Chapter 5: The Road to the Underworld
As dusk fell, Chen Jiu and the wolf demon Wang Er were still running fast in the dim jungle.
They were both extremely hungry and extremely tired.
But there is no suitable place to rest along the way.
Although they were fleeing for their lives and could not be particular about the conditions, they at least had to have a source of water.
They have been running all day and they definitely cannot survive without water. They will definitely be very thirsty at night.
So, the man and the wolf did not stop. Even after the sun had set, they were still rushing westward.
Finally, the sound of gurgling water came faintly from the front, and another stream had arrived.
Chen Jiu took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to carefully scan the surrounding hills, then waved his hand and led the Wolf Demon King II towards the stream.
There are no spiritual officials or gods from the underworld guarding the vicinity of this stream, so it is impossible to just get enough water this time.
They had been running for a whole day without eating. Even humans could not bear it, let alone a hungry wolf. The wolf demon King II had not eaten since yesterday.
The more Chen Jiu drank, the hungrier he became. He looked up at the hazy jungle in the twilight and couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Wang, it's getting dark and I can't see anything around me. Hunting is not an option. How about I chop some bamboo tubes and cook some porridge?"
Even dogs won’t drink that stuff!
Wang Er lowered his head and sniffed carefully on both sides of the stream for a while, then suddenly said in surprise: "Remember I said I would find you a wild boar? Wait a moment, I will treat you to wild boar meat tonight."
After saying this, he rushed into the valley beside the stream with his nose close to the ground like a hound.
The Roaring Sky Technique is not completely useless. At least this guy has developed a dog nose.
Upon seeing this, Chen Jiu quickly took out his machete and chopped some dead branches around him, then lit a bonfire and waited by the stream.
Not long after, the wolf demon came back with a wild boar in its mouth.
However, the head weighs only more than ten pounds at most, and excluding the internal organs and bones, the meat is less than ten pounds.
This amount of meat is not enough for him to eat alone. He usually uses a basin to drink porridge. What's more, he has been hungry for a whole day, so ten kilograms of meat is not enough.
Chen Jiu was stunned for a moment, then said tactfully: "Is this little wild boar just weaned?"
The wolf demon said rather embarrassedly: "I don't know where the big one went to find food. I'm so hungry that I'm dizzy and don't have the energy to look for it."
Okay, it’s good to have meat to eat.
Chen Jiu took the little wild boar, cut its belly with a sharp horn knife, took out the internal organs and threw them to the wolf demon, then rinsed them in the stream.
A dog will always eat shit, and a wolf has a special liking for offal.
The wolf demon Wang Er ate like a wolf, and he swallowed several pounds of internal organs in the blink of an eye.
This little bit of food was just enough to give him a basic feeling. After eating, he couldn't help but look at the little wild boar in Chen Jiu's hand.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu simply took off the bag of coarse grains, poured half of the ten pounds of coarse grains into the empty stomach of the little wild boar, added some water, and then cut a few curved wooden spikes to seal the pig's stomach.
They are running for their lives right now, so they must eat enough. Leaving the brown rice behind will only add to the burden and make it inconvenient for them to run, so they might as well eat it as soon as possible.
He prepared everything, and then he passed the wooden stick that he had already sharpened into the wild boar's mouth and took it out from the back, then he placed it on the branch that had been nailed to it, and slowly turned it.
The flames kept licking the skin of the little wild boar, fat slowly seeped out, and the aroma of meat gradually spread.
The second wolf demon king stared at the little wild boar on the campfire, wishing he could turn himself into a flame so that he could lick himself to his heart's content!
Chen Jiu was so hungry that claws were about to pop out of his throat, but he was not used to eating raw food. It would take at least half an hour to roast a wild boar like this.
It's so uncomfortable to wait for food with an empty stomach. It would be best to find something to distract yourself.
By the way, I haven’t finished reading the book I got from Xu Ning. Although it doesn’t record any specific exercises, it at least allows me to learn something.
He quickly took out the scroll and read it carefully by the firelight.
When he saw this, he couldn't help but frown, and the more he looked, the deeper his frown became.
Xu Ning did mention that what the Wang family of Langya inherited was "The Secret of the Earth Hidden in the Gods, Eternal Life in Thick Earth". The Secret of the Earth is an acupoint that can only be opened by possessing earth spiritual roots.
This guy then said that opening the acupoint is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Xu Ning's acupoints were not opened by himself, but were opened for him by the great spiritual officer of the Wang family.
This is nothing. What’s more important is that to open the acupoints, you need spiritual roots. Without spiritual roots, there is no spiritual power. Without spiritual power, you cannot communicate with the world inside the acupoints, let alone open the acupoints.
Moreover, not every person with spiritual roots can use the same method to open the same acupoint.
The acupoints that can be opened vary from person to person. The acupoints that can be opened are different for each person. If you try randomly, you may not be able to open a single acupoint even if you practice until you die.
