Chapter 680: Ten Thousand Ghosts Come and Go
It is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "There is a ghost country in the north,...... In the middle of the sea, there is the mountain of Dushuo, there is a big peach tree, its Qu Pan is three thousand miles, the northeast between its branches is called the ghost gate, and ten thousand ghosts enter and exit. There are two gods and people, one is called Shen Tu and the other is Yu Lei, and the Lord reads and leads ten thousand ghosts. ”
Legend has it that there is a beautiful Dushuo Mountain in the East China Sea, also known as Taodu Mountain. There is a big peach tree on the mountain that bends for 3,000 miles, and there is a golden rooster on the top of the tree, and the sunrise is announced. At the northeast end of this peach tree, there are arched branches, and the tops of the trees bend all the way down to the ground, like a natural gate. Shuoshan is inhabited by all kinds of demons and monsters, and if you want to go out, you have to go through this ghost door. Whenever the golden rooster crows in the morning, the ghosts who wander out at night must drive back to the ghost realm. On both sides of the gate of the ghost domain stood two gods, named Shen Tu and Yu Lei. If the ghosts did something unreasonable at night, Shen Tu and Yu Lei would immediately catch them, tie them up with ropes, and send them to feed the tigers, so all the ghosts were afraid of Shen Tu and Yu Lei. In this way, the folk spread the custom of using the ghosts to descend the great immortals, the gods, the Yu Lei and the peach wood to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters. They carved the shape of the gods and the gods with peach wood, or carved the names of the gods and the gods on the peach wood boards, and hung them at the door of their homes to ward off evil and prevent harm. This kind of peach wood board is called "peach charm".
Speaking of this northern ghost gate, related to this is the legend of the Emperor Xudu in Taoist mythology, also known as the Emperor of the Northern Yin, is the highest deity of the underworld of the underworld, in charge of the underworld. Tao Hongjing, the master of the Shangqing faction, said that his term of office was 3,000 years, and he would be reappointed as soon as his term of office arrived.
After the draft competition, Mu Yuan and his team members also went to Fengdu to play, not only to evaluate the scenery there in general, but also to sigh at the various nondescript idols they worshipped, but I didn't expect to see a more real illusion here today.
"Brother Muyuan, look!" Long Ling'er pointed to the arch and shouted.
Walking closer, the scene of the arch slowly became clear, on both sides of the door stood two tall stone statues, both dressed in colorful armor, with a majestic face, a martial posture, and a golden war sword in hand, which was Yu Lei and Shendi.
"That's too real, isn't it?" Makihara said, "I really made two door gods here!" ”
"Roar, roar!" Niwa screamed twice, raised a small paw and pointed at the arch, meaning that the figure had just run inside.
"Brother Muyuan, let's go, go in and have a look!" Long Ling'er untied the Gu whip from his waist and said eagerly.
Mu Yuan was a little hesitant, what happened tonight was really too strange, others could quietly set up a formation in their own homes, and even Nan Xuan Bei Yi and the others didn't notice it, and their Taoism was definitely not to be underestimated. But what is the purpose of the other party? Isn't it a bit contradictory to send a ghost to lead the way here first, and then set up a ghost gate here to remind yourself?
"Hikoha!" Makihara suddenly remembered the kind-looking fake feng shui gentleman, "This is the ghost he made trouble!" ”
"Hmph, I must be trying to test our strength!" Long Ling'er snorted, "Brother Muyuan, go, if you are scared back like this, then you won't have the face to do anything with him in the future!" ”
Mu Yuan thought about it, and finally nodded, and said: "Ling'er, that Yan Ye is definitely not an ordinary person, we have to be careful, if we find that something is wrong, we must return immediately!" Even if the door disappears, don't panic, be sure to follow me! ”
"Good!" Long Ling'er agreed quite happily, but at the foot of the foot, the person had already entered the arch.
With a "whoosh", Niwa also followed closely behind, and Makihara was startled and hurriedly chased after him in fright.
