Chapter 64: Soul Enters the Netherworld, Hexagrams Appear

Meng Ling knelt there trembling, not daring to breathe.

There was a pricking sensation on my back.

It's like being stared at by a tiger.

"Lord Meng, I heard that during the reign of Emperor Taizu, the Imperial College implemented the last-place elimination method. Why is it not being implemented now?"

"Your Majesty... this..."

Meng Ling hesitated. As the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, he was naturally aware of the last-place elimination method that Emperor Qianyuan mentioned.

However, there are too many people with connections in the Imperial College.

He is either the eldest son of a marquis or the legitimate son of a duke.

These young men who are neither good at literature nor martial arts are hoping to gild themselves in the Imperial College.

Eliminate them?

Wouldn’t that eliminate the sponsor?
How dare he, a chief academician of the Imperial College, do that?

"What? You don't want to talk anymore?" Emperor Qianyuan snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to, but... Taizu's last-place elimination method is too harsh and against the harmony of nature. If it is enforced forcefully, it may lead to criticism."

"Are you unwilling? Or are you afraid?"

"Do you really think I don't know about the dirty things that happened in the Imperial College?"

"The Imperial College is to provide talents for the imperial court, not to gild the emperor."

"If you can't manage the Imperial College well, then go back home and enjoy your grandchildren."

There was a deep chill hidden in Emperor Qianyuan's unquestionable tone.

Meng Ling, who had been an official for many years, knew that Emperor Qianyuan was angry, and kowtowed immediately.

"I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations."

A quarter of an hour later.

Meng Ling returned to the Imperial College holding Emperor Qianyuan's calligraphy.

The calligraphy in his hand seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds, as if he was holding a mountain.

He knew very well that the calligraphy in his hand was a criticism from Emperor Qianyuan, expressing his dissatisfaction with the Imperial College.

If the Emperor Qianyuan cannot be satisfied, the position of the Imperial College's chief academic officer will have to be replaced.

After returning to the Imperial College, Meng Ling's first order was to summon all the supervisors and doctors and make an announcement in public.

"From today on, the Imperial College will hold a small exam every three days and a large exam every five days. At the end of each month, the rankings will be determined. Anyone who ranks in the bottom five for two consecutive months will be expelled."

When the supervisors and doctors present heard that Meng Ling wanted to restart the last-in-first-out method, their faces changed drastically and they thought to themselves.

Did the Lord Jijiu take the wrong medicine today?
"Master Jijiu, this method is inappropriate. Once the last-place elimination method is implemented, how will we explain it to the Marquis of Ruyang?"

"Duke Cao just sent his young master here yesterday. This is inappropriate."

"What is Ruyang Hou? What is Cao Guogong?"

"I don't recognize any of them!"

"Anyone who dares to question my orders, take your bedding and get out of the Imperial College immediately!"

Meng Lingli shouted, flicked his sleeves and left, leaving behind a group of bewildered supervisors and doctors, looking at each other in bewilderment.

……

Zhou Haochen didn't know that the poem he casually copied became the beginning of a nightmare for the students of the Imperial College.

At this time, Zhou Haochen was sitting cross-legged, practicing the Nine Nether Prison Visualization Method.

The focus of cultivation in the second realm, the Controlling Objects Realm, is different from that in the first realm, the Gathering Energy Realm.

The Qi Gathering State focuses on nourishing Qi, while the Controlling Objects State focuses on nourishing the spirit.

Strengthen the mind and nourish the soul.

The greatest enhancement of the second stage of Taoist cultivation is the ability to remotely control magical instruments.

The distance at which the magic weapon is manipulated depends on the strength of the divine consciousness.

All Taoist practitioners practice visualization to strengthen their spiritual thoughts.

All the holy places of the Taoist masters have corresponding visualization methods, and the effects are far better than ordinary visualization methods.

However, the Nine Nether Prison Visualization Method in Zhou Haochen's hand was only a fragment.

