I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 444 Moral and Legal Principles: Cultivating Both Inner and Outer Character

Nüba lives a secluded life, and her activities are limited to the Yin River. Those in the know understand that she is one of the progenitors of zombies, while those who don't might mistake her for some kind of reclusive progenitor.

It was precisely because of this secluded lifestyle that Nüba had virtually no contact with the outside world. When she heard Xu Qing talk about the changes in the outside world, even the well-informed celestial maiden couldn't help but show surprise.

Putting everything else aside, is it an idea that humans could come up with to have zombies push the millstone and do the work?
It's a common saying that money can make the devil turn the millstone, but this is the first time she's ever encountered someone who's poor and has a zombie turn the millstone.

"Have you ever pushed a millstone?" Nüba asked curiously.

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Xu Qing remained silent.

He would never admit to grinding grain, much less tell anyone.

If people knew that he, the dignified leader of the Great Luo Sect, had been forced to push a millstone, he would probably become a laughing stock like the master of the Little Water Curtain Cave!

On the way to the Zhuoshui Bingzhu Temple, Xu Qing followed Xuan Yu's example and took out a small paper box to give to Nüba.

What is this?

Xu Qing smiled mysteriously and said, "This is a portable fire technique that the human race has come up with. The Heavenly Maiden is the Fire Master of the Drought Demon, so she might be interested."

The woman was naturally intelligent. Before Xu Qing could even speak, she had already figured out the trick and lit the match.

"This should be a little trick used by humans to preserve fire. The fire ancestor of the human race used this kind of method to make fire by drilling wood."

The drought demon was fiddling with a matchbox. At one moment, as if she had accidentally released the heat of the drought demon, the small cardboard box in her hand instantly burst into flames and vanished in no time.

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Nuba glanced at Xu Qing, then acted as if nothing had happened and continued to admire the scenery of the Yin River with her hands behind her back.

Xu Qing had no idea what was so interesting about this desolate Yin River.

"There used to be a city of the unjustly dead along the Yinhe Ancient Road. I used to visit the city often, but unfortunately, the city of the unjustly dead no longer exists."

The woman who had finally managed to go out was noticeably more talkative.

Xu Qing had been to the City of the Wrongfully Dead, which was the Ghost Law Dojo, but that city had already been reduced to ruins a thousand years ago.

Is that city lively?

Nuwa's face showed a look of reminiscence: "That was the largest city in the Three Realms. All the ghosts who died unjustly lived in the city, waiting for their lifespan to run out before they would enter the cycle of reincarnation again."

Xu Qing knew the purpose of the City of the Wrongfully Dead. Those beings whose lifespan had not yet ended would not directly enter the cycle of reincarnation after death, but would be transformed into 'yin lifespan' in the City of the Wrongfully Dead according to their remaining lifespan.

Whether one was a prince or a commoner in life, once one enters the City of the Wrongfully Dead, everything starts all over again.

In the City of the Unjustly Dead, a beggar might become the shopkeeper, and an emperor might become a waiter.

All the ghosts are busy with only one goal: to accumulate good karma, earn merit points, work hard in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and strive to be reborn into a good family in their next life.

Having experienced the Impermanence Ghost and witnessed the revolving lantern of the Exorcist True Lord, Xu Qingchao was extremely familiar with the matter of reincarnation.

The ghosts only know that working in the City of the Wrongfully Dead can accumulate good fortune for their next life, but they don't know that the work they do in the City of the Wrongfully Dead is the experience they can bring to their next life.

Some people are born with extraordinary talents. For example, Guo Baolin, who knows the names of dishes at Rongshengzhai better than anyone else, might have been a waiter in the City of the Wrongfully Dead.

The City of the Wrongfully Dead is a training ground for those who have cultivated for countless lifetimes. It is full of all kinds of professions and trades, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the most prosperous city.

Xu Qing also longed for the grandeur of the city that the female demon had described. For a zombie like him, if he could own a funeral shop in the City of the Wrongfully Dead that connected him to the mortal world, it would surely elevate his funeral skills to a new level.
The area of ​​Xindu, the Yinhe Zhuoshui Taoist temple.

Xu Qing and Nüba seemed like tourists enjoying a spring outing, completely unaware of the fierce battle that might follow.

Nüba was, after all, a female war goddess, and she was already quite accustomed to matters of battle.

Seeing that Nüba was calm and composed, Xu Qing felt relieved.

"Ahead lies the Dojo of the Lord of War. Besides the Lord of War, there are four other leaders of the Yin River Sect gathered here. What are our chances of winning this battle, Heavenly Maiden?"

"Wait? You mean just the two of us?" Nuwa looked around but didn't see a third person.

"How could that be? I've brought in quite a few helpers this time!"

Nuwa's expression softened slightly, but the next moment she heard Xu Qing say, "Besides you and me, there are several altar masters of my Great Luo Sect waiting outside. As long as we win this battle, they can take charge of the great formation at any time and give back to the various states."

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Nuwa stared wide-eyed at Xu Qing, seemingly unable to believe her ears.

Was she asking about the grand ceremony?

