Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 1036 - 834 Domineering Divine Body

Chapter 1036: Chapter 834 Domineering Divine Body

When Chen Xun arrived at the Hejian Government, Li Xuan was inside the Underground of Beijing, watching a blood lake to the south of this place.

At his side, Zhonglie Duke Wen stood with his hands behind his back, his expression solemn as iron.

"As the First Emperor’s Seal gradually opens, it also uncovers the pathways to the Blood Sea and the Underworld River, causing blood lakes to appear in all the major Undergrounds. These are caused by the water from the tributaries of the Underworld River flowing in the present world. This Underworld River is unlike the Jiuquan or Wangchuan. It contains not only the Power of the Underworld but also the aggregated evil filthy of the world.

The emergence of the Underworld River and Blood Sea could potentially bring unknown changes to the Underground and the mortal realm. Fortunately, perhaps due to the effective governance in recent years, the resentment in the mortal realm has significantly reduced, and the blood lake that appeared in the Underground of Beijing is not as terrifying as I imagined," Zhonglie Duke Wen said, then paused to give Li Xuan a special glance.

His gaze was complex, filled with both relief and helplessness.

The relief was because Li Xuan had lived up to his expectations, governing wisely since taking office, bringing the Jin Dynasty an era of prosperity with the people clothed and well-fed like never before.

This could be inferred merely by looking at the evil spirits imprisoned within the Underground of Beijing.

In the fourteenth year of Jingtai, there were as many as 220,000 evil spirits in the Underground of Beijing.

Yet, by the fourth year of reform, the number of evil spirits had plummeted by two thirds to less than 70,000.

This was not because they were obliterated by law but because these evil spirits no longer received replenishment of resentment and Karma from the human world, leading to their successive dissipation and collapse.

Even in the so-called ’Yongle Golden Era’, the number of evil spirits in Beijing never fell below 150,000.

Zhonglie Duke Wen predicted that the number of evil spirits would further plummet within a year.

As long as the people have a way to live, clothes to wear, and food to fill their stomachs, the world’s Karma will not be so dense.

However, the collapse of the First Emperor’s Seal also originated from his Disciple.

Ever since the Book of Jinque fell into Li Xuan’s hands, the influence from the Outer Void of Taixu on the mortal realm has lessened.

Any heavenly level forces descending from the Outer Void could almost always be eliminated promptly.

However, the greatest internal threat to the First Emperor’s Seal in the mortal realm was none other than Li Xuan himself and his subordinates.

Over the years, just the ’Heavenly Eye Divine Generals’ directly under Li Xuan had swelled to over a hundred in number, surpassing twice the amount at the founding of the Jin Dynasty.

Additionally, if one includes the recently ascended Dragon King Ao Shenghai from the East Sea and the deity Amaterasu Omikami, Li Xuan commands eight individuals at the Extreme Heavenly Level under his banner alone, along with eight senior Divine Generals capable of employing the Rule of Extreme Heaven.

——This does not even take into account the numerous favored ladies by Li Xuan’s side.

And the tearing force these heavenly levels exert on the First Emperor’s Seal is growing by the day.

"I know about the Old Master of the Underworld River. Legend has it that he is the consciousness born from the Underworld River itself, representing the aggregate of all evils in the mortal world. Long ago, he had already reached the Divine Heavenly level. Under his command, there are many Emperors, and the rumored Demon King Boxun is said to be a progeny of the Old Master of the Underworld River."

Li Xuan waved his hand and summoned a mass of blood from the blood lake.

When his finger touched the blood water, it came alive like it had a will of its own, stretching out numerous tentacles, attempting to merge into Li Xuan’s body, corrupting and degrading his Zhenling Yuanshen.

However, with a single light hum from Li Xuan, the blood water instantly dispersed into nothingness. All of it was ’Zhansha’, ’Zhumie’ by Li Xuan.

Li Xuan then opened his Tao-protecting Eyes, gazing into the distant sky following the source of the blood lake.

It was a blood-colored Dark River that flowed on the ground and was invisible to ordinary folk, yet connected the Outer Void of Taixu to many celestial realms.

As Li Xuan observed the river, he also felt as if he was being stared at by an extraordinary chilly gaze.

His entire body was momentarily frozen by a Power of Frozen Sealing.

However, in an instant, Li Xuan had returned to his normal state.

Behind him, a huge ’Yi’ character formed from pure white Hao Qi materialized, slowly rotating and shielding Li Xuan from all the influences exerted by the Underworld River.

Watching this scene, Zhonglie Duke Wen couldn’t help but show admiration in his eyes.

He knew that nearly a year after the battle at the First Emperor’s tomb, Li Xuan had successfully condensed his first Rule of Extreme Heaven.

At this moment, Li Xuan was surrounded by the splendor of Buddha Power.

This was because, while peering into the Underworld River, he caught sight of someone on its banks.

It was a Bodhisattva of dignified and valiant appearance, noble and handsome, with clear brows and beautiful eyes, holding a Treasure Pearl in his left hand, a staff in his right, seated upon a Thousand-Leaves Green Lotus.

By his side sat a creature with the power to discern fidelity, staring at the Underworld River with a fierce presence.

The Bodhisattva, feeling Li Xuan’s gaze, turned his head and smiled, giving Li Xuan a Buddhist salute.

"Did you see Ksitigarbha Buddha?"

Zhonglie Duke Wen looked at Li Xuan, surrounded by immense Buddha Power, and couldn’t suppress a cold snort, "These people of Buddhism are truly the epitome of shamelessness!"

He was aware that ever since the image of ’Dirulai’ was erected within the major Buddhist temples of Beijing, the incense offerings had doubled, even surpassing those before the Buddhist crisis.

Mahayana Buddhism had even started to plot to enshrine ’Dirulai’ as one of the Three Buddhas, to replace Randeng as the ’Past Buddha’, to be placed in the last hall of all monasteries.

The reason was that by doing this, believers would have to pass through the halls of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas before being able to come before ’Dirulai’.

All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas along the way could benefit from this.

Zhonglie Duke Wen, unknowing of the term ’traffic monetization’ from later eras, felt extreme distaste towards such actions instinctively.

Li Xuan, who was clearly a Saint of Confucianism, had now ironically become Buddhism’s ’Dirulai’.

Speaking of which, Taoism was no less shameless. Taoist temples that had recently erected the image of the Great Emperor Xuanhuang were on the rise.