"It's really lively!" Shepherd Boy praised. "It doesn't seem bad to die here. The environment is quite good …"
Bai Suzhen and company took the small boat deeper into the Underworld. Along the way, the River Styx converged into tributaries. The river became wider and wider, and gradually, it was tens of thousands of miles wide. A small boat with a black awning was in the middle of the River Styx. On the surging water, it was like a lone sail that had fallen into the Yangtze River. It had a feeling that it could capsize at any time.
Bai Suzhen became more and more alarmed. The River Styx surged with unbelievably vast divine might. She saw extremely powerful souls being swept in from the River Styx from time to time. Then, a few waves would wash them into the purest souls without any impurities. From time to time, tributaries of the River Styx would flow into the main stream that they were on. The surging was the purest and most powerful force in the world. It made Bai Suzhen's heart palpitate.
She was a tiny white snake, but she had the qualities of a flood dragon. She could move the water.
However, in front of one of the three largest rivers in the world, Bai Suzhen could only feel how tiny she was.
Along the way, they saw that there were countless dead spirits and living beings mixed in the Underworld. The ghosts that did not enter the cycle of reincarnation and the ghosts of the Underworld lived together. They built countless ghost cities. There were also countless shadows cast by the divine territories of the Yang Realm on the Yin Lands. Many of the treasured lands where the Qi of the Primordial World gathered also cast their shadows on the Yin Lands. These spiritual lands in the divine territories were also known as blessed lands.
The God's Dharmakaya sat in the middle of the blessed land. From time to time, the God would stare at the small boat that Bai Suzhen was on.
They also saw countless powerful ghosts stirring up havoc. Many powerful ghosts that made even their hearts palpitate were fighting each other. Along the way, they saw peaceful ghost villages and chaotic ghosts fighting each other. They saw these things from time to time …
Shepherd Boy was somewhat puzzled.
Monkey King seemed to notice his puzzlement. "Why? Do you think it's different from the Netherworld you imagined? "
Shepherd Boy nodded his head in embarrassment. Monkey King sighed. "The Primordial World is too big! Even the Heavenly Courts can't manage it. How many years will it take for the Milky Way Navy to patrol the Primordial World? The Nether World was not inferior to the Untainted World, so how could the Underworld manage it? Although some people call this the Netherworld, as if they can see the Netherworld once they enter … What a joke. How many people in the Primordial World have seen the Heavenly Courts before? "
"Of course it's the same for the Underworld!"
"Reincarnation has its own rules. Reincarnation is at the bottom of the sea where the River Styx converges. Therefore, as long as the souls of the primeval times are thrown into the River Styx, they will naturally be washed clean and enter reincarnation! When Queen Houtu ruled the Netherworld, the River Styx was responsible for transporting souls from the Primordial World to Samsara. At that time, after the people of the Primordial World died, their souls were led by the River Styx and fell into the river, floating in the Blue Sky Underworld … The Spider Lilies on both sides of the river were countless times more beautiful than they are now! "
"After that!"
"At that time, the Gates of Hell were a path for the living beings that entered the Netherworld … The souls of the dead were guided by the River Styx."
"Later, the Emperor Of Heaven merged the Netherworld into the Heavenly Courts. He created the Road to the Netherworld and snatched the souls of all living beings from the guidance of the River Styx. He perfected the authority of the Netherworld and brought the death of all living beings under the rule of the Heavenly Courts."
"Of course, it cannot be said that the Emperor Of Heaven had selfish motives. Because in the beginning, the Netherworld was indeed selfless in managing the matter of Samsara. It was also at that time that the Netherworld became like a world … The Emperor Of Heaven was benevolent. He allowed those who died to enjoy a hundred times longer lifespan in the Netherworld. The Heavenly Courts lacked talents to manage the Primordial World. The Emperor Of Heaven used the Merit Dharma to promote the candidates of God from the ghosts as the foundation for the Heavenly Courts to rule the Primordial World. "
"Without the Road to the Netherworld and the souls of all living beings as talent reserves, the Heavenly Courts would never be able to stabilize their foundation."
