Chapter 233 Black Emperor, Godly Platform

The Inner Vision Divine Tablet sensed the appearance of this black-robed emperor, gradually emitting light, which was reflected in Ji Xiang's eyes.

[Beiyin Fengdu the Great: The origin of all ghosts and gods under Heaven, governs Luo Feng Mountain, replaced every three thousand years.]

However, the text provided by the Inner Vision Divine Tablet at this time was not much, because this image was still changing, wandering towards an even more immeasurable era.

"Fengdu the Great is the source of all the Ghost Realm Celestials? Or one of the original images of the Celestial Worthy of Universal Salvation? It was born around the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties..."

Many ancient deities of Taoism were born during this period, with the earliest batch originating from the late Han Dynasty.

A huge star suddenly appeared at the center of the black-robed emperor's brow.

[Xuanming Star God: Xuanming Star, the heavenly guerrilla, governs the suppression of rebellion, commands the ghosts and gods of the Nine Heavens above, leads the Three Officers of the Northern Emperor in the middle, and supervises the myriad of beings below. All things rebellious and disobedient are under its jurisdiction.]

As the text in the Inner Vision appeared, three blurred black figures, slightly shorter than the emperor, appeared beside him. Each of the black figures had three lines of ancient text, which were their titles: "Celestial Official the Great Emperor", "Terrestrial Official the Great Emperor", and "Aquatic Official the Great Emperor".

This scene also touched Ji Xiang's blind spot of knowledge. Although Ji Xiang had thoroughly read Taoist classics, the legends of some gods in the early and middle periods had long been lost in the current Taoist inheritance. The fact that the Xuanming Star God restrained the Three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water, and was an early identity of Fengdu the Great, was something Ji Xiang had never known.

From the mythological image of the early Southern Dynasties, the black clothing became slightly lighter, and surrounding it were flowing water and surging waves.

[Taiyin Water Emperor, Northern Yin Heavenly Lord: The master of the Great Cavern Yin Scenery Heavenly Kingdom, controls the Five Dipper Stars in the Heavens, the lower officials of the Nine Decrees, the Five Mountain Lords, the twenty-four Yin Officials of governance, the twenty-four Yang Officials of governance, the River and Sea Clerks, the masters of hills, streams, and gullies, with thirty-six hells arranged on the left and right.]

Boom! The eyes of this Emperor were bright, emitting divine light and a majestic aura. In this hell, a vast starry sky actually appeared, surrounded by the Five Dipper Stars in the Heavens, with surging waves below. Even the Five Sacred Mountain True God positions on Ji Xiang's body were resonating with it!

This god governs the Five Dippers in the Heavens and the Five Sacred Mountains under Heaven!

However, the vast aura gradually subsided, and the stars and waves gradually disappeared. What replaced them was the sound of magnificent and exquisite instruments. Red patterns, like blood and fire, appeared on the black clothing.

Tracing upward from the Southern Dynasties to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the peak of Taoism, and then further back, a vast wind appeared, the shadow of Taoism gradually weakened, and the aura of Confucianism came from ancient times. A roar echoed in the heavens, and the human spirit heard the sound of thunder.

Just as the shadow behind the Bixia Yuanjun became the ancient gods, the Celestial Worthy of Universal Salvation, Lord of Boundless Salvation of Ji Xiang also changed, splitting into two.

One on the left was still in the process of transformation:

[Northern Black Emperor, Five Spirits, Mysterious Old Man, Five Qi Heavenly Lord: Wearing a Mysterious Essence Jade Crown, dressed in Mysterious Feather Flying Clothes, riding a black dragon, commanding 500,000 heavenly soldiers, guiding the flowing Qi of the Five Emperors above, saving the myriad harmonious beings below, protecting the two realms from tilting, and ensuring the eternal peace of all lives.]

This image had been traced back to the early Five Old Emperors of Taoism.

And the other one was what the gilded bamboo slip wanted to do at this time. It used the art of Heavenly Human Induction to summon one of the earliest root images of the Celestial Worthy of Universal Salvation.

Thus, black and red textures intertwined, and eternal, unmelting cold air came from the void. The stars in the sky reappeared, and golden light and rain filled the hellish world.

[Black Emperor, Zhi Guang Ji (Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang): One of the Five Emperors of Confucianism and Taoism, the Northern Emperor, assistant to Taiyi, essence is the Xuanwu, governs the world's winter, the virtue of water, and matters of the underworld.]

The Five Colored Emperors of the Han Dynasty, aided by the Heavenly Emperor!

Two Black Emperors, one Taoist and one Confucian, one in charge of the essence of the myriad heavens, and the other in charge of the beings of the north.

With the manifestation of the images of the two emperors, the gilded bamboo slip also completed its mission. The ritual of Heavenly Human Induction came to an end, because the image of the god from the Han Dynasty era had been recalled and received!

But for Ji Xiang, the change had not yet ended, because within his body, the Nine Netherworld Divine Power obtained from the depths of the Crow Cry Country, which was used to restrain the Yin Court, was still throbbing. The power of this divine power spread outward, and what reacted to it was not the Black Emperor of Confucianism, but the Black Emperor Heavenly Lord of Taoism.

Its image changed at once!

