Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 232

The moment the wall of clouds opened, darkness poured down like a dam bursting.

At this moment, everyone is passively bearing this impact. This darkness does not cause any substantial harm, but it seems to isolate you from the world.

Your shouting and your calling cannot attract the attention of those right in front of you. Even you yourself feel confused and alienated from your own existence. This is an unprecedented loneliness and exile.

Li Zhuiyuan is trying hard to exercise self-restraint and synchronize his consciousness with his body.

In Taoist terms, it is like returning the soul that was forced to leave the body to its place.

You have to know that you haven't really entered yet, but just the darkness at the edge has leaked out, and it has already had such a strong effect. If you really go inside, I'm afraid that all your cognition will be completely suppressed and buried in this horrible repression.

This is the real cage.

There are no bars, no cells, but it can trap you endlessly.

Li Zhuiyuan finally got rid of this influence and woke up.

His will is inherently stronger than that of ordinary people, and now as an inner demon, if he is not clear about his own existence, how can he counterattack and suppress his original body?

The boy turned around and looked at his companions. They were basically in a numb state.

Tan Wenbin, on the other hand, looked more lively. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be the second person after him to adapt to this environment and wake up.

Because after each overdraft, other people have problems with physical repair, but Tan Wenbin has problems with self-consciousness repair. Even though their two godsons have no ill intentions, the pressure he endures makes it almost like he is "resurrected" every time he uses the ghost-controlling technique.

Wandering in the absence of self-awareness of "who am I" over and over again has actually strengthened his self-awareness.

This kind of training is really hard for others to replicate, because few ghosts can resist the temptation of "living again". Even if they can resist it once, it is impossible to do it again and again.

The two godsons sat on his shoulders, one on the left and one on the right, hugged Tan Wenbin's neck, and tried hard to call him.

Finally, after Tan Wenbin emerged from the water like a drowning person, he opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and woke up.

He looked at Brother Xiaoyuan first, and when he saw that Brother Xiaoyuan was looking at him, he took the initiative to greet him:
"Brother Xiaoyuan...Brother Xiaoyuan..."

The voice sounded like someone talking underwater, and a gurgling sound appeared in the ears.

In fact, after calling out the name, Tan Wenbin said a lot of things, but he himself didn't know what he said and seemed a little anxious.

Li Zhuiyuan nodded to Tan Wenbin.

In Tan Wenbin's eyes, this action seemed like an afterimage.

In this environment, it is already very difficult to find yourself, so don't even think about changing the environment.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the others.

Tan Wenbin also began to try to call Runsheng and Yin Meng beside him.

But no matter how he shouted, Runsheng and Yin Meng just stood there side by side, with stiff expressions, as if they were taking a photo together for the first time, extremely restrained. No matter how the photographer reminded them, they didn't move, and didn't know how to move.

Lin Shuyou's eyelids were slightly bulging, and he tried very hard, but it was very slight, and then, they stopped bulging.

Li Zhuiyuan noticed this detail and he knew that the boy had tried his best.

In the past, the boy was always dissatisfied with the boy’s work attitude and had “pulled” him down several times to threaten and scold him. However, since coming here, the boy has never expressed any dissatisfaction to the boy.

Because if you put yourself in his shoes, there is really nothing wrong with the boy's performance this time.

At this point, it seems like Runsheng, Yin Meng, and Lin Shuyou can’t wake up on their own.

Li Zhuiyuan did not dare to release his red line, because everyone's self-consciousness was suppressed at the moment, and the connection of his red line required the other party to accept it unconditionally and actively. If he dared to connect now, he would be doomed to fail and suffer serious backlash.

Looking at the monkey again, it was already standing there, like a translucent statue.

It was the one that opened the cloud wall, and it was also the first to freeze. So far, it is still in a daze, with no signs of waking up.

Therefore, this place is not suitable to be used as a trap, because after you open it, you will be affected more than the prey you have trapped, so there is no point in setting a trap.

However, it wasn’t long before a light appeared in the darkness within the cloud wall.

When it burned, the darkness was dispelled a lot, and the pressure that hung over everyone was also alleviated.

Tan Wenbin felt relaxed all over, opened his mouth and began to sing: "Sister, you sit on the bow, brother walks on the shore..."

He had been trying hard to express himself, and now he could finally "hear clearly" what he was singing.

Runsheng, Yin Meng and Lin Shuyou, their stiff and numb expressions finally moved.

Runsheng instinctively picked up the Yellow River shovel, but he didn't see any enemy around. He knew that the monkey was an illusion and the shovel couldn't hit it.

After Lin Shuyou woke up, he knelt on the ground. The emotional reaction from the boy once again affected him, but he stood up again soon.

After being reminded by Brother Xiaoyuan on the bridge, Ayou has been trying to draw some boundaries with the boy, which will be good for both of them.

"Squeak squeak!"

The monkey was closest to the light, but was the last to wake up.

It turned around, looked at the people behind it, and said with a smile: "Now you know how powerful this place is, we haven't even entered yet."

These words sounded as if one was deliberately trying to save its dignity.

Li Zhuiyuan observed the lamp and found the flame on the lamp was very strange. It was karma.

At this moment, Li Zhuiyuan understood the purpose of the monkeys developing humans to collect karma.

Other True Lords, including the monkey's original body, Liyuan True Lord, are also deeply trapped in this. If they want to enter the "cell" from the outside world and contact their own original bodies to release them, they have to rely on karma as the light of the lamp oil to pave the way.

Li Zhuiyuan can also use the Twelve Decrees of Fengdu to cast karma fire, but his karma fire is used to burn evil spirits. Under normal circumstances, every evil spirit has strong karma and can be ignited at the slightest touch.

But right now, having matches but no firewood is meaningless.

The monkey pointed inside and said, "Come on, follow me in."

After saying that, the monkey took the lead and walked in.

Li Zhuiyuan had no choice but to follow suit. The boy suspected that the person who asked the question must have known that he could not light the lamp a second time to admit defeat.

Therefore, in the arrangement of my own river waves, it gradually became more and more "themeless".

