Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 273: Netherworld Destiny
The power of the incense gods comes from the sacrifices of later generations. That is to say, once the sacrifices of later generations are cut off, they will lose their source of power and will become weaker and weaker. The divine domain will collapse and then disappear.

But the Pure Land was transformed by a strong man, and its great power comes from itself. Even if the strong man dies, the Pure Land will at most suffer serious damage but will not be destroyed.

Unlike the divine realm, without sacrifices, it will soon be destroyed.

Compared to killing a strong man, destroying a sacrifice is undoubtedly faster. The internal struggles of the human race are extremely brutal. Every once in a while, the vassal states of Kyushu will usher in a new round of new cards.

At that time, I don’t know how many vassal states rose and how many weakened.

As the vassal states rise, their ancestors underground will undoubtedly receive more sacrifices and become stronger.

But if the vassal states weaken, their ancestors in the underground will also weaken, and may even be unable to maintain the divine realm and have to reincarnate.

The power of these sacrificial gods does not belong to themselves, but depends entirely on the abilities of their descendants. There is too much randomness, and they are far less stable than the strong ones. The strong is strong, the weak is weak, rather than being strong sometimes and weak sometimes.

But no matter what, whether it is the divine realm or the pure land, it is essentially a resistance to the oppression of the way of heaven, forcibly changing the harsh environment of the underworld to make it suitable for ghosts to survive.

This is a good thing for ghosts, but a bad thing for the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao regards the Pure Land as a thorn in the flesh and a thorn in the eye, and always wants to remove it.

Of course, although the Heavenly Dao hates the Pure Land, through the resistance of all living beings, it can also realize that its methods are too harsh.

Therefore, He followed the situation and established the Destiny of the Netherworld. While eradicating the Pure Land, He also changed the operating mode of the Netherworld.

The reason why the environment in the underworld is so harsh is that the Heavenly Dao wants to force the ghosts who go to the underworld to reincarnate as soon as possible.

However, the means were too drastic, which caused the monks to have a rebellious mentality, and they began to open up pure lands and go against the way of heaven.

In this case, all you need to do is set up an underworld, appoint soul-collecting messengers, recruit ghost soldiers and ghosts, and have them escort the ghosts to the place of reincarnation.

In this way, there is no need to use a harsh environment to force ghosts to reincarnate. After that, the harsh environment will no longer be useful and will naturally change, becoming better and better as time goes by.

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"The underworld, like the heaven, is an important part of the cycle of heaven and earth. If it is established, it can extend the life of heaven and earth."

Ao Bing had a vague understanding that chaos could not last long. Only by establishing a stable order could the existence of heaven and earth be prolonged, or even the heaven and earth be promoted and more resources be derived.

The underworld involves the continuation of heaven and earth. Even if its status is not as high as that of heaven, it should not be underestimated. In later generations, Buddhism and Taoism relied on the establishment of the underworld to achieve great prosperity.

Now Ao Bing has established the underworld ahead of them, which can also give Shinto an opportunity to prosper.

With this thought in mind, Ao Bing stepped forward and headed towards the Netherworld that he sensed corresponded to the Dragon Realm.

After walking a few steps, he arrived at his destination, which was an area shrouded in faint light. The area was very small, only about a thousand miles in radius.

The light came from the dragon energy. Strands of golden dragon energy poured into the underworld from the Dragon Realm, creating a small pure land. While illuminating the place, it also provided shelter for the souls of the Dragon Realm that entered.

If there were no protection of this small piece of pure land, all the mortals who died in the Dragon Realm over the past hundreds of years would probably have been frozen to death by the Yin Qi, and their souls would have been shattered.

As for reincarnation, in order to destroy the Pure Land, the yin energy in the underworld became increasingly heavy, and even Ao Bing would feel cold when he entered it.

If he was like this, what about ordinary people? I'm afraid they would freeze to death on the way before they even reach the place of reincarnation.

"Hey, is that the Pure Land of the Su Kingdom? They moved pretty quickly."

Suddenly, Ao Bing seemed to sense something and looked not far away. There, a bright divine light was flickering, like a bonfire in the dark night, extremely conspicuous.

This is also a pure land, and it is not far from the Dragon Realm Pure Land. There is no need to think too much, it must be a pure land belonging to the Su Kingdom.

Because the closest force to Dragon Territory is the former Su Kingdom, now the Su Kingdom. Even the current location of Dragon Territory Pure Land is the core area of ​​the former Su Pure Land.

It was just that the Su Kingdom was destroyed and renamed the Su Kingdom. Although the sacrifices were not discontinued, they were also severely damaged. They had to move the divine domain to the area corresponding to the new Su City.

He had to move away. The original Su City was sealed to Ao Bing, and correspondingly, the corresponding area of ​​the Netherworld was also sealed to him.

