Immortal Fairies Always Have Designs on Me-Chapter 50 - 42 "You’re not learning this path in hopes of keeping your deceased beloved by your side forever, are you?
Chapter 50: Chapter 42 "You’re not learning this path in hopes of keeping your deceased beloved by your side forever, are you?
"I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"
Before coming to the Netherworld, Lu Jin’an imagined what kind of existence the Emperor Fengdu, the ruler of the Underworld, might be.
But never did he expect that Emperor Fengdu would be an ’Emperor under a 007 work system,’ yet after Emperor Fengdu wiped out a Hidden Divine Cultivator’s soul with a casual strike, the image of the ’Working Dragon King’ became established.
However, it was somewhat different from the impression of a ruler of the Underworld...
Nonetheless, Lu Jin’an would not consider Emperor Fengdu an easily deceived fool. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
"An idea?" Emperor Fengdu stared at Lu Jin’an: "To let me transcend this realm? I have existed since the dawn of Heaven and Earth, when the Heavenly Dao was born. You could say I have a lifespan as long as heaven’s, and indeed, I have the qualifications to completely transcend this realm and delegate my duties to others, but I do not like that."
He lowered his head again, busying himself with Underworld affairs: "This is my duty by birth, and who can guarantee the virtues of those who come after? Can they fill this position well? What if I choose poorly?"
Emperor Fengdu’s tone grew heavier: "The Netherworld is in chaos, the Ghost Gate has opened, and the mortal world is in turmoil. I cannot stand such things."
"The Immortal World and the Human Realm can merge, but not the Netherworld."
Emperor Fengdu lifted his head and glanced at Lu Jin’an: "’Life’ and ’Death’ in this world can only proceed as two parallel lines. The fusion of life and death, blurring the line between humans and ghosts, would bring chaos to the world!"
Lu Jin’an caressed the grip of the Netherworld Validation sword: "Yin and Yang can merge, but Life and Death can only stand parallel..."
Emperor Fengdu lowered his head again: "In the past, every few decades, the living would come here with the Netherworld Validation, and you are the first living person in nearly five thousand years to do so. I actually sense that another great era of turmoil is approaching.
The Netherworld belongs to Yunding, and the whereabouts of the Netherworld Validation are unknown... I cannot abandon the Netherworld."
"Your righteousness, senior." Lu Jin’an bowed, then looked up at Emperor Fengdu again: "However, junior’s method isn’t to make you transcend."
Emperor Fengdu did not speak, so Lu Jin’an continued: "Essence, Qi, and Spirit in their entirety constitute the most complete form of life. To keep just one, conceptually speaking, is a defective product...
There is a Daoist skill in the mortal world called ’Summoning Spirits,’ although it originates from the same source as the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, it is not as evil as the Ten Thousand Soul Banner..."
Before he could finish, Emperor Fengdu interrupted Lu Jin’an: "You want to summon the spirits of the most heinous criminals from the Netherworld for your use?"
Lu Jin’an did not immediately answer but continued to say: "Summoning Spirits either involves finding the spirit’s weakness to manipulate it with magic, nurturing the spirit from infancy, or cooperating synergistically with the spirit...
Although Summoning Spirits is powerful, the abilities of the summoned spirit are greatly weakened compared to when they were alive, and the power the spirit can wield is significantly related to the cultivator’s own cultivation strength. Without spiritual power, the spirit loses its strength, and if the cultivator dies, the spirit also perishes. When the work of one dead person suddenly becomes the work of several, you wouldn’t be happy, would you?"
Emperor Fengdu’s expression darkened further. Although he mentioned learning more about the Ten Thousand Soul Banner of demon cultivators, he also hated such demon cultivators the most because when such a demon cultivator dies, countless souls released from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner are unleashed upon the world, which is truly detestable!
"So I thought, how to turn a dead person into a ’living dead’?" Lu Jin’an looked into Emperor Fengdu’s eyes: "Would it be possible to retain the deceased’s pre-mortem system and cultivation and to have a self-cultivating ’spirit’?"
Lu Jin’an spoke unhurriedly: "But to create such a ’spirit,’ there must be the Great Dao of Death, and there must be Yin Ming Qi, because you, senior, are the strongest Yin Spirit."