There is no need to give you too much clear guidance. You have no way out anyway, so you can only take the initiative to find a solution on your own.

The last time in Lijiang, when the boy and Zhao Yi were drinking tea, Zhao Yi mentioned this. He said that when he was crossing the river, not only were the enemies very clear, but the problems were also very direct. However, this time when he was crossing the river with himself, he was actually in a fog most of the time.

There is not just one light. After you enter, when the light of the first light starts to dim, the light of the second light appears in front of you.

Unlike other temples where you would open the cloud wall and then step into the next ring, this time after the cloud wall opened and entered, the road under your feet was downward, giving you a feeling of going down a mountain.

At first, I just felt that there were things on both sides, but I couldn’t see them clearly because the lamps were only located on the steps along the road.

No one is willing to risk leaving its light shield. Once you step into that hopeless darkness, there is a high probability that you will never be able to get out.

You have to know that this is the prison cell where the True Lords are imprisoned. If it were so easy to break in, these True Lords would have escaped long ago.

However, after walking down for a distance, something visible finally appeared in the darkness beside him.

He is a true lord, dressed in gorgeous clothes, wearing an official hat, holding a jade ruyi in his left hand and a green lotus in his right hand. He is surrounded by a glowing light, which highlights his solemn appearance.

However, this is not the traditional standing still posture like the statues in the temple. He is running with his mouth open, as if roaring and questioning.

Monkey: "This is the True Lord of Rewarding Good, who brings good fortune to those who do good, and protects those who have done good deeds, so that good deeds will be rewarded."

Tan Wenbin's eyes moved back and forth between the jade ruyi and the green lotus in the hands of Master Shangshan.

The pair of maces held by the most insignificant True Lord of Gatekeeping, who is only there to make up the numbers and is not even qualified to participate in the internal strife, are magical enough. The one held by the more qualified True Lord of Rewarding Good must be a real treasure.

Moreover, they were rushing in en masse at that time, preparing to overthrow the fake Bodhisattva and rebel, so naturally they had to bring the most powerful weapons in their hands with them.

Unfortunately, this kind of good thing can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be played with. If I dare to reach my hand into the darkness, I will become the "buried object" of Shangshan Zhenjun.

Continuing to walk down, I saw another True Lord in the darkness nearby. He wore a tall hat with a white background and gold patterns on his head, carried a medicine basket on his back, held a jade medicine jar in his left hand, and held a silver medicine shovel in his right hand.

The clothes were not gorgeous, but elegant and simple, with just simple green embroidery. But although He himself could not move, the green embroidery on the clothes seemed to be growing, blooming and bearing fruit on its own.

Did they plant medicinal herbs on the clothes? Or were the clothes suitable for growing medicinal herbs?

Tan Wenbin pursed his lips. As expected, the more low-key things here are, the more complicated they are.

Yin Meng looked at the set of equipment and clothes and swallowed her saliva subconsciously. If she could get these things, her efficiency in making and testing poisons would be greatly improved in the future.

Monkey: "This is the True Lord of Mercy and Benevolence. He is compassionate, kind, and generous. He cures illnesses and saves lives, resolves disasters, and is committed to eliminating illness and worry in the world."

However, there was not much kindness on the face of the True Lord Ciren at this moment. His eyes were like lightning as he stared straight ahead with a ferocious expression and twitching mouth corners. He was originally a benevolent doctor, but at this moment he was uttering the most vicious curse.

The sense of tearing in this style of painting is very obvious.

The next True Lord was wearing fire armor, holding a giant axe in both hands, with bloodshot eyes and a strong aura.

Runsheng looked at His axe, then looked at the Yellow River shovel in his hand.

He likes his Yellow River shovel very much. The shovel often broke in the past, so he rebuilt it twice. Now the shovel is very sturdy and durable.

But he knew that the axe in the True Lord's hand should be heavier and harder.

It would be nice if we could take that axe, melt it down, and remake it into a shovel.

Monkey: "Oh, this is Thunder Fire Master, he thinks highly of himself and looks down on everyone, imagining that he is the number one warrior master."

There was a strong disdain for Master Leihuo in the monkey's tone.

This is probably because the monkey and this True Lord are in the same competitive ecological niche.

The monkey added, "But every time I encounter a truly powerful evil spirit, He can't handle it, so I have to take action to deal with it. That's why 'He' always tells me to be united. Otherwise, I would have driven this Thunder Fire Master out of the temple long ago."

The monkey also has resentment towards that "him", believing that "him" has restricted his development and suppressed his status.

Li Zhuiyuan had seen the four spirit beasts in the five senses diagram and how cautious they were in order to live like normal people.

According to the rules of heaven, the suppression of monsters is already very strong.

It is already extremely difficult to bring a monkey to the position of a true lord, and one may even have to take on more responsibilities for this.

From Li Zhuiyuan's perspective, even if this monkey had nothing to do with this place and he simply met it on the road, he would never recruit it into his team.

There is a breath of death on Runsheng, but Runsheng is still a human being.

If I were to recruit a monster that was not controlled by anyone but was self-centered into my team, it would only make my already high difficulty of traveling along the river even higher.

Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan could sense the special care and love that "he" had for the monkeys.

The monkey is not unaware of this, but the reality is that if you are nice to someone for a long time, that person will most likely get used to it and demand more from you. Once you fail to do so, he or she will feel resentful.

Up to now, I have passed by three True Lords in a row, but I have not seen the monkey's true form, Liyuan True Lord. This means that after the rebellion broke out, when the True Lords rushed here, the monkey was at the forefront.

That "he" must be very sad when seeing this scene.

Therefore, “he” deliberately “let the monkey off the hook” so that the monkey could endure this loneliness soberly.

The other True Lords are in a state of self-consciousness suppression wrapped in darkness, similar to being frozen or unconscious, but Monkey has to experience the despair of being exiled at all times.

Yin Meng said, "Why do I feel like I'm visiting a haunted house?"

The haunted house in the amusement park basically follows this process: you walk along a path, and various scary characters are displayed on both sides.

