Devour

Chapter 235 Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger

Ge Chu'e said: "There are many netherworld paths in the city, and the keys to open them are different. If you accidentally step into a netherworld path, you can leave the city, or you may return to the city unnoticed. In fact, by defaulting to the rules, you can bypass the inspection of the Heavenly Sword City Guards and keep the number of times you enter the city."

A little old man came around the corner. Although he had a head full of white hair, his face was ruddy and full of radiance, and his mental state was comparable to that of a young man. Hearing this, he came over and said, "The importance of Shanhui City lies in the many foreign races that have brought all kinds of treasures, goods, and intelligence from all over the world. How could Tianmen drive them away at will? You two just arrived today, right?"

Ge Chuwu said hurriedly: "There are three of us."

"You don't need to say anything. We've met here." The old man smiled to Cheng Bai and said, "You are in good health, young man. Come and take a good look at you. Do you want some supplements?"

He opened the left side of his shirt, and the small inner layer of his shirt was like a world in a jar. Rows of shelves were filled with a lot of good stuff: "Snake bottle grass seeds, dragon blood resin, marrow-eating tree leaves, peach pits, Emperor Rest Fruit... Whatever you want, we have everything. How about it?"

Cheng Bai took a quick look and asked, "Are there any nine-leaf Ganoderma lucidum?"

The old man covered his clothes and said unhappily, "This thing is out of stock." He opened the right side of his clothes to show another batch of goods, blinked his eyes and said, "Stone Marrow Pill, Wind-Running Pill, Dream-Interpreting Pill, Spiritual Essence Pill, Emperor Pill... They are all miraculous elixirs with powerful effects, you know."

Cheng Bai asked, "Do you have a life-killing pill?" Seeing the old man's expression of despair, he changed the subject and said, "Give me five dream-interpreting pills to try."

The old man smiled and said, "Five thousand taels of gold. Try it once, I guarantee you'll be satisfied. Look for the golden signboard of 'Tianxia Liufu' and come back to me next time."

Cheng Bai examined it briefly and confirmed that the elixir was correct. He took out the money with one hand and took the product with the other, and said with a cupped hand, "Of course, of course."

After the money and goods were paid, the old man walked away quickly and disappeared around the corner.

Ge Chuwu was stunned for a moment and said, "Six Blessings of the World? The leader of the Dan Ding Society, Jiang Jie, uses this as his name. He is ranked sixth among the seventy-two sages. Is it really him?"

Cheng Bai said: "Jiang Longtou has extraordinary talent, he must be one of the five elements spirit body. The people in Tianmen also seem to be extraordinary, could they all be the world-famous Tianjian body?"

The Heavenly Sword Body is an acquired physique that is comparable to some natural holy bodies that are rarely seen in a million years. It is no wonder that a sect can dominate the world by achieving such an amazing transformation of the physical body.

Ge Chuwu smiled and said, "It is said that the Tianmen cultivation method is magical. They select outstanding and talented disciples from their families, and temper their bodies into sword spirit bodies. Only those who are extraordinary and saintly can achieve the Heavenly Sword Body. For example, the Heavenly King and the Sword Monster Elder just now, the name of Heavenly Sword comes from this."

It turns out that not all heavenly swords can reach the ultimate state. Even if they are trained into a sword spirit body, they are only comparable to some of the five elements spirit bodies.

Continuing forward and turning a few streets, we occasionally saw groups of snake people. They had snake heads and human bodies in the upper half, and snake bodies and long tails in the lower half. Some of them held scepters in their hands and made hissing sounds.

Ge Chue said: "That is the snake monster tribe. It is very rare to see snake monster elites with complete limbs and perfect transformation. Some high-ranking ones have three or five heads. It is said that multiple heads represent wisdom."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "I have seen a lot along the way."

Ge Chue said: "They call themselves Spirit Snake Walkers, and they are looking for the great gods in their minds. Their thinking is very different from that of other races."

Cheng Bai was secretly surprised: "Are snake people very religious?"

On the side of the road, there was a monk in red robes, with his hands clasped together, standing upside down, like an inverted stone statue, with his bald, round head pressed against the road, motionless.

Cheng Bai took a quick glance, then looked away, wondering in his heart, "Could this person be practicing some extraordinary skill?"

Two people and a dragon walked by, and the monk suddenly called out, "Donor, please stay."

Cheng Bai didn't care and continued walking forward for a dozen steps. He heard the monk shout again, "Donor, please stay."

The sound did not shorten the distance at all, Cheng Bai was slightly surprised, turned around and saw that the monk had his eyes closed, his head pressed against the ground, his feet together and facing the sky, and he followed without moving.

Cheng Bai stopped and asked, "Master, are you talking to me?"