This is someone else's territory now. If they don't move away, it would be rude of them. When Ao Bing comes to his senses, he might just kill them.

If you don't want to die, you have to move away.

"The Pure Land is weakening, it's that simple. With Su Pure Land, it will be unlucky next. I'm afraid that many ancestral spirits will be forced to reincarnate or be devoured by powerful enemies."

Ao Bing retracted his gaze and shook his head and sighed.

The competition in the netherworld was even more fierce due to the harsh environment. In addition to absorbing Yin Qi and incense, ghosts also had a more direct way to become stronger, which was to devour each other.

By devouring the remaining ghosts and refining their soul power, you can quickly improve your strength.

In the past, Su Jingtu was extremely powerful and was the overlord of the nearby area. Every once in a while, the Four Directions Pure Land would offer him a large number of ghosts.

But it was also said that that was in the past. Now that the Su Kingdom has been broken and fallen into the Su Kingdom, the Su Pure Land's strength has dropped sharply. The Pure Land, which was previously oppressed by it, will never let go of this opportunity and will definitely retaliate.

It is no exaggeration to say that Su Jingtu is now a huge piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.

The reason why they haven't taken action yet is because Su Jingtu's prestige is too great, and the surrounding forces cannot figure out his strength for the time being, so they dare not take action.

But after a period of time, when Su Jingtu's weakness is completely exposed, the surrounding forces will rush in, and if they don't wipe him out, they will also severely damage him and reduce him to a third-rate force.

"With the Su Kingdom's millions of years of heritage, this can be considered a great opportunity. Rather than letting an outsider take advantage of it, it's better for me, the son-in-law of the Su family, to take advantage of it."

After thinking about it, Ao Bing felt that since Su Pure Land was predestined with him, it really shouldn't be given to outsiders. In other words, all the Pure Lands in the netherworld were predestined with him and should be obtained by him.

With just a cursory glance, Ao Bing discovered that the pure lands in the Netherworld were as numerous as stars, large and small, distributed all over the Netherworld, and too numerous to count.

To open up a pure land, even the smallest one, requires the cultivation of a celestial being. Just by looking at the number of these pure lands, you can tell how many powerful people there are in the netherworld.

No wonder there are so many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, messengers, and Arhats in later Buddhism. Ao Bing probably understood how Buddhism and Taoism rose in later times.

There are so many pure lands in the underworld. If they were integrated together, it would undoubtedly be an extremely terrifying force.

There is no doubt that the prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism in later generations started with the annexation, no, it should be said that it started with the conversion of these pure lands.

Every time a piece of pure land is converted, the power of Buddhism will be strengthened. If all are converted, Buddhism will surely grow into a giant, and even the Jiejiao, which is now at its peak, is far inferior. Jiejiao is just a sect, and even if the leader teaches everyone, the number of immortals he can teach is far less than the accumulation of countless years in the Netherworld.

Ever since the goddess Hou Tu transformed herself into a reincarnation and opened up the underworld, this world has become the home of the dead.

Now, millions of years have passed, and even though most of the dead souls have dissipated, the remaining souls are still an extremely terrifying number. And most of these dead souls are concentrated in the Pure Land.

If Buddhism could convert all the pure lands, its power would expand so quickly that it is astonishing just to think about it. No wonder Buddhism and Taoism could compete with Taoism in later generations.

What are three thousand Buddhas? If you can control the underworld, you can create thirty thousand Buddhas.

Of course, saving all the pure lands is just talk. Buddhism has not done it and does not have the ability to do it.

After all, the strong men in the East are not blind, and it is impossible for them to be completely unaware of the actions of the West. At most, they have lost the initiative, but it is impossible for them to let the West take all the benefits.

In addition to the Pure Land of Buddhism and Taoism, the immortal path also has a Pure Land in the underworld, which is called the Ten Directions Pure Land, and is ruled by Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, the leader of the underworld.

From this we can see that after Buddhism and Taoism, Taoism also set its sights on the underworld, preventing Buddhism and Taoism from dominating alone and reaping all the benefits.

However, thinking of Taiyi Rescuer of Sufferings, if Ao Bing’s guess was correct, this person must be Taiyi Zhenren without a doubt.

But Taiyi Zhenren had already been put on the Conferred God List. It was unknown whether Taiyi could still become the Savior of Suffering after being on the list.

It should be impossible, not because he was on the list, but because Ao Bing had already set his sights on the netherworld. This pure land, the Buddha can save and the immortal can guide, so Ao Bing can naturally teach and convert.

Whoever strikes first owns it.

"Humph, I am entrusted with the destiny of the netherworld and have the responsibility to establish the underworld. The pure lands in the netherworld are all obstacles to me and must be cleared away one by one."

"This is destiny!"

"Only I, who hold the talisman of the Way of Heaven, am qualified to teach the Pure Land. Others, whether they are immortals or Buddhists, cannot take action against the Pure Land without my consent."

