Yinshan Record

Chapter 140 Entering Yin and Yang

Su Che and Lu Bai waited until the sun was high in the sky before Taigong Chong leisurely ran over, saying that he was going to take the two of them to the Yin-Yang Realm.

"It's noon now, please come with us into the area, distinguished guests."

The old man chuckled and laughed, completely oblivious to what had just happened.

Su Che ignored him, as the saying goes, "Old people are shrewd, and old ghosts are cunning."

Taigong Chong's cunning and treachery are ingrained in his very being.

"I was going to treat you two to a meal of braised pork to help you recover, but this has happened, so it's too late. I'll host another day."

“Sigh, I still have time to enjoy a hot pot of fragrant meat.” Lu Bai deliberately stopped in his tracks. “As the saying goes, ‘When fragrant meat is cooked three times, even immortals can’t stand still.’ The sage also said that even chickens, pigs, dogs, and other livestock should be cooked at the right time. This shows that fragrant meat is also on the minds of sages.”

"Another day, another day. News of your arrival has already reached the inner realm, and they're insisting that you two enter immediately. If we delay our arrival for this delicious meat, I truly cannot bear the consequences."

The Yin-Yang boundary is semi-independent in this world, forming its own realm. At its entrance, a fierce wind blows incessantly throughout the four seasons.

Su Che was aware of all these things.

However, even with the obstruction of the wind, news from both inside and outside the region could still be exchanged.

"Especially Xue Shaojun, he was the first to give the order that if the messenger from the Ghost Ancestor Palace arrived, they should immediately go to his residence."

Taigong Chong extended his thumb and made a small gesture.

"He was ranked number one among the six Ghost Generals. Even if he stretched out his little finger, he could crush my old lady to death."

Taigong Chong lowered his voice slightly.

"If we manage to handle this matter without silencing that person, you two can leave and go far away. We still need to make a living under the protection of this great tree in the Yin-Yang realm, and we can't afford to offend him."

Su Che listened to Taigong Chong's constant chatter and gained a general understanding of the six ghost generals under the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

Xue Shaojun is in charge of all affairs and is the head of the Six Ghost Commanders, commanding all sides.

Linghu Gong was a Xuanhu Yin spirit who attained enlightenment, possessing the highest cultivation level. He held the position of chief instructor, a high rank but with little real power.

Besides these two, there is also Lü Zhengmao, who commands all the ghost messengers in the realm and is in charge of criminal law. It is said that he was once the city god of a certain place, but for some reason he abandoned the path of gods and turned to the path of ghosts.

There is also a powerful ghost king who is in charge of all construction and engineering within the realm. A mysterious ghost cultivator named Sikong Tu commands the ghost soldiers within the realm; if we were to be precise, he is the true ghost commander. The others are merely figureheads.

There is also a female ghost named Bai Hejiao, who is in charge of all the spies inside and outside the Yin-Yang realm, and can be considered the head of intelligence.

These six together form a makeshift team for the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

"So you're saying there's someone else watching us?"

"On the surface, only Lord Linghu has made it clear that he wants to meet with you two, but I have also received information that both Lu Zhengmao, who is in charge of punishment, and Sikong Tu also want to meet with you, but this is all done in secret."

Good guy.

Su Che pondered for a moment, and realized that Lü Zhengmao was in charge of criminal law, while Sikong Tu commanded ghost soldiers. If the Yin-Yang Realm could be considered a force, then the two of them were typical representatives of a violent organization.

Both of them had their own ideas. The Yin-Yang Dharma King should stop acting like a king behind closed doors and start cleaning up the house.

"Where are we going?"

Su Che watched as more and more pedestrians walked down the street, and couldn't help but feel curious.

"This is your first time in this realm, young master, so it's normal that you don't know some things."

Taigong Chong said with a grin, "After all, very few people who enter the Yin-Yang Realm leave. We are heading towards the entrance now."

Is the entrance to the realm between Yin and Yang so bustling?

“No, no,” Taigong Chong explained. “It’s not that the entrance to the Yin-Yang realm is bustling, but rather that the bustling place is the entrance to the Yin-Yang realm.”

Lu Bai pondered for a moment and realized that the old ghost hadn't said anything.

