I'm in heaven, I just want to work overtime.

Chapter 117 Amitabha

Outside the thirty-third sky, there is the Fire Cloud Cave.

There are three human emperor saints living inside.

One of them has two horns.

The one on the left has leaves covering his shoulders and a tiger and leopard skin around his waist.

The one on the right is wearing imperial clothes.

Among them, the Earth Emperor Shennong was suddenly shaken and let out a light sigh.

He felt the shock of humanity. The great sages of the human race had done things that were conducive to the prosperity of the human race, and they were somewhat related to him.

He immediately figured it out and understood the whole story.

"Someone actually fulfilled my unfulfilled wish!"

Shennong was shocked.

At the beginning, he used ocher whip to identify medicinal herbs from all over the world, wrote the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", and pioneered human medicine. His merits are immeasurable.

But he also knew that "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" had many limitations.

For example, if a herb is poisonous, he can at most roughly identify whether it is poisonous, and then infer the most basic medicinal properties by tasting it.

This method is very simple and has many shortcomings.

After that, he became the Human Emperor and soared into the Fire Cloud Cave.

During this period, I always wanted to perfect "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".

But success is also a human emperor, failure is also a human emperor.

The status of the Three Emperors is comparable to that of a saint, but he is also burdened by the overwhelming human race's karma and cannot leave the Fire Cloud Cave, just like a prisoner.

Just like Empress Pingxin in the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

So it has been stranded.

Unexpectedly, later generations would have great wisdom and perseverance and write the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

There are thousands of kinds of medicines collected, and related pictures are attached.

The smell, properties, indications, place of origin, collection method, and form of the drug are explained in detail.

The content was detailed and comprehensive, and even as a human emperor, he was shocked.

In the history of the ancient world, there has never been such a magnificent masterpiece. It can be said to be an indelible monument in human medicine.

"The emperor is deeply gratified that there is a successor to the human race!"

Shennong sighed, then waved his hand, and a golden light emitted.

Fengjing City, the Palace of Suffering.

Jiang Bai felt the great merits and virtues added to his body, and he could see the avenue of heaven and earth more thoroughly, and his magic power was like a vast river and sea, surging, wave after wave, never-ending.

Soon he broke through from the middle stage of Tianxian to Xuanxian.

And the trend has not stopped yet. Regardless of mana, soul, body, or cultivation, Taoism is improving rapidly, like riding a rocket.

The middle stage of Xuanxian!

Late stage of Xuanxian!

Half step to golden immortality!

Finally stopped, just one step away from becoming the Golden Immortal.

Jiang Bai felt the vast magic power in his body and couldn't help but sigh, is this the power of the Half-Step Golden Immortal?
  The power of merit is so terrifying!
  During the period of becoming a god, Jiang Chenzi relied on his status as a master of the Great Shang Dynasty to accumulate 50 to 60 million merit points.

Part of it was spent in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

For example, the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls of Zhao Gongming were lost with treasure money.

Zhao Gongming is a great Luo Jinxian!
  Although he had bad luck and was destined to be on the list of gods, it also cost him a total of 15 million merit points!
  Fortunately, a lot of Dinghai Divine Pearls were snatched away, otherwise it would have been a huge loss.

The remaining merit points were all injected into the Immortal Second Tree.

This top-grade innate spiritual root finally revived and bloomed with endless vitality.

The humanitarian merit he has received now is comparable to the 100 million merit points issued by the system!

Just when he thought the vision of heaven and earth was about to end, a golden light pierced through the clouds in the sky.

Three golden elixirs the size of dragon eyes appeared in mid-air.

A loud, majestic, and heavy voice sounded from the sky:

"Jiang Bai of the human race, wrote medical books, blessed all people, and made immeasurable merits. As the emperor of the earth, I, Shennong, specially gave three six-turn golden elixirs! As a reward!"

"Thank you to the Emperor of Earth for the reward!"

