East of Lanxi County, East Garden of Ningfu.

An old man in a black brocade robe was talking eloquently about his experience in the Dao of more than 100 years of practice, and below the old man was a middle-aged man with a serious face and a young girl in a white dress and white skirt.

The two of them listened attentively to the old man's account of his feelings when he was practicing Taoism, and interjected from time to time to ask a question or two.

Next to the three of them was a Taishi chair. Reclining on a chair was a young man dressed as a scholar, who was now holding a book of commentaries on the Pentateuch and studying it with relish.

What is strange is that although the four of them are close to each other, they have no influence on each other.

These four people are none other than Ning Caichen's two apprentices, Zhang Zhi and Ruan Yuan, and Chi Songzi, who just moved into Ning Mansion a month ago

After reading the book for a while, perhaps a little tired, Ning Caichen gently put down the commentary on the Five Classics in his hand and closed his eyes to recuperate. The three people who were discussing the Dao Law on the side saw Ning Caichen closing his eyes and resting, but they unconsciously reduced the voice of discussing the Dao Law.

At this time, Zhang Zhi quietly glanced at Ning Caichen, and then whispered to the Chi Songzi in front of him, "Daoist Chi Song, do you still need to rest after cultivating to become an immortal?"

After listening to this, the old man pondered for a moment and said: "As far as I know, before becoming a Yang God, the spirit needs to be supported by the body, so it must be assisted to rest, but after the Yang God is achieved, the Yang God's body and soul will replace it and become a self-contained one. Not only does it not need to be fed by the body, but it can also feed the body, so the skin of the immortals is like ice and snow, like a virgin. ”

"Then what realm do you say my master has reached?" Zhang Zhi listened and glanced at Ning Caichen who was not far away, and asked quietly.

After hearing this, Chi Songzi also glanced at Ning Caichen sideways, and then muttered: "Although I don't know the specific realm of your master, according to my judgment, it should be at least in the middle or late stage of the Yang God, and it should not be much different from the realm of true immortals." ”

"Then what you mean is that if my master is going further, he will enter the realm of true immortals" With the growth of cultivation, Zhang Zhi's understanding of the realm of monks has also deepened.

Previously, Zhang Zhi always thought that those who could call the wind and rain and control the ghosts and spirits were real immortals. But as Ning Caichen practiced, he realized that as long as the technique was right, even a monk who had just started could do this.

And later, after Chi Songzi entered the Ning Mansion, under Chi Songzi's explanation, Zhang Zhi knew that although there were many monks with advanced Taoism in this mundane world, there were very few monks who really cultivated to reach the true immortal realm.

So when Zhang Zhi heard Chi Songzi say that it was possible for his master to break through to the True Immortal Realm, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

But pride is pride, but the question in my heart still needs to be asked.

"But since the master's cultivation is almost to the true immortal realm, why do you still have to take the exam in the world?"

Chi Songzi also thought about this problem, but in the end it was as incomprehensible as Zhang Zhi.

Hearing Zhang Zhi's inquiry at this time, Chi Songzi paused and said: "Maybe it's to complete the cause and effect of the world, your master's cultivation is profound, and he has his own rules for doing things, and there are some things that I can't understand." ”

Seeing that Chi Songzi didn't quite understand, Zhang Zhi nodded thoughtfully.

After Zhang Zhi finished asking, Chi Songzi's body suddenly shook, and he shook the dust in his hand and said: "That's all for today, you and Ah Yuan go down first, I have something to discuss with your master here." ”

Zhang Zhi and Ruan Yuan said yes, and then quietly retreated.

After the two retreated, Ning Caichen, who was originally on the Taishi chair next to him, closed his eyes and recuperated, suddenly opened his eyes.

Chong Chi Songzi nodded and said: "Ruan Zheng's soul has been found, but it is already a little incomplete, and now he is staying in the City God Law City, you see if you go with me to see Ruan Zheng." ”

After hearing this, Chi Songzi nodded with tears in her eyes.

After speaking, the two of them settled in the courtyard, and the next moment they appeared in front of the gate of the Erlong Mountain City God's Law.

The ghost soldiers defending the city saw that it was Ning Caichen and Chi Songzi.

hurriedly saluted: "My subordinates see Lord Chenghuang and Lord Keqing." ”

"Flat" Ning Caichen waved his sleeves, and then walked straight to the City God Hall in the center of the French City with Chi Songzi.

When they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, Ruan Xiong had already stepped forward. However, at this time, Ruan Xiong's face was extremely gloomy.

After the two walked in, Ruan Xiong spoke: "According to the instructions of the adults, I took the ghost soldiers to the ancestral tomb of the Ruan family to investigate, and sure enough, as the adults expected, there was a more than an inch long Dushuo peach tree inserted in front of my great-grandfather's grave three feet and seven inches, in order to take out this peach wood, thirteen brothers were lost successively, and finally it was taken out with the city god seal given by the adult, but it was a pity that the thirteen brothers were removed. ”

Speaking of this, Ruan Xiong knelt down on one leg in front of Ning Caichen: "Please punish Xiong for the crime of recklessness." ”

Ning Caichen stepped forward to help Ruan Xiong up and said: "Dushuo Taomu is originally a thing from the Three Realms to the Yin, feeding on ghosts, ghosts will be injured within three feet of it, you don't know how powerful it is, rashly take it, casualties are inevitable, and it is useless to punish you." However, take this as a warning and remember to be cautious in the future. ”

"Xiong obeys the teachings of the adults. Hearing this, Ruan Xiong hurriedly agreed.

