Chapter 378 I Help the Underworld Clear the Pipeline

The situation in Yinshan is somewhat better because it has been integrated with the rest of the world, but the secret realm is relatively closed and the deathly aura is so thick that a living person who comes in would become a dead person after just half a breath, not to mention the bottomless stagnant water here.

"So many fish." Yan Xu, who was floating above the water with the Ghost Gate Flag protecting his body, exclaimed.

This secret place is not very big, just like a large reservoir, it is filled with yellow and black dead water like pus. Countless big and small fish with their bellies facing up are pecking at the soft and rotten internal organs of the dead. Even if a fisherman sees it, he has to make a sharp explosion first, then cast a few handfuls of fish and make a nest by the way.

Yan Xu was stunned for a while before he remembered that the six reincarnations in the underworld include not only humans, but also animals, birds, fish, insects and other creatures.

But he didn't know whether there was any merit in saving the dead fish.

With a trial attitude, Yan Xu slapped his spiritual platform to release the Tai Chi diagram, then sat cross-legged, protecting his body first, and then let Ksitigarbha's Dharma body enter the idle mode.

Ksitigarbha is indeed worthy of being the Bodhisattva who made a vow not to become a Buddha until hell is empty and all sentient beings are saved, then he will attain Bodhi. Even if he is only a Dharmakaya, his efficiency in salvation is still comparable to that of an assembly line.

As the scriptures were recited, Ksitigarbha's unique field of salvation unfolded, and dead fish broke free from the shackles of stagnant water and swam vividly in the field.

Yan Xu smiled slightly. Although it was a small amount, it was still a merit, which was enough. So he closed his eyes with peace of mind, letting Ksitigarbha's Dharma body hang up while thinking about the Qingmu he got from the ghost boy. This technique would be of great benefit to him.

When he opened his eyes again, Yan Xu was immediately shocked, because all he saw were fish, as densely packed as sardines in a can. From the beginning of the salvation until now, the number of fish souls had not decreased at all.

This phenomenon has never occurred before when I was trying to liberate humans and ghosts. Why doesn’t it work when I use fish?
Yan Xu was full of doubts at first, and then suddenly realized that the underworld of this world had been broken. So the question was, if the underworld was broken, would the six reincarnations still be complete?
Seeing so many fish swimming around him, and the number increasing, Yan Xu felt numb.

If not handled properly, these fish souls will fall back into the dead water. At that time, let alone merit, it would be good enough if karma does not befall them. After all, compared to saving them from hell, pushing them into hell is a greater sin.

While waving the Ghost Gate Flag to collect these fish souls, Yan Xu couldn't help but sigh. He never thought that he would worry about so many fish.

After many of the dead fish in the shallow dead water were liberated, the big fish in the middle layer began to float up, which made him alert.

The fish in the shallow layer can be said to be dead fish, but these big fish that float up can only be said to be monsters. Apart from their fish-like shapes, there is really nothing else related to fish.

The three to five meter long fish had no scales at all, only dead human fingers that kept flexing and stretching as they swam, which was simply disgusting. What was even more terrifying was that the dark red gills were filled with densely packed eyeballs. In comparison, the big fish's mouths full of fangs could be called cute.

Due to their huge size and the stagnant water blocking the way, it is difficult for Ksitigarbha Dharmakaya to liberate them in a short period of time unless these big fish stop.

In fact, let alone stopping, these big fish were aroused to ferocity. They twisted their hideous bodies to accelerate in the water, then used the force to leap up and smash directly into the Ksitigarbha statue like a car out of control.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was still chanting the Buddhist scriptures, supporting the field to withstand the continuous impact of the big fish.

However, the souls of the fish that had been saved were inevitably affected, either being broken up or being eaten by big fish. Yan Xu saw that this was too much, as these were all his merits, so he released the Ghost Warriors to kill the fish.

The Ghost Warriors have no physical entity, no matter what environment they are in, not to mention that the secret realm is filled with such a strong aura of death, which is a great blessing to them. Moreover, the current environment and enemy are exactly the battle they desire.

The ghost warrior who landed on the stagnant water like a solid warrior, fought with the big fish with a sharp blade in hand. The battle was so fierce that the stagnant water became more turbulent and turbid, and finally awakened the BOSS at the bottom.

Who knows how many years of accumulated decaying matter was stirred up from the bottom of the stagnant water, and a giant creature began to surface.

The appearance of a big guy in the secret realm did not surprise Yan Xu.

Each secret realm is similar to the equipment for breeding Gu, and will eventually give birth to the strongest monster, but this one is a bit too disgusting.

Fish, shrimp, crab, and turtle, as well as silky eels and soft octopuses, were mixed together, cooked with asphalt, oyster sauce, and soybean paste, and then sealed in a manure pit to ferment for 49 days. The mixture turned out to be this indescribable thing in front of Yan Xu.

This monster stirred up the stagnant water like pus and phlegm, and the big fish, which was originally at a disadvantage, also started to stir up trouble. If Yan Xu had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed to bring back the Ghost Warrior Corps, it would have probably become fish food.

Although the stagnant water in the secret realm is not the Yellow Spring water, it is also extremely dirty and sinister. Coupled with such a huge amount, even the field of salvation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is unable to subdue it.

"Fortunately, I have refined an iron rod, otherwise I would be helpless with this thing." Yan Xu said thankfully, then stood up, took out the golden hoop iron rod and pointed it at the water surface. The dead water that was turbulent just now suddenly became as calm as glass.

This iron rod was naturally made by Yan Xu in imitation of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and the real name and original function of the Ruyi Jingu Bang was the Dinghai Shenzhen. So when the Great Sage said that he was not good at water battles, it was fine to just listen to him. But he really thought that the Dragon King of the East China Sea was so magnanimous that he gave him such a treasure casually? He still couldn't defeat him and could only go to the Heavenly Court to complain.

Yan Xu pulled himself together, stepped on the Tai Chi diagram, held the golden hoop in his hand, exerted all his strength, and hit the monster's head with the stick. With a "puff" sound, countless messy things sprayed out. The flying dirt made him dazed and he doubted whether he had just blown up the pit.

The Tai Chi diagram raised the water and fire energies to protect Yan Xu's body. The golden hoop stick shone with golden light and was not stained by any dirt, but every time the stick hit the ground, it sprayed all over the ground, and the damage to Yan Xu's heart was real.

Moreover, no one knew what this monster was. It had no vital points at all. Instead, it was like some kind of polymer, and it was just like original pig intestines. Even if you broke one piece, there was still one section left. You couldn't pull it apart, you couldn't tear it apart, and it kept spraying out. Yan Xu felt like he was helping someone squat in a sewage pipe to clear his feces.

Yan Xu really couldn't stand it anymore, so he opened the two states of Guandi and Mazu, illuminating most of the secret realm with golden light, but he still couldn't change the situation, because he didn't solve the source of the problem at all.

Now Yan Xu has figured out that this secret realm leads directly to the animal realm of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but he doesn't know whether there is a problem with the Six Paths of Reincarnation or with this secret realm. Anyway, the passage is blocked. If he doesn't clean up this disgusting thing in front of him, the passage cannot be opened.

"What's that? I'm helping the underworld to unclog the pipes?" Yan Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The golden cudgel in his hand felt a bit like a toilet plunger.

Complaints aside, the work still had to be done, and he felt that as long as the pipeline was unblocked, the benefits he could gain would not only be merit. However, ordinary means might not work. It was not that they had no effect, but it was a matter of consumption. He would definitely not be able to compete with the dirt that had accumulated here for who knows how many years.

(End of this chapter)