"Are you kidding me?" Xu Zhe looked at the old man beside him blankly. He hated his unfathomable look and the words he couldn't understand the most.
Xu Zhe even suspected that half of his study time was wasted on experiencing this guy's "nonsense".
"You idiot, you don't even realize how powerful you are? I don't understand how I could have taught such a stupid disciple like you." Confused, the old man stood up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his butt, and walked towards the cave entrance. "If you can still move, come with me. It's time to open your mind..."
He tried hard to stand up from the ground, leaving his bloody palm prints on the ground. But Xu Zhe still quickly caught up with the person in front of him, because this was the only "shortcut" he could find to become stronger.
Entering the cave, it was narrower than expected. The conical structure only had a space of about 100 square meters. The rock wall on one side was covered with emerald green vines, and some fiery red fruits whose names I didn't know hung on them. In the middle of the cave was a round rock platform. In the center of the cave, a holy light fell on it. It was like a gate that called humans to heaven
But Xu Zhe couldn't think of anything so romantic, he was so familiar with this place. In his eight years of "work" in the Spiritual Adjustment Department, he spent the first four years here, enduring the loneliness of being completely detached from the human world.
“It’s been so long, and you still haven’t cleaned up. It’s such a mess…” Looking at the clothes piled haphazardly in the corner of the cave, it’s obvious how lazy this old guy is in his daily life.
"I didn't think about entertaining guests. It's fine if I can just look past it myself." The old man answered as a matter of course, walked straight to the stone platform, turned around and looked at the tired Xu Zhe, "Zi, do you still remember what the limit of human practice is?"
"The end of the spirit..." This was the first "knowledge" that the old man taught me before I started learning. "Humans are not gods, and cannot absorb the spirits of heaven and earth into their own strength. Humans are not monsters, and cannot devour other creatures to enhance their own spirits. Humans are containers, and their own spirits have been determined since they were born. Cultivation is just to continuously discover the power hidden in oneself. When one discovers the end of the spirit, it is the limit that this practitioner can reach...
And it was only after I reached this ‘limit’ that you were willing to let me return to the world below.” For Xu Zhe, what he encountered was not a bottleneck, but the end of the soul, the sorrow of being a human.
"Fool, your so-called limit is like the difference between a firefly and the sun compared to your true self. It's a pity that I can only explore the power of the 'human' part of you, but you haven't even touched the divine spirit of Ziya." The old man sighed, expressing his regret. "To you now, you are like a nuclear bomb. But your understanding classifies you as an ordinary missile. What's more pitiful is that you can't even find the button to launch yourself."
"It's always like this, such incomprehensible words, how can it be concise?" Xu Zhe was very unhappy with the old man's tone.
"Well, to put it simply, you now have to find the button hidden in your soul, release your true self, and become the 'Ziya' that even the Nine-Tailed Fox is terrified." The old man's gaze suddenly changed, and his hands moved. Several silver lights flashed through the air. Xu Zhe didn't even have a chance to react. Dozens of silver needles as thin as hair but as long as 30 centimeters pierced Xu Zhe's whole body.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Zhe wanted to ask, but no words came out. He was surprised to find that he couldn't move even a finger.
"I know you are surprised, but if you want to become stronger, you have to find the other self in your body. And you can only contact 'him' if you transform into a pure spiritual body..." The old man apologetically picked up the numb vegetative man and placed him on the only round table in the middle of the cave. "Thirty-six silver needles will seal the main nerve transmission lines in your body, which means you will become almost vegetative. Cut off your five senses, and your breathing will be reduced to a turtle-like state. In this situation, you cannot eat. With your physique, you can only support it for three days at most. If you still can't find another self, your fate is only one... death.
This is a war that no one can help you in. Don't get lost in the pitch-black darkness. Stick to the reason that makes you work hard. Transformation is truly out of the human realm..." This was the last sentence Xu Zhe could hear. The last two silver needles in the old man's hand were inserted into his head.
The sound was simultaneously blocked out of the body, and the open eyes could not sense the presence of any light.
It's a suffocating darkness...
"Fool, for Xue'er, you chose the inhuman path, and for a woman, you chose the path of becoming a god. I really don't know who you will fall into the devil's way for
It's a pity that your master, I can calculate the fate of all living things in the world, but I can't know what will happen to you in the next second? "Turning around, Thief Shi slowly left the cave where he lived, twisted a stone on the wall outside the cave, and a huge stone door fell down to close the entrance and exit of the cave.
In this sealed environment, Xu Zhe felt a world that ordinary people dared not even imagine.
Completely cut off from all connections with itself, it is unable to escape as a soul, but is instead bound in this nearly dead body.
There is no light, no sound, nothing here. Even if I think about raising my hand to look, I can't feel anything substantial, and I don't even know where my hand is.
The concept of time does not exist here. Everything seems to be still, yet moving at high speed.
Xu Zhe had never felt so unfamiliar with himself before, and he couldn't help but ask, "Who am I?"
Whether a month is long or short depends entirely on people's reference.
For Hyakki in Japan, this has been a fulfilling month...
The news of the Nine-Tailed Fox being unsealed not only shocked the demon world, but also shocked the "Light Secret Sect" in Japan.
This is a secret religion that is extremely similar to the Spiritual Adjustment Department of Country Z. Its doctrine is to exorcise demons and monsters, travel through the unknown world, and maintain human peace.
