Yin and Yang world,
The gate of life and death.
This is a term that should only exist in another world!
There should be no one in this world who dares to say that he has been to the Yin and Yang Realm, because if he has been, it means that he is no longer in the world.
Of course, there is another possibility, unless it is some strange people with special skills who have the ability to communicate with the void and mysterious world.
Ordinary people in this world can only imagine that world based on the descriptions of some magical people from Taoism and Buddhism.
The eighteen levels of hell, Yama in each hall, the black and white captivating souls, the guidance of bull-headed and horse-faced people, and the trial of the iron-faced judge, these are all the places that ordinary people imagine a hell to be.
No matter how it is imagined, it can be seen that the so-called yin and yang realm is certainly not the infinite division of yin and yang that Taoism calls. Although the Yin and Yang Realm is also a Taoist theory, this Yin and Yang Realm refers to the human world and hell, which is naturally the boundary between life and death!
The Yang Realm is naturally the space where all living beings live. No matter you are a human or an animal, as long as you are still breathing, it means that you are still living in the Yang Realm and are a living creature. This is of course the daily thinking of ordinary people, and it is also the normal comment made by doctors and Taoists in the past dynasties.
The underworld is naturally the destination for souls who have died. No matter you are a human or an animal, as long as you die, it means that you have gone to the underworld and are a dead creature. Even if you are a living plant and your vitality is cut off, it is still a kind of reincarnation, a kind of reincarnation that has gone through the six paths of life and death.
No matter who goes to the underworld, in the thinking of Taoism and Buddhism, they all have a common consciousness, that is, they all believe that this is not necessarily death. Because, in this reincarnation, there is a boundary that belongs to abnormal people and can be understood by abnormal people, and this is the so-called Yin and Yang realm, the door of life and death.
They all believe that only after truly passing through this yin and yang realm can the souls of people or other spiritual beings belong to the boundary and can determine the life and death of each object. Of course, there will be special cases in this period, or depending on each object, but there may not be one or two cases of such strange things in the world!
Therefore, passing through the realm of yin and yang is truly called passing through the gate of life and death.
It has been widely rumored in the world and among the people that the Yin and Yang Realm is somewhere in the human world, because the entrance to hell is in the human world, and that place is called Fengdu.
Fengdu is known as a ghost town!
There have always been people managing it, and the most famous one is naturally King Yama. Each of the halls of Yama in the eighteen levels of hell is in charge of one hall.
The gate of life and death is naturally in the first hall, and it is in front of the first hall. Behind the gate of life and death is the ghost realm and the gate of ghosts. The gate of life and death is not the gate of ghosts. The gate of ghosts is the realm of ghosts! The gate of life and death is half the world of heaven and half the world of hell.
It is the human world during the day and the underworld at night.
Does it mean the balance between the human world and the underworld, or the comparison between day and night?
No matter how!
There is a strange sect in the world, Hell Gate! There is a strange place in the world, Fengdu! Is it hell in Feng, or is hell on earth?
There is an unpredictable ghost emperor at the Gate of Hell! A person who dares to call himself emperor will naturally not be an ordinary person! What's more, the Hell Gate is located in Shu, and if you can calmly proclaim yourself emperor in Shu, you can imagine the foundation of the Hell Gate.
And the Gate of Hell is known as the number one gate in the world! Call yourself the Holy Sect!
Are the knights and strangers in the world the strangers in the eyes of ordinary people? They come and go from high to low, flying in the clouds and mists, calling for wind and rain. They can travel thousands of miles in a day and survive life and death. Maybe the common people regard them as gods, ghosts and demons!
Shuzhong belongs to the Meng Dynasty. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Wang Jian occupied Shuzhong and made himself king. Later, Wang Jian established the Shu Kingdom. Since then, Shuzhong and the Central Plains have been separated. Later, the royal family in Shu was defeated, and Meng Zhixiang established the Later Shu Kingdom. The Hell Gate has always stood in Shu.
As a well-known sect in the world, being able to stand in a separatist dynasty shows that it either serves the dynasty or has an agreement with the imperial city. As a separatist dynasty, how could it compromise with a sect in the world? However, the Gate of Hell has always existed and has nothing to do with the two successive dynasties!
