I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 55 Mountains and Seas and the Giant Spirit of Summoning Souls

This vast wilderness is becoming increasingly strange, yet also increasingly magnificent.

Li Jun traveled across mountains and seas.

Ahead lay a world of ice and snow, beyond which stretched a vast expanse of shifting sands, and then before us appeared a desolate autumn forest.

The demon god changed the world, causing mountains and peaks to rise and the seasons to reverse, making summer and winter inverted.

Dusk has arrived.

In the blink of an eye, it was dark.

In the wild, ancient forest, Li Jun walked in a place that no one had ever walked in for years or even decades.

When he finally found a path that had been trodden by people, and even saw the hunting traps set by the barbarians, one after another, spirits unconsciously surged around him and followed closely behind him.

As if summoned by something, these wandering spirits would gather towards Li Jun's location every time it got dark.

During the day he was all alone, but at night he was surrounded by crowds, making it quite lively.

all of these.

It's all because of the Three Lives Stone that Li Jun carries.

Li Jun also brought the Three Lives Stone out of the Netherworld. He still wanted to further improve the Three Lives Stone, not only this sacrificial artifact, but also the Mountain and Sea Kingdom within the Three Lives Stone.

And those who were transformed from spirits, becoming like ghost messengers, the strange people of the Yellow Springs Ghost Kingdom.

There are too many areas that can be improved and modified. After all, the secret arts of the Mountain and Sea Kingdom and the Great Witch Cultivation System are only just being perfected. Let alone the word "perfect," it would be difficult to even call them rough.

“More and more.”

"As expected, the influence of the rules left behind by Zhulong is becoming increasingly profound."

Li Jun looked behind him and saw a large group of wild ghosts following him in the moonlight, as if they were on a march.

Li Jun didn't stand on ceremony. He took out the Three Lives Stone, which looked like a shrunken stone tablet, from his waist with one hand, and put the other hand to his mouth as if he were chanting a spell.

In reality, he recited the names of several ghosts from the Yellow Springs Kingdom within the Three Lives Stone, using the method of transmitting information from the Yellow Springs.

Then, he saw small whirlwinds rise up around him, and several ghosts from the underworld appeared beside him.

Then, these ghosts from the underworld drove away the spirits, keeping them far away.

Li Jun had given this method of controlling ghosts a name in his mind.

"The Five Ghosts Moving Magic".

He not only uses this trick to exorcise ghosts, but he can also summon them to do many other things, which is very convenient.

For example, carrying oneself on a journey.

For example, they can be asked to explore, find things, or move objects.

To be honest, it's really easy to use.

At first, when Li Jun encountered these ghosts blocking his way and following him, he simply drove them away.

He didn't take these ghosts seriously, since they posed no danger to him.

But what happened next caused some changes in Li Jun.

Not only that.

It also gave him a new idea and understanding of the rules of reincarnation, as well as the establishment and existence of the underworld.

He thought, "Perhaps, the establishment of reincarnation is not just for the afterlife. At the very least, establishing a place like the Netherworld to house all the ghosts and spirits is very necessary for this world."

The further Li Jun went, the more and more ghostly figures he saw.

Beneath the trees, in the wilderness.

Animal trails through the forest, outside caves, abandoned tribal settlements.

Li Jun often saw some dark figures standing there. Li Jun could tell at a glance that they were not human, but to an ordinary person, they would be mistaken for human figures in the darkness.

If you rush over there excitedly, then let's see if you're lucky enough.

As Li Jun walked past the dark figures, he noticed that they were often accompanied by a skeleton, and sometimes even several skeletons.

Some deaths seemed to be relatively normal, while others appeared to be very suspicious.

"Did you kill them?" Li Jun didn't speak, but having ventured deep into the underworld, he naturally had a way to extract some basic information from these ghosts.

"Waaah!" The ghost, which had been in a daze, seemed to actually respond when it heard Li Jun's question.

Sure enough, apart from the first corpse which belonged to this ghost, all the subsequent deaths were related to the ghost in front of them.

This is quite common.

When a large number of ghosts gather, some of them will naturally become harmful.

These ghosts may not act intentionally, but they can harm the living, either passively or unintentionally.

Zhulong is dead, but his influence grows stronger every day.

Watching these scenes unfold, Li Jun realized just how dangerous this Great Wilderness and the Sea of ​​Mountains and Seas were for ordinary people. The various demons and monsters were already enough to throw this Great Wilderness into chaos.

