Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 228 - 225: Lord Yama Decree, City God Detention Warrant, Seems Odd?

Chapter 228: Chapter 225: Lord Yama Decree, City God Detention Warrant, Seems Odd?

"Good! Judge Zeng, from now until the second day of the second month next year, your sole task is to wash away the grievances of 6,872 resentful ghosts.

Good deeds shall be rewarded and evil shall be punished; those who are wicked and treacherous shall be killed or punished as deserved.

If you find yourself lacking, use this ’City God Detention Warrant’ to call upon the troops and dispatch generals from the various City God Temples in Dengzhou Prefecture."

Wang Yuan took a piece of yellow paper and with vermillion, handwrote a Divine Seal, invoking the spirit light of the ’White Tiger Four Saints Seal’ on his brow to imprint his own mark on it.

With a flick of his finger, it landed in the hands of Zeng Wentai.

Suddenly feeling that this might not be secure enough, he stamped his foot and bellowed,

"Where are the Fire Bell Generals, left and right?"

Damao and Ermao, two blazing lion heads, immediately burst out from the double-layered ’Merit Golden Wheel’ and roared their acknowledgment mid-air,

"Master, your servants are here!"

"Protect Judge Zeng well. If there is any negligence or oversight, you two will answer for it!"

The lion heads, frightened by the admonition, shivered and quickly responded that they dared not.

They had been subdued by Wang Yuan while they were in charge of guarding Young Master Huadie’s physical body, due to an internal fight over a "copper ball."

Having switched to a new master, they dared not shirk their responsibilities again, for fear that they would become roasted lion heads for real.

"Off you go! Our team is just starting, and if you encounter worthy talents during your mission of punishing evil, you may also recommend them to me."

"As you command!"

Zeng Wentai solemnly accepted the order, and with the ’City God Detention Warrant’ in hand, led the two protector ghost generals as he turned and retreated into the ’Yin Road.’

The night was still long, and there were still many ghosts at large who flaunted the law.

The ’Black Law Judge’ on his first night on duty had no feeling that working overtime through the night, or even working without rest for the whole year, was anything out of the ordinary.

As his understanding of Daoist Skills deepened, a lofty sense of mission had long filled his heart.

There’s no time to waste in relieving suffering and rescuing the distressed, firmly believing only those who contribute nothing to the world need rest!

His moral sentiments were utterly incomparable with that of Wang Yuan, a small-time salary thief.

Indeed, he was like the model employee that one could hardly find even with a lantern.

Now, in dire need of manpower, Wang Yuan naturally could not let his first ’Black Law Judge’ go to the Yin Department to lay bricks and mortar for the underworld construction.

Especially after Zeng Wentai completed his task, Wang Yuan was astonished to discover

that of the 687 points of ’Yin Morality’ accrued from slaying three beasts, a default of eighty percent went to himself, with only an extremely pitiful twenty percent falling into the judge’s own pocket.

Staring at the ’Yin Morality’ on the account, even Wang Yuan, the avaricious boss, couldn’t help but fall silent.

He inadvertently looked down, as if peering through the earth into the ’Yin Department,’ seeing countless diligent ’Yin Officials’ working hard for the underworld.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have stumbled upon a tremendous secret.

The ’Killing Tree’ faction could continually plunder and expand itself, but the ’Yin Department’ faction, which had been attacked at home, lacked the means and could only desperately engage in merit-rollups.

After gaining preliminary recognition from the native Heavenly Dao, the distribution method had followed suit.

What else could Wang Yuan say?

"Judge Zeng, do a good job, and at the end of the year, I will give you a model worker certificate and strive to get you another boss next year."

’Living Yama’ is a kind of faux-deity, like mortals creating gods, whose status is born from one’s own vows and the hopes of countless people.

Only by fulfilling one’s promises does the faux-status have a chance to become genuine.

Its power is simple, adding two Divine Seals to the existing ’Ghost Talisman’ abilities: ’Lord Yama Decree’ and ’City God Detention Warrant.’

"When King Yan calls you to die at the third watch, nobody dares keep you until the fifth watch," with a ’Lord Yama Decree’ directly controlling the life and death of mortals, arranging the method and timing of death at will.

To anyone’s observation, it would seem that it was simply the person’s time to die, with no signs of foul play.

With a ’City God Detention Warrant,’ one can mobilize some of the forces belonging to the ’Yin Department’ in the Mortal World, operating a very rigid and stiff ’City God System.’

For now, the rank is roughly equivalent to that of a county City God, slightly inferior to a prefecture City God.

The advantage is not having to be confined to one city or place like a City God but is free to move around and demonstrate power.

Although far from being the ’Deputy Yama’ who can fully take over the affairs of the Mortal World, it’s already a position of great authority.

As a result, after receiving the status boost from Wang Yuan, the judges could freely come and go from various county governments and even the City God Temples, which serve as ’Dragon Qi Hubs.’

Completely unaffected by the ’Dragon Qi Prohibition.’

In the meantime, they carry out sentencing following the principles of the ’four disobediences and four disrespects’: four disobediences are disloyalty, unfilial conduct, disrespect for siblings, and untrustworthiness; the four disrespects are lack of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame.

Lighter crimes receive lighter penalties, heavier crimes heavier punishments, and the extremely wicked are consigned to the underworld.

Because Magic is unified with law enforcement, the process of judges enforcing the law is a process of cultivation, and all gains, whether ’Yin Morality,’ Taoist Ability, or Incense... all share a portion with him, Old Wang.

Who could resist such a temptation?

"Hmm, the second platform outside the Deceit Market is completed; it’s also time to continue expanding the team.

I can’t quite pull the ’Yin Officials’ from the Yin Department just yet, but the ones from the City God System are just right."

