Chapter 444: The Ancient Turbid Air

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“Hou Tu is merciful, and her body transforms into the six realms, beginning the cycle of reincarnation.”

Why is this old man talking about ancient times again?

“So what does this have to do with my meditation?”

What’s the matter? He really doesn’t understand.

Looking at the sighing Tu Bo, Lu Ying suddenly felt that the hunchbacked old man in front of him was inexplicably vicissitudes of life.

It obviously hurts to hit someone, so why does this sigh sound so miserable?

“Baby, do you know why the demons were born?” Tu Bo raised his head, as if recalling something.

“I don’t know…” Lu Ying shook his head. He really didn’t know.

Although there are ancient books recording the sect, most of them are general statements and the real reasons are never mentioned. Even if there are only a few words, it is obvious that most of them are fabricated and not true.

“Ugh……”

Tu Bo sighed again, causing Lu Ying to squinted his eyes – this weird old man, why does he have so much to sigh about?

If it were Lingxiang at this time, she would definitely move a bamboo stool, pick up some snacks, and urge him to speak quickly – she liked these intertwined love and hate stories the most.

In Lingxiang’s words, it would be disrespectful not to listen to the seniors reminiscing about the past. Instead, one should be full of expectations, and even applaud when necessary, and liven up the place, only then can one give the seniors enough face.

But how could Lu Ying understand these market principles? He could only wait for the next step in a daze.

I don’t know how much time passed before Tu Bo blinked his moist eyes and continued speaking.

Hou Tu Niangniang had a grandson named Kuafu. Kuafu’s parents were from the giant Lei Ze clan.

Although Kuafu is the grandson of Hou Tu, he has outstanding giant blood, upright character, extraordinary spirit, and although he is diligent and kind, he does not know how to adapt.

Every year the weather was scorching, the rivers dried up, the trees were scorched, the crops failed, and the Kuafu clan had a hard time.

One night while taking a nap, he heard a sound like a bell, which lured him into a dream. The sound told him that the source of his suffering was all related to the Golden Crow, which could be driven to Yuyuan to relieve his distress.

The next day, when he woke up from the dream, Kuafu left his tribe, chased after the Golden Crow, and ended up in the North Lake.

When Kuafu died, his body turned into yellow earth, with a lush peach forest on top, which was transformed from his staff.

When Xin heard that his son had died, he was heartbroken. He went to the Peach Forest in Beize and saw his son’s soul. He asked him the reason and realized that it was the work of evildoers.

“Old man…”

Tu Bo was displeased and raised the ruler in his hand. Lu Ying was very tactful and quickly changed his words.

“Master… Master…” Although it was a little awkward, a wise man would not suffer a loss in front of him. “Isn’t this the story I heard when I was a child? What does it have to do with the demon clan?”

Hearing the word “Master”, Tu Bo nodded with satisfaction, but then his expression changed and he glanced at Lu Ying with dissatisfaction.

“I was just about to start talking, but you are so quick to speak that you have to disturb my interest.”

Lu Ying had no choice but to apologize. After a long period of coaxing, Tu Bo finally told the story slowly.

It turns out that what deceived Kuafu in the dream was the evil spirit that had accumulated in the underworld.

The evil spirit is invisible and has been blocked for ten thousand years by the Xiran soil. It must borrow a human body to escape from the underworld.

At that time, the entrance to the underworld was still in Yuyuan, but Kuafu died before he reached it.

After Xin learned the reason, he jumped into Yuyuan alone, wanting to avenge his son, but he was defeated and his body turned into Taodu Mountain, which is now the entrance to the underworld.

The news reached the Goddess Hou Tu, who, upon hearing that the souls of her descendants had no place to go, transformed herself into the six realms of reincarnation, which led to the current place of reincarnation.

The goddess Hou Tu used her own strength to suppress the evil spirit, making it unable to do evil again and could only wander in the underworld.

But what was unexpected was that the great undertaking of conferring gods would leave behind disasters and send the soul of the son of the human king down.

The evil spirit seduced the son of the human king, and merged with it through the dark city rock, forging an indestructible body. “This is the origin of the demon race…” Tu Bo smacked his lips with a sense of dissatisfaction, as if he was very dissatisfied with the ending of the story.

