The grasshopper spirit was taken aback by Zhao Youliang's words: "Huh? Old immortal, am I feeling refreshed?!"
After speaking, he lowered his head in thought, or rather, he was examining his own state.
A moment later, she cried out in fright and jumped into Zhao Youliang's arms, where he held her in a princess carry.
"Quantum, quantum, run! Something's wrong here!"
"I was influenced by the old immortal; I was acting all reckless just now!"
In fact, it wasn't just the grasshopper spirit that was affected; Zhao Youliang was affected as well.
The demonic energy within him is still stirring, giving him a feeling of wanting to kill everything and be invincible.
To put it simply, he got arrogant.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken out a talisman at the "ghost car" just now, intending to kill it directly.
"Could it be because of this road?!"
Zhao Youliang and Liao Zhiyuan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with astonishment.
There's a saying that goes: "Good advice is hard to give to a damned devil."
The reason Zhao and Liao were shocked was that this road could actually affect a person's mentality, or rather, make people actively "seek death".
"No, we have to get out of here quickly!"
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Zhao Youliang quickly took out "calming talismans" and distributed one to each person, then led the way and strode back.
Of course, he originally wanted the big yellow dog to "clear the way," but after being glared at by the other party, he immediately backed down.
The group had only strolled a short distance when they suddenly heard a sound coming from behind them.
The most alert big yellow dog was the first to turn around, and then its eyes were filled with terror.
It backed away while barking incessantly.
She then leaped up and jumped into Zhao Youliang's arms, just like the grasshopper spirit before, and was carried in Zhao Youliang's arms in a princess carry.
It wasn't just the big yellow dog that was terrified; Li Mao, who turned around to look, was too.
"Holy crap, when did they get in my car? And they've been following us... Are they trying to run us over?!"
It turned out that Yingchun's "husband," along with his parents-in-law and the little girl from earlier, had all appeared in Li Mao's car.
Driving slowly, I followed behind the crowd.
Without saying a word, each person held a white candle and waved continuously at Zhao Youliang and the others.
In the candlelight, their already terrifying faces seemed even more frightening.
"Oh dear, is this never going to end? You still dare to chase me? Do you really think this old sage is a dead grasshopper?!"
Seeing this, the grasshopper spirit's mentality was affected again, and with a howl, it rushed towards the car behind it.
Fortunately, Zhao Youliang reacted quickly, tossing the big yellow dog aside with a thud and grabbing the grasshopper spirit back.
"Old Immortal, stop fooling around, don't be impulsive!"
This reminder contained a Taoist "awakening mantra," so the grasshopper spirit immediately calmed down.
Realizing he had been bewitched again, his green face was covered in cold sweat.
"Oh dear, this place is too eerie, and given that my past methods were not upright, I was too easily tricked!"
"Quantum, let's run!!"
Fortunately, the car behind them just followed quietly and didn't hit them, and the ghost inside didn't attack them either.
As Zhao Youliang led the way and walked quickly, he spoke to Liao Zhiyuan.
"Xiao Liao, don't you think everything we've encountered seems a bit too much?"
"I just can't remember it right now!"
"What is it like?!" Liao Zhiyuan looked thoughtful upon hearing this, and after a moment he spoke in astonishment.
"Quantum Bro, are you talking about the Three Calamities out of the Three Calamities and Nine Disasters?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang suddenly realized: "Yes, it's the Three Calamities!!"
The "Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations" generally refers to the tribulations that cultivators must experience on their path to immortality.
Of course, there are many versions of this calamity, and it's not worth arguing about.
The three calamities refer to war, plague, and famine, or fire, flood, and wind disaster.
Another interpretation is that in Buddhism, the "three calamities" refer to major disasters, including the apocalyptic natural disaster, the great fire disaster, and the black wind disaster.
And the difficulties of the land, the people, the demons and gods, the Samadhi, one's true nature, karmic obstacles, one's mind, one's soul, and the tribulations;
The "Nine Difficulties" are also known as the Nine Unfortunate Events, which include the nine calamities that the Buddha encountered after attaining enlightenment in this world.
The "mud cart" that Zhao Youliang first encountered, which was the family of Yingchun's husband, could be considered "weapons" because they died in a car accident, which meant metal objects.
"Swords and weapons" do not necessarily refer to large-scale wars.
Although we don't know how the little girl died, judging from the festering sores on her face, it must have been a malignant disease.
The old woman who was begging at the end was clearly starving...
"None of us are about to become immortals, so how could there be a warning of the Three Calamities and Nine Disasters?!"
Liao Zhiyuan looked puzzled and nervously glanced back.
Just then, I saw the ghosts still sitting in the car, holding white candles and waving at me, and I was so frightened that I quickly turned around.
Liao Zhiyuan had the same doubts as Zhao Youliang.
"Little Liao, the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are the tribulations to become an immortal, while we are clearly walking on the path of the Netherworld, which are completely leading to two different 'directions,' okay?"
"Could it be that the Netherworld Path also functions as the Path to Immortality?!"
Zhao Youliang's words reminded Liao Zhiyuan.
“Quantum Bro, what you said isn’t entirely impossible.”
"I don't mean that Heaven and the Underworld have merged, but rather that there's a type of immortal who is actually a ghost immortal!"
In Chapter 58 of Journey to the West, Buddha said this to Guanyin.
"Your magical powers are vast, but you can only read through the affairs of the universe. You cannot know all the things in the universe, nor can you understand all the kinds of things in the universe."
The Bodhisattva then inquired about the various beings within the universe, and the Tathagata replied, "Within the universe, there are five kinds of immortals: gods, humans, spirits..."
Zhao Youliang was astonished after hearing Liao Zhiyuan's explanation.
"Xiao Liao, are you saying that one of us is going to become a ghost immortal? And the Netherworld Path is here to guide him?!"
"But...but I don't think anyone has enough skill..."
As Zhao Youliang spoke, he looked at his teammates: Liao Zhiyuan is impossible, and the grasshopper spirit is even more impossible;
Egg Boy was still acting silly, puffing on his cheap cigarettes.
The big yellow dog was so scared that it trembled and its legs shook as it walked; it was almost scared into peeing.
If someone with such a character could become an immortal, it would be a disgrace to the realm of gods.
Even if one were to truly ascend to immortality, one would still have to be kicked down by a legitimate deity and forced to start all over again.
Dog Egg was kicked to pieces by him...
Just as Zhao Youliang was unable to figure it out, he suddenly felt a chill coming from ahead.
Through the thick fog that seemed to have risen from nowhere, they were shocked to find the ghostly chariot parked ahead.
The car was completely empty except for the ghost of the officer who was following the male doll, sitting in the last seat with a miserable expression.
It was swaying unsteadily, just like the other ghosts before it, clearly devoid of its own consciousness...
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