owlsbooks Chapter 75 The Dark Treasure House of the Underworld: The Book of Life and Death Records More Than J
Chapter 75 The Dark Treasure House of the Underworld: The Book of Life and Death Records More Than J
The gates of the underworld are always closed.
Legend has it that this is the final resting place for the dead, where the virtuous are prayed for salvation and the wicked are punished. But Chen Fan knows that this is not the whole story.
That day on the battlefield, Nezha secretly gave him a lotus seed with a line of small characters engraved on it: "At the bottom of Chentang Pass, there is something you want to know."
Chen Fan didn't understand it at the time, but he does now.
Nezha didn't send him to Chentang Pass, but to the sea eye below Chentang Pass.
The sea eye connects to the underworld.
"Let's go."
Chen Fan, along with Roller and Sun Wukong, dived into the sea eye.
All three were top-tier cultivators, so concealing their auras was a piece of cake for them.
The underworld is vast.
But Chen Fan wasn't in the mood to appreciate it.
What he saw was endless darkness, not a sinister aura, but the darkness of power.
The Judge's Hall.
Seated in the hall was Judge Cui, the deputy of King Qin Guang.
"Halt!"
Judge Cui raised his head, his eyes cold.
"Sun Wukong, it's been a long time."
Sun Wukong snorted.
"Don't try to get too close to me."
"We haven't settled the score with you for causing chaos in the underworld and altering the Book of Life and Death last time."
Sun Wukong sneered.
"An account? He took my life, can't I take it back?"
Chen Fan stepped forward.
"Judge Cui, let's speak frankly."
"Are you in the underworld acting under orders?"
Judge Cui's expression remained unchanged.
"There's no need to ask this kind of question anymore."
Chen Fan's eyes turned cold.
"Did the Heavenly Court send you to capture Sun Wukong?"
"So what if it is?"
Judge Cui stood up.
"Great Sage Equal to Heaven, you have altered life and death without permission, violating the Heavenly Laws, and you still dare to come to the Underworld?"
"Aren't you afraid you might not come back alive?"
Sun Wukong laughed loudly.
"Who have I, Old Sun, ever feared?!"
"We'll mark those names on the Book of Life and Death again today!"
"Let's do it."
Chen Fan knew that they couldn't reach an agreement.
He had anticipated this step.
The underworld is like a dog of the heavenly court; it can bite whoever it's told to bite.
But he didn't come here to fight.
He came to—
"Hold them off."
Chen Fan whispered to the roller blind.
"I'm going to find something."
The curtain rolled up and nodded.
Rolling up the curtain, he stepped forward and punched Judge Cui.
Sun Wukong also rushed forward.
Chaos erupted in the underworld.
Chen Fan took the opportunity to slip into the back hall.
The rear hall is where the Book of Life and Death is kept.
The bookshelves were filled with notebooks.
But Chen Fan didn't look at the Book of Life and Death.
What he was looking at was—
"What?"
On the top shelf of the bookshelf were two strange notebooks.
A book called the "Book of Merit".
A book called "The Book of Debts and Fates".
Chen Fan reached out to take it.
Turn to the first page of the "Book of Merits".
"The Buddha Tathagata, who saves all sentient beings, has immeasurable merit."
"The Jade Emperor, who governs the Three Realms, has immeasurable merits."
"Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, his merits are limited."
Chen Fan's expression changed.
This isn't a book of merit, it's—
"An account book recording the merits of the gods and immortals in Heaven."
He opened the "Book of Debts".
The first page startled him.
"Nezha, the Third Prince, offers sacrifices to repay the debts of life: three hundred members of his maternal clan."
Chen Fan's hand trembled slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Why is Nezha's exquisite pagoda so powerful?
"Because it doesn't absorb souls, it absorbs debts."
"It's the life debt of three hundred members of my maternal clan."
"The root of the Linglong Pagoda lies not in the magic weapon, but in the sacrificial debt of its mother clan."
Chen Fan finally understood.
Nezha was not a member of the Heavenly Court.
He is a hostage of the Heavenly Court.
The lives of three hundred members of his maternal clan rested on his shoulders.
Therefore, he dared not resist.
Therefore, he had no choice but to listen to Li Jing.
Chen Fan's eyes became deep.
"The waters of the Three Realms are deeper than I imagined."
"Stop it, all of you!"
Just then, a voice rang out.
A figure appeared in the center of the hall.
His figure was tall, dressed in a black robe, and his face was as hard as iron.
