Volume 5: The Sorrow of the Setting Sun Chapter 376: Trip to the Ghost Town
At the border of Dayan Kingdom, over hundreds of thousands of mountains, a ray of fire pierced the night sky, and was about to disappear into the sky in the blink of an eye.
"Look, there's a shooting star!" In a village at the foot of the mountain, a dark-skinned young man saw this scene, exclaimed, and hurriedly said to his companions: "Hurry up and make a wish. According to the elders in the village, if you wish on a shooting star, if it disappears before the shooting star, If you complete it before, your wish will come true!¡±
Several of his companions smiled, obviously not taking it seriously. Only the young man solemnly muttered words and made his wish with a solemn expression.
When one of his companions saw this, he smiled disapprovingly and said: "Hey, shooting stars can be seen from time to time. If it was really useful, the world would have been peaceful and prosperous long ago. Where would there be poor people like us!"
"That's not necessarily the case!" the young man murmured. He had finished making his wish. He looked up and saw that the shooting star had not disappeared yet, and he was in a good mood.
"Hey! What's going on?" the young man suddenly said loudly. Not only did the meteor not disappear, but it became brighter and brighter, and seemed to be approaching them.
"Be careful, the meteor is about to fall!" These people were shocked and ran to the side, but they heard a man's voice coming from behind:
"Stop!"
These people immediately stood motionless. This was not because they were obedient, but because an invisible force suddenly bound them around. The surrounding void seemed to be frozen into iron blocks, making them unable to move at all.
"Turn around, everyone!" the other party's voice sounded again, and these people felt their bodies turning involuntarily with a breeze. They all turned around.
The whereabouts of the falling meteor were unknown, but at some point, a handsome young man in his mid-twenties appeared in front of them. Although this man could not be said to be very handsome, he exuded an otherworldly temperament. It is obviously different from the worldly people.
This person is Mu Yi. He came all the way here to visit Fengdu Kingdom.
The God of Death said that he had some impressions of Fengdu Kingdom, but they were too vague. I can¡¯t remember clearly; the Corpse God actually appeared here before. There must be a great mystery; now that Mu Yi has completely lost the clue to Huang Ri Deng Zhan, he can only come to Fengdu Country to try his luck.
¡°Let me ask you, is Fengdu Kingdom right in front?¡± Mu Yi said softly. His voice is not loud. But it has its own majesty. These villagers cannot answer truthfully.
"My lord, if you go west over a few mountains, you will reach the territory of Fengdu Kingdom." The dark-skinned young man said boldly. He was also having a sudden change of mind. Guessing Mu Yi¡¯s identity.
Mu Yi nodded. He glanced at the young man curiously and felt something special. He asked, "What are you doing here if you don't sleep in the middle of the night?"
"Report to your lord, we are practicing martial arts!" the young man replied.
Mu Yi nodded again. The so-called martial arts training is actually the practice of the two limbs. Wild beasts are rampant in the mountains. Without some fist and foot skills, it is difficult to survive.
¡°You were mumbling words just now. What were you doing? Is it some strange mantra?¡± Mu Yi asked again.
The young man shook his head and said: "The villain saw the shooting star appear and was making a wish."
Mu Yi was stunned for a moment, suddenly laughed, and asked casually: "What wish did you make?"
At the same time, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at this person carefully with his yin and yang eyes.
At this glance, Mu Yi was slightly startled, and his expression also changed.
He saw a familiar figure - Min Jun.
The dark-skinned young man in front of me is actually the reincarnation of Min Jun!
¡°Perhaps it was because of the entangled grudges in his previous life that he met him by chance in such a situation today.
"Min Jun" said: "The villain's wish is to develop a powerful martial arts, to be able to hunt wild beasts and protect the safety of the villagers."
"Okay, I'll help you!" Mu Yi said, a white light flashed between his eyebrows, and the latter disappeared directly into the center of "Min Jun's" eyebrows.
In an instant, "Min Jun" felt that there was a lot more complicated information in his mind. When summed up, it turned out to be an extremely brilliant training formula. Moreover, this training formula was not only for practicing martial arts, but also for practicing martial arts to the extreme. Be able to enter Taoism through martial arts and start the path of cultivating immortality!
Moreover, as this information came in, a clear spring-like spiritual energy also poured into "Min Jun"'s body, making him feel that not only was he refreshed, but all the bad luck and hidden diseases in his body were eliminated, and his mind was also alert. Quite a few.
"HopeI hope that when your practice becomes successful, you can still remember what you said today! "As soon as Mu Yi finished speaking, his figure gradually became blurred, and finally disappeared from everyone's eyes.
"It turns out to be a ghost!" One of the villagers exclaimed loudly: "He is not going to Fengdu Kingdom, but there is a rumored ghost town! Is he just a terrible ghost? Fourth child, you have to be careful not to be possessed by him. Got it!"
"Min Jun" was immersed in the huge surprise after this spiritual energy cleansed the marrow and transformed the tendons, and turned a deaf ear to his companion's reminder.
