"Brother! I've brought the Book of Life and Death!"
As Ye Ling was investigating the pit beneath the altar, Ye You shouted, dragging Bai Wuchang over.
Ye Ling looked over, seeing the disheveled Bai Wuchang in the air, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Was he going to fetch the Book of Life and Death or the person?
Ye You landed in front of Ye Ling, holding Bai Wuchang, and said, "Bai Wuchang said the Book of Life and Death is related to the Underworld's fortune and cannot be touched by the living, so I grabbed him and brought him here. The Book of Life and Death is in his hands now."
Bai Wuchang quickly straightened his hat and bowed deeply to Ye Ling, saying nervously, "Your Majesty."
Earlier, when he saw Ye You emerge from Buzhou Mountain, he thought everything was settled. He was about to excitedly go and ask Ye You about the situation, but unexpectedly, Ye You said they needed the Book of Life and Death upon meeting.
Ever since the Book of Life and Death was torn once a thousand years ago, Yama had sought the power of the Heavenly Dao to rewrite the book and issued an order that no one other than relevant divine officials could touch it, for fear of the Heavenly Dao's power draining and further damage.
If the lifespan of mortals were disrupted, another batch of demons who could not die would appear!
When the Heavenly Court held them accountable, this would be a huge problem for the entire Underworld.
Seeing Bai Wuchang's flustered appearance, Ye Ling couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "The Book of Life and Death is in your hands?"
"Yes, yes..."
Bai Wuchang said nervously, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It's not that I'm unwilling to let you touch the Book of Life and Death, but it is truly an object of extreme Yin from the Underworld and cannot bear the slightest trace of a living person."
Ye Ling said, "It's alright, I understand. Just help me check on someone."
Bai Wuchang quickly asked, "Who does Your Majesty wish to check on?"
"The Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain."
"The Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain?" Bai Wuchang was startled. "Why are you looking for him, Your Majesty?"
"What's wrong with him?" Ye Ling asked, noticing Bai Wuchang's reaction was a bit off.
Bai Wuchang came to his senses and quickly explained, "Although Zhu Xiao is the Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain and resides in the Underworld, he is not actually under the jurisdiction of the Underworld. Moreover, he is always elusive, and even I haven't seen him in nearly a thousand years."
"So mysterious?"
Hearing Bai Wuchang's words, Ye Ling became even more interested in Zhu Xiao, saying, "From what you say, this Zhu Xiao is no ordinary mountain god. I'm becoming more and more interested in him."
"He is a mountain god, belonging to mountain spirits and wild monsters. The Book of Life and Death should be able to find him, right?"
Bai Wuchang hesitated, "It can be found... but his status is higher than mine. If I check on him, it would be against the rules..."
Ye Ling directly interrupted, "What rules? Hurry up and check for me!"
Being interrupted by Ye Ling, Bai Wuchang trembled and immediately stood at attention, "Yes! I'll check right away!"
With that, Bai Wuchang took out the Book of Life and Death from his sleeve and nervously flipped through it.
The Book of Life and Death was infused with the power of the Heavenly Dao and recorded the lifespans of countless living beings.
However, even though the Book of Life and Death contained an extremely vast amount of information, all the information about living beings was actually recorded in the power of the Heavenly Dao. The Book of Life and Death itself looked like a small booklet.
Under the watchful eyes of Ye Ling and Ye You, Bai Wuchang, under immense psychological pressure, brought up all of Zhu Xiao's life information.
When Bai Wuchang saw the information recorded in the Book of Life and Death, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed, "How, how could this be?"
Seeing Bai Wuchang's expression, Ye You became even more curious and urged, "What is it? Tell me!"
Bai Wuchang held the Book of Life and Death with both hands, his body trembling slightly, and said with disbelief, "No, no... Zhu Xiao, he... is dead."
"Dead?"
Upon hearing Bai Wuchang's words, Ye You's expression changed drastically. He immediately snatched the Book of Life and Death from Bai Wuchang and quickly read Zhu Xiao's life information.
Bai Wuchang, startled by the sudden snatching of the Book of Life and Death, panicked and called out, "My lord, the Book of Life and Death is related to..."
Ye Ling said, "That's enough. If anything happens to the Book of Life and Death, I'll use the power of the Heavenly Dao to create a new one for you."
"Cre, create a new one?"
Bai Wuchang was stunned and couldn't react for a moment.
How could the Book of Life and Death, infused with the power of the Heavenly Dao, be created just like that?
However, no one was there to help Bai Wuchang with his confusion. After saying that, Ye Ling also leaned over to Ye You's side to look at the information in the Book of Life and Death.
"Zhu Xiao, Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain, cultivation at Half-Saint level, killed three days ago by Ye Feng, the Sect Master of Hongchen Pavilion."
Ye You read the information in the Book of Life and Death. Upon seeing the cause of Zhu Xiao's death, his pupils contracted, and a monstrous wave surged in his heart. He exclaimed, "How is this possible? Wasn't Ye Feng sacrificed by an extraterrestrial force before?"
At this moment, Ye Ling's brow was also tightly furrowed, feeling that something was not right.
He had personally seen the altar where Ye Feng was sacrificed and was certain of Ye Feng's death at the time!
Now that Ye Feng's name appeared in the Book of Life and Death, and he had killed Zhu Xiao, who had a Half-Saint cultivation, didn't this mean Ye Feng's cultivation had reached the Saint realm?
This guy not only came back from the dead but also had his cultivation greatly increased. It was too bizarre!
Ye Ling said quickly, "Xiao You, check on Ye Feng's matters again. He is a human from China, and the Book of Life and Death should have his information."
"Yes!"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye You nodded, then asked Bai Wuchang, "How do I use the Book of Life and Death?"
Bai Wuchang had completely given up on himself by now. Seeing Ye You asking about it, he honestly replied, "Just inject your spiritual power into the Book of Life and Death and think of the person you need to find."
"Okay."
Ye You nodded, followed Bai Wuchang's method, injected his spiritual power into the Book of Life and Death, and then thought of Ye Feng's name.
Soon, Zhu Xiao on the Book of Life and Death quickly changed to Ye Feng, and the information below also became Ye Feng's life story.
"It's here!"
Ye You quickly scanned Ye Feng's life information and soon found Ye Feng's end.
Like Zhu Xiao, he was also dead!
And the time of death was even earlier than Zhu Xiao's!
Ye You exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this be... The Book of Life and Death clearly states that Ye Feng died a few days ago, from a sacrifice... Could the Ye Feng who killed Zhu Xiao be someone else with the same name?"
Bai Wuchang explained, "Even if there are thousands of people with the same name in the world, the names displayed in the Book of Life and Death are unique."
"If there is no difference between the names you two adults see in the Book of Life and Death, then they are the same person."
Ye You asked again, "According to you, Ye Feng died before killing Zhu Xiao. Doesn't that mean the Book of Life and Death is faulty?"
"This..."
Bai Wuchang was stunned by Ye You's question and couldn't answer for a moment.
A person who had already died, then killed another...
He had never encountered such a situation before!