From a carp to a dragon god

The desolate sea was as blue as ink, surging in the wind. On the sea stood a black-haired unicorn, its four hooves stepping on the water as if it were flat ground.

This ox was none other than the rhinoceros beast Li Taiping. Beside him followed a handsome Taoist boy, who exuded a spirit of bravery. He was Yu Shuyang.

After Yu Shuyang, Yin Chenzi and Yang Fuzi deduced that Taiyue, Dimu Palace and Houtu Palace had joined forces, he wanted to meet the two ghosts and gods in Taodu.

Speaking of which, when he moved to the blessed land of the cave, he should have gone to meet the two ghost gods of Taodu. At that time, he wanted to see General Hainiu cast a spell, so he asked his junior brother Li Taiping to help him make a trip.

Li Taiping came back and told him that Shen Tu stopped him at the foot of Taoshan Mountain, asked him the reason, and then handed him the keys to the forbidden formation of the earth veins. He did not ask for anything afterwards.

At that time, Yu Shuyang thought that the two ghosts didn't care. After all, the Taodu Mountain Islands had never blocked the earth veins. It was after the great catastrophe in the wasteland sea that the five islands and eight cities of Yazhou came forward to negotiate and help set up an array to block the earth veins.

Now that I think about it, the two ghosts in Taodu are too easy to get along with, and there must be a purpose behind it. After thinking about it, Yu Shuyang felt that it was necessary to meet the two ghosts again.

Yu Shuyang used his mind and body to activate the magical wind, allowing his demon body to perform wind escape, imitating the way his junior brother treads on water, and walk forward step by step.

"Junior brother, what's the name of this move of yours? I can't walk on water without waves when I use the Wind Escape Technique." Yu Shuyang asked with a smile.

Along the way, he watched Li Taiping walking on the sea. He saw that the cow's hooves stepped on the sea surface as if it were flat ground, and there was no ripple at all.

"Brother, the Supreme Being is like water. He has a special method for refining the mind called "Mind Like Still Water". This method requires one to stand on water without using any magic.

It's similar to your mind grinding gold, both of which are methods of refining the mind and cultivating the character." Li Taiping also explained with a smile.

He has always regarded Yu Shuyang as his own senior brother, and has never been reluctant to teach him the secret methods of blood inheritance. He regards Yu Shuyang as the direct descendant of the Taoist Palace.

Yu Shuyang nodded and praised, "Junior Brother, you've started refining your mind so quickly. I imagine you'll be able to break through from the seventh rank to the sixth rank soon, right?"

Ever since he promised Li Taiping to let him practice with peace of mind, he has not gone to Jishuitan to disturb him these days. He let Li Taiping brew the elixir of immortality every day and lie in the water.

I discussed it with Yin Chenzi and Yang Fuzi not long ago, but he was not alarmed. It was when Yang Fuzi was chatting with Li Taiping that he found out about it.

Compared to Yin Chenzi and Yang Fuzi, Li Taiping knew more inside information, so he found Yu Shuyang and the two of them came to Taodu Mountain together.
Taodu Mountain is a mysterious place with ghosts and gods, somewhat similar to the Huaihe Water City. Without the guidance of the two Taodu ghost gods, Taodu Mountain is like a phantom in the sea, which can always be seen but not touched.

Li Taiping had been to Taodu Mountain once and was very familiar with the route. He led Yu Shuyang towards Taodu Mountain in an orderly manner.

In the past, in order to see the ghosts and gods of Taodu, Yu Shuyang specially built a courtyard on Tiger Mountain. During the New Year, he offered sacrifices to the door gods and attracted the spirit of Shentu to descend.

Yu Shuyang stopped and looked around from time to time. He had already walked one or two hundred miles with Li Taiping, but he always felt that the position of Taodu Mountain in front of him had not changed.

I saw a big peach tree with its crown spread out like an umbrella. From a distance, the crown covered an area of 800 miles, looking lush and green.

The Chunhua Dao Seed is refined from peach blossoms, which are the innate Ren and Yi wood spiritual roots. The big peach tree in front of us is clearly the essence of Jia wood, and I don’t know what kind of means are hidden in it.

The reason he came here this time was not to explore the innate Ren and Yi wood spiritual roots, but mainly to test the two ghosts and gods to see whether they were still secretly cooperating with the Earth Mother Palace and the Hou Tu Palace as they had guessed.

The most crucial point is about the authority of reincarnation. We need to see what the Taiyue ghosts and gods really want. We can't always be influenced secretly.

Although the Ruomu Sacred Tree and the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Formation were both gifts to him, it was like honey coated with poison, using deceptive means to force him to unite with the authentic ghosts and gods.

To be honest, according to his status and position, he can practice step by step, and he will definitely be able to break through to the first level in the end, and lead his whole family to ascend to heaven and escape the calamity.

This is the spirit of a future Taoist ancestor, and also the basis for the inheritance of Taoism. With the Taoist luck as a guarantee, it is impossible to cultivate to less than the first level, unless one dies halfway.

At this time, the Taiyue ghosts and gods were secretly dragging him into the water and giving him the power of reincarnation. It was like yellow mud falling into the crotch of your pants, which was shit anyway.

