Chapter Eighty-Six: The Realm Turns with Your Heart
Impermanence frowned, closing his eyes as if it was laborious, and when he opened them, his eyes were bloodshot.
"Murda, your lifespan is really strange. My lifespan is 800 years old, and I am 175 years old this year. I've looked back and forth, you've died dozens of times in the past? Why are you still alive now? And those deaths were all very close together, some were a few days apart, and some were even an hour apart. In addition, your future life is also very strange, some will die in a few decades, some will die more than 200 years, and more than 400 years, no matter how far away my life expectancy is not enough, I really can't see it. I haven't seen anyone with that kind of lifespan. ”
Mo Dazhi said that he had died countless times when he was on Shouyang Mountain, and it was all the master and his brothers who tried their best to save him. But what about the rest of your life? Do you have many reincarnations? But you can't live to be more than 200 years old, more than 400 years old, right? Forget it, don't fight with fate, just be at peace with what happens.
Murda didn't ask anything more, but thoughtfully followed Impermanence and Elder Wolf along with the team of geists. His mood is actually very heavy, these soldiers who died were all killed, a war will kill them, and they all embarked on the road of Huangquan.
He looked up and saw a number of huge blood-red flowers growing along both sides of Huangquan Road, which had no leaves and only a crimson stem supporting the huge flowers. These flowers all look strange, all the petals are filamentous, and the blood-red petals seem to have blood dripping from the petals. These flowers have no stamens, and there is nothing in the black hole in the heart of the flower. It makes people feel very panicked, worried about whether something inside will crawl out. From afar, these fireworks are red and the only view on this road.
Murda asked about the impermanence around her
"What are these flowers called?"
Impermanence leaned over and looked at it and said
"What flowers are you talking about? The kind you see is called the Shore Flower. ”
"Anything else? Why didn't I see it? ”
"Oh, that's when you think of these spirits, grieving for the bloody warriors on the battlefield, so you see this flower with no stems and leaves, and petals dripping with blood. There are indeed countless things on this Huangquan Road, which are no worse than the world of flowers and flowers in the world. But according to what is in your state of mind, it manifests what kind of things. Remember, the mood changes. ”
Murda nodded, as if she understood. Then recite the mantra "Man will conquer the sky", so that your mind is free of distractions. When I opened my eyes again, these flowers on the other side were gone, leaving only the dark night. Impermanence nodded beside him and said
"Murda, I think you really have a good understanding. How about I let you experience it on a deeper level? ”
Murda nodded, intrigued by these mysterious things. Impermanence pointed to a few Hun soldiers in the team and said
"Look closely at the expressions of these people."
Moda looked at Impermanence's hand and found that several people had very happy expressions, and their walking posture was different from others, very brisk. Murda thought, how could these people die so happily?
"You see it. These people have done too much good in life, and when they die, they don't care about it, and they don't even think about where they will go after death. It can be said that there is no trace of delusion in my heart, so I easily get on the road. These wandering spirits can't even see us impermanence, djinn, and messengers, and even if they do, they look kind and happy. Do you think they died a well-deserved death, and they didn't die with that pain? ”
When Murda heard Impermanence say this, he also felt that these people were so happy that even death could not stop their joy. This is when impermanence reminds Murda
"What do you see on both sides of the road?"
Meda looked to the side of the road, and the blood-red flowers on the other side were gone, and there were many brilliant and colorful flowers, each of which looked spotless and dazzling. Murda understood the meaning of impermanence, and his own world was created by himself. There is everything in this world, just look at what you can see. Man's delusions cut off the ability to see through everything, and he can only see what exists in his delusions. Maybe these gorgeous flowers that you see only appear because of the joy in your heart, which is the so-called realm of the heart.
The corners of Murda's mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly, as if he understood this truth, and his heart was very grateful for the impermanence that had just taught him.
After walking less than a pillar of incense, Mo Da saw another big river appear in the distance. There is a stone bridge over the river, and in front of the stone bridge there is a stone more than one person high standing at the head of the bridge. It was as if there was an earthen platform next to the stone, and there was a figure standing next to it.
It was too far away for Meda to see the specifics. As the team approached, they gradually saw that there were four big characters written on the stone at the bridge: early landing on the other side.
Mo Da heard the old man once say that after death, people will pass through Huangquan Road to come to the Lechuan River, this Lechuan River and mountains have a bridge, and after crossing the bridge, everyone will not remember the things of the previous life. There is an earthen platform at the head of the bridge called Wangxiangtai, where everyone will look back at their hometown. Then when he stepped down, there was a Meng Po who would give her a bowl of Meng Po soup made from the water of the Lechuan River, and after drinking it, she forgot all the memories of this life, and was ready to enter the underworld or be reincarnated or suffer. The stone at the head of the bridge is called Sansheng Stone, with the words "early to the other side" written on it, and the back of the stone is written to see the past and present life of this person.
The sight is exactly the same as the legend heard! Isn't that a legend, it's true!?
Every spirit in the team stood at the head of the bridge and looked at their past and present lives on the Sansheng Stone, and almost all of them sighed and shook their heads. Then he stood on the lookout platform and looked back at his hometown, and most of the wandering spirits were crying bitterly at the moment.
