Chapter 256: The Styx Ancestor
"What is this?" Li Anran was speechless.
Because of his memories of the Precious Lotus Lantern in his previous life, he did not have any good feelings towards San Sheng Mu when he first met this treacherous woman. He helped San Sheng Mu only because he owed Yang Jian a favor.
But, we got along for a long time later.
Li Anran discovered that the Third Holy Mother was not as bad as he had imagined, and she was not really selfish and willful.
The reason why she developed the personality she had in the original time and space was more because she had been protected and spoiled by Yang Jian for a long time, and she was used to Yang Jian's kindness to her, and her personality became a little too naive and simple.
In addition, as the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together.", he was influenced by the Fairies of Flowers and their companions day and night.
In this world, because of Li Anran's existence, the Third Holy Mother saw through the true face of the Fairy of Flowers early on , and after experiencing the incident in which Long Si was killed by the Nine-Headed Insect, she quickly matured.
In order to save Long Si, the Third Holy Mother took the initiative to assume the position of Huashan Earth Immortal, earning merit to nourish Long Si's remaining soul, and did this for hundreds of years.
During this period, although the Third Holy Mother made some mistakes, she always remained honest, kind and unyielding.
As a result, Li Anran's opinion of the Three Holy Mothers changed drastically.
But, he never thought about what would happen between him and the Three Holy Mothers!
——Although Li Anran felt since her previous life that the Third Holy Mother was blind to marry Liu Yanchang and had done Yang Jian a great disservice.
However, he always subconsciously felt that the Third Holy Mother was already taken, and he only regarded the Third Holy Mother as the sister of his best friend and never had any other thoughts.
Now, suddenly knowing that the Third Holy Mother had fallen in love with him, Li Anran was really confused.
His spiritual consciousness touched the causal line between the two people. More precisely, it was the causal line that contained the thread of love extending from the Three Holy Mothers to him. Countless images flashed through his mind.
The anger when they first met and had conflicts, the gratitude for revealing the true face of the Fairy of Flowers, the admiration when she captured the Nine-headed Monster alive to avenge Long Si, the worship when she talked about the country, the anticipation of making cakes by herself, the shyness when invited to a banquet...
Li Anran realized belatedly that the Third Holy Mother had treated him very differently from how she treated others over the years.
But, he had no idea about the Three Holy Mothers!
Compared to the vastness of the Tao, the love between men and women is so insignificant!
The deeper your cultivation, the more you will have such thoughts!
Li Anran looked at the thread of love that had a beginning but no end, and made a spell with his right hand. He was about to use the Six Soul Banner to cut it off, but suddenly stopped.
It’s not that I’m reluctant, but it’s not worth it!
Using the Six Soul Banner to control cause and effect will definitely backfire!
He had restored order before, so there would be no impact. But now, if he took the initiative to cut off his relationship, it is hard to say what consequences it would have on the Three Holy Mothers!
The law of cause and effect is mysterious and unpredictable. Even for a saint, it is difficult to fully understand it, let alone a Daluo Jinxian!
If his actions cause any impact on the Three Holy Mothers or himself, it would not be worth it!
"Forget it! This matter doesn't have to be resolved in this way. I'll find a chance to explain it to my third sister later!" Li Anran put away the Six Soul Banner.
The reason why the Third Holy Mother was tempted by worldly desires was because her cultivation was too shallow and her knowledge was too limited, so she was unable to appreciate the vastness and magnificence of the Great Dao.
In the future, when her cultivation level is higher, she will no longer have such thoughts!
At this moment, Li Anran heard heavenly soldiers outside reporting that Yang Jian and Taibai Jinxing had arrived outside the heavenly prison and ordered him to go out to receive orders.
The content of the imperial edict was to let Li Anran escort the Happy Buddha to the Immortal Execution Platform, destroy all his cultivation, cut off his immortal bones and roots, leaving only a wisp of residual soul that would be sent into the reincarnation tunnel, and he would not be able to attain enlightenment and become an immortal within a hundred lifetimes.
