I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 84 Lu Wujiu's Idea: Unexpected Visitor
Under the introduction of Laolu Mountain God, Wuliang once again stepped into Laolu Temple, but his mood was completely different.

The last time, it was a mixture of luck and fear, fearing that Lu Wujiu would ruin his ascent ritual;

This time, he wanted to take advantage of the east wind and soar to the sky.

Lao Lu Temple is very quiet. There is a hint of green in the flower garden in early spring. It becomes even quieter after entering the temple.

Lu Wujiu's calm eyes made him feel an inexplicable pressure, and he could hear the chirping of insects and birds outside the house clearly.

"I am Wang Ying, a humble Taoist priest. Nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

"You're welcome. Please take a seat." Lu Wujiu made an inviting gesture and said straight to the point, "Old Daoist friend said that you are on the verge of reaching the stage, and all you need is an opportunity."

Wuliang sat down and nodded, saying, "It's said that I'm just missing an opportunity. In reality, I don't know how high the sky is, how thick the earth is, or how far I am from that chasm. It's just that my cultivation has already been perfected, but I can't ascend the steps."

At this point, he couldn't wait to promise: "If you can help me climb the stairs, I will give you the Jiazi Relic when I reach the stairs."

The remains of Jiazi?

Lu Wujiu, who holds the remains of the monster in his hand, is very clear about the power of Wang Ying's remains. Its weaknesses are obvious, but its strengths are also great.

And the Jiazi remains must be stronger than the Wuliang remains in his hand.

Thinking of this, he perked up a bit and asked seriously, "I still don't know what the Youdengjie ritual is?"

When the time came, the ghost looked a little hesitant.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Once he reveals the ritual of ascending the stairs, his fate will be controlled by Lu Wujiu.

But it was difficult for him to climb the stairs by his own strength.

As his thoughts raced, he gritted his teeth and said, "My true form is a ghost. To call it a spirit is merely a shadow, unable to control its own body. The so-called ascending the stairs is to transform the formless and intangible into something tangible and substantial. Therefore, my ascending the stairs ritual is to turn the tables, controlling all living beings on a large scale, making them act according to my will."

Lu Wujiu looked surprised after hearing just a few words.

"Turning the tables?! So you're using your shadow to control the corpse, creating a paradise, in order to ascend the stairs?"

"Yes."

"Is it effective?"

"It was somewhat effective at first, but the effect has been getting worse and worse. I originally thought it was because of insufficient numbers, but now it seems that it may not be just because of the number."

Lu Wujiu pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Does the ritual require a living person?"

Wang Ying nodded seriously: "Apart from this, I can't guess what went wrong?"

Lu Wujiu asked, "Has fellow Daoist ever tried to control a living person?"

Wang Ying said frankly: "I tried, but it was almost impossible to control."

"Oh why?"

"My essence is a shadow. How can a shadow control its master? Therefore, even a child can break free from my restraints."

"So you chose the corpse."

"Yes."

Lu Wujiu nodded. If Wang Ying's guess was correct, then the ghost's climbing ritual was full of bugs!
He has no ability to control living things, but has to climb the ladder by controlling living things.

How to climb the stairs?
Lu Wujiu was puzzled and asked seriously, "I have one question that I don't understand. How do you know about the ritual of the ghosts ascending the stairs?"

Wang Ying, who had already prepared herself mentally, did not hide it: "To be honest, fellow Daoist, this is a bloodline inheritance."

Lu Wujiu was shocked when he heard this.

Rumor has it that some powerful spirits can engrave knowledge into their blood, so that their descendants are born with knowledge, saving the trouble of learning later in life and ensuring inheritance.

These kinds of monsters are often called divine beasts or auspicious beasts.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ying also has the blood of a divine beast.

"What about your parents?"

"Since I was born, I have lived in the mountains and forests, and have never seen my parents. Perhaps this is a kind of experience!"

Lu Wujiu smiled and did not comment on Wang Ying's last sentence.

"Then I wonder how our ancestors managed to ascend the stairs?"

"This is exactly what I can't figure out. Everything I'm doing now is derived from my bloodline inheritance! But according to the results in my memory, I should have reached the top long ago."

