Mythology: Erlang Shen begins to show his divine power in the heavens

Chapter 41, Zhang Tianshi, the Headless Ghost General Guan Yu

Who exactly is Guan Saburo?

Lin Yuan thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, and he didn't know why he suddenly found himself near Fengdu Ghost City.

Yes.

The huge city in the distance that looks like a giant beast crawling in the darkness is the legendary Fengdu Ghost City.

Based on some memories that Lin Yuan gained from the 10% degree of acting of Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun.

The current underworld system.

There is no complete unification.

There are three types of institutions entrenched in the netherworld.

One is the underworld of Mount Tai, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Heaven, and is headed by the Great Emperor Dongyue.

The second is the Fengdu Ghost City established by Taoism, where the Fengdu Emperor and the Five Ghost Emperors are revered.

The third is the Buddhist underworld, with King Yama as the supreme ruler.

However, the current King Yama is not a native of the Central Plains, so the underworld is basically rejected by the people of the Central Plains.

It will not be until the future when Buddhism welcomes Han Qinhu, a great general of the Sui Dynasty, as King Yama that the underworld will gradually get back on track.

of course.

The three forces divide the underworld, but that does not mean that the underworld is in chaos.

Although some ghost kings are causing chaos, overall, the order of the underworld is still functioning normally.

The Emperor of Heaven had long ago ordered the three forces to discuss and decide on the Son of Heaven, who would be like the Son of Heaven in the world, commanding the entire underworld and in charge of reincarnation.

The real master of the underworld, Hou Tu Huang Di Ji, did not want the Heavenly Court to interfere too much in the earth, so he excluded the underworld on Mount Tai.

The Yin Emperor would only rotate between the Emperor of Fengdu and the King of Hell.

nowadays.

It is now the turn of King Yama to be the King of Yin.

"You asked me to subdue Guan Sanlang, but you didn't tell me where Guan Sanlang was or who he was. What kind of thing is this?"

Lin Yuan shook his head and went to Fengdu Ghost Town.

The ghost city of Fengdu is located on Luofeng Mountain, a mountain that is 2,600 miles high and 30,000 miles in circumference. This mountain is an independent paradise.

Located between the yin and yang worlds, Fengdu Ghost City is divided into yin and yang parts.

The Ghost Gate is the boundary, inside the gate is the underworld, and outside the gate is the world of the living.

In fact, Lin Yuan is not completely in the underworld now. After all, he has not entered the gates of hell. His location, to be precise, is the independent blessed land of Luofeng Mountain.

However, Fengdu Ghost City is the city of the underworld, so it is not wrong to say that it is the underworld.

There are six great heavenly palaces in Luofeng Mountain.

Each heavenly palace is one thousand miles in circumference and is governed by a heavenly monarch.

Under them are one hundred immortal officials, gods, messengers, and spiritual officials, who are in charge of the cases of the 240 departments of the Fengdu underworld.

There are twenty-four hells in the mountain, governed by twenty-four judges.

After a person dies, he or she is first sent to Fengdu City by the land god, and then tried and judged by the six heavenly officials, twenty-four judges of hell, and two hundred and forty officials under the Emperor of Fengdu.

Those who are dead are sent to the gates of hell to be reincarnated, and those who die unjustly are sent to the City of the Dead next to the gates of hell to await arrangements.

As time went by, many ghosts accumulated in the City of the Dead, and they had been unable to reincarnate for a long time. Each of them was full of resentment, and even the people who managed the place could not suppress them.

From time to time, chaos breaks out in the City of the Dead.

This is roughly what Lin Yuan knows about the Fengdu Ghost City.

"As for the title of the evil god Guan Sanlang, I think he is a ghost king who is causing chaos in the Wrongful Death City. So, there will be chaos in the Wrongful Death City again recently. Do you want me to suppress it?"

He pondered to himself.

"I don't know if there is any reward for this job."

However, Lin Yuan is still very interested in the environment of the underworld.

This place is different from the underworld in the world of Precious Lotus Lantern. The underworld here is completely subordinate to Heaven.

