Chapter 19: The Immortal Forest: The Land of Divine Punishment
The sun was rising, Su Chen and Su Rongrong ate some dried meat and set off towards Jingqiu County, with their footsteps, even if Su Chen ran the cloud boots with all his might day and night, it would take a month to arrive, so Su Chen took Su Rongrong to walk slowly on the official road, according to what Zhou Wuji told him, in the next two days or so, there will be a caravan to Jingqiu County, and Su Chen and they can all take it.
Su Chen didn't disbelieve Zhou Wuji's information, but this caravan was too coincidental, and it was just about to reach the Immortal Forest before setting off at full speed, and he hadn't seen any trace of the Immortal Forest until now, but fortunately, he was worried about the journey along the way.
At this time, Su Chen felt a huge vibration on the ground, leading Su Rongrong to stand on the side of the road, and a blurred cyan figure in the distance was running on this official road, and this large figure quickly stopped in front of Su Chen, it was a frog more than a hundred meters long.
"Hey, this little scholar and little girl are going to Jingqiu County" A huge voice came into Su Chen and Su Rongrong's ears, shaking Su Chen and Su Rongrong's eardrums with tearing pain.
"Qing Teng, didn't you ask you not to talk to people at will?, this son and girl, are you okay?" a big man with stubble on his face hurriedly came to Su Chen and Su Rongrong and apologized with his fists.
"It's okay, it's okay," Su Chen and Su Rongrong bowed.
"Ouch, this little gentleman can't help it" The big man hurriedly helped Su Chen up and made a gesture of invitation to Su Rongrong. "Little sir, you're going to Jingqiu County," Dahan asked again
"Yes, dare to ask Brother Ren, are you also going to Jingqiu County?" Su Chen asked tentatively.
The big man scratched his head and laughed, "Hahahaha." Yes, yes, I didn't expect that I could be called a benevolent brother by a scholar, this son is willing to take Teng's car and let Teng carry a scholar."
"This benevolent brother, you are tormenting a little student, aren't you also a human being, how can there be any difference between high and low" Su Chen explained with a wry smile, and at the invitation of the big man, he got on the chariot on the back of the frog, this chariot is huge, the front two sections are guest rooms, and the back is full of storage warehouses.
"This son, I'm afraid I'll have to delay you a little longer, and the sons and daughters behind haven't caught up yet," the man said with an embarrassed face.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's me who bothers Brother Ren, Xiaosheng Su Chen, dare to ask Brother Ren's name"
"Teng Zigong" shouted and asked Su Chen to sit down at the coffee table, Su Chen and Su Rongrong knelt aside, they were not suitable for kneeling, but fortunately, Teng Zigong saw their difficulties.
"The two of you can sit at will, I don't have any red tape, I should make some chairs and tables in the future" Dahan made a pot of tea for the two of them haha said, Su Chen took a sigh of relief, sat up, it was still so comfortable in comparison, Su Rongrong was still kneeling, Su Chen looked at the surrounding decorations, there were many books that Su Chen had read on the shelves, but there were also many that he had never seen, Teng Zigong took a book that Su Chen had never seen at random and handed it to Su Chen, Su Chen took it with both hands and thanked him.
Su Chen looked at it, this book was written with truths and new things that he had never seen. Su Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked at Teng Zigong and said, "Brother Teng, this book is too precious, I was reckless" sat up and handed the book back to Teng Zigong with both hands, never thought that Teng Zigong would not take the book, but asked with a smile.
"Su Gongzi dares to ask what this bookshelf is for? What are the books on the bookshelf for, and what is the content written in the book for?"
Su Chen was stunned by the sudden three consecutive questions, and before he could answer Teng Zigong, he said, "This bookshelf is used to put books, and the books on this bookshelf are used to read, so what you see" Teng Zigong didn't say anymore.
Su Chen got up and bowed to Teng Zigong and said, "It's Xiaosheng who forgot the teachings of his family teacher and misunderstood the truth in the book" Teng Zigong didn't say anything, smiled and took a sip of tea, Su Chen sat down and continued to look through the knowledge in the book that he had never heard of, until the frog began to move, Su Chen walked out of the book, and found that he was the only one around, Su Chen put the book back in its place, came to the door, and saw Teng Zigong standing on top of the frog's head, and Su Rongrong standing on the side of the chariot and didn't know what his hand was waving.
