Liuyang Temple, thousands of years ago, was the ancestral court of Taoism, famous in the Three Realms. But time has passed, and with the advancement of the giant wheel of socialism, a lot of prosperity has slowly been submerged in history. If the Liuyang Temple, like other Taoisms, is open to the mountain gate and tourists to visit, it is natural that it can also be opened, and the incense is continuous. However, the former master of the Liuyang Temple refused to agree to open the mountain gate, so slowly the Liuyang Temple became crowded at the door. When it was passed on to Master An Zhiquan, there was no longer much source of income in the Taoist temple, and in order to repair the Taoist temple, a sum of money had to be spent every year, which made the life of the Liuyang Temple even more difficult. In order to continue to preserve the Taoist temple, An Zhiquan, as a big disciple, was ordered to go down the mountain, first, to reduce the expenses on the mountain, and second, to see if there was a chance to bring a turnaround to the Taoist temple. These are all Li Mu only learned after he went to Liuyang Temple, and when he went up the mountain, Li Mu suddenly beat his chest and said that he had been deceived, and in the end, it was the old Guan who allowed him a position as an elder before he stopped. Of course, these are all afterthoughts, so I won't show them here for the time being.

An Zhiquan, who has lived in isolation from the world for more than 20 years in the mountains, suddenly walked into the world, and naturally did not understand many things. Even the few gross tickets given by the master on his body have long been used up, and he hasn't eaten for a few days.

Li Mu watched An Zhiquan swallow the fifth bowl of ramen into his stomach, and the respect he had for him before slowly disappeared.

"One more bowl!" Before the noodles in his mouth were swallowed, An Zhiquan hurriedly shouted again, not noticing the roll of Li Mu's eyes at all.

"Dao Chief? Aren't monks not allowed to eat meat? Li Mu saw An Zhiquan stuffing the beef in the bowl into his mouth, and couldn't help but ask evilly.

"Woo, it's okay, our Liuyang meditation is the Mind Guarding Sect, as long as we stick to the Taoist heart and don't kill, don't **, don't mess with the times, and don't commit crimes." When he said these words, An Zhiquan did not even raise his head.

Regarding An Zhiquan's Taoist temple such an enlightened canon, Li Mu was also speechless for a while.

"Ah, Shutan, I've never eaten so full. This time when I go back, I must bring it to my master and brother, so that they can taste such delicious food in the world. After drinking the soup in the bowl, An Zhiquan sighed loudly.

Hearing An Zhiquan say this, Li Mu's heart couldn't help but feel sour. What a difficult environment to live in. "Master, if you follow me in the future, as long as I have a bite to eat, you will definitely be indispensable."

"In that case, thank you to the donor." Although An Zhiquan is simple-minded, he is not stupid, he first has to solve the problem of food and clothing when he goes down the mountain this time, since someone provides long-term meal tickets, he will naturally not refuse.

"So, Master, I wonder where we're going next?"

"Donor, you and I are so fateful, you don't have to call yourself a master like this in the future. Just call me by my full name! "An Zhiquan is not very old, and the teacher feels strange to be called a master.

"In this case, it doesn't seem good enough to call the full name, so let's call you Xiao Anzi!" In fact, Li Mu himself felt that it was inappropriate to always call the master, and it happened that An Zhiquan mentioned him and got off the donkey down the slope. With a bad heart, thinking of the fathers-in-law in the recently popular court dramas, he naturally gave An Zhiquan a nickname with a deep meaning.

"Okay, little plum." But before Li Mu was happy about his masterpiece, a basin of cold water was poured directly from head to foot. An Zhiquan, who painted the scoop according to the gourd, also gave Li Mu a nickname, and this nickname was definitely well-known. That's shooting yourself in the foot.

Not to mention this, Li Mu regretted his cheapness.

In the evening, after a full meal and drink, the two came to a sparsely populated place in the suburbs and parked the car. Then An Zhiquan took Li Mu and walked slowly along the road. When he arrived at a crossroads, An Zhiquan stopped and turned his head to Li Mu beside him and said, "The world you see is actually a parallel world, and it will always be the coexistence of yin and yang. The day is yang, and the night is yin. This is just a common saying, if you don't know how to do it, even if you wander around every night, you won't be able to enter the gates of hell. As for how to enter the Yin Gate, you have actually stepped into it several times. Remember, when encountering an intersection, turn left to yin and right to return to yang. ”

"Follow me!" An Zhiquan took Li Mu to the middle of the crossroads, and then stuck the hairpin on his head on the ground. As the hairpin was removed, An Zhiquan's long hair was also scattered.

"Heaven is geometric, and humanity is thousands. Turn left to yin, right turn to yang. Open! ”

With An Zhiquan's loud shout, Li Mu suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing on the ground, and An Zhiquan's long hair draped on his shoulders was already dancing wildly with the wind at this moment. The wind gradually became stronger, blowing up the dust on the ground, and for a while Li Mu felt that there was so much dust around him that even the surroundings were hidden in the dust. No matter how the surroundings changed, An Zhi didn't move like a mountain, and Li Mu naturally didn't dare to move.

After a while, the wind stopped, the dust fell, and the surrounding scenery appeared in Li Mu's eyes again. It's just that Li Mu didn't notice any changes around him, so he looked towards An Zhiquan.

"Let's go!" An Zhiquan didn't explain anything, just led him to the left road.

When Li Mu took the first step towards the road to the left, the surrounding environment suddenly changed drastically. The previous orange street lamps had now turned blood red, and the temperature had become a little chilly. What's even more strange is that in the originally deserted place, there are figures shaking from time to time, but when Li Mu saw the figure clearly, he almost didn't vomit out what he ate at night.