Jiang Bai saluted quickly.

The six-turn golden elixir is a good thing, and it was refined in Laojun's Bagua furnace.

It can make an immortal attain the status of Golden Immortal.

As for the legendary Nine Turns Golden Pill, it contains the Daluo Law. It is extremely precious and there are only a few in the entire Three Realms.

Among the three realms, only the Jade Emperor, Huoyundong, Sanqing, and Nuwa received some golden elixirs given by Laozi.

On the other side, Li Qi stood blankly on the spot.

Humanity is shaken and merits are brought down

Is this a major event that has not happened for tens of thousands of years?
  The last time, it was Cangjie, who began to write characters to replace the knotting of ropes. The sky rained millet, the ghosts cried at night, and humanity brought boundless merits.

The last time, it was the Holy Emperor Fuxi who, with the help of Hetu Luoshu, evolved the innate Bagua and achieved the status of emperor.

But the Master in front of him actually asked humanity for advice, and the most important thing was that he succeeded!

Although his merits cannot be compared with those of the first two saints, it is still extraordinary. He actually became a half-step golden immortal in one fell swoop!

Jiang Bai took out the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in his hand, waved it lightly, and several rays of green light emitted, evolving into the shapes of various herbs, and all the innate plague in the sky dissipated invisible.

After being tempered by human virtues, this bamboo slip possesses all kinds of incredible magical powers, and its purification ability is even far greater than the sixth-grade Pure World White Lotus.

In terms of value, it far surpasses ordinary innate spiritual treasures.

Li Qi was a bit confused for a while.

The person in front of me was blessed by humanity and rewarded by Shennong.

How can you catch the sky?
  Moreover, he has the Tai Chi talisman to protect his body, and under the baptism of merit, he has been promoted to a half-step Golden Immortal. There is nothing he can do to him.

Immediately, he said a harsh word and returned to heaven.

Plague Department.

After hearing Li Qi's report, Lu Yue looked a little ugly.

The Qingxuan Zuofu, where the Wenbu and Taiyi rescued Ku Tianzun, were originally two opposing departments.

One is spreading plague, and the other is rescuing people in distress. It can be said that they are of the same force.

The existence of Taiyi to save suffering is also the purpose of heaven to restrain the plague department and acne department.

If it was an ordinary situation, he could be arrested and charged with obstructing the law enforcement of the Ministry of Plague, and let the Jade Emperor punish him.

After all, Jiang Bai is the god of interpretation, and when the time comes, he can ask fellow Taoists from the Jie religion to jointly submit a petition to force the Jade Emperor to submit.

But now that Jiang Bai has received the blessing of humanity and the reward of Shennong, if he is framed forcibly, he will definitely anger the Emperor of Fire Cloud Cave. By then, he may not be able to keep his position as the Emperor of the Plague Department.

"We have comprehended the Innate Plague Dao, and we know more than tens of millions of plague techniques? Are we still afraid of him?" Plague Taoist Li Ping snorted coldly.

"Now that humanity has flourished and the Zhou Dynasty was first established, the plague has reached its limit and millions of people have died. If the plague is spread on a large scale, not only will the Jade Emperor be blamed, but the Supreme Saint, the leader of the Human Sect, may also be alarmed." Lu Yue frowned.

Although the Plague Ministry has privileges, it can kill mortals on a large scale without suffering human punishment.

But there are limits to this.

In normal times, seasonal epidemics generally fall, such as the four epidemics of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the five epidemics of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

If war breaks out frequently, countless soldiers will die in battle and corpses will litter the fields.

Then severe plagues such as military plague and corpse plague can be brought down. Generally speaking, this time has reached the end of the dynasty, and there is a change of dynasty.

At this time, even if the plague department caused the death of tens of millions of people, there would be no divine punishment.

Maybe you will also gain merit by helping humanity function.

