Beautiful Ghost Su Daji: Volume 8

By Xu GuaDan

The chief of the village had a bad family, so I ate the offerings on the grave. At night, a woman came to me and said …

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Aug 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781636222219

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SELF-CASTRATION(2)

CHAPTER 701 - KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA(1)

In front of us was a small, shabby house. It was dusty and I could tell at a glance that it was indeed a temple. It was just like the little temple we saw in the TV show.

We also did not consider why there would be a temple in such a remote place, and we did not have time to think about it now.

As soon as I saw a temple, I wanted to go in and hide.

It's impossible not to dodge now. If we continue with this method, I will definitely be caught by the group of ghost soldiers behind us.

Although this temple is unable to bring us any chance of turning the situation around and we might even be caught in a jar, at the very least, there is still a sliver of possibility and hope for survival.

We can't let go of any chance of survival right now.

Therefore, I immediately decided to hide in that small temple. After I said that, Zhang Fei and the others also agreed, thinking that this method was feasible.

So we quickened our pace and ran all the way to the front of the ruined temple.

It had to be said that this broken temple was truly broken. There were holes all around and water would leak out whenever it rained. Of course, it didn't matter if it didn't rain in the Underworld.

I doubt if there's a monk in there.

It doesn't matter whether we have it or not. If we do, we'll find a place to hide. If we don't, we'll go in first and then slip away from behind.

My idea is that after we enter this temple, the ghost soldiers will enter this temple as well. Once we enter the temple, they will search around, and then we will sneak out through the back door.

When we escaped into the temple hall, we actually met an old monk.

This monk was skinny and dried up. It was as if he was only left with a skeleton covered with a layer of skin. However, that skeleton was very strong, as if it was made of iron, giving people a strong and sturdy feeling.

The monk was dressed simply, without the red cassock that we had seen in the secular world. A brown monastic robe, six scabs on the top of the head, sitting cross-legged on a tattered futon, hands clasped, facing us.

This monk looks ordinary and weak, but this is someone's territory. If we were to come in here to hide, we wouldn't dare.

Thus, I immediately put my palms together and saluted to the monk. Ninth Master and Zhang Fei, who were behind me, also followed suit.

I respectfully said, Master, we are being pursued by the Shadow Squad. Our lives are at stake. Can we hope to find a place to hide in your temple?

Listening to what I said, the monk said Amitabha and said, Please do as you wish, Almsgiver.

Zhang Fei, Ninth Master and I were stunned for a moment. We have never met each other before, how did he agree to our request so quickly?

Apart from being a little surprised, we didn't think much about it and were just happy. At the same time, the shouts of the pursuers came from outside the temple. A general was shouting, Quick, they are inside the temple. Let's go in and search!

At this time, the three of us no longer hesitated and bowed to the old monk. Thank you, Master.

He then looked around the hall. This hall was completely bare, and there was no place to hide. The only place was under the incense table.

The three of us immediately slipped inside. The incense table was covered with a layer of yellow cloth that hung down, concealing our figures.

Just when he went under the incense stick, the group of pursuers also came to the temple's main hall. A squad of ghost soldiers looked around the hall, saw the old monk on the praying mat, and shouted: Old monk, two pursuers ran into the temple, where did you hide them? Quickly hand it over!

The old monk didn't say anything and continued to sit cross-legged on the praying mat, not moving at all. The captain repeated his question when he saw that the other party was silent.

Hearing this, my heart leaped to my throat. As long as this monk informs, the three of us will definitely die.

The old monk still did not speak. Moreover, ever since these ghost soldiers appeared, he did not move an inch.

In front of so many subordinates, the squad leader felt like he had lost a lot of face. Seeing the old monk not saying anything, he revealed a ferocious expression.

After saying that, the squad leader raised the steel fork in his hand and stabbed it into the monk's face. I was alarmed. This old monk is in danger. But at that moment, a loud shout came from outside the temple, Stop!

With that, I saw three figures swiftly running into the temple. They were Zhong Kui, the three Skeleton Elites and the chicken head general. The one who shouted for them to stop was Zhong Kui.