Nowadays, in order to save costs, most haunted houses are reluctant to use light and shadow effects, so they deliberately use this traditional folk style, such as the King of Hell, little ghosts, and frying pans, with the main purpose of allowing tourists to fill in the gaps in their imagination based on traditional culture.

Tan Wenbin: "Are we walking in a straight line?"

Yin Meng: "What does this mean?"

In Yin Meng's opinion, after he and others came in, hadn't they been walking straight down?
Tan Wenbin: "If it is a straight line, then when these True Lords rebelled, did they line up in a line and charge in?"

Yin Meng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said, "Yes."

When the rebellion reaches its final stage, there is no turning back. Everyone will surely rush forward in a swarm. How could they line up like primary school students after school?

Tan Wenbin: "So I'm curious, why is it arranged like this? Did someone move them later?"

Tan Wenbin deliberately raised his voice a little bit, he hoped that the person could give an answer, after all, it was the guide monkey.

The monkey must have heard it, but it did not respond.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "We are walking in a straight line because we are covered by the lights of karma. The True Lord we see in the darkness is in another area than where we are now, which can be understood as another dimension.

Originally, the environment here should have been a flat surface, just like the cloud walls behind other temples. When we came in by boat, we didn't see such a large deep pit here.

This is because due to the influence of darkness, the anchor here has become 'he'.

The prison he created naturally spread out in all directions with him as the center. He himself was also in this prison, at the deepest position, suffering the most intense exile.

In fact, just imagine this place as the eighteen levels of hell.

The further down we are, that is, in front of us, the more sinful we are in his eyes.

Right? "

Monkey: "You are really like him. No matter what happens, you always have a calmness and wisdom beyond ordinary people."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You changed the subject."

Monkey: "That's why we believed in him so much. In our opinion, only the reincarnation of a bodhisattva or a bodhisattva walking in the human world can have the ability to see through all illusions."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You think 'he' is a Bodhisattva, but why don't you think you are like the 'yin spirit' under the Bodhisattva?"

The monkey frowned and clenched his fists again.

Li Zhuiyuan continued, "A Yin God doesn't have a Yin God look, and a Bodhisattva can't have a Bodhisattva look."

The monkey sneered, "Haha, so, 'he' deceived us, or is it our own fault?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "My great grandfather once taught me that I should not eat with the bowl in my hand and curse my mother when I put it down."

The monkey turned around suddenly and stared at the boy: "You are talking nonsense!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You keep saying that 'he' cheated you. If it was a lie, then he must have a purpose and a profit to gain something. So let me ask you, what did 'he' cheat from you?"

The monkey's face began to twitch, and its expression became more and more hideous and terrifying.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I lied to you that you were accumulating merits, that you were becoming more and more powerful, that you were becoming more and more like a 'yin god', and that I really regarded myself as a god?"

Monkey: "That's enough, shut up."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I am very confused. Even if they knew that 'he' was a fake Bodhisattva, why did they directly rise up in such an extreme way to resist and overthrow 'him'?"

Monkey: "Shouldn't it be like this?"

Li Zhuiyuan pointed at Lin Shuyou behind him and said to the monkey:

"There are not so many shoulds and shouldn'ts. I have seen what a Yin spirit that has been subdued by a Bodhisattva looks like. Even a god has his own secret calculations and interests. This is the result of being taught by a true Bodhisattva.

Don't tell me that you were so intolerant of any grain of sand in your eyes, and that you served the Bodhisattva devoutly and would not tolerate the slightest dirt.

If this is true, it only means that 'he', the fake Bodhisattva, does better than the real Bodhisattva.

If this is not the case, it means that there were other driving factors when you launched this rebellion, such as... greater interests.

So, what kind of interests drive you to rebel collectively in an instant?

Moreover, you excluded the Gatekeeper and launched a crusade from within. In my opinion, you intentionally wanted to retain the system framework established by him personally.

In fact, you don't really intend to destroy this place. You still want to continue to be your own True Lord, and you still want to continue to pass on the mediums, develop the heritage, accumulate merits, and obtain excellence.

He is a fake. If you overthrow him, who will take this position? No matter who among you sits in this position next, isn’t he also a fake Bodhisattva?

Since they are not Bodhisattvas, why would they join together to launch a rebellion and overthrow him?"

In the underworld, those who can found a sect are not simple. Since "he" dares to forge the identity of a Bodhisattva, he must be aware of the connection.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't believe that "he" didn't know how to control the power under his command. Moreover, this power was created by "him" himself.

It is simply illogical that a collective rebellion could occur overnight without a strong, direct trigger.

Li Zhuiyuan: "The most important thing is, you said that 'he' finally admitted that he was a fake Bodhisattva. It's true and false, how dare you rebel first and then get the final admission from 'him'?
Why are you so anxious and so sure?

And if I were 'him', I would deny it to the death, and even at the very last moment, I would insist on claiming that I am the incarnation of the true Bodhisattva. Even if I am killed by you, I would curse you before I die, so that you traitors will live in fear for the rest of your lives.

Why should 'he' admit it?

Is it because…”

Monkey: "I advise you not to continue talking, otherwise, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

Li Zhuiyuan didn't say anything else.

Monkey: "No matter how strong the waves on the river are, they can't withstand the thunder from the sky. That's why I say you and 'him' are very similar. People who are too smart tend to lack reverence."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Why did you personally lead us in here? What's your purpose?"

Monkey: "You will know when you get there."

The people behind were generally confused after hearing the communication between Brother Xiaoyuan and Monkey. In the past, whenever this kind of thing happened, Brother Xiaoyuan would hold a small meeting to convey it to everyone. This time, it should be because Monkey was here, so it was not appropriate to hold a meeting.

Tan Wenbin's eyes looked a little unnatural. He vaguely heard something, but it was scary to think about it. When he thought about the fact that Brother Xiaoyuan did not intend to tell him the truth, he was even more shocked at what Brother Xiaoyuan was going to do alone.

Next, everyone continued to go down and met many True Lords in succession.

The clothes and styles of the True Lords are different, but their expressions are almost the same: anger, abuse, and cursing. They will never reconcile with the liars who blaspheme the Bodhisattva.

