Chapter 12 War = Wealth

"Good job." I gave Amynis a thumbs up.

Emenes smiled and jumped into the door: "No disguise can hide from me."

Everyone followed Amynis to carefully avoid the teleportation array and went around to the other end of the passage. This passage is really not very long. There is only a three-meter-long section behind the wall to the exit. We were all stunned when we walked out from here.

"Why did you come to the underworld?"

Sun Wukong looked back at me and asked, "What position is this?"

I shook my head: "Somewhere in the underworld, I don't know exactly where it is."

"Aren't you the King of Hell?"

"I only have a temporary job, and rarely go to work. Besides, even the King of Hell doesn't necessarily have to remember all the places within his own territory, right? Besides, this may not be my jurisdiction, it might be the territory of another King of Hell. Woolen cloth?"

Fairy Zizhu said for me: "The underworld is not entirely under the control of Yama. Some places are owned by the divine forces in the West, and more places are completely ownerless. The area here is much larger than the human world, and not all places belong to it. of."

Sun Houhou asked in confusion: "If we don't know where this is, how can we be sure that the person we are looking for is here?"

Amynis reminded: "I think the three hundred and sixty gates you entered are not true or false. They should be just a passage connecting various places. You just happened to enter the one leading to the underworld." It is possible that others were sucked into the trap, or passed through the trap and reached another location."

"Speaking of which, what are you looking for?" Amynis still doesn't know why we came in.

Fairy Zizhu replied: "We are looking for Jie Yin's hiding place and the physical body of the Great Sun Tathagata. Of course, there is also the most important thing - the Buddha's heart."

"Buddha's heart?" I looked at Fairy Zizhu in surprise. "What is that? Why haven't I heard you talk about it?"

"Strictly speaking, we are not sure what the Buddha's heart is like." Zizhu said: "Every force will have its own core. The Dark Temple you worked for before has a heart of darkness. And the Temple of Light has a heart of light. Heart. We in heaven have the heart of heaven, and Buddhism also has the heart of Buddha. Except for the most high-end existence of this force, no one knows what their core is like, and it is said that the core of each force is different. Some are objects, and some are land. A ball of energy, and some may even be a living creature."

"Isn't the Buddha's heart the relic?"

"No. A force only has one core, and there are not so many Buddha Hearts. As long as we find the Buddha's Heart. Either to guide himself or the Tathagata's body, that will be a great achievement."

I smiled and said: "In my opinion, these three things are probably gathered together."

"Why?" Sun Houhou asked me confused.

"This is not simple." Amynis said: "Both the Buddha's heart and the body of Tathagata have no intelligence and can be considered dead objects. No matter how powerful they are, without the guidance of intelligence, they have no defense ability. . So Jieyin must be nearby to guard these important things, or do you think he will put these things there alone for others to get? The more powerful a person is, the more he will believe in his own strength, instead of hiding it and trying his luck Let’s see if the enemy can find it. It’s better to keep it by your side and rely on your own strength to protect it.”

Fairy Zizhu said: "It seems like we may have found the right place."

"Why?"

"Because this is the underworld." Fairy Zizhu said: "The Tathagata's entry into the Six Paths of Reincarnation can only be completed in the underworld. Because although the Six Paths of Reincarnation has passages to all worlds, it only has an entrance here. Ordinarily, only souls can enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The physical body must have been thrown off before then, so the Tathagata's physical body is probably in the underworld, and if someone moves the Tathagata's physical body, how can such a large energy body not be discovered once it moves?"

I immediately understood what Fairy Zizhu meant. "You are saying that after Tathagata entered the six realms of reincarnation, his physical body was hidden by others on the spot and was not brought back to the headquarters because they did not want people to know about Tathagata's reincarnation at all. All this was done in secret."

"Correct." Fairy Zizhu said: "By analogy. The underworld is the only suitable place to hide the body, because there is a large amount of unclaimed territory here. You can just find a place to hide."

Sun Wukong interjected: "So you are hiding here too?"

"I guess so!"

"No wonder he didn't show up even after the Ziyun Mountain fight. It turns out he wasn't there at all."

"It's not a question of presence or absence." Fairy Zizhu said: "With the ability to attract and lead, you can come back anytime you want. He just couldn't leave because he had to guard Tathagata's body, so he didn't show up."