CHAPTER 702 - KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA(2)

The Yin Soldier Squadron Leader felt wronged after being scolded by Zhong Kui. He said, Your Excellency, we were just about to teach this old monk a lesson.

Zhong Kui's complexion changed when he heard that. His face was trembling.

How dare you, you even dare to offend a Bodhisattva! At this moment, Zhong Kui's sage-like appearance had completely disappeared. His fiendish face was like a devil from hell as he slapped the face of the squad leader.

This palm attack was so firm that it used eighty percent of his strength. With a single slap, he sent the captain flying into the courtyard and almost scared his soul out of his body.

This was probably the first time the surrounding ghost soldiers had seen Zhong Kui get so angry. All of them were stupefied and looked at each other in dismay. They didn't know what to do next.

Zhong Kui clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed towards the old monk. Zhong Kui pays his respects to the Bodhisattva.

The surrounding soldiers, who were inexperienced, widened their eyes even more. Zhong Kui was the biggest boss in their world. Normally, people would be respectful to him. Since when did he kowtow to others three times and nine times?

Where did this monk come from? Why did Zhong Kui want to give him a ninety-degree bow? Everyone began guessing.

Not to mention them, even the three of us below the incense table had looks of surprise on our faces.

But soon, we reacted. Zhong Kui called this old monk a Bodhisattva. How many Bodhisattvas could there be in the Netherworld Kingdom? With such a high status, other than the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva, who else would it be?

Not only was Zhang Fei and I shocked, even Ninth Master was stunned.

He had been in the Underworld for so long, so he had seen a lot of monks. After all, monks would turn into ghosts after they died, but, there were a lot of monks that had great cultivation experience when they were alive and saved countless people.

Some monks started their old business, received a lot of incense money, and built temples.

There weren't many temples like this, but there were quite a few. That's why when we saw this old monk, we didn't think of Ksitigarbha at all.

After all, Bodhisattva was an exalted existence who stood on top of lotus flowers and wore a golden bracelet on his head, which radiated light in all directions. As for this old monk, just like the sweeping monk from the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tribe, no one would suspect that he was a martial arts master.

On top of that, there's no way for officials like Ninth Master to get in touch with the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva. Naturally, we don't know him, so we treat him as an ordinary old monk.

Only then did the three of us react.

Ye Zichen was shocked. He didn't think that he would run into such a big shot. The Kitigarbha Bodhisattva was a BOSS in the Underworld.

Other than us, the ghost soldiers outside also reacted at this moment. They all put down the weapons in their hands, clasped their hands towards Kitigarbha, chanted Buddhist chants, and bowed in unison.

In the Underworld, the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva should be the most respected person, even higher than the Lord of the Underworld.

Back then, the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva once made a great wish. If the evil spirits in the Infernal Realm were not clear, he would never become Buddha.

However, people all have emotions and desires, how can there not be evil spirits? Therefore, the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva remained in the Underworld.

In the Underworld, Bodhisattva wasn't idle. He had many meritorious deeds to do, such as going to the 18 Hells of Flame to chant, and to transcend those great evildoers and evildoers.

Once a human had entered the eighteen levels of hell, they would never be able to reincarnate. The Kitigarbha Bodhisattva had become the only possibility for them to escape the Sea of Bitterness.

Many of those who had done evil in their lives had listened to the teachings of the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva. In the end, they came to their senses. Not only had they escaped their suffering, some had even become immortals.

Thus, whether it was in the Underworld or the mortal world, everyone or all the ghosts all respected Kitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Some families who had committed heinous crimes would usually worship the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva, hoping that the Bodhisattva would be able to protect their dead family members, allowing them to listen to the teachings of the Bodhisattva and achieve Transcendence as soon as possible.

The Kitigarbha Bodhisattva did not change his expression as he looked at the group of respectful ghost soldiers. He said indifferently, Go back to where you came from.

How could Zhong Kui dare to refuse?

Although he really wants to capture us, in front of the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva, he doesn't have any ability to act rashly. This is because he, Zhong Kui, is only a member of a law enforcement agency while the Bodhisattva has control of the will of heaven.