Even in the darkness, one can still feel the powerful aura emanating from them.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the things in their hands. The more you look at them, the more greedy you become. If they were able to touch them, they would definitely take all the things home, even the clothes, shoes and hats of the True Lords.

The monkey stopped because there was no lamp in front of him.

Because the karma has not been collected yet, the number of lamps that can be produced is not enough.

Li Zhuiyuan had been counting in his mind. So far, there should only be two True Lords and that "him" left.

These two True Lords are True Lord Pudu and True Lord Liyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Why are you so slow at work?"

Monkey: "If I had pulled in the net once more, I should have been able to spread it in front of my true self, but because of your arrival, my fishing net broke."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You broke the fishing net yourself."

When he landed on the island, the people who were delivering goods had almost been wiped out. It was the monkey who controlled the three people to carry out the killing.

From this we can see that the monkey really listened to that person and would rather give up the opportunity to put the light in front of his own body and try to layout and blend into his team.

Monkey: "You still have the chance to choose again."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Choose you?"

Monkey: "What else?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "In this world, not everyone has the opportunity to be chosen. You are spoiled."

The monkey clasped his hands together and said, "Some things are already predetermined by fate. Amitabha."

At this moment, the monkey once again showed a solemn look, and the previous negative emotions and impatience were once again cleared away.

Li Zhuiyuan also understood a little bit why the monkey listened to that person so much.

Apart from anything else, this ability to calm it down was enough to make the monkey, whose body was suffering, unable to refuse.

Monkey: "May Buddha have mercy on me."

A light appeared above the monkey's head.

It drove Xin Jiyue and others to collect karma for it. This behavior itself also brought it karma. However, in the past, it could suppress them by relying on its special identity.

Now, not only does it not suppress, but it ignites itself into a lamp.

"You guys, follow me."

The monkey took a step forward and walked into the darkness.

Yin Meng: "Why is this monkey always talking nonsense?"

Runsheng: "Monkey bathing."

Lin Shuyou whispered: "This is called a monkey in a human costume."

Yin Meng: "Wow, you are indeed a college student, you are really cultured."

Lin Shuyou touched his head a little embarrassedly and smiled.

Tan Wenbin: "Why are you grinning like that? She's teasing you."

Lin Shuyou: "I know, but laughing can ease the embarrassment."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Tan Wenbin."

Tan Wenbin: “Yes!”

Li Zhuiyuan: "Next, you will take charge."

Tan Wenbin: “Understood!”

Li Zhuiyuan: "Let's go, don't go too far away from the monkey, we will follow it."

The further the monkey walked, the lighter its figure became.

While karma is burning in the body, its shadow of consciousness is also being consumed.

But it ignored it and continued to lead the way.

Finally, a tall figure appeared in front.

It was wearing golden armor and had black hair. It was holding a long stick high up, which seemed to have a tremendous force. The whole monkey maintained this movement and fell into stillness.

However, just by looking at the back, one can tell that the monkey has a burly build, and the exposed part of his face is covered with scars, without any trace of the Monkey King.

Of course, there was no "Journey to the West" in the era when the monkey lived.

The monkey stopped and turned sideways, and its body was almost indistinguishable from transparent.

It looked at its own body, its eyes filled with thought and reminiscence.

It had not seen its previous appearance for a long time. Deep in its memory, it seemed to reappear the scene of following "him" to slay demons and monsters.

"Bodhisattva...Bodhisattva...speak...I understand?"

"Buddha, I don't want to eat peaches anymore. I want to have a vegetarian meal with you."

"I like this dress. The Buddha is right. It really doesn't look good to be naked."

"Buddha, this evil spirit can't stand a beating at all!"

"This injury is nothing, don't cry, I have thick skin!"

"..."

"..."

"How dare you lie to me for so long, you bastard? You are not a Bodhisattva at all. Die!"

The monkey clasped his hands together again and chanted the Buddha's name silently. The lamp above his head suddenly became brighter, and his consciousness completely dissipated.

But after dissipating, it condenses again, dissipates again, and condenses again.

This is the freedom that "he" gives it. It cannot fall into complete closure, and its consciousness can always remain clear, experiencing endless torture.

At this moment, no matter how profound the Buddhist chanting was, it could not calm its emotions. It roared almost angrily:

"Go in, go in, go in!!!"

Suddenly, a white area appeared in front, merging with the surrounding black, forming a perspective similar to that of a black and white photo.

Only then did everyone realize that they were standing at the entrance of a temple.

In front of him, there was a clear black and white dividing line. Master Li Yuan was standing right on this dividing line, with half of his body in white and the other half in black.

At the back, all the True Lords that he had seen while walking down earlier were now standing at the back, not in a single line, but evenly distributed side by side.

Everyone roared and prepared to charge in.

Li Yuan Zhenjun rushed forward first, holding a stick.

The door of the palace was wide open, and the furnishings inside could not appear magnificent against the gray and white background, but they still could not conceal their solemn appearance.

This is a texture that cannot be found in any secular temple.

Because there are real Bodhisattvas here.

Li Zhuiyuan walked in. As he walked, he turned back to take another look at the monkey, which was still struggling in the vortex of pain.

In fact, this is how it should have always been.

Its consciousness should not leave here and stir up trouble outside.

It was that person who helped it send its consciousness away from here, allowing it to have the ability to go out and do things.

Originally, the monkey wanted to spread the karma lamps in the hall. It wanted to walk up to "him", touch "him", and destroy "him" to make the cage ineffective.

But the sudden appearance of white light was obviously not the work of the monkey. It was obvious that when it was spreading from the outside to the inside, the people inside were also spreading from the inside to the outside.

Li Zhuiyuan walked into the hall and saw the Bodhisattva sitting on the lotus platform above, that is, the "him".

Unlike the image of Bodhisattva in the portrait, he has a handsome face and does not wear a cassock. Instead, he wears a green robe, with long hair covering both sides, and has a graceful posture.

There is a red dot between his eyebrows, and it is this point that points out his uniqueness and gives people a sense of transcendence.