When Fairy Zizhu said this, I frowned. "Although the possibility of our analysis being correct is very high, I would rather we guess wrong."

"Why?" Sun Wukong asked puzzledly.

"Because this place is too big! If we guess correctly, we may never find them!" Fairy Zizhu said helplessly.

Sun Wukong is very confident. "Don't worry. I'll be thousands of miles away just by turning around. I'll find you soon."

I turned around to face Sun Wukong and said very solemnly: "First, this is the underworld, which belongs to several different forces. If you enter casually, you may be regarded as an intruder. Even you, some of the masters, may not be able to escape unscathed. Second, the total area here is more than 700 to 1,000 times that of the human world, and 90% of the area is covered by dark fog. Even with your eyes, the visibility will never exceed fifty meters. It is simply impossible to search the area. Thirdly, the underworld does not only have one layer, but there are the second, third, and seventeenth layers under our feet. Except for the eighteenth layer, they will definitely not be able to enter. Elsewhere This is not necessarily the case at any level. The last one is that the weak water in the underworld is not just a river. Between the various continents in the underworld, there is also a sea of ​​sinking that is tens of thousands of times the land area. Drowned area.”

Sun Wukong shivered in fear. "To be honest, this weak water in the Three Realms can make me tremble. I have been spilled on it before, and the taste is really not good."

I smiled and said: "The reason why you survived after being sprayed is entirely because of your strength and good luck. Of course, the most important thing is that you are lucky. We adventurers may not be as good as you in terms of spells and combat power. But When it comes to research, you are no match for us. Ever since I became the King of Hell, my guild has been studying the nature of weak water. Do you know what we have researched?"

"I don't know." Sun Wukong's head shook like a rattle.

"The negative energy aggregation 'liquid' and the microorganisms that can decompose mana and positive energy bodies."

"What are you talking about?" Fairy Zizhu obviously didn't know any more than Sun Wukong.

I thought for a while and explained: "The immortal magic you use, the Buddhist method, and the magic I use, although they are slightly different in form, their essence is actually the same. You all know that Taoism is It is obtained by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and then converting it into one's own magic power. Buddhism is actually similar. As for magic, although the name is different. In fact, the practical thing is also the vitality of heaven and earth, but the great gods in the West call this magic element. In fact, it is It’s the same thing. But no matter how it’s called, what we use should actually be called energy, and it’s positive energy. And this weak water is negative energy.”

"What will happen if positive and negative energy come into contact? Will it explode? I heard that the combination of light and dark forces in the West will explode."

"No. There won't be an explosion, but it will disappear silently."

Fairy Zizhu understood a little bit. "You mean that all the magic power we have worked hard to cultivate will be transformed once it comes into contact with this thing?"

"What's left depends on how much contact you have. According to the analysis of our guild, only one drop of weak water is enough to consume 10,000 magic points. The consumption of immortal magic and Buddhism seems to be the same. Like me in Adventurer I am a person with strong magic power. But I only need a small glass of weak water to turn me into a mummy."

Fairy Zizhu said: "According to what you say, I only need a bucket of weak water to become a mortal. Yuanshi Tianzun is probably as big as a small pond and I am finished."

I smiled evilly and said, "That's why I said that even high-level gods can drown in it."

Sun Houhou said with some fear: "I wonder why it was like the ground was on fire after a few drops were splashed on it!"

I continued: "In addition to negative energy, there are also those microorganisms. These microorganisms living in weak water obtain energy by decomposing energy organisms. Any positive energy matter that falls into it will be decomposed."

Sun Wukong said: "Then it would be better for me to fly higher when I pass by there in the future."

"I suggest you don't do it." I said: "There is a lot of negative energy floating on the surface of the Sunken Sea. Although it will not hurt people because of the concentration problem, if you use spells in this environment, it will consume a lot of negative energy. The energy will increase exponentially. If you can't fly five hundred meters with your mana, you will fall into the sea of ​​​​sinking because your mana is exhausted. Then with a pop of two bubbles, you will disappear completely, not even your soul will be left. .”

"Wouldn't it be impossible to get through there?"

