Chapter 1564: Chapter 1564: He Might Be the Key to Breaking the Game

“Greetings to King Qin Guang!”

Zhong Kui hurriedly spoke with respect. Although he was a judge, his status in the underworld was a bit special, barely comparable to the Ten Kings of Hell.

Yet in the presence of King Qin Guang, he remained highly respectful.

King Qin Guang nodded indifferently, then looked at Jiang Xiaobai: “Do you, lad, comprehend what you are undertaking? I am aware of the deal you’ve struck with the underworld. To shatter the underworld’s seal in three months – you’ve got quite the audacity, haven’t you?”

When King Qin Guang spoke, he did so with a sigh.

It’s a joke, for millions of years the underworld has been unable to lift the ban, how did Jiang Xiaobai’s mind come up with the thought of accomplishing it in three months?

“Greetings to King Qin Guang!”

Jiang Xiaobai came to his senses and quickly bowed respectfully: “I had no other choice but to rescue my beloved wife, and only the underworld had the means. Perhaps there were other ways, but with the underworld right before my eyes, it had to be cherished.”

“Besides, my lifespan is inadequate, with less than a year and a half remaining. I cannot let my wife suffer the pain of slumber before my departure.”

As Jiang Xiaobai spoke, King Qin Guang felt a weightiness; the lad indeed had love and loyalty, going to such lengths for his wife – rare indeed!

Upon a glance, he indeed discovered that Jiang Xiaobai’s lifespan had less than a year and a half remaining, which was even more surprising.

“You, as a Daluo Golden Immortal, should have a lifespan that spans the heaven and earth. Why is it so diminished? Could it be due to the practice of some forbidden arts?”

King Qin Guang narrowed his eyes: “Don’t tell me you also came to solve your lifespan issue in the underworld?”

“This… I’ve had the thought, but it seems unrealistic… However, King Qin Guang, I am curious about one thing!”

Jiang Xiaobai spoke hastily: “Why didn’t the underworld inform me of what I would get after completing the transaction? Instead, it took my benefits in advance?”

“What do you mean by taking your benefits?”

Zhong Kui was displeased: “What, do you believe the underworld takes money without resolving affairs?”

“Don’t worry about these…”

King Qin Guang’s old face turned awkward: “The underworld has its own judgment. It acts not as the will of heaven, but as the will of reincarnation, crafted by the joint hands of many powerful beings in the past… Well, it’s not necessary to explain everything so clearly to you. You just need to know that once you complete the deal with the underworld, it will reward you sufficiently according to the terms of the deal, and would never shortchange anyone.”

Yet as he said this, King Qin Guang’s tone shifted: “If you fail, you will have to become a ghost envoy for a million years – with a low status, and the tasks are plenty.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of Gu Ning and the others changed greatly, with Gu Ning even seizing Jiang Xiaobai’s shoulders.

“Xiaobai, are you confused? How can you agree to such a thing so easily?”

“Even if your lifespan is insufficient, it should not be like this. If you become a ghost envoy of the underworld, you’ll spend your whole lifetime there. Even if you find a chance to resurrect Yan’er, how will you handle life as spirits separated from each other?”

To this, Jiang Xiaobai did not feel uncomfortable at all; having agreed, he would indeed find a way to fulfill the deal.

Yet being shaken by Gu Ning in such a way made his head spin: “Master, rest assured, I am confident.”

“I have learned about some aspects of the underworld’s seal through this will. Speaking of which, it is only natural that those within the underworld cannot deal with it; instead, we outsiders might have a chance!”

Upon hearing this, Zhong Kui was taken aback: “What do you mean, that the people of the underworld cannot solve their own issues?”

“Indeed!”

King Qin Guang suddenly spoke: “Indeed, the situation in the underworld is beyond the ability of us in Fengdu City to resolve. This matter is highly confidential, and we did not let you know.”

“After all, it’s of no use for you to know. As ghost envoys of the underworld, we can no longer contact anyone in the mortal realm after the ban is in place, all we can do is wait…”

As he spoke, King Qin Guang curiously looked towards Jiang Xiaobai: “Could it be that the one we’ve been waiting for in the underworld… is truly you?”

“How so?” inquired Jiang Xiaobai curiously.

“A million years ago, a yellow-robed elder broke into the underworld. His strength was unpredictable, able to move freely within the sealed underworld. He told us to just wait – that someone would come to solve the problems of the underworld.”

King Qin Guang raised his eyebrows: “Is that person you?”

Upon hearing about the yellow-robed old Taoist from King Qin Guang, Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth twitched with black lines all over his face.

Son of a bitch, if it’s not me then who could it be?

“This old dog, he actually calculated so much, even predicting that I would come to the Underworld?”

Jiang Xiaobai gritted his teeth, which meant that Ao Yan’s predicament was also within his schemes. Was Yan’er reduced to this state because of this old dog?

“You dog-like thing, wait until I find you, I’ll beat you to death!”

Jiang Xiaobai roared furiously.

King Qin Guang looked surprised: “Can you beat him?”

“So what if I can’t? This old dog played me so much, I’ll beat him up to vent my anger. If you won’t let me beat him, I’ll just smash my head and die!”

Jiang Xiaobai was seething with anger. Had that yellow-robed old Taoist been in front of him now, he would certainly have pounced like a mad dog.

Thereupon, King Qin Guang seemed to have learned something and used some means to examine the karma on Jiang Xiaobai.

Upon inspection, he was nearly blinded!

That golden karmic thread was really blinding!

In an instant, King Qin Guang understood everything, and then after lowering his head and pondering for a while, he looked at Jiang Xiaobai.

“Young man, no matter what, as long as you can complete this task, the Underworld will owe you one, and I will be sure to solve the issue with your wife’s life span and your own!”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, then asked: “However, King Qin Guang, do you know where the Heavenly Mausoleum City is?”

“Of course I do… I also know that the solution might be within the Heavenly Mausoleum City. It’s located in a place called Mausoleum City in the Dongsheng Divine Continent, you will understand once you get there.”

After King Qin Guang finished speaking, he bowed with clasped hands towards Jiang Xiaobai: “Mr. Jiang, this time the entire Underworld owes you one!”

“This world owes you one!”

Whether the Underworld can be unsealed and restarted is now up to Jiang Xiaobai!

The Underworld has had issues and been sealed for millions of years, the cosmos has long been in chaos, and the presence of the Underworld also serves to relieve the pressure of the heavenly way. If they could restart the Underworld, it would be beneficial for the cosmos!

“Then, I will be going now, time is of the essence and should not be delayed,” said Jiang Xiaobai as he turned to leave while waving his hand at King Qin Guang: “Remember, when I’m done, you owe me drinks, I haven’t yet had a taste of Fengdu City’s wine!”

“Alright!”

King Qin Guang, with his hands clasped behind his back, watched Jiang Xiaobai leave, his expression gradually filled with excitement.

He had a hunch that Jiang Xiaobai was definitely the person who could help the Underworld break its seal!

Only Zhong Kui on the side was utterly baffled.

“King Qin Guang, what are you talking about, I don’t understand any of it?”

Zhong Kui was stunned: “Wasn’t the Underworld’s seal caused by a cataclysm?”

“That’s what is said, but what you don’t know is that the Six Paths of Reincarnation are broken.”

King Qin Guang murmured: “If the Underworld wants to break the seal, what it needs to do first is to repair the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the Heavenly Mausoleum City is the only place that can accomplish that, but who in the Underworld could go there?”

“It’s a dead cycle, only an outsider can break it, and he, Jiang Xiaobai, might just be the key to breaking it.”