"In the beginning, the Heavenly Courts lacked talents to the point that the Emperor Of Heaven had no choice but to allow those who did not have enough merit to temporarily serve as temporary Yin Gods in the Netherworld. They waited for their descendants to accumulate merit for them before promoting them to the Heavenly Courts. At that time, although the Netherworld had broken away from the natural operation of the River Styx and reincarnation, and the orbit that the Demon Ancestor of the River Styx and Goddess Houtu had set for it, it still operated stably and maintained its orbit. "
"That was the general trend of the Emperor Of Heaven stripping the local authority and the Heavenly Courts collecting the authority of the Primordial World."
"I can't complain … However, after the Emperor Of Heaven merged with the Dao, the Merit Dharma was flawed. The Heavenly Courts were in chaos, and most of the laws set by the Emperor Of Heaven were abolished. There were flaws in the Road to the Netherworld that led the souls of all living beings and the Bridge of Helplessness that crossed the River Styx. Many powerful and unruly souls broke free from the Road to the Netherworld and escaped into the vast Netherworld."
"The Heavenly Courts also gradually placed layers of procedures in the process of the soul reincarnation and expanded the divine authority. In turn, the divine authority seized the natural authority of all living beings to enter reincarnation and interfered with reincarnation. The establishment of Hell intercepted the souls of those who had committed heinous crimes. In the name of settling the good and evil, it was actually to control the huge resources of sinful souls."
"The Mystic Door and the Buddhist Sects all interfered. The laws of the Netherworld became more and more complicated, and more and more forces interfered in the process of reincarnation. After the natural divine authority of the Patriarch of the River Styx and Goddess Houtu was replaced by the centralized divine authority of the Heavenly Courts, it was then usurped by the parasites of the Buddhist Sects of the Mystic Door, who were selfish and carried out the divine authority for the Heavenly Courts in name. In the end, the divine authority of the Heavenly Courts only existed in name. Now, the power of reincarnation in the Netherworld is in the hands of the noble divine authority."
"The representative is Fengdu The Great, the master of the Netherworld during the time of the Emperor Heaven. He was replaced by Yanluo of the Ten Halls, who was supported by the Mystic Door and the Buddhist Sects."
"The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva entered Hell, and the Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord entered Hell. Both of them are like this!"
"Although the two of them are powerful and noble, and I have nothing to say about their moral character …" Monkey said with a smile, "But they are people of noble character who carry out a large part of the Reincarnation Godly Right on behalf of the Heavenly Court … I don't have to say too much about what it means! If they dared to interfere with reincarnation during the time of the Emperor Heaven, they would have been killed by the Emperor Heaven! "
"But now …" The Monkey King smiled and said, "The Netherworld is so lively, how can it not be lively? On the Yellow Springs Road, there are often ghosts with profound cultivation base who break free and run to the vast Netherworld to abuse their power. There are also the disciples of the Buddhist Sects and the Mystic Door. After they die, there are Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Taiyi Heavenly Lord of Salvation to take care of them. They don't go to reincarnation if they want to, but when they do, they still have to be picky! The evil ghosts are locked in hell, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sends people there every day, causing countless evil ghosts to find an excuse to bail them out. "
The Xue Tu King also sighed and said, "The Netherworld now can only barely operate, sending most of the souls of the insignificant living beings to reincarnation. Ghosts with a little magic power have the chance to escape from the system of the Netherworld and run to the vast land of the Netherworld, where they can achieve great things. For countless years, I don't know how many have escaped. Anyway, as long as they are worn down in the Netherworld, it is another form of reincarnation, so it is not a big deal. "
"Moreover, the reincarnation is controlled by the Ten Halls Yanluo, and they can also reap benefits!"
"Therefore, in the land of the Netherworld, evil ghosts gather in groups, and ghost kings attack each other and fight wars, it is really not a rare thing."