After getting off the earthen platform, there was really a woman carrying a bowl of soup and handing it to each of the spirits. The spirits who drank Meng Po soup all went up to the bridge one by one. Some wandering spirits were reluctant to give up their lives after seeing the Sansheng Stone and going to the Wangxiang Terrace, and refused to drink Meng Po soup, and were thrown directly into the Lechuan River by a giant spirit.
As soon as these thrown spirits touched the surface of the water, countless ghost hands sprouted in the water, grabbing the spirits and dragging them into the water. Moda thought to himself, could these ghosts in the river be the legendary ghosts who wanted to replace the dead ghosts because they could not be reincarnated? This scene was really terrifying, and Meda was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.
Meda approached the bridge and saw that it was exactly the same as he had heard. The stone bridge is divided into three layers, the upper layer of masonry is blood red, the middle layer is yellow, and the bottom layer of masonry is black. Look at the spirits in the team really go to different levels. The delighted spirits walked on the top and were soon able to reach the end of the bridge. The middle one walked a little slower, because the ghost hands in the river were constantly harassing. The bottom walk is very difficult, and from time to time they will be dragged into the river full of stinking blood by ghost hands.
Murda's heart was about to jump out, and he glanced at Meng Po, who was standing under the earthen platform. This look really surprised me.
This Meng Po turned out to be Liu An!
Meda opened her mouth and didn't recover for a long time. Why is this Meng Po Liu An?! Could it be that she died?! But I saw her go into the tent and sleep. Murda was horrified and looked back at Impermanence. At this time, Impermanence had a hideous face, and his long tongue sticked out of his lips. The eyes are all whites, the pupils are not visible, and the white eyeballs are covered with bloodshots.
Murda quickly closed his eyes, and began to recite the mantra "Man will conquer the sky" in his heart. It took a long time for Murda's heart to settle down. When I opened my eyes, the impermanence in front of me had returned to its original form. And all the Sansheng Stones, Nai He Bridge, Wangxiang Terrace, and Meng Po are gone, and there is only a river that flows quietly.
All the geists walked silently into the river, with all sorts of expressions on their faces. Some of the geists had hideous and terrifying faces, and their bodies were still struggling and dodging while being submerged in the river. Some are quiet and peaceful, quietly letting the river end above their heads. Each of these geists is different. There is indeed a boulder on the bank of the river with the word "Styx" written on it.
Murda realized, it turned out that this was what Styx was. The river was quiet and peaceful, and all I saw was what I wanted to see. All the illusions of the Sansheng Stone, the Nai He Bridge, the Wangxiang Tower, Meng Po and the Wandering Soul are the images that those legends have sketched in their hearts, and they are what they think these things look like. In particular, Meng Po is said to have the ability to make people forget all feelings, all troubles, all pains and joys. And in Moda's heart, he felt that he owed Liu An the most, he knew that Liu An was sincere to him, and he hoped that Liu An would forget his feelings and arrive at the other side as soon as possible. Therefore, Meng Po became the appearance of Liu An.
After thinking about it, Moda also realized the truth of "the realm changes with your heart".
He tried his best to stop his mind from delusional thoughts, and just calmly observed everything in front of him. Shortly after discovering that these geists are submerged in the water, a small mist emerges from the water. The mist varies in color, from crystal clear, slightly cloudy, subtle blue, and completely jet-black. These mist masses vary in size and do not dissipate, gradually rising from the surface of the water. After reaching different heights, they quickly flew in all directions and disappeared into the darkness of the night. It's just that the trajectory and state of each mist flight are different, and some of them hover back and forth during the flight, constantly shaking violently while spinning in circles. Some of them go up and down, and even fall into the water after the worst of them.
Murda made a closer look and found that the clear mist was rising quickly and smoothly. And those dim mist vibrated back and forth, constantly tumbling and swaying. And those inky black mist rose and fell back and forth in the River Styx, and many of the mist actually broke and dissipated after the worst.
Murda guessed that the mist must have been transformed by the spirits. The water mist is duly yellow or dark in color, and it must be very painful. Is it the embodiment of being tormented in the underworld?
Impermanence beside him saw that Moda had realized something, and said slowly
"People say that hell is unforgiving, full of horrific punishments and horrific torture. In fact, they are all in their own eyes, and our underworld is just a place of reincarnation. Here you can see everything in your delusions. If you are a wicked person, then you must know in your heart that there will be evil retribution, and you think that you will be condemned by Hades and suffer in the eighteen layers of hell, and you cannot escape the merciless torture of hell. So if you look at those yellowish and blackened spirits, they actually let their delusions torment them. ”
Murda had some doubts
"What if someone does something evil, and he doesn't know what to do? Isn't there no delusion of pain? ”
Impermanence shook his head
"It's not like you don't want to be delusional. For each of your next "causes", there will be a "result", and after this "cause" encounters the "cause", it will bear fruit. All your evil will inevitably lead to bad consequences, and this will not change because you do not want to suffer the consequences. Your delusions are nothing more than manifesting the consequences. Delusions are different in their degree and form in different ways. Therefore, some people see the eighteen layers of hell, some people see the ten halls of Hades, the executioner that some people meet is a bull head and a horse, and the executioner that someone encounters is a jackal, tiger and leopard. It's all based on what you remember from your past life. We've been here for people farther west than the Western Regions, and these geists have seen wolf-headed or sphinx-faced goblins tormenting them. ”
Murda knew in her heart that these spirits might have come from ancient Egypt.