"So that's what happened..."
On the vast mist in the East China Sea, Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu explained in detail about the tree spirit.
Jiu Jiu looked at the magic weapon in Li Changshou's hand that contained the soul, flattened his mouth, and sighed: "Senior Sister Jiang Yu is also quite bumpy, and in the final analysis, Senior Brother Qi Yuan is a little emotional.
This matter should come to light! "
Jiu Jiu casually grabbed the gourd hanging by his slender waist, raised his head and gulped down a couple of gulps, and then let out a satisfied "ha" at the end...
"belch!"
Li Changshou was sitting in the back, also having fun watching.
Just drink if you want to drink, and find a reason for yourself.
Because the junior uncle's sitting posture is a bit casual, Li Changshou is inconvenient to stare at it, but occasionally... cough, he just looks at the blue sky and white clouds!
Li Changshou said: "Master Uncle Wangqing has now cultivated into a golden immortal, and he will live forever in the future."
"What's so good about being immortal," Jiu Jiu twitched the corners of his lips, "every one of the qi refiners is pursuing this, and they don't even think about it, immortality... just in case, just in case...
Eh? How do you say that
Anyway, for me, if I run out of wine one day, but still live forever, it will be a great pain and suffering. "
Li Changshou said with a smile: "Master Uncle wants to say that he has lost his mind and nature."
"Yes, yes," Jiu Jiu immediately gave Li Changshou a thumbs up, "Little Changshou still knows a lot!"
"Master, there are two sides to everything. Losing one's mind is also a state of cultivation."
Li Changshou said warmly:
"The higher the realm, the closer you are to the Dao.
In the past, the ancestor of the Taoist sect joined with the way of heaven in order to embark on the end of the road of practice.
However, Uncle Shi, you are right to say that. If you lose your temperament, hobbies, or even your pursuit of the Tao after longevity, then your longevity is really in vain. "
"Longevity, you are different."
Jiu Jiu moved his body backwards, slid down from the front of the gourd, and landed on the gourd's slender waist;
She clasped her hands back, raised her legs again, raised her head, and met Li Changshou who was sitting on the back half of the gourd.
Jiu Jiu suddenly chuckled, Li Changshou blinked, wondering what happened to Master Uncle.
"Little Changshou, you are the funniest and funniest person my uncle has ever met!"
Li Changshou: ...
This is a compliment, right? This should be a compliment!
If you are scolding yourself for being funny, you should use other words, right
Li Changshou smiled without saying a word, took out an alchemy scripture that he had recently sorted out, and said, "Please trouble Master to control the direction and rush to the underworld, the disciple will practice first."
"Really, I just praised you, it's boring!"
Jiu Jiu snorted, but didn't say much, after all, she was the one who offered to go to the underworld together.
Is she going out for a stroll
It's not because I'm worried that Xiao Changshou is a Gangyuan Immortal, how could he just randomly wander into such a vicious place in the underworld.
Uncle Jiu Jiu drank some more wine, drove the gourd to speed, and went straight to the underworld at lightning speed.
So, a few days later...
…
"Niu, is the Sea God really as mysterious as you say?"
On the east side of Fengdu City, on the top of two parallel high mountains, a fire was set up beside the cliff. Two strong men of similar appearance, wearing ugly 'official uniforms', squatted and chatted here.
"Ma, why am I lying to you? Is there any benefit
Who told you to learn from human qi practitioners to practice retreat some time ago, do you use retreat? You are a witch, you bastard!
If you don't retreat, go with me at that time, and you will be able to see it yourself!
That scene, my good fellow, there were huge crowds of people, the flags were flying, the gongs and drums were blaring, it was so powerful! "
A witch cursed casually, and a witch laughed twice, even expressing regret.
The 'horse' suddenly had a bright eye and raised its long chin towards the path not far from the foot of the mountain.
