From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Mount Tai, the Underworld.

This place, like the cycle of six realms of reincarnation, is located in the netherworld.

Unlike the Six Paths of Reincarnation, which is supported by the Dharma bodies of the Six Great Buddhas and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and guarded by Huang Mei, this place has been abandoned by the Heavenly Court since the death of the Lord of Mount Tai.

Because no one has been in control of the region for many years, the stagnant and polluted energy has become exceptionally strong, filling the entire realm.

Even if a celestial being of the level of a prefecture lord resides here for a long time, their soul will gradually decay and they will face the tribulation of the five signs of decay of heaven and man. The three major and three minor calamities will occur at the same time, and the nine difficulties will befall them. They will have no choice but to cut off their own life and start their cultivation path again, spending thousands or even tens of thousands of years to cleanse their foundation.

Even in such a perilous environment, hundreds of immortals and gods were still harnessing the surging Yin energy, condensing millions of Yin soldiers and fierce ghost generals to besiege the two towering Dharma images in the center of the battlefield.

These immortals and gods were all dressed in court robes, wearing crowns, and holding various magical implements. However, the transformations of their Dao foundations were not the common auspicious stars and clouds, but rather endless stretches of dark, undulating underworld mountains.

They were the gods and immortals under the rule of the Lord of Mount Tai in the past.

In the past, when the Lord of Mount Tai held immense power, he commanded the city gods and land gods of the human world, as well as the mountains and rivers of the world, and the underworld. He oversaw the investigations in the netherworld, held the power of good and evil in the human world, and held the reins of life and death in the world.

He commanded 19,500 gods, 2,200 immortals, and countless ghost soldiers and ghost messengers. When he issued a command, all the mountain gods of the eight wastelands and six directions, and the water lords of the five lakes and four seas, would come to pay homage. His power was truly boundless.

Even the other four Great Emperors of the Mountains who are on par with him, as well as the Fengdu Beiyin Great Emperor and the Earth Official Qingxu Great Emperor who have similar power, would feel inferior to him and dare not compare themselves to him.

But it was precisely because of this that the Lord of the Underworld was chosen by the Plague King as his first target during the Heavenly Court's calamity years ago.

Although the Taishan Underworld Kingdom was nominally abandoned after this battle, the Plague King secretly protected a group of Taishan Lord's disciples and former officials, lavishly rewarding them with divine positions, magical treasures, and spiritual medicines, and subduing them.

The gods are inherently bound by the "Heavenly Rules" system. The Plague God, who seized the throne of the Great Heavenly Venerable, naturally possesses the highest authority in the eyes of the gods. The other immortals do not have much desire to compete for victory, and their will to resist is not strong.

In their view, this was just another calamity in the world, and submitting to the Plague God was not necessarily a bad way to cope with the calamity.

Moreover, since seizing the throne, the Plague King has indeed been willing to spend lavishly. He not only emptied more than half of the Heavenly Treasury to reward these surrendered generals, but also personally dispersed the fundamental energy of the fallen emperor to improve the cultivation of his soldiers.

Through various means, as many as 60-70% of the immortals and gods who originally belonged to the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai submitted to them.

The one now in charge of ruling these deities is none other than the sole survivor among the Five Great Emperors of yesteryear, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak.

This emperor wore the crown of the Nine Schools of Primordial Beginning, the seal of Heavenly Opening and Truth Connecting, rode a white dragon, and commanded the Five Metals. Although he had not yet made a move, his divine eyes were fixed on the battlefield, and his body was filled with sharp energy that rang out with clanging sounds.

Beside him stood three other figures, each with a different posture, and all with animal heads and human bodies.

One of them had a lion's head, a blue face with fangs, thick, messy hair, an upturned nose, and fiery red eyebrows. He was extremely ferocious and had the ferocity to devour the sky and the earth.

The other was born with an elephant's head, skin as smooth and warm as jade, and six crystal-clear tusks like amber. Its temperament was dignified and solid, like the boundless earth.

The last one has a head like an eagle, a pair of sharp, piercing eyes, and raised eyebrows, giving it an extremely arrogant appearance. Behind it are huge golden wings with trembling feathers, indicating a very unsettled state.

Even the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, Lord Huashan, treated these three monsters, who seemed to have not yet fully transformed and still retained animalistic characteristics, with a degree of caution and a degree of equality.

These three demons were the same three demons from Lion Camel Ridge who had blocked the road there years ago, causing even the Victorious Fighting Buddha to suffer a bitter battle!

The green lion was originally a protector under Manjushri Bodhisattva. It possessed powerful magic and a tough body. It once transformed its body outside the South Heavenly Gate and swallowed 100,000 heavenly soldiers with a single bite, causing the Heavenly Court to cease hostilities.

The white elephant is the mount of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra. Although it is not as fierce as the blue lion, its supernatural powers are in no way inferior. It is said that among land animals, elephants are the strongest. In terms of strength alone, this six-tusked white elephant is enough to be the best in the world.

