The Judge listened and lowered his head to flip through the pages. After reading from beginning to end, he finally found a suspicious area: "There are dozens of names with blank spaces below them, marked with circles. It's unclear if they are alive or dead, but it's certain that these dozens of people are the ones you mentioned, those who died from the curse."
The Judge closed the Book of Life and Death in his hands, his tone unusually serious: "That means these people should have a phenomenon of resurrection later. This matter cannot be taken lightly. In my long time in the underworld, I have never heard of a person being able to come back from the dead."
Upon hearing the Judge's words, the surrounding cultivators began to discuss:
"Did you hear what the Judge just said? People can actually come back from the dead. This is truly unheard of!"
"I heard. How is this possible? Isn't it said that life and death are cyclical and natural laws? How can someone who has already died be reborn?"
"Alas, speaking of which, I have cultivated for so long and barely reached the Golden Core realm. I never thought I would see the Judge of the Underworld one day. The Judge is so handsome."
"Judge, you just said that these deceased people can be resurrected. Does that mean these people who died from the curse received some compensation, and that's why they were resurrected? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense." An immortal asked the Judge, turning his head.
The Judge shook his head slightly: "This matter is of great importance, and I am not entirely sure what is going on. I will go back and report to the Ten Kings of Hell. If I find out the reason, I will come and tell you." After speaking, the Judge was about to leave, but then seemed to remember something, stopped, turned back, and instructed: "Right, since these cursed people have their destinies arranged otherwise, it's best not to take their lives for now. Find a way to disperse the giants and then lock all these cursed people back up."
With his thoughts and arrangements made, the Judge returned to the underworld with peace of mind.
However, he was gone, and Feng Mingqi and the others, staring at the nine-foot-tall brute in front of them who only knew how to attack the barrier and nothing else, began to fret.
The Judge made it sound easy to disperse this guy and then send them back to the village.
After all, these nine-foot-tall giants were all formed by the fusion of those cursed humans.
But the problem now was that they didn't know how.
The problem now was that they couldn't disperse it without harming them.
So after going in circles, everyone returned to the starting point.
Qi Yu, who had been feeling quite down due to matters of the Heavenly Dao, suddenly had an idea while watching the nine-foot-tall brute for so long.
She threw a sentence at everyone, "Let me try," and then walked to a very large open space. After drawing a formation around the area, she stepped into the center of the formation.
Everyone gathered around curiously, not understanding what she intended to do.
Feng Mingqi tilted his head strangely: "Qi Yu, are you going to use the Clone Technique next? We've already considered the Clone Technique. It can be used to remove corrupted flesh, but it seems useless in this situation, doesn't it?"
"Yes, using the Clone Technique can at most increase the number of people, but it doesn't seem to be able to subdue this big guy, especially without injuring him," Feng Sixian said, thinking to herself. She felt that this challenge was no different from cutting a chicken into pieces while it was still alive.
How could they disperse this giant, formed by combination, while the people were still alive?
Feng Yunzui squatted on the ground, thinking harder and harder, feeling a headache.
Yue Zhiyin also felt that this was probably the most challenging trial of his reign as Heavenly Emperor.
Sui You, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, Ming Lou, and others were all sitting cross-legged on clouds in mid-air, looking down at the nine-foot-tall giant from above.
They were contemplating how to design a trap to trip this big guy.
An Nuo and Shao Feng looked worried.
Yan Hua, Chen Xi, Jin Yan, and Yu Yuan appeared more relaxed, but were clearly also thinking of countermeasures.
But just as they were at a loss, Qi Yu's Clone Technique began to change.
The clones created by the Clone Technique began to stack on top of each other, one holding the other, like stilts, gradually forming a giant almost as tall as the nine-foot giant.
Qi Yu, standing in the formation, lifted her left foot.
The giant formed by the Clone Technique also lifted its foot.
Qi Yu stood in the center of the formation, chanting incantations, reducing the power of her clones to the minimum.
Then, she controlled the clones and kicked the nine-foot brute, who was still attacking the barrier, fiercely to the ground.
