"Ju Liu Bu! To die so easily, without even leaving behind a Demon King Tribulation, you haven't affected that immortal in any way!"
"This infuriates me! I tied you to a clay temple, wanting you to become a Divine King, yet you disappoint me so much. What use are you!"
Chen Taichu was extremely vexed and angry. This yellow-faced demon king was a product he had cultivated for a long time, specifically to satisfy the appearance of a Tribulation-testing demon. After all, he was unsure if his subordinate minor demons, upon becoming Tribulation-testing demons, would still obey his command.
In the human world, there were also demon heads who were "recruited" and became Tribulation-testing demons, belonging only to the jurisdiction of the Five Heavens and Eight Great Demon Kings. In the past, when pure yang cultivators were more numerous, the Five Heavens Demon Kings often manifested. Of course, not everyone could pass the examination of the Five Heavens Demon Kings, and naturally, some failed.
What Chen Taichu feared was the lack of a "Demon King" class existence in his "demon head ecosystem," which would lead to his manufactured minor demons being directly recruited by the Five Heavens and Eight Great Demon Kings. If that happened, all his efforts would be in vain.
"Ju Liu Bu is dead, and the remaining few demon kings are probably not enough..."
Just as Chen Taichu was about to set off, he felt a strange sensation in his heart!
The demon kings seemed to have started to become restless!
"What happened again!"
He was truly furious, not knowing what had stimulated these demon kings to gather together, seemingly to kill that Yue family maiden!
Hadn't he told them that the Yue family maiden was a deity transformed from the descendant of Yue Fei, and they were to use her to refine the Green Liver and Jade Blood?
How dare they disobey his orders!
"You have all disappointed me immensely!"
In his rage, he unleashed the power of the Ascension Realm and split his Yang God into avatars!
However, there were not one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred of them.
Only nine thousand rays of Yang God light appeared on his body, dividing into nine thousand Yang God avatars, which finally merged into nine avatars.
"Tsk! I was given too little time, and things happened too quickly. I just took the immortal medicine from the alchemists and restored my worldly form and spirit. Full recovery requires at least three days."
"But in creating those Tribulation-testing demons, I borrowed the outer dao methods of 'Hei Sheng' obtained from the heavens, which greatly damaged my foundation."
"Furthermore, I was originally someone who should not have existed. After ascending, if I hadn't entered the Inner Mountains and Rivers, it would have been fine. But once I returned to the human world, this rejection would occur. I had to take immortal medicine from alchemists to exist for a long time. However, this immortal medicine uses the Sun Heaven Marrow as its raw material, and the cost of obtaining it is too great. Moreover, after taking it, it often prevents my Yang God avatars from fully condensing."
"As a result, I now only have nine thousand Yang Gods, ultimately merging into nine avatars. However, although these nine avatars do not possess the strength of Taiyi San Shu, they are sufficient to be equivalent to the列仙 (Lietian - ranked immortals)."
"You all refine the great medicine here!"
"I'll be back soon!"
He used a遁术 (Dùnshù - escape technique) and instantly disappeared from the Jade Dragon Daoist Academy.
In the Jade Dragon Daoist Academy, there were still vengeful spirit warriors left by the Longyou Merchant Gang. The head of one of the warriors suddenly moved, and the lifeless gaze gradually rippled.
Xu Fu's consciousness returned from the Great Fu Li, and he roughly heard some things from Chen Taichu.
They made a brief and collaborative deduction.
"Chen Taichu, I apologize. This time, I will terminate our cooperation."
"Because the person on the other side can bring me greater benefits."
That person could break through the heavens once, and would surely do so a second time.
For the current stalemate on the Korean battlefield, this was crucial.
"The Qing Zhu Zhi Jin you took, this immortal medicine, was not given to you by those alchemists of the Inner Mountains and Rivers. I added a few small things to the medicine. After all, in terms of strength, although I am not as good as Dongfang Shuo, in terms of seniority and alchemical techniques..."
"I dared to find immortal medicine for Qin Shi Huang and gain his trust. Just this point alone, you shouldn't doubt my alchemical skills."
...
