I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 318: The Holy Father of the Nine Spirits Descends to the World

"Raise the flags!"

“Ascension to the altar!”

“Sing the verses!”

On July 15th, at the foot of Mount Sanqing, the Lingbao Grand Dharma Assembly for Saving the World was officially launched.

Xu Jia held the fairy palace banner in his hand, waving it on the altar, singing: "The spirits are clear and refreshing in the sky, and the sad song is loud in the universe. The suffering souls in the ten directions should all go to Fengdu. The nine-bend road to immortality, the blue cloud to the heavenly palace, the boundless spiritual treasures, come here to save the world... The homeless souls in the ten directions, the karma of the past life, the fate that is difficult to break, the grievances, the hatred, the ones who can't let go, the ones who can't get away, the ones who are separated in life and death... Come here quickly, receive the spiritual treasures, I only wish to achieve the immortal path, not to be poor, you must know that the ghost path is precious..."

As the flag was waved, the people below began to sing. The sound was ethereal and magnificent, and it spread for three days and reached the Dharma Realm.

The people in the surrounding areas did not dare to participate, because it was said to be a ritual to help ghosts to be liberated. They were afraid of offending the dead, frightening children, or taking people's lives. Even though they had a clear conscience, they were still afraid.

In the Dharma Realm, Xu Jia's image changed, and he transformed into Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun. A blue lion, a yellow lion, a red lion, a black lion, a white lion, a purple lion, a golden lion, a silver lion, a jade (stone) lion, and nine-headed five-colored lions fell one after another and prostrated themselves in front of the seat.

The green lion holds a green lotus in its mouth, the black lion carries a gourd of fairy water on its back, the yellow lion kneads the clay to shape the image, the white lion holds a pen to draw the image, the red lion refines the fire to make pottery, the golden lion makes the bones, the silver lion fills the flesh, the purple lion breathes out the qi, and the jade lion enlightens.

Nine colorful lions, each with its own duties, assist in the altar.

When the little Dragon King Shunji saw the "Nine-Spirited Saint" coming down to the mortal world in person, he was stunned for a moment.

Jiuling Yuansheng is not the mount of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, but rather two sides of the same coin.

These nine lions represent nine kinds of innate great ways, hence the name "Nine Spirits". The word "Yuansheng" represents that they are the supreme holy product of the innate Yuanqi.

“It is said that there are eight hundred spirit lions in the Qinghua Miaoyan Palace. Even if it is just one of the grandsons of a lion, his merits and deeds are greater than mine. There are four major gates in the sky. The South Gate leads to the Heavenly Palace, the West Gate leads to the Spiritual Mountain, the North Gate leads to the North Pole Zhenwu Dangmo Patriarch, the Central Gate stands in the Three Enclosures of Purple Star, and the East Gate is in the Qinghua world.” Shunji Xiaolong got some of Ao Jia’s memories. The fairy pools in the sky are connected, and the fish are happy. He has also seen the world.

There is a pure blue lotus treasure pool in the Qinghua Realm, and there are blue lotuses in the pool. If someone is led by the Savior of Suffering Heaven, he will be reborn in the lotus of the pure blue lotus treasure pool. Starting from the most basic practice in the Qinghua Realm, one will reach the Zhuling Palace in Nanchang Prefecture, referred to as the Nan Palace, which is the place of immortals. Going up to the palace here one by one is the Nine Palaces Immortals. After completing the practice of the "Nine Palaces Immortal", one will basically be a middle-level immortal.

He once listened to a lecture in the Qinglian Pond. It was at that time that he began to cultivate the virtue of water and successfully transformed into a dragon.

He recalled the past and could not help but sigh. He then chanted the Water Purification Mantra with the power of water. In the Dharma Realm, the power of the mantra turned into a clean water pool that cleansed everything.

It may look solemn on the surface, but it is dangerous inside.

After Xu Jia waved the banner, more than a million lonely souls came. It was as if a switch was turned on. Deep in the Dharma Realm, even deeper, history was like a layer of soil, hiding them in places where no one could see them. They could only be excavated occasionally. But now that the spiritual banner was moving, their rotten, old and numb hearts were moved together.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The wind sounds like a xun.