The last golden eagle had an even more impressive background. It had a past connection with the World Honored One, and its magical power and supernatural abilities were astonishing. In addition, it possessed a magical treasure called the "Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle." Although it was the last among the three brothers, it was always the most opinionated.

In fact, these three-headed demons were one of the byproducts of the Buddha's plan to educate demons in the past, and also the Dharma protectors that Buddhism could rely on in the era of the extinction of all dharmas.

However, Wutian, wielding the power of the Primordial Demon Ancestor and the retribution of karma, arrived far too quickly and fiercely, causing almost all the Buddhas of Mount Ling to perish in an instant.

Knowing that they had deep ties with Buddhism, the three demons naturally dared not stay by the side of Wutian, an enemy of Buddhism.

Moreover, they had heard that Da Mie, that madman, had also joined forces with Wu Tian to rebuild the Ling Shan lineage.

One Wutian is terrifying enough; if another Great Annihilation Tathagata comes, staying in Lion Camel Ridge is no different from waiting to die.
Therefore, the three brothers hit it off and chose to flee far away to the Heavenly Court to seek refuge with the then Great Heavenly Venerable.

Although they have some unresolved historical issues with the Heavenly Court, the three demons are merely following orders and possess supernatural powers and strength, so the Heavenly Court would likely not refuse them.

Moreover, the Heavenly Court had already extended an olive branch to them long ago, as evidenced by the "Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle" in Jinpeng's hand, which contained the Seven Treasures, the Eight Trigrams, and the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

But what the three demons didn't expect was that it wasn't just Mount Ling that was experiencing turmoil; the Heavenly Court was also facing a calamity and was plunged into unprecedented chaos.

In the "Mysterious and Boundless World," the three demons witnessed the beginning and end of this calamity. Under the hands of the Plague God and the Demon Emperor, immortals fell like rain, and gods collapsed in large swaths, like sandcastles or flowers in water.

Fortunately, both the Demon Emperor and the Plague King were quite interested in the demon bloodline, so they did not attack the three demons. Instead, they taught them some supernatural powers and instructed them to cultivate diligently.

When the three demons had completed their cultivation, the Plague God personally intervened, empowering them with the power of heavenly rules, and bestowed upon them the divine positions of Emperors, ordering them to command all heavenly soldiers and generals, and to be the leaders of the Heavenly Court in battle.

The first battle after the three demons received this divine position was to send troops to the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai, and cooperate with the former subordinates of the Lord of Mount Tai to annihilate the former number one war god of the Heavenly Court, the True Lord of Pure Source Wonderful Path, and the number one protector of Mount Ling - Fighting, War, Victory, Buddha!

Although the three demons never expected that they would have to confront that monkey again after hundreds of years, they still went to the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai as soon as they received the order.

This wasn't just because of the Heavenly Venerable's decree, but also because the three demons harbored resentment after that battle and wanted to get revenge. Moreover, this time they were the ones backed by the Heavenly Court, with a large and powerful army, while the once arrogant and well-connected monkey had become utterly alone!

For this demon, who is impure in all three senses and afflicted with the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, it is an extremely pleasurable thing to drag such a high-ranking figure down from his pedestal and trample him underfoot, so that he can never rise again.

However, this time they truly witnessed the real strength of the former Great Sage Equaling Heaven, now the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

In this war, in addition to deploying hundreds of immortals, thousands of gods, and millions of ghost soldiers and generals to participate in the siege, the Heavenly Court also laid out countless formations, layering them on top of each other to fill the Netherworld, making this place as solid as an iron barrel.

In this situation, the two war gods were completely unable to obtain any replenishment from the external energy circulation and could only rely on their own physical bodies and magical power to sustain the battle.

The Plague King's idea was simple: he had completely reduced the two war gods from equal adversaries to desperate beasts.

When ordinary people hunt ferocious beasts like lions and tigers, they never fight them directly. Instead, they set traps to ensnare the beasts, constantly inflicting wounds and slowly draining their blood before seizing the spoils of victory.

However, the two war gods were not beasts after all. Even so, they showed no signs of defeat. Although their condition was not as good as before, their martial arts skills had become more and more refined. They could be said to be getting stronger and stronger with each battle!

In everyone's sight, the ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma image, clad in golden armor and wielding a long staff, stirred up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth with just a gesture or a step. Often, a single strike of the staff could sweep across an entire region, annihilate countless ghost generals, and shatter one immortal or divine body after another.

This is no longer a matter of dying upon contact or being injured by a graze; it's a matter of dying whether you graze or not. As the long staff rolls, magical power and physical strength are integrated into one, perfectly harmonious and inseparable.

On the battlefield, only five war gods were able to withstand a single blow from this long staff without dying. They were the five war gods, generals under the Western Emperor Gouchen.

In the past, when Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun avenged his mother and stormed the Heavenly Court, these five war gods stepped forward to fight him. Although they were defeated, they earned the reputation of "the second war god of the Heavenly Court".

