Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 42: White Snake
Feeling Fahai's murderous intent, Jiale couldn't help but shake his head.
Even though Jiale can obtain energy beads and improve his cultivation by slaying demons and monsters, his obsession with demons and monsters is not as persistent as Fahai's. It is really hard to understand why Fahai's murderous nature is so strong. Could it be that he has some deep hatred with demons and monsters?
Thinking of this, Jiale felt that it was very possible. Otherwise, how could he be so excited.
"Master Fahai, killing is one of the five Buddhist precepts. Now your murderous nature is too strong. Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will dislike you?"
Fahai was somewhat disdainful when he heard this. "I killed demons and monsters to eliminate harm for the people. People all think it is a good deed and come to Jinshan Temple to fulfill their vows. The Buddha saves all living beings and allows us to kill the harmful and save the lives. If the Buddha knew, he would be happy and would not despise me."
What he said seemed to make sense, but why was it so unpleasant to the ear?
Jiale didn't want to talk nonsense with Fahai. When it comes to talking, even if ten Jiales were tied together, they would not be a match for Fahai.
"Master Fahai, I can't control other things, but this spirit beast belongs to me, you can't kill it."
Fahai was furious when he heard this. "As long as it is a demon, I can kill it. Since you are stubborn and refuse to change your ways, don't blame me for being rude."
boom!
The Sky-lifting Zen Staff lived up to its name, with golden light flashing and it seemed to have the power to lift up the sky as it descended towards Jiale, intending to kill both the man and the monster. Originally, Jiale was thinking of giving Fahai some face since he had helped him once in Tianxin Zen Temple, but now it seemed that this problem could not be solved without a beating.
boom!
Fahai is quite powerful, so Jiale doesn't dare to underestimate him, so he uses his most powerful Shangqing Immortal Thunder.
Under the purple thunder hammer, the Shangqing fairy thunder met the Qingtian Zen staff, and its power was even greater.
“I earned it, I earned it!”
Above the West Lake, the Green Snake had not left yet. She was looking at Jiale and Fahai fighting in the sky with excitement on her face. Just now, the Green Snake had wanted to take advantage of Fahai killing the Angry Chicken to escape directly, but the desire to watch the fun in her heart forced her to stay. Then Jiale appeared.
Looking at the evenly matched situation, Qing Snake suddenly realized that even greater excitement was waiting for her, and she could not move even further.
really.
The scene that followed made Qing Snake cheer even more.
Buddha's light shines everywhere , and the Thunder God descends to the world.
What a grand battle scene! Green Snake has been practicing for so many years, but has never seen such a wonderful battle. He was glad that he did not leave. If he had left, where would he go to watch such a wonderful fight?
Fahai felt Jiale's power and became more cautious. Seeing that Jiale was also at the level of Nine Tribulations Refining Void and used unparalleled thunder magic, Fahai was surprised and knew that he had met a tough opponent today. However, the road to subduing demons and eliminating evil cannot be hindered. Anyone who hinders him is also a demon and should be killed.
Thinking of this, Fahai's attack became more fierce.
"The mighty heavenly dragon, the Buddha Ksitigarbha, the prajnaparamita buddhas, the prajnaparamita prajnaparamita."
He chanted Buddhist mantras and added Buddha's power to the Sky-lifting Zen Staff, which became many times more powerful and smashed down towards Jiale.
The cassock was enveloped by the Buddha's light, and it ignored Jia Le's Shangqing Immortal Thunder, as if it was determined to die together with him.
Seeing Fahai's fighting style, Jiale couldn't help but exclaim: Madman.
However, by now Jiale was really angry and had wanted to hold back, but seeing Fahai's attitude, there was nothing he could do. If he killed him accidentally, he would just have to blame himself for his bad luck.
boom!
Under the purple thunder hammer, the power of the Shangqing Immortal Thunder suddenly increased exponentially. The map of the country was offered above its head, and it ignored Fahai's Zen stick.
If you don't go crazy, you can't become a Buddha. Let's see who has more powerful means.
