Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 18: Changes in Heaven and Earth

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Changes in Heaven and Earth

"Immortal, that woman has already left. Were you satisfied with our responses just now?"

Under the golden light, an elder ghost smiled and asked Jade.

"It was alright, but your expressions were a bit too exaggerated!"

"As long as the Immortal is satisfied, that’s all that matters!"

Jade looked at the fat ghosts kneeling beside him and said sternly, "You few, come over here!"

"Immortal, we are afraid of that golden light!"

Jade put away the talisman, dispersed the golden light, and said gently, "You can come over now!"

"Immortal, we never imagined you had such divine skills. This morning, Zhang Mingdong was still looking for us, wanting to get rid of you. Thinking about it now, we were really overestimating ourselves."

One of the fat ghosts said shamefully.

"Immortal, our resentment runs too deep. Even the underworld does not accept us now. We really don’t know what to do henceforth."

Another fat ghost said dejectedly.

"The underworld does not accept them. Could it be just because their resentment runs too deep? This doesn’t make sense. Surely, something must be wrong on the underworld’s side."

After careful consideration, Jade said to them, "From now on, guard this Wolong Abyss. If you perform well, I will certainly reward you!"

"Thank you, Immortal."

"Immortal, they can all stay here, but what about us?"

One of the little ghosts from the construction team asked.

"I will give you all a reward right now."

"Thank you, Immortal."

Jade muttered the reincarnation spell, "In this life, as evildoers, reborn as pigs. In this life as pigs, reborn as good people!"

As soon as he finished reciting, twelve ghosts were forcibly branded, and then twelve beams of light shot out, disappearing from where they stood.

"From what the Immortal said, does it mean they will be reborn as pigs?"

"But Immortal, didn’t you say you would reward them?"

Two fat ghosts asked with some fear.

"Although they lived as good people, they’ve been harming others here ever since they died. If they reincarnate as humans, they would become great villains. But if they reincarnate as pigs, after ten cycles, they will surely become kind people."

Jade was deliberately saying this, but it was also the truth. After all, being a pig in this life leads to a prosperous and bright future in the next.

However, the main reason was that Jade had discovered these ghosts were different from the fat ghosts’ group.

From seeing them trying to absorb Wen Tong’s essence earlier, it was evident these ghosts were already bordering on evil. If left unchecked, they would certainly become a great calamity.

But why would these little ghosts know such an evil method to absorb human essence? Jade couldn’t confirm it at the moment and could only speculate.

Unable to figure it out, Jade carefully investigated around the Wolong Abyss again.

Suddenly, his brow furrowed, and he said, "No wonder, there is something fishy here."

Jade walked ahead, followed by eight fat ghosts floating behind.

If anyone saw this lineup, they would certainly be scared out of their wits.

Jade arrived at a rusty pile-driving machine on a hillside in Wolong Bay. Using the inner cultivation method, he unleashed spiritual energy, sending a massive force to push the pile driver ten meters away, uprooting the column embedded in the ground.

"Wait here, I’ll be right back." Jade instructed the eight fat ghosts.

"As you command..."

Using the Earth Escape Technique, Jade followed the pile driver’s hole and soon discovered an open area.

In the sealed underground space, Jade remained vigilant, his divine sense instantly filling the entire space.

All unknown things in the world evoke fear. Earth is a mysterious planet. Even in his previous life in the Cultivation World, Jade had heard of Earth’s renown. As to why cultivation was not possible on Earth, he didn’t know.

"Oh!"

Jade suddenly exclaimed with joy, "There is actually a spirit vein here, this is rare!"

When Jade discovered the coffin above the spirit vein, his brow furrowed, and he immediately activated a spiritual energy protection shield.

"No wonder accidents keep happening here, so that’s the reason!"

Opening the coffin, death energy instantly filled the entire space, revealing a shriveled corpse with a talisman on its forehead.

Jade deduced that the construction team had unintentionally broken into the space, causing the death energy to leak. Workers who were contaminated by the death energy met with accidents.

After they died, their souls were controlled by the corpses, which were turning into zombies, and remained there to harm others.

