Chapter 530: Chapter 522 Someone’s Got My Back
Qin Liuxi’s sincere and earnest persuasion allowed the resentful energy on Bai Renting to fade somewhat, and he began to deeply consider her words.
He truly wasn’t afraid of his soul scattering, but loneliness and pain were constantly devouring him, like how he hid in this Yizhuang devoid of anyone or any soul, always recalling the happy days with his family, and then the night his whole family died unjustly—the more he thought about it, the more pain and hatred he felt.
They were all gone, what meaning was there for him in this world?
Xuan Qingzi saw the change and uncertainty in Bai Renting, and couldn’t help but glance at Qin Liuxi, her lips pressed together.
One would think her nonchalant and sharp-tongued, yet when it came to logic, her arguments were clear and straightforward, striking directly at the heart.
Qin Liuxi: Do you know what ’brainwashing’ is?
Bai Renting looked up: "Can I... really see my mother and wife and children again?"
"If you’re willing, I’ll ask on your behalf, find you a backdoor," Qin Liuxi said. "But first, you must accept being transcended."
Bai Renting was puzzled: "What do you mean by ’backdoor’?"
He was, after all, a new ghost, who in life had only ever been immersed in reading saintly books and didn’t quite understand the undertone of the words of this Little Heavenly Master.
Qin Liuxi explained nonchalantly: "It means, I have connections down below, oh, I mean with ghosts!"
Bai Renting: "?"
Xuan Qingzi became anxious, it couldn’t be what she was thinking, could it?
"How about it, hurry up, it’s almost dawn."
It wasn’t that close to dawn, the moon was just at the treetops, but she was simply impatient.
"Why do you want to help me?" Bai Renting was still somewhat doubtful.
Qin Liuxi glanced at him: "Why so many questions? If you want to do something, just do it. Pretend I’m just bored."
Xuan Qingzi almost choked, bored? Have you forgotten you swindled a Soul Summoning Bell from me?
Bai Renting fell silent, looking around at the dead silence, he truly had no more attachments to this world.
"Alright."
Only then did Qin Liuxi begin setting up a simple Daoist temple, instructing Xuan Qingzi to retrieve the incense burner from Yizhuang, then pulling an incense box from her sleeve, lighting four sticks of incense, muttering words under her breath, sitting cross-legged, hands forming seals, and starting to chant the "Supreme Sutra of Salvation."
At first, Bai Renting merely watched, but as the incense was lit and the fragrance entered his nostrils, he couldn’t help but take a whiff. The scripture reached his ears, sounding both distant and near, calming and peaceful.
He listened to the profound scripture, recalling that painful scene, his face contorted into a brief moment of frightful ferocity, fury, and resentment, with resentful energy flowing through.
The scripture seemed to turn into a clear spring, washing away the resentful energy, dissolving the injustices, leaving behind calmness and ease.
Yao Feifei stood beside Xuan Qingzi at some point, looking at Qin Liuxi with profound eyes, then at the Evil Ghost, whose dense resentful energy was dissipating bit by bit.
She could transcend an Evil Ghost at such a young age.
Xuan Qingzi was too stricken to utter a word.
After finishing reciting the Transcendence Scripture, Qin Liuxi opened her eyes, re-lit the incense, and with yellow paper at hand, folded two gold ingots and burned them, then started summoning a Ghost Messenger.
A chilly breeze rushed in, carrying with it the sound of chains breaking through the air.
Xuan Qingzi and Yao Feifei retreated in shock, watching the spot where space twisted, a sinister Ghost Messenger dressed in a black robe with a high black hat, hands wrapped in Soul Hook chains, appeared, poking its head out.
Bai Renting’s resentful energy had dissipated, feeling the threat, his soul body trembled, and he nearly thought to flee.
"Senior Brother, is... is that the legendary Lord Black Impermanence?" Yao Feifei’s voice was scarcely audible as she clutched Xuan Qingzi’s hand, trembling.
Xuan Qingzi nodded, his eyes sparkling; this was his first time seeing Lord Black Impermanence.
