Mythology

Chapter 350 The Seventh Level of Hell

Yang He suddenly opened his eyes, his expression somewhat surprised and uncertain.

It's highly unlikely that Daoist Ran Deng was benevolently offering his Daoist lineage; Lao Yin would probably rather die and have his Dao perish.

Unfortunately, the old schemer couldn't find the exact location of the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

"so."

"Is the Daoist Burning Lamp planning to facilitate the creation of the Twenty-Four Heavens, and then take them back?"

Yang He frowned. The intention of the Daoist Ran Deng was very clear; otherwise, he would never have willingly handed over the Immortal Court's teachings.

"But why does that old cunning guy think I'll do it? Why should I bother refining the Twenty-Four Heavens in the perilous Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation?"

He coldly curled his lip, not thinking at all that offending Daoist Ran Deng would cause much trouble.

Your becoming Buddha Dipankara happened after the Investiture of the Gods ended, and since you lack the Twenty-Four Devas, your status in Buddhism will likely be greatly diminished.

"First, carefully review the contents of the Twenty-Four Heavens."

Yang He closed his eyes and scanned his mind, but found no memories related to the Twenty-Four Heavens.

He quickly brought up the control panel.

Whether you inherit the harvest from the Edict of the Yin Ghost Immortal or not, you will receive the following benefits.

[Purple Palace]

【The Twenty-Four Devas】

The remnants of the Immortal Qi.

[The remains of Xuanzhenzi]

[Yunshanzi's mutilated body]

"This is the first time I've seen the transmission of the Daoist tradition appear in a harvest-like manner."

Yang He exchanged for three remains of immortals and casually threw them into the Treasure Bone Mausoleum. The heads of the remains would become puppets, while the flesh and bones would serve as nourishment for the heads of the Three Corpse Daoists.

"Does the Buddhist tradition possess some inexplicable uniqueness?"

【The Twenty-Four Devas】

[This record contains unique Buddhist celestial court methods, which require the use of primordial treasures as a catalyst and various other refining techniques to create.]

The information was sparse and ordinary, at least not related to the shady dealings of the Taoist Ran Deng.

Yang He didn't think that the Daoist Burning Lamp would harm him unless he completely gave up the Twenty-Four Heavens and the opportunity to become the leader of Buddhism.

"Exchange for the Twenty-Four Heavens."

Sanskrit words flooded my mind, and I could almost hear thousands of monks murmuring in my ears.

Yang He coughed violently, and accompanied by the Twenty-Four Heavens, a raging karmic fire was burning continuously in his Niwan Palace.

The burning sensation was ever-present, and the skin and flesh developed a charred brown color.

However, the karmic fire was far from damaging the body and soul, and the three demons easily suppressed it.

"What the hell!"

Yang He was completely taken aback. His first thought was that Daoist Ran Deng was up to something, but he quickly realized that the karmic fire was dying down at a very slow rate.

Even if you ignore it, it will burn out in a month or two.

"Is it Ma Shan? Impossible. It's a completely different physical body. It can only mean that the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings were recorded in the karmic fire."

Yang He immediately realized what was happening and sat cross-legged to focus his inner energy on the Niwan Palace.

Surrounded by the three demons, countless golden Sanskrit characters wriggled like living things, sometimes transforming into lotus flowers and radiating an inexplicable pressure.

Upon closer inspection, it resembles a swarm of flies chasing after filth.

Yang He flipped through the Twenty-Four Heavens and immediately understood that the Sanskrit for Karmic Fire was a way of transmitting Buddhist tradition, called 'Fire Staff'.

Only by enduring the torment of karmic fire can a monk comprehend the true teachings.

If you still haven't mastered it when the karmic fire is extinguished, the Daoist tradition contained in the fire staff will also disappear, and you will suffer the torment of the karmic fire in vain.

"Damn it, the methods of the Twenty-Four Heavens are indeed not easy to obtain."

"Whether or not to practice it is a question."