That person, no, it should be that the ghost only has half a head. The brains in the head were flowing everywhere, blood was all over the face, and the remaining eyeball was not in the socket, but fell out and dangled around the mouth. Feeling Li Mu's gaze, the eyeball actually turned its pupil at Li Mu, as if it was also looking at Li Mu.

"Vomit ......"

Li Mu, who couldn't help it, vomited out all the things he ate at night at once, and suddenly an unpleasant smell came out. In the end, there was nothing left to vomit, and Li Mu almost vomited bile.

"Spit it, spit and spit will get used to it." Seeing Li Mu's miserable appearance with a handful of snot and tears, An Zhiquan said with a chuckle. If it weren't for the fact that he had vomited so much that his whole body was weak and he had no energy, Li Mu would definitely go up and play with him. "It's easy to say, why don't you try it." Li Mu secretly slandered himself in his heart, and made an indecent gesture to An Zhiquan's back. It's just that if Li Mu knew that An Zhiquan saw a more terrifying picture than him for the first time, it is estimated that he would feel a little better.

"You can try the Heart Purification Mantra." Seeing that Li Mu was really uncomfortable, An Zhiquan kindly reminded him.

As soon as he was reminded, Li Mu immediately recited the heart-clearing mantra in his heart, and sure enough, after three times, the feeling of nausea and boredom in his heart suddenly disappeared, and his drowsy head became sober, it seems that this Yuanshen decision is really a good thing.

When Li Mu came back to his senses and looked around again, he found that it was not only the half-headed ghost who appeared around just now, but also some normal ones who were just blue, and even some who had no body and were just a shadow. Such a bizarre world made Li Mu completely subvert the three views. I didn't expect that there are really ghosts in this world, and there are many ghosts.

Just as Li Mu sighed about the changes around him, An Zhiquan's voice sounded in his ears again. "Yang and Yin, although they are in the same world, they do not offend each other, so even though these ghosts you see are extremely terrifying, they are not afraid of threats, but some ghosts will be afraid of people with strong yang energy."

No wonder Li Mu felt that the surroundings were gloomy but there was no danger, it turned out that ghosts were afraid of people, so ghosts were not terrible. But An Zhiquan's next words dispelled the optimism in Li Mu's heart.

"There are exceptions to everything. People are divided into good and evil, and ghosts are also divided into evil ghosts and evil ghosts. Most of these ghosts do not die normally, so when they die, the resentment gathers for a long time and does not disperse, and they naturally stay in the yang world if they can't enter the ghost gate. And these ghosts will often absorb the negative emotions of human beings when they stay in the yang world, making their resentment accumulate more and more, and their mana will become stronger and stronger, and in the end, they will do whatever they want in the yang world, and even hurt people's lives. And most of the victims will be imprisoned by these evil ghosts and ghosts and become their ghost slaves, and they will never be able to live beyond their lives. ”

"Then no one cares about those evil ghosts?" Even though An Zhiquan said it was very serious, Li Mu still felt that the other party could exaggerate a little, just like in the yang world, there are criminals and policemen, so as the underworld, there must be a similar position. This time, Li Mu was right.

"Since you asked, then I'll give you a brief introduction to the situation in the underworld."

"Like the Yang Realm, this underworld also has many governing bodies. In addition to the highest-ranking Emperor Xudu, there are also the Five Ghost Emperors, the Ten Hall Yamas, the Four Great Judges, and many ghost handsome generals and ghost pawns. And those ghost pawns are equivalent to the police in the yang world, responsible for arresting those evil ghosts. However, there are always some fish that slip through the net and remain in the yang world. These demons are usually locked up in the eighteenth layer of hell when they are captured, and they are tortured to atone for their daily sins. Of course, the heavens have the virtue of good life, and when these evil ghosts and ghosts are tortured, they can enter the six realms of reincarnation through the Jizo King Pudu. ”

"Jizo King? Is that the Bodhisattva who does not swear to become a Buddha in hell? ”

"It is the great mercy and compassion of the Netherworld Master, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva, who is good, good!" Speaking of this, An Zhiquan looked solemn and respectful.

"Hey, you're a Taoist, aren't you a monk!" Although Li Mu is more interested in mythology, he actually has no beliefs. It feels strange to see a Taoist priest chanting goodness and goodness.

"It doesn't matter, there are two Bodhisattvas in Buddhism who have the power to become Buddhas but they don't want to, one is the Guanyin Bodhisattva who purifies all sentient beings, and the other is the Jizo King Bodhisattva who purifies the souls of the dead. Therefore, these two are also highly respected by our Taoist people. ”

After An Zhiquan's narration, Li Mu had a new understanding of the underworld, and he had seen all kinds of ghosts wandering around him. But An Zhiquan told him that if he wanted to enter the underworld, he needed to find the ghost gate. Every city has a ghost gate, but the biggest ghost gate is still in the capital city.

With An Zhiquan chanting a mantra in his mouth, the two turned right and returned to the normal world. Looking at the ghosts that disappeared all at once, Li Mu couldn't help but be in a trance.

"If you want to enter the underworld in the future, you can recite the mantra you just made, and you don't even need to use this bridge of yin and yang when your path deepens. By the way, the crossroads just now is the so-called Yin-Yang Bridge. ”

On the way back, An Zhiquan told Li Mu some things about the Netherworld, which made Li Mu's understanding of the Netherworld Mansion deeper.