"Your great-grandfather's soul has been found?"

Ruan Xiong nodded with a little sadness in his eyes and said: "I found it, but the three souls are only left with the life soul, and the seven souls are only left with the three souls, and they have become muddy, and I can't remember the previous things and people." ”

"Let's go in and have a look. ”

After speaking, Ning Caichen stepped into the City God Hall, and Chi Songzi couldn't wait to rush into the City God Hall.

As soon as Ning Caichen entered the main hall, he saw an old man standing in the center of the hall with a dilapidated and stunned face, this old man should be Ruan Xiong's great-grandfather Ruan Zheng's life soul, around Ruan Zheng's life soul, there were three points of light circling, but they were Ruan Zheng's remaining three spirits.

Chi Songzi rushed into the main hall, and when he saw Ruan Zheng like this, his eyes immediately turned red.

"Brother Zheng, I'm Chu Ping, I'm here to see you, you can say something" Chi Songzi stared at Ruan Zheng and shouted loudly.

But no matter how Ren Chi Songzi shouted, Ruan Zheng was still like a log, standing in place and laughing stupidly, without a trace of reaction.

Ruan Tian, who was on the side, couldn't bear it when he saw Chi Songzi like this, so he stepped forward and pulled him away and said, "Daoist Chisong, don't scream, my grandfather only has one soul and three spirits left now, even if you shout through your throat, he won't be able to hear it." ”

Chi Songzi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly turned around and bowed to Ning Caichen behind him: "Childe, please find a way to save my brother, as long as you can find my brother's two souls and six souls, I, Huang Chuping, can be a slave and a maid for you." ”

Ning Caichen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Huang Chuping like this, he originally wanted to get rid of Huang Tai Sin, the last disaster in Lanxi a month ago, but who knew that when he saw it, he knew that Huang Tai Xian Chi Songzi had such a deep relationship with the Ruan family.

Later, under Chi Songzi's statement, he discovered the reason for the Ruan family's bad luck, and then he found out his identity.

In order to rescue Ruan Zheng for himself, Chi Songzi asked himself to serve in the Chenghuang Mansion that day.

And now, in order to make Ruan Zheng sober, he actually wants to be a slave to himself.

For a while, even Ning Caichen was a little moved. It seems that sometimes it is not the cultivation of immortals that is ruthless, but the hearts of the people.

I thought back to how to kill or expel the red pine nuts before.

As a result, in the end, not only did they not kill and expel the red pine nuts. On the contrary, he also helped Chi Songzi one after another.

Ning Cai couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's really providence.

Forget it, since the will of heaven is like this, and the red pine nuts are so affectionate and sexual, if you don't help the red pine nuts, I'm afraid you won't even be able to pass your own level.

Thinking of this, Ning Caichen stepped forward to help Chi Songzi up and said: "Chisong Daoist, don't do this great gift in the future, you are not only a guest of the City God's Mansion, but also a guest of my Ning family." If you have something to ask for, I can't stand by and watch it if it's reasonable. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Ruan Tian and Ruan Xiong next to him and said: "Besides, Ruan Zheng is the ancestor of the civil and military judges of my City God Mansion, even if you don't speak, I will help." ”

After hearing this, Ruan Tian and Ruan Xiong, who were on the side, immediately showed a touch of gratitude on their faces: "My subordinates, thank you Lord Chenghuang for taking action to find the grace of your ancestral soul." ”

In fact, when Chi Songzi begged Ning Caichen just now, Ruan Tian Ruan Xiong's father and son wanted to ask Ning Caichen to make a move, but because of the identities of the two of them as subordinate officials of the Chenghuang Mansion, they couldn't bear to speak.

At this time, seeing that Ning Caichen promised to help Ruan Zheng find his two souls and four souls, the gratitude in his heart was indescribable.

After everyone got up.

Ning Caichen groaned and said: "If Ruan Zheng's soul is lost due to the erosion of the Netherworld Gangfeng, it is easy to say, just hold the book of life and death, use the remaining soul as a guide, and use the faith of the believers to restore the lost soul." ”

"But if the soul is eroded by this mountain peach tree and becomes incomplete, it will be a little tricky to retrieve the missing soul. ”

"What kind of thorny technique?" Chi Songzi saw that Ning Caichen was a little hesitant when he said this, and couldn't help but say in a hurry.

Seeing Chi Songzi urging, Ning Caichen paused. Only then did he speak: "The reason why I say it is tricky is not that it is necessary to restore the broken soul with a profound Dao method, but because the materials needed are too difficult to find!"

"What material?"

"The dew on the peach leaves of the ghosts and gods of Dushuo Mountain. ”

"Ah" When he heard the three words of Du Shuoshan, Chi Songzi subconsciously grew his mouth.

Dushuo Mountain is too famous in the Yin World, because behind Dushuo Mountain is Luo Fengshan, the dojo of the Supreme Emperor of the Ghost Realm.

It is said that the peach forest of Shuoshan Mountain is the gate of Luofeng Mountain. Anyone who trespasses into Luofeng Mountain without the permission of the Emperor Xudu will be caught by the ghosts of Xudu and sent to the hell of Xudu.

It is rumored that the eighteen-layer hell of the underworld jointly established by Buddhism and Taoism is nothing compared to the hell of Luofeng Mountain.

Moreover, since the two gates of Buddhism and Taoism lived in the underworld, the Emperor of Beiyin had issued an edict of the Ghost Emperor, and no one was allowed to step into the two mountains of Luofeng Dushuo for half a step without permission.