You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 146 Horses Trample the Ghost Market, Black-Armored Netherworld Cavalry Guards!

Chen Yang was genuinely angry.

A place called a "ghost market" sounds incredibly powerful in the human world. It's said to have been created by a master of the ghost market in the "realm of ghosts and gods," and it has its own rules that must be followed by humans, ghosts, and demons alike.

But then again...

Before the path between Yin and Yang was severed, why didn't those ghost market owners dare to open "ghost markets"?
From the perspective of the underworld, the "ghost market" in the human world is probably just a "big fair" illegally set up by a group of unscrupulous merchants!
Now that I have confiscated the property left behind by an illegal merchant whom I have "brought to justice," there are still some blind fools who come to rob it?

Qingshuihe River God Niu Si was taken aback.

This commander?

Previously, the Inspector General always referred to himself as "this official," so why has he changed it to "this commander" today?

He considered a possibility and, suppressing his excitement, cautiously asked, "Sir, have you... been promoted again?"

He was appointed by imperial decree by Chen Yang.

Chen Yang's promotion means that his powerful backer has become even stronger!
Chen Yang said calmly, "A few days ago, I went down to the underworld and met with Lord Cui. Lord Cui, mindful of my merits and achievements in the mortal realm, requested an imperial edict from the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin, promoting me to the rank of [Luofeng Subduing Demon Underworld Marshal], still overseeing the mortal world, with only a slight increase in authority."

There's no need to put on a show in front of your subordinates.

as predicted.

Upon hearing this, Niu Si was startled!
Yin Shuai!

Lord Chen's promotion was as swift as a rocket, and he remained so calm and composed even after rising to the rank of "Yin Marshal"—truly a divine being!
Niu Si, who was originally kneeling on one knee, immediately knelt down and shouted, "This humble god congratulates Your Excellency on your advancement in divine rank!"

"Get up."

Chen Yang said, "Tell me about the Ghost Market. Where did this blind fool come from, daring to be so bold!"

"There are six evil spirits that have seized the territory left behind by the Flying Ghost King in the Ghost Market. They are said to have come from the Western Frontier..."

Niu Si said, "The leader seems to be called something like Crimson Tiger Ghost King. His five ghost generals are all top-tier red-robed level, and their methods are extremely powerful!"

"Red Tiger Ghost King?"

Li Ali came downstairs and asked in surprise, "The Crimson Tiger Ghost King occupies three hundred miles of territory in the Flaming Mountains, how come he suddenly came to the Western Xia Ghost Market?"

Niu Si added, "I heard that something happened in the territory of the Crimson Tiger Ghost King. Many of his ghost soldiers and generals were killed or wounded, and only six of them escaped."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly.

Flaming Mountain?
Could it be contaminated by turbid currents from other channels?
We can contact Jiang He later to find out what's going on.

Looking at Li Ali, Chen Yang asked, "Do you know about the Crimson Tiger Ghost King?"

Li Ali said, "I once traveled to the human world with Ruyi and went to the Western Frontier. I met the Crimson Tiger Ghost King once... The Crimson Tiger Ghost King was not a human in his previous life, but a tiger demon!"

"Its cultivation was extremely high during its lifetime. After its death, its soul did not perish and it cultivated into a Ghost King, calling itself Red Tiger, and occupied a three-hundred-mile area of ​​Flaming Mountain... After that, the spiritual energy of the human world dissipated and the Great Dao fell silent, and the Red Tiger Ghost King also fell into a deep sleep."

"It revived about 10 years ago. After its remnant soul revived, it devoured the souls of the dead everywhere and quickly regained its strength. It then gathered its old followers and reoccupied the Flaming Mountain."

Chen Yang asked with some curiosity, "With so many resurrected Ghost Kings in Great Xia... don't the Special Administration Bureau and the experts from various Daoist sects care about this?"

Ali himself was the Ghost King and once ruled Red Mountain City, so he naturally understood the ins and outs of this matter.

"It doesn't matter, of course it does."

"If these demon kings are allowed to wreak havoc, how can the people of the world ever have a day of peace?"