"Great Emperor, doesn't Taiyi, the Heavenly Savior of the Sufferings, claim to save the suffering and save the world? In the Netherworld Ancestral Land, demon gods and many plague ghosts are suppressed. It is better to release them. Even if they cause boundless evil, they have nothing to do with the Plague Department. , Do you think Jiang Bai has any magical power that can capture the plague ghosts in the sky? When things reach the point of no return, we will take action to suppress the demons, which will be a good thing then. "

Yang Wenhui, the Northern Plague Messenger, suggested.

Lu Yue's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a good idea!"

The ancestral land, deep in the Netherworld Yin Mountain, was the birthplace of the innate plague after Pangu created the world.

Lu Yue was born from it and was the ancestor of Wenhuang, so the Heavenly Court canonized him as Wenhuang Haotian Emperor.

In addition to Lu Yue, those innate plagues also evolved into many plague ghosts, demons and other monsters.

In the ancient times, there were plagues, ghosts and gods causing chaos, and all races suffered greatly from it.

Lu Yue stepped forward and took the initiative to suppress these monsters in the depths of the netherworld.

That's why he was valued by the Sage of Shangqing and accepted as an outer disciple.

It's just that thousands of years have passed, and Lu Yue has long forgotten his original intention, and no longer has the original compassion to help the world.

"Now that the plague has just been released, we can take action after a while. At that time, Li Qi, you can take my talisman and go to the depths of the netherworld to release the plague demons and demons." Lu Yue said.

"Yes!" Li Qi was overjoyed.

Southern Zhanbuzhou.

Jiang Bai was not affected at all and continued to travel around the Zhou Dynasty to improve the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Transition and disaster are like order and chaos. They are opposed to each other, but they are interdependent.

Just like Tai Chi, each other creates and restrains each other.

Xia Yi himself became a god and measured calamities, understood the path of disasters and calamities, and became a mysterious immortal.

But if the lonely yin does not last, the lonely yang will not grow.

Therefore, he worshiped under the command of Taiyi, the Lord of Suffering, and became the Lord of the World, understanding the way to save the world and overcome the disaster.

There are more than hundreds of millions of herbs in ancient times.

However, a large part of them are relatively rare and require a specific environment or specific location to grow.

For example, dragon scale grass has golden leaves like dragon's armor and has a strong hemostatic effect.

But they only live in the mountains near Fengjing City, and their numbers are rare.

Jiang Bai did not record these herbs in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Just like in the previous life, there were one hundred thousand Chinese characters, but the commonly used Chinese characters were less than three thousand, but they could still cope with daily life.

During the journey, Jiang Bai has been trying to study various prescriptions to treat plague diseases.

But little progress has been made.

After all, he has the body of an immortal and cannot try it himself.

He also tried to integrate alchemy into medicine, but unfortunately failed.

Monks take elixirs because their bodies are strong and can withstand the powerful effects of elixirs.
  But mortals can't do it. Humans have a weak constitution, so the power of the elixir will destroy the human body, and long-term use may even produce erysipelas.

More importantly, alchemy is a technical job that requires strict control of the heat and the amount of medicinal materials. It is not something ordinary people can do, and it cannot be spread on a large scale.

In the next sixty years, he traveled almost throughout the Zhou Dynasty.

A total of 18,000 common medicinal herbs are included, with detailed records of medicinal properties, efficacy, properties and flavors.

So far, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" has been completed.

Then he began to preach to the world.

Fortunately, the Great Zhou Dynasty was supported by Chanjiao, and Ji Fa was quite cooperative with Jiang Bai, a third-generation disciple of Chanjiao.

What's more, "Compendium of Materia Medica" is a medical work that helps all people, and it was quickly spread.

At this point, the human race's understanding of herbal medicine has reached a new level.

The number of deaths caused by accidental ingestion of medicinal herbs has been greatly reduced.
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  The Yin Mountain in the underworld has a radius of 36 billion miles and is vast and boundless.