Even if he had committed a huge crime in the Underworld, as long as Kitigarbha pardoned him, even the King of Hell would have to give him some face.

Zhong Kui didn't say anything else and left with the group of ghost soldiers.

Very quickly, there were no more ghost soldiers left in the temple.

After the ghost soldiers left, we hurriedly climbed out. At the same time, as we climbed out, I was very curious, why did Ksitigarbha, the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva, want to save us?

However, since the Bodhisattva is able to protect us, there must be some divine will hidden within. We don't need to worry too much about it. After crawling out, the three of us immediately knelt in front of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and respectfully said, Thank you for your blessing, Bodhisattva.

Kitigarbha, just like before, had a solemn expression on his face. Without any emotion, he said lightly, Stand up.

Instead of standing up immediately, we kowtowed again, thanked him, and stood up together.

After standing up, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva chanted a Buddhist prayer and said to us, The three benefactors have been destined to perish, and now there is no other way. This old monk has been waiting for a long time in this small temple for the sake of showing the three benefactors a clear path.

CHAPTER 703 - GREAT WASTELAND(1)

Since Ksitigarbha was willing to guide us, we were naturally very happy. With Bodhisattva's guidance, what else do we have to worry about?

A moment later, he pointed to the northeast direction and said, You will head towards the northeast. If you keep going forward, you will arrive at San Lu Village. Once you get there, you will naturally be able to return to the original location.

Naturally, we can walk towards the northeast. Now that we have nowhere else to go, it's always good to have a direction.

However, when we heard about San Lu Village, Zhang Fei, Jiu Zun, and I were stunned.

What kind of place was Sanlou Village? That was the connection between the Underworld and the Heaven Realm.

As I said before, this world is divided into three main dimensions: the mortal realm, the underworld (underworld), and the heaven realm (upper realm).

The point of connection between Yin and Yang is more than half a step;

The connecting point between the Yang and Heaven realms is Ying Chau.

The point of connection between the Heaven Realm and the Underworld Realm was the Three-Way Village.

According to the Bodhisattva, we reached the village of San Lu first, then we entered the Heaven Realm from San Lu Village, and finally we arrived at Ying Chau from the Heaven Realm, and finally we returned to the Yang Chau from Ying Chau.

It went around in a circle.

It could be, but it only made sense in theory. The actual operation was extremely difficult.

Because if we go in such a way, we must reach the Heaven Realm, but is the Heaven Realm a place that people like us can reach?

Let's not talk about the cultivation experience of Zhang Fei and I, Ninth Master is just a small Ghost General and doesn't have the qualifications to enter the South Heaven Gate.

Heaven Realm isn't like the Underworld, we can pretend to enter there. Once the heavens discover it, even if it's just a small soldier, it would be enough to scare the three of us to death.

The three of us looked at each other, feeling that this wasn't going to work.

However, Buddha Amitabha said, Everything has its own number of days. You can go.

After saying that, the Bodhisattva didn't say anything further. With a light wave of his sleeve, a gentle force wrapped around us. The three of us had no chance to resist and were lifted up by that force, flying away.

In the blink of an eye, he flew out of the temple and landed a few hundred meters away from the temple, landing safely on the ground.

Clearly, Ksitigarbha only sent us on our way and did not intend to harm us.

We looked and saw Zhong Kui leading the group of ghost soldiers towards the north. From afar, we could see their silhouettes. It could be seen that Zhong Kui didn't let us go even if he didn't want to.

I looked towards the northeast. At this moment, I could only do as Bodhisattva says.

The three of us bowed in the direction of the temple and thanked him again.

We were already very lucky to meet the Kitigarbha Bodhisattva and receive his guidance. We don't know how many meritorious deeds we did in our past life before we were able to meet the benevolent Kitigarbha Bodhisattva.

After thanking him, we didn't hesitate and began to head towards the northeast.

Zhong Kui led his men and headed in the same direction.

However, although Zhong Kui was a Heavenly Master, he was a hoodlum before his death and did not have an IQ.

