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Chapter 4815 4818 [Successful Enlightenment]

Seeing that the Black Mountain Old Demon was dead, the numerous resentful souls in the City of the Dead immediately bowed down and expressed their gratitude to Xiang Nan for eliminating the demon and freeing them.

It turns out that the Black Mountain Old Demon is the tyrant of the Wrongly Dead City, and he is so powerful that he can cover the sky with one hand. These evil spirits, as the dead souls under his rule, are exploited by him all day long.

Not only do they have to search for beauties, fine wine, and delicious food for it, but they also have to be absorbed by it for cultivation. These dead souls were exploited by corrupt officials during their lifetime, and they are exploited by this demon king after death. It can be said that they are miserable.

It is for this reason that now that Xiang Nan has eradicated the Black Mountain Old Demon, millions of resentful souls in the City of the Dead are extremely grateful, allowing Xiang Nan to gain a lot of power.

Xiang Nan originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of eliminating the Black Mountain Old Demon to enter its residence to see what kind of magic skills it was practicing and what kind of treasures it had collected.

However, after seeing so many resentful souls kneeling down to worship him and feeling their piety, Xiang Nan decided to give up searching for the treasure and stay to help these dead souls to be reborn.

Because living people only have one stick of incense to enter the underworld, otherwise they can't get out. Even if Xiang Nan is a god, he is still bound by the laws of heaven and earth.

He then sat cross-legged and began to preach the Dharma, while releasing billions of Buddha lights, illuminating all the underworlds in the ten directions.

"Namo the Arhat of Precious Appearance and Perfect Leakage!

The road to the underworld is cold, but the fire of karma is still burning me;

In front of the mirror of sin, the cycle of cause and effect is self-evident.

The obsession on the Three Lives Stone disappears, and the remaining soul dies at the Naihe Bridge

......"

When the resentful souls heard his sutras, they were all delighted and their resentment gradually disappeared. When they were illuminated by his Buddha's light, they were immediately liberated.

"Thank you, Master, for your salvation!"

"We are deeply moved!"

"The resentful souls in the City of the Dead will never forget the Master's grace in liberating them."

The resentful souls expressed their gratitude one after another, and then set foot on the Naihe Bridge in groups.

Because they were the resentful souls who had died violently before and their resentment was too deep, they could not climb onto the Naihe Bridge and could only suffer in the City of the Dead for eternity.

Now that they have been liberated and their resentment has been eliminated, they can finally be reincarnated.

And with the gratitude of the resentful souls, countless incense sticks poured into Xiang Nan's twenty-foot golden body.

Suddenly, Xiang Nan's golden body shone with golden light, and then golden flowers fell from the sky and golden lotus emerged from the ground.

The resentful souls touched by the golden light, ceiling, and golden lotus were all liberated at once.

Xiang Nan also understood in his heart that it was the power of the incense of these resentful souls that finally made his golden body complete, and he finally achieved the status of Arhat, which made him extremely happy.

"Sure enough, helping others is the basis of happiness. If I had gone to get the treasure instead of saving these dead souls, I don't know when I would be able to achieve enlightenment." Xiang Nan sighed.

Although he was only one step away from attaining the Arhat status, this one step could potentially mean eternal life. This is because Buddhism places the most importance on the state of mind, and a slight difference can mean the difference between heaven and earth.

Xiang Nan’s biggest flaw is “greed”. Greed for sex is greed, greed for money is greed, greed for power is greed, greed for eternal life is greed, and greed for the Tao is also greed.

It is for this reason that when he let go of his greed and chose to liberate the souls of these resentful people, he had already attained enlightenment.

……

"Master, we are resentful souls and have nothing to offer you. These are the treasures accumulated by the Black Mountain Old Demon over the generations. We present them all to you." Then, the resentful souls who had been liberated packed up the Black Mountain Old Demon's treasures and handed them over to Xiang Nan.

When Xiang Nan opened it, he saw that there were quite a few treasures inside.

