Teaching on Disaster Reduction

"deliberately?"

"I believe you've noticed. Before the Heavenly Monarch attacked, I wasn't fully committed to my full potential when fighting Xie Yuan. Other immortals, perhaps unsure of the reason, also joined me in the defense and secondary attack. After you left with Yun Jinglu's body, I fought Xie Yuan with all my might. He's now significantly weaker than he was thirty thousand years ago. I quickly found his weakness and launched a fatal attack. However, just as I was about to succeed, a celestial punishment lightning strike robbed me of my chance to kill him. This celestial punishment lightning, while only about one-thousandth the severity of the one Xie Yuan suffered when he slandered the Heavenly Monarch, was enough for Xie Yuan to escape and save his life. I suspect Xie Yuan used the Emperor's spirit and soul to create a life form through forbidden techniques, otherwise I wouldn't have suffered the celestial punishment when I targeted him."

After a pause, Heng Jin pondered for a moment with a solemn expression before continuing, "Xie Yuan should also be aware that the heavenly punishment of lightning will protect his life. If he came to clarify his relationship with the Heavenly Monarch, he would have directly stated what happened in public or directly presented evidence. However, he simply called out "Father" and provoked the Heavenly Monarch to kill him. But I still haven't figured out his true purpose in deliberately losing half his life at the hands of the Heavenly Monarch."

The four words "Heaven Punishment and Thunder Punishment" can be ranked among the "top ten most frequently appearing words" in the Heavenly Rules.

The explanation of heaven's punishment is so thick that it can be written in a book weighing 100 kilograms.

However, all immortals and gods knew that in the entire world, and even among all immortals and gods, only the Emperor of Heaven would be punished by lightning with corresponding severity if he was described or stigmatized with even a bad word.

"This is the only explanation that makes sense. No wonder Xiaozhu and I have searched through almost every tome in the Heavenly Realm's library and found nothing."

After thinking for a moment, an idea suddenly struck Yuanli, and she said, "Apocalypse Hall!"

"Do you suspect that the forbidden technique used by Xing Yi is hidden in the Apocalypse Palace? But he is a demon. Even top demons like Xie Yuan cannot approach the Apocalypse Palace. How can he find it?"

"He can't, but someone can find a way to ensure he can move freely in the heavens. As the master of a world, how can he hide any living creature quietly in his own world? Do you understand what I mean?"

I understand. Heng Jin understands it all too well...

At the beginning, Cha Suxun, as the Lord of the Underworld, intended to hide her in the Underworld for ten thousand years, and he could not get any news about her.

If it weren't for her, he would probably never be able to meet Yuanli again.

Seeing him like this, Yuanli wanted to ask, but was afraid that speaking suddenly would disturb his thoughts, until he raised his eyes and looked at her sadly.

"What did you think of?"

"I remembered that Cha Suxun hid you in the underworld in the same way, so that even though I searched the four seas, eight wildernesses and six realms, I couldn't find even a trace of you."

"But you still found me... Since you were able to do it, it proves there is a flaw, and if there is a flaw, there must be clues left behind that can serve as evidence. How did you do it in the first place?"

"In Ah Li's heart, I am no longer considered your husband, so you won't keep your secrets between husband and wife to others, right? After all, I am the outsider now, and he is the one you consider...your husband..."

"Heng Jin, stop using these pitiful tactics on me. It's useless. Is the Emperor going to go back on his words?"

"I don't believe it."

Heng Jin was silent for a while, as if he had made a great decision. He sealed the entire bedroom, then cast a spell to instantly untie all the knots on his clothes. His clothes opened wide, revealing his entire upper body, chest and abdominal muscles, and the horrifying scars were also revealed.

"Really... is it completely useless? Ah Li, you clearly feel sorry for me... so why isn't it useful?"

"Who said I felt sorry for you?"

Yuanli reached out and pressed hard with her index finger on the deepest wound on his chest. He frowned in pain and looked up at her intently, the smile in his eyes becoming more and more charming.

Blood oozed from his wound and stained her fingertips, but Heng Jin didn't scream or retreat at all.

"Even if you bleed to death, I won't feel bad."

"The pressure you put on my wound now is lighter than before I started bleeding."

Yuanli wordlessly withdrew her hand and changed the subject, asking, "Emperor Hengjin, you should think about how to explain those black particles of resentment that emanated from you. Besides me, many other immortals and gods also saw it. Resolve it as soon as possible. If the resentment continues to grow, I'm afraid you'll become nourishment for him when you fight him again."

"Ari, don't you want to know what I'm resentful about?"

"No, it has nothing to do with me."

"It's you... it's you! Everything related to you right now is enough to make me resent you to the point of going berserk."

Heng Jin's resentment and anger grew stronger. This sudden change in temperament was unbelievable to not only Yuan Li but even Heng Jin himself, who realized what he had said the moment he finished speaking.

"I...sorry, Xingjun, please go back first. That's all for today."

"Heng Jin, what do you resent me for? The dirty things Xie Yuan used have still affected you, right? How can I help you?"

