If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1092 Seeing Shamu Again
"I deserve it?"

The vengeful ghost Empress Zhao paused for a moment, then flew into a rage. Her malevolent aura, resentment, yin energy, and ghostly energy expanded rapidly, like steam erupting from a high-pressure valve, threatening to burst the "starry sky" (the barrier of stellar power) that had opened her Starry Robe. She was indulging in wishful thinking.

The "starry sky" surrounding her remained completely still.

On the contrary, Empress Dowager Zhao, inside, was extremely uncomfortable due to the pressure on her ghostly body.

"Yu Fengxian, you swore to Meng Qi that you would protect me and ensure my rule over the world. Have you forgotten?" she howled fiercely.

Xiaoyu was speechless and said, "I don't remember making such a vow at all, how could I forget it?"

"From the moment you were invited by Meng Qi, from the moment I appointed you as the Celestial Master, your oath of loyalty automatically took effect! You even offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, and burned the memorial to Heaven regarding your appointment as Celestial Master," Empress Dowager Zhao exclaimed.

Xiao Yu said, "Wasn't Marquis Lieyang invited by you to enter Guanzhong? You even asked him to invite Xu Fu and the Qi cultivators from the East Sea to Xianyang to replace me."

Empress Dowager Zhao cried out in a sobbing voice, "That bastard Yu Yu has betrayed me! The military commanders of the Eastern Navy are all treacherous officials with wolfish ambitions. Li Si and Zhao Gao have joined forces with them to rebel against me."

They're all a bunch of treacherous villains! I was completely deceived by them, how awful!

Xiao Yu flicked his sleeve, and the hundred-zhang-long "starry sky" retracted into his sleeve, revealing the vengeful ghost Empress Zhao, surrounded by resentment.

She was still wearing the black and red robes of the "Regent Empress Dowager," her long hair was loose, and her once delicate, girlish cheeks were bruised and swollen, like steamed buns, with her tongue sticking out more than a foot long.

His scarlet eyes were filled with hatred and madness.

"Now that you understand that you brought this upon yourself, what are you still resentful about?" Xiaoyu said calmly.

Empress Dowager Zhao twisted her face and said hatefully, "Of course I resent it! I was originally the Regent Empress Dowager, the most honored and noble person in the world, but now I have been deceived by treacherous officials and have been strangled to death."

All three children fell to their deaths right in front of me, their skulls shattered, turning into a pile of minced meat.

"I was deceived, my closest relatives were murdered, and I lost my throne. How could I not hate them?"

Xiaoyu asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes flashed red with venom as she said, "I order you to kill Huhai, tear Li Si apart by chariots, chop the Marquis of Lieyang and the Marquis of Donghai into mincemeat, and slaughter the entire household of their families, regardless of age or gender—"

"Slap!" Xiaoyu slapped her across the face, making her stumble.

Empress Dowager Zhao was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly, "You hit me?"

"Clap clap~"

Xiaoyu slapped her seven or eight times in a row, and then activated the third chapter of the "Demon Eye Technique"—Demon Eye Ghost Domain.

Her eyes flashed with an eerie light, and the ghostly body of Empress Zhao seemed to fall into an invisible shredder. Her form was instantly crushed and torn into strips, eventually turning into wisps of black smoke, which were absorbed by the demonic eye.

"Where is the judge?" Xiaoyu looked around and asked calmly.

Yang Li stared at her eyes with surprise.

Liang Gongcao shrank back, lowered his head, and hid in the corner, pretending to be invisible.

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "Liang Gongcao, where is the judge?"

"What judge?" Liang Gongcao dared not look her in the eye.

"The judge who handled the case of Empress Dowager Zhao," Xiaoyu said.

"Oh, you mean Judge Zhao? I'll go and fetch him."

Liang Gongcao quickly ran out of the Ghost King's Palace, transformed into a beam of light, and disappeared into the depths of the underworld.

Xiaoyu squinted her eyes and waited quietly.

Within her soul, the Purple Palace was rapidly deducing the "method of Yama's annihilation."