Needless to say, there were gold, silver and jewelry, which were as numerous as cattle hair, all of which he had exploited from the resentful souls. The most valuable were four magic weapons, including a bronze mirror, an iron fork, a jade seal and a chain.

These four magic weapons are all shining brightly, and they are obviously rare treasures.

The most valuable item was a leather scroll, which was surrounded by a thick black mist, and one could even faintly hear a hissing sound coming from it, like the whisper of a devil. Xiang Nan was no longer greedy at this moment, and was not overjoyed to see these treasures. He just smiled and nodded, "Thank you.

You did not covet these treasures, but instead gave them to me. This shows that you have deep roots and will be rewarded in the future."

"Thank you for your kind words, Master." said all the dead souls.

"Go, go and reincarnate." Xiang Nan recited sutras for the afterlife to pray for their salvation.

These dead souls then stepped onto the Naihe Bridge, and Xiang Nan also left the underworld and returned to the world of the living.

……

After returning to the world of the living, Xiang Nan reviewed what he had gained.

He gained a lot from this mission of subduing demons and monsters.

First, he achieved the status of Arhat, which is equivalent to a Taoist immortal. Second, he obtained the essence of the Black Mountain Old Demon and the Tree Demon Grandma, which he would refine into elixirs and take in the future, and his power would be several times higher.

The third is to obtain the accumulation of tens of thousands of years of the Black Mountain Old Demon.

The bronze mirror is called the "Mirror of Cause and Effect", which can reflect the sins committed by sentient beings in their lifetime; the iron fork is called the "Soul-Catching Fork of Impermanence", which can lock the soul and take the life once it is stabbed; the chain is called the "Soul-Catching Chain of Rakshasa", which can also kill the person once it is locked.

The jade seal is called "Judge's Seal". The life and death of a person is recorded in the Book of Life and Death, which is checked and approved by the judge of the underworld. After each check, a seal is stamped. Therefore, if you have the Judge's Seal, you can tamper with the Book of Life and Death.

These are the treasures that the Black Mountain Demon snatched from the underworld's evil spirits.

Because it has been practicing for thousands of years and has powerful magic, even the evil spirits in the underworld dare not provoke it easily, so even if the magic weapon is snatched away by it, they can only turn a blind eye.

No wonder the tree demon grandma said that the underworld is as dark as the human world. As long as you are strong enough, those who do evil will be rewarded.

As for the leather book, it was made of black Rakshasa leather, and it recorded the magic skill that the Black Mountain Old Demon practiced - "Black Prison Soul Devouring Art", which focused on absorbing the resentment of the underworld to practice magic skills. Once it is fully developed, it will become a free demon with boundless magic power and authority.

For Xiang Nan, he would never practice this magic skill because after swallowing too much resentment, he would also degenerate into a demon and become a demon like the Black Mountain Old Demon.

However, one can learn from others' experience, and this magic skill has its merits. It is still acceptable as a reference.

……

Afterwards, Xiang Nan donated all the hundreds of millions of silver dollars he had received from the underworld to build bridges and roads, provide medical care and medicine, and improve the national economy and people's livelihood.

This also brought him a lot of merit.

Afterwards, he returned to Kunlun Sect and stood before Ling Yunzi, "Master, I have achieved enlightenment and am eager to return to the mountain to continue my cultivation."

He has now cultivated a golden body and attained the status of Arhat, which means he has attained enlightenment.

"Can you give up my lovely wife and concubines?" Ling Yunzi asked.

"I can give it up." Xiang Nan nodded.

Fu Yuechi, Xiao Zhuo, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Die are indeed all peerless beauties, each with her own merits, but he has seen so many beauties that he can still give up one.

"Can you give up fame, wealth and power?" Ling Yunzi asked again.

"I can give it up." Xiang Nan nodded.

Although he is now the de facto emperor, he has been an emperor before and is really willing to do so.

"Okay, from now on, you will stay in the sect to practice." Ling Yunzi nodded.

"Thank you, Master."