The ghost face of the Huiji Vajra suddenly closed, leaving behind a large amount of excellent quality Yanfudan gold. This demonic energy was shaped and given form by Ji Xiang using the "Middle Volume Jade Book."
In the punishment of the reverse demonic tribulation, not all demonic resentments were willing to undergo such punishment, as most of them were the resentments of ordinary demons who could not withstand the torment of the Demon King Tribulation.
Thus, the gates of the Avici Hell opened for them. The demonic resentments with form and spirit, as if obtaining liberation, rushed into the Avici Hell, falling beside the Yanfu River of the Avici Hell.
And Kongque Daming Wang, who had been able to communicate with Ji Xiang since he opened the Hell Seal, was not in this area at the moment.
By the river, countless evil spirits were sifting for gold sand at the bottom. Five great ghosts stood on the riverbank, discussing the matter of Daming Wang.
Ever since Kongque Daming Wang fell into the Avici Hell, he had been thinking of getting out and had repeatedly battered the gates of hell for this purpose.
But they could not be opened.
These few evil spirits, who seemed to be leaders, were discussing this matter.
One looked like a Buddhist master, with red eyes and a bald head, a ferocious appearance, spewing clouds and mist from his mouth.
Vilaramphu Zunzhe: "Daming Wang is looking for new doors again."
The second was wrapped in karma fire, had no face, and carried a great sword of refined gold.
Tanmira Jianwang: "This is the seal placed by Huiji Vajra. Above the Avici Hell are seventeen hells, and above the seventeen hells is the Vajra Lotus Platform. Breaking the Vajra Lotus Platform allows one to return to the human world. Layer upon layer of hell, layer upon layer of seals. Daming Wang has been making futile efforts."
The third was two zhang tall, with crimson hair, carrying a seven-chi white saber.
Chigai Da Gui: "That is because the owner behind this gate seems to be very wary of Daming Wang and is unwilling to help him."
The fourth was nine zhang tall, with two heads growing on his neck, a hideous face.
Dangjin Da Gui: "It's true. There are no good people who have fallen into the Avici Hell. Like me, I am the greatest deceiver in the world. All the foolish people in the world are troubled by me. Even the scriptures of the Daoist school mention my name."
"Chigai, it's the same for you. In the past, you wielded the Ghost-Slaying Saber and killed many living people. Only after death did you fall into this Avici Hell. Even though you have killed many evil spirits and demons, your merits and demerits cannot offset each other."
"If you could have a dream to your wife and tell her that you have fallen into the Avici Hell, imagine her reaction."
The fifth was one zhang tall, with a vertical eye and a black face, covered in tattered yellow clothes.
Jiang Nu: "She wouldn't react. Chigai's wife is already dead. But I didn't hear her name in the Nuqing Hell, so she must have been reborn."
The other four great ghosts were startled. Chigai Da Gui, holding a white great saber for killing ghosts, looked like a Zhanmadao from the Han Dynasty, and now he asked urgently, "Jiang Nu, the Avici Hell is a Buddhist hell, and the Nuqing Hell is a Daoist hell. How can you know what happened in the Nuqing Hell?"
Jiang Nu said, "I originally possessed immeasurable merit. In the immortal path, those who become immortals through merit are called 'Merit Immortals,' above the 'Shi Jie Xian' (Corpse Release Immortal) and below Taiyi San Shu. But in those days, I did not obey the Three Great Saints of Heaven, nor did I respect the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist school. I overturned their altars and disrupted a Heavenly Heart Dojo... I was then cast into this Buddhist Avici Hell by them. However, my merit is still there, so my punishment is slightly lighter than yours. I only need to suffer for three thousand nine hundred trillion times to leave."
"Therefore, I have merit perception. I only need to call out the names of ghosts to know their state..."
Although three thousand nine hundred trillion was an astronomical number, a fixed-term sentence and a life sentence were still different.
And after Jiang Nu said this, she stopped.
However, Vilaramphu Zunzhe was deep in thought and suddenly asked:
"So you were transferred from another hell."
He had an idea but didn't know whether to voice it, so he kept silent.
