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Chapter 729: Northern Juluzhou, the Turtle and Snake Generals

"Hu Xiuwu, I pay my respects to the ancestor."

When Emperor Zhenwu saw that Hu Xiuwu had come to see him for the first time, he immediately took a liking to him and looked at him differently, saying with deep emotion, "Good, not bad, you can break away from the hustle and bustle, stay true to your original aspiration, and hate evil as an enemy. Taibai Jinxing really wasn't exaggerating this time, you are indeed a Quanzhen with the Dao."

I should be considered as positive.

Hu Xiuwu muttered to himself, making a joke. He knew that the Quanzhen mentioned by Zhenwu Emperor did not refer to a faction, but an adjective. It means to achieve both merit and virtue, and to prove the sainthood.

Being able to be carried like this by the Great Emperor Zhenwu, it is obvious that descending to the mortal world to slay demons is a tough job in the eyes of the immortals and no one is willing to do it.

Just as the previous performance of the star gods also reflected this point, the immortals hate the thin spiritual energy in the lower world, the rare spiritual essence, the dangerous demonic aura, and the filthy red earthly world.

Few immortals are willing to descend to the mortal world. Even the few immortals in Journey to the West who became disasters on the way to obtain Buddhist scriptures, either came down with a mission like the Bull Demon, or went for people.

Hu Xiuwu gave up his position as the general of Nantianmen and chose to become the vanguard of demon slaying, just like the soldiers in the army gave up being bodyguards in the sea and chose to go to the front line.

Such a high moral choice naturally has its admirers as well as those who despise him. There are those who think he is noble and there are also those who think he is stupid.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu voluntarily came down to the mortal world to slay demons and monsters, and even lived in the mortal world for a long time. It can be said that he is incompatible with the immortals in the fairy world.

It can be said that in this heaven, apart from Nezha who rebelled against patriarchy, the only person who could be won over by Hu Xiuwu is Zhenwu Emperor, who sympathizes with mortals.

In Black Myth, Hu Xiuwu was able to win even fewer allies.

After all, the situation in Black Myth is different.

In the Xianjian world, Emperor Fuxi intends to refine the entire heaven, abandon the gods, and use the entire world as nourishment for personal transcendence.

Therefore, Emperor Fuxi betrayed all the creatures of Xianjian and naturally became the enemy of the creatures he abandoned. Hu Xiuwu easily recruited the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, the Demon Lord Zunlou, and the strongest god Feipeng.

But it is different in Black Mythology. The Jade Emperor and Tathagata are smarter. They do not eat alone. They have their own supporters and vassals. Their respective theories are constantly replenished with fresh blood, and their tentacles are spread throughout the three realms.

The Emperor of Heaven, Fuxi, had two other enemies, Shennong and Nuwa, and the demons in the demon world were also enemies of the Emperor of Heaven. However, the Jade Emperor and the Buddha had no enemies, and the Patriarch Subhuti lived in seclusion in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and Xieyue Sanxing Cave, ignoring worldly affairs.

Even if Sun Wukong died, he didn't dare to help him openly. It's not that he didn't want to, it's obvious that he was no match for the Jade Emperor and Tathagata.

The Jade Emperor and Buddha value him, just as Lu Bu would not ignore Guan Yu and Uchiha Itachi would not resist the Eight Gates Ninjutsu head-on.

If Master Subhuti fought desperately, he might be able to hurt the Jade Emperor and the Buddha, but he could not die together with them.

He is very powerful and is willing to share benefits. If the immortals don’t have some noble moral principles, why would they help Hu Xiuwu?

You know, if Hu Xiuwu's plan succeeds, the Heavenly Court will lose most of its spiritual income from the mortal world, and the salaries of the immortals will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Who would sacrifice his or her own interests for the sake of others' blessings?

The Great Emperor Zhenwu is a diligent paperhanger who maintains the order of the Three Realms, but Hu Xiuwu wants to destroy the order of the Three Realms. Hu Xiuwu really can't guess whether the Great Emperor Zhenwu will stand on his side when Hu Xiuwu takes action, or will change his current kind-hearted appearance and become his enemy.

