The young Taoist closed his eyes, and his spirit rose up. The scene of the Northern Emperor looking down with the stars rising and falling behind him reappeared in his memory.
Vast, terrifying, and domineering!
In the face of such pure and terrifying power, everything seemed to be like dust, without the slightest threat.
Qi Wuhuo tried to simulate this move with his own soul, to feel the vastness, thickness, incomparable silence and vastness belonging to the stars. Slowly, Qi Wuhuo himself seemed to have turned into a star. Suddenly, his mind moved, and Qi Wuhuo's face suddenly turned pale, and then he collapsed from this state of visualization and disintegrated naturally.
The soul felt a tearing pain.
The heart is the nature, just like a bright mirror. With the heart reflecting everything, all things can enter my heart.
However, Beidi's move, even if he just raised his hand and attacked, was extremely domineering and powerful!
It contained extraordinary divine power, and just visualizing it caused damage to Qi Wuhuo's soul.
If you want to continue visualizing, you need a relaxation period of at least one month. This is why many Taoist practitioners have the opportunity to see the scenery that contains the great way of heaven and earth, but it always takes several decades to comprehend it. To comprehend the charm and supernatural powers is actually to use my heart to embody the heart of heaven, and naturally need to come into contact with this kind of divine will, and then you will be hurt by the divine will. To nurture the primordial spirit, it takes at least one month and at most several years.
This results in the time required to comprehend this technique becoming longer and longer.
Qi Wuhuo frowned slightly.
He had to continue to deduce regardless of the slight injuries to his soul.
It was just at this moment that an extremely cool and icy aura suddenly emerged from his soul, which quickly healed the slightly shaken injuries of his soul. Qi Wuhuo was slightly surprised, feeling that his soul was not only not injured, but also had improved a little bit compared to before because of the process of injury and recovery.
"It's that glass of wine..."
Qi Wuhuo understood clearly that it was the wine brewed with water from the core of the Yellow Spring that the Northern Ghost Emperor was very proud of just now that had taken effect. With this help, it was no longer a problem for his soul to be injured by this divine will. He stopped hesitating and continued to deduce, trying continuously throughout the day.
Sometimes, I even deliberately "watched" the divine will. This divine will existed in the depths of what the soul saw, and it would not be stimulated if I did not recall it. But actively stimulating it at this moment was like personally experiencing the attacks I saw. How could the soul not be hurt?
Qi Wuhuo kept trying until the pure coldness of the Yellow Spring Wine gradually dissipated, and only then did he slow down his attempts.
Sitting on this cushion, this place is the side hall where the former Emperor Beiyin of Zhongtian lived.
Extremely empty and cold.
The young Taoist was thinking about his own movements. Fortunately, Qi Wuhuo had experience in practicing the "Purple Star Emperor Qi Sutra" and had figured out some clues. In this way, with ten days, it is not impossible for him to master the breath and basics of this move. By then, there may be a glimmer of hope.
Although that move was probably just a casual move of the Northern Emperor, it carried a strong Northern Emperor aura after all, and this aura could naturally be used as ironclad evidence of the Northern Emperor's envoy's identity, or in other words...
It is the murderous and cold side of the Northern Emperor.
Only in this way can Qi Wuhuo save his own life.
Qi Wuhuo's fingers lightly pressed against the ground. The ground was made of unknown substance, but it was hard and cold. His fingers lightly brushed against it. His soul was exhausted at the moment, and he reviewed in his mind the Five Ghost Emperors and the seventy-two directors of the underworld that he had just seen. Fengdu City, with a perimeter of 2,700 miles, was extremely cold and gloomy. It was a force that appeared after the third catastrophe.
The Five Ghost Emperors were all powerful heroes of that era.
The kind that can only be suppressed by the Northern Emperor himself.
At this moment, could it be possible that a mere envoy of the Northern Emperor could make the Five Ghost Emperors submit to his orders?
Qi Wuhuo recalled all the great emperors and great saints he had met, no matter if they were Donghua, Zhuling, Dongyue, or Tianpeng, no matter if they were enemies or friends, they all had their own pride. They had one great thing in common, which was the extremely pure belief in their own way, and the pride that surpassed ordinary people in themselves. The Five Ghost Emperors were such heroes who had fought for two catastrophe eras.
Just a token, an identity, and they have to bow down?
Absolutely not!
When the Northern Emperor left, he allowed this place to be sealed into the deepest part of the underworld, which is irrefutable evidence.
The leader of the Four Imperial Gods actually thought that apart from himself, no one could suppress the five Ghost Emperors, and no one could make them bow down obediently, not even Tian Peng. So when he was needed to leave, he would rather seal this place and give up his control over the underworld...
As for why they were not killed, firstly, the Five Ghost Emperors were probably very smart, and secondly, the Five Ghost Emperors were probably special and could not be killed easily.
So, the purpose of the Central Ghost Emperor.
Are they going to kill "Northern Emperor's Envoy" as a sacrifice... so that the seventy-two officials can join them in conquering the Ten Kings of Hell?