Although Fahai's attack was powerful, it was impossible for him to break Jiale's defense. Moreover, Jiale had a scapegoat in his hand, so he didn't have to worry even if there were any accidents.
When Fahai saw that Jiale also looked like a madman, he couldn't help but pause.
In the past, when he used such tactics, the opponent would inevitably be restrained and could only exert 80% of his full strength, allowing him to gain the upper hand directly and control the rhythm of the battle. But now, he actually met someone like Jia Le, who was simply a madman who met a man who didn't care about his life.
At this time, Fahai had to consider whether to confront Jiale head-on.
However, Jiale's attack had already arrived during his hesitation. Fahai had no time to think about it. Almost instantly, Fahai retracted his staff and began to resist Jiale's attack.
Jiale couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.
It is true that the stupid ones are afraid of the dumb ones, and the dumb ones are afraid of the desperate ones. As long as you are more ruthless than the enemy, the enemy will not be your opponent.
Today, Jiale will also give Fahai a lesson.
With Fahai's equipment and strength, he would not be killed by the Shangqing Immortal Thunder for the time being, but under its coverage, his death was only a matter of time.
At this moment, Fahai stopped, allowing Jiale to gain the upper hand instantly. Jiale also wanted to let him taste the feeling of those monsters who died at his hands before.
boom!
Lightning flashed everywhere, and Fahai's face became more and more miserable. The power of Shangqing Immortal Thunder was so great that even magic weapons could not withstand it.
Looking closely, cracks had actually begun to appear on Fahai's cassock, his aura was fluctuating, and his face was pale. If he continued like this, he would obviously go to the Western Paradise ahead of time and report to the Buddha.
"stop!"
After all, Fahai didn't dare to hold on any longer. It was obvious that Jiale really wanted to kill him. If he continued to hold on like this, he would probably die.
Jiale didn't want to let Fahai go so easily. If he didn't take action, they could still negotiate, but if he did, he would have no choice.
Fahai looked at Jiale who was still killing without any care, and finally did not dare to delay any longer.
The purple-gold bowl suddenly appeared, and a purple-gold light covered its entire body, and it was about to disappear from the spot.
Jiale was also surprised to see this. He had long realized that this purple gold bowl was different from the other magic weapons on Fahai's body. Not only because the level of the purple gold bowl had reached the level of top-level magic weapons, but also because there was a Buddhist power in the purple gold bowl, which was obviously not Fahai's. Now this Buddhist power was going to take Fahai away.
Jiale also became interested in the purple gold bowl, so how could he let it escape so easily?
The Karma and State Map rolled directly towards the purple gold bowl. Jia Le directly covered the location of the purple gold bowl with the Qimen Bagua and began to perform the Maoshan Sealing Technique to directly seal the space where the purple gold bowl was. The purple gold bowl flashed purple-gold light, and then disappeared and reappeared.
The light gradually dissipated, and when I looked at the spot again, there was only a bowl left, which was the purple gold bowl.
Fahai's figure disappeared.
Jiale was even more curious. He had clearly sealed the surrounding space with the Maoshan Sealing Technique, so how could Fahai be sent away?
After putting away the purple gold bowl, he found that the Buddha's power in it had disappeared. Perhaps it was the Buddha's power that used some unknown means to break through the constraints of space and send Fahai away.
However, Jiale didn't have much intention to kill Fahai. This time he just wanted to repay him for his last attack at Tianxin Temple.
It was a top-level magic weapon, even though it was a Buddhist weapon. But after careful study, even if it could not be used, it could be melted again. With Jiale's refining ability, it would not be difficult to refine a magic weapon.
It’s not a loss.
A stream of magic power was input into the purple gold bowl. Jiale was even more amazed by the power of the purple gold bowl. He wondered how Fahai could improve his cultivation so quickly and was so keen on exorcising demons. It turned out to be because of the purple gold bowl. It must be said that the power of the purple gold bowl was very similar to Kunlun in some aspects.
The Kunlun Mirror uses the demons killed by Jiale to refine pure energy beads for Jiale to use.
The purple gold bowl was made from the pure Buddhist power refined from the demons killed by Fahai for Fahai's use.