"The Netherworld Netherworld is not smaller than the Untainted Land, and the strength of the Netherworld is far inferior to the Heavenly Court, so they can't control it … so they just let them do whatever they want! Anyway, they can't cause any big trouble … The law of reincarnation is inscribed with the Heavenly Dao, and there is no need for human intervention. The Netherworld is originally a part of reincarnation, these ghosts are free in the Yin Earth, but sooner or later they will be worn down by the Yin Earth, or cleansed by the River Styx. Many ghosts are tired of living, so they find a tributary of the River Styx and jump into it, it is quite carefree! "
At this time, an angry roar came from afar, "Devil bastard sneaks into the Netherworld again to rob souls! Fellow Daoists passing by, please lend a helping hand, the Netherworld will definitely reward you with Yin merits! "
Bai Suzhen woke up with a start, and from afar, she saw two shadows flying with Devil Qi and laughing strangely. Their whole bodies were covered in Netherworld Ghost Fire, and they were carrying thousands of ghosts as they fled in the direction of the River Styx.
Behind them, an awe-inspiring Golden-Armored Bull Head Yin God led a group of Ghost Soldiers to chase after them.
An old devil whose hair and beard were covered in green flames laughed strangely, "Bull Head, how many Yin merits do you need to capture us? How many years do you need to capture us to confer a small Earth God? We, the Devil Path, are not to be trifled with. There is no benefit to be gained from doing such troublesome things, who would be so insensible?"
Another old devil also laughed strangely and said, "Today, I'll take your fifty thousand souls to refine into a treasure. My Mystical Yin Soul-Gathering Flag needs forty-nine flags for a small formation, and each flag needs at least five million souls. Who knows, I'll have to trouble you again tomorrow … hahaha!"
"The River Styx is right in front!" The old devil covered in green flames said hoarsely, "If you continue to chase after us, you won't be able to gain anything. The Devil Path has the protection of the River Styx Demon Ancestor, and many of our supernatural powers and cultivation techniques contain the principles of the River Styx. When the time comes, we can borrow the divine power of the River Styx. If you accidentally fall into our hands, you will be washed clean and reincarnated, and half of your life's hard work will be wasted! It's not worth it! "
As expected, the Bull Head Celestial General did not dare to chase after them until they reached the sea of red spider lilies. He stopped and scolded, "Devil Child, you are unpredictable. I heard rumors that two days ago, two direct descendants of the River Styx Demon Ancestor snuck into the Netherworld, wanting to stir up trouble and destroy the Netherworld. You guys might be their accomplices, how can I, Bull Head Celestial, sit back and watch! Capturing you guys will be a great merit … I will be promoted to a higher rank. "
"You ran so fast today, but if I catch you next time, I'll definitely send you to the eighteenth level of hell!"
"Blah, blah, blah …" The old devil covered in black qi stuck out his tongue and made a face as he shook his butt. "There's someone above us in the Devil Path. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is from my Asura clan. When the time comes, I'll kneel in front of Bodhisattva and become a good man again!"
"Your father!" On the shore, the Ox-head Divine General was so angry that he was spitting white phosphorescence out of his nostrils.
Bai Suzhen looked at the two old devils who were laughing shamelessly with their hands on their hips. She then turned around to look at the Xue Tu King who had been carelessly criticizing the Underworld a moment ago.
It's like the Underworld is playing with power, causing chaos in the world, and you demonic cultivators are stirring up trouble, burning, killing, and looting! The Heavenly Court might be quite arrogant, but your demonic path is already rotten to the point of oozing pus!
It's better to support the Heavenly Court!
The Blood Soaked Demon Monarch awkwardly explained, "This is the style of our Demonic Path … It's like an evil poison. Those with strict laws that can't be exploited will only grow stronger. As for those that are rotten and broken, they need us to lend them a helping hand and thoroughly die. If it wasn't for the Heavenly Court's inaction, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva playing with power, and the Underworld being in chaos, how could we demonic cultivators have had the chance to stir up trouble? "
The two old devils used magic on the shore of the River Styx to create a turbid stream of Blood Sea True Water, and prepared to sneak into the Blood Sea.
They saw a small boat swaying towards them. On the boat stood an expressionless, dark-skinned, burly man who reeked of blood. His eyes flickered with a bloody light as he looked at them. The two demons hurriedly went up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Blood Demon … Senior, are you using this ferry to plunder souls from the underworld?"
