The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 357
[Uh, after a long time, I still have to take the blame? 】

Looking up at the green-scaled serpent who was still telling about Xiaoqing's "mental journey", Pei Wende opened his mouth hesitantly, but finally chose to listen obediently.

After all, in a sense, it is really my own physique and personality that keeps causing trouble, which has caused everything that has happened so far.

"After realizing this 'mistake', the stupid ontology decides to fundamentally feel like the 'mistake' happened."

If there is no way to solve Pei Wende who keeps causing trouble, then simply let yourself no longer have extra fetters and emotions for Pei Wende, or even anyone or anything.

In this way, Xiaoqing felt that she might be able to return to the state of "only seeking longevity" three years ago, and concentrate on continuing her path of practice.

In this case, the existence of "phantom" appeared in Xiaoqing's mind.

As a monster who has been active in Tanzhou for nearly a hundred years, Xiaoqing naturally has a good understanding of the legendary "phantom".

It is said that this legendary "phantom" was a great demon who hid here at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and was forced to hide because he was seriously injured in the war.

To be honest, Xiaoqing sneered at the existence of "phantom" at first.

Because she does not believe that there is any existence in this world that can fulfill any wish, and it is even more impossible for a monster who has been defeated and severely injured to be omnipotent.

It wasn't until this time that Xiaoqing found out that she might be in a deep "love robbery", that Xiaoqing thought of the big monster hiding in Tanzhou again.

With an attitude of preferring to believe what is there or not to believe what is not, Xiaoqing feels that even if she can't cut off her emotions and desires in the end, there is a high probability that she can get a lot of benefits from "phantom".

In fact, we can also see Xiaoqing's changes during this period of time from this.

If it were Xiaoqing from three years ago, she would not take the initiative to provoke a big monster of unknown strength and origin like "Mirage".

"So you still say that I often get into trouble, don't you do the same?"

Faced with Pei Wende's sharp complaint, the green-scaled snake who was talking about it suddenly froze, and then slapped its own tail fiercely, creating a small-scale earthquake.

"Don't interrupt me, do you want to continue listening?"

Pei Wende, who was almost overwhelmed by the shock, could only roll his eyes helplessly when he heard this—this is a typical example that only officers and soldiers are allowed to set fires, and ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps!

But considering that the green-scaled snake in front of him is not Xiaoqing in essence, but the incarnation of Xiaoqing's various desires, he didn't point it out in a self-defeating way.

After all, as a collection of the main body's desires, it is not surprising that the green-scaled serpent makes any emotional reactions, which can be seen from the personality difference between her and the main body.

"Speaking of which, those three little fellows in Zhangjiacun have some potential."

"I just hopelessly asked those three little guys to look for traces of 'phantom' nearby, but I didn't expect them to actually find this fog."

Don't look at how easily Pei Wende found and broke into this fog, but that was based on the premise that he was guided by an unknown mysterious person.

If you were an ordinary person, let alone find this fog, even if you really discovered the existence of this fog, you may only be able to linger on the periphery of the fog forever.

The three civet cat brothers were able to find this place successfully and confirmed that this is the hiding place of "Mirage". It can only be said that these three spirits who are naturally proficient in changes do have the potential to surpass ordinary people.

And after Brother Limaoshan found the fog, what happened next was almost the same as what Pei Wende knew.

The hesitant Xiaoqing finally left Weishan alone and came to this strange fog with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

At the beginning, she was the same as all the people who were looking for this fog. She could only keep wandering around the periphery of the fog, but she was still unable to find a way to really enter the fog.

However, Xiaoqing really deserves to be a monster who has practiced for a hundred years. After several short trials, she suddenly realized that the way to enter this fog is actually very simple.

This fog rejects all irrelevant outsiders, and only accepts those who "have something to ask for".

If the creatures who stray into this mist do not have their own obsessions, even if they wander in the mist for another hundred years, they will not be able to truly enter this mist.

On the contrary, if it is those who wish for something, this fog will naturally lead them to see the "phantom".

So after driving away the three civet cat brothers, Xiaoqing went deep into the fog smoothly and saw the legendary "phantom".

Or to be more precise, I saw the remains of the "phantom".

"The legendary 'Mirage'..."

"It's a real dragon, a real dragon that has been dead for more than a hundred years."

When Zhai heard the green-scaled snake say that, Pei Wende was indeed somewhat surprised.

But if you think about it carefully, if the "phantom" is a real dragon that has long since died, then it can indeed explain all the strange things now.

Because even in the memory of Zhou Sheng who fulfilled his wish, Pei Wende has never seen the real face of "phantom".

In Zhou Sheng's memory, he just made a deal with the "phantom" hidden behind the mist in a dreamlike fairyland, and then appeared in this mist.

And Zhou Sheng later created the "phantom bead" of the skeleton giant, which was also a crystal formed by him stealing the power of that fairyland, rather than a manifestation of his own psychic spells.

[It seems that Zhou Sheng also guessed something? 】

Pei Wende is a little regretful now, why he can only see the memory fragments of Zhou Sheng's personal experience, but cannot see the thoughts in the other party's mind at that time.

Otherwise, maybe I would be able to learn some specific information about "Mirage" now.

After all, judging from the description of the green-scaled snake, the real dragon called "Mirage" can be said to be dead but not stiff, and is still planning something.

According to the plot logic of Pei Wende's previous life, if he continues to deduce it, the "phantom", who is dead but not stiff, is most likely planning to resurrect himself.

"Unfortunately, the moment I saw 'Mirage', I was stripped from my body."

"So much so that I don't know what happened next..."

Shaking his head with some regret, the green-scaled snake spoke in such a low voice.

"This means that the deal between the main body and the 'phantom' has been concluded, and I will be imprisoned in this false illusion forever."

"In order to prevent me from leaving here, this illusion will conjure up various things according to my desires."

"Just before you appeared, a 'you' who was ordained as a monk and escaped into Buddhism was transformed by the illusion..."

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(End of this chapter)