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Chapter 480 Demonic Advancement! Ancestral Celestial Master

Chapter 480 Demonic Advancement! Ancestral Celestial Master (44)

"This method of offering to evil spirits combines the methods of raising ghosts used by the Hu people with the methods of offering to ghosts in the south. By recognizing the ghost as one's ancestor and entrusting the ghost to one's home, one can protect oneself from external evil spirits."

"The stronger the ghost you worship, the more peaceful your home will be," said Yu Xin, the head of the Yu family, bowing his head.

"So, what's the price?"

Zhuang Boshi looked somber.

All the Yu family disciples knelt in the ancestral hall, while Yu Min, who had tricked Zhuang Boshi into taking his place, was now hanging from the beam just like his ancestor.

His head was thrown in front of everyone.

Several members of the Yu family who dared to resist were also beheaded and laid out on the ground.

"The price is that every ten days, a disciple of the Yu family must pay homage to the ancestor, and each time there is a chance to be chosen by the ancestor to serve him," Yu Xin said.

"If a member of a noble family were to take his place, he would have a chance to die in his place."

“Only the gentry,” Zhuang Boshi said.

“Only sons of noble families of the same rank are eligible,” Yu Xin said.

No wonder.

The rules are so strict.

This prevented the superior aristocratic families from directly capturing the inferior aristocratic families to take their place in death.

"How should we serve you?" Bosch continued to ask.

Yu Xin was silent for a moment: "Eat it alive."

"They ate the head off alive."

"Only in this way can my Yu family have some peace."

“Since moving south during the Yongjia era, the Yu family has had 112 members eaten alive by their ancestor.”

Zhuang Boshi remarked with emotion, "You are all truly devoted to your family."

“Such is the way of the times, what can be done?” Yu Xin sighed.

"Since the ghosts have become supreme beings, we can only continue our family line by relying on vengeful ghosts."

“Since we were born into noble families, we should also dedicate ourselves to them.”

Zhuang Boshi shook his head.

No wonder Yu Min was so excited when he saw that he was from the Pei family; he had found a scapegoat and a chance to survive!
No wonder these aristocratic sons spent their days doing drugs, drinking heavily, and living a dissolute life, because they had no idea when tomorrow would come and no one knew when this would end.

"Compared to directly controlling vengeful spirits, you aristocratic descendants can borrow the power of your ancestor, right?"

Zhuang Boshi picked up the Five Stone Powder, and a foul, fishy smell assaulted his nostrils.

He threw it away with disgust.

“Outsiders cannot eat this,” Yu Xin said.

"These are made from the skin scraps and bone powder that fell from the ancestor's body. Only the Yu family members can borrow the ancestor's power after consuming them."

Zhuang Boshi really didn't expect that the mainstream method of controlling ghosts during the Jin Dynasty was actually playing with bloodline curses.

The advantages and disadvantages of this approach are quite obvious.

The advantage is that it allows one to borrow the power of evil spirits without directly controlling them, thus reducing the degree of corruption by evil spirits and prolonging one's lifespan.

However, the downside is that the body itself is fragile and requires prior use of drugs. Moreover, only aristocratic families with tens of thousands of members like this are qualified to truly leverage the advantages of the curse system.

With many offspring, sacrificing a few can be used as a way to replenish health.

It's an excellent solution for the family, but for the individual...

That would be a disaster that could strike at any time.

Living with an old ghost day and night, how could one's mind not be affected?

"Such a curse technique, you probably didn't come up with it yourselves, did you?" Zhuang Boshi sneered.

Yu Xin lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, I know you are no ordinary person. You must have wielded the power of a vengeful spirit, which makes you far superior to cowards like us."

"This is the transmission of the Celestial Master's teachings."

The Celestial Master, Zhang Daoling, was probably a figure of Xuanzang's stature.

Zhuang Boshi asked, "Where is he?"

“I don’t know. My father met the Celestial Master, but he didn’t tell us anything after he returned.”

"Later, I asked my father in private, and he said that everyone who had seen the Celestial Master would forget what he looked like, and even not know what he had said to them."

"There is only one way to see the Celestial Master."

"That is, ranking is determined by the aristocratic class."

"The imperial court assessed the rank of the gentry, and then confirmed it through their clan records."

"After receiving the ancestral tablet, one will go to the Zhengyi Sect to receive ordination."

"The Celestial Master will personally receive the ordination."

"After the ordination is completed, a vengeful ghost will return with the clan leader and become the family ancestor to protect our clan."

Is this protection?

It's clearly a curse.

The Celestial Master is a different entity from the Ghost Buddha and the Blood Cross.

They weren't that bloodthirsty, but they controlled everyone through their bloodline.

If I'm not mistaken, the caste system in India may also have originated from the Celestial Master.

There are no two identical vengeful ghosts in the world, nor are there two identical patterns of killing. However, the ancestral vengeful ghosts worshipped by the gentry are all based on bloodlines, and they can maintain stability simply by devouring their own kind.