However, this purple gold bowl is far inferior to the Kunlun Mirror and its utilization rate is too low. At most, it can only retain one-tenth or one-twelfth of the demon's energy. It is far inferior to the Kunlun Mirror.
Moreover, it only simply enhances the Buddha's power, unlike the Kunlun Mirror which can help Jiale comprehend Taoism.
While Jiale was studying the purple gold bowl, above the West Lake, the green snake saw that the battle had ended suddenly, and his face changed. He did not dare to stay and was about to escape. He did not think that Jiale would be much easier to talk to than Fahai. His attack was like a thunderbolt, and it seemed even more cruel than Fahai. If this fell into Jiale's hands, I am afraid that nothing good would come of it.
Thinking of this, the green snake did not dare to hesitate and turned around and left.
But after the green snake turned around, it dared not move no matter what. She didn't know when a big white cat appeared behind her. No, it was a dog. It didn't matter whether it was a cat or a dog. What was important was the aura on its body, which was definitely the aura of the Demon Lord. And the suppression of its blood made the green snake dare not move at all.
Looking at the teasing look of the Heavenly Dog, the Green Snake regretted it so much at this moment. Why did he love to watch the fun so much? If he had left earlier, none of this would have happened. Now, he had become the one watching the fun. This dog would not want to eat her, would it?
"Hey, you're not going to run away, are you?"
Tengu suddenly spoke, his tone was quite relaxed, but Qingshe became even more nervous .
Brother, she wants to run away, but how can she dare to run away now?
"Your Majesty, I'm just a little demon passing by. I'm not tasty, so please let me go."
At this time, the green snake was finally scared. She had been frightened too many times today. Now she had fallen into the wolf's mouth before even escaping the tiger's den. Looking at the heavenly dog that might open its bloody mouth at any time, the green snake finally couldn't help crying, hoping that the heavenly dog would let her go.
Tengu looked at Qingshe's acting skills and shook his head. He was not as good as him.
"Okay, whether you live or die is up to you and neither is it up to me. Let's go, the master wants to see you."
Jinshan Temple.
Fahai suddenly appeared in the hall. Fade was practicing in front of the Buddha. When he saw Fahai appear, he hurried forward to check. At this time, Fahai's robes were about to be torn, his face was pale, and his breath was scattered, as if he was on the verge of death. Obviously, it was not so easy to break through the space in the end.
"Host!"
While calling out to Fahai, Fade helped him feed the pill and practiced Qigong to help Fahai digest the pill. After a busy period, Fahai's breath slowly recovered.
"Host, are you okay?"
Seeing that Fahai finally woke up, Fade finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fahai looked around and found that he had returned to Jinshan Temple. He was relieved. However, when he reached out his hand, he found that the purple gold bowl was gone. His face suddenly changed.
"Brother, where is the purple gold bowl?"
Purple gold bowl!
Fade finally came to his senses. All the other magic weapons on Fahai were there, except the purple gold bowl. Could it be?
When Fahai saw Fade's expression, he understood something and his face became even uglier. In Fahai's opinion, all these magic weapons were not as valuable as a purple gold bowl, which was his reliance for becoming a Buddha soon.
Thinking of the last moment of the battle, Fahai knew that Jiale must have used some means to leave the purple gold bowl behind.
Now the aura he left in the purple gold bowl has disappeared. He couldn't help but feel lost and even a little flustered. "No, I have to go get the purple gold bowl back."
On the edge of West Lake.
Jiale had already put away the purple gold bowl. Once in his hand, there was nothing he could spit out voluntarily. In Jiale's opinion, it was already a great honor for Fahai to lose the bowl and save his life.
The green snake had been escorted by the Tengu to Jiale's presence. When Jiale started the battle, he did not forget about the green snake and directly asked the Tengu to keep an eye on it.
"Tengu, how do you eat green snakes? Is it delicious?"
"Let's grill it. The last time we ate the red dragon, it tasted delicious when grilled. I also brought the seasoning with me."
"Master, don't listen to Tengu, let's just cook it and eat it."
