"Heh heh, you foolish kid, you finally realized you were being used by us?"

"However, you realized it a little too late. The ship has already sailed, and it's too late for regrets!"

Seeing Chen Xiao fly out of the Wangchuan River, King Yama immediately laughed sinisterly.

"I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to actually kill that Zhulong bastard!"

"Speaking of which, we, the ghost cultivators, should really thank you!"

"For three thousand years, we have been trapped in this narrow space, a full three thousand years!"

"Thanks to you, for killing that Zhulong, otherwise, we don't know how long we would have been trapped!"

As he spoke, King Yama's dark face flushed, and his eyes, like Granny Meng's, became even more frenzied!

"Originally, we should have been the masters of this world. If we hadn't been tricked by those iron-skinned men, I would have swept across the six directions and unified the world long ago!"

King Yama stood proudly between heaven and earth, his aura overwhelming!

Chen Xiao sneered when he heard this: "Tch, master of the world, sweep across the six directions? Just with you bunch of rabble?"

"You can't even deal with a stinky snake, where do you get the nerve to spout such nonsense!"

"Impudence!"

The Judge raised his head, his Judge's Pen pointing straight at Chen Xiao, "We were trapped by Zhulong only because we cultivated the ghost path, and the yin energy was too heavy, so we were afraid of Zhulong's Nine Yang Candle Fire..."

"Judge, shut up!"

Seeing the Judge acting foolish again, King Yama quickly stopped him sternly.

The Judge also realized he had said too much and quickly covered his mouth.

Chen Xiao almost laughed out loud. You've already revealed the core secret, what's the point of covering your mouth now?

A fool is a fool. He and Zhu Jiuyang are a perfect pair, simply the 'Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix' of this underworld.

The Judge secretly glanced at Chen Xiao, wondering if this kid would hear anything from his words.

But then he thought, so what if he did? King Yama had said that with Zhulong dead, nothing could stop them in this world.

Thinking of this, the Judge's face revealed a triumphant expression again, and he indifferently said, "Lord Yama, what does it matter if he hears it? Can he conjure another Zhulong?"

King Yama wished he could stomp this idiot to death.

But now was the time to use people, and although the Judge wasn't the brightest, his strength was still considerable, so he dismissed the thought.

However, Chen Xiao had already found the weakness of this ghost cultivation lineage from the Judge's words.

Smiling inwardly, let's see how I handle you.

"So, it seems I really helped you a lot. How are you going to thank me?"

Chen Xiao asked, dragging out his words, as if King Yama would really thank him.

"Heh heh heh..."

The Judge laughed sinisterly, "We will naturally thank you properly. We will let you obtain eternal life in the fires of the eighteenth level of hell, heh heh heh..."

"I helped you so much, and that's how you plan to thank me?"

Chen Xiao pretended to be stupid, "Ingratitude is the behavior of shameless villains, and you, your Judge's Pen, is already mine. Hurry up and offer it to me!"

"Bah, you stupid kid, you're about to die, and you're still thinking about this official's treasure?"

The Judge gripped the Judge's Pen tightly, as if it would run away on its own.

King Yama pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Boy, you helped us a lot. Logically speaking, we should indeed thank you properly. However, those who are not of our kind must have different hearts. If you want to receive my reward, you need to join the ghost cultivation lineage first. What do you say?"

"Ah? Lord Yama, this kid can't be kept, if he stays, he, he..."

The Judge wanted to say, wouldn't he take my Judge's Pen?

But he was afraid of reminding Chen Xiao, so the words got stuck in his throat.

Chen Xiao and King Yama simultaneously ignored the Judge. Everyone had reached a preliminary consensus that this guy was mentally ill.

"Let me join ghost cultivation. What benefits are there for me?"

Chen Xiao asked quietly.

"Many benefits! Granny Meng, you can explain it to this kid!"

King Yama pointed to Granny Meng.

In his opinion, Granny Meng was the most eloquent in the underworld, and entrusting this task to her would definitely be the right choice.

And he did indeed have the intention of recruiting Chen Xiao, after all, he was an expert who could kill Zhulong.

And now that he needed people, recruiting this kid would have many benefits.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Granny Meng bowed, then turned her gaze to Chen Xiao, "Young man, joining our ghost cultivation lineage has one very obvious benefit, which I'm sure you've already guessed."

"That is to possess vast and boundless lifespan. Just casually pick a ghost soldier in our underworld, and they are all over three thousand years old!"

"In contrast, those cultivators, unless they ascend to immortality, how many can outlive us? As for martial artists, there's no need to mention them, it would sully my old mouth, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

"Secondly, ghost cultivators mainly cultivate spiritual power, and according to my observation, your spiritual power is also very strong, so you must also be mainly cultivating this path. Therefore, joining our ghost cultivation lineage is definitely the best choice for you!"

"Of course, in addition to the first two points, there is a third point. Soon, our underworld army will march into the human world. At that time, the suffering of living beings will be a certainty. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to nest in. If you are a good bird, you should hold on to our thighs tightly!"

"Otherwise, what awaits you will be the destruction of your soul and the annihilation of your spirit."

"These are the benefits of joining our ghost cultivation lineage. Young man, have you thought about your choice?"

Granny Meng's words were mainly based on enticement, mixed with some coercion.

King Yama nodded in approval. It had to be Granny Meng. If the Judge had said it, he might have said something foolish.

Chen Xiao remained calm and asked another question, "Where does the infinite lifespan that you ghost cultivators possess come from?"

"Haha, you wouldn't know this!"

The Judge interjected, "We use human souls to cultivate the ghost path, absorbing the power of yin souls. Our bodies are inherently full of yin energy, so naturally, there is no such thing as death!"

The Judge didn't want Granny Meng to steal all the spotlight, unaware that he had once again revealed the core secret of the ghost cultivation lineage.

In short, what he meant was that ghost cultivators were already half-dead, living corpses, so naturally, there was no such thing as death.

"Judge, shut your mouth!"

King Yama was truly angry this time. His voice, like a thunderclap, rang out above the Judge's head, causing the Judge to tremble violently, almost peeing his pants.

Ghost cultivators using souls to cultivate was a secret that was kept under wraps.

But now it had been revealed to this mortal by the Judge, so this mortal either had to join the ghost cultivation lineage.

Or he had to die to eliminate future troubles...