Yinshan Record

Chapter 135 World Name Yin Yang
"Young master, the Yin-Yang realm is currently in a state of turmoil. A wise man avoids dangerous situations. You should be careful."

The great ghost named Taigong Chong sat there, his eyes revealing a rare brilliance among ghosts.

"Is it?"

Su Che looked at the ball of flame before him; the flame flickered erratically amidst the swirling yin energy.

"Our lord rarely leaves his home and has always been indifferent to affairs. His six subordinate ghost generals are each acting independently, and the realm is currently in complete chaos. A master wants to take advantage of your situation, young master, so please be careful."

Su Che looked at the giant ghost.

"What does Mr. Tai mean?"

"Circumstances are beyond our control, and I am willing to stand with Young Master Zuo through thick and thin."

This ghost messenger is quite a clever one.

Su Che was wondering to himself who this middle-aged scholar was.

Judging from his methods, he should be a renowned swordsman skilled in instant killing. Su Che, knowing his own limited perspective, guessed that the middle-aged scholar's cultivation level was probably between the fourth and fifth ranks.

Judging from his words, he is very familiar with the Yin-Yang Dharma King, so he should be an enemy rather than a friend.

Su Che had a general idea in mind.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King, this old ghost with a fourth-rank cultivation who has been entrenched in Guo Bei for who knows how many years, has most likely encountered some kind of trouble.

The Ghost Ancestor Palace of Beiman is known as the number one holy land for ghost cultivators in the world because there are highly skilled people who have attained immortality through ghost bodies within its walls.

As a long-standing ghost of the fourth rank of the ghost path who can attain immortality with just one line, the Yin-Yang Dharma King must have some connection with the Ghost Ancestral Palace of Beimang.

The fact that the mysterious swordsman had him disguise himself as someone from the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor Palace, and even specifically named Huang Kou, indicates that he is at least fairly certain that there is no one in the Yin-Yang Realm who is familiar with the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor Palace.

Of course, this might just be wild speculation, and maybe I'm just a pawn being used by that person to test the waters...

Su Che thought for a moment and felt that the key to breaking through the current situation lay with the old ghost in front of him.

"I was hoping to find an opportunity, but I never expected to fall into a pit of fire."

Taigong raised an eyebrow.

"Young Master Zuo, are you also here for those nine pages of golden book?"

It seems that news of the nine-page golden book has spread far and wide.

Su Che nodded.

"Otherwise, why would I have come to Cizhou?"

Su San Gongzi looked hesitant, with a hint of regret on his face, perfectly portraying the image of a young master who was weighing his options but ultimately failed to achieve his goals.

With a wave of his large, waxy yellow hands, the old man sent a few pieces of dry firewood into the fire.

"Young master, please rest assured. If you came for the nine pages of the golden book, you will not leave empty-handed."

"Oh?"

"I heard that eight pages of it have already been collected within the realm. If you can portray the disciple of the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor Palace so vividly, you will at least have the opportunity to read a few pages."

Taigong Chong's mysterious demeanor further solidified Su Che's resolve.

There's definitely something wrong with this Yin-Yang realm.

The nine-page golden book contains the true meaning of the future star calamity scripture. Two of the pages are in his possession. The first page was obtained from the Chang family of Licheng. They are descendants of the old lion's disciple and have passed down one page through generations. The other page was obtained by Su Che from the great tomb of Niushou Mountain.

Where would they find those eight pages within the Yin-Yang realm? There must be some trickery involved.

Su Che frowned and said, "In that case, let's set off now."

"Young Master said you came from out of town, and I didn't believe you at first." The big ghost named Taigong Chong looked miserable. "Young Master Zuo, you may not know, but this Yin-Yang realm cannot be entered at night?"

"Why can't we go?"

Su Che was indeed confused. He turned his head and saw Lu Bai looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated, realizing that he had made a mistake.