Teng Zigong beckoned to Su Chen, signaling Su Chen to come up, after the frog glanced at Su Chen, Su Chen climbed on the head of the frog, Su Chen saw that Qingteng was followed by dozens of frogs, carrying the chariot like a green vine.
"Brother Zigong, your caravan is really big, what is the name" Su Chen stood beside Teng Zigong and asked, Teng Zigong glanced at Su Chen, and said slowly, "Mushi Chamber of Commerce"
"Teng Zigong, I'm about to enter the Immortal Forest, oh roar roar" Qing Teng said as low as he could, Teng Zigong was also shocked by this huge sound and his eardrums were torn painfully, this guy's voice was really penetrating, Teng Zigong stepped on Qing Teng's head twice, and Qing Teng stopped roaring. Su Chen looked back at the situation behind him, and the frogs who were also dragons couldn't resist Qing Teng's loud voice.
Teng Zigong looked at Su Chen helplessly and motioned to Su Chen not to speak, Su Chen closed his mouth and returned to the room, Su Rongrong was already waiting for him in the room.
"Su Chen, do you know?I thought that these dragons were enslaved, but I asked them just now, and they told me that they have a cooperative relationship with the human race, and the human race and other races live peacefully, and they are no longer the same as before" Su Rongrong excitedly held Su Chen's hand and said, Su Chen put down a stone in his heart after hearing it, he was worried about the racial relationship that Wen Yu said, but now he has no such concerns.
"Ahem, cough, cough" Su Rongrong immediately let go of Su Chen's arm, came to the side of the coffee table with a red face and sat down, Teng Zigong patted Su Chen's shoulder, came to the other side of the coffee table and sat down, Su Chen smiled awkwardly and sat opposite Zigong.
"Brother Zigong, may I ask what is going on with this immortal forest ahead" Su Rongrong poured two cups of tea for the two, Teng Zigong looked at the full cup of tea, and then at Su Chen, hahaha laughed, Su Rongrong was a little confused, and Su Chen smiled quite awkwardly.
"Rong Rong, tea can't be poured full" Su Chen and Su Rongrong said some tea-related knowledge, as well as the etiquette of the host and guest, Teng Zigong listened to Su Chen with satisfaction, it was obvious that this Su Rongrong girl was not Su Chen's slave, Teng Zigong had a better impression of Su Chen. In many remote places of the Great Qin Dynasty, there has always been a distinction between high and low, some weak and small spirits, monsters, and human races can be bought and sold like private belongings, and even their lives are worthless, until the current Qin Emperor ascended the throne and used great efforts to carry out reforms, and this phenomenon in the entire Great Qin Dynasty has been greatly reduced, and then there are only thoughts rooted in the depths of the soul, and these need to rely on the efforts of these scholars.
Their caravan was thus born, but why was this caravan born, this only has the appearance of a merchant or the image of the Han is essentially a chamber of commerce of scholars, although the slave subordination system was abolished at the beginning of the reform, and even violent means were used against some stubborn people, but some families abolished it on the face and gave these workers wages, but it was more intensified to exploit, and even picked bones in the eggs, but there were also civilians with deep-rooted ideas, According to the secret order of His Majesty today, with the caravan that is actually doing business for education, from the south to the north of the Great Qin Dynasty, from the east to the west, to spread the knowledge of those who stand up, to create a better Great Qin Dynasty, this is a long and indefinite road, this section of the road is full of thorns, the tiger that eats the heart, and the bottom of the road is not visible, but they will not give up.
No matter how long this road of people's hearts is, they will go on, but they also have an enemy in front of them, that is, the Zhaosheng Chamber of Commerce headed by the World Chamber of Commerce, the existence of the rich and rival country, and the existence of the Great Qin Dynasty and the Shanmen Sect at the same time, the existence that is more difficult to deal with than the deep-rooted thoughts, if they are not careful, they will fall into a place of no return, and the existence of being insulted by the world pointing at the backbone, even the current saints cannot save them, and they will not be forgiven when they die, and they don't know how many years after death can they get the right name.