If it weren’t for Jade’s timely discovery, the zombies would emerge within a few years. Not only would all those ghosts become the zombies’ nourishment, but even the people of Zhongzhou would suffer.

Jade wouldn’t let such a calamity exist in the world. He sent a blast of Li Fire Essence into the coffin.

After the coffin and corpse were burned to ashes, Jade finally turned his attention back to the spirit vein.

"This spirit vein seems to have just formed recently. Isn’t Earth in the End of Dharma era? This place is far from the ancestor of all veins, ’Kunlun.’ How could a spirit vein form on its own? Could this world’s fate be changing?"

A series of questions flashed through Jade’s mind. Considering he could reincarnate from Earth to the Cultivation World and back, he was not too surprised.

"No matter what changes occur on Earth, I, Jade, must be prepared in advance to lay the groundwork for future developments."

With this in mind, Jade felt thrilled, thinking, "Earth, I, Jade, will make this my foothold. In the near future, I will surely leave my mark on the Ten Thousand Great Realms..."

Jade stood beside the spirit vein, took out several pieces of jade from his storage jade ring, and set up a Spirit Protecting Array before returning to the surface.

"Immortal, what were you doing just now? I felt a mysterious and terrifying force underground!" One fat ghost asked, trembling with fear.

Another fat ghost nervously said, "I’m worried I might die again."

"Fool, we are already ghosts. How can we die again? You coward." The leading fat ghost scolded.

"There’s no need for you all to panic!"

After saying this, Jade sealed the hole leading to the spirit vein with soil.

"With the Immortal Master here, we have nothing to fear." The leading fat ghost said confidently.

"Hehe!"

Jade chuckled.

"Even as a ghost, you can’t get rid of your fawning nature."

"Hehe!"

The leading fat ghost scratched his head, laughing honestly.

"Immortal, you jest. I always speak my mind; my words and actions are never embellished or exaggerated!"

Jade said calmly, "Alright, seeing your sincerity, I won’t hold it against you."

"Hehe!"

"Thank you, Immortal."

Soon after, the leading fat ghost bowed and said, "Immortal, we brothers want to follow you!"

The leading fat ghost immediately knelt before Jade.

When he turned and saw the other fat ghosts were still motionless, he roared.

"What are you standing around for? Come and bow to our big brother."

Eight fat ghosts knelt before Jade.

"Immortal Master is our leader from now on. We will obey your every command!"

Jade pondered deeply before saying, "The Heavenly Dao is changing. If you sincerely wish to follow me, I will give you a real opportunity right now!"

"Big brother is mighty!"

"Ghosts have fierce spirits, and humans have evil people. The Heavenly Dao treats all things equally. Today, I will teach you the Netherworld Ascension Technique, a legitimate cultivation method from the Netherworld. Cultivate diligently and do not harbor thoughts of harming others. In time, you will achieve Mahayana!"

After Jade finished speaking, eight beams of light shot toward the foreheads of the eight ghosts. The ghosts were stunned in place as the light faded. The leading fat ghost finally exclaimed in amazement, "The Netherworld Ascension Technique!"

"Big brother, I never thought we could cultivate into immortals even as ghosts. This is truly a great fortune!"

Jade’s expression was serious as he looked at the awed ghosts. On this mysterious and unknown Earth, he could only take one step at a time. Yet he firmly believed that as long as he moved in the right direction, great achievements were inevitable.

Jade created an underground cultivation chamber near the spirit vein for the eight ghosts and instructed them to guard the spirit vein. He then sealed the entrance to their chamber with soil.

After solving the mysterious incidents at Wolong Abyss, Jade didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he set up a huge Spirit Gathering Array around the entire Wolong Abyss using jade stones, finally revealing a satisfied smile.

When he reached the spot where he had gotten off the car, he found the taxi had driven off.

"Police Officer Wen, I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless!"

Having used up too much spiritual energy, Jade tried calling a taxi using a ride-hailing app, but none were available. He didn’t want to use his spiritual energy to fly back, but he couldn’t walk back either.

Out of options, he took out some earlier-collected minerals from his storage jade ring and began refining them.

About fifteen minutes later, a flying sword over three feet long hovered in front of Jade.