Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 144 Hou Tu's Conspiracy

Although this was equivalent to the Heavenly Dao intervening in the Nine Netherworld in disguise, Hou Tu could do nothing about it. After all, the Heavenly Dao was the most respected in the prehistoric world.

With the underworld finally complete, the last remaining merit fell on all those who contributed to the Nine Netherworld.

Even Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi gained some merit from this, and they returned to the demon clan heaven with great satisfaction.

Although the Three Pure Ones also obtained a portion of the merit of the Heavenly Dao, they did not keep it, but returned it to the Nine Netherworld.

At the same time, Tongtian did not forget to say to Houtu, "Junior Sister Houtu, how do you plan to deal with Dizang? Are you going to let him continue to steal the merits of the Nine Netherworld?"

Hou Tu said with a smile, "The merits he deserves will naturally belong to him. Even if I am the Lord of the Nine Netherworld, I cannot change that."

"But I have the final say on how to arrange his affairs. He wants to establish a dojo in Cuiyun Palace, but I'm afraid he won't have that opportunity."

As she spoke, Houtu simply waved her hand and brought Dizang out from under the Yinshan Mountains.

This inevitably made Dizang breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the days under the Yinshan Mountain were too difficult to endure. His Daoist heart was almost broken.

So at this moment, Ksitigarbha knelt respectfully beside Hou Tu and spoke to her.

"Thank you, Saint Pingxin, for being so generous and for not taking the mistakes of a villain seriously. I know that I was wrong to enter the Nine Netherworld and establish the Cuiyun Palace without permission."

"To atone for my mistakes, I am willing to liberate the wronged souls and evil spirits of the Nine Netherworld. Without the permission of the Fairhearted Saint, I will never leave Cuiyun Palace."

Hou Tu didn't take Di Zang's expression of loyalty seriously at all. Instead, she spoke directly.

"The Western Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva entered the Nine Netherworlds to liberate the souls of the wronged and evil spirits. He vowed not to attain Buddhahood until hell was empty."

"Today, I confer upon him the title of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Below the Eighteen Hells, I will create the Avici Hell. Every day, I will preach the sutras in the Avici Hell and liberate the evil spirits and souls in the Eighteen Hells."

"Until Hell is empty, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will not leave Avici Hell for even a single step. If anyone dares to leave his post without permission, he will be pressed into the depths of Mount Yin, where he will never be allowed to leave."

As soon as Hou Tu said this, the expression on Dizang's face instantly fell. This was not to confer the title of Ksitigarbha on himself, but to send himself to the endless hell.

He was about to beg for mercy from Hou Tu, but before he could utter a single word, his body had already disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already at the bottom of the Nine Netherworld.

Beneath the Nine Netherworld, gloomy winds blew, and darkness was dim. Wherever the wind passed, it froze everything. Any life here would drift like rootless duckweed, enduring endless torment.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was not in a better condition at this time. A layer of frost had already covered his body. Even with his Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, he could not resist the erosion of the cold and gloomy air.

Fortunately, the gloomy wind dissipated at this moment, and a piece of pure land appeared, giving Ksitigarbha a temporary place to stay.

At this moment, Hou Tu's voice rang out again, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, if you want to maintain this pure land, you must use your merits to block the evil wind."

"The way to gain merit is to constantly preach the scriptures and convert evil spirits. As long as evil spirits are converted, you can gain merit."

As Hou Tu's voice fell, the already small Pure Land began to shrink. This inevitably made Di Zang extremely worried.

Without even bothering to plead with Hou Tu, he immediately began to preach the sutra. This was to save the evil spirits in the eighteen levels of hell and thereby gain merit. As Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva preached the sutra, the shrinking of the Pure Land ceased, which inevitably made Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva breathe a sigh of relief.

But the moment he paused, the Pure Land began to shrink again. Terrified, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva dared not pause for even a moment and hurriedly began to preach the sutra again.

Seeing this scene, Tongtian couldn't help but give Houtu a thumbs up, "Junior Sister Houtu, your method is really brilliant."

"This time, he, Ksitigarbha, will have to preach the sutras day and night without stopping. I'm afraid he won't even get half of the merit he gains."

Hou Tu glared at Tong Tian fiercely, then said, "Brother Tong Tian, Junior Sister, how could I be so sinister?"

"Junior Sister, I allowed Dizang to reside in the Avici Hell so that he could better save the vengeful ghosts and wronged souls. We strive to free him from the Avici Hell as soon as possible so that he can attain enlightenment and become a saint."

Tongtian showed a smile that I understood, and just when he was about to say something, he was hit on the head by Yuanshi Tianzun and Sanbao Ruyi.

"You'd better shut up, otherwise I don't mind borrowing Junior Sister Hou Tu's place to teach you a lesson today."

Tongtian was naturally dissatisfied and was about to argue with Yuanshi Tianzun. But Laozi nodded and said, "Yes, he doesn't even know what to say and what not to say. It's normal to teach him a lesson."

"Junior Sister Hou Tu, how about you send Tong Tian to the Avici Hell and guard Ksitigarbha for a hundred years. This will prevent Ksitigarbha from being lazy and delaying his path to enlightenment."

After this, Tongtian dared not speak again. Although he was not afraid of the cold wind, he did not want to stay there for a hundred years.

At this moment, a red light appeared from afar. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Hou Tu and the Three Pure Ones.

The person who came was none other than one of the Six Saints of Heaven, the leader of the Jiejiao Sect, Patriarch Hongyun.

I saw the Red Cloud Patriarch bowed his head with a smile on his face, and then said: "How can we let Daoist Fellow Tongtian do such a trivial matter as guarding Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva by himself?"

"When I was traveling in the ancient world, I got a divine beast. You can place it beside Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to keep watch over him."

While speaking, Hong Yun simply waved his hand and released a Di Ting divine beast.

Whether it was Hou Tu or the Three Pure Ones, their minds were as clear as a mirror. They knew that the Red Cloud Ancestor just wanted to share a share of the luck.

However, Hou Tu did not refuse. She simply nodded to Patriarch Hongyun and said, "Thank you very much, Daoist Fellow Hongyun."

While speaking, Hou Tu had already sent the Di Ting beast into the Avici Hell and made it appear beside Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

This inevitably made the Red Cloud Patriarch happy, and just as he was about to say something polite, Hou Tu's expression suddenly changed, and he spoke in a cold voice.

"The Western Sect allowed Ksitigarbha to enter the Nine Netherworlds and gave me five Bodhi seeds and a Bodhi branch."

"The demon tribe allowed the cattle and horses to enter the Nine Netherworld and gave me two red spider lilies. I wonder what kind of innate spiritual treasures Fellow Daoist Hongyun prepared for Di Ting to enter the Nine Netherworld?"

Hou Tu's words inevitably made Hong Yun Patriarch stunned for a moment. For a moment, he really didn't know how to answer Hou Tu.

After all, Patriarch Hongyun believed that since he had sent Di Ting to the Nine Netherworld, shouldn't Hou Tu be grateful to him? How could he possibly turn around and ask him for the innate spiritual treasure?
(End of this chapter)