Bai Suzhen, I really need to punish you properly.

Wang Xuan hurriedly asked, "Lord Yuan, where are the spirits I used to practice on?"

"Judge Zhong Kui, go and choose one for him," Yuan Jun instructed calmly.

Wang Xuan pressed on, asking, "Then how can I come back later?"

A warm, smooth jade pendant flew out from Yuanjun's sleeve and slowly landed in front of him.

"You will know after the blood oath is performed."

Wang Xuan bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Yuanjun."

Zhong Kui also performs the ritual of bowing.

Xiaoqing, standing nearby, followed suit.

The three of them left the main hall together.

Once outside the hall, Zhong Kui asked suspiciously, "A bunch of weaklings, are you going to use them for practice?"

"What if I can't beat someone who's capable of fighting?" Wang Xuan's eyes were blazing, her tone self-righteous. "Big brother, your sister just married me. You don't want her to blame you, do you?"

Zhong Kui chuckled to himself, finding it strangely somewhat reasonable.

Wang Xuan added, "In short, the higher the cultivation level of the deceased, the better. So, please prepare a detailed resume, and I'll take a look at their life stories first."

Since he can plunder the luck of others, he naturally has to be selective and prioritize those with abundant luck.

"So I have to write a special report for you?"

Wang Xuan righteously deflected the blame, saying, "This was the will of the Primordial Ruler."

"Alright, you wait."

Wang Xuan and Xiao Qing were placed in a separate courtyard of the judge's mansion.

Taking advantage of the moment when Zhong Kui was away.

Wang Xuan pricked his fingertip, and a drop of blood fell onto the jade pendant.

In an instant, he suddenly understood. This thing was called the Netherworld Jade Pendant. With just his thoughts, he could tear open the gap between Yin and Yang and travel between the human world and the Netherworld.

If Xiaoqian stays in the Netherworld to cultivate in the future, I can come to see her at any time. If Xiaoqian does not wish to stay, I can visit Yuanjun from time to time to maintain this opportunity.

Xiaoqing, who was standing nearby, noticed the smile on his lips and tilted her head curiously: "What are you laughing at? You're laughing so happily."

"Is it obvious?"

"Ugh~"

Wang Xuan then opened the medicine bottle, took out two Xuanhuang Chuyuan Pills, fed one to Xiao Qing, and took one himself.

The medicinal power entered the body, and the Daoist energy surged forth, instantly sweeping through the limbs and bones with its vast and pure power.

Wang Xuan successfully broke through the Refinement of Emptiness and Integration of Dao, his physical body and soul beginning to merge, and he was on the verge of breaking through to the middle stage.

After a long while, Wang Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Xiao Qing said excitedly, "Give me another one, and I'm sure I'll be able to break through."

"What are you coming for?" Wang Xuan flicked her forehead. "Are you confident you can survive the Earth Immortal Tribulation?"

Xiaoqing hesitated, "It should... be okay, right?"

Let it settle down for a while.

As Wang Xuan spoke, he took another pill. The effects of the second pill were not as pronounced, but he still successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Refining Emptiness and Harmonizing Dao.

He closed his eyes, concentrated, and stabilized his state of mind.

I felt warm all over, as if there was a surge of energy within me.

What Queen Mother of the West? I'm not familiar with her.

He has already taken on the form of the Prime Minister of the Capital.

Wang Xuan pulled Xiao Qing to sit beside him, a gentle smile on his face: "Didn't you used to wonder if rouge would hurt me? Why don't you give it a try?"

Xiaoqing blushed and said, "I won't kneel!"

"Look, you're in such a hurry again." Wang Xuan immediately put his arm around her waist and gently persuaded her, "Kneeling isn't the point..."

However, at this moment, Zhong Kui, who never arrives early or late, suddenly appeared and pushed open the door.

Wang Xuan quickly withdrew her arm and looked at him with a resentful expression.

"What's wrong?" Zhong Kui asked, puzzled.

Wang Xuan sighed, "I was about to break through to the late stage and make a deep breakthrough, but you interrupted me."

"A slower breakthrough isn't necessarily a bad thing," Zhong Kui said, trying to smooth things over. "If you have the chance in the future, don't forget to guide my sister onto the path of cultivation as well."

"That's natural."

If Wang Xuan hadn't been still hesitant about whether to let Zhong Li, who had no cultivation and a pure heart, enter Immortal Spirit Island, he would have already let her cultivate together.

Zhong Kui then handed over a full information sheet.

Wang Xuan flipped through the pages one by one.

"I'll take this one."

Zhong Kui took the document and read: "Fang Yue lost both his parents at a young age and relied on his younger brother for survival. In his early years, he suffered from the ostracism of his clan and the scheming of his relatives and friends. Initially, he was kind-hearted, and as he cultivated along the way, he finally saw through the nature of humanity. In pursuit of the Great Dao of Immortality, he spent endless resources to refine..."

I haven't finished watching Zhong Kui yet.

