Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 204: Three Flowers in Front of Buddha

Inside Beixiong Pass.

Jieyan and Hua Wuyan stood side by side, their eyes fixed on Qiu Zimo who was slowly appearing, with solemn expressions, ready for battle.

Quitting Smoking snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Huh, I see that you people of the Demonic Path are quite good at micro-medical skills. Could it be that you have been castrated?"

Hua Wuyan also sneered and said, "You must be Qiu Zimo, the Poison King of the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Qiu Zimo was slightly startled, then smiled calmly and said, "I never thought such a delicate little girl would know about me. But today, you will definitely die. Otherwise, I would like to share the rain and clouds with you."

"Shameless!" Hua Wuyan shouted angrily, swung the sword in his hand, and took the lead in attacking.

Qiu Zimo's figure was as fast as lightning, and he flashed in front of the two men in an instant, with a cold light flashing in the dagger in his hand.

At this time, Jieyan was extremely weak. In desperation, he had to put his hands together and try his best to block the stabbing dagger.

The dagger was blocked, and Hua Wuyan seized the opportunity and slashed at Qiu Zimo's waist with his sword.

Qiu Zimo turned the dagger in his hand deftly and pulled it out easily. At the same time, his body flashed again to avoid the sharp sword. He swung his hand back and a black light shot out like a poisonous snake, heading straight for Hua Wuyan's throat.

Hua Wuyan's body quickly retreated, but Qiu Zimo was faster, and the tip of the dagger was about to touch her throat.

At the critical moment, Jieyan didn't care about his own safety. His whole body was shining with golden light, and he forced Qiu Zimo back a step in an instant.

The three of them staggered a little and finally managed to steady their steps.

"Be careful!" Quitting Smoking warned, "This guy seems to be controlling the formation, and his strength has been weakened."

Hua Wuyan nodded slightly. Qiu Zimo's strength far exceeded the two of them, but at the moment he seemed a little restrained. He must have been restrained by something.

"The cooperation is quite good." Qiu Zimo smiled calmly and said, "But next time, it won't be so easy."

After he finished speaking, the dagger in his hand suddenly burst out with thick black energy, instantly submerging the two of them.

A feeling of dizziness came over them like a tide, and Jieyan and Hua Wuyan hurriedly practiced their skills to resist it.

"Oh no, it's poisonous!" Hua Wuyan's face changed drastically and he began to stagger.

Seeing this, Qiu Zimo sneered and said, "My poison cannot be resisted by just using Qigong."

However, just when he was feeling proud, Jieyan quickly took out a porcelain bottle and fed Hua Wuyan a mouthful, and the other party immediately recovered gradually.

Qiu Zimo was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically: "That's absolutely impossible! You can cure my poison just by raising your hand."

Quitting Smoking smiled faintly and said, "How else do you think we solved the water problem in Beimen City?"

A hint of viciousness flashed in Qiu Zimo's eyes. Without the poison, his strength was halved, and killing them would be risky.

Seeing that Hua Wuyan had not yet fully recovered, Qiu Zimo rushed forward again and stabbed Hua Wuyan's throat.

At the critical moment, Jieyan roared, and the golden light of Buddhism condensed in his palm and slapped it out fiercely.

However, Qiu Zimo flashed and instantly went behind Jieyan, stabbing him in the back with a dagger. It turned out that his target had always been Jieyan, and attacking Hua Wuyan was just a cover.

Quitting had no time to react and his life was in danger. At this critical moment, Hua Wuyan, who had just recovered a little, rushed forward and pushed Quitting away.

"Puff!" Although it avoided her heart, her chest was still pierced instantly.

What a good opportunity! Hua Wuyan instantly grasped Qiu Zimo's hand holding the dagger, preventing him from moving.

"Sissy!" Jieyan exclaimed, and at the same time, the colorful cassock flew into the air, and he launched his strongest attack, punching Qiu Zimo in the waist and ribs.

"Crack!" The sound of bones breaking was heard, and Qiu Zimo flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.

Hua Wuyan covered his chest and gritted his teeth, "I'm fine, let's go!"

After saying that, the two of them supported each other and staggered away.

