, their souls will be shattered and there will be no afterlife.
It was Qi Yue who brought them here. When he came, he promised Director Lin that he would bring all of them back.
Qi Yue completely released his seal, transforming into a thick blood mist that enveloped the entire ghost army. Anyone who stumbled into the blood mist would be killed. The ghost army hid in the blood mist and fired arrows at the outside. The entire blood mist looked like a moving war fortress, leaving other ghosts with nowhere to attack.
Qi Yue didn't have to do anything at all. He just needed to observe the terrain and the enemy situation, and protect everyone. He would take care of the rest. He even had time to send a message to Gu Yunshuang.
The flames of war roared below, and above, a mobile phone floated in the blood mist. The blood mist also condensed into a bloody hand that typed and sent messages on the screen, expressing love and affection.
Gu Yunshuang also wanted to watch a video to see what the ghost world was like, but Qi Yue refused. It was not because he wanted to keep it secret, but because he was afraid that the broken limbs and heads that were blown everywhere would scare him.
The Ghost General, aside from Qi Yue, is the ghost with the most knowledge of the Ghost Realm. According to him, the Ghost Realm is the original Eighteen Layers of Hell. After the Underworld lost control, eighteen Domain Lords quickly emerged, each controlling a different layer of Hell. Later, they fought and devoured each other, until only eleven remained by the time Qi Yue arrived. It was these eleven Domain Lords who, upon discovering the Ghost Gate, joined forces to command the demonic army that invaded the human world.
After Qi Yue arrived, he quickly took over the first eight levels of Hell by eating them, and firmly guarded the Ghost Gate. Eleven Domain Lords had come to trouble him, but he devoured five of them, forcing the remaining six to flee in panic.
Qi Yue had a vague impression after hearing him talk about it. It seemed that it was true. Eleven of the most delicious prey were delivered to his door one by one. Unfortunately, he missed six of them. He regretted it for a long time at that time.
The Ghost Realm remained peaceful for several years until Qi Yue left and returned to the human world, whereupon the six Domain Lords began fighting once again. In the end, only one emerged victorious, uniting the entire Ghost Realm and becoming its sole Domain Lord. He proclaimed himself the Lord of Haotian. It was he who constantly plotted against Qi Yue, not content with uniting the Ghost Realm alone. He also desired to unify the human realm, rebuild the Heavenly Court, and attempt to overturn the order of things and proclaim himself a god.
When arriving at the Ghost Realm, the Ghost General solemnly warned Qi Yue, "My Lord, please be careful and never underestimate the enemy. The Haotian Territory Lord has devoured several other Territory Lords, and his strength has greatly increased. I'm afraid he's no less powerful than you."
However, now the Ghost General saw with his own eyes that the Lord of Haotian Territory had just shown his head when he was locked by a missile, and his palace was blown into a mushroom cloud.
The ghost general opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.
However, Qi Yue did not think that one missile could kill the Lord of Haotian Domain. In order to kill him while he was weak, he took the Ghost General to hunt down the Lord of Haotian Domain.
The Lord of Haotian Territory was seriously injured and was no match for Qi Yue at all. He soon had no way to escape and was tied up by a red rope made of red evil energy condensed by Qi Yue.
The Ghost General happily congratulated, "Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord! As long as you eat it, your strength will increase greatly, surpassing all the ghosts and gods that have ever existed. From now on, you will be the only god in our ghost world!"
Haotian Territory Lord lay on the ground in a panic. Due to his severe injuries, his figure sometimes dissipated and sometimes condensed, but he was always tightly bound by red ropes. He glanced at the Ghost General coldly and sneered, "I'm afraid you have the courage to eat it, but not the life to taste it."
Qi Yue agreed very much and said, "That makes a lot of sense. We should be careful about what we eat."
Both Ghost General and Haotian Territory Lord were stunned by his reaction.
The Ghost General hesitated for a moment and said cautiously, "My Lord, do you mean...cook it before eating?"
The Lord of Haotian Territory's face turned even greener, his lips trembling as he wanted to curse.
Qi Yue rolled his eyes at the Ghost General and said, "Is this a matter of rawness or doneness? Virus-ridden junk food will still eat bad people no matter how well it's cooked. The same goes for ghosts."
Before coming here, Director Lin and Qi'an repeatedly warned him not to eat anything carelessly. The ghost world is already full of ghost energy, and is filled with strong resentment and malice, and is full of all kinds of negative emotions. He will be easily affected if he stays in the ghost world for too long. If he continues to eat the ghosts there, he may lose control over time.
Especially this Lord of Haotian Domain looks too ugly, and he exudes strong malice and resentment that is almost materialized into black smoke. He looks more poisonous than Hongsansan. If you really eat him, will you still be able to maintain your humanity?
