I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 587 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

"Your sincerity is certainly sufficient, but your conditions are not."

Li Boyang stared intently at the boy and made his stance clear without any hesitation.

"Even if you don't make a move, this Moro poses no threat to me or Xiluo."

"On the contrary, if you hadn't sent that page of the Book of Life and Death to Ox-Head and Horse-Face, I could have easily destroyed that Demon."

Li Boyang was not making unfounded accusations, but rather concisely stating a given fact.

Moro was a formidable enemy in the eyes of Fukui and the other two; they would die if they were not careful.

However, in Li Boyang's view, that Moro was nothing more than a minor ailment and not worth taking seriously at all.

If the other party hadn't intercepted a page of the Book of Life and Death, Li Boyang wouldn't have even given them a second glance.

Even so, dealing with that Moro was only slightly more troublesome, but it didn't affect the final result.

"I have brought my sincerity, and I have also brought my conditions."

Imitating Li Boyang's gesture, the boy raised his eyebrows slightly and then turned his gaze to a hidden trench beneath him.

That was the place where Mara imprisoned Miaoshan, shrouded in thick black mist.

“Na Xiluo wanted to prove the ‘Way of the Gods’, but the Yin Gods and Ghosts belong to my jurisdiction.”

“I know you copied their list, but how can a single list help Xiluo prove her path?”

The boy laughed as he waved towards the thick fog.

The next second, the black mist that had trapped Miaoshan instantly transformed into a page of the Book of Life and Death, which fell into the boy's hands out of thin air.

"However, that list becomes different when you add this page to the Book of Life and Death."

“From now on, the spirits and ghosts under my command will also be bound by the ‘Way of the Gods’.”

"Are you satisfied with this sincerity?"

Without giving Li Boyang a chance to refuse, the young man pushed the page of the Book of Life and Death toward him.

Unfortunately, although Li Boyang readily accepted the page from the Book of Life and Death, his attitude remained firm.

"Doing a favor for someone who is doing you a favor is not a good deal."

"As you know, I'm reforging the 'Jade Pool Heavenly Book,' and this page of the Book of Life and Death has only accelerated its formation."

"Even without this page of the Book of Life and Death, I would only have to spend more time and effort."

In this situation, even a young man couldn't help but fall silent.

As the most powerful being in the world, the Lord of the Underworld and Li Boyang actually have a certain tacit understanding.

When Li Boyang repeatedly rejected the boy, the boy realized the other party's true purpose.

But it was precisely for this reason that the boy chose to remain silent.

"I am single-mindedly pursuing the Great Dao and have no intention of getting involved in the grudges and entanglements between those who seek to attain the Dao."

“Especially a symbolic being like 'He'.”

With a slight upturn of his lips, Li Boyang simply smiled nonchalantly.

"As long as you still have desires, it's only a matter of time before you get involved in the grudges and entanglements between those who have attained enlightenment."

“I didn’t force you; you came to this all by yourself.”

"You know about the relationship between Xi Luo and me, so you want to use that relationship to get me to make concessions."

"If that's the case, why are you holding back?"

Seeing the silent boy, Li Boyang smiled and continued.

"As for the 'He' you mentioned?"

“I don’t actually care about 'His' existence.”

"I am standing here only because Xiluo wants to prove her Dao."

“Xi Luo’s proof is the ‘Way of the Gods,’ which is destined to offend many beings who practice this way.”

"Whether in the past, present, or future, unless they are willing to give up their divine status, they will be more or less constrained by Xiluo."

"Moreover, with 'He' stirring things up, Xi Luo's path to enlightenment is destined to be met with enemies from all over the world."

"In comparison, this Moro is merely the most insignificant existence among them." After a slight pause, Li Boyang looked at the young man and said very seriously.

“Help me stop other beings that might affect Xiluo’s path to enlightenment—such as those enlighteners from the Netherworld.”

"As long as you help me stop them, I'll handle the rest of the trouble myself."

The Lord of the Underworld is the ruler of the underworld, the supreme King of the Underworld.

All the great gods born from the underworld, regardless of the era they lived in, must have received the favor or influence of the Lord of the Underworld.

As long as the Lord of the Underworld is willing to step in, they will more or less give the other party some face.

As for more?
Li Boyang didn't ask for much, and didn't even care.

After all, the presence of the Underworld Lord already possesses sufficient deterrent power.

"Then why don't you take action yourself?"

At this point, the boy finally broke his silence.

Given Li Boyang's current status and his prestigious reputation as the "Taoist Ancestor".

If he's willing to stand up for Xi Luo, the effect will be even better than that of the Underworld Lord, and he can also legitimately solve "His" problem.

But from beginning to end, Li Boyang seemed to only intend to stay behind the scenes, providing various forms of assistance to Xi Luo in her path to enlightenment, rather than personally getting involved.

"Now is not the time."

Taking a deep breath, Li Boyang revealed a rare hint of helplessness.

Nowadays, Li Boyang might only show such a human expression when he is with his family or in front of an opponent of equal caliber like the Lord of the Underworld.

"At least before the 'formal birth of the Queen Mother of the West,' things had not yet developed to the point where the Dao Ancestor needed to intervene."

The boy stared silently at Li Boyang, seemingly having seen through the other's intentions.

The Dao Ancestor before me is just like the one I first met.

They are always cautious to the point of being intimidating, and they are always planning some high-risk, high-reward strategies. This time is no exception.

"Are you planning to lure the snake out of its hole? Or do you have a bigger scheme?"

Fortunately, this time, the boy didn't let the silence last too long.

"Fine, whatever you're planning, I trust your choice."

"As a friend, I'm willing to lend you a hand..."

"Not as the Lord of Mount Tai, but as the future reincarnation of the Lord of Mount Tai!"

"But my demands need to change. Now I not only want to take over the Six Desires Heaven, you also need to arrange a sufficiently prestigious identity for me..."

"After all, the Lord of Mount Tai may not care about those trivial details, but the future 'me' must have enough ability to protect myself."

As he said this, a bitter smile, almost human, appeared on the boy's face.

As an incarnation that would inevitably be abandoned by the Lord of the Underworld, the young man seemed to have already foreseen a series of calamities after his reincarnation.

"In the Six Desire Realms, I must be the master of a world."

“In the Netherworld, my status is no less than that of the Emperor of Fengdu.”

“When necessary, I can even go to the mortal realm and have an identity recognized by the three realms.”

"There is no place in the Three Realms, Six Paths, and Six Desire Realms that I cannot go."

The boy's request was undeniably demanding, but Li Boyang agreed almost without hesitation.

“No problem. Whether before or after reincarnation, whether you are the Lord of the Underworld or his reincarnation, you are my friend.”

"When you are in the human realm, you will be a practitioner with all six supernatural powers..."

"In the heavenly realm, you will be the ruler of the Buddha Kingdom, recognized by the ancient Buddhas..."

"Back in Fengdu, you were also Ksitigarbha, sharing power with the Fengdu Emperor..."

"The 'Primordial Way' is also unconditionally open to you and your true self. How does that promise seem to you?"

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(End of this chapter)