Chapter 110: The King of Illusions
But at the moment, does she want to answer this question from King Ming?
The illusionist changes the spell according to the reaction of the target of the spell, and as an illusion who is well versed in this technique, he is also looking for flaws according to the changes in the illusion. In the previous few layers, it can be said that the illusion and the illusion are on par, and she has always been superior to the trend several times.
But her self-confidence has gradually been shaken in such a powerful illusion, and if she goes with the flow as before, she can't guarantee that she will always be completely unaffected. But these slight deviations will make her lose her previous efforts and even lose her life.
Even if he knew that this was just an illusion, he couldn't do it without being affected by the illusion, so he found an illusion to break the formation.
Yes, she can't be shaken, she has to go out, she has to live.
Then pretend to talk to King Ming in your own middle technique? Just be careful not to fall into the other party's trap, you should be able to do it, right?
At least, the solid acting skills that Phantom Wu has cultivated over the years because of his strong survival instinct can still deceive many people! Yes, it's good to treat the other party as an ordinary person, no matter what Ming Wang is or what he is, just treat the entire illusion of the Spirit Pagoda as an ordinary person.
Then it is natural, she is not a monk, so it is better not to bow to King Ming, with a slight panic.
Phantom gathered his thoughts, as if talking to himself: "Huh, this portrait has spoken?"
"Who are you?" King Ming seemed to make Phantom Wu more sure that the portrait was speaking, increasing the range of his lips opening and closing, and his facial expression became more distinct.
Phantom Wu took a half step back, with a puzzled look, and at the same time stared at the other party vigilantly: "Who are you?"
Even mortals, when they hear their name being spoken by others, they will have a sense of closeness or disgust, or even fear, depending on the tone and demeanor of the person speaking.
This kind of spiritual power is even more powerful for demon spirits, and the name is more like a charm for demons, whether it is to become a spiritual pet with a master, or to worship the master like a phantom, it will be given a name. This kind of name has a natural control over the demon spirit, the master calls the name of the spirit pet, which can deepen the tacit understanding and emotion between the two, and the spirit pet is easier to be driven by control; the master himself will also add his wishes or hopes to the apprentice when giving the name, so that the demon spirit with the name can form a sense of "self", and the apprentice can also restrain it through the name when he makes a mistake, and calling out the name sternly can have a deterrent effect on the demon spirit.
All she needs is a name to control her emotions of joy and sorrow, so she must not say her name.
"I am who I am. King Ming said.
"You are the King of Fudo. - Phantom Wu knew that it was waiting for her to say this, and if she said it, it would be equivalent to admitting that it was the Ming King, and if she followed this thought, she would fall into a passive situation.
"The contemptible people are so crude, and their understanding of the Dharma is shallow, and even the gods and Buddhas of the heavens can't recognize them all, and they really can't recognize what the gods and Buddhas are. Phantom Wu was full of apologies and said respectfully, "Please also tell me your name." ”
King Ming laughed and said: "Since you don't say it, I won't tell you in vain, so let's put this name aside for the time being, you just need to tell me, why did you come?"
"Came for a thing. ”
"What?"
"Lang Jing Mirror. ”
"What do you want that mirror for?"
"I was entrusted to use it myself, not for my own use. ”
"Oh, you just don't know what you want this mirror for?"
"Yes. ”
After a long silence, the king said, "In that case, then you will go back to that person, and it doesn't hurt to say that you can't do anything, right?"
"If you have promised others, you should do your best. ”
"When you say that, you don't take this tower formation to heart, do you?"
"Don't dare. Phantom Wu replied quickly, but he never dared to say more.
"Don't be nervous, you're afraid of my words, in fact, I don't have to ask so much, if you want to enter the tower to ask for treasure, you should be capable, otherwise you won't stand in front of me intact." King Ming seemed to be a little excited: "I don't care why you came, whether you are coerced or willing, you must have your own purpose, if you have no selfishness, you will not be coerced." ”
Phantom Wu felt that he was being pressed step by step, and King Ming seemed to know everything.
"Gao Ming is like you, in fact, you enjoy your current state, this ring after ring of challenges, but also make you excited to fight against strong enemies, right?"
Really?" Phantom asked. In addition to getting the mirror to complete the task, did you also find some sense of accomplishment here?
Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. She has no foreign cultivation, if there is no one to protect her, with just that little illusion ability, she will have died a long time ago, I don't know how many times.
She has always felt that she is quite weak, as others think, squeamish and troublesome. But after entering the tower, in the face of the test of ring by ring, she never thought of retreating, in fact, she just needed to go out and tell Jiming that she couldn't break the formation.
But she didn't want to, she needed Lang Jing to trade with Jiming, which was the main purpose, but in her heart, she also had some expectations for this place, and even a sense of intimacy.
She felt that this was the only place to be a battlefield that belonged to her, that she didn't need the protection of others here, that she was the most powerful being.