In this vast and mysterious world, only the assistants Wang Lingguan and the two generals Gui She under the True Martial Emperor, as well as the other guards of the true emperor, can be compared to him, which shows how powerful the Five Extreme War Gods are.

In fact, among the Four Emperors of Heaven, the position of the Great Emperor of the Central Heaven Ziwei was derived on its own after the Heavenly Court was established, and he was not a true emperor. The Earth Emperor had long since departed, and the Great Emperor of the Southern Pole Longevity no longer concerned himself with worldly affairs.

Only the Western Gouchen Emperor is a true regional hero, comparable to great supernatural beings such as the Lord of Mount Tai and the True Martial Emperor.

During the Heavenly Court War, his fighting spirit was the strongest, and his resistance was the most intense. He even risked mutual destruction, which damaged the Plague God's essence.

Otherwise, once the Plague Lord obtained the position of Great Celestial Venerable, he could have already laid out his methods on the ancestral star, without needing to wait so long.

However, the actions of Emperor Gouchen also aroused the desire of the Plague God to take his subordinates. With his supreme supernatural powers, the Plague God altered the consciousness of the Five Extreme War Gods and took them under his command as guardian war gods.

These five war gods were also rewarded after the battle. With the blessing of their divine status, their combat power was much greater than before. However, even so, they still had a very difficult time resisting, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

After enduring the blow from the Golden Cudgel, the Eastern War God's already twisted and deformed spear immediately broke off. The staff continued its momentum, striking his chest squarely and shattering his physical body in mid-air. Only a fragment of his primordial spirit escaped and attempted to flee.

At the same time, the Eastern War God used the divine powers granted by his divine position to move 100,000 immortal mountains and peaks to block the pursuit of the Golden Cudgel.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, whose name means "victorious in battle," would not let such an opportunity pass by. With a long shout, he gripped his long staff tightly with both hands, one in front and one behind, and slammed it down!
The Buddha's muscles bulged as if they were about to burst through his armor, his golden hair stood on end, and his cloak billowed behind him like ocean waves. Though he was a solemn Buddha, he possessed an unparalleled aura of power!

The guardian deities under the Eastern War God, along with the Five Ghost Emperors and the Underworld Emperor under the Taishan Lord, all surrounded and attacked, completely blocking the ten directions of the void. Various supernatural powers and spells were densely arranged into an array, with strict rules and regulations.

However, since entering this realm, this Victorious Fighting Buddha has always relied solely on his exquisite martial arts skills to fight his enemies, never wasting a single drop of magical power. Now, with this full-force outburst after decades, how could they possibly stop him so easily?!

With a swing of the golden cudgel, the five Ghost Emperors fell from the clouds, their Dharma bodies shattered, and the guardian deities and the Underworld Emperor were reduced to dust, as if they had never existed in the world.

The Ruyi Divine Iron stretched out again, and it looked like it was about to pierce through the primordial spirit of the Eastern War God. Then the Southern War God and the Northern War God joined forces to attack, trying to stop this earth-shattering blow for their comrade.

Not far away, the Golden-Winged Roc's eyes suddenly blazed with intense light. With a flap of its wings, it tore through the void, ready to seize the opportunity to strike at the heart of the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

But before he could reach the designated location, he was forced out by a sword light that reached the heavens and the earth.

The sword light spun and flew, shining as brightly as the sun and moon, incredibly fast. After forcing back the Golden-Winged Roc, it went straight for the Green Lion and the White Elephant.

The three demon kings looked up and saw a handsome man in flowing white robes turn around and cast a disdainful glance at them.

Although this handsome man was also surrounded, he remained calm and composed throughout, his every move exuding an air of leisurely ease, and the meaning in his eyes was all too clear.

—Whoever dares to launch a sneak attack will die!

Just as the battle situation in the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai was about to change again, a strange force suddenly appeared from afar. Just as waves are formed from ripples, it was almost imperceptible at first, but after only a few breaths, it became a magnificent sight and unstoppable.

Everyone, including the Victorious Fighting Buddha and other powerful emperors, slowed down their movements.

The same word popped into their minds.

—Pure, still, and without movement!
—Is it that madman, the Great Extinction Tathagata?!
When the Great Extinction Tathagata made his move, although it was only aimed at Xu Xing, the "quietude, purity, and non-movement" had already spread far and wide, covering the entire Earthly Immortal Realm and all the void realms.

Such power could even influence a powerful being of the same level as the Demon Emperor, let alone those of lower realms.

If viewed from a higher vantage point, one can clearly see that the operation of all things in the Earthly Immortal Realm has come to a standstill. The flow of various primordial energies, fundamental forces, and even the fundamental laws are becoming increasingly slow and sluggish.

Although the emperors did not know what had happened outside, they all understood one thing—with the powerful intervention of the Great Destruction Buddha, the battle situation had to change!
At the same time, another terrifying power revived from the center of the Netherworld. It was an infinitely vast and magnificent force, capable of bearing everything. Even before it was born, it had already suppressed the ten directions of the void and covered the entire world!
This is—the aura of the Earthly Sovereign! (End of Chapter)