The monk said, "There is no one else here, so I am talking to you."

Cheng Bai pointed at Ge Chuwu and Hei Long: "Where are they?"

The monk said, "One of them is a layman, and the other is a demon dragon. They are not outsiders like you, the donor, and cannot attract this poor monk to follow them."

Ge Chu'e approached Cheng Bai and whispered, "The monks of the Buddha's teachings have a strict hierarchy of clothing. There is a saying that there are red, yellow, white, black, brown, gray and flowery colors. Red is the most noble, and you can tell at a glance. But they also widely preach that all living beings are equal and are no different from the Buddha. However, living beings have errors in their body, speech and mind, and that is why they are trapped in the sea of ​​suffering. To monks like me, the contradiction is puzzling."

The monk said aloud: "All living beings, without exception, are endlessly circulating between the past, present, and future three lives. However, because the karma of the three lives is different, the position of living beings in each of the six realms is different. While constantly repeating the three lives, they are trapped in the endless cycle of the six realms."

Cheng Bai asked curiously, "All living beings are reincarnated in the six realms, so why do you call me a person outside of humans?"

The monk replied, "Karma is the good and bad actions of body, speech, and mind, which bring about the results of suffering, happiness, defilement, and purity, and determine the retribution of the six realms of reincarnation. The cause and effect of the three lives of the donor are different from those of all living beings. The karma of the donor is extremely large and cannot be included in the six realms. Therefore, he is called a person outside of humans."

Cheng Bai was surprised and asked, "You can see the cause and effect without opening your eyes? What secret technique is this?"

The monk said: "Among the five eyes and six supernatural powers, the eye of wisdom can see through the essence of cause and effect and the truth of all things. Donors should not be surprised."

Cheng Bai thought to himself, "The wisdom eye is the eye of the soul, not the physical eye. It is more advanced than the spiritual eye." He asked, "I am Baidi, may I ask your name, Master?"

The monk said, "My Buddhist name is Dahui."

Upon hearing this, Ge Chu'e's face changed slightly, and he whispered in his ear, "The Holy Master of the World-honored Sect, the Great Wisdom Master, ranks fourth among the seventy-two sages."

Cheng Bai said: "There are many hidden talents in Shanhui City, and there are many experts. I am willing to learn from them."

The Great Wisdom Master said, "When you have free time, you may come to the Great Snow Mountain in the Western Mangtuo Continent and have a chat at the Landa Palace, the main altar of the Buddha's teachings. There will surely be a wonderful opportunity."

Cheng Bai asked for directions and replied, "I will definitely bother you someday."

After turning a few more streets, the surrounding environment was very different from before. The houses and buildings were charred and the air temperature was hot. From time to time, tall figures with dark red skin and orange-red flames around them walked slowly. The flames flickered and changed unpredictably. Some were like flaming armor, and some were like a pair of flaming wings rising.

Cheng Bai said: "Are those walking around the fire monsters? They look stronger than other alien races."

Ge Chu'e said: "The flame monster is not just a flesh and blood body, it should be an energy body creature. Ordinary swords and knives cannot hurt it at all. The individual combat power has some advantages, but the overall strength is about the same, otherwise they would not be able to form a tripartite situation."

Hei Long laughed and said, "Energy creatures are most obviously affected by the five elements, and related spells can cause fatal injuries. The city cannot cast spells, which is why they are so rampant."

Passing by the gathering place of the fire monsters, several Taoists were watching the high wall in the distance, muttering to themselves.

"Same origin but different names, all called mysterious, the more mysterious, the door to all wonders."

"There is a thing that is mixed and formed before heaven and earth, and it is quiet and desolate."

"The interior is the foundation, the exterior is the beginning."

Cheng Bai heard what seemed to be a discussion of secret scriptures, so he moved closer to listen.

Heilong followed and asked, "What are they chanting?"

Ge Chuwu whispered, "Those are the divination sects of the Immortal Master Dao. They like to study the strange gates of geomancy and astrology the most, which are different from the common talismans, alchemy, and sword cultivation. What they say is profound and difficult to understand, and the principles are far away, and it is beyond the ability of our generation to understand."

Cheng Bai was curious and asked, "Masters, which scripture are you studying?"

The leading Taoist priest, wearing a green robe and holding a jade flute, with flowing beard, came forward to pay his respects and said, "I am leading a few disciples to study the long wall here. We have calculated that the architecture of Shanhui City is built to imitate the real landscape of the universe, and it is full of mysteries."

Cheng Bai glanced at the dark wall in front of him, which looked very ordinary. He asked, "What is your name, Taoist priest?"

The Taoist in green robe said: "I call myself Jade Xiao Zhenren."

Cheng Baidao said: "I call myself Baidi, may I ask what is the secret of this wall?"