From a carp to a dragon god

Nine Netherworld Prison.

The Underworld is located at the bottom of the Nine Netherworlds, in the shadows to the north of the Yin Mountains. It is guarded by the Peach God Yulei, and all the prisoners in the prison are "guilty ghosts."

The sinful ghosts were originally evil ghosts among the dead and wild ghosts. They did too many evil things in their lifetime. After their death, they were condemned by the Taiyue ghosts and gods and were thrown into the underworld to be punished.

This is the root of the underworld ghost world. It rewards the good and punishes the evil, and at the same time, it is also a link in the operation of the Nine Netherworld in the heaven and earth.

The ghost god Yulei was born in response to the ghost law. Yulei is connected with the jade law, so he controls the underworld and suppresses all ghosts and gods.

With Shen Tu's various explanations, his anger was temporarily dispelled, but he did not completely believe Shen Tu's "nonsense".

"Peach God, I want to know if you, the Taiyue Ghost God, have reached an alliance with the White Bone God of the Earth Mother Palace and the Earth Lord of the Houtu Palace?"

Yu Shuyang was still not confused by Shen Tu's words. He grasped the key point very clearly and asked directly to the point.

Shen Tu smiled slightly awkwardly. He had just recounted the past of the underground ghosts and gods with the purpose of dragging Yu Shuyang into it. As long as he could empathize with them, he would not care about the Ruomu sacred tree.

At this time, a ghost dressed as a military general walked out of Yinshan Mountain. He was wearing armor that looked like snail shells all over his body, and holding a long string of mud snail shells in his hand.

"Lao Tu, why did you come so late? I've been waiting for Taoist Yu, but I didn't expect you to be so slow on the way."

The one who spoke was the ghost god Yu Lei. At the moment, he appeared in the image of General Luo, who was used by the human race to worship and suppress ghosts. He looked different from the common door god Yu Lei.

"Master Yu, you are finally here. This Hell is becoming increasingly unbearable. The number of souls condemned and executed by the human race is increasing.

These human sinners also bear the guilt of the Humane Dynasty, and their spirits cannot be shed for a long time, so their cultivation becomes higher and higher.

If this continues, the Hell will riot sooner or later, and these sinners will crawl over from the north of Yinshan Mountain!"

The ghost Yulei started complaining as soon as he came up. He and Shentu both belong to the Taodu ghost group. One guards the sacred peach tree and the eastern ghost gate, while the other guards the underworld.

Without the cooperation of the Earth Mother Palace and the Hou Tu Palace, the Underworld has become a long-accumulated powder keg. Yu Lei spends the whole day in the Underworld beating and killing sinners.

Just as he said just now, most of the sinful ghosts were convicted and executed by the humane dynasty. They carry a "sinful spirit" on their bodies and it is difficult for them to be completely killed by the Yulei ghost.

This makes the Yulei ghost like a butcher. Seeing that the sinful ghost is fat and strong, he has to kill him quickly to prevent the sinful ghost's internal forces from accumulating strength.

"Master Yu, to be honest, we are both in dire straits right now, and we have no choice but to ask for your help."

The ghost god Yulei looked honest and simple, and pulled Yu Shuyang and said.

Shen Tu hurried over, patted Yu Lei's hand away, and said, "Master Yu, please don't blame me. He is a rough man and has been frightened by the affairs of the underworld for many years.

"Old Yu, why are you in such a hurry? I haven't had time to explain everything to Taoist Master Yu yet!"

Shen Tu openly scolded Yu Lei and secretly reminded him not to talk nonsense. He was still trying to persuade him when he was interrupted by Yu Lei.

"Two Peach Gods, speaking of which, we are old acquaintances. There is no need to beat around the bush. Just speak directly."

Yu Shuyang's trip was to gather information and see what the White Bone God and the Earth Mother Palace were planning, and also to investigate the calculations behind the power of reincarnation.

"Master Yu, since you've said that, I won't hide it anymore.

The thing is, the underworld is where the sinners are imprisoned in the Nine Netherworlds. According to the rules of the underworld, there should also be a ghost-eating god and five ghost kings.