"Eh? Is that the blood of our witch clan
Niu, look over there, on that big gourd, is the human girl sitting in front of her a witch? "
"It should be a descendant of our witch clan, but her blood strengthens her body, why does she strengthen her chest muscles
How does this fight with people? "
"The power should still be there."
The two looked at each other, then shrugged and laughed.
But with a smile on his face, the 'cow' was shocked suddenly, and saw another person sitting behind the big gourd, and hurriedly shouted:
"The man in the back, did you see that? That's Sea God's friend! The reason why we can talk to Sea God is all because of his recommendation!"
"Poseidon's mother?"
"male!"
"My lord, these human races are really corrupt... Hehehe, but I like it."
"Bah, I made a mistake, that's Sea God's friend! They're not friends!"
'Niu' stood up immediately, took out his hood, and slipped it on for himself.
"Go down and get ready to receive, this is a good opportunity for us to help those guys on the ground!"
The two war witches who had left blood in the battle of the ancient times were busy for a while, and directly turned into the bull-headed horse-faced envoys of the underworld.
The bull head and horse face waited on the cliff for a while, and when the big gourd flew to the "line of the sky", it was stopped by the underworld messenger;
Niutou greeted, and two figures jumped down from the edge of the cliff!
Below, Jiu Jiu put away the baby gourd and followed behind Li Changshou;
Li Changshou was taking out a treasure bag, and handed it to the general here with a smile.
Today's poor general also seemed to have a loss of appetite and poor excretion. He had a dark face, held the treasure bag in his hand, glanced at Jiu Jiu, and hummed:
"Be careful when you enter Fengdu City, this is not a place where you human beings can run wild!"
Jiu Jiu rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything.
At this moment, two black shadows fell from the sky, and all the restraints above the sky shone with light, but they did not hinder the two figures...
"stop!"
"Hey! What are you doing!"
Hearing two shouts, a big foot flew from the side and kicked the shady general into the air. The treasure bag flew two feet high and was held firmly by the bull's head.
Niutou stared at the shady general who was kicked hundreds of feet, and cursed:
"Blind your eyes! This is our distinguished guest from the underworld! Moo!"
The horse face on the side immediately moved forward, and made a decent bow to Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu. There was a gentle smile on that unexpectedly handsome horse face.
"You two, many of your subordinates have offended, offended, offended... Xi'er."
Jiu Jiu was already standing in front of Li Changshou, protecting Li Changshou behind him, and said in a voice: "Be careful, this hell is too weird."
Li Changshou: ...
They can't be beaten to death with a single stick, the most abnormal ones are the two hooded men in front of them.
At that moment, Niutou approached with a smile;
The horse face stood aside somewhat reservedly, with a stone comb in his hand, quietly combing his brown mane.
Niutou ignored Jiu Jiu and smiled at Li Changshou:
"Longevity, we meet again!
This time I came to the underworld, but does Sea God have any instructions? "
"Uncle, let me come."
Li Changshou said something next to Jiu Jiu's ear, then walked forward and bowed to Niutou.
At that moment, after a few pleasantries, Li Changshou explained the purpose of his visit, saying that he was here to send relatives and friends to be reincarnated.
Niutou smiled and said: "It's easy to handle, it just so happens that the two of us brothers are not busy, sending souls to reincarnate, and it's our duty to be soul seducers, so we will accompany Taoist friends on this trip!
please! this way please! There is no need to be restrained when you arrive in the underworld, you are all your own family, just like you are at your own home! "
"Thank you, Senior Niutou," Li Changshou agreed with a smile.
Jiu Jiu couldn't help putting his hand on his forehead, and couldn't bear to look directly at it.
Niutou summoned a comfortable open-top bullock cart, and greeted Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu to sit on it, with himself and Ma Mian at the side;
They ordered another team of escorts to escort them, and they headed towards Fengdu City in a leisurely manner...
The old ox pulling the cart was not an ordinary spirit beast either, it was not slow to fly while riding a black cloud.
From Li Changshou's point of view, this pair of seducers from the underworld is also quite interesting.