Ali said, “Small paranormal incidents in various places are handled by the Special Administration Bureau’s branches in various places. If they encounter troublesome evil spirits or ghost kings, they will report it, and the Special Administration Bureau will send experts to solve it. Experts from various Taoist sects will also assist in the operation.”

"The ghost kings that remain are either quite difficult to deal with or relatively peaceful."

"Those ghost kings who caused trouble everywhere and whose ability to protect themselves was not very strong have long been wiped out... I heard that the Red Tiger Ghost King was a lawless and unruly ghost king. The Special Administration Bureau once sent an expert and a master from Maoshan to fight their way into the Flaming Mountain. Although they failed to kill him, the Red Tiger Ghost King became much more well-behaved after that."

"It no longer causes trouble, and even restrains its subordinates."

"I see."

Chen Yang said, "I thought this Crimson Tiger Ghost King was a tough character, but now it seems he's just a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"

But thinking about it this way...

Chen Yang was even angrier!

What?
Are you treating me like an easy target?
Chen Yang asked, "How many days until the Ghost Market reopens?"

Niu Si said, "Today is July 20th, the 7th day of the sixth lunar month. There are only 5 days left until the first day of the new month... This year is a leap month in the sixth lunar month, so the next first day of the new month will still be the first day of the sixth lunar month."

Chen Yang said, "Notify the Thirteen Eagles and tell them to come back first."

"return?"

Niu Si said, "Commander Chen, once the Thirteen Eagles return, it will be tantamount to handing over the Ghost Market territory to the Crimson Tiger Ghost King..."

Chen Yang laughed and said, "It's alright, let them have it for a few days. When the Ghost Market opens on the first day of June, they will naturally return it to us with both hands."

Niu Si accepted the order and said, "This humble god will go to the Ghost Market now and inform them to return."

After seeing Niu Si off, Chen Yang and Li Ali went out for breakfast and then went to the Helan Mountain God Temple.

The mountain god temple has been completed and the local scenic area has reopened. In addition, today is Sunday, so there are many locals and tourists coming into the mountain. Especially now that a new road has been built in the mountain and there is a parking lot next to the mountain god temple, many tourists drive their cars directly in.

Among these tourists, only a minority are believers.

Among believers, very few are willing to go into a temple to offer incense to a newly established "mountain god" who has no reputation whatsoever.

When Chen Yang arrived at the mountain god temple, there was no one in the main hall.

Only Gu Jinghui was holding an incense stick, lighting it for himself.

Chen Yang said, "What's the point of burning incense for yourself?"

"Old Chen is back?"

Gu Jinghui said with a wry smile, "The Helan Mountain Scenic Area has only been open for three days, and most of the visitors are local tourists from Xixia Prefecture... As you know, Xixia Prefecture is a Hui Autonomous Region. If half of these tourists are Hui, then half of the rest are non-believers. And of the rest, how many are willing to worship me?"

Chen Yang was speechless: "Can't you even attract customers for yourself?"

"???"

Gu Jinghui asked in surprise, "I'm a mountain god, not a butcher... how do I attract customers?"

"You, you... and you call this a college student?"

Chen Yang said with exasperation, "You're such a blockhead... Why do you ask people burn incense and worship gods?"

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "To seek solace? To seek peace of mind?"

"Seeking solace and peace of mind is natural, but more often it's about making wishes, hoping that there really are gods in the world who can look after them."

Chen Yang said, "What you need to do is to manifest your divine power, find the right target, and do it several times. I'll have Wei Rufeng help you find people to spread the word, so you won't have to worry about not having enough worshippers!"

Gu Jinghui's eyes lit up.

But soon she started to worry again: "What should I do?"

Chen Yang: "When they offer incense and worship you, they naturally have something in mind. When you absorb the power of the incense, can't you sense what they want?" Gu Jinghui: "I can sense it, but the people who come to offer incense all have different requests... and many wishes are particularly outrageous. Just now there was a woman, 160cm tall and 170kg, who offered incense and asked for a boyfriend who is 180cm tall, handsome, doesn't smoke or drink, earns 30 yuan a year, is an only child, has retired parents, owns a car, has an apartment in Yincheng Center, likes to cook and do housework, and likes to take her on trips whenever he has time. How the hell am I supposed to fulfill that?"

