I was completely confused about this ghost market, and the strong formation fluctuations scared me even more. For a moment, I felt that I couldn't stand or sit. I didn't know what I was going to do. Like those people, find a bed to sit on.
But no one paid attention to my confusion. At this moment, a middle-aged man with a handsome face walked towards me and asked: "Are you Chen Chengyi?"
"I am, are you...?" I don't remember having such an acquaintance.
"Gu Chaowen is my uncle. He specifically asked me to take care of you in this ghost market. My name is Gu Xindao. If you don't mind calling me brother Xindao." The handsome middle-aged man explained to me with a smile.
Unexpectedly, the old man Gu really took good care of me. At that moment, I didn’t put it off anymore. I clasped my hands in my fists and shouted, “Brother Xindao.”
Gu Xindao smiled slightly, accepted it, and then whispered: "Follow me."
I followed Gu Xindao and walked into this hall full of beds. I was cautious all the way because I was sensitive to the fact that the people who could stay here were all highly skilled people, at least not those I could compare to.
Along the way, people looked at me from time to time, some were quite gentle, and some were extremely unfriendly. However, in line with the principle of keeping a low profile, I just lowered my head and followed Gu Xindao.
It wasn't until Gu Xindao found two adjacent empty beds that he stopped. Then we both sat down on the beds. Gu Xindao explained to me in a low voice: "I'm next to you, so you can follow me when the time comes. I can take care of you."
I was full of questions about this ghost market. After sitting down, I asked in a low voice: "Brother Xindao, can you tell me about this ghost market in detail? I really know nothing about it. And when I first started, I felt strong fluctuations in the formation, and just that kind of fluctuations made me tremble, that..."
Gu Xindao interrupted me without letting me finish my question, and whispered: "Don't ask too much about this formation. This ghost market has been around since ancient times, and this formation has been passed down from generation to generation. Regarding this formation, There are many legends about it, but the most common one is that this formation was given by gods."
"Ah?" I couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, even if I believe in Kunlun and think it is a mysterious preaching place, I am very stubborn and don't believe in gods. Even if I ask for magic, I have always understood They all invited beings with powerful souls. As for Shangmao Shu, it's nonsense. Who has seen that thing
As if anticipating my reaction, Gu Xindao said very calmly: "It's normal for you to be like this. After all, you and I are both cultivators and have extensive knowledge. I have never heard of anyone who has really seen a true immortal, or met a true immortal." The people who arrive won't tell us. In short, there is no need to discuss this formation. It has always been in the hands of an extremely mysterious neutral organization. This organization is the organization that hosts the ghost market every year. On the surface, there are two sides of good and evil. The big organizations take turns hosting it. No matter what they do, the mysterious organization will take 30% of the fee as the cost of this formation."
This was really a secret, but unfortunately it had little to do with what I was asking for, so I just thought it was interesting and didn't care much about the rest.
As for this ghost market, Gu Xindao said two things to me: "If you want to ask what is going on in this ghost market, I can't tell you clearly, but there are two things I must tell you. First, , if you can’t separate your soul from your body, there is no point in participating in this ghost market. Second, the reason why this ghost market has such high restrictions is because almost all of the trading ghosts in this ghost market are my Taoist ancestors. , it would be more appropriate to call them ghost cultivators."
What, all the people in this ghost market are Taoist ancestors? Then the meaning of the existence of this ghost market is indeed different. It can definitely be called a secret market. However, I don’t understand why participating in a ghost market requires the soul to leave the body. But before I had time to ask, Gu Xindao had already interrupted. I said: "I have also watched your fighting skills in the past two days. I believe that the soul temporarily leaving the body is something that most people in the circle can do. You will definitely have no problem."
"It's no problem, but..." Unfortunately, before I could say anything, a man in black walked to the front. Unlike other men in black, this man in black even covered his face. Everyone on stage kept silent in a tacit agreement.
The same goes for Gu Xindao, which made it difficult for me to continue asking questions.