In terms of character, the bull's head is rough and the horse's face is delicate.
When Niutou got into the bullock cart, he sat cross-legged and chatted casually with Li Changshou.
Ma Mian moved a stool and sat at the back of the bullock cart, and prepared a blanket for Jiu Jiu, a female Qi practitioner in a short skirt, to put on her lap.
When Niu Tou ran out of words, Ma Mian began to talk eloquently, chatting with Li Changshou about life, art, and the great rivers and mountains of the Netherworld, so as to avoid embarrassment.
Jiu Jiu, who was sitting behind Li Changshou, couldn't help muttering:
"Little Changshou, are they the underworld acquaintances you mentioned?"
Li Changshou thought of the five hundred female ghosts, and replied via voice:
"The friendship is barely considered good, they ask my other friend for something, so they please us a little bit.
In fact, these two are war witches of the Wu tribe who followed the great virtues. They are powerful and have the priesthood of heaven, so they are worth paying. "
Hearing this, Jiu Jiu's expression suddenly... was indescribable.
Li Changshou soon discovered that the bull head and horse face may not have a high priesthood, but their status in the Wu clan should be very important...
Accompanied by the two of them in person, the journey was unimpeded.
When they entered the majestic and gloomy city of Fengdu, while the servants saluted them, they couldn't help but look at them secretly;
The human race and demon race who came to Fengdu City to do business were all curious about this business;
As for the numerous ghost cultivators and yin cultivators in Fengdu City, they also showed awe at this time.
Sometimes, pulling the wind, all you need is a bullock cart.
The bullock cart swayed slowly and directly arrived at the forbidden area of Fengdu City - the central area of the city.
After a few large formations, I saw the true face of this place.
Ten majestic halls are suspended in the air, and the halls are connected by black chains with a diameter of several feet, forming a certain formation.
Under these ten halls, in the middle of Fengdu City, is a round pit tens of miles in diameter and bottomless;
There is another fairy island floating above the round pit, on which stands a huge disc wrapped in the sun.
The bottom of the deep pit is covered with blood mist, and it seems that there is an endless abyss below, and the miserable howls of countless souls are constantly coming out of it...
This is the Hall of Yama, the Land of Reincarnation, and the Eighteenth Floor of Purgatory.
There are many shadows flying around the Yan Luo Temple, and the ghosts fly up and down, sending ghosts to the place where they should go...
Li Changshou and the others first went to the Hall of Yama above, instead of going through the main hall, they just hid in the corner...
Reincarnation also needs to be divided into steps. With the bull's head and horse face here, these steps can naturally be saved.
Ma Mian directly invited a judge to come;
This judge's god position in the underworld is a bit higher than that of the bull's head and horse face, but after seeing the bull's head and horse face, he is quite respectful.
Li Changshou carefully identified that this judge had been to the Sea God Cult ceremony last time...
Niutou rubbed his big hands and asked with a smile: "Longevity, where is our uncle?"
"Here," Li Changshou took out the porcelain bottle and released the tree spirit's soul. The little tree spirit's soul curled up in Li Changshou's palm.
The judge took out an iron pen and an ancient book - this is the projection of the book of life and death, the most precious book of heaven and human beings, and the projection of the judge's pen, which can only be used by judges big and small in the Hall of Yama.
In Li Changshou's understanding, the book of life and death and the judge's pen are actually a set of 'systems' rather than two simple treasures.
The judge tapped Xiaoshu's soul with a stylus, and lines of writing appeared on the book of life and death.
Then, the judge patiently explained:
"There is no sin in this life. In the previous life, I also accumulated virtue and did good deeds. The merit is greater than the karma. In the next life, I should enter the human realm, but my fate is a bit bumpy.
Here, do I need to change it? "
Li Changshou hurriedly said, "If it's convenient."
"Okay, then I will try my best to help her adjust her fate."
The judge thought about it and wrote a few sentences.