Such punishment can be said to be extremely harsh.
However, this was still the result of the Laughing Buddha's plan failing and Tathagata personally sending people to plead for mercy.
If it were someone else, they would probably be subjected to all kinds of torture, and then their souls would be dispersed, and they would never be able to be reborn.
After Taibai Jinxing read out the order, he said goodbye and left.
Only Yang Jian and Li Anran were left to take the Laughing Buddha to the Immortal Execution Platform to be beheaded as a warning to others.
"Second brother, I have already resolved the matter of Third Sister. I have erased her name from the Six Souls Banner, and the actions of the Laughing Buddha have also been corrected."
Li Anran hesitated for a moment and did not mention the fact that the Third Holy Mother was attracted to him.
Firstly, it is out of consideration for the reputation of the Third Holy Mother's daughter.
Secondly, it is based on his understanding of Yang Jian.
Yang Jian acknowledged that having children between immortals and mortals would do more harm than good to the three realms, but he disagreed that immortals should be like stones and wood, unable to have feelings and unable to touch mortals.
In the future, he will definitely modify the rule that gods cannot be tempted by mortal desires.
If Yang Jian knew about the relationship between San Shengmu and him, he would most likely choose to acquiesce or even try to bring them together. Li Anran found it troublesome and did not want to hurt the relationship between them.
It's better not to talk about this matter openly, so as not to embarrass everyone.
Yang Jian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and looked at Li Anran with gratitude in his eyes.
Li Anran was afraid that he would say something polite, so he asked, "Second brother, didn't Lingshan ask you for the Six Soul Banner?"
Yang Jian said, "The Six Soul Banner was originally stolen by the Happy Buddha and brought to Lingshan. Now he used the Six Soul Banner to plot against my third sister and we caught him in the act. Why should Lingshan ask for it back? Even if they want it back, it should be the Holy Mother Wu Dang who should do it!"
"Brother Li Anran, I remember that you have been comprehending the law of cause and effect. This Six Soul Banner is just in line with you. You should keep it first. Jiejiao will not have time to come to you in the short term. When they ask for it in the future, we can discuss what to do."
He then solemnly warned, "This Six Soul Banner is the same as the Falling Treasure Money. If you hurt the enemy by one thousand, you will lose eight hundred of your own. You can use it to comprehend the law of cause and effect, but never use it casually. Remember! Remember!"
Yang Jian said "remember" twice in a row, but he was still worried that Li Anran didn't know the seriousness of the situation, so he talked about Zhao Gongming again.
"Brother Li Anran, do you still remember that when we were besieging the Demon Master's Mansion, Zhao Gongming used the Falling Treasure Money twice and dropped a congenital spiritual treasure, the Purple Gold Cover and Kunpeng's River Map?"
Li Anran was stunned.
He originally thought that when Yang Jian said that Jiejiao had no time, he meant that Jiejiao was busy refining the Chaos Bell, but he didn't expect it was because of Zhao Gongming.
"Second brother, what kind of trouble did Zhao Gongming encounter? Why did the entire Jiejiao have to deal with it?"
Li Anran was a little surprised and asked, "He killed so many big monsters in the Monster Master Mansion on the Monster Suppression Platform and gained a lot of merit and luck. Is it all useless?"
Yang Jian said, "It's useful, but it's a drop in the bucket and far from enough. The key to the Luobao money is that both the money and the goods are clear and the transaction is equal. The purple gold cover is nothing, but the River Map is not only a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, but also has a lot of merit and luck blessing."
"The price paid for dropping it was much higher than when Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao dropped Zhao Gongming's Dinghai Pearl."
"If Zhao Gongming hadn't made up for a lot of merit and luck from the big monsters in the Monster Master's Mansion, he would have been killed long ago, instead of just encountering some troubles like now..."
As Yang Jian told the story, Li Anran soon knew what had happened to Zhao Gongming.
