On the Avenue.

Chapter 443 Willow God
When Chen Shi died, he was only nine years old. At that time, he was only in the Divine Embryo Realm, at most the Golden Core Realm. After his death, his soul could not take away any magic power, and he entered the underworld alone. It was very difficult to survive, let alone practice?

Moreover, how can one practice without a physical body?

Without a physical body, there is no way to refine the golden elixir, the primordial infant, and the primordial spirit, there is no way to build a Taoist temple, there is no way to merge, and there is no way to kill the three corpses.

As for reaching the Spirit Refining Realm, it is even impossible!

Chen Shi suddenly said, "Perhaps I was attached to a skeleton or other body at that time, practicing in a fake body. There are many pre-Qin martial arts techniques scattered in the underworld, which are relics of the Shang Dynasty. I may have obtained some martial arts techniques similar to the Blood Lake Sutra, so my cultivation speed is extremely fast."

Zhu Xiucai nodded gently: "Maybe it's possible. But if it's a skeleton, how did your mother find you?"

Chen Shi was stunned.

Yes, his mother Wu Qingyu was wandering around in the underworld, searching for his whereabouts. At that time, Wu Qingyu was in a daze and fell into madness. If Chen Shi was just a skeleton at that time, Wu Qingyu would definitely not recognize him.

The reason why Chen Shi could be recognized must be that Chen Shi maintained his true appearance.

"So, is it possible that a ghost can directly jump from the Divine Embryo and Golden Pill to the Divine Refining Realm?"

When Chen Shi thought of this, he laughed out loud and shook his head to deny the idea.

"In the underworld, there are all kinds of magical medicines that can improve the soul. Perhaps he accidentally took some mysterious elixir, which greatly increased his soul cultivation and instantly elevated him to the Soul Refining Realm..."

He said this and shook his head again. Where in the world can I find such a magical medicine?

"So, I must have had a body at that time. Either a skeleton body or a ghost body. Only in this way can I practice. At that time, I came out of another body and met my mother in the form of a ghost."

Chen Shi carefully recalled what he had seen in his mother's Yuanchen Palace. The demonic flames formed a sea of ​​fire, Wu Qingyu hugged him tightly, and he was surrounded by powerful and boundless demon gods.

These demon gods should be the demons, disasters, and calamities that followed Chen Shi. For various reasons, they gathered around Chen Shi and respected him as the emperor, calling him the God Emperor. They have the same idea, which is to transform the world full of disasters into a state perfect for evil spirits, eradicate the true gods, and make the whole world completely evil!

"If I come out of my fake body and meet my mother at that time, then one of these demons must be my fake body. Perhaps my mother will know which one is my fake body."

Chen Shi recalled that scene. The demons in the sea of ​​fire were all mature forms, but some were strong and some were weak. Many of the disasters were evil half-immortals or immortals!
But the most eye-catching one among them is the owner of the green ghost hand.

He had the largest body and the most powerful aura, so Wu Qingyu had a deep first impression of him.

His features are obvious. His entire body is green, especially his pair of ghost hands, which are also indigo. He is a typical ghost.

He could not identify his race, and was the most powerful among all the demons. Other demons, even disasters, respected him.

Chen Shi even once suspected whether the owner of the green ghost hand was Qing Yang's parents.

In addition to these, there are many other disasters that are also extremely powerful.

"At that time, I had reached the Spirit Refining Realm and should have been the weakest among all the people. Why did they respect me as the emperor?"

He was puzzled. Even if he had achieved Mahayana, he would still be the weakest among them. The strength of the others was far superior to his, especially the master of the ghost hand, who was even more powerful and incredible.

It seemed a bit strange that they respected Chen Shi as the emperor.

Or did Chen Shi at that time really have the charm to conquer these ferocious and evil beings?

Chen Shi suddenly blinked and smiled, "Although I don't know how I did it back then, I know why my three corpses are so powerful. It turns out that I practiced once before, but I didn't kill the three corpses that time."

Zhu Xiucai was reminded by him and suddenly realized, "During the eight years since your death, you have at least cultivated to the Spirit Refining Realm, but you did not have a physical body at that time. Your external bodies were either skeletons or corpses, so there is no need to kill the three corpses."

Chen Shi nodded heavily and said with a smile: "I thought I was too lustful, now I feel relieved."

Zhu Xiucai asked, "Then why aren't your Peng Tu and Peng Ju that strong?"

Chen Shi frowned slightly.

"You were only nine years old when you died, so it is very likely that you didn't know what lust was," said Zhu Xiucai.