Lu Wujiu glanced at the old Lushan God, thinking about something.

The rituals for climbing the stairs are the same, but the person is unable to climb the stairs for a long time. This shows that there must be a variable in which one "knows what it is but does not know why it is so."

It was like the old Lushan God ascending the steps. Without his finishing touch, the old Lushan God would have had to endure for who knows how long.

Similarly, the successful ascent of Wang Ying's ancestors may have been due to some inexplicable variables that have not yet been discovered.

"Did you suspect there was something wrong with the corpse?"

"I haven't ascended the steps for a long time, so I naturally had doubts. I also tried to increase the number of monks' corpses, but it had some effect at first, but later the effect became increasingly worse, especially after the last incident at the Old Law Temple. The rituals have almost come to a standstill."

What Wang Ying mentioned about the Lao Lu Temple was the incident last year when the Lao Lu Temple accepted disciples, and more than 20 corpses were produced at that time.

Afterwards, all the corpses went into Wang Ying's pocket.

Now it seems that the results are very limited!

While Lu Wujiu was thinking, he asked many questions and eliminated all the variables he could think of one by one.

In the end, almost all the results pointed to - living people.

This is the only variable that Wang Ying has never tried and finds difficult to achieve.

Of course, in addition to this, Lu Wujiu also had a guess, that is, if the controlled corpse was replaced with the corpse of an immortal god, the effect would be better.

But the question is, where can he find the corpse of the immortal?
He couldn't possibly commit suicide by slitting his throat and offering his body, right?

Well, it’s not impossible. The difficulty for him to obtain a physical body is much less than Wang Ying’s ascension ritual.

However, the conditions offered by Wang Ying were not enough to make him go through all this trouble.

"I am aware of your situation, fellow Daoist. I have two methods that we can try one or two of."

"Two methods?"

"Everything is at your command, fellow Taoist!"

Wang Ying was so surprised that he quickly stood up and bowed. He thought to himself, "You are worthy of being the benefactor of the old Lushan God. You have two solutions after just understanding the situation. If you think about it more carefully, won't it be a sure thing?"
Lu Wujiu nodded and said, "In that case, you should make preparations. Pick an auspicious day in the next two days and try the first method first."

Wang Ying nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

Lu Wujiu then explained in detail.

After hearing this, Wang Ying was very excited and went back to prepare.

"call--"

Lu Wujiu let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat moved by the wonder of creation and the magic of climbing the stairs.

So far, in addition to the human skin book, he has already mastered the inheritance of the three sects of Zhengyi, Liuren and Wudang.

However, the three schools of inheritance have their own characteristics, so he still hasn't figured out the rules among them.

It is like this for Taoism, and it is even more difficult for Buddhism.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and took out a scroll, which was exactly the deposit that Yang Fengzhao had paid for ascending the stairs - Acala Myoko Temple.

This is a Buddhist tradition from China.

During this period, he occasionally gained insights, but the progress was minimal.

Compared with the Taoist practice of first practicing the skills and then inheriting the great Dao, the Buddhist method of visualization left him a little confused.

He asked Yang Fengzhao and also checked a lot of information.

Judging from the information gathered from various sources, the Buddhist tradition emphasizes the word "cultivation".

What is cultivation?
Practice to become a monk, practice to become an arhat, practice to become a bodhisattva, practice to become a Buddha!

In other words, before practicing Buddhism, you must determine the object of your practice, and only when you understand and agree with the other person's Buddhist principles can you get started.

For Lu Wujiu, it was not difficult to search for the other party's Buddhist principles, but it was a bit difficult to understand and agree with them.

"Little guy, it's better not to practice the bald donkey's inheritance. Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew!"

Just as Lu Wujiu was concentrating on his thoughts, a sudden voice made his scalp tingle.

He calmly put away the scroll and looked up, only to see a middle-aged man wearing a golden lotus crown and holding a jade ruyi in his hand, stepping into the chapel.

Lu Wujiu stood up and bowed:

"I am Lu Wujiu, may I know your name?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and Yu Ruyi clapped his hands, saying meaningfully:

"Poor Taoist Pang Chen!"

(End of this chapter)