"The Ten Kings of Hell?"
Chen Fan's eyes narrowed.
"King Qin Guang?"
"No, I am under the command of King Qin Guang—"
"The First Judge".
Chen Fan: "..."
"Who are you?"
One of the Ten Kings of Hell.
"The Ten Kings of Hell?"
Chen Fan's expression changed.
"Are you King Qin Guang?"
King Qin Guang sneered.
"Anyone in the Three Realms can change their fate."
"The only thing we cannot do is overturn the accounts."
"because--"
"The ledgers are not in our possession."
"Who has it?"
King Qin Guang did not answer.
He just smiled.
"The waters of the Three Realms are too deep."
"You think you've won just because you've broken through the Five Finger Mountain?"
"Let me tell you—"
"The real game of chess."
"This is just the beginning."
Chen Fan's eyes turned cold.
"What do you want?"
King Qin Guang did not speak.
He simply raised his hand.
A huge book appeared in the air.
Life and death book!
But the name on the cover—
"Chen Fan".
Chen Fan's expression changed.
"How did my name end up in the Book of Life and Death?!"
King Qin Guang sneered.
"That's a question you'll have to ask yourself."
"No one in the Three Realms can escape it."
"Including you."
Chen Fan clenched his fist.
"Yeah?"
"Then let's give it a try."
He took out the golden lotus seed.
That was given to him by Nezha.
The lotus seed contains a power.
A power that does not belong to the Heavenly Court.
"Did Nezha ask you to bring this to me?"
King Qin Guang's expression changed.
"you--"
"It seems you already knew."
Chen Fan did not answer.
He just smiled.
"The waters of the Three Realms are very deep."
"But I've already waded in."
"You want me to back out?"
"It's not that easy."
King Qin Guang stared at Chen Fan.
"very good."
Looking forward to seeing you again.
The figure disappeared.
The underworld returned to peace.
But Chen Fan knew.
This is just the beginning.
The real storm is yet to come.
"Brother Fan."
Roller blind ran over.
Are you alright?
Chen Fan shook his head.
"fine."
He looked at the lotus seeds in his hand.
His eyes were deep and intense.
"Walk."
"Let's go back."
"Next stop—"
"Chentang Pass".
Yama, the King of Hell, won't let you see? Then just rob him!
"Walk."
"Let's go back."
"Next stop—"
"Chentang Pass".
Chen Fan gripped the lotus seed tightly and left the underworld with the curtain rolled up.
Behind him, King Qin Guang's figure disappeared.
The yin energy of the underworld is re-coalescing.
But Chen Fan knew that this was no longer the end.
It is the starting point.
---
three days later.
Huaguo Mountain Council Hall.
Chen Fan sat in the main seat, with Sun Wukong, the Bull Demon King, Red Boy, Nezha, Rolling Curtain, and the newly joined White Bone Demon sitting below him.
"Three days."
"Any news from the underworld?"
Chen Fan looked at the roller shutter.
She rolled up the curtain and got up.
"Brother Fan."
"The Judge's Hall has been rebuilt."
"King Qin Guang issued a gag order, and the people below dared not speak out."
"But I received a tip."
"The Underworld is investigating what happened that day."
Chen Fan nodded.
"check?"
"Let them investigate."
"So what if we found out?"
He sneered.
"Are you saying we're afraid of them?"
"Huaguo Mountain now,"
"What kind of situation haven't you experienced?"
Sun Wukong snorted from the side.
"Old Sun's Journey to the Underworld".
"But it's not over yet."
He stood up.
"Brother Fan."
"We didn't make enough of a scene last time."
"Should we have Old Sun go again this time?"
Chen Fan shook his head.
"No rush."
"The affairs of the underworld."
"Let's put it aside for now."
He looked at the roller shutter.
"The thing I asked you to investigate."
"You found it?"
The curtain rolled up and nodded.
"Nezha, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas".
"The debt of sacrificing one's mother's life."
"It's related to the old case of the Investiture of the Gods."
Chen Fan's eyes narrowed.
"explain."
Roll up the curtain and take a deep breath.
"Nezha's mother."
"The Yin family."
She was Li Jing's wife back then.
"But very few people know this."
"She has another identity."
"What?"
Chen Fan asked.
The roller shutter hesitated for a moment.
"Yinjiao".
"Yin Jiao?"
Chen Fan frowned.
"And who is Yin Jiao?"