Since I could previously manage to assemble a complete ’Feather Forest Guard’ from the Xue family’s ancestral temple,

gathering a ’White Tiger Elite Soldiers’ from various county City God Temples should also be no problem."

[Daoist Soldiers] don’t have the ability to extend their lifespan. Over the past two hundred years, most of the deceased [Daoist Soldiers] have entered the City God Temples of their ancestral homes to strengthen the "Dragon Qi Prohibition."

The living [White Tiger Elite Soldiers] might number only in the thousands, but the military souls serving as divine soldiers and generals in the City God Temples likely number in the tens of thousands.

After all, the birth of each [Daoist Soldier] consumes countless resources of the dynasty.

In choosing to accept these resources, it means that they have sold themselves completely, both in life and death.

It is a pity that after being tainted by incense, they can’t even leave their own cities and can only passively defend against evil invasions into the City God Temples—a true waste.

So-called idle resources should be put to use to create value.

If possible, Wang Yuan even wanted to try whether he could coax a few City Gods who had not yet completely turned into wooden statues, using the [Black Law Judge Method].

Commercial territories represented by the Cloud Tower Ghost Market, the post-event business left to Old Man Wang, the business of justice for the deceased... Wang Group was becoming increasingly powerful.

With half a sense of justice and half a sense of business on his mind, Boss Wang felt very gratified.

He casually opened the [Small Book of Life and Death] and checked his own assets.

[Biography · Book Master B: Wang Qianshan

Title: Living Yama (False Grade Divine Being, acts according to vows, with the hope of becoming real one day)

Position: Imperial Dragon Guard, Seventh Grade Forbidden Curse Colonel

Life Span: 128 years

Abnormality: Eyes like dark green luster; double Merit Golden Wheels.

Life Chart: Breaking Pattern

Qi Fortune: 2, Red Light Shining.

Fate: After beginning the practice of the "Earthly Que Golden Book," the book master has completely broken out of the original life pattern, and the course of life can no longer be constrained by the word "fate."

Taoist Military Skill: Dao General, beginner level of the third realm "Spirit Communication Transformation"; Divine Skills: White Tiger’s Four Holy Seals, Water and Wind Attire (consumed Zheng Wan), Five Ghost Intestines (consumed Five Ghosts Child).

Divine Power Skill: Mid-stage "True Qi" realm for Red Seal Mage, progress in "Five Senses Altar City" (4/5).

Deceit Objects: Heart Communication Conch, Yin Yang Heart Bell, Divination Bone, Money Box, Morality, Luban Ruler, Fengdu Iron Enclosure.

Yin Official: One Black Law Judge, two Fire Bell Generals on the left and right, San Tu Yin Official (grandfather), three awe-inspiring spiritual generals (disciple Zhu Bo’an)

Military Forces: 112 Netherworld Ghost Soldiers, 108 Feather Forest Guards.

Yin Morality: 57836]

Nowadays.

They have the invincible Young Master Huadie under the Yellow Seal Mage within the "Mirror Lake Magical Domain," and Zhou Jinhuan, who commands the [Long Water Camp] with fifteen main battleships.

As long as they could safely wait until the formation of "Yunhe Bridge" is broken, it would be their time to turn the tables as a third-party force.

No matter how loud the slogans or how big the business, it all boils down to advancing their own [Taoist Ability] significantly.

If one could become [Yin Heaven Son], many of the problems facing the world would no longer be issues.

Wang Yuan took one last look at the "Yunhe Bridge," which in the night seemed like a massive beast, before stepping onto the [Yin Road] to meet the Little Concubine at Mirror Lake.

However, suddenly a lamp leaped out from the [Deceit Market].

The flickering flame cast the figure of Qiu Shaobai, who slapped the table and urged:

"Boss Wang, don’t you want to do business anymore?

The talisman papers for cleansing have sold out, hurry back and restock! The major clients are all clamoring for more, and our distributors can’t keep up!"

[Imperial Dragon Guard] moving through the Jianghu inevitably involves thorough clean-up.

Especially for those great families steeped in evil heresies, if they don’t want to be mysteriously sought after for revenge, the skill of cleaning up is even more important than the ability to kill.

Now, by burning one of Wang Yuan’s talisman papers, the [Ghost Gate] would automatically send the ghosts to Old Wang’s section of the river for a clean bath.

Perfectly cleaned, ensuring no worries whatsoever.

After using it once, the opinion that "For post-event cleanup, who is strong? Look for Old Wang in Yunhe, Dengzhou," quickly took root in people’s hearts.

The demand for talisman papers kept rising, and the prices soared.

The colleagues of Dengzhou Prefecture’s [Imperial Dragon Guard] made a fortune acting as middlemen, becoming filthy rich in this period.

With the talisman papers sold out within a few days, how could they not be anxious?

After hearing Qiu Shaobai’s request for more supply, Wang Yuan felt a surge of joy and was about to change his destination.

But in an instant, his brow furrowed, feeling something was off.

Originally, after waking up his mother-in-law last night and learning the key to opening the [Dragon Gate], he should have returned to Mirror Lake right away.

But first, he was delayed by the malicious situation on "Yunhe Bridge," then he unexpectedly met Zeng Wentai, made a vow, and gained the title of [Living Yama] recognized by Heaven and Earth...

After being delayed again for a whole day on "Yunhe Bridge," waiting for the first victory of Judge Zeng’s new position,

And just as things were coming to an end, Qiu Shaobai came to urge for more inventory.

It seemed like every time he was about to return to Mirror Lake, important and urgent matters invariably emerged, leaving him no respite.

Once or twice might be nothing, but after three or four times, it started to seem a bit unusual.

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