The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 856 - 397: True Monarch Xiansheng

As the crown of the Fengdu City God touched the ground, the netherworld lamps in the hall suddenly shrank to flames the size of beans.

Amidst the flickering lamplight, the silver patterns on the True Monarch's brocade robe transformed into three thousand flowing Heavenly Laws, with each pattern ending in a suspended star.

"Ding..."

The Nine Netherworld Mysterious Snake coiled around the hall pillar suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground, its pupils reflecting the three-pointed two-bladed sword hanging from the True Monarch's waist.

The Demon Binding Rope wrapped around the sword hilt oozed a pale golden bloodstain, left by some Great Demon who met its end under the True Monarch's blade.

The Fengdu City God glanced out of the corner of his eye at the "Good and Evil Book" on his desk, which was rapidly flipping its pages. On the pages recording the True Monarch's demon-slaying deeds, the words turned into chains entwining the hall's beams. By now, the True Monarch's authority had fully permeated into the City God Hall of Fengdu City.

Yet, the words above regarding the True Monarch did not include his real name.

In fact, the True Monarch's surname is Yang, his honorable title "True Monarch Qingyuan Miaodao", and also known as "True Monarch Xiansheng". Unlike in folklore, where "Yang Jian" is commonly used to refer to Erlang God.

As a high-ranking God of the Underworld, the Fengdu City God vaguely knew the inside story—True Monarch's real name was not Yang Jian.

The True Monarch's real name was a great secret in the Three Realms and Six Paths, even unrecorded in the Book of Life and Death.

The Fengdu City God had heard from Judge Cui, the most senior in the Underworld.

The True Monarch, along with Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taiyi Save Suffering Heavenly Venerable, shared an ability known as Seeking Sound and Manifesting Saint.

The gist is, if the beings in the Sea of Suffering sincerely recite their divine names, they can receive their aid.

Of course, the Seeking Sound and Manifesting Saint ability of these three mighty beings also has its distinctions.

Guanyin saves the suffering of the human world, while True Monarch Xiansheng slays demons and removes devils, and Taiyi Save Suffering Heavenly Venerable seems to combine the functions of the former two.

However, although Taiyi Save Suffering Heavenly Venerable often rescues with compassion, he doesn't save people with compassion. In terms of incense offerings in the human world, he is not as popular as Guanyin, and in some places, even less than True Monarch Xiansheng.

However, Taiyi Save Suffering Heavenly Venerable does not seek incense offerings, so less incense does not affect him much. In fact, among the upper echelons of the Underworld, Taiyi Save Suffering Heavenly Venerable is the most favored because he only does his work and never meddles in his subordinates' private affairs. Also, he meets requests for help as they come. Subordinates who want to make offerings find no way to do so.

It emphasizes responsibility yet being carefree. Later, as the Heavenly Court and Buddhist sects increasingly intervened in Underworld matters, the operation of the Underworld became less efficient than before.

Alas, the atmosphere of the Underworld is indeed so deteriorated.

Moreover, the True Monarch before him is an executor of the Heavenly Laws, a blade suspended over the Underworld gods. Although he doesn't directly manage Underworld affairs, if he picks on you, you can only endure it.

"I heard Yin Mountain has a new owner." When the True Monarch spoke, his voice seemed to carry the chilly water of Meishan.

The Fengdu City God secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he wasn't here to cause trouble for him.

Yet his heart quickly rose again.

Could it be that the True Monarch intends to clash with that person?

Alas, when the immortals fight, the little demons suffer.

He is that little demon.

For some reason, a thought arose in the Fengdu City God's mind.

This Fengdu City, being close to Yin Mountain, is likely to be a place of much trouble in the future.

He secretly made up his mind to find a chance to transfer.

The thought flashed through the Fengdu City God's mind, and he quickly replied, "Reporting to the True Monarch, it is indeed the case."

"Let him come see me." The True Monarch said faintly before taking the seat of the City God.

In an instant, it seemed as if the entire Fengdu City had changed owners.

In fact, it was so.

At that moment, the seat of the Fengdu City God, upon the True Monarch's seating, suddenly transformed into a majestic snowy mountain, akin to the legendary Kunlun.

Majestic beyond words.

The soul-guiding bell at the bridgehead of the Naihe Bridge under Fengdu Ghost City turned mute and silent.

The Meng Po of this Naihe Bridge had her spoon snap with a "crack" in hand.

The Forget River waters surged to the sky, condensing above Fengdu City into the Dharma Form of the three-eyed Divine General.

While boiling soup, Meng Po looked up, trying to smooth out the billows of the Forget River with her hand, then shook her head, whispering, "Is it that time of youthful play again?"

The ebb and flow of the Forget River seemed far less than the tide and fall she experienced within her heart.

The matter concerning True Monarch Xiansheng invoked merely a slight ripple in this "Meng Po's" heart, soon dissipated into nothing.

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The ghost messengers in Fengdu City were all terrified.

"Quick, report to King Qinguang!" The ox-headed Yin Messenger snapped the Soul Hook Chain, and the netherworld lamps hanging on its horns all shattered. They found the Soul Binding Rope in their hands automatically coiling around their necks, the hooked head metamorphosing into a phantom of the three-pointed two-bladed sword. The horse-faced figure was even worse, kneeling on all four hooves.

These ghost messengers stared in shock as their forms began transforming into Erlang's infantry under True Monarch Xiansheng.

In Fengdu City, golden light pierced through to the heavens. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The majesty of the Heavenly God seemed to tear open a fraction of the indelible thick ink cloud of the Underworld.

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In the direction of Yin Mountain, a five-colored canopy rose in the sky.

Xu Qing stood atop the Observatory of the Netherworld Mansion. The bristle of the fine black Divine Dog stood on end: "That golden light..."

"It is True Monarch Xiansheng."

A wicked dragon under the Dragon Gate exclaimed.

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In Fengdu City, the True Monarch tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with his fingertips. With each tap, three hundred phantom figures of Erlang's infantry emerged in the city. These phantoms, holding Heaven Measuring Rulers custom-made by Meishan, were measuring each inch of the land—upon being measured, the Underworld laws were replaced with the heavenly laws of the Guan River Mouth.

The Fengdu City God slumped on the jade steps of the hall, observing his official seal fading in color. The Xiezhi Divine Beast on the seal's knob leapt down from the seal platform, performing a grand ceremony of three kneelings and nine prostrations toward the True Monarch's throne.

"Go quickly." The True Monarch's words, akin to a three-pointed two-bladed sword, pierced into the heart of the Fengdu City God.