Chapter 104 Human Heart "ask: One day, you pass by a place and find that a flash flood is about to break out. It cannot be eliminated and can only be drained. There are two places that are most suitable. A place has few people and a vast expanse of land, but those who live there are either rich or noble, and the land is numerous and precious; The area is small and sparsely populated, and most of the people living there are ordinary people. In this dilemma, how do you choose? " The seventh level decision in the fourth stage of the Tianjiao Conference has a question content that is different from the actual situation, but at this moment it completely overlaps with the ghost den in Pingyuan County. Dong Shou once again faced a dilemma: how should he shoulder the authority and responsibility of being the magistrate of a county and the parent official of 300,000 people? "but," Tao Tie looked at the demon soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate who had blocked his way out and dragged him into the ghost world. "What does this have to do with me? He was the one who killed you. I didn't provoke you." The voice of the demon soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate was muffled, as if it came from under the dust of heavy metal: "Didn't you come in by yourself?"

Tao Tie pursed his lips and didn't want to talk. It was indeed a ghostly illusion that he had half-heartedly entered, but now he wanted to leave, but the demon soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate blocked his way and refused to let him go. After a pause, Tao Tie asked seriously, "Do you want to fight?" "I won't fight you." The magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, shook his head: "Although I am strong, you have the means to restrain me. In a fight with you, I can only exert one-third of my strength. Even if I win or kill you, it is meaningless. The dead people will still not be able to come back to life, and the living people will still live a life worse than death." This is not an empty statement. The demon soul is the soul of the dead that has fallen and turned into a demon. Tao Tie has three methods that can greatly restrain demons. One is the gluttonous appearance of being indifferent to food, eating everything, and the more the better; I'm extremely hungry, and evil spirits and ghosts are all delicious. The second is the combination of Tian Dun/Chun Yang Jian Xin and Tai Yi Fen Guang Jian Jue; The Qian sword method in the Taiyi Fenguang sword technique is extremely masculine and strong, restraining all evil spirits and demons; Tiandun/Chun Yang Sword Heart can cut through the injustices in the world with its visible form, and can cut through the impure desires in the heart and eliminate greed, anger, and ignorance with its invisible form. The core of the demon soul is obsession. When the Invisible Sky Escape/Pure Yang Sword Heart is slashed down, it will definitely result in a critical hit, a critical hit, and another critical hit. The third is the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor". Tao Tie followed the path of becoming a god. With the continuous improvement of his visualization and spirit refining, his powers of controlling disasters, harmonizing yin and yang, and subduing demons were gradually realized. The three methods can be used individually or in combination. With the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" as the leader, the power to subdue the demons controls the Earthly Evil Technique [Demon Slaying], adds it to the Invisible Sky Escape/Pure Yang Sword Heart, and uses the Qian Sword Dao of Taiyi Splitting Light Sword. With one slash of the sword, whether it is to escape from the ghost illusion, break the fragments of the Tiannan barrier inherited by Pingyuan County, or hurt the evil soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate, it is all effective. What's more, Tao Tie also has [Knowing Everything], which can trigger information fragments. From the information fragments triggered by the Demonic Soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate, Tao Tie discovered the reason why the Celestial Empire had not dealt with the bizarre situation in Pingyuan County, and also discovered the fatal weakness of the Demonic Soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate.

Under the attack of 100% excess critical strike + fatal weakness, Tao Tie and the Demon Soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate fought hard, and the outcome was uncertain. Life and death are another matter. So facing the Demonic Soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate, Tao Tie was quite confident and asked back: "Then why did you force me to stay?" The magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, was silent for a moment, and then he said in a hoarse voice, "I would like to ask you to save the people of Pingyuan County." "save?" Tao Tie was surprised when he heard this, and he sneered and laughed at himself, "Let's not talk about why I want to save him. Just talking about my ability, the Celestial Empire has not properly dealt with this problem for so many years. Do I have that ability? I don't have that ability, you know?" The demon soul of the Pingyuan County Magistrate refused to listen and recited: "The nine-day catastrophe is already determined. My power is too weak to prevent it. When the catastrophe comes, if there are people who can believe in Taoism, I will bear the catastrophe with my Dharma body. I will bear half of the misfortune to protect all living beings." This is the oath of Taiyi Great Emperor to achieve enlightenment as recorded in Taoist scriptures. Later, the demon soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate continued to recite: "The inner palace of Zhengyuan Jade is the palace of Lei Bo, and it is ruled by the Heavenly Emperor of Taiyi Jade Inner Court. There is a department in the palace, called the Six Dun Zhentian Command Department, which contains the Ten True Lords of Taiyi, who are in charge of the division of the wild, the constant water and fire, and the affairs of ghosts and gods in the world." This is one of the powers and subordinates of Taiyi Great Emperor as detailed in the Taoist scripture "Taiyi Zhenlei Pili Dafa". Combining the two, the meaning of the Demonic Soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate becomes very clear. If Tao Tie wants to follow the path of transformation and reach the state of "I am Yuanshi, Yuanshi is me", and gradually possess the power, authority and status of the real Taiyi Great Heavenly Emperor, he must do three things: The first is to fulfill the vow of enlightenment, the second is to implement the authority and power, and the third is to strengthen the subordinates. Tao Tie has realized these three points as his practice of Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Spirit Refining Technique has become more and more advanced and his understanding of the way to become a god has become deeper and deeper. He was already considering transferring the soldiers and generals in the talisman to the control of the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor". It is impossible to recruit more subordinates at the moment, but at least we can build a shelter first. When the magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, mentioned this at this moment, he was offering a deal. If Tao Tie was willing to use his Dharma body to bear the fate of 300,000 people in Pingyuan County. The 300,000 people in Pingyuan County, whether dead or alive, will worship Tao Tie, the embryonic version of Taiyi Great Emperor. To serve their followers and subordinates and to be at their disposal. Seeing Tao Tie was silent, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, said, "The emperor has the ability and method to burn ghosts, calm down fright, and bring souls back to life." This means that since Tao Tie can save the souls of the dead, he can burn the souls of the dead and refine them into ghost soldiers, just like the Taiyi Great Emperor recorded in Taoist scriptures. The ghost soldiers can then be trained to become ghost soldiers and generals, and then to become heavenly soldiers and generals. He agreed to take on the disaster, and all the more than 200,000 souls on the plain could be selected and cremated by Tao Tie. Tao Tie shook his head: "I'm weak and can't bear it." The magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, insisted: "Don't rush, take it slow, step by step." But Tao Tie still shook his head. The magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, remained silent for a long time and did not speak again. Twisted melons are not sweet.

