From the Mortal Realm all the way through, whoever committed significant sins, whether or not on Wang Xu’s task list, was killed without exception.
These are all merits.
In the Mortal Realm, great merit represents great fortune, receiving the favor of the heavens. Conversely, significant sin would distort the mind and invite inner demons, causing one to fall into Purgatory, entangled by karmic retribution, with the Karma Lock securing their fate. Once dead, their soul will be directly cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell, unable to reincarnate for eternity.
Although Wang Xu is not of the Mortal Realm, the fortune added by great merit made his missions in the Mortal Realm much smoother.
By the shimmering lakeside, cows and sheep drank lake water as a black-robed figure sat cross-legged by the lake.
"... After killing the Wind Ghost, the total has reached sixty-seven. Once I eliminate one hundred sinful individuals, I can return and complete the mission, haha." Wang Xu felt cheerful, with a wave of his hand, over twenty portraits floated in the air, "Based on the locations of these sinful people, I need to plan a route that circles back to the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion."
After analyzing and researching for a long time, one portrait after another stacked in Wang Xu’s hand, the route for the mission was determined.
The Mortal Realm is vast, and without meticulous preparation, just running around would take a lot of time.
Moreover, the targets are people, if time is not grasped, according to the positions written on the portraits, it’s possible the targets will have left, and then even more time would be spent searching for them.
"All set, let’s go." Wang Xu stood up, took a step, and his figure disappeared from the original spot.
"Respected Master Han, where do you think you’re running to?"
A black-robed figure suddenly appeared before a graceful young cultivator, Master Han’s face changed drastically, and he hastily turned to flee.
"Damn it!" Master Han’s face turned pale, he gritted his teeth, and large beads of sweat dripped continuously.
He was a powerful cultivator in the Late Stage of Divinity Transformation, looking down upon the world, reigning as a pinnacle figure over thousands of cultivator nations.
But he did not expect that the cultivator before him, at the Perfection of Nascent Soul stage, would be so powerful, the strength unleashed leaving him unable to withstand it. Master Han was greatly frightened and hurriedly crushed a Teleportation Talisman to flee for his life.
The Teleportation Talisman is a rare treasure, capable of randomly transporting a cultivator to a place a hundred miles away, a powerful life-saving method.
But when he escaped a hundred miles away, just within a few breaths of time, the person at Perfection of Nascent Soul stage chased him again.
Could it be that he also has a Teleportation Talisman? But how did he teleport accurately to my location?
"Ah... I’ll fight you to the death!" Master Han saw the black-robed figure was about to catch up with him, he gritted his teeth, and with a radiant glow in his hand, he aimed to kill the other with a thunderous strike.
Facing this strike, the black-robed figure swung a blade straight ahead, a Silk Thread Blade Aura drifted out, in the blink of an eye, it landed on Master Han’s hand, and with a "sizzle", Master Han’s arm was completely cut off.
The black-robed figure did not stop, several more Silk Thread Blade Auras drifted out, Master Han had no power to resist, his limbs bled profusely, leaving only a bare body.
"You... who are you, I haven’t offended you, why do you want to kill me!" Master Han gritted his teeth and said.
"You have not offended me, but the sin of three hundred million souls entangles you, I cannot leave you alive." The black-robed figure said, spitting a flame from his mouth, enveloping Master Han’s bare body, and he let out a tragic wail.
Master Han remembered, back when he first became Divinity Transformation stage, to take revenge, he bloodily cleansed the countries that once had enmity with him, countless mortals perished at his hands...
The blood glow on him was the hatred of three hundred million innocent souls.
In the agony of burning, Master Han howled in pain, ultimately perishing with unbearable regret.
Wang Xu roamed between the nations of Endless Continent, searching for the people of significant sin.
As his deeds spread, rumors of Wang Xu began to appear in the Mortal Realm, making him sound like a Celestial God from the Immortal Realm descended to specially kill sinful people. Once the rumors spread, many people with significant sins, whether true or false, started fleeing in terror, causing Wang Xu quite a headache.
This was a peaceful and harmonious human town, a cultivator stationed there, and a Defense Array enveloped the entire town, housing hundreds of thousands of people.
Suddenly, a massive figure descended from the sky.
The gigantic wings flapped, this was a Demon Beast with twin horns on its head and an enormous body, its face resembling a demon.
"It’s a Devouring Celestial Beast!"
"Quick, form the Grand Defense Array!"
The cultivators, upon seeing this colossal creature, were shaken, fear overwhelmed them. The Devouring Celestial Beast was renowned, a Late Stage Divinity Transformation being, having devoured countless town tribes, a thorough demon beast.
It suddenly opened its gaping crimson maw, a terrifying suction poured out, immediately the Defense Array of the town trembled, constantly vibrating. The cultivators quickly assembled the array, intending to strengthen the power of the Defense Array, but within moments, all the cultivators turned pale, unable to sustain, their bodies flung away, spewing large mouthfuls of blood.
"You beast!" An angry shout resounded, a white sword light shot up from the center of the City Lord’s Mansion, reaching straight to the heavens, charging towards the Devouring Celestial Beast.