Monkey King steered the boat for a long time. More and more tributaries of the River Styx converged together in the Netherworld and the boat soon reached the main branch of the River Styx. The river was vast and boundless, like a vast ocean. The Blue Sky Yellow Springs that flowed through the river were yellow in colour, like turbid water. This turbid sea was boundless, and occasionally, one could see the remains of giant Demons and Gods floating in the river.
The remains of these Demons and Gods were exposed in the river, like small islands in the middle of the River Styx.
Many rusted swords, spears, and halberds were inserted into the remains of these Demons and Gods, their lustre darkening to black iron. They had long since lost their former sharpness, but the occasional murderous aura they exuded was truly awe-inspiring.
Monkey King steered the boat through these tattered corpses, most of them rusted to the point where only bones remained.
Bai Suzhen looked up at these Demons and Gods whose heads were as large as mountains, and the shocking scars on their immortal bodies … She couldn't help feeling a little absent-minded. Xue Tu said solemnly, "The water of the River Styx and the Blue Sky Yellow Springs can purify everything, but they can't purify the corpses of these dead Demons and Gods. It's hard to imagine how powerful they were when they were alive."
Monkey King steered the boat past a Demon God whose upper body was exposed to the river. Its head had been smashed to pieces, but its headless body was still in a struggling posture. This Demon God was much taller than the other corpses, even taller than Shen Tu and Yu Lei. The water of the River Styx slammed into its body, causing its broad shoulders to hang down, creating huge waves in the middle of the River Styx.
This section of the river was the most turbulent … Monkey King casually inserted the iron rod on his shoulder into the side of the boat, stabilizing the boat. Only then did the crowd, who were a little nervous from the rocking of the boat, calm down.
They turned back to look at the Godfiend …
The head of the god was smashed, only his broad shoulders could be seen. Xue Tu stood at the stern of the ship and studied the god's corpse. Although the corpse was the best preserved on the battlefield, it was still corroded by the Yellow Sky Springs. Xue Tu couldn't help but shake his head as he imagined the god's posture before he died, "When this god was facing the enemy, his entire body was mobilized, all his arms were placed in front of his chest, and he held the vajra scepter, roaring at the enemy!"
"The vigor and vitality of the god and devil body can even affect the flow of River Styx. It's a pity that Heaven Underworld has rewritten too many traces. Even the shocking battle spirit of that battle has been washed away!"
"If not for the fact that my Connate Godfiend body has inherited some of the Chaos Godfiend's wonders, and the Sky Yellow Springs is more targeted at the Essence Soul and soul."
"These god's corpses are already cleansed!"
Xue Tu sighed, "This god was definitely unyielding at the last moment. He was facing the direction with the most god's corpses. I noticed that many of the god's corpses along the way were killed by heavy weapons, some even had half of their bodies shattered! There must be a god wielding a heavy weapon, perhaps a hammer, that killed countless gods along the way. "
"How many innate gods were killed by him? He slaughtered his way to this god. This god was the strongest on the battlefield, possibly the leader of these gods. He roared at the enemy that slaughtered his subordinates and struck with all his might. But before he could unleash the strike, his chest was blasted open."
"Look … He should have eight arms, each holding a weapon. The most powerful weapon is a two-handed halberd, and there are also copper rings, vajra pestle, and round shield. His eight arms are facing in all directions, but they are all gathered in front of his chest. All the blood energy and divine power in his body are mobilized, and his entire body's power is condensed into a single entity, ready to unleash a shocking attack."
"If his body was still intact, I might be able to cultivate a powerful skill by visualizing his image before he died."
"When his power was completely condensed and mobilized, his arm was like an iron wall. In the next instant, all eight of his arms struck out at the same time. This Fiendgod's martial arts and physical body have been tempered to the peak realm. At this moment, his aura and power have also reached the peak. With rage and unwillingness, he struck out with all his might …
"Unfortunately, the divine being standing in front of him only used one strike to violently shatter all the power he had gathered. His entire stance was shattered, so when the next strike arrived, the Godfiend was unable to resist at all and his head was smashed to smithereens. What a powerful weapon …. This god's head must be the hardest part of his body. "
"In front of that weapon, it was crushed like tofu. Not even the hardest part of his skull was left!"
