Those are the only people who would know, and this profession is extremely mysterious. Generally, they are called witches or spirit mediums.
Three hundred kilometers away from their village, in a place called Huangjia Village, there was a spirit medium named Old Demon Witch who was famous in the surrounding ten villages and eight towns.
Her fame radiated across a three-hundred-kilometer radius. Whenever a family lost a loved one and wanted to communicate further, she was entirely capable of doing so. Such a mysterious profession was generally very sought after. However, in recent years, due to the popularization of science and the prohibition by the imperial court, this profession had gradually become rare.
However, Old Demon Witch was not affected at all. This was because she had helped many high-ranking officials and nobles. Under their protection, she continued to engage in this profession of preaching about ghosts and spirits.
It had to be said that she was an anomaly among many spirit mediums.
If this woman didn't possess an outstanding skill, she wouldn't have been able to sustain herself in this profession for so long. This showed that she was a very capable Old Demon Witch. The reason for her great ability was her divine and elusive skill in communicating with the spirits of the underworld.
That is, when some families lost someone and were heartbroken, they would invite her to communicate. This spirit medium, of course, accomplished what others could not. Of course, cases of murder were different; she couldn't go to the underworld to inquire about souls.
What exactly was going on? There must be rules within the profession. If anything could be done, then the Imperial Guards would be out of a job. Therefore, the rules must not be broken. Ye Tiancheng knew this, so he had to find the spirit medium to ask about the location of Fengdu City. After a day and a night of rushing, Ye Tiancheng, driving his pickup truck,
finally arrived at Old Demon Witch's residence. The place where Old Demon Witch lived was very eerie. Her house was surrounded by a gloomy aura. This aura was mixed with the scent of dead souls. Ordinary people walking here would not be able to sense it.
But Ye Tiancheng was no ordinary person. As soon as he arrived, he smelled the scent of dead souls, so he frowned and muttered to himself.
"I didn't expect this Old Demon Witch's soul-summoning technique to be so powerful. Even her residence is surrounded by such a strong aura of dead souls."
"Brother, what do you mean by 'aura of dead souls'? I really want to know."
"Child, don't ask so many questions. Just follow me."
Ye Tiancheng didn't want to tell him about these evil things because his eyes revealed infinite innocence. For this very innocent boy, Ye Tiancheng didn't want to tell him that the world was full of too much evil. Even if Wang Gaofan didn't tell him, wouldn't he know?
In fact, he understood very well, but he just didn't want to expose it.
Don't think that children know nothing just because they are young. In reality, they sometimes know more than adults. Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but shrug.
He smiled indifferently at the person called Xiao Liuzi and said, but at this moment, he saw something even more complex in his eyes. At this moment, he could see more complex emotions than those of an adult in his eyes.
Ye Tiancheng didn't expect this young boy to have such complex emotions. If he were as old as him, he would definitely not have such complex emotions. He didn't know what this young boy had experienced at such a young age. Ye Tiancheng was therefore very interested in this Xiao Liuzi and decided to take him as a disciple and pass on his cultivation techniques to him.
Ye Tiancheng didn't know what consequences this would bring him, but he felt that this boy possessed something he lacked.
Perhaps it was the things he couldn't possess that attracted Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng was thus impressed by this young boy.
This also explained another reason: Ye Tiancheng decided to find back the things he lacked in his childhood through him.
He walked to the door of the Old Witch and knocked, but found that there seemed to be no one inside. He was surprised. He had to say that perhaps he had done something very annoying to himself, which was knocking on someone's door without any manners.
If he had known manners, perhaps many things would have changed. Time kept moving forward, and changes kept happening. I saw that it had happened.
It was as if the human world was in a world, making people feel very surprised. How to explain this situation? Because he looked back at the villages, mountains, and scenery he had seen before, they had disappeared...
What was going on? It made Ye Tiancheng feel indescribable terror. Perhaps it was this terror that generated boundless pressure in his heart, as well as boundless things that could not be explained in words. That's why he felt unable to understand it with his own thoughts. Just as he was confused, he suddenly heard the door open.
