Me, correct the chaos?
Stop joking; it's more realistic to tell a courtesan that she's a virtuous woman than to say this to a zombie.
Xu Qing almost burst into laughter.
"Could it be that True Monarch wants to recruit me as a spy, to act for True Monarch, finding mortals in the mundane world who possess treasures of the underworld?"
The burly man in the red robe brightened up and said, "Exactly! Although you possess demonic techniques, your magical power is holy and pure. Besides, you can face the chance of immortality without losing yourself, which shows you have great perseverance and determination. Moreover, I see that your thoughts are lively, with considerable cleverness. If you are willing to work for the good of all living things, the great path may be within reach!"
Hearing the promises painted by the other party, Xu Qing felt even more amused.
What great path! If he agrees to him, that would mean opposing the Celestial Emperor and the entire corpse clan of Nine Netherworlds. What hope could he possibly have?
Xu Qing did not respond to the words of the Demon Exorcism True Monarch, instead, he asked, "Let's not talk about this for now. What did True Monarch mean by saying that Jin Sect is in imminent danger?"
The burly man in the red robe didn't answer but instead asked, "Have you ever heard that the Many-evils Ghost King has a pair of Twin Coffins?"
"Never heard of it," Xu Qing maintained his composure.
The burly man took a deep breath and continued, "The Twin Coffins were originally a treasure given to the Many-evils Ghost King by the Ghost Law when he established himself as king. This treasure can allow ghost soldiers from the Yin River to invade the mundane world, communicating the two realms. The Many-evils Ghost King once planned to use these coffins to return to the Human Realm and become an emperor once more."
"Unfortunately, he forgot that he has practiced for a thousand years in the Yin River, and if he returns to the mundane world, he will surely suffer disaster by Celestial Fire."
Xu Qing frowned and said, "Since the Twin Coffins are treasures given by Ghost Law, could it be that from the start, it was Ghost Law that wanted to descend into the mundane world?"
"No, the depth of Ghost Law's power is such that even a Land True Immortal cannot resist it. If it wanted to reach the mundane world, why would it need to go to such trouble..."
The burly man sighed, "Indeed, but you might not know, Ghost Law opened the passage of the Yin River and descended into the mundane world a thousand years ago!"
"But no one expected that under the one-hundred-mile-wide Baisha River in Jin Sect, there was a God of the Four Images, elusive as a dragon."
"Jin Sect is located in the east, with the end at the estuary of Jin and Gu. Just as Ghost Law descended into the mundane world, a Cyan Dragon leaped nine thousand feet at the estuary and borrowed the power of the celestial stars, forcing Ghost Law back to the Yin River."
"They fought a battle of spells in the Yin River, lasting a whole era. The Cyan Dragon defended with celestial might, its dragon armor as hard as divine iron and as resilient as silk, yet even so, it suffered heavy injuries."
"The Yin-Yang Boundary Stele was destroyed by the Cyan Dragon's body."
The burly man sighed, "That battle was truly terrifying. I heard the news of the Cyan Dragon's injuries from the mouth of the Profound Altar True Monarch. At that time, both were wounded, but Ghost Law did not know the extent of the Cyan Dragon's injuries."
"In this world of the five impurities, the more holy and spiritual something is, the more deeply it is affected! The Cyan Dragon feigned light injuries and returned to the mundane world, remaining at the bottom of Baisha River to deter Ghost Law, so it dared not invade the mundane world at will."
Xu Qing suddenly realized, no wonder he always encountered items related to the Cyan Dragon. He just didn't know what the connection was between that golden carp that twice faced human calamity and the Cyan Dragon...
The burly man felt somewhat relieved and said, "A latent dragon shouldn't be used; the Cyan Dragon's concealment is inevitable. If it were to reveal itself, the Ghost Law would surely discern a flaw."
"Eight or nine years ago, in the capital city of a grand prefecture, a perilous place of strategic importance, a sinister force underwent calamity, its momentum enormous, unprecedented in my life. The Cyan Dragon God might have been worried, actually leaping from concealment to delve into the origin of that evil force with its profound foresight."
"At the time, it was said among the water spirits and demons in the estuary of Jin Gu and Baisha River that the Cyan Dragon had fallen under thunder strikes, its blood raining down, its scales scattered everywhere..."
"Having once been hurt by the Cyan Dragon, Ghost Law was quite fearful of it. Upon hearing this, it sought news from everywhere, even at the Skeleton Inn, where ghostly beings offered a high price for the Cyan Dragon scales, but not a single scale had been seen."
At this point, the burly man was greatly puzzled, "Now thinking about it, perhaps someone was helping in secret. In recent years, Ghost Law has become increasingly active, which suggests it has guessed something."
"However, just three years ago, when I had prepared for the worst, the Many-evils Ghost King was exterminated in the Baisha River waters."
The burly man's eyes flickered with excitement, "Perhaps it was the Cyan Dragon God who took action, or perhaps someone was assisting in secret. In any case, this matter caused Ghost Law to keep quiet for another three years, during which my plans were also firmly established."
"Now, with Ghost Law stirring again, who can say when it will descend into the mundane world? Only by strangling it before it moves can we ensure that this place's people are not harmed."
Xu Qing was silent for a long time.
He never thought that the many things he had done unintentionally were silently influencing the situation between the mundane world and the Yin River all along.
Xu Qing recalled the test set up by the Demon Exorcism True Monarch in the Bone Temple and roughly guessed that the so-called plan might also be related to this.
"True Monarch, I have one last question. Why is Ghost Law so obsessed with descending into the mundane world? By logic, should its duty not be to guard the underworld and connect the gateway to the heavenly road?"
The burly man said something astonishing, "Do you recall what I mentioned about the Celestial Emperor wanting to reforge the underworld treasures?"
"The authority that Ghost Law wields is only related to consuming spirits, the ultimate in death, whereas the original underworld treasure was divided into two by the Yan Luo Emperor, one for life and one for death."
"Ghost Law wants to invade the mundane world, relying on devouring the thoughts of living people to condense the missing authority over life."
Xu Qing was utterly speechless.
This isn't about using form to mend form, eating something to mend something. If devouring the thoughts of living people could inspire the authority over life, then wouldn't the Great Witch relying on the Hundred Infant Tower at the Child-Giving Temple already have gained rebirth long ago?