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

The others were shocked to see that Master Baiyun was injured!

Roar!
The red-haired zombie leaped up from the ruins formed by the collapse of the courtyard wall, roared, and its body was filled with corpse energy. It turned into a blur and pounced towards Master Baiyun!

"careful!"

"Beast, how dare you?"

He Wanzhong and Ma Lin each shouted loudly, unleashing their Taoist magic, and the Taoist talismans in their hands transformed into a beam of fire that shot towards the red-haired zombie!
However, their cultivation was too weak. The firelight transformed from the Dao talisman was annihilated by the corpse energy around the zombie before it could even touch it. But it was not entirely useless; at least it slowed down the red-haired zombie.
Wei Rufeng seized the opportunity and slashed down with his sword!

The red-haired zombie raised his hand and took the blow head-on with his palm!

The sound of steel clashing rang out. Wei Rufeng felt as if his blade had struck a mountain made of diamond. Not only did it fail to injure the red-haired zombie, but the terrifying recoil caused his tiger's mouth to split open, and his right arm holding the knife trembled uncontrollably!

He circulated his cultivation, entering a state of harmony between heaven and man, and unleashed another slash, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth!

The red-haired zombie was cleaved away!

But the next moment...

Wei Rufeng's expression changed, and his aura became chaotic. He exclaimed, "This is bad! The corpse energy of this zombie contains heretical elements. When I used the power of heaven and earth, that heretical power had already invaded my body!"

The red-haired zombie, which had been cleaved away, seemed indestructible, leaping up from the ground in an attempt to escape!

"Stop it!"

"We must stop it at all costs!"

Ignoring the rampage of the "external path" within his body, Wei Rufeng unleashed his secret technique, causing his true energy and blood to ignite instantly. His momentum surged, and he flashed away in pursuit!

"Its corpse energy contains heretical teachings. Once it escapes, it will inevitably spread these heretical teachings everywhere. At that time, not only this small town, but the entire Wu City, and even the Western Xia will suffer!"

With a few leaps and bounds, Wei Rufeng caught up with the red-haired zombie.

He was a martial arts master with formidable strength. Now, he recklessly burned his blood and true energy, causing his combat power to surge dramatically. He actually managed to block the red-haired zombie with just a battle sword!

"Director Wei!"

"Director Wei..."

Wang Lin, Ma Lin, Lin Miao, Cao Zepan, He Wanzhong, and the "veterinarian" who had just fled and gone into hiding reappeared at some point. They looked at the battlefield, their gazes meeting.

The veterinarian, who usually valued his life above all else, sighed and said, "If I had known it would be like this, I shouldn't have married this woman... It's a pity that I'm only married for half a year before I have to go to my death!"

He took out his phone and sent a voice message: "Wife, I'm sorry... you're going to be a widow again!"

A resolute glint flashed across the veterinarian's scruffy face. He slammed his phone to the ground, smashing it to pieces. With a death-defying air, he cried out, "Gentlemen..."

"The time to fight with our lives has come!"

"Even if I die here today, I will get rid of this beast!"

Just as the group was about to rush forward, they suddenly heard a "whoosh" of sword energy cutting through the air. The next moment, a line of blood ripped through the night sky and headed straight for the red-haired zombie fighting with Wei Rufeng!

The red-haired zombie seemed to sense a threat; it suddenly turned its head and roared—

puff!
A bloodline pierced through its brow, then flew out from the back of its head, circling around its body.

"Blood-Patterned Flying Sword!"

Wei Rufeng was overjoyed. He took a few steps back, turned to look at the "well" in the distance, and laughed, "Master Chen has arrived!"

Wang Lin and the others from the Western Xia branch were also overjoyed...

Since they joined the Special Administration Bureau, they had been prepared to sacrifice themselves for their country at any time, but... wouldn't it be better to be alive and resolve the crisis?

"Master Chen has arrived?"

The veterinarian was the most excited, exclaiming, "Then we don't have to die... Let me let my wife know I'm safe first... Wait, where's my phone?"

Zheng!
The blood-patterned flying sword hovered in the air, emitting bursts of sword cries!

The red-haired zombie fell straight down, its body splitting into pieces as it fell!

Meanwhile, inside the well, Chen Yang rode the wind, flew out of the well opening, and landed beside the well.

With a wave of his hand, the blood-patterned flying sword flew back and transformed into a speck of blood light, which then entered his brow.

"Is everyone alright?"

"Amitabha……"

Master Baiyun, sitting cross-legged on the ground, chanted Buddhist mantras and said, "Master Chen, this old monk has been tricked..."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang stepped forward and came to the white cloud monk. He saw that the monk's breathing was disordered and a wisp of "heretical" energy was wandering in his body. If it weren't for his profound Buddhist teachings, he would probably have been completely corrupted by the heretical energy by now. He immediately said, "This corpse has been mutated by the heretical energy. Now it has been tainted by human energy and absorbed blood light, resulting in a corpse transformation."

