Nether River Ancestor: After Taking Advice, I Became a Top Star of the Primordial Wilderness!
"The Nether River pays respects to the Taiyi the Supreme and the Goddess Houtu!"
A figure exuding a bloodthirsty aura entered the main hall and immediately prostrated himself on the ground, bowing deeply to Taiyi and Houtu, who were seated above him.
When Zhen Yuanzi saw the Ancestor Minghe, who was completely different from before, he was greatly surprised and taken aback.
You should know that when you mention the Ancestor Minghe, you think of someone who is unruly and arrogant, with an air of "I Laozi number one and I am number two."
To everyone's surprise, when they met the Nether River Patriarch again, he showed no arrogance whatsoever, only utmost respect and fear.
But after thinking about it, Zhen Yuanzi felt relieved.
Who are these two people in front of me?
One is an unparalleled ruthless person capable of destroying the body of the Sage Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
One is the newly minted third saint of the primordial Primordial Wilderness, the Reincarnation Sage Goddess Houtu.
No matter how strong the Nether River Patriarch is, he is only a Quasi-Sage. How can he compare to Sage?
Even the fiercest cat will turn into a docile and adorable pet when it encounters a tiger.
The same applies to the Nether River Patriarch.
"Get yourself in."
This was Houtu's territory after all, so Taiyi didn't speak.
Houtu glanced at the extremely respectful Ancestor Minghe and spoke in a calm voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only after receiving Houtu's decree did the Nether River Patriarch dare to rise and express his gratitude.
Then, Nether River bowed to Zhen Yuanzi beside him.
"Greetings, Fellow Zhen Yuanzi!"
"Greetings, Fellow Nether River Styx."
Zhen Yuanzi dared not sit still like Taiyi and Houtu.
He bowed to the Nether River Patriarch and quickly rose to return the bow.
"Nether River, I know why you have come."
"Is it because of the position of Netherworld Sovereign?"
Houtu spoke again.
The Nether River Patriarch glanced cautiously at Taiyi, then lowered his head and acknowledged.
As mentioned before, the Nether River Patriarch dared to boast that he possessed the Nether Blood Sea, and that the Nether River would not die until the Blood Sea dried up.
However, ever since he agreed to Taiyi's request to hand over the Blood Sea, the Nether River Patriarch has become obedient.
Before that, Taiyi and Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao Hongjun fought each other, each using their own methods and displaying their full power. The might of the Sage shook the heavens and the earth.
The Nether River became even more obedient.
Heavenly Dao Hongjun was no match for Taiyi. If it weren't for the support of the Heavenly Dao, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape his demise.
Even if he had the Blood Sea as his reliance, could Taiyi not kill him?
With his greatest foundation gone, the Ancestor Minghe could no longer be proud.
"Since it was the Taiyi the Supreme who promised you, I, this Saint, will naturally not break my promise."
"Here's what we'll do: you'll temporarily assume the position of Lord of the Netherworld, responsible for governing the spirits and ghosts of the Netherworld, restraining them, and preventing them from leaving the Underworld without cause and sneaking back to the Primordial Continent."
"In addition, you can also establish your own Asura Path lineage in the Netherworld, perfect the Asura Path, and you will surely gain a lot of virtue and fortune."
Houtu and Taiyi exchanged a glance, and after receiving Taiyi's approval, Houtu calmly gave instructions to the Nether River Patriarch who was bowing and waiting below.
Houtu is Houtu Earth Dao Sage. Although she is not yet the spokesperson of the Earthly Dao and her status is not as high as that of Heavenly Dao Hongjun, she has already grasped a great power of the Earthly Dao. It can be said that her words carry the weight of the heavens.
Immediately, Houtu personally acknowledged the status of the Nether River Patriarch.
In an instant, something resembling a key condensed in the void within the dark and bewildering Yama's Palace.
It contains the power to control the opening and closing of the Netherworld.
Possessing this Netherworld Key is equivalent to possessing the path between the Netherworld and the world of the living.
They received genuine divine protection.
