Choice

Chapter 134 Choice

Amid the deep red blood mist and the endless howling wind, a huge skeleton was half buried.

Buried in it were countless resentful ghosts that wriggled in pus and blood like maggots, and the reason they looked like maggots was because they were too small compared to this skeleton.

This skeleton looked like a dragon corpse. There was a pair of coral-like horns on the dragon head, which still emitted a faint glow even after death. The skeleton was pale, and there was only an empty hole in the eye socket.

But its body was not a dragon body, but more like a body of a jackal, tiger or leopard, but it was extremely huge, like a small mountain, and there were only dry bones left.

Zhao Qi, Zeng Jianqiu, Pan Muyun, and Helian Ji were hiding deep in the eye sockets and inside the head of this dragon head.

The ancient cave was still there. Zhao Qi sat upright in the ancient cave. The blood light on his body disappeared, leaving only a miserable skinless flesh. The pieces of flesh slowly peeled off from his body and fell down bit by bit. He was busy picking them up and swallowing them back into his stomach, so that he could barely maintain his human form and not become a dry skeleton like those things underground.

Pan Muyun and Helian Ji sat cross-legged in the cave, frowning and staring at him. Zhao Qi also frowned: "What's so good about it? Haven't you seen a true god before? I told you not to think about it here, but to keep your mind! Didn't your masters in the Sword Sect teach you that in Lingshan, whatever you think about will come to you, just like before you-"

He immediately stopped talking, and didn't say the words "Wu Meng", "True Form Sect", "Coffin Mountain", forcing himself to focus on his flesh and blood again.

But thinking about Li Wuxiang is okay!

Really, how to say it? Hate it! But I can't hate it!

If I can't hate him, it's because he has told me that he has already made peace with this traitor. I have to let go of this little bit of resentment in my heart, otherwise I will be reduced to the same resentful ghosts on the ground sooner or later.

But I can't let go completely - why do cultivators come to Lingshan after death? It's because there is a breath.

When ordinary people die, most of them also have a breath. Living in this world is not comfortable, and few people die without regrets. But ordinary people's bodies can't keep that breath in the cauldron, at most they will become some lonely ghosts wandering in the world, and sooner or later they will be taken to the netherworld by the messenger of the netherworld. Only a very small number of people with too much resentment can become evil ghosts.

However, after the foundation building, the cultivators have made up for the leak in their bodies. Once they die, that breath can send people to Lingshan and become what he is now. So this breath can't be dispersed - if it is dispersed, it will really go to the netherworld, and all the cultivation in this life will be ruined. But you can't blame yourself so much that you lose your mind, otherwise, once your consciousness is confused, you can't practice.

But when he thought of his current situation, he couldn't help it!

Originally, his blood god had gradually gained incense, far different from the resentful ghosts outside. However, before that, this ancient cave was almost taken away by Wu Meng!

People in the world worship spirit gods, such as the Kitchen God and the Fairy in the Well, and they only need to worship tablets. That's because this kind of spirit god or true spirit has already achieved Taoism. Even if it dies, the true spirit left behind is still part of Taoism. That Taoism is like an invisible and intangible huge "ancient cave" that can be found everywhere.

And he, a wild god who can enjoy incense because he occupies the ancient cave, is like a resident in Deyang City. If you ask someone to send something to the Lord of Deyang City, you don't need to say which street or which family, just say a "city lord", just like you only need to worship the "Kitchen God".

However, if you want to send something to a resident like yourself, you have to tell others in advance where I live. Just like when Li Wuxiang passed by those villages and towns, he would tell the townspeople to worship "the blood god in the Blood God Cave of Chifeng Mountain".

Before, Zeng Jianqiu and the other two saw their ancient cave and immediately rushed in to hide. Wu Meng followed with the coffin spirit and chased them. After a fierce fight, the four people had to abandon the cave and escape. At that time, Zhao Qi felt that this time he was doomed - without the ancient cave to hide, he would become a rootless and resentful ghost.

Fortunately, Wu Meng did not want to occupy the ancient cave, but just wanted to drive them out, and then chased them again.

