Chapter 7: Secrets of the Soul Cave
From the time of mythology, from the beginning of the theory of ghosts and gods, there have been various legends in the human world, including legends about the human world, the ghost world, or the fairy world, and there are countless versions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But from ancient times to the present, because almost no one has seen any first-class characters of immortals, legends about the fairy world have gradually become rare. On the contrary, there are more and more sporadic records of the ghost world.
The most convincing inference is that there is no fairy world in the world, and there are no immortals. There are only two worlds in the world, humans and ghosts, and after death, the living enter the ghost world from the human world, and reincarnate into the world! This is one of the most convincing among the people for hundreds of years, just as the two worlds complement each other back to back, under the world you live in, that is, under your feet, there is another world---- ghost world! Maybe you, who are busy, also happen to live at the feet of the people in the ghost world! People are convinced that there will be a detailed account book of people's lives in the ghost world, and after death, they will also make corresponding evaluations of your life and receive corresponding treatment. Therefore, many sects teach people to be good, and most people are willing to believe in such sects, because people themselves are also afraid of the unknown outcome after death, death, is not terrible, what is terrible is after death, what if it is just the beginning?
Legend has it that there are not only two passages connecting the human world and the underworld, but also some other caves that are directly connected to the underworld. There are countless versions of these ethereal and strange passages about its origin from ancient times to the present, some say that they are natural, and some say that they are landslides and tsunamis, but according to the ancient records of Daomen, these hole-type soul roads of different sizes are related to ancient mythology, and the records call this passage when Nuwa mends the sky, and the fragments of the colorful divine stones that fall above the nine heavens pierce the yin and yang, and the fragments of the colorful divine stones are of different sizes, penetrating the space and directly creating these irregular soul caves that are as big as a cave or as small as a rat cave.
And these legendary soul caves are called Heavenly Soul Caves, as for why they are called Heavenly Soul Caves, it is because this connection itself belongs to the soul path, but is pierced by the colorful divine stone through the gap between the two worlds, which is not a normal soul path at all. Without the protection of rules, there is only one fate for ordinary ghosts who strayed into it, and that is to be directly torn to pieces. If this is the case, it seems that the soul path is not too dangerous to the human world.
However, the fact is the opposite, almost all of the soul bodies that can come out of the soul cave are ridiculously powerful, and each of them is either burdened with the grievances of heaven and earth, or they are vicious people who are wrapped in black qi and entities.
Fortunately, there are not many such soul caves in the world, and not all cats and dogs can come out of it. Because the soul cave connects to the other end of the underworld, it will also constantly change its direction with the flow of space, and it is as difficult to find it as in the human world. In the history of the Soul Cave, the number of appearances of the Soul Cave is no more than the number of hands. Legend has it that even if a living person strays into it, he can go directly to the underworld, but that's just a legend, and no one has advertised that he can go in and out of there.
But the only thing that is the same is that every time such a soul cave appears, the fierce souls and evil ghosts that come out of it will surely cause great slaughter. When the world's Dao Sect leaders discover it, they will unite with the Dao Sect orthodoxy of all branches in the world, and devote all their efforts to suppress the Soul Cave and destroy the evil souls, and every time it is undoubtedly a big war with heavy losses.
According to the young man's narration, the strongest soul cave disaster in the history of the Tao appeared in the Wuhou years, the doomsday soul cave suddenly appeared on Mount Tai in Dongyue, the soul cave mouth is full of three zhang, the mouth of the cave is unprecedented, during which there are dozens of fierce souls and evil spirits, and for a time the ghost spirit in a radius of 100 miles covers the sky and complains.
Liu Boda, the head of the contemporary Taoist sect, is a real person. Widely issued the Dao order, leading the orthodoxy of the contemporary Daomen to face the fierce souls, this battle, the Daomen called the battle of destruction, this battle, the wind and clouds change color and the stone is earth-shattering, this! It was supposed to be a battle that shook the world. But! This battle has become a talisman for the decline of the Daomen. After the war, Qiankun Zhenren died on the spot, and the orthodox Taoist disciples were even more indistinguishable, which shows the fierceness of this battle.