"The marks of the weapon show that it was a heavy blunt weapon. A god who used such a blunt weapon shouldn't be unknown …. Was it a lance or a hammer?" The Xue Tu King lowered his head and pondered, "This battle seems to have been recorded in the demonic path, but it's very vague. It seems like it happened before the River Styx flowed here, and before reincarnation was opened."
"That was the most ancient era of the primordial world, probably not long after the Calamity of Luo."
"The era where the witchcraft and the demon race dominated the primordial world."
"But what was the weapon that crushed the god's head?" The Xue Tu King lowered his head and pondered.
Unknowingly, the Monkey King came to his side and stared at the dead god. Bai Suzhen felt an indescribable feeling from his gaze, as if he had traveled through time.
The Monkey King held the Jingu Bang in his hand and turned to the Xue Tu King, "Doesn't it look like an iron rod?"
"An iron rod … yes, a rod …. The weapon that crushed the god's head should be a rod. The head of the rod shook off the god's defense and broke his stance. Then, the tail of the rod swung and crushed the god's head." The Xue Tu King was enlightened when he got the hint. He also remembered some extremely obscure records of the bloodline.
He said with a trembling voice, "I know who this god is!"
"He's Luo Qian Tuo, a Grand Asura! Luo is Demon Ancestor's best subordinate …. This battlefield of gods and demons was the battlefield where River Styx Demon Ancestor cleansed the Asura tribe that betrayed the Blood Sea. These gods and demons were all Grand Asuras. Luo took away the Asuras born from the Blood Sea and caused the Calamity of Luo. "
"After the Calamity of Luo was defeated, the remnants of Luo's old subordinates prepared to invade the Blood Sea and occupy it. River Styx Ancestor led the Sky Demon and Blood Demon tribes to defeat Luo at the Blood Sea. In that battle, Luo's bravest subordinate, King Luo Qian Tuo, led the best Grand Asura army but didn't make it. Rumor has it that they were ambushed by River Styx Ancestor's troops near the Blood Sea. "
"I didn't expect it to be in Youdu City!"
"The ruins of this battlefield were later submerged by the main stem of the Styx River. Because the Styx River is incomparably wide, it's impossible to reach the center of the river without a ferry. Thus, the ruins of the Battlefield of Gods and Demons are hard to discover. Until we passed by it today. No wonder the Blood Demon Path has vague records. Only we, the direct descendants of the Demon Path who can summon the ferry of the River Styx, can find this place! "
Bai Suzhen looked at the battlefield of gods and demons that was gradually getting further away. The headless body of King Luo Qian Tuo could still be vaguely seen, towering into the dark sky of Youdu City. Its broad shoulders were like mountains. The loud sound of the River Styx surging was like the last battle cry of the Grand Asura King. Bai Suzhen said in shock, "The might of the ancient gods and demons is really indescribable."
"Which senior of the Demon Path was the one who killed King Luo Qian Tuo on behalf of the River Styx Ancestor?"
Ajati also said emotionally, "There are many crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the prehistoric times. The matters of the ancient times are even more mysterious. Although we have some foundation because of the forces we come from and know some secrets that are not known to others, it is nonsense to say that we know about the ancient times! Not to mention the ancient times, even now, even the current Heavenly Court, how much do we know? "
"Not long after, even …"
Yuan Yu raised his hand to interrupt Wu Sheng's emotional words. He secretly glanced at the Monkey King and muttered in his heart, but temporarily put aside his doubts and said in a low voice, "There are countless secrets in the Demon Path, and everyone's style is more secretive. The Mystic Door has a name, and there are many mighty people who know about its origins. How many Demon Paths are there? Who knows? "
"Let's not talk about the others. The Blood Demon Path and the Killing Demon Path, the founder of the Killing Demon Path is the sword of the River Styx Ancestor, Yuantu. The founder of the Blood Demon Path is the Blood Sea incarnation of the River Styx Ancestor, and the treasure of the sect is the Blood Sea Red Lotus. But if I ask you to name the number of Patriarchs Daira … can you name them? "
Ajati and the Xue Tu King both fell silent!
