Chapter 596: Killing in Illusion
The Third Prince of Poison laughed sinisterly and said, "When my master left, he left three packets of poison. I would like to ask you to try the poison."
Zhang Jun saw him take out three bottles from his arms and hold them in his hands.
When the people present heard that the poison was left by the Five Poison Master, they all showed horror on their faces. The Five Poison Master was known as the Poison God, Poison Fairy, Poison Buddha, Poison Ghost, Poison Man, and poisoned all living things in the world.
Although the Five Poison Master disappeared for many years and his life and death were unknown, everyone still remembered the horror of this person. If this person is still alive, he is probably a figure of supernatural power.
Zhang Jun knew that he had to accept this test from the other party. Otherwise, as long as the other party crushed the bottle, the poison would fly out, the ceremony would be over, and maybe some guests would be poisoned to death.
He stared at the three bottles, and under the perspective, he found that there was a strange poison in each bottle, exuding a strong breath.
He was surprised in his heart. These three poisons were very terrifying. I am afraid that even Xiaolongnu could not resist them.
Seeing that he didn't speak, the Third Prince of Poison laughed strangely: "Why, you don't dare?"
Zhang Jun snorted: "A mere poison can't scare me."
"Good, you have guts!" The Third Prince of Poison gave Zhang Jun a thumbs up, "These three poisons, even I can't resist, you dare to take them, I admire you."
"Before testing the poison, let me introduce these three poisons to you first." The Third Prince of Poison showed admiration in his eyes, "My master is the world's number one poison master, his understanding of poison theory has reached the highest level that no one can reach. Back then, he made these three poisons and left. I know that he must have broken through to a higher level!"
Zhang Jun frowned slightly. He felt that the Master of Five Poisons was very likely to enter the Tao with poison. If such a person could step into the realm of supernatural powers, he must be very scary.
The three packets of poison left by the Master of Five Poisons were naturally extraordinary. Even people with the ninth level of true power could never resolve them.
However, he was not frightened. The Buddha's Eye Relic on his body was specifically designed to break the evil poison, so it might not be impossible to restrain it. If even the Buddha's Eye could not break the poison, he believed that even a master of supernatural powers would not be able to resist it.
At this moment, Zhang Jun had no way out. He put his hands behind his back and said lightly: "Come on, bring the wine."
Zhang Di personally brought up the wine tray, on which were placed three cups of wine. It was a top-quality wine, brewed by the previous generation of Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Master, and had a history of more than 500 years. When he served the wine, he nodded vigorously.
Zhang Jun had also drunk this kind of wine, and he had drunk it more than once. This wine was made with three magical herbs, called Sanling Feixian Wine, and its effect was not inferior to that of the middle-grade elixir. Longhu Mountain had been reluctant to drink Sanling Feixian Wine, and even Zhang Jun, the Heavenly Master, had only drunk it three times, and only drank one cup each time.
Sanfa Feixian Wine not only has the same effect as the elixir, but also has the wonderful effect of expelling poison and dispersing evil. Zhang Di brought this wine up, obviously wanting to help Zhang Jun.
Seeing the wine glass, the Third Prince of Poison smiled. He seemed to have seen through the mystery, but he didn't say anything. He was very confident in the power of the three poisons. Such poisons were simply unsolvable and would not work with any wine.
"This first poison is called drunkenness and dreaming. My master once said that people in the world are trapped in the illusion created by the senses, and in the end it is nothing. It is really pitiful, so this poison was created to help people get rid of it." As he said, he crushed the bottle, and a thin red light flew out and fell accurately into a glass of wine.
Zhang Di stared at the wine glass and suddenly said, "I'll drink this one!"
Zhang Jun said sternly, "You leave!"
Under the stage, Zhang Jun's relatives and friends saw the poisoned wine and were worried about him. Since this Third Prince of Poison dared to come to the door, he must be absolutely sure that this poison must not be taken.
Xie Tianwang climbed up the platform and laughed, "I'll have a drink of this good wine!"
Zhang Jun was very moved when he saw the crowd below, Bai Yujing and others were coming up, but he suddenly laughed and said, "What's the big deal about a poisoned wine!" He drank the wine without waiting for Xie Tianwang to get close.
"Third brother!" Xie Tianwang was the closest, and he was shocked. He stopped and stared at Zhang Jun's face nervously.
As soon as the wine entered his stomach, he didn't feel bitter. The poison was colorless and tasteless. He could only feel the aroma of the wine, which was mellow and refreshing.
But the strange thing was that the wine was very strong. After drinking a glass of wine, he became drowsy and his consciousness fell into illusion.
Everyone looked at Zhang Jun's eyes staring blankly at the front, as if he was smiling or crying. Xie Tianwang approached, but didn't dare to touch him, and asked, "Third brother, is the poison acting up?"
Zhang Jun didn't answer because he was already in a trance. As the name suggests, this cup of wine is called "Drunken Life and Dreaming Death". Its poison is very special. It can make people enter a fantasy and then die in the fantasy.
In the fantasy, he came to his childhood. When people are young, they always have regrets. Now he returns to his childhood and makes up for his regrets one by one.
The time in the fantasy is very different from the real time. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Jun in the fantasy has spent ten years.
