Just because you went to the underground palace, the outside world has become like this?
And what does the specious Youjue, Skeleton Throne and Blood Pool I saw represent?
Zhao Yuecheng, who was sitting next to Kong Sang, was the first to notice the strange behavior of Kong Sang.
"Kong Sang?"
Everyone couldn't help but look over.
But he saw Kong Sang lowering his head slightly, his hands were squeezing red, and his body was trembling involuntarily.
"Kong-san?!"
"What’s wrong with you!"
Heartbreaking pain suddenly exploded in my mind.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
Kong Sang stood up with a "chang" sound, holding his head in pain, and slammed against the wall behind him!
"Kong-san!"
"Quick, doctor!"
"Someone is coming!"
Amidst the sounds of footsteps and calls, Kong Sang collapsed on the ground, looking in a daze at the people who kept shaking his body.
…
"Empty Sang."
There was another call.
Kong Sang suddenly opened his eyes.
In front of me is the pavilion in the clouds that has not been seen for a long time!
Kong Sang, who was sitting on the main seat of Bailing Terrace, was breathing heavily.
"Have a cup of tea and calm down first."
A cup of tea suddenly appeared in front of me.
Looking up again, on the left side, the immortal alchemist waved his banana fan lightly, smiled and nodded slightly.
It's just that... this time, the immortal alchemist looked even more indifferent.
Next to him, a man dressed like an alchemist appeared.
That was... during the Chu Kingdom period, when Kong Sang was in charge of defeating the king of Hou Huai.
"Chu State... Si Bai?" Kong Sang was slightly startled: "Why did you separate?"
"Because the last trace of soul has been completed." Under the unexpected answer, after King Houhuai set himself on fire in the palace and pretended to die, the body of Han Xin appeared next to Si Bai of the State of Chu.
"My dear, my destiny has begun to turn." There was another ethereal voice.
Kong Sang looked intently and saw that the person sitting opposite him was himself who was serving as eunuch during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, and he was also the leader of the Yin Yang family.
"Namo Amitabha." Fahai, the incarnation of the late Tang Dynasty, appeared next to the eunuch during the Xuanzong period: "I, it is indeed time."
After the words fell, a chuckle came.
The prime minister in black, Yao Guangxiao, who solved the case of the Ten Immortals and launched the Jingnan Campaign, also appeared on a chair nearby:
"After passing the fourth palace, we finally escaped."
Next to him, holding a wishful fly whisk, the Ming Dynasty Imperial Master who served during the Chenghua period also appeared. He stared at Kong Sang:
"Only this time... we have no escape route."
Kong Sang was slightly startled:
"Why do you say that?"
"Also, what happened?!"
The light flowed. During the Ming Shenzong period, the Yinshan Taoist practiced Yinshan Taoism after transforming into a mausoleum guardian. The Yinshan Taoist had not yet completed the splitting of his body, and his eyes were indifferent and cold:
"Didn't you absorb the last bit of your soul in the palace and resurrect Xu Yiyang?"
"This means that you have made a choice."
"If we choose to plant seeds and still look forward and backward, we will have no chance of survival!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young Taoist priest with a slightly innocent and childlike face appeared next to him.
It is the Yinshan Trail that spanned the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China and has been separated from the half body.
Yinshan Xiaodao looked around and said with a smile:
"But... now it seems that there are still two people missing?"
Kong Sang's breath hitched.
Two more places to go?
He couldn't help but look from left to right.
There is a vacant seat next to me.
Starting from the second one, they are Changsheng Alchemist, Chu State Sibei, and Han Xin.
Then another spot became vacant.
Next came the eunuch eunuch, the head of the Yin and Yang family, Fahai of Jinshan Temple in the late Tang and early Song dynasties.
Then, there were Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black during the Red Scarf Army period, the Ming Dynasty's imperial master during the Chenghua period, the mausoleum keeper and Yinshan cultivator during the Shenzong period, and finally the Yinshan boy during the Republic of China.
Including himself, the huge Bailing Terrace has a total of twelve seats.
But now, there are only ten.
The longevity alchemist smiled and said: "Well, it seems that there are still two stages of cause and effect."
