"White Peony!"
White peony!
The nun's heart trembled slightly when she heard the words, and her body trembled uncontrollably. It had been a long time since she heard this name. The people of Qianli Town had all become her believers and called her the White Jade Bodhisattva. The name Bai Shao had long turned to dust as she entered Jiangfu Temple. The only person who could still call out this name now seemed to be the person deep in her memory.
But why? Why is that person still here? Hasn't he ascended to heaven?
When Jiale achieved a breakthrough on Mount Maoshan, he also disappeared. Even though Mount Maoshan had issued a ban not to spread the news, and announced to the public that Jiale was in seclusion, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. With so many pairs of eyes, there would surely be rumors. As Jiale had been away from the world for a long time, the rumors of his ascension somehow reached the cultivation world.
Some were shocked, some were envious, and so on.
At that time, Bai Shao was just a young cultivator who had practiced for a few years. Due to chance, aptitude and the compatibility of her skills, she was able to reach the level equivalent to the cultivator's Qi Refining Stage. However, she had never forgotten that figure. Later, when she heard that the figure had returned to Maoshan and his fame spread throughout the world, she felt that this was the achievement that figure should have.
Bai Shao also gradually got used to staying in Jiangfu Temple, in Qianli Town, and listening to his fame.
She even thought it would be nice if it could continue like this.
But life would never go the way she imagined. After hearing the news of Jiale's ascension, Bai Shao felt empty inside. She didn't know where Jiale had ascended to, but she knew that she didn't want to live in a world without Jiale. It was just a chance encounter, so there shouldn't be too much emotion between them. But since they met in Qianli Town and then in Jiangfu Temple, Bai Shao couldn't forget Jiale after all.
Perhaps it had nothing to do with love, but was just a special bond. If it weren't for Jiale, she would have had no chance to embark on the path of spiritual practice.
So from that day on, Bai Shao began to pursue power. Since Jiale was no longer in this world, she would follow him. Although she didn't know where Jiale had gone, there would be no problem for her to ascend. As long as she practiced hard and her cultivation reached the peak, she would be able to ascend, and then she could continue to stay in the same world with Jiale.
I don't know when the White Bone Contemplation technique started, but it has taken a completely different path. At the beginning, some people said that Buddhist techniques and demonic techniques are actually two sides of the same coin, as the saying goes, one thought can make you a Buddha, and one thought can make you a demon.
The Buddha's light shines over the town thousands of miles away, and thousands of people become believers, gathering the power of the people's faith and transforming it into a white bone image.
The magic light spread across the entire ghost realm, and all the ghosts within a radius of thousands of miles were transformed into minions to be used by her, piling up valleys and seas of corpses for her to help her achieve enlightenment.
She never felt that she was possessed by a demon. It didn't matter whether it was Buddha or demon. It was just a tool for her to improve her strength and achieve her goal of ascension. Her heart had never changed. From the beginning to the end, all she wanted was to follow in Jiale's footsteps, nothing else.
She has been lonely since childhood and has long been accustomed to being alone. Now someone suddenly appears. It doesn't matter if she is comforted. She just simply doesn't want to be alone anymore. And that person is the only light in her heart. With him, she doesn't feel lonely during the lonely practice, so she instinctively wants to be closer to that person.
But when that person really came in front of her today, she was more panicked than ever before. She just wanted to get closer to Jiale, but she never thought that one day they would really meet, especially meeting Jiale with this face.
Even though she never thought that she was a demon now, she was afraid that Jiale would misunderstand.
It shouldn't be like this.
Seeing Bai Shao's helpless look, Jia Le couldn't help but shook his head. At this moment, Bai Shao looked somewhat like she did before, but with such means, Jia Le was secretly amazed. Buddhist techniques are generally easy to get started, but the more you practice, the more difficult it becomes, and it becomes more and more difficult to improve your realm. Buddhism relies on the fact that it is easy to get started and the qualifications required are not high, so it can recruit so many people.
But the reality is that although there seem to be many Buddhist disciples, there are not many with high cultivation levels, and their actual combat power is still inferior to that of Taoism.
However, the pursuit of power is the common goal of all cultivators. Who can tolerate going from fast to slow? Therefore, in order to quickly improve their strength, many Buddhist disciples will think of taking shortcuts, such as the Buddha's Devil in One Thought. In fact, the Buddhist techniques seem to be moderate and peaceful, but most of them are extreme. If the state of mind cannot keep up, or if obsessions arise, one will enter the path of evil.
