035. Peers
There is no distinction between day and night in this world, so Zhu Lezhi didn't know how long he had been here, but it was almost a whole day. During the conversation, Qingling learned that this sixteen-year-old girl was also out for training and was accidentally brought here while walking in the mountains.
The snake demon named Dagui never attacked Miao Yuan and Shang Changheng, and even took the initiative to avoid them. However, it made Zhu Lezhi, who was also a cultivator, a sacrifice. Qingling guessed that it might be related to cause and effect.
After all, it seems that the big snake was sealed here by Zhu Lezhi's ancestors. I don't know why they didn't just kill it. Anyway, the ancestors planted the tree, and the descendants were hit by the tree. They are just unlucky people like him.
At the turn of day and night, a cold and ferocious evil spirit surged out like a huge wave, turning into a huge pitch-black blade, slashing down at the sky fiercely. It was sunrise, and a ray of sunlight shone into the room, and in an instant the world became illusory. Qingling only felt that his eyes were blurred for a moment, and when he could see his surroundings clearly again, he was already in the mountains covered with bright morning light.
Unlike the place just now, the vegetation here is lush, and even the deep pit full of dead bodies is covered with vines.
There was a crack of whip.
It was Zhu Lezhi who pulled out the long whip from her waist and swung it in the air, followed by two more whip sounds. She was not pretending, because Qingling heard a certain rhythm from these three whip sounds, which made him feel cold.
Miao Yuan, who was guarding outside, was not idle either. Although he was stunned by the sudden appearance of three people, he still recited Sanskrit as soon as possible. The huge golden light image turned into a Buddha's hand in a seal. This was a move that had been accumulated for a long time, because he was also waiting for dawn. The chance of winning was the greatest when the yang was strong and the yin was weak.
The Buddha's hand pressed down from midair to the ground with great force. Qingling heard Zhu Lezhi exclaim in surprise: "Oh my god!"
However, when the Buddha's hand touched the ground, it turned into points of light and dissipated, because the giant viper that had been hiding its body finally showed up. The giant viper, whose body was shrouded in black mist, let out a hoarse low cry, and after colliding with the Buddha's hand, turned around and drilled into the ground.
"It's trying to run away!" Zhu Lezhi raised his hand again.
But someone was one step faster than her. Shang Changheng's eyes flashed with scarlet. He held a broad knife made of black mist in one hand and slashed it lightly on the mountain road. A strong evil aura enveloped the surroundings, and even the sunlight was dimmed.
The mountain road was clear, but a ball of black fog slowly gathered in the shade of the ground. The shapeless black fog rolled, and a hoarse voice came from it: "How dare you! You all deserve to die, you deserve to die!"
"You still don't know what to do when death is approaching." Zhu Lezhi said coldly. At this moment, she didn't look like a cute girl at all, and there was murderous intent in her eyes.
Shang Changheng was too lazy to waste words. The blade in his hand disappeared, and he walked forward with his bare hands to grab in the black fog. In the violently rolling black fog, scolding sounded again: "Wait a few more years, wait a few more years and the seal will be gone! I will be able to see the light of day again. Those villagers, they opened the mountains and built roads to kill my body, this is our karma! It is only natural for them to sacrifice their flesh and blood souls to me! So why do you interfere!"
Miao Yuan got a headache when he heard about cause and effect, and immediately glanced at Zhu Lezhi.
His expression was too obvious. Zhu Lezhi rolled his eyes. "The demon body was killed because it was difficult for humans to overcome the calamity. This snake demon cultivated by eating humans. It was suppressed for many years and died at the hands of humans. This cause and effect was settled, but this demon soul has eaten the flesh and blood of countless innocent people. Each has his own opinion. The victim can't get back this cause and effect. Killing this demon is called acting on behalf of heaven. Little Master, you are from a famous and righteous family, and my Zhu family in Tongzhou is not a crooked family."
When Miaoyuan saw that she did not try to stop her this time, he withdrew his gaze, chanted the Buddha's name, and his eyes were full of compassion.
However, during this short while, Qingling didn't even see the snake demon's soul. The soul had been suppressed by Shang Changheng's Yin energy and had no power to fight back. Qingling hesitated for a moment, thinking that the soul still retained its consciousness before its death. However, he didn't expect that the snake demon kept repeating the same few words over and over again, about cause and effect and sacrifice. Every word revealed the indifference of treating humans as food, and the resentment of being sealed and beheaded. It wouldn't even beg for mercy.
After death, the demon will become a ghost that only knows how to kill, and it is just instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger.
As the negative energy and black fog dissipated, Qingling finally saw the demon soul clearly. It was a black snake more than a person's length long. Shang Changheng grabbed it by its seven inches and lifted it up. It was still twisting its body to try to break free.
Zhu Lezhi whispered beside him: "Demon spirits are really rare."
It seems a bit regretful.
Qing Ling asked: "Does it have other uses?"
"Yes, refining magic tools, refining elixirs, and making medicine inducers." Zhu Lezhi shrugged. "The world is not as it used to be. Nowadays, most of the monsters hide in the deep mountains and old forests where there are few people. After all, the human race is prosperous now. How dare they go to the human world to cause trouble, let alone eat people? If the monster soul dies, it will naturally go to the underworld honestly. In our Tongzhou Ghost Market, the monster soul is a valuable treasure with no market price."
Qingling felt that this world was indeed different from what he knew. It sounded more like the mysterious stories about flying and hiding in the ground in the vernacular novels.
