In the new year, Xu Mochen ushered in another kind of happiness in his life.
That's right, the Ministry of Rites jointly submitted a petition asking him to accept a concubine.
Of course, the concubine has already agreed.
Well, yes, it was agreed upon, that is, Qian Ling of the Boraclea Sect.
This thing was quite difficult to do. Qian Ling was from a foreign country in the West by blood.
If she becomes a concubine of the Daqian royal family and gives birth to offspring, it will not mess up the royal bloodline.
However, after the imperial power was unified in the past two years, Xu Mochen could truly be regarded as an emperor.
Therefore, the censor Yanguan complained for several days, saying everything that needed to be said, and doing what needed to be done.
The Ministry of Rites took advantage of the situation and started to organize the event with great fanfare.
Xu Mochen gave Qian Ling the position of imperial concubine, the only one among the four concubines.
As for the queen, that's not possible.
There was a censor who "remonstrated" in the court and almost hit a pillar.
Fortunately, Xu Mochen had read history books all over, and the pillars of his Jinluan Palace had long been wrapped in soft cloth.
Of course, now that the world is at peace and the power of the country is at its peak, Yan Guan will not really want to give advice.
Everyone just goes through the motions.
But it is against the rules for a foreigner to be a queen.
Xu Mochen didn't bother to talk so much. Anyway, his harem was just a shelter.
The virtuous concubine Shen Zhining spent most of her time with the virtuous concubine Gu Jinge, studying various delicacies.
Xu Mochen also liked these delicacies and he had no objection.
Concubine Shu Miluo also lay down every day to enjoy the cool air.
As for the newly appointed concubine, she spends her whole day doing research.
They don't exist as sleeping attendants or anything like that.
Xu Mochen is also a serious person. He still has a lot of court affairs to deal with and has no interest in the harem.
Of course, as immortal cultivators, they still have to practice.
Things in the court were stable, and Xu Mochen began to pay attention to the world in Shifang.
The return of the world of monsters and beasts means that the power structure in the mortal world has changed.
In the ten directions of the mortal world, the leader is the Mo Alliance.
For this reason, Xu Mochen went to the headquarters of the Mo League, and Shifang World sat down together to study how to place the monster world.
After all, this world of monsters and beasts used to belong to the Upper Cloud Realm, and there were many big bosses there.
Representatives were also sent over there, Xiao Nanying and Xiao Nanyan whom Xu Mochen knew.
The four gods thought they had "fooled" Xu Mochen, and they were very powerful. Now, their souls could not exist in the mortal world, and they were still trying hard to find a physical container.
If the Feng clan has the special ability to be reborn from the ashes, they are the first to find a new body in the world of monsters and beasts.
In addition, Xu Mochen had a good relationship with them, so he simply entrusted them to handle it.
The requirements put forward there are also relatively reasonable and do not have much impact on the current mortal world.
As for the physical body, they plan to find suitable beasts in the mortal world, transform them, and gradually replace them.
Due to bloodline issues, this process is very time consuming.
In other words, they will have to stay in the world of monsters for a long time and solve their own problems first.
To this end, they also used some of the unique resources of the Yunshang Realm, including the cultivation of martial arts and magical powers, to share them with the mortal world.
As for the rest, everything operates according to the current rules.
Xu Mochen was also very satisfied with this. He was most worried that these big guys would come down and be active and have an impact on the mortal world.
Looking at it now, Douzhan should have restrained them in advance.
In addition, they are neither up nor down now, so it is good to calm down.
Judging from what Douzhan said, the path to the world of monsters and beasts is basically dead.
Returning to the mortal world is tantamount to having a chance to start over, and they should cherish it.
After the matters in the world of monsters and beasts were dealt with, Xu Mochen returned to the capital and received a request from Chi Mobei to see him alone.
Although Chi Mobei now holds the title of prime minister, he has basically ignored the government affairs.
After finding him, Xu Mochen roughly knew that other forces in the Upper Cloud Realm were probably starting to take action.
If a saint falls in heaven, he must be held accountable.
In the imperial study room, Xu Mochen looked at Chi Mobei who came in, and his expression was indeed not very good.
"Your Majesty," he saluted, "if I come, I have something important to report."
"They are from the Buddhist world, right?" Xu Mochen sighed, "Not long ago, the demon king greeted me, and they must have been very reluctant."
"Yes," Chi Mobei nodded, "that side has a good relationship with us, and through the rumors, the Buddhist community is ready to take action.
But what the old minister wants to report today is not this matter. "
This was unexpected. Xu Mochen was slightly surprised: "That's..."
