Chapter 637 - 631: Yin Spirit Tree
On Yellow Springs Road, Peacock Great Ming King was galloping ahead on Horse Face, while Lin Yuan hurriedly pursued riding on Ox Head.
"Moo!"
"Moo! Moo!"
The big black water buffalo spread its hooves and bolted forward, its nostrils emitting hot air like a steam engine.
Lin Yuan clung to the two horns on the cow’s neck, looking rather unseemly.
At this moment, it didn’t matter whether it was elegant or not; catching up to the Peacock Great Ming King was more than enough.
Oxen and horses signify diligence and endurance.
It must be said, oxen and horses—there’s a reason why ox comes before horse.
Not to mention the stamina and strength oxen are skilled in.
Just speaking of the speed horses are skilled in, it’s surprising that Ox Head is not at all inferior to Horse Face.
After a round of chasing and hurrying, Lin Yuan finally caught up to the Peacock Great Ming King.
"Father-in-law, why are you going so fast?"
"Wait for me!" Lin Yuan asked after catching up to the Peacock Great Ming King.
The Peacock Great Ming King gave Lin Yuan a glance and said irritably, "Walking with you makes me feel embarrassed."
Lin Yuan: "?????"
Lin Yuan thought to himself, if you say so, then who knows who Mengmeng will call dad at night!
On the Underworld road, living people with flesh are slow.
But when carried by these two Netherworld Yin Spirits, Ox Head and Horse Face, the speed greatly increases.
The seemingly endless Yellow Springs Road passed in no time.
Soon, after crossing Naihe Bridge, climbing Yin Mountain, and surpassing the Ten Halls, they reached the deepest part of the Underworld.
Where the Six Paths of Reincarnation are located.
In a palace before the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Yin Celestial Son had been waiting for a long time.
There were no tables or chairs in the palace, only a few meditation cushions.
The Yin Celestial Son sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion at the front, eyes closed, seemingly practicing.
Sensing the arrival of Lin Yuan and Peacock Great Ming King, the Yin Celestial Son slowly opened his eyes.
Just at this moment, Ox Head and Horse Face led Lin Yuan and the Peacock Great Ming King into the grand hall.
"Ox Head, Horse Face, you may leave!" the Yin Celestial Son said slowly.
"Yes! Yes!" Ox Head and Horse Face responded together, then hurriedly retreated from the hall.
After Ox Head and Horse Face retreated, the Yin Celestial Son pointed to the meditation cushions beside him and said, "Dear friends, please sit."
Lin Yuan didn’t stand on ceremony, finding a meditation cushion to sit on.
After Lin Yuan sat down, the Peacock Great Ming King also found a place to sit.
"Friend, where do these Yin Spirits in the Underworld come from?" Lin Yuan asked the Yin Celestial Son.
Lin Yuan was very curious, thinking that logically, after a small world evolves into a big world, there shouldn’t be Yin Spirits in the Underworld.
It’s known that the World Honored also prepared many souls in advance.
When his small world became Western Heaven Paradise, he molded them into Buddha using these souls.
The Yin Spirits in the Underworld are equivalent to the Buddha in the Western Heaven Paradise.
However, Lin Yuan didn’t kill in advance to prepare souls!
The Underworld Yin Spirits should be a secret of the Underworld.
But Lin Yuan didn’t care about what’s secret or not.
The Yin Celestial Son was Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse, and with himself, there was no need for formality.
Now, although the Yin Celestial Son’s power is stronger than Lin Yuan’s, the Evil Corpse originates from the main body and is still controlled by the main body.
Rebellion by the Three Corpses, leaving the main body, although possible, is rare.
For Three Corpses to break away from the main body requires many preconditions.
Normally, it must be when the main body is severely injured and extremely unstable that the Three Corpses can detach from the main body.
For instance, when Wu Nengsheng’s Evil Corpse, Daoist Randeng rebelled, it happened when Wu Nengsheng’s main body was terribly weakened during fierce combat between the World Honored and Wu Nengsheng.
The World Honored’s Good Corpse, the Principal, found it even more difficult to detach from the World Honored’s control. The Principal managed to reincarnate with the fragmented soul of the First Rebirth Saint Mother during their mutual destruction.
Wu Nengsheng’s Three Corpses Cutting Method was a makeshift technique, with a weak link between his main body and Evil Corpse.
Lin Yuan’s Three Corpses Cutting Method was a secret technique honed over countless years by the Principal and far superior to Wu Nengsheng’s.
Therefore, Lin Yuan’s main body and Evil Corpse Yin Celestial Son are deeply connected; he doesn’t fear rebellion from the Yin Celestial Son.
No matter how strong the Yin Celestial Son is, he’s within Lin Yuan’s control.
Clearly, the Yin Celestial Son’s rebellious phase hasn’t arrived.
Lin Yuan asked, and the Yin Celestial Son replied truthfully, "Grown from the ground?"
Lin Yuan: "??????"
Lin Yuan was bewildered; growing from the ground was beyond his knowledge.
He had heard of food and fruits growing from the ground, but Yin Spirits growing from the ground was new to him.
Upon hearing the Yin Celestial Son say Yin Spirits were grown from the ground, the Peacock Great Ming King was equally bewildered.
The Peacock Great Ming King thought, Yin Spirits grown from the ground? I’ve lived this long and never heard of it, how novel!
The Peacock Great Ming King gave Lin Yuan a meaningful look, as if to say, your Evil Corpse is just like you, full of nonsense, totally unreliable.
Though Lin Yuan didn’t understand how they grew from the ground, he felt the Yin Celestial Son wouldn’t deceive him.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan asked the Yin Celestial Son, "I’ve never seen Yin Spirits grown from the ground."
"How do they grow?"
Lin Yuan was indeed curious about how Yin Spirits grew from the ground.
Were they completely buried in the ground like potatoes and sweet potatoes?
Or partially buried like radishes?
Or were they like corn and wheat, forming ears?
...
...
How do they grow?
This was difficult for the Yin Celestial Son to explain, so he let Lin Yuan see for himself.
With a hand signal, a scene appeared before the three.
In the scene, there was an old locust tree over a hundred feet tall.
On this old locust tree, there was a bunch of fruits, which were distinctly Underworld Yin Spirits.
"This old locust tree has just taken root and sprouted; it can only produce weaker Underworld Yin Spirits like Black and White Impermanence, Ox Head, Horse Face."
"However, this old locust tree grows rapidly; how big it can grow, I’m not certain."
"I estimate that the taller and larger this tree grows, the stronger the Underworld Yin Spirits will become."
"The Yin Spirits on the tree haven’t matured; once mature, they fall to the ground and live immediately..." the Yin Celestial Son said, noticing Lin Yuan was staring intently at the old locust tree in the scene, lost in thought. He quietly asked, "Friend, are you listening?"
Seeing this, the Peacock Great Ming King beside Lin Yuan quickly tugged at Lin Yuan’s clothing, reminding him, "Lin Yuan, the Yin Celestial Son is speaking to you?"
With the tug from the Peacock Great Ming King, Lin Yuan finally snapped out of it.