Yang He cursed under his breath, enduring the pain as he finished reading the Twenty-Four Heavens.

The Twenty-Four Heavens are clearly a celestial court method tailor-made for the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, created by the Western Saint Zhunti Daoist.

According to the records of the Dharma, the first step is to perform a complicated consecration ceremony on the Dinghai Pearl.

The consecration laid the foundation, and the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were already considered Buddhist treasures. The only way to refine them was to go all the way to the end and create the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings.

Yang He narrowed his eyes; the Burning Lamp Taoist's move was undoubtedly a calculated scheme.

The method is right in front of you; whether you grasp it or not is up to you.

As a semi-finished Buddhist treasure, the Dinghai Pearl can no longer exert the power of an innate supreme treasure. In other words, after Yang Cheng becomes an immortal, the Dinghai Pearl will gradually become useless in the temple.

Even in Journey to the West, where Buddhism was at its most rampant, the Dinghai Pearl would attract the attention of certain Buddhas and Bodhisattvas whenever it was brought into the world of the story.

"The main world is also unreliable. Buddhism is like a centipede that doesn't die easily; it might be hiding in some corner of the endless hell, recuperating."

The Taoist Ran Deng clearly outlined the advantages and disadvantages in his teachings.

Yang He's current perspective is enough to confirm that the old schemer wasn't bluffing him. Now he only has two choices: either return it to Daoist Ran Deng.

Either try to cultivate the Twenty-Four Heavens and then completely integrate into the Corpse Wheel Small World.

However, the risks are also great, because the Taoist Ran Deng is clearly up to no good. Once the Twenty-Four Heavens are formed, the old cunning man will definitely try to seize it.

Yang He's mood was unpredictable; he really wanted to give Daoist Ran Deng a good punch.

"Even if I exchange it for Spirit Vision, I can't let Old Yin get away with it so easily. I have to think of a way to trick Daoist Ran Deng again."

[Twenty-four blessed Sea-Stabilizing Pearls can be exchanged for 6420.58 yuan]

"Tsk tsk tsk, a spiritual vision of sixty million, a primordial treasure is indeed valuable." Yang He suddenly realized that his spiritual vision had also reached one million, and in theory, he should be able to see the entire seventh level of hell.

[Spiritual Vision: 107.3]

[Your spiritual vision has reached 100 million. Having become accustomed to the bizarre nature of the world, you will try your best to avoid looking directly at the indescribable. But little do you know, the abyss is just around the corner.]

Yang He slowly walked out of the room, looking around as if trying to find something different.

At first glance, nothing seemed amiss. It was midday in Peibai City, and the city was bustling with people, a vibrant and lively atmosphere.

The sky was overcast, and everything seemed the same as usual.

But when Yang He's gaze fell on the mortals, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he almost couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, their shadows were not right!

The shadows that should have been pressed against the ground.

At this moment, it began to writhe like a living thing, sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting, and its distorted features could be vaguely seen emerging in the darkness.

"Ahe, what are you standing there for? Pack your things and help me weed later."

Old Man Yang patted Yang He on the shoulder, and because of the direction of the light, part of the shadow was cast on Yang He's feet.

A head emerged from the shadows.

Its head looked almost exactly like Old Man Yang's, except that its facial features were squeezed together and its open upper and lower jaws revealed sharp teeth.

Whenever Old Man Yang makes any movement, his yang energy flows into the mouth of the person in the shadow.

[Peng Jiao, the Corpse God]

"Peng Jiao? The necessary path to becoming a saint is severing the three corpses?!"

"Ahe, Ahe!"

Old Man Yang was a little worried. He touched Yang He's forehead and said, "He, you haven't caught a cold again, have you? Sigh, take better care of yourself."

"It's alright, old man, I'm just a little tired."

"I can weed by myself in a bit. It's not a big deal, and I can finish it in a couple of quarters of an hour. Ah He, you can go and rest."

"kindness."

Yang He nodded, unable to resist staring at Old Man Yang's tongue for a few moments.