Now, another kind of being called a ghost has appeared, and their numbers are constantly increasing.

Moreover, they are closer to the areas and regions where people live, and are scattered in every corner, sometimes bringing even greater danger and terror to the people of the wilderness than the former two.

"Why are there so many ghosts?"

Li Jun continued walking, and then he understood why.

Because there was a large clan in front of it, as well as a dozen or so smaller tribes that were subordinate to that clan.

In reality, it was a large clan that governed more than a dozen small settlements.

The clan was named Laiqiu, and they lived at the foot of a hill called Laiqiu, which was also the name of their clan.

In the soft light of dawn.

At the foot of the hill, in a small settlement of wild people, they began to work before dawn. Groups of men began to polish tools, shouting triumphantly.

Women carried bamboo baskets in groups, preparing to go into the forest to gather resources, or to herd and feed their domesticated poultry, or to do some simple handicrafts.

At that moment, a thick fog drifted over the mountain.

The men and women were preparing to go up the mountain and into the forest when they started shouting loudly.

"Ok?"

They saw a person sitting cross-legged in mid-air, emerging from the thick fog.

The person remained motionless, but their body gradually drifted away, disappearing with the clouds and mist.

It's as if we're riding on clouds.

Lai Qiu's family.

There is actually a city here.

Of course, it cannot compare to the capital of the world, and now the capital of the world has been transformed into a country of mountains and seas.

In the eyes of ordinary people of the Great Wilderness and these shamans, the capital of the Emperor was less a city of mortals and more a divine city where humans and gods lived together.

The hills here are continuous, but they are not very big; the city is located at the foot of the hills.

After countless generations of ups and downs, this clan finally established itself in this place in recent generations.

However, the Laiqiu clan is now suffering from the scourge of ghosts and wandering spirits, and this place is actually a microcosm of the hundred tribes of the Great Wilderness.

"Sacrifice the soul!"

"Offer blood food."

Inside the city, the shaman and the Laiqiu clan were performing a sacrifice.

This sacrificial ceremony was specifically targeted; it wasn't aimed at any particular demon god, but rather at the wandering spirits from all directions.

However, these spirits cannot receive their sacrifices; all they do is in vain.

However, during the sacrificial ceremony, everyone in the Laiqiu clan, including the shaman and all the clan members, was filled with anticipation.

Some time after the sacrifice, the leaders of the major and minor clans in the city, as well as the shamans, gathered together and once again talked about the plague of wandering spirits.

"Tell me, did the sacrifice work?"

"How's it going over there?"

"Several people died in the city today, without any visible injuries, as if they were scared to death."

"Have you caught it?"

"There's not much that can be done well with that."

"What should I do?"

"There are more and more ghosts in the city. Is there no way to send them to the Northern Underworld?"

"It's unclear how these spirits came to be. Some of them head to the northwest, while others linger in one place, making them unpredictable."

"If this continues, we'll probably have to rebuild the city somewhere else."

These words immediately caused an uproar.

Everyone started making a fuss.

"How does this work?"

"Absolutely not!"

"We have lived here for generations, and now we have finally established a clan and built a fortified city."

"Now that we've given up here, where can we go?"

"This is just where ghosts pass through; other places are filled with demons, gods, and ferocious monsters, which are far more terrifying than ghosts, aren't they?"

Talking and talking.

Finally, someone stood up and spoke.

"I heard that a very powerful sorcerer recently passed through here. He can control ghosts and command these underworld creatures."

"Wherever it went, the spirits would flee in terror. Some even saw it commanding thousands of spirits at night, controlling these spirits as if they were slave dogs."

"Perhaps that shaman has supernatural powers to take away this evil spirit. If we go and ask that shaman for help, the problem can be solved."

The shaman at the head of the table immediately asked, "Where is that shaman?"

The reply came from below: "I heard it's heading towards the fortress, so it should be passing through here soon."
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Dusk.

Li Jun held the Three Lives Stone in his hand, and the ghosts of the Yellow Springs carried him as they passed by Laiqiu.

The allure of the Three Lives Stone was too great; the closer one got to the fortress, the more one saw large numbers of vengeful spirits gathering there.

Perhaps because these spirits gathered in such large numbers, the surrounding area unconsciously became gloomy and shrouded in mist.

And this moment.

The people of Laiqiu City also learned that the "shaman" was about to arrive, and they all came out of the city to welcome him.