The ghost-eating gods belong to the Hou Tu Palace. They are responsible for devouring demons with minor crimes and sending them to the ghost country of Youdu to help dredge the black water of Youdu or cultivate the Jiuqu yellow soil.

The five ghost kings are from the Earth Mother Palace. They will capture the high-level sinners in the underworld, train them into five kinds of ghost soldiers, and send them to the mountain gods and land gods as ghost soldiers.

This way, the Hell wouldn't be so overwhelmed by the evil spirits, which might lead to a rebellion."

At this point, the ghost Yulei sighed. He was really tortured and exhausted both physically and mentally. The experience of watching the wildfire raging and putting out the fire everywhere was really unbearable.

At the beginning, the Emperor of Dongyi came and proposed to spread the way of ghost immortals in the desolate sea to help share the pressure of the underworld.

The Twenty-Four Ghost Cities were later built up bit by bit in this way, and some evil ghosts transformed from sinful ghosts were also secretly sent out.

This really made the two ghosts Yulei and Shentu feel relieved. They had no choice. Among the ghosts and gods in Taiyue, they were both isolated overseas, except for some dealings with Haolijun, who was responsible for extraditing the souls of the dead.

Unfortunately, Haolijun is useless. After all, the authority of the gods is different, and they are biased when doing things. For example, only Yulei can guard the underworld, and the god Shentu cannot play much of a role.

“The underground tunnels have been suppressed, and most of the ghosts and gods in the Netherworld have been destroyed. Looking across the Nine Netherworlds, the only ghost kingdom now is your Xuanming Netherworld.

Taoist Priest Yu, I, Old Yu, would like to discuss a matter with you. Can we send the high-level sinners to your underworld to help share the pressure? "

The ghost Yulei looked at Yu Shuyang with a pitiful face, but his image as General Snail Shell was too burly and solid, and he didn't look pitiful at all.

At this moment, Yu Shuyang suddenly realized something and thought of the Ruomu Sacred Tree and the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Formation, which happened to be the way to deal with the sinful ghosts.

Whether it is the reincarnation ban of the Ruomu Sacred Tree or the reincarnation of the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Array, they can completely kill the sinners.

"Two Peach Gods, I'm not being evasive, I simply don't understand the underlying situation. Since you also know how the Earth Mother Palace and the Houtu Palace deal with the sinners, why can't you do the same?"

Yu Shuyang did not agree to Yu Lei's request, but continued to ask.

Shen Tu gently shook the reed in his hand, and under the waves of dim light, gray and dark fires appeared everywhere in Yinshan Mountain.

"At the end of ancient times, a great catastrophe destroyed both the Earth Mother Palace and the Hou Tu Palace. Without the spiritual support of these two mother goddesses, the gods of the land and the graves were all co-opted and divided by the human race.

Now, even if we spend the time and effort to sacrifice and refine the Five Demonic Ghost Soldiers, the mountain gods and land gods will not accept them. After all, the sinful ghost soldiers need to be fed with incense and vows to suppress the sinful energy in their bodies.

Moreover, we both don't have the inheritance of the Earth Mother Palace, and we don't know the Five Demons Altar, so we can't even sacrifice and refine the Demons Ghost Soldiers!

It’s not that we don’t want to, we just can’t!

Taoist Priest Yu, look at the ghost fires emerging from the Yin Mountains. These are the ones who carry the destiny of the human dynasty. Some of them failed in the fight for the dragon, some failed in the power struggle, and some are the last emperors of the dynasty.

"These evil spirits are piling up, each carrying their own destiny and guilt. If Old Yu hadn't been able to control them, the Netherworld would have been in chaos long ago!" Shen Tu advised. Compared to the Yu Lei spirit who had always guarded the Netherworld, he knew more about the inside story and knew that Yu Shuyang had the means to deal with it.

"It's all God's fault. Originally, Lao Tu and I had thought about this, so we sent our divine clone to Youdu to prepare to copy the mark of the Nine-Curved Yellow Sand.

