Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 379 I can be this grandmaster too!
"The Jin army is coming! The Jin army is coming..."

"I've paid all the total taxes and monthly taxes, and I've even pawned my wife to someone else. How come I still can't pay all the taxes?"

"Ayu, where are your remains...?"

"What private history are you searching? Is it something Qin Hui did that can't be discussed?"

After leaving Hangzhou, Gu Qing's gaze became increasingly distant. He saw Jiankang, which had been massacred by the Jin army, where refugees were everywhere and some people could not find their wives' remains. He saw the hopelessness of ordinary people under the heavy taxes and levies, and he also saw Qin Hui's suppression of speech everywhere, causing widespread resentment.

After walking through the clouds for a while, a large mountain gate suddenly appeared before them. In front of it were two celestial beings. Gu Qing knew from the inscriptions that one was Shen Tu and the other was Yu Lei, who guarded the Gate of Hell. When Guanyin Bodhisattva approached, the two gatekeepers quickly opened the gate, and Gu Qing followed behind, walking onto the road to the Yellow Springs.

"what?"

Gu Qing looked around and saw his own soul glowing on the dim Yellow Springs Road. Its light was so dazzling that the Yellow Springs Road was clearly visible.

"The sun revolves, its light boundless."

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Just as the Buddha said, this is the rising sun that dispels darkness and illuminates the dark valley of the mortal heart."

The underworld is also a dark valley of the human heart. People who suffer in the mortal world hope that after being honest all their lives, they can be rewarded in the underworld.

"Legend has it that when the Buddha attained enlightenment, Mara caused two suns to appear in the sky, but the Buddha broke them with his concentration."

Gu Qing said, "There is also a record in the Buddhist text 'Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra' that although the sunlight is bright, it is not as powerful as one trillionth of the Buddha's light. This shows that the sunlight is nothing compared to the Buddha's light."

Gu Qing directly flattered Buddhism.

Guanyin Bodhisattva listened to Gu Qing's explanation and laughed, "Then why don't you quickly convert to Buddhism?"

"..."

Gu Qing shut up and followed Guanyin Bodhisattva into the City of the Wrongfully Dead. Inside, wronged souls wailed, some having suffered from war, others from other calamities, their resentment unquenched, weeping every day.

"The twelve links of dependent origination cycle endlessly, and the suffering in the world never ceases."

Guanyin Bodhisattva spoke with compassion.

Hearing this, Gu Qing looked around and, relying on the divine power of Guanyin Bodhisattva, found a few familiar faces among the billions of ghosts in the City of the Wrongfully Dead. He then pointed and ordered the underworld gods, "Increase the punishment for those people!"

Gu Qing pointed, and the ghosts there immediately became aware of it. Liang Lian and Doctor Shi stood out among the ghosts, staring at Gu Qing who was following in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and were stunned for a moment.

This spoiled brat and this heartless doctor were both sent to hell by Gu Qing, who then brought Guanyin Bodhisattva to further punish them... The two were somewhat flattered.

How dare they do that?
Wang Daoling's ghost was also among them. At this moment, he behaved himself. He had just wanted to make some chicken tongue incense in the human world, but Gu Qing had asked the Big Dipper Star Lord to kill him. Now that he saw Guanyin Bodhisattva was still by Gu Qing's side, Wang Daoling decisively shrank his neck and crawled on the ground, afraid that if he stood out, he would be seen by the petty Gu Qing.

Guanyin Bodhisattva shook her head when she saw that Gu Qing was unyielding. She had taken Gu Qing on a tour of Hell to tell him that the Three Realms were like a burning house, with endless cycles of suffering. Only by breaking through ignorance and afflictions could one truly attain purity.

But Gu Qing clearly didn't care about any of that.

The Buddha's light swirled, obscuring everything around him. In a daze, Gu Qing regained his senses and found himself back in the mortal realm. However, the city was desolate and decaying. Guanyin Bodhisattva, her hands radiating light, gestured to the left and right, sending away some children. Then, she led Gu Qing on a leisurely stroll through the streets, saying, "The palace gates open to the heavens, and the officials of all nations bow before the emperor. Chang'an, once a city of great prosperity, is now desolate." Is this Chang'an?
Gu Qing looked around and then said, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said, 'I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty.' I have seen all sorts of things in the underworld and feel that I want to make it empty. First, there must be a good world in the human realm and great order. This way, there will be no injustices in the human realm and all beings will be equal. Then the underworld will become a place for reincarnation and there will be no need to judge the mistakes of ghosts. Then the underworld will be empty."

Gu Qing spoke of his ideal of a well-governed world and briefly outlined some rules, adding, "If the world is truly a burning house on the verge of collapse, there should be people to put out the fire."

As Guanyin Bodhisattva listened to Gu Qing's words, she sensed that his compassion was no different from that of the Buddhists. She nodded slowly, and when she looked at Gu Qing, there was something different in her eyes.

"What you say, Daoist, is absolutely right!"

A shout came from the street.

Gu Qing looked in that direction and saw a man hurrying over, who clasped his hands in greeting and said, "I am Wang Zhongfu, greetings to the Daoist Master and this... young lady."

Wang Zhongfu?
Gu Qing looked at the man, sizing him up, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Isn't this Wang Chongyang of my Quanzhen Sect?

With a smile, Gu Qing explained the Quanzhen School's philosophy to Wang Chongyang, and even mentioned that he had founded the Canal Gang, among other things. As he listened to these various ideas, Wang Chongyang nodded repeatedly, feeling that everything Gu Qing said resonated with him. Many of his immature ideas had become clear after meeting Gu Qing, like seeing a guiding light. Wang Chongyang couldn't help but bow down and want to become Gu Qing's disciple.

Gu Qingzhen accepted Wang Chongyang as her disciple, passed on the Taoist scriptures to him, and said, "Study them carefully and learn them well. If you encounter anything you don't understand, come to Hangzhou to find me."

Grandmaster Qiu Chuji, I'm sorry, but I can also take the position of the founder of the Quanzhen School.

From now on, I will call you Grandmaster, and you will call me Grandmaster too...

Wang Chongyang was moved to tears. He hadn't slept all night and had never imagined he would actually cultivate immortality.

After Guanyin Bodhisattva watched Gu Qing accept disciples and pass on the scriptures, she turned her sleeve and the two of them vanished without a trace, returning to Hangzhou without anyone noticing.

"Gu Qing."

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Fahai has cultivated the scriptures for a thousand years. Although he has been temporarily overcome by demonic obstacles, he will eventually return to the right path. You must show him mercy!" After giving this instruction, Guanyin Bodhisattva remained motionless, but Gu Qing felt the distance between the two of them rapidly increase. In an instant, his primordial spirit returned to its place.

At this very moment, as the sun rose and a red sun leaped above the horizon, Gu Qing suddenly opened his eyes and felt that his golden core had shattered without him realizing it. Overnight, his primordial spirit had been condensed.

As his thoughts raced, Gu Qing felt a very intimate connection with the sun in the sky.

Inside Jinshan Temple.

Fahai turned the golden bowl and began to spy on Gu Qing once again. As soon as the light turned and Gu Qing's figure appeared, Fahai felt a burning pain in his eyes. Everything in front of him became unclear, and tears could not be stopped from flowing down his face.

"what happened?"

Fahai rubbed his eyes, recalling what had just happened. The golden bowl was filled with a blinding white light, and when he tried to look at it with his internal energy, his eyes almost bled.

He could no longer see Gu Qing!

(End of this chapter)