The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 201 The Prototype of the Underworld, Sword Pointing to the Netherworld

In Fengyang County City, Haizhai in the South District, establishing a requiem department is not just an empty talk.

After calming down, Xuanming proposed his own idea on how to establish the Requiem Department and took out a jade slip which contained a very detailed introduction.

It can be seen that the Requiem was not an idea he came up with on a whim, but he had already started preparing for it.

The prospects of Requiem, the arrangements for the Yin people, the creation of the environment, the difficulties faced, etc. are rich in content, clearly laid out and logically clear.

The Requiem Department was a bit sudden for Master Hai Fengming and his disciples, and Xuan Ming knew that they had to give them time to digest it.

For a while, it was difficult to come up with effective suggestions.

After handing over the jade slip, he moved into the guest room with his apprentice. He sat by the window, looking at the jujube tree in the yard sprouting new green leaves. He tapped the table with his fingers, and thoughts surged in his mind.

The Requiem is just the prototype of the underworld.

To be exact, it is a pilot project.

From knowing that the Nine Netherworlds were sealed to learning the specific situation of the Netherworld from the Lord of the Underworld, based on the need to strengthen the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, Xuanming came up with the idea of establishing the Underworld and pointing his sword at the Netherworld.

It can be seen that there is no underworld in the Nine Netherworlds yet, and the ghost kings of all parties are independent of each other. The various systems are not sound. Although some systems of the Yang world have been borrowed, they are still in the stage of barbaric growth.

If he can establish the underworld, he will be able to obtain a huge amount of merit and gather a lot of luck, and the heaven and earth will open the door to convenience. It will be of great benefit to him in entering the Return to Void Realm in the future, achieving great power of heaven and earth, and obtaining natural treasures.

Maybe you can even enjoy the fun of being a child of luck, turn misfortune into good fortune, and go out to find treasures.

Bringing Hai Fengming and his apprentice into the group was the result of Xuanming's careful consideration. Helping his friends was just a side effect. The main reason was that these three masters and apprentices really had real talents and could be of great help to Taiyi the God of Savior.

Although Hai Fengming is the main force in the establishment of the Soul Requiem Department this time, his two disciples should not be underestimated.

Bao Renyi, in particular, always reminded Xuanming of Bao Longtu, a just and honest man who spoke up for the people in his previous life. He thought that he had a bright future. He could see that this boy hated evil and was not afraid of the powerful. If he was trained properly, his future achievements would not be inferior to Hai Fengming.

According to the legend in the previous life, Justice Bao became the King of Hell after his death. Xuanming also wanted to let Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun play a role in his cultivation, but others paid with natural treasures, while Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun gave out luck and merits.

If Bao Renyi can really take on the responsibility of governing the underworld in the future, then he will make a profit.

As for Hai Yannian, this kid looks harmless, but he is actually quite treacherous and has real skills, but he just likes to be kind to others. Xuanming makes full use of his talent and plans to train him to be a judge who rewards good deeds.

He was not afraid that they would not agree. The Anhun Division was too tempting to miss out. Any smart person would not let it go.

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The sun rises and the moon sets, time flies.

Xuanming stayed in the county town for half a month.

Either he stays at Hai's house, answering questions and resolving doubts for Master Hai Fengming and his apprentice; or he takes his disciples to walk the streets, observing the world from the perspective of the old and the young, and experiencing the warmth and coldness of human nature.

Of course, there was also the reason that Li Zizai had just arrived in the county town.

Although Xuanming didn't say it, he still felt sorry for this disciple deep down.

In half a month, the master and disciple had rich experience.

I have been treated as a beggar and I have volunteered to be one, I have been given porridge and I have been despised, I have been given money and it has been robbed.

I used to be a fortune teller by setting up a stall. I was respected as a hermit in the city, but I was also scolded as a charlatan who swindled people.

When looking for work at the dock, they were severely rejected regardless of their age. They were also cheated by unscrupulous shopkeepers who seemed to sympathize with them but actually did not pay them and tricked them into working for nothing.

……

Li Zizai is a very lucky man.

He was a kid from a wealthy family before he was six years old.

After the age of six, he became a disciple of Zhenjun.

He had never been looked down upon before, so he felt aggrieved and indignant, and didn't understand why they pretended to be poor when they were clearly rich?

Is it really necessary to travel through the world like this?

There are many other stories in the storybook about masters playing tricks on the human world. Why did they choose the dirtiest one?

But he dared not speak out in anger.

Seniority and strength are two huge mountains that he cannot move at all. He can only work hard and then compensate himself frantically afterwards.

For example, after begging for food, Li Zizai would always sneak out of Hai's house and go to a restaurant to order a table of signature dishes and eat to his heart's content.