I thought that opening up some ghost fields in the underworld could also consume some of the energy of the sinners. I don't ask how much ghost food I can harvest, as long as I can consume more sinners!
"Alas! It's our bad luck that we happened to catch up with the evil heaven destroying the Houtu Palace, and both of our clones perished along with it!" The ghost Yulei couldn't help but complain.

This matter has almost become his obsession. He often mentions it to Shen Tu, and he feels hatred every time he thinks of it!

The underworld is a place where evil spirits are punished. It is full of ghost fires and scorched earth. It is impossible to grow any underworld food, and the whole place relies on aid from Taiyue.

Therefore, the ghosts and gods of Yulei wanted to copy the spiritual charm and magic prohibitions from the Netherworld, bring them back and slowly transform the underworld.

This is basically an open conspiracy that can openly consume the strength of the sinful ghosts, especially those last emperors, who gathered a large number of ghost ministers and ghost generals during their lifetime.

Because the sinful ghosts were burdened with guilt, unlike the other dead souls and wild ghosts, their memories were not washed away by the Styx. In addition, with the guidance of the dynasty's fortune, it was easy to gather the Ghost Emperor, ghost ministers, and ghost generals together.

Originally, these were the best among the Five Demonic Ghost Soldiers, and could be directly used to refine a group of Ghost Court soldiers. Moreover, they were blessed by the luck of humanity and worshipped by the human race with incense.

Now he has become the biggest trouble for Yulei ghosts and gods, and he often has no way to suppress him. For a while, he wanted to find the Holy Land of Humanity to ask why the heroic spirits of humanity could be taken away, but the last emperor didn't want them.

Yu Shuyang, who was standing by, suddenly realized where the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Array he had been practicing came from. The Taiyue ghost god that Tu Bo mentioned was actually the Two Peach Gods.

"Peach God, since neither of you can handle it, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do." Yu Shuyang pretended to be ignorant, and couldn't stop calculating in his mind, thinking about how much benefit he could get from this matter.

"Master Yu, you don't have to worry about this. Lao Tu and I have both been to the Xuanming Netherworld. Your Netherworld has water similar to the Styx in Youdu, and the Netherworld produced there is most suitable for farming.

There are the Dark Sun and Dark Moon in the dark sky, and it still has the potential to become a ghost kingdom of the underworld. As long as more demons and ghosts are released, the origin of the underworld will only become stronger and stronger.

"Besides, with the laws of the underworld's origins suppressing us, any sinful ghost that arrives in your underworld will be forced to work as an oxen plowing the fields," the ghost Yulei advised.

This plan was thought of by the two of them after they entered the Xuanming Underworld. For this reason, they did not hesitate to offend the Emperor of Dongyi and help him snatch the Qi of the Half-Demon Clan.

"Master Yu, why don't we talk frankly? I know you have many concerns in your heart.

To be honest, we, the Taiyue Ghosts and Gods, have had dealings with the Taoist Alliance and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and we have already reached consensus on some issues.

Dongyi wants to take his people back to the inland of Kyushu, Daomeng wants to eradicate the remaining spirits of Heavenly Dao, and we want the prosperity and development of Didao.

A few days ago, both the Earth Mother Palace and the Hou Tu Palace sent messengers over. Tu Bo told me that he would give you the Nine Bends Underground Formation as a reward.

Old Yu and I can help you to cultivate the Nine-Bend Formation in the Mysterious Underworld. With a group of sinful ghosts feeding on us, both the Mysterious Underworld and the Yin De Land will bring you great benefits.”

Shen Tu didn't beat around the bush and directly told Yu Shuyang what he was thinking. Originally, he wanted to slowly influence Yu Shuyang and persuade him to follow the great way and help the tunnel develop.

However, Yu Shuyang was very cunning and was not moved by his words at all. In addition, the ghost Yu Lei revealed his cards in advance, forcing him to change his response strategy.

Yu Shuyang kept calculating in his mind, connecting all the things together, and vaguely guessed the truth of the matter.

