Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 511, Section 521: Humans distinguish between good and evil, but even the gods show mercy.
Beneath the crown, the figure's face was almost identical to Lin Beixuan's, except that his hair was longer and fell down his broad back.

"Nine Netherworld Domain!" A cold and indifferent voice drifted out, as if it held the mandate of heaven, possessing immense majesty.

In an instant, Lin Beixuan's divine domain suddenly expanded, briefly overpowering the sacrificial ground of the Goddess Zigu, and the restraints on his body disappeared.

This scene was witnessed by the mortal gods who were watching from not far away.

In their eyes, atop the Forget-Worry Mountain, a majestic figure wearing a crown, bathed in a sea of ​​purple cherry blossoms, resembled a monarch who ruled over the birth and death of all things in heaven and earth.

As the fox spirit gazed at the yin energy rising from beneath the earth's veins, it bowed slightly and converged towards the mountain peak, as if in a posture of worship of all yin forces. A sense of awe arose in the fox spirit's heart.

She couldn't help but exclaim, "This must be the true immortal!"

The local deities of Luozhou could not contain their feelings and were filled with emotion.

It's true that when they broke through to become mortal gods, some strange phenomena did occur, but they were only on a small scale and fleeting.

Now, we can see the commotion when Lin Beixuan broke through to the Human Immortal realm, and the magnificent scene when he fought against the Goddess Zigu.

All the mortal gods in Luozhou suddenly felt as if they had cultivated a fake immortality.

The Earth Fiend God and the others watched this scene quietly, but their thoughts were completely different from those of the Fox Spirit God and the others.

They couldn't understand why a mere immortal could be so powerful.

They had encountered human immortals before; Evil Eye, Painted Skin, and Heavenly Centipede were all human immortals under the command of Evil Spirit True Lord.

However, in terms of both strength and the commotion they caused, they were far inferior to the Lord of the Northern Underworld, who was fighting against their empress on the mountaintop without being at a disadvantage.

"In this day and age, most of the immortals in the world are fake immortals. They break through by acquiring the divine organs created by us mortal gods. Therefore, their power always carries the shadow of mortal gods."

The Earth Fiend God said calmly, "This Lord of the Northern Underworld is probably a true immortal, otherwise there's no reason for him to be so terrifying."

"Do not."

At this moment, the Wall God behind the Earth Fiend God suddenly spoke up: "Even a true immortal could not be so powerful as to be able to contend with a great mortal god."

"He must have not only broken through to the True Immortal realm, but also possessed a terrifyingly profound foundation and something that a normal Human Immortal breakthrough does not have."

As soon as he said this, the Earth God and the Blood God nodded in agreement.

They had never seen what a true immortal looked like, so they couldn't draw any conclusions too early. But one thing was certain: neither a true immortal nor a false immortal could be as extraordinary as Lin Beixuan and be able to fight against a great mortal god.

While the world was discussing the strange phenomenon of the earth rising suddenly, on the summit of Forget-Worry Mountain, Lin Beixuan had already opened his hand, and a huge ancient scroll appeared in his hand.

The words "Book of Life and Death" are engraved on the side of the ancient scroll. The dark red, translucent characters shimmer with light, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and an ancient and desolate aura permeates the world.

Upon seeing this, the branches and leaves of the Purple Cherry Tree swayed as if it could not believe what was happening before its eyes.

The world has never seen the magnificence of the Lord of the Underworld, firstly because he never enters the mortal world and resides high in the underworld, and secondly because his vast divine power makes him even greater in rank than the mortal gods.

After all, they control the rules governing the cycle of heaven and earth, and their power is far greater than ordinary people can imagine.

At this moment, Zi Gu Shen felt as if she had met the legendary true Lord of the Underworld, which stirred up the fear buried deep in her heart.

She had never met the Lord of the Underworld, but she had caught a glimpse of his back from afar in the Heavenly Palace.

At that time, the Lord of the Underworld was discussing the Dao with Haotian, while she, as a celestial maiden, was merely serving tea and water from afar, catching glimpses of the other party.

Now, memories buried deep in my heart have been stirred up, and the person in front of me overlaps with that figure from back then.

"clusters..."

As countless purple cherry blossoms fell from the sky, the once terrifying and fierce aura of the Great God of the Multitude seemed to be being ruthlessly slashed away by an invisible blade.

Lin Beixuan lowered his head slightly, and as his giant hand moved, the ancient scroll made a strange sound as the paper rubbed together.

Then, a page flew out and hovered in front of Lin Beixuan.

[Purple Cherry Fairy: A celestial maiden of the Lesser Yin Realm, ranked seventy-second among immortals, her fate is uncertain, her lifespan is a thousand years, and she later falls in love with a mortal.]

[The Jade Emperor, mindful that her seven emotions were not yet severed, sealed the Purple Goddess's nature within her seven orifices, concealing her heart. He also made a pact with the Lord of the Underworld that after the Purple Goddess's mortal life ended in the netherworld, she would not be reincarnated and would return to the Heavenly Palace.]

