Volume 2: The Great Tribulation of the Lich Chapter 391: Five Ghost Emperors and Ten Yama Palaces (Part 2)
"Congratulations to you fellow Taoist for your great progress in cultivation. You can expect the other side!"
The ancestor of the Styx and Zhen Yuanzi congratulated him.
The Ghost Ancestor was also overjoyed. One knows that after reaching the pinnacle of power, every step forward is extremely difficult. He has been trapped in the Thirty Heavens for who knows how many years, and now he has got this opportunity to take another step forward!
"Your Majesty and the Emperor have shown me kindness, which I will never forget!"
The Ghost Ancestor, oh no, the current Northern Ghost Emperor was filled with gratitude towards Hou Tu and Feng Du, and quickly said many words to express his loyalty.
"Fellow Daoist, please stand up. There is no need to do this."
Hou Tu stretched out her hand, and a wisp of breeze lifted up the Northern Ghost Emperor.
The Emperor of Fengdu smiled and said, "The City of the Dead is in the northern part of the underworld, so I won't make any new arrangements for your place of government."
The Northern Ghost Emperor responded, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty."
The City of the Wrongly Dead collects the wronged souls of the entire underworld. Although the position of the City Lord of the Wrongly Dead is not a high position in the heaven and earth, it is also extremely important. The fact that the Emperor of Fengdu allows him to continue to rule this city shows his trust in him.
Mingyu looked at Minghe and asked, "Which of the other four Ghost Emperors do you like?"
The reason why Zhen Yuanzi was not asked was because he held the power of heaven and earth and could not take up any other position.
Minghe shook his head, indicating that he had no intention of becoming the Ghost Emperor.
He is the Lord of the Sea of Blood, and is also the Lord of the Shura in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. He is also in charge of the Asura clan and the Shura religion. He has neither underground authority nor great fortune. The position of Ghost Emperor is actually not suitable for his way of killing, so there is no need for him to lead another one.
Mingyu nodded. Since Minghe was unwilling, he would not say anything more.
But this karma position is left vacant, which is not conducive to the operation of the underworld. After pondering for a moment, Mingyu suddenly thought of something and his eyes lit up.
“Got it!”
Everyone looked at him, and Mingyu spoke slowly: "Now that the great trend of humanity is about to begin, we will take this opportunity of the Four Ghost Emperors to use the great trend of humanity to promote the development and improvement of the underground world."
"Using the position of Ghost Emperor to welcome the Emperor of Humanity?"
Six-colored divine lights were rotating in Hou Tu's eyes. After calculating for a moment, she gave an affirmative answer.
“This method works!”
The land borrows the power of people, and people borrow the advantages of the land. This is a win-win situation.
The positions of the Five Ghost Emperors were thus finalized.
Zhen Yuanzi, who had been silent, spoke up, with a hint of tentativeness: "However, now that the great situation has not yet begun and the emperor of humanity has not come out, the authority of the four ghost emperors cannot be lost. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Hou Tu listened to Zhen Yuanzi's question, but turned to look at Mingyu.
With just one glance, she guessed his intentions. She said in a faint voice, "The past is just a passing cloud. I won't stop you from doing whatever you want to do..."
Mingyu looked a little embarrassed, "Ahem, if that's the case, then..."
He slowly took out something from his sleeve. It was a large seal with the name "Kongtong" on it. It was obtained by Fuxi from the Treasure Dividing Cliff.
Zhen Yuanzi and Mingyu looked at each other tacitly, and took out something from their sleeves. It was a gourd with the Nine Nine True Meanings engraved on it. This was Hongyun's relic.
After looking at the Kongtong Seal in Mingyu's hand, Hou Tu saw the Soul-Dispersing Gourd in Zhen Yuanzi's hand. She shifted her gaze to Minghe with an expressionless face.
Minghe felt frightened by being stared at. He waved his hands repeatedly and turned over his empty sleeves to show Houtu.
"I didn't, it's none of my business, I don't know anything!"
The newly appointed Northern Ghost Emperor directly denied the three allegations. He was still in a daze and had not figured out the situation .
But this does not prevent him from having a strong desire to survive!
Hou Tu then gave up. She wrote two edicts and the Emperor of Fengdu stamped them with his imperial seal.
