Chapter 52: The Feast of the Gods
Night falls.
The illuminated banks of the river are bustling with activity.
Yan Jing sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, holding a fishing rod in his hand and wearing a bamboo hat on his head, watching the procession being rehearsed in the corridor ahead.
The rod trembled slightly, and the float on the surface of the river sank sharply, waving several ripples.
Lifting the rod suddenly, a large fat fish flew into the air, and the scales with water reflected the lights on both sides.
Its struggles are doomed to futility.
"Venerable! Here we go! ”
Behind him, Lu Qing's shout came from behind, he was on the second floor of the attic, and from there they would "fly" to the spirit realm later.
The rest of the fallen gods still perform pre-prepared rituals in the cabin.
Throwing the rod with his hand, he threw the fish directly to the boatman's side not far away, Yan Jing turned over and got off the bow of the boat, and said hello,
"This fish is kept for me, and I will eat it when I come back."
"The fish in this river are very delicious, wait for us to achieve a great cause, the drunken immortal building in the capital city, you want more fresh and delicious fish!"
Lu Qing stood at the top of the stairs to face Yan Jing, and when he saw his movements below, he couldn't help but say.
"You don't understand, the fish you catch has a different flavor to eat."
Patting the dust off the corner of his clothes, Yan Jing shrugged his shoulders with a smile and shook his head.
The two of them entered the second floor of the attic one after the other, and the offering table inside was once again offered a basin of water, and the lotus flower inside was about to bloom.
"There are just a few of us here, that is to say, everyone else is underneath I have a doubt, did they also enter the spirit world through lotus seeds?"
His gaze lingered briefly on the old beggar and the strong man, and Yan Jing suddenly asked.
As someone who had personally experienced the "Ascension", Yan Jing knew very well the effect of that lotus seed.
In a way, the lotus seed functions like a ticket between the present world and the spirit world, and the holder will not suffer any harm in the process, and if there is no lotus seed as a guarantee, I am afraid that the face will be a different scene.
You must know that the spirit world is a gathering place of evil energy, and they don't care about the identity of fallen gods.
Living in the spiritual realm for a long time without the protection of lotus seeds, the erosion of evil energy will not go on all the time.
"If you want to achieve great things, sacrifice is inevitable, and they are fortunate enough to be able to fly to the spiritual realm one step ahead of us and dedicate everything they have to the great cause, I don't think anyone will refuse."
Lu Qing's identity was different from that group of fallen god believers after all, and he obviously received the news in advance, or he sensed the particularity of this god feast from the internal arrangements of the Shinto people.
The dead have to be turned into "corpse fairies" to listen to, not to mention the living.
There is no doubt that Yan Jing's speculation is accurate.
The Shinto people attacked the Evidence Technology Bureau, and Enwei and Shi gathered this group of fallen believers.
From the very beginning, their fate was sealed.
The Shinto people had no intention of letting outsiders share their work.
Yan Jing didn't have any resistance to this, anyway, they were all a group of crazy scum who had been deeply corroded by evil spirits, and dying here would make the future of Xudu City better, so he walked straight to the offering table, and said casually,
"Then we have to thank them well, and when I succeed in my ascension, I will send someone to burn some paper money for them every year."
"Haha~ Your kindness is really touching."
Waving his hand to signal the two people in front of the table to move their positions, Lu Qing spared no effort to pat the horses.
In his opinion, sooner or later, this person in front of him will become a big man in the city, and he has personally discovered it, this friendship will wait for tomorrow, and the resources that can be exchanged are immeasurable, and he will naturally hold on to this thigh before the event.
Lu Qing personally lit the incense of extraordinary piety.
The lotus seeds, as before, flew out of the blooming lotus flowers.
Several people sat cross-legged and swallowed lotus seeds, a purple-gray halo lingered on their sides, and just below them, a group of fallen god believers were crowded in the magic circle that Lu Qing had arranged in advance.
In order to get a good position, everyone is trying to get closer to the core of the circle.
There was also a basin of water, but the lotus flowers growing in it had a strange phosphorescence and a frowning smell from the lotus flowers growing in it.
Maroon petals bloomed, and a halo of black-purple light spread out in all directions.
The figures of the fallen god believers began to blur, and finally disappeared in place, as did the Yan Jing people above.
The core members of the Shinto sect were already waiting for them in the spirit realm at this time.
Almost at the same time that Yan Jing disappeared into this world.