The speed at which the Purple Mansion deduces the methods of Yama and certain judges to forcibly kill is slower than that of the Little Ox Back Mountain.

However, if stripped of their divine talismans and losing their divine positions bestowed by the Heavenly Court, their actual strength is not as good as that of the people in the back mountain.

As long as Xiaoyu can deduce a method to restrain the divine authority, power, and magic of Yama, it will also have a miraculous effect on other ghosts and gods who rely on divine talismans.

After waiting for about half an hour, when Yang Li's face showed anger, Liang Gongcao arrived at the Ghost King's Palace with two judges.

Judge Zhao had met Xiaoyu once. The other judge looked to be over sixty years old, with a square, purplish face and a shallow scar on his face. He wore a crown that reached the sky, a rhinoceros horn hanging from his waist, and his robes shimmered with auspicious light. He looked both fierce and majestic.

"Grand Tutor Yu, this is Chief Judge Ximen of the Fifth Hall of Yama," Judge Zhao introduced.

Yang Li quietly added, "Ximen Bao, a famous minister of the former Wei dynasty."

Xiao Yu was surprised, but immediately put on a serious yet respectful expression. "So it's Lord Ximen. I've heard so much about you."

I've truly admired you for many years.

She still remembers the text "Ximen Bao Governs Ye" from her textbook!

Without exchanging pleasantries, Ximen Bao simply nodded and asked directly, "Grand Tutor Yu, do you not intend to take Empress Dowager Zhao away?"

Xiaoyu recounted the attitude of the former King of Qin and sighed, "The Empress Dowager's mausoleum has been under construction for ten years and is still not finished. We can only place her in the underworld."

"It took ten years to build and consumed a huge amount of manpower and financial resources." A look of disgust and sarcasm flashed across Ximen Bao's face. "Even if it hadn't been completed, it would have been more than enough to bury an empress dowager who was deposed and strangled."

"Alas, the judge didn't know that an earthquake occurred in the Qinling Mountains a few days ago, and the Empress Dowager's mausoleum cracked open."

Although I later healed the cracks by manipulating the earth's veins, the local feng shui changed.

"Given the Empress Dowager's current condition, a tomb of ordinary standards would neither suppress her resentment nor dispel the anger in her heart," Xiaoyu said.

When a person lives comfortably and eats well, life becomes joyful, and their mood naturally improves.

When you're in a good mood, won't your resentment gradually disappear?
A superior feng shui location has the special effect of calming the soul and dispelling resentment.

A tyrannical and cruel king in life, once buried in a blessed land of human kings, will have his ghostly aura connected with the earth's energy, and the nature of his vengeful spirit will change imperceptibly.

Conversely, if a violent and cruel person is buried in an "evil place," their spirit will not find peace and will surely disturb the nearby creatures.

Unless a more powerful suppressing object or stronger immortal magic is used to suppress it in the cave, it cannot break free.

Xiao Yu does possess the power to suppress Empress Dowager Zhao.

But Empress Dowager Zhao didn't have any deep-seated hatred towards her.

This trip to the underworld is also to fulfill the duties of the Grand Tutor, so Xiaoyu has no reason to torture Zhao Ji cruelly.

Ximen Bao said, "If Empress Dowager Zhao stays in the underworld, she will have to go to the Yama's Palace to be judged according to the normal procedure."

Xiaoyu asked, "If Empress Dowager Zhao is utterly wicked, can she live in the blessed land of the underworld or be reincarnated?"

Ximen Bao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's go to the First Hall to find King Qin Guang, check the Book of Life and Death, and examine him in the 'Mirror of Karma' to determine his merits and demerits. Alas, I cannot make a decision on this matter; I can only report to King Yama and ask him to make a judgment."

If Grand Tutor Yu can persuade King Yama, everything will be fine.

"Then let's follow the procedure," Xiaoyu said.

Ximen Bao looked around and asked, "Where is Empress Dowager Zhao? Has she regained her senses?"
If she remains a vicious and vengeful ghost, according to the laws of the underworld, she must remain in the City of the Wrongfully Dead for a period of time.

Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Empress Dowager Zhao shouldn't have died unjustly, right?"