At this point, Lu Jin’an took two steps forward: "Junior discovered from the classics of the Wandao Sect, and especially after personally experiencing the Netherworld, that Yin Ming Qi originates from the souls of the deceased.
Whether a soul is obliterated after enduring the suffering of the Eighteen Layers of Hell, or before entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation, they all emit Yin Ming Qi before their divine soul is completely destroyed or reincarnated, which then merges into the Death Qi of the Netherworld’s Great Dao. Therefore..."
Lu Jin’an bowed to Emperor Fengdu: "Junior hopes that senior can impart the method of converting the soul to Yin Ming Qi, so that not only will your workload be reduced, but junior will also be able to achieve the Dao I seek."
Emperor Fengdu gazed intently at Lu Jin’an: "Young man, you wish to take part of my rule and authority, your ambition is indeed great."
Lu Jin’an calmly replied: "Junior only wishes to walk the path I seek, and it can help reduce your workload."
Emperor Fengdu put down his pen and spoke softly: "You just said, ’a spirit’ is merely a defective product, and no matter how strong a defective product is, it is still a defective product, isn’t it?"
Lu Jin’an raised his head to face Emperor Fengdu: "Junior also said earlier, Yin and Yang can merge, but Life and Death can only stand parallel.
So I wish to let the deceased’s cultivation revive and let the living body exist in a deceased form."
Lu Jin’an crossed his hands: "Life and death reverse and exist oppositely as parallel, rather than merging!
Namely ’rotten wood and ashes’ and ’Dead Wood Spring’."
Emperor Fengdu gave Lu Jin’an a serious look: "Between life and death, if the spirit made of Yin Ming Qi represents life, and the physical body represents death..."
Emperor Fengdu leaned forward: "’Spirit’ transformed by Yin Ming Qi does not perish, does not enter the cycle of reincarnation, dying to live, while the physical body remains a living dead with spiritual energy dying."
"Yes." Lu Jin’an lowered his hands: "A creature far superior to anything summoned by Summoning Spirits, more powerful than a puppet without self-awareness, this is the ’death that births life,’ and this is my purpose in meeting you."
"Your thoughts are bold, your actions even bolder." Emperor Fengdu crossed his hands and stared at Lu Jin’an: "By doing so, aren’t you afraid of being devoured by life and death?"
"If that were the case, it would only mean junior has not mastered the art," Lu Jin’an replied frankly.
Emperor Fengdu continued: "Having a group of living dead around you every day, don’t you find it creepy?"
Lu Jin’an slightly smiled: "The extreme of Yin Yang is life and death, while space and time accommodate life and death."
"Oh?" Emperor Fengdu raised an eyebrow: "Young man, you have quite a grand plan."
"You flatter me, senior." Lu Jin’an bowed once more: "What does senior think of junior’s proposal?"
"Good!" Emperor Fengdu stood, walked around his massive desk, his tall and stout figure moving without making a sound: "The Dao of Life and Death is difficult, reversal even harder, young man you are very smart.
But, do you have the resolve?"
Lu Jin’an lowered his eyelids slightly, various pressures both from Zhu Nanzhi, Mu Qingyue, and his master flashed meaningfully through his mind.
His voice was neither loud nor soft but resolute: "Yes."
"By learning this Dao, do you intend to keep a deceased beloved forever by your side?" Emperor Fengdu suddenly asked.
"..." Lu Jin’an was speechless for a moment: "The ones junior holds dear are not dead yet."
"Haha... I have seen quite a few cultivators with such possessive pathologies... Enough of this, come with me, I will give you a few pointers."
Emperor Fengdu took strides towards the exit and, upon reaching the door, suddenly turned and asked: "Young man, what did you say your name was just now?"
"Junior is Lu Jin’an."
"Very well."
Following Emperor Fengdu out, Lu Jin’an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he managed to persuade Emperor Fengdu.
His purpose this trip was not to comprehend the Great Dao of Death but to obtain the Death Qi known as Yin Ming Qi that exists only in the Underworld.
The matter of Harmonization is more than halfway done.
······
