Tianmingzhou, according to the description in "Jiuzhou Zhi", is a world dominated by Shinto and ghost ways.
It is said that those invincible saints who built the underworld of the Yin Division came from Tianming State.
There is a rich Shinto city god system here, as well as ghost kings who rule by drawing the land. There are also evil gods and wild ghosts in the mountains and forests.
Whether it is a city god or a ghost king, they all use their own basic foundation as the foundation to create a divine realm or ghost realm.
In their own territory, their strength can often be improved by one or even several levels, and they can also exert great pressure on outsiders.
But once they leave their own divine realm or ghost realm, they often become like a tiger without claws, just a bigger tabby cat.
Because Lando landed in Tianming Prefecture directly from the sea, he only knew the approximate location of his current location, and he still had to find the city to inquire about it.
After landing, not far ahead is a vast virgin mountain forest. Looking from a distance, it actually looks a bit eerie.
Lando stepped into it with a calm expression.
After walking not far, a faint mist appeared in the mountains and forests.
Lando raised the corner of his mouth, showing interest, and continued to move forward.
Not long after, I saw a simple but gorgeous mansion at the corner of the mountain forest. In front of the mansion, a mountain stream flowed by.
A pure and beautiful girl, but wearing sexy and revealing clothes, was changing clothes in front of the mountain stream.
When she saw Lando, she seemed to be frightened. She subconsciously let out a soft cry, then grabbed her loose clothes tightly and squeezed the two huge white lumps on her chest out of the deep ravine.
It was obviously an extremely erotic scene, but Lando's mouth twitched slightly and his eyes gradually lost their luster.
The 'beauty' blinked, looked timid, and called: "Sir, you..."
Lando stretched out his finger with an expressionless expression, and the bright light formed a long river of sword energy, directly submerging the 'beauty'.
The 'beauty' that the female ghost transformed into didn't even scream, and was chopped into nothingness.
At the same time, the light mist between heaven and earth slowly dissipated, and the mansion turned into ruins.
With Lando's behavior, he could easily tell at a glance that this 'beauty' was not a human being.
but!
If this female ghost was more good-looking, he wouldn't mind being an undead knight for a time, but...
The female ghost's true form really made him look a little off-putting, and the key contrast was so strong that he didn't even bother to ask for basic information, so he just shot her with a killing move and destroyed her.
The previous mansion and the mist all belonged to the female ghost, and with her death, they naturally disappeared.
Continuing forward, Lando also encountered some ghosts and monsters such as ghosts hitting the wall. After some friendly exchanges, Lando also understood where he was.
Where he is now is a place called Muhun Mountain. The entire mountain forest is under the rule of the Muhun Ghost King.
Unlike in the sea area, only demon clans that have reached the Fusion Realm or above can be called demon kings. In Tianming State, as long as they can rule a party, even the strength of the Yuan Shen or even Yuanying can be called the ghost king.
Take this Shepherd Ghost King as an example, he is just a soul.
In Tianmingzhou, generally speaking, Shinto suppresses ghosts.
Even the kingdoms established by the human race are nothing more than tools for Shinto or ghost rule.
The strongest force in Tianmingzhou is the Shinto Palace, which is said to have inherited the ancient Shinto inheritance. The entire city god system was established by it, and is divided into four levels: king, duke, hou, and uncle.
Generally speaking, only cities above the small town level can support the city god, while townships and towns below the level can only support the earth god and earth goddess.
The bigger and more cities the city gods occupy, the more prosperous the cities are, and the more believers there are, the stronger their divine domain and authority will be.
Therefore, the city gods are often the guardians of the human race. It can be said that no one hopes that the human race under their rule can be more prosperous and prosperous than them!
For the human race in Tianming State, faith is a part of their lives.
When you are alive, you contribute yourself and gain merit. After death, you can enjoy more blessings and longevity in the city god's divine domain.
If you have enough achievements, good enough qualifications, and good enough performance, you might even be able to become a ghost warrior and a ghost general. In the future, you will become a land lord, a land woman, or even a new city god, establish your own divine domain, and enjoy eternal life!
Of course, in the eyes of people like Lando who aspire to transcendence, the entire Shinto and Ghost system is a big fallacy!
The beliefs that ordinary people contribute on a daily basis are actually their own spirits and souls.