For such a tyrant, once he has rebelled, the only thing left for him to do is to kill, and the rest are just means.
He is definitely not the type to follow orders.
The orders and past reputation of the Northern Emperor are no longer enough to restrain the ambitions and hatred in the hearts of the five great emperors of the underworld.
In other words, no matter whether this envoy of the Northern Emperor is real or fake.
There is only one outcome.
die!
Even those with higher status than the Northern Emperor's envoy would be beheaded as a sacrifice here.
The underworld is independent of the six realms, which was approved by Jade Pure Great Heavenly Venerable.
The Jade Pure Lord may not care about the changes in power within the underworld.
However, if other forces outside the Six Realms Underworld participate in controlling the Underworld, Tianzun will inevitably react. And since Beidi left this place eight thousand years ago, he cannot interfere in the Underworld. Otherwise, Yuqing Da Tianzun will probably take action to directly intercept Beidi. What's more, with Beidi's character, since he has left the Underworld, he will no longer want to control it.
Qi Wuhuo didn't think that Beidi could save his life.
Qi Wuhuo held his forehead with one hand, his eyes calm, and he seemed to have no way out.
The only chance of survival he could see was to imitate the Northern Emperor's moves and use his murderous aura to temporarily shock the Five Ghost Emperors. It was the same principle as in the human world, where both were envoys going to the border, but the strength of the envoy coming with a letter and the emperor's weapon was completely different.
And with the help of the seventy-two officials in charge to check and balance the Central Ghost Emperor, only in this way can we barely escape from this place of death.
The only ray of hope is also filled with dangers.
Qi Wuhuo continued to close his eyes and deduce the magical power.
…
The Northern Ghost Emperor left the palace of the Northern Yin Great Emperor, and then strode directly to find the Central Ghost Emperor and the other four Ghost Emperors, and opened the door. Previously, he had been laughing loudly and looked quite heroic, but now he suddenly said angrily: "Brother, why are you so persecuting the Northern Emperor's envoy? Isn't it a bit too much?"
The Central Ghost Emperor frowned and said calmly, "Old Five, you don't understand. That boy is not the real Northern Emperor's envoy."
The Northern Ghost Emperor said in disbelief: "He is so confident, and you still say he is not the Northern Emperor's messenger?!"
"You are lying to me."
"I know that you are all upset because the Northern Emperor suddenly left eight thousand years ago and never came back, but the Northern Emperor may have his own difficulties. Now that he has sent this envoy back, doesn't it prove that the Northern Emperor has not given up on us?!"
"Brother, if you treat the Northern Emperor's envoy like this at this time, won't that make the Northern Emperor disappointed and angry?"
"Brother... or..."
The Central Ghost Emperor's anger gradually rose, and he suddenly punched the seat hard, saying angrily:
“That’s enough!”
The voice was slightly raised, showing great anger. The Northern Ghost Emperor stiffened, and the Central Ghost Emperor stood up and approached step by step. He looked at the brother who had fought with him in the past and said, "Northern Emperor, Northern Emperor, he was our enemy and opponent back then. You have been his slave for two calamity eras. Do you still plan to welcome him back and make him his subordinate?!"
The Northern Ghost Emperor said in disbelief: "Brother...you..."
"We killed too many people back then, and it was because the Northern Emperor was willing to give us a chance to reform that he didn't kill us. Have you forgotten?"
The Central Ghost Emperor looked grim.
The cold firelight flickered on the pillars.
The scenes from the past seemed to reappear in front of him. He shattered the images in his mind and said coldly: "Kill us, huh, he just needs us to be his dogs to suppress other Yin gods. We fought for an entire calamity era, and in the end, according to our merits, he was named the emperor, but he turned into the Northern Yin to suppress us and didn't let us go to the world of the living."
"What does this mean?!"
The Central Ghost Emperor spread his hands and said, "The specifications are comparable to the Divine Jade Palace. The Fengdu City is 2,700 miles long and luxurious. There are 72 departments in it. Inside, there are countless evil gods and fierce ghosts that we have captured. This is the palace of the underworld that was rewarded to us so that we can suppress these evil gods and fierce ghosts."
"But how can this not be using these evil gods and fierce ghosts that cannot be killed in the third calamity era to suppress us!"
"Is this a palace?"
"No, this is simply a prison!"
"Now that the Northern Emperor has left, he will just sink Fengdu City into the underworld and completely and forever seal us here!"
The Central Ghost Emperor was vaguely angry with the Northern Ghost Emperor.
Or maybe he is extremely unwilling to his current situation!
Only to these brothers who had been through thick and thin with him in the past would he speak these words from his heart.
He then took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. After a long while, he comforted him, "Don't worry. It was just that Big Brother lost his composure just now... If that person is really the Northern Emperor's envoy, we will naturally treat him well and send him back to the human world. We will definitely not be rude in the slightest."
The Northern Ghost Emperor looked at the Central Ghost Emperor and said, "...I believe you, big brother."
