Chapter 113 Living Spirit

Chapter 113 Living Spirit

Chapter 113 Living Spirit
The tentacles in his body began to tremble violently. Li Wuxiang took two deep breaths like a human, causing them to slowly calm down and become submissive.

Then he pinched Zhao Qi's face with a little more force and asked him to look at him: "Zhao Qi, do you know what you are saying now?"

At this time, Zhao Qi focused his attention on his face. He pushed his hand away and stepped back a little: "It's Taiyi! I saw it!"

"What kind? How do you know? You've never seen it!"

"Never seen it before!? There are so many Taiyi in the world, but I haven't seen one before!" Zhao Qi stared at him, "What place is this? It's Lingshan! Do you understand that appearance is determined by the mind? The one who came——"

He suddenly lowered his voice: "...That person is Taiyi! Whatever he looks like in Lingshan is what he is! Do you understand?"

He shook his head again: "Master he... Master he... he really invited him down, he really invited Taiyi down, and he did it!"

"Shut up first. Also, what master? His name is Zhao Kui!"

"Oh... yes, Zhao Kui! Zhao Kui!" Zhao Qi gritted his teeth, "I really told him to do it! Bah! That's no use!"

Li Wuxiang reached into his chest, took out the Shijie Collection, and quickly flipped to the back part.

During the few days on the road, he mainly read the front part related to his own practice, while the latter part was more profound and mysterious things, which he had not had time to read in detail.

He turned to the place he wanted to find according to his memory and read it again carefully -

External evil. External evil mainly refers to things that may come to a practitioner during the practice when he makes a vow to the deity he worships and prays for protection and blessing. Most of them occur when he breaks through a realm.

For example, a practitioner who worships Taiyi may suddenly see a bright light before his eyes and the appearance of Taiyi when he enters into a state of meditation, or hear a sacred and ethereal voice claiming to be Taiyi, which may even give him one or two supernatural powers. Generally, these things are external evils.

They are basically some monsters hiding in the sacred mountains. Maybe they are demons with profound Taoism, maybe they are vengeful ghosts, or maybe they are powerful ghost immortals who cultivated a long, long time ago.

If the practitioners really believe that they are righteous gods, they will continue to provide help, guidance, and magical powers to the practitioners. However, these things are equivalent to harmless demons in the early stage. As the practice progresses, the impact on the primordial spirit becomes greater and greater, and eventually they will gradually seize the practitioner's own mind and invade the practitioner's body, so that these things really come to the world of the living.

At this time, it is called external evil entering the body - generally speaking, the practitioner whose body is invaded by external evil will have a drastic change in temperament. In fact, it is not the temperament that changes, but the body is possessed by the evil.

Once external evils come to the world of the living, they will call themselves gods, display their supernatural powers, stir up bloody storms, and become a great disaster.

But this situation would only happen to practitioners outside the seven sects, because the Great Emperor worshipped by the practitioners of those seven sects was still alive, and no spirits dared to pretend to be him, and Taiyi and its gods were suppressed, so the external evil had nothing to fear.

However, the mention of "Taiyi" is just an example. In fact, those who worship Taiyi rarely invite external evil spirits. In the past three thousand years, this has only happened four or five times. The vast majority of external evil spirits are invited when worshiping the spirit gods under Taiyi.

The above points were specifically noted in the Shijie Collection as the consensus of all cultivators in the world. But later, the book mentioned another situation, which seemed to be something that only the Thirty-Six Sects, the Sword Sect, and the Six Mysterious Sects could confirm, and was not known to ordinary casual cultivators.

There are a very small number of "foreign evil spirits" invited by monks that are actually righteous gods.

Donghuang Taiyi was suppressed, and the gods under his throne, such as the Kitchen God, the Door God, the Fairy in the Well and the other thirty-six gods, were destroyed with the fall of the Ye Dynasty three thousand years ago.

These gods had achieved enlightenment during their lifetime, so even after death, their spirits still exist, wandering around the sacred mountains. For example, when Cheng Peixin invited the door gods in Deyang before, she actually invited the wandering spirits of the door gods, which can be understood as the unconscious spirits of the door gods with supernatural powers.

The "external evil" perceived by a very small number of practitioners is this kind of "true spirit".

Such a true spirit is also not something that a mortal body can withstand, and will invade the primordial spirit in the same way. However, unlike taking over another's body and occupying the mind, the true spirit will merge with the practitioner's primordial spirit to become a "living god" with a unique temperament - it has both the practitioner's own memories and the instincts contained in the true spirit.

According to the book, there are currently five people who can be confirmed to be true spirits incarnated into the world.

There are two Siming Zhenjun, namely the Kitchen God, one in a man and one in a woman, called Kitchen God Father and Kitchen God Mother. These two live in seclusion in the hinterland of the Central Continent, far away from the diocese and the six sects of Xuanjiao, and their whereabouts are secret.