In the fantasy, he caught up with the most beautiful girl in elementary school, and in high school, the class flower was his girlfriend. After college, he got the Buddha's eye relic, traveled all over the world, and entered the realm of supernatural powers at the age of thirty.
All this was brilliant, and he was very satisfied, without any regrets. But time is constantly passing, and supernatural powers will also die. After hundreds of years, he was old and slowly closed his eyes.
The illusion consumes a lot of brainpower. If it were an ordinary master of true strength, he would have already become a madman. However, Zhang Jun's physique was special and he managed to persevere.
Even so, everyone noticed that cold sweat was oozing from his forehead, and blood was oozing from his nostrils and ear holes, which was extremely terrifying.
Lin Xian was so shocked that she almost fainted, but Ge Xiaoxian grabbed her arm. She said coldly: "Don't be so worthless, he will be fine!"
Su Xiaoyu bit her lips and said with tears, "Sister Xiaoxian, you must be feeling very uncomfortable when you look at him."
Nangong Zi was the calmest and said: "We should have confidence in him, he has never disappointed anyone."
The girls calmed down and continued to observe, but they all stood up involuntarily, unable to hide their nervous expressions.
In the fantasy, Zhang Jun is about to die of old age. He stands alone on the cliff, surrounded by white snow and no one.
His wife and children all passed away before him, and none of his enemies or friends are still alive today. He is very lonely, and his heart is full of desolate emotions.
"What have I gained from living this life? Why do I exist?" He asked loudly, his voice far away.
No one could answer him. The sky was speechless and the earth was silent. Only the howling wind sounded in his ears.
He suddenly burst into laughter, clapped his hands and sang: "I came from where I came from, I go to where I am going, my heart is like a vacuum, my mind is too empty!"
After singing, his breath disappeared and he sat on the mountain.
In reality, Zhang Jun suddenly stopped moving and lost all life.
The third prince Du laughed, but Longhushan felt sad, and many people had tears in their eyes.
Hua Buyi kept staring at Zhang Jun. The Great Bodhisattva just sighed and raised his eyebrows and said, "My disciple will not die that easily. Doesn't the Great Bodhisattva know the principle of Nirvana and rebirth?"
The great Bodhisattva was astonished. When he looked at Zhang Jun again, he saw him standing unsteadily, as if frozen in the air, with a blank face and a solemn appearance.
"Eh? How can I feel like something is coming out of nothing?" the great Bodhisattva murmured to himself.
The Third Prince Du's laughter stopped suddenly because he found that Zhang Jun suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes extremely clear. His body seemed to undergo a change, giving people an unpredictable and profound feeling.
The Third Prince Du snorted coldly: "Okay, it seems I underestimated you, please have a second drink!"
As he spoke, he crushed another bottle, and a ray of yellow light fell into a glass of wine.
"This second kind of poison is called 'reincarnation of ten lives'. My master once said that reincarnation is suffering, and it is better to be free from it."
Zhang Jun said nothing and drank a glass of wine.
This glass of wine had a myriad of flavors. The poisonous wine entered his stomach, and he fell into an illusion again.
In the fantasy, he was born into a wealthy family, from birth to adulthood, married a wife and had children, became successful and famous, and died of old age. After death, he reenters the reincarnation and is reborn in the house of an official, with bells ringing and cauldrons eating, full of splendor.
For ten consecutive lives, Zhang Jun tasted all the wealth and suffering in the world. In the end, he felt that this world of mortals was a purgatory on earth, and he would rather return to nothingness than stay here for a moment.
So in his tenth life, he was already tired of the world. In this life, he was the emperor of a country, with boundless power, but he felt physically and mentally exhausted.
One day, he sat in the main hall, drank a glass of poisonous wine, and prepared to drink it all in one gulp. Now Zhang Jun is in a fantasy world, but the fantasy world is closely connected with reality. If he dies in the fantasy world, he will also die in reality.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of Zen singing in his ears.
"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, after walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, saw that the five aggregates are all empty, and survived all the hardships. Relic, color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, and the same is true for feelings, thoughts, and consciousness... "
Under the ceremony stage, Monk Tan recited the "Heart Sutra" loudly, and his voice actually penetrated the barrier between illusion and reality and reached Zhang Jun's ears.
This Zen chant was like morning bells and evening drums, which made him suddenly cheerful. He suddenly threw away the poisoned wine and said with a smile: "I can't see, hear, smell, taste, feel, or think about it, so why bother?"
After saying this, he suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from the illusion for the second time.
This time, all the guests were surprised.
"The second poison didn't kill him yet? How did he do it?" These people were very surprised.
"The poisons of the Master of Five Poisons are actually the three poisons that give rise to troubles, greed, anger, and ignorance. They should be controlled by the three disciplines of precepts, concentration, and wisdom." A gray-haired old man said.
Everyone was thoughtful, and it seemed that Master Poison's cultivation level was already very high, which could be seen from his way of using poison.
The Third Prince Po was shocked and thought: "Oops! Master said back then that if someone drinks poison and does not die, he will get great benefits. His soul will be reborn in Nirvana, and his future will be limitless! I wonder if the third poison can Kill him?"