So what? Why do you have to sit in meditation by yourself? This is a matter of life and death.

Lu Ying was puzzled and asked unconsciously. Upon hearing what he said, Tu Bo slapped him on the body, but he raised it high and dropped it lightly.

“I am your master, how can I harm you?” Tu Bo pretended to be angry. “I asked you to regulate your breathing so that I can teach you how to practice in the underworld. After three years, you will be indispensable.”

At that time, Lu Ying did not know that the three years Tu Bo mentioned referred to today, and thought it meant “you will be able to achieve some success in three years.”

Of course, this is a follow-up.

“But once you sit in meditation and regulate your breathing, don’t you have to take in the energy of the underworld?” Lu Ying was puzzled.

What’s the matter? He just doesn’t understand.

Master said, if you don’t understand, ask more questions!
Tu Bo scolded Lu Ying for being stupid, but he still explained.

“Mortals need to open their meridians and refine their bones before they can mobilize their spiritual energy. The same is true for demons, but they can use it flexibly since birth.”

“However, the demons do not rely on spiritual energy, but on the energy of the netherworld, which they call ‘fear’.”

“The source of ‘fear’ is the Netherworld. Back then, Hou Tu transformed into the Six Paths and suppressed the Netherworld’s energy for ten thousand years with just one breath of power.”

“This is the ‘Breath of Hou Tu’, and it is still present in every corner of the Netherworld. However, this matter has never been publicized, and the Breath of Hou Tu is so subtle that no one knows about it.”

After hearing the explanation, Lu Ying finally understood that Tu Bo’s intention was to find out that trace of Hou Tu’s breath from the vague Netherworld air.

The many ghosts and gods in Fengdu have not noticed it for so many years. How can a mere mortal like him possibly find it now?
Seeing Lu Ying hesitate, Tu Bo quickly leaned over to whisper.

“If we can figure out the ‘Breath of Hou Tu’, even if it’s just a tiny bit, it will be enough to suppress ordinary demons. If we’re lucky, we can even defeat the Demon Lord and Demon General for a few moves.”

Of course, the premise is to see how much you can figure out.

However, Tu Bo did not say the second half of the sentence, fearing that Lu Ying would be unwilling, but he underestimated Lu Ying.

Hearing this, Lu Ying’s eyes lit up. If it was true as Tu Bo said, then there would be hope that he could kill his enemy with his own hands.

“Master, please give me some advice!” Lu Ying bowed.

“Good boy!” Tu Bo smiled cheerfully at first, but then he frowned and tapped the ruler in his hand, “What are you waiting for? Sit down and meditate!”

After hearing this, Lu Ying hurriedly sat down cross-legged.

It is said to be sitting in meditation, but it is actually not as simple as it sounds.

During the daily morning meditation, in addition to internal observation and opening up the meridians, one also needs to absorb spiritual energy and replenish Qi. The so-called “spiritual energy” refers to the spiritual energy from the outside world that floats free between heaven and earth.

Under normal circumstances, this would not be difficult. After all, it is a daily task. Isn’t it easy to do just sitting in meditation?

But now I am in the underworld.

When absorbing spirits, Lu Ying’s qi and meridians would always become disordered due to the energy of the Netherworld. At the same time, some voices would constantly linger in his mind, constantly bewitching him.

Every time this happened, the ruler would hit Lu Ying’s back hard, causing him to wake up suddenly with cold sweat pouring down his body.
But he couldn’t tell whether the cold sweat on his body was caused by his confusion or the pain in his back.

In fact, Tu Bo did not use much force. The reason why Lu Ying felt pain was because the ruler was not an ordinary ruler.

This ruler is called “Zhenhun” and was once held by Hou Tu. Later it was passed to Tu Bo.

For those whose minds are clear, one foot down will only cause physical pain; for those whose minds are confused, one foot down will cause physical pain and a tremor in their soul.

The soul is only two or three taels, and the pain is not enough to penetrate into the bones.

More than two years have passed since then. Even now, Lu Ying can’t help but shudder when he thinks of it.

That pain, it really hurts!
But the pain is worth it!

If it weren’t for the pain, Lu Ying wouldn’t be able to come and go freely in the underworld, and would not appear in front of Long Qi.