They were not surprised when they heard him mention the King of Western Chu.
After all, there is no one else who can dominate both the world of the living and the underworld except the King of Western Chu.
The lost ghost said: "That battle was unprecedented in the underworld. I won't say much about how tragic the process was. In the end, the King of Western Chu was defeated in the underworld. He and his 100,000 soldiers were not familiar with the terrain of the underworld, so they were tricked into the Shura Field by a spy who was planted in their ranks. They were trapped inside and encountered endless attacks in the Shura Field. They fought for hundreds of years and were finally defeated.
"Despite this, their evil spirits still condensed in the Shura Field and did not dissipate. The evil spirit spread to the entire underworld with the Shura Field as the center. Since then, disasters have continued to hit the underworld, ghosts and evil spirits have appeared one after another, and various disasters have emerged one after another. The operation of the underworld has also become fragmented and full of loopholes."
He smashed the ground with his cane, making two loud bangs. "Ha! If the Heaven was still there, there might be a way to repair it, but it's a pity that it's long gone. After that, the entire underworld was already shaky, until the demon of the underworld appeared."
Shi Hao asked: "What is the origin of this dark demon? Was he also a master in the Yang world?"
The Lost Ghost said, "No! He is also from the Earth Ghost Clan, but he is an outlier among them. He originally practiced the same as me, the Earth Demon Mysterious Art. But the Earth Demon Mysterious Art was originally forbidden to be practiced in the underworld. Ha, so in this case, I am actually an outlier now. Unfortunately, the entire underworld is gone, so they can't control me."
"According to the rules, King Yama possesses the Yama Seal, which means he is immortal..."
Shi Hao asked: "Immortal body?"
The lost ghost said, "Listen to what I have to say! King Yama has an immortal body destined by heaven, and the officials of the underworld are selected from the dead souls. A very small number of loyal and righteous people who were famous in the world during their lifetime do not need to drink Mengpo soup or cross the Wangchuan River after death. They are directly hired as officials of the underworld to assist King Yama in managing the underworld.
"And the Earth Ghosts have been ghost officials for generations, and they can only be ghost officials. The Earth Ghosts are different from humans. In fact, they do not have flesh and blood. They are born from the condensation of Yin Qi, formed by the gathering of Yin Qi, and dispersed into Yin Qi after death. It is truly over, and there is no such thing as a soul.
"But the Earth Demon Mysterious Art can allow the Earth Ghost to gather the power of the earth and cultivate a real flesh and blood body, but this flesh and blood body is more like a monster than a human. Since ancient times, those who practiced the Earth Demon Mysterious Art were all sinners... Haha, or it would be more appropriate to say that they were sinful ghosts.
"As people practice the Earth Demon Mysterious Art, their bodies will become strange, either growing taller or more bizarre. It is relatively easy to identify the Earth Ghosts who practice the Earth Demon Mysterious Art. This is a serious crime in the underworld, so once a person practicing the Earth Demon Mysterious Art is discovered, he will be thrown into the Shura Field and experience war and bloodshed, which is horrible to watch."
Shi Hao vaguely grasped some key clues: "The Dark Demon is a ghost that practices the mysterious magic of the earth. This kind of ghost will be sent to the Shura Field. Did the Overlord of Western Chu and the soldiers he led die in the Shura Field?"
The lost ghost said: "To be more precise, the soul was scattered in the Shura Field. However, the soul itself is also an invisible energy. Generally speaking, after a ghost dies, the ghost body will disintegrate and will still condense into a ghost again. Therefore, ghosts do not have the concept of "death".
"But in order to completely destroy the Overlord of Western Chu and his 100,000 soldiers, the King of Hell asked Princess Kongming to fly across the boundless sea of sin and enter the legendary other side. She found a magic weapon called the 'Ksitigarbha Pearl', which completely defeated the soul of the Overlord of Western Chu, making the Overlord of Western Chu truly 'eternally unable to reincarnate.'
