Da Zaojun

After Song Wuji severed the flesh-and-blood lotus, the Human Dao Tai Chang Seal, which suppressed fortune above his head, flew out and landed on the fortune pool. The entire spiritual palace trembled, transforming from a demonic spiritual palace into a human spiritual palace.

In this situation, the first to show signs of trouble were those outside who had turned into demons; they instantly regained some of their rationality.

At the same time, he recalled what he did after he became a demon.

Some knelt down and begged for mercy.

Some, their faces filled with remorse, willingly stabbed themselves into weapons, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Some looked like they were struggling and wanted to escape.

But no matter what, once it transforms into a demon, there is only one path left.

That would be to prove one's innocence by dying.

The only thing I cannot do is live a life of ignominy.

At Song Wuji's place, a large seal materialized out of thin air, transforming into the [Seal for Establishing a New Human Path].

Subsequently, it was merged with the Human Dao Tai Chang Seal, and in a daze, the Blood Lotus transformed into a Five-Colored Stone Lotus.

However, the Pool of Fortune remains dry, and this city has been transformed, destroyed, and slaughtered by demons!

Of the remaining people, only a few were able to maintain normalcy; most developed mental health issues. If Song Wuji hadn't used hatred to ignite their will to live, most of them would likely have sought death after being rescued.

A person filled with hatred will find it difficult to live a normal life.

Their emotions are too easily broken, too easily stuck in a rut. If they want to reproduce the next generation, fill this place, and make it normal, then time is needed to wash away all the bloodshed, and this generation needs to be worn away in the long river of time.

How hateful! It's something more unforgettable than love or forgiveness.

History cannot be changed, nor can it be forgotten.

The trauma is immense and irreparable.

The seeds of hatred will sprout everywhere, turning into poisonous thorns that entwine the heart, flesh, and every self, affecting the next generation, the next life, and even generations to come.

If the world is never at peace, then hatred is the primary driving force!

"Young man, these people are all promising talents who can cultivate my White Bone Daoist arts and live by facing death! The obsession with hatred can also serve as a seed for life. How about we three brothers collect some skeletons here and set up a White Bone Daoist temple?"

Song Wuji was relatively polite to the three skeletons, after all, they were capable of real combat and possessed the core technology of "resurrecting life," a power of creation that Song Wuji greatly coveted.

So he nodded and said, "Please feel free to establish a White Bone Temple here, but do not disturb the remains of the dead too much."

"Don't worry, the skeletons we enlighten are all resentful remains. Their hatred for demons could easily turn them into corpse demons, but through my Great Dao of Corpse Dissection, they might be reborn from the dead and attain the Dao through their skeletons."

"To repair the bones of others is the demonic path; to repair one's own bones is the righteous path."

"This technique was learned from you. It uses hatred as a seed to stimulate the three treasures of the living: essence, qi, and spirit."

"I also want to use the resentment of the dead to stimulate their desire for corpse liberation. If it succeeds, at least I can cultivate into a ghost immortal. By using the corpse to entrust my resentment, at least my own soul will not be plunged into the Avici Hell and suffer endless calamities. I can ascend to heaven." With Song Wuji's approval, Xu Jia began to perform his Taoist magic. A mysterious talisman was activated by him, and then a large number of white bones regenerated.

The skeletons were all bewildered.

Xu Jia then said, “Everyone, you are all dead, killed by demons. I have a secret technique that will allow you to be resurrected as skeletons, gather your souls, and gradually transcend your spirits, so that you can become corpse-dissolving ghost immortals.”

"Nod if you're willing, shake your head if you're not."

Many skeletons nodded, their resentment and obsession fueling their desire for revenge.

Some were bewildered; their souls had already dissipated, with only a trace of obsession clinging to their bones. Over time, their spirituality had been lost, and they no longer knew hatred.

Others shook their heads, hoping to die early and be reincarnated so they wouldn't suffer in this world.

Xu Jia kept those who nodded, and repeated the process for the others.

Then he said to Song Wuji, "Please do not burn these people's remains. I can lead the White Bone Daoists to perform a White Bone Grand Ritual for forty-nine days. Firstly, to bestow the Pure Life Register upon the White Bone Daoists who are willing to cultivate the Corpse Liberation Dao. Secondly, to comfort the spirits of the dead, dispel calamities and resolve grievances, and remove their obsessions. After that, we still need these white bones to go to Old Dragon Mountain to set up the White Bone Daoist Temple. We will not do so in the city, so as not to disturb the living."

“Alright.” Song Wuji nodded, then asked, “I obtained that Beast Plate. This plate seems to be a manifestation of the authority of the Beast Path. My Hearth is very eager for it, but this thing belongs to Buddhism. Can I devour it?”

“Yes, it’s fine, no problem,” Xu Jia said. “Animales are for food and use, so why worry? This is the karma of the animal realm itself. You can refine them with the stove, that’s just right.”

Song Wuji was then free of his worries and asked, "That Calamity Treasure Canopy, although it is a treasure, both of its previous owners suffered calamities and tribulations. It seems to be very unlucky for its owners. I wonder how to resolve this?"

"That thing is indeed a scourge, but it's not useless. Disasters are used as a form of divine retribution. You can have the Weaver Girl of Heaven dismantle it and weave it into the net of heaven and earth, which can reshape the merits and karma of heaven and earth. Those who do good will have their merits, and those who do evil will suffer disasters. If people don't take it, heaven will."

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

"No need to thank me. You are destined to reshape the human world's lineage. I even borrowed your power to obtain the Five Elements Primordial Embryo. Now you are re-establishing the Corpse Dissolution Lineage and the White Bone Palace. This is all what I should do."

He then said, “Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost. Man and Ghost are closest in life and death. After this, I will go down to the Netherworld to help re-establish the reincarnation channel. You should find a suitable candidate to be the City God. I can use the White Bone Soul Gathering Banner to gather the souls of these poor people, and after they are liberated, send them to the Netherworld.”

"If you reincarnate now, you might be invaded by demons again. It's better to postpone reincarnation. Tian Chenghuang is building a blessed land in the underworld. Go there and become a ghost. When you have subdued a large land, enough to support the people and let them live without worry, then let them reincarnate into a peaceful and prosperous world."

“It is also compassion.” Xu Jia nodded: “One tribulation tempers the heart; this is true skill.”

Because Song Wuji had dispersed a large amount of his essence, energy, and spirit to rekindle the life force and awaken the vitality of the people of Jianxin County, he was still weak at this time. Therefore, he entrusted the matter of settling them down to Chen Xiu and Lü Han, and instructed them to change their strategy. They were to first kill all the demons in the city, then repair the official road, and allow some of the people from Taichang to come to Jianxin County. They were also to allow some of the people from Jianxin County who were willing to return to a peaceful life to come to Taichang to establish villages and resume a peaceful life.

He returned to Taichang Realm, to the Stove Department, and in the Stove Department's office, which had been upgraded to the [Seven Official Temples] level, he used the stove fire to warm himself and began to refine the Animal Reincarnation Disc. This reincarnation disc was formed from the divine essence of the six animals: pig, dog, cow, horse, sheep, and donkey.

After Song Wuji refined the stove, he gained the authority to subdue the six domestic animals and make them subject to human control, so that they would no longer belong to the demonic path.

Even if there are pig demons, dog demons, or the like, they will be defeated by butchers and cooks in the human world.

This kind of restraint is the kind where, upon seeing the face or smelling the scent, one cannot use any magic or supernatural powers, and immediately reveals their true form, becoming terrified out of their wits.

Just like in Journey to the West, when the Pleiades star god cried out, the scorpion demon was scared to death.

(End of this chapter)