We chased him all the way without leaving a single soldier to search the area. We just followed behind him, but he didn't notice us at all.

This time, we're really happy. With Zhong Kui leading the way, the journey will be extremely safe. There won't be any demons or monsters blocking the way.

We were still thinking that even though Zhong Kui was powerful and wholeheartedly wanted to capture us, we didn't think that he would be used as a shield by me.

Actually, how would we know that if Ksitigarbha had not sprinkled a layer of Buddhist light on us, we would have been discovered long ago?

Zhong Kui is famous for being the Ghost Master Seeker. Needless to say, we're not far behind him. Even if there's anything in a few hundred li radius, as long as he sniffs, he'll be able to figure it out.

It wasn't just Zhong Kui. None of the high-ranking officials in the Underworld were weak. It was easy to find a ghost.

For example, Judge Cui who is holding the Book of Life and Death. When we killed those ghost soldiers, the Yellow Springs Army sent someone to report to the King of Hell, hoping to find out who did it through Judge Cui's Book of Life and Death.

The Book of Life and Death contained the information of all living things in the world, not even an ant would be spared. As long as you had life, it would clearly record it down.

But of course, Tianshu had Tianshu's temper. When Judge Cui looked into who had injured the ghost soldiers of the Yellow Springs Legion, there was no reaction from the thin line of life and death.

CHAPTER 704 - GREAT WASTELAND(2)

Judge Cui was terrified.

He had never encountered this sort of situation before, even when Monkey Bro caused a ruckus in the Underworld.

Judge Cui hurriedly reported this matter to Hades, and even Hades was shocked when he heard this. The fact that such a situation occurred in the Life and Death Scroll was a sign that something big was about to happen.

It was at this moment that the news of us going to the Shadow Mountain to harvest the Flower of the Netherworld Flame arrived and reported the direction in which we had escaped.

King Yama knew the terrain of the Underworld like the back of his hand and immediately determined that we were going to pass through the hellfire and swim through the River of Forgetfulness to reach Fengdu.

Thus, we sent Zhong Kui to lead the ghost soldiers to wait there, and they bumped into us …

Of course, we didn't know about this at the time. The matter of us picking the Flower of the Dark Fire had alarmed King Yama and Judge Cui, and it was already very late when we found out.

Back to the main topic, let's talk about our escape. On the way there, we were at ease. Zhong Kui stopped in front of us and we stopped. Zhong Kui ran in front of us and we ran.

From start to finish, they have not been able to find any trace of us. As a Heavenly Master, Zhong Kui was so angry that he pounded his chest and stomped his feet on the ground, sighing towards the sky.

As a Heavenly Master, what powerful ghost could escape his notice? However, even though it was the three of us, the mindless ghosts, in his eyes, were like ants, and yet they still managed to escape.

So we followed him for six days and six nights.

Finally, we arrived at a different world.

There were no mountains to be seen here, but a vast plain of dense grass, but the grass was not as low as ours, and the stalks were as thick as my arms, and as tall as ours, and as soon as we got into the grass, we could not see anyone.

This is the Wasteland. The Three-Way Village mentioned by Bodhisattva is somewhere in this Wasteland. However, other than the Ten Grand Commanders and the King of Hell himself, normal ghosts and soldiers wouldn't dare to come here.

The Ninth Master has told us about the dangers of the Wasteland several times before, and we have already mentally prepared ourselves for it. However, when we arrived and saw the densely packed gray grass that was as tall as a man, our hearts still palpitated a little.

If anyone wants to ambush us in the grass, we won't be able to find them, even if they are close by.

Zhang Fei said, Let's go in. There's a Bodhisattva protecting us anyway.

Zhang Fei was right. Even if this was the wasteland of the Underworld, a fierce wilderness where danger and danger coexisted, do we have any other choice?

No, as long as it can save Zhao Meijie, I am willing to go no matter how dangerous the road is.

Let's head towards the northeast now. We hope to reach San Lu village as soon as possible.

After saying that, the three of us took a deep breath, gritted our teeth, and plunged into the tall grass.

As for Zhong Kui, he had long since led the ghost soldiers and ran inside. By now, not even a shadow could be seen.

