Honghuang: I, Huanglong, refine the heavens and do not join the Chan sect

Chapter 198 July th, a hundred demons parade at night!
Thousands of years later.

Huang Long successfully refined a top-grade innate spiritual treasure called the Picture of a Hundred Ghosts.

This catalogue consists of two parts.

The first volume records the various ways in which innate creatures die.

The second volume records the various ways in which creatures die.

On the day when the magic weapon was formed, infinite innate yin energy and innate death energy flowed into Guixu along Youdu Mountain, just like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, and entered the innate map of ten thousand ghosts one after another.

The Hundred Ghosts Picture shone brightly, evolving into all kinds of mysterious visions, including a bright moon in the sky, a dark river running across it, and the gates of hell opening wide...

Among these strange visions, there are 128,600 different creatures who died in different ways, uttering miserable wails, making people feel the despair before death.

Such a scene is so weird and creepy that it makes people feel despair.

The reason why Huang Long refined such an innate spiritual treasure was that he was preparing to wait until Emperor Shun came to power and use it to set off a night parade of hundreds of ghosts that would sweep across the entire prehistoric world.

This will further enhance the prestige of the underworld, increase the status of the underworld in the hearts of the human race, and at the same time strengthen the authority of the Earth Official.

As long as this feat can be accomplished, the status of Heaven and the Chan sect in the hearts of human beings will be greatly improved even after all these years.

In the end, they will be suppressed by the underworld, or at least their status will be equal.

Huang Long took a step forward and first came to the Netherworld Palace, handing the Hundred Ghosts Picture to the Nine Yin Ghost Mother.

Afterwards, he came to the underworld again and summoned important officials from the underworld such as Shenlong and Tubo, and told them their next tasks.

Under Huang Long's command, the entire underworld began to take action.

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Emperor Yao was unaware of the movements in the underworld, and he continued to govern the human race in an orderly manner.

Within the human territory, city-states gradually began to replace tribes, and both the literary and alchemy sects developed rapidly.

Strong men are emerging from all over the place like mushrooms after rain, and the benefits brought by the protagonist of heaven and earth are becoming more and more obvious.

Farming, culture, crafts, military, musical instruments, medicine and other aspects have all been systematically inherited within the human race.

At the same time, the connection between Heaven and Human Race became increasingly close.

The gods often appear in heaven to help humans slay demons and monsters, and eliminate disasters and solve problems.

Shun also thrived in this environment and gradually showed his talent.

Youyu tribe.

As Shun grew up, his talents gradually emerged.

He created more convenient and efficient farming tools, increasing grain production.

He had great artistic attainments and created many musical instruments to improve the quality of life of his people.

He was kind-hearted, filial to his parents, friendly to others, and deeply respected by people of the Youyu tribe and surrounding tribes.

After Emperor Yao heard this, he specially ordered people to invite Shun to be an official.

He first appointed Shun as an agricultural official, and then ordered his nine sons to farm with Shun to observe their character.

After a hundred years, he found that Shun was indeed consistent in his words and deeds, and was consistent inside and out, and he was born with a convincing charm.

Later, Emperor Yao promoted Shun to a higher position based on his achievements.

Shun did not disappoint Emperor Yao. He was extremely capable and could always achieve results that satisfied Emperor Yao no matter what position he was in.

After testing Shun for another hundred years, Emperor Yao married his two daughters, Ehuang and Nvying, to Shun and trained them as heirs.

After serving as a close minister to Emperor Yao, Shun rectified the ritual system, simplified it, and brought forth new ideas, making it more in line with heaven and earth and more in line with people's hearts.

On the other hand, he reduced punishments, increased efforts at education, and used morality to restrain the human race.

By using both kindness and force, he made more people believe in his policies.

In this way, Shun's achievements increased, the human race became more and more polite, he stood out from a group of competitors and truly became the successor to the common leader of the human race.

After Emperor Yao had been in power for more than 8,000 years, he gradually began to hand over the affairs of the human race to Shun and trained him carefully.

This process continued until Emperor Yao abdicated.

On this day, the ancestral land of the human race.

The three ancestors of the human race and all the great sages of the human race gathered here to hold an abdication ceremony for Emperor Yao.

The three ancestors of the human race and many great sages were already familiar with this process.

An altar was built, and Emperor Yao was waiting for him to go up there. After offering sacrifices to heaven, earth and man, he summarized his achievements. Then a loud "boom" was heard.

A large amount of merit descended from the sky and landed on Emperor Yao, causing his cultivation to continuously improve, and he finally stopped at the level of half-step quasi-saint.

At the same time, the luck of the human race increased significantly again, and many humans broke through with the blessing of luck.

Just near Kongtong Mountain, there are thousands of Taiyi Golden Immortals and dozens of Daluo Golden Immortals.

The three ancestors of the human race, Suiren, Youchao and Ziyi, succeeded to the throne after the Three Sovereigns, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku and Emperor Yao.

Their cultivation finally achieved another breakthrough, reaching the half-step quasi-saint realm, comparable to the Five Emperors.