Although for them, this is just the part that is emitted every day. Even if it does not turn into faith, they cannot control it and it will naturally dissipate.
However, this long-term consumption is absolutely unacceptable to the immortal and martial arts.
Therefore, once you devoutly believe in a certain existence, it is equivalent to cutting off your path to immortality and martial arts!
To a certain extent, Shinto and Ghost are no different from those demon clans in the West Sea. They all regard human beings as leeks and constantly ask for them.
The difference is that there is an upward channel, that's all.
However, these are also choices of the times and regional circumstances.
Lando didn't think like, 'I think this is good for you, so you have to listen to me.'
Not to impose his will on others, this is something he understood a long time ago.
If he dares to shout, I want everyone to be like a dragon and overthrow this Shinto and ghost system that is full of oppression and exploitation, I am afraid that he will immediately face the unanimous hostility of gods, ghosts, and humans!
After leaving Muhun Mountain, I looked back with regret in my eyes.
Although I really want to see the difference between the Shepherd Ghost King and those big monsters, considering that the primary purpose of this trip is to find the scarlet gourd, it is better not to get too involved for the time being.
Following the guidance, Lando continued to move forward. He didn't know where his destination was, but he could vaguely sense a general direction.
Not long after, a huge city appeared at the end of the sight, and the holy light condensed by faith almost dyed the clouds in the sky golden.
From Lando's perspective, he could see an illusory world suspended above the city, with mountains and flowing water, fertile fields, pavilions, temples, palaces and tall buildings...
A majestic figure stands at the top, followed by hundreds of civil and military officials, dark soldiers and ghost attendants, and common people!
Following Lando's gaze, the majestic figure seemed to sense the gaze and glanced in his direction.
After seeing that Lando's aura was peaceful and not like an invading ghost, he looked away.
Tianming Prefecture is not a secluded place. Although it is mainly Shinto and ghost, it also has immortal and martial arts systems, and there are also many outside practitioners.
The city gods guard one side, and as long as there is no threat to the people under their rule, they will not be hostile to other practitioners at will.
Lando didn't have any other bad thoughts. He simply wanted to go to the city to rest.
After all, I have been eating fish for several years. When I came to a civilized place, I naturally had to hurry up and slow down my taste.
As he approached this big city called Shao'an, he suddenly felt an invisible yet omnipresent gaze, which was somewhat similar to the one the City God looked at him before, but much weaker.
Lando knew that this was because he had entered the City God's divine domain and was naturally monitored by the power of the divine domain.
This made him a little uncomfortable, but he had no choice but to endure it as he did as the Romans did.
Because of this surveillance, Lando also lost his fun-seeking nature. He didn't want to perform a live erotica.
I found a hotel to stay in, spent a few days exploring this exotic city, tasting delicious food, and unexpectedly discovered that there is also a branch of Baizhen Pavilion here.
After showing his VIP status, he successfully purchased a detailed map of Tianming Prefecture.
Although there is a map in "Jiuzhou Chronicle", it is only rough and far less detailed than the one he bought newly.
After resting, Lando continued to set off. There would be trouble along the way. He tried his best to avoid the areas ruled by ghost kings according to the map.
As he continued to move forward, the feeling in the dark became clearer and clearer.
It took about a year or so to stop and go, crossing half of Tianming State, and finally found the destination.
But, the thing that worried him the most happened.
Hiding in the void, looking at the continuous palaces in front of him, Lando looked helpless.
He could sense that the entrance to the endless sea of blood was in the valley surrounded by palaces.
These palaces in front of you originate from the strongest force in Tianming State...the Shinto Palace.
It was announced to the outside world that there was a blood evil in the valley, and they built a branch palace here to protect it.
In Lando's view, this was of course an excuse for the Shinto Palace. In all likelihood, they had discovered the endless sea of blood and innate spiritual roots, otherwise there would be no need to spend so much effort.
According to Lando's perception, in this palace group, there are no less than three powerful people who have reached the Mahayana level, and there are countless powerful people below.
Even if he storms in with the demon-slaying sword, he may not be able to get a good deal, let alone the existence of the Shinto Palace controller...the Divine Lord, who can invest his power at any time due to the special nature of the Shinto system!
Lando rubbed his brows with a headache. He had to think carefully about his next plan.
