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Chapter 452 Conversation with People from Two Hundred Years Ago
Chen Xin frowned slightly as he looked at the face that had reappeared in front of him.

He felt that these faces were not the ghosts he had imagined; he had never encountered a situation where ghosts would flee in terror because of a single word he uttered.

"who are you?"

Chen Xin looked at that face and asked again.

"Xia Wuyou, may I ask how you should be addressed?"

The mouth on that face opened and closed, emitting this sound.

Xia Wuyou?
Chen Xin was taken aback; he felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

His memory flashed back, and soon it flashed to a Great Xia banknote!

The Daxia currency had denominations of one, five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred.

The banknotes feature the portraits of six people, which were supposedly decided by the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty two hundred years ago when the country issued paper money.

The six figures represent the six most renowned rulers of the Xia dynasty in its history.

Xia Wuyou was the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom when the paper money was issued, and he was also the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom whose name was printed on the Great Xia coin with the amount of 'one'!
It is said that this decision caused quite a bit of public discussion at the time, mainly focusing on the Xia Wuyou King depicted on the "one" Great Xia coin.

The other five rulers of the Great Xia Kingdom each had their own great achievements, but this Xia Wuyou did not seem to make any outstanding contributions during his reign. If we were to count them carefully, there would certainly be someone more suitable to be printed on the Great Xia currency than Xia Wuyou.

Back then, there was no internet like we have today, yet this kind of discussion reached a nationwide consensus, which speaks volumes.

However, the Great Xia Dynasty at the time did not offer any explanation for this matter, nor did it heed the public's opinions.

After a year of implementation, such discussions became rare.

Chen Xin stumbled upon this interesting anecdote while learning about folk customs and history.

Nevertheless, Chen Xin did not react immediately.

Modern people use paper money very little, but of course, paper money has not disappeared.

When Chen Xin bought steamed buns for breakfast by the roadside, there were quite a few banknotes in the change box, and most of them were in the denomination of one Xia currency!

Now, comparing the face in front of me with the face on that banknote, I must say, they really do look alike.

"Just call me Yama. You are the former ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

As soon as Chen Xin spoke, the atmosphere became somewhat silent.

At this moment, Xia Wuyou's mood was quite chaotic.

If he hadn't lived so long and become more thoughtful, those words would probably have caused him to show astonishment.

It's no wonder he felt this way. Before coming here, he had only thought that this being, who could travel back and forth in the divine realm, was a special being he had never seen before.

Their actual strength may not reach the level of the God of Chaos, but if it really came down to a fight, even those members of the Xia family who had fought against the real God of Chaos might not be their match.

After all, a wise god in this turbid world and one without wisdom are two different things.

With the same strength, the wise God of Chaos can instantly kill the Xia family members. This is the result of the Xia family's tests over the years, using human lives as evidence.

So after discovering that this person had spoken, he came in person.

The Xia family had only encountered the corrupt gods of this world, driven by a thirst for killing and destruction.

The Xia family had also come into contact with the wise, corrupt gods of the world.

But this is the first time we've met someone we can talk to!

But no matter how hard Xia Wuyou thought about it, she never expected that the other party actually knew her!
For a moment, Xia Wuyou was at a loss as to which of his many solutions to use.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting increasingly strange, Xia Wuyou had no choice but to speak up.

"You know me?"

"How could I not know that one on the Great Xia coin?"

"..."

Yama's casual tone gave Xia Wuyou a strange feeling.

That was the being who seemed to be a god of the turbid world, and it appeared that he had lived in the Great Xia for a very long time.

Even in this day and age, the people of the Great Xia Dynasty who have seen the Great Xia currency may not know who those six people are, but this Yama recognized them immediately upon hearing their names.

This is not something that can be known overnight.

With this suspicion, Xia Wuyou became even more wary of this Yama.

A mortal god who knows the Great Xia Dynasty very well?
If it were to go berserk or harbor any evil thoughts, its destructive power would be far greater than that of ten world gods who only know how to kill!
Putting everything else aside, if this Yama were to develop an evil organization and bewitch the people of Great Xia, who could resist the temptation?

At that time, the Great Xia Dynasty will collapse without even the Yama King lifting a finger.

Although he no longer cared about the state of Great Xia at this point, he still wanted to save it if he could.

Besides, who says this person is necessarily evil?

"You seem to know a great deal about the Great Xia?"

Xia Wuyou said.

"I used to know you quite well, but after seeing you now, I don't think so anymore."

Chen Xin looked at Xia Wuyou with a face full of curiosity.