"Let's not talk about the others …" Yuan Yu said with his hands behind his back, "How many people in the Demon Path know about your real name and origin, Ajati? And you, the Xue Tu King … no one knows about your background, right? Leader, you used to be the leader of the Lifeless Sect, and no one knows who Ajati is now, but it's definitely not your turn. "
Ajati smiled slightly, "A name is just a form of address, how can you not see through this, Fellow Daoist Zhengyangzi?"
Yuan Yu knew that he was reminding him of his complicated hidden identity.
Everyone was the eldest brother, so don't laugh at the second brother. He was Zhang Jiao of the Path of Peace, and even if any rogue cultivator in the Sky Bearing Grand Meeting had seen him once, even if they had not, he could still pass down his name, and let everyone know that there was another Zhang Jiao in the Path of Peace, and even in the Untainted Land. But what about them? Apart from Fan Wujie, even Prince Mu and Bai Suzhen, who had traveled with them and had a good relationship with them, did not know their identities.
The Lifeless Cult Master, the Blood-slaughtering Demon Monarch, and Zhengyangzi, even if they had done something earth-shattering like [Reading Books at Midnight], the rogue cultivators Shan Sheng, Zhengyangzi, and Pao Tu broke into the Samsara and committed a heinous crime in the Untainted Land …
What did this have to do with them?
What did Yin Yang Demon Master have to do with Zhengyangzi? What did he have to do with Heavenly Lord Yuanyu of the Mystic Door? What did he have to do with the leader of the Beauty Sect, the Immortal Three Poisons?
How many leaders of the Lifeless Cult … What did Ajati do in the Untainted Land, and what did he have to do with Ajati in the Age of Heavens?
And him, the Xue Tu King …
They could only sigh awkwardly, "We, the Devil Path, have hidden so deeply!"
The Monkey King nibbled on the Ghost Peach given by Shenhu, and secretly despised them. It was you guys who hid your heads and showed your tails, don't push everything to the Devil Path. I, the Monkey King, will never change my name!
When he attacked and killed Luo Qiantuo that day, Sun Wukong had indeed not changed his appearance. Moreover, he had openly introduced himself … He was a disciple of the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong!
The reason why he did not leave his name in the historical records that year was a mystery to the later generations.
Of course, it was because those who knew his name that day were all killed by him! Even Luo Qian Tuo was captured by the Innate Inextinguishable Divine Light, and was forced to become a Primordial Spiritual Treasure in the hands of the River Styx.
The Monkey King steered the boat and gradually entered the most prosperous place in the Netherworld.
"Here, countless tributaries of the River Styx converged to form the largest main branch of the River Styx in the Netherworld. It has a new name, called … the River of Forgetfulness!"
Bai Suzhen stood up and saw a vague bridge in the distance. It crossed the entire main branch of the River Styx, and the huge River Styx was like a small stream.
It was the famous Bridge of Forgetfulness in the Netherworld, and even in the Untainted Land, and even in the past and future!
On one side of the Bridge of Forgetfulness was the Yellow Springs Road that led to the Untainted Land. Countless souls and ghosts came from the Yellow Springs Road, crossed the Bridge of Forgetfulness, and headed to the Mansion of the Dead on the other side. The Ten Halls of the Netherworld, the Six Heavenly Palaces of Beiyin, and even the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the Ancient City of Yidu, and Haoli were all there. Ghosts came from the Yellow Springs Road, crossed the Bridge of Forgetfulness, and headed to the Mansion of the Dead to be judged.
