If the Netherworld was just a seed before, it has now grown into a seedling, continuously absorbing nutrients and growing vigorously.
The temple where Qingxuan saved Ku Tianzun also disappeared into the netherworld and existed in an alien space attached to the netherworld. After Shen Lian arranged his secular affairs, he went to the temple.
When he stepped into the temple, he disappeared, or in other words, only Qingxuan was left in the temple to save Ku Tianzun. This is a very strange thing, because he is still himself, but his identity has become Qingxuan Suffering God.
He felt no incompatibility with this unfamiliar identity, as if he should have this identity.
Shen Lian is not obsessed with the change of identity because his self has not changed.
This feeling is like a prince ascending the throne and becoming an emperor. With the status of emperor, he is naturally very different from the past, but he is still himself.
He quickly adapted to his new identity. The book of life and death in his hand contained countless dense threads, connecting all living beings in the netherworld. At the same time, threads of new creatures continued to appear, and some threads were broken. Generally speaking, the number of living beings implicated in the Book of Life and Death is increasing, and this does not include the Netherworld beings.
Shen Lian sat cross-legged on the shrine, his whole body filled with the black and white aura of life and death. Since he was extremely accomplished in the Tao of Yin and Yang, controlling the aura of life and death was as easy as a matter of course.
As a divine attendant, A-Lian stood below him, holding a lotus lantern in her hand that would never go out.
Shen Lian had a clear understanding that Alian was his subordinate, and he could accept three people as his subordinates. The function of the lotus lantern is to light up the road to death, guide the dead, and provide salvation.
Being a Suffering God is not to be a lofty god, but to save all living beings in the boundless sea of suffering. The living beings here are by no means limited to humans, but endless suffering creatures.
Of course, the prerequisite for rescue is that the suffering sentient beings remember his name and believe that he can save them. If they don't believe, God will not work.
This kind of rescue is also unrewarded, because saving people is only out of the compassion of the God who saves suffering.
Qingxuan Ku Tianzun has compassion in his heart at this moment, but not too much. Maybe it is because of Shen Lian. After all, although Shen Lian is neither a bad person nor a good person, his heart is quite cold.
Shen Lian also felt that Qingxuan's ability to save Ku Tianzun was actually not too strong, but it was not weak either. If he wants to save suffering, his power is boundless. If he doesn't save suffering, he is just an ordinary god.
But now Shen Lian has no intention of fulfilling his duty to save the suffering Tianzun. Instead, he keeps flipping through the book of life and death, looking for information about his deceased friends.
In the end, he only found information about one person, and that was Zhang Ruoxu. He was also in the Netherworld and was recorded in the Book of Life and Death.
Shen Lian got the answer and said to Alian: "In order to save Ku Tianzun, I should have four palaces. This will be the 'Qingxuan Divine Palace', and you will be in charge."
Alian happily obeyed the order. She had already understood everything in the temple. She knew that the immortal master had become Qingxuan, a god who saved the suffering. This was a very high-ranking deity. Therefore, she was able to do more as her status increased a lot. It's over.
Compared to Shen Lian, her compassion is much stronger, and she also comes from a poor background. Now she is more capable, just like doing more good deeds, it will also enrich her in the years to come.
After Shen Lian finished speaking, he left. Of course, Qingxuan Kutianzun is still in the temple, it can also be said that he has not left.
After leaving the temple, Shen Lian experienced this feeling, which was very mysterious.
When he was in the temple, he was a god, and when he left the temple, he was Shen Lian, and the two had different perceptions and thoughts. If he were an ordinary person, he would have been mentally disturbed a long time ago, but he was not an ordinary person, so naturally he was not insane, and he had gained something from it.
These are insignificant, he has to do another thing now.
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Taoshan used to be called Qitaoshan, but later it was renamed Taoshan. There once was a famous Taoist priest here named Liu Mengde. He was born in Xuanzhen Temple in Daxia, and later served as a national preceptor in Daxi Kingdom. Daxi Kingdom may not be known to many people now, but it was the first country to be destroyed by the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Later, Liu Mengde practiced in Jieyang Mountain of the Great Zhou Kingdom and had a close relationship with the Great Zhou Kingdom.
But now Liu Mengde has disappeared, but Taoshan has prospered and produced many scholars, who were selected as officials by Yi Zhi.
The culture of studying here is very strong, even if there are private schools in any mountain village at the foot of the mountain.
Among them, there was one private school that was the most famous, and the teacher who taught it was an old master.
The weather now is autumn, the autumn wind is rustling, and the golden leaves cover the village, like gold. The sound of books and the pure voices of children are like a clear spring in the golden wind, creating warmth out of thin air in the cold autumn air.
The setting sun sets, the jackdaws count, and the sound of reading disappears into the dusk.
Many children secretly looked outside the house. There sat a young man in plain clothes. Every day during class, he would come on time and leave when class was over. This lasted for ten days.
The old master is a person who attaches great importance to rules. He will never do anything irrelevant during class, so he did not chat with the young man during class.
Therefore, although ten days have passed, the old master and the young man have not communicated.
The children who were studying at first wondered whether the young man was a ghost. After all, he kept coming and going out of thin air. He could not find his whereabouts near the village.
Some children were very scared at first, but after ten days, they became accustomed to it.
At this time, I secretly looked at the young man, because usually at this time, the young man would disappear out of thin air, but today the young man has not left yet.
The old master finally walked to the door and asked the young man: "Why have you been outside the door these days?"
The young man bowed and said, "The old gentleman is very knowledgeable. I have been listening to your lectures outside the door these days and I have benefited a lot."
The old master said: "Looking at you, you are either a cultivator or an alien. How can I, an ordinary person, teach you? Tell me your reason for coming."
The young man showed admiration and said with a smile: "The old gentleman is really wise, so I won't hide it from you. Recently, I got a page of scripture, but my knowledge is limited and I can't understand it, so I would like to ask you to help me interpret it."
The old master shook his head and said: "I am just a teacher in the countryside, and I am not very knowledgeable."
The young man said: "Old sir, why should you be humble? I know you have taught many good students. Besides, you haven't even read my scriptures. How do you know you can't help me?"
The young man was slightly taller than the old master, so the old master raised his head and looked directly at the young man. Seeing that his eyes were pure and free of evil spirits, he finally nodded and said, "Then come with me."
After saying that, he took Shen Lian to his home, which was the backyard of the private school.