The netherworld and chaos behind the Yin Mountain is even more vast, with countless giant beasts, monsters, and remnant souls of demons and gods growing in it.

Among them are some great powers who have fallen from ancient times, and they all reached the realm of Da Luo during their lifetime.

After death, he does not want to enter the six realms of reincarnation and sleeps in the darkness and chaos.

Li Qi held Lu Yue's magic talisman and walked carefully through the netherworld, fearing to disturb some sleeping demon souls.

After traveling for an unknown period of time, he came to an abyss, about ten thousand miles long and a hundred miles wide.

It was pitch black, with a faint yellow-green mist steaming up.

There were also countless shrill ghostly howls, which were sharp and piercing, penetrating deep into people's souls.

This is the birthplace of the innate plague, which breeds countless plague ghosts and gods.

At that time, Lu Yue had innate plague treasures such as the Double Sword of Plague, the Plague Seal, the Plague Bell, the Fixed Plague Flag, and the Plague Huang Umbrella. He was also the ancestor of the plague, and was born to restrain other plague ghosts and gods, so he could subdue them and use the innately formed plague. Only by suppressing the formation did everything go smoothly.

Li Qi offered up a piece of jade talisman, one foot long and three fingers wide. It was full of yellow light, and the mist was constantly flowing in it, and the talismans were layered on top of each other.

Then he chanted a mantra in his mouth.

The talisman then rushed into the abyss.

Not long after, the earth shook, and countless plague ghosts rushed out from it with miserable howls.

Most of them are yellow, green, and brown in color, and have strange shapes, including humanoids, asuras, yakshas, ​​scorpions, spiders, toads, snakes...

The body is like a ghost, ethereal and uncertain, surrounded by the aura of plague.

Among them, there are also some demon gods, who are tall and ferocious in appearance, ten times uglier than Asura, and exude a powerful aura from all over their bodies.

Li Qi couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Some of the demon gods have already reached the level of the late Golden Immortal. They are extremely powerful without being weak before becoming gods.

"These plagues, ghosts and plagues have been nurtured for countless thousands of years, and their strength has improved so much that even Master may not have expected it. Did they go a little too far this time?"

Looking at the surging plague ghosts and demons, Li Qi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

If things really get out of control, the Ministry of Plague may not be able to escape accountability.

But the matter has come to this, and there is no point in regretting it.

Now he hid his figure, quietly left the underworld and returned to heaven.

Some of these plague ghosts and demons are wandering in the underworld, while others flock to the human world when the gates of hell are opened.

Wherever he went, plague spread.

Mortals suffered heavy casualties, and the people were in dire straits.

Jiang Baiyong tried to use herbal medicine to write good prescriptions to treat people.

However, there are too many types of plague ghosts, and the plagues they cause are also all kinds of strange.

We can only let people everywhere drink more medicinal soups made from herbs such as Bupleurum, Ephedra, Coptidis, and Pueraria that can clear away heat and relieve plague.

Although the plague cannot be eliminated, it has been alleviated somewhat.

Western paradise.

The Boundless Pool of Eight Virtues has golden lotuses surging in it.

Amitabha Buddha is sitting on the twelve lotus pedestals. He has a sallow complexion and a thin body, and is six feet tall. He is preaching sutras and Dharma to the worldly guests below. His words are like a river, his tongue is blooming with lotus flowers, and golden lotuses are gushing from the ground.

During the Battle of the Gods, Taoist Zhunti led the destined people to the Western Paradise.

Then the Western leader introduced Taoists and founded Buddhism. From Taoism to Buddha, he transformed into Namo Amitabha and sat in the Western Paradise.

The compassionate saint had a thought and knew that the plague ghosts were causing harm in the world. He immediately said: "Now that the plague ghosts are rampant in the world and the plague is raging, who among you is willing to save all sentient beings from water and fire?"

(End of this chapter)