Fried Salted Fish
Chapter 338 Raven Cries at the Door
Ji Xiang stepped forward and touched one of the Celestial Venerable spirit tablets. Unlike the previous Guangdu Chenlun Celestial Venerable, these three spirit tablets couldn't be easily lifted. They were embedded in the evil path like tombstones. An idea flashed through his mind, and he used his magic power, instantly causing a dense demonic aura to rise from his body. This startled the Compassionate Vow Vajra!
"This...."
"This is the Yuqing Heavenly Dharma. Why is Ksitigarbha so surprised?"
How could the Compassionate Vow Vajra not be surprised!
"A demon!"
"Precisely!"
Ji Xiang didn't hide his identity!
After a violent tremor in his heart, the Compassionate Vow Vajra's tone changed, becoming extremely serious: "Although Yuqing cultivators throughout history have had strange and bizarre methods, the Way of the Heavenly Demon has never been displayed in the world. This is a test, and it is impossible for mortals to attain, because the beings of the human world must have the seven emotions and six desires, and can never achieve impartiality."
"So, young friend, are you truly one of the eighty thousand Heavenly Demons from the heavens?"
Ji Xiang's tone was calm: "Heavenly Demons are nothing more than flying forms and spirits. Whoever possesses form and spirit is a Heavenly Demon. How can there be a saying of Heavenly Demons from the heavens? The trials of Heavenly Demons in the human world also descend from the heavens. Ksitigarbha, don't be attached to appearances, and don't be bound by theories of heaven and earth. In truth, heaven and earth are not separate, but inherently the same."
The Compassionate Vow Vajra chanted a Buddhist prayer: "So, young friend, you are indeed one of the eighty thousand... No! Among the eighty thousand, you are also a special existence. To be able to transform from the eighty thousand into a Yuqing cultivator, and bear the Heavenly Demon arts to descend, you are certainly no ordinary Heavenly Demon."
"It's not that this monk is attached to appearances, but that young friend is extraordinary! Why be modest!"
Demonic energy billowed, and the spirit positions of the three great Celestial Venerables were touched by the Yuqing Dharma. The last ray of divine light flowing on them stabilized. The evil path and defiled earth rumbled, and the three spirit tablets rose from the ground, shrinking to the size of palms, and were taken into Ji Xiang's hands.
"So this can reopen the mechanisms of goodness? Deep in this evil path, what use will such changes have?"
The Compassionate Vow Vajra intoned a Buddhist prayer, expressing certainty:
"This Land of Roots is at the source of the Yellow Springs, hence its name. In my Buddhist teachings, it is called the Nethermost Hell."
"Young friend, please look around."
Following the Compassionate Vow Vajra's guidance, Ji Xiang looked around. The desolate wilderness, which had been empty just now, now held many faint, faceless ghosts.
The Compassionate Vow Vajra said: "The spirit positions of the four Celestial Venerables have been removed, and the ancient souls who have no hope of reincarnation can finally leave this place. This is the mechanism of goodness. The powerful tombstones suppressing the Yellow Springs have been cleared away, and the Yellow Springs Country is no longer a land of the dead."
"In the past, Immortal Bo Dao used the power of the Primordial Beginning to turn this place into a world without a future, so that someone in the Yang world could continuously extract the power of ghosts and gods, and even use such great divine power to forcibly create a cultivation method for the art of ghosts and gods. But now, this method will also come to an end!"
"The beings who passed away long ago can finally rest in peace, and the dead who descend into the Yellow Springs in the remaining world and future can also go to their respective destinations. The Yellow Springs is opened, no longer closed, and the ancient array has been broken."
Extracting the power of ghosts to nurture the art of ghosts and gods.
Therefore, the more one kills, the more powerful those who possess the art of ghosts and gods become, and the pinnacle figure who possesses this method is Xu Fu.
"The more soldiers who died on the Korean battlefield, the more powerful the will-manifesting demons of the Japanese army became, and the souls of the dead were devoured by resentful spirits to grow stronger. So the root lies in this place?"
"Even this阴 world of the Yellow Springs Country is part of his control..."
Living in the Yang world, one cannot become an immortal; dying, one cannot rest in peace. The more one slaughters, the stronger one becomes. The ghosts here also have a continuous stream of will that can be extracted. The emergence of those resentful spirits is probably also related to the array here!
At this moment, one of the Celestial Venerable spirit tablets in Ji Xiang's palm floated up.
Emitting a soft light!
Numerous亡魂, vast and numerous, filled the wilderness, illuminated by the light, their resentment wiped away, and as if their shackles had been broken, those faceless faces looked towards the spirit tablet in Ji Xiang's hand, all bowing down, gathering from their remaining wills, from the冥冥, into a vast, ocean-like voice!
Thousands of souls and myriad ghosts together pay homage to the Celestial Venerable, chanting the sacred name of Guangdu Chenlun!
"Escape the幽冥, save the dead and ferry them to life!"
"Thank you, Great Celestial Venerable Guangdu Chenlun!"
After chanting the sacred name, the亡魂 all dissipated into wisps of green smoke, and at the end of the wilderness, a door appeared out of thin air, and all the souls that had turned into green smoke entered that door!
"The gate to the Crow's Cry Country has opened! Young friend, quickly approach!"
The Compassionate Vow Vajra was overjoyed, but he didn't lose his head. He immediately added: "But don't go in, just approach!"
The gate to the Crow's Cry Country is difficult to find. One can only come to the upper realm from below, but cannot reach the Crow's Cry from the upper realm. Even the great power like Yuan Huang, who created the Underworld, has no way to do it. The ghosts and immortals of the Underworld who want to enter the Crow's Cry Country must die once, just like mortals who want to enter the Yin world. But if a ghost dies again, it will only be left with a consciousness, and at the same time will lose its existing form. For living immortals, the loss of form and spirit will lead to death and the dissipation of the soul, not to mention ghost immortals who only have元神 and souls left!