Heng Jin hurriedly stood up and pushed her out of the bedroom anxiously.

The more he acted like this, the more worried Yuanli became.

She summoned her divine power and used the techniques she had learned from Li Wan's memory. The peach blossoms outside the door swept into the hall, enveloping both of them and forcing them back into his bedroom.

The bedroom door was shut heavily, and countless petals from the sacred peach tree separated and turned into chains that bound Heng Jin's ankles, wrists, and neck. The other end was deeply embedded in the solid walls and floor.

Heng Jin looked at the five chains, her emotions overwhelming her rationality. "Now... what does it mean?"

"Consider this a favor. Just stay still."

Yuanli sat on the ground in front of him, crossed her legs and meditated, concentrating her mind into her own spiritual realm and summoning the Blazing Phoenix.

Chi Huang spoke first, "Xingjun, I am only a fallen ancient god. What you see of me is only a remnant soul lingering in the lantern. I don't have the power I had in life, so I can't deal with his problems, and I can't. I'm sorry, I can't help you. You have to resolve it yourself, just like Xiao Yan'an."

Seeing her confusion, Chi Huang summoned the Tianfan Lantern. "You've already mastered the most common uses of the Tianfan Lantern. Now, I'll teach you something else. But you must think clearly. Once you learn it, you must bear the corresponding karma."

The moment Tianfan's lantern lit up, countless unique miniatures emerged on the lamp wall, and Chihuang's pupils slowly turned golden, emitting a divine light.

"And this cause and effect can directly and greatly change your fate. It could lead to life or death. Are you willing to learn?"

"I do."

Chihuang took her hand, and a Tianfan lantern appeared in her hand. The miniatures on the wall of her lantern were much fewer than Chihuang's. This was because she had not yet brought over many souls.

Next, Chihuang taught her how to communicate with Tianfan Lantern.

At the moment of success, all the miniatures on the lantern's wall disappeared, and the lantern seemed to be shrouded in a layer of golden mist.

She heard Tianfan chanting the Sanskrit mantra with a lantern, and she followed the voice and chanted it completely. The mantra was then firmly engraved in her mind and became familiar to her.

"Chihuang, what is its function?"

"Close your eyes."

Yuanli nodded and closed her eyes, and a memory of Chihuang turned into golden light and flooded into her mind.

The light transformed into the appearance of Xiao Yan'an. He stood in the middle of the Nai River with his back to her. When he looked at her on the shore, his fierce eyes filled her with hatred.

"This is your first calamity in this life, and it's also a calamity for all of humanity. But what's particularly special is that it was caused by you. It's the most appropriate teaching material."

Chihuang lowered his eyes and gestured for her to look at the lantern in his hand.

Yuanli picked up the lantern and saw that miniatures reappeared on the lamp wall. One of the miniatures was the miniature of Xiao Yan'an standing in the Nai River.

"A calamity is the causal relationship formed when the seven emotions and six desires reach a point where they are unable to reconcile with oneself, the past, the future, and the cycle of reincarnation. The seven emotions are joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and lust. The six desires refer to lust, appearance, dignity, voice, smoothness, and appearance. These six desires refer to the six natural desires that ordinary people have for the opposite sex, which are what living beings today often call lust. Every calamity has countless different outcomes, whether life or death, all closely related to the calamity's origin. The solution must be hidden within them, and you need to find the epitome of origin and enter it. Just like the scene before you."

"In Ah Cha's Yin Scroll, Xiao Yan'an's solution to the dilemma is that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. That person is me. Ah Cha is guiding me, the person who tied the bell, to resolve the calamity. So, Chi Huang, is the method you're teaching me the same as Ah Cha guiding me to resolve the calamity?"

"The Lord of the Underworld will resolve the calamities according to the guidance revealed by the Yin Scroll. Calamities he cannot resolve, calamities that will cause devastation to all living beings in a world and beyond, will be revealed by the Tianfan Lantern, and it will be up to you to resolve them. Simple guidance alone will not be enough for such calamities. You must personally participate in the situation and use the method I just taught you. That is, find the key point, and use the Tianfan Lantern to travel back to the past before the origin of the situation to reverse the situation."

"Chi Huang, why did you fall? Was it because your divine power declined without the believers who believed in you, or was it because..."

"It's just as you think, because the averting of the calamity failed. I was born with Tianfan holding the lantern, and my power comes from the merits and blessings of liberating souls and averting the calamity."

Chi Huang looked at Xiao Yan'an in the Nai River and said, "When the Tianfan Lantern reveals the calamity you need to resolve, it will also show you the worst possible outcome among countless possible outcomes. This is the most painful time, because every time it will be like a very real nightmare. The suffering endured by countless lives during the calamity will replay in your mind like a revolving lantern, making you feel the same way."

"I want to know the worst possible outcome for Xiao Yan'an, but his soul has already been scattered. Will it be reflected in the miniature of the lantern?"

"No, look carefully. The miniatures on the lantern are all real events. It is possible, but it is really painful. Do you still want to watch it?"

"If you want, then consider it as learning."