No matter whether it is the fear of the will of heaven or the conspiracy of the witch soul, as long as it is sensed by it, it will inevitably fight to the death with Yu Shuyang.

Yu Shuyang followed Li Taiping all the way, and they walked for thousands of miles before finally reaching the vicinity of Taodu Mountain.

He could feel that he was surrounded by a huge amount of good fortune and luck. If he wanted to get close to the big peach tree, he had to have the golden light of good fortune on his body.

He raised his hand and patted his forehead lightly, and a golden light emanated from the top of his head, revealing three nine-petal golden lotus flowers. Under the guidance of the Yin De Di Yun Golden Lotus, Taodu Mountain was like a door opening.

Then I saw waves of mist falling from the sky, like a waterfall in the mountains. As the clouds dispersed, a cloud and mist staircase was revealed.

Yu Shuyang walked forward along the stairs and saw the misty stairs curling up like an open folding fan, which was slowly closing and dragging him in.

In Li Taiping's eyes, his senior brother leaned forward and disappeared without a trace in an instant. Just as he looked around, a ghost appeared in front of him. It was Shen Tu, whom he had met before.

"Hello, Taoist priest, we meet again. I know why you two are here. For this matter, my brother specially cast a spell and invited him to the Hell.

"Why don't you ask the Taoist priest to wait for a while? He will come back after he has answered Taoist priest Yu's doubts." Shen Tu explained with a smile, holding a reed.

Li Taiping stared at Shen Tu with his eyes wide open. After a while, he said, "Don't play tricks. You harmed my senior brother before, and I haven't settled the score with you yet.

Don't provoke me, or I'll burn down your worthless reed nest to save you from playing tricks here."

Shen Tu smiled awkwardly. Facing Li Taiping's threat, he couldn't say anything harsh. This person's identity and background were not someone he could afford to offend.

"Don't worry, Taoist priest. I'll take my leave first." Shen Tu bowed and disappeared in the clouds.

On the other side, Yu Shuyang was swept away by the misty steps and came to the big peach tree, where he saw a golden rooster standing on the treetop.

The whole body of the chicken was shiny black, and any light shining on it would reflect golden light. Therefore, it was called the Golden Rooster, not because the chicken had golden hair all over its body.

The golden rooster glanced at him from the treetops and then looked away. In Yu Shuyang's eyes, this was like a harsh glare.

Yu Shuyang had reacted by now and looked around hurriedly. He saw a white tiger walking out from the shadow of the peach tree. The tiger was ten feet tall, and its whole body was bony and skinny.

The White Tiger is led by Shentu, and is a ghost god that specializes in eating evil ghosts and sinful ghosts. It is similar to the Xiezhi that identifies criminals, and both are mythical beasts in charge of punishment.

"Master Yu, long time no see! You're finally here. I know you have doubts in your heart, so why not follow me to the Hell?

"Some things are inconvenient to talk about here, but don't worry, we're old friends," Shen Tu said with a smile. Yu Shuyang didn't expect Shen Tu to be so open about it, as if waiting for him to come and ask questions. He couldn't help but feel disgusted.

It's like punching with all your strength, only to hit cotton. It feels so uncomfortable.

I think the two ghost gods Shentu and Yulei must have set up a reason in the underworld, something that can persuade him.

Yu Shuyang knew that he couldn't follow Shen Tu's pace. Now that it had been brought to light, there was no need for him to find excuses to test the waters.

"Peach God, I have something here. Could you please help me take a look at it and tell me where it came from?"

As Yu Shuyang was speaking, he took out a purple gourd from his magic bag, poured out a peach blossom from it, and showed it to Shentu.

Seeing the peach blossoms, Shen Tu looked flustered and said, "Peach blossoms, peach blossoms that embody the spirit of spring, I think the Spring God Ju Mang would like them very much."

Yu Shuyang was a little surprised when he heard this, but at the same time he felt it made sense, and said, "Peach God, don't play tricks on me. When I came here today, you should have already prepared for it.

Now I don't want to listen to those high-sounding words. Today I just want to ask, what is the intention of the Taiyue ghosts and gods?"

His words were vague, half a question and the other half a bluff, to see if he could get Tao Shen to say it himself.

Shen Tu shook the reed in his hand, and streams of gray-black light emanated, causing the peach leaves on the big peach tree to rustle, as if they were playing music.

"Master Yu, this matter is not just about the Taiyue Ghost Gods. Behind it are also the Dongyi Emperor of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Shuiyue Taoist of your Taoist Alliance.

To be honest, it's not directed at you. It's just the right time and the right opportunity. It's a coincidence that allowed you to catch up.

This isn't the place to talk. Let's go to Hell, where the evil spirits are suppressed and won't be sensed." Shen Tu explained.

Yu Shuyang frowned secretly when he heard this. His first feeling was that he was being deceived. When the Ruomu Sacred Tree gave birth to the reincarnation ban, he went to the Huangliang Taoist Palace to discuss it with Shuiyue Wutong. It was obvious that he didn't know about this.