So the ghosts and immortals of the Underworld dare not commit suicide rashly!
Moreover, entering the Crow's Cry Country is an extremely dangerous thing. Without the "escort back to the Yin" from the people of the Crow's Cry Country, once inside, one can never get out.
In the past, Ksitigarbha had come to the depths of this evil path, so he knew that there was a gateway to the Crow's Cry Country here. But during the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow Springs was closed, and souls could not enter or leave. Now that the closure is lifted, the Celestial Venerables can leave, and the dead will also receive the guidance they deserve.
However, the Compassionate Vow Vajra also knew his limitations. With his current strength, it was impossible to take anything from the Crow's Cry Country, so the reason he wanted Ji Xiang to approach was simply to confirm whether the Netherworld Master was inside... whether the aura of the Ninefold Hell Purgatory Celestial Venerable was there!
However, Ji Xiang didn't look at the door immediately, but felt that the power of the Celestial Venerable spirit tablet in his hand had recovered slightly!
After delivering thousands of亡魂 and sending them away, although it consumed the last part of the magic power in the spirit tablet, it gained a feedback force that was even greater than the previous remaining magic power. This was the power of the will that thousands of souls and myriad ghosts叩谢 presented!
The power from the dead!
Whoosh—! The other three spirit tablets also trembled slightly. The four spirit tablets disappeared from Ji Xiang's hands and entered the depths of the inner landscape in a flash of white light. And at this moment, the names of the four Celestial Venerables flashed across the blank space on the blank spirit tablet!
Subsequently, an amazing situation occurred!
The spirit tablets of the Four Sages of the North Pole manifested, and respectively merged into the empty positions of the three Celestial Venerables!
The last remaining Celestial Venerable of Guangdu Chenlun resided directly below the blank spirit tablet. The power of the White-Faced 真武 seemed to be merging with it, and a Celestial Venerable image that had never been seen before gradually emerged.
The other three spirit positions were the spirit tablets of the Three Sages of 天蓬, which had already occupied the empty shells of the three ancient Celestial Venerables, and replaced them, obtaining their names!
A divine general, transformed into a Celestial Venerable!
Will have the majesty of a Celestial Venerable!
All divine power boiled and surged, and returned to calm after a moment!
Now, in the inner landscape, under the blank spirit tablet, there were no longer the Four Sages of the North Pole, but the Four Great Celestial Venerables!
Ji Xiang sensed a call, suddenly looked up, heard the Compassionate Vow Vajra urging, and immediately approached the gate of the Crow's Cry Country. And at the moment of approaching, a vast and mighty force was revealed from within, causing the dilapidated wilderness in the depths of this evil path to rumble!
"It's actually really inside! It's... the Netherworld Master! It's... the Ninefold Hell Purgatory Celestial Venerable!"
"Refining Truth Above, Purgatory Below. Release the unobstructed divine light, illuminate the Great Thousand World!"
The Compassionate Vow Vajra's expression shook violently, although it was a divine form, it also had a look of excitement and shock! He realized that this matter must not be known to any existence other than the two of them, but he didn't know whether Xu Fu could monitor this source of the Yellow Springs!
Perhaps Xu Fu himself was also looking for this gate!
"Young friend! We must quickly close this gate, and not let Xu Fu know about this place. If it is opened for too long, it may attract the Great God of the Yellow Springs Crossing... Young friend! Young friend?!"
The Compassionate Vow Vajra was afraid of Xu Fu's spying, and the goal of this descent into the Yellow Springs had been completed. There were also many spirit positions under the Yellow Springs Country of Japan, but theoretically, because of their high level, no one should be able to receive them after the 天封, but that was not certain...
However, Ji Xiang didn't seem to hear his words at this time. The Compassionate Vow Vajra watched helplessly as Ji Xiang raised his hand and stretched it towards the gate of the Crow's Cry Country!
"No! If you are pulled into the Crow's Cry Country, without the escort of a Crow's Cry ghost general, you will never be able to return to the Yin world! Break free from the six paths, and be transformed into a shapeless厉鬼!"
"Young friend, I apologize!"
The Compassionate Vow Vajra wanted to forcibly control Ji Xiang's body with his divine power, but his Buddhist light was blocked by the power on Ji Xiang's body, disappearing like mud into the sea, all becoming the food for the blank spirit tablet. This greatly surprised the Compassionate Vow Vajra!
A dignified Bodhisattva possessing him could only be a special effect, unable to even control the body?!
The Compassionate Vow Vajra felt greatly embarrassed, and seeing that his hand had already stretched into the gate, he was already extremely frightened, and sighed bitterly: "How could this be? Could it be that the Crow's Cry Country also has the power to bewitch people's hearts, the ability to summon souls and transform them into厉鬼?"
"Young friend, quickly wake up..."
The Compassionate Vow Vajra wanted to use all his strength to forcibly send Ji Xiang out of the Yellow Springs, but suddenly heard Ji Xiang chanting.
At this time, Ji Xiang couldn't hear the Compassionate Vow Vajra's words. Instead, a sentence was transmitted from the spirit position of the Celestial Venerable of Guangdu Chenlun. After hearing it, Ji Xiang felt that he had grasped something crucial, so at this time, he had already repeated it:
"玄曹 long night, testing without end, all due to the cause of creation, how can the calamity of filling and returning be avoided. Relying on today's repentance, I wish to dissolve and melt, age after age, forever eliminate grudges!"
As the prayer fell.
A Ninefold Hell Immortal Light flew out from the Crow's Cry Country, a supreme divine power!