"coming!"

"coming!"

"That person is almost here."

However, just as everyone received the news and prepared to depart, the spirits inside and outside the city also "received the news." In an instant.

Under the eaves, in the caves, in the water jars, and in the tombs, the spirits of the dead lingered.

They emerged in a mighty procession, heading in one direction.

"Woo!"

A ghostly howl filled the sky, and layers of shadows rushed across the road accompanied by the moonlight. This scene gave everyone in the Laiqiu clan goosebumps.

However, upon seeing this scene, the shaman and his people of the Laiqiu clan were initially shocked, but then became extremely excited and headed out of the city.

"Go and have a look."

"That person really has the supernatural power to summon spirits."

"But with this commotion, what kind of sorcerer is it?"

At this point, no one needs to give directions; everyone can find the location of the "shaman" simply by following the sounds.

When Laiqiu arrived outside the city, this was the scene he saw.

Under the moonlight, the ghosts of the underworld appear.

These ancient One-Eyed Candle Spirits, whose predecessors came from the One-Eyed Clan, carried a divine chariot-like object, with flames on their heads burning and rotating like a single eye, mysterious and unpredictable.

A dense mass of ghostly figures gathered together, as if they were rushing here to worship the figure high above.

"what!"

They were instantly stunned when they saw this scene.

Li Jun also did not expect that the Three Lives Stone would cause such a commotion near a populated stronghold.

As Li Jun passed by outside the city, the people of the Great Wilderness below Laiqiu immediately caught up with him, kneeling on the ground and constantly praying to Li Jun, hoping that he would take action to resolve this ghostly calamity.

They said that otherwise they would have no choice but to leave their stronghold.

Li Jun asked, "Where is your shaman?"

An old shaman stepped forward and said that he had no way to solve the problem either.

Then, the old shaman knelt down in front of Li Jun and pleaded like the others.

"We beg the great shaman to lend a hand."

He could sense that Li Lijun's power was many times greater than his own; he was just a minor spirit shaman, while the other party must be a great shaman.

The hierarchy among shamans was distinct and the order was strict. The difference between a corpse shaman and a spirit shaman was even greater than the difference between a spirit shaman and a mortal.

Like the Queen Mother of the West, when he commanded the witches, he treated them like servants, able to control their life and death with a single word.

At the command of the female clown of the Hanhuang clan, all the shamans on the plateau had to come and pay homage to her, kneeling on the ground and bowing to her, regarding her as a god.

Li Jun did not refuse; he remained silent, but this was tantamount to tacitly agreeing to their requests.

Li Jun holds the Three Lives Stone in his hand.

He doesn't need to set up any altar, because the Three Lives Stone is the altar itself.

He used a trace of the Yellow Springs' power through the Three Lives Stone. His lips did not move, but a voice seemed to rise in the wind, speaking to the myriad ghosts.

Subsequently, a powerful force swept across the entire Laiqiu.

A fierce wind rose up, sweeping across the hills and heading towards the distant plains.

Meanwhile, countless vengeful spirits gathered here, a scene far larger than before. Moreover, it wasn't just vengeful spirits transformed from humans who came here; shadowy figures of unknown origin from the darkness also rushed towards this place.

After a while.

Li Jun's seat was surrounded by a dense, layered mass of shadows, like ten thousand ghosts paying homage.

Once there were many of those evil spirits, their power and yin energy caused everyone to tremble with fear, even the shaman of the Laiqiu clan was terrified.

And finally.

Li Jun stirred up the Three Lives Stone, and a beam of light shot into the sky, transforming into a ghost city.

The scene was as if he were holding up an illusory city.

Above the ghost city, countless ghosts from the underworld materialized and looked down.

With a wave of his hand, those ghostly spirits obediently flew upwards.

It didn't take long.

The ghost city then absorbed all the wandering ghosts and spirits into it. In an instant, the layers of dark mist around it gradually dissipated, the darkened sky cleared up again, and the bright moon appeared on the treetops.

When everyone looked around again, all the ghosts had vanished; not a single one could be seen.

Li Jun lowered his hand, and the Three Lives Stone once again absorbed the Yellow Springs Ghost City into it.

The crowd looked around, and the empty land and silent night were even more awe-inspiring than any of the previous scenes.

Finally, they bowed to Li Jun.

"The great sorcerer's divine powers are all-pervasive..."

