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Chapter 78 The Five Ghost Emperors

Seeing this, Song Yi made a quick decision, raised his right hand, and produced an object.

It was a large cauldron, about ten feet tall, with an octagonal body, ancient and heavy.

Each cauldron is engraved with a prosperous scene of abundant harvests and full granaries, exuding warmth and vitality.

This Jiahe Cauldron was forged by Shennong, the Earthly Sovereign, when he taught agriculture and promoted the five grains in the human world. It contains the great principles of agriculture and is extraordinary.

"Third Holy Mother, this is a sacred artifact of humanity forged by the Earth Emperor. Perhaps it can be used to subdue demons!" Song Yi said loudly.

He learned from his previous conversation with Yang Jian that Yang Jian's father, Yang Tianyou, was a descendant of Emperor Yu, therefore Yang Chan and Yang Jian were both descendants of Emperor Yu.

This is also why Yang Jian obtained Yu the Great's axe, which was originally an ancestral heirloom, and there was a destiny to guide him.

Yang Chan was overjoyed upon hearing this. While using the Lotus Lantern to stabilize her defense, she also focused her attention on activating the Jiahe Cauldron.

She was a descendant of the Holy Empress, and had the blood of Emperor Yu flowing through her veins, so naturally she could activate this sacred artifact of the human race.

The Jiahe Cauldron tilted downwards, and endless flames of humanity poured out from its mouth.

The flames were not the usual crimson color, but rather a golden yellow like ripe rice, sweeping out in an overwhelming manner.

Humanity's flames are not very powerful against human cultivators, and are especially harmless to immortals who have accumulated merit.

However, it is the most effective counter to evil spirits and heretics.

Before the flames even reached him, the billowing black smoke surrounding the Black Mountain Demon melted and dissipated in large swaths, as if encountering a thin mist under the blazing sun.

The Black Mountain Demon roared in shock and rage, desperately urging the Yin-Yang Millstone to resist. However, the Human Flame was formed from the fortune and merit of the human race, and how could a mere evil magic weapon withstand it?

Before long, the flames of humanity broke through the barrier of Yin and Yang energies and engulfed the Black Mountain Demon.

Yang Chan held the Lotus Lantern in her left hand to stabilize the four directions of the void, leaving it nowhere to escape, while her right hand activated the Jiahe Cauldron, causing the flames of humanity to flow endlessly.

The seven-colored radiance of the Lotus Lantern and the golden light of the human flames complemented each other, illuminating the underworld as if it were daytime.

The Black Mountain Demon roared and struggled in the raging flames, its body twisting and shrinking continuously, while the evil spirits and demons on its demonic robes turned into wisps of smoke and vanished.

Finally, the Black Mountain Demon let out a piercing scream that shook the nine netherworlds. Its massive body collapsed and transformed into a towering mountain, about ten thousand feet high, its entire body blood red, standing majestically on the land of the underworld.

"If it weren't for the Star Lord lending me this treasure, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with this demon." Yang Chan smiled and returned the Jiahe Cauldron with both hands.

Just as Song Yi had retrieved the Sacred Cauldron, he heard deafening shouts of battle erupting from the front.

Before long, countless ghost soldiers arrived in formation, wielding bronze weapons, led by the Five Ghost Emperors.

The Five Ghost Emperors are not actually five, but nine.

The five directions—east, west, south, north, and center—are each guarded by two Ghost Emperors, except for the south, which is guarded by only Du Ziren.

Because the area under the jurisdiction of the Southern Ghost Emperor is closest to the Southern Jambudvipa, yang energy often washes down from the human world, making it difficult for yin spirits and ghosts to survive for long. Therefore, one Ghost Emperor is enough to govern the area.

"The Three Holy Mothers have excellent methods, quite like the True Lord of the Pure Source Wonderful Way," said Cai Yulei, the Eastern Ghost Emperor, clapping his hands and laughing.

"It's all thanks to the power of the Broom Star Lord's magic weapon." Yang Chan nodded slightly.

Song Yi also stepped forward to greet the several Ghost Emperors, exchanging a few pleasantries with them.

The Central Ghost Emperor Zhou Qi gazed at the towering mountain transformed from the Black Mountain Demon, his brow furrowed, and said, "Although this old demon has been slain, its true form still remains here. If we do not remove it, I fear that tens of thousands of years later, it will develop new sentience and cause further trouble."

