Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 777 Tracing the Origins of the Gates of Hell

When Xu Xuan was "spit out" from the gates of hell, he was completely dazed.

It felt like I didn't need to use my magic power; I was just being guided by the rules the whole time. It was much faster than an elevator.

This also shows that we are so unwelcome at the gates of hell, which is truly outrageous.

I have shed blood for the underworld, and I have been wounded for the underworld.

Oh well, I'm in a good mood today.

He was quickly drawn to the warm sunlight. The long-awaited sunshine dispelled the chill of the underworld.

I simply found a flat rock, stretched out my limbs like a pancake, and squinted my eyes to enjoy the sunbathing.

"Ah—that feels so good."

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic states: "Uphold the heavens and earth, grasp the yin and yang." The human body is interconnected with nature.

That makes a lot of sense; at the very least, you can take calcium supplements.

The Buddhist mental techniques circulated slowly throughout his body, sweeping away the resentment from the series of battles and the heavy feeling brought about by the many schemes in his heart.

He remained in this pose until Bai Suzhen descended from the sky with Xiaoqing.

"How is the Yin-Yang Dharma King?" Xiaoqing asked impatiently as soon as she landed, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at Xu Xuan's lazy posture.

It looks so comfortable!
She also wanted to lie like that. Before she transformed into human form, she would run to a big rock to sunbathe. This is a habit of snakes, which helps regulate their body temperature.

But my sister definitely won't allow it now...

Why can humans do anything they want?
Xiaoqing's mind was racing with wild ideas, while Xu Xuan, who was sprawled out, immediately got up and tidied his appearance when he saw that Lady White was there.

He regained his energetic and scholarly demeanor.

“Yin Yang Dharma King…” Xu Xuan took out the jade pot and poured out a dusty gray brick. “Here it is.”

This magical brick, which exuded the energy of life and death in the underworld, became completely silent in the mortal world, looking no different from an ordinary brick.

The only things that matter are weight and hardness. Xu Xuan tried it, and even with his Great Vajra Divine Power, he couldn't leave a mark on it.

It's definitely genuine.

"That's it?" Xiaoqing poked the brick with disdain. "You didn't just pick up any brick and try to fool us, did you?"

He took the dusty brick, turned it over and over in his hands, weighing it in his hand, his face full of disbelief.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King who turned the underworld upside down had such a simple appearance.

She had seen and understood the stones that had become spirits; they were born of nature and were transformed into human form by acquiring spirituality.

But this design... looks like a mass-produced product made by hand.

It's too outrageous.

Moreover, after following Xu Xuan for a long time, his imagination has also been honed.

Suddenly, a scene came to mind: in the cracks between life and death, an innocent and ignorant brick accidentally gained sentience. Day after day, year after year, it slowly cultivated itself from the size of a palm, one brick, two bricks, three bricks, foundation, city wall, streets, palaces... eventually growing into a colossal city spanning five hundred miles across the realms of Yin and Yang.

This infrastructure-driven growth model is truly unique and distinctive.

"Thinking about it this way, it's actually quite inspiring! From a brick to a powerful ruler, how many years must that take!"

Bai Suzhen shook her head helplessly and took the brick from her sister.

Slender fingers gently caressed the rough brick surface.

Her eyes were slightly closed, and a faint silver light flickered beneath her eyelids—she was using her divine eye to try and trace the origin of this brick. "Thump, thump"—she gently tapped the brick surface with her knuckles, the sound dull. As the force gradually increased, fine dragon scale patterns began to appear on the back of her fair hand.

"Crack, crack..." The bricks suddenly made a sound of being unable to bear the weight.

"Gently, gently!" Xu Xuan, watching from the side, was terrified and couldn't help but call out.

He felt both heartbroken for the hard-won spoils and secretly amazed at how this usually gentle and dignified young lady had suddenly become so temperamental.
And the strength of that hand was simply outrageous, making even this monk, who prided himself on his immense strength, feel ashamed of himself.

Bai Suzhen withdrew her hand and calmed her breath; the dragon scales disappeared.

He frowned and shook his head: "This object has a strange origin; I've never seen it before, and there's no record of it in any ancient texts." He lightly tapped the brick surface with his fingertip, drawing out a wisp of life and death energy. "But this primordial energy is incomparably pure, unlike anything acquired through cultivation..."

She seemed thoughtful: "It looks like... a fragment that was peeled off from some ancient artifact."

Xu Xuan smiled smugly at this moment.

“You may not know, but I do.”

"You?" Xiaoqing was the first to disbelieve and jumped out to question this guy.

Although Xu Xuan was full of wisdom, he was not particularly knowledgeable or had a good memory. How could he possibly know things that even his sister didn't know?

Someone laughed again, then pulled out a feather fan from somewhere and waved it, indicating that you've actually seen this before.

Xiaoqing was full of questions.

With my intelligence, how could I possibly forget what I've seen?!
"Hanwen, stop keeping us in suspense."

Bai Suzhen didn't need any schemes or tricks; a gentle word was enough to make someone's bones melt, instantly extinguishing any thought of continuing to tease them.

"Ahem, you guys who haven't died might not know, but this is most likely a brick from the gates of hell."

Xu Xuan may lack experience, but he has some expertise that even the big shots can't match.

For example, frequently passing through the gates of hell.

The last time I took Xiaoqing through the gates of hell, thanks to the improvement in my cultivation level, I was able to sense the laws on the walls, the will entrusted to me by the underworld, and all sorts of fluctuations.

They were fully aware of even the subtle resistance in his attitude.

The second time, I went through the main gate to the Yintian Palace of King Zhou to complete a small dungeon, where I defeated King Helü of Wu and seized two divine weapons.

That time, the gates of hell were opened temporarily, and the one who opened them was Helü himself. Xu Xuan could still sense that timeless majesty.

But the first time was different, really different.

He was alone and outwardly calm, jokingly referring to the road to the underworld and announcing the Ten Kings' Palace.

Deep down, he still harbored a deep sense of grief, indignation, and resentment.

In his eyes, every brick and stone of the Gates of Hell at that time was stained with the wails of the dead, and every crack was seeping out icy despair.

As you walk by, you can clearly feel the resonance emanating from the bricks and stones—the lingering obsessions of countless departed souls, the most primal fear between life and death.

This brick retains the emotions felt during the first death.

Now that I think about it, the Gates of Hell are at the intersection of the Yin and Yang realms, and the Yin-Yang Dharma King has similar characteristics, so... the deduction is reasonable.

As practitioners, we must trust our instincts and our intuition.

He continued speaking eloquently: "My senior brother once said that the Gate of Hell is the first gate of the underworld. It seems simple but is actually extraordinary. It can simultaneously guide countless souls from all corners of the world. Given the size of this vast world, no one knows how many Gates of Hell are operating at the same time."

"Once the soul is captured and imprisoned in the Gate of Hell, it is marked by the Netherworld. Even if it manages to escape capture by the Underworld by accident, it will never be able to reincarnate."

(End of this chapter)