Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

After Long Ci left, Lin Yi opened the Gates of Hell again, summoning King Ai of Zhou from the Netherworld.

King Ai of Zhou knelt on one knee: "King of the Underworld."

"Go to the Zombie Forest, wipe out all the zombies there, and bring back the coffin fungus from the zombie leader's mouth."

The Corpse Forest is located approximately seventy miles southwest of this place.

The Zombie Forest in Dark Cloud Town is a plot point in Zombie Supreme.

To treat Shi Shaojian's injuries, Uncle Jiu took Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to the Zombie Forest to retrieve coffin fungus, but they were ambushed by Shi Shaojian and almost capsized in the gutter.

Zombie Supreme is a storyline with a decent level of difficulty; the more you participate, the greater the rewards will be.

The Zombie Forest is a must-visit location!

He also wanted to test whether sending others to participate in the plot counted as participation.

"Yes, Hades."

King Ai of Zhou accepted the order and transformed into a streak of black light that shot into the sky. As an incorruptible bone, it was no longer affected by the sunlight of the day.

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Not long after King Ai of Zhou left, a group of newly appointed underworld deities, including Qian Youcai, Maoshan Jian, and Xu Zhenren, filed in for their routine audience.

"Greetings, Your Majesty Hades."

"Okay, get up. Don't do this kind of grand gesture again."

"It's the Republic of China now, our underworld needs to keep up with the times too!"

Lin Yi waved for them to get up, then got straight to the point: "Now that you have been appointed to divine positions, you should quickly set up the framework for each department."

The divination records should contain relevant organizational information. How to recruit people, how to conduct assessments, and how to allocate them are all your own business.

Report the suitable candidates to me, and I will process their onboarding once they pass my evaluation.

These are small things I don't need to do myself, you know?

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qian Youcai and Maoshan Jian are only day-roaming gods and Dharma Kings, which are just mid-level cadres in the underworld system, each of them has quite a few subordinates.

A day-roaming deity is typically assigned two hundred patrolling ghosts and gods, plus six hundred and fifty unranked ghost officials; a Dharma King is similar, managing several hundred subordinates.

If Lin Yi had to worry about all these staffing matters all by himself, then he wouldn't have to do anything else in the future.

Although Hong Kong Island in this world is several times larger than in the normal world.

But after all, it's just a coastal city, and it can't compare to the vast inland territory. It can't support so many ghosts and gods who rely on incense and offerings.

Lin Yi instructed the gods to reduce the number of personnel to one-tenth, making it streamlined, efficient, and sufficient.

The gods responded in unison, their faces beaming with joy—the King of the Underworld had relinquished his authority over personnel matters to them.

At their age, who doesn't have a few relatives, friends, and fellow disciples?

Just like Hades said before, when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

Now that they have attained enlightenment, their fellow disciples and old friends who once risked their lives with them should also benefit from it.

The group left with gleeful expressions, almost simultaneously preparing to travel to the underworld to show off—no, to manifest themselves—to their relatives and friends still struggling in the lower realms.

The title of "Day-Roaming God" or "King of the Underworld" is no joke in the underworld. The once high and mighty masters would probably have to bow to them now.

Around noon, King Ai of Zhou returned.

He came back from the brink of death.

As a ghost general, he can travel through the Netherworld to the Netherworld Minor Dimension and then come to Lin Yi's side from the Netherworld Minor Dimension's Gate of Hell, which is equivalent to indirectly possessing the ability to cross space.

"Your Majesty, all fifty-five zombies in the Zombie Forest have been eliminated, and the Coffin Fungus has also been brought back."

King Ai of Zhou presented a clump of coffin fungus that glowed with green light with both hands.

"Is this the coffin fungus?" Lin Yi took the coffin fungus. It was soft and cold to the touch, like a ball of extremely cold sponge.

He sensed it and found that it did indeed contain a certain amount of vitality, which was quite helpful for healing.

However, it also contains resentment that leads to a bitter end, and consuming it can easily cause a drastic change in temperament.

No wonder Shi Jian didn't let Shi Shaojian use it in the original drama—Shi Shaojian was already wicked, and if he ate this stuff, he would probably turn into a demon.

"Useless." Lin Yi shook his head and casually tossed it into his Qiankun Ring.

Around 2 p.m., Uncle Shou returned.

He walked into the main hall with a hunched back, holding a stack of grayish-blue books in his hands, the covers of which were written with the names of the people in the Netherworld Seal script.

The merit and demerit books of the City God Temple were not originally made public to others, but with the Underworld King's decree in hand, the City God dared not refuse to give them to him.

Shou Bo placed the merit and demerit book on the coffee table next to Lin Yi, took two steps back, and stood with his hands at his sides.

Lin Yi picked up the top book—the Book of Merits and Demerits of Shi Jian, the City God of the Underworld.

The cover is new; it must have been just printed.

He opened the book, and Shi Jian's record of merits and demerits was clearly visible from beginning to end.

Shi Jian was 55 years old. He was the Celestial Master of the Maoshan Sect and the acting head of the sect. He moved to Shiqiao Town on the eighth day of the sixth month of the year Ji Mao.