"........."

These conditions are quite unreasonable.

Chen Yang put himself in that shoes and felt that there were probably only a handful of eligible, unmarried men in the world who met all the above criteria.

"God isn't omnipotent. You decide for yourself. Just pick a few wishes that you can grant."

Chen Yang then inquired about the situation regarding the "turbid tide pollution."

"I have suppressed the source of the turbid tide pollution in Helan Mountain again, and it is currently in a stable state, but it still cannot be resolved... Master Cat, Ruyi and Yang Shuai have been guarding the source of pollution these days and have killed some animals and ghosts that rushed out of the source of pollution."

Gu Jinghui said, "By the way... they also kept a few animal carcasses; you can go and take a look."

Chen Yang and Li Ali arrived at the source of the turbid tide pollution deep in the Helan Mountains.

The murky fog here covered an area of ​​about 500 meters in radius. Animals and ghosts "infected" by the heretical path were disturbed by Zhong Kui's clone and left the fog area, but they were all intercepted and killed at the edge of the fog by Ruyi, Yang Shuai, Cat Master and Gu Jinghui.

Most of the animal carcasses have been disposed of, leaving only three remaining.

One of the carcasses appears to be a ibex.

The Himalayan blue sheep is a Class II protected animal. After years of protection, the number of wild Himalayan blue sheep in the Helan Mountains has exceeded 4, making it one of the areas with the highest density of Himalayan blue sheep in the world.

The blue sheep is also the most numerous wild animal in the Helan Mountains, so it is normal to see a few in the murky fog.

The current carcass of the argali sheep is about the same size as a cow.

Its mutations are not only reflected in its size, but also in many parts of its body, such as its teeth... After being eroded by the turbid tides, the argali's teeth have become sharp tusks, and its horns have become like scimitars, sharp and deadly!

Its four hooves were incredibly strong, and its fine fur even had a metallic sheen.

Yang Shuai stuck out his tongue and said, "Old Chen, you have no idea how fierce this sheep is. Without weapons, even three or five adults would be doomed if they attacked it together!"

"And even ordinary weapons probably wouldn't be enough... its fur shouldn't be able to be penetrated by ordinary pistol bullets!"

"This pig is even more powerful! With a single charge, it can break trees several meters thick and even crack rocks!"

The remaining two carcasses were a chicken and a wild boar.

The chicken grew to be almost as big as an ostrich, with colorful tail feathers, while the wild boar was like a tank, with two tusks as long as elephant tusks, and its skin clanged like sheet metal when tapped!
Wild boar, pheasant, and blue sheep!

These are just ordinary wild animals in the mountains. After being polluted and mutated by the turbid tides and strange channels, they have become so deadly and have become "demons"!
One can imagine the consequences and disasters that would occur once the turbid tide spreads completely through the wrong channels!

The only good news is...

The pollution caused by these spirits and demons contaminated by the turbid tides and heretical paths will dissipate after death and will not become new sources of pollution!
Chen Yang looked at the turbid mist ahead.

That feeling of disgust and loathing inexplicably rose again.

That was the rejection of "heretical paths" by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth... Chen Yang had a premonition that as long as he could dispel and expel the turbid mist in this place, he would receive great benefits and great merit!

"Is this the will of the Great Dao of the Three Realms influencing me?"

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat.

He immediately sat cross-legged, his soul splitting apart. A wisp of his soul flew out from between his eyebrows, transforming into a wisp of yin wind that drifted towards the turbid tide and mist!

brush!
The cold wind fell into the turbid mist and fog, condensing and revealing its form.

Chen Yang looked around and exclaimed in surprise, "The plants and trees within the Turbid Mist area seem to have mutated as well... These trees are noticeably thicker than when I came in last time."

He sensed it carefully.

The "heterodox path" here has been discovered to be even more powerful than before.

Gu Jinghui's description is accurate.