"Since you want them to temporarily take over the position of Ghost Emperor, then I have to make it clear that they cannot leave their positions until the destiny is revealed. They must work diligently and conscientiously until their merits are fulfilled!"
Hou Tu's words were very gentle, but they shocked the five men present .
Minghe felt that these oppressive words sounded familiar. His eyes moved back and forth between Mingyu and Houtu, muttering in his heart: "If they are not from the same family, they will not enter the same door. From this point of view, these two are simply made for each other..."
"Just follow your Majesty's words!"
Mingyu and Zhen Yuanzi responded rather guiltily, and then they simultaneously activated plan number two and replaced the true spirit in the spiritual treasure.
Mingyu replaced Fuxi's true spirit with Lei Ze's divine consciousness, and Zhen Yuanzi replaced Hongyun's true spirit with Yun Zhongjun's divine consciousness.
"Looking at Hou Tu (Niangniang)'s appearance, it's possible that she will have to bear more burdens. The Great God (Old Friend) has suffered enough, and we can't let him suffer any more. It's better to change him. Anyway, there is a spiritual treasure to support him. Even if Lei Ze (Yun Zhongjun) only has a wisp of divine consciousness left, he can take over this position for the main body.
By then, the accumulated luck and fortune will be received by the main body, but the Dao Body (Good Corpse) of the great god (old friend) will have to suffer. However, isn’t it for moments like this that the Dao Body (Good Corpse) was slashed out? "
The two men took the decree and combined the spiritual treasures in their hands with it.
The authority of the underground world declined, and the position of the Western Ghost Emperor was integrated into the Kongtong Seal. A phantom of the Ghost Emperor appeared, wearing a white crown that stretched across the sky, a white feather fur coat, a white ribbon on his waist, and a five-colored dragon-head belt. He made mysterious sounds in the air and sang loudly into the space.
The Southern Ghost Emperor's position was integrated into the Soul-Dispersing Gourd. Suddenly, clouds floated in the sky. Above the endless clouds, an emperor stood. He wore a red crown that stretched across the sky, a red coral fur coat, a red spirit ribbon on his waist, and a colorful dragon-head belt. The air was filled with spiritual energy and strange phenomena were everywhere.
The Western Ghost Emperor had a very elegant temperament. He bowed to everyone, then walked out of the hall and summoned an imperial chariot driven by nine dragons.
"How can this emperor's chariot be without a driver?"
The sound from heaven was deafening, and he casually grabbed Judge Cui over.
"From now on, you will follow me. Driver, head west!"
As soon as the Western Ghost Emperor was born, he showed his tyranny. Poor Judge Cui became the charioteer of Lei Ze without knowing it. Frightened by the emperor's power, he could only drive the Ghost Emperor obediently.
Several people in the hall were dumbfounded, and Mingyu did not expect Lei Ze to jump like that.
He quickly looked at Hou Tu who was sitting on the main throne; Hou Tu still had no expression on her face.
"snort!"
A cold snort was heard from the hall, and the imperial chariot driven by nine dragons fell to the ground, and both the people and the chariot fell into the icy Forgetful River.
A huge splash of water was stirred up, throwing thousands of ghosts onto the shore.
The spirit of Wangchuan looked at the Ghost Emperor falling into the water and almost laughed out loud. When the little ghosts on the shore saw this, they also screamed.
The Western Ghost Emperor took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of Huangquan without changing his expression. He picked up the Nine Dragon Emperor's Chariot and Cui Pan and ran away...
This scene made everyone in the hall stunned for a moment.
Even Hou Tu was a little confused. The Fuxi in her memory was not like this. Could it be that after dying once, people would become more and more shameless?
Then, they all turned to look at the Ghost Emperor of the South.
At this time, the Southern Ghost Emperor was concentrating on condensing a luxurious cloud car for himself. Noticing everyone's gazes, the Southern Ghost Emperor smiled politely yet awkwardly.
"You guys go about your business. I'll be on my way to take up my new post in a moment."
This one seems more reliable.
So, everyone watched helplessly as the Ghost Emperor built one cloud car after another for himself...
Zhen Yuanzi held his forehead with his hand, and Hou Tu sighed: "You should go to take up your post as soon as possible!"
With a push of her white hands, the Southern Ghost Emperor was blown out of the hall.
"Hey, there's also my bicycle frame!"
