The heavens begin from Pingyang City

The stone temple is simple and simple, with no plaque. It stands quietly in this strange and mysterious place, as if it will not change for hundreds of millions of years.

Entering the stone temple, there is a faceless Buddha in the center of the temple. It is blood red and looks a bit weird, but the Buddha statue exudes a peaceful and peaceful Buddhist charm, making the stone temple a pure land.

After entering the stone temple, even the ancestor of Asura, an evil god who was born at the beginning of the Nine Netherworld and was filled with the desire to kill and fight, felt a sense of peace in his mind.

Before he could fully adapt to his own changes, his expression suddenly became a little confused when he saw the scene in front of him.

The moment the mysterious Taoist friend suspected of being underworld came to the stone temple, the evil spirit on his body dissipated instantly. Instead, he gave birth to a burst of Bodhi Buddhist charm, and the whole body lit up with the bright light of wisdom, as if it came directly from a Nine Nether Demon. Become a virtuous monk.

No, he is not a virtuous monk, he looks like a Buddha emitting bright and pure light.

All this is so weird that even the ancestor of Asura, an old monster who has lived for endless years, can't turn his head for a while.

There was only one thought in his mind.

What happened to Huang Quan?

Not only did he sublimate his true meaning of underworld into the true meaning of reincarnation, he also seemed to have comprehended the Buddhist teachings.

At this time, the Buddhist charm emanating from the other person's body, in the eyes of the Asura ancestor, was comparable to those bald donkeys he had encountered who had achieved the Buddha's fruition.

If he hadn't fought against the opponent just before, and the opponent showed the true aura of underworld and the true meaning of reincarnation, the ancestor of Asura would have doubted whether the opponent was a bald donkey from Buddhism.

Ignoring the surprise of Asura's ancestor, Jiang Yao went directly to the incense table in front of the Faceless Buddha and gently knocked the wooden fish based on the future scenes and causal connections he had seen.

The sound of wooden fish echoes in the stone temple, with a touch of Zen, cleansing the soul.

Unknowingly, the stone temple became increasingly peaceful and peaceful.

The faceless Buddha's face slowly changed, turning into the appearance of the underworld clone that Jiang Yao had transformed into now.

I see the Tathagata, and the Tathagata is me!

In an instant, the clear glazed Buddha light appeared, forming a gate full of swastikas in front of Jiang Yao.

Looking at the door filled with Buddha's light in front of him, Jiang Yao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

My attainments in the Bodhi Golden Body are getting deeper and deeper!

If something unexpected happens in the future, if you directly cut off a clone of the Bodhisattva and join Buddhism, you may be able to get the title of Buddha directly. This may also be a good retreat.

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Jiang Yao glanced at the ancestor of Asura and said with a smile: "Since Buddha measured the Nine Netherworlds, how could he let go of the origin of life and death? The nine stone temples built along the Huangquan are related to the origin of life and death. If you want to truly enter the origin of life and death, just come with me and take a look!"

After finishing his words, Jiang Yao stopped talking to the Asura Ancestor and entered the golden door directly.

The ancestor of Asura saw Jiang Yao's figure disappearing through the door, with a hint of thinking in his eyes. After a moment, the greed in his heart took over, and he stepped inside.

Passing through the golden door feels like entering a new world.

The sky is clear and the air is clear, with Bodhi trees standing there, it is pure and peaceful, completely opposite to the Nine Netherworld outside.

Glancing at the ancestor of Asura who followed him in, Jiang Yao had a smile on his face and did not feel any surprise.

Now that the opponent has reached a dead end, if they can't break through again, they may have no choice but to die.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, it is impossible for the other party to give up.

Without speaking, the two of them looked at the majestic Mount Sumeru in the distance.

After taking a few steps, the two of them appeared on the top of the mountain almost at the same time.

At this moment, a figure wearing a black robe was standing here, faintly exuding a sense of sinking and depravity.

‘It’s the smell of underworld again’

This thought couldn't help but appear in Asura's mind, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

"You finally came!"

A faint voice sounded, and the figure in black robe slowly turned around.

"you"

Seeing the face of this figure, the ancestor of Asura was shocked.

Because the other person's face is the same as the mysterious Taoist friend next to him.

