Chapter 396: A rich harvest, shocking the underworld
Chapter 396: A rich harvest, shocking the underworld
After Xu Qing finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and the yin and yang energies emerged from his sleeves like two swimming dragons.
Black is Taiyin, white is Shaoyang, the two streams of air entwine and sweep across the canyon, and wherever they pass, the filth of the underworld fades away like ink dripping into a clear pool.
The resentment that had been accumulated for thousands of years was crushed by the Yin-Yang Grinding Wheel into the most primitive clear and turbid gases. The turbid ones condensed into stardust and sank into the earth's veins, while the clear ones turned into crystal light rain and rose into the sky.
The thin black divine dog saw that the golden-haired roar's mane suddenly glowed with silver light - the bloody and evil energy that had been accumulated in the monster's body for thousands of years was actually washed away by 30% of the yin and yang energy.
The Bodhi Buddhist beads that exploded on the black bear demon's wrist trembled, and each relic reflected the compassionate appearance of Venerable Dapeng in the rain of light.
"The five elements rotate endlessly."
Xu Qing tapped the air with his fingers together, and five-colored divine light flowed from his fingertips like a river.
The red divine light first spread over the rock walls, and those stone walls engraved with scriptures softened like spring mud, and the metal energy gave birth to Netherworld Black Iron in the cracks of the rocks; the green light swept across the dried-up Yellow Springs Road, and countless Yin Bone Trees broke out of the ground. What hung between the branches were not leaves, but spirit lanterns flowing with moonlight.
The most amazing thing was that where the water-walking divine light passed by, the originally boiling sea of blood actually condensed into a black jade-like mirror lake.
Suddenly, a thousand petals of lotus blossomed in the center of the lake, and each petal was engraved with the seal script of "Duren Jing". When the roots and stems penetrated deep into the underworld, they transformed the remaining ghost energy in the earth veins into spiritual dew that nourished the lotus platform.
"Those fireflies!" The thin black divine dog suddenly stood up.
But at the intersection of the five elements' divine light, thousands of light spots floated out from the new spiritual plants. Upon closer inspection, they were actually the phantoms of the Six Paths of Reincarnation that were shrunk tens of millions of times.
The light spots in the hungry ghost realm devoured the remaining resentment, the light spots in the animal realm turned into Yin-scaled fish swimming in the Mirror Lake, and the light spots in the human realm were carrying the mantra of rebirth and rising into the netherworld sky.
The golden-haired tiger suddenly growled and crouched down. The purple-gold bell that had re-condensed around its neck was undergoing a strange change - the bell wall that was originally engraved with the six-character mantra now showed the complete cloud seal of the "Huangting Sutra".
This was Xu Qing forcibly using the Taoist seal to replace the Six-Character Light Mantra on the Purple Gold Bell, thereby refining the Purple Gold Bell.
The black bear demon was even more stunned. It discovered that the ghost-faced vines that were spreading among the new spiritual plants were actually absorbing the karmic fire that had accumulated in its body as the vines wrapped around its arms.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise like a landslide at the bottom of Yingchou Gorge.
The evil dragon broke through the restriction and revealed half of its body, but wherever the five-colored divine light swept through, the Netherworld maggots parasitic between its scales turned into golden cicadas and shed their shells.
These evil creatures that were supposed to devour the dragon's essence actually formed a seven-treasure glass cocoon on its back, and the golden cicada of merit bred in it could be vaguely seen.
"The universe is the furnace, and nature is the craftsman."
Xu Qing stepped on the Mirror Lake with his hands behind his back, and every step he took created circles of Taoist patterns.
The thin black divine dog suddenly discovered that the veins of those new spiritual plants actually resonated with the Taoist rhyme of Xu Qing's body - the patterns of the Yin Bone Wood secretly matched the Qi Men Dun Jia, the dewdrops of the Nether Lotus reflected the stars in the sky, and even the tiniest Ghost Face Vine manifested the River Map and Luo Shu on its leaves.
When the last ray of divine earth light sank into the earth veins, the entire canyon was suddenly filled with the sounds of morning bells and evening drums.
Twelve jade pillars with coiled dragons rise from the surging water of the Yellow Spring. What is wrapped around the pillars is not chains, but a long river of jade slips recording the "Tao Te Ching".
