Chapter 49: The Sea of Suffering in the World
Hengyang City God Temple is located in the west city.
In recent years, the city has been haunted, which has caused suffering to merchants and people, and has prospered the city god and land.
There are few people on the street, but there are a lot of people in front of the City God Temple, and pilgrims come and go.
The old temple keeper was happily distributing peace talismans, exorcism talismans, and meditation talismans. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the hall, blowing away all the talismans on the table.
It was clear and bright, but in a moment, dark clouds filled the sky and thunder rolled.
"Thunder! It's raining, so put away the clothes!"
The believers who were queuing up to burn incense and kowtowed dispersed, and those who were kowtowing quickly bowed a few times and hurried home.
The old temple keeper didn't care about keeping people and picked up the talismans on the ground.
These talismans are not tricks to deceive people. They are drawn by Hengyang City God himself and have a certain effect of exorcising ghosts and evil spirits.
Gusts of wind swept through, dust flew, and dead branches and leaves poured into the City God Temple. The temple keeper could only hold on to the table to support himself.
A figure came from the wind, and the old temple keeper could not see his appearance until he stepped into the City God Temple.
He had white hair and yellow face, wore black armor, and held a golden mace. It was exactly the appearance that Zhou Yi had changed into.
Zhou Yi looked up at the plaque on the door of the main hall, which had four big characters "Protect the Territory and Safeguard the People" hanging high, and could not help but sneer.
In the main hall of the hall, the statue of Hengyang City God sat upright. He looked like a middle-aged official in his forties or fifties, wearing a seventh-rank official uniform embroidered with quails, looking down from above.
"Hengyang City God, get out of here!"
The old temple keeper's forehead was sweating. The man held a golden mace as thick as his thigh. He tried to muster up his courage and said, "This is where the City God is. Don't be unreasonable..."
Before the old temple keeper finished speaking, the golden mace in Zhou Yi's hand flew out, shining with mysterious light and blasting towards the top of the statue.
Buzz!
The golden light was overflowing, and the incense judge held the golden mace.
The statue slowly revived, and the voice was solemn and solemn: "Who is coming?"
Zhou Yi had no place to vent his anger. The City God had the responsibility of monitoring yin and yang, so it was right to get angry with him at this time.
The golden mace's mysterious light was bright, and it suddenly turned into the size of a courtyard pillar.
Boom...
With a loud bang, the translucent soul of the City God was beaten out of the statue.
"Ouch!"
The City God held his head and rolled down the main hall, his official robe wrinkled into a ball.
Seeing this, the old temple keeper rolled his eyes and fainted directly.
The position of the city god is the upper third grade, the county city god is the middle third grade, and the county city god is the lower third grade.
The practice of Shinto is different from that of Buddhism. The lower third grade condensed Shinto golden body is not weaker than the body refining realm, and it is also the body of ghosts and gods, with a lifespan of three to five hundred years.
Within the scope of Hengyang City God, calling on the power of incense, the lower third grade city god can rival the middle third grade cultivator.
Unfortunately, the city god met Zhou Yi, who was beaten dizzy with a mace.
The statue of the city god shook, and figures emerged from under the base, including civil and military judges, the chief officers of the three divisions, ghost generals and ghost messengers, dozens of them.
"Protect the lord!"
"This is the territory of Dagan, where can a man be so rampant?"
"A living person is the enemy of the City God and the underworld, aren't you afraid of the laws of Dagan!"
"Catch him first!"
Zhou Yi was so noisy that he rolled the golden mace on the ground and pressed all the underworld officials down.
The golden light flashed, and the magic power suppressed the underworld officials, and they did not move even if they struggled.
"Master, please show mercy!"
The City God held up his crooked official hat and said, "I don't know why you are here, Master? I have worked diligently for decades to maintain the stability of the underworld, and I have also registered my name with King Mingling."
King Mingling was the imperial court's canonization of the City God of Luojing. He was canonized as a prince by the underworld ghosts and gods, and commanded all the City Gods in Dagan.
"Working diligently, haha!"
Zhou Yi reached out and grabbed the City God casually, and he asked coldly: "What should we do if there are souls wandering in the world and not entering the underworld?"
The City God's neck was tightly held, and he could not use his incense and spiritual power. He knew that he had met a master.
"Reporting to the immortal, we should send ghost messengers to investigate whether there are grievances, obsessions, etc., and then deal with them as appropriate."
"According to the underworld volume of the Great Law, what crime should the City God be punished for failing to enforce the law and watching the demons sacrifice to the corpse ghosts?"
Zhou Yi's eyes were as deep as ice, staring at the City God and questioning him.
