The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 165: First Entering the Netherworld, the Five Ghost Kings

The long smoke and bright fire burn up the sky, and the trapped rocks flow into the sky.

Huoyang County is completely different from Shuiyang County. It has continuous volcanoes and vast deserts. It is either covered with dense vegetation or barren. It is either picturesque or barren.

The population is only half of Shuiyang County, but there are many birds and beasts, snakes, insects, rats and ants are rampant, and supplies are abundant.

Because of this, demons often appear in Huoyang County, and the demon power is the strongest among the four counties. In the past, the Vajra Temple and the imperial court suppressed it, and various temples and other spiritual forces assisted them. These demons could only act in secret and dared not do evil blatantly.

Now, taking advantage of the Taiping Rebellion, the government and the Vajra Temple are powerless, and other spiritual forces are unable to take care of themselves. The demons in Huoyang County have appeared openly, causing trouble, endangering the people, and even besieging the city in groups, hunting humans, and devouring their blood.

Volcanoes in various places erupted one after another, with thick smoke billowing and magma flowing. Fire demons rode the waves of fire to submerge fertile fields, and hid in the black smoke to kill civilians. Countless lives were killed tragically.

As soon as he entered Huoyang County, Xuanming saw resentment rising to the sky, divine thoughts covering thousands of miles, and scenes of purgatory on earth came into view: grass and trees were burning, flames were burning the sky, wailing was everywhere, the earth was burning, rivers were drying up, people were crying, and all living beings were suffering.

Looking down at the devastated Huoyang County, Xuanming's heart was burning with rage, as if he wanted to burn a hole in the sky. He couldn't stop and didn't want to stop. He took a step forward, and as he took a step, a lotus sprouted under his feet. It was condensed from the Samadhi True Fire.

Today, this magical power has been perfected, with the power to burn mountains and boil seas. A fire lotus fell into the sea of fire below, first the demons in the fire were burned to ashes, playing with fire and getting burned themselves, then the fire lotus swallowed up the raging fire and condensed again under its feet.

Xuanming traveled a hundred miles with every step, and lotus flowers bloomed with every step. When he arrived at Chi Ming Mountain, all the demons along the way were reduced to ashes, and the raging fires were completely extinguished.

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The sun rises in the east, reflecting on the sea level, and the sky is dyed red.

Like Fuyun Mountain, Chiming Mountain is a branch of Canglong Mountain and also a famous volcano in Huoyang County. The mountain is thousands of feet high and has beautiful scenery. However, at this moment, the flames are burning the sky red, the towering trees have all become firewood, half of it is filled with yin energy rising to the sky, and the other half is filled with fire clouds.

The Lord of the Underworld shook the bone bell, opened the Yintu Dao domain, and joined forces with a huge Huo Dou who had already reached the threshold of becoming a god to fight the enemy.

True Lord Chaoguang swung the sun wheel in his hand, and it shone with light as bright as the scorching sun. The Chaoyang Dao Realm pressed down along with the sun wheel with such terrifying power that the Lord of the Underworld and Huodou could only barely parry.

Xuanming was not surprised by this scene.

The environment in Huoyang County is favorable to Master Chaoguang, as it can increase his strength by three points. However, it is extremely unfavorable to Lord Yinfu, as it will weaken his strength. As one gains while the other loses, Lord Yinfu will not be able to gain the upper hand even with the help of Huodou.

Although he didn't understand why the Lord of the Underworld chose Huoyang County, Xuanming didn't want to get to the bottom of it. Looking at this old rival, he did not hesitate and flicked his finger to eject a fire lotus.

The fire lotus was only as big as a bowl, and looked no different from a real lotus, with clear textures, holy petals, each one translucent, slowly blooming and lifelike. However, the Lord of the Underworld showed horror on his face.

She dived into the crack in the underworld. As early as when Xuanming appeared, she had begun to think of retreating. She opened the crack without thinking, until she got in and found herself in the dark and cold Styx, surrounded by the familiar underworld breath. Only then did the Lord of the Underworld feel relieved and feel a little at ease.

Huoyang County is not favorable to her. The Lord of the Underworld chose this place because she, the True Dragon and the Golden Toad King joined forces to break the seal of the True Lord Chaoguang to bridge the rift in the Netherworld. Now that she had the confidence, she agreed to the Golden Toad King's request and chose Huoyang County.