"This time, we only got beast souls, not even two high-grade demon souls … When we get a batch of human souls with rich spirituality and emotions, we'll definitely give them to you …"
"You two …" The Xue Tu King's eyes shone fiercely. He was just about to teach these two arrogant newbies a lesson for ruining the reputation of the demonic path.
Then, he thought again. "That's not right!"
"What reputation do we, demonic cultivators, have? Isn't this how it should be? Is it wrong to plunder souls? " Wrong … In the laws and order of the Heavenly Court, it was a huge mistake. They were just criticizing the Heavenly Court, and in the blink of an eye, someone was plundering souls. It was like criticizing the government for being muddle-headed and incompetent, and in the blink of an eye, there were two accomplices blocking the way …
But they were demonic cultivators!
Wasn't this what they were doing? They, the demonic cultivators, had never thought of competing for the business of the Heavenly Court!
It was like a group of bandits criticizing the government, and then blocking the way to rob, burn, and kill. Was that wrong? It was their job! It wasn't like they were preparing to rebel …
The Xue Tu King came to his senses. He had been acting as a righteous cultivator for too long, and he was still in a daze.
After he came to his senses, he patted the shoulders of the two rising stars of the demonic path and said, "Well done! I admire you, I have something good for you … "
"I will bring you two to do something big … Go to the Bridge of Helplessness and force the tens of millions of souls that he brewed! If the Underworld isn't prepared, we will go to hell and do something big! "
Bai Suzhen's expression changed drastically. She pulled on the sleeve of the Monkey King and said, "Great Sage, this person has finally revealed his true colors!"
"Saving Prince Mu was an act, plundering the Underworld is the real thing!"
The Monkey King pulled the Xue Tu over and said, "What do you think? Tell her."
The Xue Tu King scratched his head and laughed coldly, "Of course I know that business is more important. Don't we have two helpers? When the time comes, we can let the two of them create chaos, and it will be more convenient for us to act. Even if the situation is not good, we will have someone to back us up … Moreover, after they are captured, they will mislead the Underworld so that they won't know what we are here for. "
"Did you hear that? The two guarding the Gates of Hell didn't say anything and leaked our information! Now, we have to make sure that it is the demonic path that is stirring up trouble. Otherwise, when the information about Prince Mu is leaked, we will be in real trouble. At that time, Imperial Emperor Zi Yang's faction in the Underworld, as well as the demon race, the Buddhist Sect, and the Mystic Door will all come for us … "
Yuan Yu said faintly, "When we saw Shentu and Yu Lei, we should know that they don't keep their mouths shut …"
The Ajati thought for a moment and sighed, "That's true. When we came, we heard them saying everything … Something about the Emperor Of Heaven, something about the Old Ancestor tying them to a tree … How could such people be sent by the Empress to guard the Gates? Could it be that the Empress gave the order in Youdu City? It's so dark that I can't see what kind of people they are? "
"In any case, Shentu and Yu Lei have talked a lot of nonsense. Instead of letting them talk about Prince Mu, it is better to pretend that they are from the demonic path … In any case, the Blood Sea is very close to the Nether World, and the Underworld has long been accustomed to the demonic path coming here to burn, kill, and loot!"
"Recently, ninety percent of the Blood Sea Asura Clan's newborn population was transformed from the souls of those he brewed and robbed!"
Yuan Yu said calmly, "Can't you call more people … This amount of cannon fodder is not enough!"
"There is no time for me to find people now. Let's just take one …" Xue Tu's face showed no shame, and he didn't feel guilty at all for tricking his fellow demonic path disciples. Even if he admired these two daring demonic path rookies, it didn't prevent Xue Tu from using them … Even the two demons, although their eyes showed suspicion, didn't object.
According to the tradition of the demonic path … one set on the surface, another set behind the scenes. Whichever set they played, they played.
Now, the two demonic path rookies obviously couldn't play hard, so no matter what Xue Tu said on the surface, they could only obey.
Bai Suzhen, who was listening on the side, looked like she was on the verge of collapse … It seemed that she had underestimated the demonic path's moral integrity, which was really unfathomable.
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