“The Zhou family now has a new Ancient God sitting in charge. I am also relieved about you all. It's time to let go of everything in this mortal world.” Zhou Yun patted the Zhou family head's hand, advising with a voice full of vicissitudes.
“No! Ancestor, I will go to the Dragon Sunflower Prefecture to beg them. You, old one, are the Prefect of the Dragon Sunflower Prefecture. The Dragon Sunflower Prefecture has the Immortal Court behind it, so they must have a way to extend your life.” The Zhou family head sensed the departing intent in his ancestor's tone and couldn't help but panic.
“A person's life, from birth to death, is just a journey. My life has already been fulfilled, so don't waste your energy anymore.” Zhou Yun shook his head, but a trace of bitterness remained at the corner of his mouth.
If there were other methods, he naturally wouldn't want to die. Unfortunately, his talent had been exhausted, and the pills that increased lifespan had almost no effect. His fate had truly come to an end.
However, he naturally couldn't reveal this regret in front of his descendants.
He was afraid that these children would be too sad.
“I wonder, where do people go after they die?” Zhou Yun murmured.
In mortal legends, there is an underworld that can lead people to rebirth. Those who fall will be reborn in the starry sky as a new person.
But this is just a legend after all. If it were true, as an Ancient God, how could he not sense it?
Zhou Yun's consciousness gradually rose with a trace of daze.
The cries of his descendants were faintly audible in his ears. He had truly reached the brink of death.
“Am I going to die?”
“How unwilling I am!”
Zhou Yun felt himself becoming more and more confused. He felt as if he had entered a cold cellar, getting colder and colder. As an Ancient God, he could sense his vitality rapidly draining away.
At this moment, he couldn't hold on any longer. The strength he had pretended to have in front of his descendants couldn't withstand the fear of death.
“I really hope that the afterlife that those mortals talk about is real.” Zhou Yun smiled self-deprecatingly.
Cultivators are the least likely to believe in the afterlife.
They only believe in this life.
But as a person was about to die, Zhou Yun's thoughts were shaken. He couldn't help but flash a glimmer of hope for the impossible things in legends.
Tat, tat...
“Hmm?”
“I must be confused!”
“Where are these footsteps coming from all around!”
Zhou Yun shook his head, mocking himself inwardly.
His vitality was almost extinguished, his soul was dissolving, and even his true spirit was almost unable to protect him. How could he still hear the footsteps of the mortal world?
Tat! Tat!
It was just that, as time passed little by little.
The sound of footsteps that Zhou Yun had mistaken for an illusion became clearer and clearer.
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Chapter 385: Universe Fusion, Divine-Mortal Boundary, System Upgrade Complete
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“Zhou Yun, Prefect of the Dragon Sunflower Prefecture, served for six hundred years. During his tenure, he governed one side and made great achievements...”
In a daze, it was as if someone was narrating his divine official deeds in his ear.
“You are!” Zhou Yun was shocked!
He could feel that something was lingering near him.
“The Lord of the Dragon Sunflower Underworld Prefecture, the Underworld Division has just been established and needs manpower. Considering your merits to the Immortal Court, you are hereby permitted to take up a position as a deity in the Underworld. Are you willing?”
“The Underworld... the Immortal Court!”
Zhou Yun, who was in the throes of death in the mortal world, murmured to himself, shocked.
He never expected that the Underworld in mortal legends actually existed.
Moreover, it seemed to have a great relationship with the Immortal Court that now ruled the starry sky!
“If you are unwilling, the Dragon Sunflower Underworld Prefecture will naturally not treat you unfairly. It will allow you to be reincarnated into an Ancient God family in your next life, but the True Spirit River will wash away your memories...”
“I am willing!” Zhou Yun subconsciously agreed.
“Since that's the case, then come with me.”
At the last moment of Zhou Yun's life, what occupied his heart was no longer the unwillingness towards the mortal world, but curiosity and doubt.
On the Cold Jade Bed.
Zhou Yun passed away.
The Zhou family's descendants cried in unison, and a sad atmosphere filled the entire Zhou family.
...
The Heavenly Palace of the Ministry of Revenue.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue sat on the throne, his brows furrowed.
“Palace Master, should this official investigate the origin of this mysterious power!”
In the hall, Yun Zhizun's face still had a trace of shock.
