Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1586 - 424: Losing Composure, Giving You a Grand Exit

"I have no interest in what you have to say, but I've had enough of being bullied.I don't care what you plan to do among yourselves, involving us is unacceptable."

Upon hearing these words, Zhuge Baolin immediately understood that the other party had seen through many things but was indifferent to them. Their concern was solely about the hungry ghosts being bullied.

Zhuge Baolin abandoned many of the words he initially intended to say.

"All related parties are basically dead.

In the southern part of the Immortal Dynasty's territory, a piece of land can be cut out from the Immortal Dynasty's domain to serve as a refuge for the hungry ghosts.

Within the Royal Book Library, all classics and records, you may freely browse."

Saying this, Zhuge Baolin glanced at Yang, then took out a small scroll and gently pushed it, allowing it to float toward Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing remained still, and Zhuge Baolin continued.

"I apologize for involving hungry ghosts in the court's internal strife, and in matters related to the Demon Clan.

All conditions are here. Please review them to see what it would take for you to depart."

Yu Ziqing gazed far into the distance, watching the waves of energy emanating from the Capital City and various places outside of it.

He pointed with a finger, and the scroll opened itself.

The front was filled with conditions for compensation, besides a piece of land and the library, a large heap of compensating items.

In the back were additional pieces of intelligence regarding the Demon Clan, identifying the Great Demons who acted and the general situation on their side.

Seeing Yu Ziqing had finished looking, Zhuge Baolin immediately spoke.

"I thank you for your mercy, for not harming the innocent.

Since you came only for the hungry ghosts, I am willing to provide you an explanation.

However, the blood of those people certainly isn't enough; there will always be those with lucky thoughts.

But if you include me, I believe that from this day forward, no one here would dare to target the hungry ghosts as before."

Zhuge Baolin made a hand salute, and standing up, his aura suddenly changed.

His body surface cracked and was densely covered, with Vast Qi surging forth, all power rushing to the sky and dissipating into the air.

Zhuge Baolin's face carried a slight smile, gradually crumbling into fragments, dissipating together with the soaring Vast Qi into the world.

"These Emperors, each one more ruthless than the last." Yang sighed deeply.

Yu Ziqing looked toward the center of the Capital City, where a golden scroll gradually unfolded.

The scroll spread out, turning into a length of hundreds of feet, suspended there, with Zhuge Baolin's voice emerging from it.

"My virtue lacks, and for personal gain, harmed living beings, nearly turning the Immortal Dynasty into a land of chaos.

Today, I pass my throne to Zhuge Wanjun, and take my own life to apologize to the world."

That voice resounded mightily, as the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty's national destiny, announcing across the land.

Yu Ziqing shook his head, waved a hand, and with the ghostly body, headed east.

"Aren't you angry?" Yang asked.

"Why should I be angry? I am here merely to establish authority, to ensure that hungry ghosts won't again be treated as sacrificial pawns and casually slaughtered. That goal has been achieved."

Yang looked at Yu Ziqing with a slightly strange expression, before finally laughing to himself.

"If Zhang were to see you now, he would certainly be gratified; you are increasingly fitting for that current position."

"Do you think I don't see that Zhuge Baolin intends to use us?

He was probably prepared for his own demise.

You're right, this guy is truly ruthless, especially to himself.

He inquired about my purpose, then used his life to lay this step, fulfilling my objective.

There is a sense of being used in this, but he probably wanted to reassure me, even sacrificing his Divine Soul, blood, and power, dying completely.

What more can I say?

Others will only see the Emperor of the Immovable Immortal Dynasty as one who used his life to elevate the reputation of the hungry ghosts.

Could I resurrect him and kill him again?

He provided me with intelligence, clearly wanting to use me to deal with that Black Mountain Demon King.

But even without his intelligence, would we spare the Black Mountain Demon King?

That damned creature, sending Great Demons to kill those hungry ghosts, is he madly depraved?

We were already planning to kill him."

Yang nodded, and at this point, said no more.

The expected fierce battle did not occur, but the consequences could be even more severe than a deadly battle, yet their side suffered no loss.

The Ghost Domain grandly departed, heading straight for the Demon Clan's territory.

Inside the Capital City, everyone looked up at the golden scroll suspended mid-air, dumbfounded.

The Emperor is dead.

And the hungry ghosts have also left.

The development of this affair exceeded their expectations.

And it exceeded Wanjun's expectations.

Wanjun was at a loss, still not understanding what had happened.

The courtiers had already rushed to the palace city at the earliest moment, Jixia Academy's Ji Shen wore a complicated expression and also flew towards the palace city.

Soon after, members of the Zhuge Clan arrived, whereas Wanjun thought they would disregard the imperial edict as useless, choosing someone from Zhuge Baolin's descendants to succeed.

Yet unexpectedly, several elders of the Zhuge Clan maintained solemn expressions, directly performed grand salutations and kneeled upon meeting.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Rise, what exactly is going on here?" This time, Wanjun was truly puzzled.

...

Yu Ziqing, leading his people, directly headed toward the Demon Clan's territory, disinterested in the internal matters of the Immovable Immortal Dynasty.

Midway, Yu Ziqing summoned those Hungry Ghosts native to the Immovable Continent.

These Hungry Ghosts were still very weak, having only experienced one almsgiving, opened their mouths.

Far inferior to the Hungry Ghosts of Jinlan Mountain, most lacked complete spiritual wisdom.

The one with the highest spiritual wisdom was the Hungry Ghost who offered incense back then.

Cece brought the person forward, the distressed Hungry Ghost quickly took out Spiritual Incense nervously.

"There's really no need, hungry ghosts don't accept hungry ghost incense, hungry ghost incense cannot be received, don't do this from now on..."

Yu Ziqing waved a hand, advising reluctantly.

He summoned this Hungry Ghost specifically for this personal reminder.

That incense offering back then, the Ominous Aura directly entered the Hungry Ghost Dao, he could feel the calling.

This was still the first time, moreover, the Ominous Aura was far too dense, denser than it ought to be.

Fortunately, Yu Ziqing doesn't receive hungry ghost incense, had long set the rules; otherwise, he thought, the incense at that time, he would likely meet trouble with eighty percent certainty if he received it.

"First tell me, where did you learn this incense offering?"

"Learned from the adults since childhood, it was to offer an evil cult."

"And then? Was the evil cult alright?"

"No, the evil cult was eradicated by the Academy's people. Later, followed the adults who switched to two others, one died mysteriously, and the other was killed by an old man passing by, afterward, I just lived by myself..."

"..."

Yu Ziqing's eyelids twitched, the people around subtly retreated a few steps.

Clearly born with abnormalities.