"This Yin-Yang Realm was a void created by our lord with great magical power. According to Buddhist teachings, it is a small world. Our lord has used various methods over many years to organize the spiritual veins, and it has long since become a world of its own, just like the thirty-six grotto-heavens and seventy-two blessed lands of the Xuanmen."

Old Ghost said.

"It contains the subtle method of the birth and death of Yin and Yang. Just take the entry and exit as an example. Only at noon during the day can one enter and exit through the gates of hell."

“Normally, the entrance is constantly blown by the Taiyin Bifeng wind. This wind is not like the wind in the mortal world. It goes straight to the true yang in the depths of a person’s soul. Ordinary wandering ghosts will turn to ashes in an instant if blown by it. Even a master who has cultivated the Tao and whose yang spirit is strong will have his three souls and six spirits stiffened by this wind.”

"so smart?"

Lu Bai nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"The Yin-Yang Dharma King does not submit to the king's rule and roams freely in one region. Naturally, he has his own reliance."

Lu Bai reminded the judge, "No ordinary fourth-rank official has the means to create a new world."

Su Che remained silent. It was rumored that the Yin-Yang Dharma King was a disciple of a major sect of the Xuanmen, and now it seemed that the rumor was indeed true.

"So, if these wandering ghosts enter your Yin-Yang realm, won't they never be able to escape?"

At noon, the sun hangs high in the sky, and the yang energy is at its most intense. Even old ghosts who have cultivated themselves properly and can travel during the day have to avoid the midday sun.

If the Yin-Yang boundary is only opened at noon, the male and female ghosts inside will be turned to ashes by the scorching sun as soon as they come out. If the Yin-Yang Dharma King intends to arrange it this way, he probably also intends to prevent the ghosts from leaving the Yin-Yang boundary.

"That was indeed the case back then. According to the rules of the realm in earlier years, leaving the realm without permission would result in the destruction of both body and soul. However, later, the Lord forged a magic artifact and placed it in the sky above Guo Bei County, which isolated the Great Sun True Fire. At the same time, the previous laws were abolished, and everyone no longer had these concerns."

"Later, all six Ghost Generals had talismans to send people out of the boundary, and for the past few decades, everyone has been free to come and go."

Su Che looked at the old ghost.

At this point, how could Su Che not understand the hidden meaning in Taigong Chong's words?

This old ghost was clearly telling me indirectly that although entering the Yin-Yang Realm was easy, getting out would be quite difficult.

You need to deal with at least one of the six Ghost Generals before you can leave the Yin-Yang realm.

"With Mr. Tai here, I have nothing to fear."

Su Che looked at the old ghost and asked, "I wonder which ghost general Mr. Tai is on good terms with?"

"Alas, we idle and useless ghosts are nothing more than people ordering us around. They'll be polite when they need us, but when they don't, they won't care where we are, these wandering ghosts from."

Taigong Chong smiled with a strange expression on his face: "Among the six Ghost Generals, Xue Shaojun, who is in charge of all affairs in the realm, is said to have always been on good terms with the Beiman Mountain lineage. Since Young Master Zuo is a disciple of the Ghost Ancestor, he will naturally be taken care of."

Su Che looked at the giant ghost named Taigong Chong and suddenly smiled.

"I suppose it was this young master Xue who arranged for Master Tai to go and find the courtesans?"

"Young Master Xue was born into a wealthy family of the previous dynasty. In his lifetime, he sought immortality and Taoism, but he always encountered some charlatans who cheated him out of his money. He lost all his wealth and eventually had nowhere to go. After his death, he was appreciated by his master and was taught wonderful techniques."

Taigong Chong looked at Su Che: "Even after he died, he was still the same as before, even worse, becoming more and more arrogant, extravagant and licentious. In recent years, since the lord has not paid much attention to affairs, he has become even more unscrupulous. If it weren't for his good relationship with the disciples of the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor Palace, the other five Ghost Commanders would have already fought him to the death."

(End of this chapter)