In the Netherworld, countless vengeful spirits were stunned.
In the Buddha Realm, countless monks were stunned as well.
Asking if his mother was there?
Did he have to be so cruel?
But thinking about it, it was true. To catch bandits, one had to catch the king first. Ghost Emperor's mother was indeed a king.
"Are you courting death?"
Ghost Emperor's voice rang out. Terrifying emperor's aura spread and his eyes revealed an ominous glint.
He was a ghost emperor, one of the ten great ghost emperors of the Netherworld. He could shatter space with one hand and make the sky tremble with one thought. He was the strongest existence in the world. Now that Lu Changsheng dared to speak to him like this, how could he not be angry?
But Lu Changsheng couldn't help but be stunned.
Weren't you the one who played jokes with me first?
If you like to play jokes, then I'll play with you.
"Not at all, not at all. I'm here to expiate your sins."
Lu Changsheng spoke. His expression was calm as he looked at Ghost Emperor.
"Expiate? All these years, countless people have come to the Netherworld to expiate my sins but I expiated every single one of them. What will you use to expiate me, Ghost Emperor Yellow Dou? "
Huang Dou Ghost Emperor laughed out loud. In truth, he had wanted to slap Lu Changsheng to death with a single slap. However, the Netherworld was simply too boring. Although he was a Ghost Emperor, because of the Buddha Realm, the ghosts of the Netherworld were unable to leave the Netherworld.
So, he had spent countless years in the Netherworld. In the Netherworld, only immortal kings had a bit of intelligence. The other ghosts had no intelligence at all.
After so many years, Ghost Emperor Yellow Dou was really bored. Now that he saw Lu Changsheng, he naturally wanted to say a few words.
Of course, the most important thing was that after Lu Changsheng descended to the Netherworld, he didn't immediately expiate these vengeful spirits. He wasn't like Bodhi Wisdom and Nanming Liuli, who looked at vengeful spirits like merchants looking at treasures.
On the contrary, Lu Changsheng was not bad. When he landed, he was calm and composed. Of course, he was also extremely handsome. So, Ghost Emperor Yellow Dou didn't choose to attack and instead wanted to chat with Lu Changsheng.
Hearing Ghost Emperor Yellow Dou's voice.
Lu Changsheng put his palms together and said with a smile in his eyes.
"Use love to expiate."
Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.
Yellow City Ghost Emperor: "…"
Boom!
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou no longer had any temper. He stretched out his hand and a terrifying emperor's might descended. He wanted to directly kill Lu Changsheng. This person had already gone crazy from playing with jokes, and there was no way he could be left alive.
However, at this moment.
The Exquisite Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda appeared.
The pagoda was tens of thousands of feet high, releasing boundless light of merit. Inside the pagoda sat a figure. There were buddhas, daoists, and confucians. They were chanting ancient scriptures, transcending everything.
Under the illumination of the Light of Merit, the countless vengeful spirits in the surroundings were forcibly expiated. There were no fancy tricks at all.
The Yellow Dou Ghost Monarch's palm descended. Nine immortal cauldrons appeared, forcefully blocking the Yellow Dou Ghost Monarch's attack.
In an instant, Lu Changsheng's strength exploded.
The aura of 3,000 Great Daos revolved around him. A green lotus appeared beneath his feet, and the Bodhi Divine Tree appeared behind him, transforming into a supreme pure land. Countless vengeful spirits were forcibly expiated in an instant.
Beams of white light entered the Bodhi Divine Tree, turning into nutrients. However, this expiation didn't mean that the vengeful spirits were killed, but rather that the vengeful spirits would let go of their obsessions and no longer be blessed by karma.
"Connate Virtue Treasure?"
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou instantly sensed how terrifying this Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was. Although it was an immortal king weapon, in his eyes, it was even more terrifying than the nine cauldrons.
Ghosts and demons were naturally afraid of such extreme yang items, especially since the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda was connate grade and had supreme divine effects.
And the most terrifying thing was that Lu Changsheng's strength wasn't any weaker than his. In addition to these emperor weapons, to be honest, he didn't have a 50% chance of defeating Lu Changsheng.
Thinking of this, Ghost Emperor Huang Dou wanted to escape from this place.
But at this moment, Lu Changsheng's voice slowly sounded.
"Ghost Emperor Huang Dou, don't you want to expiate karma?"
Lu Changsheng's voice sounded.
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou was stunned.
He looked at Lu Changsheng, but his eyes soon revealed a look of disgust.
"You righteous cultivators are full of lies. Expiation? It's nothing more than persuading people to let go of their obsessions and forget about love and hate. What a joke. My karma and obsessions are as vast as the nine hells. It's impossible for you to expiate me."