At this time, all the images that had appeared before separated from the Black Emperor Heavenly Lord. At this moment, including the Black Emperor Heavenly Lord, Fengdu the Great, the Xuanming Star God, and the Taiyin Water Emperor, their images rushed into Ji Xiang's body in an instant and were devoured by that divine power!

It was reclaiming these images of the past, seemingly to replenish its own power, which surprised Ji Xiang. This divine power came from the Nine Netherworld Salvation Heavenly Lord, but the Nine Netherworld Salvation Heavenly Lord had fallen into the Crow Cry Country, and no one could obtain it.

Could it be that this divine power was not only a wonderful method for suppressing the Yin Court, but also a "primer" thrown out by the Nine Netherworld Heavenly Lord in an attempt to escape from the Crow Cry Country?

The reason why it resonated with the power of the Han Dynasty, could it be that the original image of the Nine Netherworld Salvation Heavenly Lord was the Black Emperor, one of the Five Old Lords?

"Before the Han Dynasty, there seemed to be several masters in charge of the Netherworld. The Ghost Earl was one of them... the Black Emperor was the same."

"Or, what the Nine Netherworld Salvation Heavenly Lord retrieved was just the 'authority of the Netherworld' from these ancient gods?"

As Ji Xiang spoke, he couldn't help but look at the Bixia Yuanjun, who had also received the inheritance of Heavenly Human Induction not far away, and thought that this time he had made her a little stronger. He just didn't know if she had the ability to deal with those "Chaotic Immortals" with her current skills.

"What about the Kunlun Path?"

Ji Xiang looked around. According to what the bamboo slips had said, after obtaining the method of Heavenly Human Induction and entering this realm, one could resonate with the heavens. At this time, holding the bamboo slips would allow one to enter the Kunlun Path to worship the Heavenly Emperor. Only by worshiping the Heavenly Emperor could one obtain the "blessing from the heavens".

However, immediately following that, the gilded bamboo slip, which was about to disappear, suddenly let out a shocking roar:

"Those who are not of the Liu clan shall not be kings! Those who are not of the Liu clan and become kings shall be attacked by all under Heaven!"

Amidst Ji Xiang's astonishment, the scenery before his eyes suddenly changed. The gilded bamboo slip disappeared, and it pulled Ji Xiang into another Han Dynasty Dharma Realm!

Here, the mountains and rivers were majestic, the sky was high and the earth was wide. No sun, moon, or stars could be seen, but the sky was eternally bright as day. No grass grew on the ground, and a magnificent high platform seemed to be receiving the majestic power of the heavens, with a group of bronze statues standing on it.

Not the Bai Liang Platform, but—

The Divine Bright Platform!

This platform was built by Emperor Wu, a place to burn incense and worship immortals!

This was not the Kunlun Path!

"Crap!"

Who would have thought that there would be such a situation? He didn't foresee this mishap at the beginning. Thinking about it, it made sense. How could someone who was not a descendant of the Liu clan hold a letter to go to worship the Heavenly Emperor? If someone claiming to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty appeared, but this person was not of the Liu clan, then was this still the inheritance of the Han Dynasty!

Even though one was a Han person, a Han immortal, or a Han official, they still could not go to the Kunlun Path to worship the Heavenly Emperor, because they were not the "Han Emperor"!

And when Ji Xiang entered, flames began to ignite on the Divine Bright Platform, and the surrounding gold and bronze statues trembled, each spewing thick smoke from their seven orifices, gradually transforming into images of ancient immortals.

[Divine Bright Platform Dharma Realm: Left behind by Emperor Wu of Han, used to inherit/exterminate—the special Dharma Realm of inheritors/non-inheritors!]

[Unity of Man and God: Transform into a god, reside permanently in the human world, not the art of alchemists and ghosts. Once united, one will be eternally ranked among the heavenly gods, able to live long and see far, and coexist with the heavens and earth!]

[Pre-Qin Immortal Scholars (predecessors of Taoism)—Immortal Souls: Immortal souls left behind by the Pre-Qin Immortal Scholars, obeying the orders of Emperor Wu of Han, sealed themselves for eternity before the Divine Bright Platform, protecting the inheritance and killing those who are not of the Liu clan and become kings!]

[During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was no concept of Earth Immortals, only those who studied the art of immortals, flying to the sky above, hiding in the netherworld below, traveling to the eastern seas, residing in the western Kunlun, using the art of Mozi to change unpredictably, gathering the learning of various schools, their magic and supernatural powers were also unrelated to the Golden Elixir Great Dao, not following the path of the Great Monad and the Great Pervasion, but practicing the method of "ancient true cultivation", which is called—Sitting-in-Forgetfulness Immortal.]

Apart from these prompts, Ji Xiang could also see the Han Dynasty divine positions that these immortal souls possessed.

The sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, vegetation, river and sea spirits, each one was a god of the national sacrifices of the Han Dynasty!

"In other words, if one is of the Liu clan and becomes king, they can gain their loyalty... so that the inheritance of the Great Han will not be cut off."

"But if one is not of the Liu clan and becomes king..."

Ji Xiang didn't say the rest, because the immortal souls had already ascended into the sky, and each being was emitting a strong and genuine aura of immortality!