The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 459 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Patience (Page 12)

The supply cutoff operation successfully severed the channel through which Sangchuan's elite Gu masters provided faith power to the Gu God. However, the elites are a minority; many mediocre Gu masters and Gu sufferers still need to be cut off, not to mention the common people—they constitute the majority. Therefore, the supply cutoff operation is not yet over. Changing the Miao people's millennia-old beliefs is no easy task, but it is imperative. So let's continue to see what happens next.

After a good night's rest, Lanze struggled to get up. Although she was exhausted, she still had a lot of things to do and couldn't afford to delay. After washing up, Lanze went to visit Kong Qinglin, who was currently being cared for by Xianbai.

The once glorious Peacock King of the Ming Dynasty is no longer as glamorous as before. First, his demon armor was broken by Li Nongxiang, which was equivalent to having his feathers plucked. Then, he was struck by a heavenly lightning bolt and almost turned into a roast chicken. So when he learned that Lan Ze had come to visit him, he refused to see him even if it meant death.

Xianbai walked out of the door and said to Lanze, "Miss Lanze, you know that my king loves beauty. He is injured like this and he will definitely not see anyone. He appreciates your kindness, but he will not come in through this door."

"Actually, I came here to use the Fire Silkworm to help him heal. I was disfigured by the Gu God before, and it was this Fire Silkworm that restored my appearance."

"I see. I'll go in and ask again." Xianbai pushed open the door and entered the room, sitting down beside Kong Qinglin's bed, where the latter was covering his head with the blanket.

"Your Majesty, Miss Lanze has come not only to visit you, but also to help you heal your injuries with the Fire Silkworm. Why don't we let her in?"

Kong Qinglin yanked off the covers, revealing his face covered in blisters, and roared at Xianbai, "It's already a great humiliation for me to be defeated by six insects. How can I face her like this? Do you think I haven't lost face enough?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I heard from Miss Lanze that she recovered from her disfigurement using fire silkworms."

"No need! Tell her I have my own way, and thank her for her kindness." After saying that, Kong Qinglin pulled the blanket over his head again.

Xianbai explained the situation to Lanze, who was not unreasonable. He asked Xianbai to convey his gratitude and then left, as she had too many things to do.

After Lan Ze left, Kong Qinglin sat up and said, "Let's go pay our respects to the Old Man of the Moon!"

And so, Xianbai carried Kong Qinglin to the Ailao Secret Realm...

On the other side, Lanze and Xiaoshimei's next task was to distribute the Three Corpse Brain Soul Pills to the Gu Masters and Gu Subjects who hadn't gone to watch the competition. Cutting off the supply to these 60,000 people was the most difficult task.

Little Corpse Girl, along with You Tu's trusted confidants, repeatedly patrolled the area surrounding Sangchuan. On one hand, she notified mediocre Gu Masters to collect medicine from the main altar, after which Granny Lan Die would help them cut off their supply. On the other hand, she repeatedly investigated the people affected by Gu, determining their addresses and numbers to allocate time as efficiently as possible.

These people weren't cultivators, and Lanze had to expend more mental energy to help them unite with their inner demons to fight the demonic gu. The number of people whose supplies could be cut off was limited, but these were the most numerous, making them the most troublesome. Fortunately, Li Yi taught them to use a community grid work model, which significantly improved their efficiency.

Heavy workloads require time and patience, so let's let them work hard on the progress bar. Let's switch the camera to Li Yi and see what he's doing.

Inside the Enchanted Cave, Li Yi was naturally not idle either. He was working on the ultimate method to deal with the Gu God: to obliterate its will. Previously, the Heavenly Dao had gone to great lengths to mobilize a large amount of spiritual energy to destroy the Gu God's physical body, not only to buy Li Yi time but also to remind him to find a way to completely resolve this problem.

Li Yi first meditated to allow his consciousness to enter his spiritual realm, and then bowed to the image of the Blissful Reception Dharma and said, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, your disciple has something to ask of you."

The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha raises his hand to his chest, and the halo around him gathers in his palm, condensing into the phantom image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"Does Xiu Yuan need something from me?"

