Chapter 1770
Immortal Traces 8
Upon arriving at Liujia Village, we found that every house was closed and there were no pedestrians on the streets.
They must have been terrified by that vengeful ghost.
The three of them searched around but couldn't find an inn. However, there was a tofu shop that was still open.
The three people entered the shop and found that there were two people inside.
One of them was Leng Yubing, whom I hadn't seen in a long time.
Another old man, presumably the owner of the tofu shop, was telling Leng Yubing about the origin of the vengeful ghost: "There was a man named Zhang Chong here, with an extremely fierce appearance. He loved to fight and cause trouble, making our place very unsettled, and the authorities couldn't do anything about him. This January, by the grace of Heaven, this wicked man died, and we were all overjoyed. But we never expected that after his death he would become a vengeful ghost, appearing every evening to continue his evil deeds. The lucky ones, after a severe beating, at least survive for half a month or a month; the unlucky ones, however, die in just a few days..."
Leng Yubing reassured the old man, "Don't worry, old man, Heaven will take care of this evil spirit."
Lian Chengbi smiled and said, "Yes, old man, don't worry, that evil spirit can no longer do evil."
Leng Yubing turned around, saw an acquaintance, and was overjoyed.
"Brother Liu, Brother Lian? What brings you here?"
And you? And why are you here?
Lian Chengbi's gaze swept over Leng Yubing's long sword on his back and his Taoist attire, and he smiled.
Seeing that the four knew each other, the old man arranged four adjacent rooms for them.
Leng Yubing didn't go into her own room, but went to Lian Chengbi's room. Liu Qiu was also in the room, and the three of them started catching up.
Leng Yubing recounted his experience: due to his failure in the imperial examinations and his helplessness in the face of corrupt officials in the court, he could only find solace in nature and cultivate his mind. Later, he realized that life is like a dream and decided to enter the path of Taoism.
A while ago, Leng Yubing met a true immortal at Tianzhu Temple in Hangzhou, who was known as the Fire Dragon Immortal.
The Fire Dragon Immortal took Leng Yubing as his disciple, bestowed upon him magical treasures, taught him the ability to summon wind and rain, and guided Leng Yubing onto the path of immortal cultivation.
Leng Yubing was destined for the Dao, and his name was already recorded in the register of immortals. Therefore, he quickly entered the Dao and possessed not weak magic, as well as extraordinary swordsmanship.
The long sword he carried was one of the magical treasures given to him by the Fire Dragon Immortal.
After teaching Leng Yubing his magic, Huolong Zhenren disappeared.
After a year of cultivation, Leng Yubing re-enters the mortal world, slaying demons and monsters along the way.
He heard that evil spirits were causing trouble in Liujia Village, so he came here.
Leng Yubing: "And you guys?"
Lian Chengbi: "We're here to exorcise evil spirits too."
Leng Yubing: "You... could it be that you, like me, had some extraordinary encounter?"
He felt that there seemed to be a causal break between him and Lian Chengbi and Jin Buhuan.
But this is not a bad thing.
Lian Chengbi: "Actually, my uncle and I are also cultivators. Jin Buhuan is both my cousin and my disciple."
Leng Yubing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's great. We can exchange cultivation experiences in the future."
He extended an invitation to Lian Chengbi and Liu Dong, inviting them to travel the world with him, slaying demons and monsters.
Lian Chengbi naturally agreed; that was exactly what they were doing, and now they just had Leng Yubing added to the mix.
The group chatted until the third watch of the night.
At this moment, everyone in Liujia Village fell into a deep sleep.
They went outside the room and came to the tofu shop, where they saw the moon hanging high in the sky, its light bright.
Along the way, rows of willow trees, shrouded in moonlight, seemed to be enveloped in mist and dew, their thousands of branches swaying in the breeze—a truly captivating sight. However, a dozen or so clusters of green will-o'-the-wisps marred this beautiful scene.
Sensing someone's arrival, the dozen or so clusters of will-o'-the-wisps condensed into two enormous fireballs, which then transformed into humanoid shapes.
Leng Yubing and Lian Chengbi exchanged a glance and, with perfect understanding, divided the two ghosts among themselves.
Leng Yubing threw a fireball, blasting a ghost to a crisp.
Lian Chengbi threw out a Heavenly Thunder Talisman, which nearly obliterated the other one.
Now that he is powerful, the talismans he draws are naturally incredibly powerful as well.
In the original story, Leng Yubing easily dealt with one ghost by himself, and now that there are two of them, they naturally captured two ghosts with ease.
The two ghosts begged for mercy, wanting to work as errand boys for Leng Yubing and accumulate merit with him so that they could eventually become ghost immortals themselves.
In the original novel, Leng Yubing took in two ghosts.
But now—
Do you think you can escape punishment by saying you've repented after committing evil deeds? You even want to become an immortal?
They're so lucky!
Liu Tong was also somewhat displeased with Leng Yubing's original approach.
Leng Yubing kept those two evil spirits by his side out of pity.
Aren't the innocent people who were killed by them pitiful?
Moreover, ghosts are under the jurisdiction of the underworld, so when did he need to overstep his bounds?
The reason why the people of the underworld dare not ask Leng Yubing for ghosts is probably because they are wary of his background and his future prospects.
This world is in chaos, with bureaucrats rife with infighting.
But isn't the world of immortals and ghosts also like that?
Liu Tong felt that the realm of immortals and ghosts in this world needed to be reformed.
He remembered this thought firmly, and after he left this world, he sent the coordinates of this world to the Heavenly Court and the Underworld of the Primordial World.
The Heavenly Court and the Underworld gained considerable benefits from invading that summoning world, and were interested in creating a few more worlds, so Liu Dong sent them the coordinates.
The Heavenly Court and the Underworld were so excited that they immediately sent people to invade this world.
Ultimately, they succeeded in their invasion and took over the heavens and the underworld of this world.
They looked down on the selfish immortals and spirits here, and threw these guys into the cycle of reincarnation, leaving only some serious and selfless spirits to manage the heavens and earth.
Fortunately, because the underworld had divine artifacts such as the Mirror of Retribution to suppress evil, the ghosts and gods of the underworld, although they had selfish motives, dared not go too far, and were all quite competent, so they did not suffer a major purge.
The Heavenly Court, however, was almost completely empty.
The immortals and deities of this world want to rebel, but even the most powerful Heavenly Emperor among them is no match for the lowest-ranking immortals of the Heavenly Court in the primordial world. How can they possibly rebel?
Leng Yubing was not eliminated and was reincarnated not only because he had just become an immortal and did not collude with other immortals, but also because he was friends with Lian Chengbi.
Lian Chengbi, after all, was Liu Tong's uncle and had learned the principles of being a human and an immortal from Liu Tong. He had never colluded with other immortals and gods.
The gods of the primordial world then appointed Lian Chengbi as the administrator of the Heavenly Court of this world.
Lian Chengbi protected Leng Yubing and made him his assistant.
That's all hindsight; let's get back to the present.
Seeing that Leng Yubing was already tempted to take in the two evil spirits, Liu Tong simply opened the underworld passage and threw the two evil spirits into the underworld.
Leng Yubing exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you...?" (End of Chapter)