He sat on a high place, with his eyes closed, but he had an air of insight as if he could see everything, as if there were no secrets from anyone in front of him.

Below, there is a true god standing there, holding a yellow scroll, probably confessing his crime of impersonating a Bodhisattva.

This person is Master Pudu.

Unlike other True Lords whose auras and styles are obviously different, True Lord Pu Du looks like an ordinary person, nothing special about him.

But here, the more ordinary something is, the more extraordinary it is. He has already reached the level of returning to nature, or even a level higher. No wonder he was once the second in command here.

Lin Shuyou was looking at the person on the lotus platform. As he looked, blood flowed from the corner of his eyes.

He himself didn't notice much and just continued to stare at the person above in a daze.

Tan Wenbin immediately reached out and pressed his head, cursing:
"You still watch!"

Tan Wenbin took out gauze and helped Lin Shuyou stop the bleeding.

Lin Shuyou was still in a daze, not awake, and blood was still flowing from the corner of his eye. Tan Wenbin took out the Qingxin Talisman and put it on Ah You, but it didn't work.

He took out the powder that Xiaoyuan had made before and sprinkled it on Ayou, but it still didn't work.

The blood in the eyes seemed to be completely unstoppable, staining the white gauze red.

There was really no other way, so Tan Wenbin raised his palm and slapped Ayou's face twice.

After the first hit, Ah You came to his senses.

He himself was wrestling with and resisting the boy's emotions, and with the help of various previous aids and that slap in the face, he finally came to his senses.

"Brother Bin, thank you..."

"Snapped!"

The second slap was in vain because Tan Wenbin couldn't hold it back.

Tan Wenbin: “Sorry.”

"It's okay, Brother Bin, I know you..."

"Pa!" Tan Wenbin slapped himself in the face and said sternly, "Shut up, I'll get rid of the blood in your eyes first. Don't blind yourself now."

At this time, a voice sounded in Li Zhuiyuan's ears: "You are here."

Li Zhuiyuan first looked at the person sitting on the lotus platform, but soon he looked at Pu Du Zhenjun standing below.

"Yes, it's me."

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Master Pudu and looked at Him.

Pu Du Zhenjun still maintained the posture of reading out the charges, without moving a single step.

Different from the anger and roars of other True Lords outside, True Lord Pudu seemed very calm.

"Do you know me?" Li Zhuiyuan asked.

"I don't know you, but I know you're coming."

"You were trapped here, how did you know?"

"Because 'he' is about to escape, Heaven will definitely arrange for someone to come.

You see, the lotus under his seat has eleven petals blooming, and the last petal will soon open. This is a sign that he will soon be free.”

Li Zhuiyuan: "I can't understand how 'he' did it. In my opinion, this is a self-seal initiated by 'he'. It is a seal of death."

Master Pudu: "To live towards death, a cycle of two extremes, this is the glimmer of hope he has found for himself."

Li Zhuiyuan: "What do you want me to do?"

Pudu Zhenjun: "You should tell me what the Heaven wants you to do and what the River wants you to do."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Sorry, I haven't figured it out yet."

Pu Du Zhen Jun: "Then look outside."

Li Zhuiyuan looked outside the palace gate.

Master Pudu: "The monkey's consciousness is only a fraction of the pain its true body is enduring, but it's already so violent. What do you think it will become when its true body fully awakens?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Doesn't it listen to you?"

Pudu Zhenjun: "Because I can help it calm its mind and reduce its pain. It's still lucky, as it has a chance to vent its pain. The other Zhenjun outside, although in a state of complete exile, seem to be asleep and unaware, when the darkness here fades, the exile and oppression of so many years will invade their minds all at once. They cannot bear it and will inevitably become demons.

Although this is the bottom of the sea, the sea water cannot stop them. Once they become possessed, they will surely bring about terrible disasters and devastate all living things.

This is why Heaven chose you to come here, and this is also the purpose of the river pushing you here.

You have to stop this catastrophe."

Li Zhuiyuan: "But if you hadn't rebelled, wouldn't this catastrophe have happened?"

Master Pudu: "What is supposed to happen will definitely happen. The reason we took action was to resolve this catastrophe. Unfortunately, we failed to complete it and only postponed it.

Look, what is the darkness outside?
What kind of darkness needs to be resolved by the burning of karma?"

Li Zhuiyuan thought of an answer and replied, "Merit."

"That's right. The darkness he released at the end was the merits he had accumulated. He had secretly transformed these merits."

"Why would 'he' do that?"

"Because 'he' is a fake Bodhisattva, and fake is always fake. Even if 'he' can deceive everyone, he can never become real.

When he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not attain enlightenment, he naturally began to look for a new path.

Buddha said: Put down the butcher knife and you will become a Buddha instantly.

He took off his robes and picked up the butcher knife. Since he could not become a Buddha, he became a demon.

Li Zhuiyuan was silent, as if he was digesting the information.

“We are willing to follow ‘him’ because he is a bodhisattva. In fact, whether ‘he’ is a bodhisattva or not is not that important.

Even if he is not a Bodhisattva, he can still regard this place as a temple, a sect, or even... a family belonging to 'him'.

But 'he' wanted to become a demon, and wanted to take everyone with him, and this was something no one could accept.

We may not follow the true Bodhisattva, but we cannot follow 'him' and become something that is not tolerated by the Way of Heaven.

This is a truth that even the monkey understands."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I understand. What should I do?"

Pudu Zhenjun: "You know the Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

"Ah."

"I can sense that you have the complete Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra."

“I don’t know if it’s complete.”

Anyway, the knowledge of other families was far from being as comprehensive and in-depth as his. For example, Guan Jiangshou's secret technique, when examined carefully, was more like a small piece that he had pried off.

That is to say, Li Zhuiyuan was unable to ask the gods to possess him due to his illness. When he fought with Lin Shuyou on the playground, Ah You, as a genius from the lineage of officers and generals, could only ask the White Crane Boy to possess him, while the young man was able to "invite" the two generals Zengshen.

