Mortal Bones

Hearing this, Xu Taiping suddenly frowned, looked at Emperor Xuanhuang in confusion and said: "Since you have this divine object, why didn't you use it to kill the eight emperors before?"

In his opinion, with the ancient divine object such as the Book of Life and Death, the emperor was enough to wipe out the eight demon emperors with one blow.

"Although I brought the Netherworld Life and Death into the Shangqing Realm at the cost of losing an immortal body, I can't use this treasure in the Shangqing Realm."

As Emperor Xuanhuang spoke, he picked up the carving knife and carved a name on the Book of Life and Death, but the name was immediately erased as soon as it was carved.

"Why is this?"

Xu Taiping was very surprised when he saw this scene.

"When the Netherworld Life and Death Book is in the upper realm, it cannot control the life and death of the upper realm, and when it is in the lower realm, it cannot control the life and death of the upper realm."

"And when it is in the upper realm, it can only be controlled by people in the upper realm, and when it is in the lower realm, it can only be controlled by people in the lower realm."

Emperor Xuanhuang put away the carving knife and explained to Xu Taiping very seriously.

"So that's it."

Hearing this, Xu Taiping suddenly understood.

"So, Your Majesty, you want me to carve the name of the Eighth Emperor on this Book of Life and Death?"

He confirmed with Emperor Xuanhuang.

"That's right." Emperor Xuanhuang nodded with a smile.

After saying that, he gently threw the carving knife in his hand to Xu Taiping, and then gently pushed the Book of Life and Death made of bamboo slips forward, letting it slowly fall in front of Xu Taiping.

"Your Majesty, since it is so easy to kill the Eighth Emperor, why did you let me choose before?"

Xu Taiping did not take the carving knife and the Book of Life and Death, but continued to ask Emperor Xuanhuang.

"As long as you are not the Lord of the Netherworld, when you control this Book of Life and Death to seduce souls and kill people, you need to pay a huge price to trade with the Book of Life and Death."

Emperor Xuanhuang said in a serious tone.

"What price?"

"This price can be your body and hair, it can be your seven emotions and six desires, or it can be your luck. But the specific price depends on the person you want to kill."

Emperor Xuanhuang replied.

"Can the luck I got from the Golden Scale Ranking be used to trade with the Book of Life and Death?"

Hearing this, Xu Taiping's eyes lit up and he asked again.

In his opinion, the most valuable thing on him was the luck given by the Golden Scale Ranking.

"Of course." Emperor Xuanhuang nodded, "But whether this luck can be used to kill those eight people, even I can't say for sure."

"It's fine as long as it can be used for trading." Xu Taiping shook his head.

After confirming that the luck of the Golden Scale Ranking can be used to trade with the Book of Life and Death, he felt much more relaxed.

"Little guy, the luck of the Golden Scale Ranking, especially the luck you get as the leader of the Golden Scale, is enough for you to ascend to heaven. Are you really willing to exchange such a valuable thing?"

Seeing Xu Taiping so open-minded, Emperor Xuanhuang was a little surprised.

"Emperor Youyun once said that luck is earned." Xu Taiping shook his head vigorously, "As long as my fists are still there, I will definitely be able to earn the luck needed to ascend to heaven."

"No regrets?"

Emperor Xuanhuang suddenly squatted down his tall figure, like an elder looking at a child, and looked at Xu Taiping.

"No regrets!"

Xu Taiping nodded vigorously.

In fact, in Xu Taiping's view, if he could use this to break the situation in Xuanhuangtian, he would have no regrets even if he could never earn so much luck in the future.

"Alas..."

After hearing this, Emperor Xuanhuang suddenly sighed.

"Why are you sighing, Your Majesty?"

Xu Taiping asked Emperor Xuanhuang in confusion.

"Does this lord regret it a little?"

"Regret?"

"If you had just answered with a little hesitation, this lord would have forced you to carve the names of the eight stink bugs in the Book of Life and Death without hesitation, but now, this seat regrets it a little."

Emperor Xuanhuang nodded gently.

"Could it be that in order to have the names of the Eight Emperors engraved on this Book of Life and Death, in addition to using one's luck to trade with the Book of Life and Death, one must also pay another price?"

Xu Taiping immediately realized that Emperor Xuanhuang had something to say, so he asked with speculation.

"You are very smart."

Emperor Xuanhuang nodded, and then continued to explain to Xu Taiping:

"In ancient times, after the last piece of Netherworld Continent in the hands of the Western Buddhist Kingdom was shattered by Jiuyuan, there was no Netherworld in the world."

"Therefore, from then on, the souls of those who were wiped out by the Book of Life and Death, especially some powerful monks or monsters, will be sealed in the person whose name is engraved."

"From then on, the person whose name is engraved will be transformed into the Infernal Affairs, plagued by bad luck, neither human nor ghost nor demon, until all the sealed souls are refined."

"During this process, the body and the spirit will suffer endless pain like a millstone day and night, and there will be no end."

"Moreover, the stronger and more the sealed spirits are, the deeper and longer this pain will be."

Hearing this, Xu Taiping couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Emperor Xuanhuang looked out the window and continued:

"In addition, if the soul you sealed is that of the Eighth Emperor and his monsters, from the moment you sealed him, you will be hunted down by Jiuyuan endlessly, and there will be no peace."

At this point, Emperor Xuanhuang looked back at Xu Taiping, and then asked Xu Taiping again very seriously:

"Even if this is the case, are you still willing?"

Xu Taiping was stunned there, muttering to himself:

"The body is transformed into hell, plagued by misfortune, neither human nor ghost nor demon..."

No matter how much he wanted to help Xuanhuangtian, under such a terrible price, he hesitated for a while.

"Little guy, if you don't want to, I won't make it difficult for you. You just need to help me say a few words for Xuan Huangtian..."

"Your Majesty, please wait!"

Emperor Xuan Huang was interrupted by Xu Taiping before he finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it for a moment. After I figure out my intentions, make a decision!"

Xu Taiping asked Emperor Xuan Huang very seriously.

He wanted to think about it carefully before making a decision, and think about whether he was really willing or unwilling to pay such a price to save Xuan Huangtian.