The influence of the Zhaosheng Chamber of Commerce on the Great Qin Dynasty is too deep and too deep, if it weren't for the Zhaosheng Chamber of Commerce's hand stretched out too long, their task would only be to spread knowledge, and now that the carrier Chamber of Commerce has started, the road in the future will be even more difficult to walk.
Su Chen and Su Rongrong found that Teng Zigong looked at the tea on the table with concern, the two looked at each other with bated breath, and then bowed their heads and said nothing, until there was a huge vibration in the chariot, Teng Zigong immediately came back to his senses, and then cast a spell on Su Chen and Su Rongrong, the two heard the roar of the frog extremely angry, but they did not feel the tearing pain of the eardrum, although the chariot shook violently, Su Chen and Su Rongrong stabilized their bodies, the amplitude of the vibration became larger and larger, Su Chen and Su Rongrong could clearly feel that the chariot or the frog turned a few times at three hundred and sixty degrees, but the layout of the carriage was affected in a slight, and even the tea poured did not spill a drop。 Su Chen felt a great pressure pressing on him, nosebleeds flowed out, Su Rongrong was just pale, Teng Zigong paid more attention to Su Rongrong, who was delicate in cultivation.
"Bang" Su Chen and Su Rongrong crashed into the left side of the car, even Teng Zigong didn't react, close to the left wall, Su Chen hurriedly meditated in his heart, this coercion affected his mood, Su Rongrong also ran the exercises to alleviate it, Su Chen stood up with difficulty, he knew that the left side of the frog was concentrated by a powerful blow, causing the frog Jiao, which was more than 180 meters long, to fly to the right for an unknown distance. Teng Zigong stretched out a hand to support Su Chen, and there was another loud noise, if Teng Zigong hadn't held him, he would have been "lying" on the roof, Su Chen glanced at Su Rongrong, and Su Rongrong was not affected.
"Teng Zigong, if you don't come out again, Lao Tzu's waist will be broken, and the carriage behind this will be broken by this old guy, roar" Qing Teng shouted, the huge voice Su Chen's eardrums felt pain again, Teng Zigong calmly walked towards the door of the box, Su Chen followed, but Teng Zigong took three steps and one step.
"Zigong, you're out, Lao Tzu's body, almost shattered, wow again" Qingjiao twisted his body in the air and said, Teng Zigong played a magic power to resist an attack, but it was still obvious to see Teng Zigong stepping on Qingteng's head and smashing down. Su Chen grabbed the door frame to stabilize his figure, and Teng Zigong struggled to fly into the air.
"Damn, good you Teng Zigong" Qingjiao stabilized his body, lowered to the ground, threw Su Chen out, and swallowed the chariot in one gulp. "Don't worry kid, that girl is fine" said Qingjiao turned into a human form, and a young man dressed in black and looked extremely bewitching appeared in front of him, and a figure like a sieve merged into Qing Teng's body.
"Damn, Teng Zigong dodged Lao Tzu, watch Lao Tzu hit the sky" Qingjiao rushed towards Teng Zigong with a black sword, Su Chen got Teng Zigong's message and asked him to go to the southwest to help others, this is not something he can dominate, Su Chen hurriedly flew to the southwest.
Seeing that Qingjiao's sword was about to stab Teng Zigong, Teng Zigong suddenly appeared behind Qingjiao, and the black sword in Qingjiao's hand was just against the abdomen of the old man in black, and only the tip of the sword was inserted, but it no longer advanced a bit.
"Zigong Zigong, help me, this old guy's body is older than that" Qingjiao didn't finish speaking, leaning on Teng Zigong and smashing down, a big pit appeared on the ground, and Qingjiao screamed.
Su Chen came to the southwest war zone, Su Chen slashed at a person who was angry and dead, the enemy's characteristic was obviously a group of guys with life and death, Su Chen's sword split the enemy in half, Su Chen felt strange, but before he had time to think, he attacked another person.
"Be careful behind you" A young man threw the spear in his hand behind Su Chen, and Su Chen turned to see that the monster that had been killed by himself before was actually alive and full of life.
"Don't be distracted, these guys should have been asleep all year round, but now they are extremely strong existences when they come out during the day, and they will leave here in one breath when they meet everyone" The young man recalled his spear and Su Chen back to back, "killing" the enemy who couldn't be killed.
