Chapter 69 Fourth Realm [Wangxiang Terrace]
Although Gu Xu successfully completed the ghost-killing task, he still had some doubts in his mind.
Because this morning, he got the hexagram "Thunder, Fire and Feng" in his divination.
"Plenty" means grandness, but prosperity will inevitably lead to decline, and there are hidden worries behind success.
What is the hidden worry in this task?
Gu Xu quickly thought of the answer.
“Today I eliminated a fragment of the locust tree demon’s soul, which must have attracted the attention of its main body,” Gu Xu secretly said in his heart, “its main body is a real ‘evil spirit’ A super ghost. If it wants to take revenge on me, with my current strength, it will still be difficult to confront it.
"I must seize the time to practice and improve my cultivation as soon as possible. ”
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About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan finished chewing the candied haws in their hands and returned to the Exorcism Department Yamen.
At this time, the government officer guarding the gate told Gu Xu that Chen Jisheng, the governor of the Yishui Exorcism Department, had finished his work and returned here.
"Master Chen is finally back?" Gu Xu was secretly surprised.
In the past few months, Chen Jisheng basically worked in the yamen from dawn to dusk every day to handle official duties and rarely left.
As long as Gu Xu encounters difficulties in his practice, he can always find Chen Jisheng in the Yamen lobby and ask him for advice.
Although Gu Xu is familiar with various classics and is familiar with theoretical knowledge.
But as the saying goes, “What you see on paper is ultimately shallow.”
In practice, he always encounters problems that are not mentioned in books.
As an experienced "passer", Chen Jisheng was able to answer Gu Xu's questions in a timely manner.
In addition, after each mission, Chen Jisheng will lead his subordinates to conduct a "review" and point out the mistakes and omissions made by his subordinates during the mission.
This also made Gu Xu develop the habit of being rigorous and careful, and he would rarely be fooled by the tricks of ghosts and monsters.
It can be said that the current relationship between the two is not that of master and apprentice, but better than master and apprentice.
Because of this, Chen Jisheng suddenly left the Yamen in the past few days, which made Gu Xu feel a little uncomfortable.
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Then, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan walked into the lobby and came to Chen Jisheng’s side.
Gu Xu took off his jade pendant and placed it on his desk, preparing to report on the completion of the task.
However, at this moment, with his powerful spiritual perception, Gu Xu unexpectedly discovered that the aura on Chen Jisheng's body was a little different from before.
If Chen Jisheng’s feeling before was that he was dignified and solemn, not angry and self-confident;
then now, it is as if the deep mountains are standing tall and the still water runs deep.
Condensed his momentum and became more profound.
"Master Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough to the fourth realm!" Gu Xu nodded slightly and sincerely congratulated his boss.
Chen Jisheng looked at him seriously and said calmly: "Have you recently practiced a spell to strengthen your spiritual consciousness?"
"Master Chen really knows everything!" Gu Xu nodded and did not deny it. "I've told you so many times not to flatter me in front of me. I don't do this." Chen Jisheng frowned slightly, pretending to be dissatisfied, but his tone of voice inevitably showed pride.
At this moment, Chen Jisheng can also see that Gu Xu’s true energy aura is now much richer than before. He has obviously passed through the "Gate of Hell", the chasm between life and death, and stepped on The winding "Huangquan Road".
In less than a year, he transformed from a mortal into a monk in the second realm——
Gu Xu's speed at breaking through the realm can only be described as "outrageous".
"How does it feel to advance to the second realm?" After a moment of silence, Chen Jisheng continued to ask.
"Not bad," Gu Xu said with a slight smile, "I feel now that I have almost inexhaustible real energy in my body, which I can squander at will - I will no longer be like in the first realm, painting After a few talismans, the whole person was hollowed out."
At this point, he paused for a while and asked Chen Jisheng curiously: "Master Chen, how does it feel to break through the fourth realm. ? Is there anything I need to pay attention to? "
Gu Xu has read in books before that the fourth realm of cultivation is called [Wangxiangtai].
There is a poem that goes: "One day without eating human food, two days to cross the Yin and Yang world, three days to reach Wangxiang Terrace, see relatives crying and mourning."
Wangxiang Terrace is located on the other side of Wangchuan River. Ghosts gaze upon the high platform where their loved ones live in the mortal world.
In myths and legends, after passing through the Naihe Bridge, the souls of the departed will still insist on climbing to the Wangxiang Tower despite the strict and angry instructions of the ghost soldiers. They will take one last look at their hometown in the distance and cry loudly before they are willing to give up. Go to the underworld.
For practitioners, the most important thing in the realm of [Wangxiangtai] is to look back on one's original intention.
It is said that the road after Wangxiang Terrace is filled with cold fog.
As practitioners travel farther and farther on the extraordinary path, they will gradually lose their mortal emotions and become assimilated by the cold and indifferent nature of this world without even realizing it.
At this time, they need to find their own mortal mind as an anchor point to avoid losing their way on the road ahead.
"As expected of you, Gu Xu, you have just entered the second realm and are already thinking about the fourth realm," Chen Jisheng chuckled, "Should I say you are ambitious, or should I say you are ambitious? ?”
“I just want to prepare early.” A sweet smile appeared on Gu Xu’s face.
“You may have read in books before that monks in the fourth realm can choose a natal object and keep it in their Dantian - it can be a knife, a sword, or anything. "Form of weapons," Chen Jisheng replied, "The natal object is like a part of the monk's body, which can be directly controlled with thoughts.
"It will continue to become stronger as the monk's cultivation level increases - a low-grade magic weapon may become a middle-grade or even high-grade magic weapon after a long period of cultivation and tempering by the monks.
" But at the same time, once the natal object is destroyed, the monk's cultivation level will also drop significantly, and it may even affect the foundation. "
"Master Chen, do those sword cultivators who can fly with swords rely on their natal objects? "Gu Xu asked.
He thought of Chu Fengge who walked against the wind not long ago with a flying sword.
On the day of the promotion assessment, Chu Fengge shouted "Sword is coming" , a sword flew in front of him out of thin air, carrying him hundreds of miles in an instant - presumably only the natal sword that was warmed in the Dantian could achieve this kind of full effect
"That's right." After hearing Gu Xu's question, Chen Jisheng answered and raised his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, a long sword with a simple shape appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Gu Xu recognized that this sword was the sword that Chen Jisheng always hung on his waist.
It has no gorgeous decoration and looks a bit old and dull, with some rust still vaguely visible on the blade.
“Its name is ‘Wu Gui’, and it was originally the natal creature of my old boss, Mr. Zheng Yuzheng,” Chen Jisheng sighed softly and introduced, “Eight years ago, Mr. Zheng was in the ‘Nine Infants’ After he died trying to save a few children in a disaster, this sword was left to me.”
Thanks to book friend Chittagong 96 for the tip!
(End of this chapter)