Su Che looked at the increasingly dense crowd of pedestrians ahead and the merchants shouting incessantly on both sides. "Hey, Grandma, you don't run this Yin-Yang Realm right inside the City God Temple, do you?"

"That's why I say the young master is a wise man."

Taigong Chong offered a polite compliment to Su Che.

"The entrance to our Yin-Yang realm is inside the City God Temple."

What kind of perverse sense of humor does your Dharma King have?

Isn't this just like selling counterfeit money in front of a bank and breaking into a police dormitory to rob someone?
Su Che remembered that the City Gods of Shanyin and Guobei had been gone for a long time.

He went to Shanyin County to serve as the City God, but was killed by the Black Mountain Monster within two days.

In this Guobei County, when you become the City God, you can see hordes of ghosts from the Yin and Yang realms blocking your way, whether you open or close the gates.

Looking back now, the reason why no one succeeded to the throne was ultimately because no one wanted to invite trouble.

Although the area in front of the City God Temple is still bustling, the core inside is empty.

In the prosperous human world, there are no gods who enjoy incense offerings, only hordes of ghosts lurking in the shadows.

With these thoughts in mind, Su Che followed the old man and entered the City God Temple in a grand and imposing manner.

"To be honest, the City God of Guobei County back then was quite a hero."

Taigongchong seems to have been revisiting a familiar place, and his words came to mind.

"Back then, he was a lone minister in a chaotic world. When the rebel army attacked the city, he defended it to the death. A mere scholar led a group of people to hold out for more than eighty days. After the city was breached, the entire city was massacred."

"Later, the people of Guobei County admired his loyalty and righteousness and honored him as the City God. At that time, although there were many wronged souls and evil spirits in Guobei County, it was still peaceful with him around."

"It's a pity that he was a tough guy both in life and in death. When the Dharma King established his foundation here, he stood up against him, believing it was against human ethics and divine principles, and had several confrontations with the Dharma King. Later, he turned to ashes."

"The few who succeeded him were all spineless cowards who schemed and plotted. After the Black Mountain Monster killed the last one, the position of City God was left vacant, with no one to succeed him. I wonder what the City God of that time would think if he saw the current situation."

Taigong Chong didn't try to hide anything and spoke directly.

"What human ethics, what divine way, in the end they are all bullshit. The greatest way in the world is the fist. Why is it that when people talk about the Great Way, they say it is the Great Way, and don't talk about the Great Buddha, the Great Demon, or the Great Monster? Isn't it because the fists of the Taoist priests are the greatest? If they say it is the Great Way, then it is the Great Way."

The old ghost muttered to himself and finally stopped in front of a huge willow tree that would take several people to encircle.

"Young master, please look, this is the entrance to the Yin-Yang realm."

Su Che looked around and then at the willow tree in front of him.

This old willow tree has lived for who knows how long. Its weight has made it lean slightly. The willow leaves are like dark stones, and there are many galls on its bark. At first glance, they look ordinary, but upon closer inspection, they look like human faces bearing the joys and sorrows of life.

What a fine spiritual root!

Su Che could naturally tell that this tree was extraordinary. He took a few steps forward, flicked his sword, and cut off a branch from the willow.

"Alas, young master, even if we pick them, they won't survive."

Taigong Chong muttered a few words, then walked to the willow tree and tapped it three times.

"I'm disturbing you, Mr. Liu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Che felt the soil around him churn and his body begin to fall downwards. His vision went dark, and he heard no wind, but the damp smell of the soil after the rain rushed into his mouth and nose.

I don't know how long we fell, but we finally stopped and looked around. On both sides were towering stone walls that seemed to reach into the clouds. There was no sun or moon above us, only a thick, leaden cloud.

The stone walls on both sides are carved with various immortal and Buddha sculptures, which look like immortals and Buddhas. However, upon closer inspection, there is no concealment of malice in the eyes of these immortals and Buddhas.

Fist-sized will-o'-the-wisps floated among the sculptures, one about every ten steps, seemingly welcoming ghostly messengers.

"Congratulations, you two. We've now entered the gates of the Yin-Yang realm."

(End of this chapter)