"Can you tell me what your situation is? Are you dead or alive? After all, I'm quite curious to talk to someone from two hundred years ago."

Hearing Chen Xin say this, Xia Wuyou's heart stirred.

"In that case, how about we each ask one question?"

"can."

Chen Xin had no problem with it, since the other party hadn't said he had to be serious; he could just treat it as a game.

"Since you've come from afar, I'll go first."

Xia Wuyou said.

"To be precise, I have been dead for over a hundred years. Now I exist in a special state, which I call Yin Shen (the spirit of the underworld)."

"Since you know my name, you must also know that I printed my portrait on the Great Xia currency."

Perhaps it was because this matter hadn't been mentioned for a long time, or perhaps Xia Wuyou wanted to recount his great achievements to a being like Yama, so Xia Wuyou talked a lot.

At the time, many people were discussing why Xia Wuyou's achievements could not be listed alongside the other five on the Great Xia currency, because Xia Wuyou had nothing to be proud of.

What ordinary people don't know is that this ancestral land of the Great Xia Dynasty was discovered by Xia Wuyou.

The changes of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang in the ancestral land were also discovered by Xia Wuyou.

Xia Wuyou was also the first Yin God of the Great Xia Dynasty!
Before Xia Wuyou, no matter how great the achievements of the other five rulers of the Great Xia Kingdom were, they were merely mortal accomplishments.

Xia Wuyou sought immortality, the establishment of the Great Xia Divine Kingdom, and the creation of an everlasting foundation!
If Xia Wuyou hadn't become indifferent to worldly fame and fortune after discovering the ancestral land, those six Great Xia coins would probably only have his portrait on them!

After listening, Chen Xin felt a sense of respect for this seemingly unremarkable ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom.

But what is Yin Shen?
What are the changes of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements?
What does it mean to establish the Great Xia Divine Kingdom?
Chen Xin was curious about all of this, but Xia Wuyou did not explain.

After speaking, Xia Wuyou turned her gaze to Chen Xin.

"And who are you... what kind of being are you?"

Hearing Xia Wuyou's question, Chen Xin thought for a moment, then picked out a part to answer, without making anything up.

"I am an official of the Great Xia Underworld, codenamed Yama."

"Speaking of which, our Underworld and Great Xia are allies. We followed them because we were curious about where these suddenly appearing experts from Great Xia came from." "That's how we discovered this... ancestral land, right?"

"I must say, this ancestral land is really good... much better than the location of our underworld."

Chen Xin sincerely praised it.

Chen Xin had never seen a paradise like the Great Xia Ancestral Land in the Yin-Yang regions he had already visited. Even in places like Sanfeng Mountain, the sky above was always gray, let alone the sun.

Speaking of the sun, Chen Xin asked, "How was this sun made in your ancestral land? Can it be traded? My underworld also wants a sun."

Because only the outline of Xia Wuyou's face was visible on the sun's surface, Chen Xin did not notice that Xia Wuyou's complexion was somewhat unpleasant.

Xia Wuyou really didn't expect that this unexpected visitor would actually be someone who had followed them!
Even more unexpectedly, this being he could communicate with was actually the same member of the underworld he had casually sent his juniors to deal with!
If even a mere underworld official is like this, how many other members are like him?
Xia Wuyou felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

He had previously thought that if such an evil organization existed, the Great Xia might be overthrown.

Now it has come true; the other side was already organized!

Moreover, this organization is capable of not only overthrowing the Great Xia Dynasty, but even the ancestral lands of the Great Xia Dynasty may not be able to withstand it.

For no apparent reason, Xia Wuyou recalled the time Feng Jin had visited before.

If we hadn't agreed to Feng Jin's request back then, would it mean that the Great Xia Ancestral Land would not have been exposed to the Underworld?

But there's no use regretting it now. Since things have come to this, we should try our best to learn more about the underworld.

In this way, we can decide how to face the underworld in the future.

"We cannot disclose the method of manufacturing the sun, but if you require it, we do have a substitute."

As Xia Wuyou spoke, she looked at Chen Xin.

"Since you are a traveler from the underworld, you must know about Nuanyang, right?"

Warm sunshine?

Chen Xin was taken aback.

Previously, when Chen Xin resolved the Styx issue in Qiuye City, the Bureau of Investigation wanted to use specific information about the Warm Sun Project to compensate, but Chen Xin did not agree.

For Chen Xin, neither those warm sun weapons nor those enormous warm suns were of much use to him or to the underworld.

In terms of weaponry, isn't the Zhenwu weapon better than the Nuanyang weapon?
In terms of duration, the talisman has no time limit, while those large, warm suns can only last for one or two nights.