"Although the Overlord of Western Chu died, his evil spirit still remained in the Shura Field. The Dark Demon was not initially driven into the Shura Field by the ghost soldiers and ghost generals, but because he committed various serious crimes and committed all kinds of evil, he was forced to flee into the Shura Field under the pursuit of the ghost soldiers and ghost generals.
"Then, about three hundred years ago, the Nether Demon reappeared, having absorbed the boundless evil energy of the Overlord of Western Chu. With some powerful, unknown means, he completely defeated the Three Tu Divine Barriers outside the Shura Field, and led the countless evil spirits in the Shura Field to kill the underworld.
"I don't know where he got the mysterious skills from, but he has developed a kind of killing spirit that kills gods and ghosts. They entered the underworld, destroyed it, and even killed the King of Hell. Although the King of Hell is in the underworld, he is a god in heaven, immortal, and immortal, but he couldn't escape the catastrophe.
"The Dark Demon took the Yama Seal that originally belonged to the King of Hell and placed it in his body. Although his body is now a demonic body, the effect of the Yama Seal has given him an immortal and indestructible body. This is the source of his immortal body."
Shi Hao said: "So, the immortal body possessed by the Nether Demon actually comes from the Yama Seal bestowed by the Heavenly Court? If we can't break the Yama Seal, we can't kill him?"
The lost ghost said, "Haha, that's right! Because in theory, he is neither human nor ghost. He is called Yama, but he is actually a god! But logically speaking, the King of Hell should also have an indestructible and immortal body. How did he get the evil spirit that could kill the King of Hell? I don't know!"
Chapter 446: The Hypothesis of the Dual Universe
The lost ghost continued, "Now, the underworld demons have completely taken control of the underworld, and have modified the huge magic array of 'Gate of Hell'. Originally, after a person died, they turned into ghosts and were automatically sent to the Yellow Spring Road, thrown into the Forgotten River, and then floated in the underworld, waiting to be reincarnated.
"But now, everyone will be sent to the Eight Great Hells after death. These Eight Great Hells were originally used to torture those who committed serious sins in their lifetime. Generally speaking, only those who have committed many evil deeds in several lifetimes will be sent to the Eight Great Hells. Due to their sins, they will not be reincarnated for hundreds or even thousands of years, and will stay in the Eight Great Hells, suffering from tongue pulling, grinding, knife painting, sword forests, etc., so it is also called Purgatory.
"Now, any mortal, once dead, will be thrown into the eight purgatory and become a sinner who suffers for no reason. Their souls will be constantly tortured by the knife mountains, sword forests, cold seas, and golden soups in the eight hells, and they will scream in pain every day.
"Some of the strongest ones have the opportunity to be selected and sent to the Shura Field for 'further training'. Those who can grow in the Shura Field become ghost demons and are selected as ghost generals, while most of them become low-level ghost soldiers. The Agu soldiers you have seen are a combination of dead souls and earth demon mystical skills.
"In the underworld, they have their own Yin Qi for them to absorb. In the Yang world, their power comes from the Qi of the earth, so they can live without food or drink and are tireless. Wherever the Agut soldiers pass, the power of the earth is constantly absorbed and seized by them. Wherever they are, in just two or three months at most, the power of the earth will be completely lost and no grass will grow."
Shi Hao and Ming Yueshu both changed color.
This means that they must destroy all the Agu soldiers in the world as soon as possible, otherwise the impact on the world will be extremely bad.
The world is already in chaos. If the war is finally put down, and the spread of the Agubians causes large areas of land to be barren and without any grass, then this catastrophe will be endless.
Shi Hao pondered and said, "Since the Nether Demon obtained his immortal body with the help of the Yama Seal, then theoretically, as long as the Yama Seal is driven out of his body, his immortal body can be destroyed. Is that right?"
The lost ghost said: "That's right! But since he has an indestructible and immortal body, how can we break his devil body and knock out the Hades Seal? Haha, this is not a simple matter.
Shi Hao said: "Now that we know this, there will naturally be a way. Well, in this case, let's go to Dongting Lake first."
The lost ghost asked: "Dongting Lake?"