In the ghostly illusion, while talking, Dong Shou had already learned a lot about his experience and the situation in Pingyuan County. Through the files that Pingyuan County Magistrate Mohun specially left in Pingyuan County Yamen, Dong Shou also found out the tragedy that occurred in Pingyuan County decades ago. "I see." After putting down the last file, Dong Shou was lost in thought, muttering softly. After being in a daze for a while, Dong Shou continued to talk to himself: "So I am now in the position of the county magistrate back then. Is it my turn to decide the life and death of 300,000 people in Pingyuan County?" After realizing this, Dong Shou walked out of the study and came to the Shangguan who was sitting still while flipping through the files. He replied with an extremely firm attitude: "Pingyuan County will not transfer a single grain of food." Shangguan, who seemed to have been paused before, regained his alertness, looked at Dong Shou carefully, stood up and walked away without saying anything. Half a day later, Shangguan came to Pingyuan County again with an army. Since Pingyuan County is unwilling to transfer even a grain of food to other places, we will requisition it by force. Dong Shou tried to stop him but was stabbed to death by Shangguan. The ghostly illusion immediately fluctuated and changed. Dong Shou was sitting, with a Shangguan sitting opposite him. I only heard Shangguan said indifferently: "Five hundred thousand shi of grain, I want it tomorrow." Is this a fresh start because of my death? Dong Shou muttered to himself, his thoughts turning quickly, he stood up, bowed and said: "I obey your command." However, Dong Shou decided in an instant not to resist forcefully, but to find another way. Although 500,000 shi of grain was a lot, it was easily taken out with the inventory in the Changping Warehouse in Pingyuan County. Shangguan returned with the food, satisfied. After thinking hard for a while, Dong Shou came up with an idea that might be of some help. Sit down and talk about the truth, stand up and act on it. Anyway, he could start over and try and fail, so Dong Shou immediately put the method into practice. He used up all the money and property of the county government to buy grain from the people of Pingyuan County and fill the Changping Granary. Several warehouses were also built for additional reserves. The purchase of grain and the establishment of warehouses were completed very quickly and with extremely high efficiency. Before Shangguan came again the next day, Dong Shou had already thoroughly implemented the method he had thought of. "Five hundred thousand shi of grain, I want it tomorrow." The superior officer had nothing else to say, but just gave the order in a cold voice. Dong Shou tried to fight for the rights and interests of Pingyuan County and made a guarantee: "We just transferred 500,000 shi yesterday, and today we transferred again. Will we not transfer any more grains after tomorrow? If you can promise not to transfer any more grains in the future, I will raise grains right away." In response, Shangguan said nothing and just waved his hand. The troops accompanying Shangguan rushed to the refilled Changping Granary in Pingyuan County and the additional reserve granary built by Dong Shou, and transported away all the grain in the granary.

