No taboos

Chapter 432 The Unexpected Turn of Events (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"What I'm talking about is the passage from the underworld to the world of the living."

After Ma Tianshou finished speaking, he held up the golden seal and stood down at the "archway" built by the coffins.

Five oil lamps cast overlapping shadows beneath the coffin.

After the old man stood there, the shadows twisted and climbed up, crawling onto Ma Tianshou's body like living things.

The yin energy rolled out, but it only filled the space between the coffin and the archway, without spilling out at all.

Xu Yuan stood aside and, through the archway, saw the "Luocheng," a complex of buildings from different dynasties, layered upon each other.

The mortuary is the closest place in the mortal world to the defiled world.

It was also a formal communication channel between the imperial government and the corrupt officials.

Xu Yuan then understood what the old man had just said: if the "golden seal" were returned to the City God, it would open the passage from the underworld to the mortal realm—this was why this method could restrain the great evil spirits of the turbid realm.

The turbid realm is located between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead!
To travel from the underworld to the mortal realm, one must pass through the turbid realm.

Even these great evil spirits of the turbid world fear the divine soldiers and generals of the underworld.

Ma Tianshou, holding the golden seal of the City God and exuding a murderous aura, was about to confront the great evil spirits of the mortal realm—when he saw the mortal realm desolate and deserted.

Ma Tianshou was taken aback: I remember that in Zhuojian Luocheng, the ground was full of evil spirits, big and small, densely packed.

Where did they all go?
In the turbid realm, the first thing to appear is the overlapping shadows of emptiness.

In the air above the turbid realm, one after another, illusory figures appeared, converging from all directions.

It then coalesced into a chaotic yet vibrant patch of oil paint.

The rapidly changing oil paints reveal his exceptionally excited emotions.

Before Ma Tianshou could even begin to demand an explanation, the Void Shadow roared in the turbid space: "We were almost all killed!"

Who exactly is this person who has come to your Luo City?

Why would it attract the attention of those things in the deep void?!

Ma Tianshou was even more surprised: "Deep Void?"

Xu Yuan heard the word again, recalling the hideous wound above the turbid space, and the indescribable "thing" behind the wound.

Void Shadow is one of the more "honest" of the great evil spirits in the turbid world.

He truly saved himself twice from the clutches of the Thousand-Eyed Evil Spirit.

So when it said that, Xu Yuan was also puzzled: Was that thing coming for me?
What is it about me that attracts it?
Xu Yuan would not underestimate himself, but he also dared not be arrogant.

He possesses exceptional skills and a wealth of high-quality craftsmanship.

However, even with these, they were not enough to fight against the great evil spirits in the turbid realm.

That thing in the Deep Void definitely wasn't after these things.

Then all that's left is... one's own destiny.

"No taboos?" Xu Yuan guessed.

Ma Tianshou looked at the deserted and desolate Zhuojian, and was naturally delighted.

The daily taboo is because these evil spirits from the turbid world have been released here, and these evil spirits are "extremely ominous".

With the turbid space empty, Luo City will no longer have to worry about taboos, at least for a while.

But this might also cause the people in Luocheng to become dismissive of them because they find that "breaking the rules" goes unpunished.

Once the evil spirits of the mortal realm replenish their ranks, they will continue to break the rules...

After the Void Shadows roared, the giant water vat emerged from the depths of the ground with a clang.

The crowned gorilla also came running back, dragging its palace with a rumbling sound.

The crowned gorilla roared angrily, blaming Xu Yuan through the coffin archway. It immediately pointed at Xu Yuan and yelled, "Get him out of Luo City right now!" Xu Yuan was embarrassed and denied it, saying, "How can you be sure it's because of me..."

The crowned gorilla showed no mercy, stamping its foot and roaring, its voice shaking the air: "It's you! There's absolutely no mistake, you're the only filthy thing from outside who came in, who else could it be but you?"

Xu Yuan was angry. "Speak properly! Why are you swearing? You're the real filthy ones!"
But Lord Xu was guilty after all, so he did not continue arguing with the crowned gorilla.

Ma Tianshou's face darkened: "Let's deal with things one by one. First, let's talk about your involvement in the mortal realm and your attempt to harm the head of the Exorcism Department!"

"Say what?" the crowned gorilla roared angrily, its temper the most volatile of all: "The idiot who did it is dead."

"And it was one of your own people who came in and seduced that idiot Qianmu! You should investigate yourselves. If you find the culprit, you should tear him to pieces, which would also help us vent our anger!"

Ma Tianshou got angry and raised the "golden seal" in his hand: "No matter what, it was you from the Zhuojian who broke the rules!"
Although Qianmu is dead, none of you stopped him when he was doing evil!
Is this your attitude now?

The three-headed evil spirit fell silent for a moment.

In the large water vat, the water gurgled and rose up a head that looked like a locust magnified dozens of times.

The locusts clung to the edge of the jar, their mouths opening and closing: "We've intervened many times and saved this law master's life."

Ma Tianshou turned around and looked at Xu Yuan with a questioning gaze.

Xu Yuan nodded.

Ma Tianshou snorted: "Then why didn't you inform Qianmu about this before he made his move? Wasn't it because you couldn't cover it up anymore and were forced to rescue him?"

That's certainly true.

It's already quite an achievement for evil spirits to restrain their madness and bloodlust and adhere to the "rules".

It's absolutely impossible for them to pass on information to the Luo City Exorcism Bureau.

The Thousand-Eyed Evil Spirits did this, and they even watched the spectacle with glee.

However, Xu Yuan's ability to enter the Turbid Realm at any time greatly exceeded their expectations, which led to the current situation.

Ma Tianshou said, "I will not punish you this time."

The several great evil spirits remained silent.

As long as the golden seal isn't handed over to the City God, it's fine.

"But you must take this as a warning! If there is a next time, I will not let you off lightly. I will definitely send ghost soldiers to cleanse the filthy world of Luo City!"

Ma Tianshou waved his hand and stepped out of the coffin archway.

The shadow on his body also disappeared, severing the connection between the turbid world and the world of the living.

Then, Ma Tianshou quickly put away the golden seal, flicked his sleeve, and a calligraphy scroll flew out, on which were written four large characters:

The sun shines brightly!

The calligraphy copybook flew to the top of the old man's head and spontaneously combusted with a whoosh.

It radiated an incredibly intense light, like a great sun, and the light dispelled the stains on Ma Tianshou's body.

After cleaning up, the eldest brother waved to everyone and said, "Let's go."

Before leaving the mortuary, Ma Tianshou offered a few words of encouragement to the hunchbacked old man.

“The guardians of the mortuary and the coroners are similar in that they are basically an independent lineage,” Ma Tianshou explained to Xu Yuan. “They are born with five deficiencies and three lacks, and they guard the mortuary, but it is very important to a large city.”

"After you return and take over the mortuary in Champa, you must treat the caretakers of the coffin with utmost respect."

"Your humble servant understands," Xu Yuan replied, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Ma Tianshou added, "Furthermore, after taking over the mortuary, we should avoid using any means of countering the corrupt officials if possible."

Once the City God obtains the golden seal, he will surely open a path to the mortal realm.

When the divine soldiers and generals of the underworld pass through the mortal realm, they do indeed cleanse it, but they also cause great damage to the mortal realm—truly a case of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own!

(End of this chapter)