Shi Hao said: "Tell the Demon Sect's Charm Emperor about this news. She may have a solution."
The Lost Ghost said: "I didn't expect you even knew the Charm Emperor. But in the human world, the only two people who really have a chance to defeat the Dark Demon are probably Fairy Shengxuan and the Charm Emperor. If they attack together..."
Shi Hao shook his head and said, "It's almost impossible! What's more, Xue Luo has the Moruo Emperor and the four great demon lords under him. It won't be long before the whole Liaodong is involved in the war. Fairy Shengxuan may not be able to leave."
The Lost Ghost leaned on his cane and said, "Forget it! Forget it! I will go to Dongting Lake with you first. By the way, how familiar are you with the Charming Emperor? Will she trust you?"
Shi Hao smiled and said, "In fact, the person I know is the young master of the Evil Lotus Sect and the Demon Commander of the Black Army! Anyway, let's leave here first. However, there are wars all over Hebei. Let's go to Luojing first and see what the situation is like in the northwest along the way."
At that moment, they headed southwest along the Zhangshui River, a tributary of the Yellow River, towards Luojing.
Luojing is also under the control of the barbarian army, but surprisingly, compared with the surrounding areas of Haodu, Luojing is much more peaceful.
The barbarian troops along the way generally did not disturb the people, and there were actually many Chinese warriors in the army. At the same time, a large number of refugees got the news and began to flock to Luojing.
It was not until they arrived at the county town at the junction of Xiangzhou and Luojing that they saw refugees queuing up and soldiers working with local gangs to open warehouses and distribute grain.
Shi Hao pulled an old man and asked, "Old man, is this the government arranging disaster relief here?"
The old man laughed and said, "How can the government be so kind? This is the food that the daughter of Yue Ketai's family got for everyone."
Shi Hao pondered in his heart: "The daughter of Yue Ketai family? Yueyaer?"
The old man said, "This daughter of the Yueketai family is truly a goddess descended from heaven, what a good girl! This time, the imperial court imposed pressure, calling it a tax increase, but in fact it was simply robbing grain and money. It was this daughter who persuaded the master of the Yueketai family to openly rebel against the imperial court, kill the official sent by the imperial court to collect grain, and return all the grain to the people."
"I heard that this young lady, her mother is also from China, and she is always thinking about the people. Although the looted grain was returned this time, many people still live in misery. This young lady was very sad, and she did not eat or drink for seven consecutive days, day and night, and petitioned the gods for the people.
"As a result, overnight, many empty granaries in Luojing were actually filled up. It was truly a miracle. Miss Yue said that all this food was distributed to the common people by the gods. Officials and wealthy families were not allowed to take a single grain. All of it was used for disaster relief and distributed to us common people."
The old men and women around could not help but admire it. Although it sounds magical, the food distributed is real. Just stopping the imperial court from collecting grain and taxes and continuously distributing food has saved countless lives.
In these years, they have seen people snatching food, but have they ever seen people distributing food? For a time, everyone praised it.
Shi Hao thought, "The granary was full overnight? Did that girl really come up with the intestine-cleansing rice?"
Yueyaer had said the last time she was in Tenglong Cave that she was studying the legendary intestine-cleansing rice, which only required a small bag of seeds to grow entire warehouses of grain.
The last time I met her in the Kunlun Secret Realm, I didn’t know how her research in this area was going. Now she suddenly produced so much food. Could it be that she really made this thing
A good cook cannot cook without rice. If you want to open the granary and release grain, you must first have enough grain.
However, there are wars everywhere now, production has long been destroyed, the Barbarian Court is fighting everywhere, and we have to maintain an unknown number of soldiers, and the amount of rations needed by the army is also incalculable.
This place is still far away from Luojingdu. If that girl can open the granary and store the grain here, then she must have a lot of grain.