"The external path proliferating inside its body must be because you were contaminated by the external path when you fought with it, but it's not a big problem, I can solve it."

At this moment, a cloud of yin energy flew out of the well and landed, transforming into Yang Shuai.

Behind Yang Shuai were gusts of eerie wind, especially the eerie wind transformed from "Qi Jingfeng," which resembled a dark cloud and had a powerful momentum.

Master Baiyun, Wei Rufeng, and the others, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly changed their expressions and became as if facing a formidable enemy.

Chen Yang: "Everyone, there's no need to be nervous. These are the evil spirits that were suppressed in the Ghost Realm by the Qingwei Sect Master a thousand years ago. It just so happens that Zhang Xiaolong's father dug a well and opened up that Ghost Realm, so I brought them out."

"I see."

A hundred meters away, Wei Rufeng laughed, then spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura rapidly waning.

He collapsed to the ground, his face drained of color, turning deathly pale.

Chen Yang flashed to Wei Rufeng's side and found that Wei Rufeng was suffering from severe blood and qi deficiency, and was so thin that he was skin and bones and almost unrecognizable. He exclaimed in surprise, "Director Wei, what happened to you?"

The others also rushed to his side.

"Director Wei!"

Wang Lin cried out and knelt on the ground, sobbing, "Director Wei... don't scare us... quick, veterinarian, come and take a look at Director Wei!"

"Cough cough!"

Wei Rufeng coughed up blood and weakly waved his hand, saying, "No need to trouble yourself. I know my own condition. There is no cure... After I die, the safety of the 800 million people of Xixia will be in your hands."

He has already begun to make arrangements for his affairs after his death.

"Master Chen!"

Wang Lin then looked at Chen Yang and kowtowed, saying, "Master Chen, you are incredibly powerful, you must have a way... Please, please save Director Wei!" "Director Wei has overused his secret technique, burning away his essence and true energy, resulting in a backlash..."

Chen Yang did not attempt to save him. Instead, he took out the "Book of Yin and Yang" and the "Netherworld Soul-Suppressing Brush," wrote down Wei Rufeng's name to check, and discovered that Wei Rufeng's lifespan had ended. He then said, "His injuries are too severe, and with his lifespan already exhausted... there's no saving him!"

Just then, a strange aura suddenly emanated from Wei Rufeng, and his eyes turned blood red!
He was injured by the heretical forces contained in the red-haired zombie's corpse energy when he fought the red-haired zombie earlier. After forcibly suppressing the heretical forces, he fought the red-haired zombie for more than a hundred moves. Now, the effect of the secret technique has faded, his true energy and blood are flowing away, and he is about to die. Naturally, he has no way to suppress the heretical forces!
Roar!
External forces proliferated within Wei Rufeng's body, quickly eroding his mind!
His eyes flashed with bloodlust, and he let out a low roar. With this roar, everyone saw that fangs like those of a zombie grew out of his mouth!

Red hair also grew on his body.

Fingernails are growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"This this……"

"Is Director Wei about to turn into a zombie?"

"Bullshit! People only become zombies after they die. Director Wei isn't dead yet!"

"Master Chen... what's going on?"

Chen Yang said, "Director Wei has been infected by the heretical forces in the corpse energy of the red-haired zombie. Now his cultivation has been severely depleted, and he is powerless to suppress the heretical forces. The heretical forces are growing in his body, and his body is about to mutate!"

These people from the Xixia branch all knew about the "Outer Path" and were aware that there was a "Outer Path pollution source" in the Helan Mountains... They had even seen the animal carcasses in the Helan Mountains that had been mutated by the Outer Path.

but……

They don't know what will happen when people are invaded and alienated by heretics.

Veterinarians are, after all, related to "doctors." He carefully examined Wei Rufeng and asked, "Master Chen, will people corrupted by heretical practices... turn into zombies?"

Chen Yang shook his head.

"The reason Director Wei showed signs of turning into a zombie is because he was infected by the external forces within the corpse energy of the red-haired zombie..."

As he spoke, Wei Rufeng seemed to regain some of his senses briefly. He roared, "Kill me...kill me now! I, Wei Rufeng, have been stationed in Xixia Prefecture for many years, taking it upon myself to eradicate supernatural cases. I will never allow myself to become such a monster after I die!"

Chen Yang reached out and placed his palm on Chen Yang's forehead.

He activated the "Light of Life" spell, and golden light shone brightly around him. When Wei Rufeng was illuminated by the golden light from Chen Yang, his blood-red eyes gradually regained their clarity, the red hair and corpse aura on his body gradually subsided, and even the "external path" in his body melted away like snow meeting the sun.

In the end, the "external path" within Wei Rufeng's body turned into a wisp of green smoke and entered Chen Yang's palm.

boom!
Chen Yang's cultivation level increased dramatically, his spiritual power surged, and his physical body was further strengthened!

