Chapter 213 Awakening
In the sea of consciousness of businessman Yang Changfu, Shangguan Jin’s spiritual thoughts had a fierce confrontation with the transparent Gu insect.
The small sword of spiritual thought shuttles quickly.
Transparent Gu insects are hiding everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, it turns thousands of times.
Yang Changfu's soul was trembling on the side.
As a weak and helpless mortal, when the two big guys were fighting in his body, he could only stand aside silently, not daring to say a word, let alone intervene.
Shangguan Jin has completely gained the upper hand.
Her small sword of spiritual thought has already carried the force of thunder, and is about to launch the final blow to the Gu insect.
The aura of the transparent Gu insect has become extremely weak, and it seems that it will completely dissipate soon.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Shangguan Jin's expression suddenly froze on his face.
As a silver light flashed, the breath of the dying Gu insect suddenly began to rise rapidly, and its size also increased sharply - from a cricket that could be slapped to death with a wave of a hand, it turned into a giant beetle. Thick and long centipede.
It is completely black, with a pair of thick and short tentacles and hundreds of body segments, each segment has a pair of legs, and it looks ferocious and terrifying.
“Damn it.” Shangguan Jin cursed secretly in his heart.
She knew that the person behind the scenes was responsible.
Although she still doesn't know the identity of that person, the terrifying strength displayed by the other person at the soul level is enough to make her heart palpitate.
Before she could fully recover, the centipede's first pair of hooked legs began to secrete a steady stream of transparent venom, flooding the entire space of consciousness.
Shangguan Jin’s thoughts paused for a moment.
Immediately, a feeling of despair surged out of her heart, like spring water, almost swallowing her soul.
She seemed like a drowning person, floating in the water beneath the ice.
Someone walked on the ice.
She beat the ice powerlessly, but no one noticed her.
And her feet seemed to be tied with heavy iron chains, pulling her down, dragging her into the endless abyss.
At this moment, Shangguan Jin already understood that the venom of the centipede, just like her spiritual sword, was also a concrete product of some kind of spiritual spell.
It can arouse the opponent's negative emotions, causing them to spread and grow rapidly, until the opponent completely sinks into despair - after all, the soul in despair is often the most vulnerable.
She tried her best to fight against it.
However, many memories that had been buried deep in her heart still inevitably appeared in her mind -
She remembered that when her mother was dying, she touched her cheek and said to her She said softly: "Xiaojin, you need to walk on your own in the future."
She remembered that when she was working in an inn when she was a child, she accidentally broke a ceramic teapot, and boiling water splashed on her hand, which was scalding. Small blisters appeared one after another, causing her to cry out in pain; but the innkeeper didn't notice her painful expression at all. He just looked at his teapot distressedly, then picked up the broom and beat her hard while cursing. : "Clumsy fat pig!"
She recalled that during the Lantern Festival when she first joined the Exorcism Department as a clerk, she and her colleagues made an appointment to watch the lanterns by the Luo River. She used the money she had saved over the past few months to buy powder, rouge and golden steps. I want to dress up beautifully like girls my age. However, after her companions saw her, they couldn't help laughing, saying that she looked like a "big, thick man with makeup" and "an ugly woman on the stage." (See the chapter for notes)
She remembered that after working as an official for two years, she finally got a chance to be promoted - she thought that she would be able to pass the assessment naturally due to her merits and cultivation level. She became a ninth-grade official, but unexpectedly, a "distant relative of a certain thousand-year-old man" appeared halfway and took away her opportunity.
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A few years later, the chief minister said to her with sincerity: "The Jade Scripture has been polished to make many useful tools. When the sword is drawn and buried, it will rely on the sky. It is exactly the suffering you have experienced before, You have become what you are today.”
Shangguan Jin had a polite smile on his face and thanked the Chief of Staff for his teachings. She knew that the Lord Chief was right - without these painful experiences, she would never be like today, trying her best to become stronger and more perfect, and get rid of the weak and ugly person she once was. Own.