"This disciple wishes to go to hell to see the soul of the Gu God."

“That’s impossible. His soul was sealed in the depths of hell by the Goddess of Tai’an. Even I have never seen those ancient demon gods.”

"Are the Asura and Rakshasa clans going to disrupt the cycle of reincarnation in hell? What have they done?"

"This hell was originally the seal that Lady Tai'an used to seal those ancient demon gods. After the Six Paths of Reincarnation appeared, Lady Tai'an combined thick earth and stone with the seal to strengthen it, giving the ethereal seal a physical form. This is how the Netherworld came to be. The Source of Weak Water and the Eye of Ink are the Yin and Yang poles of the new seal."

No matter what they do, their ultimate goal is only the Eye of Ink and the Source of Weak Water, using the power of water and fire to destroy Hell and release those guys. So as long as I deploy heavy troops in these two key locations, I can ensure the safety of Hell.

The Asura King and Rakshasa King have certainly been causing trouble lately, trying to lure me away from my prey. I'm not falling for it. By the way, Xiu Yuan, when are you coming to Hell to help me? If you're there, you can help me deal with those two.”

"This disciple hasn't lived enough yet, and is in no hurry to go to hell. May I ask, Bodhisattva, is there any way to destroy the will of the Gu God?"

“Eliminate the will? Buddha said there is no other way but to influence and transform. However, this method is too slow. You know that hell is full of resentment. I have been trying to influence and transform people here for hundreds of years, but I have not seen any improvement. On the contrary, it has become worse. In my opinion, if we want to eliminate the resentment accumulated in hell, we must empty hell. Otherwise, it will definitely not work.”

"Bodhisattva, if you personally intervene, can you influence the Gu God?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head and said, "The ancient demon gods are all special beings, and they certainly cannot be reformed. They cannot be destroyed either, because they are the embodiment of the laws of heaven and earth, and the existence of the laws of heaven and earth is to ensure the stability of this world. Otherwise, why would Lady Tai'an keep them alive?"

"Does the Bodhisattva have a way to deal with the Gu God?"

"I don't have that either. Since Heaven sent you to deal with the Gu God, it must be because you have abilities that we don't possess, otherwise it wouldn't have chosen you."

Li Yi pondered for a moment and asked, "Resentment is a manifestation of will. Since Buddhist teachings can eliminate resentment, it proves that will can be eliminated, but I haven't found the method yet. Bodhisattva, can you show me how you eliminate those deep-seated resentments?"

"That's easy, come with me!" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva formed a mudra and chanted a mantra. The image of the Blissful Guide shone with Buddha's light, and with a flick of his finger, he took Li Yi's soul to hell.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva led Li Yi to the lowest level of Hell, the place where the resentment was heaviest. Even before reaching the gate, one could hear the wailing of the souls that Huodou had devoured, a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

"Remember the Nine-Headed Serpent you sent? It's locked up here. I'll use it to show you."

"Thank you, Bodhisattva."

Huo Dou's enormous body, with its various heads, blocked the gate, just as his father, Tian Gou, had blocked the thick earth cave with his body, and he lay there sleeping. Upon seeing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Li Yi, Huo Dou slowly raised his head, and the iron chain around his neck, as thick as a person, made a clanging sound. Li Yi immediately recognized that the iron chain was made of the same material as the Measuring Ruler.

"Whom is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva coming to amuse himself with today?"

"Senior is too kind. This humble monk has come with an old friend of Jiuying to visit him and see if we can resolve his resentment."

"You're the descendant of Yi the Great, right? I heard that silly boy Hun Zhao mention you!"

Li Yi bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior Huodou."

"The soul of the Nine-Headed Serpent has been divided and reforged by the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, leaving only its resentment. It won't be easy to resolve it."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva laughed and said, "This humble monk has a good set of teeth. No matter how hard the bone is to gnaw, I can chew it up and swallow it, can't I?"