However, the ancient cave in Lingshan is not a cave in the world of the living - people are gone, but they are still there, as long as they are found back.

According to Zhao Kui, the ancient cave is a little foundation of the world of the living in Lingshan, and only people with destiny can see it. Once this cave was taken by Wu Meng, it immediately became Wu Meng's destiny and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, Li Wuxiang brought some incense later, and Zhao Qi saw the ancient cave again, his soul returned to its place, and he came back.

If we use the world of the living as an analogy, it is like the owner of his residence in Deyang City changed, and then he moved back. The messenger saw that it had changed before, and naturally he would not come here next time, so his incense of the blood god was cut off at once.

Zhao Qi therefore fled all the way in the sea of ​​blood with the ancient cave and the three people, but as long as he had a thought, Wu Meng would immediately chase him with the coffin spirit. After chasing and escaping for an unknown period of time, he finally saw this huge corpse.

This corpse must be exquisite. Three thousand years ago, before the seven emperors became golden immortals, the world could be regarded as a mixture of humans and gods. At that time, the fortune of the Great Dao had not yet been mastered by human beings. There were many ancient creatures, demon kings and monsters in the world. Only after the rise of the Ye Dynasty and the change of the world, they were killed or driven away. Until now, these innate monsters are rarely seen in the sphere of influence of the six sects and thirty-six sects.

The one in front of me should be the skeleton of a certain demon king and monster who died at that time, but somehow it was somehow related to them and was actually seen!

Seeing that there was a pair of coral antlers on this thing's head emitting faint light, Zhao Qi guessed that although this thing was dead, its true spirit might not be extinguished. Anyway, I was desperate, so I immediately took the ancient cave and fled into its eye socket to hide. He is no different from a resentful ghost at the moment. The three people around him are probably earth souls who were taken in. They are just like dust in front of the demon king. They should not offend the true spirit.

As expected, the demon king's skeleton showed no reaction, so they were able to breathe a little and settle down temporarily.

Pan Muyun and Helianji's small swords were still hanging in front of their bellies, and they still looked fully alert.

Zhao Qi complained in his heart, and when he saw the appearance of the two of them, he couldn't help but frown again: "Didn't I say it? Don't think too much! What are you two guarding against? As long as you think about it-- Do you understand?"

"We are now in the remains of the Demon King. Have you ever seen a dog chasing someone? If a dog keeps smelling and chasing you, we will hide in the excrement pile now! But if you hide in the excrement pile, you will still If you yell, do you think the dog can find you? Isn't this what you are doing now - "

"We are just guarding against you." Pan Muyun said.

"Beware of me?!" Zhao Qi stared at Zeng Jianqiu with a pair of bloody eyes, "You came to my place to avoid trouble, I didn't kick you out, and you are still guarding me!? Tell them, do you want to be guarded? Follow me?”

Zeng Jianqiu sighed: "Old Pan, that's enough, there's no need. Now I can calm down and tell you that this person, whose name was Zhao Qi during his lifetime, was a disciple of Ranshan, and Zhao Puppet was his master."

Pan Muyun's face turned stern: "The one you said was in Jinshui? The one who invited Zhao Puppet?"

"Yes. But he is actually not a bad person. He also died at the hands of Zhao Puppet in Jinshui. Li Wuxiang told me that he helped when he killed Zhao Puppet in Deyang. of."

Pan Muyun frowned and thought for a while: "Isn't this deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors?"

"Hahaha, what a bully who deceives his master and destroys his ancestors!" Zhao Qi laughed, "What you are saying has nothing to do with you. I accepted him as my apprentice in Jinshui. He kowtowed to me, and so did Zhao Puppet. His master, when it comes to deceiving his master and destroying his ancestor, I am far behind him!"

"I treated him sincerely at the beginning! I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it. When I first accepted him as my apprentice, it was just to invite him to the Kitchen God. Why I invited the Stove Lord was to find my master! But later I saw that he was treating me well. , I couldn’t help but be nice to him and no longer wanted to use him as a human sacrifice.”

"What happened? They were all plotting against me! I didn't know until I died. Good guy, both he and my master were treating me as a fool! I have harmed several people, but my heart is not as dirty as his!"

