Let you conquer the world of low-level martial arts, what the hell is Journey to the West?

Chapter 81: Night in the Underworld, Judge Li's Surprise

When the monkey heard that the murder of the mountain god, which violated the heaven's rules, was done by his own ancestor, Patriarch Bodhi, the monkey immediately looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and pretended not to hear anything.

Zhang Tianze was looking at the monkey and thought to himself, is this the legendary saying that what kind of master is like the disciple?
The land god on the side was sweating profusely. He was a man of great intelligence. Seeing the expressions of the two men, he knew that they were thinking wrongly. He explained repeatedly, "The mountain god had it all his own fault! His death was not unjust at all."

Then he heard the land god explain repeatedly, "The mountain god was a famous official in this area thousands of years ago. He was well-known for his virtue and ability. He did many meritorious deeds. After his death, the people built a temple for him."

"Later, when the Heavenly Court learned about this, they made him the mountain god of Fangcun Mountain and gave him a title, but it was just a name without any salary."

This kind of official position is in name only.

It is very common in heaven.

After all, the world is so big, with so many mountains, rivers and lakes. It is impossible to have so many arrangements by gods, nor so many salaries to distribute.

The original mountain gods were appointed by the Emperor of Man. They were the souls of local wise men after their death and were under human rule. They were also rewards for those who did good deeds and accumulated virtue.

Later it came under the jurisdiction of the Emperor of Heaven. In addition to using the virtues of the local people, he would also look for some spiritual objects born from the mountains and rivers themselves, such as stones, plants and other innate creatures, and then spiritualize them before finally canonizing them.

Fangcun Mountain is probably the first type. In the end, it was canonized by the Heavenly Court, given a title and a real job, but no salary was paid. This is equivalent to giving the other party the right to generate independent revenue.

really.

The land god sighed and said, "When the mountain god first took office, he was considered a hard-working person. He attracted many local people to offer incense and worship. There was an endless stream of people coming to worship, which was extremely lively."

"But later, some monks who could chant sutras came to the city and town. They were quite capable. The people would rather spend a lot of money to invite those monks to preach than come to this mountain. The incense on this mountain faded..."

"The mountain god flew into a rage and blamed the people for being blind. He said that the foreign monk was only good at chanting sutras, and was decadent day and night. He raised some tigers and wild beasts as ghosts, and raised lonely ghosts as the dancing girls. Although I tried to persuade them, I was powerless."

"He said: I have worked for the people all my life, and I will be toiling and worrying for a hundred years after my death. Can't I enjoy myself?"

"In this case, then... Alas..."

The land god sighed but didn't say the second half of the sentence. Zhang Tian knew in his heart that the mountain god was a little short-sighted and had run into the most formidable god in the Three Realms, and ended up losing his life.

He did not have the slightest sympathy, instead he found it somewhat ridiculous. After all, in these three realms, there were so many living beings, and to be able to be canonized by the Heavenly Court and become a mountain god was already a matter of great honor.

But he could not stop the greed in his heart and wanted to get more and more. He raised tigers and recruited ghosts, occupying the already pitiful wandering ghosts and preventing them from reincarnation. He probably also secretly used means to intimidate the people in an attempt to collect more incense. All of these were ways to death.

You have to know that in Zhang Tian’s previous life, there were a lot of ordinary people living, working hard every day to earn money to support their families, and some were even still working in their sixties or seventies. As a result, a corrupt official suddenly popped up and said that he had done a lot for the people, but he didn’t make any money, so he took away all the pensions that people had earned from decades of work with a clear conscience, and even claimed that he had not committed any crime. Isn’t that ridiculous?

The mountain god had no incense, so he blamed the common people. It is true that when a man fails, he blames the uneven road. When the monkey was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Jade Emperor did not invite him to eat peaches, so he directly smashed the Peach Banquet instead of running down to the mortal world with grievance and swallowing up the lives of several cities in one gulp to vent his anger!

So he is a monkey, called the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, not some powerful monkey devil king!

There are monkeys.

Zhang Tian scoffed at such things, so he asked directly, "Since the mountain god is dead, let me ask you something. Do you know how to plant trees?" The land god was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "I am just a small god who manages the land. If I want to mobilize the essence of the mountains and rivers and hide the dragon veins in the land, which are beneficial to plants and trees, I need the seal of the mountain god. Since the mountain god died, the seal has been taken away by the people in the underworld. I really can't do anything..."

The underworld?

Zhang Tian's eyes lit up on the spot. If the seal of the mountain god was placed somewhere else, he would have no way to deal with it. But if it was in the underworld, then he would have to explain it.

After all, he has an upright friend who is an official there and is as fair as water and never greedy for even a penny.

Before the other party is caught.

Give the other person some convenience.

So Zhang Tian let the land god go back, and then discussed with the monkey. He felt that the seal of the mountain god of Fangcun Mountain was a good thing. Even if the peach tree could not be grown, there were still a lot of precious medicinal herbs that needed to be cultivated.

There is an even greater benefit!

“If we obtain the seal, dredge the earth veins, and attract the dragon energy, then wouldn’t the rotten peach forest planted by the ancestor be in trouble?”

"Go away, go away. I am not the only one who loves the peaches from the Rotten Peach Mountain. If the master accepts disciples in the future, they can also taste the freshness of the peaches and feel the spiritual energy of the peach trees. As the saying goes, planting trees is to cultivate virtue and accumulate good deeds."

Half a year.

The monkey read more books and spoke more elegantly.

So after the discussion, Zhang Tian concentrated and calmed his mind, waited until nightfall, and then, while pinching his fingers to perform a magic spell, he went straight into the netherworld.

Unlike half a year ago, he had just entered the underworld when he attracted the attention of the ghost soldiers and ghost messengers, who respectfully invited him in instead of tying him up with chains.

The judge came in person, and after a few words, he understood Zhang Tian's intention. He directly called Judge Li from the Southern Continent and sent someone to get the seal of Fangcun Mountain. He smiled and said, "Shangxian, this is such a small matter, why bother looking for Judge Li? If this happens again next time, just say hello to me. The position of mountain god is not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Although the judge is not the second in command of the underworld, he is also in a high position of power. Usually, the so-called virtuous people who are canonized in the Heavenly Court are named based on the names he reports. It is within his authority to cross out or add one or two names, and no one will hold him accountable.

Zhang Tian smiled without saying anything and did not respond. After all, he did not care about the position of mountain god. He just wanted to borrow the seal.

Soon.

His old acquaintance, Judge Li from the Southern Continent, came from the Netherworld. When he saw Zhang Tian, ​​he was shocked on the spot. He saw Zhang Tian sitting there emitting endless light, the aura of Taoism, and all the evil spirits retreating. When he looked back, the light of the golden bowl was shining directly in his eyes. It was obvious that he had cultivated the legendary immortal power.

And it has been a long time since the last time the two of them separated.

It's only been more than half a year, less than a year.

Judge Li was shocked. Who on earth could have such ability to transform a mortal into a god-like figure in just half a year?

What a great and powerful person this is!!
(End of this chapter)