Da Zaojun

Chapter 138 The Nineteenth Level of Hell

The baby fruit can increase the population. It only requires one drop of male and female sperm and blood to bring it into the world. It will age one year a day after that. When it reaches the age of ten, its normal growth rhythm will be restored, but it can only live for twenty-four years.

Song Wuji considered it carefully. After all, this involved ethics, and this was a completely "artificial human". It was hard to say what it would be like, but it could indeed quickly replenish the population.

If Song Wuji was a demon, this item would definitely be a treasure, and it would be more than enough to use it as a blood sacrifice for the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Or maybe Song Wuji is a demon, using this as a human sacrifice, raising it quickly and selling it quickly.

But Song Wuji is a human being, and a modern soul at that, and he simply cannot accept it. Moreover, the words of these demons cannot be trusted completely, and there must be some flaws. Besides... how to decide their lives?

But the temptation to increase the population is too great. If mass production is possible and they are not treated as human beings but as consumables, they can be used as cannon fodder or slaves. However, this is even more unethical, just like cloning humans for the purpose of harvesting their organs.

Song Wuji took a step back, chose to refuse, and made a decision like Tang Monk: "Take it!"

The hungry ghost wood began to shake, and the baby turned into a hungry ghost the next moment.

The hungry ghost tree has branches with the words: "Pure Land, relics, liberate hungry ghosts, and transform into new life."

Song Wuji took out the fragment of the glass relic he had obtained from Zhu Baolie, the Tantan messenger, and threw it to the Hungry Ghost Tree: "I give this to you out of pity for the hungry ghosts. If you use my kindness to do evil, even if I can't eliminate you now, I will definitely settle the score with you when I reach the seventh or fifth rank!"

On the Hungry Ghost Tree was written: "Ksitigarbha! Ksitigarbha! Inconceivable great wish! Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

The next moment, the fragment of the glass relic merged into the hungry ghost tree, and suddenly a shadow appeared vaguely in the trunk, which looked like a monk.

At the same time, golden lotus flowers suddenly grew in the area of ​​three meters around the ground under the hungry ghost tree, and the sand on the ground looked like golden glass.

The Hungry Ghost Tree itself was renamed "Hungry Ghost Realm. Hungry Ghost Treasure Tree".

From the Hungry Ghost Tree to the Hungry Ghost Treasure Tree?

Then the shadow on the Hungry Ghost Tree spoke, "Amitabha, thank you so much, benefactor! With this three-foot-high Ksitigarbha Lapis Lazuli Pure Land, the hungry ghosts who have nowhere to go and no place to stand in the Three Realms and Six Paths finally have a place to go."

"You can speak now? Who are you?"

The Hungry Ghost Wood said, "Among the nineteen levels of hell is Purgatory, where many hungry ghosts are trapped, unable to attain rebirth. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has vowed not to attain Buddhahood until hell is empty, so he resides in Cuiyun Palace, preaching the Dharma. I am one of the hungry ghost beings listening to the lectures outside Cuiyun Palace in Purgatory. The hungry ghost realm contains not only hungry ghosts, but also hungry ghost trees like me."

"After the hungry ghost was saved by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he could continue to practice and transform from a hungry ghost into a celestial being. The infant fruit just now was also reborn as a celestial being. However, my Buddhist practice is too shallow and cannot completely eliminate the consequences of my karma."

"Now that the donor has helped, the hungry ghosts will receive great blessings! The donor must have great merit!"

"It's just that we still lack a temple. If the donor is willing to support a monk, that would be even better. There is a ninth-grade novice monk's inheritance here, which is exactly what the relics contain. As long as a Ksitigarbha temple is established, I can transform these infant fruits into ninth-grade novice monks."

"By reciting the scriptures day and night, we can quickly expand the Pure Land, convert more hungry ghosts, and transform more novice monks. This will create a Pure Land on Earth! Everywhere is a Buddhist land, without war or hunger!"

After listening briefly, Song Wuji knew that this guy was another liar. He was probably plotting something evil like the City God. What was the difference between these hungry ghosts and novice monks?
Besides, this baby is inherently weird...

However... Song Wuji looked behind the Hungry Ghost Tree, and a portal to a secret realm vaguely appeared.

[Food for Monks]
It is indeed a secret realm related to Buddhism. I wonder if obtaining the secret realm token will allow me to obtain the Buddhist heritage among the three religions. I also wonder if I can find a way to control this tree.

Song Wuji comforted him, "Okay, okay, it's really incredible. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has great magical powers. I will go back and prepare to build a temple. But great virtue, can you open a door to communicate with the outside world?"

"We only have a Taoist temple and Taoist priests here, but no monks. There's no one to oversee the construction of the temple. However, there's a bronze Buddha temple on the other side. The temple is always bustling with incense. We can invite a high monk to come here and help build the temple."

The hungry ghost tree heard this and said, "Excellent! Excellent! Your sincerity will surely bring you great merit and great rewards! I will open the door for you right now!"

Immediately, the hungry ghost tree rose from the ground, dividing its roots into a road bridge, revealing an alleyway that was only wide enough for two people to walk through.

Through the alley, you can see the other side, where a post station is revealed.

However, weeds had already spread over the official road, and the post station looked like it had been in ruins for a long time.

Song Wuji took a deep breath and strode forward.

The Hungry Ghost Treasure Tree thought to himself, "If this person were to burn me with fire, I wouldn't be able to stop him. But how would he know where I, a hungry ghost, came from? I must have come from the other side! I will become Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in this human hell!"

"open!"

Just as he entered the Hungry Ghost Treasure Tree, the Hungry Ghost Treasure Tree was considering whether to take action, but saw Song Wuji open a passage on his body, and the next moment he disappeared. He was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he screamed: "Not good!"

As for Song Wuji, he had already entered the secret realm of vegetarian monks.

As the name suggests, "feeding monks" means inviting monks to a feast. It was a way of doing good deeds in ancient times. In Journey to the West, Mr. Kou, who lived at the foot of Mount Lingshan, made a wish to feed 10,000 monks in order to do great merit.

But how are these vegetarian monks and the hungry ghost realm connected? Why did the hungry ghost tree have an extra relic fragment, and why did it create a secret realm in front of Song Wuji?
Song Wuji observed the environment and felt that the secret realm was extremely hot. He then looked at the earth and found that there was no moisture on the ground. The weeds were all dead and it looked like the land had reached the point where no crops could be harvested.

As we walked along, we saw bones everywhere and the stench was overwhelming.

In the distance, there is a city. The city is not very tall, but it can still be seen that this is not a secret realm of demons, but a secret realm of humanity. There are no demons, but some people who are hungry but not starved to death, and there are no names on their heads.

Song Wuji felt pity and took out a water bag to slightly moisten the lips of the people who were almost starving to death.

The man felt his lips wet and instinctively swallowed greedily: "Water! Water!"

Song Wuji soothed him, "Don't worry, drink slowly, don't choke!"

The man drank up Song Wuji's entire water bag and came back to life. He looked at Song Wuji, felt a sense of compassion, and knelt down to worship him: "Thank you, Bodhisattva! Thank you, Bodhisattva!"

(End of this chapter)