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou spoke. He was constantly in a state of rage, and his eyes were filled with disgust as he looked at Lu Changsheng.
In his eyes, these righteous cultivators came to the Netherworld to expiate vengeful spirits and obtain karma. That was all.
What bullsh * t about letting go of obsessions and karma?
Actually, it was to make him forget about his obsessions and karma. But if he were to forget about his obsessions and karma, why would he still be in the Netherworld? He might as well just turn into ashes for real.
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou didn't believe Lu Changsheng at all, but he didn't choose to escape immediately because Lu Changsheng didn't have any intention of attacking.
On the contrary, Lu Changsheng was only defending and didn't attack.
However, Ghost Emperor Huang Dou had already sent a voice transmission to the other nine ghost emperors. It was hard for him to subdue Lu Changsheng alone, so he called a few more ghost emperors over to help. He didn't believe that he couldn't suppress Lu Changsheng.
"Your obsessions are very deep, but you never tell anyone. Why don't you tell me your obsessions? If I can expiate you, I'll do it. If I can't, I'll leave. How about that?"
Lu Changsheng's tone was calm.
In fact, ever since Lu Changsheng came to the Netherworld, he knew very well that it was almost impossible to expiate all the vengeful spirits in the Netherworld with just one Expiation Sutra.
The number of vengeful spirits in the Netherworld was more than all the living beings in the other five realms. To put it bluntly, even if Bodhi Wisdom and Nanming Liuli were to expiate ten thousand years, they wouldn't be able to expiate even one percent of the vengeful spirits.
Moreover, with every breath, a large number of vengeful spirits would appear in the Netherworld.
This was because there were constant battles in the five realms. The speed of expiation couldn't keep up with the rate of increase. It was almost impossible to truly eliminate the vengeful spirits in the Netherworld.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng would start with the ghost emperors. After expiating all ten of the ghost emperors in the Netherworld, he would have a chance to truly expiate the other vengeful spirits.
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou looked at Lu Changsheng and fell silent for a moment.
However, he soon transformed into a human form. He was a middle-aged man who was very burly and wore bronze battle armor.
"Alright, I can let you know my past. However, if you can't expiate me, you can forget about leaving the Netherworld."
Ghost Emperor Huang Dou didn't really want to expiate Lu Changsheng. He was just stalling for time until the other ghost emperors arrived. When the time came, they would join forces to suppress Lu Changsheng. That was all.
"I'm all ears."
Lu Changsheng smiled gently and immediately sat down cross-legged. Shan Ting lay next to Lu Changsheng. After all, with Lu Changsheng around, he wasn't afraid at all.
However, Shan Ting didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for Ghost Emperor Huang Dou to speak and tell his story.
Seeing how calm Lu Changsheng was, coupled with the fact that Ghost Emperor Huang Dou couldn't help but take a few more glances at Lu Changsheng, the hostility in Ghost Emperor Huang Dou's heart decreased a lot for some reason.
Immediately, Ghost Emperor Huang Dou also sat down cross-legged and looked at Lu Changsheng.
"Once, in the human world, there was a country called the Great Ying Dynasty. This country was extremely powerful and had millions of soldiers. They swept through the surrounding ten countries because this dynasty didn't just have the best weapons.
"More importantly, this Great Ying Dynasty had a supreme general. This general was the supreme general in the hearts of countless people in the Great Ying Dynasty. He was a peerless general in the eyes of the civil and military officials.
"Not only was his combat power the best in the world, but he was also extremely talented. He was a peerless genius in governing a country.
"This general didn't seek fame or wealth. He only wanted peace in the world, and he knew very well that if he wanted peace in the world, he had to unify the ten countries. Otherwise, there would be war between the ten countries every year and countless people would die every day.
"Every day, there would be white-haired people sending off black-haired people.
"Finally, when this general was 50 years old, he helped the Ying Dynasty to unify the world. He planned to retire and return to the countryside. He did not want to participate in the court politics, but the emperor of the Ying Dynasty was old and suspicious of him."
"He was worried that one day after he died, the Crown Prince would be weak and this general would overturn the Great Ying Dynasty. However, this general was extremely famous in the dynasty, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had made great contributions.
"So, the emperor of the Great Ying Dynasty thought of a sinister plan to get this general to deal with the nobles of the Ten Nations. He would decide whether to kill or keep them alive.
"Once this general kills the nobles of the Ten Nations, there will definitely be countless criticisms. However, if he doesn't kill them, the nobles of the Ten Nations will always be a hidden danger, and the world will never be able to return to peace.