The only difference between the two is the smell they give off.

This figure exudes the meaning of the underworld's sinking and depravity.

Although the mysterious Taoist friend next to him also faintly exudes the meaning of underworld, it is more of the true meaning of reincarnation that is sublimated from the true meaning of underworld.

"You seem to know I'm coming!"

Looking at Huang Quan's reincarnation, Jiang Yao said lightly: "It seems that you also left a method on your own bones."

"hey-hey."

Huang Quan chuckled, but did not take up the topic, but said in an incomprehensible tone: "I used the power of the origin of life and death to reincarnate. I wanted to get rid of the restrictions of the innate gods and make my cultivation further. Who would have expected that this would happen? Wrong. Haha, wrong."

Having said this, Huang Quan couldn't help but laugh at himself, not knowing what he was laughing at.

After a moment, he calmed down his emotions and continued: "By the time I regained my memory, the bones had already fallen into the hands of others, and I was coveted by those who wanted to find the origin of life and death, so I had to hide. I was desperate at first, but I didn’t expect the bones to fall into your hands.”

Emperor Fengdu.

Jiang Yao couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

As one of the three corpse clones of the ancient Buddha Bodhi and the person in charge of the underworld, he is one of the beings who most covets the place of life and death.

The mission Jiang Yao himself had about Emperor Zhenwu was related to him.

What's more important is that the snack food practice is inherited from the two magical skills of "Splitting the Sky and Changing the Earth" and "The Longevity Picture on the Back of the Dragon Turtle" by Fuhuang, one of the Three Emperors in ancient times, which were part of the calculation of Emperor Fengdu.

Because once the two magical skills left by Emperor Fu are successfully practiced and life and death are integrated, they can connect the origin of life and death.

The reason why Jiang Yao wanted to find the origin of life and death on this trip was not only that this place was of great use to his own plans, but also that he wanted to find the origin of life and death for snack food in advance and lay the solid foundation for it so that it would be easier in the future. The causal connection between her and Emperor Fengdu.

The ancestor of Asura next to him finally understood that the fellow Taoist next to him was just a clone created by a certain evil god with the help of Huang Quan's bones, and the one in front of him was the real Huang Quan.

At the same time, after hearing the words "origin of life and death", he quickly asked: "Have you really entered the origin of life and death?"

"nature."

Huang Quan showed a trace of emotion on his face and said: "I was born from the long river of Huang Quan, and I am one with it, but I have never known the existence of the origin of life and death. It was not until Zhenwu appeared that he used me as a guide to turn Huang Quan upside down, and I found it. The origin of life and death, if it were you, would you be able to bear it and not follow it? "

The ancestor of Asura sighed and said: "I can't help it."

Not only can't help it, but they will also try to get in first and get the blessings inside in advance.

Thinking of this, the ancestor of Asura couldn't help but ask: "What kind of secret is hidden in the origin of life and death that actually led Zhenwu to go there?"

Huang Quan's expression suddenly became solemn and he said: "Everyone knows that at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, there were all kinds of mysteries and all kinds of mysteries. This description is not wrong, but it is missing a prefix and a sentence, that is"

"Adhering to the Tao, Yuan Shi created the world!"

"What is 'Tao'? The root of law, the mother of principles, the source of virtue!"

"Heaven and earth are born from it, and all things are derived from it."

"And when it evolves, it has its own roots. Therefore, there are some special places in the heavens and the world, which are extremely close to the great road. It is called the 'place close to the road'."

"In these places, even Yuanshi Tianzun, who is the beginning of everything and the spirit of creation, was unable to grasp the mysteries of them at the beginning."

The ancestor of Asura had a sense of realization in his heart, and said subconsciously: "The origin of life and death is a shortcut!"

As he said that, he suddenly looked at Jiang Yao and said with some surprise: "Fellow Taoist said before that the Buddha measured the Nine Netherworlds and the nine stone temples built around the underworld are related to the origin of life and death. It seems that the path of cultivation for those existences is It is necessary to fully grasp the secrets of these shortcuts.”

Huang Quan, who was still looking complacent at first, looked at Jiang Yao in astonishment after hearing the words of the ancestor of Asura.

