Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple (Sixteen)
It is said that Ao Tu had Creation great Merit for the Human Race of the Northwestern Two Lands in the past, and his Gratitude Bag transformed into Merit Treasure.
Ao Tu then bid farewell to Empress Houtu and led his demon horde toward the Blood Sea.
The Netherworld Blood Sea was formed from the filth and blood of the Great God Pangu after Heaven-Opening and Earth-Creating, representing the Laws the Heaven and Earth that tolerates filth and impurity.
Later, the Empress Houtu created the Six Paths of Reincarnation and established the Netherworld Realm, which contained the Netherworld Blood Sea.
Ao Tu estimated that the Patriarch Styx at the time must have been somewhat unwilling, but he could not prevail over the Empress Houtu in terms of reason, so he had no choice but to tolerate the existence of the Netherworld Realm.
The Blood Sea is located in the Netherworld Realm.
Many Asura Clan from the Blood Sea were converted by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and then served in the Underworld. Each Asura Youlai Youqu a few subordinates and was responsible for capturing Evil Souls in the human world.
Among the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons beings and dragons in the Buddhist Sect, there are also Asura Host have taken refuge.
What Ao Tu is about to do is even more than what Hou Empress Houtu back then. Given the nature of the Patriarch Styx, there is no way he would negotiate. Therefore, Ao Tu never intended to discuss it from the beginning.
Moreover, for Ao Tu, both Minghe and Tathagata were his enemies, second only to Ananda. Ao Tu's agreement to keep Minghe as Vice Sect Leader was already extremely lenient.
Ao Tu led his demon horde, their demon banners waving, through the Ten Kings of Hell Hell's city, to the Emerald Cloud Palace of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, riding on the Diting, led Five Hundred Arhats, Three Thousand Sangharama, Asura Host, all accompanying him.
A few Arhat whispered, "Bodhisattva, if the World-Honored One finds out that we have helped the Demon Dragon, won't he blame us?"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said, "That land of the Blood Sea is a den of filth and defilement, and it has a long-standing grudge against our Buddhist Sect. The purpose of this trip is to guide the Asura Clan back to goodness. As for assisting the Demon Dragon, it was merely a coincidence."
Upon hearing this, the Arhat said no more.
After passing through the Emerald Cloud Palace, the group arrived at the edge of the Blood Sea, where some Asura were patrolling and guarding the area.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva recited the Original Vows Sutra and converted those Asura.
As the group walked in, they saw a Blood Sea, like a vast Four Seas, with boundless blood shadows, deathly silent and desolate. The Divine Light emanating from the bodies of the immortals, gods, Star Lords lords, Bodhisattva, Arhat was absorbed and completely swallowed up by the Blood Sea.
Ao Tu stepped onto the Blood Sea, each step creating lotus blossoms, with immortals, Buddhas, and demons following behind him.
The group traveled 120,000 li, surrounded by Filth Blood Sea, and could no longer see the land they had come from.
Suddenly, from within the boundless Blood Sea, seventy-two Asura Clan appeared, each with an exquisite beauty, some with celestial countenances, some with jade-like faces, some with holy purity, and some with alluring features. Some were naked, while others wore only a few threads.
Upon seeing Rat Spirit couldn't help but spit and call her a "slut."
These beautiful women are all Female Asura.
The Asura race consists of men who are born ugly and women who are born beautiful. However, both men and women are equally violent, easily angered, chaotic, and lacking in intelligence.
Ao Tu created the Human Race using the flesh and blood of Desolate Beast in the past, which was already considered material with little spirituality. But the Patriarch Styx created the Asura Clan using the Filth Blood Sea. This was no longer a question of whether or not it had spirituality; rather, there was no material in the world more Filth than this.
Furthermore, the Patriarch Styx did not possess the benevolent heart of Ao Tu; he was unwilling to use the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus to Creation the Asura Clan. Therefore, while the Asura Clan was not as favored by Heaven and Earth as the Human Race, it could certainly be said that they were hated by both humans and dogs.
Ao Tu looked at the seventy-two stunningly beautiful women, observing their white flesh and alluring figures, but he was not moved in the slightest.
The Rat Spirit was already considered dissolute, but these Asura women were far less pure than the Rat Spirit.
Ao Tu gave a shout and instructed the Great Sage Yellow Wind to blow wind.
The Great Sage Yellow Wind stepped forward, holding Three-Pronged Steel Fork, and unleashed a gust of Samadhi Divine Wind.
With a whoosh, a vast ocean of blood surged forth, churning the surface and engulfing all seventy-two Asura Clan women within it, leaving no trace.
Just as the Great Sage Yellow Wind was about to stop the wind, suddenly countless Asura Host appeared from the Blood Sea, each with a strange and terrifying appearance.
