Chapter 389 Chapter 388 The Abandoned and the Favored

Chapter 389 388. The Abandoned and the Favored

"Hungry ghosts."

Yuan Xi really didn't dare to move.

The hungry ghosts in the Hungry Ghost Realm are quite famous. The power of those guys is very special. The more powerful hungry ghosts can even eat supernatural powers as snacks.

The divination and illusion that the Tianji Sect monks are good at are even more ineffective in front of hungry ghosts - their desire for food is extremely terrifying, and they can also see through illusions.

Unless it is the power of karmic fire and karma, it is really difficult to trap hungry ghosts.

In a sense...this seems to be the obsession of some foodies.

"How can there be so many hungry ghosts? Isn't this the animal realm? I didn't see them just now."

When Yuan Xi thought that he might have explored this hall surrounded by a group of hungry ghosts just now, he felt unwell.

"Luckily, Fellow Daoist Song is here."

She was afraid that the hungry ghosts would notice her, but the hungry ghosts didn't seem to care about her at all. Instead, they rushed to the lotus root that Song He had pulled out, opened their mouths and began to eat.

The sound of chewing was endless.

The blood-red juice splashed from the white and tender lotus root, which really looked like a group of hungry ghosts sharing the arms of a baby. The scene was extremely weird and bloody.

They were very excited.

Food!

The desire for food had long turned into an obsession. Such a group of hungry ghosts close to the Nascent Soul had a terrifying aura.

However, when they began to chew, red flames burned in their mouths, burning all the lotus roots, and the remaining residues could not be swallowed because of their too small esophagus.

Unable to swallow, it was only a fleeting moment, and the food residues were burned into nothingness by the red flames, and not even ashes were left.

They went back and forth like this, continuing to torture-unable to swallow, but could feel the delicious bloody taste.

Unable to satisfy appetite.

Hungry ghosts have a strong desire for food, and now they are even more crazy, chewing and swallowing frantically, crawling on the ground and gnawing.

Song He naturally felt the emotions of these hungry ghosts.

He did not hesitate at all, speeding up, pulling up the lotus one by one, exposing the lotus roots underneath, and this action lasted for about an hour.

He moved mechanically.

The roots and lotus roots under the lotus seemed endless, and they could not be pulled out.

Very deep holes have appeared underground.

Yuan Xi, who was standing aside, had changed from worrying at the beginning to calm, and finally became numb. She squatted on the ground, holding her face with her hands and looking at Song He.

She felt that Song He at this moment was like a trainer who fed spirit beasts, and he even had a little bit of diligence.

That's it.

One hour, two hours, three...

After three hours, the seemingly endless lotus was finally plucked clean, and the last lotus root was thrown to the hungry ghosts by Song He.

Hmm... Yuan Xi, who had been staring at this place, had already memorized the total number of lotus roots - 180,000.

If so many lotus roots were taken to the outside world, they would definitely be enough to eat for a long, long time, but the hungry ghosts didn't get a single bit of them.

As the last lotus root was swallowed, they were stunned for a moment, and suddenly let out a sharp hissing sound.

Just like a baby crying at the top of its voice, they were completely appetizing and simply began to gnaw and devour their companions around them.

This time, their companions were not the chubby lotus roots that could be used at will.

If they wanted to gnaw, they had to fight to the death.

So the hungry ghosts immediately fought in a ball.

They almost used their mouths and hands to bite and pounce on their fellows around them.

Such a scene was really shocking. They didn't use any magical powers, they were just biting and devouring each other, bloody and brutal.

In order to prevent the hungry ghosts from fighting and hurting themselves, Yuan Xi had set up a formation that could block the breath early, and a few copper coins protected it in the center, so that she could watch the show safely.

As for Song He... his behavior was a bit strange.

He was deliberately guiding the hungry ghosts to bite into the pool of bones - hungry ghosts would naturally drop some debris when biting, and those debris were what Song He needed.

When the black, ghost-filled flesh and blood debris fell into the white bone pile and fell near the lotus flowers that were uprooted and looked sluggish, they absorbed this power crazily and grew rapidly.

The white lotus roots that were eaten up by the hungry ghosts began to grow, but this time they grew with a layer of light black, as if covered with a layer of black gauze.

It can be said that everyone can see the ominousness of this color.

But the hungry ghosts were immediately attracted.

They stopped biting and started to gnaw on the lotus roots.

