Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 445 - 442: The Nine Cauldrons Appear, Three Realms Beyond!

Chapter 445: Chapter 442: The Nine Cauldrons Appear, Three Realms Beyond!

Watching Xiangsi and Forget Sorrow, these two ghost officers, they returned to their posts full of vigor in a breath.

Old Master Wang nodded his head in satisfaction.

On the one hand, he was reluctant to let these two excellent employees of the Yin Department reincarnate and fall into that chaotic era that devoured people without spitting out their bones.

On the other hand, the two were tormented by the memories of countless lost souls.

It was just right to shed the burden and rejoin the battle.

Now, this situation can be described as serving two purposes perfectly.

Meng Po Soup is indeed a treasure, fundamentally washing away a person’s memories, whether they were originally a mortal or a cultivator, without any future problems.

Unless one is promoted to "Corpse Dissection Immortal," past memories could never be restored.

Compared to the violent extremes of "Bone Peeling and Flesh Cutting" at the branch of Yama Palace, it’s many times stronger.

"Just spread out the thinking a bit, don’t clear so much at once, dilute the medicinal effect, and shorten the memory erased by a bowl of medicine to a year, a month, or even a day."

If it were to be used in the blood and sweat factory at Dushuo Mountain, where there is endless tedious labor, for those..."

At this thought, Wang Yuan’s breath slightly stalled.

"Hiss! I seem to have a very bold idea.

No, no, I, Wang Xiaoyuan, also have my principles in life!

But... those newly subdued disciples from the Five Organs Temple can now be used."

This time he didn’t hesitate any longer and, with a wave of his hand, he released Qiu Yanzhou, Ye Hanmei, Li Xiaotian, and Fu Chensha one by one.

"Come, Xiangsi and Forget Sorrow, help me out here. Feed each of them a bowl."

"Alright, Lord Yan, this first task upon taking post, we’ll make sure it’s done beautifully!"

Xiangsi and Forget Sorrow reached out and scooped up the several people in their hands.

Although their memories in their minds had vanished, their muscle memory remained.

Grab tight! Pry open their mouths! Insert the funnel! And forcefully pour it down!

The sequence of actions was smooth and efficient, and soon the memories of the four were thoroughly cleansed.

This time, the two not only lacked their previous disgust but felt honored to be regarded by Lord Yan, truly gifted.

They were born for this job.

They really hit the jackpot!

Already prepared, Huang Wu flashed her magic treasure, the "Taiyin Treasure Mirror," while a silver-gray "Calamity Butterfly" gently flapped its wings by her temples.

Instantly, she activated "Moon in the Water and Flower in the Mirror," pulling these four slack-faced individuals into the realm of dreams.

In this place where time and space had no meaning, their memories were re-woven and elaborately embellished.

It’s easy to paint on a blank slate, and even Qiu Yanzhou, at the Earth Essence level, had no resistance to it.

After only a short moment, the main figures of the Five Organs Temple completely disappeared, and four "Peripheral Disciples of Yin Mountain Taoism" were freshly minted.

Their innate bad roots and evil bones, which were almost ingrained into their marrow and unchangeable even by the "Heart-Eating Worm,"

were now utterly vanquished in this moment.

In their stead was a righteous and capable bearing, wholly from the inside out.

It was almost as if the words "I am of the Righteous Path" were brightly engraved on their faces.

Upon seeing Wang Yuan and Huang Wu again, they promptly bowed deeply:

"Disciples pay respect to Taoist Master, Sir! Pay respect to Mrs. Taoist Master!"

"Go, while the news of the heavy defeat of the Ghost Dao Alliance Army has not yet spread, take your respective temples and pack them up to Dushuo Mountain.

Make it clean, try not to arrest the attention of ’Peach God Tao.’

I’m afraid their hearts can’t take such a blow, storming Dushuo Mountain in rage, only to be punished fatally by the ’Heart-Eating Worm,’ and that would be quite impolite."

Wang Yuan waved his hand, giving them temporary permissions to travel between the Yin and Yang Worlds, and opened the "Ghost Gate" to send these few living people back out.

At this time, inside the Five Organs Temple:

The ones deeply indebted had long been killed off by them, and several were eliminated in the last ranks of the Taishan Prefecture Lord Sacrifice.

The thousands of disciples who managed to survive up to now were all rule-abiding, timing-knowing, and teachable talents.

In time, just give them all a wash with Meng Po Soup, formatting their souls, ready to be used just like brand new.

"After redeeming your sins, you need not bear the twisted values and sinful lives of your past anymore.

What does it mean to start anew? This is truly starting anew!

I, Old Master Wang, am indeed a good person."

Having fully entered into their work mode, Xiangsi and Forget Sorrow began to exert themselves vigorously in their duties.

Wang Yuan and Huang Wu, turned into one golden-green and one silver-white light, finally entered the vast Fengdu City, which resembled a small country.

Like two leaves, they casually floated down in front of the fifth hall of the ten halls, the authentic "Yama Palace."

Cast in pig-iron with sharp eaves, it was solemn and majestic.

On both sides of the main door hung a couplet: "The benevolent is deceived not by heaven," "The wicked are feared, not by heaven."

At the very top, the centre plaque bore golden characters—Yama Palace.

Although in the Underworld, there was a kind of majestic and upright atmosphere that soared directly into the skies.

This was the accumulation of countless years of maintaining justice and righteousness, a concentration of heartfelt desires that even time couldn’t erode.

