Yinshan Record

Chapter 363 The Luo Feng Netherworld Tribulation Arrives
Xue Baizhi stood silently in the nearby woods, watching.

After Wenning County was surrounded by rioters, this female cultivator who had attained the Elixir of Immortality quietly left Wenning County and embarked on a new journey to find Zuo Lengchan's whereabouts.

Although Yuyang Mountain was a prestigious and orthodox sect officially recognized by the Liang Dynasty, Xue Baizhi had no interest in such worldly affairs.

She knew that the rioters outside Wenning County were being orchestrated by cultivators, and she had also seen several demons following the rioters, but she had no intention of taking any action to deal with them.

Even within the imperial court's system, there are demons who submit to its authority.

If it were truly about eliminating demons and monsters, punishing evil and promoting good, how many local officials in Cizhou would still be alive after going through Xue Baizhi's hands?
There are different reasons for spiritual practitioners to engage in worldly affairs and to renounce worldly life.

Not long after she left Wenning County, she discovered a mountain filled with corpses and a terrifying aura, and immediately followed the trail.

Upon arrival, they discovered that someone had already beaten them to it.

The group of rioters, led by someone with ulterior motives, had already set up camp here.

Xue Baizhi soon spotted many familiar or unfamiliar faces among the rioters: Yu Chen, Shichanantuo, Elder Qin, and several demon kings who had clearly cultivated to a certain level.

Xue Baizhi was not surprised that the rioters were backed by the Great River Alliance.

If no one had been pushing them forward, the rioters wouldn't have had their current momentum. Xue Baizhi was curious as to why the Great River Alliance had brought such a large number of people here.

What kind of blood sacrifice was used, or was there another motive?
However, Xue Baizhi soon realized that she had been overthinking things.

The people of the Great River Alliance organized the local people into teams and distributed tools, intending to use the most primitive methods to dig open the entire mountain.

That's a good idea.

Xue Baizhi quickly realized the purpose behind the Great River Alliance's actions.

There is probably some powerful forbidden technique hidden in this cliff. If we break it rashly, it will surely cause changes within.

Not only would it result in manpower losses, but if the seal were to be activated on its own, things would likely become even more difficult to handle later.

The simplest method is to test it with human lives.

Anyway, the Great River Alliance has plenty of manpower now, so they can just send people out to do whatever they want.

However, it was clear that this thick aura of corpses had nothing to do with the Great River Alliance; they were just trying their luck here.

With the Great River Alliance protecting them from the front, Xue Baizhi was happy to play the role of the stalker in the rear. She used a secret technique from within the sect to conceal her aura and watched from afar.

The rioters, bound with white cloth strips, let out excited shouts.

"It's out! It's been dug out!"

"Stone Man".

"Why does this stone golem only have one eye?"

They had been working here for several days, and today they finally dug something out, so they couldn't hide their excitement. One by one, they curiously rushed to the front, pushing and shoving each other as they looked at the big pit.

Not far in front of the cliff, at the bottom of a large pit, a dark head was exposed, covered with a layer of yellow soil so that the carving could not be seen. However, the head was the size of a watermelon, and most of the body was still buried in the pit. If it could be dug out completely, it would probably be at least ten feet tall.

"Get out of the way."

"Get out of the way, get out of the way."

The leader's shouts cleared a path for Sichananda and Elder Qin, who then walked slowly to the bottom of the pit without using any supernatural powers.

Elder Qin carefully examined the stone sculpture below.

"It looks like Yin Mingshi." He frowned as he looked at him.

Yinming Stone can be considered a rare and precious material, and it can be used to make magical artifacts. However, its quality is not high, and most cultivators use it to make small trinkets. It is not considered a valuable item.

If this were truly an ancient relic, the stone statue wouldn't be so shabby.

"Is it some kind of supernatural being?" Elder Qin slightly channeled his magic power, condensing wisps of water vapor in the void to thoroughly wash the stone sculpture, revealing its true form underneath.

The statue has an ancient and simple appearance, which is different from ordinary people. However, its bones are distinct and its lines are full, which makes Elder Qin suspect that it may be some kind of alien species.