As soon as the man in black stepped forward, without any nonsense, he said directly in an extremely old voice: "The secret room will be officially convened in ten minutes. After I finish speaking, the formation will be activated, and you will also Let’s each prepare.”
After saying this, the man in black yelled to turn off the lights, and then the whole cave fell into darkness. Then I felt a wave of formation that was ten times stronger than before. That wave gave me a weird feeling. , I can’t describe it, it’s as if I have sunk into the water and everything I see is a phenomenon of refraction.
Just when I was addicted to this feeling, Gu Xindao's whispered words rang next to me: "Hurry up and think, let the soul leave the body, you only have ten minutes to prepare, and when the mountain gate closes, then your visit will be in vain. "
Mountain gate? What mountain gate? I knew nothing at all, but I knew that Gu Xindao would not be misguided, so I quickly recited a meditation mantra silently, and fell into a state of contemplation for a moment.
The reason why most people in the industry are able to achieve soul separation from the body is that people in the industry have become accustomed to deep contemplation, and a large part of the separation of the soul from the body is related to contemplation, which is a kind of brain. It is difficult for people who have not experienced the wonderful control over the body and soul to understand that feeling.
In less than ten minutes, I had already separated my soul from my body. It was a pity that the preparation time was too hasty. I could have tied a knot to my body. I always felt that my soul had left my body, and I was not at ease.
"Chen Chengyi, don't worry about your body. This secret city is directly supervised by the mysterious organization and will not allow any mistakes." The voice was Gu Xindao. The sudden exchange of soul states shocked me. .
After all, it is different from talking to people. Once out of the physical body, the communication is spiritual, and it will take me some time to adapt.
"It turns out to be Brother Xindao. It scared me. Brother Xindao, as far as I know, this soul cannot be away from the body for too long or too far away. I am always a little worried about such a transaction." Yes, only experience. Only after passing through the spiritual state can I understand the benefits of having a physical body. When I asked the question, I saw that almost most of the people in the cave had completed their soul separation.
As a Taoist priest, I feel like I have taken off my most powerful armor after being temporarily separated from my physical body, which is so uncomfortable.
"We won't leave for too long, nor will we leave too far, right? Maybe when we wake up, it will only be a few minutes. The secret market here has never been held for more than ten minutes." Gu Xindao had a very strange feeling , said to me in an uncertain tone.
This shocked me again, and before I could ask again, I saw Gu Xindao looking at the front of the cave with a fanatical, fiery gaze, muttering: "Coming soon, coming soon..."
"What's coming?" I asked subconsciously, but my eyes turned to the direction of Gu Xindao. Nothing happened in that direction at all. If anything special, it felt like someone had created a layer of water curtain there. , making me look a little distorted and unrealistic over there.
Isn't this how I felt when this formation started running
But at this moment, Gu Xindao answered me: "That is the only thing in my life that I think is a miracle, and it is the biggest motivation for my unswerving Taoism in my life."
So exaggerated? I didn’t know what to say, so I could only stare at the front of the cave with Gu Xindao. At this time, a large amount of mist came inexplicably in front of the cave. The mist came so fast that it filled the entire cave in an instant, turning the cave upside down. It's like a fairyland cave.
At this moment, a vague outline appeared, and I stood stunned on the spot. Only then did I realize that what Gu Xindao said was not an exaggeration at all.
And my thoughts instantly went back to the night Master and I were at the Tianjin Ghost Market 9 years ago. Master once said: "Actually, there are many understandings of ghost markets. In ancient times, people often saw so-called ghost markets. , the explanation given on the surface is 'mirage', I think there is a mirage, but whether it is actually the case remains to be discussed."
"Master, why does it need to be discussed? What is your opinion?"
"My opinion? Haha, maybe it's due to the interlacing of spaces."
Space interlacing? Master, do you already have a definite answer and have experienced the ghost market here before you can say this to me
At this time, I couldn't recover from the shock!