Seeing the Netherworld crack reappear, Chaoguang Zhenjun was only slightly surprised, but soon figured it out. Although he had sealed the crack with the talisman left by his master, the Lord of the Netherworld was no longer the same as before. He had the support of the Taiping Sect, which was the former state religion of the Great Sheng Dynasty. It had been passed down for thousands of years and had a profound foundation. There were many powerful people, so breaking the seal was no problem. He sacrificed the sun wheel to suppress the evil fight. He did not take action against the Lord of the Netherworld because the Netherworld was a life forbidden zone for the living. The avenue repelled it, the laws targeted it, and it hid a large number of evil spirits and ghosts. Even if it was a great cultivator, it would not be good to break into the Netherworld, and he was powerless to kill the Lord of the Netherworld.

Moreover, because Taoist Xuanming had already entered the realm of spiritual training, and they were both True Lords, even if he had reached this realm earlier, True Lord Chaoguang knew that Taoist Xuanming had surpassed him from behind and his strength was far beyond his own, as could be seen from the fire lotus that made him shudder.

Therefore, True Lord Chaoguang handed the Lord of the Netherworld to Xuanming to deal with, and was ready to assist him from the side. Xuanming did not disappoint him. The fire lotus arrived in an instant, and suddenly exploded after landing on the Netherworld Crack. The originally closed crack suddenly stopped. The Samadhi True Fire burned, colliding with the space, making a sizzling sound, and the Netherworld Crack was actually expanding little by little, although the speed was slow, but that was the fact.

You must know that the laws of the Netherworld are special and form a world of their own. The power of space is extremely strong. Even if it is a crack, it is not something that ordinary spirit practitioners can interfere with. Even the second level of spirit practitioners are sometimes powerless. The fact that Tianxuan Star Lord was powerless to do anything about the Lord of the Underworld who hid in the cracks of the Netherworld is proof of this.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanming actually has such ability!"

Zhenjun Chaoguang sighed and couldn't help but admire Fellow Daoist Xuanming, but he also realized that he had still underestimated Fellow Daoist Xuanming.

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Zizi~!
True fire burns space.

The Lord of the Underworld was also horrified, but when he thought about being in the underworld, he couldn't help but relax.

However, she still felt uneasy.

Even though she knew Xuanming didn't have the courage to enter the underworld, the Lord of the Underworld still decided to hide in the depths of the underworld for safety reasons. She had the same idea as Zhenlong, both of them believed that as long as there is a life, there is hope. Integrity is never more important than life.

At a time like this, it's better to be cautious.

Unfortunately, Xuanming was determined to kill. Looking at the Lord of the Underworld in the Netherworld, he summoned the Dharmakaya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, and the Dao Realm turned into Dao Fruit, which sank into the center of the Dharmakaya's eyebrows along with it.

The Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun suddenly became more majestic, and emitted thousands of rays of light. He took a step forward, passed through the gap, and went straight into the underworld. The magnificent divine light illuminated the dark underworld. Wherever the light passed, the dead souls either fled or were saved.

This scene not only shocked Chaoguang Zhenjun, but also the Lord of the Underworld. Especially after seeing that Taiyi Rescuer's Dharma body was not suppressed by the laws of the underworld at all, she was even more terrified and fled into the depths of the underworld.

When he first entered the underworld, Xuanming felt no discomfort. Relying on the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, he felt as comfortable as a fish in water. Seeing the Lord of the Underworld fleeing, he waved a willow branch, and a Tai Chi diagram emerged and fell on the Lord of the Underworld, wrapping him tightly. Under the suppression of the Great Dao, his magic power was sealed and the laws were banned.

Then he lifted the bottle and put the pills in it, preparing to take it back for disposal. After all, the underworld was unfathomable, and even though Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's Dharma body was mysterious, it would not be appropriate for him to stay there for long.

Through the gap, he saw that the Lord of the Underworld had no power to fight back in front of Taoist Xuanming and was easily captured. Zhenjun Chaoguang suddenly felt as if he was in another world and that things and people were no longer the same. He said sincerely:
"There are talented people from generation to generation!"

After capturing the Lord of the Underworld, Xuanming looked down at the Yin River under his feet, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He raised the clean bottle and collected some of the Nether Water. The Nether Water that could corrode all things in the world did not cause any harm to the clean bottle. Satisfied, he was about to leave when several sounds of breaking through the air were suddenly heard.

In a flash, Xuanming was surrounded by five ghost kings!
(End of this chapter)