"No, you can go there on the Ferryman's Boat of the Dead."

"Won't the ship be absorbed?" Fairy Zizhu asked.

"No, because the Ship of the Dead does not touch the sea at all. It is a complete spaceship. Besides, that thing cannot be broken down at all. I once cut some pieces from the ship and studied it. It seems to be made of Chinese Where the 'sexual' material is made, it doesn't matter whether it is exposed to positive energy or negative energy. It is not afraid of corrosion at all."

Fairy Zizhu said: "Don't worry about the weak water. After all, we can't get through Tathagata and Jieyin, but the land area alone is enough for us to find."

Sun Wukong said: "Aren't you the King of Hell? How about mobilizing the ghost army to look for it? Tens of millions of ghost armies can be spread out to search a large area even if they are investigated hand in hand. We should be able to find it, right?"

"It seems like this is the only stupid way to go. Just wait for me for a while, and I'll go find other Yamas to discuss it."

I said it was a discussion, but in fact there was no need for a discussion at all. Heaven wants to find Jie Yin and Tathagata, how can Yama not help? Anyway, this place is under the jurisdiction of the underworld. It’s also easy to find. Tens of millions of ghost soldiers and more than 100 million wandering souls who were temporarily recruited began to conduct a pull-type investigation of the underworld. Every rock and grass was not carefully turned over. If we need it, these ghost soldiers can probably even reach the hell. Count how many dead grasses there are.

Although so many undead were used to search, things were not as simple as imagined. The scope of the underworld is really too large, and the area that the underworld can control is only a small part of it. Most of the areas are still wilderness and cannot be searched at all, and there are even wild monsters in some places.

Don't think that the underworld is a good place. This place is much more dangerous than the human world. The undead have little control over the underworld, but once they leave this area, they can only wait to die. Wild soul-devouring creatures are much more powerful than the magical beasts in the human world.

Other heavenly personnel led by Yuanshi Tianzun, with the help of Amynis, also checked all the passages. Basically, they were connected to different places, but most of them were temples, and there was even a teleportation array that led directly to heaven. However, after listening to our analysis, everyone knows that Tathagata and Jieyin are most likely in the underworld, but it will take time to find them out.

Although Tathagata and Jieyin have not been found yet, Ziyun Mountain was finally captured. Buddhism no longer has an official stronghold in China, and the remaining strongholds are all in India. Affected by the country's borders, Tianting cannot take the initiative to go abroad to fight. So Lingshan can only rely on our guild. However, Heavenly Court has promised that no matter what we lose on the battlefield, they will be responsible for compensating it, and will also prepare a super prize for us.

With the promise of heaven. I think the next questions are not too difficult. There are not many masters left in Lingshan. As long as Tathagata and Jieyin are not there, there will be absolutely no problem. Besides, our guild can also ask the three major guardian beasts to help. Even if they don't really go all out, they can at least hold on to the situation. As for the favor fee-this can be reimbursed by Heaven.

The war here in Ziyun Mountain has subsided, and what is left is to deal with post-war issues. The Four Sacred Beasts moved the entire Wutai Mountain to Ziyun Mountain, and now they have to trouble them to move back, but this is nothing to them. Is it nothing more than physical exertion?

In Ziyun Mountain, Wutai Mountain and another battlefield that I did not participate in, a total of more than 10 million people and more mythical beasts were killed in Buddhism and Heaven. All of these corpses were sent to Tushita Palace in Heaven. Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace temporarily functions as a corpse cremator. These dead personnel and mythical beasts are all masters of cultivation. After the true energy in the body is calcined in the alchemy furnace, it can become a pure elixir. In fact, elixirs are made from the earth in this way. For the gods in heaven, it doesn't matter whether they are plants filled with the vitality of heaven and earth, or monsters or gods, as long as the vitality is strong enough. The bodies will be burned anyway. All that is left is the pure vitality of heaven and earth.

In addition to the dead, the wounded are also a problem. To the gods. As long as they are not dead at the time, they can basically be rescued, so the wounded on our side is not a problem. The key lies in how to deal with the wounded on the other side. In addition, in addition to the problem of wounded people, we also have a bunch of captives to deal with. We can't keep them forever, right?