The eunuch shook his head: "These last two stages of cause and effect... are not easy to live with..."
Fahai clasped his hands together: "The most urgent task is the issue of dragon veins."
The Yinshan cultivator said coldly: "Shouldn't we first be concerned about the problem of our own dragon vein energy?"
Suddenly, all the incarnations representing a period of cause and effect began to quarrel fiercely.
But in Kongsang's view, these quarrels had no beginning or end, and he didn't understand anything at all.
At the same time, an unreasonable anger arose.
"Enough!"
Kong Sang slammed the table and stood up.
But in an instant, Kong Sang saw his own reflection on the mirror-like tabletop of the Bailing Terrace... and turned into that monster covered in blood and eyeballs again!
In the Palace of Eternal Life, my own changes are no longer a surprise!
Sudden:
"Keep your mind steady!"
The Yinshan cultivator and the Yinshan path dusted themselves off at the same time, and the talisman was placed on Kongsang's eyebrows and chest.
Fahai appeared behind Kongsang, pointed at his neck, and looked worried: "I don't have enough time, what should I do?"
Suddenly, the huge cloud pavilion began to collapse.
All the incarnations’ eyebrows jumped.
The immortal alchemist immediately said:
"My dear, you must find the last two pieces of cause and effect as soon as possible."
"My previous body was involved in the cause and effect of divinity!"
Han Xin immediately echoed:
"My subsequent life is implicated in the cause and effect of human nature!"
Just when the pavilion completely collapsed, the nine incarnations said in unison:
"There are still two missing from the number of twelve!"
"My dear, the twelve rounds must be completed by cause and effect, so be quick!"
…
Kong Sang opened his eyes again.
But he saw the doctor checking himself.
"Kong Sang, are you awake?" Zhao Yuecheng breathed a sigh of relief: "What's wrong with you?"
"After you came out of the underground palace, something seemed very wrong with you!"
Kong Sang waved his hand and stood up with the support of Zhao Yuecheng.
"I...I'm okay..."
"Director, go ahead."
Xia Liang looked at the doctor.
The latter also nodded and said:
"I can't find anything wrong with Mr. Kongsang's body..."
"This is not a physical illness."
Xia Liang said helplessly:
"Forget it, let's continue."
Afterwards, everyone took their seats again.
The projection screen behind Xia Liang began to rotate.
"Everyone, we don't have a very suitable solution to the current situation in Kyushu."
"But... according to the current trend, protecting the dragon veins is the top priority."
"According to our people's investigation, the dragon veins in Kunlun Mountain have not had any impact yet."
"Maybe it's because it's so inaccessible."
"But... the journey to Beijing has already begun..."
As he said that, a completed dragon vein map appeared on the screen.
Although there are no problems in the core areas including the Forbidden City and other places.
But everyone can see that some small branches extending far away, such as many places outside the Nine Rings in Shangjing, have more or less evil contamination!
One of these places was familiar to everyone present in the Ten Departments of Yin.
Exactly...the location of the Ancestral Mountain of the Ten Divisions!
Xia Liang said in a deep voice:
"Based on the latest information."
"Nearby areas invaded by evil stains have experienced more serious problems."
As he said this, a photo appeared in front of everyone.
After reading it quickly, everyone looked solemn.
Let’s not talk about demonized humans and animals for now.
There are even dead people who are inexplicably resurrected, but... maintain the last state before they died.
Some people who were in car accidents barely managed to have their heads severed, but they survived, but they were unable to breathe because of the severed trachea.
The whole person is in a state of horror where life and death are blurred!
Others died of illness. After being resurrected, their bodies were tortured by the illness and almost went crazy, but no painkillers had any effect!
Even...there are pregnant women who cannot give birth to their children.
After doctors performed a caesarean section, they couldn't find the baby in the pregnant woman's body!
But unfortunately... the cry of the child came from the pregnant woman's body again.
Such a state of immortality made everyone take a breath of cold air.
Hu Wenjun immediately said:
"We must first go to the ancestral mountain of the ten tribes of Yin!"
"If Zushan's luck is completely infected by evil spirits, none of the ten of us can escape!"
"Our own Qi is just affected in a subtle way."