After the catastrophe of Conferred God, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao became Zhao Gongming's subordinates, and the Luobao money fell into Zhao Gongming's hands.
Zhao Gongming was very clear about the price of using the Luobao Gold. After killing the big monsters in the Demon Master's Mansion on the Demon-Slaying Platform and gaining some merit and fortune, he returned to Lishan to meditate and refine the River Map and Luoshu he had just obtained.
After all, he had already paid the price for using the Luobao Money, and there was no point in regretting it. He naturally could not let go of the benefits he had obtained.
If he could successfully sacrifice the River Map and Luo Shu, it would be much easier for him to deal with the disaster that might come due to the decline of luck, or to find Ran Deng to take back the Dinghai Pearl in the future.
Wu Dang Sheng Mu and others were very supportive of this, and they all followed Zhao Gongming back to Lishan, and began to practice in seclusion near Zhao Gongming.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang wants to sacrifice and refine the Chaos Bell.
The rest of the people were mostly there for the two of them, especially the guardian Zhao Gongming.
Their decision was a wise one.
When Zhao Gongming just started to sacrifice and refine the River Map and Luo Shu, he triggered the backup plan left by Kunpeng in the River Map and Luo Shu.
Not only did he fail to successfully sacrifice the River Map and Luo Shu, but his soul was swept away by the River Map and Luo Shu, and disappeared without a trace, leaving only his body in the original place.
After Wu Dang Sheng Mu and others noticed this, they immediately lost the desire to retreat and began to look for Zhao Gongming's soul everywhere.
Finally, he went to Zhen Yuanzi for help.
Zhen Yuanzi used a ginseng fruit to open the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, only to find that Zhao Gongming's soul had gone to the sea of blood deep in the underworld and fell into the hands of the ancestor of the Styx.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang and others immediately went to the Sea of Blood to ask the Old Ancestor of the Styx for the person.
The ancestor of the Styx agreed to give it to the person, but refused to return the River Map and Luo Shu, saying that Kunpeng once owed him a huge karma, and promised him that if he died one day, he would give him the River Map and Luo Shu to settle the karma.
Therefore, the River Map and Luo Shu appeared in his possession and should belong to him.
If Jiejiao agreed to this, he would return Zhao Gongming's soul to Jiejiao.
In order to obtain the ritual and refining method of the Chaos Bell, Jiejiao joined forces with the Heavenly Court and Lu Ya to deal with the Demon Master's Mansion.
However, the method to refine the Chaos Bell was the Zhoutian Star Array that they had obtained long ago.
As a result, they lost a number of Jiejiao disciples including the Golden Spirit Mother, the Fire Spirit Mother, Yu Yuan, Yu Hua, and Zhao Gongming's luck was greatly damaged when he used the Falling Treasure Money twice. The biggest benefit they got was the River Map and Luo Shu!
Naturally, Wu Dang Sheng Mu and others were unwilling to give the River Map and Luo Shu to the Ancestor of the Styx.
However, they were worried that Zhao Gongming was in the hands of the Styx Patriarch, so they couldn't take action.
The two sides are in a stalemate and there is still no result.
Yang Jian finally gave a conclusion: "Although the cultivation of the Styx Patriarch is not as good as Kunpeng, he has integrated himself with the sea of blood. As long as the sea of blood does not dry up, he can be reborn in Nirvana."
"Now that he has obtained the River Map and the Luo Shu, Jiejiao has no better way to deal with him. In addition, there is also the hostage Zhao Gongming. If this matter is deadlocked to the end, Jiejiao will definitely choose to compromise."
"However, when the Holy Mother Wu Dang succeeds in refining the Chaos Bell, she will definitely go to the Sea of Blood to settle accounts with him. Lingshan has been in constant conflict with the Styx Patriarch over the years, and Lingshan should get involved when the time comes."
Li Anran seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "Ancestor Minghe should also have helpers."