Bai Ruosu in the trial sensed it, and suddenly stood up from the chair and looked at several colleagues guarding in front of her,
"The messenger enters the spirit realm and immediately begins to locate!"
In order to avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings, Yan Jing's true identity is only known to Hades and Bai Ruosu, and on the side of the Three Law Divisions, he is still an envoy of Hades, but this time he has been certified by Hades.
After receiving the order, the ritual circle arranged in the ground of the judgment immediately began to operate.
Bai Ruosu sat back in her place, in the center of the entire ritual circle, and she quietly watched the colleagues around her rush until the nearby metal ring rails that were originally embedded in the ground rose, and the starry sky appeared beside her out of thin air.
Taking out the Yama Luo Order, which had just arrived in his waist, according to the plan in advance, Bai Ruosu sank his mind into it.
Through the soul warrior contract, Bai Ruosu pursued the soul direction on the other end, and in the starry sky around her, a hazy light blue streamer swam.
To prevent exposure.
The ritual circle provided by the Hades will not affect Yan Jing when it is operating, and it will not cause his body to appear abnormal.
In fact, Yan Jing, who had just entered the spirit realm, was completely unaware of the tracking from the Three Law Divisions.
In front of him is still a spiritual fairyland, but the Lingxiao Treasure Hall that should have appeared in front of him is gone, replaced by a beautiful mountain peak that appears in the distance between the clouds and mist, and on the mountainside, there seem to be many buildings.
The scale of the spirit world seems to be a little bigger than expected.
"Venerable, the feast of the gods is about to begin, let's not wait here, let's hurry up."
Lu Qing's voice came from beside him, Yan Jing retracted his gaze, turned to look over, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Just like the changes after Yan Jing entered the spirit realm, the few people who came in with him at this time had also changed their appearances, and Lu Qing became more and more like a scholar swordsman, dressed in a white robe, carrying a sword on his back, and a vicious beast carved on the hilt.
The other two were in a similar situation.
Yan Jing's mind immediately appeared with those immortal phantoms that he had seen in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall before, and he felt similar at that time, but now it seems that they are the immortals that this group of people believe in.
It's just that their bodies corroded by evil doom them to never reach the ascension of their dreams, and they can only turn into the most filthy and distorted existence in their imaginations.
"That's where the Feast of the Gods is held?"
Walking forward on the auspicious clouds, Yan Jing noticed that dozens of figures appeared in the nearby clouds one after another, and couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, ahead is the Yaochi Wonderland, where we have prepared delicious wine and food, the elixir peach, which can be regarded as a celebration banquet before the great cause, after all, it will not be long before many colleagues have to dedicate themselves."
Lu Qing looked at the Yaochi Wonderland, his face full of yearning.
As the distance closes, the fairyland of Yao Chi on the mountainside becomes clearer and clearer, and regardless of the surrounding pavilions, Yao Chi, which is the venue for banquets, occupies most of the area.
On the vibrant lotus pond, the covered bridge made of white jade fills the fairy air, the platform in the center is built around a huge peach tree, and the surrounding tables are full of melons and fruits.
Not only that, but Yan Jing also saw clearly at this time those figures gathered from all directions, all of whom were fallen god believers whose clothes and appearance were more and more inclined to the appearance of immortals under the transformation of this spiritual realm.
A fat man with bare breasts and bare feet in the air, holding a fan in his hand, his laughter can be heard from afar.
Dressed brightly, with beautiful hair on their faces, the three dressed as scholars walked together, holding jade fluorene in their hands.
Not far away, there is a pair of particularly eye-catching men and women, the male faces strangely, with a bird's face and a thunderous beak, holding a pair of hammer drills, and the female is particularly beautiful, holding two round mirrors with golden light.
A few minutes ago, they were crowded in the rooms of the pleasure boat, a group of poor creatures who had been hunted down by the Three Fasi and the Hades all day long, and could only survive by huddling together for warmth or being driven by others.
Now, a few minutes later, they have become the person they want to be the most, stepping on auspicious clouds and going back and forth in fairyland.
There is no doubt that they were intoxicated by the vision.
After the auspicious clouds fell to the ground, they dispersed into the clouds and mist between the covered bridges, the beautiful fairy sound lingered in the ears, and the air was filled with the fragrance of food.
Behind the most luxurious desks under the trees, several figures that had been seen before appeared one after another.
It's just that unlike the previous glimpse, after Yan Jing returned to the present world, he specially checked their identities with the help of Bai Ruosu's channels, and already knew their identities in his chest.
