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

Chapter 460 Heavenly Intent to Kill, Stars Shift and Constellations Change
Taodu Mountain, which had been silent for thousands of years, suddenly burst into a dazzling light. The entire place where Ying Gou was buried was like an earth dragon turning over, and visible turbid waves carrying mountain dust swept out from the foot of Taodu Mountain!
The true form of Ksitigarbha turned around in surprise, seemingly astonished by the commotion Xu Qing caused when facing the corpse of Ksitigarbha.

When Taodu Mountain returned to silence, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The six realms of reincarnation each have their own destiny. The celestial maiden is a celestial being descended to earth, possessing perfect virtue, which is why she was able to survive in the form of a drought demon."

"Even if the Heavenly Maiden is not grateful, she should not cultivate any more corpse demons."

When Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke, he occupied a moral high ground of benevolence and righteousness. Such words might have been able to subdue Nüba in the past, but today…
“The Buddha never said that the corpse demon is a monster and should not exist in the world. The Buddha also never said that people should associate with the Dharma corpse and become servants of the three corpses.”

As she spoke, Nüba raised her hand and patted the bronze coffin. The coffin circled around Nüba once, seemingly reluctant to part, but in the end it obeyed her command and transformed into a stream of blue light, fleeing towards Peach Capital Mountain.

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Seeing that Ksitigarbha was trying to stop her, Nüba immediately threw out her divine sword, which cut him off in front of her.

“Ksitigarbha, you once said, ‘If you don’t go to hell, who will?’ Today, the world will be one less drought demon and one less walking corpse. Do you dare to fulfill your great vow?”

Before Nüba finished speaking, the barren land within a thousand miles of the Yinhe Ancient Road instantly turned into a furnace, and the celestial planet Mars changed its trajectory one after another, eventually merging into the three stars of Lou.

When the blood-red moon first hung high in the sky, every god in the Three Realms was shaken to their core.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's smile abruptly stopped. He looked incredulously at the Mars star hanging above his head. Xu Qing was just a junior, a corpse monster who had not yet attained the status of Kuiba.

Why would a celestial maiden go to such extremes?
The woman's robes billowed as she floated in the air, silently lowering her eyes.

Below, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked sorrowful, experiencing for the first time the feelings that the Lord of War had when facing the Heavenly Maiden.

The celestial maiden before me is a complete madwoman!

The upper realm, the Heavenly Gate.

The Heavenly King Guangmu, seeing the changing ominous star above his head, felt a chill run down his spine.

"Brother, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know when the last time Mars appeared was?"

Hearing the familiar voices, the Heavenly King Guangmu turned around and, upon seeing that it was the Victorious Fighting Buddha and the Great God of the Sea Assembly, he cupped his hands and said:
"The last time Mars appeared was when Emperor Xuanyuan was fighting in Zhuolu, and the Heavenly Maiden sacrificed her divine power to kill the Lord of War."

The Victorious Fighting Buddha had a sudden thought and instantly remembered Xu Qing, who had followed the Heavenly Maiden to Chishui.

"My brother is probably in trouble; I have to go down to the mortal realm."

Without hesitation, the Great God of the Sea said, "I will go with you!"

Beside him, the Heavenly King Guangmu coughed and said, "Third Master, the Heavenly Emperor has ordered that we are not allowed to descend to the mortal realm."

The Victorious Fighting Buddha grinned, patted the Great God of the Sea on the shoulder, and said, "The Heavenly Emperor has no say in my affairs, so I'll go ahead first!"

Seeing the monkey disappear in a flash, the Great God Haihui was furious.

The three-eyed one went down to the mortal realm, and the monkey went down to play too, so why is he the only one left to guard this wretched place and wait?
Seeing the fierce and unforgiving look on the face of the Heavenly King Guangmu, the Great God Haihui's mind raced. He immediately moved closer and casually said:
"Brother Guangmu, in this world, aren't you worried about your two brothers?"

Seeing the unusual expression on Guangmu Tianwang's face, Haihui Dashen immediately knew that something was amiss.