Dong Shou's grain storage action caused Pingyuan County's grain to be withdrawn early! The famine in Pingyuan County came earlier. A large number of people were starving to death. "This...this...this..." Dong Shou looked at his hands, which seemed to be covered with blood and life, and he was covered with sin. The ghostly illusion immediately fluctuated and changed. Another reset, a new round begins. The superior in front of Dong Shou said indifferently: "Five hundred thousand shi of grain, I want it tomorrow." "Yes." After a moment of silence, Dong Shou replied in a hoarse voice. Shangguan stared at Dong Shou and warned him meaningfully: "Don't do anything stupid." Dong Shou said nothing. He just calmly ordered someone to transfer 500,000 shi of grain from the Changping Warehouse and gave it to Shangguan to take away. He went into the study and read the files left by the evil spirit of Pingyuan County Magistrate. After the great famine caused by man-made disasters, the yin and yang of Pingyuan County were confused. The day was real, while the night seemed real and unreal. But no matter whether it is true or false, it has never been separated from the ruling sequence of the Celestial Empire. There are still pedestrians, merchants, and people coming and going. No harm was caused. All the official reports and documents from more than 30 years after the Great Famine were compiled into files in accordance with the regulations of the Celestial Empire. What Dong Shou is reading now are the various records of the great famine in the three southwestern states. Especially those people, gods and forces that hindered the disaster relief efforts of government offices at all levels in the three states. After two days of reading and sorting out the information, and after Pingyuan County transferred out million shi of grain, Dong Shou finally found the information he was looking for. "Don't do anything stupid." Shangguan looked at Dong Shou's red and bloodshot eyes and gave him a meaningful admonition when he took away 500,000 dan of grain for the third time. Dong Shou didn't answer. But after his superior had gone far away with the food, he also left Pingyuan County from another road and ran towards a place at full speed. However, before he could reach his destination, an arrow fell from the sky and nailed him to death in the wilderness. What is stupid?

This is called stupidity! The officer who was escorting the grain walked up to Dong Shou, who was not yet completely dead, and looked at him silently for a while. He said in a hoarse voice: "I have been studying for 36 years and serving as an official for 15 years. How can I be willing to kill the people with my own hands?" Looking up at the gloomy sky, Shangguan's voice returned to indifference: "On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the latent dragon is useless and will wait for the future." The ghostly illusion fluctuates and changes. Double reset, a new round begins. Without waiting for his superior to speak, Dong Shou bowed and said, "I will collect the grain right away." The food was sent away and delivered to the superior. Dong Shou changed a route and still wanted to leave Pingyuan County. Another arrow. Another reset and a new round begins. "Five hundred thousand shi of grain, I want it tomorrow." Looking at Shangguan who spoke indifferently in front of him, Dong Shou understood that this was his last chance to try to find a way out of the impasse. "I will transfer the grain right away." Dong Shou took a deep breath, accepted the order indifferently, and transferred the grain indifferently. After seeing off Shangguan, Dong Shou stood in front of the City God Temple and fell into silence for a long time. The temple fair just ended last night and the people were all happy. There were still some remnants of the bustle, and they were being cleaned up by people organized by the yamen runners. Among the 300,000 people in Pingyuan County, how many people could know that in the near future, the grain they have worked so hard to grow will be transferred like water to save the lives of people in other prefectures and counties. They are going to starve to death! "One grain of millet is planted in spring, and ten thousand grains are harvested in autumn." Dong Shou spoke, his voice like an old bellows or a dying old dog, "There is no idle land in the plains, and all the farmers are starving to death." Endless sorrow surged into Dong Shou's heart. After the sorrow comes the resentment which is felt with intention but without power. He was angry at his own incompetence, and also at those people, gods and forces who disregarded the lives of the people for their own selfish interests. in particular…… Those traitors! At this moment, Dong Shou felt that the Celestial Empire was still too conservative. It did not kill all the people who held back during the famine caused by man-made disasters and did not eliminate all their forces. For example, the Lord of Dadong Mountain. Just an interrogation?

Is it possible to use it differently? Even being cut into pieces is not enough to vent my anger! A wisp of black air surged into Dong Shou's eyes. Dong Shou turned around, his temperament changed drastically, becoming cold as ice, like an evil ghost crawling out from the deepest level of hell in the underworld. "Ugh!" The magistrate of Pingyuan County, Mohun, let out a long sigh. Layers of red clouds poured into the underground, and the ghostly illusion disappeared. The black energy in Dong Shou's eyes was sucked away by the evil soul of Pingyuan County Magistrate. Dong Shou's head tilted, his eyes rolled back, his body went limp, and he fell asleep. The entire Pingyuan County has returned to its previous appearance, with the sun high in the sky, clear skies and fresh air, but the area is vast and sparsely populated, and everything is desolate and deserted. The barrier blocking Tao Tie's way disappeared. With just one step, Tao Tie could walk out of Pingyuan County and never come back. However, Tao Tie felt that his feet were as heavy as a thousand pounds and he couldn't take a step forward. "Ugh!" With a long sigh, Tao Tie turned around and measured Pingyuan County on foot. Every step taken is accompanied by the power of salvation combined into one of the earthly evil methods controlled by the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" [warding off disasters], [relieving misfortunes], the land god mantra, the heaven and earth purifying mantra, and the rebirth mantra. Tao Tie was also reciting the "Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Yuan Shi Wuliang Salvation Supreme Wonderful Sutra". The soul passes through Zhuling, is refined and reborn, this is called immeasurable, and the salvation is infinite. After all, I can't bear it. Even if he was unwilling and dared not to bear the fate of 300,000 people, he should at least do something. At least I can have peace of mind. (End of this chapter)