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Chapter 458: Hou Tu Niangniang Temple

Chen Shi and Chen Tang were shocked when they saw this scene.

In the main hall, the continents that are floating up and down in the mysterious and yellow air, could they be the earthly immortal world written on the couplet?
Could it be that Hou Tu Niangniang is not in charge of the birth, reproduction, death and reincarnation of Xiniuzhou, but of the countless continents in the Sea of ​​Darkness?
Chen Shi looked carefully and finally found the stone tablet standing in front of the temple.

The stone tablet towers into the clouds, and the light flowing on it merges into the temple behind it.

The willow tree where Zhu Xiucai hanged himself has now turned into a giant tree that connects the sky and the earth. It stands in front of the temple, guarding this ancient temple.

At this time, Zhu Xiucai flew out from the small temple behind Chen Shi's head, looked up at this scene, and murmured: "Can I still hang on it?"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Probably not. There's a hanged ghost hanging outside the Hou Tu Niang Niang Temple. It's really unlucky."

Zhu Xiucai seriously corrected him and said, "I am a ghost fairy."

"That's also a ghost." Chen Shi said.

Jue Yangzi also flew out, looking at the temple that was being formed, and said in a lost voice: "Goddess Hou Tu! When the True King came to Xiniu Island, the Yin and Yang worlds were not peaceful. Demons and ghosts could enter and leave the two worlds at will, and ghosts were causing trouble in the human world. So the True King invited the avatar of the goddess to completely separate the Yin and Yang worlds and establish the order between humans, gods and ghosts! I heard that this goddess was a deity from the pre-Qin era, with an ancient origin and boundless divine power."

Chen Tang looked at Jue Yangzi, feeling confused and uncertain: "Who is this person? Why did he fly out of Xiao Shi's temple? Why does he know about the True King era?"

Regarding the era of the True King, many stories are rumors and legends, some are true and some are false, but there are always more false than true.

Fairy Little Linden flew out of another small temple and shook her head, saying, "The belief in Hou Tu Niangniang existed long before the Shang Dynasty. The origin of this deity is much older than you know, and can be traced back to the ancient times of Xia, Yu, Tang, Xie, and Xian. She is a deity with incomparable power. As long as there is earth, life, and the underworld, there is the belief in Hou Tu Niangniang."

Chen Shi looked at the temple and murmured, "Is my godmother so strong?"

Fairy Xiao Linden said, "The time from the Yu Dynasty to the Shang Dynasty is almost the same as the time from the Shang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the ancient times before that. I also heard that in the underworld, Queen Hou Tu has a monster with a bull's head and a human body and three eyes, called Tu Bo. The long horns on its head are the Nine Bends of the Yellow Spring, which is composed of the world after death."

Chen Shi could no longer imagine how spectacular this scene was.

Chen Tang's mind was confused, as his daughter-in-law seemed to know a lot.

Is this adopted daughter-in-law really only a few years older than Chen Shi?

Fairy Xiao Linden looked at Chen Shi and said seriously, "It is impossible for such a being to recognize you as his adopted son."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "The godmother we are talking about is not a real godmother, but a respectful title for the gods."

Little Linden Fairy had only a vague understanding of this custom. She had seen villagers worshipping their godmothers before, but she did not understand the deeper meaning behind it.

Chen Shi recounted the reasons and consequences of worshipping the godmother, saying: "The villagers often worship the godmother in the hope that the village gods will protect them from being eaten by evil spirits. They offer incense and sacrifices to the godmother. The godmother will provide protection. There is an exchange relationship between the godmother and the villagers."

Fairy Little Linden understood and said, "You are just worshipping the gods and praying for their protection."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "The relationship should be closer. If you worship gods, they may not always answer your prayers, but if you worship your godmother, she can sacrifice her life for you and fight against evil spirits."

The little lime fairy shook her head, what a strange tradition.

At this time, Zhu Xiucai came to the old willow tree. An old Taoist in green clothes walked out from under the old willow tree and blocked him. The two were talking about something.

Chen Shi and Little Linden Fairy walked over, and saw Zhu Xiucai begging the green-robed Taoist priest to hang on the willow tree one more time, but the green-robed Taoist priest kept shaking his head.

Zhu Xiucai said angrily, "I have been dead for more than a thousand years, and I have been hanging on this tree. No one has asked me for more than a thousand years. This is my home, why do you say that?"

The old Taoist in green clothes said helplessly: "I am the old willow tree."

Zhu Xiucai stared at him with wide eyes and was about to tie the rope around his neck to him.

The old Taoist in green could no longer bear it, so he stretched out his hand and pointed. A willow branch fell from the sky and wrapped around Zhu Xiucai tightly with a swish, hanging him up.

Zhu Xiucai struggled hard but couldn't get free.

His body grew rapidly, and in an instant became several thousand feet long, like a god or demon.

The willow branch also changed accordingly, becoming as thick as a dragon, and still tightly wrapped around him.

Zhu Xiucai shrank rapidly, and the willow branches became thinner as well, but they still bound him.

Zhu Xiucai had no choice but to hang on the tree.

Chen Shi looked up worriedly, and the old Taoist in green said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Chen, I won't make things difficult for him. But he is so shameless to cling to me, which is really indecent. It was fine in the past, but now that the queen is about to wake up, he can't be allowed to act recklessly."

Although he did not treat Zhu Xiucai very well, he treated Chen Shi with great respect.

