What kind of existence is hell? As a Taoist priest, I don’t know, and I’m not even sure whether such a space exists. However, there are many descriptions of hell in various classics and legends.
No matter what the details of these descriptions are, one thing remains the same. Hell is a place where ghosts and ghosts live, and it is filled with ghosts and ghosts everywhere!
Small Hell, doesn't that mean... I can imagine that the core of the Yin Gathering Formation must be unjust ghosts. After all, existences like ghost Rakshasa are found in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts, but if it is called a Small Hell, it is a metaphor. , isn't it just a city of ghosts, suddenly breaking into a few of us strangers, how conspicuous should we be
Seeing my expression constantly changing, Uncle Zheng seemed to feel that the 'fire' was not burning bright enough. He walked up to me in a few steps, leaned over and looked at me, and said seriously: "Little hell, I’m not exaggerating at all!”
No exaggeration? I frowned and looked at Uncle Zheng and said, "Uncle, have you been to the Yin Gathering Formation?"
"I haven't been there, but our seniors from the Lake Guard lineage have been. He died of his injuries not long after he came out. He was a senior expert. He only left one sentence about the Yin Gathering Formation in the lake. Wrongful souls are dead. Gathering together, one step at a time kills ghosts! What do you think? By the way, at that time, there were no ghost rakshasas in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts."
I was speechless. I looked up at Uncle Zheng and said feebly: "Uncle, you actually want to intimidate me, right?"
At this time, Uncle Zheng had turned back to his seat, laughed, and said to me: "This is not a threat, it is just a fact! You are people of the lineage of Lao Li, and people in this lineage are all good. I How can I watch you die helplessly? Okay, let’s not go on. I’m going to say it here. It’s up to you to decide what to do. Now let He Zhi tell you about the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts in detail. Let’s do it.”
He Zhi is a steady middle-aged man, sitting opposite us. After Uncle Zheng gave these instructions, He Zhi stood up immediately, gave us a fist in an old-fashioned way, and then started talking immediately without further ado. The allusion to the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts.
I don’t know how many years ago the Yin Gathering Formation of the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts was naturally formed. In short, the Taoist master’s discovery of its existence should be traced back to the early Ming Dynasty.
"Why was it discovered in the early Ming Dynasty? There is a guess here, because everything in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts was normal before, except that people would get lost when approaching the Yin Gathering Formation! It was not until a certain year later that people near the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts In the seven villages of the Lake Juyin Formation, all the villagers died inexplicably overnight, which attracted the attention of the top management. That year, the hauntings even reached the ones closest to the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts." He Zhi said this narrated to us.
"It means that before the Yin Gathering Formation in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts was discovered, there might have been some natural barrier. Then, for some reason, the natural barrier was destroyed and the ghosts in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts escaped? This Is that a guess?" I immediately grasped the key point of the matter.
"Yes, that's the guess! In fact, after several Taoist experts came here to investigate, they all confirmed this guess. At the same time, they also felt that it was magical. The Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts not only formed the Yin Gathering Formation, but also There is also a natural maze that has a huge effect on both ghosts and humans... How can all this not be shocking? But for unknown reasons, this maze has lost its effect. That led to the tragedy." He Zhi said seriously.
Then, he told me about the history of the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts. The so-called Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts Guardian Formation was built on the basis of the damaged natural maze. Of course, because of so many years, each generation has been a Taoist master. The person is in charge of maintaining the formation. This outer formation has long been made into a composite formation, but the most useful one is the maze formation.
"We have to use this maze as the biggest foundation to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts." He Zhi continued to narrate.
There is a large peripheral formation, but it does not mean that everything will be fine with the large formation, because the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts has a strange characteristic, that is, when it attracts ghosts, the formation has almost no effect.
As a human being, we don’t dare to speculate about the world. We only know that the consequence of this is that the number of innocent ghosts and ghosts in the Lake of Ghosts will accumulate more and more!
I was shocked when I heard this, and couldn't help but ask: "If it develops like this, wouldn't the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts have already... Let's put it this way, no matter how large a box is, it has a capacity limit, right? It can't fit in it. It will naturally overflow! Then..."
He Zhi shook his head and said: "Ordinary ghosts cannot enter the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts. The lowest level of ghosts that enter the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts are all resentful ghosts! In other words, the people gathered here are all those who have evil intentions in their hearts. Resentment is the ghost that lingers in the world. So, do you understand?"