Just like Bai Shao in front of him, thousands of people in Qianli Town seemed to be alive and not in danger of life, but their life like the walking corpses was what was called a life worse than death.
Although the slaves in this ghost realm are ghosts, Bai Shao has never killed anyone else, as if the mountains of corpses and seas of bones were accumulated for her willingly by these ghosts. However, this is just spiritual comfort. It does not mean that hiring a killer to kill someone is not intentional killing. It is just deceiving oneself.
But looking at Bai Shao's appearance, Jia Le was a little hesitant for a moment.
"I."
Bai Shao wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to say. Everything was left without words.
The ghost realm had disappeared at some point in time, and the graceful figure that was so holy in Kunlun's eyes had now become the thin figure that Jiale met when he first arrived in Qianli Town.
He raised his hand, and his divine consciousness instantly covered the entire Qianli Town.
Bai Shao's face was filled with panic. She thought Jia Le wanted to kill her, and she still didn't know whether she should resist or not. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She just watched Jia Le suddenly attack her, and she actually thought that it might be good if she could just die at the hands of Jia Le.
boom!
At this moment, Bai Shao's already dispersed ghost domain actually expanded again, and the countless ghosts inside were shrouded in a golden light and instantly turned into nothingness, even the ghost generals. Not only that, the mountains of corpses and seas of bones began to disperse, gradually turning into a bone temple. Compared with the previous ghost domain, although this ghost domain seemed empty, it was no longer so gloomy and terrifying.
And Jiale's actions did not stop there. After the ghost realm returned to normal, countless pink lines flew out of the thousands of people in Qianli Town who were like zombies and returned to their bodies one by one, making these people become alert. They all stood there in confusion, as if it was all a dream, and they just woke up at this moment, and then continued to live their lives.
And the character of Baiyu Bodhisattva seemed to have never intervened in their lives.
Watching Jiale's actions, Bai Shao also understood something instantly, tears welling up in her eyes, "These are not what I want to do."
“But you did this.”
Listening to Jiale's slightly blaming tone, Bai Shao felt inexplicably aggrieved, but at this moment, she didn't know how to refute it, because she really did it all.
“Why do you do this?”
Bai Shao raised her head suddenly when she heard that, then lowered it again immediately, "I just want to be closer to you."
With Jiale's current state of mind, in fact, many things don't need to be said so thoroughly. However, this reason seems really ridiculous to Jiale. After all this time, does he still have to take the blame? Or should he have burned down the Jiangfu Temple in the first place?
Bai Shao seemed to see the embarrassment in Jia Le's eyes. At this moment, she suddenly realized that it was she who made Jia Le embarrassed.
A white flame suddenly emanated from his heart and rose from the soles of his feet. Looking at Bai Shao who was in the sea of ​​fire, Jia Le was dumbfounded and couldn't help but call her a lunatic. At the beginning, some people said that those who practiced Buddhism were all crazy. Jia Le didn't believe it at that time, but now he has some enlightenment. What the hell is it that someone would burn himself because of a disagreement?
"It was all predestined. Perhaps when I first started my cultivation journey and obtained the method of viewing bones, it was all destined. Taoist priest, I am really happy to meet you."
Looking at Bai Shao's miserable and nostalgic expression, Jia Le had only one thought in his mind.
absurd!
You know, if it weren't for his practice, his memory became much better and he had almost photographic memory, he might have forgotten this woman with whom he had only met once. However, such a woman caused such a bizarre thing to happen. At this time, a seed was born in Jiale's heart, and he actually had some understanding of the so-called cause and effect.
The already perfect Maoshan Six Trigrams unexpectedly underwent new changes at this time. It was directly innovated by Jiale and reached a new height from cause to effect.
Jia Le used this newly acquired method of divination for the first time. Looking at the face that was only a face left, but full of nostalgia, Jia Le suddenly had a feeling that they might meet again in the future.
boom!
In Jiangfu Temple, there was a dry well in the backyard. Suddenly, a golden light flashed up, covering Bai Shao. The graceful figure under the white bones and flames disappeared completely with the appearance of the golden light.
Jiale's eyes changed. The power just now actually made him feel uneasy.
Receive the Buddha’s light!
Legend has it that there are two leaders of Western Buddhism, both of whom are rare great powers in the world. They have abilities that are omnipotent. One of them is the leader Jie Yin, who has a magical power of three thousand dreams, which allows him to split himself into two bodies and enter the myriad realms. He experiences all kinds of suffering and attains enlightenment in his dreams. This split body and thought will also leave seeds in the myriad realms. If one is predestined, he will be introduced into Buddhism.