He turned and left. The Southern Ghost Emperor watched him leave and said, "Old Five has always been straightforward and reckless. The Northern Emperor once fought him one-on-one and defeated him in a wrestling match. So Old Five has always been very submissive to the Northern Emperor over the years. I didn't mean to say this to you, Big Brother."
The Central Ghost Emperor closed his eyes and sighed, "I know him."
"But this is the best opportunity..."
The Southern Ghost Emperor said, "The best opportunity? Why do you say that, brother?"
The Central Ghost Emperor said calmly: "Although I am not in the human world, I also know what is happening in the human world... The Human Emperor is a coward, Hou Tu and Gou Chen are fighting, the Northern Emperor and the Southern Emperor are at odds, and the Buddhas are fighting each other. The situation in the six realms seems stable, but in fact it may explode at any time. I have predicted it before..."
"This year, a great saint should appear in the demon tribe, and the balance of the demon tribe will be broken. Then, it will be like a continuous reaction, and the six realms will eventually be drawn into the vortex. However, no one knows what happened, and the great saint of the demon tribe does not seem to have successfully broken through, causing this balance to continue."
The Central Ghost Emperor Baodushhan Zhou Qi had an ugly look on his face and punched heavily on the heavy bronze pillar next to him.
The entire Fengdu city seemed to shake violently several times.
He looked extremely ugly.
He has been waiting all the time, waiting for this day. When the six realms change drastically, it will be the time for the five ghost emperors to come back to the light of day. Although the balance is precarious, it is maintained tightly. The central ghost emperor Zhou Qi hates it deeply in his heart, but he can do nothing about it.
After two eons of dormancy and ten thousand years of patience, there finally appeared at this moment the slightest sign of struggle and shaking.
He couldn't help it.
"The balance of the six realms has reached a point where it is most likely to be disrupted."
“If we wait until Hou Tu recovers, the Human Emperor takes over, and the Buddha is born, then the six realms will probably usher in a period of balance for at least ten thousand years. During this period, there will only be fights between humans and monsters, and disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, but there will be no vortex that will involve everything in the six realms. Then we will continue to be imprisoned here!”
"I won't give up."
"I have already cultivated to the highest level, why should I be bound by this so-called boundary between life and death!"
"Since the six realms are not in chaos, then we will break the balance ourselves."
"Kill the Northern Emperor's messenger, and then annex the Ten Kings of Hell, causing chaos in the six realms. Only in this way can we make further progress! Only then can we regain our freedom, instead of being bound by the name of the so-called Ghost Emperor in this cold and dark Fengdu City, unable to take even a single step out!"
The Central Ghost Emperor spoke in a calm tone, yet within it there was a kind of madness and tyranny that could stir up chaos in the world.
The Southern Ghost Emperor hesitated and said, "...Brother, if this leads to disaster..."
Zhou Qi looked at her and said, "Are you worried that we will break this balance and burn ourselves to death without a burial place? No, the six realms have their own checks and balances. If the balance is disturbed, even the North Pole Purple Star Emperor will have to replace the current Jade Emperor to suppress the order of the six realms. He has too many enemies..."
"Only when the world is in chaos will we have a chance."
“Rather than being sealed here in the underworld and never seeing the light of day again, it is better to fight to the death. I will be happy if I succeed. Even if I die here, it is worse than being sealed here forever. Hahahaha, even if I die, I will set off a raging wave in the six realms, turning the world upside down and making all living things pale in comparison. In this way, even if I die, what regrets will there be!”
Zhou Qi laughed.
The Southern Ghost Emperor hesitated and asked, "Then why are we still waiting for the Northern Emperor's envoy?"
Zhou Qi said coldly: "Things have to be done step by step. We have suppressed the two calamities of life and death in the underworld before. We are far more qualified than the Ten Kings of Hell who have been in power for eight thousand years. It is natural for us to swallow them up with the seventy-two underworlds. But it will be different if we lose the seventy-two underworlds."
The Southern Ghost Emperor said, "So that's how it is."
She said: "Then why not take action against the envoy in advance and destroy his cultivation."
"This will also avoid unnecessary complications ten days later."
The Central Ghost Emperor Zhou Qi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine."
…
The young Taoist tried to comprehend again but failed.
But at this moment he had already glimpsed the mysteries of the tiny changes of the stars, which were profound and mysterious, and made people obsessed with them. However, the benefits provided by the Yellow Spring Wine were becoming less and less. Suddenly, he heard footsteps, and he saw the Northern Ghost Emperor walking towards him. His face was rough, but he had lost his previous heroic spirit. His thick eyebrows were locked tightly together, and he came with a jar of wine.
Qi Wuhuo recognized the Ghost Emperor who had captured him, and asked calmly:
"Northern Ghost Emperor, I wonder why you are here to look for me?"
The Northern Ghost Emperor was silent for a long time, then suddenly stepped aside and made way for the road ahead. After struggling for a long time, he sighed and said:
"You...just go!"