Legend has it that the soul wood can make the souls of the deceased gather without dispersing, so some emperors in ancient times hoped to get the soul wood before they died, so that their souls could not die and not die, and they could continue to enjoy huge wealth after death. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In some folk rumors, some people who accidentally get the soul wood will carve it as something to ward off evil spirits and wear it on the body of future generations. In this way, the soul of the future generations will become more condensed and therefore more intelligent.

Lin Nan looked at the Soul Gathering Wood in front of him, and it was not difficult to guess why that ghost appeared around him, it must have been him who had encountered the Soul Gathering Wood by chance to survive until now.

After all, according to the records in the inheritance of the mountain gods, seven days after death, people will be attracted by the breath of the underworld one after another, so it is basically difficult for them to stay in the world for more than seven days, which is also the origin of the folk "first seven". After all, the yang energy in the human world is too heavy, and once it stays for too long, it will inevitably cause immeasurable damage to the ghost's body.

The underworld belongs to yin, and the yin energy needed for the survival of ghosts is only there in sufficient quantity to maintain the long-term existence of the soul.

The reason why the soul gathering wood got its name is because it can absorb the surrounding yin qi and gather together, so that the soul can not only be preserved for a long time, but also can slowly nourish the soul and make it slowly condense over time.

And the ghost in front of him has already condensed his body shape and facial features, etc., into an entity, and it is conceivable that he has been living in this soul-gathering wood for a long time.

Just when these materials appeared in Lin Nan's mind, the ghost in front of him slowly woke up after a period of daze.

I saw him open his eyes, look around curiously, and then raise his hands, and look at it for a while, inexplicably jumping and jumping in place, and screaming strangely, as if there was something to be happy about.

After venting, I saw that the ghost suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to Lin Nan, and said in his mouth, "Thank you for rescuing me, the villain is willing to be a cow and a horse, in order to repay the adult's life-saving grace." ”

Lin Nan looked at the changes in front of him, he was confused for a while, he was stunned for a long time before he reacted, and hurriedly stepped forward to prepare to help this ghost, who knew that his hands actually passed through his body directly.

The ghost really wanted to see Lin Nan's intentions, and hurriedly stood up, stood aside respectfully, and whispered, "Adult, the little one is still just a soul body, so he can't touch me." ”

"I see, then why did you stay in this Soul Gathering Tree, and why did you make this great gift as soon as you came up. Lin Nan was unconsciously attracted by the origin of the ghost, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

It turned out that this ghost was a character from more than a hundred years ago, and his family's surname was Lu, and because he was ranked ninth, he was named Lu Jiu. With the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, Lu Jiu also joined the army, and because he knew some martial arts and fought fiercely in the war, he was quickly reused.

It was only in a later battle with the Eight-Nation Alliance that he encountered an ambush, which almost wiped out the team. At the critical juncture, Lu Jiu led his troops to stay behind and stop the enemy, so that the large army could withdraw from the encirclement. It's a pity that in that battle, Lu Jiu was surrounded by many masters of the other side, and although he desperately killed some of the enemies, he was still outnumbered and died on the battlefield.

After Lu Jiu's death, his whole soul became chaotic and drifted around, and for some reason, he came all the way to Jiangdong. Just when Lu Jiu's soul was about to dissipate because he had stayed in the yang world for too long, he came across this soul gathering wood. At that time, out of instinct, he hid inside, and it was only able to maintain the dissipation of his soul.

Although with the passage of time, Lu Jiu's soul slowly became stronger under the protection of the Soul Gathering Wood. But once you leave the Soul Gathering Wood, there are signs of dissipation. Because the time is too long, the Soul Gathering Wood is slowly buried deep underground.

Lu Jiu stayed in the dark land for more than a hundred years. Although he can be able to open the ghost door in July every year, with the rich yin qi outside, he occasionally temporarily breaks away from the protection of the soul gathering wood and comes out to breathe. However, after more than 100 years of imprisonment, this majestic Boxer general completely lost his temper back then.

And this time, it was also when Lin Nan unconsciously transported a stream of aura into the Soul Gathering Wood that Lu Jiu finally completely separated his entire soul from the Soul Gathering Wood under the protection of the Soul Gathering Tree.

After listening to Lu Jiu's story quietly, Lin Nan was completely stunned. Unexpectedly, the ghost he unintentionally released turned out to be an old ghost who participated in the Boxer Rebellion more than a hundred years ago. Although he said that he couldn't just listen to what the other party said, he didn't dare to deceive himself casually in this regard.

"Now that your soul has broken away from the Soul Gathering Wood, what are you going to do in the future?" Lin Nan thought about it for a long time, but he didn't find a good way to solve the situation in front of him.

"Please take the little one by your side, although the little one relies on the help of the adults, he is temporarily out of the Soul Gathering Wood. But once the energy left by the adult in the small body is consumed, the soul of the little person will disappear completely. And for more than 100 years, the villain has never felt the call of the underworld, so except to stay with the adult, the villain really has no way out. In order to be able to stay by Lin Nan's side, Lu Jiu hurriedly said.

After listening to Lu Jiu's words, Lin Nan realized that in the great war back then, not only was there no gods in the entire heavenly realm and the human world, but I am afraid that even the underworld has now become an empty land, and there are no more clergy. Otherwise, an old ghost like Lu Jiu, who has existed in the yang world for more than a hundred years, would have been arrested a long time ago.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and said to Lu Jiudao, who was standing on the side and looking at him worriedly, "It's okay to stay by my side, I'm afraid you have already discovered the difference between me, and the deity is the mountain god here." Now there is a lack of mountain guards around you, if you want, you can stay by my side and be a mountain patrol, responsible for the daily patrol of the mountain. ”

Lu Jiu, who was standing on the side, looked sluggish, with an incredible look on his face. Unexpectedly, not only was he out of captivity today, but he was also a god who treated him. Although the mountain god is not necessarily a high priesthood, for his identity as a ghost, it is definitely a great blessing to be able to earn a living in the hands of the mountain god.

Lin Nan looked at Lu Jiu standing there, motionless, and frowned, "What, you don't want to?"

Lu Jiu woke up like a dream, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Yes, little willing." ”

Lin Nan looked at Lu Jiu who was kneeling on the ground, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then found out the memories in the inheritance of the mountain god. According to the method, the energy in the godhead was channeled out of the body, and with his hand, he drew a mountain god rune in the air, and finally wrote the word "Lu Jiu" on it.

The talisman immediately produced a wonderful change, only to see a turmoil, and many inexplicable lines appeared on it, vaguely like the trend of a mountain range. On the front of the talisman, a line of small characters gradually became clear--- Mountain Patrol Envoy: Lu Jiu.

Lin Nan nodded with satisfaction, it's a pity that the mountain god seal has not been inherited, otherwise he wouldn't have to be so troublesome to canonize a Yin soldier under his command. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and shot the talisman at Lu Jiu, who was kneeling on the side.

When the talisman entered the body, I saw that Lu Jiu, who was still a little illusory in his own shape, began a series of changes, and finally his body completely stabilized. The originally pale face also began to have a hint of ruddy, his eyes began to become bright, and the cold yin qi in his body disappeared without a trace, and his whole body was no different from a living person.