Pre-Qin Mythology: Starting with the River God

Chapter 95 Calamity in the Clouds

"Lord Zhaoyang?"

Shao Siming hesitated, gazing at Quan Ming, who sat quietly atop the bronze chariot at the edge of this celestial battlefield, before asking, "Does Lord Zhaoyang wish to ask me whether it is true or false?"

Upon hearing this, Quan Ming's gaze slowly fell upon Shao Siming.

—The Corpse of a Girl—

He knew that Shao Siming possessed the appearance of a woman and the Moon Mother, and had the ability to possess multiple souls and corpses, thus achieving immortality and resisting calamities.

This girl's body was originally one of the corpses of Shao Siming.

But Quan Ming had seen the girl's corpse before. A child holding a jade chime, with innocent eyes, could never be the cold-eyed, compassionless deity he was now.

"May I ask—is she still alive, or rather, can she ever reappear?"

Quan Ming didn't bother to ask whether it was true or false.

The matter was settled, and there was nothing unusual in the heavens; therefore, this must be the Lesser Master of Fate, a deity belonging to the Chu region.

In fact, after becoming a deity, Quan Ming also went to search for ancient books related to deities.

In the classics of the Kingdom of Quan, it is said that among immortals and gods, those who are deified after death, have their authority returned to the Dao Heaven after their complete demise, and thus they perish.

However, after the primordial deities completely perish, their authority does not enter the Dao Heaven, but is scattered throughout the world.

Or perhaps we should wait for the next deity to be born and take over this power.

Or perhaps they will wait for the next mortal to die so that they may be in harmony with the power.

This matter —

Although the Dao can intervene, it cannot designate.

Everything depends on whether it aligns with this authority!

That's why Quan Ming asked this question.

Whether the previous Shao Siming is dead or not, the current one is a successor that Shao Siming, with the characteristics of a woman and the Moon Mother, plus her own power of reproduction, has conceived in advance for her own path.

Other immortals and gods may not be able to do this, but Shao Siming, who controls the nurturing of all things in the Chu region, can.

Only this reason can explain why, although Shao Siming has changed, the heavens have remained unchanged.

As for possession?

Shao Siming is not like the water fairy or goddess.

"Heh—" Shao Siming smiled faintly, her smile cold and devoid of any emotion, simply stating: "Perhaps—no."

Geek!

Quan Ming was shocked and could not accept the departure of his first friend god in Dao Tian.

So suddenly.

There was never a farewell.

"Young Master of Fate!"

Before Quan Ming could recover, he heard the voice of the Great Master of Fate, whose spirit suddenly appeared and was now standing in front of the Lesser Master of Fate, gazing intently at the Lesser Master of Fate who was now in the form of a young girl.

Speechless and choked with emotion.

How could God shed tears?

The Great Master of Fate has been corrupted by the seven emotions and six desires!

Quan Ming stepped back a few paces and shouted, "Stay away from her! Do you want to catch another disease?"

病！

The Grand Master of Fate awoke with a start and quickly retreated, keeping a distance from the Lesser Master of Fate.

The surging emotions and desires emanating from her body had become almost tangible, enveloping her completely. Under the influence of these emotions and desires, her divine position at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm was on the verge of collapse.

"what!"

With a roar, the High Priest suddenly vomited blood.

Quan Ming was startled by the sight. The crimson color made him dizzy, and his mind flashed back to the scene in his mind where he was sacrificed as a human offering by his father and thrown into the water.

That indelible despair and resentment filled his heart!

Ok?

Suddenly, a large hand patted my shoulder.

The faint, cool fragrance of orchids cleared his mind, suppressing the complex emotions he felt.

Quan Ming closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

This is why even immortals and gods dare not approach humans; the seven emotions and six desires arise from all living things.

It is the evil of time!

Also known as turbid air!

At the same time, it is also a poison to immortals and gods.

"Thank you, Lord Yunzhong."

Quan Ming opened his eyes and looked at Shao Siming. He saw that Shao Siming was riding in a phoenix carriage with a cold and unchanged expression, and was not tempted by the seven emotions and six desires. He breathed a sigh of relief, but he also understood in his heart that only newly born innate gods would be completely free from the seven emotions and six desires.

Over time, we come into contact with all living things in the world.

Only innate deities are tainted by the seven emotions and six desires. These accumulate over time, and if they cannot maintain their true nature, they will be like the Great Master of Fate now, trapped here, their souls unstable.

As for him?

He was originally a human, but after death, his soul returned to become an immortal.

Having the memories of being human, no matter how relieved one is, how could one possibly be without any emotions or desires?

How can one forget the actions of one's sovereign and father?