"I will take you back to Northern Juluzhou to meet your future colleagues."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu was busy with affairs, so as soon as the court meeting was over, he would take Hu Xiuwu north and descend to the Uttarakuru Continent.

Unlike other immortals, most of whom have their clones go down to the mortal world and their real bodies stay in heaven, the real Zhenwu Emperor is in Northern Juluzhou, presiding over the great cause of exterminating demons, while his clone stays in heaven, presiding over heavenly affairs and participating in court meetings.

The demons in the four major states are powerful demon kings due to various reasons. They are no weaker than ordinary generals and star gods. If they have extraordinary magical powers and invincible magic weapons, they will be even more difficult to deal with.

For example, there is the Scorpion Demon and the Wind and Moon Demon who are poisoned by the Horse-Falling Stake and have caused more pain than the Buddha; there are the Tiger-Power, Deer-Power and Sheep-Power immortals who can use the Five Thunder Technique and summon dragons and rain; there is also the Green Bull Demon who has a Vajra in his hand, the Golden-Haired Lion with a purple gold bell around his neck, and the Iron Fan Princess who holds a palm-leaf fan.

Which one didn't make Sun Wukong spend a lot of time and effort.

It was so difficult for Sun Wukong to deal with these demon kings, so it is conceivable that most of them were not as good as Sun Wukong's heavenly soldiers and generals. If there was no Zhenwu Emperor in charge when attacking the demon kings, how much loss would the heavenly soldiers and generals suffer.

There are four gates in heaven, east, south, west and north. It is not the North Gate that you have to go through to go to Uttarakuru.

The Tianmen spans two realms and allows for seamless transmission. The distance has nothing to do with the direction of the Tianmen. If you go through the South Tianmen to go to Uttarakuru, the distance will not increase and the time will not get longer; if you go through the North Tianmen, the distance will not get shorter and the time will be the same.

However, the South Gate of Heaven is the main gate of the Heavenly Palace. Only the messengers from Lingshan, the immortals who have completed their tribulations and returned with perfect merits, and the heavenly generals who have returned victoriously after defeating demons are qualified to pass through the South Gate of Heaven.

The North Gate of Heaven is also guarded by the Great Emperor Zhenwu, who is theoretically also the god of the North Gate of Heaven and is responsible for the safety of the northern part of Heaven.

If you go through the Beitian Gate, the Emperor Zhenwu has the final say and you can pass directly without any document inspection.

The shape of the North Gate of Heaven is the same as that of the South Gate of Heaven, which is nothing special.

When they arrived at the entrance of Tianmen, the incarnation of Zhenwu Emperor pushed Hu Xiuwu through the North Tianmen, while he himself remained guarding the North Tianmen.

After passing through the North Gate of Heaven and descending to the fairyland, Hu Xiuwu landed on the clouds. But before he could stand firmly on his feet and see the scenery of Northern Jurluzhou clearly, a pure and boundless mental power rushed towards him from the void, which made Hu Xiuwu shudder. He did not check it for a moment, and all kinds of magical things were leaked out.

Golden light flashed on his body, lotus fragrance emanated from his feet, triple halos appeared behind him, and Zen sounds emerged in the void.

Bang!

A red-gold fire without light or heat rose from Hu Xiuwu's body, burning the lotus, drying up the halo, and dissipating the Zen sound.

This thought power was transformed into pure spiritual essence. Hu Xiuwu inhaled gently, and the spiritual essence was like two spiritual dragons flowing through his nostrils, being sucked into his body and refined into the Niwan Palace. Hu Xiuwu suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were full of divine light, his face was ruddy, and he spoke with a strange expression:

"Master Tang Sanzang really prays for me every day."

When refining this mental power, Hu Xiuwu already knew its origin.

