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Chapter 981 - 59 Ascension Law [Two in One]

Chapter 981: Chapter 59 Ascension Law [Two in One]

There was no sun or moon in the sky, and no grass or trees on the ground.

All things have Yin and Yang, and so does the world of mortals. In the dark and silent land beneath the realm of Yang, known as the Underworld, this region is merely a place of legend for most living beings, including the vast majority of cultivators. It is a gathering place for lone wild ghosts, but completely inaccessible.

Only certain special individuals, such as those who comprehend the Daoist Xuanming, can glimpse the Underworld using the Yin Yang eyes, while the rulers of Xuanming can enter the Yin world with their physical bodies. They can even collaborate with the Ghost Kings of the Underworld to mutually provide assistance.

Indeed, the Daoist Xuanming is not some evil path, as the major paths in the world do not inherently divide into good and evil. Once, when the Heavenly Star Divine Sect still existed, the Daoist Master Xuanming held a very high status, acting almost as a mediator between the Yin and Yang Two Realms, facilitating communication and interactions between them.

But after the division of the Heavenly Star Divine Sect, the Underworld King Sect fell into the Demonic Path, beginning to exploit control over Yin souls to needlessly slaughter the innocent and enhance their own power, leading the Daoist Xuanming down a misguided path.

The Daoist Master Xuanming once had connections with the Ten Halls Ghost King, but today’s Underworld King Sect Master, Lin Poyun, who has merged good and evil thoughts, can now only summon two of the Hall Kings even with ritual sacrifices, due to the sect’s descent into the Demonic Path and the reluctance of most Ghost Kings to assist further.

On this day, two incongruous figures descended upon the brilliantly star-studded Underworld.

Leading the way was the Daoist Master Xuanming, now the good and evil unified Sect Master Lin Poyun. However, the Underworld King Sect had been destroyed, and he had lost Ksitigarbha’s True Body, no longer possessing his former majestic aura.

In the days following the integration of good and evil, he would sometimes become the pure-minded Monk Wu E, and at other times, he would transform back into the supremely arrogant Underworld King Sect Master, having gone through a thoroughly difficult phase of tearing and restructuring before gradually stabilizing into his current state.

In the past, Sect Master Lin Poyun for the sake of revenge could cut himself with a knife—it was clear that regardless of morality, he was a person of decisive cruelty. Now, his appearance was indifferent, with expressions difficult to discern.

Behind him followed a figure that appeared quite elderly.

The old man wore white linen monk’s robes, with a flowing long beard, and was none other than the Venerable Wanfa, previously from the Northern Region Holy Mountain. Yet, having been killed by the Demon God in the battle at Sky-north Prison, it was unclear why he was here now.

Lin Poyun was also unsure.

He only knew that he could navigate the Underworld as he controlled the path, but he had no idea why Venerable Wanfa could also move so freely.

"You wouldn’t really be dead, able to roam the Yin world so freely, would you?" Lin Poyun wondered, "Is it just some secret method that makes you appear not to be a ghost?"

"People only know of the Longevity Path as one with a long lifespan, but they do not understand that at the ultimate level of its cultivation, it is ’immortality’," Venerable Wanfa laughed softly, "Sect Master Lin need not worry about that—I’m still far from becoming a ghost."

"Even immortality amongst mortals shouldn’t grant the ability to walk in the Underworld," Lin Poyun continued, puzzled.

If any ordinary person possessed such powers, what meaning would there be in his title as Daoist Master Xuanming? This doubt was the very reason for his suspicion.

"The ability to navigate the Underworld is due to yet another opportunity," Venerable Wanfa said leisurely, "When one lives long enough, opportunities naturally become more plentiful."

As they talked, the two arrived just outside a flat expanse of wilderness. Extending forward for hundreds of miles, there was a towering mountain rising into the clouds, its shape resembling the skull of a malevolent demon.

"Do you mean to say..." Lin Poyun looked up at the mountain, "Ksitigarbha’s Primordial Spirit is suppressed here? I controlled Ksitigarbha’s True Body for many years, yet never heard of this."

"Compared to the history of the Evil Ksitigarbha, the history of the Underworld King Sect is rather short," Venerable Wanfa looked at the mountain peak, seemingly excited, his eyes shining brightly.

"Long ago, to the west of the Far West, there was a land not much smaller than the Nine States Land, which also had a thriving civilization. Buddhist practices originated there. They established a deeply Buddhist and compassionate nation, but a monarch who had worshiped Buddhism for a hundred years without ever seeing a true Buddha built a great formation and altar, requesting a true Buddha from the Upper Realm to descend."

"However, what descended was a Supreme Evil Ksitigarbha, immensely powerful, with cultivation comparable to that of a god. The entire of the Far West land was devastated under the destruction brought by the Supreme Evil Ksitigarbha."

"Just as the mortal world was about to be destroyed by it, fortunately, a Nameless ancient Buddha emerged at the critical moment, severing his demonic thoughts and achieving sanctity through his physical body, entering the Ninth Realm Tongxuan. Yet even with the power of the Nameless ancient Buddha, completely suppressing this Supreme Evil Ksitigarbha, who was not much weaker than him, was impossible. He could only split the Evil Ksitigarbha in two—the Primordial Spirit suppressed here in the Underworld guarded by the Ten Hall Kings, and the True Body suppressed in the Yangjian by various Immortal Sects."

"After many years, Ksitigarbha’s True Body was excavated and even used as a Divine Artifact. Meanwhile, Ksitigarbha’s Primordial Spirit has been here, untouched."

"Nowadays, legends say that the Evil Ksitigarbha was bound and suppressed in the Underworld by the gods to prevent world destruction, and that tale stems from this event. Hidden within such narratives lies the truth."

"But this truth is a deeply hidden secret from ancient times; how did you come to know it?" Lin Poyun looked curiously at Venerable Wanfa, "Could it be... you are from that era?"

"Hehe," Venerable Wanfa chuckled, "How is that possible? That was tens of thousands of years ago. I merely had the chance coincidence to obtain the legacy of that Nameless ancient Buddha."

"It doesn’t matter either way." Lin Poyun waved his hand and turned back to look at the mountain, "Do you intend to excavate the suppressed Primordial Spirit of Ksitigarbha? With the Ten Halls Ghost Kings guarding it, just the two of us could hardly be enough. They are Limiter-level existences in the Yin world. As soon as there’s any disturbance here, they will immediately rush over."