Chapter 22: The Blackwater Trial (1)
After the two came to Zhao Yidi's residence, they found that Zhao Yidi had gone to the meeting hall. After some inquiry, I found out that the sect was going to hold a blackwater trial once every twenty years. Whoever completes the trial will have a great increase in strength. And the conditions for the trial are also very simple, as long as they are disciples in the sect, their strength reaches the level of ghosts and spirits, they can participate, but they can only participate once, and if they come again, the improvement of cultivation can be said to be minimal.
While the two were chatting with the other disciples, Zhao Yidi returned. I was also very happy to see the two of them, and when I knew that I had broken through to the ghosts, I couldn't keep my mouth shut.
"Haha, I said earlier that the potential of the karma is extraordinary, and now sure enough, it only took me five years to cultivate to the ghost spirit level, which is twice as fast as I was at the beginning!"
"If it weren't for Brother Zhao's care, how could I have cultivated until now, by the way, Brother Zhao, I heard that there is going to be a blackwater trial, can you tell me and Xiaofan first?" asked Zhao Yidi.
Zhao Yidi's face changed slightly after hearing this, and he lowered his head and thought for a while and said slowly.
"Yes, that's true. Originally, I wanted to tell Xiao Fan, after all, she had reached the ghost level earlier, and now that you have arrived, I will tell you all about it. This trial is different from the past, in the past, only the disciples of this sect participated, but this trial was conducted by our Black Water Sect, Forget Worry Valley, and Five Evil Sects. The three forces participated at the same time, and as I told you before, these three forces are all in the same mood on the surface, but in fact they are fighting openly and secretly. Therefore, there are a lot of risks hidden in this trial, and it is inevitable that someone will secretly attack you during the trial. ”
"Then will our sect let them participate in the trial?" At this time, Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but interject and asked.
"Hey, if only one of them makes such a request, then our sect can find some reason to shirk it, but now that the two of them have suddenly joined forces, our sect still has some scruples, in case it really angers the other party, they join forces to attack, but it is not something we can resist. I have been discussing this matter in the conference hall just now, and on the one hand, I want to be wronged and sue for peace. In the end, they agreed to the other party's conditions for the time being. Fortunately, the people who participated in the trial were all disciples of the ghost spirit rank, and the head of the sect had already sent a message to Elder Taishang, hoping that Elder Taishang could say a few words for our Heishui Sect on the side of the King of the City, and asked them to forget the Valley of Worries and the Five Evil Sects not to deceive people too much. In the end, Zhao Yidi could only shake his head helplessly.
"Hey, it seems that no matter where you are, you have to look at the strength, as long as you have the strength to speak, it is hard enough, and the territory is big enough. Zhang Xiaofan sighed and said.
When Ji Ye heard this, he couldn't help but think of what Ji Pingzi said about himself at the time, if he had the strength in the fairy world, he would not have been beaten by the Eastern Immortal Emperor and ran around, and finally his lover blew himself up and died, and he was also cut off from the immortal root and fell to the mortal world, and he was tortured by the Eastern Immortal Emperor for the rest of his life. Thinking of this, Jiye clenched his fists and swore secretly. Sooner or later, one day he will return to the immortal realm and set up his lair of the Eastern Immortal Emperor!
"Brother Zhao, what benefits can you get from the Blackwater Trial?" Ji Ye suddenly asked.
"Haha, that's a benefit you can't imagine. One of them is that the blackwater trial can increase your cultivation in large quantities, and it can save you a lot of time for penance, and if there is an opportunity to directly break through the existing level in it, it is not impossible. The second is to cultivate your corrupted body, and when you have a corrupted body and fight others, every move or spell you cast will corrode the soul of the opponent, forcing them to devote some of their energy to fighting the corrosive power. If you meet someone whose cultivation is lower than you, you have no power to parry, and you will be burned to ashes in an instant. Speaking of this, Zhao Yidi was also proud.
"Then it seems that we have to participate. "Seeing that there are so many benefits in it, I can only give it a go.
"Well, it can be said that with these benefits, no one will refuse. After all, the path of cultivation is extremely difficult, and no one will miss the opportunity to quickly improve their strength. Zhao Yidi nodded and said.
"By the way, there is another person who participates in the trial this time, and this person is very special. Don't underestimate him. Zhao Yidi suddenly said to the two of them.
"Who, what's wrong?" Zhang Xiaofan asked.
"This person is the personal disciple of the Great Elder of this sect, his name is Xiao Li, and he is the body of a ghost infant. Zhao Yidi paused at this point, as if he suddenly thought of something terrible.