"Then, what should we do with it?" asked the ghost general dryly.
Qi Yue said without hesitation, "Take him back. After the research institute has thoroughly studied him, we'll see if he's done anything unforgivable. If not, I can let him work for me for free."
Haotian Territory Lord: “…”
Ghost General: “…………”
A sharp ghost claw suddenly attacked Qi Yue's back. At such a close distance, and from behind, Qi Yue should not have had time to react. However, he seemed to have anticipated it. He turned around suddenly and struck the ghost claw with a palm, as if carrying a tremendous force, knocking the ghost general out, sending him far away and creating a big crater.
The Ghost General climbed out of the pit in a panic, without a trace of his previous submission and obedience. He glared at Qi Yue with a sinister and vicious look: "You suspected me a long time ago? How is that possible? Where did I reveal a flaw that made you suspect me?"
"From the very beginning," Qi Yue said, "the real Ghost General really didn't want to marry Grandma Gu and was stalling for time until I arrived. But you also said that someone behind the scenes had cast a spell on him, so he was threatened and warned remotely, and was forced to get married before dawn."
The Ghost General was very confused: "You did find the curse on me later and helped me to remove the spell, didn't you? Why do you still doubt me?"
"It's just a small spell that can indeed control a ghost king to do things for you. But since I can easily solve it, why don't you just come to me directly? Anyway, the mastermind is far away in the ghost world. By the time I find something wrong, I will have already solved the curse. I've read about the life of the ghost general. He was able to rise from a commoner to a general through military merit. He is definitely not a warrior who only knows how to use force without thinking. How could he not think of this or not have the courage to do it? If he doesn't do it, it means he can't. In other words, the mastermind may discover his little tricks at any time."
Qi Yue sneered, "You actually revealed such a simple loophole, and you asked me how I saw it. Do you think too little of my intelligence?"
Ghost General: "..."
In fact, he did underestimate Qi Yue's brain. After all, when Qi Yue was in the ghost world, his mind was full of eating and rapidly increasing his strength. He was completely unable to communicate, just like a low-level ghost with no mind and only instinct.
Although his subordinates failed to plot against Qi Yue several times and suffered great losses instead, he always thought that his subordinates were too stupid and incompetent. In short, he looked down on all beings except himself equally.
The Ghost General said, "This shouldn't be the key, right?"
Qi Yue: "That's right, the most important thing is that you want to marry Grandma Gu because her fate is connected to my grandfather's, right? If you marry her, you will be able to touch the destiny of my grandfather and even the Qi family because of your destiny connection with Grandma Gu. Your goal is the destiny of the Qi family. No, the Qi family used half of their lives to repair the sky. The destiny is connected to the way of heaven, and your goal should be the way of heaven.
"So, concluding the ancient marriage contract with Grandma Gu is the most crucial step. How could you possibly send a puppet who isn't loyal to you instead of coming yourself? I guess you've been parasitizing Ghost General's body the entire time to evade the Zhoutian Xingdou Zhuxie formation. When the critical moment comes, you'll immediately come out to replace Ghost General. Am I right?"
The Ghost General laughed heartily. "That's the second time you've ruined my plan and made me lose everything. I've already had a high opinion of you, but I still underestimated you! You're worthy of being a member of the Qi family. You always manage to surprise me."
Qi Yue raised an eyebrow, confused as to what this "twice" meant. Could it be that during his seven years in the ghost world, he had accidentally sabotaged one of the Ghost General's grand plans?
Forget it, it's not important. He continued, "After saying so much, it's your turn to tell me who you are. Could you be the Lord of Haotian Territory?"
The Haotian Territory Lord, who was tied up and lying on the ground, immediately cursed: "Bullshit! I am the Haotian Territory Lord, who knows what kind of a bastard he is!"
The Ghost General said with disdain, "So-and-so Territory Lords are nothing more than bugs fighting for territory in the same jar."
Qi Yue seemed to be lost in thought. "You think the ghost world is as small as a jar and look down on it, so you set your sights on the Heavenly Dao? Do you want to be the Heavenly Dao?"
The Ghost General didn't answer. Instead, he suddenly changed the subject and sneered, "Haven't you heard that villains die because they talk too much? Thank you for giving me so much of your time."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly threw a smoke bomb to the ground. It was handed to him by the leader of the Ghost Army. When the smoke dissipated, the "Ghost General" was no longer there.
The Haotian Territory Lord asked Qi Yue, who still looked calm, curiously, "He ran away, so you're not worried?"
Qi Yue smiled: "Why rush? 'The villain dies because he talks too much' is more applicable to him, isn't it?"
As if to confirm his words, the "Ghost General" who had just escaped ran back quickly, cursing all the way in a very dirty way.