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¡°Ghost town?¡± Mu Yi frowned.
After arriving in Fengdu Kingdom, he found out about the nickname of Fengdu Kingdom after some inquiries among the secular people.
The mortals here are extremely superstitious and especially believe in the theory of ghosts. Many people even claim to have personal experiences with ghosts.
On the Ghost Festival, which falls on July 15th every year, the whole country of Fengdu is engaged in rituals to worship ghosts. Priests can be seen everywhere dressed as ghosts to accept sacrifices, hence the name "Ghost City".
I don¡¯t know if it is because of this reason, but Mu Yi also vaguely felt that Fengdu, a country surrounded by mountains, always has a gloomy scene. Most of the time it is dull and cloudy, and it is rare to see clear skies. .
"It's a pity that in Fengdu, there are at most a few casual monks with very low cultivation level, and they can't even talk about the world of immortality. Mu Yi can't get more useful information.
As for the God of Death, he didn¡¯t recall anything valuable, but when he heard that this was a ghost town, he moved slightly and vaguely felt that this seemed to be the point.
Even the little Poison God always murmured "Master, ghost city, ghost city!" and other words after arriving here, which seemed to remind Mu Yi of something.
Mu Yi believes that since the Corpse God has been here before, and the God of Death and the God of Poison also have some special impressions of this ghost town, then there is probably some mystery here.
Although he could not find any clues, he was not in a hurry. There was no other urgent matter anyway, so he decided to stay in Fengdu Kingdom temporarily.
After discussing with the God of Death, Mu Yi said: "In more than a month, it will be the annual Ghost Festival in Fengdu Kingdom. Not only will the scene be huge, it is said that there will even be real ghosts appearing. Let's see if we can celebrate the Ghost Festival." Something was discovered!"
??More than a month later, Mu Yi turned into a mortal and lived in Fengdu.
Since leaving Jackdaw Island, he has never tried the life of a mortal again. The life, old age, illness and death of mortals, wealth and splendor, in his opinion, are like floating clouds, unable to cause any disturbance.
In the eyes of these mortals, Mu Yi today is simply heartless and desireless, and does not eat the fireworks of the world. In fact, Mu Yi is not heartless and desireless, but just dismissive of these worldly things.
Mu Yi suddenly thought, in the rumors, the immortals have no desires or pursuits. Are they really in the state of selflessness, or is it that in their eyes, except for the supreme road, everything is just passing by and not worth mentioning?
¡°If one day he comprehends the ultimate path and sees through all the three realms, then in his eyes, will this vast world also be a mirror, a fleeting cloud, and a fleeting cloud?
If he can really look down upon everything and have nothing to worry about, then what is the meaning of his existence after he attains enlightenment?
Just like Mu Yi in Fengdu Kingdom, what significance does his existence have to the mortals in Fengdu Kingdom? These mortals would not understand the realm of beings like Mu Yi, and Mu Yi did not bother to participate in the affairs of these mortals. There seemed to be no intersection between the two.
There are thousands of ants on the earth, and they form their own system. For them, the existence of human beings is not necessary; but there are also thousands of mortals in the world, and they form their own kingdom. What is the special significance of the existence of immortals and gods? ? For the three realms of heaven and earth, what is the significance of the existence of hundreds of millions of creatures, whether immortals or gods? Is it just to witness the irreversible decline of this world?
The purpose of spiritual practice is to seek eternal life, but how many people can understand the meaning of life? If you don't know the meaning of life, even if you live forever, you still won't be able to fully realize it.
More than a month later, the Ghost Festival is coming, and Fengdu Kingdom is in a state of excitement. Sacrificial ceremonies of all sizes are being held everywhere. Even the royal family of Fengdu Kingdom also publicly holds the annual royal sacrificial ceremony.
On this day, the ghost town was gloomy but very lively.
The mighty sacrificial procession marched along the widest avenue in the ghost town, music was played loudly all the way, and the people either knelt down on both sides or followed the sacrificial procession from a distance to witness the ceremony together.
Mu Yi was also one of the bystanders. He noticed that although there were some inexplicably excited children in the crowd around him, most of them had solemn expressions.Mu, very pious.
After the sacrificial team approached, everyone around them knelt down. Mu Yi cast a spell, and he turned into a phantom and disappeared in front of people. Everyone's focus was on the sacrificial team, and naturally no one noticed Mu Yi.
Some sobbing and crying sounds could be heard in the sacrificial team. Mu Yi, who was hiding, followed the sound and saw nine boys, nine girls, and eighteen children aged 11 or 12.
A man who looked like a priest whispered beside these children: "Don't cry! You can be selected as the golden boy and girl as the sacrifice of this royal ceremony. That is the honor of you and the big families behind you. If you cry any more, Be careful not to harm your family!¡±
After being warned by the priest, these boys and girls barely stopped crying, but a few of them were still trembling and looked very scared. (To be continued.)