The Bridge of Forgetfulness was the first barrier to the Mansion of the Dead. Because other than the Bridge of Forgetfulness, there was no other way to cross the River of Forgetfulness.
Unless one used the secret of the River Styx to summon the ferry.
The two old devils who had been captured as cannon fodder looked at the Bridge of Helplessness and the queue of souls that stretched to the end like a long dragon. They kept rubbing their hands excitedly, eager to give it a try and do something. Xue Tu and Yuan Yu frowned because they saw the Bridge of Forgetfulness step into the void. The main branch of the River Styx, the River of Forgetfulness, was no longer a river that flowed on the land of the Netherworld!
It was a river that had no boundary, or rather, no riverbank.
As the tributaries of the River Styx in the Netherworld converged towards the River of Forgetfulness, they seemed to flow towards the endless darkness above the Land of the Netherworld. It could be seen as a River Styx that converged on the land and flowed towards the sky, perpendicular to the Netherworld. Its shore was the entire Land of the Netherworld, and its other shore was in the endless darkness.
It had no actual riverbank, so only the Bridge of Forgetfulness could cross it and connect the Netherworld and the Mansion of the Dead.
The Monkey King shook his head and said, "If one could sneak into the Mansion of the Dead from the Netherworld by flying over the River of Forgetfulness, then wouldn't it be easy to escape from some of the ancient gods and devils imprisoned in the Mansion of the Dead, as well as the evil gods and devils that Goddess Houtu killed back then, the ancient evil gods that represented death, the monsters that were born from the fear of all living beings, and some indescribable evils? Since the creation of the world in Youdu City, wouldn't they be able to escape easily?"
"Along the way, it was just where the Netherworld was. It was the yin side of the Untainted Land, the yin soil of the Earth's reflection. "
"Although it was eerie, it wasn't completely dark."
"The complete darkness above the Netherworld was Youdu City. It was the place where Goddess Houtu created the Reincarnation later on. Above the Netherworld was Youdu City, and below it was the Blood Sea. The River Styx that flowed on the Yin soil of the Netherworld flowed from the Untainted Land … A part of the River Styx flowed into the Netherworld, into the Blood Sea behind it, and the other part flowed into the River of Forgetfulness and entered Youdu City. "
"After the people in the Untainted Land died, their souls would be guided by the River Styx underground, flowing into the Yin soil of the Netherworld, and then converging into the River of Forgetfulness, flowing into the darkest Youdu City and into the Reincarnation."
"Therefore, the Mansion of the Dead was actually made up of three parts: the Yin soil of the Netherworld, the Blood Sea River Styx, and the Mansion of Youdu City."
"The River Styx connects these three parts …"
"We have to cross the Bridge of Helplessness to reach the Mansion of the Dead … If we follow the River of Forgetfulness, we will only enter the darkness of Youdu City. The darkness of Youdu City has no direction … There are many terrifying existences that have been hiding in the darkness of Youdu City since the beginning of the world. There is no chance of survival if we enter, "Monkey King explained." When the time comes, it will be darkness above the River of Forgetfulness, and reincarnation below it. "
"The existence of the Mansion of the Dead and the River Styx is extremely profound. It is not something that can be understood in a short period of time. Youdu City, the Netherworld, the Blood Sea, and the River Styx connect the three, transcending ordinary space-time. "
Xue Tu and company had some understanding of the River Styx. They knew that what Monkey King said was true, so they could only obediently prepare to disembark. As for Bai Suzhen and Shepherd Boy, they could not figure out the mysteries behind it. However, they knew that the Mansion of the Dead was an important land of reincarnation. It was not easy to infiltrate it. It was common sense to cross the Bridge of Helplessness to enter the Mansion of the Dead.
What Monkey King did not mention was that it was not completely impossible for ferries to enter the Mansion of the Dead.
However, the River Styx had an agreement with Houtu. Unless a ferryman steered the boat, there was no way to enter the Mansion of the Dead through the River Styx.
