Chapter 1 A Ghost and God's Movement

The moment the ghost and god stirred, Ji Xiang, far away in Joseon, felt it immediately!

It felt like being targeted by the Jade Emperor, and a similar situation occurred when Huaguang Dadi (Great Emperor) fixed his gaze upon him. This gaze, cast from the darkness, felt like an indestructible curse. Following this feeling, Ji Xiang looked towards the other side of the sea.

"Xu Fu is making a move?"

The power came from across the sea. Now Ulsan had fallen, Ieyasu had turned traitor, and Mori and Kuroda had become potential rebels. These three harbored their own agendas, orchestrating this great retreat from Ulsan, all aimed at Hideyoshi.

"It couldn't be Ieyasu's actions that drew attention. They're not dead, and the Battle of Ulsan has just ended. Even if Xu Fu has heaven-penetrating abilities, he is ultimately a false immortal. Perhaps he can instantly grasp events under his control, but this is Joseon."

"His eyes cannot see this far."

"If that's the case, it must be my killing of Yao Bikuni that caused the fear. It seems this young nun was truly a very important figure."

The Tai Xu Precious Light brushed away everything. Its usefulness rivaled Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light in the popular folk tale *Investiture of the Gods*. However, killing Yao Bikuni didn't drop her divine treasure, only leaving behind her monk's staff.

This was merely a Buddhist artifact, powerful as it was, but still far inferior to an immortal and indestructible divine treasure.

"My karmic tribulations have already been resolved in the Yellow Springs. Now that I am in the Solar Refinement state, I can still feel palpitations. It seems the methods Xu Fu is using this time are extraordinary."

As the ominous feeling gradually approached, Ji Xiang's inner vision divine tablet responded!

[Omononushi (Pre-Qin Ritual Refinement Art): Is it because my dynasty is facing calamities and the court lacks good governance, incurring the wrath of the gods?]

[A great ghost and god worshipped since the era of Emperor Sujin. In ancient times, a great plague and disaster struck Yamato, killing half the people. At this time, this ghost and god appeared, telling Emperor Sujin that as long as he worshipped it, the disaster would be quelled, and he could continue to control the country. Thus, Emperor Sujin reverently worshipped this ghost and god, officially recognizing it in the name of the entire country, and the disaster quickly subsided.]

[Avatar of Great Calamity: The existence of Omononushi is closely linked to the country of Japan. Anyone who kills it will be subjected to a "disaster transfer," meaning that the name and existence of Omononushi will be transferred to a new target, making the new target "Omononushi" and the "avatar of disaster." This is not a curse, but an "inheritance."]

[Pre-Qin Ritual Refinement Art: Ghost and gods refined by the Pre-Qin Ritual Refinement Art possess the ability to possess, that is, to replace the form and spirit of others! The possessed will receive the blessing of the ghost and god's power! However, after the form and spirit are replaced by the ghost and god, the ghost and god's form and spirit will gradually take over the possessed person's consciousness over time, and eventually, the possessed person will completely become part of the ghost and god. Pre-Qin alchemists would not refine themselves into the form of a ghost and god unless absolutely necessary.]

[Devouring National Fortune: After becoming the avatar of disaster, you will continuously grow stronger by absorbing the resentment of the dead. The more disasters in the world, the stronger your power will be. At the same time, your connection with the national fortune of Japan will become closer. Once the cycle between you and the national fortune is broken, it will cause great damage to each other.]

[National Soul Retinue: Omononushi's incarnation is called Tatataneko. If worshipped by this half-human, half-god being, overseas countries will automatically submit, which means plundering the national fortune of the other party to strengthen oneself.]

[Eighty Hands of Deity Offering: Omononushi can summon a ghost and god army of eight hundred thousand belonging to its own existence.]

