From a carp to a dragon god

The island in the middle of the lake, the Jiujian Taoist temple.

Ever since Yu Shuyang came back from the Xuanming Underworld, he has not gone anywhere else. He moved directly back to the Jizhen Palace and began to refine the Four Symbols Talisman Sword in an orderly manner.

This time, he directly used the Xuanwu Turtle Book to deduce the magic ban, with the Sun Summer Wind, Shaoyin Autumn Wind, and Taiyin Winter Wind as the core, and did not try the method of refining the true word seed.

The Taiyin Jade Talisman containing "Tianyuan" was sealed in the array base diagram of the Sword Forging City. Yu Shuyang introduced the Taiyin magic rhyme into the cold spring, specifically for quenching the sword in the sword furnace.

He knew how to forge swords. A good sword required three parts good iron, three parts forging, and four parts tempering.

In his previous life in the Fuli world, in order to sharpen the sword, he specially practiced the Taibai Shi Mao secret technique and used Taibai murderous intent to sharpen the sword.

While Yu Shuyang was refining the sword talisman, he was also trying to comprehend the comments made by Tianfeng Daoshu, but he could not find the solution. He tried to divine several times but finally gave up.

The so-called comments can also be called prophecies. These are all a kind of divination. They are made by people with advanced spiritual practice. They peek into the future at a certain opportunity and use them to make assertions and comments, or prophecies and images.

Yu Shuyang is most disgusted with this kind of "divination". He always feels that it is not as reliable to follow the gods and ghosts as to calculate and deduce.

Right now, he was in a dilemma. He had no idea about the "piles of bones on the ground and the dens of wild ghosts in the desolate graves."

Fortunately, he had a hunch that this matter must be related to Jiuyou. After all, he learned from the two ghost gods Shentu and Yulei that the Taiyue ghost god, the Earth Mother Palace, and the Houtu Palace had joined forces.

Before he could finish refining the three jade talismans, the black fox Pengwei, who could no longer bear the torture of the evil spirits, finally came to him.

This old ghost fox is good at pretending to be stupid and deceiving people. In the beginning, he relied on being shameless and refused to return to Qingqiu Island to join his family, nor did he follow the Corpse Immortal and the Ascension Immortal to the Three Immortals Island. He just stayed here and refused to leave.

Before, Yu Shuyang didn’t think there was a problem, but after this conversation with Tianfeng Daoshu, he learned about the relationship between Taiyin Xuanwu and the Netherworld.

Only then did he realize that Shentu, Yulei, the Emperor of Dongyi, the Black Fox Pengwei, and even Tubo and Haolijun all had that attitude towards him.

"Little Taoist priest, you bastard!"

The black fox with a fluffy tail had a Nuo mask of the ghost mother on his face and held a white paper lantern in his hand, with two lights of life and death flickering inside.

He was driven crazy by the evil spirits. The evil spirits sent by the Yulei ghost were all the last emperor of the Humane Dynasty, as well as his ministers and generals during his lifetime.

These evil spirits are burdened with the guilt of destroying their country. They cannot be killed even if they are beaten. They are all stubborn and will not yield no matter what the Black Fox Pengwei does. They are determined to occupy the City of the Dead.

The black fox's fluffy tail is like putting out a fire with its back to the water, always suppressing one problem but causing the other to float up. Even though he has grasped the origin of the City of the Dead, the situation is still urgent and there is no peace for a moment.

For this reason, he sent many flying talismans to Yu Shuyang for help, but Yu Shuyang pretended to be dead and ignored Xuanhu Pengwei.

As more and more evil spirits were sent by the Yulei ghost, Xuanhu Pengwei was finally unable to cope with it. He had to seal off the City of the Dead and find trouble with Yu Shuyang.

At this time, Yu Shuyang was refining sword talismans in Jizhen Palace. When he heard the noise of the black fox's fluffy tail, he pretended to ignore it and continued to use the black water magic power to refine the magic ban.

The three sword talismans he deduced were all based on wind, supplemented by the power of the four symbols, and then with the help of the power of the Azure Dragon and Shaoyang, he evolved the power of the remaining three symbols.

