"A vile spirit crawled out of hell?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma couldn't help but feel a jolt of surprise. He stared intently at the Mountain Lord, but didn't dare to answer rashly.

"The Twilight Boundary divides yin and yang, spirits and deities, each following their own rules."

The Mountain Lord was silent for a long time before he said in a low voice, "But do you know that there is another kind of evil in this world? They ignore the Twilight Boundary, wandering outside of yin and yang. They borrow human bodies, commit demonic acts. They do not respect heaven and earth, the imperial court, or the law."

"They hide among humans, only to create havoc and cause trouble, wreaking havoc on the world. They kill people for blood sacrifices, disregard human lives, and even play games in the court, defiling the palace..."

"...Sometimes, you make me think you're like them!"

"..."

Hu Ma was extremely shocked to hear these words, but this time, he forced himself to face the question calmly.

He knew that the Mountain Lord had the ability to hear the goodness and evil in people's hearts, but he didn't want to be detected.

He only frowned and slowly said, "There are countless evils in this world, each with its own way of harming people. I've heard Grandma talk about these things, and I've also heard the old master of the Li family in Dongzi say it. But... what does this have to do with the emperor's fate?"

The Mountain Lord stared directly at Hu Ma and said in a low voice, "It has nothing to do with the emperor's fate we are talking about, but it has to do with the attitude towards the emperor..."

"These evils, crawling out of the underworld, painting skin and bones, disguising themselves as living people, hiding in the human world, counting the disasters and bloody events that have occurred in various places over the past hundred years, almost all of them have their shadows..."

Saying this, he sighed softly before continuing, "You can't hear their movements now, because twenty years ago, they underwent a great purge. The Ten Families joined forces to kill them, eliminate them, and they have all disappeared."

"But twenty years ago, they acted strangely and perversely, causing people to change color upon hearing their names."

"For example, in the previous dynasty, there was an evil spirit who even infiltrated the court as a warlock, defiling the palace, truly reaching a position below only one person and above ten thousand, with power reaching the sky. In the end, having no higher to climb, he even used the emperor's decree to perform a ten-thousand-person sacrifice, intending to ascend to immortality..."

"The Yidu National Preceptor tried to stop him, destroying his blood altar, but angered him. He became violently enraged and even skinned the emperor, hanging him in the Golden Luan Hall..."

"..."

"Holy crap..."

Even Hu Ma was taken aback when he heard the Mountain Lord's words.

He had heard about the emperor being skinned for a long time and had even made some guesses. Now, hearing it, it was actually done by a transmigrator?

This old brother climbed so high and made such a big deal... a ten-thousand-person sacrifice, that's equivalent to how many sweet potato burns? Intending to ascend to immortality, but this... this doesn't seem like a world of cultivation, does it?

His voice was a little hoarse, and he asked cautiously, "And then?"

"This demon..."

"..."

The Mountain Lord sighed softly and said, "In the end, of course, the Ten Families joined forces to capture this demon. From this, they searched out many evil ghosts and killed a batch of them. And this demon was also crushed to bones and his soul ground, never to be reincarnated."

"It was also because of his rebellious actions that the world has become a demonic and ferocious world, unable to suppress evil spirits, with demons and monsters swarming everywhere, wreaking havoc on the world..."

His voice became lower and lower, as if there were some things that he simply didn't want to talk about.

After a long silence, he sighed softly and said, "Of course, what I'm telling you is not just this."

"It's just that I feel some emotion. These Ten Reincarnated Vile Spirits who came from mysterious origins, some even said to have crawled out of hell, although they act evilly, lawlessly, but sometimes they utter strange words, which makes people unable to figure them out, such as..."

"...The imperial court is full of decaying bones, true power lies among the people."

"When that demon skinned the emperor, he urinated in the court while saying these words, and then faced three thousand iron-clad imperial guards, the national protecting dharma masters, and the extraordinary individuals sent by the Ten Families alone."

"Heh heh, that battle of spells, using the capital as an altar, gambling with the fate of a nation, was truly dark and earth-shattering."

"Since the existence of ways and talented people, there has never been such a battle of spells..."

"..."

When Hu Ma heard these words, he could barely suppress the horror in his heart. There was no escaping it. Not only would the Mountain Lord have this idea, but even without listening to the Mountain Lord's account, he could directly confirm it.

This warlock must be one of the predecessors among the transmigrators. How could the idea of "true power lies among the people" be born in a world where aristocratic families are rampant?

Moreover, the Mountain Lord's account also revealed how big this group of predecessors played back then, and even revealed some secrets...

...Was this old brother the one who triggered those purges?

Damn it, you skinned the emperor and performed a ten-thousand-person sacrifice. If people don't purge you, who would they purge?

Thinking quickly in his heart, he also realized that this was a rare opportunity to understand what transmigrators looked like in the eyes of beings like the Mountain Lord, so he quickly asked, "But what was this demon after?"

"Why would he do such a thankless thing? Could it be that he also wanted to be emperor?"

"..."

"Emperor..."

