Everyone followed old man Xuanji tremblingly, walking carefully, afraid that they would accidentally touch something they shouldn't touch.
On the other hand, Mu Li was skipping and running in front, picking flowers and catching butterflies. If you didn't know, you would think this was her back garden...
"Li'er, be careful. We are almost at the depths of the forbidden area. You can't run around. It will be dangerous if you touch the barrier." Old Man Xuanji observed the environment while paying attention to Mu Li.
"I understand, Master." Mu Li stopped and waited for her master and fellow brothers on the spot.
"Master, this place is so beautiful and the spiritual energy is so abundant. Why can't we practice here every day?" Mu Li asked, holding the hand of Old Man Xuanji.
"Li'er, can you absorb the spiritual energy here?" asked old man Xuanji in surprise.
"Yes, I can feel them all entering my body, it feels so comfortable... Dahei said that the spiritual energy here is good for me. Master, can I live in the forbidden area in the future?" Mu Li said happily.
"Okay, wait until the master comes back and finds some exercises suitable for you to practice, and then you can make a decision, okay?" said the old man Xuanji.
"good."
Everyone behind him was confused. "What spiritual energy? Why can't I feel it?"
"I don't know either, but I think the air here is very fresh..."
"I always feel that Junior Sister is inexplicably smarter than us..."
“…”
"We're here. This is the deep part of the forbidden area. Have you seen the stone tablet and the barrier?" After walking for a while, everyone stopped in front of a lake. The water in the lake was black, and there was a bridge across the lake. Old Man Xuanji pointed to the stone at the bridge head and said.
"The sea of suffering is endless, turn back now!"
"What does this mean?"
Old Man Xuanji shook his head. "I only know that this lake is very special. Even a feather can't float on it, and even a flying bird can't pass through it. No matter what it is, it can't bear it and will sink to the bottom of the lake..."
"Then isn't this Ruoshui?" Mu Li asked in surprise after hearing this.
"What? Weak water?" Old Man Xuanji asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's mentioned in myths and stories that there is water to the north of Kunlun. Its power is not enough to defeat mustard, so it is called Weak Water." Mu Li said.
"North of Kunlun there is a river, whose strength is not enough to overcome a mustard seed, hence the name Weak Water." Elder Xuanji repeated this sentence in a low voice, "So the legend is true..."
"Master, what legend is that?" Mu Li asked curiously.
"Legend has it that there is a river in the underworld called Huangquan, and the water in the spring is called Ruoshui. No matter whether you are an immortal or a Buddha, you will die if you touch it." Old Man Xuanji said with a serious expression.
"Yellow Springs Road, Naihe Bridge? Why are these all things from the underworld?" Mu Li muttered softly?
When old man Xuanji heard this, his heart moved and he tried hard to recall something.
The other disciples trembled with fear upon hearing this, "No way, no way, the depths of the forbidden area is the underworld?"
"Mengpo soup is all water
The Naihe Bridge is full of ghosts
The banks of the Forgotten River are filled with tears
All regrets under the Three Lives Stone
The past turns into three cups of wine
The past is burned to ashes
It doesn't matter where I go
I only pray that I will no longer be reincarnated."
Mu Li remembered a song she had heard in her previous life and couldn't help but hum it.
"Junior sister, what spell are you chanting?" Xiao Qi leaned against his brothers tremblingly and asked in a low voice.
"Hehehe, Seventh Senior Brother, this is just a song..." Mu Li said with a smile.
"Junior sister, aren't you afraid?" Xiao Ba also asked in a low voice.
"What are you afraid of? There doesn't seem to be any danger here. The spiritual energy is abundant, and there is a faint fragrance. I wonder what kind of flower is so fragrant?" Mu Li sniffed hard, sniffing here and there, like a little animal, so cute.
"Hehe, little junior sister is so cute." The senior brothers were so adorable by her appearance that they forgot their fear for a moment.
"Li'er, can you smell the fragrance of flowers?" Old Man Xuanji was surprised again.
"Yes, it's just vague and not very obvious. Master, what's wrong?" Mu Li asked puzzledly.
"Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, there was a great war between the three realms of gods, demons and monsters, resulting in countless casualties. Tens of thousands of souls poured into the underworld. For a time, the underworld was in turmoil, the reincarnation mirror was broken, the reincarnation road was closed, lonely souls wandered around the world, wailing everywhere, just like purgatory..." Old Man Xuanji sighed and said.
"And then?" Everyone seemed to be able to see the tragic scene at that time, and their hearts were filled with sadness.
“Later, the greatest treasure of the underworld, the Book of Life and Death, which had already been transformed into a spirit, exhausted its spiritual power and burned its own spirit. It was not at the cost of its own soul that it repaired the Mirror of Samsara, restarted the path of reincarnation, calmed the turmoil in the underworld, and the human world was able to return to normal.” Old Man Xuanji’s voice was filled with grief.
Mu Li didn't know why she felt so sad. That kind of determination and courage, regardless of the consequences, filled her entire chest, making her so sad that she wanted to cry...
"Junior sister, why are you crying?"
"Li'er, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Old Man Xuanji asked nervously.
"I'm fine, just a little sad..." Mu Li said while wiping her tears.
"Alas..." Whenever old man Xuanji thought of this legend, he felt heartbroken beyond words.
"What happened next? How was she?" Mu Li's tears were like pearls that had broken off the string, and she couldn't stop them. Mu Li swore that she really didn't want to cry, but her tears kept falling down.
"Later, legend has it that the Hades, who was in seclusion at a critical juncture, forced himself out despite the backlash, ultimately exhausting his own spiritual power to set up a barrier around the Underworld, stabilizing it. He also managed to save a small fragment of the Book of Life and Death's soul just as the Book of Life and Death was reduced to ashes."
"What about Hades? He won't die after exhausting his spiritual power, right?" everyone asked in surprise.
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