Huo Dou chuckled, "Hmph, then Bodhisattva, you should hurry up and go. That guy is making a terrible racket. If he's not here, I'll have a lot more peace and quiet." With that, he stood up and pushed open the door with his large paw. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Li Yi bowed in thanks and then stepped inside.

"I didn't expect Senior Huodou to be so easy to talk to. Even when the Bodhisattva teased him as a watchdog, he didn't get angry."

"That's because he can't beat me. Anyone else would have been his snack long ago."

Li Yi glanced back and caught a glimpse of Huo Dou's fierce and menacing eyes through the slowly closing door.

"That's right, that look really does look like it could eat you alive."

"He is the strongest second-rank cultivator, and you are no match for him, so don't cause any trouble. Ahead is the prison for the most dangerous criminals in hell. You'd better activate your golden body, or you will be affected by the resentment."

Li Yi clasped his hands together to activate his Arhat Golden Body, and then continued forward with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The entire prison was a volcano, and through the cracks in the rocks, one could clearly see the flowing lava, which would occasionally burst into black flames, namely the Ink Fire.

The so-called cells were actually caves in the volcano, varying in size, spacing, and height. Stone steps wound down the mountain, leading to each cave.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva pointed to the cave entrance in front of him and said, "We've arrived." After saying that, he put his hands together and chanted a mantra.

The sound of moving boulders echoed from the dark cave entrance. Just as Li Yi was about to go forward to take a look, he was stopped by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Then, a burst of black gas gushed out and slowly dissipated into hell.

"Holy crap, such a huge amount of resentment?"

"This must be a gift prepared to greet you, sensing your arrival." The black mist finally stopped gushing out, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Let's go and see how your old friend is doing."

Entering the cave, which was narrow at the outside and wide at the inside, Jiuying was bound to a stone pillar with iron chains. Lava dripped from the top of the pillar from time to time, scorching his body. Each of his nine heads was covered with a black six-compartment stone disc, which was also covered with incantations and was secured to the stone pillar with iron chains.

Jiuying laughed wildly, "Da Yi, you're finally dead! Hahahaha! You've finally come to join me!"

"Excuse me for interrupting you, but I'm not dead yet. I came here specifically to see you."

Upon hearing this, the nine heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent simultaneously sharpened their eyes. They pulled on the iron chains with the stone disc, trying to bite Li Yi. Even though they couldn't reach him, they kept trying, and the cave was filled with the sound of the iron chains clashing.

"Alright, that's enough catching up. You'd better behave for a bit!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva raised his right hand and grabbed at the air, then pulled back, the iron chains tightening rapidly and binding Jiuying firmly to the stone pillar. The tremor caused a large gush of magma to flow from the top, scalding Jiuying, who screamed in agony. Because he had nine heads, his screams were multiplied by nine.

"Hey, Bodhisattva, he doesn't even have a soul anymore, so where does his physical body come from? How could he feel the burning pain of the moxibustion?"

"This is the method of persuasion I developed after mastering the Six Paths of Reincarnation. I call it empathy, because physical pain can weaken the willpower of the person being tortured. See the stone disc around his neck? That's another use of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, to transform his will into a physical form."

For ordinary people, the method of reforming them involves awakening the true goodness and beauty within their hearts through Buddhism, thereby eliminating resentment. However, to reform someone whose hatred has seeped into their very bones, the only way is to use Buddhism to eradicate that hatred.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name, summoning the Dharma image of the Blissful Reception. The Dharma image shone with Buddha's light, shining on Jiuying, which was equivalent to being burned by raging fire. Jiuying wailed and twisted its body, hitting the stone pillar, releasing even more resentment.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva chanted scriptures, which condensed into talismans within the Buddha's light. These talismans collided with and neutralized the black resentment. This process lasted for a long time until all nine heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent drooped down and its body stopped emitting resentment.

Li Yi asked, "Is that all?"

"This is just the beginning!"

Li Yi's voice seemed to provoke Jiuying, which suddenly opened its eyes and lunged at Li Yi with all nine heads. Li Yi instinctively dodged and retaliated, unleashing a series of punches on Jiuying's head, which thoroughly enraged the creature.