When the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have all returned to their positions and the human race's position as the protagonist of the world is completely finalized, their cultivation can be further improved, and becoming a quasi-saint will not be a problem.

Inside the Fire Cloud Cave.

The cultivation of the human race's leader and his subordinates also broke through. With the help of huge luck, the cultivation of Fuxi, Shennong and Xuanyuan also improved to varying degrees.

When the Five Emperors return to their positions, they will be able to achieve the peak of the late quasi-saint stage, and then merge with the Three Emperors' positions to truly achieve the status of a supreme being.

But even now, the number of Daluo Jinxian, Half-step Quasi-saint and Quasi-saint of the human race is so great that few races in the entire prehistoric world can compete with it.

Even though the human race today has not yet firmly established its position as the protagonist of the world, it is well-deserving of the title in terms of high-end combat power.

As the imperial teacher, Xuandu also gained merits and reached the peak cultivation level of the late Daluo Golden Immortal, and still maintained his position as the number one among the four Western religions of the Jiechan people.

However, when he thought of the disciple sitting under Huang Long, he felt mixed emotions and did not feel satisfied.

During the reign of Emperor Yao, the immortals in heaven often appeared in person and also gained considerable merits.

When all the merits were counted, and everyone thought the ceremony was over, Emperor Yao was about to take his subjects to the Fire Cloud Cave Heaven to suppress the luck.

A large amount of fairy light suddenly descended from the sky, and the Emperor of Heaven Haotian came in person, giving enough face to the common leader of the human race.

"Human Emperor Yao has come forward to accept the title. As the Lord of Heaven, I will enthrone Yao of the human race as the Great Emperor of Heaven. He will enjoy the throne of Heaven and be above all the immortals!"

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven!"

After Emperor Yao pondered for a moment, he agreed.

Whether for him personally or for the human race, this is a win-win situation for both sides.

For the Heavenly Court, this can help expand its influence and enhance its reputation.

For Emperor Yao, being able to obtain some of the blessings of heaven's luck is beneficial to his practice.

For the human race, it can deepen the cause and effect relationship with the Heavenly Court and make the title of the protagonist of heaven and earth more legitimate.

Afterwards, Haotian designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of every year as the Lantern Festival, when the Emperor of Heaven would descend to the world to bless all living beings and eliminate disasters.

This was not a big deal for Emperor Yao.

Although before the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors all returned to their positions, he needed to sit in the Fire Cloud Cave to suppress the luck.

But coming out once a year and using the authority bestowed by Heaven to bless all living beings and eliminate disasters is not a problem at all.

Besides, bestowing blessings and eliminating disasters are also beneficial to the human race. How could he possibly refuse?

When his cultivation level reaches a higher level and he kills Shanshi, he can even let Shanshi be responsible for this matter.

No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing with only benefits and no harm.

Haotian was quite satisfied with Emperor Yao's cheerful agreement.

Emperor Yao and the Heavenly Court had always cooperated happily. It was a well-considered decision for Emperor Yao to serve as the Heavenly Official Emperor, and it was also an opportunity for the Heavenly Court to further integrate into the human race. After doing all this, the matter was truly settled. Haotian drove away, and Emperor Yao retired to Huoyun Cave with his subordinates.

Shun took over the position of common leader of the human race, and the human race entered the era of Emperor Shun.

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Since Shun became an important official of Emperor Yao, the Youyu tribe began to prosper and gradually developed from a tribe into a city-state.

When Shun successfully took over the position of the common leader of the human race and carried a heavy burden behind him, the Youyu city-state moved to a higher level and was promoted to the Youyu Kingdom, becoming the new center of the human race.

As a disciple of the Guixu lineage, Shun naturally knew Huang Long’s next plan and the purpose of this matter from Minghe.

He knew that this matter was of great importance. Not only did it have a huge impact on the tunnel, it was also closely related to the human race.

If handled improperly, the human race will suffer heavy losses, and even the human ancestors working in the underworld will be implicated.

If handled properly, the human race will benefit from it and have a closer relationship with the underworld.

There are many uncertainties for humans to become immortals and serve in heaven, so it is bound to be extremely difficult and the number of people who can do so will not be too large.

Even if you just want to become a heavenly soldier, there will be many obstacles.

But death is different. No matter who you are, even the Taiyi Golden Immortal, there will be a day when you will die.

Even the Golden Immortal does not dare to guarantee that he can live forever.

It is for this reason that, in Shun's view, the underworld is more important to the human race.

Since death is inevitable, the only thing we can do is to have a closer relationship with the underworld.

From now on, after a member of the clan dies, he or she will receive more preferential treatment in the underworld.

Even if one cannot avoid the punishment of the eighteen levels of hell, reincarnation can bring some conveniences.

If a human wants to serve as a ghost soldier in the underworld after death, it will be much easier.

Therefore, Emperor Shun immediately sent his ministers to deliver the message and ordered all city-states, tribes, and villages to prepare for the response.

From now on, no matter what noise you hear at night, you must not go out or come out to check at will.

If you really have to, there must be a reason to come out.

When you see a ghost, you must not rush to disturb it. Instead, you must get out of the way immediately. Don't look up and wait for the ghost to leave.