There are even no local officials appointed by the government in Fengdu City. There are Hell Gates here, which shows that this place is just like self-governance and no different from the Republic of China.
Tian Yinong did not return to the inner altar of Wuyou Altar, but quickly walked out. He thought of Zhou Yi, who had always been in contact with the outside world, because the Styx Altar was the real sub-altar of the Hell Gate that had both internal and external affairs, and it was also the location of the Gate of Life and Death.
Zhou Yi has always been known for his ruthless style. Although he is not the most skilled among the disciples with responsibilities in the Hell Sect, because he is a disciple of the Ghost Mother and has several enigmatic brothers and sisters, he is better than others. Generally you won't mess with him.
However, Tian Yinong had been dating him for decades. The two of them had inexplicable speculations and were sworn partisans in the family. He knew very clearly about Zhou Yi sending disciples and arranging for his son to live in the secular world. Hell Gate didn't pay much attention to these, so everyone thought it was normal.
The current sect leader, Ghost Emperor Qin Que, used to have a very acrimonious reputation in the world, but since taking charge of the Hell Sect, he has become very gentle towards his disciples. In addition, Qin Que has always focused on cultivation, so his power is almost delegated to the deacon altar and various branches. In the past twenty years, the disciples of Hell Gate have secretly come out and are doing their own things.
Zhou Yi is a person with his own ideas, and has attracted a large number of people around him, many of whom are elders and guardians of the deacon altar. Tian Yinong knew that the Niutou Horsemian disappeared inexplicably last year because he was entrusted by Zhou Yi, but he still doesn't know his whereabouts. In the past, it was said that the Ghost Mother's first disciple, the Holy Infant King, asked someone to come to the door for help. As the younger brother of the Holy Infant King, Zhou Yi was the first to respond.
Because although Niutou Mamian was entrusted by Zhou Yi, there was no evidence in the sect, and even the people in the sect could not do anything to him. On the other hand, there is another master in the sect, Gray Bat Huo Han, who is also a disciple of Ghost Mother. He is one of the two envoys of Hell Sect Naihe. I went to Lingnan and South Han Dynasty and never came back. It is said that Zhou Yi tried his best to bewitch him, so he rushed all the way to Lingnan, but ended up missing.
However, Tian Yinong knew that Zhou Yi's methods did not stop there. He also intervened in the officialdom of Sichuan and had contacts with many high-ranking officials in the court in Chengdu. Otherwise, with his son Zhou Qi's skill, how could he easily command the Yuzhou Horse Infantry Army. Moreover, Zhou Yi also introduced people to Tian Yinong, so that Tian Yinong also intervened in Qianzhou, Sizhou and other places, so that there was a steady flow of demand for the various medicinal materials Tian Yinong needed. And there is a place where Hell Gate has not intervened for many years.
Master Su Xipo's sudden release from seclusion naturally made Tian Yinong feel happy and worried. The joy was naturally his biggest support in the sect. He was not even willing to sell the face of the sect leader Qin Que. The worry was that the master was the easiest person to fall out with. The Lord denies man. In order to prevent mistakes, Tian Yinong had to come to Zhou Yi early to prevent his master from being unhappy with something he did outside.
When Tian Yinong appeared at the Gate of Life and Death, everything was quiet!
In the dim altar hall, there was another person wearing a blood-red cloak, standing there with his hands behind his back. He is aloof and cold, with a tall and independent figure. His thin figure and long hair that is casually scattered show that he is different.
When he saw Tian Yinong, his face showed a hint of surprise. He glanced at the two respectful men beside him, and then stared at Tian Yinong. And those two people were also well-dressed, and they were obviously the leaders of the Hell Gate. However, when the two people took one look at this person, they actually trembled in fear!
"It's rare to meet the Tian Altar Master here. I wonder when the Tian Altar Master became the Altar Master of the Minghe Altar of the Gate of Life and Death?" He looked at Tian Yinong quietly, as if he wanted to find out from Tian Yinong's embarrassed look. I don't know what he meant by this, but it sounded mostly sarcastic. And he stared at Tian Yinong closely, his expression still cold, without any sense of humor.
