[Side Mission: Lost!]
[Mission Description: You are now in a maze. Get out of here in seven days! Mission completed. Reward: 200 merit points! Start the next step of the mission!]
The surrounding grey fog formed words and gradually dissipated.
"There is no penalty for failure?"
Wu Ming's pupils shrank. This was not a good thing. Instead, he smelled great danger.
"And … lost? Is this not the World of Gods and Ghosts? Where is this? "
He suddenly looked up and saw darkness everywhere. It was as if the sun couldn't be seen in the entire world, and there was a gloomy aura of defeat.
At this time, the mission had begun and the restrictions had been lifted. However, the surroundings were still surrounded by grey fog and visibility was extremely low.
"Strange! Strange! "
Wu Ming stepped on the ground and found that it was a piece of dry stone with sand. It was greyish-black and lifeless.
He carefully counted the things on him and found that a few things were untouched and a few things were missing.
"Where … is this place?"
An extremely strange feeling lingered in his heart, causing him to have a vague guess.
However, he was not sure at this time. He chose a direction and walked slowly.
Under his feet, a stone path slowly appeared. The grey fog dispersed as he got closer, but it did not retreat and maintained a certain distance.
Suddenly, his vision lit up and an empty space appeared. There were faint figures on it.
Wu Ming took a few steps forward and suddenly stopped. He gasped.
This was a small hill. There were a few figures walking on it. However, when he looked closer, he saw that these people were wearing white shrouds. Their bodies were thin and some of them had broken hands and feet. They were bleeding from their orifices. It was a terrifying sight.
"This is …"
Wu Ming's pupils constricted. "Vengeful spirits?! Could it be … "
"Alas, wild dogs are coming. What can we do?"
At this time, a vengeful spirit with a broken neck suddenly screamed. His expression was full of panic.
"What can we do?"
The other figures also sighed. Some floated away and some lay on the ground. It was a scene of impending disaster.
However, no matter how these 'people' moved, Wu Ming felt that their expressions were stiff. It was as if every thought took more effort than ordinary people.
"Howl!"
Hu hu!
A gust of evil wind blew, and amidst the screams of the vengeful ghosts, a thick black Qi emerged from the wind, forming a tall figure.
This' person 'was more than twice the size of a normal person. His upper body was half-naked, and his muscles were bulging. The head on his shoulder had a protruding lower jaw, and it was full of fangs. It was drooling, and its eyes were bright red. It was the head of a huge dog!
The ferocious-looking monster with the head of a beast and the body of a human first let out a loud roar, and the spiritual pressure coming from its body made all the vengeful souls unable to move.
Seeing this, the wild dog let out a satisfied cry. It crouched down and tore at the vengeful spirit's body. Every time its bloody mouth bit down, the layer of white light on the vengeful spirit's body would disappear. It would turn back into black gas and be slowly absorbed.
This monster's appetite was enormous, and it was quite fond of the vengeful spirits. After eating a dozen or so, a pair of dangerous eyes suddenly looked up and stared at Wu Ming.
"As expected, this world is no longer the world of the living!"
However, Wu Ming's eyes suddenly became clear, and he sighed.
"Awoo!"
With another loud roar, the wild dog abandoned the other vengeful spirits and rushed toward Wu Ming.
This roar carried with it an enormous sense of pressure that was enough to render any low-level ghost unable to move. With this beast's powerful body and extraordinary talent, it was naturally able to deal with small ghosts and vengeful spirits.
"Evil creature!"
Unfortunately, Wu Ming was not like the vengeful spirits from before. Seeing this scene, he only let out a cold shout.
Boom!
He had been confused before, but now that he had awakened and realized himself, his sea of consciousness shone brightly. The cultivation that he had accumulated before was unleashed, turning into a layer of flames that covered his body.
In an instant, his original body solidified. A layer of particles condensed, turning into the Yin Yang Taoist Robe, the Five Old Crowns, the Cloud Boots, and so on.
In an instant, he turned from an ignorant youth into an elegant and refined Yin Yang Dharma Body with a horsetail whisk in his hand!
A layer of clear light hung down, extending several feet outwards. Red gas rose, turning into flames, illuminating the area.
"Woo woo!"
This pressure was more than a level higher than that of the wild dog monster. The dog-headed monster hit the flames and screamed. A layer of black burn marks appeared on its body, and wisps of black gas escaped. It no longer dared to look back, screaming as it ran away.
"Thank you for saving me, master!"
When the remaining ghosts saw Wu Ming's clear light, red gas, and spiritual pressure that was even more terrifying than that of the wild dog, they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"What's your name? Where are you from? When did you die? "
Wu Ming's heart skipped a beat, but his expression was sad as he asked.
"I'm Wang Dahu, born in Qingyun Village, and died at the mouth of a mountain wolf!"
"I'm Zhong Er, from the county town, and died at the hands of a sword!"
"I'm Han Zhonglin, a scholar from Suiyuan Prefecture, and I fell off a cliff!"
…
In the underworld, the difference in spiritual power was even more obvious. The superior could control the life and death of the inferior. Naturally, when Wu Ming asked, he did not dare to not answer.