Suddenly, Nezha spoke up from the side.
"Yinjiao".
"He's my uncle."
On the field, everyone looked at Nezha.
Chen Fan's eyes flickered.
"Go on."
Nezha remained expressionless.
"The Great War of the Gods".
"Yin Jiao was the son of King Zhou."
"Later, they were controlled by the Chan Sect."
"He became a traitor."
"My mother, Queen Jiang, was killed."
Uncle Yin Hong
"He was also killed."
"Yin Clan"
"She is Yin Jiao's younger sister."
"He escaped by sheer luck."
"He ended up in Chentang Pass."
She married Li Jing.
Chen Fan's eyes grew colder and colder.
"you mean."
"Your mother's clan."
"Do they have a grudge against the Heavenly Court?"
Nezha nodded.
"A blood feud."
He looked at Chen Fan.
"Chen Fan".
"You don't want to know?"
Why should I help you?
"Now."
"You found out?"
Chen Fan remained silent.
The room fell silent.
The Bull Demon King coughed.
"cough."
"Is that so?"
"Nezha, the Third Prince."
"Is it one of our own?"
Nezha glanced at him.
"I just don't want to see it."
"Those hypocrites in Heaven."
"Continue to swagger and show off."
Chen Fan nodded.
"very good."
He stood up.
"Roll up the curtain."
"The Ledgers of the Underworld"
"Is it still with you?"
The curtain rolled up and nodded.
"exist."
Chen Fan's eyes were cold and sharp.
"Organize the evidence."
"Wait for the right time."
"us."
"Let's send a grand gift to Heaven."
---
A month later.
Hell.
The Judge's Hall.
Today is the day the new judge takes office.
One of the five judges under the new Yama King.
Judge Cui.
He took office.
Outside the hall, countless ghosts gathered.
Awaiting trial.
Inside the hall.
Judge Cui sat in his seat.
He held the Book of Life and Death in his hand.
"Who comes?"
"Common name."
A ghost stepped forward.
"Yes."
"The petty person"
"They are fishermen from Chentang Pass."
"?"
Judge Cui opened the Book of Life and Death.
"Chentang Pass".
"Fisherman Li Er".
"Lifespan".
"Not yet finished."
"Lifespan"
"Thirty years to go."
He frowned.
"How did he die?"
The ghost bowed its head.
"A petty person."
"Yes"
"He was struck by lightning and died."
Judge Cui's eyes narrowed.
"Struck by lightning?"
"strangeness."
"How could he be struck by lightning and die?"
He did some quick calculations.
His expression changed drastically.
"wrong."
"On this."
"This indicates a normal cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death."
"How did it turn into a lightning tribulation?"
He looked at the ghost.
Are you sure?
"Was he struck by lightning?"
The ghost nodded.
"A petty person."
"I dare not lie."
"That day."
"The little man is at sea."
"Sudden."
"a bolt from the blue."
"A petty person."
"There wasn't even time to react."
"At once"
""
He didn't finish his sentence.
outside the temple.
Suddenly a commotion broke out.
"Who is it?"
"Break into the underworld?"
"Stop it!"
Judge Cui's face darkened.
"presumptuous."
"A vital area of the underworld."
"Who dares to cause trouble?"
He stood up.
They stepped outside the hall.
then.
He saw it.
A person.
A monkey.
There is another group of people.
The leader was a young man.
He was wearing a long blue cloth gown.
Behind.
It is a golden monkey.
Carrying the golden cudgel.
He had a smile on his face.
next to.
It's a roller shutter.
And Nezha.
Judge Cui's eyes.
It froze instantly.
"Sun"
"Sun Wukong?"
"Why are you here?"
Sun Wukong laughed.
"Old Sun"
"Let's come and see an old friend."
"no?"
He looked toward the Judge's Hall.
""What?"
"It's been rebuilt?"
"That."
"Old Sun"
"You wouldn't mind dismantling it again, would you?"
Judge Cui's expression changed drastically.
"you"
"What do you want to do?"
"here"
"It's the underworld!"
"It's not up to you"
"you"
He didn't finish his sentence.
Sun Wukong moved.
The Golden Cudgel.
Sweep.
The Judge's Hall.
collapsed.
Dust flew everywhere.
Countless ghosts.
They scattered and fled.
Judge Cui.
fell to the ground.
There was blood at the corner of his mouth.
"you"
"you"
He pointed at Sun Wukong.
"you"
"Are you crazy?"