Miao Yuan said coldly, "The Xuan Sect was truly prosperous when the demons were everywhere. Now, except for your Tongzhou Zhu family, which is an ancient family, the rest are just small sects. A master and two apprentices are the inheritance. Many Yin-Xing skills have been lost, especially since the founding of Daxia. Even the position of the national master of the previous dynasty has disappeared."
Zhu Lezhi did not deny it either, and only said: "At least the world is now dominated by humans. The Xuanmen is now stronger than the demons, and the demons have become more powerful. Even evil spirits are rare in the world. My ancient Zhali has a record that when humans and demons coexisted, there were so many wandering souls that there were many ghost parades at night. But now, if you don't have a chance to meet someone by chance, you will die before the seventh day, let alone become a ghost."
Then the two of them fell silent at the same time, looking at Shang Changheng with different eyes.
Qing Ling was silent for a while, as if thinking about something. Suddenly he asked, "Then...are ghosts sold in the ghost market?"
The two of them turned their heads at the same time to look at this living person full of yin energy, and both revealed expressions that were difficult to describe.
"Yes, there are. After all, evil spirits are rare and are good materials for refining magic tools... There are also witch doctors who use evil spirits as medicine." Zhu Lezhi couldn't help but whispered, "Master Qingling, are you planning to do this business too?"
Qing Ling glanced at Shang Changheng calmly, and happened to meet his eyes, so he looked away calmly and said calmly: "Well, ask me how much this thing next to me is worth."
Shang Changheng sneered, but did not seem angry.
Zhu Lezhi said truthfully: "Maybe no one dares to buy it."
Qing Ling: "Why?"
"If you buy this back, you must worship it as an ancestor." Zhu Lezhi shook his head repeatedly, "I'm afraid no one in the Xuanmen can be a match for this senior."
Qing Ling pondered for a moment and asked again: "What if there is a vicious ghost killing innocent people like that big snake, you...?"
Miao Yuan said coldly: "Wunian Temple will naturally not sit idly by."
Zhu Lezhi smiled and said, "Alas, things are different now. Back then, the Heaven was in chaos and the six paths of reincarnation were not yet complete, so there were the Night Parade of Hundreds of Ghosts. Now... Heaven is above all, and there won't be any major chaos in the world."
At this point, she added, "Humanity's own war disasters have nothing to do with the Way of Heaven. Right and wrong will naturally be determined by the underworld."
Qingling understood.
People like Zhu Lezhi who are good at mysterious and shady business are actually no different from businessmen in the world. It doesn't matter to her whether they are human, demon or ghost. Just like she insisted on killing the big viper, it was just to protect herself. The so-called rules and principles can actually be put aside.
But Miaoyuan and the Wunian Temple behind him stand on the side of the human race. They are the kind of people who will never coexist with evil spirits. No matter what is right or wrong, those who are not of our race must have different hearts, so we will kill them first.
Be it human, demon, or even ghost, they all follow their own path and live their own lives. If anyone dares to go beyond the rules, Heaven will take action. Therefore, Zhu Lezhi is sure that the world will not be in chaos, because Miao Yuan also said that the more powerful Shang Changheng is, the more Heaven will pay attention to him.
Qing Ling looked at Shang Changheng again in silence, seeing him devouring the demon soul so unscrupulously, as if he had no fear of the way of heaven at all.
When their eyes met, Shang Changheng did not hide the fierceness in his brows. His handsome face looked unusually charming because of his pale and sinister look. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, "Find more of these things in the future. The first few are meaningless."
Qingling, who was almost cooked into a dish and fed to snakes, looked away, thinking that one day God would send lightning to strike you to death, and see if you can still be so arrogant.
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After Shang Changheng completely devoured the evil spirit, Miao Yuan went to pray for the innocent girl Ma who had starved to death in Xiahe Village. During this time, he was always wary of Shang Changheng, fearing that the evil ghost would eat the innocent wandering souls as well. Fortunately, everything was safe in the end.
According to the rules of Xuanmen, the bronze pendant on Miss Ma's neck was accepted by Miaoyuan.
After that, we will return to Lincang City.
Miao Yuan and Zhu Lezhi were not of the same kind. When Zhu Lezhi learned that Miao Yuan was going to keep an eye on Shang Changheng, she was surprised at first, and then she excitedly expressed her desire to go along, because with Shang Changheng as a killing weapon, her training would surely be safe and smooth.
Qing Ling was still a little hesitant at first, but when he heard that they were going to find the murderer, Zhu Lezhi volunteered and patted his chest, saying, "I can do it!"
Miao Yuan frowned, "You also know the art of Feng Shui?"
"…I only know a little bit, not proficient." Zhu Lezhi waved his hand, "But I don't rely on that. Girl, I rely on the qi. Wherever there is a grave, the evil spirits gather and the death energy lingers. You just need to find the general direction, and I will go to the most dangerous place. I can find it accurately!"
In fact, Qingling can now also feel the so-called Qi, but it is just a vague feeling. This is already considered extremely talented. For example, Miaoyuan, a monk who has been practicing since childhood, is also the same. However, Zhu Lezhi can directly determine the location with his eyes, which is very rare.
In order to help Shang Changheng get rid of his obsession as soon as possible, Qingling agreed to let Zhu Lezhi accompany him, so there was one more person on the return journey. This girl was different from Miaoyuan, who was taciturn and upright. She was clever and knew a lot of anecdotes about the Xuanmen. She was the only Xuanmen family that had been passed down like her, and there were many ancient notes that had never been seen by the outside world.
Qingling heard many mysterious stories from her and gained a deeper understanding of the bizarre side of the world.
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