However, it is fundamentally different from the Spiritual Adjustment Department. The most important thing is that all of its members are monks, except for the Ming priestess they believe in.
The size of the Light Secret Sect is far beyond the reach of a small sect like the Spiritual Adjustment Department. During its heyday, there were as many as one million followers. Even the rulers of ancient countries had to go to pay homage to it to show their highest respect.
But with the progress of the world and the development of science and technology, this once popular religion has withdrawn from the stage of history.
However, no creature in the world of gods or demons will forget the great achievements of religion itself.
Because the Killing Stone that sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox was created by the first Ming Miko of this sect, it kept this great demon that had been a scourge to the world in obedience for a thousand years.
Unfortunately, it is precisely this bond that forces them to bear the Nine-Tailed Fox's hatred for humans.
It was a cloudy night, in an unknown forest, and on an ancient stone staircase, there were crowds of people.
Wearing the iconic black and white robes, he held a burning torch in one hand and tightly grasped his Dharma staff in the other.
All the monks were sweating and trembling. They gathered here regardless of age, just to try to stop something that was impossible to stop.
“Woo!!!!” It was like the roar of a pack of wolves. On the dark mountain road, the light emitted by a pair of ferocious eyes was a kind of deterrence.
In an instant, thousands of monsters rushed up the mountain road, opening their mouths of various sizes and biting the high-quality humans. Their special professions made their blood more delicious and their souls more delicious.
The demons were excited by the bloody atmosphere, as if they wanted to make up for their unvented anger in Country Z on this night.
It was a war of massacre. Even though the monks tried their best to resist, the number of demons was like locusts.
Following the corpses and bloodstains along the way, accompanied by the sound of some demons chewing, three figures walked towards the end of the stone road.
Standing side by side in the front are Yaki and Daitengu, looking relaxed as if they were taking a walk.
Following behind her was a stranger, wearing the gorgeous kimono of an ancient Japanese princess. The hem of her skirt alone was three meters long. The blood and dirt from the corpse naturally stained the holiness of this "princess".
But the princess herself was completely unmoved, and every step she took was so noble and elegant. Unfortunately, the world could not see her beautiful face because a golden mask blocked her face. All that was left was the horror in her brown pupils...
"Old dog, you are really thoughtful. You have completely restored the costume of Lord Nine-Tailed Fox from a thousand years ago. Flattery ranks second to you. Who ranks first?" Glancing at the old man beside him, Yaqi was very unhappy. He was still angry about the report he made against him.
"Hehe, this is all out of loyalty to Lord Nine-Tailed Fox. Our Lord Nine-Tailed Fox will definitely become the strongest creature in the world." Not afraid of being corny, Tengu's eyes were filled with obsession.
"A thousand years have passed, and you two are still bickering with each other? I really don't know why you don't like each other?" The "princess" behind him said in confusion, and her beautiful voice like a copper bell seemed to be able to knock on the door of heaven.
"There is no place where they look at each other." They said this at the same time. Is it the only tacit understanding they have
"Guard your post! Never let these filthy creatures enter the Hall of Light!!!!" At the end of the mountain road, there was a huge ancient door that was 20 meters high. The ground in front of the door was littered with corpses of humans and monsters, and the black blood mixed with the red blood of humans formed a strange color.
Only the last thirty monks stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the door. The monsters were several times more numerous than them, but no one dared to rush forward. In the previous rounds of attacks, they showed the monsters how powerful human practitioners were.
At this stalemate, the monster team made way for a path on both sides. Yaqi and Tengu came to the front, and the princess who followed them stopped for a rare time.
"You are monsters! Tell me your names!" A monk covered in black blood roared, pointing the golden staff in his hand at the newcomers.
"Old dog, those annoying flies are asking you a question? Why don't you tell them?" Yaqi said sarcastically with indifference.
“They are not qualified to know my name…” Daitengu’s expression just changed, and these monks who seemed extremely powerful just now suddenly flew into the air and were ruthlessly torn into pieces, with corpses and blood falling together.
Many monsters rushed forward to share the rare delicacy. The three of them naturally stepped into the magnificent hall of the Secret Sect that could not be invaded by the monster world.
In the spacious space, there was only a girl dressed as a shrine maiden sitting there.
She looked calm as if nothing had happened...
"I really miss this outfit. I haven't seen it for a thousand years, right?" This time, the one who unexpectedly came forward was the nine-tailed "princess" following Yamata Daitengu. The two generals stood in place, waiting to watch their master's "performance".
"You are a demon who has been sealed for a thousand years. Even a thousand years of sealing cannot change your evil and despicable nature. When you return to the human world today, you will surely receive new punishment from God!" The girl cursed calmly, as if she didn't understand the environment she was in.
"I never thought I'd hear the word 'despicable' from you? If it weren't for the fact that my injuries had not fully recovered, your ancestors would have cooperated with the ridiculous Japanese gods to mobilize all the spirits. Not to seal me, it would have been wishful thinking to damage my abilities. In the end, although I was sealed, those so-called gods all turned into smoke. It has become the only country in the world with only myths but no gods. Isn't it ridiculous? You don't even know who to worship?" She walked up to the shrine maiden, gently raised one hand to take off the mask on her face, and opened her beautiful mouth, "Even if there is a punishment, that person will definitely not be you, and you won't see that day..."
"Ah!!!!!!!!!!" With a scream, the last anti-demon organization in Japan was completely destroyed in just one night...