Chapter 175 Ancient Species Xu Hui was instantly surrounded by fog, four...
Xu Hui was instantly surrounded by fog, and the surroundings seemed to have turned into the underworld of hell. Countless skeletons opened their black mouths, roared with sharp fangs, and rushed over like a tide with endless malice and greed, trying to completely tear apart her soul and devour it.
The backlash was severe, and the body, which had been depleted of spiritual energy, had no protection whatsoever, and the existing defensive magic tools were of no use at all. Xu Hui made up her mind and decided to directly activate the magical power of "time rewind" to avoid this disaster.
Just at this moment, a brilliant golden light suddenly shone through his body, instantly illuminating the entire hall as bright as day.
In the Buddha's light, ancient Buddhist Sanskrit characters appeared faintly, quickly flowing around Xu Hui, weaving an indestructible golden light shield that wrapped her tightly and isolated her from all danger.
In the air, the distant and solemn Buddhist chanting sounded quietly, like the sound of nature, penetrating the haze of death, striking the deepest part of the soul, and suppressing all the depressed mood.
Xu Hui felt a burning sensation on her neck, and when she looked down, she saw it was the Shining Golden Lotus!
The temperature of the golden lotus was getting higher and higher, almost burning her skin, so Xu Hui took it off immediately.
The moment it left the body, the Shining Golden Lotus automatically floated into the air, releasing countless dazzling golden lights, each of which struck the dark iron as accurately as a sharp sword.
At the same time, the Sanskrit sounds became clearer and clearer, as if thousands of monks were chanting at the same time. The power of Buddhism is infinite and shocking.
Among these Sanskrit sounds, there is one voice that is particularly clear, it is Liaochen!
The words he spoke were as bright as gold, and each word transformed into shining Sanskrit characters, pressing heavily on the dark iron, wanting to completely annihilate the evil within.
The skeletons in the Hades Iron struggled in agony and roared continuously, but they could only helplessly turn into black smoke and dissipate into nothingness. Peace returned to the hall.
Looking at the Nether Iron again, it was no longer black, but a shiny brown-red, like the finest ore, and even exuded an aura of peace and tranquility.
Ah, is the original Nether Iron actually the purest ore? Is it because it carries so many resentful and evil spirits that it has become so sinister?
In this way, it makes sense that there are large areas of dark mountains in the void realm, because they can absorb evil and resentful souls, so that other spirits can live in peace.
Otherwise, if we let them run around, normal spirits will turn into evil ghosts and resentful ghosts, and the void realm will truly be an endless hell, not a spirit world.
While he was thinking, the golden lotus in the air suddenly burst open, and an illusory figure appeared.
Liaochen sat upright on the cushion, gently twisting the Buddhist beads in his hand. He opened his eyes in response, and his smile was warm and deep, as if it had passed through many obstacles and directly met Xu Hui's gaze.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, thank you for bringing me another great opportunity. How about these thousand Buddhists chanting scriptures and praying for you? Is it quite impressive? This is specially selected for you by me." Lechen said with a smile.
Xu Hui looked helpless, her forehead drooping. "So, even though we're thousands of miles apart, you can still control the Shining Golden Lotus?"
And this so-called Wanli Transmission Method, isn't it equivalent to installing a surveillance and sensor on her?
"Of course that's not possible. However, this situation is special. The evil spirits and resentful souls on the Nether Iron are the most evil and vicious beings in the world. They bite all souls, and the creatures bitten by them will also become resentful souls after death. Buddhist practitioners have the responsibility to convert these resentful souls, but the Nether Mountain is located in the deepest part of the underworld and is a forbidden place for Buddhist practitioners."
"Entering the Void Realm is tantamount to committing sins of murder for Buddhist practitioners. Once within, the Buddha's light will involuntarily spread. Wherever it passes, all spirits, regardless of their size, good or evil, will be targeted, causing great suffering. Before we even reach the Dark Mountain, the sins of murder we have committed are enough to make Buddhist practitioners bear the heinous sins and suffer the punishment of being struck by five thunderbolts."
