Buddhism's cause and effect, Taoism's fate. The two are connected, but not entirely connected. Buddhism pays more attention to retribution in the next life, while Taoism focuses on responsibilities in this life.
Previously, Su Qing sent the young man's soul into the underworld, attracting the attention of the great tribulation thunder. Although they have escaped from the past, the bond of destiny has been formed. No matter sooner or later, it must be ended. Especially since we have to plan and build the Yin Division, we should treat it as saying hello to the laws of the Great Dao in advance.
Su Qing realized this when the ghost kings found themselves in front of him.
It's not that the ghost kings came to invade Maoshan, but that the laws of the Great Dao have been looking for him.
There are many inconveniences in the underworld, so there is no need to escape from the earthly world.
"If you can't bear the thunder of the Great Dao, you can go to Taiyuan Palace for temporary refuge. With you as the sect leader guarding it, the Mountain Gate Array can exert its maximum power." Su Qing said to Yan Chixia.
"It is very rare to observe the laws of the Tao at close range. You can try to observe the laws and understand the Tao. But remember to do it according to your ability and not to force it too hard."
"Yes." Yan Chixia did not show off and flew into the sky towards the main hall on the top of the mountain.
"Your Majesty, where am I?" The Black Mountain Ghost King was a little panicked.
The great tribulation thunder is forced from the underworld to the yang world, and it is now guarding the junction of yin and yang. No matter whether you run to the world of heaven or to the underworld, you may trigger a thunderstorm to strike.
"Stay at the pass." Su Qing said, "This is your opportunity."
"Oh?" The Black Mountain Ghost King was very excited and very idealistic, "Can I become an immortal?"
"You can continue to exist in the world." Su Qing said expressionlessly, "It will kill people in the upper world and cause trouble in the underworld. Based on your guilt, you should be annihilated when we first meet."
The Black Mountain Ghost King trembled and suddenly did not dare to speak any more. Of course, there is no dissatisfaction in the heart, otherwise it would not be alive until now.
"It can survive, but what about you..."
The ghost kings were screaming in the air, and now they no longer had any fear. It sounds like many voices, but it also seems to come from one will.
Opening a gap near the gate of hell is a provocation to the laws of the underworld. Faced with the desperation of true immortals, they finally chose to sacrifice themselves.
But at this moment, I finally dared to speak out to Su Qing, but it was not because of this realization. But now they are no longer pure ghosts.
The ghost kings have lost their original bodies, and seventeen whirlpools have appeared in their place. The vortex exudes a thick yin energy, with black and purple electric light shining in the middle.
"You shouldn't have come, you just have to die..."
Mixed sounds echoed in the void, which seemed to be the resentment of the ghost kings, but also seemed to be something else.
Many black clouds gradually appeared around the whirlpool.
Now the sky is originally dark, and the wind blows out. But those black clouds were obviously darker and seemed to absorb all the light.
Black clouds gathered around the vortex, faintly turning into eyes. As the black clouds moved and stirred, it seemed like giant eyes were blinking and opening and closing.
The disciples and warriors of Xuanxin Zongzong subconsciously raised their heads and looked into those eyes.
When their eyes came into contact, a bone-chilling chill arose.
Not a mental feeling, but a real reality.
My hands and feet were cold, my skin was cold, and my lips quickly turned blue from the cold. For people with weaker cultivation, frost may even appear on their eyebrows and beard.
"Cold, so cold..."
"Who can lend me some clothes..."
The nobles of the Six Nations, headed by the Prince of Qing, could not bear it the most, holding their arms and trembling all over. A guard took off his coat and gave it to him, but it had no effect at all. Because the source of cold is not from the outside, but from inside the body.
Many people opened their mouths uncontrollably, and wisps of blue light mist flowed out.
It seems like something is about to fly out of the body.
The palace emitted a burst of magic light, which was barely suppressed.
"That's the sight of the underworld. If you don't have enough concentration, don't look directly at it!" Yan Chixia returned to the Taiyuan Palace and reminded loudly, "Keep your mind and concentrate, otherwise your soul will be sucked away."
