This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 195 Lord Wu'an, Bai Qi, the Collapse of the Ghost Realm of Changping

"The Samadhi True Fire Divine Power!"

Meng Jun Ghost King was somewhat alarmed. Although Zhong Bai's cultivation level was not as high as his, his powerful supernatural abilities could make up for this disadvantage. Unless he could break through to the Nascent Soul Ghost Emperor realm, he would have no way to suppress Zhong Bai in this state.

"Your Excellency, how about we each take a step back and allow me to leave this ghost realm of Changping?"

Looking at Zhong Bai, Ghost King Meng Jun felt a genuine sense of apprehension. He wasn't confident of victory in a head-on confrontation with Zhong Bai.

"Not so much... My purpose in coming here is to wipe out the entire Changping Ghost Realm, and you are destined to be reduced to ashes by my hand!"

"You've gone too far in forcing the ghost to come!"

"Then let's give it a try! All ghosts, heed my command! Slay this fiend!"

Unwilling to confront Zhong Bai head-on, the Ghost King Meng Jun began to manipulate the souls in the Changping Ghost Realm, intending to exhaust Zhong Bai's true essence through sheer numbers.

"Compared to my subordinates... I also know a little about them!"
"I, Zhong Bai, the leader of the Maoshan Sect, am hereby appointed as the Inspector of the Underworld stationed in the mortal realm. All ghost soldiers, generals, and messengers, heed my command!"

Zhong Bai threw his seal as the Inspector of the Mortal Realm into the void, opening the passage between the two realms. Upon seeing this, the Ghost King Meng Jun's expression immediately hardened.

"Damn it, it can even connect the Yin and Yang realms!"

Seeing the passage to the underworld open, Ghost King Mengjun couldn't help but take a step back.

It's true that he wanted to leave the Changping Ghost Realm and gain freedom, but compared to becoming a king and dominating the Changping Ghost Realm, going to the Underworld was truly a death sentence.

stomping on...

The passage between the two realms opened, and a line of Yin soldiers, Yin generals, and Yin messengers stepped out of the passage. The moment they saw Zhong Bai, they all knelt down to pay their respects.

"We have come under orders. Please give us your command, Your Excellency Inspector!"

"Listen to my command! Capture the surrounding dead souls. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"We will obey the law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of ghost soldiers, ghost generals, and ghost messengers rushed towards the surrounding dead souls. In front of the regular army of the underworld, the ghost soldiers and ghost generals of Changping Ghost Realm, who had no intelligence to begin with, were easily subdued.

Zhong Bai, however, paid no attention to this scene, for he trusted these underworld messengers.

"May the power of the underworld bless me!"

As soon as Zhong Bai finished speaking, a beam of light burst forth from the seal and landed on Zhong Bai, instantly raising his aura to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

"Die!"

A vast ocean of lightning, obscuring the sky, was brewing in the void. Zhong Bai was suspended in the void, with lightning constantly falling around him. The scarlet lightning carried the might of heaven. When Meng Jun Ghost King saw this scene, his heart sank to the bottom.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?!"

Having said that, Meng Jun Ghost King unleashed countless streams of ghostly energy that transformed into snakes and pounced towards Zhong Bai.

In the void, lightning and ghostly energy intertwined for a moment.

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Maoshan.

Only a few hours had passed since Zhong Bai left Maoshan. In the Sutra Repository, Xuan Mingzi, Ming Wanqian, and the other two elders, along with four Golden Core True Monarchs, were carefully listening to the sacred words of their ancestor.

"The Fourth Patriarch has already made a decision. Zhong Bai can stay in this world for another five years. After five years, he will go to a new world to pave the way for Maoshan and the Underworld. Therefore, the new leader of Maoshan needs to be decided by you few."

The Tenth Patriarch spoke lightly, but the four who heard it felt a headache coming on.

Where in Maoshan today is there a disciple more suitable to serve as the sect leader than Zhong Bai?
"Tenth Ancestor, we have no problem with this matter, but wouldn't it be more appropriate to let Zhong Bai choose the new sect leader?"

After Xuanmingzi finished speaking, he lowered his head.

Upon hearing this, the Tenth Patriarch couldn't help but chuckle.

Do you think Zhong Bai, with his personality, would care about these kinds of questions?

Um... what the Tenth Patriarch said makes sense.

“Tenth Ancestor, all of this is fine, but what you just said about the turmoil in the Changping Ghost Realm...should we go there to help now?”

Upon hearing this, the Tenth Patriarch was taken aback.

"Ahem, no need. I just received news that Lord Wu'an, aware of the turmoil in the Changping Ghost Realm, has already traveled from the Underworld to the Changping Ghost Realm. It is estimated that the Changping Ghost Realm will cease to exist in the future..."

Upon hearing the name "Lord Wu'an," Xuanmingzi and the other three trembled.

The Changping Ghost Realm was formed after a thousand years of sedimentation following the massacre of 400,000 Zhao soldiers by Lord Wu'an.

As for Lord Wu'an, after his death, his soul returned to the underworld and he cultivated for more than two thousand years. Even the Ten Ancestors would have to give way to him. It would be a miracle if such a being survived in the Changping Ghost Realm. "In that case... we understand."