In other words, without earth spiritual roots, it is useless to learn "The Divine Hidden Earth Secrets, Thick Earth for Eternal Life". Even if one has earth spiritual roots, it is useless if the earth secret acupoints cannot be opened.
The Wang family of Langya might have this genetic disease, otherwise how could they have so many descendants with earth spiritual roots, and they can all open the earth secret acupoints.
After reading it, Chen Jiu sighed and threw the book into the fire.
This book is useless, you can just throw it away after reading it.
He thought about it, then took out his handwritten copy of the "Tai Yin Zhen Jing" and threw it into the fire.
This thing cannot be kept either.
If people knew that he was practicing the Taiyin Sutra, all the wealthy families in the world would probably flock to him and chase him until he had no way to escape!
The wolf demon Wang Er was staring at the wild boar on the campfire and drooling. When he threw the first book, the wolf demon hadn't reacted yet. When he threw the second book, the wolf demon finally raised his head with shock on his face.
"Why did you burn all the secret books?"
Chen Jiu said nonsense: "The secret book is for practice, not for reading. Just remember it. It's troublesome to carry it with you all the time."
Is there such a saying?
The Wolf Demon King was stunned for a while, then suddenly said excitedly: "By the way, didn't you say you would teach me the Tiger Demon Divine Fist?"
I teach you?
The Tiger Demon Divine Fist can be considered a half-divine skill, because when practicing to the ninth level, one can transform into a tiger god, which ordinary gods cannot stop.
The problem is that this style of boxing has too many flaws, and if you’re not careful enough you might end up developing a mental disorder.
This guy's brain isn't working well anymore, probably due to the aftereffect of practicing the Tiger Demon Fist.
Chen Jiu looked at the wolf demon Wang Er's eyes, which looked like he was suffering from dementia, and couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
This guy is a bit stupid, how can I teach him?
He thought for a long time, then asked carefully: "Brother Wang, do you know what visualization is?"
At this moment, Wolf Demon King II's eyes shifted to the fragrant roast suckling pig again. He stared at it intently and said, "Observation means looking, and thinking means putting what you see into your mind. This is the secret book passed down by my ancestors."
Are there any secret books passed down by our ancestors?
You look like you just want to stuff the roast suckling pig into your stomach!
Chen Jiu asked, "After you visualized the image of the tiger god in the scripture, did you put it into your mind?"
"No." Wang Er said without blinking.
Oh my god, do you think our ancestors are farting?
Chen Jiu was puzzled and asked: "Why?"
Wang Er said without hesitation: "It's useless to think about that. I may not even be able to defeat a tiger, let alone a tiger god. I never think about things that I can't eat."
Am I not telling you whether the food is good or not?
Is food the only thing on your mind?
Chen Jiu said helplessly: "If you don't visualize the image of the Tiger God, how can the Tiger Demon Divine Fist reach the fourth level?"
Upon hearing this, the second wolf demon king looked away and said awkwardly: "It has been hundreds of years. I have definitely seen the image of the tiger god and thought about it. There is no point in asking questions."
Chen Jiu shook his head slowly and said, "That must be because you were not careful enough. You did not remember the image of the Tiger God completely in your mind. You did not consider how the Qi and blood would form the phantom of the Tiger God after leaving the body, and you did not consider which meridians are best for the Qi and blood to leave the body."
This is so complicated.
Upon hearing this, the wolf demon was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the little wild boar on the campfire, and couldn't help drooling with excitement.
Well, this guy is a foodie.
If he hadn't wanted to eat some meat, this guy wouldn't have been caught by him.
How do I teach this wolf demon who loves food so much?
Chen Jiu thought about it, and said in a different way: "You said you can't beat a tiger, that's because you're not paying enough attention. If you can concentrate on visualizing the tiger god image and rush to the fourth level, you can knock down a tiger with one slap. How can you not be able to eat it?
If you can reach the seventh floor, you will be the king of the jungle. You can defeat even earth dragons. By then, you can eat whatever you want."
Yes, that makes sense.
What is a wild boar? What is a tiger?
If I can become a wolf king someday, I will definitely give you some dragon liver and phoenix gall to taste!
The second wolf demon king could not wait to spit out the scripture, unfolded it with his claws, and stared at the tiger god head on the scripture by the campfire, meditating intently.
This time he was really attentive, and the strong smell of meat did not wake him up.
The suckling pig was roasted for about half an hour and was finally almost done.
Chen Jiu said impatiently: "Okay, it's almost done."
Is that almost there?
The second wolf demon king slowly closed his eyes and silently began to practice the Tiger Demon Divine Fist.
With a "woop", sparks splashed all over Chen Jiu's face, and the shock wave almost blew out the campfire.
The shadow of a tiger appeared around the second Wolf Demon King, and his red eyes were full of madness, as if he was ready to choose someone to devour.
Being stared at by such a terrifying wolf in the pitch-black night would probably scare most people to death.