The ability to know the names of ghosts from various hells, and to control them by calling their names, and even to sense them.
This ability was possessed by only one deity.
That was the Lord of Nuqing Hell, the Great God Nuqing himself, who was one of the creators of the Heavenly Laws.
It seemed that everyone had an extraordinary background. Although they had spent thousands of years in the Avici Hell, they had not gathered often. If it weren't for a recently appeared Hell Seal that stirred up trouble in the Avici Hell, these ghost kings would not have appeared by the riverbank at the summons of Daming Wang.
Of course, some people had lost their memories. Vilaramphu Zunzhe looked at Jianwang. This one had lost his memory, and only often recited Buddhist scriptures, but he always recounted them in the tone of another monk and harbored some hatred for this "monk."
The five great ghost kings sighed. Vilaramphu Zunzhe then discussed that if they could get out of the Avici Hell, it would be like being resurrected from the dead.
"The Hell Dharma Realm itself is a very good place for resurrection. It can preserve our form, spirit, soul, and wishes. Only the physical body is lost. When we enter hell, our wishes are taken away by the Hell Dharma Realm, leaving only our souls and forms. Therefore, we can continuously be resurrected and suffer eternally in this hell."
Jiang Nu said, "The only hope to get out now is that opening Hell Seal. The Hell Seal can only be passively sacrificed, but now someone can actively open it. This is the key that makes the Vajra Lotus Platform above the eighteen hells turn."
"It's a pity that Daming Wang is too arrogant and didn't try to communicate properly with the owner of the Hell Seal. He lost a finger, and the second time he went to help him, he still carried his pride and refused to bow, missing a great opportunity."
These five ghosts had never seen the Hell Seal.
Gu</span> Tanmira Jianwang snorted, "Daming Wang said that the owner of the Hell Seal is even more arrogant than him."
"This is Daming Wang. If I could talk to that person, I definitely would..."
Dangjin Da Gui's two heads laughed heartily, "You would definitely be smashed to death by his trash!"
"That guy threw a lot of trash in, but there hasn't been much trash lately."
Tanmira Jianwang said sternly, "Back then, those who died under my sword and were as arrogant as him numbered in the hundreds."
Hell was under the Vajra Lotus Seat, and the Vajra Lotus Seat was under the Nanzhanbuzhou of the Inner Mountains and Rivers.
And countless rivers flowed in hell. Where rivers flowed and Yanfuti trees grew on the banks, it was the Yanfu River. Yanfudan gold was also in these rivers, as sand gold at the bottom. The gate of the Avici Hell opened here. There was no day or night in hell. Evil spirits gathered by the river, and their only job was to dig for river sand.
When the Huiji Vajra Seal opened the gate, the demon heads rushed in as if liberated, colliding with the evil spirits.
"This is the Avici Hell!"
"I never imagined that falling into hell would be the beginning of our liberation!"
They had no tears, but they still made expressions of weeping, this was a kind of relief!
It was a congratulation for their "rebirth"!
Even living in hell was better than being entangled by demonic tribulations in the human world!
Was it better to die cleanly and refreshingly at the last moment,
Or to die unpeacefully, suffering torment, resentment, and pain?
The evil spirits stood in the river with bare legs, disheveled hair, and tattered clothes, appearing emaciated like the walking dead. They stood in the river, their feet treading on the sand gold, watching the demon heads run back from the gates of hell, loudly shouting, "It's good to be alive."
This behavior, which went against the natural order, attracted the attention of evil spirits from other regions.
The five great ghost kings were all stunned, and then extremely shocked!
"Huiji Vajra's Hell Seal!"
"The gate has opened! Quickly go communicate with the owner of the seal outside! Who will go, Dangjin, go in!"
Dangjin Da Gui was a fraudulent ghost god from the Taishang Dongyuan Divine Incantation, so his social skills were naturally the strongest.
Several great ghosts pushed Dangjin Da Gui out, but Dangjin Da Gui shouted at the opened Hell Seal without receiving a response. It seemed that his voice could not be heard from outside.
Why was that?
Clearly, Daming Wang did not need any medium to communicate with the outside.