Angry Chicken also interrupted at this time. When Green Snake heard that the three of them were discussing how to deal with her in front of her, her mood collapsed. Her whole life was dim in an instant, and she was so scared that she collapsed to the ground. It was too scary. This group of people was too scary, especially this human. She was so cute, but they wanted to eat her.
"Master, spare my life."
On the other side, a woman in white was walking towards the West Lake with a happy look on her face. This time she had a great harvest. Two swords, one green and one white, were surrounding her body. These were what she got from the Sword Tomb in Zijin Haomiao Mountain. The green sword was called Qinghong Sword, and it was a top-grade magic weapon.
The White Sword is even more powerful. It is an immortal sword that has gathered the essence of the sun and the moon for tens of millions of years. Although it is also a top-grade magic weapon, it has enough foundation. As long as it is nurtured in her hands for a period of time, it can reach the level of a spiritual treasure. A spiritual treasure, in the sword tomb, she fell in love with the sick Taiyi sword at first sight. She thought it would not be so easy to obtain, but she got it in the end to her surprise, and was also given a Qinghong sword.
She has now reached the realm of Demon Lord, which is equivalent to the nine tribulations of refining emptiness for cultivators. She only needs to end her worldly relationship to break through the current realm and become an immortal.
With the guidance of Bodhisattva Guanyin, this earthly relationship begins at West Lake.
On the edge of West Lake.
The woman in white walked slowly and saw a strange scene from a distance.
One person, one dog, one chicken, and one snake!
What combination is this?
However, the woman in white also became alert. She could not tell the person's cultivation level, but this dog was already a demon king, and its bloodline must be extraordinary. Even she felt a little pressured. The chicken was even more extraordinary. Although its cultivation level was only at the peak of the demon king realm, the three golden feathers on its tail still made her think of something. The woman in white was an experienced person and recognized that it was a phoenix feather. This was actually a chicken with the bloodline of a phoenix!
And that snake!
Hmm! Why does this snake look so familiar?
After thinking about it carefully, the woman in white finally remembered that a hundred years ago when she passed by the West Lake, she happened to see a green snake harming people, so she stopped it and sealed it in the West Lake for a full hundred years. Now, calculating the time, the seal has really been lifted. However, this green snake really has a wide range of friends. This time when it was born, it met so many people who could talk to it.
But as they got closer, the white-clothed woman's expression became weirder and weirder.
Grill! Boil! Roast!
Looking at the green snake that was full of despair and collapsed on the ground, the woman in white had no idea what was going on. After all this time, it turned out that it was not that the green snake had a wide circle of friends, but that it had become someone else's food.
This is too unlucky. She encountered such a disaster just after she was born. If she had known earlier, she should have sealed it for a few hundred more years.
As a member of the same species, the woman in white could not let the green snake be eaten when she saw its miserable appearance. She walked towards Jiale. It was not known whether it was real or fake. Her footsteps were not concealed at all. Jiale and his friend, a dog and a chicken, did not notice it at all. Perhaps they were talking too intensely and did not want to pay attention to it even if they heard it?
"A few friends, you guys!"
The woman in white came to a distance behind Jiale and spoke. To prevent misunderstanding, she kept a distance from him. Her voice was even more pleasant, like spring rain, refreshing.
Jiale looked behind him, and after seeing the figure of the woman in white clearly, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Gorgeous but not vulgar! Beautiful but not coquettish!
Bai Suzhen's level of Taoism is almost that of an immortal, which has affected her appearance and made her look a bit fairy-like.
"Sister, sister, you are finally here, help me."
When the green snake saw the woman in white, she didn't care at first. But after seeing her face clearly, she remembered something. Was the white snake that sealed her in the West Lake a hundred years ago? The green snake felt very depressed when she thought of this. A hundred years ago, she was wandering in the West Lake and was about to teach someone a lesson when the white snake appeared.
Then she was beaten up and sealed for a hundred years. Now that she has just been born and has not had time to cause any trouble, she has encountered the plague chicken, and then Fahai, Jiale, and that heavenly dog. Each one is more difficult to deal with than the other. If she had known this would happen, she might as well have sealed her in the lake.