Chen Shi said solemnly, "Teacher, please stop talking. I understand everything. A gentleman loves a beautiful lady. It turns out that I am a gentleman."

Zhu Xiucai groaned and for the first time doubted whether his teaching method was right or wrong.

There were two suns in the sky ahead, and under the sunlight, there were many temples. Chen Shi offered sacrifices to his spirit and looked down from above. He saw that these temples were very popular, and there were many villages and towns nearby, built around these temples.

These villages and towns have a large population, and the people live in harmony and harmony. Although they cannot be said to have enough food and clothing, their lives are much better than those of people in other places.

During this chaotic time, most people were starving and cold, and were searching for food everywhere. Many monks became tyrants, burning, killing, and looting everywhere.

But this place is peaceful, which is really strange.

"Did I come here and resurrect the gods here?"

Chen Shi raised the Western King's Jade Seal and checked the map of mountains, rivers, and the state, and found that this place was not lit up, obviously he had never been here.

"Could it be that this deity is also a Chinese deity, and he has not perished but survived to this day?"

Chen Shi looked around and found that there was still evil energy in the world around him. Although there were sun and moon in the sky and stars above the sun and moon, they were not the sun and moon of the ancestral land of Shenzhou. They were more like true gods from outer space.

As for the shapes of the stars, they are also strange and bizarre, more like imaginary creations.

Chen Shi retracted his spirit and said, "Black Pot, be careful."

Hei Guo was sitting in the car, looking at a geographical map. Upon hearing this, he immediately put down the map, jumped out of the car, followed him, and was very alert.

This village is very strange. If Chen Shi is in danger, Hei Guo is his best helper.

Chen Shi and Hei Guo walked towards one of the temples, one in front and one behind.

Outside the temple, an old man sat on a rock, playing the erhu. The strings were very dry, but gradually the sound became smoother. The old man sang: "The flesh of lotus is fragrant when cooked, and people compete to taste the wontons made from its milk. The two arms are cut off first and hung in the butcher shop, and the thighs are slowly cut off to make soup. Don't let the life end in fresh meat, just look at the hungry people. Male meat is fishy and cannot be eaten, and female skin is fat and sweaty."

There were many people listening to the singing nearby. The old man stopped what he was doing and said, "Outside, people are called two-legged sheep. There are powerful cultivators who are causing trouble. They catch people everywhere. After catching them, they hang them alive in the slaughterhouse and ask customers with a smile where they want to buy meat. As expected of a cultivator, this knife is very sharp. The meat can be cut from a person without dying."

The old man explained, then played his erhu, creaking and singing: "After three days of eating all the meat, I am left with only one soul. I look for my husband, where is the setting sun? God created a good wife who cooks, so that she can bring her husband home to live out his days. I buried my intestines and fed them for a few people, but fortunately the crows and kites did not eat them early."

As he sang, he shed tears and choked up, "My dear readers, the outside world is already a hell! It is nothing compared to us. We have the protection of the Willow God and we have no worries about food and clothing."

Chen Shi was so moved that he stopped walking.

He had also encountered the situation the old man described. There was indeed cannibalism, and people had invented various ways of eating people, which were horrific.

When the old man finished singing, people around him gave him some money as a tip. The old man shook his head and said, "No need, really no need. I just want you to cherish your life now and not go out to suffer. Life out there is really not something a human can live."

He lifted up his trouser legs, and everyone was shocked to see that the old man's legs were only left with white bones, without any muscle at all, and were completely shaved off.

"I was rescued by Willow God. The butcher hung me on the butcher's stall and removed most of the meat from my legs, leaving me like this."

The old man rolled up his trouser legs and continued to play the erhu, which made a squeaking and dry sound.

Chen Shi retracted his gaze and continued walking towards the temple in front of him. There were many pilgrims nearby, holding burning incense sticks in their hands, lined up in a line, bowing their heads with every step, very pious, as they walked towards the temple.

Many people were walking out of the temple with happy faces, saying with smiles: "The Willow God has granted my wish. I will come back to fulfill it when it comes true."

Chen Shi did not enter the temple directly, but followed the crowd and lined up.

When it was his turn, Chen Shi walked into the temple and saw a statue of a woman, about 12 to 13 feet tall, who looked only 14 or 15 years old, with a pure and lovely appearance. A large green snake was coiled around her body. The snake was slender and lifelike.

Chen Shi came to the incense burner and inserted the incense into it.

"Daoyou, I dare not accept the incense."

The incense sticks in the incense burner suddenly fell to one side or the other, and a pleasant female voice sounded, saying softly, "Daoyou, you are coming from afar. I only saw a red light, like a sun lurking in the East China Sea, about to emerge. I knew that a great man was coming. Your merits and virtues are far greater than mine, so I dare not accept the incense."