It was said that the gods, moved by her prayers and the suffering of the people, created a large amount of food overnight... But where did the gods come from in that era
Shi Hao, Yue'er and the Lost Ghost continued to rush to Luojing. On the way, Shi Hao asked the Lost Ghost:
I heard that there is a mysterious place in the underworld called Youming Beiyin Mountain. In Youming Beiyin Mountain, there is a kind of spiritual water called Jiudi Spiritual Water.
"There is a magical rice seed. If you water it with this magical water, one grain will... "
The lost ghost laughed loudly: "One seed can grow a full warehouse of grain, and one bag can save countless lives. You are asking about the intestine-cleansing rice, right?"
Shi Hao was surprised and asked, "Is there really such a thing?"
In Tenglong Cave, Yueyaer was chased while looking for the Nine-Earth Spirit Water. Fortunately, she met him who was looking for the Nine-Earth Peach and saved her life.
It was at that time that he heard Yueyaer talking about this intestinal cleansing rice. He originally thought it was just an illusory legend, but it seems that this kind of magical rice really exists
The lost ghost said: "I have already said that there are ghosts in the underworld, and they also need to eat. But the yin energy in the underworld is extremely heavy, and ordinary rice seeds cannot be used at all. Only the rice seeds of this intestine-cleansing rice can be planted even on the fertile and scorched soil in the underworld.
"But the seeds of this intestinal cleansing rice can only be cultivated in the Netherworld Beiyin Mountain, and can only be harvested if it is irrigated with the Nine Earth Spirit Water. The Netherworld controls the seeds of the intestinal cleansing rice and the Nine Earth Spirit Water, which is equivalent to controlling the entire Earth Ghost Clan.
"In theory, the seeds of the Intestine Cleansing Rice will not flow out, let alone come to the human world. But during the disaster of the Netherworld Demon, the underworld was in chaos, and many seeds of the Intestine Cleansing Rice were also scattered outside. This rice seed is immortal rice, which can be stored for hundreds of years without decay. Even if a bag of it really came to the human world, it would not be surprising.
"Unfortunately, although the seeds of the Intestinal Cleansing Rice can grow a large amount of food, the rice grains harvested are no longer effective as rice seeds. Only the first immortal rice plant left by the Heavenly Court in ancient times, the rice grains grown in the Netherworld Back Shadow Mountain, can be used as rice seeds. But that immortal rice plant and the Netherworld Back Shadow Mountain are now under the control of the Netherworld Demon."
Shi Hao said: "So this intestinal cleansing rice was originally something that Heaven left for the underworld? No wonder!"
Ming Yueshu whispered, "How could Heaven be so powerful that it would collapse? I wonder what happened in Heaven 2,600 years ago?"
Shi Hao said: "I don't know what happened in Heaven, but I have a guess."
Ming Yueshu and the Lost Ghost looked at him together.
Shi Hao said: "The Mountain, River, State and Society Map was originally a thing of the Heavenly Court. It is like a small universe, completely self-sufficient and self-contained. However, it has two sides, the front and the back, which are connected to each other in a certain way at a certain node.
"If the Shanhe Shejitu is a simulation of a larger universe, and its principles conform to the true 'Dao', then is there a possibility that there are actually two worlds, and the three realms of heaven, earth, and man that we live in are one of them, and there is actually another world in the universe?"
Ming Yueshu frowned: "This..."
The Lost Ghost laughed and said, "Don't make random settings for us. The heaven is completely destroyed, the human world is in chaos, and the underworld can't handle it. You still want to have a sudden whim and create a world on the other side of the world? Stop, stop, even if there is such a world, don't worry about it, and deal with our world first."
His tone clearly showed disbelief.
Yue'er also shook her head slightly. Although this guess was not unreasonable, it was just a guess after all.
However, Shi Hao has actually been thinking about this problem these days.
What Mingyueshu and Shilugui don’t know is that his existence is, in a sense, evidence of the existence of “another world”.
Although this conjecture was bizarre, Shi Hao remembered the "glasses" he saw during the collapse of Kunlun Mountain.
That's simply not how this world should be.
If there really are two worlds of positive and negative, the node where the two worlds connect is most likely in heaven.