Holding this Netherworld Key allows one to ignore the corrosive aura of death in the Yin world and freely travel between the Yin and Yang realms.
The Nether River Patriarch was overjoyed.
He bowed and paid homage to the Goddess Houtu, expressing his gratitude once again.
Only then did he receive the Netherworld Key.
After that, the Nether River Patriarch returned to the Blood Sea. How he forged the Netherworld Key and gained control of the Netherworld is a story that needs no further mention.
Three thousand years later, the Nether River Patriarch broke through the Blood Sea, stood atop the crest of the Blood Sea, and made a vow to the void of chaos.
"Heavenly Dao above, I am the Nether River Patriarch. I am moved by the endless entanglement of vengeful spirits in the Nether Blood Sea. Due to the karmic cycle, the souls of the dead cannot escape."
"Therefore, the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus is used to cross the Blood Sea ghosts and eliminate the karmic force of heaven and earth."
"May Heavenly Dao bear witness."
Boom!
As the Ancestor Minghe made his vow, the Heavenly Dao responded instantly.
A massive Heavenly Dao Merit descended from the sky and entered the body of the Ancestor Minghe.
Three more streams of pure virtue flowed out and surged into the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus beneath the seat of the Nether River Patriarch.
In an instant, the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus bloomed into enormous lotus petals, forming a lotus Dharma form that floated above the entire Nether Blood Sea.
The Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus unleashed its full power, continuously dispelling the resentment and malevolent energy accumulated in the Blood Sea.
As the Blood Sea was cleansed, the wandering souls within shed their ferocious and violent appearance and regained their clarity.
These departed souls bowed to the Nether River Patriarch atop the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, then turned and stepped into the Netherworld.
If anyone were here, they would see that whenever the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus purifies a sea area, a wide and deep dark passage leads to an unknown underground.
This passage was naturally opened by the Ancestor Minghe, who had refined the authority of the Netherworld Key Netherworld Gate.
If you walk down this Yellow Springs Road, you will be able to reach the Underworld Netherworld Bureaucracy.
Once you arrive there, the corresponding Netherworld Envoys will naturally come to receive you.
According to the Good and Evil of each spirit in their previous life, they were assigned to the Ten Kings of Hell Hall, where their future Six Paths of Reincarnation would be determined.
As the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus continuously purified the Blood Sea, the Ancestor Minghe could clearly sense that the virtuous fortune gathering on his body was increasing.
Sensing the change in his own fortune, the Ancestor Minghe was overjoyed.
If things continue like this, I'm afraid that in just three or five epochs, I will be able to possess enough virtue to prove myself a saint!
"Thank you, Taiyi the Supreme!"
"Thank you, Goddess Houtu!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, the Ancestor Minghe couldn't help but bow deeply once again in the direction of the Netherworld Underworld beneath the Blood Sea.
In the Underworld, Taiyi was still exchanging experiences on how to establish the Netherworld Underworld with Houtu and Zhen Yuanzi.
Seeing Nether River's actions, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Brother Nether River, you're really good at listening to advice!
He had only casually mentioned it before, since he was the lord of the Netherworld, why not use the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus to eliminate the karmic forces of the wronged souls in the Blood Sea?
In this way, one can not only attain the Dao and virtue, but also advance the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus once again.
Moreover, it can also advance the cultivation of the virtues of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the Western Sect.
It should be noted that the later Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva only made one vow, "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty," and thus the other party attained the status of Quasi-Sage.
If one can truly purify Sentient Beings in hell, then the position of a Hunyuan Sage is inevitable.
However, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who says "I will not sever the Buddha until hell is empty," does not preach Buddhism in hell or the Yellow Springs. Instead, he stays by the Blood Sea every day copying scriptures and chanting Buddha's name to save the Asura Clan in the Blood Sea.
This is truly something else.
He's truly a master of empty talk.
Have you not seen the Asura Clan among the eight classes of gods and dragons in the Western Sect?
Now, the Ancestor Minghe has intercepted the merit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Buddhism in the future, so naturally, he has been blessed with boundless fortune and merit.