Now she no longer cared about her hatred towards Bai Suzhen and just called her "big sister". In Green Snake's memory, Bai Suzhen was very powerful. If she had helped her, maybe she could have saved her from being eaten alive, barbecued or steamed.
Bai Suzhen was also confused by the green snake's hysterical scream, but seeing the green snake's pitiful eyes, she became more determined to save the green snake.
"Another white snake has arrived, it looks quite fairy-like!"
Jiale exclaimed in praise, but Bai Suzhen's expression changed drastically. She was not sure whether Jiale was a cultivator at first, but now that she heard Jiale reveal her secrets, Bai Suzhen had no doubts anymore. He must be a cultivator without a doubt, and his cultivation might be higher than hers.
Bai Suzhen is devoted to Taoism, but she is not someone who likes to conflict.
"Bai Suzhen greets you, Taoist priest. Please forgive me for disturbing you. This green snake has some connection with Suzhen. I wonder if you can have mercy on all living things and spare this green snake this time. Suzhen promises that she will discipline it strictly in the future and will not let it harm people."
Jiale was looking at Bai Suzhen in front of him, but he was calculating with the Maoshan Six Trigrams.
The six hexagrams of Maoshan, one asks about good and bad fortune, two asks about past and future lives, three asks about the gods in the underworld, four asks about the gods in heaven, five changes the destiny and seizes the secrets of heaven, and six disrupts yin and yang and goes against the will of heaven.
Question one and two are the basis of Maoshan Six Hexagrams and can be used for divination.
However, some people have strange destinies, or some things cannot even be revealed by the hexagrams. These two questions are difficult to answer, so we can only ask the third or fourth question.
As for the fifth and sixth hexagrams, this is no longer an ordinary divination, but a change of destiny. It should not be performed lightly. Those who mess up destiny will be bitten back by destiny. Not only will Jia Le have to bear the consequences, but even those whose destiny has been changed will not necessarily have a good result and will eventually be punished by fate.
So Jiale only studied the fifth and sixth hexagrams, but never used them.
Now Jia Le was facing Bai Suzhen and used the Maoshan Six Trigrams to deduce her past and future affairs, but he could not find out her great luck and fortune, which completely obscured her fate, making it difficult even for Jia Le to calculate.
There is no other way, so he can only ask. If he doesn't find out Bai Suzhen's origins, Jiale doesn't know how to treat her.
Jia Le asked the gods of the underworld for the third time, and the gods of heaven for the fourth time. Jia Le asked the gods directly. This time, he did not want to ask a specific god, but the heaven had a special database, just like a library, but the administrator of this library was Tian Dao. Jia Le wanted to know Bai Suzhen's fate now, so he could only look it up in it.
Among the two generals, the tortoise and the snake, under the command of the Great Emperor Zhenwu, the daughter of the snake general was left in the human world after the demonic calamity and was promised to the old mother of Mount Li as her disciple.
Wow, the legend really didn't lie to him at all, and her origin was really extraordinary. Isn't this just the princess coming to inspect the people? Although the heaven and earth are closed and the snake cannot come to the earth, Bai Suzhen's safety is probably in its eyes. If there is any danger to her life, I'm afraid she will not ignore it.
On the contrary, the Old Mother of Mount Li should be one of our own. Although what she left in the human world is only an incarnation, she has accepted many disciples, both immortals and mortals . It is rumored that the founding Grand Marshal of Daqian was a disciple of the Old Mother of Mount Li. After the founding of Daqian, he was called back by the Old Mother of Mount Li to continue his practice. There are others as well. Anyway, as long as they are disciples of the Old Mother of Mount Li, they will all become famous in the end.
The Old Mother of Mount Li is therefore also famous in the human world and in the spiritual world.
Thinking of this, Bai Suzhen could no longer transform the energy bead. Even if she did, it would only be a Nine Tribulations Refining Void level energy bead. But it was not worth it to cause so much trouble.