However, how could the newly grown lotus roots withstand such gnaws?

"Crack, crack!"

It was gone in the blink of an eye.

So the hungry ghosts continued to fight, and their flesh and blood were absorbed, and then lotus roots grew, and they continued to gnaw and fight...

This cycle went on and on for about two hours.

In the end, except for one hungry ghost who laughed to the end, all the other hungry ghosts were torn apart by internal fighting - although they only had an infinite desire for food, they were like tamed dogs in such a cycle.

The body size of the last hungry ghost was obviously much "stronger".

It was struggling to fight its way among the same kind. Even if it didn't eat much, it had reached the edge of evolution.

Its mouth became larger, occupying almost the entire face, with staggered teeth and red flames burning inside.

The ugliness can be said to shock ancient and modern times.

Even Song He, who was accustomed to seeing strange things, had a look of disgust on his face - if he hadn't wanted to see it continue, he would have been tempted to crush it.

"hurry up."

After watching such a farce of hungry ghosts attacking each other, his patience was really exhausted. He also doesn’t know the complicated cultivation process of this divine arm lotus root. Who can see it at a glance except him?

Song He was already thinking about the profound meaning here.

While he was thinking, the only remaining hungry ghost was also wandering.

It ran back and forth in the pool, but could not find any lotus roots. Finally... it focused on those blood-red lotus flowers.

It seemed to be very afraid of those lotus flowers, but because it was really hungry and couldn't bear it, it couldn't help but take a bite.

Something unexpected happened.

The bloody lotus was chewed by it, but the karmic fire that burned everything in its mouth did not appear, and it was allowed to swallow the chewed and crushed lotus through its narrow esophagus.

food! It actually ate food!

Moreover, if the lotus petals are inserted into the belly, there will be no discomfort at all.

This is unimaginable in its muddleheaded ghost life.

An externally obstructed ghost like it has a burning fire in its mouth and a throat as small as a pinhole, so even if it successfully finds food, it cannot swallow it.

Even if they can swallow the food, after the food enters their stomach, they will not feel full, but will make their stomachs burn like fire and cause extreme pain.

In the end, these lotus flowers didn't make it feel any pain?

A long-held desire was suddenly fulfilled.

what happens?

Is it relief because of satisfaction...or is it because of a moment of contentment and a desire for more?

Hungry Ghost is undoubtedly the latter.

It grabbed and devoured the lotus even more crazily. Due to the speed, its slender neck was stretched as if it was about to split.

"eat!"

"I want to eat……"

"eat……"

The hungry ghost actually made such murmuring sounds while eating.

Its sound is very weird, a real ghost sound.

It makes people feel cold all over.

Song He stared at it, his heart moved, and then quietly retreated to Yuan Xi's side, one step behind.

He knew very well what was going to happen next, and he was a little looking forward to it but also very fearful.

"Brother Song?"

Yuan Xi saw Song He standing vaguely behind her, and suddenly felt something bad.

And Song He smiled slightly at her.

"Fellow Taoist, you have to watch what happens next carefully."

"oh?"

She didn't care about the fact that Song He was standing behind her, and looked at the hungry ghost——

I saw the hungry ghost devouring all the lotus flowers and roots. The whole ghost twitched and trembled on the ground, and white buds grew from its body.

Those young shoots feed on the body and strength of the hungry ghost.

Growing upward, intertwining.

The result is a very pure white lotus flower.

Its petals are crystal clear and its posture is elegant, perfectly embodying the meaning of the phrase "emerging from the mud but remaining unstained" - the roots are entangled with twisted hungry ghosts, and the black hungry ghosts provide nutrients for the white lotus.

The collision of white and black is very eye-catching.

"Is it absorbing desire?" Yuan Xi saw the reason why the two were intertwined with just one glance.

"Yes, the nourishment it needs is desire."

That hungry ghost, even though his body was tied like a sieve by the lotus beards, he could probably put some water in it and use it to water the flowers.

But it is very sweet.

It struggled from trembling and twisting to kneeling, with its head lowered, letting the white lotus absorb its power - they did not become weak because of the power being absorbed, but instead their bodies became full.

Yes, its skin has changed from skinny and skinny to plump, with a faint rosy glow.

The two people who saw it were amazed - even if Song He knew the description and power of the entry, he would be surprised to see it with his own eyes.

