The Netherworld City today is considered to be the deepest part of the underworld. This Ksitigarbha monk is meditating here but is not affected by the negative energy at all. In Ji Yuan's opinion, his cultivation is very different from the Zhao Long or Monk Jueming in his memory.
When Ji Yuan walked out of the small Zen temple, he looked back and saw bursts of faint Buddha light in his Dharma eyes. Although it was insignificant to the entire underworld, the Buddha light embodied a peaceful Buddha nature, and could also influence the karma of the entire underworld through the Yellow Springs in the Nether City. In the future, as Ksitigarbha's cultivation becomes higher and higher, the influence will increase.
"Mr. Ji, things in the underworld..."
Xin Wuya hesitated for a moment and still asked Ji Yuan a question. Ji Yuan had not been shy about the content of his conversation with Master Ksitigarbha in the Zen temple before, and the people waiting outside heard it clearly.
Ji Yuan looked at him calmly.
"Does the Emperor need my help?"
Xin Wuya quickly shook his head.
"Sir, you have misunderstood. That is not what I meant. I just think what you said makes sense. It is better for the affairs of the underworld to be left to the underworld. I think it is not just me, but all the ghosts and gods in the underworld who do not want the outside world to interfere in the affairs of the underworld."
Being in a high position and having frequent contacts with other underworlds in recent years, this is even more so after the appearance of the book "Huangquan". Xin Wuya and some ghosts and gods in the underworld know that there will be great changes in the underworld. No one wants those from the world of the living to interfere with the underworld. To put it bluntly, they don't want the independence of the underworld system to be affected. Xin Wuya, as the Emperor of the Underworld, is particularly concerned about this.
"Your Majesty, you'd better realize that even if you want to, the outside world may not have the energy to help you during this disaster."
"I know, but I just want to ask you, Mr. Ji, what will happen in this underworld disaster?"
Xin Wuya's face was serious, but Ji Yuan suddenly smiled as he looked at him.
"Hehehe... Emperor, even though Ji Yuan knows a lot of things, he doesn't know everything. You know more about the underworld than I do. This is the truth, and it should be so."
Xin Wuya nodded slightly and bowed to Ji Yuan.
"Thank you for your teachings, Mr. Ji!"
"Well, let's go check out the end of Huangquan and don't disturb Master Jizo's practice."
"Yes sir please!"
Xin Wuya extended his hand to invite Ji Yuan to leave, then he looked back at Master Ksitigarbha's Zen temple, bowed to Xiezhi and Lu Min on the side, and then quickly followed.
Xiezhi didn't move, and Lu Min didn't take a step either. The former pointed inside the Zen temple and said to Lu Min.
"Look, this is why I think there is a future in following Ji Yuan!"
Although Lu Min didn't quite understand what he meant, he nodded subconsciously, and the Xiezhi immediately laughed.
"Why are you nodding? Do you know what I'm saying?"
"Uh, this..."
"Go, go, or I'll leave you in this underworld full of ghosts."
After Xiezhi finished speaking, he chased after Ji Yuan. Lu Min smiled bitterly and shook his head. After all, he was a sword practitioner with good skills, but he acted like a child. Of course, maybe that was the case in Xiezhi's eyes.
At a corner of the city wall on one side of Nether City, Xin Wuya, accompanied by Ji Yuan and others, stood here, pointing to a thick fog at the end of the surging river in the distance.
"Mr. Ji, the Yellow Spring suddenly started from here that day, just as what was said in the book, and it seems to have something to do with Master Ksitigarbha."
“There is some relationship.”
Ji Yuan looked at the source of the Yellow Spring in the distance. Other rivers often have very small sources and become wide due to the confluence of many rivers, but the Yellow Spring is not like that. Instead, its source is the widest, and the end where it flows out of the Nether City is like a big lake in the fog.
"Mr. Ji, I have one more question. The Yellow Spring has appeared, but we still can't figure out the clues of the reincarnation method. Can you give me some advice?"
Xin Wuya has a plan for all other things, no matter how easy or difficult they are. Except for the method of reincarnation, the underworld can only pay attention to the rare people who have been reincarnated, but cannot find any clues on its own.
"Don't worry, my Lord. It will happen. It's just not the right time yet."
Generally speaking, when Ji Yuan said this, Xin Wuya would not dare to ask any more questions, but the matter of reincarnation is too important to the underworld, and it is also too important to him. It is an important link between him and the underworld of all parties, and it is also the greatest reliance of the Nether City in the future. It is also an opportunity for countless ghosts to become enlightened, so Xin Wuya still asked one more question.