Everyone was shocked, and many people quickly lowered their heads and closed their eyes, never daring to look out again.
But some people couldn't restrain their curiosity and secretly observed with their peripheral vision.
In the palace on the top of the mountain, only Yan Chixia did not shy away. After guarding the main hall, she looked directly at those eyes-like things.
The Black Mountain Ghost King was also looking directly at him, his eyes full of fear.
"These stupid lunatics might as well just fly away." The Black Mountain Ghost King was frightened and even ridiculed the ghost kings.
"The law is not something you can challenge and touch. If you want to use it, you don't have to look at your own weight. If you lose your soul, your will will not dissipate. No matter what the outcome is today, in the future you will be neither human nor ghost, and you will bear it forever. Torture and suffering.”
He expressed contempt for his former colleagues, and glanced at Su Qing inadvertently.
I hope this one can do it, otherwise its ending will not be much better. The avenues of the underworld are filled with thunder and lightning, that is no joke.
Boom boom boom...
Suddenly there were bursts of thunder in the distant sky.
Another large black cloud appeared.
In the same deep darkness, there is a golden electric snake swimming. At first glance there is no difference, but there is no eerie feeling. Instead, it carried a hot aura, as if thundering flames were brewing.
These dark clouds gathered in the sky and slowly covered them in the direction of Maoshan.
The sight of those seventeen eyes shifted accordingly, and at the same time, an even greater amount of Yin Qi overflowed. The entire Maoshan Mountain was filled with howling wind, creating an extremely dense fog.
The fog was as thick as black smoke, but strangely it did not affect the sight. The squirming and swelling seems to be pregnant with something, fighting against the pressing thunderclouds.
The sound of sizzling sounds spread all over the field, and golden and purple thunder and lightning intertwined and tested. The two forces of extreme yin and yang are about to collide here in Maoshan.
At this moment, even Yan Chixia couldn't open her eyes, so she closed her eyes forcefully and used her kung fu to protect her soul. There were a few warriors who couldn't help but want to take a peek, and their eyes instantly shed tears of blood, rolling on the ground and wailing in pain.
"They are all idiots." The Black Mountain Ghost King vaguely heard screams on the mountain and expressed his contempt again. After another thundercloud appeared just now, it hugged its head and lay down under the gate of hell.
The underworld thinks this is a new territory, but the underworld does not allow its territory to be invaded.
Two worlds are fighting for territory, and two laws are colliding. Except for the immortal, whoever sees it will die.
"After today, Maoshan will become a Jedi." The Black Mountain Ghost King gave his own judgment.
A tragic battle for mortals can leave the land barren for many years. There will be no winner in this kind of battle between avenues. The biggest possibility is that there will be a desperate area, an area where people, ghosts, gods and demons will retreat.
Suddenly, those seventeen eyes shifted their gaze again.
He turned to the Gate of Hell and looked at Su Qing.
Because Su Qing released his magic power.
Although he had been standing there before, his aura was restrained and his power was not obvious. Su Qing's figure can be seen, but his breath cannot be felt.
Don’t look at the surface, look at the fundamentals.
The previous sounds were caused by the lingering thoughts of the ghost kings. Su Qing was not seen in the underworld, but acted based on instinct.
But now I see it.
"you……"
The vision of the seventeen eyes was originally messy, even when facing the thunderclouds in the sky, they were not focused.
But at this moment, they gathered in one place.
They were all firmly locked on Su Qing, and not a single line of sight shifted.
The golden thunderclouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and there was no movement in the laws of the world. Neither the seventeen eyes nor the overwhelming Yin energy seemed to exist.
It's not that Yang Jian chose to give in, but that Yin Jian has a new goal.
"You...are you...the infiltrator..."
The messy and eerie sound sounded again, which was obviously different from before.
The voices made by the ghost kings were filled with resentment and violence. But this voice now has no emotion in it.
The Will of Hades.
Su Qing's existence was confirmed and he was confirmed to be the person who had escaped.
Rumble…
The thunderclouds of Hades surged, and lightning flashed in the seventeen eyes.
The sound is the will expressed by the ghost kings, which does not mean that the law of the great road has emotions and thinking.