An old woman with skin like pine bark, her eyes very sharp, but her face very ugly, completely like a ghost from hell. Ye Tiancheng and Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but take two steps back, startled by her appearance.
"I didn't expect such a terrifying old woman."
Wang Gaofan couldn't help but chuckle in his heart at the Old Demon Witch, feeling very happy. This was only natural. If he could understand such a woman, it would truly be strange. Many people are not understood, especially women like this. The fact that she could do such things proved that she was no ordinary woman, so she could not be judged by common sense.
Ye Tiancheng stood there motionless. The Old Demon Witch immediately put on a stern face and asked.
"What do you mean? Are there bombs on my doorstep? If you step in, you'll be blown to death. Since you have something to find me, please come in. Don't stand at my doorstep motionless, it makes me very unhappy."
Ye Tiancheng was stunned by the rudest remark. He didn't understand why this old woman was so vulgar and spoke so ferociously. It wasn't surprising that this old woman was like this, because she wasn't a woman at all. Because a long time ago, she was a man, and after cultivating this soul-hooking technique, she eventually turned into a woman.
Therefore, she long referred to herself as "Laozi."
Ye Tiancheng naturally didn't know she was a man, but he found out later. So sometimes, what you see on the surface is not necessarily true. Sometimes your eyes can deceive you. Ye Tiancheng looked at the old woman.
Then, bringing Xiao Liuzi, he entered her house. The dead soul aura in Old Demon Witch's house was even more severe, making Ye Tiancheng feel very depressed.
"Child, ask whatever you want, don't delay Old Woman's cultivation."
The Old Demon Witch said to Ye Tiancheng and the others with displeasure. Since the Old Demon Witch was urging him, he directly stated his purpose. When the Old Demon Witch heard that Wang Gaofan was going to Fengdu City, her expression sank, and her eyes were filled with fear.
Because no living person wanted to go to that place. If you went there, you might not be able to return. If you didn't cultivate this soul-hooking technique.
"Young man, I advise you to give up this idea. Generally speaking, a living person like you going to that place is definitely like a meat bun thrown to a dog, with no return."
Ye Tiancheng smiled faintly at the Old Demon Witch's words and shook his head, saying, "I'm going to that place because I have something to do. Otherwise, who would want to go there?"
Although he didn't explain clearly, the Old Demon Witch, as someone experienced, knew what Ye Tiancheng was going to do. He was definitely going to help this little boy. Therefore, the Old Demon Witch, for his sake, seriously told Wang Gaofan.
"If your burden is heavy, going to that place will definitely encounter many, many dangers. People with heavy killing intent will generally attract more lonely souls and wild ghosts, coming from fierce ghost kings. If you have some skills, you will surely be annihilated in that place, because your body and soul are very evil, and they will attract a large number of ghosts. They are interested in your soul, and eating your soul can save them a lot of cultivation time. Hmm hmm hmm hmm..."
Ye Tiancheng heard the Old Demon Witch's words, not with fear, but with a smiling expression. Therefore, the Old Demon Witch couldn't understand what he was thinking and said helplessly.
"If you really want to go to that place, you have to be prepared. That is, keep your physical body in a safe place, and have a master guard your soul's departure. This can prevent your body from being harmed when your soul is injured. As long as your body is fine, your soul can still be alive when it returns. If you insist on forcibly taking your physical body into the underworld, once your physical body is injured, it will be irreparable for a lifetime! Because the evil energy in the underworld is very heavy, once injured, your yang energy will not be able to revive at all. Even a Golden Immortal would be helpless."
But Ye Tiancheng had made up his mind. Even if what she said was terrifying, he didn't care. For him, it was nothing more than that. He was already used to it. Therefore, for Wang Gaofan, such dangerous words could not stop him from going to the underworld.
Seeing his firm resolve, the Old Demon Witch couldn't say anything more. After all, she was fulfilling others' wishes, but Ye Tiancheng's killing intent was too heavy.
He knew that he had killed many lives before, which had made his soul very evil. This evil soul was like mutton to ghosts, and they were very fond of his soul. Once he entered the underworld, he would definitely attract large groups of ghosts. If he didn't have a complete solution.