As soon as he stepped into the ghost gate, a ferocious aura that made people's scalps tingle rushed towards him, and the hairs on Mu Yuan's whole body stood up, and the fire gathered in his hands, scurrying around like crazy, greedily devouring the resentment around him.
"This ...... This can't be a real ghost door! Listening to the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howls from all sides, Long Ling'er's face also turned pale.
"Be careful!" Mu Yuan stretched out his hand to pull Long Ling'er aside, and shook his hand to shake the fire out.
With a loud "bang", sparks splashed everywhere, wrapping a Yaksha ghost, and with the burning sound of "hiss" and the screams of the Yaksha ghost, this ghost that came out of nowhere was quickly devoured by the fire. Mu Yuan settled his mind, raised his eyes and looked around, the black and vast area below, the ghost howls one after another, there were faint traces of mountains and forests, and even endless black waters.
The green firelight floated in the mountains, forests and waters, and with the help of the faint firelight, you could even see the black figure and red eyes.
"Roaring ——!" Niwa perched on the stone and let out a long whistling downward, a glowing white halo rising around his body.
The roar drifted down the mountain and the water, stirring up wave after wave of echoes. After this tiger roar, there was a sudden silence in all directions, and Niwa shook his head proudly, very satisfied with the effect of his deterrent. But the silence only lasted for more than ten seconds, and suddenly there were howls one after another, and each one was louder than the other, and the piercing high-decibel scream stimulated the eardrums, Mu Yuan and Long Ling'er only felt that their heads were swollen, and hurriedly reached out to cover their ears.
Niwa was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran, hiding behind Makihara in fright, poking his little head out and looking ahead in horror.
"You're scared too!" Long Ling'er giggled.
"It seems that this place is really a ghost gate, no one can conjure so many evil ghosts with a formation!" Mu Yuan was also a little scared, pointing to the dark bottom and said, "And judging from the screams, they are more like ghost beasts, they are not comparable to those powerful ghosts we have seen, I'm afraid the lowest is also an existence like the evil ghost king!" ”
"Wouldn't that be better, Brother Muyuan, this will be more conducive to the escalation of the fire!" Long Ling'er was not surprised, "The last time I cleaned up a demon king, it made your fire a lot stronger!" ”
"I'm afraid it's hard!" Mu Yuan looked at the dark green fire in his hand, "In the past, the fire crossed a color very quickly, but from the beginning of green, its appetite has become bigger and bigger, I used the dark iron to absorb half of the dragon qi of the Wangtian Gate for it to absorb, but now it has only deepened the color a little!" At this rate, I don't know how long it will take to turn blue and purple. According to theoretical calculations, when the fire turns purple, it will begin to transform into a fire, and the energy required at that time is simply unimaginable, let alone extinguishing the fire! ”
"What are you afraid of!" Long Ling'er didn't care, "There are so many powerful ghosts here, kill them all for the use of the fire, but it can't be upgraded to Yihuo, but it must be more than enough to upgrade to Xihuo!" Now that we've touched it here, we can come every day in the future, anyway, we have time! ”
When it comes to time, Mu Yuan's expression is a little dark, and what he lacks most now is time.
"Brother Makihara, let's start quickly!" Long Ling'er also realized that she had lost her words, she pretended to smile, "There are so many ghosts, if Jiang Bixue is here, she will definitely go crazy!" ”
"Good!" Mu Yuan nodded, "There is a chance to bring Senior Brother Xingtian over, he has become a Daoist by killing, and since he is helping us, he can also improve his own Dao behavior!" ”
"Niwa, lead the way!" Long Ling'er shouted.
"Roar!" Niwa shook his head and took a few steps back.
"Coward!" Long Ling'er sneered, "We only kill inside on the periphery, you warn in front, tell us when you see evil ghosts, or lure them over!" ”
Niwa lowered his head and thought for a while, and then he took a step towards the front, but his steps were unprecedentedly light, and he was even ready to run away at any time.
"Let's go!" Makihara held the fire in one hand and the iron in the other, and followed closely behind Niwa.
The further they went inside, the heavier the mist became, and the fishy smell irritated the noses of the two of them, and the three figures were soon wrapped in miasma.