Sun Wukong laughed.
"Old Sun."
"They've been crazy for a long time."
He looked behind him.
"Brother Fan."
"you say."
"this time."
"What should we do?"
Chen Fan stepped forward.
"Simple."
He looked at Judge Cui.
"Summon Yama, the King of Hell."
"Just tell them I've arrived."
"he"
"Not coming out."
"us."
"Let's demolish his underworld."
Judge Cui's eyes were filled with terror.
"you"
"What exactly do you want?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"Nothing."
"They've come to collect a debt."
He looked at the roller shutter.
"Last time."
"I asked you to lead the way."
"Do you still remember?"
The curtain rolled up and nodded.
"Remember."
"Treasury and storehouses".
"Come with me."
Chen Fan nodded.
He looked at Nezha.
"you."
"Are you coming or not?"
Nezha snorted.
"you"
What do you think?
---
Deep in the underworld.
A secluded corner.
The curtain rolled up, carrying Chen Fan.
And Nezha.
The ledger has been located.
The guards at the gate.
They have been defeated.
Roll up the curtain and step forward.
Push open the door.
inside.
There are countless ledgers.
There are also countless files.
Chen Fan's eyes.
It lit up.
"start."
He gave the order.
"try to find."
"Get all the account books."
"Find them all out."
"The Heavenly Court and Buddhism."
"All interactions."
"All transactions."
"All the conspiracies."
"Find them all."
three days later.
The vaults were emptied.
Chen Fan carried the account book.
They left the underworld.
Before leaving.
He turned around.
He glanced at the underworld.
"King Qin Guang".
Looking forward to seeing you again.
He smiled.
"next time."
"It won't be that simple."
---
Deep in the underworld.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Hall.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Suddenly, I opened my eyes.
"They're here."
He sighed.
"It's finally here."
He sat down.
A mythical beast.
He walked out slowly.
Listen attentively.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Look at Di Ting.
"go."
"Follow them."
"Don't disturb them."
"have a look."
"What exactly are they trying to do?"
Di Ting nodded.
"Yes."
The figure disappeared.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Close your eyes.
"This calamity."
"In the end, there was no escaping it."
He sighed.
"Amitabha."
---
Chen Fan carried the account book.
Leave the underworld.
Go halfway.
Sudden.
He stopped in his tracks.
"etc."
He looked ahead.
"Who is it?"
he asks.
In front.
A mythical beast.
He walked out slowly.
Listen attentively.
Chen Fan's eyes.
It froze instantly.
"Listen?"
His heart sank.
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's mount?"
"What are you doing here?"
Listen carefully as it speaks.
"Chen Fan".
"My master."
"I have a message for you."
Chen Fan's eyes were icy cold.
"What did you say?"
Listen carefully as it speaks.
"The master said."
"The water of the underworld."
"Very deep."
"you."
"I can't afford to wade through it."
Chen Fan smiled.
"Yeah?"
He stepped forward.
"Then let's give it a try."
He stared intently at Di Ting.
"Go back and tell Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
"One day."
"I will go find him."
Let's chat.
"The affairs of the underworld."
Listen attentively, head bowed.
"Yes."
"I will bring it."
The figure disappeared.
Chen Fan stood still.
His eyes were deep and intense.
"Brother Fan."
Roll up the curtain and walk over.
"Are you alright?"
Chen Fan shook his head.
"fine."
He looked at the ledger in his hand.
"Walk."
"go back."
"Next stop."
"Chentang Pass".
His eyes were cold and sharp.
Nezha.
"Are you ready?"
Nezha nodded.
"Li Jing".
"I've been waiting for this day."
"It's been a long time."
---
Huaguoshan.
Council chamber.
Chen Fan sat in the main seat.
below.
They are all the core members.
"Now."
"We have the ledger."
"A conspiracy between the Heavenly Court and Buddhism."
"They're all inside."
He looked at Nezha.
Nezha.
"The matter of your mother's clan."
"I will help you find out the truth."
Nezha nodded.
Thank you.
Chen Fan stood up.
Meeting adjourned.
"Get ready."
Three days later.
"Let's go to Chentang Pass."
"Yes."
Everyone stood up.
go away.
Council chamber.
Only Chen Fan remained.
He looked at the account book in his hand.
"King Qin Guang".
"You won't let me see it."
"Then let's just rob them outright."
He sneered.
"Now."
"No one can stop us now."
His eyes were deep.
"Chentang Pass".
"wait for me."