"Grandmaster, before we start practicing, I have a few questions for you."
I said in a friendly manner.
The Ghost Immortal Grandmaster raised his ghost eyes to look at me, nodded and said, "Okay, little kid, just ask."
I asked the first question: "Grandmaster, why did you come to the City of the Dead? You are so advanced in Taoism, it is easy for you to enter the underworld, why did you come to such a remote place!?"
The founder Zhang Tianshi did not shy away from explaining, "This matter has to start from many years ago. At that time, I loved a woman deeply, but unexpectedly, that woman was killed by an evil ghost. In order to find her soul, I ran all over the underworld and the world of the living, but I still couldn't find her soul. I only knew that she had become a ghost."
"But it was also because I offended the King of Hell after entering the underworld that I was hunted down by many ghost officials. Those ghost officials were more powerful than ordinary ghosts. And my Taoism skills back then were not that profound. Finally one day, I was trapped on Mount Kunlun by many ghost officials."
"At that time, I decided to fight to the death, even if it meant my soul was shattered. Unexpectedly, when I was trapped on Kunlun Mountain, I learned the whereabouts of the woman I loved deeply from a little ghost."
"But by that time, even if I knew, it was too late. I was ultimately unable to resist the killing of those ghost officials. I died afterwards, and my body was destroyed by the ghost officials."
"Fortunately, my soul was able to escape and was transformed into a soul body."
"After that, I stayed in the world of the living for a few more years. When my cultivation reached the level of Ghost King, I used some means to find the entrance to the City of the Dead and entered."
Such a thing actually happened to our ancestor Zhang Tianshi. It's really a secret.
I thought about it and asked, "So, Grandmaster, the woman you love deeply is in the City of the Dead."
The ancestor nodded, but a hint of gloom appeared in his ghost eyes.
He said to me in a deep voice: "Yes, the ghost of the woman I loved deeply is in the City of the Dead, and on the Mountain of Ten Thousand Ghosts."
When I heard this, I was confused.
Since the ghost of that woman is on the Mountain of Ten Thousand Ghosts in the City of the Dead, why doesn’t the ancestor go looking for her
I expressed my doubts.
Unexpectedly, the Grandmaster said to me: "Tianyi, what you saw in the City of the Dead is just an appearance. In fact, I sneaked into the Ghost Mountain in the second year after I came to the City of the Dead. Not only did I find the woman I loved deeply, I also discovered an astonishing secret."
The surprising secret
The words of the Ghost Immortal Patriarch aroused my curiosity.
Seeing me staring at him, the Ghost Immortal Patriarch said solemnly, "Well, since you want to know, I'll tell you. In fact, the real owner of the Wrongful Death City is not the Ghost Immortal at all, but the Blood Demon in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Blood Cave."
"Blood Demon? What kind of monster is that? I've heard of ghosts, monsters, spirits, and evil spirits, but I've never heard of a blood demon!"
The Ghost Immortal Patriarch explained: "I have read about this blood demon in ancient books. It comes from the ancient times, and it is very likely not a thing of this world at all. The blood demon should have come to this world with the sky demon. Later, the sky demon fought with the ancient Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan. Both sides suffered heavy losses. The sky demon Mosuluo disappeared, and the Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan unfortunately fell."
"Although the ancient times ended due to a great war, the spiritual energy collapsed, and all living things were devastated. However, one kind of monster survived, and that is the blood demon. The blood demon is also a kind of demon."
"By the way, after all this talk, little kid, do you know anything about the demons?"
The ghost immortal Zhang Tianshi asked me.
I said frankly, "Grandmaster, I do know about the demons, and I have encountered them in the world of the living."
"What? You met in the world of the living
The demon?"
I nodded and told the Ghost Immortal Patriarch everything about my encounter with the Sky Demons and the black stone. As for the changes that happened to Xiao Li, I didn't tell him.
I’m afraid that the ghost immortal Zhang Tianshi will know that Xiaoli inherited the pure blood of the demon and will do something bad to her.
After hearing what I said, the ancestor Zhang Tianshi's face became quite ugly.
He raised his white eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect that after so many years of silence, there are still people from the Sky Demon Clan who have awakened their bloodline. This is troublesome. If they find the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor Mosuluo, the world of the living will fall into disaster again."
"No, after I get rid of this blood demon in the City of the Dead, I have to return to the world of the living. I can't let the members of the Heavenly Demon Clan find the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor Mosala."
I was a little confused by what the founder Zhang Tianshi said.
"Grandmaster, do you mean that you know where Mosala is?"
The founder, Zhang Tianshi, looked at me and nodded, but did not respond to my words.
I understand that he doesn't want to tell me too much about the Heavenly Demon and the Demon Emperor Mosala. In other words, he is still on guard against me. After all, I have only been in contact with him for a few days.
After figuring this out, I asked Master Zhang: "Grandmaster, you said we need to get rid of that blood demon. This must be the purpose of you teaching me the Nine Sun Divine Palm. But, Grandmaster, what is the relationship between that blood demon and the person you love so deeply?"
The founder, Zhang Tianshi, explained: "The Blood Demon must be eliminated. The reason why the spatial passage of the City of Wrongful Death is sealed in one direction is actually because the Blood Demon arranged for the ghost fairy to do it. He wants the ghosts in the world of the living to enter the City of Wrongful Death and then find it difficult to leave."