This is the power of Tang Monk's daily prayers for him. Because the direction is clear, and Tang Monk himself has firm beliefs and a pure mind, this belief is like the belief of a believer in God, and it is clearly sent to Hu Xiuwu.

Also, because Hu Xiuwu went to heaven, one day in heaven is equal to one year on earth. When he came down to earth, it was already several months after he defeated the Green Bull Demon.

Tang Seng really recited sutras to Hu Xiuwu every day, without fail, and all the blessings he had accumulated over several months were focused on Hu Xiuwu.

If Hu Xiuwu ignored him, perhaps in a few years, according to Tang Monk's prayer wish, he would transform into a spontaneous protective shield like the Tongzi Ming and the Five Directions Jie Di to protect Hu Xiuwu's safety.

However, now this wish power has been refined by Hu Xiuwu into pure spiritual essence, nourishing his soul.

Hu Xiuwu had mixed feelings: "The Tang Monk in Black Myth is truly a great and virtuous monk who always keeps his word."

Moreover, Lingyun, which is sought after by the immortals and Buddhas of the three realms, is indeed a good thing.

It can be perfectly absorbed by the soul without any loss or poison left. Even Hu Xiuwu, who can be called Taiyi Jinxian in Black Myth, can be nourished by the spiritual essence.

Ignore class, no loss, no taboos.

No wonder the gods treat spiritual essence as money and can’t let it go.

"Then we should return the spiritual essence that the immortals and gods have excessively deprived us of to mortals."

Such miraculous spiritual essence must be more important to mortals and the mortal world. Mortals and the mortal world deprived of spiritual essence will gradually perish like frogs in warm water and fish trapped in a puddle.

Hu Xiuwu was not tempted by the spiritual effects and still insisted on his goal.

However, the lofty ideal still needs to be realized step by step. Hu Xiuwu’s current immediate task is to report to the Zhenwu Emperor.

From Uttarakuru, we learned some details about the distribution of demon kings' forces, the relationships between gods, etc.

However, although he said he was going to report to the Great Emperor Zhenwu, he had already landed in Uttarakuru, so how could he need Hu Xiuwu to go find it himself?

He came out from the North Gate of Heaven and was sent down by the incarnation of Emperor Zhenwu. He himself didn't know where he landed, but didn't Emperor Zhenwu know it?

Just wait for someone to pick him up.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hu Xiuwu's eyes lit up and he looked at the terrain of Uttarakuru.

Not right, not right.

This sight made Hu Xiuwu frown and purse his lips.

Logically speaking, the Northern Continent under the command of the Great Emperor Zhenwu should be the one with the least demons among the four continents. So why don't we see more prosperous cities or more active civilizations than in the Southern Continent?

Lifeless, dull and wooden.

This was Hu Xiuwu’s first impression of the human movement in Uttarakuru.

'Not good, very bad.'

A shadow covered Hu Xiuwu's face, and his speculation about the stance of the Great Emperor Zhenwu tilted slightly towards the direction of Heaven.

"Are you Hu Xiuwu who has just arrived in Northern Juluzhou?"

The shadow on Hu Xiuwu's face came from the huge island that was talking in the sky. Looking more closely, he saw four thick clawed feet crawling on the clouds below the island, and a huge dragon head leading the way in front of the island.

It was not just an island in the sky, it was an island carried on the back of a giant turtle.

Above the island in the sky, there is a giant python entangled with the island.

The giant python lowered its head, its pupils as big as four carriages, staring at Hu Xiuwu.

The turtle carries the island and the snake wraps around the mountain.

The visitors were the two famous generals, the Turtle and the Snake, who were the capable vanguards under the command of the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

Hu Xiuwu calmed down and put on a smile: "It is me."

The snake general said, "Your Majesty has sent us to pick you up. Please get on the turtle general's back."

Hu Xiuwu said: "I'm sorry."

It transformed into a rainbow of light and landed on the island on the turtle general's shell. The turtle general turned around and headed for the Taoist temple of the Great Emperor Zhenwu.