What was the next illusion like? How should I deal with it? Can I deal with it? There were only a few questions that recurred in her mind, and she didn't even pay much attention to the purpose of the trip.
She's actually lost. This formation does not have the so-called saying that breaking a layer is passing a level, and the entire tower is only one level. Her mind has unconsciously been completely attached to the state of breaking through the formation and thus obtaining self-satisfaction. If she hadn't woken up in time, she would have faced her with endless levels and a tower room that would never finish, and she would have stayed here willingly, or even wanted to go out.
Phantom Wu only felt a chill in his back.
She looked at King Ming and suddenly became a little confused. Was he reminding himself, but if he was the guardian spirit in the tower, he wouldn't be so merciful to the intruders, would he?
Don't let your guard down: "You really know me. ”
Illusory Wu said this, which was equivalent to admitting the meaning of King Ming's words, and she became obsessed with the tower array.
"After all these years, I'm bored too. This tower has long been dilapidated, and this array is destined to be unkept. King Ming seemed to sigh, but Phantom Wu didn't hear any reluctance.
As long as the bell is in the day, she won't let this * ruin. Phantom thought to himself, but did not declare it.
"It's also a pleasure to meet a clever opponent before you die. King Ming said happily, his hideous face also showed a bit of free and easy, "You make me very happy, so I can't give you a mirror." ”
Phantom Wu didn't say anything, she was waiting for the other party's words.
King Ming was not surprised to see that there was not the slightest expression of surprise or joy on her face. He felt that such an expression was real, and compared to pretending to be a posture, this was the mentality that should be felt when facing the enemy, preoccupied and calm.
He looked excited: "The mirror is up there, and this is the last illusion." I can put you up, but you have to keep one of your things too. ”
"What's that?"
"The same thing you kept with care. ”
"I have a lot of stuff like that. ”
"I just want the same, and it's fair. ”
"Which one?"
"It's a painting, a silk painting. ”
Phantom tried to keep his composure: "Oh, I have a lot of paintings, but I don't have them with me. ”
"I don't want anything else, I want the one on you. ”
Phantom gritted his teeth, you know it in real detail.
She couldn't just admit it, but even if she did, he wouldn't believe it. Phantom Wu only felt that she had been seen through from the inside out, and this feeling made her both embarrassed and panicked.
"You don't have to hide it, I know that this painting is your ten years of painstaking work, embroidered with the cold essence of your body. In fact, you just gave your life to a painting, and when the painting is finished, your vitality will be exhausted. Why do you have to do this? Whether you're doing it for someone else or you're willing to do it yourself, the initial reason doesn't have much of an impact from the beginning to the present, right?"
Phantom Wu still didn't say a word.
"Isn't this very similar to the current situation? You have already woken up from the obsession born of the tower, how can you still be obsessed with a painting? It is better to let go of it completely, leave the painting, you still have a good life to feel the world, to love what you love, to hate what you hate, this is the most essential appearance of the world. Otherwise, what is the meaning of this human life in exchange for hard work?"
Phantom Wu was persuaded by a man who lived in the mandala, which itself represented the rejection of the mundane, surrendered to the demons and broke the dullness, to understand the essence of this mundane world, even if she knew that this "Ming King" was just the support of "illusion", not the real immovable Ming King, she also felt very twisted, and faintly felt a little ironic.
The spirit of the array in this tower, isn't it also the same as the weeping bell, born in Buddhism but without a Buddha heart, and yearning for the mundane?
On the surface, the "Huhuai Town" is stable and happy, but in essence it is a "ghoul town" that contains the resentment of the world; the Mercy Temple, which represents the pure place of Buddhism, the Shamen living in the temple, from the abbot to the disciples, have obsessions in their hearts and cannot abandon their obstacles; even the demons and spirits in this spiritual pagoda want to escape from this pure cage.
Phantom Wu thought of the day when the dust killed himself, countless golden lights passed away with the wind, and the weeping bell said that he was the one who wanted to escape the most.
Maybe Weeling Ling is the one who really understands the dust, the dust killed himself, in addition to the guilt compensation for the teacher, the remorse for being a Buddhist disciple but still moving the mortal heart, how is it not a kind of awakening? Maybe he saw his heart clearly, he let go of the shackles of identity, only death can make him truly free.
Buddhism also does not allow him to get true peace, unable to get rid of attachments, unable to get rid of the fate of the earth, jumping out of the boundary between birth and death in order to truly forget his sorrows, he has already "returned to his original heart" at the moment when he decided to kill himself.
Phantom Wu said: "I didn't expect you to be so interested in this earthly world, I was surprised. But I can't give you this painting. ”
"Aren't you afraid of death?" said King Ming.
"This is a question I asked myself when I embroidered the first stitch. I'm afraid, I finally gave birth to spiritual consciousness, I finally got a physical body, I finally got a master, I have love and hate, as you said, I haven't had a complete love and hate, how can death make me not afraid?"