The Lord of the Underworld replied: Yes.

【…】

In the 5833rd year of the lunar calendar, the Purple Maiden shed her celestial body and took on a mortal form, receiving the name Zi Gu. She then married the scholar Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng was ambitious and aspired to pass the imperial examinations. Over the course of 123 years, he achieved the highest rank, ranking fifth or sixth, and became a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and an official.

However, the officialdom was corrupt, and Li Changsheng, being honest and upright, refused to compromise his integrity. He was framed by treacherous officials, imprisoned, tortured, dismissed from office, and ultimately died unjustly.

[Zigu knew Changsheng was honest and upright, and Changsheng knew that Zigu should not suffer and die, so he wrote a letter of divorce to sever all ties. With no elderly mother at home, he went to the Yellow Springs alone.]

[Zi Gu entered the underworld hoping to find a soul destined for immortality, but due to the underworld's prohibitions, the judge had no authority to judge, so she sought the help of the ruler of the underworld.]

The Lord of the Underworld replied: Yes.

The judge ordered the underworld messengers to search the souls, but they found no trace of Changsheng among the souls awaiting reincarnation. Further investigation revealed that Changsheng knew that if Zigu accompanied him in this life, he would be able to return to the Heavenly Palace. He died unjustly, and if he were to enter reincarnation, Zigu would surely be cast into it for him, for all eternity.

[Tears of immortality fall on the Bridge of Helplessness. After writing that he loved only Zigu his entire life, he threw himself into the River of Oblivion, whereupon his soul and bones vanished.]

Overwhelmed with grief and resentment, Zi Gu's divine power broke free of its seal, causing her to slaughter all her enemies, thus violating a heavenly law.

[Haotian was furious and completely erased Zigu's divine nature, leaving only her mortal nature within her.]

[However, the world is full of causes and effects. Divinity may vanish, but hatred remains. Zigu, though dead, is not recorded in the Book of Life and Death, and transforms into a ghost. Her cause is the severing of the seven emotions and poisons, and her effect is the echoing of lingering thoughts. She severs her own love and affection... This is called the Goddess Zigu!]

……

Words floated past Lin Beixuan's eyes; the Book of Life and Death recorded the past of the Goddess Zigu.

It turns out that Zigu was indeed a celestial fairy, and not, as popularly believed, a woman who was abandoned by a man and turned into a mortal god or ghost out of resentment.

What she hated was not immortality, but the injustice of Heaven and the corruption of humanity.

After a moment of slight surprise, a ray of light flew out from the Book of Life and Death and shot straight towards the giant purple cherry tree.

"boom!!"

Sunlight shone into the trees, producing a slightly muffled sound.

In an instant, the trunk of the giant tree shook violently, making a tearing sound, and layers of bark peeled off, eventually turning into ashes and being blown away by the wind.

The two Zigu goddesses quietly closed their eyes; one represented the good thoughts she had sealed away, and the other represented the evil thoughts she hated in the world.

Immediately, Shan Nian opened her eyes first and looked at Lin Bei Xuan.

She bowed slightly, bowing towards Lin Beixuan, and said, "Thank you, Lord of the Underworld, for releasing 'her' from her confinement." Lin Beixuan nodded slightly, looking calmly at Shan Nian Zi Gu. He did not deny the error in her words; he was the Lord of the Northern Underworld, not the Lord of the Underworld whom she had once glimpsed from afar.

"I never imagined that Zigu, who controls the world's regrets, would herself be trapped in her own obsessions and unable to extricate herself."

“Your obsessions led you in different directions. Now that the truth is clear, I think you already have the answer in your heart about what to do.”

Zigu raised her head, her eyes filled with tenderness and relief, as if she had always been an extremely gentle person.

“I understand that we are trapped in a cage of resentment, hurting ourselves and others. I have actually seen through everything long ago, but she has never been willing to let go.”

Zigu turned her head and looked at the goddess Zigu, whose eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was about to awaken.

"I see."

Lin Beixuan reached out and swept his hand across the Book of Life and Death, and a sword formed from words flew out, directly severing the connection between the other party's good and evil thoughts.

Then, Zigu slowly approached. Zigu Goddess opened her eyes, which were still filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Seeing Zi Gu approach, she first glanced at Lin Beixuan with a hint of apprehension, then snorted coldly, "Who let you out? And you're trying to persuade me to let go of my hatred?"

"I told you long ago that I don't remember anything from the past. It's just that you're still stuck in the past and can't get out of it."

Zigu stared at Zigu with malice: "Since you asked him to sever the connection between you and me, this is both what I wanted and what you wanted. Without you blocking my path, it is actually an opportunity for me."

As she spoke, Zigu looked at Lin Beixuan and said, "I never thought I would be defeated by a mere immortal like you today. If it weren't for the Book of Life and Death, you wouldn't have been able to defeat me so easily."

