"The Palace of the Underworld is easy to break into, but the Valley of White Clothes is difficult to enter."
All the monks of the Nether Tribe have heard this sentence.
The Palace of Hades is naturally not easy to break into, let alone impossible to break into.
Anyone who breaks in will die.
And Baiyi Valley has a great reputation, and its prestige is still higher than that of the Hades. Just like "Tiannan" is to the dead tribe, "Luozu Yunshan Realm" is to the Rakshasa tribe.
All this is because of one person.
Print snow day!
Although she has disappeared from the world for hundreds of thousands of years, it is estimated that she has died long ago.
But the remaining power still exists.
Now known as the most powerful person in the Nether Clan, "Xuanxuan Burial" has become popular, but compared with Yin Xuetian at his peak, his influence on the Nether Clan, and even on the entire hell world, is at least two levels lower.
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When Yin Xuetian was around, she was the most powerful person in the hell world.
At that time, Emperor Fengdu and Tianmu had not yet been destroyed, the Nine-Death Emperor did not dare to come out of the darkness, and Xu Fengjin could only hide in the Kunlun world to learn swordsmanship.
That was the era of the twenty heavens in the Holy Realm, the era of Nishen Tianzun, Yinxuetian, and the Sixth Patriarch.
The people of an era are almost extinct, and only those who come after them ascend to the high platform where they hold the power of the universe and are prosperous.
The big world where Baiyi Valley is located is completely different from Zhang Ruochen's imagination, and it is also different from those underworld worlds controlled by the Nether Clan.
The entire world is not shrouded in dark energy and appears to be full of vitality.
The sky is not gray and lifeless, but cloudless.
The sea is blue and the rivers are clear.
Zhang Ruochen and Bai Zun were walking on a dry and hard dirt road, which was lined with green trees and full of pines and cypresses. The sunlight fell through the gaps in the leaves, forming mottled light and shadow on the ground. There was a smell of vegetation in the air, like the height of summer on earth.
Bai Zun said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. You and Baiyi Valley do have a connection, but the hatred is also very deep. No one may welcome you there. If they want to kill you, it has nothing to do with me."
Not long after, they crossed a suspension bridge over the stream and arrived outside Baiyi Valley.
"I've seen Bai Zun!"
Two divine generals dressed in white saluted the Lord Bai.
Zhang Ruochen looked forward and saw wisps of smoke between the branches and leaves of the forest, and could smell the scent of burning incense candles.
Under an ancient pine tree as thick as a millstone, there was an incense burner with candles burning inside and bamboo incense burning in it.
Further forward, there is a stone staircase about five feet wide.
At the top of the stone steps, there is a temple with vermilion walls. On the black stone tablet in front of the temple door, there are three ancient inscriptions "White Clothes Valley" clearly engraved on it.
There are many temples in the world, all of them magnificent.
Luozu Yunshan Realm and Tiannan are even more spectacular than a big world. You can see light and shadow in the depths of the universe.
Compared with them, Baiyi Valley seems too ordinary. There is a sense of weirdness in the ordinary.
Logically speaking, if the Nether Clan practices Buddhism, it must be a strange or evil Buddha. But along the way, Zhang Ruochen saw many monks, most of whom had pious eyes and kind eyebrows, and were definitely not pretending.
Of course, there are also some monks who are awe-inspiring, gloomy and domineering.
The two can actually coexist in Baiyi Valley.
"If you want to enter Baiyi Valley, first light a stick of incense."
Bai Zun took three bamboo incense sticks from the wooden stand next to the cauldron, lit them, and inserted them into the furnace.
As the smoke rose, two long bells sounded in the stone temple, which was as deafening as thunder in the clear sky, and as long as the water of a mountain spring.
Zhang Ruochen also took some incense and lit it.
After a while, the door of the temple opened.
An old man in gray clothes walked out, holding a bamboo broom, and started sweeping from the first step of the steps.
"rustle!"
His movements were very slow. It would probably take him several hours to sweep all the steps.
Zhang Ruochen noticed that Bai Zun's expression became obviously more solemn after seeing the old man.
Without thinking, Zhang Ruochen had no time to wait any longer and stepped forward.
Soon, he came under the old man and tried to get around him, but the broom in the old man's hand would always swing over and force him back.
Bai Zun walked behind, three steps away, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "I have seen the Venerable Nirvana!"
The old man looked very old, as if he had just seen Bai Zun clearly at this moment. He stopped his broom and said with a smile: "It's Ling'er. I haven't been back for so many years. I almost don't recognize him. Look at this dog's memory! Will you stay here for a long time when I come back this time?"
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Bai Zun pondered for a moment, glanced at Zhang Ruochen, and said: "In these years, I thought that after reaching the immeasurable realm, I could despise the monks in the world. After suffering two losses, I realized that there is a sky outside the world, and there are people outside the world. I really want to retreat this time when I come back.
After practicing hard for a period of time, I won’t leave until I reach the immeasurable peak of the universe!”
Zhang Ruochen had heard the name "Nirvana" from Prajna, and probably knew his origin. He was an old dog that Kong Yinxue picked up from Baiyi Valley. He had been following Kong Yinxue longer than Bai Zun.
Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands together, bowed with the Buddha's door, and said: "Junior Zhang Ruochen, I have met senior Nirzang. I came to Baiyi Valley on important matters. I want to see the beautiful Zen girl. I would like to ask senior to let me go."
The old man narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhang Ruochen carefully, and said in a much sharper voice: "Don't dare! I'm just an evil obstacle, how can I dare to block the way of Ling Yanzi's descendants? But the gate of Baiyi Valley is not that easy to enter."