"I'm asking if you have any other helpers on the battlefield?"

Xu Qing looked at Nüba, his meaning self-evident.

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Nuba turned and left.

Xu Qing watched the other person leave, unmoved.

A moment later, the female demon, who had walked a long way, returned on her escape light.

"Senior, have you figured it out?"

Xu Qing smiled.

Ignoring the young man's wild ideas, Nuba said coldly, "I'm here to get my coffin!"

Xu Qing also ignored Nüba's words and continued speaking to himself:
"The Lord of War is the embodiment of obsession. The Heavenly Maiden has a blood feud with him, and as long as the Heavenly Maiden appears, he will inevitably be bound by his obsession and pursue her relentlessly."

"The Heavenly Maiden only needs to buy me a moment to allow the Lord of War to leave the dojo. As for the other sect leaders, the Heavenly Maiden need not worry about them; I have my own ways to deal with them."

Having said that, Xu Qing stepped aside, allowing Nüba to take the bronze coffin.

"What can you do? You can subdue two sect leaders at once, let alone four? Even if you could, how much strength do you have to deal with the enraged Lord of War?"

“If you stay in the Underworld, He will surely kill you at all costs! If you escape to the mortal world, He will surely pursue you relentlessly.”

"Now that the Azure Dragon God has lost his divine power, and there is no divine protection in the mortal world, what do you think the final outcome will be?"

Having said all she had to say, Nüba turned and left after taking back the coffin.

Xu Qing remained calm and composed in the same spot.

From the moment when Nüba, the Azure Dragon God, and the First Emperor risked their lives to conceal his identity, Xu Qing knew the answer.

These wise and sage ancestors, who cared deeply about the safety of humanity, would never sit idly by and watch the last flame of humanity be extinguished.

Xu Qing remained seated on the fishing platform. Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the woman dressed in a bright red wedding gown, with a bronze coffin floating behind her, reappeared at the Zhuoshui Dojo.

Xu Qing glanced past Nüba and landed on the bronze coffin floating in the air, thinking to himself, "Isn't this coffin something I don't have to carry?"

What is this, a test from the celestial maiden?

"I will only buy you half a day. Whether you succeed or not, I will take you back to Chishui to cultivate."

The woman looked down at her and said, "At that time, I will also find a treasure for you to break through the limits of your physical body. Before you attain the Dao Fruit of the Kui Ba, you are not allowed to leave Chishui!"

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Xu Qing remained silent for a moment.

What is this celestial maiden trying to do? Why is she suddenly resorting to imprisonment and raising someone?

He's not a zombie baby, and besides, what zombie would have nothing better to do than find itself a zombie mother?
Xu Qing pretended not to hear Nüba's reprimand and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your help, Heavenly Maiden. Once this matter is settled, I will repay you in the future."

The female demon didn't care whether the young man in front of her repaid her kindness or not. In her eyes, this little zombie, who was even bolder than she was back then, had become a junior she wanted to guide and protect.

In the other person, Nüba seemed to see her own reflection.
Xu Qing was unaware of what Nüba was thinking. At this moment, he only wanted to quickly clear away the demonic aura of the Yin River and stop this calamity of war that was enough to destroy the mortal world.

"This coffin is a magical artifact that I have refined over many years. It is ineffective against the Warlord, but I can teach you how to use it to fight against other demons."

Xu Qing shook his head and declined: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Heavenly Maiden, but I have some magical treasures for fighting, like this bronze coffin, which I've never used before. I'm afraid I'll be rusty when I actually need it, so it's better to leave it somewhere else."

Nuba raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't need to worry about these things. My coffin is not only a magic weapon for fighting enemies, but also my own blessed land and paradise for living."

"Inside are thirty-six Moon-Swallowing Pearls and a Taiyin Gathering Formation. Over the years, it has collected countless amounts of moonlight and yin energy. Once you learn how to use it, you will not need to worry about anything else. When your magic power is exhausted and there is no yin energy around you, you can use the moonlight and yin energy inside the coffin to replenish yourself."

"The moonlight and yin energy inside are extremely pure, so you don't need to bother refining them; you can use them directly."

Nuba summoned the coffin to her side and smiled, "No one else can use this magic weapon of mine. Even if someone wanted to borrow it, I wouldn't agree. Today I'm making an exception. If you don't want to borrow it, you won't have another chance in the future."

Xu Qing looked at the bronze coffin in front of him, but it looked more like the boudoir of a celestial maiden.

Without holding back, after passing on the method of control to Xu Qing, Nüba also instructed him: "I know you have external methods to deal with the Yinhe Sect Leader, but external methods are still external methods. You can rely on them once or twice, but you are destined not to rely on them for everything."

"Back then, no one could subdue the God of War because most of the gods relied on external things."

Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Nüba.

"I have learned a great deal."

What Nüba said makes sense. The Yinhe Sect Leader originated from the Dharma Corpse of the Underworld and could not escape the limitations of the Three Corpses. Xu Qing relied on the Salvation Scripture to deliver the corpse, and naturally had a predatory sense of looking down on the Yinhe Sect Leader.