The reason why Baihe Tongzi was frightened and didn't dare to take action in the end was that Li Zhuiyuan was so similar to him. Except for the fact that he didn't really invite the Yin God down, all other aspects were impeccable.

Pudu Zhenjun: "At first, he only got a fragment of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra. It was me and he who worked together to complete the fragment."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then how did this set end up being spread out there?"

Pudu Zhenjun: "There are countless opportunities in the world. We only got a fragment of the scroll at the beginning, but it doesn't mean that there is no complete scroll scattered outside. It just happens that it is your opportunity, which shows that you have a predestined relationship with the Bodhisattva."

Getting a copy of the "Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra" means you have a connection with the Bodhisattva. There are so many scriptures in my great-grandfather's basement, and there are so many things that have a connection with me.

Pu Du Zhen Jun: "You go up to the lotus platform and help him to perform the spirit possession. This way, the darkness he released will be collected back into his body.

In this way, when the other True Lords wake up, it will be like a dream and they will not be possessed by demons.

This catastrophe will be resolved immediately."

Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the lotus platform and asked, "What about 'him'?"

Master Pudu: "'He' will also wake up, and everything will return to its original state. We will help you to suppress 'him' again, and your wave will be successfully concluded."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

Pudu Zhenjun: "Since you have mastered the complete Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra and are the savior of this situation, you are also the one who is favored by the heaven.

If you want, I can assure you that after the matter is accomplished, the seat on the lotus platform will be given to you.

Below me, all the True Lords will pledge allegiance to you.

This temple that has been dormant at the bottom of the sea will start to operate again and become a force that belongs exclusively to you.

Of course, if you don’t want to sit in this position, that’s fine too, but regardless of whether you succeed in traveling down the river in the future or become the Dragon King of this generation, your token will be respected here.”

This is a huge temptation, which means that if this wave is successful, you can pick up a force for free.

It is hard for anyone not to be tempted by this, especially given the current situation of the Qin and Liu families, where the small population is their biggest weakness.

You know, this place is completely different from Lin Shuyou’s family’s official temple.

The main thing about Ayou’s temple is the people in it.

But the temples here are mainly about the gods worshipped in the temples.

Pu Du Zhen Jun: "Go, this is your responsibility and mission."

Li Zhuiyuan: “Yes.”

The young man first turned his head to look behind him. The blood in Lin Shuyou's eyes had stopped. At this moment, Ah You did not dare to look inside. Instead, he faced outside the palace door and focused on staring at Li Yuan Zhenjun.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Tan Wenbin, and their eyes met.

The boy nodded. Although Tan Wenbin didn't know what the situation was, he also nodded.

No matter what happens next, Brother Xiaoyuan probably won't have time to command the team, so I'll just command it myself. This is the responsibility I should take on.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the platform, raised his foot and stepped onto the steps.

As soon as he took the first step, a stream of consciousness images rushed into his mind frantically, and the boy's footsteps paused.

Pudu Zhenjun: "Although 'he' is not a true Bodhisattva, he has long been accustomed to being high above. There is also a being comparable to the Buddha's voice around him. You should isolate it and do not let it affect your mind."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded again.

Then, the young man completely relaxed his mind and actively welcomed the entry of those consciousness images.

This is a very risky behavior, which is equivalent to actively giving up defense. If the opponent wants to do something unfavorable to you, you will be put in a passive position.

But the boy decided to do it anyway.

The next moment, the Li Zhuiyuan in reality was still slowly raising his feet to climb the stairs, while the Li Zhuiyuan in his consciousness had already arrived at a place hidden in the jungle.

Someone was playing the piano. The sound was melodious and the melody was gentle, which was very pleasant to hear.

The memories that were able to break through under the cover of darkness and could not be completely buried were definitely the most unforgettable and most worth cherishing in his life.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the young man who was playing the piano. He was wearing a white robe with a green ribbon tied on his forehead. He looked like a handsome young man, but his collar was open and his hair was disheveled. There was a wine jar hanging on the tree above his head with a hole at the bottom. He was playing the piano while looking up and drinking.

Looking at him, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Because I recognize this person.

Although this person was dying, he was still alive and was lying under the peach orchard in his village.

It is really hard to connect the man in front of me with the one who appeared under the peach forest later.

At this moment, he should not be described as suave and dashing, it is more like he himself is interpreting the true meaning of this word.

But this is the memory of that "him". Since the person under the peach forest is here, does it mean that in this memory, I can still see Wei Zhengdao?

Last time in the dream, I must have met Wei Zhengdao, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why my abilities in formation, feng shui, and the black book secret technique have all been improved.

But the problem is that Li Zhuiyuan doesn't remember it.

Finally, the man playing the piano under the peach forest finished.

"Clap clap clap!"

Someone came over and clapped, praising him: "This song should only exist in heaven. It's so peaceful to hear it. When I take a shower for the next few days, I have to be careful not to get my ears wet."

"Brother Bai Shen, you are too kind to praise me. I don't deserve such praise."

The person who came was the one who would later sit on the lotus platform disguised as a Bodhisattva.

Even though "he" was fake, Monkey was still very secretive about his name. Li Zhuiyuan finally learned his real name, Bai Shen, but he didn't know his last name.

But soon, someone gave an answer.

The man came hurriedly and said bluntly: "Sun Baishen, bring the Buddha parchment paper quickly. I know you have hidden the most."

"Brother Zhengdao, you are different from me. You don't believe in Buddhism. What do you want that Buddha parchment paper for?"

“It smells good and feels comfortable.”

"This statement is truly an insult to Buddhism."

"When you find your Buddhist sect, let me know and I will personally go to your house to humiliate you."

The three of them walked into a pavilion together. There were tables and chairs in the pavilion, and delicious food and wine were placed on the table.

At this time, a little monkey came over, looked at the delicacies on the table, reached out to take them, then looked at the face on the table, timidly withdrew his hand, put his fingers in his mouth and sucked them.

Sun Baishen took the initiative to pick up the dish on top and handed it to it.

The little monkey took the dish and spoke in human language happily: "Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, Bodhisattva!"