Some people with outstanding qualifications will be led by the Buddha's light emitted by the seed when the opportunity comes.
The picture now is really so similar.
If this is true, then he seems to have become an intermediate link in the success of Bai Shao.
Another world.
Three thousand miles away from Baihu Ridge, Bai Shao felt a little dazed for a while, and felt some pain in her body, as if the pain brought by the white bone flames burning her body just now had just erupted at this moment.
But how can a dead person feel pain?
Bai Shao slowly opened her eyes, only to find that the person she had been thinking about had disappeared, and Jiangfu Temple was gone too. Instead, there was a place she had never seen before.
I saw the overlapping peaks and the winding valleys. I saw tigers and wolves running in formation in the forest, and deer walking in groups. Countless deer roe were running in groups, and foxes and rabbits were gathering in clusters all over the mountain. There were pythons a thousand feet long and snakes ten thousand feet long. The pythons spewed out sad mist, and the snakes blew out strange winds. There were thorns on the roadside, and beautiful pines and cypresses on the ridges. There were ivy everywhere, and fragrant grass stretched to the sky. The shadow fell on the north of the sea, and the clouds opened up to the south of the handle of the dipper. The eternal vitality is always old, and the thousands of peaks are cold in the sunlight.
Waves of terrifying aura came from all directions. Bai Shao, who had been at the top of Uncle Jiu's world, felt like she had fallen into a wolf's den after being placed here.
Looking more closely, Bai Shao was suddenly shocked. Her body was gone, replaced by a skeleton. It was not the skeleton form she had transformed into before, but a real skeleton. However, this skeleton did not seem to be an ordinary skeleton. It was crystal clear and emitting bursts of precious light. It did not look like the body transformed from a dead person, but rather like the remains of a powerful being.
She could clearly sense the rich energy and heritage contained within this skeleton. If she used this skeleton to practice the Bone Contemplation technique, she might really be able to reach the highest realm described in the technique.
But suddenly she thought of something and felt depressed again. Only then did she remember that her body had been turned into bones and flames, and now only her soul remained, possessed by the bones. Wouldn't she become the White Bone Demon in the future?
White Bone Demon! Thinking of that person's reputation as a hater of evil and his desire to slay demons and monsters, Bai Shao couldn't help but feel frightened. But thinking of the hesitation in Jia Le's eyes, Bai Shao couldn't help but smile slightly. However, even Bai Shao didn't realize how charming and evil her smile was.
She looked around and felt the omnipresent spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here was thousands of times stronger than that of Jiangfu Temple. No, it should not be described as multiples. With spiritual energy of this quality, it seemed that even her breathing was getting stronger. This was definitely not her original world. If her original world really had such a majestic spiritual energy, how could there be only a few masters here?
Moreover, the plants and wild beasts, even though they had no intelligence, made her feel terrified. All of this was reminding Bai Shao of one thing, that she was no longer in her original world.
Could it be that she also ascended?
Could it be that Jiale also came here?
Thinking of this, Bai Shao couldn't help but feel happy. She thought she was going to die, but somehow, she completed her goal and ascended to the world where Jia Le went. From now on, she can keep an eye on Jia Le silently again. However, she can no longer see Jia Le with this skeletal body. She needs to practice hard and at least be able to transform.
The world of Uncle Nine.
Jia Le's face was filled with surprise and doubt. At this moment, Jia Le just realized what era he was in, an era where one could practice cultivation. Even in a middle world like Uncle Jiu's world, he would encounter things that even cultivators could not believe. Before this, Jia Le could not imagine that there were people other than him who could transcend time and space and travel to other worlds.
However, if this is the case, they may really meet again.
Looking at Uncle Jiu's world in front of me, time has really changed. In just ten years, it has become like this?
With a thought sweeping across the entire world, the aura of the mountain master Zi Yin and the supreme elder were no longer there. It seemed that they had entered the Dukong area. Uncle Jiu and Simu were both at the foot of the mountain, but there was no time to see them now. Although Kunlun's physical foundation was good, the time for the gods to possess him could not be too long. Any longer would cause damage to his body.
With this method, it would be much easier for Jiale to return to Uncle Jiu's world in the future, and there was no need to rush. Thinking of this, Jiale instantly withdrew his spiritual thoughts.
Kunlun also woke up instantly, feeling the familiar feeling in his eyebrows and heart, even Kunlun couldn't help but shed tears.
He actually invited Jiale to possess him!
