Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect-Chapter 78: Aoguang Bribes the Four Great Corpse Ancestors (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Aoguang Bribes the Four Great Corpse Ancestors (Subscription Requested)

With the nine Golden Crows transformed into the Netherworld Sun, the World of Darkness suddenly had a clear sense of time. Every time the Nine Springs spouted, the nine Golden Crows would patrol the World of Darkness once.

The water from the Blood Sea, upon entering the World of Darkness, transformed into the River of Oblivion and nine spring eyes. These nine spring eyes are also the places with the densest Yin Qi within the World of Darkness, named respectively Feng Spring, Government Spring, Yellow Springs, Cold Spring, Yin Spring, Youquan, Lower Spring, Bitter Spring, and Ming Spring, each erupting once every twelve hours.

When Feng Spring erupted, it was overseen by the Great Golden Crow Bo Huang on patrol in the World of Darkness. He would await the cessation of Feng Spring before moving on. When Government Spring erupted, Great Golden Crow Bo Huang would return to the Ghost Dao Daluo Heaven at the Undying Tree, leaving the second Golden Crow, Zhong Lang, to patrol the World of Darkness.

And so the pattern would repeat until all nine Golden Crows had patrolled, then they would start the cycle anew.

Seeing the World of Darkness’s laws become so perfectly completed so quickly, the Jie Sect, Chan Sect, and Witch Clan all sent representatives to settle there, causing those Great Divine Ability beings from the Primordial World to grow restless!

Minghe was the first to act. With a third of the Blood Sea water gone, he naturally could not stand by idly, thinking that he must gain some advantages from the World of Darkness no matter what.

There was a passage in the Blood Sea that led directly to the Netherworld, so without much consideration, Minghe sent the two Asura Kings, the Great Being Bodhisattva and Shiva, along with a portion of Asuras, directly into the Netherworld.

However, considering that the northern part of the World of Darkness was occupied by the Witch Clan and the Underworld established by Emperor Shangqing dominated the center, Minghe only occupied the western part of the World of Darkness.

Xuanqing did not pay attention to this.

After all, within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, there is the Asura Path.

As long as those of the Asura Clan did not interfere with the affairs of the Underworld, Xuanqing had no desire to sour relations with them.

On the other side, since Xuanqing’s Ghost Dao Avatar was in charge of the gates of the World of Darkness, many races and powerful beings who were hopeful of developing within the World of Darkness reached out to Xuanqing through various connections.

Among them were the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang and the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, who stood behind Qiu Shouxian.

"Daoist Ao Guang, long time no see!" Xuanqing greeted with a smile: "The Dragon Clan is rich in the Four Seas, so why consider getting involved in the World of Darkness?"

Ao Guang responded with a slight gesture of respect: "It has been a long time, Daoist Xuanqing! Daoist truly deserves to be a disciple of a Saint. In just over ten thousand years, you have already broken through to become a Daluo Golden Immortal and even pioneered the Ghost Immortal Path. You will certainly reach the state of Quasi-Saint in the future!"

"Without concealment!"

"Within my Dragon Clan, there is an ancestor named Nether Dragon, who is a dragon corpse come to life, most suitable for cultivating in the World of Darkness. And now, with the great tribulation approaching, leaving a spark of life in the World of Darkness will also ensure that the Dragon Clan’s bloodline does not come to an end!"

The situation of the Dragon Clan is worse with each passing year, especially after Ao Hong defected from the Dragon Clan and the fragments of the "Dragon Transformation Pond" fell into the hands of those two Saints of the Western Sect.

Those two Saints, with the Innate Geng Metal combined with a vast amount of Merit, reforged the "Dragon Transformation Pond" into the "Eight Treasures Merit Pool," which erodes the Dragon Clan’s fate each day.

This "Eight Treasures Merit Pool," infused with the Saintly Great Dao, can enhance the Dragon Clan’s bloodline and even dissipate Karma, proving irresistibly tempting for some of the side branch Li Dragons and Qiu Dragons.

Thus, during this period, numerous side branch members of the Dragon Clan have chosen to join the Western Sect, and the Dragon Clan’s already diminished fate has consequently flowed into the Western Sect.

Moreover, many from the Dragon Clan have joined under Ao Hong’s command, with others heeding the call of Jiang Ziya, now becoming part of the Demon Clan.

As a result, the Dragon Clan now shows signs of impending fragmentation.

"Nether Dragon?"

Xuanqing heard the words and was somewhat startled.

This was the first time he had heard of such a Great Divine Ability being within the Dragon Clan.

