A spring filled with cold and gloomy energy
Ji Yuan frowned when he heard this. For ordinary people, spring water with Yin attributes might not be seen once in a lifetime, but for cultivators like them, it is everywhere in the world. It is even more impossible for a great god like Hengshan Mountain God, who has already cultivated to the level of a mountain god, to care about it.
Sure enough, the Hengshan Mountain God said immediately afterwards.
"This spring water is suppressed by the Hengshan Mountain all year round. Although its cold power is amazing, it is extremely complex and cannot be used for righteous practice. At the same time, it changes on its own, as if it will find a way to flow in the dark like a living thing, and it is difficult to block. I suspect that it is the source of the evil spirit..."
As he spoke, Hengshan's voice became deeper and deeper.
"I have already sensed that a catastrophe is approaching. I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain the balance of the mountain, let alone suppress the demons in the Southern Wilderness Mountains. But even if I die, the mountain will be unstable and there will be successors who will sooner or later cultivate to become the mountain god. There will definitely be righteous people like Mr. Ji who can subdue the Southern Wilderness demons. But this dark spring is really tricky. If I lose my ability to suppress it, I am afraid that this spring will flow to all parts of the world and infect the underworld."
Ji Yuan's eyebrows jumped and he looked at the mountain in surprise.
"Infecting the Netherworld?"
Hearing Ji Yuan's subconscious question, the two gaps on the towering mountain opposite changed slightly as if the expression on the face of a mountain god.
"Mr. Ji, the cultivators today may not know that in ancient times, mountain gods could also gather ghosts. Later, when the human race first established the world, there was no city god, ghost god, or underworld. When people died and turned into ghosts, they would often be guided to the mountains. The mountain gods today may have forgotten this, but I still remember it, so I know the possibility of this spring flowing through."
Ji Yuan thought about it and spoke carefully.
"Master Mountain God means that this spring may disturb the underworld?"
"Mr. Ji, this spring may break the barrier of the underworld without the ghosts and gods of the underworld noticing. It is possible that the commonly used sealing and hiding methods of the underworld will be ineffective. Those old ghosts and evil spirits lurking in the deserted cities of the underworld, and those evil ghosts hiding in the corners of the underworld in various places and trying their best to prolong their lives in the underworld, may escape from it. But for the human world, this is a minor disturbance. The ghosts and gods can catch them. Now there are new changes in the human world. What I am most concerned about is that it will absorb the yin energy of the underworld and destroy the balance of yin and yang. When this spring erupts, endless evil spirits will pour down from the underworld to the world, the gods of the underworld will fall or die, and the ghosts in the world will be like beasts out of the cage."
If someone else like the mountain god said this, it might be overthinking, but when a great god like the Hengshan Mountain God says this, even if the possibility is very small, it is something that cannot be ignored.
"What did the mountain god say to me?"
Ji Yuan believed that in terms of suppressive power, he could never compare to the mountain god of Hengshan. If it was just Zhu Yan, he could just say that he would take care of it, but when it came to Youquan, it was really hard to understand what the mountain god meant. It might be very dangerous after saying a lot, but he, Ji, couldn't do anything about it for the time being, so he decided to listen to whether the mountain god had any requests and what they were specifically for.
Sure enough, the mountain god invited Ji Yuan over and said a lot of things. He had already prepared a speech in mind, and when he heard what Ji Yuan said, he spoke frankly.
"Mr. Ji has profound magical powers and a kind heart. He deserves the title of 'immortal'. I hope you can do me two favors!"
"God of the Mountain, please tell me. I will not refuse to help you if I can. If I am unable to do so, I will speak frankly."
Ji Yuan still didn't say everything, but he was certainly more inclined to help the mountain god's request.
"Thank you, Mr. Ji, and I'll tell you. First, I hope you can work together with me to kill that unpredictable demon. It would be best if we could lure it to the vicinity of Hengshan Mountain!"
Ji Yuan nodded and said nothing, but he was thinking in his heart that he should not consider the first point for the time being, as Zhu Yan had been gone for a while.
"Secondly, I heard that Mr. Ji once displayed a shocking and heaven-defying magical power at the Dragon Transformation Banquet of the Tongtian River Chilong. He borrowed a book to transform into a world, took the guests to visit that world, and even resonated with the phoenix in it. Is this true?"
Even the Hengshan Mountain God has passed this on? However, Ji Yuan thought that it had been almost eight years, so it was normal. Of course, he acknowledged what he had done.
"Yes, in order to compete with Ruoli, Ji did use this method, but the rumors are exaggerated and cannot be trusted."
"Okay, as long as Mr. Ji admits it!"
When the mountain god heard Ji Yuan’s admission, his voice became several levels higher, making Ji Yuan frown slightly.
"Mr. Ji has this amazing magic trick that can deal with this spring! If you can cast a spell to lead this spring into the world you created, you can solve this problem!"