The conflict between Lingshan and the ancestor of Minghe has a long history.
The first to cause trouble was not the ancestor of the Styx, but Lingshan!
The ancestor of the Styx originally imitated the goddess Nuwa in creating humans and created the Asura clan in the sea of blood.
Although he failed to attain sainthood as he wished, he did gain a great deal of merit, and with these merits he merged himself with the sea of blood, claiming that "the sea of blood never dries up, and the river of Hades never dies."
As a result, after the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, Lingshan directly converted a part of the Asuras into the Asuras among the Eight Heavenly Dragons, and took away part of the luck of the Styx Ancestor.
The ancestor of the Styx was furious and led the remaining Asuras to fight with Lingshan.
The fight between the two sides lasted for ten thousand years.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a great vow to enter hell and was called "Lord of the Netherworld" in order to fight against the "Lord of the Underworld", the "Lord of the Underworld".
The ancestor of the Styx dared to provoke the Jiejiao even though he was at war with Lingshan.
It is because the River Map and Luoshu are touching, but it is far more than that!
The death of Kunpeng was shocking and unbelievable to many ancient powerful beings, and it was also a case of "the death of one's teeth and lips will lead to the loss of one's teeth".
These ancient powers may have reached some agreement and joined hands to fight against the Lingshan Xuanmen of the Heavenly Court.
This is the real confidence of the Styx Patriarch!
Otherwise, even if he could really achieve "the sea of blood never dries up, the river of Hades never dies", if Jiejiao and Lingshan compressed the sea of blood to the extreme and then sealed him up, he would be unable to live or die!
Li Anran was a little worried.
If he sets his sights on the Purple Thunder Ancestor, will he also join forces with the Styx Ancestor?
And even if not, if he took action against Patriarch Purple Thunder at this time, it would likely stimulate the tense nerves of these ancient powers, causing them to join forces to put pressure on Heaven or even take action.
That's a bit troublesome!
Yang Jian noticed Li Anran's expression, and asked, "Brother Li Anran, what's wrong with you? Did something happen to you?"
Li Anran did not hide anything and told Yang Jian that he wanted to arrest Patriarch Zi Lei and put him in the Heavenly Prison.
Yang Jian pondered for a moment and asked, "Does it have to be the Purple Thunder Patriarch? Or does it only matter if he has heard the Taoist preach in the Purple Sky Palace?"
Li Anran said: "As long as you have listened to the Taoist master's teachings in Zixiao Palace, it will be fine."
Yang Jian smiled and said, "That's much easier. Please wait patiently for a while, and I will help you solve this matter."
Li Anran was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly: "Then I'll trouble you, second brother."
As the two were talking, they had already arrived at the Immortal Execution Platform.
Li Anran had just tied the Laughing Buddha to the Immortal-Slaying Pillar.
The Laughing Buddha suddenly opened his eyes. The extreme sense of crisis in his heart made him break through the shackles of the talisman and wake up.
"Where is this?"
The two red eyes of the Happy Buddha looked around for a while, and soon recognized that this was the Immortal Execution Platform. He also noticed Li Anran and Yang Jian beside him, and begged: "God of Justice, God of Prison, I know I was wrong! I was blinded by greed and deserve to die! Please, let me go this time!"
Li Anran smiled and said, "You don't have to die a thousand times. Dying once is enough."
Yang Jian read out the Jade Emperor's order with a serious face, and said: "You can leave a trace of soul, which is already a mercy of His Majesty. I hope you can reform yourself in the future and don't do such evil things again!"
"No! I don't want it!"
The Happy Buddha's mind was completely lost, and he screamed: "I am the Buddha of Lingshan. I have practiced hard for so many years. Why does the Jade Emperor want to destroy my practice? Tathagata Buddha, I want to find Tathagata Buddha! And there is also Dipankara Buddha. He will not..."
puff!
A flash of knife light passed by.
Rabbit head enclave.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The shouting stopped abruptly.