If you run away, you won't be angry. Once discovered, they must be eradicated.
"Sneak into the underworld and rob three ways of thunder."
Su Qing's mana surged all over his body, and the Qingyun above his head showed a fairy light.
Every mortal has a past life, this life, and the next life. After death, the soul of the dead passes through the underworld for three lives. Su Qing sneaked in with the immortal consciousness and suffered three great tribulation thunders.
Maoshan Mountain is covered with clouds, and the entire Qingzhou feels it at the same time.
It was already dark, and not many people cared. Even in the neighboring states of Chu and Wei, people just thought there were dark clouds.
But now, it doesn't feel normal.
The feeling of approaching storm made everyone feel depressed. Birds and beasts cannot stand up, livestock and poultry do not sing. The swaddled baby dared not cry anymore.
This is the power of the avenue.
Even if you can't see it, you will feel it in your heart.
Click.
The first thunderbolt.
Seventeen eyes bloomed with light, and several thunderbolts converged into one.
There seemed to be cries in the thunder, and there seemed to be strong winds all around. Countless ghost figures were visible in the electric light and wind, and they rushed towards Su Qing with their teeth and claws open.
In the palace of Xuan Xin Zong's authentic Taoist temple, Yan Chixia and others opened their eyes again and watched.
The confrontation between the underworld and the sun cannot be seen from a distance, but the opportunity of this great tribulation cannot be missed.
The scenes everyone sees are all different.
Because Su Qing sneaked into the underworld to endure the tribulation, there were ghosts from the underworld in the thunder and lightning. Yan Chixia and others looked at the Dao Tribulation Thunder with a different look.
Some saw countless swords, and some saw thousands of horses galloping. Some saw huge waves, while others saw huge mountains.
Unable to bear it, I closed my eyes in horror again, not daring to watch anymore. None of Yan Chixia and the Xuanxin Zhengzong looked away.
To be the founding disciple of the Xuanxin Sect is to have considerable talent and good fortune. If they couldn't even watch and learn, they wouldn't be worthy of the bowl of porridge cooked by Su Qing himself.
The Black Mountain Ghost King buried his head lower, too frightened to even take a breath.
It is naturally a great opportunity for the immortal to stand in front of it and respond to the calamity. But at the same time, you also have to bear the greatest risks. Even if half of the calamity thunder escapes, it will disappear in an instant.
It's a chance, but it would rather not happen. Keeping this ghost life is better than anything else.
"Shangxian, please take action. You really have to bear it, right?" the Black Mountain Ghost King shouted in his heart.
Su Qing took action.
Make a seal with your fingers and recite it in your mouth. Balls of fairy light twined upwards, absorbing all the calamity thunder that fell on the head.
Thunder and fairy light merged together, like a huge dough.
Su Qing raised his hands, and the thunderballs roared.
Some thunder light overflowed and wrapped around Su Qing's body like a dragon and snake.
Su Qing frowned slightly, as if he was suffering some kind of pain. But more tribulation thunders were included in the clouds. Under the influence of mana, the thunder group shrank little by little.
"If you want to learn the thunder method, you must first transform the thunder."
A voice came to the top of the mountain, and Yan Chixia suddenly realized something and immediately sat cross-legged. The electric light flashed in the fingers, and I felt it carefully.
The four elders, the eighteen deacons, and the disciples of Xuanxin Zong also realized something at the same time, and each of them sat cross-legged to realize the Tao.
Among the warriors who took refuge in the palace, there were also several who were knowledgeable and understood the mysteries involved.
But more people, like the Black Mountain Ghost King, hid their heads and shivered.
At the same time, Penglai Fairy Island.
The apricots rustled and the spring water sped up. Everything undergoes some kind of change.
Appear uneasy, appear anxious.
The bluebirds and cranes were all flying, as if they were having some kind of reaction. The feathers exploded inexplicably, causing a lot of discomfort.
They all fell back to their nests or stopped on the branches of trees, looking around suspiciously.
The little snake seemed to sense something and scurried out of the island like lightning. Dive into the sea water and want to swim to the north. But it was blocked by a transparent wall, and even with all its strength, it couldn't get through.