Tian Yinong also glanced at the two men next to this man. Thinking about this man's identity, he couldn't help but smile awkwardly at this man and said: "King Shura is ridiculous. How can my subordinates have the ability to do both in the sect?" Altar, I just came here for something. I heard that Altar Master Zhou went out a few days ago, and his subordinates asked him to bring some medicinal materials. I wanted to come over and see if he is back!"
"Lawless!" The man said coldly, not knowing who he was talking about! But the person who said this was frightened and didn't know what it meant for a moment.
He looked quietly at the picture of a hundred ghosts hanging in the hall. His eyes kept changing, and his stern expression did not speak. Tian Yinong and the two men on the side did not dare to say a word and stood aside, because of this Human status is too special at Hell Gate.
Tian Yinong mentally slandered Zhou Yi's eighteen generations of ancestors, and he couldn't help but secretly lament that he was having a bad time. I haven't walked around for a long time, and I didn't expect that my master would suddenly come out of seclusion, let alone how he would suddenly meet this person.
It turns out that this man is a famous evil star in Hell Gate. When he was practicing in the world, he was a sensation in the Central Plains. That was the time when the melee of the separatist regime was at its most chaotic. During his training, he joined the separatist regime forces and led the troops into battle, which can be said to be a killing spree. Later, he was known as Shura King Shen Tufu, the real killer who led the troops in Hell Gate. The king of gods and ghosts.
Although he is not one of the only supreme elders in the Hell Gate like Tian Yinong's master, Jade-faced Yama Luo Su Xipo, he is also one of the figures who became famous earlier than the current Ghost Emperor Qin Que, the King of Hell.
What is even more important is that after returning to Hell Gate, his cultivation has improved greatly. After practicing in seclusion, he is one of the ghost kings recognized by everyone in the sect. Now he is sitting in the hell gate, Shura Hell, and is the Shura King of Shura Hell.
That is one of the few ghost kings in the Hell Gate now. Like Tian Yinong's master, Jade Faced King of Hell Su Xipo, he is also the Lord of Hell's Palace, the Ghost King of Hell. Under each hall of Hell Gate, there are two or three altars. Therefore, as the leader of a branch altar, even though it was only a branch altar under the main altar, Tian Yinong did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Shen Tufu. This King of Hell, who has several subordinates, is not a good talker, and he dare not relax at all in front of him.
This person rarely comes out to take care of things, and he is also a typical cultivator. But as long as they come out to the outside world, it must be a vigorous and resolute move, or there may be a major war at the gate of hell. Thinking about Zhou Yi's usual inner thoughts and some of his involvements. Tian Yinong couldn't help but tremble in his heart. It's not that something happened to this guy. The butcher Shentu went to know about it!
"According to the investigation, a few days ago, the body of Su Tao, the blood cultivator of this temple, was found on the outskirts of Suizhou City, and his body and head were separated!" Shen Tu went to look at Tian Yinong quietly, as if he was recounting an incident related to himself. It's just something that doesn't have much to do with it: "Tian Altar Master, Altar Master Zhou and Protector Su Tao have always been close to you. Not to mention that you don't know anything about this! I wonder what answer Tian Altar Master will give me?"
Tian Yinong couldn't help but be stunned. He really didn't know about this matter, not to mention that it must be new news, otherwise at least all the branches in the sect would get the news. You must know that Blood Asura Su Tao is extremely skilled in what he has learned, and his skills are not far different from his own. They are both relatively advanced deacons in the sect. More importantly, he is also one of the disciples of the Ghost Mother, a rare and deliberately cultivated master of the Hell Sect.
Tian Yinong knew that Su Tao had been doing something in Suizhou and had many properties in Suizhou. Tian Yinong also got a lot of good things from him, some of which came from the Chengdu palace. Tian Yinong had reciprocated the favor before, but he didn't expect that something happened in Suizhou this time.