They suffered heavy losses in this battle, but they were not without gain. At least they knew the location of one of the array bases.

On the other side, in the Great Zhou military camp.

"The base of this formation should be in the east, west, south, and north." Ye Beixuan pointed to the circled area on the map and said calmly, "And the center of the formation may be in the center of the formation."

"At that time, the three masters and the four of you, Mr. Hua, will each be responsible for destroying one of the formation bases. Once the formation base is destroyed, the power of the formation will be greatly reduced, and the formation's core will be exposed, thus breaking the formation."

The three monks nodded repeatedly. If everything went well, this formation could indeed be broken.

Just as everyone was discussing, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and soon the military tent was suddenly opened.

"General, something bad has happened. Young Master Hua is missing!" Tian Huazhi said hurriedly.

Ye Beixuan frowned, realizing that Hua Wuyan might have gone to rescue Jieyan alone.

"Young Master Hua must have gone to rescue someone. Three masters, there's no time to lose. Let's go and rescue them first. You guys destroy the formation base as planned, and I'll go look for them inside the formation."

at the same time.

Jieyan and Hua Wuyan supported each other and escaped from the formation base with great difficulty. They were constantly harassed by ghost babies along the way and suffered terribly.

Hua Wuyan's face was as pale as paper, and the wound on her chest was bleeding profusely. Qiu Zimo's poison was too potent, and even after drinking orange leaf water, she could hardly bear it, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.

Quitting Smoking hugged her and whispered to her, "Brother will come to rescue us soon, hold on."

Hua Wuyan was weak, but still smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, I won't die."

The two fled to the western corner of Beixiong Pass. Hua Wuyan finally couldn't hold on and collapsed weakly to the ground.

Quitting Smoking hurriedly supported her to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"I'll heal you!" Quitting Smoking whispered.

Hua Wuyan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Bald donkey, save your energy! You're already at the end of your rope."

Quitting Smoking gritted his teeth and said, "Nonsense, I am a one in a million genius!"

Hua Wuyan forced a smile and said, "Bald donkey, why do you always like to make me angry?"

A tear flashed in Quitting's eyes, and he whispered, "Because I want to get your attention."

This idea may be a bit naive. He made her angry just to attract her attention. Perhaps this was the youthful and innocent feeling he had as a monk!

Hua Wuyan asked in a weak voice, "Bald Donkey, when did you know I was a woman?"

"I always knew, I always knew you were a girl." Quitting Smoking supported her and held her gently in his arms.

"Then what is your secular name? Can I know?" Hua Wuyan continued to ask.

Quitting smoking was silent for a moment and said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Hua Wuyan said with some disappointment, "Can't you tell me?"

"Shakya," Jieyan said softly and calmly. His master once told him that if someone could persuade him to reveal his secular name, then he would be close to becoming a Buddha.

At that time he thought it was just a joke, but now he understands and has fully realized it.

"Buddha apple? What a strange name!" Hua Wuyan said weakly, "Can you tell me a story?"

She seemed a little cold and shrank into Jieyan's arms.

"A story?" Jieyan hugged Hua Wuyan and slowly told him the story from Putuo Temple: "Once upon a time, there was a monk who meditated under a willow tree every day, hoping to understand the true meaning of transcending the cycle of life and death."

"One day, he sat under a tree as usual, but he couldn't calm down. The dying wildflower in front of him just before he closed his eyes kept flashing through his mind."

Then, the monk took off the water bottle from his waist, and with a compassionate heart, poured a drop of water on the wild flower. He smiled calmly, gently picked up its body and straightened it.

In this way, day after day, year after year, the monk sat in meditation in front of it every day, and wild flowers began to bloom for him day and night.

Finally one day, the monk comprehended the cycle of life and death, killed the three corpses and became a saint.

However, the good times did not last long. Suddenly, blood clouds covered the sky and blocked out the sun, and all the gods and Buddhas in the sky withered away.

The Buddha, with compassion in his heart, illuminates the world with his Buddha light and transforms himself into the Great Sage Vajra to fight against the Blood Sea Mara.

Mara was very cunning and used the evil thoughts of the three corpses of the Buddha to smash the Buddha's golden body into pieces.