Although Zhu Xiucai struggled to get free on the tree, he rolled his eyes and urged the rope around his neck. The rope automatically wrapped around the willow branch like a snake and kept tightening.

Zhu Xiucai felt comfortable being strangled. He opened his mouth and stuck out his long tongue, feeling very satisfied.

Chen Shi retracted his gaze and thought to himself, "Teacher, you have been a human for only a few decades, but you have been a ghost for more than a thousand years. It is normal for you to have some ghost hobbies."

"What is your name, Brother Taoist?" Chen Shi asked.

"I dare not. My surname is Liu, and I have no given name. Master Chen, just call me Taoist Liu."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Master Liu, please don't call me Young Master. Call me by my name, or Chen Zhuangyuan. Brother Taoist, when will my godmother come back to life?"

Taoist Liu said, "I don't know either." Chen Shi looked towards the temple behind the stone tablet, and saw overlapping rays of light. The chanting and extraordinary power from the gods were constantly converging here, making the temple seem more and more real.

The structure of this temple is the same as the original form of the small temple behind Chen Shi’s head. It has only one room, indicating that there is only one god enshrined here.

"Can I go in and take a look?" Chen Shi asked.

Taoist Liu smiled and said, "Outsiders can't do it, but Chen Zhuangyuan can definitely do it. However, the Niangniang Temple has not yet become a real existence, so it is useless to go in."

Chen Shi thanked him and walked towards the temple.

Chen Tang followed Chen Shi and was about to enter the temple. Taoist Liu raised his hand and shook his head, saying, "No outsiders allowed."

Chen Tang blinked and said, "I am the father of Chen Zhuangyuan!"

Taoist Liu just shook his head: "Outsiders, no."

Chen Tang had no choice but to stay here.

Chen Shi walked into the Temple of Hou Tu Niangniang, and saw dazzling rays of light all around, with bird seal characters and insect characters flowing continuously in the rays of light. The chanting of the gods coming from the rays of light became more and more grand and loud, making his head dizzy and his steps a little unsteady.

He walked in the emerging light, and the temple seemed suddenly to grow vast and endless.

A child is born next to me, the baby cries for the first time, the baby grows up rapidly, becomes an adult in an instant, turns into a beautiful woman, gets married, gets pregnant, gives birth, and then ages rapidly. Finally, the soul returns to the underworld, and then reincarnates and starts a new life.

And around him, countless people are repeating the process!

However, some people are no longer human in their second life, but become other species, such as livestock, wild beasts, insects, ghosts, gods, or dragons and phoenixes.

Countless living beings around him were immersed in a great cycle of life and death, being born and dying, going back and forth endlessly.

This scene gave Chen Shi a great shock.

"Is my life like this? It's just like an ant in the cycle of reincarnation, born in the morning and dead in the evening, born and died, endlessly. So, how can I escape from all this?"

He looked at the countless lives around him and suddenly felt a great sadness.

What is the difference between such a life and that of an insect?
He waded through the vast sea of ​​reincarnation, passed through the lives of countless people, walked forward, and looked confusedly at the souls around him that were sinking and spinning in the reincarnation.

No matter how powerful you are, no matter how rich you are, no matter how wise you are, you cannot escape the suffering of reincarnation.

Just when he couldn't find the meaning of life, suddenly, he accidentally saw a soul disappear from the reincarnation!

Chen Shi was stunned.

"Where is the soul that was struggling in reincarnation just now?"

He was just confused when he inadvertently saw another soul disappear!
“Ascension! They have ascended! They have escaped from the cycle of reincarnation!”

Chen Shi was overjoyed and finally saw a glimmer of hope.

"No matter how difficult it is, I will become an immortal, ascend to heaven, and escape the cycle of reincarnation!"

He walked forward, wading through the sea of ​​samsara. After walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally walked out of the sea of ​​samsara and came to the vast ocean formed by the mysterious yellow energy.

He looked around and saw countless continents floating on the sea, and he couldn't tell which one was the Xiniu New Island where they were.

Chen Shi tried hard to identify, but still failed to find Xiniu Xinzhou, let alone Huaxia Shenzhou.

This sea formed by the mysterious yellow energy is just an illusion, not real.

Chen Shi continued walking forward on the sea, passing by continents of various shapes and heading towards the center of the sea.

There, a magnificent glow was descending from the sky, forming a lotus-shaped shrine.

I think it was there that the goddess Hou Tu was resurrected.

After walking for a long time, Chen Shi finally arrived at the place where the rays of light fell and came to the lotus platform.

On the lotus platform, in the light, there seemed to be a door as high as the sky, but the door was narrow and could only accommodate one person.

Chen Shi looked into the door, and in a trance, he seemed to see another vast world behind the door.

A female emperor in palace dress, with her sleeves and ribbons fluttering, walked towards this side from another world.

The road she was walking on was like a bridge of light connecting to this portal. Outside the bridge was a distorted space and time, with lightning and thunder, and it was terrifyingly gloomy.

Suddenly, a huge round axe flew out from the darkness, and with a click, it struck the bridge of light, cutting the bridge in half!

Behind the gate, the bridges kept breaking. The empress waved her long sleeves, and the sleeves connected to the other end of the bridge and flew towards this side.

Chen Shi was shocked: "Someone is trying to stop the clone of Hou Tu Niangniang from coming to Xiniuzhou!"

(End of this chapter)