Even against a military lord whose skills far surpass his own, he dared to harbor thoughts of hunting.

But this mentality is obviously wrong. He is not afraid of the Yinhe Sect Leader. If he attains the Dao Fruit of Kuiba in the future, he might be able to compete with the Underworld Corpse. But if the calamity really ends one day and the Yinhe Sect Leader and the Nine Nether Corpse are defeated and killed, what will he rely on then?
He may be able to deliver the dead, but he may not be able to use this trick to deliver the gods and Buddhas of the upper realm as well.

While it was a reminder to be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace, Nüba's unintentional words served as a wake-up call for Xu Qing, reminding him that relying too heavily on external resources was definitely not a good idea!
He must focus on his own cultivation, and no matter what, he must cultivate the three types of Kui Ba to their extreme. At the same time, the Living Man Scripture nurtured in the Blood Lake Dharma Realm must be fully developed as soon as possible.

Only by cultivating both inner and outer virtues, and possessing the principles of Tao, morality, law, and reason, can one find the right path!
The Dao is the result of the Dao, Virtue is the foundation and background, Law is the supernatural power and magic weapon, and Reason is the physical confidence brought about by a strong physical body.

Xu Qing fully understood Nüba's guidance and became increasingly certain of his future path.

As Nuba looked at Xu Qing, who was listening attentively to her explanation, she felt increasingly satisfied.

"If you are unable to defeat the Yinhe Gatekeeper, you can enter the bronze coffin. It will lead you to me and heal your injuries."

Xu Qing understood what Nüba meant by the injuries.

As a flying zombie, he had already passed the stage of not dissolving bones, while zombies were close to being immortal when they were not dissolving bones.

As long as one piece of his uncorrupted bone survives, he will have a little bit of true spirit to rely on, and the zombie body can also be nurtured over time and rely on the remaining uncorrupted bone to restore its physical body.

The injuries that Nüba mentioned are probably not the kind that are scattered here and there.

Xu Qing thanked the Heavenly Maiden for her blessing once again.

Nuwa revealed a relieved smile, a smile that Xu Qing felt was inexplicably familiar.

When he takes care of his cats at home, he often shows this kind of gratified smile mixed with a touch of doting affection.

Xu Laojiang felt extremely uncomfortable. He was always the one taking care of others, so why was he being taken care of by others today?

After finalizing the plan, Xu Qing took out the Mad Banner and handed it to Nüba, saying, "This is a Mad Banner, containing no less than 100,000 Mad Generals."

Seeing Nüba frown, Xu Qing explained, "The generals in the 'Crazy Banner' are formed from the condensation of Yin Sha corpse energy. They can be commanded simply by reciting the 'Commanding the Crazy Soldiers Incantation'."

"The Heavenly Maiden need not worry about the origins of these wicked generals. Most of them were trained by me in their sacred sites when I traveled through the Yin River and subdued the gatekeepers of various states."

"The Heavenly General's Taoist temple in Zhongzhou alone contains no fewer than 100,000 corpses, and the ghost soldiers under the shamans and priests of Yaozhou number well over a million?"

"Those malevolent corpse energies, along with all sorts of lingering resentment, are the origin of these rampant generals today."

Xu Qing sighed softly, "These tyrannical generals were harmed by the Yin River demons in their previous lives, and their resentment is mostly due to this. The Heavenly Maiden can just command them at will. Perhaps it is exactly what they wished for that they could fight against Yin River demons like the Lord of War."

"This is a virtuous deed."

You call this accumulating good karma?

Nuba finally understood where the 100,000 troops Xu Qing mentioned came from—it turned out that the money all came from the sheep!

After explaining everything, Xu Qing transformed himself into an ordinary-looking but arrogant general.

Nuwa immediately understood, and she immediately summoned the Chao Banner and chanted the 'Calling the Chao Soldiers Incantation':
"Just as the day was wounded, the head of state reformed."

The Heavenly Master has decreed that the scourge be apprehended immediately.

"Traversing the nine realms, slaying demons and capturing the wounded."

The banner fluttered in the wind, and at the same time, the earth around Nüba churned, and hordes of ox-hoofed demons with skeletal bodies, as large as pavilions, crawled out from among the tombs and stele forests.

In a short while, ten thousand monstrous figures appeared outside the Bingzhu Dojo.

The purpose of the demon was to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Ten thousand mad generals were already enough. The remaining mad generals could only be used when Xu Qing truly faced the Lord of War head-on.

Eliminating the four sect leaders is already extremely difficult, and Nüba believes that the matter of summoning 100,000 tyrannical generals will not happen in the short term.

At the edge of the training ground, Xu Qing completely merged into General Chang's formation.

He now possesses two invaluable treasures for sustaining his life: a bronze coffin borrowed from a celestial maiden and a golden gourd gifted by a goddess.

The former can restore magical power, while the latter can stabilize one's origin and also assist in cultivation. Coupled with the profound magical power Xu Qing possessed from his three transformations, his courage was undeniably formidable!

While Nüba was pondering a plan to protect herself, Xu Qing had already decided to devote all his efforts to completely eradicate the Yin River.

(End of this chapter)