The battle of destruction lasted for more than a few months, and in the midst of China, an army composed of nearly a thousand Daomen disciples came from all directions to support without fear of life and death. There are many fierce souls, and all of them are extremely powerful, the generosity of the Daomen people did not achieve a decisive victory, when the remnants of the Taoist family finally forced the remaining seven or eight fierce souls back to the soul cave, this group of selfless and bloody Daomen disciples sadly found that the dignified Daomen had completely lost the power to kill the murderous souls and seal the soul cave. With no follow-up power at all, the remnants of the Dao Sect disciples were gradually trapped by the ghosts.
At the moment when the people of the Daomen were about to face the annihilation of the whole army, the reinforcements of the Buddhism led by the Buddhist Master Shanci finally arrived, rescued the remaining Daomen disciples from the siege, and cooperated with the Daomen disciples to kill all the remaining fierce souls, and used the Buddha's magical powers to suppress the Heavenly Soul Cave of Dongyue Taishan.
Originally, this matter should have come to an end, but because the impact of this incident was too huge, when the group of murderers broke out, almost all living people and livestock within a radius of 100 miles were destroyed. This incident finally alarmed Empress Wu, who was furious and issued an order to angrily reprimand the incompetence of the disciples of the Daomen, and sealed all the Sanqing Dojos. And those few people who had just experienced a bloody battle had not yet returned to their dojo, and they began to face the boundless encirclement and interception of the imperial court. In just a few years, the Daomen completely declined, almost disappeared, and since then, the Daomen has collapsed, and the Buddhism has flourished.
"Damn! Why didn't those monks tell Empress Wu what happened? They just watched this group of unsung heroes who had just escaped death being caught, captured, killed, killed? Hearing this, Li Bo couldn't help but say with the nameless fire in his heart.
"Huh! If he is a human being, he will have selfishness, even if he is a monk who only knows how to eat fasting and recite Buddha! The young man turned around and said with a chuckle, his eyes also showing a deep disdain.
"Buddhism has been suppressed by the Daomen before this, and if you want the Buddhism to flourish and overwhelm the Daomen, I think that time is the most appropriate. Moreover, it seems that Empress Wu believed in Buddhism from the beginning, right? Mao Xiaofang muttered in a low voice.
"This is still not a monk! It's almost the same as those who play tricks, and I think their reinforcements went so late on purpose! Li Bo couldn't hear any stories about Dou E's injustice, and he was very excited when he heard it.
"That's it! Don't get out of the way, it's time to get down to business! The young man glanced at Li Bo and sat down lightly on the stone bench.
Mao Xiaofang glanced at the young man a little strangely and thought in his heart: "Tell us this story, is it related to this?" Even if there is a trace of relevance, this thing is difficult to do, and it is a matter of life! Li Bo didn't say anything when he heard this, and was ready to continue listening to the story.
"My name is Lu Gouchen, like you, I am also a native of Bashu, I am an orphan, I was picked up by the master from the side of the road, I have been learning Taoist mystics with the master since I was a child, and I have always lived in the countryside, making a living by helping people eliminate disasters." Lu Gouchen said softly, his tone was flat and ethereal, as if he was talking about a stranger.
"Master is used to life in the countryside, planting fields, helping people to see the dirty things, and we have always lived a good life! Originally, we could just continue to live like this with such a plain and happy heart, but..."Speaking of which, although Lu Gouchen's face was still unfazed, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but it did not escape Mao Xiaofang's eyes, Mao Xiaofang's eyebrows jumped, here and on.