Ao Guang explained: "Daoist should have heard of the fierce beast Hou, right? During the Fierce Beast Cataclysm, due to its Divine Skills being too targeted against beings with Dragon Clan bloodlines and known as the bane of the Dragon Clan, numerous powerful beings were called upon by Ancestor Dragon to finally slay that unrivaled fierce beast Hou!"

"However, that fierce beast Hou is quite peculiar. Even after dying for tens of thousands of years, its resentment still lingers, and any being tainted by its corpse Qi would be corroded by it!"

"Our Dragon Clan’s Nether Dragon ancestor, as well as the four legendary Corpse Ancestors - Hanba, Jiang Chen, Ying Gou, and Hou Qing - all became corrupted by the fierce beast Hou!"

"They were supposed to have fallen, but due to the influence of the fierce beast Hou, they were reborn with new sentience!"

"The Nether Dragon ancestor has the bloodline of the Dragon Clan, and Ancestor Dragon has the heart to embrace the Four Seas. Even though he is tainted with strange corpse Qi, our Dragon Clan still accepted the Nether Dragon ancestor!"

"But that strange corpse Qi can infect the living, turning them into creatures known as ’zombies.’ So the Nether Dragon ancestor has always stayed in the Dragon Tomb."

"Even during the cataclysmic Dragon-Han Calamity, our Dragon Clan suffered heavy losses, yet that venerable ancestor did not appear!"

"Now, as the Netherworld emerges, both the Candle Dragon Ancestor and the Azure Dragon Ancestor specifically divined for insights and understood that this might be an opportunity for the Nether Dragon Ancestor!"

"We hope that you, Daoist, could offer convenience!"

Knowing that Xuanqing had become the Tai Mountain Lord, Aoguang immediately prepared a generous gift, intending to let the Nether Dragon seize a head start in the Netherworld.

"Sure, sure!"

Xuanqing naturally agreed immediately.

This is the advantage of guarding the gate to the Netherworld; without doing anything oneself, people rush to present gifts.

Soon, the Nether Dragon led a portion of the Dragon Clan, who were infected by his necrotic aura, into the Netherworld and occupied a territory in the eastern part of the Netherworld.

Afterward, Xuanqing received the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, which was also the first time he learned that the senior of Qiu Shouxian was this formidable and illustrious figure.

One transformation for Pangu every day, divine in the heavens and sage on the earth, representing the nine strongest Taoist Bodies, and the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits is the Primordial Lion, symbolizing the transformation of Chaos!

"What a pity!"

Watching the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits leave, Xuanqing couldn’t help frowning. In his memory, for some reason, in the future, this Grand Saint of Nine Spirits ends up becoming the mount of Taiyi True Master.

And Qiu Shouxian, if following the original trajectory, would become the mount of Chan Sect’s Wenshu after the Divine Enthronement Tribulation and defect to the Western Sect together with Wenshu.

"Stay well within the Netherworld, don’t go out if it’s not necessary, maybe you can avoid a catastrophe in the future!"

Xuanqing said to Qiu Shouxian.

Qiu Shouxian was confused. He knew of Xuanqing’s abilities, but such a sudden statement still baffled him: "Senior brother, what did you see?"

He didn’t understand why, after seeing his own ancestor, Xuanqing would suddenly say something like this.

"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed!"

Xuanqing shook his head with profound meaning.

He had just thought it over; with Taiyi True Master’s abilities, taming Qiu Shouxian might be possible, but to tame the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits was a fool’s dream!

After all, the current Grand Saint of Nine Spirits had already attained the level of cutting off his second spiritual corpse!

In the entire Chan Sect, even after dozens more eons, the only one who would have the power to subdue the opposition was his own master uncle, the leader of the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun!

Therefore, the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits of the future, who is the elder of Qiu Shouxian, most likely offends a Heavenly Dao Saint due to some reasons!

Currently, Qiu Shouxian is one of the Luo Feng Six Heavens. As long as Xuanqing’s plan succeeds, as long as he does not leave the Netherworld, it is unlikely that he will become someone’s mount!

But, the fear is that when the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits faces calamity later, it might implicate Qiu Shouxian.

"Yes!"

Qiu Shouxian nodded.

He still trusted Xuanqing’s judgment. After hesitating for a moment, he decided that, come what may, he would never step out of the Netherworld.

Inside the Netherworld, there was Houtu, the Saint, and an incarnation of the Tongtian Sect Master, a definitely safe place, surely allowing him to safely pass through the tribulations.

And not long after sending off the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, Xuanqing welcomed another visitor who wanted to settle in the Netherworld.

Ying Gou!

It was one of the four great Corpse Ancestors that the East Sea Dragon King Aoguang had mentioned during his last visit!

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