Chen Shi looked up and saw that the statue of the young girl suddenly seemed to be transformed from stone into a living being, becoming flesh and blood. She saluted him and said, "Liu Qinghong, hello, fellow Taoist."

Chen Shi's eyes fell on her. The green snake moved windingly and revived from the stone.

"Chen Shi, nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."

Chen Shi stared at him and said, "It is rare for a demon to cultivate to your level."

His eyes were extremely sharp and he saw through the origin of this Willow God. His true form was a giant green snake with an extremely huge body, and he had already cultivated to the Return to Void Realm.

The sun, moon, and stars that Chen Shi and the others saw just now were all her vast realm of the void.

They entered this place accidentally and entered her vast realm of emptiness.

——The cultivator's void realm can be closed, turned into a halo, or float in the sky. It can also be open, boundless and limitless. Liu Qinghong opened his void realm to protect these people.

Liu Qinghong jumped down from the shrine barefoot, greeted Chen Shi, and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you don't know. I was originally a small snake in the purple bamboo forest of Shuiyue Shengjing. I coiled on the purple bamboo, pretending to be a bamboo branch, quietly guarding, looking up at the sky. When birds landed, I would attack quickly, bite their bodies, and inject venom. One day, two or three days, I would always catch a few birds. A young monk in Shuiyue Shengjing saw me killing, so he sat in the bamboo forest and recited the Buddha's Crown Vajra Dharani Sutra for me. I listened for a long time, and then my spiritual wisdom was awakened."

She walked barefoot out of the temple. When the believers along the way saw her, they were so excited that they knelt on the ground and shouted that the Willow God had appeared.

Liu Qinghong supported them and said, "The little monk later became the Buddha of the Water Moon Realm, called Bai Zang Buddha. I also received his guidance and continued to practice in the bamboo forest, eating wind and drinking dew, and no longer eating birds. I was ignorant and practiced in the Water Moon Realm. Decades passed unknowingly. One day, Bai Zang Buddha came to the bamboo forest again and recited Buddhist scriptures for me. He was very old. After reciting a piece of Buddhist scriptures, he told me that he was going to die and came to say goodbye to me.

"So I took on this appearance and asked him what his last wish was. He said, I hope I have a compassionate heart. Later, Shuiyue Shengjing replaced more than a dozen Buddhas, and they all died. I practiced silently like this until three years ago, when the heaven and earth changed drastically. I saw the world turned into hell and people were suffering. I remembered the words of Baizang Buddha, so I sneaked out of Shuiyue Shengjing and came here."

She helped a woman up, wiped the dust off her face, and said, "I have been managing this place for three years. My ability is limited, and I can only protect one side. I originally planned to be a godmother, but later people built a temple for me and worshipped me."

Chen Shi followed her and asked, "With so many people, how do you keep them fed?"

"Hunting ghosts and monsters to provide meat."

Liu Qinghong said, "There is also a mountain of flesh and blood nearby, which was left by an evil immortal, called Tai Sui Mountain. Monks will go crazy if they eat it, but ordinary people can eat it without any harm, and it can strengthen their bodies. There is also a big locust tree in the mountain, and the locust tree bears flowers, which can be picked as vegetables. In addition, there is a lava river nearby, and there are fish in the river, which cannot be melted by fire, but will be cooked when in water."

Chen Shi looked at Hei Guo, and Hei Guo nodded slightly.

Chen Shi was extremely surprised. What Liu Qinghong said was actually true, not a single lie!

Liu Qinghong said: "Are you here to exorcise demons and kill me? Please wait for a moment. I will write down all the food that can be collected nearby. After I die, you can leave me my Void Realm. The sun and the moon can burn for a long time."

Chen Shi asked, "You won't resist me?"

Liu Qinghong shook her head and said, "I am a monster. When I saw you, I felt like the sun was about to rise. I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't breathe. I was terrified of you. You have a terrible power. If you want to kill me, it would be effortless."

Chen Shi was slightly stunned. Where did this power come from?

Could it be the Tianluo Blood-Transforming Divine Sword?

“These are the temples.”

Liu Qinghong pointed behind his head and said, "I feel that you have the power of life and death over me, and I dare not resist."

Chen Shi was extremely surprised and thought, "Is my godmother so powerful?"

He smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Liu, I am not here to kill you, but to be deified."

He held up the Western King's Jade Seal and said with a smile, "From today on, you are the true god of Changyi County, Donglin Province! Liu Qinghong, receive the decree!"

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