And here it is.

The Taishan Underworld, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, was excluded. The phenomenon of Taoism and Buddhism fighting each other could be seen in this netherworld.

When he arrived at Fengdu Ghost City, an illusory spirit stopped him.

That soul was not like the ghosts around it, which were filled with strong yin energy. Instead, it was filled with a fresh energy. He was also wearing a simple Taoist robe and had a handsome face.

It didn't seem to be a ghost, but the soul of a Taoist priest that had left his body and gone into the underworld.

"True Lord! True Lord! Here!"

The soul waved towards Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan paused, frowned slightly, and walked towards him:
"Who are you?"

The soul bowed to Lin Yuan:

"I am the contemporary Heavenly Master, my last name is Zhang Zixiang, you can just call me Zhang Heavenly Master."

"Master Zhang?"

"Yes, Master, I think you still have many doubts. Let me answer them for you slowly. Master, please follow me first."

Zhang Tianshi said.

"where are we going?"

"Death city in vain!"

The two set off.

On the road.

Zhang Tianshi said:

"Your Excellency has come down to earth at the right time. The evil god Guan Sanlang has been wreaking havoc in the City of the Dead and the Ghost Market for a long time. I originally wanted to ask the Buddhist sect for help and take in Guan Sanlang, but now there is no need."

Lin Yuan had an idea:
"How did you know I would be at Luofeng Mountain at this time?"

Zhang Tianshi said:

"Someone came to me in a dream and told me that the True Lord of Qingyuan Miaodao will appear on Luofeng Mountain soon to subdue Guan Sanlang. I can ask the True Lord of Qingyuan Miaodao for help."

"Oh?" Lin Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Who is Guan Sanlang?"

Zhang Tianshi said:

"That Guan Sanlang is also very famous in the world. He was Guan Yu, the Marquis of Han Shou Ting, who assisted Liu Bei, the Lord of Shu, and was very righteous!"

Lin Yuan was shocked.

It’s Guan Yu?
But his face remained calm:

"So it was him. Why is he called Guan Sanlang? And why did he become a fierce god wreaking havoc in the underworld?"

"This is a long story, so I'll keep it short."

Zhang Tianshi said:

"Since this Han Shou Ting Hou was defeated and fled to Maicheng, he was killed by Wu's general Lu Meng, resulting in his body and head being separated. The Wu ruler Sun Quan presented his head to the Wei ruler Cao Cao, who buried Guan Yu's head in Luoyang with the rites of a vassal.

Sun Quan buried Guan Yu's body in Dangyang. Liu Bei, the ruler of Shu, wept for three days, built a tomb for Guan Yu in Chengdu, and asked Zhuge Liang to summon his soul and offer sacrifices.

"So at that time, people had a saying: "The head is resting on Luoyang, the body is lying on Dangyang, and the soul returns to the hometown."

"But Guan Yu died because of his arrogance, and was killed by a villain. He had a lingering resentment, and some ghost soldiers and generals were impressed by his power when he was alive and voluntarily followed him. Guan Yu then became the leader of a group of ghost soldiers, led Guan Ping and Zhou Cang to dominate outside the ghost market, and became the ghost king of that area."

"Some people feared his power, so they built a temple to pray for his protection and called him Sanlang Shen, so he was also called Guan Sanlang."

"As for why it was Sanlang Shen, I think it's because there is already a Erlang Shen like Zhenjun in this land of Shu, and those people don't dare to rashly offend Zhenjun."

Zhang Tianshi finally praised Lin Yuan again.

After listening to this, Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

And just when he was about to continue asking about the ghost market.

Suddenly, the sounds of war drums and fighting could be heard faintly from the south.

When they looked up, they saw dark clouds and gray fog.

In the gray fog, a general wearing armor, holding the reins in one hand and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in the other, riding a chestnut horse, looked majestic but headless, and rode out.

The dragon sword swung, splitting the gray fog, and the headless general howled:
"Where is my head! Where is my head!!!"

(End of this chapter)