Xu Qing stood in the center of the newborn land, with the shadow of the innate Bagua emerging behind him. The evil dragon looked at the endlessly rotating hexagrams, and suddenly remembered that when his father's dragon claws passed through the black stone on the seabed, he used the innate Li fire to leave it a hexagram: "Seeing a group of dragons without a leader, auspicious."
"Does the Dragon Lord recognize this image?" Xu Qing raised his hand and lightly tapped. Six dragon-shaped energy flew out of the five-colored divine light. The evil dragon's hundred-foot-long body rose into the air involuntarily, forming a nine-bend Yellow River formation in the Qian Gua direction. Each of its reverse scales reflected the changes in the hexagrams, and the frost condensed between the dragon's horns for thousands of years turned into Kan water runes.
"Qian represents the sky, Kun represents the earth..." The evil dragon suddenly let out a roar that shook the sky, and the restrictions around its body shattered.
The "no increase or decrease" sea of suffering restriction left by Guanyin actually disintegrated by itself in the rhythm of the harmony of heaven and earth. When it lowered its head, its dragon whiskers entangled the jade pendant on Xu Qing's waist, and the innate eight trigrams were immediately imprinted on the scales on his forehead - from then on, Yingchoujian became the Dragon Gate, and the evil dragon guarded the Kun position and controlled the dark veins of Yinshan.
The purple-gold bell on the neck of the Golden Haired Lion suddenly rang, and the three bells turned into the three hexagrams of Zhen, Xun, and Li hanging in the air. Xu Qing put his fingers together and wrote the word "Shangqing" in the air. The golden hair on the Golden Light Immortal's body faded, revealing the true appearance of the Jiejiao Immortal.
He looked at the sword marks of Master Tongtian appearing on the bell, and suddenly knelt on one knee: "I am willing to help you revive the Biyou Palace!"
Xu Qing smiled calmly: "I am not a member of Jiejiao, so I cannot take on this important task. But I would like to ask Daoist Fellow Jin Guang to help me guard Yinshan for a while, as I helped you escape from the predicament."
Jin Guangxian was originally from the Xuan Sect, and now Xu Qing defeated the True Dharma Ming Tathagata and set him free. He knew that Xu Qing, a rising star in the Taoist sect, must have the support of a Taoist ancestor.
Not only can he return to the Xuanmen sect, but he can also have someone powerful to rely on. No fool would refuse that.
Jin Guangxian then paid homage solemnly and swore to follow Xu Qing.
Xu Qing accepted it calmly.
If you want to do big business, you definitely need help from others.
Jin Guangxian was enslaved by Guanzizai for a long time. Now that Xu Qing helped him escape, he no longer had to worry about Jin Guangxian turning against him.
On the other side, when the Black Bear Demon King was about to escape, the Gen Gua mountain pattern suddenly appeared under his feet.
The remaining flame of the Eight Scenery Palace Lantern flew out of Xu Qing's sleeve, illuminating the Tai Chi mark on its chest.
This is the reverse cause and effect of the innate Taiyi Dao, which compiles the origin of the Black Bear Demon King into a spirit bear guarding the pass that was enlightened by Lao Tzu when he went out of Hangu Pass to the west in the previous era.
Of course, this is not what happens in real time and space.
It is similar to rewriting the secrets of heaven and making a new copy of the heavenly archives.
Regardless of whether this is true or not, the Black Bear Demon King’s organization has indeed been brought to the Taoist sect.
It has to be admitted that although the Taiyi Dao Seed was shattered, Xu Qing's comprehension of the innate Taiyi Dao has instead advanced to a higher level. However, without the Taiyi Dao Seed, it would be much more difficult for Xu Qing to integrate the innate Taiyi Dao.
But in this way, there will be no hidden dangers after Xu Qing re-condenses the Taiyi Dao Seed.
On the other side, as the Yin-Yang fish swam, all the karmic fire on the black bear demon's body turned into the Kan and Li hexagrams, and a heavy black iron mace engraved with the "Tao Te Ching" appeared in his palm.
"The five elements return to their positions, and the five directions are guarding." Xu Qing formed seals with his hands, and five-colored divine light shot up into the sky.