"Master and I came to visit one of his brothers in the back mountain of Qingcheng a few months ago, they are both Xuanmen disciples in the later stage of the Daomen, and they have all experienced that black time of criticism, so their relationship has always been very good. At this time of year, the two of them would get together for a few days to talk about their youth, and I really enjoyed hearing their stories about their youth. But when we arrived at the residence of the master in the back mountain, we found that the master had died in his hut bleeding from all his knots, and the last message he left for the master before his death was a bloody word covering ----- "heaven" with one hand! Lu Gouchen's eyes were a little gloomy, and he paused and continued: "Master is full of grief and anger, because apart from me, Uncle Shi is his last relative. As a member of the Daomen, the master could naturally see that the death of the master was very unusual, but no one would have thought of the legend that had not appeared for hundreds of years based on that word. In the end, the master used the Daomen tracing technique to find out the last place where the master had been. ”
"Don't tell us that your uncle is so lucky, and you will encounter a Heavenly Soul Cave while walking in Qingcheng Mountain." Mao Xiaofang interrupted Lu Gouchen's narration and said.
"It can be said that the soul cave that my uncle encountered is not a complete Heavenly Soul Cave, to be precise, I don't know how many years ago it was sealed by the predecessors, otherwise, it would be impossible for my uncle to have a whole corpse." Lu Gouchen's face was a little pale, as if he didn't want to say any more.
"You don't want us to help you with this, do you? Your uncle's regular army is all braided, you look at us like this, look at us horizontally and vertically, and say that we are a ragtag army is a praise for us, isn't this forcing us to deliver food? Besides, your master is also a regular army, why don't you follow the example of your ancestors, organize it and then go to destroy the soul cave! "Li Bo understands when he hears this, this thing is ready to let himself fill the hole! But as soon as the words came out, Mao Xiaofang sat aside and pulled Li Bo's clothes and signaled him to stop talking.
"Huh! My master is also dead inside! I was saved by my master's life! Lu Gouchen said with a chuckle, but the expression on his face didn't look like he was laughing at all, and the whole sentence was full of boundless anger.
"You may not believe it, but I have followed the master since I was a child, and I have never been in contact with anyone from the second sect except for this master, so I can't find a helper at all. During this time, I looked around like a headless fly for help, but there was no progress! My master is now using his own body to suppress the three souls, suppressing the fierce soul in the soul cave, what I want is very simple, I want to collect the body for my master! Lu Gou Chen stared at the two of them directly, as if the cold words squeezed out of their teeth made Li Bo and Mao Xiaofang shiver. This honest-looking person is really much more terrifying than facing the vicious shemale, and the contrast in the expression and tone is too great.
"Why did you find us?" Mao Xiaofang got up and sighed and said, it seems that this matter cannot be good today, the person in front of him is now at an extreme ideological critical point, if he refuses, I am afraid that he will turn his face on the spot.
"Because you're not afraid of ghosts, it's as simple as that, and if you can break my Soul Gathering Array, you can be regarded as a little knowledgeable, although you are not a member of my Dao Sect, but you can also help me fight. So much for! If I can't bring back Master's Dharma Body, I'm willing to die there this time! And you guys! I am sure that I will let you go in peace when I die, just as my master protected me! The speed at which Lu Gouchen changed his face made Li Bo stunned for a moment, one second he was still gritting his teeth and looking like he was going to choose someone to eat, and the next second he was feeding the fish lightly.
"And what if we don't want to go?" Li Bo stood up with anger on his face, and this was the second time in a week that he had said this. I don't know if he didn't have the life to get rich in his life, just after he completed this big business, there were constantly people who forced him to do this and that, Peng Qing was okay, after all, he didn't embarrass himself too much. But the stranger in front of him, who has a young face and an old heart, actually wants to let himself play with his life directly! Did you ask him how he felt? Is it really Lao Tzu a flush toilet? Do you want to go on it?
"The Soul Gathering Array you encountered is just one that I can't get used to and arranges at random, do you want to see how serious I look?" This is a naked threat. But Li Bo and the others didn't take this as a joke at all, looking at his expression, he was really capable of doing this.