"What the hell are these existences, and why can't they be killed," Su Chen asked as he brandished his sword.
"These should all be dead people, but they don't want to die, and the dead or the newly dead are sent here to continue their lives, or the bodies that have been dead for a long time are well kept and sent here to be resurrected," the young man gasped, he was already starting to feel tired, chewing the pill and fighting back.
"Continuation of life, how can life span increase so easily, let alone resurrection" Su Chen slashed forward with all his strength, the sword qi quickly slashed forward, the sword qi spread for hundreds of miles, and Su Chen and the young man moved in the direction of the sword qi.
"Hehe, who doesn't know, but this is called the Immortal Forest, and it really has the ability to continue life and resurrect" The young man smashed a shot at the monster that was already about to pounce on him.
"Impossible, there must be some price to pay for, or side effects" Su Chen threw the sword out, he used the sword technique, pinching the sword technique with one hand and directing the direction with the other, so that the monster distanced itself from them. But the consumption is extremely high, and there is still the interference of dead energy, chewing the pill like a young man in white.
"The anger and death that these monsters are bubbling with will explode once they are out of balance, and then they will be resurrected until they reach a balanced position, and they are no longer themselves, and their consciousness cannot bear such torture, and they have become the most evil existence, not recognized by heaven and earth, and cannot leave this piece of heaven and earth."
"In that case, why are there still people here" Su Chen and the young man met with a group of people, and the people continued to meet with other people, Su Chen gave up the sword, there were too many of these monsters, he didn't have time to distance himself, and he held the sword and slashed away.
"Why are you here?
"It's not just people who spread the rumor that someone didn't lose consciousness and got out alive and cultivated to a higher level."
"Not long after this rumor spread, a large number of dead people sent here, people who are about to die, and people who are very far away from death have come here, seeking opportunities for further cultivation."
"The dead are brought back to life, mixed with the memories that go deep into the brain before life to give birth to a new consciousness, which is extremely difficult to deal with"
"The living people came in, seeking to break the mirror or something, it seems that they have discovered the existence of a taboo and become a puppet, so here is a definition of an opportunity that only the dead have, and there are more people who are sent after death" Everyone explained to Su Chen word by word.
Everyone began to feel exhausted, if they could hold on for a while just against these undead monsters in front of them, but they still had to resist the strange energy of this undead forest.
"Roar" a cyan figure rushed towards them, rolling everyone up.
"Brother Qingteng"
"What are you shouting, let you usually exercise, and you can hurry up when you run away, now, you know how to shout and shout" Qing Teng said angrily, this time he met the big guy, he and Teng Zigong almost lost their lives here, what a fucking grievance.
"Teng Zigong Teng Zigong, hurry up and keep up" Qing Teng shouted towards the rear, and Teng Zigong landed on Qing Teng's head.
Teng Zigong's face appeared in front of everyone with a pale face, and the number of people was counted, but no one was left behind, and they were all together. Even if it won't "die" in this but, let's get out first.
Teng Zigong sent a message to Qing Teng in which direction to go, now that this change has occurred in the immortal forest, the saint will definitely send someone to investigate, they only need to hold on until the arrival of the reconnaissance team, they can get out of this immortal forest, even if they haven't encountered a more terrifying existence now, but at night it is impossible to say, it is impossible to exit the immortal forest or rush out in one go, so they can only hide while hiding.
"Qing Teng stopped at the top of the big mountain in front of him" Teng Zigong pointed to a bare mountain not far away and said, Qing Teng flew towards the mountain with all his strength, everyone fell on the top of the mountain, Qing Teng turned into a human form and reprimanded the young man Qingjiao.
Su Chen came to Teng Zigong's side and asked, "Brother Zigong, is this what happened?"
"This is a special place to rest, so this mountain is slippery, and it is too dangerous outside, hiding here and waiting for rescue," Teng Zigong said with the weeds he picked up from nowhere.
"This immortal forest doesn't seem to be as simple as the rumors, it's not just life and death," Su Chen looked at the monsters that were supposed to rush towards them, looking for them in the air in confusion.
"Do you want to know, but it's very dangerous" Teng Zigong hugged his head and looked at the sky and said, Su Chen stopped talking, waiting for Teng Zigong's answer.