It would be extremely dangerous. He felt that he would die when he should die, because it was destined by heaven, and humans could not change it. Seeing him looking so indifferent to death, the Old Demon Witch felt that he truly didn't take his life seriously.
Indeed, Wang Gaofan didn't take his life seriously at all. He felt that if he died, he died. It didn't matter.
After all, everyone would die sooner or later. What difference did it make to die a little earlier or a little later? Living in this world, one had to do things they didn't want to do every day, and say things they didn't want to say every day. It was too annoying. So, if he died, he died. Dying was like sleeping, sleeping soundly in the earth, and never thinking about those annoying problems or doing those disgusting things.
But although he thought so, he still wanted to live. After all, everyone wanting to live was an action based on the code of respecting their own lives, not something that could be done by willingness or unwillingness. Although Ye Tiancheng took life and death lightly, he was still afraid of death.
"I think you're just being stubborn. Once you truly face death, you'll know how terrifying death is. Don't say it so lightly to Old Woman. I've seen too many people. They were like you when they were alive, saying how unconcerned they were, but when they truly faced death, they wet their pants. I think you'll be one of them. Hehehehe..."
The Old Demon Witch kept mocking Ye Tiancheng, thinking he was truly ridiculous. The most ridiculous thing in this world is those who cherish life, because they don't know how much those who have died once want to be resurrected. Those who want to come back to life after death, it is a very difficult thing. It requires various means and opportunities every day.
It also requires a year of good deeds. If heaven knows about this matter, it will definitely be punished, and the punishment will be quite severe. You might suffer the torment of hell for this life, the next life, and the life after that. If you behave well, you will surely be liberated. If you have even a slight attitude of not being sincere, or if you don't feel remorse, then you will naturally suffer more and more hardships until your soul in the Nine Netherworld turns to ashes. Kuaishu Pavilion
Hell is a vast place, with many talented people and, of course, a lot of trash. If you meet talented people, you might become even more powerful, because there are also many cultivators from the Nine Netherworld.
Their cultivation techniques are naturally more advanced than Ye Tiancheng's. Because Wang Gaofan's heart has turned black.
This is very beneficial for his cultivation techniques. He doesn't know what he will gain from this trip, but he never thought about gaining anything. He just felt like he had to go. It's that simple.
Seeing Ye Tiancheng's resolve, the Old Witch finally told him the way to Fengdu City. When they parted, the Old Witch gave him a divine pill she used for alchemy. She didn't tell him how to use it, only that he should hold it in his palm at a critical moment.
Ye Tiancheng didn't take it seriously. He put the divine pill in his embrace, and then took Xiao Liuzi towards Fengdu City.
After the Old Witch's instructions, Ye Tiancheng set off. He headed all the way towards Fengdu Ghost City. He didn't encounter anything on the way. When he arrived at the rumored place, he looked very pleased with himself. Seeing that expression on his face, Ye Tiancheng's confidence, that annoying aura, naturally arose.
Without exception...
Seeing Ye Tiancheng's annoying expression, those people couldn't help but want to laugh.
What's so funny about this?
He's just a nobody.
On the outskirts of the ghost city, there are not a few people like this. They all hope to be treated well by others. Just like when they encounter someone like Ye Tiancheng, they will come to deal with Ye Tiancheng and demand some "human favors."
The so-called human favors are money.
The currency used by people near the ghost city is different from that used by people in the mortal world. The currency used by people in the underworld is all ghost money. They live on the outskirts of the ghost city and have been contaminated with yin energy, becoming neither human nor ghost. They look like they have a different interpretation of things in the mortal world.
Seeing this, his heart couldn't help but flash with a desire to dwell on this issue.
Therefore, in their opinion, Ye Tiancheng's "showy operation" would definitely bring misfortune to himself and others. What kind of consequences this would bring, in his heart, he didn't have those thoughts. They were imposed on him by others.
The reason he had such self-awareness was entirely because there were some invisible forces within him.