This means that either the Celestial Master could mass-produce vengeful ghosts, or he could change the killing patterns of these ghosts.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the Yu family patriarch was a second-rank great ghost, equivalent to the terrifying level of an S-class vengeful ghost.

This means that the Celestial Master can control a large number of S-class vengeful ghosts.

No, it should be said that it can control all the ghosts in the world.

But is the Celestial Master, whom Xuanzang spoke of, still on his side?
"Where is Longhu Mountain?" Zhuang Boshi asked.

Yu Xin said with a bitter face, "Everyone who goes up the mountain will receive a family register and a talisman from the imperial court before they go up the mountain."

"But no one can remember what happened on the mountain; they only remember a moment of distraction before returning to the city." Zhuang Boshi thought for a moment and asked, "How many ghosts does the Sima family's emperor currently worship?"

Yu Zina suddenly raised her head, looking at him with a surprised expression: "You, what are you going to do?"

"What did you say I was going to do?"
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Fifteen minutes later, Zhuang Boshi held a talisman in his hand.

Faced with the personal visit of Zhuang Boshi, the emperor still gave him face and expedited the process.

He showed no signs of morning grumpiness after being kicked awake from the dragon bed.

Successful practice of "at most one trip".

Soon, a dark yellow road appeared before him; it was a long ladder to heaven.

The flagstones had an asphalt-like sheen, with moss hanging heavily on them.

Beyond those countless steps lay a massive gatehouse, where three characters, written in a flamboyant and elegant style, were faintly visible.

Longhu Mountain.

As soon as Dr. Zhuang stepped onto the first step of the Heavenly Ladder, a mighty, rumbling sound echoed in his ears.

"The heavens are vast and boundless."

"My Way is flourishing day by day."

The sound was like ten thousand people simultaneously letting out a deafening roar.

He could clearly sense that a strange, malevolent aura had quietly approached him, scrutinizing him.

A vengeful ghost dressed in a Taoist robe, but with eyes emitting a terrifying and eerie green light, stared intently at Zhuang Boshi.

Dr. Zhuang climbed the steps, and on each step stood a vengeful ghost, meaning that each step was a different ghostly realm.

The two sides of the ladder were packed with vengeful ghosts. When Dr. Zhuang stepped onto the last step and looked back, all the vengeful ghosts looked up at him, their movements perfectly synchronized, as if they were welcoming him.

Dr. Zhuang looked back and saw a magnificent hall before him.

There are two words written on it.

【正一】

finally reached.

Dr. Zhuang looked up and saw that the hall was empty, with red oil lamps lit on both sides.

On the roof of the main hall, eerie red lanterns drifted about.

In the very center of the main hall, a figure dressed in a Taoist robe and with his hair tied in a Taoist bun stood with his back to Zhuang Boshi.

"You finally came."

The figure spoke again.

"Are you the Celestial Master?" Zhuang Boshi flicked out a spark of Samadhi True Fire, which instantly illuminated the entire space.

As darkness receded, terrifying mummies stood on both sides of the main hall, each mummy assuming a posture of cultivating with its five hearts facing upwards.

“It’s time,” the Celestial Master said slowly.

Behind.

The three statues slowly appeared.

"The Three Pure Ones are one."

A melodious voice came from behind, and the three statues opened their mouths in response at the same time.

"it's time."

So decisive?!
Zhuang Boshi didn't hold back either, launching one of the Apocalypse Spears and hitting the leading statue.

Stuck!
A broken sound sounded.

The statue disappeared into the darkness once more.

“If it had been a moment later, I would have been unable to maintain my humanity,” the Celestial Master sighed.

"Was it Chu Xuan who woke you up?" Zhuang Boshi asked directly.

The Celestial Master flicked his whisk: "You can ask him about the cause and effect yourself."

"Now, war is about to begin."

Zhuang Boshi turned his head slightly and saw that behind him, there were countless ghostly figures standing densely packed together, stretching as far as the eye could see.

These are all vengeful ghosts, and you can sense from their aura that they are extremely terrifying.

The Celestial Master said, "I will lead the Eight Ghost Generals, the Thirty-Six Ghost Kings, the One Hundred and Eight Ghost Generals, and the One Hundred Thousand Ghost Soldiers."

"Go forth to defend against the enemy."

Zhuang Boshi asked, "Where is the enemy?"

"Haha, you've seen it."

The Celestial Master finally turned around at this moment.

A tall, handsome man, who bore a striking resemblance to Zhang Dong, bowed and said, "It's just ahead."

The next moment, Zhuang Boshi fell into a desolate place.

To the left, dark blue clouds hung low like a decaying curtain, oppressive and suffocating.

Below, eight ghost generals, thirty-six ghost kings, one hundred and eight ghosts, and one hundred thousand ghost soldiers stood in solemn formation.

The Celestial Master resided within the formation, the air thick with a suffocating, chilling aura.

Right.

There was only a tall, ghostly figure.

A blood-red eye appeared between his indistinct brows, creating a blood-red world.