"Peach God, please don't try to trick me. I don't know who you, the Taiyue Ghost Gods, are teaming up with. At least, the Dao Alliance didn't know about it beforehand.

"You guys were the first to plot against me, and you're using this as leverage to negotiate with the Dao League, right? Don't you think this is despicable?" Yu Shuyang demanded harshly.

Shen Tu's expression remained unchanged, even a little indifferent, as he continued to shake the reeds in his hand. The reed flowers drifted in the wind, attracting bits of mysterious light, like the stars shining down.

"Master Yu, the universe has its own rules, just like a peach tree blooms and bears fruit every year, while reeds only grow for one season.

The way of heaven is high and upward, the way of earth is thick and downward; the two are interdependent and cannot be separated at all. Why is heaven supreme?
The origin of the Great Dao is now the result of good fortune, not the manipulation of the Taiyue spirits. It is truly the result of great luck, not our conspiracy to harm you."

Shen Tu started spouting a bunch of profound truths, then paused for a moment before saying, "Why don't you come with me to the Netherworld? I don't need to tell you some things; you'll understand them after you see them."

Faced with Shen Tu's repeated invitations, he did not refuse. What Shen Tu said just now sounded righteous and awe-inspiring, as if he was morally blackmailing him. However, one of his words was correct.

The reincarnation ban in the Ruomu sacred tree was created by the origin of the world. To be honest, it cannot be said that the two ghosts from Taodu were harming him. After all, they did not have the ability to do so.

Yu Shuyang said nothing more. Following Shen Tu's instructions, he followed him to the big peach tree and opened another door from the shade of the tree.

After passing through this door, you will see a dense cluster of ghost-faced peach trees, with black ghost-faced peaches growing on the branches.

After passing through the peach forest, you will see a large fire pit. In the pit are many demons such as jackals and wolves. They jump repeatedly in the fire pit to avoid being burned by the ghost fire in the pit.

These fire pits were scattered all around, and wolves would jump out from time to time, but they were trapped by the fire pits and could not jump out no matter what.

"Master Yu, as you can see, this is the Netherworld, the place where the guilty ghosts are detained. These guilty ghosts were all convicted by the Humane Dynasty, and most of them are the souls of the deceased human race.

Because they are burdened with sins, they can all turn into sinful ghosts and need to suffer various punishments in the underworld until they are all polished into true spirits and then they can be sent into the starry sky to reincarnate again.

I say all this to let you know what the Taiyue ghosts and gods are doing. The fundamental purpose of our existence is to reward the good and punish the evil. This is the underworld of Jiuyou.

Originally, Mother Earth was responsible for the operation of the earth. Mountains, rivers, and the earth itself, as well as the birth and lifelong nurturing of all things, all fell under the authority of Mother Earth.

Hou Tu is responsible for the operation of the underworld, the tombs of dead bodies, the ghost kingdom, the forest of demons and ghosts, and the reincarnation of true spirits.

It can be said that Mother Earth and Hou Tu are two sides of the same coin. Both are authentic earthly mother goddesses and there is no difference between them. However, they are suppressed by the way of heaven, which makes it impossible for the two mother goddesses to conceive.

The ghosts and gods belonging to the two mother goddesses were instigated to alienate each other, causing conflicts between the two palaces. In the end, they were either killed by heavenly calamities or divided and suppressed.

Now, the origins of the Nine Netherworlds are revealed one by one. This matter is not led by anyone, everything depends on fate."

Shen Tu first recounted the past of the three ghosts and gods in the underground, then changed the subject and said, "Yu Lei, Lord Haoli and I were also invited by you to go to the underworld under your rule and see the Ruomu sacred tree.

Only now did I realize that you have won the favor of the origin of the underworld. Yu Lei and I have always been in charge of guarding the underworld. We are isolated overseas and have little contact with the ghosts and gods of Taiyue.

I heard from Haolijun that he secretly funded you to build the underworld. To be honest, he did it to use the ghost wormwood to guide the dead souls and wild ghosts. The ghost wormwood can lead the dead souls who crossed the river of Hades into the Taiyue wormwood.

If I were to say that they were plotting to harm you, it was really a coincidence. Later, the Emperor of Dongyi, the Taoist Master Shuiyue and the Lord of Taiyue discussed it, and that's how they came up with the subsequent plan.

The Emperor of Dongyi asked for the Ghost City in the Desolate Sea and refined a cave-level ghost treasure, saying that he would give it to you.

I kept thinking you'd come over, so I wanted to talk to you, but in the end, you never came!" Shen Tu couldn't help but sigh.

Yu Shuyang secretly calculated in his mind, not knowing how much of it was false. However, he knew one thing: Shentu and Yulei were not particularly clear, especially about the authority of reincarnation.

"Those spring peach blossoms, you gave them to Lord White Bone, to help him make the elixir of immortality," Yu Shuyang asked tentatively.

"Spring Peach Blossoms was created by Ju Mang, but the peach blossoms were indeed picked from the sacred peach tree. As for whether it was used to make the elixir of immortality, I'm not sure. I'd have to ask the Taiyue ghosts and gods."

Shen Tu did not hide anything and told the inside story directly.

(End of this chapter)