"May I ask Mr. Ji if you can reveal what other conditions are required?"
Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes, looked at the source of the Yellow Spring for a while, then turned his gaze back, but what he saw was not Xin Wuya but Xiezhi.
"This is the real way to seize the good fortune of Heaven. Naturally, one must be able to exercise the power of Heaven's good fortune. Although Ji has some ideas, he cannot do it for the time being. As for what it is, perhaps he has to survive this catastrophe!"
Xin Wuya didn't dare to ask. This was the first time that Ji Yuan had revealed to him something about the method of reincarnation. The words "seizing the fortune of heaven" were so heavy and shocking that Xin Wuya was afraid that saying any more would bring him into a heavenly calamity.
The only one present who could understand Ji Yuan's words was Xiezhi. He responded to Ji Yuan's gaze with a serious expression, but Ji Yuan quickly looked away.
When Zhu Yan died, Ji Yuan's cultivation increased again. This was certainly because he had perfected the swordsmanship through his understanding and practice in those seven years, but it was also partly because when he killed Zhu Yan, the part of the Dao of Heaven and Earth that was taken away by Zhu Yan in ancient times was taken away by Ji Yuan.
The meaning of Ji Yuan was very clear to Xiezhi. The great catastrophe of heaven and earth was indeed an immeasurable calamity for all living beings in heaven and earth, but it was also an opportunity for heaven and earth to be destroyed or rebuilt.
The most important manifestation of this is that Ji Yuan must destroy the other chess players in this catastrophe. By then, he should be able to truly open up a way for reincarnation in the underworld.
After saying all that, Ji Yuan stood on the side of the wall of Netherworld City and looked at Yellow Spring. As the Yellow Spring water flowed, he looked into the distance. There were various places in the underworld, where the various underworlds were located.
"Emperor, the underworlds are very far apart. If there are ghosts who want to come to the end of the underworld from afar, have you thought of other ways besides the underworld road?"
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Xin Wuya, who had thought about this question a long time ago, nodded and replied.
"Replying to Mr. Ji, the river is just right for sailing. If we refine a ferry boat, we can engrave a formation and then use the upstream method to take advantage of the flow of the Yellow Spring Water. The speed will even be faster than the ferry in the realm!"
"Hehe, that's interesting. According to you, the Emperor of the Netherworld, if we talk about traveling in the future, people with ability can directly go through the underworld and take the Yellow Springs ferry to travel to various places faster than in the world of the living?"
Xin Wuya shook his head.
"I dare not boast. The ferry boats of the immortal way in the world of the living stop at various ports and go around various places, while the Yellow Springs go directly to various places in the underworld. They cannot be compared."
"It's a lot faster, right?"
Xiezhi asked this question again. Seeing that he looked very interested, Ji Yuan smiled and asked.
"Then let you choose, do you want to take the Realm Flying Boat or the Underworld Ferry?"
"This seat on the Yellow Spring is for the dead, and the scenery is monotonous. I'm not sick, why did I choose this!"
“That’s it.”
Ji Yuan said this and looked at Xin Wuya.
"Besides, not everyone can take the Yellow Springs Ferry."
Xin Wuya also laughed.
"Mr. Ji is absolutely right! There may not be enough seats for all the dead in the future. There are too many underworlds that are too far away from Nether City. Perhaps hundreds or even thousands of Yellow Springs ferries will be needed to keep running to accommodate them."
Lu Min on the side was slightly surprised after hearing this. It was not that the number was too large, but that the number was too small. However, when he thought about it carefully, under normal circumstances, not many people would die in the underworld all the time, and the ghosts still had a long lifespan to enjoy in the underworld. Hundreds and thousands of Huangquan ferries wandering around Huangquan were indeed enough.
Suddenly, the Netherworld City seemed to begin to shake, and Ji Yuan's gait swayed twice as if he was slightly drunk.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
"Mr. Ji, what's wrong with you?"
Xin Wuya asked nervously, and Ji Yuan looked at him, and looked into the Nether City. It seemed that he was the only one who could feel the shaking. No, now Xiezhi also frowned, so he must have felt it too.
"It's okay. I have to leave now. The Emperor should be more careful in the underworld."
