On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the Gates of Hell opened, and the realms of Yin and Yang converged. As thousands of ghosts returned to the mortal world, all the deities went to the Underworld to participate in this grand event to judge the King of Men. Rather than saying that it was a trial for the King of Men, it was more like the Underworld was declaring its authority to the world.
With the gathering of the five Immortal Ghost Kings, the Underworld gradually recovered its strength and dared to declare its authority. Of course, the Perfected Lord Jiumiao Qing Xuan played a huge role in this. This Perfected Lord presided over the Underworld and opened the Realm of Pure Land. He had already shown his different path from the Taiyuan Taoist Priests. Therefore, the Underworld was no longer afraid of the Great Sage of the Heavenly Region and brazenly seized control of the Dragon Court.
Moreover, with Qing Hong's warning, the Ground Fairies understood that this was related to the battle between the Underworld and the Yang World, so they had to be cautious.
On the other hand, the deities of the Yang World's Divine Path rushed to the Underworld with the mentality of watching a show and taking revenge.
Five Poisons Shen Jun leisurely rode on a five-colored auspicious cloud and arrived at the Hall of Clear Mirror. This dazzling hall was the Ghost Palace recently refined by the Five Lords of the Underworld. The outside of the palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful jewels and pearls. In the center of the hall, there was a mirror that was known as "Three Lives, Clear and Perceptive".
When Five Poisons Shen Jun arrived, he saw the five Ghost Kings sitting on the dragon thrones. There was a golden lotus blooming on the dome of the hall. On the left, there were 33 lotus thrones for the Ground Fairies to meditate. On the right, there were 49 auspicious cloud thrones for the deities led by Heavenly Mother.
On the left, the deities looked indifferent, either holding a horsetail whisk or holding a bottle, looking comfortable and at ease. Many of his acquaintances such as Qing Hong were sitting on the lotus thrones. The Divine Lord scanned the area and thought to himself, 'But from the looks of it, what are they discussing?
The Ground Fairies whispered to each other, Qing Hong was discussing with them about the next King of Men.
Including King Gu Qi, who was recommended by Qing Hong, there were eight hidden dragons in the Taishang lineage. Who would be the next? The exchange of benefits between them gave Qing Hong a headache.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you really going to let the Human King that your bloodline chose ascend to the throne? Wasn't his foundation a little weak? I think his immortal fate is not bad. Why don't he just cultivate? "
"Brother Ji, don't expect me to back out with empty promises. If you want me to give up my Hidden Dragon Life, you have to at least give me something. "
"Fellow Daoist, the disciples of your lineage who have entered the killing tribulation can borrow the destiny of the new dynasty to overcome the tribulation. In addition, your noble sect will honor him as the official state sacrifice. "
"That's not enough. Let's not talk about anything else. My little disciple has lost his Hidden Dragon Fate. Later, you have to compensate him for his Immortal Destiny and cultivate Ground Fairies Dao Fruit."
"Ground Fairies? Fellow Daoist, you might as well just kill me. Let's see if I can help him cultivate the Dao Fruit of Ground Fairies if I dig out the Golden Core in my body for him. "
"The Human Immortal Dao Fruit?"
"I helped him become a Human Immortal. Furthermore, I helped him become a normal Human Immortal without using the Tribulation Refinement Secret Technique. He will give up his Hidden Dragon Fate and go down the mountain to assist a wise master. "
"If that's the case, then Wenmao's Immortal Destiny will be in your hands." According to the rules of the Immortal Dao, Huang Yu Dao's Hidden Dragon would go down the mountain to assist a wise master. He would not fight for the Hidden Dragon Fate. When the time came, the Hidden Dragon Fate would be given to the person who assisted him, allowing that person's destiny to increase greatly. In his previous life, he would be someone like Jiang Taigong.
Huang Yu Dao backed out and no longer fought for the Hidden Dragon Fate. With one less opponent, Qing Hong began to negotiate with another sect master.
"Senior Brother Liu, can the Sky Snake Sect give up for now?"
"No, I need the Dragon Qi to nurture the Sky Snake Dao Body and transform into the True Dragon Dharma Body. I will never give up."
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Five Poisons Shen Jun was a little confused when he saw Qing Hong's expression fluctuating between joy and anger. He looked at the fellow Daoists on the right. The deities were either sneering or anticipating, quietly waiting for the Kangdi's end.
After the death of this generation's Human King, his title was "Kang". Peaceful governance, long life, peace, and so on.
"Why are you so late, Shen Jun?" A familiar deity came over to greet him.
"I was refining the Five Poisons Heaven Wounding Parasite before coming, so I was delayed on the way."
"The Heavenly Mother is here, why don't you return to your seat?" Another deity saw that Five Poisons Shen Jun had yet to take a seat, so he frowned and reminded him.
Five Poisons Shen Jun looked up and saw the Heavenly Mother sitting gracefully on the nine layers of auspicious clouds. He did not dare to be slow and hurriedly took a seat.
The Heavenly Mother looked in his direction with her magic eyes and thought to herself, 'This is the will of heaven. The Five Poisons came to the Underworld and let the Five Poisons Parasite out of the cauldron, bringing retribution to the dynasty in the human world and causing this massacre. This is also the divine path's retribution for the divine path this time. The previous drought demon disaster was broken by this brat Ji Feichen, and now another disaster is coming. '
The Heavenly Mother knew the general trend of the Heavenly Dao and had a noble status. However, she knew the principle of "the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed", so she watched the show with peace of mind. To an existence like her, everything in the human world was just a small interlude in her eternal life.