With an affirmative answer, Yao Feifei’s voice became even more of a murmur, "She can actually summon a Ghost Messenger at any time, and it’s even Black Impermanence."
Xuan Qingzi swallowed hard.
Summoning Ghost Messengers also requires Daoist Cultivation, and even if one has the cultivation, it’s not something you can just do at will. Some Ghost Messengers simply ignore you, and summoning them carelessly might even offend them.
Even in their Jinhua Temple, they don’t send off Wandering Ghosts one by one through the Ghost Gate but instead, in batches during major festivals, like Qingming or the Ghost Festival in July.
Of course, it’s not impossible to request the opening of the Ghost Gate at any time for someone with profound Daoist Cultivation, but opening it even once consumes Spiritual Power.
Yet, Qin Liuxi managed to do it with ease.
She hadn’t even set up an altar, just a few sticks of incense, and two stacked gold ingots, and she had him summoned.
In this day and age, is Lord Black Impermanence so easily summoned?
"Lao Hei, over here." Qin Liuxi waved towards Black Impermanence.
Xuan Qingzi and Yao Feifei nearly stumbled.
Old, Old Black?
Bai Renting also gave her a deep look; it’s no wonder they say there are ghosts backstage with such familiarity.
Black Impermanence immediately rushed over, grinning obsequiously while hugging the two gold ingots, "You just had to call me for the chant, why go through the trouble of Divine Incense and ingots?"
Qin Liuxi waved her hand: "You should always get something for the trouble."
Black Impermanence scanned the people present with his ghostly eye. Xuan Qingzi, shivering, grasped Yao Feifei and stepped forward to bow, "Xuan Qingzi (Qingling) of Shengjing’s Jinhua Temple pays respects to Lord Black Impermanence."
"Hmm." Black Impermanence presented a ghostly face, then glancing at Bai Renting, his ghostly eye fierce, he flung his chain, binding him, "What Evil Ghost dares to devour Lonely Souls and harm the living?"
As soon as the chain wrapped around him, it immediately tightened automatically, causing Bai Renting to let out a pained scream.
At this sudden display of Divine Power from Black Impermanence, Xuan Qingzi and company’s legs went weak, their complexions turned pale, feeling their Divine Souls shaking.
Qin Liuxi exclaimed, "Lao Hei, not like this, he’s a pitiful one, I’ve already transcended him."
Upon hearing this, Black Impermanence immediately loosened the Soul Hook Chain: "Oh, is he the ghost you’re taking care of? If you had said so earlier, I almost harmed one of our own."
Everyone: "!"
His face changed too quickly!
Qin Liuxi briefly explained what had happened to Bai Renting, "In his lifetime, he was a good person, but fate was cruel, and after death, he harmed others, I won’t elaborate. Some debts are paid by those who owe them; he’ll be punished accordingly at the Mirror of Sin. I’m asking you to help by finding his family, allowing him to see them one last time before he goes to face his punishment."
Bai Renting knelt down, kowtowing to Black Impermanence: "Lord, if you’re willing to help this humble one, I’m willing to accept my punishment. In the next life, I’ll do anything to repay you, even become an ox or horse."
Black Impermanence said, "You wish to serve me as an ox or horse, but first we’ll see if Oxhead and Horseface agree to it. Alright, get up, in consideration of the Lord here, once I go down, I’ll help you look for your family. However, no matter how tragic your story, harming others is still harming others. If you want to reincarnate, you must serve your punishment in full, understand?"
"I understand," Bai Renting said, tears of joy running down his face.
With the matter settled, Black Impermanence inquired if Qin Liuxi had any other instructions.
Qin Liuxi shook her head, cupping one hand in the other before her chest as a salute, "Thank you for your trouble."
"It’s a trifle; I’ll be taking my leave then." Black Impermanence waved his hand, wrapping the chain around Bai Renting’s hand, preparing to leave.
Bai Renting bowed deeply to Qin Liuxi, "Thank you."