Time passed and one month passed in the blink of an eye.
After various overt and covert collections during this period, he obtained more and more detailed information.
Not to mention, let him find a seemingly reliable method.
In Lando's view, there is only one reason why the Shinto Palace occupied this place but failed to obtain the innate spiritual root...
That is, the scarlet gourd refuses to recognize its owner, thus taking advantage of the location of the endless sea of blood to prevent any being from approaching.
So, if you want to conquer the Scarlet Gourd, the first thing you have to do is break the endless sea of blood!
And this coincides with the intelligence collected by Lando.
The Shinto Palace claims that there is blood evil hidden in this valley, and the blood evil energy is actually a great tonic for ghosts.
Therefore, adhering to the principle that it is better to block than to open up, every few years, the Shinto Palace will let its strong ghosts enter the valley to absorb the dissipated blood evil spirit in order to continuously weaken the blood evil.
As long as it lasts long enough, even the endless sea of blood will one day be exhausted!
It is worth mentioning that the strong ghosts who enter the valley to absorb the blood evil can occasionally collect a kind of ruby gourd condensed from the blood evil.
The ruby gourd that Lando obtained from the Daqian Treasure Pavilion came from this.
His plan is simple...
First, pretend to be a powerful ghost.
Then, join the Shinto Palace and find a way to get a quota to enter the valley.
Finally, conquer the scarlet gourd!
What?
You said that even the Divine Master of the Shinto Palace cannot be recognized by Scarlet Gourd, why can Lando?!
Of course...with all your heart!
Um, just kidding, actually, Lando's Vientiane Path is quite suitable for refining all things in the world.
He has used the ability to trace his origins several times and has already obtained the breath of the scarlet gourd. When the time comes, he only needs to use a little trick, and the spiritual roots of that day will not obediently surrender to him?!
After making a plan, it’s natural to start with the first step.
He is very familiar with the trick of infiltrating in disguise. At the same time, in order to have a good status after entering the Shinto Palace and quickly get the quota to enter the valley, some packaging is definitely indispensable!
Half a month later, Lando appeared near Wugui Mountain, which was almost half a mile away from the Blood Demon Valley. It was not far or close, just right.
On Wai Gui Mountain, there is a ghost king named Wai Gui. He has hundreds of thousands of ghosts under his command. His power is astonishing. The ghost king is a powerful ghost in the Fusion Realm. Even the nearby cities, big and small, can do nothing about him.
At this time, Lando was dressed in white clothes, wearing a white high hat, and holding a mourning stick. His body was looming, exuding a cold and biting aura. He was clearly a ghost body, and he had entered the form of the magical power [White Impermanence].
This is exactly the new image he has created for himself.
A powerful ghost master who accidentally received ancient inheritance!
He looked at Wugui Mountain, a smile appeared on his lips, and he climbed the mountain lightly.
When a kid patrolling the road saw him, he immediately stopped and asked why.
Lando first released a ray of breath to frighten the little ghosts, and then said that he came to find the ghost king who died in vain.
The little devils immediately did not dare to neglect, and asked Lando to wait while sending someone back to report.
Not long after, he was summoned by the Ghost King who died in vain.
After passing through the layers of ghost soldiers and generals, Lando finally met the Ghost King of Futile Death.
This ghost king who died in vain is not a ghost body, but a zombie that is ten feet tall and wearing armor.
His body exudes extremely strong Yin Qi and death Qi.
On both sides, there are many powerful ghost subordinates.
The Ghost King of Vain Death looked at Lando, with a fierce light in his eyes, and the sound of metal rubbing against iron in his words, and asked: "You want to see me? What are you doing?"
Lando smiled and said: "It's a waste of time for you to die as the Ghost King. Are you willing to join me?"
As soon as he said these words, the scene suddenly became silent. The ghosts were in disbelief at first, and then burst into laughter.
However, the laughter gradually stopped.
Because they saw that Lando remained unmoved and just stared at the Ghost King in vain, as if waiting for the latter's answer.
This attitude of not taking himself seriously directly angered the Ghost King of Death in vain. He stood up and roared: "You are looking for death!"
Before the Ghost King of Death could take action, Lando shook his head helplessly and said, "It really won't work!"
Then, there was a soft shout: "[Levitate the soul]! [Invite the soul]!"