But in terms of mystery, it is definitely the best in the world.

In the first volume of the Nine Netherworlds Prison Visualization Method, the object of visualization is a kind of ghost in the legendary Nine Netherworld - Yaksha.

He has a green face and fangs, red hair, is three meters tall, and holds a steel fork in his hand.

The image was so ferocious that it was enough to make a child cry at night. After several days of contemplation, Zhou Haochen had almost finished his contemplation and was ready to start practicing the Nine Nether Prison Visualization Method tonight.

All the holy places of the Taoists have corresponding hand gestures and spells for practicing visualization methods.

These hand gestures and mantras can help practitioners calm down quickly, calm their minds, and enter into meditation.

The Leizu visualization method that Helian Hai gave to Zhou Haochen also contained similar hand gestures and spells.

However, Zhou Haochen looked down upon these hand gestures and spells.

No matter how exquisite the hand gestures and spells are, can they be as effective as the Qingxin Jue?
Zhou Haochen silently recited the Heart Clearing Technique, and soon his mind became clear and his heart was as calm as water.

After calming down, Zhou Haochen sketched out a Yaksha in his mind.

Suddenly, hallucinations began to appear and countless evil spirits surrounded his body, as if they were about to pounce on him to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Zhou Haochen remained unmoved by these illusions.

This is the mental tribulation that one will inevitably experience when practicing visualization.

If you are frightened by your inner demons, at best all your previous efforts will be wasted, and at worst your soul will be damaged.

Zhou Haochen remained calm and focused, unmoved.

After a while, the evil spirits dispersed.

A vast river with no visible banks appeared before him.

The water of the river was a strange blood-yellow color, and gusts of cold and fishy wind blew towards us.

"Double inner demon illusion?"

Zhou Haochen frowned slightly.

As far as he knew, practicing visualization would only lead to experiencing one level of mental demon illusion.

Could it be that the Nine Nether Prison visualization method is rather special, with a double illusion of inner demons?

Just when Zhou Haochen was confused, a gust of evil wind blew.

He saw an evil ghost with a tongue sticking out and extending to his belly button attacking him.

"There's something wrong with this inner demon illusion!"

Inexplicably, his spiritual sense told him that there was something wrong with the evil spirit in front of him.

Before Zhou Haochen could react, he suddenly felt a burning sensation between his eyebrows.

Buzz!
The mark of the reincarnation seal rose into the sky.

Zhou Haochen looked up into the air with a look of surprise on his face.

I saw a palm-sized black mark growing in the wind. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a large seal with a diameter of three feet, which fell heavily towards the long-tongued ghost.

boom--

There was a loud bang and sudden explosion.

It was like a bolt of thunder out of the blue.

Along with this loud bang, the mark of the reincarnation seal hit the long-tongued ghost.

As heavy as a thousand pounds and as powerful as thunder!
The long-tongued ghost didn't even have time to let out a scream before being completely killed by the mark of the reincarnation seal.

The whole process was extremely short.

It was over in a flash, leaving Zhou Haochen dumbfounded.

It’s almost become an emoticon of old people on the subway looking at their phones.

Before Zhou Haochen could figure it out, he felt a surge of heat in his brows again.

The unusual movement this time is in the Bagua diagram.

In the Bagua diagram, golden light shines brightly and a hexagram emerges.

Um--

Very special!

There was only one hexagram that surprised Zhou Haochen.

This was the first time he had seen a situation with only one hexagram.

[Thunder and Wind: A middle-upper hexagram. Dive into the Wangchuan River and swim 15 meters to the left. You will get a seventh-grade opportunity. No worries. Slightly auspicious.]

The simple hexagram caused a huge storm in Zhou Haochen's heart.

His focus was not on the seventh-grade opportunity, but...

The Forgotten River!
The long blood-yellow river under his feet was actually the legendary Forgotten River.

(End of this chapter)