If anyone with malicious intentions came here, just one glance would be enough to make them tremble with fear, paralyzed on the spot.

Feeling some pressure, Wang Yuan and Huang Wu felt the "Merit Golden Wheel" behind their heads explosively burst forth, their divine might awe-inspiring, illuminating for miles around.

This radiance echoed with the brilliantly divine Yama Palace, gradually merging into one.

Noticing the commotion outside.

A large group of Yin Officials—Judges, Black and White Impermanence, Bull Head and Horse Face, Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals... all swarmed out of the palace, bowing down in unison before the two.

Each face bore an unmistakable joy as they chanted respectfully:

"We welcome Lord Yama back to his position!"

Although the Heavenly Dao is supremely impartial, the Yin Officials under it still possess their own emotions and desires.

The first Divine Position of the Heavenly Department fell to their own courtyard.

Not to mention the convenience that would come later, even just going out and boasting to colleagues from other departments, they could stand straighter and have significant pride.

However, at this moment, Wang Yuan was temporarily unable to attend to them.

As the divine light on his body continuously blended and resonated with the fifth hall of the Yin Department, a grand tolling of a bell unexpectedly rang in his ears.

Clang—!

A point of Heart Light suddenly fell towards the ground.

After penetrating an invisible boundary membrane, his entire vision was filled with a magnificent golden Dragon Energy.

Gloriously domineering, far stronger than the Qi Fortune Golden Dragon he had seen before in Yunjing City!

And at the center of the nearly liquefied Dragon Energy was a golden three-legged square tripod.

The body of the tripod was engraved with mountains, demons, script and images, while its mouth was indistinct, unclear what it contained inside.

"This is..."

Wang Yuan’s eyes widened in shock.

Simultaneously, a voice that seemed to come from the very beginnings of humanity and the inception of the Human Dao resounded:

"In the past, the Xia dynasty had virtue; tributes from afar depicted various creatures, forged tripods in bronze as images, providing full synopses, enabling people to know the divine and the strange.

Thus, when people entered rivers, marshes, mountains, and forests, they encountered no harm. Demons and evil spirits could not meet them. They could harmonize above and below, receiving heaven’s blessings!"

This means:

The Xia Dynasty once ruled all under heaven, and distant lands depicted various marvelous things in images, offering bronze from Jiuzhou to be forged into Nine Cauldrons.

The images cast on the cauldrons taught the people about various divine beings and abnormalities.

Thus, when people entered rivers, marshes, mountains, and forests, they did not encounter things detrimental to them and could communicate through the cauldrons with heaven and earth, with gods and humans, to gain protection.

At this moment, Wang Yuan also saw ancient seal characters engraved in the center of the grand tripod—Yu State.

He blurted out:

"This is the true Sacrificial Treasure—the Yu State Tripod among the Nine Cauldrons!

The knowledge depicted on it is the foundation of the Nine Soldiers, and also the earliest activated knowledge in this world—the Study of Slaughter!"

The King Yu gathered bronze from all Jiuzhou, corresponding to Junzhou, Yan State, Yu State, Dai State, Jiangzhou, Huai State, Qiongzhou, Liangzhou, Yong State.

Every dynasty that successfully changed was known for ’stabilizing the tripod in the Central Plains’ or ’establishing the tripod under heaven,’ which originated from this.

The Nine Cauldrons are of tremendous significance to the entire civilization of the Red County Shenzhou Human Clan, far surpassing even the importance of the Imperial Jade Seal.

The Nine Cauldrons can almost be regarded as the embodiment of the Human Dao and the anchor point for the native Heavenly Dao.

It’s said that the Nine Cauldrons disappeared all at once on the day when the ’Hundred Schools of Thought’ collectively activated their knowledge.

In reality, they were sent into the Underworld by the ancestors of the Nine Soldiers.

They became the core of the entire Red County Shenzhou’s "National Great Array" and "Dragon Qi Prohibition."

Apart from this Yama Palace, Wang Yuan could faintly sense that each of the ten halls seemed to be hiding a Cauldron representing Jiuzhou, connected as if they were one body.

Just as Wang Yuan’s divine sense touched this Yu State Tripod.

His spirit also lightly touched a vast and boundless will, like wind, like rain, like grass, like mountains... like all things in this world.

It seemed something suddenly flowed into his heart.

The transformation of the Underworld into a "Dharma Domain," already mostly complete, suddenly accelerated again.

The "Six Desires Dust Umbrella," "Fengdu Iron Enclosure," and "Small Book of Life and Death" shone brilliantly at the same time.

The "Six Desires Dust Umbrella" represents the Yang World, the complete "Fengdu Iron Enclosure" represents the boundary of Yin and Yang at the Ghost Gate, and the "Small Book of Life and Death" contains a small part of the power of the Underworld.

And these Nine Cauldrons represent the native Heavenly Dao!

In the "Dharma Domain", the lowest layer is consisted of the Yama Palace and the eighteen levels of Hell of the Underworld, the next layer represents the Yang World, characterized by the public’s livelihood and Ten Thousand Feet of Dust.

Yet, above the Yang World, a new layer of realm suddenly emerged.

Stars faintly visible, light and dark interlocked, clearly the appearance of the Heavenly Realm at this moment.

A land, a person, a heaven—three layers combined into one, forming the true Dharma Domain of the third state of Yellow Seal: "Divine Transformation—the Three Realms Beyond!"

Wang Yuan’s perspective suddenly soared.