Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 270 Netherworld

After enthroning those who have made contributions, the remaining god positions are basically low-level god positions, which can be given to those who have made meritorious contributions in the Dragon Realm.

Ao Bing left Dragon Territory hundreds of years ago.

After hundreds of years of development, the human race in the Dragon Territory has also developed a relatively developed civilization. They no longer gather in villages, but have built tall cities one after another on the ground.

Clans gather to form villages, villages gather to form towns, towns gather to form counties, counties gather to form counties, and counties gather to form continents…

County towns, prefecture towns, and continental towns, each one larger than the other, stand tall on the land, with some having hundreds of thousands of households and some as many as tens of millions, gathering tremendous fortune and rising clouds of incense.

Gathering people to form luck can suppress all things. Although these cities were built by mortals and inhabited by mortals, the luck that so many people gathered together is undoubtedly amazing.

Even ordinary immortals who enter it will be suppressed by this luck. If they can exert 10% of their full strength, it would be considered good.

The larger the city and the more residents it has, the stronger the luck it condenses, and the greater the suppression on the monks, which can effectively prevent the monks from causing chaos.

Therefore, there is only the City God in the city, but no mountain gods, land gods, or water gods. On the contrary, outside the city, there is a god in each place, each mountain, and each water. Everywhere you look, they are all gods.

The city is protected by good fortune and there is no need to worry about persecution from monks and evil spirits. It is very safe and naturally does not need the protection of the mountain gods, land gods and water gods.

On the other hand, outside the city, although there are many villagers, they are too scattered to gather a strong destiny.

Therefore, it is very dangerous outside the city. The villagers living outside the city are undoubtedly the main targets of evil cultivators and demons, and they especially need the protection of the mountain gods, land gods and water gods.

Otherwise, how can the villagers, who are just mortals, stop the prying eyes of demons and monsters? They will inevitably become their food.

It is dangerous outside the city, so it is necessary to enfeoff a large number of gods such as mountain gods, land gods, water gods, etc. to protect the area.

The city is certainly safe, but there are too many people there, and many people die almost every day, so it’s not all right just because it’s safe.

It is still necessary to set up a City God Temple in the city. One purpose is to summon souls and detain the dead souls to go to the underworld for reincarnation in order to maintain the order of heaven and earth.

Second, it provides strong support to the gods such as mountain gods, water gods, and land gods outside the city.

Mountain gods and land gods are only minor gods. If there are demons causing trouble, they may not be opponents. Therefore, when they are defeated, they need to ask for help from their superiors, the corresponding city gods.

The City God governs all the mountain gods and land gods under his jurisdiction. He not only evaluates their performance but also ensures their safety.

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"Mortals have a generation of thirty years, a hundred years, or even three generations. For mortals, this period of time is not short, and it is enough for a large number of talents to emerge among them."

Ao Bing's gaze penetrated the void and swept across the cities standing on the land of Dragon Domain one by one.

He was not looking at people, nor at the city, but at the air.

Everything has its own qi. Good qi is golden, noble qi is purple, lucky qi is blue, and evil qi is black...

Through simple observation of the qi, Ao Bing could tell how many talented people had emerged in the human race in Dragon Territory during the time he was away.

But as he looked over, he saw countless wisps of energy rising from the city, big and small, white and black.

Some are so thin as gossamer and almost invisible to the naked eye. Some are so big as pillars of light as thick as a bowl, standing between heaven and earth, shining brightly.

The stronger the qi, the more extraordinary the person. If the qi is golden, it means that the person is a rare and kind person, with merits and virtues, and is immune to all evil.

If the Qi is green, it means that this person is extremely lucky and is a rare person with good fortune. He is favored by heaven and can easily encounter wonderful encounters.

If the Qi is black, it means that this person is a very evil person. If he practices the devil's way, he will surely make rapid progress.

Ao Bing had no idea about the evil ways for the time being, so when he saw those extremely evil criminals whose aura was rising like black smoke, he would often not give them the opportunity to do evil and would kill them at will.

As for those people with great virtues and energy like golden pillars, Ao Bing pays special attention and regards them as candidates for becoming gods.

Once they fail in their quest for immortality and die of old age, Ao Bing will immediately canonize them as gods and deify them after their death.

As for those people whose aura was like blue clouds covering their heads, Ao Bing did not hesitate and ordered his men to take them all to Longzhou.

People like this who have great luck are simply born protagonists. They are born to practice Taoism and can easily reach a realm that many practitioners cannot achieve in their entire lives.