In the eastern Jia and Yi wood positions, the image of Ju Mang appears, but he is actually the thin black divine dog that swallowed the remaining branches of Jianmu; in the southern Bing and Ding fire positions, there sits the golden fairy shadow that is the golden-haired roar; in the western Geng and Xin metal positions, there stands the golden body of Yinglong that is the transformation of the evil dragon; in the northern Ren and Gui water positions, there floats the original spirit of Gonggong that was refined from the underworld; in the central Wu and Ji earth positions, there is the Dharma body of Houde that is forged by the black bear spirit and the Xirang.
The Netherworld Palace rises from the ground in the Five Elements Formation, and the Panlong Pillars are engraved with the ancient Yijing (Book of Changes) such as "Lianshan" and "Guizang".
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The moment the Netherworld was completed, the Mirror of Sin deep within the underworld suddenly reflected a five-colored glow.
The judge's pen in the hands of Qin Guangwang, the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, who was trying a case, paused, and cinnabar dripped onto the Book of Life and Death, leaving a bloodstain...
“Report!” The bull-headed ghost smashed open the door of Senluo Palace, and three soul-guiding lamps hanging on the bull’s horns broke into pieces. “The Xiantian Bagua rose from the direction of Yinshan Mountain, and the restrictions of the sea of suffering left by Guanyin Bodhisattva were completely destroyed!”
Ten bronze tripods in Yama Hall roared simultaneously. The wheel of reincarnation in the palm of the Wheel King suddenly turned upside down, and the evil souls that were supposed to be reborn as animals were led into new spiritual plants by the five-colored divine light. The Yin Law on Emperor Song's desk moved without wind, and golden light seeped through the pages. The laws of heaven and earth modified by Xu Qing were forcibly infiltrating the order of the underworld.
"Quickly call in Lord Cui!" King Yama said indifferently.
The ten Yama Kings are all incarnations of the Way of Heaven, without emotions or ego. All matters concerning human relationships and worldly affairs are handled by their subordinate judges.
On the Naihe Bridge, Cui Jue's soul-catching pen suddenly flew out of his hand. The tip of the pen was not dipped in cinnabar, but in the five-colored spiritual spring that flowed upstream from the Wangchuan River. The iron-faced judge looked towards the Yinshan Mountain and murmured, "The innate five elements are re-determining reincarnation. Are they going to create a new Senluo system..."
The city god temples in various places shook at the same time. The jade tablet in the hand of the Fengdu City God statue showed hexagrams, and the incense and prayer power flowed uncontrollably to Yinshan Mountain; the resentment of the City of the Dead was absorbed by the roots of the new spiritual plants, and the flowers of the dead blossomed outside the city wall.
The most panicked ones were the ghost kings guarding the eighteen levels of hell. They discovered that the mountains of swords and seas of fire were transforming into a trial ground for tempering souls.
The judges under the Ten Kings of Hell met urgently in the Senluo Palace.
Now the King of Hell is the incarnation of Heaven, and these judges are the actual ones in power.
Therefore, the major changes in the underworld are closely related to their own interests and cannot be taken lightly.
As for causing trouble for Xu Qing, that is absolutely not allowed.
The movement of the Five Great Bright Kings and the Dharma-Bright Tathagata in setting up their battle array was quite loud, and they soon received footage of the battle. After a quick glance at it, they were all filled with extreme fear.
Such a powerful figure is not someone they can afford to offend.
Anyway, the underworld is the toilet of the gods, and they can use it whenever they want. To put it bluntly, reincarnation is the foundation for the endless reproduction of all things in the world.
For anyone who wants to attain the supreme path, the underworld is an indispensable part.
This also leads to the existence of many top leaders in the underworld.
Not to mention direct leaders such as Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Taishan Fujun, there are also Fengdu Emperor and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. One is a high-ranking leader sent by the Heavenly Court, and the other is the honorary decision-maker of Lingshan today, who was directly given the title of "World Honored One" in this era.
Now Xu Qing has no idea where he came from.
But after discussing it for a while, everyone decided to follow the old rules.
Xu Qing occupied Yinshan Mountain and opened up the Netherworld. The judges simply accepted it and decided to present gifts on behalf of the King of Hell.
This happens all too often.
When the founder of the Styx and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva came to the underworld, didn’t they also congratulate them?
Once you get used to being manipulated, you won't be surprised anymore.
Now the judges' only hope is that this new leader is only here to gain experience in the underworld, or to put it nicely, to consolidate the foundation of the great way.