The Mountain Lord was silent, and said in a low voice, "Regarding these evil spirits, no one knows what they want. Some say they intend to seize the country, others say they are a group of madmen who want to learn all kinds of ways in this world, and learn the most powerful evil techniques."

"Some even say that they crawled out from the depths of the Gates of Hell, doing all kinds of things in order to drag the living world into hell, so that the living can taste the torment of the Ten Courts of Hell..."

"But there are many different sayings, but I always feel that those who can say such things don't seem so cruel..."

"So, I believe a groundless saying..."

"..."

Hu Ma was slightly startled and subconsciously lowered his voice, "What is it?"

The Mountain Lord was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "That group of vile spirits climbed into the human world, not to fight for the throne or anything, but to... slay the Grand Duke Jupiter, and fight for the Mandate of Heaven!"

"Ah?"

Suddenly hearing this sentence, Hu Ma was stunned, and his voice seemed to change, "Slay the Grand Duke Jupiter? ...Are you referring to that Grand Duke Jupiter?"

"And what is fighting for the Mandate of Heaven?"

Speaking of slaying the Grand Duke Jupiter, aren't people like Second Master, the butcher, doing it every day? The Red Lantern Mother's blood food gang even makes slaying the Grand Duke Jupiter their profession. How could this become the goal of transmigrators?

"It's not that simple."

The Mountain Lord sighed and said, "The Grand Duke Jupiter descends into the world, nourishing evil spirits everywhere. Even I can't figure out what it is. People in this world only know to worship it, not dare to offend it, not dare to investigate it deeply, otherwise they will inexplicably go crazy and die, or turn into evil spirits."

"But after all, there are also those who are brave. It is rumored that the Grand Duke Jupiter enters the world with the Mandate of Heaven. If one can find the source of the Grand Duke Jupiter, one can find the Mandate of Heaven, obtain the blessing of great power, and be dismembered to become an immortal."

"Of course, the saying is illusory, but as far as I know, including the evil spirit that wreaked havoc on the world before, there are indeed many of them trying to find the source of the Grand Duke Jupiter, and the Ten Families are also secretly stopping them."

"As for the specifics..."

He paused slightly, and said, "That's something even I can't understand. Perhaps, one day in the future, you will be qualified to see it."

Hearing the Mountain Lord say this, Hu Ma already understood what he wanted to say.

His mind raced, thinking quickly, but on the surface he just smiled lightly and said, "Senior, I haven't thought about the problems you mentioned, whether it's choosing an emperor or slaying the Grand Duke Jupiter. I haven't even heard of them before."

While saying these words, he met the Mountain Lord's gaze directly, not worried about what he would see, just smiling and saying, "But I don't understand those evil spirits, but I don't mind admitting some things."

"Compared to those aristocratic nobles, the gentlemen in the court..."

After a slight pause, he met the Mountain Lord's eyes directly and said softly, "I do prefer these mud legs."

"At least, compared to the high and mighty aristocratic families, compared to the Plum Blossom Alley that took this opportunity to force me to show myself, compared to the prefectural government that does nothing but collect taxes and distribute incense, and is useless even if it exists, it is this mud leg that is more pleasing to my eyes."

"..."

Saying this, he paused slightly, turned to the Mountain Lord and said, "As for the various kinds of evil spirits you mentioned..."

"Heh heh, I haven't dealt with them yet, but I've seen many man-eating evil ghosts and evil gods."

"At this moment, it's hard to imagine what surprises they can give me."

"It can't be that you're worried about us being surrounded by..."

"..."

"Oh?"

The Mountain Lord looked at Hu Ma with some surprise, and then reacted, slowly shaking his head and smiling, "That won't happen."

"Those evil spirits have the ability to crawl out of the underworld and seize living people. They may appear in any place, wearing a human skin, doing harmful things. No matter what you do, you need to be careful that they mix in."

The Mountain Lord slowly said, and from his unhurried words, one could hear his deep fear of those evil spirits, or evil ghosts, making Hu Ma wonder if even the Mountain Lord, with his profound mana and transcendent existence, would be afraid of transmigrators?

But just as this question arose in his heart, he suddenly heard the Mountain Lord change his tone and sigh softly, "But regarding your affairs, regarding the Hu family's affairs, there is no need to worry about this."

"These evil ghosts may appear anywhere, but they won't be here, they won't appear in matters related to the Hu family or the Town Suppression Bureau."

"..."

This definitive sentence made Hu Ma's heart suddenly jump. At this moment, he didn't need to hide the shock in his heart. He quickly looked up at the Mountain Lord and asked in surprise, "Why?"

"It seems that your grandma mentioned them to you, but didn't tell you too much."

The Mountain Lord smiled and said, "That purge was led by your Hu family, who found them and killed them."

"How dare they seek their own death and approach you?"

"..."

"Ah?"

Hearing this question, Hu Ma really couldn't control himself, and his expression was abnormally surprised.

The Mountain Lord sensed the shock in his heart, but couldn't help but find it funny, and said, "Otherwise?"

"What do you think the three words 'Town Suppression Bureau' suppress?"

Chapter 3