It would be fine if we hadn't discovered such a seed of spiritual cultivation, but now that we have discovered it, we must bring it back and cultivate it well.

As for talent?

Funny, in the prehistoric world, whether or not you can become a strong person has nothing to do with talent. To become a strong person, you need luck and background.

Without background and luck, no matter how talented you are, it will be of no use. It will be difficult for you to reach the end and there is a high probability that you will die halfway, and your cultivation will be used to serve others.

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After looking around, Ao Bing had a rough idea of ​​who among the cities in the Dragon Realm was suitable for becoming a god and who was suitable for practicing the way of the human-dragon.

However, he did not show it. Instead, he slowly lowered his head and looked towards the underworld deep within the earth.

The positions of gods related to the earth, such as the gods of mountains, land, and water, can be conferred on living people, but the position of the city god can only be conferred on dead people.

After all, the City God is a Yin god and belongs to the underworld. If a living person is appointed as the City God, it will allow the living person to set foot in the world of the dead, which can easily disrupt the order of life and death.

"Dragon God, please have mercy and save us!"

"Dragon God, have mercy on us. May you help us through this disaster."

"Dragon God has mercy..."

Just as Ao Bing's gaze pierced through the thick earth and reached the underworld, he suddenly heard waves of painful cries for help in his ears.

"This is?"

Ao Bing seemed to sense something, and with a thought, he looked in the direction where the sound came from. Then, he saw a group of souls struggling in the dark and cold underworld.

"It's really hard for you. It's all my fault."

Seeing this, Ao Bing couldn't help but sigh. These souls suffering in the netherworld were none other than the mortals who died in the Dragon Realm over the past hundred years. Mortals have a limited lifespan, and the maximum is only two sixty years, or one hundred and twenty years.

Ao Bing has not returned for hundreds of years. During this period, the population of Dragon Territory has not only increased but also decreased. Most of the old people back then are now dead.

After their death, their souls did not go into the six realms of reincarnation to be reborn, but went to the underworld, a place corresponding to the Dragon Realm.

The human world is the world of life, and the underworld is the world of death. The two worlds are opposed to each other, yet unified with each other. They are in a relationship of mutual promotion and restraint, and are always entangled together.

Therefore, all major forces in the world, under the reflection of destiny, will naturally open up a pure land of their own in the underworld.

Of course, there is no unified term for the Pure Land. Some people call it the divine realm, while others call it the ancestral temple or the underworld. In short, it is a place where one can shelter the souls of the dead in the netherworld.

The Dragon Realm is definitely a powerful force in the human world. Therefore, under the reflection of the Dragon Realm's luck, a region corresponding to the Dragon Realm will naturally be opened up in the underworld for the dead in the Dragon Realm to inhabit.

Yes, in this era, because the underworld has not yet been established, although living beings will be drawn to the netherworld by instinct after death, reincarnation is not mandatory.

Those who are willing to reincarnate can go to the six realms of reincarnation on their own.

Those who do not want to reincarnate can stay in the pure land they have created and continue to cultivate. Or they can transform yin into yang, cultivate into ghosts and gods, and be reborn.

Or if the practice fails, the soul will be scattered and the true spirit will return to heaven and earth.

As for the lonely ghosts, they are in a miserable state. In the underworld, the innate evil energy is pervasive, penetrating the bones and soul, and even freezing the spirit to death.

Without the protection of the Pure Land, the lonely ghosts would soon be frozen to death by the innate evil spirit and turned into a 魙. Then they would continue to be frozen to death, first turning into a 希 and then into a 夷.

Until the soul is completely shattered and turned into dust, and the innate spiritual light goes to the six realms of reincarnation.

When a ghost dies, he becomes a demon; when a demon dies, he becomes a xi; when a xi dies, he becomes a yi.

Xi lost his voice, Yi lost his form, and finally turned into a speck of dust in the air, never to be seen again. Only the innate true spirit was immortal, absorbed by the six reincarnations, reincarnated, and turned into a new life.

A ghost who dies three times can see his innate true spirit. And reincarnation only requires the innate true spirit, not the soul.

Those who have not yet reached the Golden Immortal stage cannot leave a mark on their true spirit. Therefore, if the true spirit of a person below the Golden Immortal stage is reincarnated, the new creature has no relationship with the previous creature and is a new individual, not its reincarnation.

On the contrary, if the soul is reincarnated below the Golden Immortal level, although it will experience the mystery in the womb, it will not completely lose itself and there is a possibility of starting over.

The current reincarnation, due to the emergence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk, has become much more advanced than the initial operation mode, but compared with later generations, its efficiency is still extremely low.

