Chapter 528: The Patriarch of Hell’s Fear!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Everyone knew that the chumaxian and baojiaxian were the big things in the Northeast China. Outsiders described them as the monsters that usually appeared in the mountains and dense forests in the northeast.
That was just one-sided.
After all, the vast south was not lacking in mountains and ancient forests as well.
The true reason was that the immortals would ask the emperors of the mortal world for a title when they achieved immortality. It was the equivalence of seeking a decree to show that their achievements in the mortal world were complete.
During the reign of Qianlong, there were five immortals who had cultivated for a thousand years asking the emperor for a title. To prevent the chaos of monsters stirring things up and shaking the foundations of the country, Qianlong raised a condition.
“Within 500 years, the immortals of the northeast whom Qianlong gave the title can’t pass through Shanhaiguan!”
Qianlong Emperor chased all the immortals out of Shanhaiguan, far away from the Central Plains, limiting the immortals’ range of activity. Thus, even if they created a ruckus, they could not cause much of a stir.
That was where the saying ‘Buddhas in the south and immortals in the north are prohibited from Shanhaiguan’ came from. Perhaps some would suspect that Qianlong was just a regular emperor. How did he manage to restrict those mutated species?
Little did they know this was similar to how people would find an accomplished monk or an expert to recite scriptures to release their souls after death.
To a true cultivating expert, they only needed to burn a talisman to open up all the paths for the dead in the netherworld. It would allow them to walk a smooth path and suffer less pain.
Were these experts gods? Were they immortals? No. After all, they were still humans, and it was still difficult for them to escape aging, death, and reincarnation.
That was the case for them, let alone the ruler of the world, the emperor of the mortals!
Naturally, rumors might not be credible. However, immortals prohibited from Shanhaiguan were indeed part of the customs.
Therefore, Hu Meiling could not help but felt tempted after hearing that Ye Chen had a way to remove the custom of immortals being prohibited from Shanhaiguan within 500 years.
“Do you really have a solution, Mr. Ye?”
Northeastern China was neither big nor small. As the population grew and society progressed, the environment that could provide for the mutated species like them was shrinking more and more.
Furthermore, the reason why immortals appeared was to accumulate good karma in the human world. However, there were only so many people in the northeast. As time passed, the amount of incense offerings reached its peak.
They would need more people if they wanted to expand their karma further. Thus, there was only one way, which was for the immortals to enter the south through Shanhaiguan.
Therefore, how could she not be moved after hearing what Ye Chen said?
“Before I answer you, there’s a question that I need to ask!”
Ye Chen chuckled softly and said, “Fellow Hu, may I ask where did you get the saying about immortals prohibited from entering Shanhaiguan? Could it be as the rumors say, it was a rule set by Emperor Qianlong?”
“This humble one isn’t sure either!”
Hu Meiling shook her head blankly, and she proceeded to speak, “I only know that this saying originated more than four hundred years ago. At that time, I was not considered an important member of the clan, and I had been cultivating closed-door for a long time. One day, I discovered that all the elders in the clan had disappeared when I got out of the closed-door cultivation.”
“They’d gone missing?” The Patriarch of Hell was confused.
“That’s right. They had indeed gone missing!”
Hu Meiling nodded slightly and said, “Apart from me, all the seniors in my family who have been cultivating for more than a thousand years had disappeared without exception. That panicked our clan.”
She paused for a moment as she spoke to this point. Her face turned slightly pale. “At that time, I could faintly sense that the dao between heaven and earth had changed. It didn’t only target immortal families like us, but also targeted at you human cultivators. From then on, my family couldn’t pass through Shanhaiguan. If we forced that to happen, we’d lose our power completely. Some would even die of sudden death!
Meanwhile, all of the powerful human cultivators had gone missing too. Many legacies had almost been lost. We only recovered our vitality a little when the Qing dynasty ended.”
After listening to her, even the Patriarch of Hell who had an unruly personality could not help but be surprised, “The Heaven Dao was changed?”
His expression changed. He could not help but speak to Ye Chen through Divine Consciousness Voice Transmission, “Fellow Dao, I’ve discovered a very serious problem. Damn it, there seems to be no Heavenly Dao in this world!
Damn it, there is no Heavenly Dao!”
Bang!
Ye Chen was shocked too when he heard that. Great waves were stirred inside of him.
No wonder he was able to pass through the world barrier and returned to earth. No wonder Wushuang, the Patriarch of Hell, Night Demon and other existences from other worlds had descended to this world one after another.
It was because there was no Heavenly Dao at all!
There was no way of stopping anything from arriving in this world without the Heavenly Dao!
It was no wonder that he who possessed the Heavenly Emperor fate did not sense any abnormalities in this world. This was precisely the biggest abnormality.
How could a world not have Heavenly Dao?!
He suppressed the shock inside of him and raised his eyes to look at Hu Meiling. “Fellow Hu, are you saying that your family abided by the Heavenly Dao and the rules more than four hundred years ago? And the sudden change happened due to the changes in Heavenly Dao?”
“That’s right!”
Hu Meiling nodded slightly and said softly, “Before that unforeseen event happened 400 years ago, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was not as scarce as it is now. Many experts had emerged, be it the mutated species or humans!”
Ye Chen could not help but look at the Patriarch of Hell who was standing aside when he heard that. A thought flashed through his mind quickly.
In other words, the Heavenly Dao still existed over 400 years ago!
However, the Heavenly Dao disappeared after the incident that Hu Meiling mentioned happened!
To be precise, the Heavenly Dao was dead!
“My goodness, Fellow Ye, what exactly happened 400 years ago that caused the Heavenly Dao to die?” The Patriarch of Hell had goosebumps all over his body
The Heavenly Dao!
It could be described as the most powerful existence in this world. It was the master of all creatures in this world. As long as the world existed, it would not be destroyed. However, it was now dead!
Since it could kill the Heavenly Dao, would that not mean that it could even kill the Patriarch of Hell and Ye Chen? That was the reason why the Patriarch of Hell was worried.
“Don’t think too much. Perhaps it’s just our conjecture!”
Ye Chen shook his head while remaining calm. Subsequently, he looked at Hu Meiling. “Fellow Hu, let’s get back to the topic. My friend is in urgent need of that lightning pool. I promise that I’ll get rid of the 500-year rule that happened to your family as soon as I found out what happened 400 years ago!”
“Alright!”
Hu Meiling was concerned about the immortals. In the end, she could not resist Ye Chen’s promise. She pursed her red lips slightly and said, “However, Mr. Ye needs to guarantee that the lightning pool won’t explode!”
“Of course!”
Ye Chen nodded lightly.
Hu Meiling hesitate no more. She summoned the Black Bear King of the three immortals. She got him to lead Ye Chen and the rest to the lightning pool.
The Black Bear was shocked when he heard the two of them were going to the lightning pool. However, he dared not say anything when he saw the patriarch’s unfriendly stare.
Along the way, the Patriarch of Hell looked around sneakily. He could not help but spoke to Ye Chen through voice transmission, “Fellow Ye, I’ve the feeling that lady named Hu didn’t tell us the truth!
Also, aren’t you curious why this lady, who clearly has a cultivation level equivalent to Foundation Building is trapped in this lousy place by a formation someone set up?”