As Wu Ming listened, his brows furrowed even more. "It seems that this is the underworld of the underworld!"
"However, after asking a few people, the cause of death and birthplace are all different. What a chaotic underworld!"
"If that's the case, I'm in danger!"
However, he knew that although everyone had three spiritual and seven physical souls, and even those who cultivated martial arts and started the path of transcendence actually had a Yin Spirit, they could enter the underworld, but it was extremely dangerous.
It was naturally easy to kill vengeful spirits and malicious ghosts, but the Yin Spirit of a cultivator was a good pill or even a puppet for some ghosts and gods, so it was very troublesome.
Moreover, there was a difference between Yin and Yang. If one stayed in the ghost realm for a long time, the Yin Spirit would definitely be contaminated.
Unless one cultivated to the level of a Perfected Person, then one's Primordial Spirit would be truly formed, and one could go up to the clouds and down to the underworld without being harmed.
"I'm still a sorcerer now. Although I have some achievements in my Yin Spirit, I'm not invincible in the underworld …"
Wu Ming thought silently, and his expression became more and more unpleasant. "Moreover … once seven days pass, my physical body will collapse. At that time, other than reincarnation, the only path left is to cultivate as a ghost immortal. No wonder the main temple didn't punish me …"
As soon as he thought of this, Wu Ming immediately activated his technique, but he realized that he could not sense the location of his physical body no matter how hard he tried.
In fact, even the underworld seemed to have a layer of strong restraints, making it difficult for him to escape. His expression changed even more.
"I'm Niu Kangan, born in Hei Tai County, and died of a violent illness …"
At this time, a strong man spoke.
"Mm! What's the situation in Hei Tai County? Which official is in power? "
Wu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked. The reply he received made his heart skip a beat. "Zhang Zhengyi is still in power, and the time is just after I expelled the Black Wind General?"
"Do you know the way back to the world of the living?"
Holding on to a sliver of hope, Wu Ming asked one last time, but all he received was a bunch of helpless gazes.
Only then did he realize that these ghosts also fell into a deep slumber after they died. Their souls fell into this place, and they suffered day and night.
If there really was a way, these ghosts would have swarmed over. Why would they still be suffering here?
"It seems that the underworld of the World of Gods and Ghosts is really strange, very strange …"
Wu Ming shook his head in his heart, and scanned his body again. He found that most of the magic weapons and even the Heavenly Designer Ring were gone. There was only a pearl and an imperial edict. The pearl was the Marquis Pearl, and the imperial edict was the position of the God of Earth. These two items had their own mysteries, and it was not surprising that they could enter and exit the underworld.
Needless to say, the God of Earth originally had some functions of the underworld.
"Perhaps … my way out this time will depend on this item!"
After arriving in the World of Gods and Ghosts, the God of Earth's original greyish-white long stone strip emitted a faint light again, and the runes flickered. However, Wu Ming tightened his grip on the item, and pondered in his heart.
"If … the last time in the World of Gods and Ghosts, I saw the side of the gods, then this time I'm starting from the side of the ghosts … Last time was the world of the living, and this time it's the underworld. Interesting!"
Wu Ming did not continue to pester them, and casually asked about the surrounding situation.
Unfortunately, these souls were all stiff in the head, and they were weak and weak. They could only guard this small hill, and any ghost that passed by could easily destroy them, and not much information could be obtained.
"Forget it! It's fate that we met. Today, I'll help you get rid of your karmic hindrance, and leave this sea of suffering! "
Wu Ming made a hand seal, and recited the Expiation Incantation.
Every world had its own reincarnation cycle, and it could even be said to be similar. At this time, after absorbing the spiritual energy of this world, and changing a few rituals, Wu Ming found that his thoughts were instantly linked with a huge reincarnation cycle.
"The reincarnation cycle of this world is far inferior to Dazhou …"
Wu Ming still had the mood to compare, and after borrowing the power of reincarnation, he immediately recited the incantation, "The heaven and earth are merciful, and give you sweet dew, to purge your sins, and transcend your reincarnation …"
With a wave of his hand, clear dew fell, and sprinkled on the bodies of the souls, turning into wisps of white gas.
After getting the gas to repair their bodies, the faces of the souls showed great joy, and great peace. Their broken limbs were connected, and the blood stains were removed. They wore white clothes, and all of them kowtowed to Wu Ming, "Thank you, benefactor. In the next life, we will definitely repay you!"
"Go rest! Go rest! "
Wu Ming flicked his sleeves, and these souls entered the white light, and they were reincarnated, disappearing in an instant.
After a while, the souls had all been expiated, and the small hill was empty. The surrounding fog seemed to have thinned a little.
However, Wu Ming did not notice this, and instead looked at his body, only to see a thin layer of golden light, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, "This is … Merit Qi! Although it's only a little, it's undeniable! "
He felt a little strange. Wasn't expiation the duty of Daoist priests and monks? Why was this Underworld so chaotic, and ghosts could be seen everywhere?
He vaguely felt that he might have caused trouble, and did not dare to stay any longer, and quickly walked away.
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