"And the ghost of the woman I loved so much has actually been devoured by the blood demon. And the blood demon is hiding in the Blood Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Mountain."
Having said this, the founder Zhang Tianshi's gaze turned to the northwest direction again.
Over there, is the direction of Wangui Mountain.
"Well, I believe you have learned a lot about what happened in the City of Wrongful Death. How is it? Do you have any other questions? If not, let's start practicing. You have a good foundation and have cultivated spiritual energy. If you can cultivate into the Nine Sun Divine Palm, you will definitely have the strength to fight the Blood Demon."
Fight against the blood demon
Just thinking about it gives me a chill down my spine.
Forget it! There is always a way out when you reach the mountain.
When you encounter a mountain, you need to build a road; when you encounter a river, you need to build a bridge. Since you have already encountered some things, you must work hard to solve them. Besides, I am a ghost-catching Taoist priest, and I can't just watch those ghosts being devoured. I am still willing to do this kind of thing to accumulate good karma.
I nodded and said, "Grandmaster, I have one last question. I hope you can tell me about it."
"Okay, little kid, go ahead. But I don't want you to waste too much time on useless things."
"Yes, I understand."
I asked the second question: "Grandmaster, you said before that the cultivators in the world of the living also cultivated spiritual energy. Is this true? You also know that the spiritual energy in the ancient times had already collapsed. How could those cultivators in the world of the living cultivate spiritual energy?"
"Could it be that they also know the art of absorbing spirits, and can absorb the 'spirits' into themselves and cultivate them into spiritual energy?"
This is where I get confused.
The founder Zhang Tianshi thought about it and touched his chin with his ghost hand.
After a while, he explained, "I don't know about this. However, those cultivators did master the spiritual energy. But the spiritual energy in them doesn't seem to be very abundant. If I'm not mistaken, they didn't master the spiritual energy, but the spiritual stones."
"Spiritual stone?"
"Yes, it's the spirit stone! In ancient times, the spiritual energy collapsed, but many spirit stones remained. The spirit stones contain the purest spiritual energy, so those cultivators can master a certain amount of spiritual energy. But the spirit stone is not that
How easy it is to get it. "
"As far as I know, those cultivators on Mount Longhu should have control over a spiritual stone mine."
"It is precisely because of the spiritual stone mine that they can continue to practice. But spiritual stones are consumables. Once they are used up, they are gone. So even if those cultivators really use spiritual stones to practice, they will not be much stronger. Because, even if there are enough spiritual stones, they still cannot become truly powerful if they lack the method of practice."
"I have also encountered cultivators, or Taoists, from Mount Longhu before. I even fought with them."
"But, kid, to be honest, those cultivators on Mount Longhu may look powerful, but they are no match for me. You know, when I was still a heavenly master in the mortal world, I used the magic of a ghost-catching Taoist priest to defeat a master on Mount Longhu."
After hearing what my master said, I understood everything.
I originally thought that those cultivators on Mount Longhu were very powerful, but now it seems that they are not that powerful.
I was thinking, if I leave the City of the Dead and meet the cultivator Zuo Ci whom I met in the underworld, I wonder if he will be my match.
"Any other questions?"
The Grand Master seemed a little impatient and asked me in a serious voice.
I smiled and said, "That's all, Grandmaster. You have told me enough. I have benefited a lot from you."
"Um!"
Nodding, the master's ghost face showed a sly smile, and then he told me: "If there is no problem, then we will start practicing... Little kid, do you see that stone? Go and move it down the mountain."
I looked up and saw the stone that the ancestor had mentioned.
But when I saw the stone, my pupils shrank.
My Adam's apple trembled and I swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Damn, that stone is half a person's height! From my angle, I guess that stone must weigh more than a thousand pounds.
"Grandmaster... Grandmaster, you are kidding me, right? With my small body, you asked me to move a stone, a stone of this size at that. Isn't this bad!?"
There was bitterness on my face and a hundred reluctance in my heart.
I felt sad and thought that I couldn't do it at all.
But the founder Zhang Tianshi didn't think so. He said sternly: "Yes, it is that small stone. Go and move it."
When he spoke, his voice was light and he actually called the stone a "little stone". My god, I don't think the stone is small.
If that stone were smaller, I would have become an ant.
"Grandmaster, you... this, this, isn't this making things difficult for me?" I said somewhat unhappily.
Who knew that the ancestor's ghost hand would sweep directly towards me.
Before I could react, several ghost auras entangled me and threw me directly towards the stone.
"Baji!"
My back hit the rock.
Originally, I thought I was either dead or injured, but after rolling down from the rock, I realized that I didn’t have a single injury on my body.
I brushed the dust off my butt and touched my back, looking confused.
In the distance, the ancestor Zhang Tianshi gloated and said, "Don't worry, little kid. How could I bear to hurt a disciple like you who has such a high talent? Don't worry, you have cultivated spiritual energy, and your body has been improved by spiritual energy. It is not a problem for you to carry a thousand eight hundred kilograms of things."
"The reason why I asked you to carry the stone is to allow the spiritual energy to flow quickly in your meridians so that your body can adapt to the spiritual energy as soon as possible. Once the spiritual energy flows smoothly in your meridians, we will start the real practice."
"Go ahead, kid. Don't ask too many questions. Just do it! ... You know, the Nine Sun Divine Palm is very powerful!"
(to be continued)
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