togophonebook Chapter 18 The Ghost Immortal's Path Emerges, Trembling Throughout the Primordial World
Chapter 18 The Ghost Immortal's Path Emerges, Trembling Throughout the Primordial World
More than 100,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the past 100,000 years, the Sea of Blood has undergone many changes.
The number of zombies has grown increasingly large, and the strength of the Zombie Ancestor Ying Gou has also increased considerably compared to the past.
Under Styx's planning, the Asura race has greatly increased its strength as it continues to reproduce and listens to the teachings of Styx's Blood God Child avatar. The number of Asuras has reached more than one billion. As the Asura race's fortune rises, Styx benefits from it, and the high-ranking members of the Asura race also rise in rank.
However, with good fortune protecting them, their actions will be aided by heaven, and their spiritual practice will be successful in every endeavor.
Among them, the four Asura Kings were only half a step away from becoming Golden Immortals. In just 100,000 years, such a speed of cultivation was truly remarkable in the prehistoric world.
Although eradicating the Asura race would be a trivial matter for Styx, or even for most powerful beings like the Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud, it is undeniable that the Asura race has indeed become stronger.
Perhaps after this great calamity, the Asuras will also become a force to be reckoned with in the primordial world.
Above the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Styx's blood-red Daoist robe fluttered without wind. As he opened his eyes, his Dharma Eye swept across the entire sea of blood.
Even standing on Hongjun's shoulders, and even with the Soul Dao given by the system, it is not an easy task to create a Ghost Immortal Path belonging to the Styx River under the Immortal Path.
Fortunately, it worked.
Moreover, right before Styx were a group of the most perfect ghosts, who were carrying out the path of the ghost immortals that Styx had created.
There's nothing we can do about it. The Netherworld Blood Sea lacks everything except this. Moreover, these wronged souls aren't particularly strong. After all, even if a strong person ends up in the Blood Sea, they're still quite powerful. The weak, on the other hand, don't have the chance to come to the Netherworld Blood Sea.
This kind of balance, neither too strong nor too weak, is most suitable for the path of the ghost immortals who bear the weight of the Styx River.
"Heaven above, Dao Ancestor above, the Styx River is here today, grateful for the kindness of Dao Ancestor Hongjun in preaching the Dao, and wishing to emulate the Dao Ancestor's great compassion, preaching the Dao to the wronged souls in the sea of blood, in order to universally save those who are drowning and to liberate them from suffering." The Styx River's voice resounded throughout the entire sea of blood, so that countless wronged souls could hear it clearly.
"The Styx Ancestor is merciful."
The souls that had been drowned in the sea of blood all knelt down and chanted incantations.
It wasn't that they genuinely felt Styx was merciful; after all, having spent countless years in the Sea of Blood, they knew perfectly well what kind of powerful being Styx was.
Similarly, they also knew that Styx might not remember those who prostrated themselves on the ground, but he would certainly remember those who didn't take Styx's sermons seriously.
He'll be in for a world of hurt then.
Immediately, Styx began to preach, imparting the Ghost Immortal Way he had created to the countless wronged souls in the Sea of Blood.
Ghost soldier, ghost general, ghost commander, ghost king, and ghost god—these are the first five realms of the Ghost Immortal Path created by Styx, corresponding to the five realms from Earth Immortal to Golden Immortal in the Immortal Path. Beyond that, at the realms of Taiyi Golden Immortal and Daluo Golden Immortal, the word "ghost" can no longer bind them.
Ghosts and gods, also known as Golden Immortals, are roughly the highest-ranking group among the countless wronged souls above the Blood Sea. Only a very small number of souls at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level are from the previous great calamity, during the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races.
As for why there are no souls at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level in the Blood Sea... that's also related to the Styx River.
Among the souls that come to the Blood Sea intending to reincarnate, there are not many at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal. Moreover, after arriving, they are almost always intercepted by the Styx River. Originally, Hongyun was ambushed and killed by the Styx River after being chased by Kunpeng.
Over the course of more than a thousand years, the Styx River has already recounted the first five realms of the Ghost Immortal path. Above the Sea of Blood, many souls have realized that this is a great road, a great road that they, as undead, can also walk.
They no longer need to watch their primordial spirits sink into the endless sea of blood and eventually dissipate into the world, turning into a lingering resentment within the sea of blood. They can continue their cultivation!
"May the Styx Ancestor have mercy!"
Many souls entered the path of the Ghost Immortals, prostrating themselves on the ground and sincerely praising the mercy of the River Styx.
Seeing that only a very small number of beings had attained enlightenment, and that countless wronged souls had failed to "attain enlightenment," the Styx remained silent, only using its great magical power to evolve the path of ghost immortals towards the wronged souls above the sea of blood.
At the same time, faint wisps of fortune were gradually gathering and strengthening Styx, which made Styx very happy.
Teaching and learning go hand in hand. In the process of deducing the way of ghosts and immortals and preaching to the wronged souls, Styx did not give up his own cultivation. This process can improve Styx himself and accumulate merit and fortune. Why not do it?
Tens of thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye. A whole era has passed since the Styx began to deduce the path of ghost immortals, and less than two eras remain until Hongjun's next sermon.
Finally, as the number of souls entering the path of ghost immortals increased, Styx had a sudden inspiration and stopped preaching. Looking at the countless ghost immortals who were looking at him, Styx looked up to the sky and said, "Heaven is above, and the Dao Ancestor bears witness."
Today, Styx, a listener of the Dao in Zixiao Palace, is here. Seeing the endless killings in the primordial world and the countless souls sinking on the sea of blood, he feels unbearable pain.
The Taoist patriarch possessed the virtue of cherishing life.
The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine. We, those with great supernatural powers, should seize a glimmer of hope for all living beings.
In memory of the Dao Ancestor's grace in imparting the Dao of Immortality, now, under the Dao of Immortality, we have created the Path of Ghost Immortality. All beings in the primordial world who have perished, if their true spirit remains, may enter my Path of Ghost Immortality and cultivate the Great Dao!
The path of the Ghost Immortal is established!
In an instant, countless souls who had attained the path of ghost immortals knelt down in the sea of blood, chanting praises of the River Styx's mercy.
Meanwhile, on the vast and desolate land, there are still wronged souls from all sides, kneeling on the ground, chanting the names of Styx and Hongjun.
As the fortunes of countless ghost immortals condensed into the fortune of the Ghost Immortal Path, Styx, as the "Ancestor of Ghost Immortals," naturally experienced a surge in fortune. With the birth of the Ghost Immortal Path, the fortunes of the entire Immortal Path also surged.
At the same time, an immense golden light of merit condensed from the void, transforming into a cloud of auspicious merit, and finally landed on Styx.
In the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun opened his holy eyes, surveyed the primordial world, and finally landed on the sea of blood.
He naturally also sensed the rising fortune of the immortal path.
"Not bad, not bad." Hongjun sighed. Although Styx's actions were still beyond his expectations, they did indeed help him complete his plan.
"How about... taking on another disciple?" Hongjun pondered to himself. To him, it was just a title, and compared to the other powerful figures listening to the Dao in Zixiao Palace, Styx was much more to his liking.