Within the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows, several tiny, crystalline thoughts, each the size of a grain of rice, trembled slightly and eventually split, turning the original thirty-three ghost immortal thoughts into thirty-nine at this moment!

"Thank you, Master Chen."

Wei Rufeng became even weaker.

Chen Yang pointed a finger at Wei Rufeng's brow, and a surge of power entered his body. He said, "Director Wei, the laws of the Underworld are strict. Although I am the Underworld Commander, I cannot arbitrarily change your lifespan... Now that your lifespan has ended, this power of mine can protect you for one more day!"

"Go ahead..."

"Take care of your affairs after you're gone. I'll be waiting for you at the funeral home tomorrow night."

Wei Rufeng slowly got up and felt that his strength had recovered a lot. Although his body was still in bad shape, he could move around normally.

As the director of the Xixia branch, he had a lot of work to hand over.

In addition...

He also wanted to go home.

He was not a Western Xia person, but he had been living in Western Xia for many years, where his parents, brother and relatives were still there!

Next, Chen Yang helped Monk Baiyun remove the external path from his body. After refining this wisp of "external path", Chen Yang's spiritual power surged again, reaching as many as forty-five thoughts!
He cast the "Rebirth Mantra," summoned the "Gate of Life and Death," and called Qi Jingfeng over, saying, "Brother Qi, I'll send you down."

Qi Jingfeng should be the one.

Chen Yang continued, "During the years you were suppressed in the Ghost Realm, many changes have occurred in the mortal world and the underworld. After you go down there, you should be met by underworld officials from the Underworld Law Division or the Punishment Division."

He picked up his pen and wrote a letter, which he handed to Qi Jingfeng: "Brother Qi, when the time comes, give this letter to the underworld officials below. They will take you to Fengdu City to pay respects to Lord Cui. Lord Cui will help you resolve the external evil within your body."

Qi Jingfeng thanked him, secretly amazed by Chen Yang's "connections" in the underworld. He was able to invite the legendary Lord Cui with just a letter... a powerful figure whom even Emperor Wenhe of Bazhong Mountain had to treat as an honored guest!

in fact……

Chen Yang really wanted to keep Qi Jingfeng in the world.

The external path within him was extremely powerful, hundreds of times stronger than the wisp of external path within Wei Rufeng and Monk Baiyun. If he successfully refined it, it would surely cause his cultivation to increase dramatically...

pity!

Qi Jingfeng is currently in a special state. The external path within his body and his own great path are in a delicate balance. Once he refines even a trace of the external path, that delicate balance will be broken, and the external path within his body will erupt instantly!

With the power of Qi Jingfeng's internal and external paths, once it erupts, it will inevitably form a large turbid tide, becoming a powerful "source of external path pollution"!
After sending Qi Jingfeng down, Chen Yang then sent the villagers of "Baozhong Village" to the underworld one by one.

When he returned to the villa, it was already four in the morning.

After a little practice, dawn broke quickly.

Chen Yang arrived at the funeral home, ate the breakfast prepared by Cat Master, and then picked up his pen to practice Taoist talismans again.

Until noon.

Just as they were about to start serving their meal, an unexpected "guest" arrived at the restaurant.

He had seen this person before; he was Gu Jinghui's apprentice, named Wang Xuan!
Wang Xuan had only been cultivating under Gu Jinghui's tutelage for a short time, but after Gu Jinghui's "divine power" cleansed his marrow and refined his body, he directly developed magical power and condensed a Yin spirit within just half a month!
This guy truly deserves to be listed in the "Book of Life and Death" as someone who lived to be 483 years old.

He has exceptional talent and improves almost every day...

After teaching for more than half a month, Gu Jinghui realized that he had nothing left to teach, so he sent him down the mountain to Wucheng to find Chen Yang.

Upon seeing Chen Yang, Wang Xuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This humble subject, Wang Xuan, pays his respects to Commander Chen... Commander Chen, my master said that you are proficient in the Qingwei Daoist arts, and he asked me to come and cultivate under your guidance."

"........."

Chen Yang initially wanted to refuse, but considering that passing on the "Qingwei Daoist Method" was the old man's last wish, and that his lineage... was considered the orthodox Qingwei lineage, it was his duty to carry forward the Qingwei Daoist Method!
He immediately agreed and invited Wang Xuan to come over for dinner.

At the dinner table, Wang Xuan said again, "Commander Chen, my master said... he has something to ask you."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang asked in surprise, "Why didn't he call me himself?"

"Master is probably afraid that you won't agree."

Wang Xuan said, "My master said the [World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament] will end at the end of the month, and after that, the [World's Number One Taoist Arts Tournament] will begin its preliminary rounds on September 1st... He registered me online, hoping Chen Shuai can take me to participate." (End of Chapter)