Master Daojun, Marshal Tianpeng has one table, the four heavenly kings live at two tables, and Erlang God occupies one table in the center.
These seven are the core members of the Shinto community.
When the dozens of people who landed on the ground saw this scene, they immediately guessed the identities of the people in front of them, and they all bowed down and bowed down, calling them immortals.
"It is our luck that all my colleagues are here today to participate in the grand event, and it is the luck of heaven, sit down, fill it with wine, and dance!"
Judging from the ranking of the seats alone, this Erlang God is obviously the leader of the Shinto people, raising his wine glass and shouting, and a white crane suddenly flew down in the Yao Pond in the sky, turning into a beautiful fairy, dancing with the fairy sound.
The atmosphere that was still a little tense suddenly became much more relaxed, the immortals sat down separately, and Yan Jing sat directly next to the Daojun Master, and Lu Qing was dipped and sat with him.
'It is said that it is a feast for the gods, why do you only see the feast and not the gods?' ’
Picking up a peach with full color, Yan Jing was surprised, and subconsciously wanted to take a bite.
It's just that this peach just came to his mouth, but Lu Wujin's eyes gave a hint first.
This thing is poisonous.
No, perhaps it shouldn't simply be called "poison", to be precise, this peach is full of evil energy.
Thinking about it, this spirit world is a different space created by evil spirits, how can the plants grown in this environment be normal, and it is strange if they are not polluted.
"Fellow Daoist, this peach is a great supplement, and it was taken out today for the sake of a great cause, don't waste it."
Marshal Tianpeng on the side stuffed a peach with juice in his mouth, and he was still holding a wine glass in his hand, noticing Yan Jing's movements, he couldn't help but remind.
"Haha~ I'll just say that this peach is a little different from what I imagined, and it's really a rare good thing."
Seeing that the eyes of several people around him were on him, Yan Jing didn't talk nonsense, and gnawed the peach in his hand in three or two bites, and threw the peach pit into the plate casually, which made Marshal Tianpeng and the others retract their gaze with satisfaction.
The moment the peach flesh entered the mouth, it turned into evil energy, and for those who were not believers in the fallen gods, this was the most terrifying poison in the world, but Yan Jing didn't care much about it.
There is a dragon and tiger Yama statue to protect the body, and this bit of evil energy only needs to be countered with the power of faith.
On the contrary, the surrounding believers of the fallen gods have completely fallen into this trap built in the name of the feast.
For the core members of the Shinto sect, these peaches and fine wine are indeed great supplements, not to mention that their strength can rise, and their state can also reach the peak.
However, ordinary fallen god believers do not have the physique to perfectly digest these energies.
A few peaches, a few glasses of wine, and while sensing the benefits of these things, these guys didn't even notice that their bodies were becoming more and more strange under the wash of evil energy.
The appearance of the immortals completely bewitched their minds, and they obviously didn't think about what would happen when the evil energy in their bodies exceeded a certain limit.
Of course, Yan Jing felt that these people would not care even if they knew.
Looking up, the barefoot fat man's body became more and more bloated, and the belly was even more flickering with a touch of dark green fluorescence, and the saliva in his mouth was mixed with the wine, and the previous open-minded and cheerful appearance completely disappeared.
The three scholars sitting together at the same desk lost their previous elegant appearance, competing with each other for the food and wine on the table, their arms intertwined with each other, their legs under their robes entangled, and even their torsos gradually moved closer together, blending into an indescribably terrifying mass of flesh.
The man and woman, who are very different in appearance, are also not immune.
The man's already strange appearance became more and more exaggerated, with a pair of gray-black bat wings growing from his back, and the clothes on his body were torn, revealing dark lines all over his chest and back.
The woman's originally beautiful appearance also completely collapsed, and the round mirror in her hand had grown to her shoulders at some point, connecting them with flesh and blood meridians.
The rest of the dozens of fallen god believers all showed a tendency of alienation without exception.
Only the core members of the Shinto sect and Yan Jing still maintained their normal form, talking and laughing at the immortal ascension conference in front of them.
At this time, Yan Jing could be regarded as fully understanding the intention of the Shinto people to hold this banquet.
Let these people "soar into immortals" first, and completely stimulate their potential, so as to facilitate the subsequent gods!
My luck is not bad, I have improved after a day, but my waist and head still hurt a little, and I have difficulty concentrating.
There will be fewer updates recently, so we can only try to ensure that they are constantly updated.
Readers, please forgive me~
I wish you all good health~
(End of chapter)