HBWnovel Chapter 375 The Eighth Level of Hell
Chapter 375 The Eighth Level of Hell
Chapter 375 The Eighteen Levels of Hell
These two, Shangguan Shen and Siming Xingjun, were not the kind of cowards who feared death. Knowing that they were about to die, they were quite tough and did not kowtow to Lin Fei to beg for mercy.
After all, he was an ancient deity, and he possessed his own dignity. Those like the Day Wanderer, cowardly opportunists, were few and far between.
Seeing that the two were still so stubborn even when they were about to die, the Day Wanderer sneered: "It seems that you two won't shed tears until you see the coffin! My lord, let this old man teach these two a lesson. I don't believe they won't tell the truth!"
This old guy has no sentimentality whatsoever. In order to redeem himself from his previous mistakes in front of Lin Fei, he took the initiative to ask the two of them to tell him something.
Lin Fei had no objection to this. Although the Day Wanderer was a fence-sitter, Lin Fei had never intended to give him an important position. The principle is to make the best use of everything; even though the Day Wanderer was a fence-sitter, he still had his uses.
However, the Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun, standing to the side, had a complex expression on his face. He sighed softly and said to Lin Fei, "My lord, I have known these two people for a while now. Let me ask them!"
Lin Fei knew that the Sun God didn't want these two to suffer any more, so he nodded and said, "If you can find out the answer, then you won't need to have Riyou take action anymore."
"Thank you, my lord!" said the Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun, walking up to the two men. "Shangguan, tell me the location of the origin of reincarnation. I can guarantee you a quick death! We've all met, and I don't want you to suffer any more torment."
Shangguan Shen slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Mao Ri Xingjun: "I've already said that the origin of this cycle of reincarnation is in the eighteen levels of hell below. If you have the ability, then go find it yourself! Don't be delusional if you think I'll hand it over!"
The Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun frowned: "Shangguan, are you still talking nonsense now? The so-called eighteen levels of hell are not originally part of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. They were merely something that Buddhism and the Heavenly Court forcibly added in their struggle for control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. This world of reincarnation was left behind by the True Martial Emperor. As the Emperor of Taoism, how could he have preserved something from Buddhism?"
Shangguan Shen gave a cold laugh: "I've said what I needed to say. Since you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do!"
With that, he closed his eyes again: "I have nothing to say. Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"
The corner of Mao Ri Xingjun's mouth twitched a few times, but he ultimately didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he walked back to Lin Fei's side and said, "My lord, it seems I won't get anything out of you. Let Ri You ask him instead!"
Lin Fei, however, gleaned some clues from their conversation. Instead of sending the Sun-Wandering God up to question them, he asked the Rabbit Sun Star Lord, "What are these eighteen levels of hell he mentioned?"
The Star Lord of the Rabbit Star pondered for a moment, then replied, "In response to your question, Your Excellency, back then, the Goddess Houtu transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, establishing the order of the cycle of heaven and earth. All things in the world, except those who transcend the Three Realms and attain celestial status, are included in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. In those ancient times, there were three major powers: Buddhism, the Heavenly Court, and Kunlun. They had already divided the world and controlled power, and naturally, they could not allow a fourth powerful force capable of resisting them to be born. Therefore, the ancient Heavenly Court and the ancient Buddhism made an agreement to each add a supervisor to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, both to supervise each other and to prevent the emergence of a fourth major force."
"Oh? So the Buddhist sect planted here is what he called the eighteen levels of hell?" Lin Fei asked.
“That’s right,” replied the Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun. “The ancient Buddhist sect built eighteen levels of hell in the hell realm, and the supervisor they sent in was none other than Ksitigarbha Buddha, one of the most powerful beings in Buddhism and one of the Kings of Buddhas. The ancient Heavenly Court, on the other hand, established the Underworld in the hungry ghost realm, headed by the Ten Kings of Hell, who were at the Earth Immortal level, as the Heavenly Court’s eyes and ears planted in the six realms of reincarnation. I think that the True Martial Emperor, as a powerful being of the ancient Heavenly Court, would naturally not have preserved anything from Buddhism in this world of reincarnation.”
Lin Fei was unaware of this past story regarding the Six Paths of Reincarnation. After thinking for a moment, Lin Fei suddenly smiled and said, "I don't think he's lying."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"The Reincarnation Stone Tablet fell into the hands of Medicine Buddha, but he has never been willing to reveal the reason why he refused to hand it over. Can't you guess why?" Lin Fei smiled and patted Mao Ri Xingjun on the shoulder. He already had his own guess about the reason.
It's likely that the Medicine Buddha wouldn't reveal the reason, and the people behind Shangguan Shen and Siming Xingjun are all Buddhists, holding extremely high positions within Buddhism.
Adding to the eighteen levels of hell mentioned by Shangguan Shen, the identity of the person behind it all becomes clear—it is none other than Ksitigarbha Buddha, who created the eighteen levels of hell! He is also the one who merged these two worlds of reincarnation into one.
These two reincarnation stone tablets are very likely the ones that Medicine Buddha obtained from Ksitigarbha Buddha.
Although all of this was merely Lin Fei's own speculation without any real evidence, Lin Fei believed that his guesses, even if not entirely correct, were probably pretty close to the truth.
He walked up to Shangguan Shen and asked, "I believe you. The origin of reincarnation is indeed below here. And the eighteen levels of hell you mentioned are also below here."
"So what?" Shangguan Shen opened his eyes and glanced at Lin Fei with disdain: "Do you dare to go down? Don't say I didn't warn you, with your cultivation level that isn't even at the Celestial Realm, if you go down into these eighteen levels of hell, you'll be facing a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."
At this point, he glanced at the Day Wanderer, looking at Lin Fei with a half-smile, and said, "Why don't we send someone down to scout ahead for you? I think that old guy is pretty good. He has a divine position protecting him, and although his strength is average, it's not so easy for him to die. Why don't we send him down first to give you a test?"
Previously, the Day Wanderer had been two-faced and, in order to impress Lin Fei, had even asked to be tortured to extract a confession from Shangguan Shen. This naturally aroused Shangguan Shen's resentment. Now that he had found this opportunity, he was determined to take revenge on this opportunist.
Upon hearing Shangguan Shen's words, Riyou Shen's body trembled violently, and his face turned ashen, as if he had eaten a bitter melon—if Lin Fei really wanted him to go down and scout, he would have no choice but to bite the bullet and go. After all, his previous wavering stance had likely already displeased Lin Fei.
Fortunately, Lin Fei did not send the Day Wanderer down to scout ahead. He chuckled and said, "It's just the eighteen levels of hell. How could it possibly be a challenge for me?"
While the Day Wanderer is certainly a fickle opportunist, sacrificing him at this moment would likely chill the hearts of others. For example, the Rabbit Star Lord standing nearby, and the Black Serpent Spirit Turtle.
Shangguan Shen was quite cunning, still trying to sow discord between Lin Fei and his subordinates even at this point, but Lin Fei didn't fall for it.