The dangers of the Wasteland were well-known. This was the place where the evil spirits of the Underworld lived in exile. The evil spirits had only committed a little bit more evil than the ghosts of the 18 Hells.

Furthermore, after being exiled to the Wasteland, the Underworld did not care and allowed the evil spirits to do whatever they wanted.

There were a few evil spirits that were originally vicious, but now they became even more ferocious. They were killing each other, devouring the dark, and devouring the evil. In the end, those evil ghosts would definitely be the strongest and most evil.

Not long after we entered, the grass in front rustled, and somewhere the grass swayed as if something had just passed by.

We're being watched by something. Be careful.

The things that Ninth Master was talking about were naturally the dirty things in the Wasteland.

Since we were born in this temple to this wasteland, we were used to it easily due to Zhong Kui opening up the path ahead. Hearing Jiu Zun's reminder, Zhang Fei and I were immediately on high alert.

Zhang Fei was walking in the middle, his gaze focused on both sides of him. Lord Nine will be at the back of the hall to prevent any attacks.

As soon as we made a move, the three of us would gather in a circle, back to back, so that we could block any attack from any direction.

After walking carefully for less than a kilometer, the evil ghost that was hiding in the shadows finally couldn't take it anymore. I heard a roar, then saw a pitch black ghost claw reaching out from the dense grass, grabbing towards us.

However, we were already prepared, Ninth Master was at the back, his entire body was already filled with energy, when the black evil ghost pounced towards us, Ninth Master swung his blade down, without holding back, the sword qi rippled, and the evil ghost was chopped into two halves, turning into two streams of black smoke and dissipating in front of our eyes.

But this is only the beginning. As the evil spirits dissipate, seven or eight more ghosts appear from the dense grass and surround us from all directions. They bared their fangs and brandished their claws with ferocious expressions on their faces …

What's coming will come, and you can't hide even if you want to.

Since that was the case, he could only choose to fight.

The three of us immediately drew our weapons and stood in a circle with our backs to each other.

The evil spirits didn't hesitate to join our ranks. They all rushed towards us and started to fight.

Although the evil spirits are fierce, it's obviously not that easy for them to defeat us.

Furthermore, during the fight, I discovered that the cultivation level of these evil spirits weren't particularly high, only at the level of the central soul. As for me and Ninth Master, we had both reached the strength of the Soul Realm, while Zhang Fei was at the central Soul Realm.

Although these evil spirits seemed to be in a group, they all fought their own battles. They didn't know how to cooperate at all, and just relied on their ferocity to constantly pounce towards us.

On the other hand, our 3 teamwork was organized, not only did it provide impenetrable defense, it also saved a lot of strength. In the end, gradually, those evil spirits lost their substantive pressure and offensive capabilities.

CHAPTER 705 - SUSPENSION BRIDGE(1)

As soon as we entered the Wasteland, we were surrounded by a group of evil spirits.

However, this group of wraiths didn't have a strong combat ability and they all relied on their own strength to attack us. Very quickly, they were beaten to the point where they didn't even have the strength to fight back.

Finally, the crowd dispersed and slipped into the dense grass, disappearing without a trace.

We let them slip away and did not go after them.

Zhang Fei said, We just entered the Wasteland and we already encountered so many evil spirits. I wonder how many more we will encounter on the way.

We are still at the outskirts of the Wasteland, so the evil spirits that we meet are all rookie level. These rookie level evil spirits have already reached the central soul, so the ones in the future will definitely be higher than this. If those ghosts from earlier were all at the strength of the Soul, then the three of us wouldn't be a match.

Ninth Master said, That's right. The deeper we go into the Wasteland, the more ghosts there are. Furthermore, the more powerful the power is. There are also a lot of netherworld demons that we have never heard of.

At this time, Zhang Fei and I both had bitter expressions on our faces.

Of the three of us, Ninth Master is the one who knows the most about the Wasteland, so he asked Ninth Master, what else is inside?

At this time, Ninth Master told us everything he knew about the Wasteland.