On the tongue, a 'strange person' about the size of a thumb could be vaguely seen lying there. It was similar to Old Man Yang, but its whole body was bluish-purple, and it was greedily absorbing yang energy with each breath.

[Shangshi Shen Peng Ju]

"Where is Peng Zan, one of the Three Corpse Gods, still missing?"

Just then, some children passed by the courtyard gate, jumping and skipping happily, clutching a string of candied hawthorns they had just bought.

When a child swallows hawthorn, the little devil inside their stomach starts causing trouble.

[Peng Zan, the Corpse God]

Yang He also possesses three corpse gods, which are countless times more ferocious than those of ordinary people. However, he deliberately avoids divine sense to prevent himself from noticing them.

He was not astonished by the Three Corpse Gods. There were related records in Taoist classics from three thousand years ago, but only a Great Luo Golden Immortal could perceive them.

At the same time, the Three Corpse Gods are even involved in the birth, aging, sickness and death of mortals.

"If there were no Three Corpse Gods, wouldn't mortals be born immortal? Is severing the Three Corpse Gods ultimately for achieving sainthood, or...?"

"Still an adult?!"

Yang He was filled with thoughts, and he was certain of one thing: the ancients from three thousand years ago did not possess the Three Corpse Gods, after all, their spiritual vision had exceeded one million for some time without them noticing.

"Over the course of three thousand years, the physical constitution of mortals must have developed some kind of difference."

"Mortals in later generations are accompanied by the Three Corpse Gods from birth, a privilege reserved for ancient Golden Immortals. Doesn't this mean that mortals in later generations are equivalent to... Golden Immortals?"

Yang He shook his head, dismissing the idea. Three thousand years of change had transformed the world completely.

In later generations, all things will be considered ghosts and gods, and whether humans are human or not will no longer matter.

He then noticed that some traces of ghosts and gods could be traced back to the origins of plants, trees, and rocks, but this was no longer important.

"Heh, as long as you live, you'll eventually learn the truth about the world."

Yang He returned to his room, but he didn't have much time left. He was facing not only the extinguishing of his karmic fire, but also the erosion of his physical body by heavenly tribulation.

"Exchange for the Purple Palace."

The three dantian naturally tend to unite, and yin energy begins to rise.

While inheriting the cultivation, Yang He also pondered the Twenty-Four Heavens, and he had not yet figured out how to deal with the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

The process of creating the Twenty-Four Deities requires Buddhist practitioners, especially the consecration ceremony.

It would take forty-nine days of Buddha's light to baptize the Dinghai Pearl, and even the Daoist Ran Deng might not be able to handle it. Perhaps the two Western Saints intervened.

Then, the Dinghai Pearl was contaminated by the corpse of a Great Immortal.

The innate treasures are perfect and flawless; only with the slightest flaw can they be transformed into the Celestial Court.

"It's really despicable. It can't even be used as a primordial treasure. If the Dinghai Pearl continues to have flaws, it may very well become an acquired object."

Next, the Saint's aura was used to make the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl repair its flaws on its own. Taking the opportunity, the five elements were put in to recreate the Mustard Seed Space. Afterward, the Saint's aura was used to inscribe spiritual patterns.

The Dinghai Pearl belongs to the water element in the Five Elements theory, and the only sage who can be it is the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"Speaking of which, if we can encounter the Tongtian Sect Master in sect anecdotes, could we do it on Nine Dragons Island?"

Kowloon Island: 1/1 (0%)

"No."

Yang He dismissed the idea. Kowloon Island was connected to the Tongtian Sect Leader, and once he was strong enough, it would be an inexhaustible treasure trove.

"I rarely encounter the Tongtian Sect Master on Kowloon Island. Last time, it was purely because I consumed the Dao Seed."

"The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation is indeed the right time. The Tongtian Sect Leader is too busy fighting against the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to spare any attention for my refining of the Celestial Court."

(End of this chapter)