Wounded soldiers and prisoners can be said to be troubles or benefits, depending on how you think about them. Anyway, I think captives are very valuable. However, compared to captives who cannot be converted into benefits in a short period of time, ready-made benefits are more attractive.

Ziyun Mountain is also the headquarters of Buddhism in China, not to mention it is a floating mountain, and its strategic value is immeasurable. The big reason why our guild has attacked foreign guilds many times but won every time is that we have the flying Isinger, and if this floating mountain can be equipped with a power system, it will be an even more terrifying existence. . An aerial fortress that cannot be shot down, even if it does not participate in the attack, just standing there is enough to have a fatal impact on the enemy's morale.

Taking into account so many fragmentary issues, we finally held a spoils-sharing meeting under the leadership of Heavenly Court. Of course, it cannot be said so straightforwardly on the surface. The spoils distribution meeting was declared to be a "celebration and aftermath consultation meeting."

On the second day after the battle, the conference finally officially started, and the conference location was the warehouse that I had vacated before, because it was relatively hidden and airtight from all sides. According to Rose, underground transactions must be conducted in caves so that it feels underground.

In the Heavenly Court, Yuanshi Tianzun and his group of elders didn't come, so they didn't care about this. The highest representative of Heaven is the Jade Emperor. Of course, he also came under the guise of inspecting the front lines. The Jade Emperor brought almost his entire leadership team, hundreds of immortals, which looked very spectacular. There are also many people from our guild, and I have gathered all the main leaders of the guild, especially the two super think tanks, Rose and Sumei, who must not be lost. Wei Na, as the main god of her guild, also attended the meeting, and Hong Yan and the three national guardian beasts also came. The three of them came here mainly to introduce themselves to Heavenly Court, and then to confirm their previous relationship. Theoretically speaking, we are all on the same side, but people always have selfish motives. Heaven hopes that the three mythical beasts will come back, but does not want to be compared with them. Naturally, it is necessary to clarify everyone's obligations and rights first, and put the ugly things first. Clarity is more conducive to future stability and unity.

After everyone arrived, the celebration party began. It was basically similar to the Peach Blossom Party in Heaven, but the people who were actually talking about the matter had gathered in a small warehouse inside the warehouse. The Jade Emperor only brought Taibai Jinxing in, and I only brought Rose in. Su Mei said that she had already made her meaning clear to Rose, and it didn't mean much whether she came in or not. As the third party, the three national guardian beasts are still outside for the time being. Their turn will not be their turn until our division of the spoils is over.

There are only four of us in this small room now, which makes it easier to talk and avoid any quarrels.

The Jade Emperor said very directly: "Okay, we are the only ones left. We understand each other relatively well, so there is no need to make nonsense, just tell us what you think, right?"

"The Jade Emperor really has the demeanor of a leader and is decisive in doing things." Rose flattered the Jade Emperor first, and then continued: "In that case, let's be direct. But, which part does the Jade Emperor want to talk about first?"

"Of course, let's talk about your remuneration first." The Jade Emperor said quickly: "You helped Heaven send troops to destroy Buddhism. Such a big thing cannot let you work in vain. As a reward for helping us, what do you hope to get? Woolen cloth?"

The Jade Emperor, this old fox, is indeed ruthless! Fortunately, Rose and I are not stupid, otherwise we would have been fooled. On the surface, the Jade Emperor wants to pay us labor fees, which seems like a good thing, but in fact it is a big trap. If you fall into it, you will be ruined.

The key point of this labor fee lies in the form of war. If we accept the labor fee, it means that we admit that we are working for Heaven, and then there is no need to talk about the rest of the matter, because it has nothing to do with us. It's like being a salesperson in a supermarket. You are helping the boss sell things, and you get a fixed salary. How much the boss earns has nothing to do with you. And now once we ask for this labor fee, we will really become workers in heaven.

However, if we do not charge labor fees, then it is a different situation. First of all, we did participate in this battle, which Heaven cannot deny, and since we do not receive labor fees, we and Heaven have already had a cooperative relationship. Cooperation is different from working part-time. Cooperation means that we can share dividends. Even if the proportion we share is relatively small due to the difference in strength between us, it is definitely much more than the salary.

Therefore, we absolutely cannot ask for labor fees.