That’s right, Buddhist practitioners may be just ordinary cultivators in the human world, but once they step into the spiritual world, they will become human-shaped killing weapons and will be unable to control themselves.
The Buddha light emanating from their bodies is like a world-destroying catastrophe, enough to wipe out the entire spirit race.
This level of killing will definitely bring about punishment from heavenly thunder. However, the funny thing is that thunder is precisely the thing that the elves fear the most and are the thing they are most powerless to deal with.
In other words, the thunder tribulation used to punish Buddhist practitioners for killing the spirits will instead bring greater destruction to the spirits.
In this way, the consequences of Buddhist practice will be even greater. If he doesn't die, who will? The only thing left is for him to die!
Therefore, going to the realm of nothingness to liberate the resentful souls and evil spirits is the best and fastest way for Buddhists to accumulate merit.
But they cannot go, otherwise they will harm others and themselves, and commit serious sins.
The only way is to first fall into the path of evil spirits, go through hardships, achieve the body of ghosts and gods, and then embark on the path of becoming a Buddha. Only in this way can one safely approach the Underworld Mountain and save the countless lingering resentful souls and evil spirits.
However, this is an almost impossible task. According to legend, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is the only Buddha in the underworld, guarding this dark place alone.
It's a long-standing legend. According to legend, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once vowed not to attain Buddhahood until Hell is empty! Thus, he ascended from a ghost to a Buddha, enduring endless suffering. But the Dark Mountain still stood, signifying his inability to attain Buddhahood.
Perhaps, existence is reasonable.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva exists to relieve all suffering in the world. He will not leave until the Dark Mountain is destroyed.
He is also destined to be the only Buddha in the underworld, unmatched and unrivaled.
Therefore, Liaochen said that Xu Hui brought him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Not every Buddhist practitioner has the opportunity to save the evil spirits and resentful souls on the Nether Iron.
In other words, this is a KPI that other seeded players cannot get.
Liaochen did not hide anything. The moment he realized it, he summoned all the disciples in the Buddhist sect to chant sutras. Everyone had a chance to share in this opportunity.
Because of this, a single Shining Golden Lotus could unleash such astonishing power, directly purifying that large piece of Dark Iron. This was the result of the masters' combined efforts across space!
Xu Hui's face was filled with black lines, and she couldn't help but complain, "With so many people sharing this little merit, is it enough?"
"That's certainly not enough," Liaochen grinned, "but there's nothing we can do about it. This opportunity is rare, and all my fellow disciples should take advantage of it. It will help them in their cultivation."
After all, he is a disciple of the Buddhist sect. With such an opportunity, he cannot just think about himself.
Xu Hui thought of the preferential treatment she had received in the Buddhist sect and the rare Wanxiang Sword. She looked at Zhong Lingyue with a meaningful look, "How about we make a deal?"
"No!" Zhong Lingyue refused without even thinking.
Her face looked extremely ugly. When she saw Xu Hui rushing towards her, she originally thought that she would suffer the same pain as herself, having her soul torn apart by the evil skeleton ghosts. Unexpectedly, she actually had the Golden Lotus of the World, which belonged to the Buddhist disciple Lechen, and solved this big problem in an instant.
This made her extremely unwilling, and at the same time, a trace of doubt arose in her heart, "Aren't you a fallen demon? Why are you still wearing the Golden Lotus of Illumination?"
This thing, with the Buddha's light shining upon it, shouldn't it be a powerful weapon of the devil?
Of course Xu Hui knew that this was a big bug. If she didn't answer it well, her secret that she had not fallen into the devil would be exposed.