He accidentally obtained these secrets from Zhenwu, and even the ancient Nine Nether Evil Gods didn't know them.

He originally wanted to see the surprised expressions of the two people, but he didn't expect that the mysterious monk occupying his skeleton knew these secrets!

At this moment, a sense of frustration suddenly arose in his heart.

Nodding, Jiang Yao said in a leisurely tone: "After you have passed through the sea of ​​suffering and achieved the other side, you will use your own enlightenment to condense half of the Tao Fruit. After reaching this step, the next step of practice will need to penetrate the world and measure the nine realms of the immortal world." You can even take a shortcut to master all the mysteries of the heavens and the world."

"The more information about the heavens and worlds that you master, the more perfect the geniuses will be inside the bodies of the great people on the other side. When the secrets of the heavens and worlds are completely mastered, and the heavens and worlds in the body are completely perfect, the prototype of the Tao Fruit will be condensed. time, so the Buddha needs to measure the Nine Netherworlds, which is his practice. "

The simplest description is that when they first landed on the other side, the monks only mastered a few avenues related to the foundation of their own practice.

For example, if Jiang Yao himself reaches the other shore, under normal circumstances, his half-step results will include the Five Innate Virtues, Chaos Wuji, Yin and Yang, Ending, Time, Imperial Way, Reincarnation and other avenues.

And if he wants to further condense the prototype of the Dao Fruit, he needs to completely master the three thousand avenues.

Of course, three thousand is a virtual reference, referring to all the great mysteries of the heavens and the world.

"That's right."

After taking a deep look at Jiang Yao, Huang Quan showed a hint of fear in his eyes. He put away his complacent expression and said in a deep voice: "Adhering to the Tao, there are today's heavens and worlds. Although they belong to the acquired world, the mastery of them is beyond control." Only by perfecting and inferring the mysteries of the innate way can we get closer, just like when we do something, the more information we have, the closer we can get to the truth.”

"As this Taoist friend said, the more mysteries of the heavens and worlds are mastered, the more perfect the real world in the body of the great person on the other side will be, and gradually develop into other heavens and worlds, until there is no difference anymore. In the past and future, the nine immortal worlds will be different. The secluded world is within your grasp, and you are close to the great road, condensing the embryonic form of Taoism."

"Only at this stage can we get rid of all the things we have acquired, reduce and seek emptiness, and let the Tao fruit take full shape."

Looking at the two people talking in front of him, the ancestor of Asura suddenly felt that he was a little ignorant.

Why do others seem to know the secrets of the big figures on the other side, but I, the ancient evil god who has existed since the beginning of the era, know nothing about it!

At this moment, Huang Quan's eyes suddenly showed a glimmer of light, and he said with a smile: "It's finally done, hehe, with my current strength, I still can't directly overturn Huang Quan like Zhenwu, and I need the help of two fellow Taoists. "

Before he finished speaking, waves of ripples suddenly appeared at Huang Quan's feet, extending into infinity, and the surrounding world changed instantly.

Jiang Yao instantly felt an invisible rule coming, and he was constantly absorbing the energy of his underworld clone. With his current strength, he was unable to stop it.

The ancestor of Asura next to him also encountered the same situation, and his own power surged towards the heaven and earth like a flood.

"Hahaha"

Huang Quan let out a burst of laughter and said maliciously: "As fellow Taoists said, the Buddha measured the Nine Netherworlds. The nine stone temples built around the long river of Huang Quan are the introduction and key to the origin of life and death. Thank you very much." Two Taoist friends provide strength.”

I really thought that I would be so kind as to explain to you the mystery of the origin of life and death, but it was just to delay time.

Now, even if the origin of life and death is opened again, I can occupy Zhenwu's body, which is unknown about life and death, so that I can further my cultivation, and even completely control the origin of life and death, and become a big shot on the other side like a demon lord.

Thinking of this, Huang Quan felt endless excitement in his heart, as if he could see himself on the other side, unifying the Nine Nethers with his supreme grace.

But at this moment, Huang Quan found that the two people who had absorbed the power were looking at him as usual, without any anger, shock, or even surprise.

As if a fist had hit cotton, the joy in Huang Quan's heart suddenly stopped.