The section for meritorious service was filled with dense writing:

Sixty-eight zombies were eliminated, including one bronze-armored zombie killed with lightning magic, three black zombies killed, and twelve jumping zombies killed...

They subdued eleven demons and over one hundred and twenty evil spirits, including a hundred-year-old weasel seeking a title and a vengeful ghost that had accumulated resentment.

The section on imparting Taoist skills records that he trained eight qualified Maoshan Taoists, each of whom was capable of handling things independently and made invaluable contributions to the inheritance of the Maoshan School.

Judging by his achievements alone, Shi Jian deserves the title of "slaying demons and eliminating evil" for most of his life, which is better than most Maoshan Taoist priests.

The column that has been filled is quite long.

The first offense is failing to properly educate one's children and indulging their licentious behavior.

He neglected to discipline his son and apprentice Shi Shaojian, which led to Shi Shaojian's evil intentions and his repeated use of the technique of astral projection to rape respectable women.

Several innocent women suffered humiliation and physical and mental damage, and their fathers and teachers cannot escape blame.

The second rule is that it is cruel and ruthless, and that thunder magic is abused—the exorcism and exorcism are carried out without regard to the severity of the situation.

He would unleash lightning-fast punches, instantly annihilating the souls of many innocent wandering ghosts and even bewildered spirits, condemning them to eternal damnation.

The methods were too ruthless and violated the natural order.

The final verdict was very strong:

He is skilled in Taoist arts but lacks virtue; he acts ruthlessly but has little compassion.

His life was filled with killing and conquest, his merits and demerits were mixed. However, the two sins of letting his son cause harm and indiscriminately destroying the souls of the dead have deeply sown the seeds of evil.

If they do not repent and strictly restrain themselves, they will eventually suffer the consequences and will not escape the severe punishment of the underworld.

Lin Yi put down Shi Jian's book of merits and demerits, and had a general idea of ​​what had happened.

Shi Jian's problems mainly consist of two things—his son and his temper.

In terms of Taoist skills, they are impeccable; the claim that Maoshan is the strongest fighter in the contemporary era is not just empty boasting.

From a human perspective, the acts of indiscriminately destroying spirits are not a big deal.

If a wandering ghost runs into the hands of a Taoist master from Maoshan, it can only accept its bad luck if it is struck by lightning and dies.

The City God's judgment is harsh because the City God is in charge of ghosts, so he naturally speaks from the ghosts' perspective.

Lin Yi is the King of the Underworld. When it comes to employing people, he only cares about whether they are capable and easy to use. As for whether the methods are gentle or ruthless, he doesn't care much.

Aside from his poor parenting skills, which is indeed a major flaw, Shih Kin is essentially without any major problems.

He then picked up Uncle Nine's merit and demerit book.

His achievements were similar to Shi Jian's; he slew fewer demons and monsters, but he dealt with many difficult and complicated cases.

Uncle Nine's style is completely different from Shek Kin's. He will never kill the ghosts he catches if they can be neutralized with incense. He will only kill zombies that have harmed people without mercy.

Only two items in the "passed" column were considered serious: "ineffective teaching of religious followers" and "protection and cover-up of those who have wronged others."

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai's names appeared several times in Uncle Jiu's merit and demerit book, each time for causing trouble, implicating others, and Uncle Jiu having to clean up the mess.

The Ghost Festival parade of a thousand ghosts had the most significant impact on him.

Finally, the City God's judgment was no less severe than Shi Jian's: It is proposed to report to the judge that he be dismissed from his position as bank manager and never be employed again.

Just as he guessed.

Uncle Nine was badly tricked by Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, and he can no longer keep his job as a bank manager.

He earned this job through the good deeds he had accumulated over most of his life.

Once dismissed from office, the best outcome is simply to die of old age and be reincarnated; forget about becoming a god through cultivation.

Lin Yi closed Uncle Jiu's merit and demerit book and placed it next to Shi Jian's.

As for the books by Shi Shaojian, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai, he didn't even bother to flip through them—

You don't even need to read Shi Shaojian's karmic debts to know what they are about. Qiu Sheng just read them, and Wen Cai probably has too.

Lin Yi put the merit and demerit book into her Qiankun Ring and stood up.

"It's not too late; it's time to meet my future subordinates!"

With a flash of dark golden light in his eyes, his figure disappeared from the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion.

The next second, Lin Yi stood outside the gate of Renjia Town's mortuary.

The mortuary remained unchanged, with its dusty gray walls, a Bagua mirror hanging above the door, and two white lanterns swaying gently in the afternoon breeze.

But the mortuary was unusually lively today, with more than thirty people standing in the courtyard. They were all the fellow disciples and their apprentices whom Uncle Nine had invited to help capture the ghost.

Lin Yi arrived at just the right time, because Shi Jian had just entered the mortuary.

He wore a Yin-Yang Taoist robe, was tall, and had faint lightning flashing in his eyes as he opened and closed them. He exuded an aura of authority that was not angry but dignified.

Shi Shaojian, who followed behind, looked arrogant, his chin slightly raised, his gaze sweeping around the courtyard with a hint of disdain.

Lin Yi, who has excellent hearing, quickly heard Qiu Sheng's classic line:

"So many people are waiting for him, who does he think he is!"