"Behold our skills!"

Northern Ghost Emperor Zhang Heng and Yang Yun exchanged a glance and roared in unison.

The two emperors grew taller against the wind, instantly manifesting their thousand-foot-tall demonic bodies, with blue faces and fangs, their bodies surrounded by surging yin energy. Their four giant hands joined together to embrace the blood-red mountain, and they let out a deafening roar.

However, the mountain seemed to have taken root, and no matter how hard the two ghost emperors exerted themselves, it remained unmoved.

The Eastern Ghost Emperor Shen Tu shook his head and said, "Although the Black Mountain Demon is dead, its undying will still remain deep within the mountain. Its true form has long been connected with the underworld. To lift it, only a Great Luo Golden Immortal can do it. Unless we can completely destroy that remaining will and sever its connection with the underworld."

"In that case, why not go to Yinshan and ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for a Dharma scroll?" Du Ziren, the Ghost Emperor of the South, pondered. "Even if we can't completely destroy the Black Mountain Demon's lingering resentment, we can at least sever its foundation and prevent it from ever being reborn."

Upon hearing this, the other Ghost Emperors all thought the plan was feasible and were about to send people to Yinshan.

"Why should we, the righteous gods of Heaven, seek help from Buddhist bodhisattvas?"

Before he finished speaking, Song Yi had already stepped forward and gently placed one hand on the mountainside.

In an instant, endless malevolent energy surged toward Song Yi like a flood bursting its banks.

This demonic mountain has stood in the underworld for countless millennia, and the sheer volume of malevolent and turbid energy it contains is simply unimaginable.

Even the mighty Five Ghost Emperors dared not forcibly refine such terrifying evil energy with their divine sense, lest they suffer a backlash if they were not careful.

However, from between Song Yi's eyebrows, a wisp of true spiritual thought manifested, transforming into a towering, earth-shattering phantom of a ferocious ape. The ape opened its massive, menacing maw, like a whale sucking in water, swallowing all the malevolent energy into its belly.

Immediately afterwards, the violent ape roared to the sky, and the sound waves spread out in layers as if they were real. The remaining will of the Black Mountain Demon, hidden deep in the Demon Mountain, was completely dissipated in an instant by this roar, like boiling water poured on snow.

The Black Mountain Demon's remaining malevolent energy was utterly insignificant compared to the essence and blood of the Chaos Demon Ape.

Immediately, Song Yi summoned the Eight Treasures Profound Yellow Pagoda, and streams of profound yellow energy surged out from the pagoda, transforming into countless chains that wrapped around and enveloped the ten-thousand-foot-tall demonic mountain inside and out.

A deafening roar shook the earth, followed by a flash of golden light. The enormous demonic mountain vanished into thin air, absorbed into the tower.

"Should this Demon Mountain be handed over to the Ten Kings of Hell for disposal?" Song Yi asked, turning around.

The Five Ghost Emperors were dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

When did the seventh-rank star lords of the Heavenly Court acquire such extraordinary abilities?

It was the Eastern Ghost Emperor Shen Tu who was the first to come to his senses, cupping his hands and saying, "The Black Mountain Demon was originally killed by the Three Holy Goddesses, so there is no need to hand this mountain over to the Underworld. The Goddesses and Star Lords can deal with it themselves."

Song Yi and Yang Chan then took their leave and departed from the underworld.

Just as the two left Taihua Palace, they encountered the Great Emperor of the Western Peak returning from Heaven.

Upon hearing that the Black Mountain Demon had been defeated, the Great Emperor clapped his hands and laughed, "With the Three Holy Mothers guarding Mount Hua, Mount Hua has nothing to worry about!"

The two bid farewell to the Great Emperor of the Western Peak and once again boarded the tasseled star carriage, leisurely heading towards the Taiyin star.

In the Moon Palace, the Jade Rabbit saw Yang Chan and Song Yi approaching together from afar and was overjoyed.

Before long, the fairy Chang'e gracefully emerged from the palace.

Her figure was light and graceful, her clothes fluttered, and she seemed to be enveloped in a layer of moonlight, possessing a unique and exquisite beauty.

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