Is the collapse of that heaven related to the changes in that "node"
Shi Hao secretly sighed... Without more evidence, such speculation would ultimately be meaningless speculation.
Just like the Lost Ghost said, this world is still a mess. Even if there really is such a world, don't bother with it.
They continued on their journey and finally arrived in Luojing.
During their journey to Luojing, they found out that the city of Luojing was not so peaceful after all.
In Luojing City, originally the four great royal families had their own power, but now, Yue Ketai is the only one in power.
Behind this is naturally a conflict of blood and fire. It sounds simple, but no one knows how many people died in the process.
Now, the reason why Yue Ketai can control Luojing is actually thanks to Prime Minister Fu Tu’s policy of "Jinxia is one family", and the fact that Yue Ketai's family is almost the only and most staunch supporter of this policy among the wealthy families.
Although Yue Ketai is one of the four great families of the "royal family", almost all of the family members changed their surname to "Yue" from an early time.
Yue Ketai's head Yue Yinan's wife was from the Huaxia tribe. When he married a Huaxia woman, he caused a lot of criticism from the royal family. His full support for Fu Tu's "family relationship" almost made him a traitor among the rich.
In fact, although Fu Tu's reforms of the royal family and the various policies he vigorously promoted were correct, he encountered many obstacles from the very beginning, and therefore played almost no role in the overall situation.
But in Luojing, it did have some effect, and because Yue Ketai tried his best to stop the so-called "tax increase" issued by the court, which was actually equivalent to plunder and extortion, he gained the support of a large number of gangs and martial artists in Luojing this time.
The world is in chaos, and everyone hopes that the land they live in can become a good place that is not affected by the chaos. Although the Barbarian Court is becoming more and more perverse, its demise is almost certain, and now it is just the last madness.
In this situation, the Yueketai family, which had the support of the grassroots and major gangs, was considered to be on the side of "justice", while other wealthy families were in panic. As the situation of one family rising and the other falling, the Yueketai family successfully controlled the entire Luojing.
The almost miraculous rumor that Crescent Moon "filled the granaries overnight" completely stabilized the hearts of the people in Luojing and its surrounding areas.
After entering Luojing, they first stayed in an inn, and then Shi Hao went to Yue Ketai's manor to meet Yueyaer.
When he arrived at the manor, Shi Hao saw a carriage slowly driving out.
The curtain of the car was lifted, and a woman inside glanced at him quickly.
Chapter 447
Shi Hao couldn't help but be a little surprised... that woman was actually Snake Queen.
Why did Snake Princess come out of Yue Ketai’s manor
Shi Hao's mind quickly moved, and he began to guess that the reason why Yue Ketai was able to gain the support of so many martial artists was actually because of Xuan Feng Huan Zhi's support.
He was not too surprised by this. Luojing was called "Dongdu" during the prosperous dynasty and is now called "Zhongjing". It is a big city comparable to Daxing City and Haodu.
It is impossible for Xuanfeng Huanzhi not to deploy troops in a city like this, not to mention that the Black Lotus Realm's stronghold was originally in the north near Luojing.
Seeing that the situation is developing so quickly, it won’t take long for Su’s army to capture Haodu.
It was only natural for Xuanfeng Huanzhi to make arrangements in Luojing in advance.
Although Snake Princess saw the young master in the carriage, he was wearing a green Taoist robe, carrying a sword on his back, and had a Taoist bun on his head, dressed like "Hidden Dragon" Master Chongyun.
It would not be convenient for her to get off the car and pay her respects to the young master at this time.
In this way, it is very likely that someone with ulterior motives will discover that "Hidden Dragon" Master Chongyun is related to the Evil Lotus Sect.
He had no choice but to exchange glances with the young master and lower the curtain.
The carriage moved away, and Shi Hao came to the front of the manor, where he was stopped by two warriors guarding the gate.
Shi Hao bowed and said, "Please inform Miss Yueyaer that my old friend Shi Chongyun is here to see you."
"Hidden Dragon" Master Chongyun? The two warriors looked at each other in surprise.