After Bai Suzhen finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Jiale with vigilance. At that moment, she felt like she was seen through, without any reservations. This reminded Bai Suzhen of a word from her master.
"You're calculating me? You can actually calculate me!"
When these two questions were asked, Bai Suzhen was really shocked and frightened. Her master once told her that she had an extraordinary life experience. Nowadays, the cultivators in the world, even if they were the most proficient in divination, were not qualified to predict her past and future. If one day, she really met such an exception, she must not make an enemy of him.
Jiale was not surprised to see Bai Suzhen's reaction. Bai Suzhen had a strong destiny. He used the Maoshan Six Hexagrams to deduce that Bai Suzhen's destiny was giving him a warning, so he would naturally be alarmed.
"Although you have a great background, you cannot take this green snake away easily. Think about what you want to exchange it for."
Jiale actually didn't care about the green snake. It was just a monster at the peak of the demon king realm. In Jiale's eyes now, it was not even worth mentioning. It would not be of much use whether he killed it or kept it. What he wanted was the white snake. The origin of the green snake was simple. It was just a small green snake. Although there was some chance, he didn't need to take it too seriously.
That is to say, you can still get some benefits from the White Snake. There will probably be a lot of monsters around her in the future, which is what Jiale needs.
Change!
Bai Suzhen couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this. It wasn't that she felt it was too much, but rather that Jiale was easy to talk to. She was ready to turn around and run away. After all, her master's words were always correct.
Now that Jiale has been replaced, Bai Suzhen feels relieved. After all, looking at Jiale's harmless face, he doesn't look like a bad person, but rather like a Taoist master.
But what to exchange for?
Bai Suzhen examined herself and found that she really didn't have many valuable things. All she had in her hands were the Taiyi Sword and Qinghong Sword that she had just obtained.
Bai Suzhen gritted her teeth and stretched out the Taiyi sword forward.
"May I?"
Jiale looked at Bai Suzhen and saw that she actually took out the Taiyi Sword, and couldn't help but shake his head. This was prepared for Bai Suzhen by the people behind her. Wouldn't Jiale be asking for trouble if he took it? Although a top-grade magic weapon is good, one must also consider the gains and losses. If taking this kind of weapon would cause endless troubles, it is obviously not suitable, and he might even have to send it back.
However, Bai Suzhen's temperament is indeed impeccable. It is estimated that after seeing the Green Snake, she knew that the Qinghong Sword should be prepared by the sword immortal for the Green Snake, so she did not take it out, but instead took out the more valuable Taiyi Sword.
His eyes fell on the green bracelet on Bai Suzhen's left wrist.
"This handle won't work, let's go with this one."
Bai Suzhen was stunned when she heard this. Jiale didn't want the higher quality Taiyi Sword, but the Qinghong Sword instead!
Although she didn't know why Jiale made this choice, Bai Suzhen was relieved when she heard it. She looked at the green snake and realized that although she lost the sword, she saved her life, so it was not a loss at all.
Without hesitation, he took off the green bracelet and flew directly towards Jiale.
Jiale casually scooped up the Qinghong Sword in his hand, feeling the edge of the sword, and nodded involuntarily. The Qinghong Sword was of excellent quality in both materials and craftsmanship, especially the craftsmanship, which was even better than his. Not to mention the value of the Qinghong Sword itself, the traces of refining engraved on the Qinghong Sword alone could bring Jiale's refining skills to a higher level.
It is indeed a method used by a true immortal.
He nodded secretly, made a sword flower, and put away the Qinghong Sword. The Qinghong Sword was a top-grade magic weapon with such good quality. It would be a waste to let the green snake use it. He casually threw out the magic sword he had refined before. This sword was originally for Jiale to use for himself. At the beginning, it was only a medium-grade magic sword. After Jiale re-refined it, it had become a top-grade magic sword.
It does have some foundation, and if it is nurtured day and night, it may be upgraded to a magic weapon, which is just right for the Green Snake.
Well, Jiale also secretly sighed that after all, he was too kind-hearted.
"Let's put things in perspective. This sword is a gift to you. We'll meet again if we're lucky."