Sun Baishen reached out and scratched its nose, then said to it, "How many times have I told you that I am not a Bodhisattva, and don't call me a Bodhisattva."

Little monkey: "The villagers who have benefited from your kindness all call you Bodhisattva, so you are the Bodhisattva."

"Okay, go ahead." Sun Baishen waved his hand.

The little monkey took the plate of food and sat down in a corner outside the pavilion, then began to eat happily.

Wei Zhengdao: "You actually dare to take the initiative to show that you want it. Sun Baishen, if you don't discipline this monkey like you, I'm afraid I'll have to scratch your face in the future."

Sun Baishen smiled and said, "A child."

Wei Zhengdao: "Children are children, and animals are animals. If you treat animals as human beings, you will not only harm the animals, but also yourself."

Sun Baishen: "Brother Zhengdao, you are too serious. It is not that exaggerated."

Wei Zhengdao: "He doesn't listen to you and calls you Bodhisattva. This is flattery. This beast has too many thoughts. You can raise it as a monkey, but don't fatten it up. If I raised it, it would be ready to drink monkey brain soup by now."

Sun Baishen took out a wooden box from his arms and pushed it towards Wei Zhengdao.

Wei Zhengdao flicked his fingertips and opened it, revealing a thick stack of Buddhist parchment paper inside. In an instant, sandalwood fragrance rose in the pavilion.

"Why is it just this little?"

"This much, isn't it enough for you?"

"Too little, not enough."

"I don't have any more."

"Aren't you called a Buddhist by them? So, you can fool the believers and ask them to sacrifice themselves and contribute their bodies. I really like this paper."

At this time, the one under the peach forest, Qing'an, said, "Zhengdao sometimes covers his face with this Buddha skin paper when he goes to sleep at night."

Sun Baishen: "This paper fragrance really helps you sleep."

Wei Zhengdao knocked on the table: "Hey, I want it from you."

Sun Baishen: "That method is against the harmony of nature, how can it be used?"

Wei Zhengdao: "The Buddha can use it, but I can't? Both will be hurt. What's the difference between being hurt by the Buddha and being hurt by you?"

Qing'an: "Brother Bai Shen, please don't be offended."

Sun Baishen waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I know that Brother Zhengdao has a misunderstanding of my Buddhism. One day I will personally prove it to Brother Zhengdao..."

Wei Zhengdao: "Prove how correct this misunderstanding is."

Sun Baishen smiled bitterly.

He knew how mysterious the person in front of him was. If he didn't have the Buddha parchment paper that the other party wanted, he would not be able to see him at all.

"Brother Zhengdao, have you ever thought about establishing a sect?"

Wei Zhengdao: "I'm not interested in that."

"But Brother Zhengdao has a lot of skills. If the inheritance is cut off, wouldn't it be a pity?"

Wei Zhengdao: "Most people can't learn what I have."

Qingan: “I just learned a little.”

Wei Zhengdao looked at Qing'an who was sitting beside him, his expression changed slightly, as if he was in some pain:
"Qing'an, you shouldn't learn that."

Qing An: "Alright, alright, even if your unique skill is hard to learn, I have already learned half of it, so how can I stop?"

The pain on Wei Zhengdao's face disappeared, and he smiled and nodded: "Then you can learn it. I also want to see if there will be other effects after others learn it."

Sun Baishen took out a book, put it on the table, and said, "I recently had an opportunity to obtain a sutra called "The Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva". Brother Zhengdao, are you interested in reading it?"

Wei Zhengdao reached out and flipped through the book on the table a few times, and said, "The fragment?"

Sun Baishen: "It is a fragment of the sutra. Brother Zhengdao, are you willing to work with me to deduce and complete it?"

Wei Zhengdao closed the book, pushed it back, and said disdainfully: "This is useless to me. Nothing dares to touch me."

Sun Baishen put the book back with some disappointment.

"Brother Zhengdao, there is one more thing."

"Sun Baishen, your story is much more complicated than Buddhist parchment paper."

"I have some at home."

"Go ahead."

"The current situation is turbulent, the world is in chaos, causing the way of heaven to be in chaos, demons and evil are rampant, and we..."

"shut up."

Sun Baishen: “…”

Wei Zhengdao said, "Some things you like to do, just do them. I don't even care about Qing'an's life or death, and you still want me to pity the world?"

Sun Baishen: "But Brother Zhengdao, you are a contemporary..."

Wei Zhengdao said: "There are really few people in this world who know about this. It's not that no one knows about it, but most of the people who know about it are no longer in this world."

Sun Baishen nodded.

Wei Zhengdao picked up the wooden box containing the Buddha parchment paper, stood up and walked out of the pavilion, waving his hand and saying:
"Mercy is something you shout out to others. If you really believe in it, it will only hurt you."

Sun Baishen stood in the pavilion and watched Qing'an chase Wei Zhengdao away.

"Brother Zhengdao, I will prove it to you."

Then the picture distorts.

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that he had only reached the fourth step, which had twelve steps in total. This meant that there were two more memory scenes to come.

In the next paragraph, the memory scenes moved very quickly, like a flash of lightning. This means that Li Zhuiyuan himself possessed such a strong memory, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such an impact.

In these scenes, Li Zhuiyuan saw that the little monkey beside Sun Baishen gradually grew up. It first put on human clothes, then put on armor, and picked up a stick.

The young man also saw the people Sun Baishen met and got to know when he traveled around the world. Many of them he had seen on the way here before.

Some of them received kindness from Sun Baishen, while others chose to follow this "son of Buddha" in order to go further.

Sun Baishen often said: "I am not a Bodhisattva."

But they all called him Bodhisattva.

Later, one of the figures appeared, and the memory scenes in which he appeared flowed ten times faster, as if some force was deliberately concealing his past.

Li Zhuiyuan simply gave up reading other pictures and focused on this part.

In this scene, Sun Baishen met a young man, who would become the future Master Pu Du.

The two of them had the closest relationship and considered themselves close friends. They led their core followers to travel around the world, slaying demons and eliminating evil, and together they completed the deduction of the "Jizo Bodhisattva Sutra".