Chen Jiu quickly broke off a pig leg and threw it over, saying unhappily, "I meant the pork was almost done, who told you to break through!
Quickly, concentrate, inhale, finish the exercise, and eat quickly. If you yell so loudly, it will most likely attract the ghosts from the underworld and the people from the Wang family of Langya."
Did it, did it, I finally made it to the fourth floor!
The wolf demon King Er was so excited that he wanted to laugh out loud. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, a delicious roasted wild boar leg flew towards him.
So delicious!
He immediately retracted the tiger god's phantom and started to bite it fiercely.
Chen Jiu also opened the pig's belly and grabbed the oily brown rice inside and stuffed it into his mouth.
After a while, they had finished all the brown rice, pork and even the bones, and the man and the monster were finally half full.
Chen Jiu immediately jumped into the stream and used his strength to put out the bonfire. He then waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the top of the highest mountain over there. This way, we can see in advance when the ghosts and gods from the underworld and the people from the Wang family of Langya come. Run in the opposite direction."
Will the ghosts from the underworld and the people from Wang Clan of Langya chase after us at night?
Although Wang of Langya had many spiritual officers under his command, none of them had the ability of night vision, and they did not send anyone to chase into the dark jungle .
Night is the world of ghosts and gods in the underworld.
There is no sun or moon in the underworld, and it is always gray and gloomy like night, so ghosts and gods are accustomed to appearing at night.
At this time, in the Jimo Yinsi Yamen in the underworld, the City God Xu Gongfu had already gathered his ghosts and gods in the lobby waiting for news.
He was a little anxious as he hadn't found any trace of Chen Jiu all day.
Suddenly, a spark of fire appeared on the desk for no reason, and then a ghostly talisman appeared in front of him.
City God Xu Gongfu looked down and said majestically: "There was a tiger roar in the forest west of Yifengdian. It must be Chen Jiu practicing magic.
I will open the road to the underworld now. Black and white impermanence, you quickly go and capture Chen Jiu's soul and bring him to the underworld. Leave the Wang family of Langya, it is useless anyway."
After saying that, he took out a formation plate, injected spiritual power into it, and began to mutter to himself.
A beam of dark yellow light slowly stretched out from the array, and when it reached outside the lobby, it faintly turned into a yellow road, extending all the way to the sky.
Seeing this, the Black and White Impermanence quickly bowed and said "Yes, sir". Then they quickly walked out of the hall, stepped onto the yellow road, and floated towards the sky.
At this time, Chen Jiu and the wolf demon King Er had already reached the top of the highest mountain beside the stream.
Chen Jiu still followed his old habit, sitting cross-legged there, silently practicing the Taiyin Zhenjing Daoyin technique. A circle of faint white light was already emerging from his body.
The second wolf demon king was lying beside him, sleeping soundly.
This guy has long been accustomed to sleeping after eating. He has been really tired these past two days and can't hold on any longer.
As for what kind of cultivation to practice, he would have to wait until he was full of energy and spirit before considering it.
If he had not been so lazy, he would not have practiced for more than a hundred years without reaching the fourth level of the Tiger Demon Fist.
It was late at night, and the forest was dark and eerie under the moonlight. The trees swaying in the evening breeze looked like ghostly shadows, which was indeed a bit scary.
"Chen Jiu, Chen Jiu."
Suddenly, a soft cry was heard from the eerie forest.
The call is so distant, as if it comes from the depths of the soul.
Who called me?
Chen Jiuru felt like he was in a cloud. In a daze, he seemed to have heard it, but also seemed not to have heard it.
His eyes seemed to be open and yet not open. He seemed to see a yellow road suddenly hanging down from the sky, and the legendary Black and White Impermanence were floating towards him.
"Chen Jiu, your life span has come to an end. Please follow us to the underworld and report to the underworld."
Bai Wuchang waved his mourning stick and muttered to himself.
"Chen Jiu, quickly follow us to the underworld. Your soul cannot stay in the world of the living. Otherwise, after seven days, your Yin Qi will be exhausted, your soul will fly away, and you will never be reborn!"
Hei Wuchang waved his mourning stick and muttered to himself.
This time Chen Jiu heard it and saw it.
He was hit by the unique skill of Black and White Impermanence, "Soul Summoning"!
His body was still sitting there motionless, but his soul had already opened its eyes and was about to leave his body.
Is my life over?
I am dead!
Where is the underworld?
Where is the underworld?
The so-called "Yin and Yang are separated" means that the underworld and the world of the living are not actually in the same plane, and can only be connected through a teleportation array.
The Yellow Springs Road is the teleportation array that connects the Yin and Yang worlds.
Once you set foot on the road to the underworld, there is no return.
There are also rumors in the mortal world that the Yellow Springs Road is the road people take when they report to the underworld after death.
Am I really going to the underworld?
Am I really dead?
Chen Jiu felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart, and in that sadness there was a hint of unwillingness and doubt.