The moment this nine-foot brute fell to the ground, it felt as if heaven and earth had shaken.
The good news was that with Qi Yu's move, the combined cursed humans were indeed dispersed.
But the bad news was that after being dispersed, some of the cursed people were flung far away by the force, some were hanging on trees, some simply disappeared, and some even fell into the river.
They had to find these people as soon as possible, cut off the corrupted flesh from their bodies, and send them back to the cursed village.
Chen Xi withdrew his barrier and cheered on the spot: "Although finding people is troublesome, no matter what, finding people is better than staring at the big guy with nowhere to start! Come on, everyone from each clan, lend a hand. Let's find all the people quickly today, then cut off all the corrupted flesh that needs to be dug out, and send them all back to the cursed village. Once this is done, today's mission will be a success."
Upon hearing this, all the races began to mobilize.
They divided the labor. Those skilled at finding people went to help find them. Those not skilled at finding but skilled at dealing with the natural environment quickly used the power of nature to clean up all the villages covered by mudslides and restore them to their original appearance.
In addition, there were those who saved the injured and healed the sick, purified water sources, and rescued small animals in the mountains.
The cultivators and immortals who had always been worried about being scratched by these cursed humans had no choice but to join the effort.
Feng Mingqi, Feng Yunzui, and Feng Sixian, the three siblings, mobilized the modular army to guard the South Sea harbor, preventing any evil beasts or malevolent spirits from attacking at this time.
Yue Zhiyin, Sui You, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, and Ming Lou returned to the Nine Heavens to issue decrees and arrange for other immortals in the Nine Heavens to take turns with the immortals helping in the mortal world.
In addition, they had to record the merits of those who intervened and helped in the three realms.
An Nuo, Shao Feng, and Si Qing originally wanted to help cut off the corrupted flesh from the cursed people.
However, Qi Yu used the excuse that there were many important matters in the North Sea and South Sea awaiting approval, and temporarily sent the three of them back.
Yan Hua, Chen Xi, Jin Yan, and Yu Yuan were responsible for lighting bonfires and mugwort. While cutting off the corrupted flesh from the cursed people, they used the burning of mugwort and grass ash to remove the filth and stench from the human world.
Seeing everyone busy with great enthusiasm and the matter seemingly heading towards a solution, Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to return to the South Sea
to rest, when she suddenly heard a monster's roar.
She turned her head sharply, looking in the direction of the sound.
She saw a cursed person not far away, stumbling towards them.
The person appeared to be a middle-aged male, but at this moment, his skin was dark purple and his appearance was unrecognizable. He ran very fast, and his fingernails kept extending as he ran.
The moment he raised his hand to strike, his sharp fingernails severed the trunk of a nearby tree.
This attack startled everyone else who was busy, and then they all shouted at Qi Yu: "Get out of the way quickly!"
Qi Yu heard their shouts.
But at this very moment, looking at the cursed human attacking her, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
What if she died right here?
As long as she was scratched, the curse of the Heavenly Dao could be stopped.
Then everyone could be saved, and this matter could be over.
Although this would create a vacuum period in the three realms without a new Heavenly Dao or new laws, but...
At least the matter of the curse could be completely stopped.
As Qi Yu thought this, she clenched her fists tightly, and countless happy memories with An Nuo, Shao Feng, and Si Qing flashed through her mind.
And her senior brothers.
And her master.
The more Qi Yu thought, the more reluctant she felt.
At this very moment.
A flame spear suddenly attacked from not far away, blocking Qi Yu's front and forcibly stopping the cursed human's attack!
Qi Yu looked up.
She saw Si Qing flying over from not far away.
His eyes were wide, his breathing unsteady, and his face was pale with fright. After knocking the cursed human to the ground, his heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled.
"Si Qing," Qi Yu stared at him blankly.
Si Qing walked over, still shaken, his eyes suddenly reddening.
He grabbed Qi Yu and took her back to the South Sea. After entering the Dragon Palace study, he asked fiercely, tears streaming down his face:
"Sister, what were you just doing?!"