After hearing what the mountain god said, Ji Yuan felt that it was unreliable.
"Master Mountain God, what does the wonderful Dharma you heard about say?"
"When a demon cultivator in the mountains was meeting friends, he heard that there was a true immortal in Yunzhou who could display the art of transformation and transfer the entire dragon-transforming banquet to another world. There were even phoenixes dancing and singing at the banquet..."
Ji Yuan sighed softly. As the story spread to more people, it became less reliable, especially the version passed around among monsters. It was true that the guests were taken to visit the world in the book, but it was too exaggerated to move the entire Dragon Transformation Banquet there.
"Lord Mountain God, rumors cannot be trusted. I am only bringing guests to a world in the book for a tour. Strictly speaking, it is just a dream for the cultivators to take a nap in this world..."
The mountain god was silent for a long time, but looked at Ji Yuan and said.
"Just a dream?"
"good!"
"But I heard that in this dream, the phoenix didn't recognize you at first, but later on it had some connection with you and recognized you. I also heard that Mr. Ji has a wonderful music score called "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix", which was inspired by the song of the real phoenix Dan at night. Is that true or not?"
Ji Yuan himself couldn't explain this kind of thing and didn't answer for a while. Then the mountain god spoke again.
"Whether the so-called dream is real or not, the dreamer may not be able to tell. The guests at the Dragon Transformation Banquet were not aware of anything. So, Mr. Ji, is the moment you and I are in a dream? You and I are not aware of anything either. Can you say for sure whether it is a dream or not?"
Ji Yuan couldn't answer this question because he had asked himself this question many times before and had many guesses but no answer, so this time he didn't even need to think about it.
"I can only say that human power is limited. The deep spring that can only be suppressed by the Hengshan Mountain cannot be suppressed by Ji Yuan's magic power alone. Moreover, Ji's method of traveling in the dream world can only bring living beings with thoughts, but not dead things..."
"Really? Is there no other way?"
The mountain god of Hengshan asked directly, and Ji Yuan shook his head helplessly.
"It really doesn't work, there is no other way..."
Ji Yuan suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words and looked down at his sleeves. He was afraid that he, Ji, was not really helpless!
When the Hengshan Mountain God saw Ji Yuan's reaction, he immediately understood that Mr. Ji might have really thought of a solution.
"Mr. Ji, have you thought of anything?"
Ji Yuan frowned and looked up at the mountain god of Hengshan. After hesitating for a while, he relaxed his brows, smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that he had to take care of this matter.
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan took out two scrolls from his sleeves and slowly unfolded them.
"Perhaps, Ji really does have a solution."
The Hengshan Mountain God's mind and vision both noticed the two paintings floating beside Ji Yuan. One of them was a scene in the beautiful mountains and waters. On a peak, a mysterious alchemy furnace was emitting green smoke. The fire in the furnace was dim, as if it was burning but not really. The painting was still, but it gave people a feeling that something was burning in the alchemy furnace.
Another painting is of a pond in the city. There seems to be cold air above the pond and a white shadow in the pond. When you see the painting, you can seem to feel a roar.
"This is?"
"This is a humble work of Jiyuan Danqing, and it contains two objects, one is the immortal cultivation inner scene alchemy furnace, and the other is the crazy Qiu Chi."
The mountain god had already vaguely realized something but still couldn't grasp the clue, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Have you figured out a solution, sir?"
Ji Yuan not only thought about it, he even felt that if possible, this Youquan would not only not be a trouble, but could also be a slightly crazy opportunity.
"Then I will talk about it after I have seen the Youquan. I wonder if the Lord Mountain God would be able to do that?"
"Hahahaha… Why not! Sir, follow me!"
A colorful spiritual wind rolled in from the mountains, leading the way for Ji Yuan. The latter flew on the wind, following the spiritual wind over the mountain and into the cave, straight into the depths of Hengshan Mountain.
At a place under Hengshan Mountain, the exaggerated mountain momentum turned into a blurry light mist covering the ground, and Ji Yuan also saw the deep spring and the spring eye that was constantly emitting spring water.
Ji Yuan stretched out his hand and touched it, and the spring seemed to boil immediately, and he felt a biting chill, but he didn't care. He felt it quietly for a long time, feeling the changes, and he even made corresponding calculations on his hands. Even the spring water gradually calmed down. After a long time, Ji Yuan stood up.
"This spring is indeed troublesome, but it is not impossible to deal with it. If I can borrow the thoughts of the people, ghosts, and cultivators of the world, and use Danqing and the art of dream transformation to cast a spell, I may be able to control this spring and even turn the world around!"
"How to do?"
Ji Yuan looked up at the mountain mist. The mountain god's thoughts were everywhere, and Ji Yuan also smiled at this moment.
"We are all righteous people, but for this matter, I'm afraid we have to tell a big lie together. Well, not entirely. If it comes true, it won't be a lie, but a great wish!"