"This... should..."
The City God's face changed slightly, and he hesitated, not knowing what to say.
Zhou Yi pointed at Judge Wu who was suppressed by the golden mace and asked, "What do you think the crime should be!"
"According to the underworld file, those who sit by and watch the evildoers cause trouble will be punished by a hundred years of incense if they are not involved. If they are involved, they will be removed from their positions and severely punished." Judge Wu is in charge of criminal penalties and has long been familiar with the laws of the state.
"Do you think there is any connection?"
Zhou Yi ignited the Earth Spirit Fire in his hand. Even if the ghosts and gods in the underworld are ghosts, getting a little bit of it is like putting boiling water into a frying pan.
"Sir, spare my life, your subordinate..."
The City God wanted to argue, but when he noticed the murderous eyes, he couldn't help but shudder.
"No involvement! I dare not intervene in this matter. The Dulong demon has powerful magic and threatened me to destroy my golden temple if I dare to report it..." Zhou Yi asked: "Where is the Dulong demon now?" "I know, I have been secretly investigating and collecting evidence of his crimes..." The City God felt that the spiritual fire on his body was getting more and more intense. He dared not talk nonsense and said: "A few days ago, the earth dragon turned over three hundred miles west of the city. Many people died in several villages in the mountains. The evil spirit of the earth condensed and did not dissipate. It is most likely to develop corpse disasters..." Bang... The City God hit the statue, and the body of the ghost and god almost collapsed. "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped!" Zhou Yi flicked his finger, and a sword energy fell into the body of the City God.
The sword wounds kept appearing on the City God's body. The power of the incense repaired the abdomen, appeared again on the back, healed the back, and appeared again on the face in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you, Immortal, for sparing my life."
The city god endured Ling Chi's heartbreaking pain and bowed to salute.
Zhou Yi snorted coldly, waved his hand to take back the golden mace, and disappeared into a flash of light.
The gangsters regained their freedom. They were bent over and pouting, unable to stand upright. The suppressive power of the golden mace penetrated the ghost body.
Judge Wen stepped forward to help the city god and said doubtfully: "Sir, you have reported this matter long ago, but there is no response from the superiors. Telling the truth to the immortal may help you avoid punishment."
"Humph, what do you know? You can barely survive if you hold on, but if you tell me, your soul will be shattered."
Cheng Huang's face twitched in pain. The sword energy was extremely strong. With his strength, it would take at least several decades to wear it away.
"That Dulong demon kept his background and caused Hengyang into a mess. He deserves to die. When his soul comes to the Yin Division, remember to inform me that I will personally execute him!"
As the City God spoke, he suddenly looked at Judge Wu and asked, "You are usually rough-minded, but why did you recite the Daqian rules so clearly just now?"
"Do you want me to die soon so that I can take over the position of City God?"
"Sir, spare my life..."
The military judge held his head and ran away.
Zhou Yi hid on the top of the City God's Temple, listening to the chatter of the ghosts below. He tried several times to kill the City God's Temple with a sword, but finally turned into a light and left.
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Three hundred miles west of Hengyang City, there are mountains.
The Book of Changes used the Qi-gazing technique to observe that the earth's Qi was in chaos, and resentment rose into the sky.
Earthquakes, commonly known as earthquakes, are one of the most terrifying natural disasters, especially in mountainous areas where there is simply no escape.
As we were speeding along, we occasionally saw a few surviving people, struggling to stay alive in a daze.
Zhou Yi did not go directly to find the Dulong demon, but flew along the disaster area and sent out those who were lucky enough to survive.
Some were so happy that they kept kowtowing to thank the gods.
Some screamed at the heavens and the earth, crying about the death of their loved ones.
Some hearts are already dead and they are standing on the side of the road sluggishly, not knowing where to go.
Others pointed their fingers to the sky and cursed, asking gods why they didn't come to save them earlier.
Zhou Yi ignored it and followed the direction of the gathering of evil spirits, arriving at a place where four peaks converged and were surrounded by rivers.
Mountain worship, surrounded by water, was originally the best Feng Shui terrain. As a result, the earth dragon turned over, the peaks on the west broke off, the rivers in the mountains flowed back, and the original water veins silted up and turned into stagnant pools.
The living water turns back, the white tiger opens its mouth, and the dead energy pool forms a natural place for raising corpses.
Zhou Yi's light fell on the top of the mountain and saw figures jumping from all directions, finally jumping into the Yin Pool.
A jet-black demon flag was erected in the middle of the Yin Pond, constantly emitting the evil spirit of the Yin Demon, awakening the body of the earth dragon who had turned over and died in vain.