Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Do more in Chapter 373

"Sit down, sit down, make yourself at home, sit wherever you like."

Xu Xuan led everyone to the top floor of Leifeng Pagoda as if he were the host.

They took out several prayer cushions and distributed them among themselves, some sitting and some leaning against them to rest.

It was mainly because dawn was approaching, and in an era where people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, there was nowhere else to go, so they just made do here for a while.

Xu Xuan sat at the head of the table, neither preaching nor teaching, but simply sharing his innermost thoughts.

I'm glad I survived, and I have so much to say that I want to express.

"By traveling through the underworld and contemplating the mysteries of life and death, one will naturally gain insights."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is a good Bodhisattva, and everyone can worship him more often in the future."

"Maybe the Bodhisattva will protect you."

Here's a little bonus: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said he had passed away, but he left behind a trace in the City of the Wrongfully Dead.

This big shot is a good person and generous.

Sending Pure Land scriptures to fellow practitioners and offering the Original Vow Sutra to oneself – those present should do their best to do so regularly, and good fortune may come their way.

Apart from Bai Suzhen, none of the people present could possibly have any connection with the Bodhisattva in this lifetime.

Sanqi was immediately captivated. Master Xu was amazing; he could even travel to the underworld and return. Little did he know that this man was a ruthless person who had gone through the process of dying and coming back to life.

Gui Da felt honored, but if we die in the future, ptooey ptooey ptooey.

Anyway, it's definitely right to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva more often in the future.

Xu Xuan continued sharing, casually recounting a few heartfelt words in an informal setting.

"I saw another side of the world during this spiritual journey."

"The Yinshan Mountains are not peaceful; the human world may become even more chaotic in the future."

"Although I have razed the City of the Wrongfully Dead, the Yin-Yang Realm still exists."

Xiaoqing, with her ignorant and uneducated attitude, boldly asked what the City of the Wrongfully Dead was and where the Yin-Yang Realm was.

Xu Xuan calmly drew a rough map for everyone and talked about several famous scenic spots in the underworld.

Things like the Ten Kings' Palace, the Mirror of Retribution, and the Bridge of Helplessness.

"If you are not a kind person like me, you should never go up to the Mirror of Retribution, otherwise you will go straight to the eighteenth floor."

"The Bridge of Helplessness is guarded by the Ghost King's subordinates. If you can kill all the little ghosts within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you won't have to pay."

"There is a path here that leads directly to the Sixth Prison."

"To eradicate a city of the underworld, first you must... then... and finally..."

The tale of hell was so captivating that even Bai Suzhen listened with great interest.

At least even among the disciples of Lishan, there wouldn't be any powerful figures who would teach her how to destroy a city in the underworld, especially those with official positions and authority.

Xu Hanwen went from knowing nothing to being infamous in just seven days.

That's truly an amazing achievement. I was worried he wouldn't have a good time in the underworld, but it turns out the underworld is a difficult place to live.

Xu Xuan smiled modestly at the beauty's amazed gaze, but inside he was practically trembling with excitement.

That's exactly the kind of layered presentation I'm looking for.

To directly say that you defeated the Black Mountain Demon in Hell and leveled the City of the Wrongfully Dead is an overly blatant display of military might, suitable only for people with little education, and easily offensive.

It's far less impactful than a simple, understated strategy guide for conquering a city. By the way, Montenegro isn't bad either.

Tsk tsk, so skillful, so skillful.

Of course, he also revealed the information he had gathered from the underworld, such as the hells, the major powers behind the mountains, and the characteristics of these demons and monsters.

Master Mao, being a freelance cultivator, naturally treasured this valuable information and began recording it. Many in the lower echelons of the cultivation world didn't even know what the Gates of Hell were, yet he knew everything about them, including their appearance and history.

We can use this information to exchange for intelligence later.

Turtle was shocked again, completely bewildered.

What do you mean I leveled the City of the Wrongfully Dead? What about the Black Mountain Demon? Was the massive mountain range that supposedly dominated a hellish place scared away?
Did I mishear you, or did you say something wrong?

Looking at Master Xu's calm eyes and his recent experience of ganging up on Luohan, one has no choice but to believe it.

It's having some difficulty breathing. So our Bao'an Hall is really that awesome?

Because Xu Xuan lacked an emotion value system, he was unaware that Turtle was frantically providing energy.

I'm still sharing some of my innermost thoughts.

Anyway, everyone present knows about the cultivation world, about gods and monsters, so there's nothing wrong with saying it.

"Without the management of the spirits, the underworld collapses even faster than the mortal world."

"So everyone, try to live as long as you can, and when you encounter the enemy, try to make sure they die a thorough death."

This makes sense, and even the Three Wonders agree with it.

Just imagine if Guo Bei and his gang of karmic ghosts hadn't been subdued by Master Xu and made into novice monks, they would probably have formed another army of ghost kings in the underworld.

The people of Baoan Hall understood immediately and resolved to be even more diligent in their future cleanup efforts, ensuring that no grass grew where they passed.

"Of course, it is no longer meaningful to discuss why the divine order collapsed, just as we will no longer ponder why the Tao declined and the demons rose."

"So as a practitioner and a teacher, I couldn't help but reflect on this."

Everyone was curious; a question that could make someone like Master Xu ponder must be a big one.

Bai Suzhen's gaze sharpened as she looked at the person whose wisdom was gleaming.

He unusually asked what his reflection was.

"That is, can those of us who are capable do more?"

He spoke in a light, airy tone, yet his words were incredibly heavy.

Before dawn, the last thunderclap flashed across the sky, and the aura of calamity that had slightly subsided over the land suddenly intensified.

The golden dragon of destiny above the capital roared madly toward the south.

The dragon energy of the five dynasties that had been sealed in Jianye was also excitedly wandering, trying to break free from the many magic arrays pressing down on it.

The waters of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers surged and roared, and all sentient beings on the Chinese mainland sensed it; it seemed the world had become a little warmer.

Inside Leifeng Pagoda, Xu looked at Bai Suzhen calmly, without any hint of personal feelings.

While my senior brother was indeed powerful in the underworld, he could only take on one overlord of hell at a time.

The mortal realm is even more terrifying than the underworld, where hidden dragons and crouching tigers lurk. If only...
Anyway, he wanted to unite more experts.

Unfortunately, Lady White Snake's heart was as firm as iron, and her more than a thousand years of perseverance would not be easily shaken by a man.

She had witnessed countless dynastic changes and heard countless principles and visions, yet she still could not surpass her belief in pursuing the Great Way.

Unless one is deeply entangled in the calamity and unable to extricate oneself.

Sanqi confidently declared that after graduation he would use his educational power to restore order to the chaotic world, but Xu Xuan was not optimistic about it.

These three were indeed outstanding individuals, but unlike the Three Heroes, their paths might not necessarily lead them to officialdom through the imperial examinations.

Early on, you were too upright. If you were still in the court, you could still be protected, but now... things are a bit difficult.

As a new generation of Confucian knight-errant, he is just right to be the next leader within the Confucian school.

(End of this chapter)