However, before she could finish speaking, when she looked up, Li Jun had already disappeared.

They then realized that the other person was just passing by, and what they did was nothing more than a casual act while passing by; the whole process took only a moment.

"Where did that great shaman come from?"

"This supernatural power is unheard of."

"Did they come from the capital of the emperor?"

The shaman of the Laiqiu clan stood up and looked at Li Jun's departing figure in the distance.

"Was that really a great shaman?"

but.

On the other side, Li Jun had taken care of the troubles of the people of the Great Wilderness from the Laiqiu clan while passing by, but now he was deep in thought.

Li Jun also understood that this was only a temporary solution.

Most ghosts are transformed from humans. As long as there is a city here, and as long as the population increases, the number of ghosts will naturally increase as well.

Before long, the evil spirits here will gather again and linger here, wreaking havoc once more.

"The netherworld, the underworld, reincarnation."

"It seems that none of them can be missing."

"The significance of the underworld lies not only in reincarnation, but also in making this stagnant pool flow."

It was from this very moment that Li Jun began to have the idea of ​​truly perfecting reincarnation and the underworld.

It is no longer merely about refining the Three Lives Stone and turning it into a powerful sacrificial artifact.

From now on.

When Li Jun passed by the earth and saw wandering spirits, he no longer drove them away, but instead put them into the Three Lives Stone.

In the wilderness.

Li Jun pointed his finger, and the ghostly spirit followed him.

He chanted a spell wherever he went, and the shadows in the fields flowed toward him and merged into the stone in his hand.

Li Jun collected them one by one, and the evil spirits in his path were completely wiped out.

But that won't work either: "This isn't a solution either."
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This day.

in the wilderness.

People were working in the fields. The land in this area was very fertile, with a large river and forests. The locals not only herded livestock but also grew crops.

Suddenly, the people on the ground vaguely heard something.

"Crash!"

"Crash!"

It sounded like metal clashing together, and it came from a great height. Everyone immediately looked up.

Then, I saw something appear at the end of the sky.

"What it is?"

"There seems to be a car in the sky."

"It feels like a city gate to me."

But then, the thing quickly disappeared.

above the earth.

Under the moonlight, a group of people were traveling through the wilderness, carrying prey on their backs.

At that moment, when the two looked up, they saw a giant, as big as a small mountain, walking past at the foot of the mountain not far away.

Instantly, these people were so frightened that they scattered and fled in all directions, no longer daring to go any further, and immediately found a place to hide.

The giant walked across the land, his body appearing transparent, one hand gripping a chain, and behind him seemingly carrying something resembling a bronze chariot or a gate tower.

With his other hand, he waved a flag, and every so often he would shout out.

"The soul is back!"

The voice was deep and hoarse, yet extremely penetrating. Everyone who heard it felt their heads buzzing and could barely stand.

Then, one shadow after another drifted upwards.

Within an unknown radius, all the wandering spirits were instantly summoned away by that thing.

This is a giant ghost spirit, and sitting on the giant ghost is Li Jun.

As more and more Yin spirits were collected, the Three Lives Stone became more and more perfect, and Li Jun continued to adjust the Mountain and Sea Kingdom inside it.

Finally, this giant ghost that summons souls was born.

Of course, it can't be considered a ghost or deity.

Li Jun summoned him, firstly to save himself from having to walk, and secondly to summon his soul.

Wherever the giant spirit passed, it automatically attracted those souls. However, the commotion and scene were quite large, and the places it passed through were truly astonishing.

During the day, it's alright. Under the sunlight, most people's mortal eyes won't see the summoning spirit appear; they'll only see Li Jun and his carriage floating in the sky.

But at night, the giant spirit that summons souls reveals its form, and the sight of it passing through the land and summoning souls is truly terrifying.

but.

This is also an experiment for Li Jun, to gradually improve the initial cycle of reincarnation, to see if the soul-summoning giant spirit can be used, and how to adjust it after it is integrated into the underworld.

"The Three Lives Stone!"

Li Jun looked at the stone in his hand. The Mountain and Sea Kingdom inside the stone was increasingly resembling the real Netherworld, and was already somewhat close to a part of the Netherworld as known in later generations.

And legends about the "tall man" who summoned souls began to circulate in the human world, saying that he was a thousand feet tall, like a mountain.

Some say that as long as the deceased encounters a tall person who can summon the soul, they can enter the underworld and be reincarnated.

(End of this chapter)