Looking at the Jiangfu Temple in front of him, Kunlun did not stay any longer. He wanted to tell the news to his master, uncles and uncles as soon as possible.
"What? You said that after you used the summoning technique, you invited Jiale to possess you?"
Not to mention how shocked Uncle Jiu and others were in Uncle Jiu's world, Jiale in the carriage in the Liao Zhai world was also a little sighing. He had been in Uncle Jiu's world for half an hour, but here it was only a few minutes. The carriage had not even reached the gate of the Guanyin Temple.
Looking at the energy beads in the unknown space, Jiale couldn't help but smile. This summoning technique was really worth practicing. It was something Jiale had never imagined before and after coming to the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio that it could have such an effect.
It has to be said that a technique of summoning gods that seemed ordinary to Jia Le before actually exerted a power that was no less than that of Tian Gang Spell and Di Sha Spell.
"Brother, we're here."
Are we there yet?
Jiale slowly opened the door of the sedan chair and took a look at the Guanyin Temple decorated with gold and jade in front of him. It was surprisingly large, not much smaller than Shangqing Temple. However, Shangqing Temple was built on a mountain, and the entire Maoshan Mountain was left to them to rebuild. But this Guanyin Temple was different. Located in Jinling, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, it would cost a lot of gold to build such a Guanyin Temple.
What's more, occupying such a large area cannot be achieved by just having gold.
As if he had guessed Jiale's thoughts, Sun Zichu spoke slowly.
"Brother, this Guanyin Temple was unknown at first, and it was very small. But later, the governor's wife happened to pass by the Guanyin Temple and tried to enter it to pray for a child. A magical thing happened. After the governor's wife returned, she became pregnant not long after. The governor was very happy and immediately rebuilt the golden body of the Bodhisattva in the Guanyin Temple.
With this dynasty, people throughout the city of Jinling knew that the Guanyin Temple was efficacious, especially for praying for children. From then on, those who wanted to have children gathered here. Today, the Guanyin Temple is very popular. It has completed its transformation in just one year and has become the largest temple in the city of Jinling. At this time, the lady would come back here from time to time to fulfill her wishes.
Baoer had heard that this place was effective, so he wanted to come and give it a try."
Um!
After hearing this, Jia Le looked at the Guanyin Temple in front of him and felt a little weird. Even Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't guarantee that everything he prayed for would be granted. You know, praying for a child is not just about having children. It involves reincarnation. Even if Guanyin Bodhisattva is very kind, she is not the real controller of the underworld, and the six realms of reincarnation are not under her control.
Even if Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is in control of the underworld, it is impossible for him to work for Guanyin Bodhisattva every day.
So there must be something odd going on.
Moreover, although the Guanyin Temple was filled with a strong smell of incense, Jiale did not see any Buddha light in it, but he did not see any evil spirit either. However, this was already the biggest anomaly. The evil spirit could not be seen at all times. There were many things that could cover up the evil spirit, and the power of incense was one of them.
"Let's go in and take a look."
The Guanyin Temple is not small, so naturally it needs a lot of management personnel. There are two monks welcoming guests at the door. However, Jiale couldn't help but look a little strange when he saw the two monks in front of him. My goodness, the evil monk, the evil monk, so this is how it came about.
Without making any noise, he continued walking inside.
At this time, there were quite a few people coming in and out of the Guanyin Temple, most of them were women. Jia Le had rarely seen such a popular temple in his two lifetimes, which showed how popular this Guanyin Temple was.
These women were full of expectations when they entered the temple, but when they walked out, their faces were flushed and they looked a little lost, which was weird to look at.
Jiale noticed something was wrong and had some guesses in his mind.
"Is the believer praying for a child or something else?"
An old monk appeared in front of them, asking questions with a smile on his face. He had a big belly, like Maitreya Buddha.
Most people who come to the Guanyin Temple pray for children, but they also pray for other things. It’s just that compared to praying for children, the effectiveness of these other things is less. However, they are also very famous. For example, praying for wealth is also very effective.
"It's to pray for a child."
Wu Baoer touched her belly and quickly replied. The old monk laughed even more happily, "Please follow me here, believer."
Seeing this, Jiale was even more certain. Others might not be able to see anything, but Jiale was such a great man, how could he miss the lustful light in the old monk's eyes? There really was something wrong with this Guanyin Temple.
In the Guanyin Hall, when Jia Le and others entered, a woman who was as beautiful as Wu Baoer was also walking in, and was in front of Wu Baoer.
"What is the name of the believer?"
"Xu Jiaorong!"