Pan Muyun was silent for a while and then said: "Junior Brother Li is doing harm to the people, and asking you to be my teacher is just a temporary measure."

"Oh, yo yo yo, how did you get here? Didn't you say that you were set up by someone from your Sword Sect? Zeng Jian... Zeng Daxia said that person was able to introduce him to Taoism. Didn't your Sword Sect also have this? Bullshit?"

Pan Muyun straightened up: "You——"

Zeng Jianqiu sighed again: "Okay, Old Pan, this matter is over. The grudge between Li Wuxiang and him is over. Didn't he also say it? Li Wuxiang asked him to go to those who were harmed by him again. Atonement - Many people in our sword sect have done some wrong things before becoming swordsmen. Since Li Wu believes in him, I will believe in him. "

Pan Muyun then shook his head: "I only thought that Junior Brother Li was happy with his grudges, but I didn't expect him to be so generous."

Zhao Qi sneered: "Yes, yes, he is good at everything. He is almost a saint. Instead of guarding against me, you might as well think about how to get out. That Wu——"

He shut up immediately, and the expressions of the three swordsmen in the cave also changed, but it was too late——

The blood mist outside the ancient cave suddenly rolled violently. First, countless wooden coffins emerged in the void, and then a large city suddenly appeared in front of them.

Wu Meng was still standing on the castle of the Mountain Lord's Mansion. He looked like a small black dot, but his figure seemed huge. Against the screen-like coffin mountain behind him, he almost looked like a slave to the Demon King. All the space that could be seen in the eye sockets of the remains was obscured, as if they were gods.

In the previous fights, Wu Meng had driven the coffin spirits outside the Coffin City Mansion, and it seemed that he was still full of energy at this time.

He glanced coldly at the remains from the top of the building and sighed: "Sir, why are you doing this? You want to save these two around you, but in the end you can't save any of them. If you think you are dead, this matter will Are you done? You have practiced the True Form Tao for so many years. You should understand that I have a way to find you out of this Lingshan—"

Zeng Jianqiu stood up and walked to the entrance of the cave: "Master Wu Shan, why are you doing this? Yes, I have practiced Zhenxing Tao for many years, so I know that you will not stay in Lingshan for long. If you want to chase me, I will run away, run away When you have to go out, we have plenty of ways to go from here.”

Zhao Qi lowered his voice: "Hey, let me tell you, why don't you call him Master Wu, instead call him father? If Li Wuxiang would call him father, you know, once you call him father, he will soften. If you call him father again, He said you regretted your apostasy, but these two have taken good care of you for so many years, maybe he would let them go? "

Helian Ji glanced at him sideways: "Junior brother Li doesn't care about you, but he also helps you think of ways to atone for your sins. You say such things behind your back, you are an incorrigible person."

Zhao Qi stared, opened his mouth, and finally snorted: "Believe it or not. What's the relationship between us? I'm saying bad things about him?"

Wu Meng sneered: "Oh, go out? Who can you rely on after you go out? I know there is another swordsman in the coffin city. He has some skills, but I didn't take him in. I also know that he is on the coffin mountain right now, trying to get the real artifact of the Five Mountains True Shape Map. I can understand why you are so obsessed - you think you swordsmen are loyal, right?"

"He has disturbed the real artifact now, so he should want me to go out. There is no need for me to go out. There are 23 disciples in the coffin city who are about to refine the gods. Before long, he will die there first and come to Lingshan. The two around you, the flesh is also In my house, do you really think I can't do anything to you?"

"Their bodies were not destroyed because I wanted to see you return to the right path. But if I am really disappointed in you, even if you want to hear me call you a rebellious son again, it is wishful thinking. Now my patience is almost exhausted-the one in the cave!"

Zhao Qi shrank back to the depths of the ancient cave and tilted his head to Pan Muyun: "I called you two."

"-I think you are also a resentful ghost who has achieved enlightenment. It is not easy. Since you have such a Taoist fate, you should have been a cultivator in your lifetime. Then haven't you heard of the Five Mountains True Form Sect? Get out of here! Otherwise, I will take away your ancient cave, destroy your Taoism, and make you die in body and soul!"