Don't really do anything practical.
The underworld today has accumulated a pile of messes from several eras. If you really want to sort them out, it's almost like cleaning a cesspool.
Leaders want performance, and these judges are professionals in doing this.
But don't think about going on your own.
Look, ever since the King of Hell’s true spirit disappeared, life in the underworld has been thriving!
Everyone has finished the discussion.
Soon, the gift-giving team representing the Ten Kings of Hell formed a long dragon on Huangquan Road.
What King Qin Guang sent was a box of Netherworld Black Iron that had been tempered for a thousand years, and each piece of iron was engraved with "The Secret Scrolls of the Six Heavenly Palaces of Luofeng"; the gift from King Zhuanlun was the most special, it was a copy of the Book of Life and Death - although it could only record the lives under the rule of Yinshan, it contained the deep meaning of dividing power.
"What a grand gesture." The thin black divine dog squatted on top of the evil dragon's head, looking at the Nine Nether Cold Jade Stele carried by the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons.
The inscription was written with the water of Wangchuan River, but its content was the "Yinshan Self-Government Memorial" jointly acknowledged by the Ten Kings of Hell.
Xu Qing, however, stood on the observatory on the top floor of the Yinshan Netherworld Palace, with his feet on the Zhoutian constellations derived from the River Map and Luoshu. He played with the black iron sent by King Qin Guang, and each piece of iron was recast into the shape of a hexagram in the five-color divine light. When the last piece of the "Kun" hexagram was formed, the entire Yinshan earth vein suddenly rose three hundred feet, forming a double star accompanying the moon with Fengdu City.
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Fengdu Ghost City City God's Palace.
The City God is a very special spirit in the underworld. He not only patrols the living world, but also manages some reincarnation matters in the underworld. It can be said that among the gods in the underworld, he is the most comfortable.
Because he could use the name of official business to inspect the world of the living.
Life in the world of the living is much more comfortable than that in the underworld. Even beauties look lively and lovely in the world of the living.
Some city gods even abused their power for personal gain, created mortal bodies in the mortal world, and served as officials under the Emperor of Man.
To put it another way, it is called "judge the yang during the day and examine the yin at night."
Of course, there are indeed people who do practical things, but most of them take the opportunity to package themselves and satisfy their desire to play.
To put it bluntly, whether it is the laws of the world of the living or the laws of the underworld, they are all to restrain cattle and horses. As long as the cattle and horses abide by the rules, it doesn't matter whether there is a trial or not.
Of all things in this world, the most feared thing is that cattle and horses do not follow the rules.
Therefore, whether in the world of the living or the world of the dead, when the government tries a case, regardless of whether the person is guilty or not, they only consider the person’s stance, not whether he is right or wrong.
The City God of Fengdu City is an expert in this field.
Because his judgments were mainly aimed at maintaining the rules of the underworld and the world of the living, he received many sacrifices from local officials and village elders in the world of the living, and his temple has always been very popular.
In Fengdu Ghost City, he gradually became the one who had the final say.
The City God of Fengdu has long been majestic.
He also knows how to protect his colleagues and flatter his superiors.
He had just sent a ghost messenger to the neighboring Yinshan Mountain to deliver gifts and was waiting for news to come back when suddenly an uninvited guest broke in.
Just as Fengdu City God was about to slam the table and shout, there was a sudden sound of thunder from the sky outside the hall. Inside the hall, thousands of netherworld lamps all lowered, and the blue-purple ghost fires condensed into a posture of worship.
But the man stepped into the hall with the pressure that had become real. The silver lines on his brocade white robe flowed like a starry sky, and the twelve tassels hanging from his jade crown shook the world. There was a light golden line between his eyebrows, as majestic as the way of heaven.
This is the only outfit that belongs to one person in the three realms and six paths.
"Ding……"
The "Fengdu City God Seal" hanging around the City God's waist suddenly fell to the ground, and the 100,000 ghosts entangled on the jade seal screamed and retracted the seal button. He hurriedly stood up, and the black crown tassels hit the table and shattered seven oriental pearls. He didn't care about the underworld seal rolling on the ground, and stumbled down the nine-story black jade steps, stepped forward and bowed, saying: "True... True Lord, holy peace."
(End of this chapter)