landbeastnovel Chapter 271 Many Treasures Ask About Fate! Entering the Underworld! An Army of Cattle and Horses?
Chapter 271 Many Treasures Ask About Fate! Entering the Underworld! An Army of Cattle and Horses?
After selecting the right people, Niu Ben turned his gaze toward the Three Pure Ones.
"Master, my two senior uncles."
"This disciple has already selected a candidate to serve in the underworld."
"Is there anything else to add?"
Although Niu Ben is already the ruler of the underworld, Taishang is his master, and Yuanshi and Tongtian are his uncles.
The disciples selected just now were all chosen by Niu Ben.
The reason for asking this question now is to see if the Three Pure Ones still intend to send any of their disciples to the underworld.
"Disciple, once you've made up your mind..."
Upon hearing Niu Ben's question, Taishang replied calmly.
He already had very few disciples; besides Niu Ben, there was only Xuan Du.
As for Xuandu, since Niu Ben had already chosen him, there were no more candidates to fill the gaps.
Yuanshi and Tongtian were slightly taken aback and exchanged glances.
Then, Tongtian spoke first:
"Nephew Niu Ben, since you made the choice, you must have thought it through carefully. As your senior, I don't have many other candidates to add."
Upon hearing Tongtian's words, Yuanshi Tianzun was taken aback, and a strange light flashed quickly in his eyes.
Previously, Niu Ben had selected two of his disciples, Huanglong Zhenren and Chijingzi.
When Niu Ben asked if he had anything to add, he was still thinking about selecting some more disciples to follow Niu Ben into the underworld to serve.
However, after hearing what Tongtian said, Yuanshi immediately changed his mind.
"Niu Ben, these are the people you picked!"
After a slight pause, Yuanshi said this.
Seeing that the Three Pure Ones had no other candidates to fill, Niu Ben nodded slightly, then looked at the selected disciples and said:
"Those selected will stay."
"Everyone else can leave."
Upon hearing Niu Ben's words, the disciples of the three religions who were not chosen all left with a heavy heart.
Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones remained calm, and with a flash, they disappeared from the spot.
After the Three Pure Ones left, Niu Ben spoke:
"Fellow disciples, please follow me into the underworld!"
With that, Niu Ben prepared to lead everyone on their journey to the underworld.
But just then, a shout suddenly rang out:
"Brother, wait!"
Upon hearing the sound, Niu Ben paused and quickly looked in the direction of the sound.
Upon looking up, he saw a chubby Taoist priest hurriedly approaching him.
The newcomer was none other than Duobao Daoren of the Jie Sect.
"Duobao? Is there something else?"
Seeing Daoist Duobao approaching, Niu Ben asked in a low voice.
Daoist Duobao chuckled sheepishly, then quickly pursed his lips and said:
"Senior Brother."
"Why can't I go to the underworld?"
"I volunteered before."
"I...I think working in the underworld would suit me perfectly!"
Upon hearing what Daoist Duobao said, Niu Ben calmly replied:
"Junior Brother Duobao."
"You can't do it."
While saying this, Niu Ben was secretly thinking to himself.
He wondered how he would arrange for Duobao to go to the underworld if he let Duobao go there.
Niu Ben harbored a deep grudge against the Western religion.
They targeted him repeatedly.
"what?"
"Why not?"
Duobao was stunned when he heard what Niu Ben said.
Niu Ben smiled slightly and explained:
"Junior Brother Duobao, it's not that your senior brother doesn't need you."
"In fact, you bear a much more important mission."
At this point, Niu Ben paused slightly, then added in a low voice:
"Junior brother, please rest assured."
"Senior brother, I will give you an incredible opportunity later."
"If you were to take up a post in the underworld, it would actually restrict your actions."
"An incredible stroke of luck?"
As soon as Niu Ben said this, Duobao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked:
"May I ask, Senior Brother, what is the reason for this?"
Niu Ben, feigning profundity, looked up at the sky and said:
"This opportunity...is far greater than you can imagine, concerning the rise and fall of the religion, and could even..."
At this point, Niu Ben paused, then changed the subject:
"Junior Brother Duobao."
"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed; you will know when the time is right."
"Now all you need to do is focus on your cultivation in Penglai."
Duobao was completely taken aback by Niu Ben's cryptic words and believed him, which gave up his idea of taking a position in the underworld.
"In that case, Duobao will follow his senior brother's arrangements."
Then, Duobao bowed directly to Niu Ben.
Niu Ben smiled and nodded. Without further delay, he led the chosen disciples of the three religions, mounted his escape light, and headed towards the underworld!
……
Before long, Niu Ben led the chosen disciples of the three religions to the outside of the underworld.
The disciples of the three religions were naturally very curious as they looked at the newly established underworld.
"Is this the underworld?"
"Such a dense aura of yin spirits!"
"Is that the Six Paths of Reincarnation? Truly profound!"
"It feels like a completely different world from the outside!"
"..."
Just as the disciples of the three religions were sighing and lamenting, a commotion suddenly came from not far away.
Hearing the sound, the children who were fishing looked in the direction of the noise.
Upon closer inspection, they saw a vast, dark mass of figures sweeping towards Niu Ben and his companions.
"What's going on?"
"That is?"
"..."
Just as the disciples of the three religions were filled with doubt and surprise, Niu Ba arrived with tens of thousands of living beings.
"Ha ha!"
As he approached, Niu Ba burst into laughter, staring intently at Niu Ben and saying:
"Son! How was it? Wasn't I good enough for you, old man?"
"After receiving your message, I brought you all the best fighters from our tribe, as well as the elite members of the horse tribe who are affiliated with us!"
"Is it grand enough?"
As he spoke, Niu Ba patted his chest and then turned to look at the vast herd of cattle and horses behind him.
Seeing this, Niu Ben felt somewhat helpless.
He sent Kong Xuan to deliver a message, asking Niu Ba to select some elite members of the Niu clan to enter the underworld, but he didn't expect that Niu Ba would directly send him an army of cattle and horses!
After a moment of hesitation, Niu Ben's eyes suddenly lit up.
Holy crap!
"This...this is exactly the candidate for Ox-Head and Horse-Face, isn't it?"
Niu Ben exclaimed inwardly, then burst into laughter:
"Dad, you're amazing!"
Next, Niu Ben led many living beings into the underworld and arrived at Fengdu City within it.
Niu Ben stood atop the high steps before the hall, surveyed the numerous living beings, and solemnly proclaimed:
"Now that the underworld has been newly established, the duties of the gods must be determined!"
"The following persons, step forward to receive your orders!"
"Xuan Du is hereby appointed as the Eastern Ghost Emperor, to guard the Eastern Ghost Gate and oversee Peach Blossom Mountain!"
"Huanglong Zhenren is the Ghost Emperor of the South, guarding Mount Luofu in the south!"
"The Holy Mother Jinling is the Western Ghost Emperor, guarding the Western Banner Tomb Mountain!"
"Chijingzi is the Northern Ghost Emperor, guarding Mount Luofeng in the north!"
"..."
"Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao will serve as the chief and deputy chiefs of the Reincarnation Department, assisting in maintaining the order of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"
"..."
"The elite of the ox and horse tribes have been organized into underworld ghost messengers, specializing in collecting souls from the mortal realm, apprehending criminals in the underworld, and patrolling and guarding!"
"..."
As Niu Ben issued one decree after another, all the newly conferred beings clearly felt the blessing of the underworld energy upon them!
Although he did not break through the realm immediately, the originally solid bottleneck loosened.
They felt as if he could break through at any moment!