The scholar reading under the tree seemed to sense something. I put down my book again and stood up for the first time.
Since sitting down under the tree, the scholar never got up. But at this moment, he couldn't sit still.
The book in his hand was wrinkled, and his eyes looking into the distance were full of worry and uneasiness.
Far away in Maoshan.
The thunderbolt raised by Su Qing has disappeared, and there is still a faint electric current on his clothes. Staring into each other's seventeen eyes, waiting for the next thunderbolt.
The Black Mountain Ghost King raised his head, glanced at the eyes in the sky, and then looked at Su Qing who had not moved. The fear in his heart could not be increased.
It has never seen other immortals, but it does not lack basic knowledge.
Facing this calamity thunder, maybe we can block the first one. But being able to turn away the calamity thunder, and even use it to lead others to enlightenment, is definitely not something that ordinary immortals can do.
The Black Mountain Ghost King felt more and more stupid that his former colleagues dared to feel resentful in the face of such existence. At the same time, he felt more and more that his vision was outstanding, and he did not feel any disobedience to this person.
The second thunderstorm is coming
Seventeen eyes blinked, and the color was much darker than before. The thunder released was also stronger.
It was unclear whether it was thunder or roaring, but the thunder was mixed with flames visible to the naked eye. There was faint sight of rolling lava, and the hot breath was suffocating.
It seems that this is not thunder, but magma pouring down hell.
It's more like there are evil spirits and demons hiding in the magma, trying to get out with all their teeth and claws.
Su Qing cast the spell again, but this time there was no resistance. He just turned his mana into the same flame and merged with the incoming tribulation thunder.
The whole person turned into a big fireball, and there was no trace of it except a shadow.
But if you go deeper into the fireball, you will find that there is no flame intrusion.
"Those who start fires will ignite spontaneously. How can we control fires if we can't withstand the heat?"
The thunder and lightning in Yan Chixia's hand disappeared, and instead gathered a ball of flame. Looking at the thunder in the sky, there were many bloodshot eyes.
Some people closed their eyes, whether they were sect disciples or those warriors.
It's not that their willpower is not strong enough, it's that they are completely unable to resist such power. Continuing to forcefully observe and comprehend the Tao is just overestimating one's ability and hurting one's own body.
Only Yan Chixia and a few people can still hold on.
The Black Mountain Ghost King, as always, held his head and hid it.
No one would even think about enlightenment by chance. As long as the ghost's life is saved, nothing else matters.
The creatures who arrived in Penglai were even more anxious.
The bluebirds and cranes chirped uneasily, and the little snake hit the barrier with increasing force. The originally pure eyes were full of madness, as violent as a ferocious beast.
The flames under the Golden Crow Cauldron also became several times more intense, and the bird's eggs seemed to be beating in response. Some small cracks appeared, as if they couldn't wait to come out.
The two almond trees on the top of the mountain calmed down, and even the leaves stopped shaking.
Because the scholar is speaking to it.
"Your Majesty is in danger. No one else knows the danger. I am the only one who can help. But I can't go, so I would like to ask you to see me off."
The big apricot tree shook, as if in response.
"If I can come back, I will read with you again." The scholar bowed and walked towards the big apricot tree. He didn't encounter any obstacles and his body blended in directly.
After that, a green leaf floated out and escaped directly into the void.
Far away in Maoshan, there is the third thunderstorm.
…
There was thunder in Maoshan Mountain, and the sound spread thousands of miles, and the six countries felt it. Birds and beasts stopped singing, babies stopped crying. The elder said that only when immortals overcome the calamity can there be visions.
"Qingzhou Chronicle"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
The copyright side wants a synopsis of the story and tries to pitch it. Success or failure is a kind of recognition, which is a bit flattering. But when I was sorting it out, I found that the main line was not clear enough and the content was a bit scattered, so I wanted to readjust it. I was sorting it out yesterday, but it's not finished yet. I was too lazy to publish a 2-in-1 chapter, and I didn’t bother to revise the manuscript carefully. Please bear with me (?ω?).