This thing is like a virus; it not only spreads but also keeps getting stronger. The only way to resolve it is to refine the heretical path here!
But having witnessed the precedent of Zhong Kui's ability to create clones, Chen Yang knew...

Once he tries to "refine" a heretical path, he is very likely to be invaded by it. He will not attempt to "refine" a heretical path until he has absolute certainty.

but……

It is possible to kill the demons, ghosts, and evil spirits in this turbid mist.

Chen Yang had a sudden thought...

call out!
At the edge of the mist, a beam of blood-red light shot out from between his eyebrows!
Blood-Patterned Flying Sword!
He wielded the Blood-Patterned Flying Sword, transforming it into a streak of blood as he weaved through the mist, instantly annihilating the few remaining mutated demons and ghosts within!
With another thought, Chen Yang transformed into a gust of yin wind, swirling the blood-patterned flying sword back into its abode. He stood up and said, "I have dealt with all the demons and souls in this mist. You may return to Wu City with me."

3 pm.

Chen Yang led Yang Shuai, Ruyi, Cat Master, and Li Ali back to the funeral home.

After nightfall, Niu Si and Thirteen Eagles arrived in Wucheng.

The Thirteen Eagles clearly already knew about Chen Yang's promotion to "Yin Marshal." As soon as they entered the funeral parlor, they all knelt down and bowed, loudly proclaiming, "Congratulations to Marshal Chen on his promotion and title!"

Unaware of the situation, Yang Shuai, Cat Master, and Ruyi all stared wide-eyed.

"You lot still don't know?"

Niu Si stepped forward and offered a series of explanations and flattery!
boom!
Cat Lord knelt down with a thud and shouted, "Congratulations to Marshal Chen on his promotion and title to the rank of Yin Marshal! From now on, you will transcend the Three Realms, be free from the cycle of reincarnation, and live forever!"

Yang Shuai was rather dazed and muttered, "Huh... what does that mean?"

Cat Master glanced at Yang Shuai with disdain and explained, "The Underworld Marshal is considered a high-ranking official in the Underworld. Reaching this position means truly entering the ranks of the gods of heaven and earth, and is considered to have transcended life and death."

Yang Shuai and Ruyi both offered their congratulations.

Chen Yang waved his hand and said, "He's just a minor Yin General, nothing to congratulate him on... Niu Si, Yan Feiying, tell me about the situation in the Ghost Market and the Crimson Tiger Ghost King."

Niu Si and Thirteen Eagles spoke up one after another, recounting how the Red Tiger Ghost King had seized territory.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Cat Lord was furious and said, "How dare you provoke Commander Chen! You're simply courting death... Commander Chen, give the order! Just give the order and I'll bring my men and wipe out that damned Crimson Tiger Ghost King."

Chen Yang laughed and said, "It's just a mere Crimson Tiger Ghost King, not worth mentioning... If I make a move this time, it will intimidate the Western Xia Ghost Market."

He glanced at the Thirteen Eagles, then flipped his hand—

brush!
Yin Shuai Tiger Talisman acquired!

Chen Yang activated the tiger tally and loudly proclaimed, "Thirteen Eagles, heed my command!"

The thirteen eagles exchanged a glance, knelt down in unison, and replied, "Your subordinates obey!"

Thirteen streams of light shot out from the Yin General's Tiger Seal, landing on the thirteen eagles and instantly transforming into thirteen sets of armor covering their bodies!

Thirteen more streaks of light flew out and landed on Yumin Street, transforming into thirteen Xuanjia Netherworld Riders clad in black armor and with their hooves treading on ghostly blue flames!
"I hereby bestow upon you the title of Dark Armored Netherworld Cavalry Guardian Generals, and grant each of you a Dark Armored Netherworld Cavalry!"

"These next few days, you will recruit fierce ghosts from all directions for me and train them well. On the first day of the sixth month, you will follow me to trample the ghost market!"

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P.S.: Relatives came to visit today, which delayed me all day. I didn't have time to write until tonight, so this is the only update I have today, which is over 4000 words. Sorry, I'll make up for it tomorrow.

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