Ximen Bao's expression changed slightly, and his eyes showed surprise and suspicion, as well as wariness, when he looked at her.

They were surprised by her keen insight and wary that she was using this as an excuse to test the waters.

If she were a virtuous and true immortal of the Xuanmen sect, Ximen Bao would not mind discussing with her the "destiny" of Empress Dowager Zhao and the Qin Dynasty.

But her identity is too sensitive.

After a long pause, Ximen Bao mumbled, "I'm not quite sure. Grand Tutor Yu, go ask King Yama."

He then added, "Under normal circumstances, the City of the Wrongfully Dead only accepts those who died unexpectedly before their lifespan was over."

However, benefactors are special cases, especially great benefactors.

"Does Grand Tutor Yu know about the Ghost King replacement mechanism in the City of the Wrongfully Dead?" Xiao Yu replied, "By capturing a highly influential person and leaving them in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, the previous Ghost King can immediately be reincarnated."

Ximen Bao nodded and said, "Most noble people are blessed with good fortune and rarely end up in the underworld."

Therefore, the Ghost King of the City of the Wrongfully Dead has always longed to find the soul of a great nobleman.

Given Empress Dowager Zhao's resentment and malevolent aura, she was not actually qualified to become a ghost king.

She wasn't fierce enough, nor was she powerful enough to subdue other fierce ghosts and evil spirits.

But Empress Dowager Zhao's fate was noble enough; she was the regent empress dowager of the Qin Dynasty and the biological mother of Ying Zheng, the first emperor of all time.

He could suppress hordes of ghosts simply by virtue of his status and rank.

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "King Changping is waiting for the Qin Dynasty to be destroyed, and he is unwilling to be reincarnated now."

Ximen Bao said, "Many ghost kings who were unwilling to reincarnate have moved outside the city to lead their ghosts and dominate the region."

If Empress Dowager Zhao had remained in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, there would have been many places to settle her.

We can wait until her resentment subsides and she regains her rationality before she goes to the underworld to face judgment.

Xiaoyu said, "No need, she's already behaved."

"Grand Tutor Yu, please come with me!"

Without asking where Empress Dowager Zhao was, Ximen Bao turned and flew towards the outside of the Ghost King's Palace.

Xiao Yu followed him through the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and after walking for dozens of miles, the scenery ahead suddenly changed drastically.

The sky is no longer filled with dark clouds, and the land is no longer a desolate desert.

Colorful clouds were floating in the sky.

The ground is covered with exotic flowers and plants in a riot of colors, and a tall, dense forest shelters a green-tiled pavilion.

Xiaoyu felt somewhat dazed, as if she had suddenly traveled from the Netherworld to the Immortal Realm.

"What a blessed land! The seventy-two blessed lands of China are nothing compared to the 'Yama Underworld'!" she exclaimed inwardly.

This is the underworld, but it is no longer the pure realm of the dead.

Like Lady Danhua's Little Paradise, it was a blessed land in the underworld that developed into a fairyland connecting to the heavens.

If the King of Hell wants to file a complaint with the Heavenly Court, he doesn't need to fly out of the Underworld. He can travel through the Human Realm, fly from the Human Realm to the Middle Realm, and only enter the Heavenly Court after passing through the Middle Realm.

He took off directly from the Yama King's Palace and flew "up," quickly arriving at the South Heavenly Gate.

Although both are blessed lands, Xiaoyoudongtian and Yanluo Hell are on completely different levels.

Xiaoyoudongtian was merely a fairyland, but the Yama Underworld felt even more magnificent and powerful to her than the Taishan Underworld.

"Shamanyu?!"

A familiar exclamation suddenly rang out from the bottom of the steps in front of the green-tiled pavilion.

Xiao Yu looked down and saw a guard standing outside the gate of the Yama Palace.

The guard was clearly a ghost general, with a heavy and reserved aura of yin energy. He wore armor similar to that of the imperial guards of the Qin Dynasty, and even had his hair tied up in a topknot on the right. He held a spear with the character "卜" in his hand, making him look very much like a Qin soldier.