In the beginning, when Hou Tu Niangniang had not yet transformed into reincarnation, there was no such thing as reincarnation in the world. After a living being died, its soul would be drawn into the netherworld sea of ​​blood, and slowly be worn away by it, becoming nutrients to strengthen itself.

The process was extremely painful. Seeing this, the Queen Mother Hou Tu could not bear it, so she decided to reincarnate.

After the Empress Houtian transformed into a reincarnated body, the Netherworld Sea of ​​Blood was swallowed up by the Netherworld and could no longer actively absorb the souls of the dead.

At the same time, the emergence of reincarnation also fills the gaps in heaven and earth and further perfects the great cycle of heaven and earth.

The birth of all spirits is the beginning. The death of all spirits and the return of the true spirit to heaven is the end. The combination of the two is a complete cycle of heaven and earth.

As long as this great cycle is formed, the world can use all spirits as nutrients and continue to grow stronger. It is like planting a living being in spring and harvesting a large amount of essence in autumn.

It’s a pity that although Heaven’s plan was very good, the heaven and earth were imperfect, which caused problems in His plan from the very beginning. There was only a beginning but no end.

Heaven and earth gave birth to all living things, but after the death of all living things, their origin, that is, their innate true spirit, was swallowed up by the netherworld sea of ​​blood and became the force that strengthened it.

This unexpected change completely confused Tiandao, and no matter how many ways he tried, he still couldn't solve it.

It was not until the goddess Hou Tu turned into a reincarnation and replaced the Netherworld Sea of ​​Blood with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk, absorbing the souls of all living things and collecting the origin for heaven and earth that the matter was successfully resolved, making heaven and earth complete.

When the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk reincarnates all spirits, it will secretly intercept a portion of their true spiritual power to strengthen the heaven and earth.

This is the continuation of the merits of heaven and earth, which can be regarded as immeasurable merits. It is for this reason that Hou Tu Niangniang is revered by all races and is praised for her great love and great compassion.

The body is reincarnated, not for a clan, but for the heaven and earth. Who can not admire this great love and compassion?
It’s a pity that the mercy of Hou Tu Niangniang could not withstand the greed of the monks.

Not long after she incarnated and reincarnated, fewer and fewer living beings chose to reincarnate, so that during the operation of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it was impossible to gather enough power for the heaven and earth.

Why are there fewer and fewer living beings willing to reincarnate? Of course, it is because of the creation of the Pure Land.

Before the Pure Land was created, the underworld was filled with evil energy. When ghosts came here, if they did not want to be consumed by the evil energy and end up with their souls torn apart, they had to go through the six realms of reincarnation as soon as possible and be reborn.

But the emergence of the Pure Land is equivalent to providing them with a shelter. As long as they hide in the Pure Land, they can be protected from the erosion of evil spirits.

At the same time, the Pure Land has the ability to transform evil energy into innate yin energy. As long as you stay in it, even ghosts can continue to practice.

In this situation, any cultivator with a bit of background would not think about reincarnation, but would make one last effort to practice in the Pure Land and try to transform into an innate ghost or god.

The emergence of the Pure Land is a good thing for the monks, but it is a very bad thing for the heaven and earth. My goodness, if you don't reincarnate after death, how can He continue to drain the pond and catch fish?

If ghosts are allowed to grow in the Pure Land, what is the difference between them and the monks in the human world? They are all pests of heaven and earth, eroding the power of heaven and earth day and night.

The Heavenly Dao was enraged by this and wanted to destroy all the pure lands in the netherworld, thus allowing the cycle of heaven and earth to begin again.

At this time, Ao Bing rushed to the Netherworld, and prepared to use the City God system as a lever to try to get his hands on the power of the Netherworld.

Then, almost instantly, he received the destiny to clear the netherworld and establish the netherworld.

In this destiny, clearing the Pure Land is not the key point, but establishing the underworld is the key point.

Why do ghosts go to the Pure Land instead of the six realms of reincarnation? To put it bluntly, it is because no one came to collect their souls when they died.

When a living being dies, its soul will be directly taken away by the ghost and taken to the six realms of reincarnation.

Unless the strong ones in the Pure Land are ready to snatch people away, in the years to come, all the ghosts who return to the underworld after death will enter the six realms of reincarnation.

Half of its origin is used for reincarnation and the creation of new life, while the other half is absorbed by the heaven and earth to become the nutrient that strengthens the origin of the primordial wasteland.

And because the Pure Land has no fresh blood injected into it, it will naturally decline over time and will no longer pose a threat to the great cycle of heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)