Meanwhile, in the Ghost Realm of Changping, Zhong Bai and Ghost King Meng Jun are currently locked in a fierce battle.

Neither side retreated; both engaged in a fierce exchange of magical techniques. Meng Jun, the Ghost King, without a physical body, rendered Zhong Bai's powerful physique useless, thus preventing him from immediately defeating this half-step Ghost Emperor.

"Neither of us can do anything to the other in the short term, so why are you pressing me so hard?"

After another exchange of blows, Zhong Bai and Ghost King Meng Jun briefly separated. Despite Ghost King Meng Jun's repeated attempts to persuade him, Zhong Bai maintained his calm demeanor.

"Good and evil are two separate things, why bother discussing it further!"

At this moment, Zhong Bai was like a stubborn and unyielding rock, leaving Meng Jun Ghost King truly helpless.

The human and the ghost collided once again...

Outside the Changping Ghost Realm, Master Changming was extremely anxious. After all, the number of Quanzhen Sect elders who had entered the Changping Ghost Realm was almost half, plus his master Yun Qingzi. For some reason, Master Changming felt a tremor in his heart. For cultivators, the intuition in the dark is very accurate.

"Master, my fellow disciples, you must not get hurt!"

After taking a deep breath, Master Changming watched as the seal in front of him crumbled, and temporarily put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Just as Master Changming continued to replenish the seal, a crack appeared on the ground behind him, and then a burly middle-aged man stepped out of the crack.

Looking at the familiar scene before him, Bai Qi felt somewhat dazed. Once upon a time, he had become famous here, but now, upon his return, everything had changed.

Bai Qi made no attempt to conceal his arrival; when he came up behind Changming Zhenren, Changming Zhenren didn't even notice his arrival.

Until on his shoulder... a strong, large hand patted him.

Turning around abruptly, the moment Changming Zhenren saw Bai Qi, a jolt of electricity coursed through his body, leaving him stunned. Even though Bai Qi appeared calm, Changming Zhenren was still shaken by the unintentional killing intent emanating from him.

"Your Excellency, is...?"

Even if he were foolish, Master Changming could understand that someone who could approach him so easily without being detected must be extraordinary. However, he had never seen such a person before, so he asked politely.

"My name?"
It's been a long time... My name is Bai Qi!

boom!
For a moment, Master Changming froze on the spot, staring blankly at Bai Qi. After taking a deep breath, he asked in an uncertain tone, "Are you General Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an?"

"Not bad!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Master Changming finally felt relieved.

"Changming of the Quanzhen Sect of Taoism greets Lord Wu'an!"

With a deep bow, Changming Zhenren had no doubt about the middle-aged man in front of him who called himself Bai Qi. He was joking, after all, the name of Lord Wu'an was known throughout the world, from the highest heavens to the deepest hells, who would dare to impersonate him?

Upon hearing the greeting from the Immortal Changming, Bai Qi simply nodded and looked at the Ghost Realm before him.

"No need for formalities, Changping... Now that I'm here, you don't need to continue the seal."

Master Changming didn't quite understand what Lord Wu'an meant, but based on the principle that the person in front of him was a real master, Master Changming didn't ask and chose to let it be.

Bai Qi didn't say much to Changming Zhenren, a mere Foundation Establishment junior. He gently touched the Ghost Realm in front of him, and with a loud boom, the entire Changping Ghost Realm began to tremble.

The seal of the Ghost Realm in front of Bai Qi shattered instantly. Seeing this, Changming Zhenren dared not step forward and could only watch helplessly as Bai Qi entered it.

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"Hahaha, you still can't do anything to me. I can already sense that the Ghost Realm is collapsing. Just wait a little longer, and I will be able to leave this prison that has confined me for thousands of years!"

Meng Jun Ghost King was very excited. Zhong Bai frowned slightly upon hearing this. He had not sensed any sign of the seal breaking in the Changping Ghost Realm. However, the half-step Ghost Emperor in front of him should not be spouting nonsense. Therefore, Zhong Bai took a deep breath. He needed to hurry up and kill the guy in front of him.

"Five Thunders, Five Thunders, heed my command! The Thunder Gods, descend with punishment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of purple-gold lightning struck down from the void. Zhong Bai quickly made a hand seal, and the lightning struck directly on the head of Ghost King Meng Jun.

How could the Ghost King Meng Jun have anticipated the thunder that came from nowhere?
His entire body felt a sense of helplessness as if it were locked in place. With a loud bang, the purple-gold lightning dissipated, and Meng Jun Ghost King's body faded slightly.

His face was pale and his body was trembling slightly, clearly indicating that the divine lightning of punishment summoned by Zhong Bai had caused him some injuries.

"Ten thousand ghosts have come; devour them!"

Ghost soldiers and generals surged towards Ghost King Mengjun from the void, transforming into streams of pure ghost energy that flowed into his body, causing his originally pale complexion to quickly turn rosy.

Just then, the ghost soldiers and generals that had been surging forward suddenly stopped and lay prostrate on the ground, as if a great danger was about to descend from the shadows.

"For thousands of years, I never imagined that an ancient battlefield could undergo such changes..."

The moment the voice was uttered, even the Ghost King Meng Jun felt a deep-seated fear!

(End of this chapter)