Soon, when the immortals and deities arrived, another twelve leaders of the Demon Sect arrived and sat together on the left.
Qing Hong raised his eyebrows. The Yin Ming School Master, the Heavenly Heart Demon Sect Master, the Toad Palace Master, the Southern Demon Sect Master … These leaders of the Demon Sect were all here!
After a while, the four former emperors of the Dragon Court came to defend the Kang Emperor. They brought hundreds of litigation masters and eloquent debaters with them. Qing Hong was arguing with the Sky Snake Dao Master when he saw the Dragon Court's lineup. This is similar to the lawyers in my previous life. However, they invited so many people at once. Are they trying to compete with the Netherworld in terms of manpower?
The Great Hong Imperial Dynasty had four hundred years of history, and generations of outstanding people had emerged. These litigation masters were the elites of the human world. However, the Netherworld had thousands of years of heritage. How many people had become judges and ghost generals?
When the judges saw these litigation masters and eloquent people, they sneered in their hearts. I didn't expect to meet juniors of the same profession after slacking off in the Netherworld for hundreds of years. This is interesting.
"Judge Chen, it seems like we'll have to rely on you this time." The judges stood together and cupped their hands at the red-faced judge in the center.
Judge Chen was the ancestor of Xuanzheng Chau's litigation master profession. Because he had helped the common people in court when he was alive, he was valued by the Four-Faced Ghost King and was promoted to a judge. As the ancestor of this profession, he could not help but sigh when he saw the juniors come to argue with him. "The laws of the Yin and Yang are different. I hope that this time, everyone can learn from and be inspired to truly establish a set of standards that can be used in the two realms."
When everyone arrived, the ghost kings nodded in acknowledgment. A judge wearing a Green Lotus crown came to the front of the hall. "Summon the Emperor of the Mortal World, Xiao Kang, to the hall!"
"Summon —" Pairs of ghost soldiers outside the hall spoke one after another, their voices traveling hundreds of miles. After a while, Peng Shaoyu brought the Kang Emperor into the hall.
The Kang Emperor was, after all, the soul of the mortal world's emperor. The Underworld did not dare to neglect him and allowed him to stay in a palace. Seeing the Kang Emperor appear in a dragon robe, the gods were disappointed.
"I thought the Underworld would take the opportunity to humiliate the Dragon Court's King of Yin, but it seems like the Underworld does not dare to go overboard."
"After all, the Underworld's ritual system is complete. How can they easily humiliate the Human King? Isn't this an affront to the dignity of Son of Heaven You? Although Son of Heaven You is already dead, they can't do this, can they? "
"Protecting the Human King is also to ensure the treatment of the ghost kings when they are at the end of their lives. Everything should be done to the extreme. This is something we understand. "
Five Poisons Shen Jun heard the words of the two gods beside him and could not help but cough. The two gods immediately shut their mouths and continued watching the Underworld's judgment.
The judge continued, "The Emperor of the mortal world, Xiao Kang, has gone against the law. Many of the victims came to the Underworld to complain, causing the Underworld to be filled with resentment and calamity. Therefore, the emperors showed mercy and allowed the Human King and the victims to confront each other face to face. They also invited the mighty figures of the two realms to view the hall and judge the Human King's crimes. "
Then, a large group of victims entered the hall. There were evil spirits with surging resentment, gods whose temples were destroyed, demon spirits who had lost their homes, and immortals who had lost their incense. In an instant, a chilly wind blew in the hall. Red gas rose and a ruthless aura collided with the immortals.
"When Emperor Xiao Kang was alive, he destroyed mountains and temples. He destroyed sixty-eight temples, sealed thirty-three gods, and killed forty-seven gods. In addition, he killed eighteen demon spirits who had attained the Dao. Countless people died unjustly in the mortal world. "
The resentment spread in the hall. Even the immortals who came to watch the show could not help but be moved.
Qing Hong looked at the evil spirits that the mortals had turned into and said in shock, "Emperor Xiao Kang committed so many crimes when he was alive?"
Many of the evil spirits were dressed as palace maids and eunuchs. It was obvious that they were related to Emperor Xiao Kang's life in the palace.
As for the immortals, most of them were people that Emperor Xiao Kang had harmed during his reign.
The people on the thrones on both sides started discussing.
"Everyone, please take a look!" A judge took out the Three Lives Mirror and replayed every scene from the moment Emperor Xiao Kang was born.
When Emperor Xiao Kang saw that his diaper was changed when he was an infant, his expression was extremely awkward. But no one present, be it the immortals, demons, gods, or ghosts, cared about such trivial matters. All of them paid close attention to Emperor Xiao Kang's life.
In this world, there were very few people who were born bad. The majority of them were born with an acquired environment. When Emperor Xiao Kang was young, he was not evil. Instead, he was a well-educated and reasonable prince. But in the process of growing up, under the influence of the palace, he gradually became vicious and merciless, causing many blood debts.
Perhaps there was a saying in the mortal world, "Those who do great things do not bother with trifles". But in the Underworld, they naturally had to judge all good and evil in the mortal world. And this was also one of the core purposes of this trial.
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