Among these Asura, the Many-Eyed Monster is considered to have poor eyesight; the Spider Demon are all physically disabled; if the Six-Eared Macaque Demon were to enter, people would laugh at him for having too few ears and being half-deaf; and Nezha were to enter, he would probably be considered crippled with missing arms.
Countless Asura Clan roared in unison, treading on the Blood Sea, fearless of Life and Death, brave and skilled in battle, charging forward against the Samadhi Divine Wind.
Because Ao Tu also had the help of the Asura Host from the Buddhist Sect, and the demons were used to seeing them, they were not too afraid or hesitant when they saw these Asura Clan.
The Great Sage Yellow Wind puffed out his cheeks, unleashing a Divine Wind that blew the Asura Clan swirling wildly in the Heaven, tearing flesh apart, breaking limbs, and creating a Blood Rain.
Unfortunately, the Asura Clan lacked Wisdom and stubbornly charged forward despite the Samadhi Divine Wind.
With a thunderous roar, a figure rose from the Blood Sea, resembling a divine island on the sea. His shoulders were broad, with his left shoulder capable of supporting the moon and his right shoulder capable of supporting the sun. His head was comparable to Mount Sumeru. With a shout, the Blood Sea roared, and he used his Fleshly Body to block the Divine Wind of the Great Sage Yellow Wind.
When Manjushri Bodhisattva saw this, he recognized that it was an Asura King riding Green Lion and went forward to stop him.
From the Blood Sea to the side, a giant hand emerged, capable of covering the Azure Heaven, and reached out to grab the Great Sage Yellow Wind.
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva recognized that this was another Asura King riding White Elephant and went forward to stop him.
The last Asura King soon appeared, his legs like pillars of heaven, rising from the Blood Sea. He looked down at the crowd, his thousand eyes shining like a sky full of stars, radiating Divine Light and striking the gods.
Guanyin Bodhisattva manifested boundless Buddha-Light, blocking the Asura King.
At that moment, the rest of the Asura Host charged in.
Ao Tu unfurled the Demon-Gathering Banner, and a horde of demons rushed forward.
Ao Tu had expected Minghe to appear directly in the Blood Sea to fight him, since this was the place where Styx was born. However, Styx did not fight him directly but hid in the shadows. Since that was the case, he did not hold back and directly summoned his Self Corpse from the Future.
The Self Corpse appeared and said, "Fellow Daoist, we're not fighting against Sage, why are you summoning me? I still have to whip my followers in the Future!"
Ao Tu said, "The Minghe is hiding in the shadows; please force him out, fellow Daoist."
Upon hearing this, the Self Corpse said "Good," and asked Ao Tu for the Merit Treasure Gratitude Bag, a treasure of merit. It threw it into the Heaven, and the bag transformed into an eleven-foot-four-inch-sized bag, emitting endless resentment and killing intent, which collected the Asura Clan one by one into the bag.
All the Asura who were taken into the bag One Three Ke knelt down in gratitude, worshipped the Self Corpse as a saint, and became devout believers.
The Self Corpse laughed and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. Now I have gained many believers, and I can lead them to work in the Future!" As he spoke, he urged the Gratitude Bag to collect more people.
Seeing this, the demons were all encouraged and began to fight and battle.
The Blood Sea surged, and a single drop of blood splashed past Ao Tu.
Ao Tu looked on with a smile, and the blood suddenly transformed into the shape of the Minghe. Holding the Yuantu and Abi Swords, he went straight for Ao Tu's brow.
Ao Tu laughed, "Old man, you've finally arrived!" He grabbed Yuantu with one hand and, with the other, lifted the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and smashed it hard into Minghe's face.
Minghe's body was instantly severely injured beneath the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. Without hesitation, he transformed his heavily wounded body into blood, which then regenerated in the distance.
Upon seeing this, Ao Tu laughed and said, "I've long heard that the old man has countless Incarnation, and it's truly well-deserved." As he spoke, Ao Tu took out an Ancestral Gourd, poured out a Great Treasure Lapis Lazuli Golden Elixir, and healed the injury on his hand caused by gripping the Yuantu Sword too tightly.
The Patriarch Styx said, "Young man, though you were born of destiny, I too am blessed by heaven. How can I allow you, a latecomer, to surpass me? Our paths are different, so why bother with words! Others may fear you, but I do not. Let us fight!"
Ao Tu said, "The Laws of our fight are extraordinary. We must not harm our men, for it will be of no benefit to either of us afterward. Let us fight where there are fewer people."
Upon hearing this, the Patriarch Styx did not move. He simply used the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus to protect himself, holding the Yuantu and Abi Swords in his hands, and calmly said:
"You have your concerns, so I have a better chance of winning."
Ao Tu smiled upon hearing this, took out Three-Faced Five Directional Banners, and held them protectively around himself, saying, "Then we'll have to do it as soon as possible."