Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 45: This Officer is Merciful. (Second Update!)

Zheng Que's voice was majestic and powerful, like a surging river, with a rolling momentum, as if a sledgehammer was hitting Xie Yingxi's heart with each word.

[Evil Shadow Play] He was so frightened that even his kneeling position changed!

It had always been awe-inspiring in the outside world. Wherever it went, both humans and ghosts fled or prostrated themselves in obedience, not daring to act rashly. But now, facing the terrifying presence on the altar, it felt insignificant and didn't even dare to think of resisting!
It has a strong intuition.

The person on the Danchi seemed to be able to destroy it with just a light blow!

Do not!
This is the underworld that has been "missing" for a long time. Being completely destroyed, both body and soul are gone, which is the best possible outcome!

Dong dong dong dong dong…

[Evil Shadow Play] He kowtowed even harder, and the loud kowtow sound echoed in the hall for a long time.

At the same time, it cried out very humbly: "Sir... spare my life! Sir, spare my life!"

After getting used to the conversation, [Evil Shadow] begged desperately, "I know I'm wrong! I won't do it again! Please show mercy, sir, and give me another chance..."

Zheng Que sat on the lame-legged armchair, watching [Evil Shadow Play] kowtow repeatedly with tears streaming down his face. He still felt unsatisfied and wanted to personally beat the opponent up and vent his anger, but he was worried that even in this underworld, he would not be able to defeat the opponent...

After pondering for a while, Zheng Que said coldly, "I am merciful and will give you a chance to be lenient!"

"You must confess the sins you committed on this trip from beginning to end, truthfully and without omission."

"In this case, I will assume that you have voluntarily confessed your guilt and may reduce your sentence appropriately."

"But if you insist on concealing the truth, you are deliberately deceiving me. You are so wicked and unrepentant that you must be severely punished. You must be punished in the eighteen levels of hell, and not a single one of them shall be spared!"

Upon hearing that his sentence could be reduced, [Evil Shadow Play] immediately kowtowed again. Amidst the clanging sounds, he prostrated himself on the ground and tremblingly replied, "Sir, please spare my life! This criminal slave did not commit any crime intentionally. It was only some time ago, while on the way to the Wuxiang Sea, that I suddenly sensed an opportunity."

"The slave followed the guidance of that feeling and came to the small town where more than a thousand humans lived."

"In that small town, there lived a very powerful human cultivator."

"The criminal slaves have been guarding outside for a long time. At the beginning, they only sent a few 'playing shadows' to sneak in quietly, looking for an opportunity..."

"Later, that powerful human cultivator suddenly passed away for some unknown reason."

"The criminal slave tentatively sent in some more 'playing shadows'."

"Later, the sinner still couldn't find the opportunity, and the powerful monk had no intention of returning, so...so the sinner came directly to that small town..."

Next, [Evil Shadow Play] went on to describe many details, including the process of infiltrating the town's forbidden area, the process of transforming the townspeople into "play shadows," and the evolution of the ghost play...

The restrictions of the entire Changfu Town were nothing in the eyes of [Evil Shadow Play]. The reason why he did not forcibly break the restrictions at the beginning was because he was afraid of the powerful human cultivator, Zheng Que's master, Qu Dao Ren!
And those townspeople without shadows that Zheng Que had seen in the town before were all the other party's "shadows".

The "shadow of the play" does not know that he is a "shadow of the play" and only thinks that he is an ordinary living person.

Normal people who come into contact with the "shadow of the play" will also become new "shadows of the play".

When he was touched by Cui Ni'er that day, he was almost hit, but his spirit was strong and he broke free in an instant.

However, even if nothing happened at that time, the "shadow control line" of [Evil Shadow Play] was still connected to his shadow.

Afterwards, he was pulled into different scenes, which were the ghost plays of [Evil Shadow Play].

In the ghost play, the [Evil Shadow Play] will assign him various identities, allowing him to perform different scenes. As soon as he identifies with any of these identities, he will immediately lose himself in the ghost play and become a new "play shadow." Then, even after the ghost play ends, the "play shadow" will still believe that he is the identity assigned by the [Evil Shadow Play]. In this false world, he allows the [Evil Shadow Play] to manipulate and change his identity at will...

This means that this person is truly dead, and not even a trace of soul will be left.

Listening to the detailed description of [Evil Shadow Play], Zheng Que quickly understood the general methods of [Evil Shadow Play].

Those townspeople who were transformed into "play shadows" were not really dead at the beginning, but their souls were trapped in the ghost play and controlled by the [Evil Shadow Play].

Until the hour of Xu tonight, [Evil Shadow Play] ended all the ghost plays, and all the living people in the town who were dragged into the ghost plays died collectively at the same time!

At this moment, Xie Yingxi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly added a hint of doubt to his terrified voice: "...The last human cultivator is very strange!"

"With the strength of his soul, he should be lost after two ghost shows at most."

"But the criminal slave has performed over a hundred ghost shows in a row, and he still keeps failing!"

"The ghost show couldn't do anything to that human cultivator, so the sinner had no choice but to take the fight himself..."

Having said this, [Evil Shadow Play] knelt on the ground and said cautiously, "This is the entire story of how the criminal slave violated the law this time."

"I have already acknowledged my guilt. I beg you to show mercy and give me another chance."

"The criminal slave must reform and become a good ghost!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly. He had already thought of a way to punish the other party and immediately said, "Since you have admitted your guilt, I will give you a chance to make amends."

"The human cultivator you mentioned carries a destiny, and is invaluable. He will surely attain immortality and ascend to heaven in the future! He has come to this world with a very important mission."

"However, he currently lacks an obedient mount."

"This official thinks you, little brat, are just the right fit!"

"For the next ten thousand years, you will serve that human cultivator as a slave, a servant, like an ox, a horse, a pig, or a dog...without a single complaint!"

"If I discover that you are pretending to obey but actually disobeying the orders of that human cultivator, or if you dare to displease that human cultivator in any way, then you will be committing a crime knowingly and willfully, and your crime will be even more severe!"

"Not only will they be brought back here, but they will also be punished for a billion years and thrown into the eighteen levels of hell, never to be reborn!"

"Do you understand?"

Dong dong dong dong dong…

[Evil Shadow Play] was overjoyed and kowtowed dozens of times in one breath, saying with tears of gratitude, "I understand! I obey your command!"

"Thank you for your kindness, sir!"

"My Lord, your mercy is unforgettable to me!"

Zheng Que nodded, looking at the dark energy between his eyebrows which was gradually fading away, and said quickly, "Since that's the case, I will forgive you this time."

"Get out!"

(End of this chapter)