Otherwise, if you disturb the underworld, your life will be in danger and you will have to bear the consequences yourself.

The status of the common leader of the human race is lofty. Emperor Shun has always won people over with his virtue, and this is the first time that he has taken the matter so seriously.

No matter whether they were human men, women, young or old, or human ancestors who had achieved great accomplishments in cultivation, they all attached great importance to his orders and had even more awe for the Netherworld.

Of course, what Emperor Shun did could not be as simple as just giving advance notice.

After issuing the notice, he sent people to build temples in various places.

Temples of the underworld were built in big cities, Temples of the City God were built in small cities, Temples of the Land God were built in villages, Temples of the Mountain God were built in the mountains, and Temples of the Water God were built beside rivers and lakes.

In addition, humans now have families that are connected by blood, and each family must build a clan temple to worship their ancestors.

This is just the first step.

Next, under the guidance of the Styx, Emperor Shun made the earliest ghost money using animal skins, leaves and other materials.

He ordered people to burn paper money and offer food when worshiping their ancestors' souls.

Not only that, Emperor Shun also ordered people to offer sacrifices to the land and crops, praying for a good harvest in the coming year. He also ordered every household to paste peach charms and carve door gods on the door.

After arranging matters within the tribe, Emperor Shun also sent envoys to inform other surrounding tribes of the matter. Whether they listened or not was up to them.

Time flies and it is already three hundred years later.

During this period, people completed the construction of temples in various parts of the country, went out less at night, and the customs of burning paper money and offering food to their ancestors were also spread among the human race.

This year, it was the night of July 15th.

The moon hangs high in the night sky, brighter than ever before.

But for some reason, the moonlight tonight is particularly cold and makes people shiver.

In addition to the customs over the years, many people return home early and close their doors.

However, these people were not blindly afraid after returning home.

According to Emperor Shun's instructions, grand sacrificial ceremonies were held in all parts of the human race on this day.

After returning home, these people began to worship the souls of their ancestors, burning incense, placing offerings, burning paper money, and praying for peace.

Officials from all over the country even organized worship services to the gods of the underworld and earthly immortals in an effort to seek protection.

As the common leader of the human race, Emperor Shun was never idle.

He led his subordinates and went to the largest underworld temple in the territory of Yu State. He first kowtowed to the two authentic saints Pingxin and Huanglong, and prayed for their blessings and protection.

Then he bowed to Shenlong, Tubo and other important officials of the underworld.

Finally, he looked towards the center of the hall, and the statues standing in front of Huang Long and Hou Tu bowed deeply to him.

What’s interesting is that apart from Pingxin, Huanglong and the statue in the center.

No matter whether it was the ancestor of earth immortals, mirage dragon, Tu Bo or other important officials of the underworld, their statues slightly tilted and they only accepted half of the respect from Emperor Shun.

The statues of the Five Ghost Emperors, the Five Underworld Lords, the Four Underworld Lords, etc. turned their backs to Emperor Shun until he finished his ceremony, then they turned around.

This is the common leader of the human race. Even if Emperor Shun's cultivation is not very high, even Yin Shuai can defeat him head-on.

However, Emperor Shun was blessed with the good fortune of the human race and had an extremely high status.

Except for saints, not many creatures can receive his respect.

Emperor Shun was well aware of this.

But when he thought of the upcoming Netherworld action, he still insisted on saluting as a sign of respect.

I just hope that what I have done can help the human race gain the blessings of the gods of the underworld and reduce some losses.

After the sacrifice was unlocked, all human beings, regardless of their level of cultivation, returned to their homes, closed their doors, and went to bed early.

Whatever happens tonight, don't go out rashly.

Even other races in the surrounding areas, sensing the negative energy around them, had a bad feeling in their homes.

Some tribes remembered Emperor Shun’s reminder earlier and ordered their people to return home and not go out.

But there were also some tribes that did not take Emperor Shun's words to heart, and they did not know what was going on or how to deal with it, so they became panic-stricken.

Late into the night.

The moonlight became brighter and colder, and the vast land was filled with gloomy and spooky atmosphere.

The netherworld was filled with yin energy that turned into liquid, and the ghosts cheered.

Many evil spirits were there, madly absorbing the power of the dark moon, refining the surrounding yin energy, and greatly increasing their strength.

Many ghosts whose karma is not heavy, and even good souls, are led by the ghost messengers and generals of the underworld and head towards the nearby Ghost Gate.

A large number of ghost soldiers wearing armor and holding soul-binding ropes gathered together, obeyed orders, and headed towards the gates of hell under the leadership of the ghost general.

Even the Five Lords of the Underworld and the Four Kings of the Underworld began to take action.

Palace of the Netherworld.

Eight ghost spirits of the Golden Immortals came out carrying a black sedan chair, and, surrounded by a group of ghost soldiers and generals, passed through five wide-open ghost gates.

This was the first time that the netherworld entered the human world on a large scale, enjoying the offerings of fire from the human world and allowing the dead souls to be briefly reunited with their descendants.

At the same time, it is also to allow the Netherworld to add another powerful person...

(End of this chapter)