When Sun Baishen led his men to deal with the plague in a village and was worshipped by the villagers as a bodhisattva, he reiterated:
“I am not a Bodhisattva.”

Pudu Zhenjun then said: "Since the real Bodhisattvas cannot see them, then you should be the Bodhisattva that they can see."

Sun Baishen agreed.

In the next scene, Sun Baishen discovered this peculiar location near the sea and mobilized believers to build a temple there.

With the assistance of Pu Du Zhenjun, Sun Baishen established a heritage here and developed a Yin God system. After he sat on the lotus platform and was worshipped as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he conferred the titles of Zhenjun on his followers and helped them transfer power through their blood so that they could be summoned to come.

……

The second memory scene ended, and Li Zhuiyuan walked up to the eighth floor. He originally thought that the third memory scene should be the scene when Sun Baishen was betrayed, but this was not the case.

The third scene is very brief, so brief that it only contains an angry shout.

Sun Baishen sat on the lotus platform and looked up:

"You clearly didn't do anything, so why are you taking away the merits from here? Receiving rewards without any merit is stealing!"

……

The third scene ended, and Li Zhuiyuan stood in front of Sun Baishen.

His appearance didn't seem to have changed much from the first memory, but if you looked closely, you could see a faint dark color seeping out from beneath his skin. In fact, there was no life left in his body a long time ago, but he still existed.

No one can truly live a long life.

The voice of Master Pudu sounded in my ears again: "Now that you have come up, help him to perform the spirit possession."

Li Zhuiyuan placed his finger between Sun Baishen's eyebrows.

His skin was very smooth, and it felt like touching Buddha parchment.

The "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra" was running in Li Zhuiyuan's mind, and the boy's fingertips gradually changed into various colors.

From beginning to end, he never felt any rejection from Sun Baishen.

Soon, Li Zhuiyuan saw the "color" inside Sun Baishen's body, which was white.

If Li Zhuiyuan were to possess his spirit at this moment, the black energy outside would flow back into Sun Baishen's body.

The boy began to have spirit possession.

The voice of Master Pu Du sounded again: "Good, very good, this is it..."

The next moment, the voice of Master Pu Du suddenly stopped.

Because the black outside was not absorbed by Sun Baishen, but the remaining white in Sun Baishen's body was madly rushing out and turning black.

Suddenly, the darkness outside became thicker and denser, while the originally grayish-white color of the hall turned dim at this moment.

Li Zhuiyuan was possessed by a spirit, but he was possessed in the opposite way.

Pudu Zhenjun did not lose his temper, but said in a dignified voice: "Do you know what you are doing?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded and replied, "I know. I am trying to pollute these merits so that they won't be taken advantage of by others."

Merit is extremely precious.

People in the martial arts world light lanterns and travel around the world. Only a few of them really rush to compete for the Dragon King at the beginning. Most of them want to accumulate merits in this way, such as the Xiong Shan couple.

Merit can make Baihe Tongzi willingly change jobs and pursue greater benefits.

This place can be established and operate because the mediums under the sect can gain merits when they slay demons and monsters. These True Lords use the merits to prolong their own lives and push themselves to the position of "Yin God in the Flesh".

Li Zhuiyuan withdrew his hand, turned around and walked down the stairs.

Master Pudu: "If you do this, you will be punished by heaven."

Li Zhuiyuan: "God's punishment, who gave me the God's punishment?"

After the young man walked down the steps, he walked towards Pu Du Zhenjun who was still standing there holding the scroll.

Why were all the records in Zhubu Zhenjun’s temple about Sun Baishen’s encounters and acquaintances with each of the Zhenjuns destroyed?
Because they have long known that Sun Baishen, the Bodhisattva they all nominated, is not a real Bodhisattva. They are destroying their original sin and want to cleanse themselves.

Why is the system of officials and generals in later generations more complete, more suitable for inheritance, and more convenient for superiors to manage than the one here, and why is the improvement so great?

Why were these True Lords able to launch a rebellion without hesitation? Who could give them such a guarantee and such huge incentives?

Why does the monkey listen to Master Pu Du so much?
Why is it that the monkey who has contact with the outside world does not know his own identity, but Pu Du Zhenjun who is trapped here knows of his existence?

Why didn’t Li Zhuiyuan get angry when the boy was in pain on the bridge and didn’t come out of the Gatekeeper Temple at first?

The reason for all this is that although Sun Baishen is undoubtedly a fake Bodhisattva, the real Bodhisattva, or a clone of the Bodhisattva, has actually been hiding here!

He accompanied Sun Baishen to create this place, he accompanied Sun Baishen to complete the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra", and he accompanied Sun Baishen to establish the system and inheritance here.

When he revealed his identity, the True Lords immediately abandoned the false Bodhisattva whom they had jointly supported and dreamed of serving under the true Bodhisattva.

But his intention was only to destroy the old system that did not completely belong to him, so that he could rebuild a brand new system that belonged exclusively to him.

Therefore, everything here will be completely buried, including these True Lords, because they have seen the unclean side of the Bodhisattva.

Master Pu Du's voice was still calm and steady: "Monkey said that you are as smart as Sun Baishen, but that's not true. Sun Baishen never saw clearly who I was, but you, have already recognized me."

Li Zhuiyuan continued to walk towards Pu Du Zhen Jun.

Pu Du Zhen Jun: "Now that you know my identity, you should know what to do."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Well, I know, so, how should I call you now?"

Pu Du Zhen Jun: "Don't shout out my name, otherwise everything will be out of control. You know the consequences."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes, indeed."

Master Pudu: "Go up again and get everything back on track. I can give you another chance."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You know, for a long time, I was afraid that one day I would wake up and find the skin on my face had fallen off because of my illness, but I didn't expect that there would be..."

Master Pudu: "Anything else?"

Li Zhuiyuan spread out his right hand, and a blood mist first appeared on the palm of his hand, which then turned into black karma fire. He clenched his fingers, and the karma fire burned on his fist.

The young man raised his fist and smashed it directly at Master Pudu:
"There are still people who are so shameless!"

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