[Solution: If you kill the Omononushi god, you must go to Japan to sever the connection between the national fortune and yourself, otherwise, if you return to the Ming Dynasty or exist in Joseon, within a month, it will cause half of the country's population to die suddenly, creating a huge sin of killing. Furthermore, the longer the power of the Omononushi god exists on you, the greater the impact on your mind.]

[Chant the Pure Heart Divine Mantra to maintain clarity of mind.]

[Chant the Pure Heaven and Earth Divine Mantra to resist the aura of disaster.]

[Maintaining the form and spirit of the Boundless Salvation Heavenly Lord can nullify the opponent's possession.]

[Use the power of the Golden Countenance Jade Appearance Heavenly Lord to protect yourself.]

[Using a large amount of vows to activate the Tian Lu Er Bow and Tian Yu Yu Arrow can break its ghost and god form, but because it has no physical body and is a national soul condensate, it cannot be completely killed.]

[Use the power of the Southern Divine King of the Ten Direction Divine Kings to open up the Abandoned Virtue World, dividing and forcibly abandoning the power on the opponent's body.]

[Use the power of the Heavenly Opening Yellow Path Heavenly Lord, in conjunction with Yao Bikuni's legacy White Copper Four Noble Truths Monk's Staff, to cast a sealing technique!]

[Do not use the Jade Purity Hidden Book to kill the opponent!]

[This object has been pierced by the Spear of Heavenly Jewels, so the Spear of Heavenly Jewels is ineffective against it.]

"The visitor is so malevolent! I never expected this ghost and god wasn't coming to kill me, but to die!"

Ji Xiang raised an eyebrow!

If the opponent came to challenge him, that would be fine. Any ghost, god, or demon that met him, this Heavenly Devil, would be sure to have no return! But this time, the opponent was deliberately coming to die, and it was after its death that the real trouble would begin!

The Pre-Qin alchemists had methods of form dissolution and were skilled at manipulating ghost and gods to possess people's forms and spirits. Now he was seeing it.

However!

"If it were a month ago, I'm afraid I wouldn't be your match. But in the past month, I've become familiar with the Dharmic realm power of the Four Great Heavenly Lords and the Ten Direction Divine Kings, and the magic power in my body is incomparably vast."

"For you to come looking for me is like a fish entering a net, seeking your own death!"

The monk's staff in Ji Xiang's hand was swung!

So this equipment that dropped after killing Yao Bikuni was useful after all!

"Eighteen items of a Bhikkhuni, White Copper Four Noble Truths Monk's Staff!"

The Four Noble Truths! Namely suffering, accumulation, extinction, and the path!

Suffering: birth, old age, sickness, and death; Accumulation: the harm of the three poisons; Extinction: Nirvana and liberation; Path: true unpolluted wisdom, extinguishing all afflictions and wrongdoings.

"The Four Noble Truths are not strong individually, but if used together, they can seal all dharmas and break all seals. It's a pity you met me, otherwise, this Buddhist artifact would still be somewhat useful."

"You are transformed from the national soul, a formless evil, perfectly corresponding to the Four Noble Truths turning the wheel! I will subdue you with unpolluted wisdom!"

Ji Xiang waited near Ulsan. The ghost and god came across the sea, and the world showed a scene of disaster!

The Buddhist artifact rose into the sky, evolving into the Four Noble Truths world. Ji Xiang waved his hand again, manifesting the form of the Boundless Salvation Heavenly Lord, and blessed the "Transformation Immortal Clothes" with the power of the Golden Countenance Jade Appearance Heavenly Lord!

Both hands bent the bow and nocked an arrow!

The Tian Yu Yu Arrow, entangled with the power of the Southern Abandoned Virtue Divine King!

Finally, a huge cloud of energy rose outside his body, transforming into the appearance of the last Heavenly Lord!

Heavenly Opening Yellow Path Heavenly Lord, the heavenly gate opened wide, pacing the Jade Capital!

"Xu Fu wants to force me to go to Japan."

"Why be so impatient? Anyway... sooner or later, I'll have to kill my way over there!"