It is precisely because of possessing such power that he can self-regulate and self-redeem. Those who possess such power become stronger, meaning their ability to interfere is very strong. These people on the outskirts are all outsiders who have never fathomed the power he possesses. They have made the mistake of preconceived notions. Ye Tiancheng naturally wouldn't think this was correct. Every time he mocked these people, he didn't take them seriously at all. Of course, it wasn't his fault. It was mainly because the people around him had long since disappeared without a trace, and more importantly, they regarded him as an enemy.
One of them, who was tall and burly, walked over, pointed at Ye Tiancheng's nose, and then laughed, saying, "Kid, you need to understand where this place is. If you want to play tricks with us, then I'm truly sorry."
"I don't know what you mean by that. Do you want to fight me?"
Ye Tiancheng's words should have been followed by a red envelope. One or two people stood out. There were seven or eight younger brothers following him. These people were all at the seventh or eighth level of Golden Core cultivation.
He really didn't expect to be so popular at this moment. Seeing these people surround him, he didn't show any fear. He still looked calm and detached. Seeing that he didn't take them seriously at all, the red-haired effeminate man's face showed an unhappy expression. He pointed at Ye Tiancheng's nose and cursed, "You brat, how dare you be so indifferent to me? You should know that in this territory, I have the final say. Anyone who dares to offend me will die without a doubt. I hope you understand this and don't pretend to be ignorant."
This guy spoke with a very domineering aura. On the contrary, Wang Gaofan subconsciously understood something, which was that some people naturally needed to be understood, but some people didn't need to be understood at all. These people relied on their power and never took others seriously. In fact, they didn't need to take others seriously. What they did was to make others take them seriously. This explained why they were so arrogant and didn't do business without capital at this moment. They could extort money from people in the underworld and people in the mortal world. Therefore, these people are unforgivable! They are very cruel, profiting from both sides, and being slick on all fronts.
"You guys are really quite capable, but in front of me, everyone has to bow down to me. Everyone has to obey me. Don't stop me from moving forward. Anyone who doesn't obey my will will only have one word, and you all understand it." Although Ye Tiancheng didn't fully express his meaning, he made it very clear. As long as they dared to argue with him, there was no doubt that he would send them to the underworld. These people didn't expect to receive such a threat. They subconsciously felt an insurmountable meaning.
That is, Ye Tiancheng would find trouble with them and then decide to eliminate them. Such threats might succeed elsewhere, but in Fengdu Ghost City, no one would listen to his threats. He felt that his threats were like child's play.
What did they rely on to get rich? Of course, they relied on threatening others to get rich. It could be seen from the eyes of these people that they were all very decisive and never took threats seriously. At this moment, those who were threatened by Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but laugh heartily, feeling that he was the most ridiculous and pathetic man in the world. On their territory, he was still so arrogant. Wasn't he courting death? Some people in the world just liked to court death.
They thought Ye Tiancheng was someone who liked to court death. Since you like to court death, we will fulfill your wish. We will definitely not leave you any opportunity, and we will definitely not give you any chance to turn the tables. These people pulled out their nails with a clatter, surrounded Ye Tiancheng, and the air became tense.
Ye Tiancheng never dreamed that at this moment, he had become the target of public criticism. This was only natural, because what he said had offended these people. These people were the ones who loved to harm people the most. In their line of business, who hadn't stained their hands with blood? Thinking about it, he had also walked this path before. Who was afraid of whom? So he chuckled and drew out his short sword.
The lights flashed, and the fire blazed. The battle was not glorious. At this moment, the air became extremely violent and trembling. The upgraded short sword constantly changed in the air, emitting a world-shattering whistling sound. Many effeminate men didn't feel anything before their bodies became tattered and broken. Suddenly, the air became very bloody.
Perhaps only those who were competent in this smell could understand what it was called. Those who stood at the highest peak.
Of course, they didn't need to pity the pain of others. Many people were screaming in agony under the short sword, losing their lives. They never dreamed that they would encounter a killing god like a ghost or a god. How could such a person appear out of nowhere? Perhaps it was because they had done too many bad things that heaven would eventually send a great man to deal with them. These guys finally felt what it meant to be at the end of their rope. At this moment, Ye Tiancheng's heart was very happy, because he had found the pleasure of killing again. This joyful mood.