One of them is the Five Directions True Lord, or the door god, who is in the body of a male practitioner named Wei Gaoyang. This person has lived for more than 900 years, and the Five Directions True Lord is the incarnation of He Taochengdao, the founder of the Shangque Sect of the 36 sects. Wei Gaoyang became the supreme leader of the Shangque Sect.

Similarly, there is a Guiyin Zhenjun, the Immortal in the Well, who has lived for more than 400 years in the body of a female cultivator named Jin Zijiu. After the founder of the Tianxin Sect attained enlightenment, he became the Immortal in the Well, and Jin Zijiu was also worshipped as the Supreme Sect Master by the Tianxin Sect.

As for the remaining person, Li Wuxiang felt his heart tremble when he saw those lines of words - Jiang Jie, the leader of the Donghuang Taiyi Sect, commonly known as the leader of the Sword Sect... has the Taiyi True Spirit in his body!

real or fake?

There are some explanations below this sentence. It says that because the gods under Taiyi had been destroyed, their true spirits had dissipated into the sacred mountain. However, the true spirit of Taiyi in Jiang Jie was different. It was a little true spirit that was intentionally separated when Taiyi was suppressed. This true spirit contained Taiyi's power and a part of human destiny, and was attached to Jiang Jie to rescue the original deity from trouble.

There is also a passage in it, which seems to be quoted from Jiang Jie himself - saying that he is not the chosen one, but just happened to be possessed by the Taiyi True Spirit, which led to his current achievements. If the Taiyi True Spirit had possessed someone else, it would certainly not be inferior to himself.

Li Wuxiang put the Shijie Collection back into his chest and abdomen, and was stunned for a while before asking Zhao Qi: "What did the Taiyi you saw just now look like?"

"I told you, it's the same statue that people worship in the living world! Haven't you seen it?"

Li Wuxiang thought for a moment and said, "I have seen a Taiyi statue transformed into a spirit. If that thing arrives at Lingshan, wouldn't it look like a Taiyi statue?"

Zhao Qi sighed, "I really didn't teach you enough. It's a statue that turned into a spirit, right? Then when it arrived at Lingshan, wouldn't it be just a statue? A dog that turned into a spirit would be just a dog at Lingshan! What I saw was alive, a person! Exactly the same as the statue and the portrait! Haven't you noticed that all the statues and portraits in the world are the same? Because they are all based on the ones made by Taiyi before he became enlightened! The statue of Taiyi was not made casually!" Li Wuxiang stared at him for a while, "Do you really think that the evil spirit in me is Taiyi? How dare you talk to me like that?"

"Then...then it may not reach you in the end." Zhao Qi lowered his eyes and looked at Li Wuxiang. It seemed that he became more respectful because of his two words. "It has to wait until the external evil enters the body...ah, Taiyi enters the body, at least it has to wait until the cultivator forms a pill. You can't say whether you can form a pill alive or not. It won't be too late to be respectful to you at that time."

Li Wuxiang sighed and sat down cross-legged.

Zhao Qi seemed unaware of what the Sword Sect said about Taiyi True Spirit.

Now, this matter of mine is a bit troublesome. If what Zhao Qi saw was really Taiyi, it means that either the Sword Sect's statement is true, and Taiyi really separated a wisp of true spirit before being suppressed, and now it is with him, or the one that Jiang Jie saw was fake.

But this external evil in my body... According to the world's explanation, these true spirits should be without consciousness. Then this one of mine... At first it only had emotions, but now it makes me talk to myself in my heart. Is it because it is nourished by essence, sacrifice, and the original spirit, and therefore gradually becomes conscious?
If this is the case, isn't it the same as those real external evils? When I am forming the elixir, this thing will enter my body, which means it is taking over my body!
But if Jiang Jie's was real, then his was fake? If it was fake, it would indeed fit the description of the methods of external evil spirits in the Shijie Collection... they had intelligence and could possess other people's bodies.

Zhao Qi said that whatever Lingshan looked like, that was what it was. But this guy didn't even figure out the secret of Ranshan. Could it be that he was just ignorant of this matter?
But there was one thing that made him very confused. If it was an ordinary external evil, the purpose of possessing a body was simply to show his holiness and become a god in the world, so that his cultivation would become easier. But this one, at present, seemed to be trying to get him to join the Sword Sect.

The leader of the Sword Sect claims to have a true spirit in his body, and I also manifest myself as Taiyi... Does it want me to be the leader?
A third possibility suddenly popped up in Li Wuxiang's mind - Taiyi did split out his true spirit, and it was this one. And it did want to take on the body of a swordsman to save the original body. But a powerful external evil ruined its plan, and due to various complicated reasons, the real Taiyi true spirit could only lurk in secret, and then found his body through Zhao Kui's ritual, and then planned to set things right.