Pan Muyun immediately turned to look at Zhao Qi and put his hand on the flying sword in front of his abdomen. But after touching it, he let it go again.

Just now, an idea came to his mind-if this Zhao Qi was really intimidated by Wu Meng, he would kill him first. But this thought only lasted for a moment before he realized that it was because of this Lingshan.

The three of them were all earth souls that were absorbed into Lingshan. They had no magic weapon to protect them, and unlike Wu Meng who was in the coffin city, if it weren't for Zhao Qi's ancient cave, they would have been captured by Wu Meng, and they would have been eaten by the resentful ghosts long ago. Zhao Qi's "blood god" was a great help.

But even so, the earth soul was still invaded by the resentment in the spirit god, which gradually disturbed his mind. Wu Meng couldn't stay in Lingshan for a long time, because of this.

Just now, I actually had the idea of ​​killing people and taking the cave... This is definitely not what a swordsman should do.

If they continue to stay here and can't find a way to escape, I'm afraid that both of them will slowly become resentful ghosts, and Zeng Jianqiu will be the same.

In this case, it's better...

He sighed in his heart, and tried to stand up with his knees, wanting to persuade Zeng Jianqiu.

It's better to die two people than three or four people. Wu Meng was right. If he just wanted to kill these people, he wouldn't have to go to such great lengths. In his opinion, the current situation was more like Wu Meng venting the resentment accumulated in his heart for decades, and he had to force Zeng Jianqiu to say "I was wrong".

A True Form Sect monk who had reached the realm of refining spirits had such evil thoughts in his heart, and it was definitely not something that could be resolved by calling "Dad" or saying a few soft words. Today, he and Helian Ji would not have a chance to survive.

And if even a seed of vitality was preserved, there would be other possibilities in the future. Junior Brother Li was still in the coffin city, and he was not taken in like the three of them. There must be other magical means... Zeng Jianqiu might be able to rescue him. For three thousand years, the Sword Sect has continued like this. We are all brothers, and it doesn't matter who is alive.

However, when he was about to make a move, he saw Zhao Qi suddenly stand up.

Before, the Blood God had shrunk to the depths of the ancient cave and seemed to be frightened and stunned after hearing what Wu Meng said, and he didn't say a word. It seemed that because of Li Wuxiang, he didn't want to go alone, but he was really afraid of Wu Meng and those coffin spirits, and didn't want to end up with his body and soul destroyed.

His appearance actually made Pan Muyun sigh in his heart again - because of the invasion of resentment, he even wanted to seize this cave for a moment just now. But Zhao Qi can do this, which shows that Zeng Jianqiu was right before, he is not a bad person... He can even be considered very good.

So Pan Muyun stood up, turned to look at Helian Ji, and whispered: "Let's go out, don't make Lao Zeng do it himself. There is also a junior brother Li outside, maybe..."

Helian Ji smiled and held the flying sword in his palm: "I understand. Okay, I have long wanted to meet the six parts of the Xuan Sect to see if they are stronger than our golden elixir. Today, good, it is a good opportunity."

The two were about to walk towards the cave entrance, but Zhao Qi suddenly shuddered and stood up.

He casually pushed Pan Muyun and Helian Ji and immediately pushed them to the ground again. He strode to the cave entrance and stood beside Zeng Jianqiu. He frowned and looked at the dense coffin spirits and the coffin city that covered the sky and the earth in the distance, then he exhaled a long breath like a living person, and a sneer appeared on his face.

His appearance and tone at this time were very different from before, which made Zeng Jianqiu stunned.

"It's a big fuss... It's giving me a headache and eye pain." Zhao Qi said. His voice was originally a little sharp and harsh, but now he has completely changed into another person.

Zeng Jianqiu was startled, and turned to look at him again, and saw that his teeth, which were originally covered with blood, had turned into fine fangs.

Zhao Qi squinted and looked carefully at Wu Meng on the top of the tower: "I don't like your tone. I know about the Five Mountains True Form Sect, but what's so great about it? Besides, you are just a mere spirit cultivator. I will protect these people. Get out!"