"Back then, the two Heavenly Kings, Growth and Protection, often played dice with that monkey at the Heavenly Gate, and they were somewhat acquainted. Now, because they guard the Heavenly Path, the two Heavenly Kings have returned to the mortal world and need guidance to return to their rightful places. It's a pity I'm not in the mortal realm, otherwise I would definitely speak up and help the monkey find the whereabouts of the two Heavenly Kings and assist them in returning to the Upper Realm."

Seeing Guangmu Tianwang's furrowed brows, Haihui Dashen added, "With the fall of Yinghuoxing, a calamity is about to descend upon the world. The Three Realms are likely to suffer another catastrophe. At this critical moment, let alone the immortals and gods of Guixu, even if real immortals and gods descend to the mortal realm, it is hard to say whether they can escape the calamity."

"I am not afraid of being killed, but I cannot descend to the mortal realm, which is a real pity."

The Great God of the Sea sighed deeply. What he said was true. The Heaven-Mending Passage was damaged, and he could not travel back and forth to the lower realm via the old route. The only way he could go was through the Heavenly Gate Passage in front of him.

However, the Heavenly Gate is now heavily guarded, so descending to the mortal realm is not an easy task.

"Forget it, why should I say these things to the Heavenly King? Would the Heavenly King use public office for private gain?"

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Seeing that the Great God of the Sea was about to turn and leave, the Heavenly King Guangmu hurriedly reached out and grabbed him.

"Third Master!"

Guangmu Tianwang's expression changed drastically. When he thought of the ever-increasing tribulations and his brothers who were still suffering in the mortal world, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "The thing that Third Master just promised must be done!"

"No problem!"

The Great God of the Sea was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. When I descend to the mortal realm, I will keep a close eye on the whereabouts of the two Heavenly Kings, so that my brother will not have to worry all day long."

With things already said to this extent, what else could Guangmu Tianwang say?
It's just a matter of opening a back door. As long as Haihui Dashen can bring back news of the two brothers in time, it's not a problem!

"Third Master, please don't delay too long."

The Great God of the Sea waved his hand and said, "A day in heaven is a year on earth. I will only be gone for three to five days at most. For the Heavenly King, it will be just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. There is no need to worry!"

The Heavenly King Virupaksha breathed a sigh of relief.

That's true. It's just a matter of taking a nap and having some tea. What could possibly happen in that short time?

Sichuan, within the Taodu Mountain area.

Amidst the ruins, the nearly shattered body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva reignited with black karmic flames. The malevolent energy lurking among the tombstones not only nourished Xu Qing but also provided a continuous source of magical power for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's body.

“This humble monk is the incarnation of a Yin corpse. As long as evil persists in the world and Yin energy remains, you cannot kill this humble monk.”

Having witnessed Xu Qing's transformation, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva finally understood the reason for the Yinhe Sect's defeat.

No wonder the female demon would place her bet on a junior corpse monster, and no wonder that monkey would call Xu Qing his brother.

So this was the variable they chose.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva revealed a strange smile. As long as He could tell the Dharma Master what He had seen and heard today, the possible variables before them would no longer exist.

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds exists in the past and future. No matter what changes Xu Qing undergoes, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds has countless ways to eliminate him.

However, this can only be done before Xu Qing proves his Dao as Kui Ba and transcends the laws of time.

And now, the other party is at a critical juncture of breaking through limits and transcending.

Ignoring the verbal barrage from the Earthly Corpse, Xu Qing continued to tirelessly unleash his various supernatural powers until the Earthly Corpse adapted to his rhythm and stopped resisting his advances. Only then did Xu Qing respond to the Earthly Corpse's words.

"You are an incarnation of a Yin Corpse, immortal and indestructible. You are indeed like me, unafraid of filth and undaunted by Yin energy and resentment."

"As long as I am still a corpse monster and still need to rely on these Yin and evil magic powers, I will be unable to eliminate you."

Xu Qing suddenly put away his axe and shield, seemingly giving up his plan to continue fighting the Earthly Corpse.