Monkey King could not be bothered to summon the ferryman, so he decided to take the Bridge of Helplessness.
It was difficult to distinguish time in the Netherworld, but on the Bridge of Helplessness, Bai Suzhen was horrified to see many familiar faces. Some of the vegetation demon spirits had followed the Yin Spirits of the guides across the bridge in a daze. Some of them were already in a daze, but some were still able to maintain a sliver of lucidity. An old deer-headed demon spirit saw Bai Suzhen.
He suddenly sobered up and turned his head. "Is it Mistress White? Were you harmed by the Heavenly Courts as well? "
"Mistress White …" A vegetation demon spirit's soul looked up and called out to her. It was in the form of a child. He called out, "The Milky Way Navy has killed many demons! Hundred Grass Mountain has been destroyed by the Heavenly Fire! Even the mountain goddess, Hundred Grass Goddess, could not protect us … They said that you killed a prince of the Heavenly Courts! So many demon spirits have died! Even the human race has been implicated … "
"Mistress White!" A series of shouts rang out. Countless indistinct souls appeared. They were all kinds of demon beasts and spirits in the mountains.
The countless shouts made Bai Suzhen unable to control herself. She was at a loss and could not defend herself.
"Bai Suzhen … You have caused our deaths!"
"Bai Suzhen, return my life!" Many demon spirits cursed.
The countless demon spirits and souls on the Bridge of Helplessness became restless. The long queue of ghosts was instantly thrown into chaos!
The guide flew over from the front and fiercely scolded, "What are you shouting for? What are you shouting for? You're already dead … Do you still want to rebel? Behave yourself … "With a wave of the whip in his hand, thousands of ghosts were simultaneously whipped by a black gas. They screamed miserably and fell into a daze. A few guide messengers reorganized the order before returning to deal with Bai Suzhen and her group.
When he saw Bai Suzhen, he was given a fright because the white-dressed woman had tears streaming down her face. She looked dejected.
One of the guide messengers used his Dharma Eyes to look at them. He frowned and said, "Why are they alive … How did living beings sneak onto the Bridge of Helplessness?"
"How did you sneak in!?" A Yin God berated.
Bai Suzhen hurriedly said, "The two gods, Shentu and Yu Lei, took pity on me and allowed me to cross the gates of hell to seek help from the gods of the underworld!"
"God Shentu let me in!" The guide messengers were alarmed. "Could you be the Bai Suzhen who caused a huge ruckus in the world of the living? It's said that you fell in love with Prince Mu and were deceived by him. In a rage, you assassinated him, causing countless demons to die because of you. The Heavenly Courts chased after you, but who knew that you would escape into the underworld. "
Bai Suzhen hurriedly explained, "That's not the case. This lowly demon came to the gods of the underworld to save Prince Mu, so as to resolve my grievances and save the demons of the Primordial World." With that said, she pushed Shepherd Boy in front of her. Shepherd Boy had no choice but to say, "I am Prince Mu. What she said is true."
"He's clearly a mortal. What kind of bloodline does Prince Mu have …" A Yin God was about to curse when he was pulled back.
He whispered into his ear, "Haven't you heard of the rumors at the gates of hell? It's said that the two gods, Shentu and Yu Lei, confirmed Prince Mu's soul and reincarnated into a mortal youth. He even fell in love with Bai Suzhen! "
The horse-faced Yin God at the side also shook his head and said, "She seems to have a point. There are rumors saying that Di Zi Mu was killed by someone, and Bai Suzhen went to the underworld to save him. Their love moved the two great gods, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and that was why they were spared and allowed to enter."
"Isn't it said that the demonic path is causing trouble? That two devils have deceived the two gods and infiltrated here to cause trouble?"
The Yin Gods all had different opinions … A god helplessly spread his hands and said, "The key is to let them in … That's right! You are Bai Suzhen, and he is Prince Mu. What about them? With that said, he pointed at Yuan Yu, Xue Tu, Ajati, and Monkey King.
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