"Swallow."

Blowing the forest like a complaint.

The sobbing was so loud, layer upon layer, wave after wave, that even the chanting of scriptures could not suppress it.

A child's breathy voice: "Mom, I'm hungry."

"Be good, go to sleep. You won't be hungry when you sleep."

There was a Cangwu's voice: "Son, I'm hungry."

An old man's voice said, "Son, I am old and weak. When I die, you can cut off some meat from my thigh and cook it for a while. It will be delicious when it is tender."

There was the sound of fighting again: "General, the city has run out of ammunition and food."

"Then dissect the corpses and make food."

I heard the baby crying again, but after the baby cried, there was no sound.

"I'm cold, my hands are stiff." "Rub them with snow and they won't be cold anymore."

“Will we freeze to death?”

"No, you stay close to me and I'll keep you warm."

"Am I going to die, Mom? When I die, can you please not eat me?"

……

Hungry ghost!

They are all hungry ghosts.

They were skinny and deformed, with limbs like dead twigs and thin firewood, but their stomachs were as big as drums. The Guanyin soil could not be digested or excreted, so it accumulated inside them and killed them.

The densely packed hungry ghosts, with dark green eyes and mouths spitting fire, just kept saying: "I'm hungry~"

The thousands and tens of thousands of cries of hunger, the gazes filled with malice, scrutiny, and expectation, looking at everyone as if they were an edible, moving piece of meat. Those bones, blood, and essence filled them the most.

The nine-colored lion growled, and the hungry ghosts began to show fear.

There are 3,600 burning ghost kings around the mandala, summoning "refugees" one after another.

The burning tin cans were like furnaces in the mouths of hungry ghosts.

"Iron Can Shigu!"

"Sprinkle nectar to extinguish fire, and chant the mantra."

"I respectfully invite the Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother, and the Great Yi Heavenly Venerable to send down the nectar. The infinite food of the three days will fill the Dharma Realm and relieve your hunger and thirst, purify your infinite body, fill your hunger and emptiness, and cool your body down from heat and annoyance..."

Xu Jia took the water jar and took a big gulp, mobilizing his internal Qi. Water spurted out, and immediately in the Dharma Realm, nectar descended upon the whole place. The fire in his throat disappeared, and he got all the clean food.

The various steamed buns and rice cakes used in the sacrifices also turned into an endless banquet.

The hungry ghosts pounced in like mad dogs, swallowing the food with their hands and mouths. The more they ate, the hungrier they became. The hungrier they became, the more they ate, and their stomachs became bigger and bigger.

Their throats are open but their mouths are not. The tree barks and Guanyin soil in their stomachs cannot be ejected, so they will eat until their stomachs explode, and it will be a waste of food.

These are irreparable. If one starves to death during life, how can one be compensated after death?
In the iron can, the Taoist sprinkled grains into the flames again and again. The smoke rushed into the Dharma Realm, attracting more hungry ghosts.

Xu Jia was chanting the spell when suddenly the gates of hell opened and some gods and ghosts from the underworld came out. They were also very nervous. Some of the hungry ghosts summoned by Xu Jia were actually hungry ghosts from the "hungry ghost realm".

Whether it is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of Buddhism or the Taiyi Rescuer of Sufferings of Taoism, they both clearly stated that if someone gives food to orphans, the hungry ghosts can go to the altar to receive food and no one can stop them.

But hungry ghosts are quite difficult to deal with in the underworld, not to mention their huge numbers.

If ordinary people think that the most ferocious ghost is the hanged female ghost in red, or even worse, the pregnant female ghost in red.

But the resentment of these female ghosts before they died was not even a fraction of that of the starving ghosts.

If a starving ghost possesses a human body, it is the most troublesome. It will overeat and eventually die from ruptured internal organs.

Elderly people often tell people to eat slowly, "like starving ghosts being reincarnated." However, starving ghosts do not have the right to be reincarnated. Their resentment and obsession are difficult to dissipate, and they cannot be reincarnated unless their souls are dispersed and their real spirits are returned.

But the starving ghosts are already so miserable, and letting their souls fly away would be somewhat "against the ways of ghosts."

(End of this chapter)