Although Su Tao was a member of the Deacon Circle, he served as a guardian in the Asura Hell. Shentu rarely interfered in matters during normal times. Su Tao and several guardians were actually the people in power. Although I don't know what his usual relationship with Shentu Fu is, but they are all from the same family, so it must not be too bad.
Just because he and Zhou Yi of Minghe Altar are senior brothers, and Zhou Yi and Tian Yinong have a very good relationship, so Su Tao and Tian Yinong are very close to each other compared to others. However, Tian Yinong became nervous when he suddenly heard that something had happened to him and he didn't know it yet.
If something happens to a disciple within the sect, it will usually be investigated by the branch forum and finally reported to the main forum. Of course, if something happens to a person with a job like this, the main altar will usually report it to the Ghost Emperor immediately, and then the Ghost Emperor will summon the ghost kings or kings of hell of each hall, as well as the elders and protectors and even the altar masters to inform them. But this time something happened to Su Tao. As the leader of a branch, Tian Yinong didn't know about it, and a ghost king would personally interfere. Tian Yinong was a little confused.
Either Shen Tufu had just found out about this and had not had time to inform the deacons in the sect, or the sect leader had thoughts about him and had doubts about himself. Tian Yinong felt his palms sweating, because the rules of the door stated that it was not allowed to have anything to do with political affairs in Shuzhong. If it is serious, it can be dealt with harshly, and when it is relaxed, it can be understood clearly.
"King Shura! How dare my subordinates hide it? Many altars in the sect now have deacons outside! Altar Master Zhou and Protector Su are brothers, and everyone knows that they have always been close. The Styx Altar has always been set up in various states in central Sichuan. Yes, since we pay a lot of things to the main altar every year, it is inevitable that Altar Master Zhou will have more contact with the outside world! But something happened to Protector Su suddenly, and his subordinates were really shocked!"
At this time, the two men finally came to their senses and saw that Shen Tufu didn't say anything after hearing Tian Yinong's words, and his face didn't look particularly scary. A slightly fat man finally plucked up the courage to say: "The Altar Master did not instruct his subordinates to wait when he went out this time, so he probably won't go too far. Besides, he only brought eight guards with him, but judging from his expression at that time , seemed to be very sad. None of the subordinates dared to ask, but later the attendants around the altar master revealed that it was said that the altar master’s only son Zhou Qi in Yuzhou was suddenly killed! The altar master must have gone to Yuzhou !”
He glanced at the dark-skinned companion next to him. He was originally the master of the Styx Altar of Life and Death. When Zhou Yi went on tour, he would usually stay in the Styx Altar. His companion is also one of them. The two of them have cooperated for a long time, so they will naturally understand their intentions.
Knowingly, he quickly said: "King Shura is aware that the rules within our sect are very strict. The master of the altar has always been strict in controlling his subordinates, and his subordinates do not dare to interfere with his personal affairs. This time, the routine examination of the disciples in the altar has passed. The master usually does not stay in the altar if there is no important matter. He either finds a place to practice or goes out to patrol the various states. The subordinate and Hall Master Jiao stay in the altar to take charge of affairs. The altar master usually goes to the deacon offices in each state as a routine. On patrol!"
Looking up at the large beams in the hall, the carved beams and painted beams looked particularly arrogant in the dim light. Shentu Fu actually closed his eyes gently, and the air in the hall seemed to be quiet for a moment.
"Have you ever heard of the average religion?"
Suddenly a nonsensical question!
There is a commotion in Shuzhong about the Jingwei Cult! As long as one is in Shu, let alone the largest sect in the world, it is impossible not to know about the existence of the Wenjing Sect.
If you say you don’t know, that would be too false! Although the Hell Sect has sect rules that do not allow its disciples to interfere in political affairs, but being in the middle of Shu and being the largest sect, there is no place where there is no contact with the outside world and there is no one who does not know the average teaching!
"I've heard a little about it!" Tian Yinong replied calmly. After experiencing Shen Tufu's pressure and some calculations in his own mind, Tian Yinong's thinking finally caught up. Knowing that there was no need to play tricks in front of him, he said calmly: "It is said that the average religion is now being stirred up in all states in central Sichuan. Although the followers do not have very skilled leaders, they have a high support among the people!"