There are many non-human, non-demon alien races above the East Sea. Strictly speaking, the Yaksha prince beside him can also be considered one of these aliens.

"It should be a human. The one-eyed thing is just that a piece of his head has been knocked off."

Siksananda looked at the stone carving. There were no signs of any ritual or refinement on it. It seemed to be just an ordinary mortal object, simply buried here.

There seem to be writing on it.

Siksananda frowned, placed his hand on the stone carving, and exerted a little force, thus pulling the stone carving out of the loess.

This stone sculpture is dressed as a military general, with armor carved all over his body, his hands in the posture of holding weapons, and eight large characters written in insect script and bird seal script on his body.

Elder Qin squinted and tried to decipher the words, but found that he couldn't understand what was written on it.

"This is……"

“This is the script used in the Middle Ages, and it is still frequently used in Buddhist scriptures today. It is called palm-leaf script.” Siksananda deciphered the script on it: “It says that the Netherworld of Rafeng will open when the kalpa comes.”

The netherworld of Luofeng opens when calamity arrives.

Elder Qin's expression flickered. Could it be that the legendary Luo Feng City was sealed beneath this cliff?

A thousand thoughts flashed through his mind, but suddenly he realized something was wrong.

After Siksananda finished reciting the eight characters “Luo Feng You Ming, Jie Zhi Er Kai”, a sudden gust of wind arose, blowing dust all around, and a stream of corpse energy surged out from the cliff and shot straight into the sky.

A foul, deathly aura immediately dissipated, and the surrounding white-haired soldiers fled in droves. Only those with spiritual cultivation, such as Siksananda and Elder Qin, managed to maintain their mental clarity.

"Our Buddha."

As Siksananda chanted the Buddha's name, a white lotus appeared in his palm, creating a three-foot-wide pure land in front of him. Elder Qin held an ancient bronze lamp in his hand, its purple flame burning to prevent the foul air from getting close to him.

As for the white-haired soldiers who moved slowly, they were immediately knocked to the ground and their lives were cut short by the aura of the accumulated corpses.

The accumulated corpse energy comes quickly and goes quickly, hanging high in the sky and creating all sorts of illusions.

Siksananda squinted at the cliff in front of him.

A new scene has appeared on the smooth, mirror-like cliffs, seemingly out of nowhere.

A majestic archway is imprinted on the cliff, surrounded by clouds. At first glance, it seems like a sacred place of immortals, but upon closer inspection, it seems that countless ghostly eyes are watching from within the clouds.

"This……"

Elder Qin held up an oil lamp, gazing at the majestic archway with a furrowed brow.

"It was opened after being robbed, could it be that something extraordinary is sealed inside?"

Siksananda shook his head.

"not necessarily."

"Hmm? Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"In the Xuanmen (Taoist) tradition, the word 'kalpa' is interpreted as 'kalpa is difficult to explain,' meaning that any kalpa presents a difficult hurdle. However, in Buddhism, 'kalpa' means 'cutting off,' which actually refers to time. Therefore, Buddhism has three fundamental scriptures: the Past Glorious Kalpa, the Present Virtuous Kalpa, and the Future Constellation Kalpa, which take the meaning of past, present, and future."

Siksananda pointed to the palm-leaf script on the stone statue and said, "This thing may have a special connection with our Buddhist sect. So, if we interpret it according to Buddhist teachings, the so-called opening when the eon arrives should mean that it will naturally open when the time is right."

“But is this the legendary Luo Feng City?” Shichananda frowned. “I heard that Luo Feng City was located in the northeast of the land, at the location of the Ghost Gate. According to its current geographical location, it should be in the Northern Wilderness. Cizhou is located in the southeast of the Central Plains, so it should definitely not be located here.”

She pondered for a moment and then said, "However, it is possible that the powerful figure who rose to power in Cizhou back then intended to make such an arrangement. The Alliance Leader is learned and knowledgeable; perhaps we should invite him to come and discuss this together."

(End of this chapter)