Is anyone there!
Bang!
The gate of the Hell Seal closed, stopping the transport of demon heads. Dangjin Da Gui immediately wailed, while his four great ghost companions no longer looked at the Hell Seal, because the demon heads that had entered were cheering and dancing.
Chigai Da Gui extended a withered finger towards the reveling demon heads, his voice filled with a confusion and contemplation that could not be resolved for three lifetimes:
"Are these things sick?"
However, normally, even demons would be afraid of eating something sick and getting an upset stomach. But for evil spirits, they couldn't eat normal food; it would turn into karma fire, molten copper, or molten iron once it entered their stomachs.
It was precisely this kind of "sick" thing that they might be able to eat normally.
"I have been dead for thousands of hundreds of years, and this is the first time I've seen someone fall into the Avici Hell and be so happy."
"We should really let Kongque Daming Wang see this. Stop thinking about getting out all day. Aren't there people who are hoping to get in?"
The battle between the demon heads and the evil spirits began, naturally ending with the victory of the evil spirits. However, the joyous expressions of the demon heads as they died made the evil spirits doubt their own existence.
"It seems something is wrong. These demon heads don't seem to be real demons."
"But the demonic energy is real."
"No, I mean, these demons seem to be Tribulation-testing demons."
Chigai Da Gui and Dangjin Da Gui exchanged glances.
"If we eat Tribulation-testing demons, we will be punished by Heaven's will!"
"Defying Heaven? I'm talking about the owner of the Hell Seal! Why would he throw Tribulation-testing demons in!"
This...
This is truly defying Heaven!
"This kid is really arrogant!"
Tanmira Jianwang suddenly slapped his thigh, "He's truly bold! I like him!"
Jiang Nu said softly, "But you just said he was too arrogant and you were unhappy and wanted to fight him."
Tanmira Jianwang replied, "Fighting him doesn't stop me from appreciating him now. It turns out he's like me, acting and speaking without considering the consequences. He even dares to kill Tribulation-testing demons. His temperament is almost the same as mine, which suits my taste."
"Sheng Yi Monk, what I did in the past, others are doing now!"
Tanmira Jianwang often mentioned a monk named Sheng Yi and spoke some strange words in his name.
The five great ghost kings each had their own origins, but the only thing they understood about each other was that they all had illustrious pasts, either as celestial beings or as Buddhist figures.
This Sheng Yi you speak of.
Is likely yourself.
Jiang Nu chuckled, and then looked at the demon heads who died as if liberated, feeling a bit worried, "However, I heard that you disdained Buddhist teachings and killed the benevolent hearts of Buddhist and Daoist followers... But Buddha is not Heaven's will. However, Tribulation-testing demons are true tribulations in cultivation. Throwing them into hell, Heaven's will might classify us as murderers of the Tribulation-testing demon masses."
"To hell with Heaven's will! I've already fallen into the Avici Hell, why should I care about this!"
Vilaramphu Zunzhe suddenly exclaimed loudly. He didn't care at all and said to the few ghosts, "So what if they are Tribulation-testing demons? No matter how great the demonic tribulation or Heaven's will, they cannot enter the Avici Hell."
"Eat with confidence. To be honest, if Heaven's will really came to the Avici Hell, it would actually be a good thing, meaning we can get out, right?"
Chigai and Dangjin, the two great ghosts, also nodded, "That's true, that's true. These demon heads are the best food for evil spirits."
They even gave Ji Xiang a thumbs-up.
Since the last incident in Gusu Ghost City.
The owner of this Hell Seal finally stopped throwing trash into hell. Now the "food" thrown in are all high-quality goods!
The evil spirits of Avici would not praise someone's good deeds.
But they would still say thank you.
So...
Thank you, great villain!
When we get out of the Avici Hell, if you die, we'll light some incense for your grave!
Why say "if you die"?
Because in the eyes of the ghosts, this fellow Ji Xiang was constantly courting death and seemed to be chased by many people.
Therefore, everyone dies eventually, and Ji Mouren might need a lot of help.
"The owner of the Hell Seal seems to have quite a few enemies."
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