"It's over there in the Netherworld." Chi Mobei stepped forward and presented a jade piece. "In the Netherworld, in addition to the mortal level, of course there is also the realm of the Upper Cloud Realm.
In this part of the mortal world, we generally become the underworld.
The level of the Upper Cloud Realm, which includes a wider range of cultivators in the Netherworld, is called the Underworld.
On the mortal side, Shifang World has an agreement with His Majesty, so they have always been at peace with each other.
But now, the upper level of the cloud is beginning to exert pressure, and the people below are having a hard time doing it. "
Xu Mochen took the jade piece and scanned it with his consciousness, extracting all the information inside.
If the mortal world is connected to the Netherworld, there are four ferries.
One of them, Xu Mochen, had been to Danzhou in the south.
As for the other three, they will normally be jointly supervised by both the Mortal Mo Alliance and the Nether Realm.
But recently, changes have occurred at these four major ferries.
"Our people fought with them," Chi Mobei reported. "At first, we thought they were immortal cultivators from the underworld, so we sent someone over to negotiate.
Then I discovered that it actually came from the underworld. "
Xu Mochen put down the jade piece: "The underworld and the underworld are also in a superior-subordinate relationship."
Chi Mobei murmured for a while, then smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this matter is rather complicated.
Part of it is the superior-subordinate relationship you mentioned, but it's actually not that strict.
The Nether Realm and the Monster Realm are different.
The relationship between the underworld and the underworld is unusual. "
Then Chi Mobei began to explain.
This Nether Realm is also a very large force in the Shifang World, even more powerful than the Monster Realm.
If the population in the Shifang World is calculated, the Nether Realm is definitely ranked first.
It's very simple. Although one can cultivate immortality in this world, there is no immortality.
Not to mention people, animals and plants in general.
Because of the existence of the world in the ten directions, flowers, plants, birds, animals, even mountains, rivers, jewelry, jade, etc., all have the opportunity to open their spiritual wisdom and gain immortality and enter the Tao.
Therefore, these things actually have a "soul" or "soul".
Therefore, all things must die, and after death, they will all go to the Netherworld.
Xu Mochen's eyes widened: "So, it's an indispensable place."
"Yes," Chi Mobei nodded, "Let's talk about ordinary mortals first, or existences that can be classified as being unable to cultivate immortality."
Xu Mochen nodded, saying that he could accept the information that other races would go to the Nether Realm after death.
This general existence, what remains after death, is called the soul or soul.
These souls, without exception, all have to pass through the ferry, cross the gate of hell and close the road to hell, and go to the underworld.
Then he crossed the River of Forgetfulness and climbed onto the Naihe Bridge to wash away all the memories of his past life.
If you have deep-seated resentment, you will lose the return to the ruins to wash away the resentment.
In short, it is equivalent to bleaching, and it must be rinsed cleanly.
The next operations are offloaded.
Those whose fate is over can go to the Sea of Chaos and return to unity.
And the sea of chaos eventually flows and merges into the way of heaven.
Xu Mochen's eyes widened: "Doesn't it mean that as long as you are a human being, you can actually join the way of heaven after death?"
Chi Mobei shook his head: "It's not what you think.
The Chaos Sea merges with the Heavenly Dao, and it actually only provides it to the Heavenly Dao. You can understand it as nutrients. "
Xu Mochen said "Oh" and said, "Let me tell you, if it's that simple, why would you want to become an immortal?"
Chi Mobei agreed: "To achieve enlightenment and ascend, you can maintain your own soul and thoughts, merge with the way of heaven, and be able to dominate thousands of worlds.
But in the Sea of Chaos, there is nothing left, just supplies. "
"I understand," Xu Mochen said as he passed the topic, "Then there is also a part of reincarnation?"
"Yes," Chi Mobei continued to explain, "Some of those whose earthly connections are still there are reincarnations.
Of course, this reincarnation is different from Tu Dao Xiaoyao Immortal. After reincarnation, he is still a mortal. "
Xu Mochen held his chin and tapped the table with the fingers of his left hand: "Let me guess.
The so-called earthly fate is probably the fairy fate.
For example, if a person has been born with an immortal relationship for some reason in this life, then it is an earthly relationship. It is of no use and will naturally be sent to human destruction.
Of course, you put it nicely, it’s called entering the sea of chaos and converging with the way of heaven.
Well, it is indeed very noble.
Others who are not born with immortality in this life will be reincarnated.
Let’s try again in the next life and see if this guy can squeeze out some immortality.
Very good, this is called making the best use of everything.
Is it this way. "
Chi Mobei's face turned red: "Your Majesty, this is probably true."