Lin Beixuan ignored Zigu's sarcasm, simply flipping through the Book of Life and Death, a transparent and illusory pen appearing in his hand.

However, just as he was about to put down his pen, a crack suddenly appeared in the space beside Zigu, revealing a strange eye.

"Looks like I'm not too late!" The voice of the Evil Spirit True Lord came from the crack.

Zigu Shenze and Lin Beixuan looked over at the same time.

The Evil Spirit Lord chuckled, stretched out his large hand and grabbed Zigu Goddess, intending to take her away.

Lin Beixuan frowned immediately, then flew out like lightning, intending to sever another of the opponent's arms.

However, this time it came to nothing.

The choice passed right through that eerie arm, without even taking a single drop of flesh with it.

"call!"

Zigu Shen entered the spatial rift opened for her by the Evil Spirit True Lord. Before leaving, Zigu Shen turned back to look at Lin Beixuan one last time and said in a cold tone.

"From now on, I will not underestimate you again!"

As she finished speaking, Zigu turned around, leaving behind a tall, slender figure with a long robe hanging down, and the rift closed.

As Lin Beixuan watched the departing figure, a thought stirred within him. He considered using the Book of Life and Death to keep both the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess alive, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

"Alright, let them leave for now!"

Lin Beixuan slightly lowered his gaze and quietly watched as the last crack in the void healed, and the figures of the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess completely disappeared.

In fact, his idea was not just talk; he truly had the ability to keep both the Evil Spirit Lord and the Goddess Zigu alive.

When Lin Beixuan broke through to become a Human Immortal, he discovered that he had developed a connection with the Book of Life and Death.

This sensation was like a spider's web, and Lin Beixuan's spirit was like the spider's antennae, tightly connected to the web, thus allowing him to grasp more of the Book of Life and Death's abilities.

Moreover, after becoming a human immortal, the cost of using the Book of Life and Death decreased, no longer requiring such a terrifying price as before.

However, if it were someone like Zigu Goddess or Evil Spirit True Lord, even with a small price to pay, he would still find it difficult to bear.

So Lin Beixuan simply let the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess leave, deciding to settle today's score another day.

Unlike Zigu Goddess, Evil Spirit True Lord did not come in person this time, but instead secretly observed, indicating that he was very wary of Lin Beixuan and entrusted this test to Zigu Goddess.

And indeed, just as he thought, Lin Beixuan's breakthrough to the Human Immortal realm was different from that of other Human Immortals; it didn't take that long, and it was even much faster than he had imagined.

That's the variable!
Besides conducting biological research, the Evil Spirit Lord's favorite pastime is studying destiny.

In his eyes, there are different levels of destiny, high and low, noble and base.

Lin Beixuan's fate was the most unique he had ever seen in his life.

The person who should have died in the calamity long ago had his fate mysteriously changed, to the point that he could no longer see clearly.

If it weren't for the killing mark on Lin Beixuan's forehead that gave the Evil Spirit True Lord a clue, he probably wouldn't even know that besides him, the Evil Star, there was an even more terrifying killing star in the mortal world.

The phrase "Heavenly Tribulation, Silent Day; Killing Star, Disaster Lord"—these four ominous words combined to form a prophecy that nearly dragged him back into the nightmare of his past destiny.

At this moment, in the Jiangmin area, far from Luozhou.

Zigu stared at the evil spirit lord dressed in white with a Western style before her, and said with a sneer, "True Lord, you have quite the scheme!"

"Hehe..." The Evil Spirit Lord stood beside a giant rock, holding an exquisite scalpel in his hand, cutting and stitching up the corpse lying on the rock in front of him.

"Your Majesty is joking. I calculated that your trip would be a good thing, which is why I sent you to Luozhou."

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Zigu's eyes: "I almost died!"

"I'm not dead, am I?" The Evil Spirit True Lord shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

It seems that in his eyes, neither his own life nor other people's lives were worth mentioning.

Because at this moment, his body had been pierced by the branches shot out from beside the Goddess Zigu, and the surging dark purple power prevented the Evil Spirit True Lord's body from healing.

Then, the Evil Spirit Lord didn't even frown, and slowly and methodically removed an organ from the corpse.

This organ is like a black gemstone, crystal clear, reflecting mesmerizing colors in the sunlight.

Looking at the owner of this organ, he had a pointed mouth and monkey-like face, and his whole body was covered in hair. What was most strange was that he had six ears.

Minor folk deity - Six-Eared God.

At this moment, the Evil Spirit Lord is dissecting the corpse of a minor deity.

He removed the other person's divine organs and placed them in a transparent ice box. He then cut the body parts below the body into two separate pieces and put them into different bags.

Only after he had done all this did he casually tread on the blood-soaked path, pull his chest out from the branch of the Purple Maiden Goddess, and wipe the blood from his hands with a silk handkerchief.

"Compared to the danger you've faced, wouldn't it be better to eliminate your good intentions?"

(End of this chapter)