I've heard that in the depths of this great wasteland there is a legendary wolf of hell, the hyena. This evil spirit was called a dog, or more accurately, a wolf. Its bite power was so strong that it could bite off a person's soul with one bite. There were also flaming stone statues, a type of demon that lived in the lava area, and even many man-eating flowers. In addition, there are many other monsters and ghosts that I have never heard of. We must act with caution. " The Ninth Master said solemnly.

Hearing this, Zhang Fei and I couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Hyenas, lava stone elephants, man-eating flowers, I had never heard of any of these demons before. I never thought that there would be such a terrifying existence in hell.

Although the future is perilous, the thought of Zhao Meijie's injuries makes my heart hurt.

Also, Su, I don't know how her fight with Black Fox is doing, but from the recording on the Stone of Three Lives, it looks like the situation isn't looking good.

At the thought of these two people who were most important to me, I gritted my teeth and mustered my courage.

We have to get out of here and back to the world.

We've already lost our ghost soldiers, and we also have Bodhisattva's guidance. I believe that the Ji people will have the blessing of the heavens, and we will definitely be able to escape.

As we brainwashed ourselves, we set off again.

For the next five days in the Wasteland, we continuously advanced. On the way, we encountered a few ghosts and demons blocking our way. There were evil spirits, skeletons, and even some animal spirits.

Even though there are many different species, they aren't a threat to us. Although some of us can't beat them, the wasteland is full of plants. As long as we run fast, it won't be difficult to escape.

The real danger was on the eighth day.

By the eighth day, we had already reached the depths of the Wasteland, and here, we were in true danger.

We felt the heat from the beginning, the heat coming from ahead, as if there were a large brazier in front of us, roasting us.

As soon as we arrived at the Wasteland, the first thing we felt was the cold. In the depths of the Wasteland, instead, we felt the heat. It was extremely abnormal.

Furthermore, the deeper one went, the hotter it felt.

Zhang Fei, who was leading the way, said, Xiaofan, did we encounter Hellfire again? Why is it getting hotter and hotter?

I walked in the middle and vigilantly said, Lower your voice. Be careful not to attract dirt again.

Everyone, be careful. The Ninth Master, who was standing behind them, reminded them in a low voice, On our way here, we haven't seen any terrifying monsters in the Wasteland. One is the hyena I was talking about, and the other is the gargoyle. These two monsters both like to live in heat. It's so hot in the front, so I think they should be there.

Jiu Zun had warned these two monsters several times. If he could be reminded of these two things by Jiu Zun, who had always been calm and composed, then they wouldn't be so easy to mess with.

So we took the initiative to slow down, carefully pushing through the grass, trying to make as little noise as possible as we walked forward step by step.

Because the heat source is in the northeast, we can't get around it.

As we got closer, not only did we feel the heat, but we also heard a faint sound of popping.

Our footsteps slowed even more.

CHAPTER 706 - SUSPENSION BRIDGE(2)

After about ten minutes of walking, we pushed through the grass and saw a fiery red world, before us was a huge lake of magma.

The popping sounds came from the broken bubbles that came out from the lava. Every time a bubble popped, it would emit a bit of hot air that came from deep within the lava.

The magma lake should not be called a lake, but rather a sea. Looking around, one could see no end to this fiery red world. The entire Great Wasteland had been cut off by this fiery red world.

However, there was a black line above the magma lake. I focused my eyes and looked at it carefully. I discovered that the line was actually a suspension bridge.

The suspension bridge had two iron chains that were as thick as arms. On them were black stone slabs that stretched from one end to the other.

I have never seen an endless suspension bridge, a little surprised, this is the overpass.

And this suspension bridge leads to the northeast direction, if we want to go to the northeast direction, we must go through that suspension bridge.

Such a long suspension bridge, if one walked leisurely on it, it would definitely be very dangerous.

However, the danger is still secondary. The most important thing is that the suspension bridge is completely bare and there aren't even any railings on it. If we walk on it without any concealment, the monsters hiding in the surrounding grass will be able to discover us.

"This is bad. If we want to head northeast, we have to pass through that suspension bridge.