Chapter 3344 Knowing

"What did you see?"

Zhuge Heng came over and seemed to be completely awake. He said apologetically, "I just focused on a few memory fragments, but I didn't see the important things. I couldn't help. I'm really sorry."

Jing Tianshan smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhuge, don't worry, Daoist Zhou can see it."

Zhuge Heng nodded repeatedly, "It's great that Fellow Daoist Jing always considers others," he said, looking at Zhou Shu, "What was the answer that Fellow Daoist Zhou said?"

Zhou Shu sighed slightly, "It's the Ghost Emperor."

Zhuge Heng was stunned, "Huh? I've never heard of it, but as long as you're not the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, it's not a big problem, right?"

Zhou Shu shook his head, "Although the Ghost Emperor is not as good as the Lord of Nine Netherworlds, he is not as easy to deal with as the Lord of Nine Netherworlds, and may be even more troublesome."

Zhuge Heng blinked and said blankly, "What on earth is that?"

Zhou Shu said calmly, "The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is a special spiritual creature born from the extremes of death and vitality. It is a combination of pure vitality and death. It has no soul or personal will. It acts instinctively from the moment it is born. It persistently devours the surrounding vitality, and when it reaches a certain level, it will naturally stagnate and stop growing. It is essentially a spirit of heaven and earth, but the Ghost Emperor is different..."

He slowly said, "The wills of certain practitioners or other creatures reside in dead objects, and they continue to grow with the dead objects, devouring living creatures or other dead objects. Their strength has grown to the point where they can completely suppress other dead objects, which is much higher than the ghost king." At this time, it is called the Ghost Emperor. Unlike the Lord of Nine Netherworld, he has his own will. He will not act just because of life and death. He has other purposes."

Zhuge Heng seemed to have some realization, "In other words, this expansion is a conscious attack launched by the Ghost Emperor?"

Zhou Shu nodded, "Judging from the memories of fellow Taoist Mei, it should be so. When the Yuandeng Realm was devoured, the Ghost Emperor also appeared."

"I believe in the judgment of fellow Taoist," Zhuge Heng nodded, with a lot of confusion in his eyes, "I have never heard of such a thing. There can be such a self-aware death in the death realm full of annihilation power. Object, this is incredible, how could it be done? So many dead objects driven by instinct have not been able to eliminate that will? No matter how deep the obsession is, it has been annihilated."

Zhou Shu paused and did not answer for a moment.

If he had not experienced it personally, he would have reached the same conclusion as Zhuge Heng. There would be no self-will in the Death Realm, because the power of annihilation is the mortal enemy of self-will, but he had experienced it.

The last time he came to the Dead Realm, he recruited Xiao Hei, a ghost king who obviously had his own will.

Will it be Xiao Hei this time too?

That's unbelievable. How could it grow hundreds of thousands of times in such a short period of time? Moreover, the Ghost Emperor seen in the Wanhua Mirror Realm did not look like Xiao Hei, even if all he saw was a shadow.

But how could there be self-will other than Xiao Hei in the Dead Realm?

Xiao Hei is a trace of Zhou Shu's soul that was restored through the power of reincarnation. It can be said that he was fished out of the long river of reincarnation. It is an extreme coincidence that it is almost impossible for this kind of thing to happen a second time.

Jing Tianshan said slowly, "Some self-will is indeed incredible."

"Fellow Taoist know?"

Zhuge Huan's eyes lit up with some expectation. The same goes for Zhou Shu.

Jing Tianshan obviously knew about the Ghost Emperor. She and Zhou Shu had noticed it just now. Zhou Shu was also very curious about this.

Jing Tianshan pondered for a moment, "There is a method in the Zen practice of bitter meditation that can prevent you from losing your will under any circumstances. Even if your body and soul are destroyed, your will will still exist. This method is extremely difficult to practice and requires unimaginable effort. The price is huge, even if you practice hard meditation, it is difficult to succeed, and it is said that if you practice this method, you will completely lose the possibility of becoming a Buddha..."

Zhuge Heng couldn't help but said, "It's the so-called Abandoning the Buddha's Bitter Zen. Who would practice it?"

Jing Tianshan hesitated for a few moments, "Yes, my master has met one before."

Zhuge Heng asked quickly, "What happened to him next?"

Jing Tianshan said slowly, "He passed away, but my master believes that it is not true death. His will should still be there. He is just reviving his body, or reincarnating, and looking for the next body to continue practicing. This is the specialness of that method. Wherever one’s self-will is immortal, one can continue to be reincarnated.”

Zhuge Heng asked in confusion, "How did your master know that he was reincarnated?"

"Because that was the second time my master saw him. He was a different person with a different appearance, but in fact he still had the will of the past," Jing Tianshan paused and said, "My lineage is good at exploring one's own will. He will definitely not admit his mistake. The Master was very surprised at the time and paid special attention to him for a period of time. More than a thousand years later, he passed away again, almost the same as the person he saw last time. Therefore, the Master felt that this method of reincarnation There should be restrictions, maybe only for those who don’t live long.”

Zhuge Heng seemed to have some realization, "That is to say, if his self-will enters the realm of death, it will not be annihilated."

Jing Tianshan nodded, "No, that kind of Ku Chan has such ability."

"Indeed, even the Buddha is no longer worthy of that kind of persistence. Even the power of annihilation cannot compare." Zhuge Heng paused and sighed, "Fellow Daoist Jing, your master is really well-informed. I have never heard of it." I said that if I have the opportunity, I would like to ask fellow Taoists to help me pay an audience."

Jing Tianshan nodded.

She would not say that her master paid special attention to that person because he regarded that person as a candidate for a disciple of Cihang Sect. Although they were two different people, his understanding of Cihang Sect was completely the same, so he was not the same person. Neither will is possible.

Zhuge Heng was suddenly shocked and said in shock, "Fellow Daoist Jing, do you think the ghost emperor here is the one who practices bitter meditation? If his will is reincarnated into the immortal ghost king, he can stay there forever and continue to grow stronger. , even if you can't become a Buddha, you can still become a ghost emperor..." He glanced at Zhou Shu thoughtfully, "Can I still be promoted in the future?"

"Can."

Zhou Shu nodded, "By using the power of annihilation to enter the Tao and become a saint, you can become a ghost saint."

"Is it really possible?!"

Zhuge Heng froze and looked at Jing Tianshan unconsciously, "Fellow Daoist Jing, is this why you came here?"

Jing Tianshan shook her head slightly and sighed, "No."

Zhuge Heng said in confusion, "That's such a coincidence. The Ghost Emperor caused this situation now, and you, who know the inside story, are here."

"Does it matter?"

Zhou Shu glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Even if Fellow Daoist Jing knew the inside story, she came here to get rid of the Ghost Emperor. Do you still think that she is connected with the Ghost Emperor? I also know, do I have an ulterior motive? Fellow Daoist Zhuge, what we need to do now is to solve the threat in Gladiator City, and even if we cannot completely eliminate it, we must find a way to make him leave."

Like a blow to the head, Zhuge Heng looked shocked and said, "Yes."

He saluted Jing Tianshan and said, "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Jing, I'm over the top."

Jing Tianshan shook her head and sighed softly, "It's okay. In fact, I shouldn't say it. Some things are not suitable for others to know."

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