Fortunately, he was still a young immortal and his realm had already reached the third level of the Dao Heaven. These emotions and desires were nothing to worry about, so he suppressed them immediately.

However, the Great Master of Fate, whose seven emotions and six desires had accumulated over hundreds of years, erupted at this moment—

"what!"

The Great Master of Fate bled again. She suddenly propped up the Dao Form, and the seven emotions and six desires around her body were like ferocious blood lines, rising and falling under the skin of the Dao Form. The seven emotions and six desires stirred the heavens and earth, but were also firmly suppressed by the Dao Form within her body.

She looked at Shao Siming with reluctance.

In the end, he resolutely plunged back into the Chu Marsh.

Blood —

Yun Zhongjun raised his hand to shield Quan Ming's eyes.

Then, his aura surged around him, enveloping the two blobs of evil blood that the Great Master of Fate had spat out, and sealing them into the clouds.

Only then did he lower his hand.

Quan Ming didn't stand on ceremony. He looked at Yun Zhongjun standing in his carriage and asked, "How can we help the Great Master of Fate? I don't want the Great Master of Fate to fall from grace and give that Tu Bo an opportunity to take advantage of it."

There is also competition among immortals and gods.

Especially the divine right, which belongs to the same lineage.

The Grand Master of Fate holds the power over life, death, longevity, and premature death, which applies to a person's life before death, while the Earth God holds the power over the souls of the dead, which applies to a person's life after death. Because people care more about their life before death, the Grand Master of Fate's power is higher than that of the Earth God.

This is because Tu Bo is only at the fourth level of the Dao Heaven, while Da Siming is at the fifth level of the Dao Heaven.

But the world is never static.

If the Great Master of Fate falls from the Heavenly Realm, divine authority will also be damaged.

If Tu Bo were to seize the opportunity to establish among the Chu people the idea that the afterlife is more important than the life before it begins—that might be a shortcut for Tu Bo to ascend to the fifth level of the Dao Heaven.

Moreover, at that time, there was no Grand Master of Fate suppressing him; on the contrary, it was he who suppressed the Grand Master of Fate.

Quanming didn't believe Tubo wouldn't be tempted by such a path.

Therefore, while he seemed to be asking Yun Zhongjun, he actually hoped that Yun Zhongjun would lend a hand and put an end to Tu Bo's thoughts. After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Tu Bo had a grudge against him, so helping Da Siming was helping himself.

pity----

Yun Zhongjun shook his head slightly.

He said, "The seven emotions and six desires are not so easy to explain."

"Although I can suppress it for a while, I cannot cure it completely—and once these seven emotions and six desires erupt, they will likely continue unabated, like waves, each one stronger than the last."

That concludes this discussion.

Yun Zhongjun, however, looked towards Quan Ming.

Just now, Quan Ming also experienced a surge of emotions and desires. Although it was shallow, it was like a seed that had already taken root in his heart.

Quan Ming frowned, but then relaxed.

"I know that the seven emotions and six desires will inevitably erupt eventually, sooner or later—but I have seen in the classics that immortals and gods have overcome this tribulation, tempered their Dao hearts, and soared to new heights in their realm. Looking down upon the world, though they are immortals and gods, they still possess emotions—and are not afraid of the poison of the seven emotions and six desires!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhongjun stared intently at Quan Ming.

Examine both the above and below.

He smiled for a moment.

A ball of pure white cloud appeared in my hand.

"I lived in the Yunze region and by chance obtained this innate spiritual object."

"It resembles clouds but is not clouds; it is like the breath of the primordial, possessing the power of harmony—the primordial being is the beginning of all things—when the primordial deities enter the world, they are tainted by impurities. This substance can purify the impurities and transform them into pure energy."

"Of course, although this thing has spirituality, it does not belong to the category of Dao artifacts."

"Its effect is weak, and it requires a large amount of Chu local will as a bond to help the Grand Master of Fate suppress the seven emotions and six desires."

Yun Zhongjun handed the cloud in his hand to Quan Ming and said, "This is not a gift for Da Siming, but for Zhaoyang Jun. Zhaoyang Jun can first infuse it with his own Daoist essence and imprint it on his mark, and then decide whether to keep it for himself or help Da Siming."

Keep it for yourself?

He himself also suffered from the torment of the seven emotions and six desires.

Even the mighty Master of Fate finds it difficult to escape the influence of the seven emotions and six desires.

However, by assisting the Great Master of Fate, one can suppress the Earth Lord. If the Earth Lord gains power and surpasses the Great Master of Fate, then the Broken Horn in his hand will likely make it difficult to protect the power of the souls of the dead in Zhaoshui.

Once he loses this power, the ghost soldiers and heroic spirits under his command will also vanish.

How should one choose?