The Sun Summer Wind Sword Talisman is like blood jade, the Shaoyin Autumn Wind Sword Talisman is like silver jade, and the Sun Winter Wind Sword Talisman is like black jade. All three sword talismans have been refined with the twelve magical prohibitions.

These twelve magic prohibitions were not all refined by him. Most of them were refined by Saoxia Boy. Since the Saoxia Fairy Clothes was promoted to a phantom magic weapon with the help of Leiyun Avenue, it was also able to gather energy and refine weapons on its own.

Yu Shuyang cast a spell and waved three sword talismans, and saw the sword talismans turned into three wind ropes. The summer breeze carried the fire of separation, and rushed up first, like a fire phoenix spreading its wings.

Xuanhu Pengwei was caught off guard. He didn't expect Yu Shuyang to cast a spell to attack him. Fortunately, he had been a ghost for many years and reacted instantly.

Then I saw the white paper lantern in the hand of Xuanhu Pengwei emitting a black and white circle of light. The circle was like a pocket, directly taking Xia Fenglihuo into it.

After all, Xuanhu Pengwei is the god of the underworld. With a casual spell, he sent the sword talisman directly into the underworld. Even if he has great abilities, it will be useless if he cannot use them.

Seeing this, Yu Shuyang knew that the sword talisman could not do anything to Xuanhu, so he waved his hand and took back the Shaoyin and Taiyin sword talismans.

"I was just refining the sword talisman when you suddenly broke in. Fortunately, one of the Four Symbols was missing, otherwise, what would I do if I hurt you!" Yu Shuyang said sarcastically.

Xuanhu Pengwei was stunned by what he said. He really didn't expect that Yu Shuyang would lose his temper with him first, and he didn't react for a moment.

Before he could open his mouth to speak, Yu Shuyang said, "Give it to me, my Xia Feng Li Huo Sword Talisman."

The black fox shook the lantern with its fluffy tail, and a gust of fire was thrown out, which fell right into Yu Shuyang's hand and was caught by him between two fingers.

"Little Taoist priest, you have caused me so much trouble!"

Yu Shuyang chuckled and said, "Don't wail so much, Black Fox. They are just some evil spirits. You, an old man, can't handle them."

"That's easy for you to say! Even the warden of the underworld is helpless, so what can I, the guide, do? I can't just throw you from the underworld to the world of the living!" The black fox with fluffy tail wailed again.

Xuanhu Pengwei is one of the Five Mysterious Ghosts of Youdu and the ghost mother goddess of the ghost fox clan. She knows many secrets of the Nine Netherworlds and naturally knows that the sinners imprisoned in the underworld are involved in many things and dare not act recklessly.

Yu Shuyang shook the Ganoderma Lucidum Ruyi in his hand, and a yellow light turned into the appearance of a divine turtle. It sneaked underground and came to the third-level earth platform on the north cliff, carrying the golden-horned sheep Song Yu back.

This is the "Black Turtle Hiding the Earth" that he realized from the Taiyin Divine Turtle after observing the dark sun and moon in the underworld. With the help of the earth's energy, he transformed his mind into a divine turtle. Wherever his mind reaches, the divine turtle can come there with just a thought.

In the blink of an eye, Song Yu was brought over by the divine turtle. He still looked confused, and only felt relieved when he saw Yu Shuyang clearly.

"Xuan Hu, this is my new golden boy. As you can see, he is from the Xiezhi family.

After he passes the Nine Tribulations, I will have him go to the Netherworld to learn the Jade Law from the Yu Lei ghost god, and he will be able to help you cure the ghost afterwards." Yu Shuyang explained with a smile.

No matter how powerful the evil ghost is, even if he is the last emperor, he will eventually bear the sins and will naturally be restrained by the magic beast Xiezhi. What's more, Song Yu has an evil jar in his hand that is specifically used to deal with sin.

When the black fox Pengwei saw Song Yu, he stopped wailing and instead looked ecstatic, saying, "Little Taoist priest, so you were waiting for me here!

There's no need to wait until you break through the Nine Tribulations. Come with me to the City of the Dead and punish those sinners!"