The due etiquette was already in place, Zhang Ruochen said no more and walked straight up the stone steps.
This time, the old man didn’t stop me!
Just when Zhang Ruochen came under the black stone tablet with the words "White Clothes Valley" engraved on it, raised his right foot and stepped on the last stone step, suddenly, the scene in front of him changed drastically.
The temples, stone monuments, and incense burners all disappeared, and before our eyes, we turned into a dark and boundless land.
Under the black soil, there are countless bones.
On the top of the bare mountain, jackdaws circled and made a shrill sound.
Zhang Ruochen calmly walked into the underworld, climbed to the top of the mountain, looked down at the dead, desolate, and boundless world below, and then looked into the distance again.
Even if you can see trillions of miles away, you can't see the edge of the underworld.
It is impossible for such a huge world to exist in the world!
Zhang Ruochen seemed to be talking to himself and said: "Is this the illusion of the underworld cultivated by senior Nezang?"
"If you get out of the illusion of the Kingdom of the Underworld, you can enter the gate of Baiyi Valley." The old man's voice floated from the sky.
"It's just an illusion, how difficult is it to break it?"
Zhang Ruochen called out the Seven-Star Divine Sword that had been fused into one body, and slowly raised it above his head.
As the sword rises, the truth of "the boundless universe" is derived.
The light and shadow of the stars continue to spread to all directions of the underworld, one hundred million miles, one billion miles, tens of billions of miles...
"Wow!"
Swinging the sword down, the sword light illuminated the darkness and tore the world apart.
Zhang Ruochen's vision recovered and he saw the black stone tablet close to Chi Chi. One of his feet was stepping on the top stone step. All illusions disappeared!
But there was no hint of joy on his face.
Because there is no sword in my hand!
It can be seen that the sword that broke the illusion just now was also his own illusion.
Zhang Ruochen looked back and found that the old man had reached the bottom of the stone steps and was about to finish sweeping.
"With your current level of cultivation, you broke through the first level of illusion before I finished sweeping the stone steps. You have passed my level!"
After cleaning, the old man disappeared under the stone steps, as if he had never appeared before.
The third illusion?
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen finally understood why Bai Zun, as a god, was so respectful to the old man. Sure enough, there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world.
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A young novice monk of seven or eight years old ran quickly across the covered bridge and entered a courtyard full of exotic flowers and plants.
"He has passed the first level and entered the White Clothes Valley." The young novice reported inside.
The interior of the house is antique and filled with bamboo slips.
The wooden fish's sound is very rhythmic, which is consistent with the rules of heaven and earth here. It is supposed to be sound, but it seems to be silent.
The stunning Zen girl is dressed in white Zen clothes, sitting on a futon, holding a jade pen and copying a Buddhist scripture.
As she dipped her pen in the ink, she asked lightly: "Who is guarding the second level?"
"Zen Master Yanshu!" said the little novice monk.
The pen in the hand of the wonderful Zen girl paused, showing a complicated and worried look, and said: "Why did he come out? Isn't he always indifferent to mortal affairs?"
The young novice said: "Zen Master Yanshu said that he wanted to meet a fool who could even give away Mani beads. Is he really stupid or fake?"
The wonderful Zen girl frowned and put down the pen in her hand.
As soon as she stood up, she sat down again and sighed: "Go and tell Zen Master Yanshu not to go too far, and don't really think of others as fools!"
Feng Xi sat not far away, tapping the wooden fish, closing his eyes lightly from beginning to end, and his state of mind was not affected at all.
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Entering Baiyi Valley is like entering an empty temple, quiet and silent.
Some halls are dedicated to the six Buddhas of Buddhism, and some are dedicated to all the gods of the underworld.
However, no one can be seen in these palaces, including Bai Zun, who came with Zhang Ruochen before. He doesn't know where he has gone.
Zhang Ruochen crossed the half-foot-high threshold and walked into the Kongming Hall, which is dedicated to the ancestor Buddha and the ancestor of the underworld.
The statues of the First Ancestor Buddha and the Hades are both nine feet tall and six feet tall. They are juxtaposed to the left and right, facing each other. The statues are obviously made by extremely powerful people and contain compelling power.
As Zhang Ruochen walked into the hall, the candlelight in the hall swayed, forming a huge human-shaped shadow on the wall.
At the back of the palace, there are two passages.
If you walk to the left, the human-shaped shadow cast by Zhang Ruochen on the wall will overlap with that of Ming Zu.
If you go to the right, you will overlap with the Patriarch Buddha.
It gives people the psychological hint of "one thought becomes a devil, one thought becomes a Buddha".
At this moment, the tall figure of the Wolf Ancestor appeared at the entrance to the right passage. Zhang Ruochen walked over and said: "Uncle Wolf!"
Ancestor Wolf walked in front and led the way, saying: "The Temple of Kongming is a temple of gods and demons, which can illuminate people's souls and observe people's original hearts. If your original heart is a devil, you will follow the path of the Hades. If your original heart is a Buddha, you will follow the original Buddha."
Tao. It shouldn’t have any impact on you!”
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said: "Is this the second test of Baiyi Valley?"
"no!"
Ancestor Lang said: "Both Buddhas and demons can enter the White Clothes Valley. There is no such thing as Buddha or demon, no right or wrong, no good or evil."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "How long did Uncle Lang come to Baiyi Valley?"
"Not long ago, I came back with the Lord God." Ancestor Wolf said.
Zhang Ruochen suddenly stopped and said: "The God of Fury is in Baiyi Valley?"