I had originally hoped that Ji Yuan would stay for a few days to observe the changes in the underworld and give more advice, but I didn't expect him to leave so hastily. However, Xin Wuya didn't dare to keep him.
"Yes, I will follow your instructions and work with the other ghosts and gods to carefully deal with the changes in the underworld and will not let the evil spirits stir up trouble."
Ji Yuan didn't say much. After nodding, he flew away with Xiezhi and Lu Min, this time leaving through the newly opened Ghost Gate in Nether City.
This vibration should represent the arrival of the tide of the new year. In previous years, it started in late spring, but this year it came earlier. So he had to leave the underworld quickly and meet his old friend.
Although I don't want to put too much burden on the Ying family, after all, the relationship is too big and I can't really let them know nothing, otherwise it will be difficult to face them in the future.
As soon as he came out of the underworld, Lu Min suddenly felt much less comfortable. Although he would not feel any discomfort in the underworld with his cultivation level, he had never been there before, so he still had to get used to the world of the living.
But when they flew to the central part of Dazhen, Ji Yuan said to Lu Min, who was eager to see Ying Niangniang, who was known as the first goddess of the dragon clan.
"Daoyou Lu, below is Dazhen Bingzhou. There is a Yunshan Mountain over there, and there is a Yunshan Temple on the mountain. It is suitable for you to recuperate. You can go there by yourself and tell them that Ji asked you to go. You can't go back to Jingxuanhai Pavilion for the time being. You can think about it after you recover from your injuries."
Lu Min opened his mouth and agreed.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will leave now. Please take care, Mr. Ji and Mr. Xie!"
Lu Min was not a dull person. He knew that the two masters in front of him were much taller and much older than people thought. It was not an exaggeration to say that they would have to shoulder the calamity of heaven and earth. They were the tall men who would hold up the sky when it fell. One could imagine the pressure on their shoulders.
Lu Min bowed solemnly, and Ji Yuan returned the greeting and said, "Take care, Fellow Daoist Lu!"
Xiezhi put his arm around Lu Min's shoulders and whispered in his ear.
"Hey, Lu Min, we've become familiar with each other along the way. Your Mirror Sea has been broken, and although the thousand layers of water have flowed away, the Water Spirit Fish is not dead, but has escaped into the waters of the world. Tsk tsk, you've been fishing for so many years, you must have some tricks. Try to find three or five of them in the future. Ji Yuan's cooking of this fish is unique in the world, and I haven't tasted it yet!"
Lu Min immediately recalled the experience of smelling that fragrance on the realm flying boat. A few decades is not a short time for an immortal cultivator, but it is not very long either. But now it feels like a very long time ago.
"I will do my best!"
"Okay, it's a deal then!"
After watching Xiezhi and Jiyuan fly away on the cloud, Lu Min calculated and flew alone towards Yunshan. He had not been able to catch a golden-scaled sturgeon in the Mirror Sea for so many years, and he hoped that he would have a chance to find one. He hoped that he would have a chance to treat Mr. Xie to a meal of fish...
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In the Dragon Palace of Tongtian River, Ying Ruoli also felt the slight vibration and immediately sent people to summon hundreds of dragons that had been waiting in Tongtian River.
Not long after, hundreds of dragons gathered in the main hall of the Dragon Palace, and Ying Ruoli stood above them, looking down with majesty.
"The tides came early this year, proving that the impact on the Desolate Sea over the past few years has been very effective. Now at the border of the Northeastern Desolate Sea, the water in the Desolate Sea is almost no longer turbid. It is time to break through the limits of heaven and earth and turn it into a pure sea. We will wait for a few years..."
Ying Ruoli paused, raised her head slightly, and threw her sleeves behind her back with her right hand.
"When Takumi has ten thousand miles!"
The dragons below became excited and shouted together.
"Takumi 100,000 li!" "Takumi 100,000 li!" "Takumi 100,000 li!"
The dragons were so excited that it seemed that it was not difficult to expand the sea by a million miles in a hundred years. Then, the practice and training as well as the merits accumulated would definitely add up to the capital for success, and someone would definitely stand out!
Ying Ruoli was now able to handle the large formation of the water tribe with ease. She looked down and was about to say something when a Yaksha quickly came over from the side and whispered a message to her.
"Huh? Uncle Ji is here!"
Ying Ruoli showed a look of surprise. She asked the dragons to disperse and prepare, and then hurried to another place in the palace. There, the old dragon and the dragon son had already received Ji Yuan.