Looking at the Guardian Deity so close to him, the Dharma Corpse of Ksitigarbha sighed, "Even a being like me, with three corpses, still has a place to live. Even if the Tao rises and the demons fall, we can still stay in a corner and wait for the right time to act."

"Only corpse monsters are disliked by the righteous path. Now, fellow Daoist, you are using the body of a corpse monster to do righteous things, which is also intolerable to the demonic path."

"Fellow Daoist, you think that by following Nüba in your cultivation, you can walk the righteous path in the body of Kuiba, but you do not know that the reason why Nüba can exist in the world is because she was born as a celestial maiden."

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva walked towards Xu Qing. Just as they were about to pass each other, He reached out and opened a passage to the Underworld River. At the same time, He glanced at Xu Qing and said with a half-smile:
What were your backgrounds when you were born, fellow Daoist?

Xu Qing looked enlightened.

“You’re right. Even the Heavenly Maiden was banished to the Red River. I shouldn’t have relied on the power of the zombie to get rid of you.”

Seeing the divine light of merit suddenly emanating from Xu Qing's body, the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse paused, chuckled, and said, "Your divine realm is quite remarkable, but it still poses no threat to this humble monk."

“After all, when it comes to the path of divinity, this humble monk has cultivated for longer than you have combined.” Xu Qing said with deep feeling.

He and the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse were like disciples taught by the same master. The other was a Dharma Corpse, and he was a Corpse Monster. Both of their divine beacons were as tall as three or four stories.

Even when it comes to the 'achievements in saving people' that neither of them has ever shown, Ksitigarbha is not necessarily much worse than him.

After all, his qualifications speak for themselves!
I vow not to become a Buddha until hell is emptied.

Who knows how many souls Ksitigarbha had saved before being bewitched by the Dharma Corpse?

However, this does not mean that Xu Qingzhen is unable to deal with Dizang.

"Bodhisattva, have you ever seen light?"

"what?"

The corpse of Ksitigarbha, with one foot already in the River of Shadows, turned back in confusion.

Xu Qing grinned and reached into his robes to pull out the lotus lantern he had recently reclaimed.

“I said, there needs to be light in this world.”

Before he finished speaking, the halo of merit behind Xu Qing suddenly contracted rapidly, finally transforming into a bean-shaped flame that fell into the closed flower bud.

As twelve subtle yet dazzling rays of light spilled from the gaps in the flower bud, the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse exclaimed in astonishment:
"This is."

Xu Qing raised the lotus lantern, and the twelve lotus petals opened in turn. At the heart of the flame where millions of incense sticks gathered, five-colored light burst forth.

As the lotus blossomed, a halo of light instantly rose from the eerie Ying Gou Tomb. Wherever the light shone, the ghosts vanished. Even Xu Qing, who was holding the lamp, felt a scorching heat that threatened to burn him to ashes.

Fortunately, he was protected by the combined power of the Baosheng, Daluo, and Maoxian temples, which allowed him to drift through the sea of ​​fire and waves without being swallowed up.

In contrast, the corpse of Ksitigarbha was like a sand sculpture in the eye of a desert storm. The moment the wick burned with all its might, the body of the corpse of Ksitigarbha began to crumble uncontrollably.

When the warmth of the lamplight covered the entire Taodu Mountain, the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse had nowhere to hide and could no longer borrow any trace of Yin energy from the surrounding area.

The entire Taodu Mountain has become a pure land isolated from all filth.

The Earthly Corpse finally understood why Xu Qing had exhausted his own zombie magic power even when he couldn't kill him.

It turns out that the other party wanted to transform the purifying power of the Lotus Lamp, and at the same time reduce the lamp's influence on themselves.

"This humble monk underestimated you after all. Although this lamp can destroy this physical body of mine, it cannot sever the resentment of my three corpses. As long as this resentment remains, I can be summoned back by the Dharma Master."

"Grudge?"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow and immediately reached out a hand to grab the shoulder of the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse.

"What a coincidence! Besides the magic lamp that can restrain you, I also happen to have a scroll of scripture here. Would you like to take a look?"

"Scriptures?"

While Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was still in surprise, he suddenly heard a strange yet familiar scripture for saving people resounding in his mind.

"So it was you who obtained the Yama's Original Vow Sutra! The book that Yama, the King of Hell, tried to use to end the calamities, was actually obtained by you!"

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva tried his best to stop the Salvation Sutra from saving him, but the Salvation Sutra has already saved countless people, and its power that transcends the six realms of reincarnation is far beyond what he can resist now.

"King Yama!"

With its last ounce of strength, the Ksitigarbha Corpse roared at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing knew why the Ksitigarbha Dharma Corpse had called out the name of Yama, the King of Hell, to him.

The other party did not believe that he had any connection with Yama, the King of Hell, in any past or present life. From the moment Yama sacrificed his life to refine the treasures of the underworld, he was already beyond dead.

That is a death in which the physical body merges with heaven and earth, transforming into mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and the stars.

This kind of death is irreversible, just like Kuafu of the Wu tribe, the giant who created the world.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's corpse is simply unable to accept the change in status between Him and Yama, the King of Hell.

Before the calamity occurred, Yama, the King of Hell, never considered it his responsibility to empty the hells. Only Ksitigarbha made the great vow that he would not become a Buddha until the hells were empty.

Countless years later, Ksitigarbha, who made the great vow, lost his fighting spirit and his true self.

Yama, who had always thought Ksitigarbha's ideas were far-fetched, instead chose to unite with the Dao to achieve the goal of rebuilding the order of the underworld.

Prior to this, Ksitigarbha, who prided himself on his "lofty character" and aspirations of a sage, had never taken Yama, the King of Hell, seriously.

But this very person, a rough and unrefined individual, shattered the only thing He was proud of, and even after His death, He found a successor named Xu Qing, who came to Him and slapped Him in the face.

How could the corpse of Ksitigarbha not harbor resentment?

Ironically, that very scripture is also the most effective at suppressing resentment.

Who can I complain to about this?

Xu Qing glanced at the revolving lantern of Ksitigarbha's physical body and learned quite a bit about Ksitigarbha himself.

Ksitigarbha was originally an ambitious and aspiring cultivator, but unfortunately, his ambitions were too high, and he was unwilling to be either a phoenix tail or a chicken head.

The other party only wanted to become a saint, like a goddess or the Primordial Ancestor.

That is, the dragon's head and the phoenix's head.

In order to achieve his goal, Ksitigarbha made a great vow and gave up the hard-won opportunity to become a Buddha, all for the sake of attaining a higher level of Buddhahood.

"I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty. If heaven and earth collapse again, and the cycle of reincarnation ceases, the human world will become a purgatory, and hell will naturally become an empty place."

"With hell empty, the vow to become a Buddha will no longer hinder this humble monk."

Seeing the evil thoughts revealed by the corpse of Ksitigarbha, Xu Qing finally understood why Ksitigarbha had severed the three corpses.

It seems that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has once again had the thought of becoming a Buddha.

However, whether this thought came from the Dharma Corpse or from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva himself remains unknown.

Xu Qing turned to look at the reward for saving people: a black lotus platform, which was born from the Black Lotus of Annihilation and ranked as a top-grade Heavenly Rank. It was transformed from the seeds of the Black Lotus.

The black lotus has three main functions: first, to suppress others or greatly influence the fortune of a sect.

Secondly, it provides ultimate defense. The lotus holder only needs to sit on the lotus platform to defend against all kinds of supernatural powers and spells.

Thirdly, it absorbs the karmic force of killing and transforms all gloomy and malevolent energy. When the lotus platform is nurtured to its extreme, it may be able to reproduce the power to destroy the world.

Xu Qing had heard of the Black Lotus of Annihilation. The Black Lotus had been lost for a long time, and it was rumored that only those with the destiny to destroy the world could bring the Black Lotus out and be controlled by others.

Now that the black lotus has appeared on the body of Ksitigarbha's corpse, it perfectly aligns with the other party's plan to destroy the world.

But what does it mean that the Black Lotus has chosen him as its master?
Does Xu Qing really look like someone who could destroy the world?

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