The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 848 - 393: Crossing the Ravine

Xu Qing and the Black Divine Dog left Impermanence City.

The road out of the city was quite special, not using the city gates, but rather...

In any case, it wasn't a proper path. The Black Divine Dog explained that leaving through the city gates of Impermanence City made it easy to get tainted by misfortune.

What exactly that misfortune was, the Black Divine Dog didn't explain.

But Xu Qing didn't think it necessary to dwell on it.

Moreover, after leaving Impermanence City, Xu Qing noticed that the Black Divine Dog seemed relieved.

It said to Xu Qing, "If you stay in the Netherworld long enough, you'll understand that there's really nothing good about it, and Impermanence City even less so."

Xu Qing was curious, "I've observed this city, and it seems alright to me, at least not that bad."

The Black Divine Dog sighed, "Life in Impermanence City lacks humanity."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing nodded in agreement. To him, Impermanence City seemed like an experimental field where the crops neither grew naturally nor were meticulously cultivated. For powerful cultivators, it felt very constraining, with no sense of freedom.

Such matters are really like drinking water; only the drinker knows if it's hot or cold. Different people have different standards. The road to Yin Mountain Water was equally peculiar, paved with black soil, surrounded by no scenery at all. If there was any, it was the never-ending Yellow Springs mist.

In this environment, Xu Qing's Primordial Spirit struggled to sense far away, with intrusive thoughts constantly attacking him, very annoying. If it were an ordinary ghost, getting lost in the Yellow Springs mist would be inevitable.

The Black Divine Dog specially reminded Xu Qing that if he didn't follow the correct path, getting lost might lead to departing the Underworld for the Mortal World, if lucky.

If unlucky, it might mean falling into a tomb of illusions set by some terrifying power. These tombs are graves created by great beings to confuse others after their fall, filled with mechanisms and rules unlike the outside world, possibly inhabited by vengeful spirits transformed from fallen Da Luo beings.

If haunted by such a spirit, even a Da Luo being might never find peace.

But some well-established beings like the God of the Underworld and Ghost Messengers, through countless ages of exploration, have mapped crucial paths, which when followed reduce the danger. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The person and the dog chatted leisurely.

In the Mortal World, this combination would seem strange, but in the Netherworld, it was perfectly normal.

Xu Qing knew that the Black Divine Dog was hiding many things from him.

For now, he was taking things one step at a time.

At the Yin Mountain Water, a jet-black stone monument entered Xu Qing's view, its inscriptions stained with blood, exuding an ancient aura.

He recognized the script—"Eagle Sorrow Stream."

This Yin Mountain Water was actually called Eagle Sorrow Stream.

Xu Qing immediately thought of the place where Tang Seng and his disciples encountered the little white dragon in Journey to the West.

That place was also called Eagle Sorrow Stream.

Is there a connection between the two?

Quickly, the Black Divine Dog explained, "Have you heard the story of the Buddha giving his flesh to feed an eagle?"

"I have heard of it."

The Black Divine Dog said, "The place is named Eagle Sorrow Stream because of the eagle that ate the Buddha's flesh. And beneath the stream is water from the Sea of Suffering drawn by Avalokiteshvara."

In the Black Divine Dog's depiction, Avalokiteshvara's great vow was to ferry all beings across the Sea of Suffering.

The vase held by Avalokiteshvara contains a lot of Sea of Suffering water.

For instance, Ksitigarbha once said, until the Hell is empty, he vows not to become a Buddha.

If Avalokiteshvara drained the Sea of Suffering, it would mean ferrying all beings across it.

In reality, this is impossible.

It's just a type of attempt by Avalokiteshvara to fulfill the grand vow.

The Sea of Suffering water's ability to trap beings is a testament to its power.

In fact, this water is merely one manifestation; the Sea of Suffering exists everywhere.

Xu Qing's gaze focused on the Yin Mountain Water, peering into the deep abyss of Eagle Sorrow Stream.

The Black Divine Dog added, "In fact, Yin Mountain is the shadow of Spirit Mountain."

This light statement actually sent a shiver down Xu Qing's spine.

This great mountain range in the Netherworld, full of mysterious aura, is actually the flip side of Spirit Mountain?

As they spoke, waves surged in Eagle Sorrow Stream, and water from the Sea of Suffering rose rapidly, reaching Xu Qing's ankles.

At this moment, ghostly flames erupted beneath the Black Divine Dog's feet, isolating the Sea of Suffering water.

Soon, from within Eagle Sorrow Stream, a massive elongated shadow emerged, spiraling upward, stirring up a cataclysmic black water, enveloped in the aura of karma, while a huge dragon head appeared as grand as a mountain, its dragon eyes as bright as the sun and moon glaring at Xu Qing, emitting an ice-cold dragon's breath.

"Black Dog, I warned you, if you set foot into Yin Mountain again, even if you are the World Honored One's steed, I will seal you in Jiu You forever."

"World Honored One?" Xu Qing was secretly alarmed. It seemed the Black Divine Dog had indeed concealed its origins, and its master wasn't the Qingyuan Miao Dao True Monarch.

Because the title World Honored One isn't used for Taoist deities.

World Honored One is one of the ten epithets of the Buddha, praising the Buddha's supreme wisdom and virtue, transcending all beings, guiding them to liberation.

In the Buddhist scriptures Xu Qing had read, World Honored One often referred to Shakyamuni.

However, Xu Qing knew it was unlikely Shakyamuni, based on the Black Divine Dog's attitude.

He thought quickly and directly asked the dragon in front of him, "Dare I ask, who is this World Honored One you're referring to?"