"Otherwise, it would be against the will of heaven and you will be punished by heaven!"

Thinking that after the Conferred God Ceremony was over, the Buddhists and immortals would rush to the Netherworld one after another to compete with him for the opportunity, Ao Bing decided to insure himself first.

He had to go for it. The two families were so powerful that he would not be able to win without some tricks.

With this in mind, Ao Bing did not rush to connect the human world and the underworld and build a city god system. Instead, he first set up an altar in the center of the Dragon Domain Pure Land and prepared to offer sacrifices to the Heavenly Dao.

"God is above. Today, my disciple Ao Bing sees that the netherworld is in disorder and reincarnation is out of order, so he wants to establish the underworld, set up eighteen levels of hell, with the judge Wu Chang, ghost soldiers and ghosts..."

In front of the altar, Ao Bing explained the responsibilities of the underworld in future generations one by one, helping the Heavenly Dao to evolve the underworld system, thereby firmly holding the destiny of the underworld in his hands.

In this way, even if someone wants to grab the opportunity in the future, they must first ask for his consent. For example, if someone wants to save the Pure Land without his consent, then no matter who saves the Pure Land, it will be considered as going against the will of heaven.

Of course, the Heavenly Dao would not care about such a small matter, and there would be no punishment even if it was violated. If Ao Bing had the ability to stop it, it would be fine. If he didn't, he could only watch helplessly.

But no matter what, he got the title. Maybe he didn't have the power to stop it at that time, but it didn't matter. After he became stronger, he could settle accounts at any time.

A benevolent ruler does not raise an unknown army. He must first obtain justice, and then he can attack whomever he wants. This is very important. After all, the prehistoric world is orderly, and it is not possible to attack whomever you want.

Before starting a war, there must be a reasonable reason, otherwise it will incur public anger and you will easily be attacked by the crowd.

Boom!

As soon as Ao Bing finished reading the sacrificial words, a bolt from the blue sounded in his mind.

Then, a force of heaven descended upon his sea of ​​consciousness, rolling continuously and gradually transforming into the appearance of the underworld.

The Yellow Springs, the Ghost Gate, the Lookout Terrace, the Mirror Terrace, the Naihe Bridge, the Eighteen Layers of Hell...

The eerie ghostly aura filled the air, turning Ao Bing's sea of ​​consciousness black. It gradually became gloomy and cold, revealing a hint of evil, like a demon from purgatory.

But what is strange is that there is no evil spirit in Ao Bing, but instead he exudes infinite righteousness.

Evil intentions and righteousness, two completely opposite auras, are strangely mixed together. Perhaps this is the legendary "righteousness can bring out evil."

The Lord of the Netherworld, who ruled the Netherworld on behalf of the Heaven, must be as righteous as can be. But dealing with evil spirits for many years inevitably contaminated him with some evil spirits, which made him look quite scary.

But it is precisely because of this that the evil spirits can be deterred.

"The Netherworld Scripture!"

Coming back to his senses, Ao Bing knew the origin of the Netherworld in the Sea of ​​Consciousness. It was a top-level innate Taoist scripture that specialized in cultivating the soul. After mastering it, one could evolve the Netherworld in the Sea of ​​Consciousness and silently capture people's souls.

It sounds like an evil method, but how could it be an evil method if it was taught by the Heavenly Dao? This is the first righteous method in the underworld, which was deduced by the Heavenly Dao based on the underworld framework proposed by Ao Bing.

Therefore, this method is both the method of cultivation and the blueprint of the netherworld.

If you build the underworld according to this diagram, after success, you will not only gain infinite merits, but also become the supreme being of heaven and earth, in charge of the underworld, and be one with heaven and earth.

“Although it is a method of cultivating the spirit and soul, the vital energy can transform the body and the spirit and soul, so I can also practice it.”

The physical body and the soul cannot communicate with each other, but the vital energy is based on the two and combines the strengths of both, thus evolving both the physical body and the soul.

Therefore, no matter whether it is a spiritual practice or a physical practice, Qi cultivation can be practiced.

"The destiny has been obtained. Next, it is time to establish the underworld."

The goal had been achieved, and Ao Bing no longer hesitated. He turned his back to the altar and faced the Pure Land of Dragon Realm, preparing to take the first step in establishing the underworld and building the City God system.

The destruction of the Pure Land could be postponed, but escorting the ghosts to reincarnation could not be delayed. Because this was what the Heavenly Dao valued the most. If Ao Bing dared to delay, the Heavenly Dao would dare to take back the destiny of the netherworld.

The purpose of the City God system is to collect the souls of the dead, examine their good and evil, and then send them to the underworld.

It can be said that the City God system perfectly meets the needs of heaven and can be realized immediately. This is why Ao Bing was able to obtain the destiny of the underworld.

(End of this chapter)