Xuanming was well aware of his apprentice's little tricks but pretended not to know and watched coldly. This kid was dressed shabbily but spent lavishly, which meant he was an outlier and had been targeted for a long time.

He had been robbed several times in recent days. If he hadn't had strong fists, he would have been robbed by others.

But if you walk by the river often, your shoes will get wet.

This kid is too young. Although he is smart, he only has some clever tricks at the moment. He lacks experience and cannot compare with the old hands in the world. He also has no idea of the old hands' bottom line.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

He was given a knockout drug that was strong enough to knock out a cow. Although his body was strong and able to withstand great stress due to his practice of Taoism and his rich innate essence, his brain and body were not damaged, but he slept soundly for a whole day and night.

After waking up, he found himself thrown into a corner, with no money left on him, and his father's private money was stolen. Li Zizai was so angry that he cursed and cried loudly, gasping for breath.

At that time, Xuanming was in Hai's residence. After his divine sense captured this scene, he neither comforted nor showed up.

Those who steal money will always be stolen from.

He was not surprised that Li Zizai had such an end, because it was due to human nature and also because he deliberately let it go.

From the day this apprentice stole Li Daniu's private money, Xuanming had no intention of giving him a verbal lesson, but was ready to give him a severe lesson.

People teach people, but they can’t teach.

Things teach people, and a church teaches people.

Since he stole the money, he had to suffer a setback in this regard, so that he would know the pain and remember the pain, and then learn from it.

This was the second lesson Xuanming taught him:
【Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you】

[The world is dangerous, be careful]

As for the gang of scoundrels who stole the money, Xuanming protected them and did not let them go. He calculated that although no one was killed, they had done many evil things such as bullying men and women and harming others. After he got the silver bills back, he directly cast the Ox and Horse Curse on them.

This is a little gadget developed by Xuanming.

For the rest of their lives, they have to work all day long, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable all over, unable to sleep at night, and become emaciated. Only by constantly working and atonement can they relieve the pain.

When dealing with the Chen family of Fuyun County in the past, his cultivation was relatively shallow and it was difficult for him to effectively control the hundreds of people in the Chen Mansion. He could only rely on the relationship between them to cut the grass and eradicate it completely.

Preventing future troubles requires radical measures.

But not now.

Killing a guilty person is actually a benefit.

The best solution is to let them do good deeds, accumulate virtue, repent all day long, and make use of their remaining energy.

When Li Zizai came back with red eyes, Xuanming directly ordered him to write a reflection.

Li Zizai felt wronged: "Master, my money was stolen and I am very sad. Can't you comfort me?"

He knew that he couldn't hide the truth from his master, and he also knew that it was because he had been too cocky recently that he had brought trouble upon himself.

But he still wanted to struggle.

Writing is more painful than beating him up.

Xuanming: "Master sympathizes with you, but who sympathizes with your father?"

Seeing that Li Zizai was silent, he continued: “You are in the mood to bargain, it seems that the lesson is not profound enough.

In this case, you must hand in ten reflections tomorrow. Each one should be 500 words. No repetition should be allowed in each one, and the angles should be different. They must be written with sincerity and depth to the soul.

Otherwise, not only will you have to rewrite it until I am satisfied, but I will also punish you by making you carry a heavy load and accompany me on my journey around the world."

Li Zizai: …

Help!
I am dead!

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After educating his apprentice, Xuanming was in a very good mood for the next few days. He was smiling when discussing the matters of the Requiem Department with Master Hai Fengming and his apprentice.

They did not disappoint him.

Interlaced like mountains.

The three masters and apprentices are self-aware.

They did not interfere in other aspects, but only put forward their own suggestions based on the law.

It’s just that the time is too short and the establishment of laws and regulations cannot be accomplished all at once. Everything is still in the initial stage.

Xuanming knew this truth, so he didn't rush and only stayed for half a month before saying goodbye and leaving.

After leaving Fengyang County, the master and disciple headed north.

Xuanming rode a donkey and read the scriptures in a leisurely manner; Li Zizai carried a heavy bag and moved forward with a bitter and resentful look on his face.

Since his apprentice's reflections did not satisfy him, Xuan Ming kept his word and bought twenty kilograms of rice wine at Tongfu Wine Shop. He used this boy's burden to move forward and fulfill his own peaceful life.

While reading the sutras, he occasionally looked up at the flat and open official road, and he felt cheerful.

The mountains are high and the waters are long.

He wants to witness all phenomena and all living beings in the world.

The worldly world tempers the mind, and the mountains and rivers enlighten the mind.

(End of this chapter)