The two peach gods did have some plans for him, but they had their eyes on the Xuanming underworld and wanted to get rid of the sinners in the underworld. Perhaps they could see the difference in the Ruomu sacred tree, after all, it had the power cast by the origin of the world.

The matter of the authority of reincarnation must not have been noticed, otherwise, the Second Peach God would not be making the current excuses.

One thing that can be confirmed is that the three parties of Taiyue Ghosts and Gods, Earth Mother Palace, and Hou Tu Palace have indeed united for the purpose of promoting the authentic ghosts and gods.

As for Haolijun and Baigushenjun, they have made moves several times, and their purpose is still unclear. However, it is definitely not related to the authority of reincarnation.

If the Ruomu Divine Tree is covered by the Tianfeng Taoist Tree, it will not be sensed, deduced or calculated by the Heavenly Secrets. He only needs to prevent ghosts and gods from entering the Xuanming Underworld again.

Thinking of this, Yu Shuyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to be exposed so early. Not to mention the witch spirits and the will of heaven, the ghosts and gods on earth might also harm him.

"Peach God, when you mentioned the Nine Bends of the Underground Tunnel just now, were you referring to the Nine Bends of Yellow Sand? How can the Yellow Sand Formation be called an Underground Tunnel?" Yu Shuyang changed the subject without leaving any trace.

“Master Yu, you don’t know that the way of the earth is that the high is a mountain, the low is a valley, the flat is a river, and the curved is a curve.

The authority over mountain roads lies with the mountain gods, such as the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, who are all top gods. The authority over river valleys lies with the land gods, such as Qinchuan and Shuchuan.

The powers of Gu and Qu are mostly taken over by mountain gods and land gods. In fact, these two powers have profound meanings, but because of the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, they have never been revealed.

Not to mention the authority of the Valley Road, let's just talk about the authority of the Curve Road. There are nine bends on the banks of the river. It is a place nourished by the river and with abundant water and soil. It gave birth to the earth energy of the West Dragon and took away three to four percent of the earth energy of the Big Dipper.

There are countless human dynasties, all of which originated in the Nine Bends of the Great River, all because of this geographical advantage and divine opportunity.

In the underworld, especially the underworld, it is completely influenced by the nine bends of the river. The Styx and the underworld appear one by one according to the nine bends.

This is how the Hou Tu Palace and Tu Bo Ghost Kingdom came into being. Their roots are located on Jiuqu. It is not an exaggeration to say that Jiuqu is the way of the Ghost Kingdom.

The Nine Bends of the Underground Tunnel is aptly named, not an exaggeration at all. If you can comprehend it thoroughly, you will master everything from the dragon veins and earth energy to the ghost kingdom and the underworld."

Shen Tu was explaining while looking envious. The foundation of his Shintoism was the reed rope, which was a way to bind ghosts. And because of the sacred peach tree and the Eastern Ghost Gate, he had the duty of guarding the gate.

This does not mean that he is not envious of the Nine Twists of the Earth. After all, no one would complain about knowing too much. Moreover, the improvement of the gods' cultivation depends entirely on the promotion of their divine position and the expansion of their divine authority.

Yu Shuyang nodded. Only then did he understand that the Five Zhi Yao Grass Sword he had refined was actually in line with the authentic "qu" of the earth, which was why it could be refined into the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Formation.

He thought about it again and felt that the core of the Wuzhi Yaocao Sword was Wu Ji Earth, which was almost one of the fundamental principles of Earth Dao. It could have attracted the earth's energy and enlightened the underground treasure land long before, and perhaps the mountains, rivers and valleys were all involved.

At this time, Yu Shuyang had already felt Shentu's desire, but he could not take out the Ganoderma Lucidum Ruyi for him to comprehend, as the secret of the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Array could not be revealed.

"It's a pity, I didn't know how precious Jiuqu was. A few days ago, I used the rubbing as a weapon to fight with the Red Eyebrow Patriarch of Chaoju City, and I used up all the rubbing."

Yu Shuyang pretended to look regretful, and saw Shentu's face full of bitterness, while Yulei was unmoved. Then they agreed to move the sinful ghosts to the underworld.

(End of this chapter)