"My subordinate went to Yuzhou for business! I have seen a few members who call themselves the Jingwei Cult!" The one from Ohei among the two men said respectfully: "At that time, my subordinate had already completed the task, so he was thinking in his mind at that time. , take a look at their details so that I can come back and report them, who would have known that my subordinates would be shocked after reading them!"
Shentu and Tian Yinong couldn't help but look over. Shentu went quietly without saying a word. The man quickly continued: "It's a small village next to the county seat. The landlords in the village don't have much connections, and they have quite a lot of property." , but under the leadership of two members of the Equalization Cult, the group of ordinary people unexpectedly hanged the usually stingy and vicious landlord, and even divided the landlord's land and property!"
"Why don't you just ignore the county government's police officers! Such things rarely happen in Sichuan. What's the difference between this and the copycat king who dominates the mountain? Although he kills the rich and helps the poor, it's not a mess!" Tian Yinong It was the first time I heard it, and I couldn't help but speak out.
There was a hint of embarrassment on this man's face. He was one of the two guardians of the Styx Altar, and was known as Shandrill Zhende in the world. Although he was careful in dealing with two people, he himself was very famous in the world. Even his companion Jiao Zan is also known as Water Spirit in the world, and like him, he is the master of the Nether River Altar of Life and Death.
Seeing that Shentu Fu didn't pay attention, he saluted Tian Yinong and said, "My subordinates thought the same way at the time. What's strange is that they were behind! After they helped the common people distribute the landlord's property, they did not leave the village, but stayed in the village. They settled in there. Later, another companion came to them, but he was a scholar. He calmed the people's anxiety and secretly went from house to house to talk to them. There was no peace in the village that night. , Sure enough, something big happened again!”
He saw that no one had the intention to interrupt, so he continued: "The landowner had a concubine who escaped and called in the county police. That night about ten policemen entered the village and surrounded the small village. The subordinates were thinking about whether they should take action! Who knew that the two members of the Equalization Sect had already prepared and asked their fellow scholar to inform the people in the village early. Only later did the subordinates find out that they told the people that now The Uniform Sect has occupied the county, and no one will come to trouble us. We just need to keep those policemen. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and this land will belong to the people. As long as we maintain the Uniform Sect in the county, the common people can Enjoy the fact that everyone has land and everyone has food to eat.”
He seemed to be recalling what happened at that time, his face and eyes were full of surprise, and he said: "What I didn't expect was that many people believed what they said. That night, the police officers who arrived in the village knocked on the people's doors, but they Never came out again!" The man Zhen De's voice was a little cold. He looked at everyone and said quietly: "I never thought that these usually timid and unarmed people would actually sacrifice themselves for so-called land and property. Kill all those dozen police officers!"
"The power of bewitchment!" Shen Tufu looked at this man, then looked at Tian Yinong and said: "If the average sect is preaching in this way, it would be terrible, and Shuzhong will fall into their hands soon! Although the sect is not involved in political affairs, the average sect has both, and it develops on the sect’s territory. Disciples in the sect need to be cautious and pay attention to the developments at all times!”
Seeing that Shentu went silent, Zhen De continued: "On the second day, no one from the county came, because all the magistrates in the county ran away, and the average religion was agitating everywhere, and they were everywhere! This is the county seat They have all been occupied by people from the Jianjing Cult!" This man, Zhen De, said with some helplessness in his words: "My subordinates mentioned it to the Altar Master when they came back. It must be that the Altar Master has not mentioned it to the deacons in the sect and the Ghost Emperor."
"Don't be nervous! The average sect has only been developing in Shu for a short period of time. Although they are very powerful, that's because they treat the people very well. Knowing yourself and your enemy means you can win a hundred battles. The sect leader has already learned about this, so he invited everyone to come out!" Shen Tu! Fu said calmly.
As if these matters had nothing to do with him, seeing that these three people were a little cautious, Fang said again: "The sect leader has gone to Yuzhou in person, and the members of the Average Sect there are said to have made trouble in the city from all over. What's more, because of them For some reason, I just got some news that I’m not sure about yet!”