Wang Xuan handed over another one: "And this one too."

Zhong Kui took it and looked at it.

"Qin Lie's entire family was wiped out, but he was the only one who escaped. He joined a sect, endured for many years, and finally wiped out the entire family of the murderers."

"Ye Chen..."

After Wang Xuan had finished making his selections...

"I'll go and get people to prepare."

Zhong Kui gave some instructions to the little devils, and a moment later led Wang Xuan and the other person to a prison: "Everything you want is in here."

"You don't need to go in," Wang Xuan stopped Zhong Kui and Xiao Qing. "I can manage on my own."

Then, Wang Xuan strode inside and leisurely looked at the dozen or so ghosts bound to the stone pillars in front of him.

Hopefully, these departed souls won't disappoint him.

"What, are you going to torture me again?"

"One day, I will kill everyone here."

"If you torment me even a little today, I will repay you a thousandfold in the next life! Kid, you don't believe me? Just try me."

Wang Xuan smiled slightly: "Very good, very energetic!"

Wang Xuan then performed the coffin burial technique.

A pitch-black coffin appeared in mid-air.

The coffin slowly opened, releasing a suction force.

More than a dozen souls were suddenly pulled into it.

The agonizing screams echoed continuously, never ceasing.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!! Go to hell, I can't possibly..."

"Let me go!"

"I beg for mercy! I beg for mercy!"

Wang Xuan was quite satisfied. It seemed that this technique had a fatal effect on the soul. These souls had all emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and they were begging for mercy so easily. It must have been a very unpleasant experience for them.

After a long while, the place finally fell silent.

There is a mysterious and profound state that has been bestowed upon me; this must be the fortune I have seized.

Wang Xuan walked out of the prison.

Zhong Kui and Xiao Qing stood guard outside the door.

"Big brother, Xiaoqing and I have something to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

Wang Xuan grabbed Xiao Qing's wrist, preparing to make a run for it.

Zhong Kui waved his hand, stepped inside, and prepared to take the ghosts away.

But he quickly sensed something was wrong, and his expression changed drastically: "Where are those people—no, where are those souls?"

"It flew away."

"It flew away?"

"His soul was scattered."

Zhong Kui's eyes twitched violently: "Didn't you say you were just practicing?!"

No matter what mistakes or heinous sins one committed in a past life, the underworld will generally grant the opportunity for reincarnation.

This is also the meaning of the existence of reincarnation.

"I accidentally used too much force." Wang Xuan patted his brother-in-law's shoulder reassuringly, saying, "It's alright, even if the sky falls, Yuanjun will hold it up."

Zhong Kui sighed helplessly, "Don't try to trick me like this again next time."

Wang Xuan thought to himself that it was a pity; it seemed that it would be difficult to get freebies again next time.

"Don't worry, we have other things to do, so we won't keep you company any longer."

Wang Xuan activated the jade pendant and took Xiao Qing back to the mortal realm.

This is a barren mountain, where the sun hangs high and the heat is oppressive.

The Dragon Boat Festival is getting closer and closer, in about ten days.

Xiaoqing was finding it difficult to withstand the scorching yang energy.

"You stupid little green snake, hurry up and enter my cave!"

Xiaoqing retorted indignantly, "You're the idiot! You're the biggest idiot!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Wang Xuan took Xiao Qing, who did not resist, into his cave. After asking around for directions, he flew swiftly back to the Qiantang County government office.

Upon seeing Wang Xuan return, Bai Suzhen in the room was slightly surprised: "My lord, why are you alone? Where is Xiaoqing?"

"She can't handle the yang energy, so she's soaking in the pool in my cave. Would you like to come in and have some fun later?"

Wang Xuan emphasized the word "play around".

Bai Suzhen finally felt relieved, rolled her beautiful eyes, and playfully patted his chest.

Back then, even Bai Suzhen, a late-stage Earth Immortal, rarely left her room during the Dragon Boat Festival.

These mechanisms of restraint are far more domineering and unsolvable than the restraint of cultivation.

Wang Xuan took out the Xuanhuang Chuyuan Pills he had obtained this time, and now he still had seventeen left.

He had already poured out seven of them into a separate small porcelain bottle, and handed the rest over to Bai Suzhen.

"My lady, these are pills that can enhance cultivation. You can share them with the sisters in the family later."

"My lord, don't you need it?"

Bai Suzhen understood perfectly well, and a warm feeling welled up inside her. She knew that this was to establish her status as the eldest sister and to tell her that she was different from others.

Wang Xuan put his arm around her waist and said frankly, "I've already used it. One pill is enough for each person. After the second one, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Bai Suzhen smiled and nodded obediently.

"My lady, shall we go to my grotto and see Xiaoqing now?"

Bai Suzhen raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of shyness in her eyes: "I'm only looking at Xiaoqing, I wouldn't do anything inappropriate with you."

"My wife, you're so filthy. I never thought of such things."