When the black fox Pengwei thought of the sinners in the City of the Dead, he felt so angry that his teeth itched. He had finally reached an agreement with the six major fox tribes and was ready to create a ghost market, but now everything was messed up.

Thinking of this, Xuanhu couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. Could it be that Yu Shuyang was not happy with him setting up a ghost market?

Initially, he had used a double-dealing method, fooling Qingqiu and Yu Shuyang back and forth, which allowed him to move the lake island here and set up a ghost market in the City of the Dead. The black fox puffed tail repeatedly looked at Yu Shuyang, his suspicions lingering in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask any questions, after all, he was in the wrong.

Yu Shuyang shook his head and said, "Not yet. Jintong is still young."

Then, he thought of the Evil Jar Sin Collection Technique and said, "How about you help Jin Tong to practice the Evil Jar Sin Collection Technique? Only then will I feel comfortable letting him go with you to the City of the Dead."

The black fox with fluffy tail looked at Song Yu with a puzzled look, and saw Song Yu raised a sheep's hoof and touched the black jar hanging around his neck, making a crisp "ding" sound.

At this time, Xuanhu also noticed the existence of the evil jar, and instantly recognized the Shinto origin contained in it, and stopped in his tracks with a sigh.

In the way of gods, there are only three types of punishment, law, and punishment for evil that can restrain evil spirits. Now Songyu has both law and punishment for evil. Then he goes to the underworld to find Yu Lei to learn the Jade Law, and also adds the punishment.

From this, he finally stopped being suspicious and directly concluded that it was Yu Shuyang who deliberately led the guilty ghosts to the City of the Dead, and his purpose must be related to the Ghost Market.

"Little Taoist priest, leave him to me. Whether it's the Evil Jar or learning the Jade Law, I guarantee that nothing will be left behind.

There are too many sinners in the City of the Dead. As you know, they are all ghosts of a fallen country and they will never be quiet no matter what.

I've told you before that I was thinking of setting up a ghost market in the City of the Dead. You know about this as well. Now the evil ghosts only know how to cause trouble, so it's a good time to ask him for help.

The Ghost Market is also in need of a manager, so why not hand it over to him? This can also help him with his cultivation. Magical beasts must enforce the law and cultivate."

Xuan Hu's fluffy tail flattered Yu Shuyang subtly, and he thought he saw through Yu Shuyang's intention.

Yu Shuyang looked at Song Yu, then at Xuanhu Pengwei, and sighed, "Well, I'll hand Jintong over to you. Once the matter of the sinner is resolved, you can send him back to me.

I just built the Sword Forging City and am waiting to hand it over to Jin Tong to manage it in the future!"

The outline of the inner city of Sword Forging City has been built. Recently, Cao Qing and the three Cao brothers have been burning plum trees according to the old method to cultivate spiritual fire.

Moreover, Yu Shuyang gave the Shaoyang Spring Breeze Sword to Song Yu for protection. Once the outline of the outer city of the Sword-Forging City was built, he would set up the Four Symbols Sword Formation.

"Little Taoist, when did you become so nagging? Do you think I could lead you away?" The black fox with fluffy tail said with pretended dissatisfaction.

Yu Shuyang couldn't help but joked, "I'm really worried that you'll be kidnapped. If you trick me into cultivating the immortal path, I'll suffer a huge loss!
The cultivation level of those sinful ghosts is not high either. How can you, the dignified Ghost Mother Goddess, not be able to do anything to them?"

Song Yu completed the number of the Five Elements Boys, which made Yu Shuyang concerned. To be honest, he was really worried that the Black Fox Pengwei would lead Song Yu astray, mainly because it was too easy for the Xiezhi to practice the way of the gods.

Xuanhu Pengwei smiled awkwardly. He had really thought about it just now. He wanted Song Yu to practice Shintoism and become a god of justice.

"Little Taoist priest, I am also in a hurry to subdue the evil spirits, to help you grow food for the dead, and to refine the golden pumpkin pot. I am also doing this to complete the task!" The black fox with a fluffy tail looked flattering.

