Chapter 19: The Origin of the Strange Arts
"Please!" Lu Yunzhi did have doubts about the identity of this ghost, so he said.
"It's normal not to believe me, but I think you can sense that I don't mean it." The voice said, "The following story is relatively short, I'll cut it short. After the hero becomes a shadow ghost, he begins to think about his lifespan. So he lured ten young men to the tower in the valley, and each of them had their own experience. The tower was strange, and when you opened the door on the second floor, it wasn't the second floor, but just a staircase. There are nine floors in this tower, and each floor has a corresponding door, and only if you have a certain knowledge of this floor, and can use it freely, you can push open the door, and after opening, you will find deeper secrets in this floor. Those ten people learned a lot of basic knowledge of the first layer, and the introductory rules of the art of expanding heaven and earth, and since then they have gone their separate ways. With these ten people, many branches, sects, gangs, and all kinds of strange techniques in the world have slowly evolved. Xing Wen said.
Lu Yunzhi suddenly realized and said: "It turns out that all the strange sect techniques in the world have evolved from this high tower, so it turns out that this is the case, no wonder I saw the method of controlling qi in it, as well as many records of the art of heaven and earth." ”
Xing Wen continued: "That's right, your comprehension is extremely high as mine, so you have learned two of them, and as for the ability of ghosts and witches, I think you will actually be able to do it too." "What do you mean by that?" Lu Yunzhi asked.
"Is there a nightmare sealed in your body now, in fact, he is now living in your body, living and dying with your honor and disgrace, this is the real cultivation method of ghosts and witches. You may be wondering, this is very different from what you know about ghosts and witches, and I can only say that the ghosts and witches today have deviated from the true meaning of spiritual practice. After all, the disciples of these ten people fought with each other, and the heroes in the middle emerged one after another, instigating wars between countries for their own selfish interests. There are many times when there has been no war, and these people with strange skills have served the royal family, in fact, it is not that they do not want to dominate the world, but they themselves are not strong enough, but the sad thing is that heroes are always produced at the same time, so there are many more candidates for the next fusion of shadow ghosts. In fact, at certain times, the Shadow Phantom will also help and guide those people to grow into heroes who meet the standards, whether in the light or in the dark. Xing Wen's tone was still so calm, as if the calm could not cause a trace of waves in his voice, except for the name of the shadow phantom just now, his tone did not change from beginning to end.
Lu Yunzhi asked again: "The next thing should be that you appear to end this chaotic situation and call the various sects in the Central Plains as heaven, earth and people, am I right?" ”
"That's right." Xing Wen replied, and Lu Yunzhi continued: "These are the things that every disciple of the Zhongzheng lineage must listen to and remember when they get started. After listening to what you said earlier, I think the Shadow Charm must have some other purpose besides the purpose of living. By the way, what is the purpose of your inducement to come, Ancestor? ”
Xing Wen finally stopped laughing calmly, and said while laughing: "Finally admit that I am the ancestor of the Zhongzheng lineage?" Haha, you're really smart, and I think the Shadow Charm must have some other purpose, but that tower is really mysterious, and the Soul Suppression Tower was taken out of that tower. When I traveled all over the world and strayed into the tower in the valley, I saw the true meaning of the art of heaven and earth, and after concentrating on practice, I also got acquainted with Li Shimin, and the two of us became brothers with different surnames. I don't want the people to suffer anymore because of the war caused by those of us who practice strange arts, and I don't want my brothers to be unsafe, so I disappeared in front of everyone, established heaven and earth, and formed a Zhongzheng lineage. Although I, Xing Wen, am not a living Bodhisattva, I am always concerned about the safety of the people in the world. When I was nearing the end of my life, the Shadow Ghost appeared, and he asked me for his soul, because I happened to meet all his qualifications, and he didn't succeed, and I fought with him and seriously injured each other. And I suddenly had an epiphany, in fact, the real mastermind behind the turmoil in the world is the shadow ghost, if the shadow ghost is destroyed, maybe people will still have wars and killings, but it is just the officials who forced the people to rebel against the tyranny, and the people have their own choice, and no longer need to fear the power of our heaven, earth and people and other strange people after the imperial power. ”
"I've heard this from Yu Qian, but he pointed the culprit at the heavens, the earth, and the ancestors, Xing Wen, pointed at the shadow ghost. I now fully believe that you are Xing Wen Ancestor, although there is no reason, but intuitively I trust you. But I think what really causes the turmoil in the world is nothing, just people's hearts, people's hearts that are unpredictable. A wry smile appeared on the corner of Lu Yunzhi's mouth and said.
Xing Wen was silent for a while, and Lu Yunzhi suddenly felt a little depressed, and his mood became heavy after staying in the darkness for a long time. After being quiet for a long time, Xing Wen said again: "Maybe what you said is right, but after I fought with the shadow ghost, I was very panicked, thinking that the world was about to fall into a catastrophe again, so I came to this southern frontier, used the last trace of life to make a hexagram, and counted your appearance." Of course, without my joining, Shadow Phantom would have found other replacements to integrate into his body, but his abilities were much worse. Perhaps you're a better substitute for Shadow than me, and you're the only one who might reveal what Shadow really thinks. However, even if you don't fight for my conjecture, you should listen to how you can defeat the Shadow Phantom, because he may not only help you, but also prevent you from doing what you want to accomplish ---- create the Secret Thirteen. ”
"What the hell is the Secret Thirteen?" Lu Yunzhi asked, Xing Wen's voice suddenly became a little uncalm, and he asked rhetorically, "Don't you know either?" I only know that the Secret Thirteen is an organization, just like the heavens, the earth and the people, but more rigorously, and the hexagram I calculated can be understood as that the birth of the Secret Thirteen indicates the demise of heaven, earth and man, and the world belongs to Lu Yunzhi. The main thing is that you must come to see me, and you must also learn how to deal with the shadow ghost, otherwise the secret thirteen will not be founded. ”
Lu Yunzhi muttered to himself: "Either defeat the Shadow Phantom or sell my soul, only these two ways can make the Shadow Phantom use it for me, could it be that the future revenge can only be done by the Shadow Phantom to help me?" ”
Thinking about it like this, Lu Yunzhi suddenly felt the inexplicable restlessness in his heart, so he sank down and observed his body, it turned out that it was the darkness that made Lu Yunzhi's body instinctively have a trace of oppression and tension. So the nightmare also felt this, thinking that something was in danger of Lu Yunzhi, and he was trying to break through that seal.