Therefore, it never really revealed its identity, which seemed to make sense.

But this means that the leader of the Sword Sect is actually an evil spirit. However, Zeng Jianqiu said that the Sword Sect has three sword immortals. If you can't see the other two and so many people, it would be a bit ridiculous.

Or maybe... they actually knew?

This thought made Li Wuxiang feel cold in his heart. The swordsmen seemed to be pretty good people. Although he didn't think that a sect composed of a group of pretty good people was ideal and beautiful, he still didn't want this idea to be true - that would mean there would be no hope in this world.

He sighed and asked Zhao Qi: "It's in Lingshan, right? Do you have a way to go and see it?"

Zhao Qi raised his finger and pointed upwards: "Below this layer of blood mist is the sea of ​​blood. Above the blood mist is the upper heaven. In the upper heaven, there are the heavens. It's not that no living people come to Lingshan. Some natural treasures can only be found here. Many sects will open their doors and enter Lingshan to search for treasures, but they haven't seen the whole picture."

"Perhaps some sects have mentioned similar things in their records of Lingshan, and know where similar things are, but there are none in Ranshan. Aren't you a swordsman? You can ask the Sword Sect."

The Shijie Collection did not mention it, but it did say that some of the things used in forming the elixir and forming the Yang God needed to be found in the Sea of ​​Blood on the Spiritual Mountain. The detailed records that Zhao Qi mentioned might be in the "Nether Nine Abyss", but they could not be obtained at this time.

"Actually, there is one more thing." Zhao Qi looked at him and blinked his bloodshot eyes. "Zhao Kui told me this before, but I just thought you might not want to know, so I didn't tell you."

"What is it?"

"Think about it, you are a sect leader, and the sect often goes to Lingshan to search for treasures. You may stay there for a long time, so you must have a place to rest. Don't think it's so easy for you to enter Lingshan, that's because you are not human. For a living person to enter Lingshan, it is almost as difficult as going to the netherworld. In fact, going to the netherworld is not so bad, as long as you have cultivated a Yang God, a Yang God can go there."

"But to come to Lingshan, it must be a living person. You don't have much human energy, so it's okay. But if a real living person comes, wouldn't it be a large group of energy and willpower? It's quite dangerous. So, if you are the sect leader, you will definitely make a place in Lingshan. Ordinary sects have resident sites in Lingshan, and we actually have one in Ranshan-"

He paused here, as if he wanted to keep the topic in suspense.

Li Wuxiang nodded: "Ranshan Illusion."

Zhao Qi was stunned: "Ah? Zhao Kui told you this?"

"I guessed. The Xuanguang Mirror is an independent world, and so is the Ranshan Illusion. Since you said there is one in Ranshan as well, I guess Zhao Kui didn't create it himself."

"Okay, that's it anyway. What I mean is, I can actually help you find Taiyi, but with my current level of cultivation, if I leave this ancient cave, I might encounter some evil monsters and die. When Zhao Kui was here, he still had some tricks. He could drive away those who were fighting for the ancient cave, or he could escape. Now, I am not much stronger than the resentful ghosts. The only difference is that I stayed here for a shorter time and didn't turn into a monster like them. If I encounter those who come to rob the ancient cave, I will be in trouble."

"So, you and I, regardless of our past grudges, can be considered as friends who have lived together for life, right? After all, we are master and disciple. In this Lingshan, you can't trust anyone except me. If you can find a way to make the illusion complete, I can guard it here without worrying about outsiders coming to rob it. As you said, I can do some good deeds to atone for the bad karma from the past. When I have some experience, I can help our Ranshan disciples find some supplies, and I can also find a way to help you find Taiyi in the upper heaven. By then, I will just be an elder - our Ranshan should have an elder like other sects."

"Oh, by the way, if you accidentally died, wouldn't that be even better? You definitely wouldn't be willing to go to the netherworld and reincarnate, right? Then coming here will give you a place to stay, and we'll be master and disciple again!"

Li Wuxiang nodded: "It's hard to argue with your reason. So, if we unfold the illusion, we can come here?"

"Of course it requires some tricks, but I don't know. But you are so powerful, I think it won't be difficult to find out. Those who are capable should do more work."

Li Wuxiang sighed, "It's really tiring to be the leader of your Ranshan Sect. Let's not talk about this anymore. I will be in Tazi Town tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Your first ritual to invite the gods was there, right? Have you thought about your name?"

Zhao Qi looked at himself and said, "The Blood God."

"You don't sound like a good person, but okay, what can you do now?"

"If someone is frightened and loses his soul, I can bring it back. It's not hard to make them sleep poorly or have nightmares. If there are lonely ghosts in the world of the living, as long as they are not fierce ghosts but just the kind that pester people for incense and incense, I can also drive them away."

Li Wuxiang poked his eyeballs and said, "Okay. I'm leaving."

(End of this chapter)