Teng Zigong thought for a while and said, "Do you say that everyone has a demon in their heart? It is the kind of demagogic person who has no entity and can practice like all things, and there is a living existence."
"The family teachers once said that the demon race and the god race are the same and very ancient existence, known as the 'eldest son' of the world, born strong, but they have never said that there is no physical existence of demons, and it is unknown whether gods and demons still exist in this era" Su Chen shook his head and said.
"Did the gentlemen of your family tell you that cultivators, cultivation is the supreme thing" Teng Zigong took the weeds from the corner of his mouth and threw them into the air, thinking about other things in his heart.
Su Chen looked at the weeds that broke through the sky and nodded, "I said, no matter what kind of existence you are in the world, even if you have not stepped into the cultivation of the body, the cultivation of the heart has already begun from birth."
Teng Zigong stopped talking and sat down on the ground, patted the position next to him and motioned for Su Chen to sit down, Su Chen nodded and sat down.
"Your gentlemen should all be masters of mind cultivation," Su Chen nodded, it was true that as Teng Zigong said, the nine people also attached great importance to their mind cultivation.
Teng Zigong nodded, he had already discovered the problem of Su Chen's state of mind through his own strength, it can be said that he was vulnerable, this state of mind is really not suitable for cultivation, it is okay in the small fourth mirror, the middle third mirror is almost hopeless in this life, even if he steps into the middle third mirror, the path of cultivation after that will be like walking on thin ice, and his existence will be erased if he is not careful, the so-called erasure is not the death of the body, but the memories he left in this world, the traces will be erased, and he will be exiled to the land of divine punishment.
The legend of the Land of Divine Punishment was not supposed to exist in the world, but someone came back from this Land of Divine Punishment, and its existence was restored in the minds of the world, but after returning, there were almost no people who could remember him, and only one or two of his former best friends were still alive. The Land of Divine Punishment has only long days and nights, an endless desert, unable to use spiritual power, they will feel hungry, tired, they will have to walk day after day, and they will be whipped by thousands of avenues without dying. There are only two choices between heart-rending pain and a long journey, life and death are not up to them, and on the long road, they see the body and soul of the dead are constantly whipped, but there is also a confused way forward, they cannot communicate with each other, they can only see each other passing by, or pass through each other's bodies, in the land of divine punishment they have gained immortality, but they have lost everything.
Of course, not all people with mental problems can enter the land of divine punishment, and some people are wiped out by heaven and earth, and their souls are wiped out together, and the chance of entering is very small. After the person who enters, the body is still the same as before entering, and the lifespan has also returned to its original state, no longer infinite, but the state of mind has been sublimated.
The physical life span of their own realm has been suspended after entering that world, even if they have experienced an unknown number of years in the land of divine punishment, they don't know how many years have passed outside, except for their state of mind, everything has not changed.
Upon entering, the Being had calculated that the days and nights he had experienced inside were the year outside, and this was the path of the state of mind, and he was not sure that everyone was the same. The only conclusion is that it is atonement, atonement for one's own sins, and it is rumored to be exile rather than captivity. Before he came out, he was not liberated from death, and he was tormented. Although he can control his own life and death after he comes out, he has long since become a person, his relatives and friends have left, he is left alone, and even his knowledge and culture lag behind the current era.
Isn't the existence of the Path of Exile - the Land of Divine Punishment like the undead forest in front of us? It's just that one accepts the living and the other accepts the dead, so is that rumor really a rumor, of course, not a rumor, but a real existence, but it is as old as the story of the Land of Divine Punishment.
The place of exile that accepts the dead is placed in the place where all things live, and whether the living are in the undead forest that accepts the dead, or in the place where all things cannot live, or this is the place of divine punishment, these undead monsters are affected by those who are dead. Teng Zigong shook his head, that place is untouchable, he shouldn't have this idea.
"Su Chen, there is no physical demon existing" Teng Zigong pointed to his heart and said, "The heart demon" Teng Zigong stopped talking and looked at the sun in the west. Su Chen nodded, he had heard of the demons, but he also had his own thoughts, it shouldn't be a life body, it should be desire.