You see, everything in this ghost place has something to do with immortality.
And the celestial being is born from the interaction between heaven and earth and the human race.
An existence that has not been squeezed out will definitely not be discarded easily.
This is like making cane sugar. All sugar cane needs to be squeezed out multiple times.
As for how the Netherworld created such a link, Xu Mochen believed that the immortal cultivators were not idiots. After tens of thousands of years of accumulated experience, they must have their own tricks.
But here... Xu Mochen glanced at Chi Mobei: "In reincarnation, there are always things that are missed and the memory is not cleaned."
He remembered whether there was a similar urban legend in Blue Star.
Chi Mobei was curious that the emperor's focus was different: "That's right.
However, they are reincarnated as ordinary people and cannot become immortals no matter how hard they are, so there is no problem if they are occasionally omitted.
The left and right are nothing more than the mortal world, and some people think they are alien talk.
Not to mention, some of them turned into animals, plants and stones, even if they had memories, it would be useless. "
Xu Mochen sighed secretly, this world is not easy to live in.
"Ai Qing continued, how did the immortal cultivators come and go?" Xu Mochen asked.
"The words of immortal cultivators are different." Chi Mobei continued to explain the background.
The first type is those who died in the catastrophes of heaven and earth, such as the longevity tribulation, the reincarnation tribulation, and the annihilation tribulation. They have been completely burned by the tribulation fire, and their souls directly return to the sea of chaos, without any need to deal with it.
In the world of immortality, this is equivalent to natural death.
The second type is death, which is abnormal death.
In this case, it should be sent to Guixu first to cleanse the memory.
It's just that they can't have an immortal relationship, so after cleaning their memories, they are sent to the Sea of Chaos for processing.
The most troublesome thing is the military solution.
Bingjie is not a natural death, nor an unnatural death, but a selective death.
But when I got to the Netherworld, I didn't know what kind of attribute it was, so I had to classify it.
Generally, those who can carry out military dissolution are relatively powerful bosses.
The main reason is that they are afraid that they will get away with it and get reincarnated, and have the chance to do it again.
Xu Mochen understood: "It's like a stowaway."
Chi Mobei nodded: "
After all, even if they are reincarnated with their memories, they may not be able to practice again, unlike Tu Dao Xiaoyao Immortal.
It’s just that if we don’t strictly control things, if everyone does it, the world will be in chaos. "
Xu Mochen smiled: "Actually, the more reason is that these failed enlighteners were originally abandoned by Heaven.
Giving them another chance is nothing more than a waste of immortality. ”Kanshu La
You see, after all the righteous words are stripped away, it is a naked resource issue.
Chi Mobei coughed: "Anyway, it's handled this way. It's normal and there's nothing missing."
"Are these things usually handled by the underworld?" Xu Mochen asked.
"Yes," Chi Mobei affirmed, "If you fall, you have fallen. Even if you were a super boss, there is no big problem."
"What does the underworld do?" Xu Mochen asked again.
"As for those who deal with difficult problems, as I just said, some are particularly difficult to deal with, such as the immortal cultivators born in the Nether Realm itself. Their soul consciousness memories are very strong, so they have to be sent to the underworld for processing." Chi Mobei answered.
Xu Mochen was very surprised: "In other words, the underworld is actually equivalent to a prison."
"In a sense, it means that," Chi Mobei continued to explain, "so there is a strong barrier between the underworld and the underworld, and there is no normal communication between the two realms."
Xu Mochen pondered for a while: "Then what does the underworld mean by taking action this time?"
"On the one hand, there should be someone pushing it," Chi Mobei wasn't sure, "If the Heavenly Court spoke up, they would have an excuse.
Although the barrier is difficult, it is not impossible to get over or break it. "
"The enchantment in the world of monsters and beasts has just been destroyed," Xu Mochen admitted, "If there were no enchantment in the underworld..."
"We don't know what the underworld thinks, and the underworld is also very afraid of it." Chi Mobei then got to the point, "Actually, in our view, the underworld is equivalent to a level that suppresses the underworld."
"Is there a possibility," Xu Mochen stood up, "over there in the underworld, there are some immortal cultivators who have convinced the ruler of the underworld."
"It's not impossible," Chi Mobei's worry also originated from this, "Those ancient immortal cultivators who have been through military dissolution cannot be dealt with by the underworld, so they all went to the underworld.
It is conceivable that if you are in contact with such beings all day long, you will be defeated in the face of the catastrophe of annihilation, which will inevitably affect your mentality. "
Xu Mochen understood clearly: "So the underworld is worried now, and the underworld is taking advantage of it?"