She thought she had already taken these things lightly.
But now, the "heart poison" has quietly awakened her unbearable memories, causing her mind to sink into a whirlpool of negative emotions.
She lowered her head and remained silent.
Only two lines of tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, flowed over her cheeks, and fell on her clothes.
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Gu Xu noticed the change in her expression. With his spiritual perception far beyond ordinary people, he also clearly realized that the spiritual power of businessman Yang Changfu was rising rapidly, becoming more powerful than a low-level monk.
Of course he knew that this power was definitely not Yang Changfu's own power, but came from the person behind the scenes who controlled the "Heart Gu".
The man was far more powerful than he imagined.
Even Shangguan Jin, who was usually unfathomable, was losing ground in this battle between souls and souls, sinking into negative emotions and unable to extricate himself.
Gu Xu frowned slightly and looked at Shi Xiaohan beside him: "Xiaohan, fellow Taoist Shangguan may have encountered some troubles during the battle. I need to help her. If after seventy breaths, she and I will be unable to fight from the spiritual consciousness. If you can't escape, please rush back to the exorcism department immediately and tell the boss about this."
Shi Xiaohan said "hmm" and nodded seriously.
The spiritual battle is too mysterious for her. She has never practiced in this area, so naturally she cannot get involved.
All she could do was not to cause trouble.
And contribute as much as possible within your own capabilities.
——Of course, even if she is tipped off, she may not be able to help.
Because Luo Sishou masters the art of divine deduction, he can always pay attention to Gu Xu's life safety.
Gu Xu gave such instructions just to ensure nothing went wrong.
Kongxuan Sanren once left a deep psychological shadow on him.
He was very afraid that the enemy hidden in the dark also had the magic to shield the secrets of heaven.
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The next second, with the help of the spiritual spell "Solar Eclipse", Gu Xu's eyes turned into deep black.
His thoughts also drifted into Yang Changfu's conscious world, and he saw the huge and ferocious centipede, Shangguan Jin's spiritual sword, and Yang Changfu's trembling soul beside him.
The centipede's "venom" permeates this space.
As soon as Gu Xu’s spiritual thoughts came in, he was inevitably overwhelmed.
Painful memories were quietly awakened.
He recalled that when he had just traveled to this world, he found that he would never see his parents, relatives and friends again. The emotions of fear, loneliness and sadness came to his heart, making him at a loss.
When he remembered that he had obtained the talent of "unlucky genius", he smiled lightly, but in his heart he secretly cursed God a thousand times.
He remembered that he was forced to learn the "Zhaoming Forbidden Technique" by Kongxuan Sanren next to the black altar on Yishan Mountain. Shi Xiaohan stepped forward angrily with a big sword in his hand, but fell down in front of Kongxuan Sanren. He could do nothing - he could only step onto the Naihe Bridge with silent anger.
If we say Shangguan Jin’s negative emotions, they mainly come from the shadow of childhood, from the words of others, and from the loneliness of no one caring for her.
So Gu Xu's negative emotions mainly come from the feeling of powerlessness that his fate is controlled by others.
As the white-haired boy on the Naihe Bridge said - "Your life is too depressing and too aggrieved."
He hated this feeling.
"Thank you." He smiled and said softly to the man behind the scenes who didn't know where he was hiding.
He is currently climbing the "Homesickness Ridge". He just needs to experience various emotions and sharpen his Taoist heart with the help of the mortal world.
The other party happened to awaken the anger buried in his heart at this moment and gave him a big gift.
His pupils turned indigo.
The strength of "Eclipse" is no longer enough to defeat the opponent.
What he needs is a vast night sky.
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Notes:
(1) "The Jade Scripture is polished and made into many implements. When the sword is drawn and buried, it relies on the sky." - Wang Dingbao of the Five Dynasties, "Tang Zha Yan· Ci'en Temple Inscription "Miscellaneous Notes on Travels, Poems and Odes"
(End of this chapter)