Tanks appeared one after another, along with numerous soldiers in green camouflage uniforms and armed with heavy machine guns, surrounding the area. Overhead, a bloody mist gradually approached, terrifying any ghosts who approached even slightly.
Qi Yue wouldn't leave with the Ghost General unprepared. It could even be said that it was his clone that left, while his main body remained behind to protect the soldiers. To conceal himself from the ghosts, he had deliberately turned black, blending in with the dense ghostly aura of the ghost world, making him difficult to detect.
When he exposed the true identity of the Ghost General, he was also delaying time, waiting for his original body to bring the ghost army to surround this place. Protected by the blood mist transformed by his original body, the "Ghost General" didn't notice it at all and almost crashed into the blood mist.
With the Ghost Army around, Qi Yue didn't even have to take action. The "Ghost General" was frightened to death by the roaring artillery shells. Before he died, he shouted at Qi Yue: "Wait, don't you want to know more?"
Qi Yue said leisurely, "I don't want to. I know that villains die because they talk too much."
“!!!”
The "Ghost General" died with his eyes open.
The Lord of Haotian Territory was frightened into shrinking into a quail, no longer daring to be arrogant at all.
After clearing the battlefield, the legion commander handed him a black-covered book and said, "Sir, we found this from where the 'Ghost General' disappeared. We felt dizzy after reading it and couldn't read any further."
Qi Yue took the book and opened it. There was nothing unusual, but the content inside made him open his eyes wide.
The book not only describes the plot of the original direction of the world that he knows, but also the plot of the world before he was born.
As written above, in the first week, his mother did not know how to refine the blood evil, so the child miscarried. Later, she still wanted to threaten Xue Zhao by committing suicide, but she lost her balance and fell into the river and drowned.
Only Grandpa Qi remained of the Qi family, and he, too, was aging. The Heavenly Dao, yearning for completeness, summoned the Ghost Realm. Without him sealing the Ghost Gate, the human world would have been invaded by the demons of the Ghost Realm seven years ago. After more than a decade of resistance, humanity was ultimately wiped out. Ghostly energy permeated the human world, and it became part of the Ghost Realm. The Heavenly Dao recovered the Ghost Realm, but lost the human world, believing its efforts were in vain. So, He restarted it.
But before the reboot, the prison master who unified the human and ghost worlds discovered the weakness of the Heavenly Dao. When the Heavenly Dao was rebooted, he got a fragment of the Heavenly Dao, which turned into this book. Therefore, in the second playthrough, he has the memory of the first playthrough.
He then had the idea of mastering the Heavenly Dao and becoming the true master of the world. He learned about the relationship between the Qi family and the Heavenly Dao from a book, and wanted to get closer to the Heavenly Dao by controlling a member of the Qi family. So he used the fragments of the Heavenly Dao to sneak into the human world, found Zhong Yingying who was trapped in love, and taught her the method of refining the blood evil.
The subsequent developments were similar to what Qi Yue had already witnessed, except that the book also included the storyline following Gu Yunshuang's suicide. The fusion of the ghost world and the human world was inevitable, and the seal on the Ghost Gate was merely a temporary solution, not to mention that he was only repairing Qi Yue's seal.
Soon the seal was broken, and ghost gates appeared in many places around the world. The army of ghosts swarmed out like locusts, leaving no living thing behind.
This time, the ghost world took over the human world faster. The prison master guessed that the Heavenly Dao would definitely restart again, and was ready to take the opportunity to obtain more Heavenly Dao fragments, but he did not expect an accident to happen.
After Qi Yue came to the ghost world, he completely turned into an irrational blood demon.
The warden initially thought that Qi Yue was his masterpiece, but later found out that Qi Yue only knew how to eat and was completely out of control without any rationality, which would hinder him. He could only helplessly throw Qi Yue aside.
Unexpectedly, after the ghost world occupied the human world, Qi Yue also came to the human world. Following his instinct, he came to the place where Gu Yunshuang committed suicide. He saw Gu Yunshuang's earthbound spirit trapped in the same place, repeatedly reliving the scene of suicide.
Qi Yue was then driven mad by the stimulation, and before the Heavenly Dao could restart, he swallowed all the ghosts including the Prison Master with his steps.
After the Heavenly Dao was reactivated, Qi Yue regained his memories of the second cycle, but due to his mental impairment at the time, he mistakenly believed these memories to be the plot of the book. The Prison Master, possessing the book made from the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, also retained memories of the previous two cycles.
Qi Yue was also surprised to see this. It turned out that he was reborn.
The last page of the book featured a slowly rotating black and white Tai Chi diagram. A closer look suggested a collection of countless abstruse and complex formations, but a second glance immediately made me dizzy, as if my soul was about to explode.
An idea emerged in his mind: Only by rebuilding the underworld within three years can the human world and the ghost world be successfully integrated.
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