Su Chen suddenly felt the pain of his brain being torn, Teng Zigong immediately flew to the foot of the mountain, Qing Teng rolled Su Chen over, turned into a prototype and surrounded everyone inside, Su Rongrong caught Su Chen who was thrown over by Qing Teng. Qing Teng's four claws clung to the ground, and clouds and mist were breathed between his mouth and nose, making the children in the circle really think that Qing Teng had become the existence of a real dragon. But it's okay not to open your mouth, and when you open your mouth, you don't have an image at all.
"The surname Teng, oh ho, you're fucking coming back, these old monsters have found us, ahhhhhhhhh It's really brittle.
As soon as Teng Zigong arrived at the foot of the mountain, he heard Qing Teng's strange scream, and he was quite helpless, but he could rest assured for the time being, those monsters just saw that they had not yet attacked, Teng Zigong circled around the foot of the mountain, and the formation was not damaged, so it could only be that he had not been replenished by spiritual power for a long time, and the power was not complete or the other party was extremely powerful.
Teng Zigong came to the halfway up the mountain, pinched it, a door appeared in front of him, Teng Zigong walked in, it was empty, only a few people knew that this bare mountain was a hollow existence, Teng Zigong saw the formation inside the mountain shining with a dim light, took out ten extremely pure spirit crystals and a white and blue pill and threw them into the big array, the formation was replenished, and it ran with all its might.
Teng Zigong returned to the top of the mountain, Qing Teng turned into a prototype and lay on his stomach weakly, they were still discovered by powerful monsters, this big array should be able to live for them.
Su Chen looked at the ground at the soles of his feet, his eyes saw that the mountain was hollow the moment Teng Zigong opened the door, and even saw the strange scene outside the mountain, he could still see it now, Su Chen looked at the formation on the soles of his feet was the existence that Zhou Wuji had made the formation set up by Zhou Wuji shrink.
Su Shen closed his eyes, tried his best not to look at everything around him, held his breath and didn't think about everything he saw, Teng Zigong came to Su Chen's side and patted Su Chen's shoulder, Su Chen felt a little more relaxed, opened his eyes to look at Teng Zigong, and was about to open his mouth to ask, Teng Zigong shook his head slightly, and Su Chen stopped talking. Su Chen didn't know that the scene he saw was there, and even he was the only three people who knew it, thinking that the rest of the people had seen it before they planned to ask, but after Teng Zigong stopped it, he understood, and then he also knew that they were in big trouble, and it might mess up people's hearts if they said it.
Su Chen knelt down and thought about the words Sui'an said to him about his eyes, but after thinking about it, only Sui'an's appearance of speaking and the reality of his talent were abnormal, Su Chen felt that he had forgotten extremely important words, Su Chen's heart began to be upset, just when Su Chen wanted to get angry, his head was hit by some kind of hard object and felt pain, Su Chen opened his eyes and saw a ring ruler gently clapping his hands, as if someone couldn't stop someone as soon as he opened his mouth in a lecture, Su Chen shook his head, and saw Teng Zigong holding a ring ruler and gently patting his palm, at this time, Teng Zigong had any image of a big man。
Su Chen stood up, tidied up the wrinkled clothes on his body, and bowed deeply like Teng Zigong, without saying a word, Teng Zigong nodded, Teng Zigong put away the ring ruler, turned around and walked to the edge of the mountain to stand, Su Chen sighed weakly, turned to look at everyone, and found that everyone was relieved, even Su Rongrong was like this.
"Rong Rong, what's going on with you," Su Chen asked softly.
"Su Chen, don't you know, it was so scary when Mr. Teng hit you with a ring ruler just now, why did I call him Mr. Teng?" Su Rongrong asked suspiciously.
"As long as Mr. Teng picks up the ring ruler, we generally make a great mistake, very few are angry, even if they are angry, they will not be revealed, just now Mr. Teng almost didn't write the word angry on his face" The young man named Xuanpo Spear, who had killed the enemy with Su Chen before, sighed and said again, Su Chen laughed embarrassedly.
Su Chen came to Teng Zigong's side alone and said, "Senior Brother Zigong just now"
"Needless to say, I'm just raising my hands" Teng Zigong interrupted Su Chen's words, patted Su Chen on the shoulder, pointed ahead and said, Su Chen looked in the direction Teng Zigong pointed, and he saw a picture of him and his discomfort