There was a burst of ghostly howling and Zhen Yuanzi sent the cloud chariot out with a dark face.
After sending the two Ghost Emperors away, Hou Tu thought about their abnormal state and suddenly felt bored. There was no point in exploiting such labor.
"If you don't have any candidates for the remaining two thrones, just leave them vacant for now. I will take over the authority and responsibilities first."
Hou Tu pinched her brows and put an end to the matter.
Next, several people began to discuss the candidates for the Ten Kings of Hell.
Zhen Yuanzi was a descendant of the Earth Immortal, and he asked for the position of King of Chujiang.
The positions of Emperor Song, King of the Five Senses, King of Biancheng, King of Mount Tai, and King of the City were held by five Daluo Golden Immortals selected from the ghost immortal lineage.
The King of Equality in the Ninth Hall is in charge of life and death, sin and blessing. Mingyu recommended a priest from the spirit race to take the office.
"I thank you, Master Lingzun!"
This priest is the successor of Xiyi Spiritual Land, he is at the seventh level of Daluo and has some potential to become a quasi-saint.
At this time, Xing Tian also came back to succeed the throne of the Rotating King.
"How about leaving the remaining two palaces of King Yama, King Qin Guang, to the three religions?"
Mingyu suggested dividing some of the cake among themselves, otherwise since the Western Church had shares in the underworld and they did not, it was inevitable that they would be secretly tripped up by them.
"Can!"
Hou Tu nodded, and the others expressed their support.
Then, three jade books came out of the underworld and landed in front of Laozi, Yuanshi and Tongtian respectively.
Yuanshi Tianzun sat on the agarwood chariot, Tongtian rode on the back of Kui Niu, and the two saints went to Shouyang Mountain to meet Laozi together.
"Mingyu is worthy of being my third-generation disciple of Xuanmen. He didn't leave out the three religions for such a good thing!"
Yuanshi Tianzun approved and was very satisfied with Mingyu's arrangement.
Laozi smiled. If the three religions wanted to develop in the future, it would be best if they could get help from the underworld.
"I only have one disciple named Xuandu, who is not suitable to serve in the underworld. You can each choose a disciple to go!"
Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu nodded in agreement, and then they discussed it.
Tianzun asked for the position of King Yama, and the leader chose King Qin Guang.
"But who is suitable to go?"
Several names flashed through the minds of the two saints, and they were at a loss for a moment, as they had to bear the consequences.
Seeing his two younger brothers like this, the old man shook his head and whispered two words.
"Let it be!"
Tianzun and the leader were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Then let it be!"
It was a rare occasion for them to get together, and taking this opportunity, the three brothers talked for a long time, and then discussed philosophy again.
Spring goes and autumn comes, cold and hot seasons pass by, the time passes slowly, and it seems like thousands of years have passed.
Sanqing was very satisfied with this gathering and even praised Mingyu several times.
Tianzun and the leader said goodbye to Laozi and left.
"Master, my disciple has made great progress in cultivation recently and has already broken through to the Golden Immortal Realm. Junior Brother Huang Long is also just one step away from reaching the final level. Could you give me some pointers?"
As soon as Yuanshi Tianzun came back, Taiyi Zhenren pulled Huang Long over to improve his favorability.
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the two good brothers Yuding and Taiyi, Yuanshi Tianzun has had a significant change in his attitude towards Huanglong.
Upon hearing that Huang Long was about to break through, a smile appeared on Tianzun's serious face.
"Great kindness!"
In this way, all of my twelve disciples of the Chan sect will become Daluo Golden Immortals!
Taoist Huanglong has been in Yuxu Palace for so long, but this is the first time he sees his master smiling at him. He feels so happy in his heart.
"Hehe, Master praised me, Master praised me..."
Unconsciously, Huang Long's thoughts were wandering and he began to be dazed again.
Taiyi Zhenren quickly stepped on his foot, and Huang Long came to his senses. He quickly bowed respectfully and said, "I hope the teacher can help me solve my doubts."
Yuanshi Tianzun, who was in a good mood, turned a blind eye to their little actions, and even his tone became much more relaxed: "Although, with my master here, it will be difficult for you not to enter the Tao!"
The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Orthodox School. Just thinking about it makes me feel proud.
Just one final step away, right?
Even if I have to kick you today, I will kick you back through the door!
