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

Chapter 172 Refining the Book of Life and Death

As Chen Xuan expected, Hou Tu just wanted to be lazy because it was too much trouble. So he immediately knocked Hou Tu's hand away from him and started talking.

"This Book of Life and Death cannot truly control the life and death of all living beings in the prehistoric world. How can it be called a Book of Life and Death?"

"Don't forget, this Book of Life and Death is the Book of Humanity, one of the three books of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Aside from saints, no other living beings should be recorded in it."

"You will now take the Book of Life and Death and head to the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Follow your master's instructions and refine it again."

"If you fail to complete it and miss the decisive battle between the two tribes of witches and liches, don't blame me."

Chen Xuan knew that if he didn't put some pressure on Hou Tu, this girl would never calm down and refine the Book of Life and Death.

Hou Tu also showed a dejected look. As he took the Book of Life and Death, he said, "I will do as you say. After all, you are my Master."

Chen Xuan simply pointed at Hou Tu's eyebrows and told her how to modify the rules of the Book of Life and Death.

This inevitably made Hou Tu's eyes widen instantly. She looked at Chen Xuan in disbelief and said, "Master, are you really going to do this? Aren't you afraid that someone will scold you?"

Chen Xuan glared at Hou Tu and said, "If they have the ability to kill me, I don't care. If they don't have that ability, they must follow my rules."

Hou Tu nodded, "Master is still domineering. But Master's domineering attitude makes this disciple take the blame. I guess it won't be long before this disciple becomes the public enemy of the prehistoric world."

Hou Tu kept complaining, but she didn't stop. She directly entered the six reincarnations with the Book of Life and Death in her arms.

Why did Houtu dare to carry the Book of Life and Death into the six realms of reincarnation for thousands of years? Wasn't she afraid that without the Book of Life and Death, the Nine Netherworld would be unable to retrieve souls and claim lives?
You know what, there's really no need to worry about this. Because the Book of Life and Death that Hou Tu took away is not the same as the Book of Life and Death in the hands of the Judge in the Nine Netherworld.

In other words, the Book of Life and Death in Hou Tu's hands can evolve into thousands of different Books of Life and Death, which are controlled by different judges.

The contents of those small books of life and death are also generated based on the real book of life and death, and will change according to its changes.

So let alone Hou Tu taking the Book of Life and Death away for thousands of years, even if she took it away for tens of thousands of years, it would not affect the operation of the entire Nine Netherworld.

Looking at Houtu's departing back and the words she said before leaving, Nuwa couldn't help but ask Chen Xuan worriedly.

"Master, why did Senior Sister Hou Tu say that he would soon become the public enemy of the prehistoric world?"

Chen Xuan did not hide it from Nuwa and said directly to her: "I asked her to modify the Book of Life and Death, and the way she modified it was somewhat offensive."

"That is to shorten the lifespan of cultivators at the Daluo Jinxian realm and below. To increase lifespan, one needs to continuously refine the innate spiritual energy for their own use."

"Of course, I haven't changed the rule that lifespan can be increased through elixirs and innate spiritual fruits."

"At the same time, a new rule has been added: those who have not reached the Daluo Jinxian realm through self-cultivation will not have their original lifespan extended simply because they have reached the Daluo Jinxian realm."

Then Chen Xuan roughly told Nuwa about his specific modifications to the Book of Life and Death.

Even Nuwa was shocked when she heard Chen Xuan's modification method. At the same time, she also understood why Hou Tu said that she was about to become the public enemy of the prehistoric world.

But after thinking about it, Nuwa felt that Hou Tu should do this. In fact, it was definitely beneficial and harmless to Hou Tu.

Because this would allow the Nine Netherworld to regain control over the lives and deaths of cultivators, forcing no one to underestimate it. Otherwise, those Golden Immortals would believe they were no longer limited by their lifespans and would no longer take the Nine Netherworld seriously, even wantonly slaughtering its demonic soldiers and ghosts.

As a result, even the Golden Immortals dared not act recklessly. Unless their cultivation reached the Quasi-Sage Realm, they would be under the jurisdiction of the Nine Netherworld.

The most terrible thing is that Chen Xuan actually changed the lifespan of the Golden Immortal to a maximum of 490,000 years.

They even say, "The Great Dao lasts fifty years, and the Heavenly Dao lasts forty-nine." How could the lifespan of a Daluo Jinxian exceed the number of Heavenly Daos?

When one reaches the extreme lifespan of 490,000 years, his soul will be taken to the Nine Netherworld by the ghost soldiers and demons.

At that time, the judgment and punishment that should be meted out will be complete. In the end, no matter which reincarnation they enter, they will be no different from ordinary beings.

If you want to extend your lifespan, you need a magic elixir and an innate spiritual fruit. If you don't even have these two, you must refine your innate spiritual energy to increase your lifespan.

Just as what the God of Longevity said in Journey to the West after he learned that Sun Wukong had knocked down the ginseng fruit tree.

"We also need to nourish our essence, refine our qi, concentrate our spirit, harmonize the dragon and the tiger, and fill the gaps between the Kan and the Li. I don't know how much effort it will take to extend our lifespan."

In other words, the re-refining of the Book of Life and Death would happen sooner or later, but Chen Xuan had simply brought it forward.

Otherwise, according to the original trajectory of the ancient times, it should have been after the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, when Lord Haotian became the master of the three realms, that he ordered the Nine Netherworlds to refine the Book of Life and Death again.

In this way, Haotian God can truly control the Three Realms and make those Golden Immortals who are not on the Conferred God List have to be limited in their lifespan.

However, Chen Xuan not only brought the time forward, but also added a crucial restriction: the cultivation gained without any effort would not increase one's lifespan.

It was this restriction that completely thwarted Hongjun's conspiracy. After all, with only a body of cultivation and a lifespan of only a few hundred years, what good would that cultivation be?

Although Nuwa also felt that this was a good thing that would kill two birds with one stone, she still had some concerns in her heart and spoke to Chen Xuan.

"Master, after Senior Sister Hou Tu refines the Book of Life and Death again, I estimate that someone will come to the Nine Netherworld to cause trouble. Even the Six Heavenly Saints may take action."

"Master, shouldn't you make some arrangements in advance and have Senior Brother Sanqing and the others come to the Nine Netherworld to take charge? This will prevent Senior Sister Hou Tu from suffering any loss later."

Chen Xuan smiled and shook his head, "You only need to inform Di Jiang about this matter. After all, the Wu Clan will be responsible for setting up the formation of the Nine Netherworld in the future."

"This is a perfect opportunity for them to establish the prestige of the Nine Netherworld. Let those villains no longer dare to underestimate the Nine Netherworld."

After saying that, Chen Xuan left Pingxin Hall and followed the Wangchuan River all the way to the Netherworld Sea of Blood.

After all, now that I'm here, it's time to take this opportunity to meet the Styx Patriarch and discuss with him the ownership of the Twelve-Rank Karma Fire Red Lotus in his hand.

Seeing that Chen Xuan had left, Nuwa hurried towards Mount Buzhou.

This news must be notified to Dijiang as soon as possible to avoid being caught off guard.

(End of this chapter)