"Shamu? What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing his face, which was both somewhat familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, Xiaoyu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The demon general looked very fierce, with fangs and saw teeth, an indigo face, and eyes that shone like copper bells, just like a demon.

Xiaoyu would have a hard time recognizing him just by looking at his face.

Moreover, the aura has changed a lot.

Fortunately, although the fluctuations in Shamu's soul were significant, it retained some of its essence.

The other person called out to her, and their voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"You've become a ghost messenger? It's been ten years. I thought you'd come to your senses and reincarnated!" Xiaoyu landed in front of him and carefully examined the ghost general beside him.

There were twelve ghost guards standing guard with Shamu, and apart from Shamu, the others were not Shamans.

Shamu revealed a ferocious, joyful smile and said, "I was sent to the underworld by you a few days ago, and then Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva summoned me."

The Bodhisattva said, "I helped you persuade the Yin soldiers, and more than 80,000 Yin soldiers voluntarily accepted the salvation, thus averting a catastrophe in the human world. You have done a great service." He also said that I was brave and loyal, and could enter the Asura realm. But I don't know what happened.

"He was thrown into a pool of blood by the Bodhisattva and soaked for two years, and that's how he turned into this."

Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise, "So you've entered the Asura path and become an Asura."

She then carefully sensed the aura emanating from Shamu and said with a puzzled expression, "You have a strong aura of Yin ghosts on you, like a ghost general rather than a celestial being."

Last time, Xiaoyu saw a group of playful and mischievous "thunder spirits" in the sky above Leixing in Bixuan Cave.

They are "celestial beings".

Although the Asura realm and the Deva realm are distinguished, they are actually somewhat similar.

Celestials are born in the celestial realm, possess immortal-like powers, and are ordinary citizens of the celestial realm.

Just like mortals in the human world, except that celestial beings are born in the heavenly realm and are born with extraordinary powers.

Asuras, on the other hand, are born in the heavenly realm. They not only possess extraordinary power but are also born with "civil servant status," making them natural "gods."

Ximen Bao said, "He did not enter the Asura realm of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but was directly reincarnated as an Asura."

If he were to be reborn as an Asura through the cycle of reincarnation, he would have become someone else long ago.

He won't recognize you, and you won't recognize him.

Xiao Yu's heart stirred, and she asked, "In the ancient times, before the Six Paths were established, Asuras were naturally born in the Sea of ​​Blood and did not need to enter the cycle of reincarnation to be reborn."

Is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva using 'ancient methods' to transform sand and wood at this moment?

Ximen Bao shook his head and said, "It's not some ancient method, and the Asura in the Blood Sea was not born naturally either."

Just as Nuwa created humans, there were primordial demons in the Sea of ​​Blood who created the Asura race, which should be the Rakshasa demon race.

The evil spirits created by the Blood Sea Demon God are Rakshasa demons; the gods who were transformed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with Buddhist teachings are Asuras.

The goddess Nuwa created humans without needing any additional life essence.

The Asura clan, however, were transformed from the souls that had not been annihilated after falling into the sea of ​​blood.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva felt that this Sand Demon General was loyal and brave, had the potential to become an Asura, had great merit, and did not want to be reincarnated, so he helped him transform naturally.

The process is longer than entering the Asura realm.

He needs to draw upon the power of the Blood Sea to cultivate slowly.

It's unknown how many hundreds or thousands of years it would take to achieve enlightenment.

Xiaoyu seemed to be deep in thought.

If Shamu were willing to reincarnate, he would probably have already entered the heavenly realm and become a true celestial being, Asura.

But Samu longed for the human world and missed the sand dunes, and had no interest in reincarnation, even resisting it somewhat.

Xiaoyu is the main general in the extermination of ghosts at Guaizi Mountain, and Shamu helps her recruit more people, so he is considered her deputy general.

On that day, she also made it clear to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva that she would not take a single bit of the merit that belonged to her, but would give it all to the underworld soldiers to help them reincarnate.

It's likely that Shamu received a significant share of the merit, since he himself had performed great deeds.

(End of this chapter)