"Maybe... you might even turn into a monster because of this!"
Xia Liang nodded:
"This is also why I found you."
"While investigating Zushan, please be sure to see if there is any way to dispel evil spirits!"
…
After leaving the headquarters building of the Oddity Investigation Bureau, Kong Sang and others looked at the empty streets that had been cleared and felt a little unable to adapt for a while.
Shangjing, which is overcrowded with people, has never been so deserted.
Hu Wenjun knocked on the nine-story palace bell staff:
"Because of the time constraints, I will take you to Zushan with the help of Qimen Dunjia."
"Ancestral Mountain is too huge. Except for the altar, the entire mountain range needs detailed investigation."
"At that time, we need to split up."
Naturally, everyone had no opinion.
After a while, everyone arrived in front of Zushan.
"Let's use the Shibu Altar at the top of the mountain as the final meeting place."
"The time is one hour."
Immediately, everyone dispersed and went up to Zushan from all directions.
Kong Sang held the soul-calming gong and followed the mountain path into the dense forest.
Perhaps due to the influence of evil spirits, the huge woods looked gloomy and gloomy.
A vague white mist spreads around the mountain.
During this period, Kong Sang did not encounter any birds, beasts or demonized living people, so it was considered peaceful.
Suddenly, a gurgling sound came out.
Kong Sang stopped immediately.
He carefully observed his surroundings, and after thinking about it, he summoned the underworld water ghosts and dispersed them around.
However, a moment later, the underworld water ghosts in all directions lost contact at the same time, which made Kong Sang even more alert.
"quack……"
The crow's cry suddenly sounded.
Kong Sang immediately summoned the yellow spring water, and dozens of water pillars shot out in the direction of the sound.
However:
"jingle……"
It seems to be the sound of a bell.
The crow's cries disappeared, replaced by the sound of high-heeled footsteps.
And the surrounding mist also turned into little blood red in an instant.
"Tick..."
"Tick..."
Is it raining?
Kong Sang touched the water droplets on her eyebrows, and when she lowered her head, she saw a drop of blood!
"Um?"
Full of surprise, I saw:
"Crash..."
A downpour of blood suddenly fell!
"The Secret of Recruiting Yin, Fengquan Water!"
While shielding the blood rain, a burning pain came from my shoulder, but I saw that the pain point had corroded and ulcerated scars!
Kong Sang's face was gloomy.
This kind of evil spirits does not look like a natural problem caused by evil spirits, but more like...man-made!
Immediately, the Feng Spring water dispersed in all directions with the power of purification.
In an instant, the chaos above the head disappeared!
However, the scene that caught his eye made Kong Sang look horrified.
I saw living people hanging upside down on the surrounding trees!
There are men and women, old and young. Their bodies are as dry as tree bark, their eyes are wide open and their mouths are open. Some of them are murmuring slightly, and they seem to be breathing!
And the majestic rain of blood just now sprayed down from the incision in their throats!
The people whose throats were cut did not die. Instead, they screamed for help one by one in pain. However, because the trachea was cut off and they could not make a clear sound, they could only vaguely judge from the shape of their mouths that it meant "help".
!
A faint distortion suddenly appeared in the shadow behind Kong Sang.
Then...a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened in its shadow!
[Author's digression]: Little popular science:
The term "neither birth nor death" first appeared in the Buddhist Shurangama Sutra.
The original meaning refers to transcending the boundaries of life and death.
Buddhism believes that life and death, reincarnation, nirvana, etc. are all dreams and flowers, and they are also transformed from ignorance. If we explore the essence, there is no theory of life and death.
As for the twelve rounds of transformation, Tongshan conceived it based on the twelve Taoist wishes.
The main meaning is:
The first is that the weather will be smooth, the second is that the grain will be abundant, the third is that the emperor will live long, the fourth is that the land will be peaceful, the fifth is that the people will be safe, and the sixth is that they will live in peace and happiness.
The seventh wish is that disasters will disappear, the eighth wish is that water and fire will not invade. The ninth wish is wisdom and wisdom, the tenth wish that learning the Tao will come true. The eleventh wish is that the gods will support you, and the twelve dead people will be exalted.