Yu Shuyang chuckled when he heard this. If he had not asked Xuanhu Pengwei to grow the food for the underworld, he would not have handed over the City of the Dead to him.

But then again, he always had concerns about the Emperor of Dongyi, and he also knew the origin of the City of Unjust Death, so he tried to hand it over to Xuanhu Pengwei to avoid being deceived by the Emperor of Dongyi's weaving technique.

"Xuanhu, what does the evil ghost have to say? It actually made you and Yu Lei helpless?" Yu Shuyang asked.

Before, when he was in the underworld, the two ghost gods Yulei and Shentu said that they were in a difficult situation and asked him to help share some of the sins.

Now the Black Fox with Fluffy Tail is also complaining bitterly, which makes Yu Shuyang curious. To be honest, he knows what a sin ghost is. Is there any secret in it?

Seeing Yu Shuyang asking, the black fox puffed tail said hurriedly: "You don't practice the way of the gods, so you don't understand the troubles of the sinful ghosts.

The so-called sinful ghosts are those who are burdened with sins. According to the way of heaven and earth, their counterparts are good ghosts.

The purpose of the Taiyue ghosts and gods is to punish evil and promote good, and their root lies in the two ghosts of good and sin.

Good ghosts are blessed with good fortune and can help to suppress fortune and eliminate disasters in the Taiyue Ghost Kingdom. Therefore, Taiyue is a place for offering sacrifices to heaven.

The sinful ghosts carry sins and grievances. When these sinful ghosts gather together, they will turn into a ghost prison. There is no need to kill them, they will die after a long time.

The most important point is that both good and evil ghosts cannot be killed. The former are blessed with good fortune, and killing them will damage one's own luck.

The latter is because of sins. Killing the sinners will actually redeem them, and they will be haunted by their sins.

The ghosts from the Netherworld who were transferred to the City of the Wrongly Dead were all kings and ministers who had lost their country, adding to the public resentment. Even Yu Lei did not dare to take action.

When Yu Shuyang heard this, he suddenly understood that there was such a connection behind this. He then thought of Jiuyou in the Fuli world of his previous life.

Because the human race is the only dominant race in the Fuli world, the ghosts and gods in the Nine Netherworlds are all human ghosts. Yu Shuyang once knew about human ghosts and vaguely remembered that there were eight scenes in the underworld and eighteen levels of hell.

By constantly recalling the past, he realized that the sword art he practiced in his previous life was not the ghost art, and many of it was just hearsay or fragments he read in miscellaneous books.

The eighteen levels of hell are for the sinners, and through various tortures, their sins are gradually worn away.

Thinking of this, Yu Shuyang nodded, agreeing with the Black Fox's Pengwei's statement, and then thought of the Eight Scenes of the Underworld, which was said to be the process of reincarnation after death.

Among the eight scenic spots, there is a Stripping Pavilion. It is said that there are two gods in the pavilion, one is Stripping God and the other is Weighing God. When the dead souls arrive here, their ghost clothes will be stripped off and their good and evil deeds will be weighed.

There are those who practice the way of ghosts who specialize in making funeral clothes to be worn when the dead are buried. It is said that they use funeral clothes instead of ghost clothes to avoid being convicted of crimes and being directly sent to the eighteen levels of the underworld.

Now that I think about it, this stripping pavilion also uses a method of restraint, the same principle as sentencing the Xiezhi and convicting the evil jar.

In addition to the Stripping Pavilion, there is also a Vicious Dog Ridge among the Eight Scenic Spots. Those who are not extremely evil and have committed minor sins that are not enough to send them to the Eighteen Levels of Hell must endure the bites of a pack of dogs.

Yu Shuyang now understood a little and said, "Xuan Hu, if you take Jin Tong to the City of Wrongful Death now, you can't judge the ghosts and convict them. After all, there is no prison for punishing guilty ghosts in the underworld of Xuanming.

Why don't you go back and find Yu Lei first, and ask him to help you get the prison out, and then wait for the right opportunity to act!"

After hearing this, Xuanhu Pengwei also felt that it made sense. He sighed and stopped pestering him. He bowed to Yu Shuyang and took his leave.

(End of this chapter)