"The emperor knew and understood, so he asked the general to solve this matter. The current Crown Prince also knew that although he was weak, he respected this general very much and regarded him as a hero.
"So, the Crown Prince told this matter to the general and hoped that he wouldn't take over this matter.
"In fact, all the civil and military officials knew that whoever was in charge of killing would be a sinner for eternity. The nobles of the Ten Nations surrendered back then because they wanted to live. If they went against it, it would definitely go against the heavens, but in the end, the general appeared.
"He took over the matter, and at noon the next day, 2,456,786 heads fell to the ground. The moment the heads landed, the sky changed color, and there was a storm. It was like purgatory on earth.
"The entire Great Ying Dynasty was also punished by the heavens. The emperor of the Great Ying Dynasty died suddenly on that day, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne. Everyone, from the civil and military officials to the commoners, said that the general should be sentenced to death.
"Actually, everyone knows that if the nobles of the Ten Nations don't die, they will always be a hidden danger, and the Great Ying Dynasty will never be stable. However, everyone knows that the person in charge of killing will definitely go against the heavens, so the general was sentenced to death.
"Death by a thousand cuts."
"However, the general was not afraid because he had already made all the preparations. His only request for taking over the matter was to let his family go. The old emperor agreed to it, so he could do it with peace of mind."
"However, the old emperor's will appeared and the imperial edict said that if the nobles of the Ten Nations die, the person in charge of killing will have his entire family killed!"
"At this moment, the general was infuriated because he had previously made an agreement with the old emperor, but no one would listen to his explanation."
"Because everyone knows that since ancient times, emperors have been the most ruthless. There are more than two million nobles of the Ten Nations, and it is impossible for the general to bear the responsibility alone. He has to kill all his family members."
"Only by killing all his family members can he appease the anger of the people of the Ten Nations. At that moment, the general laughed because he knew that he had become a pawn. After all, he had implicated his family."
"On the day of the death by a thousand cuts, all 735 members of his family, including his family members, suffered the pain of having their flesh sliced off and their eyes gouged out. Their wails echoed throughout the entire capital, and even the general's infant son died in their hands."
"At that moment, he was filled with hatred."
"He didn't hate the person who killed him, nor did he hate the people of the Ten Nations. He only hated the ruthlessness of the imperial power, the ignorance of the people, and the fact that he was ultimately soft-hearted. He died with hatred, but he lived on with hatred."
At this point, the Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital was extremely emotional, and the entire sky was blood-red.
Those scenes appeared in the sky one after another.
The 735 people had their flesh sliced off and their eyes gouged out.
A middle-aged man watched as his wife, children, and friends shrieked in pain, but there was nothing he could do. He could only roar at the sky.
He was indeed filled with extreme hatred.
He had worked hard for the emperor and sacrificed himself for the sake of peace in the world, all for the sake of the well-being of his family.
However, he didn't expect the emperor to be heartless and go back on his words. He even witnessed his wife and children being tortured. That scene was unbearable to watch.
Countless resentful spirits roared angrily. Their emotions had also been stirred up as they roared continuously.
The sky that was millions of kilometers long was blood-red and it was extremely terrifying.
In the Great Thunder Ancient Temple.
After the countless monks saw this scene, they also put their palms together.
They chanted the ancient sutras, but it was of no use.
Many monks sighed incessantly.
"The Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital has indeed suffered a lot, no wonder he has such a deep obsession. Amitabha, good indeed."
"The emperor is heartless and goes back on his words. The Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital is indeed a pitiful person."
"It's indeed painful to see someone you love die in front of you."
The ancient monks didn't know what to say.
After all, the experience of the Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital was indeed heartbreaking. It was also because of such obsession that he could become a Ghost Emperor.
In the Netherworld.
Lu Changsheng sighed.
He was moved. He put his palms together and chanted Amitabha, releasing endless Buddhist light.
However, in the next moment, Lu Changsheng slowly spoke again.
"The Great General's life is indeed full of misfortune, but after countless years, he has already let go of his obsession."
"Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital, why don't you let go of your obsession?"
Lu Changsheng's voice sounded.
In an instant, it attracted countless curiosity.
They couldn't understand what Lu Changsheng said.
Even Shan Ting and the Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital didn't understand what Lu Changsheng was talking about.
"When did I let go of my obsession?"
The Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital asked.
"The Great General has indeed let go of his obsession, but you, Crown Prince, have picked up your obsession."
Lu Changsheng said slowly.
His voice sounded.
Countless cultivators were stunned in an instant.
Even the Ghost Emperor of Yellow Capital was completely stunned.
Silence.
The Netherworld was silent.
The Buddha Realm was also silent.
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