"I have a plan, would you like to hear it?"
Before coming to Menggu, Lu Jin'an had imagined what kind of existence the supreme sovereign of the underworld, Fengdu Dadi, would be.
Never in his wildest dreams did Lu Jinan expect that the Fengdu Emperor would be a working emperor under the '007 work system', but after the Fengdu Emperor casually destroyed the souls of hidden cultivators with a single strike, the image of the 'Working Dragon King' was established.
But there are still some differences from the image of the earthly ruler of hell...
However, Lu Jin'an will not regard Fengdu Dadi as an easily deceived fool because of this.
"One plan?" Fengdu Dadi stared at Lu Jin'an: "Let me escape this world? Since the beginning of the world, the birth of Tiandao, I have already existed. I can be said to be immortal, and indeed I have the qualifications to completely escape this world and leave the task to others, but I do not like it."
He lowered his head again and started busy with the affairs of the underworld: "This is my responsibility from birth, let alone who can guarantee the morality of the later comers? Can they sit well in this position? If this emperor fails to choose a good person?"
Fengdu Dadi's tone became heavier by a few degrees: "The chaos of Menggu, the opening of the gates of the underworld, great chaos in the human world, I cannot bear to see such things."
"Xianjie and Renjie can be integrated, but Menggu can't."
Fengdu Dadi looked up and gave Lu Jinan a glance: "In this world, 'life' and 'death' can only be two parallel lines moving forward together. If life and death are blended, and there is no distinction between humans and ghosts, chaos will certainly arise in the world!"
Lu Jinan rubbing the handle of the Teng Sheng sword: "Yin and yang can blend, but life and death can only be parallel..."
Fengdu Dadi lowered his head again: "For several decades, there have been living people who have come here with the mingzhen, and you are the first living person in nearly five thousand years to come here with the mingzhen. In fact, I have a premonition that another age of great contention is approaching."
Menggu is the Menggu of Yun Ding, and the mingzhen is missing... I cannot ignore Menggu."
"Senior virtues." Lu Jinan made a bow, then turned his head and looked at Fengdu Dadi again: "My method is not to make you escape."
Fengdu Dadi did not speak, Lu Jinan continued: "Full of essence, qi and spirit is the most complete form of life, only one in existence from a conceptual perspective is a defective product..."
There is a technique in the human world called 'Binding Spirit and Sending Generals,' which although it originates from the same source as the Souling Banner, is not as sinister as the Souling Banner..."
Before Lu Jinan's words had finished, Fengdu Dadi interrupted him: "Do you want to bind the spirits of the most evil and sinister beings in Menggu for your use?"
Lu Jinan did not immediately answer, but continued: "Binding Spirit and Sending Generals can either find the weakness of the spirit to control it with techniques, raise a spirit from a young age, or cooperate with the spirit to complement each other..."
Although the technique of Binding Spirit and Sending Generals is powerful, the spirit that is bound has its abilities weakened greatly in life. Moreover, the power a spirit can exert is closely related to the cultivator's own level of cultivation. Without spiritual energy, the spirit also loses its power. Once the cultivator dies, so does the spirit. And since you, an originally deceased figure, suddenly have to handle the workload of several others, you must be quite unhappy, wouldn't you?"
Fengdu Dadi's expression immediately darkened a few degrees. Although he had just said to let the Many-Soul Banner of the Demon cultivator learn more, he also hates this kind of Demon cultivator the most. Because when these Demon cultivators die, it brings an endless number of souls released from the Many-Soul Banner, which is truly annoying!
"So, junior brother, I was thinking about how to turn a deceased person into an 'undead.' " Lu Jinan looked into Fengdu Dadi's eyes: "A 'spirit' that retains the system and cultivation of the deceased in life and can practice independently of them, isn't that also possible?"
Lu Jinan spoke calmly and unhurriedly: "But if we want to create such a 'spirit', we need a death path, need an atmosphere of Yin and darkness, because you, the Supreme Yin Spirit, are the strongest."