If we bring that warm sunlight into the underworld, wouldn't it only shine for a day or two?

When the battery runs out of power, it has to be carried out of the underworld to recharge, which is quite troublesome.

Instead of wasting time, Chen Xin might as well research whether he could create a talisman for lighting purposes.

Hearing Xia Wuyou mention Nuanyang again, Chen Xin felt that the other party wouldn't go so far as to use such a small trinket to make a deal with him.

"I know some of it, but those things don't last long, unlike your sun."

From the moment Chen Xin saw this sun, he did not sense any loss in it. If this were not the Yin and Yang realm, Chen Xin could understand it, but how could a sun that does not lose its power appear in the Yin and Yang realm?

The intricacies involved are far from simple.

"Hehe, rest assured, it's not the kind of warm sunshine you're thinking of. If it's well taken care of, it's not impossible for it to stay bright all the time."

Hearing Xia Wuyou say this, Chen Xin became interested.

"We'll talk about that later. Let's continue."

Xia Wuyou nodded and asked, "How many beings like you are there in the Underworld?"

Chen Xin raised an eyebrow: "Someone like me? What exactly are you referring to?"

Xia Wuyou looked at Chen Xin and said, "Someone like you can traverse the realm of gods."

Divine realm?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xin associated it with the Netherworld.

"I won't go into the exact number, but I can say that it's quite a lot."

Chen Xin smiled.

Not just a few, but if you're willing, you can create one with ten thousand acts of good karma!

However, Chen Xin would naturally not grant Xia Wuyou the ability to communicate with spirits.

Just like Xia Wuyou, who controls the ancestral land, a paradise on earth, but does not make it public.

Nobody wants to give someone else a key to their backyard.

Chen Xin had clearly already regarded the Netherworld as his own backyard, at least for the first five floors.

After meeting Xia Xianfeng, Chen Xin even felt like his home had been robbed.

Xia Wuyou was somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Xin's answer, but at least it confirmed that the Underworld was not simple.

Xia Wuyou was unaware of how the Underworld traversed the Divine Realm. Judging by his own experience, the power that the Xia family needed to gather to traverse the Divine Realm was already considerable. Even if the Underworld was powerful, Xia Wuyou did not believe that the price they would pay would be small.

"Then it's my turn again... Yin Shen, what is that?"

Upon hearing this question, Xia Wuyou thought to himself, "As expected."

However, he was prepared and naturally wouldn't reveal everything about the Yin Gods. He would only talk about some of their characteristics. As for how the Yin Gods were born, what their functions were, and what they could do, he would naturally not tell them these secrets.

Immediately, Xia Wuyou explained the Yin God to Chen Xin.

“You can think of Yin Shen as a special kind of ghost, similar to a wise ghost, but different from a wise ghost.”

“Once a wise ghost is born, it only has memories of what happened after its birth. Memories of what happened before its birth are fragmented. It can be seen as an alternative kind of rebirth.”

"But you can regard the Yin spirit as a continuation of life!"

"When the physical body reaches its limit, we will use special methods to condense the human soul and transform it into a spirit before it becomes a ghost!"

"The Yin Spirit possesses memories of its previous life, but correspondingly, it does not have the ghost-like abilities of the Wise Ghost."

"You can think of the Yin Spirit as an ordinary person in a special state, except that, compared to an ordinary person, the Yin Spirit is immortal!"

"At least for now, having been a Yin spirit for nearly two hundred years, I have not found any trace of myself dissipating."

After listening, Chen Xin suddenly understood.

An unusual ghost?

No wonder when Chen Xin used the reeds to guide Xia Xianfeng through the underworld, he always had the feeling that the reeds could restrict Xia Xianfeng.

If he hadn't restrained Wei Jiao's behavior, Xia Xianfeng, or rather Xia Xianfeng's Yin spirit, would probably have been killed by Wei Jiao.

After understanding, Chen Xin became even more curious. Wasn't this another form of immortality?

If this technology were leaked, wouldn't all the rich, powerful, and old people want to become spirits?

Among the six clans of Great Xia, the richest and most powerful are the six clans of Great Xia!

Could it be that the other five surnames also have the ability to become Yin spirits?

Chen Xin was guessing when suddenly he realized something was wrong.

If the other five clans of Great Xia also have this ability, then why did Wei Jiao only react to Xia Xianfeng before?
Looking at Xia Wuyou, Chen Xin asked, "You said that the Yin Spirit is the continuation of life, but when I saw Xia Xianfeng before, he was clearly still alive, so why did he have a Yin Spirit?"

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(End of this chapter)