Although you cannot change the existing handwriting on the book of life and death, you can write a sentence at the back of the book that says "every bad luck will turn into good luck, and the noble people on the road ahead will meet", which is equivalent to changing your life.
Niutou asked: "What else can we do here? Let our uncle do it!"
"You can also determine where the person was born," the judge said with a smile. "Although it will cost some merit, but we are not outsiders, and this person is not a villain. A little modification is also possible."
"Fuck it!" Niutou waved his hand, and the judge immediately wrote.
Although according to the rules, Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu are not allowed to watch the book of life and death, but they can also occasionally glance at the side and accidentally see...
Soon, the uncle's reincarnation package was prepared.
The judge also explained: "The book of life and death mostly only has an effect on ordinary people. Once you start to practice and step on the road of immortality, the restrictions of the book of life and death will be weakened by most of them."
Li Changshou thanked the judge and gave him a generous gift he had prepared; the judge looked at the bull's head and horse face, but still accepted it with a smile.
After confirming the soul's next life and getting the quota for reincarnation, Niutou Mamian took Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu out of the Hall of Yama.
They took a detour through a side path and landed on the fairy island on the deep pit.
This fairy island has a lot of particularity. Just as I landed here, the lights and shadows in front of me turned, the universe was chaotic and upside down, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed...
There is actually a small world hidden here!
A huge colorful disc stands at the end of this narrow world...
Quite a few errants are busy everywhere, escorting human-shaped souls to Wangxiang Terrace, watching the Sansheng Stone, and then on the Naihe Bridge, drinking a sip of Mengpo soup, and sending them into reincarnation.
This is the reincarnation of the program.
There are also countless true spirits floating everywhere, like fireflies on a summer night, they will be drawn by the six reincarnation disks from time to time, and float towards the six reincarnation disks...
This is true soul reincarnation, which is quite different from soul reincarnation.
Niutou and Ma Mian led the two of them to jump in line, and went straight to the lookout platform, and a group of ghost messengers hurriedly gave way.
Most of those souls were groggy, and they didn't have much chance to express their opinions.
A beam of pale yellow light flew out from the Wangxiangtai, enveloping the soul of the tree.
The tree spirit slowly dissipated, turned into the original form of the true spirit, and condensed into a beautiful woman in a skirt...
Her eyes were full of bewilderment, she glanced at Wangxiang Terrace, and all she saw was an old tree that was about to die and had reached its end of life.
Then, the woman was drawn by a beam of light and flew to the Three Lives Stone beside her. She stood quietly on the Three Lives Stone for a while, and saw the previous life, and the previous life of the previous life...
Not long after, the woman had tears in her eyes, turned her head to look at Li Changshou and Jiu Jiu, and whispered:
"Thank you... thank you...
Junior sister Jiu, and longevity... Thank you..."
She should have seen Li Changshou's figure and learned his name in Shuling's life.
Li Changshou made a bow, and Jiu Jiu grinned at Wan Jiangyu, but secretly wiped the corners of his eyes.
When the wind enters the eyes, it's not that the tears are low.
The bull head and horse faced forward together, and greeted: "It's getting late, go early and reincarnate early, don't let down the kindness of your relatives and friends."
Wan Jiangyu bowed to Li Changshou again, and was escorted to the left and right by the bull-headed horse face, and sent him to the Naihe Bridge.
After walking across the Naihe Bridge, before arriving at Po Meng, Po Meng scooped up a bowl of soup.
Niutou muttered a few words forward, Granny Meng shook her hand, spilled most of the soup in her hand, and fell back into the wooden bucket, only letting Wan Jiangyu drink a little...
When Wan Jiangyu's figure was enveloped by the light from the Six Paths of Samsara and disappeared quickly, Li Changshou finally let go of one thing in his heart.
Next, go to the reincarnation place of Uncle Yu in Wanjiang, and arrange for a Paper Daoist to guard it...
Um
Li Changshou turned his head to look, only to see Jiu Jiu tilting his head, leaning gently on his shoulder, letting out a sigh full of emotion.