But she didn't immediately refute him. Instead, she cleverly changed the subject. "Compared to all this, you seem to be more concerned about your own situation. Don't you know the consequences of having your soul torn apart by evil spirits? Even if your soul is complete now, you won't be able to become an ordinary spirit or ghost after death, but will become a vengeful spirit. And the Netherworld Cold Flame is undoubtedly a nightmare for vengeful spirits. It will completely destroy your soul. Do you really dare to sign a contract with it?"
Xu Hui raised an eyebrow slightly and continued to provoke, "Shouldn't you really be considering how the demon restored your soul? Did he truly restore your soul completely, or was he just perfunctory? Once the altar is built, he will be able to contract the Netherworld Frost Flame on his own, and your soul will be considered an evil spirit and completely destroyed by the Netherworld Frost Flame."
The reason why she dared to sow discord so blatantly was because Haitang appeared quietly behind her and told her through voice transmission that the devil was not in Zhong Lingyue's sea of consciousness at the moment.
Before, Zhong Lingyue was plotted against by her and her soul was torn apart by evil spirits. In order to make up for it, the devil took her to dive under the Spirit River and extracted wisps of soul breath from the cracks in the suppression talisman formation to make up for the loss of Zhong Lingyue's soul.
This action happened to be noticed by Venerable Jingyuan and Venerable Canglan who were investigating nearby.
They discovered that what was suppressed under the Spirit River was actually an extremely powerful soul, most likely a creature from the ancient god era.
The function of the Spirit River is to use the souls of ancient species as raw materials to continuously generate spiritual power and form the Spirit River.
What a vicious idea, what a clever calculation!
The stronger the soul power, the more spiritual power is generated, and the more abundant the spiritual river water is, making the talisman formation more solid and the soul power consumed more accordingly.
This is simply a cruel method of using the power of an ancient species to suppress itself. I am imprisoned in myself and there will be no day of liberation!
If this continues, as long as there is no external force to break the rune, the soul power of the ancient species will be endlessly depleted until it disappears and completely turns into spiritual river water.
Xu Hui felt her scalp tingling. Fortunately, she was not greedy before. She stopped after taking away some of the spiritual river water instead of greedily taking it all away.
If the water volume of the Spirit River is insufficient and the power of the talisman formation is weakened, the ancient species might find an opportunity to jump out directly.
After being suppressed for tens of thousands of years and having countless soul powers drained away, no matter how kind it was originally, it has long been filled with resentment. Coupled with the influence of the Netherworld Cold Flame, it must have become a unique monster, the kind whose evil spirit can destroy the entire world!
In addition, Venerable Jingyuan and his team also discovered that the aura of that soul was not exactly the same as the residual soul of the devil, but there were some similarities.
After seeing him extract the soul thread and help Zhong Lingyue complete her soul, the two understood.
The remaining soul of this demon must have fallen into this place accidentally. Perhaps the secret realm had been opened before, and he accidentally broke in, but failed to avoid the danger here, and died with only the remaining soul left.
Originally, the entire glacier and mirage environment was a huge drain on the remnant soul, and he should have died soon, but he accidentally discovered the soul of an ancient species, so he used it to continuously replenish his soul to prevent his soul from being scattered.
Just now, while Zhong Lingyue was dragging the dark iron, she was distracted and had no time to care about him, so she secretly slipped under the Spirit River to replenish her soul. She was not there at the moment.
So the question is, since he can help Zhong Lingyue complete her soul, why is he still in a residual soul state?
Is there a possibility that perhaps the entire glacier was designed to target the souls of ancient species, and as the demon uses more souls, he himself will become a suppressed being and lose his freedom?
That's why he didn't dare to absorb too much soul power.
Otherwise, if he absorbed all of the enormous soul power of these ancient species, how powerful would he become?
This raises a new question: did the devil really set up the altar to contract the Netherworld Cold Flame?
Or did he actually want to absorb all the soul power of the ancient species, but was worried about being suppressed forever, so he tried to break the seal first?
But how can he ensure that after the seal is broken, he will absorb the ancient species himself instead of being attacked and completely destroyed by the ancient species?
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