Chapter 1401 Ascending to the Immortal Platform
Seeing the astonishment in Jiang Cheng's eyes, the voice of the Marquis of Zhennan trembled slightly, as if he was caught in some terrifying memories, "You have no idea how terrible General Guo and his men are..."
"I've heard some, and it's written in books and operas that his personal soldiers can fight against a hundred people with bare hands in front of the two armies, and General Guo even killed the Dynasty Army..."
Jiang Cheng was interrupted by the Marquis of Zhennan before he finished speaking. The Marquis of Zhennan kept shaking his head and looked very nervous. "Fighting against a hundred people, breaking armor with bare hands, these sound exaggerated, right? But I tell you, these are all true, and... and the real scene is much more terrifying than you can imagine!"
"People, even the strongest generals in the world can't do this, but they just Did it, do you know why? "Zhennan Hou stared at Jiang Cheng, the leader, with bloodshot eyes, "Because... because they are not human at all! They are ghosts! The most vicious ghosts!"
"No, they... they are not ghosts, how could they be ghosts?"
"The ghosts are hidden in their bodies. As long as they smell the blood, those ghosts will crawl out of their bodies and turn them into monsters that are neither human nor ghost!"
"At that time, they were extremely bloodthirsty, and they were completely different from their original appearance. No one could stop them, and they themselves could not do it. All obstacles in front of them would be torn apart..."
When talking about these, Zhennan Hou's mental state was very unstable. It is conceivable how much shock the scene brought to him.
At the same time, this description actually made Jiang Cheng and others feel familiar. Killing, loss of control, monsters... Their guesses are becoming a reality bit by bit. General Guo and his people are indeed a group of disciples.
The gate is a gift, but also a curse. It will make people addicted to the power it bestows, until they are completely eroded and become a walking corpse.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Cheng pretended to be surprised and said, "It sounds more like General Guo and his men have borrowed some forbidden power, but this will come at a high price."
Panting, Zhennan Hou nodded, "Yes, the price is their lives, and... the lives of countless poor people. Too many lives have been lost in order to obtain this power."
The word "obtain" successfully attracted everyone's interest. According to Zhennan Hou, General Guo and his men obtained the power of the gate in a short period of time and became disciples. Moreover, there were not just a few people, but hundreds of people. This required a large number of contracts. Jiang Cheng was very curious. Where did Zhennan Hou get these precious contracts?
"The Great Bliss Ceremony, they all obtained this power of ghosts and gods through a ceremony called the Great Bliss Ceremony!" Zhennan Hou continued: "The date of the Great Bliss Ceremony is uncertain, but it is always in the middle of the night, and... and it is pitch black at night, there must be no moon, the location of the ceremony is on the Spring God Lake!"
Spring God Lake again!
These three words have been deeply engraved in everyone's heart, it seems that the source of all this weirdness is concentrated there, the fat man suddenly thought of Gao Yanqing who died tragically, and the beauty Xiang who was pressed under his half body.
"I don't know how they determined the date of the ceremony, but I know that on the night of the ceremony, there will be no moon in the sky, and there will be a fog rising from the lake. At this time, General Guo and his men will start to board the ship and set sail, heading towards the depths of the fog. The big ship will break through the waves and it will feel like riding on the clouds."
"What is deep in the fog?"
Tang Qisheng thought of the story of the old fisherman brought back by Jiang Cheng. There seemed to be a thousand connections between the two stories. There was also fog and no moon. The day when the old fisherman rowed into the depths of Chunshen Lake was also calculated by an expert, and their birth dates were also measured.
Hearing Tang Qisheng's question, Zhennan Hou suddenly quieted down, and then stared at him with an inexplicable look. Tang Qisheng's heart "clicked", thinking that something had gone wrong.
"There is a tower in the depths of the fog. It is said to be the immortal platform left behind after the immortals passed away. Anyone who enters the tower will be endowed with the power of dragons and elephants, and the supernatural powers of ghosts and gods. The ghosts and gods in General Guo and others were invited from there."
The next second, Jiang Cheng's Tong Kong shrank suddenly. This was clearly the Paradise Tower he saw in the illusion of Xixieming Mountain!
And according to the information provided by Lin Wan'er, the owner of the tower is very likely to be the current president of the Night Watch.
Gradually, some fragmentary clues were gradually strung together. In the real world that Jiang Cheng was familiar with, the Night Watch was also mass-producing disciples. Thinking carefully, it was very similar to what happened in this world.
Zhu Jie seemed to be more interested in another thing, and asked as if to verify: "Will everyone who enters the tower gain the power of ghosts and gods?"
"Of course not, only a small number of people, and more people will never be seen again after entering the building. It is said that the building is spiritual and needs the flesh and blood of living people for sacrifice." Zhennan Hou seemed to have thought of something, and his face became even uglier, "There is another thing. Before General Guo and his men enter by boat, they must put a boat of sacrifices in advance. Only when the ghost building enjoys the sacrifices can this blissful ceremony be held."
"Those sacrifices are people, living people. At first, they used prisoners, and then death row prisoners in prison. When all the people in the prison were used up, they began to secretly capture the people in the city."
"Too tragic, really too tragic..." Zhennan Hou couldn't help but sigh, "Few people can survive after the Paradise Ceremony. In the words of General Guo, those who survived are those who are taken care of by ghosts and gods. I have seen it with my own eyes. A hundred people boarded the ship, and in the end... in the end, only a few people came back alive. It was these people who formed the most brutal personal army under General Guo. On the battlefield against the Dynasty Army, it was almost a one-sided massacre."
Feeling that the topic was a bit off, Jiang Cheng interrupted at the right time, "My Lord, let's talk about your wife. I really don't understand how a woman can defeat General Guo and his men."
"I was originally a general under General Guo. My wife is also a kind person who eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures. She hates what General Guo did. If it continues like this, the entire Luo'an City will be slaughtered as a sacrifice. So we secretly contacted other resistance forces, and the Dynasty Army as external aid. During a great ceremony of bliss, a large amount of gunpowder was placed on the bottom of the ship in advance and detonated at a critical moment, which sent General Guo and his men to the bottom of the Spring God Lake."
"Speaking of which, I, the Marquis of Zhennan, am just a fraud, but my wife... my wife unfortunately died, because it was she who sacrificed her life to detonate the gunpowder."