On the Welcoming Peak, in the Welcoming Tower.
Opposite Lu Qing sat two female cultivators.
One of them is Lu Qing’s old pen pal, Yun Wan, the owner of the Ghost Hall.
The other one is the ghost painting female cultivator, Lingzhu.
In the time it took to drink a pot of tea, Lingzhu had explained the reason for his awakening.
That day, the ghost painting female cultivators gathered their strength, seemingly intending to establish a formation through Wang Ze to divert the pollution flow to the Ghost Hall. In fact, they did just that.
However, this is just a cover to awaken Lingzhu.
They also knew that since Yun Wan had the ability to trap them to death in the ice crystal prison, he also had the ability to block the flow of pollution.
Although this strategy still has a slight chance of success, the women all have no hope.
Hence, this plan within the plan came into being.
At that time, the ghost painting female monks had two scrolls in their hands that had not yet awakened.
One is the spiritual bamboo in the screen, and the other is dug out from the current abyss.
In comparison, Lingzhu's scroll is in better condition and higher rank, so the women chose Lingzhu.
There are 48 ghost painting fragments in total, among which "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum" is the most prominent.
Lingzhu, ranked third.
When she woke up, she wanted to escape with the scroll, but she couldn't escape from Yun Wan's library, so she had no choice but to confront and seek cooperation.
This was the first thing that surprised Lu Qing.
Lingzhu, is actually a ghost painting female cultivator who can communicate normally?!
When Yun Wan opened the library door, she was surprised to see Ling Zhu standing there, respectfully waiting for her. She had originally planned to suppress him, but after discovering that Ling Zhu was able to communicate, she became interested.
Afterwards, after a brief communication, Yun Wan brought Ling Zhu directly to Cangxia Sect.
In other words, Yun Wan didn't know what this Lingzhu was up to!
Yun Wan's mentality was like that of an old drunkard who got a bottle of Moutai but usually only drank loose liquor. She did not choose to taste it alone, but instead took the wine to find an old friend, and then prepared to open it in front of her old friend to share the aroma of the wine with him.
After Lingzhu finished explaining, he looked at the two of them, waiting for their questions.
Lu Qing and Yun Wan looked at each other, then made a gesture of invitation.
Yun Wan nodded, looked at Ling Zhu, and said, "Do you know your own nature?"
"Who in this world knows..."
Lingzhu smiled lightly and was about to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Yun Wan.
"I know."
"..." Ling Zhu's smile froze, but she immediately made it natural and continued, "You see us as strange and evil, representing bad luck and disaster, but in our eyes, everything in this world is a terrifying purgatory, and all living beings are evil demons. But the irony is that we share the same appearance, language, and cultivation system."
"So now you are dealing with evil demons and monsters." Lu Qing said.
"Aren't you two masters also dealing with strange and evil spirits?"
After a pause, Ling Zhu continued, "My sisters and I are from the Hou Tu Sect, serving under the lord Ding Kun."
This reminded Lu Qing of a cultivator named Ding Kunhou from Zhongfuzhou.
"We used mystical techniques to form a formation and enter this purgatory demonic realm, slaying evil demons and monsters, collecting spiritual materials, and seeking further advancement. The Spiritual Master said that this could be a real world, an illusion, or even a dream. I feel the same way. For us, this place is filled with a sense of unreality."
No wonder the weird female cultivators are all in a bad mental state.
Their paranoia and their irrelevant statements are most likely due to them being immersed in illusions and dreams and being in a confused state.
Lingzhu seemed to be the most sober one.
"Zhuangzi was lost in a dream of butterflies in the morning." Lu Qing sighed.
Yun Wan and Ling Zhu both looked at Lu Qing.
Seeing this, Lu Qing briefly explained to the two the story of Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly.
After listening to it, both of them seemed to be inspired.
Yun Wan continued to ask: "Do you feel that there are some similarities between us?"
Lingzhu moved her lips and looked at Yun Wan's expression, but in the end she just shook her head and said nothing.
"Just speak frankly." Yun Wan said.
"If I tell you, I'm afraid I'll offend you."
"Just speak frankly." Yun Wan repeated.
"To see the monkey from your perspective is to see you from my perspective."
Lu Qing suddenly felt cold and looked sideways. The faint light on Yun Wan's body was surging like boiling water.
Frightened, Lu Qing quickly grabbed Yun Wan's arm, stroked her back, and said a few words to comfort her.
Only then did the dim light subside.
Lingzhu put away the fear in his eyes and apologized solemnly.
"It's okay." Yun Wanyun uttered these two words calmly.
Lu Qing knew that Ling Zhu must be complaining madly in her heart.
"Then what other weird and evil things do you see?" Lu Qing quickly asked a question, trying to change the subject.
"They are the native inhabitants of this world," Ling Zhu said. "They make us feel familiar. When I saw them, my first thought was to communicate with them, not to kill them. Of course, if communication fails, or if I feel threatened, I will kill them."
This is the same as the monks today.
"In other words, you can communicate with strange and evil spirits?"
"Some are the kind that can't communicate, but for most, it should be possible."
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