I felt like I was breaking out in a cold sweat as I listened. No matter how many ordinary ghosts there are, they may not necessarily be harmful to others, but that is different with resentful ghosts. After all, they are things with resentment in their hearts... And the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts The lowest level in the world is the resentful ghost!
"Actually, it's more than that. Ever since the year the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts was discovered, there has been an indescribable phenomenon. That is, no matter how exquisite the formation is, accumulated over time in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts, it will The damage caused by nature caused the Yin Qi here to leak out and ghosts to appear. From this, we have the existence of Lake Shou lineage. We not only have to guard the ghosts and ghosts here, but also take risks from time to time to repair the formation. Otherwise , the consequences would be disastrous." He Zhi said to us seriously.
"Of course, we also suspected that there was a problem with this formation. It was because powerful ghosts appeared in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts and kept destroying the formation, so some senior experts entered the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts to investigate, but the result None of them can penetrate into the core area. From the discovery to the present, only one person has completely explored everything in the Yin Gathering Formation and come out completely." Uncle Zheng added from the side, looking at the few of us with profound eyes. .
Seeing Uncle Zheng's expression, we all had a guess in our hearts at the same time. With shocked expressions, we looked at each other for a few times, and finally I asked: "Uncle, are you talking about that person?" It's us... ?"
Before I finished speaking, the somewhat impatient Uncle Zheng nodded hastily and said: "Yes, it is your famous master, Lao Li."
"Sure enough!" I was too lazy to be shocked, or even think about how many magical footprints my master had left in this world. I just wanted to know what happened next.
He Zhi continued to narrate, but the result was beyond our expectations. After my master, who didn't like to explain, came out in full, he didn't explain even half a sentence about the specific situation inside. He just left one sentence: "I There is an opportunity left in it. If my descendants come here, they will naturally realize what the opportunity is. "
After saying these words, my master drifted away. By the time the Shouhu lineage came to their senses and deliberately searched for my master, my master had already disappeared.
"Don't underestimate the energy that protects your lineage. Even if you go to the Western Ocean, you may not be unable to find it, but your master has searched all over the world and can't find it." Uncle Zheng is getting older, and the name for the Western World is still ancient. Western, but it also illustrates the ability of the Shouhu lineage from the side, but I searched all over the world and couldn't find it... I smiled bitterly, if it was so easy to find, how could my master embark on an unknown road in his later years.
"We in the Shouhu lineage think that your master must have discovered something to say this! You have to know how significant this is to our Shouhu lineage. If we can solve the root cause of the formation's constant destruction, That's simply..." Mr. Zheng is a person who doesn't like to express himself, and his expressive ability is limited, but when it comes to such an exciting place, he can't help but speak. It's just, that's beyond description.
But we can understand their feelings, but... I frowned and thought, if there was such an opportunity in the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts, why didn't my master come? And since we are the descendants of Lao Li, they should be eager for us to go in. Why do they repeatedly stop us
Thinking of this, I asked the next question.
Grandma Yun answered my question. She said: "This question is very simple. Although we hope to solve all the mysteries of the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts, we cannot ignore human lives! In the past, the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts It is our guess that there are powerful beings inside, but now, I think you all know that the ghost Rakshasa is a real existence, how can we just watch you die?"
"This ghost Rakshasa...?" Brother Chengqing asked with a frown.
"Yes, the existence of this ghost Rakshasa has only happened in recent years. In other words, this fierce ghost who has transformed into a ghost Rakshasa has only become a ghost Rakshasa in recent years. What is even worse is that in the past few years, many peripheral people have become ghost Rakshasa. There is a big problem with the formation. Some of the protective formations are almost ineffective. Our life here is becoming more and more difficult day by day." Granny Yun sighed and said to us quietly. .
Her statement reminded me of something. Could the problem Chengzhen saw in that county be related to this formation
Before I had time to ask, Chengzhen had already told her findings and speculations, "Is the problem of the flow and accumulation of Yin Qi in the county city related to the formation problem? Why not repair it?"
Hearing Chengzhen's question, everyone present shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Granny Yun said, "What else could it be because of? Just because of the existence of Ghost Rakshasa!"