Xu Jiaorong!
Jiale didn't care much at first, but now he couldn't help but be shocked. There are so many coincidences in the world. Could this lady be Xu Xian's sister?
They do have similar temperaments, being virtuous and gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. There are not many women in the world who can be like her.
But could it be that Xu Jiaorong is also here to pray for a child?
"Please follow me to the back hall."
The one who led Xu Jiaorong was also an old monk. It must be said that although the Guanyin Temple was large, with hundreds of monks present, it did not feel disorderly.
Jia Le looked at the golden statue of Guanyin in front of him and narrowed his eyes. It seemed that this world also had a lot of problems. The golden statue of Guanyin could also be occupied by demons. Such a thing should be impossible to happen in such a world where gods and Buddhas appeared. But now it appeared in front of Jia Le. Moreover, if there was no problem with the plot, Guanyin Bodhisattva guided Bai Suzhen all the way. Even though Bai Suzhen might not be born yet, she was obviously able to show her sainthood in the world. Could it be that there was a problem too?
He shook his head. It would have been fine if he hadn't seen it before, but now that he had seen it, he would not allow the demon to wreak havoc again.
The rear hall.
Behind the golden statue of Guanyin, there is a large hall. Xu Jiaorong was led by the old monk into the back hall.
"At this young age, the believer should have a child. Now that she has come to the Guanyin Temple, it is predestined. Why not pray for a marriage for her brother and a child at the same time? The believer is sincere, and the Bodhisattva will surely help her."
Hmm! Xu Jiaorong looked at the old monk in front of her. They all said that praying for children in the Guanyin Temple was very effective, but she had never heard of someone actively praying for children.
This time Xu Jiaorong came to the Guanyin Temple not to pray for a child for herself, but to pray for a marriage for her younger brother Xu Xian. Xu Xian was now at the age to be adopted as a courtesy name, and the Xu family was a single-line family. Whether the heir could be born depended on Xu Xian, so seeing that the time had come for Xu Xian, she prayed for a marriage for him, as well as for an heir.
Xu Jiaorong took on the responsibility of a mother since she was young . When she was with Xu Xian, although she was called a sister, she was actually a mother. She could not let go until she saw Xu Xian get married and even had children. Therefore, even though Xu Jiaorong had been married for quite some time, she had never had children. However, when she listened to the old monk's words, she couldn't help but feel moved.
Although Li Gongfu didn't say anything about her not wanting to have children, she knew that Li Gongfu actually wanted a child in his heart. Now, if she could find a marriage for Xu Xian and a child for herself at the same time, it might not be a bad idea.
In fact, she had stopped using contraception during this year. Maybe she was worried about Xu Xian before and didn't dare to have a child, but now Xu Xian had grown up and she didn't worry so much about it. But she really didn't get pregnant during this year. It's impossible to say that Xu Jiaorong was not worried.
How about giving it a try?
Thinking of this, Xu Jiaorong couldn't help but feel a little hopeful, "Is this okay?"
The old monk smiled brightly upon hearing this, "Of course you can, please go in."
In the back hall, there is a room called "Sending Children."
It means Guanyin delivering a child. At this moment, Xu Jiaorong hesitated for a moment, but still walked in.
I saw that the decoration inside was completely different from that outside. It didn't look like a temple, but rather like a bedroom.
Looking at the decoration of the fertility house in front of her, Xu Jiaorong instinctively felt that something was wrong and wanted to leave immediately. However, she discovered at this moment that the door had disappeared. When she looked again, pink gas began to appear in the entire fertility house. After inhaling it, she felt hot all over and her mind was full of lustful thoughts.
"This! What's going on?"
Xu Jiaorong felt something was wrong and felt even more ashamed and angry. Suddenly, a man appeared in front of her. He was short and had an ugly appearance. He should have been the kind of person who would make people nauseous at first sight, but now, he seemed to be arousing many impulses.
Xu Jiaorong was so smart that the little bit of her rationality she had left made her realize that this so-called gift of a child was actually filled with so much dirt.
"Good believer, I am here to give you a child."
Seeing the wretched man approaching, Xu Jiaorong couldn't help but panic, "No, don't come over here."
Jiale opened his divine eyes and looked at the scene in the back hall. It was just as he imagined. He couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't know whether he should be praised or scolded for being such a demon.
The figure disappeared from the spot in an instant, and when it reappeared, he had already entered the so-called fertility house.
The wretched man, who was originally in high spirits, was stunned when he saw Jia Le suddenly breaking in, and then he became alert.
"Who?"