[Name]: Pure and White

[Level]: Fourth level top grade

[Status]: Growing rapidly (84%)

①. Desire Flower (exclusive for red, pure and white): This spiritual plant can absorb the desires of all living things to grow. The stronger the desire, the faster the growth rate.

It converts desires into spiritual power, and produces different effects when it blooms, depending on the magical powers set by its owner.

Current Effect: Hospice.

②. Parasitism, let me live here (black): The seeds of this spiritual plant can be parasitic in spiritual plants of a level less than or equal to its own level. It will not show any effect until it is stimulated by the set power.

Current parasite: Divine Arm Lotus Root.

Current power setting: Appetite·Intense

After the white lotus flower was completely formed, the hungry ghost also changed into a kneeling posture. The huge lotus flower drooped slightly, like an elegant beauty leaning against his ear.

It emits a strange halo, slowly wrapping the body of the hungry ghost - in this halo, the hungry ghost grins widely, full of joy and ease.

It stands to reason that this kind of hungry ghost who will almost never die and whose vitality is even more exaggerated than that of the demons, actually slowly loses his life like this.

And the lotus gently touched its cheek.

As if to comfort it.

A trace of golden light emerged from the hungry ghost's body.

Solemn and heavy, full of majestic texture.

"The power of merit!"

The two of them spoke at the same time, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The quality of this ray of merit power was really frightening. Even Song He suspected that it was even purer than the merit essence that Bai Tuanzi gave him when he created the God-given spiritual plant for himself.

Yuan Xi looked at Song He, "I think it must be the legendary merit of transforming hell. This lotus flower can actually transform hungry ghosts like this... But why do I feel so scared, little sister?"

Her words were no joke, and her expression was a little subtle.

The hungry ghosts were tempted by the lotus root from the very beginning, devouring the lotus root, and then devoured each other. Finally, the lotus absorbed their desires and smoothed their obsessions to produce merit.

It's unnervingly precise.

It's almost as if it was deliberately designed.

Song He had no intention of hiding anything, he smiled and said:

"The truth is what you think it is."

"Lotus roots, lotus flowers, hungry ghosts... in the final analysis are just for merit, but we cannot deny that they give hungry ghosts peace.

Even if this peace is to kill each other, it is to gather resentment and desire into a hungry ghost. "

He paused and hid his expression in the darkness: "In this way, you can gain the most merit... Fellow Taoist from far away, if you put down the butcher knife after killing a living being, it can be considered a merit."

"..."

Yuan Xi suddenly felt a little creepy.

It's not that monks don't know how to squeeze, but to squeeze to the limit like this is so calculated that even she, a monk from the Tianji Sect, feels it's a bit too exaggerated.

"Wait, what about the cause?" Yuan Xi suddenly thought of a very important thing: "This is all because Brother Song, you pulled out the lotus root. The cause of everything is you!"

The way of heaven is not so easy to deceive.

This method is opportunistic but steps on the bottom line.

Even if you can gain merit, some things will definitely happen, such as loss of luck, being rejected, and so on.

People are not stupid. Although they are deceived, they will still be noticed after the deception is completed - unless they are in a sleeping trance similar to the Eternal Dark Abyss.

Song He nodded calmly.

A gray flame suddenly burned on his body. The flame was extremely layered, as if it had descended from another world and burned on Song He's body.

That is...the fire abandoned by heaven.

To put it simply, it burns luck.

If an ordinary person is burned by this kind of fire for a breath or two, he will definitely be so unlucky that his teeth will choke even if he drinks cold water, and he may even drown in a small puddle when it rains.

Although the monks are doing better, they are not going to be too well off either.

The moment it appeared, Yuan Xi immediately picked up a copper coin with a Taoist character "shift" engraved on it.

This is the magical power of "Changing Dou and Moving Stars" among the Dayan Divine Numbers of Tianji Sect. It can transfer some things to copper coins, naturally including the Fire of Heaven's Abandonment.

However, Yuan Xi didn't wait for it to be used.

She saw the pattern of the starry sky lighting up on Song He's body first, then the green leaves, and then the shadow of the moon and the figures of two... dumplings?

A few rays of light blocked Song He's protection, leaving no room for the flames to shine.

"Xingke, Lingye Sect... what is that dumpling?"

Yuan Xi looked serious.

One dumpling is white, tender and soft, and the other is covered in rattan armor.

The two dumplings seemed to have self-awareness and glanced this way. The flame was immediately extinguished as if it had encountered a natural enemy.