In the hundreds of years of the Starry Sky Great Era, many special physique geniuses have been born in the Nine Universes, such as the Origin Body, the Ethereal Body, etc. If they grow up in the future, they will all be seedlings that the Immortal Court can reuse.
But this is just what the Immortal Court thinks.
In the eyes of some people in the starry sky, these special physique geniuses are the shells and cauldrons that they can use to go further.
Some Gods and Demons whose talents have reached their limit and cannot break through, in order to break through their own limits, secretly search for this type of genius behind the Immortal Court's back. After finding them, they dissolve themselves and seize them with a Divine Soul far stronger than the genius, intending to live another life.
There are also some Gods and Demons who are not satisfied with the talents of their descendants. Like the former, they also set their sights on these geniuses, intending to graft their talents.
Such actions have harmed many creatures in the budding stage of talent.
If the starry sky is ownerless, the Immortal Court will naturally not meddle in other people's business.
But now, the Immortal Court is in charge of the starry sky, and such incidents undoubtedly damage the foundation of the Immortal Court.
Therefore, the Heavenly Palace of the Ministry of Revenue personally took over this matter and arranged for Ancient Gods to patrol the heavens and universes.
But the universe is too large, and there are hundreds of billions of trillions of creatures. The area is simply endless. Many things that are deeply hidden behind the scenes are difficult for even the Immortal Court to detect.
But in the past month.
It was as if the world had been cleared. Those who intended to seize, as well as a large number of remnant souls that spanned the galaxy, all disappeared. This was almost instantaneous, and Yun Zhizun didn't even have time to react.
It was also because of this that Yun Zhizun was extremely shocked.
Being able to completely hide it from the Heavenly Palace of the Ministry of Revenue, the matter behind this must involve a great deal. He was worried that it would involve other Heavenly Palaces, so he did not dare to search easily, so he first asked the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for his opinion.
“Investigate?”
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was silent.
He naturally wanted to investigate.
These remnant souls, these Gods and Demons with ulterior motives, and some reborn people who have already completed evil deeds are all variables in the starry sky. Their continued existence will inevitably damage the interests of the Immortal Court and be detrimental to the future invasion of the heavens and worlds.
If there is a conspiracy behind their mysterious disappearance now, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the starry sky.
But the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue thought of another thing.
A hundred years ago, the conversation between the two “Immortals” of the Immortal Court.
It seemed that the Emperor was planning to open up the Underworld.
What is the Underworld? To clear the turbid air in the universe, but anyone whose fate has come to an end will all be reincarnated, so that the starry sky will be vigorous and upward, and impurities will be eliminated. The current situation is extremely similar.
If this matter is related to the Underworld.
The Heavenly Palace of the Ministry of Revenue will not only not have to investigate.
On the contrary, you can breathe a sigh of relief in the future.
Moreover, the matter of the Underworld is also greatly involved in the transformation of the starry sky into a fairy domain.
If...
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue calculated with his fingers and caught a glimpse of the root of this matter, and couldn't help but smile.
“Why is the Palace Master laughing?” A trace of suspicion appeared on Yun Zhizun's face.
If it weren't for following the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for a long time and knowing his character.
This strange smile of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
He almost thought that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had done this.
“There is no need to investigate this matter any further.”
“For our Immortal Court, no, it is a huge opportunity for the entire starry sky!” The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue smiled.
This statement made Yun Zhizun even more confused.
“Palace Master, can you explain it clearly?” Yun Zhizun said.
“Cannot be said, cannot be said.”
“This...” Yun Zhizun was a little dazed.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue looked mysterious.
Yun Zhizun suddenly remembered that when the Palace Master of the Tibetan Pavilion Divine Palace had a conversation with him and the other Palace Masters a hundred years ago, he had also vaguely revealed that there would be a great opportunity in the future, but no matter how he asked, he kept his mouth shut, just like the current Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
“Damn it!” Yun Zhizun gritted his teeth secretly.
He felt that these people seemed to be planning a major event behind his back.
This unknown thing made him itch so much.
Of course, he also understood that it should be because of his own level that he didn't know enough about this matter, which made him secretly determined that he must enter the Immortal Court's high level in the future.
“Then, should the Ancient Gods responsible for patrolling the heavens be transferred back?” Yun Zhizun asked.