At this point, Lu Jinan took two steps forward: "Junior brother has discovered from the texts of the Wan Dao Sect and even after personally experiencing Menggu that the atmosphere of Yin and darkness originates from the souls that have died."
Whether it's a soul that has suffered the pain of the 18 layers of hell and then extinguished, or a soul that is about to enter the six paths of rebirth, both in the process of extinction and before reincarnation, they separate out yin and darkness and merge into Menggu's death path, so..."
Lu Jinan bowed to Fengdu Dadi: "Junior hopes that the senior will impart the method of converting the yin and darkness of the soul. In this way, not only will your workload decrease, but junior can also complete the path that I seek."
Fengdu Dadi staring directly at Lu Jinan: "You, boy, your ambition is quite large."
Lu Jinan calmly replied: "Junior only wants to follow the path that junior seeks."
Fengdu Dadi put down the pen in his hand, and spoke softly, "You just said that 'spirit' is a defective product, and no matter how strong it is, it's still defective, isn't it?"
Lu Jinan raised his head and faced Fengdu Dadi directly: "Junior also said just now, Yin and Yang can blend, but life and death can only be parallel."
If the system and cultivation of the deceased are extracted to form a 'spirit', then does a 'spirit' with yin and darkness count as 'life', and does the original living flesh lose its vitality count as 'death'?"
Lu Jinan crossed his hands over: "Life and death can be reversed, and opposite forces can coexist, not blend!"
That's like 'rotten wood is dead ashes' and 'dry wood revives in spring'.
Fengdu Dadi looked at Lu Jinan seriously: "Between life and death, the spirit generates the body, and if the spirit with yin and darkness is considered living, and the flesh is considered dead..."
With a slight change in his gaze, Fengdu Dadi leaned forward: "The spirit transforming into yin and darkness is not extinguished, does not enter the cycle of reincarnation, and is reborn from death; the body, with its vital energy born and then dying, becomes an undead."
"Yes." Lu Jinan put down his hands: "There is nothing higher than 'undead that is born from death' and more powerful than 'robots', and there is no self-awareness. That's why I came to see you."
"You have a very bold idea and behave boldly." Fengdu Dadi, with hands crossed, gazed at Lu Jin'an: "Are you not afraid that your actions will be swallowed by life and death?"
"If so, it can only mean that I haven't mastered my skills well." Lu Jinan said openly.
Fengdu Dadi continued speaking: "Don't you find it creepy that you have a group of undead people around you every day?"
Lu Jinan smiled slightly: "The ultimate of Yin and Yang is life and death, while space-time contains life and death."
"Oh?" Fengdu Dadi raised an eyebrow: "Young man, your ambitions are quite grand."
"Senior magnanimity." Lu Jinan made another bow: "Senior, how do you think of junior's proposal?"
"Good!" Fengdu Dadi stood up and circled around his enormous desk, his tall and imposing figure resembling a small mountain: "The way of life and death is difficult, reversing it is even harder, young man you are very clever."
But, do you have the determination?"
Lu Jinan's eyelids lowered, and various kinds of pressure appeared in his mind, one after another, such as Zhunan Zhi, Mu Qingyue, and his teacher...
His voice was neither light nor heavy, but fell heavily on the ground: "I do."
"You're studying this path, are you not thinking of keeping your deceased beloved by your side forever?" Fengdu Dadi asked unexpectedly.
"..." Lu Jinan was silent for a moment: "The people I cherish haven't died yet."
"Haha... I have seen many such possessed and distorted cultivators. I won't say anything about this, come with me, let me show you a few things."
Fengdu Dadi took a step forward and then turned back at the door, asking suddenly, "Young man, you just said your name, didn't you?"
"Junior Lu Jinan."
"Good."
Following Fengdu Dadi out, Lu Jinan secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, for the matter of harmonizing with the Tao was already more than half done.
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