"What, the body of a ghost baby?" Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but cry out after hearing this.
"Yes, the body of the ghost baby can be said to be a very special physique. It's very difficult to form a ghost baby. The first is that the parents of the baby are the body of the yin, and the baby in the womb is also the body of the yin. Then the mother dies before the baby is born, leaving the baby stillborn. After such a yin spirit reaches the underworld, it is like a fish returning to the sea, and no matter what he cultivates, he will be twice as successful. The only flaw is that such a person is very ruthless, and compassion and kindness have nothing to do with him. He only has killing in his heart, whether it is the human world or the underworld. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as killing the world. Speaking of this, Zhao Yidi paused for a while, as if he was thinking about something a long time ago.
"The elder who taught me the exercises told me that there were once two people in the underworld who had the body of a ghost baby. As soon as the first one cultivated to the level of ghost handsome, he rushed out of the underworld and entered the human world despite the orders of the ten great yamas, and only a few days after coming to the human world, he made the human world miserable, and none of the immortal cultivators in the human world were his opponents. Finally, there was a golden-bodied arhat in the Immortal Buddha Realm, who reluctantly surrendered after abolishing his physical body in battle. The second ghost baby is even more amazing, and he doesn't know where he has been hiding and cultivating, and when he finds him, he is already a ghost king. After almost killing the people of the underworld, the ten Yamas could only barely compete with it, and in the end, it was still a Bodhisattva in the Immortal Buddha Realm who came to the underworld to surrender, and that Bodhisattva stayed in the underworld after coming to the underworld. You should know in your hearts who this bodhisattva is. ”
"Jizo King Bodhisattva?" Ji Ye was finally able to interject at this time, because when he was in the human world, he had already heard that there was a Bodhisattva in the underworld who was the Jizo King Bodhisattva.
"Yes, that's right. It's just that the legend says that after the Jizo King Bodhisattva came to the underworld, he did not use mana to subdue the ghost, but used the compassion of Buddhism to slowly influence him. As for whether it has succeeded or not, it is unknown. Then there is this ghost baby of our sect, he was accidentally discovered by the Great Elder when he was in the human world, and after bringing it back to the sect, the rest of the elders almost killed him directly, and then after the Great Elder's obstruction in every way, he was left to live. After Zhao Yidi finished speaking, he showed a helpless look.
"Why would they leave such a dangerous person behind, aren't they worried that the ghost baby will be bad for them in the future?" asked Ji Ye suspiciously.
"Of course I'm worried, otherwise the other elders wouldn't have killed him. It's just that because of the majesty of the Great Elder, and the Great Elder has also promised that he has a secret technique that can make the ghost baby obey him. And now, many years have passed, and the ghost baby has also cultivated to the ghost spirit level, but fortunately, there have been no accidents. So this time, the Great Elder deliberately let the ghost baby out of the customs and participated in the Blackwater Trial with you. Therefore, when you are in the trial this time, you must not only guard against the sneak attacks of the other two sects, but also guard against the ghost babies at all times. In the end, Zhao Yidi showed concern for Jiye and Zhang Xiaofan, hoping that the two of them could successfully participate in the trial.
"Okay, thank you Brother Zhao for your care, Xiaofan and I must remember your instructions. Although Jiye was also very worried after hearing this, this trip to Blackwater was bound to be successful, and if it didn't succeed, it would be a benevolent. The cultivation journey is so far away, you can't just start and be defeated.
"You have just entered the ghost spirit, you shouldn't have any weapons yet, right?" Zhao Yidi said.
Ji Ye was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he really hadn't gone out to find any weapons to defend himself since he had cultivated.
"Uh... Brother Zhao, we really haven't touched on these aspects yet. After finishing speaking, he felt blushing, and he swore to soar into the sky just now, but in fact, he didn't even have a weapon.
Zhao Yidi looked embarrassed when he saw Jiye, and he knew what Jiye was thinking, and couldn't help but laugh and said.
"I have already arranged it for you, this time you are in retreat and cultivating, and I specially asked my subordinates to prepare two weapons. Zhao Yidi said as if he was doing a trick, and suddenly there were two more long swords in his hand, and he handed them to Jiye and Zhang Xiaofan.
"These two swords, though not superb. But it is also forged by the thousand-year-old cold iron of the underworld, and when facing the enemy, you only need to input the yin qi into the long sword. ”
While listening to what Zhao Yidi said, Ji Ye picked up the long sword and began to try to input yin qi. When the Yin Qi was exported to a certain extent, he found that the long sword seemed to resonate with him.