"In the end! The wild flower never got to wait for the Buddha's return. Maybe it is still waiting now!" Quitting Smoking sighed.

"No, I think the flower has withered long ago." Hua Wuyan said sadly.

"Why?"

"Because, there is no one worthy of it blooming." After saying this, Hua Wuyan slowly closed his eyes.

Scenes flashed through her mind. An ordinary wild flower waited for a very long time, until the world changed and the sea dried up and the rocks crumbled. It no longer bloomed, no longer blossomed, until it withered.

A cold wind blew by, taking away her remaining warmth.

Quitting held her tighter, murmuring to himself, "Am I worthy of your blooming?"

at the same time.

The three monks destroyed the outer base of the formation, and the range of the formation was reduced. They began to search everywhere for the whereabouts of Jieyan.

Ye Beixuan fought his way to the center. Although he had not yet found the center of the formation, he found that the number of ghost babies was gradually decreasing.

Just as he was about to continue searching, suddenly, a dagger with a cold gleam of revenge came straight at his face like lightning.

Ye Beixuan accurately grasped the dagger with his two fingers, and then swung out with his palm.

"Bang!" The two men exchanged palm strikes, and Qiu Zimo retreated dozens of steps, obviously at a disadvantage.

"We meet again." Ye Beixuan said coldly.

Qiu Zimo was stunned for a moment, then sneered and said, "It was you. That day in the Dragon Palace, it was you who ruined the Demon Lord's plan! Now it seems that the person the Demon Lord wants to kill is you."

Ye Beixuan said calmly: "It's me, so what?"

Qiu Zimo's eyes turned cold and he said, "Hey! You'll know in a moment."

As soon as the words fell, the two figures flashed at the same time, and they started fighting in an instant. For a moment, sword energy crisscrossed and black air surged and filled the air.

"boom!"

Qiu Zimo was sent flying, silently cursing inwardly, wondering why none of them were afraid of his poison. "What other tricks do you have?" Ye Beixuan said coldly, "If you've run out of tricks, then tell me the center of the formation, and I'll give you a quick death."

Qiu Zimo collapsed to the ground, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He took out a jade ring with a playful look on his face and said sarcastically, "Do you know what this is?"

Ye Beixuan's heart trembled. Controlling Jade Ring? Could it be that... Thinking of this, he suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

"I want you all to die!" Qiu Zimo laughed crazily and threw the jade ring into the air! In an instant, the jade ring turned into a black light and dissipated.

A shrill roar suddenly sounded, and countless ghost babies rushed towards the roar like a tide, making strange crying sounds from their mouths.

Beixiong Pass.

A huge ghost baby shadow stood inside the pass. He was more than six meters tall, and his long fangs were longer than a human's. Anyone who saw him would be terrified.

Every time he took a step, the earth shook and dust flew up.

"This is the resentment and blood sacrifice of tens of thousands of pregnant women and babies. It will kill all living things here except me, the controller. I want to see how you can resist it." Qiu Zimo had long disappeared, his voice echoing in this empty space. He had hidden himself.

Ye Beixuan looked at the giant ghost that was dozens of meters tall and tightly grasped the Immortal Slayer in his hand. This thing would probably be extremely difficult to deal with.

At the same time, relying on the formation's induction, the three monks finally found a way to quit smoking. He was sitting on the ground with a wooden expression, with the long-dead Hua Wuyan on his lap.

"Junior brother." Jiesexing showed compassion on his face, and clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha."

"Brother, can Buddha really save all living beings?" Jieyan asked calmly.

"All living beings suffer, and the Buddha's light shines upon the world, which can relieve countless sufferings." Jiesexing folded his hands together and prayed devoutly.

"Buddha saves all living beings? I'm devoted to Buddha, so why am I suffering as if I were in a sea of suffering?" Jieyan suddenly stood up, looking at Hua Wuyan's serene face. Black energy filled his body, and he suddenly roared towards the sky: "Buddha saves all living beings, why can't he save himself?"

The gambling addict showed a peaceful expression and said, "If you have Buddha in your heart and let go of your obsessions, you will be able to save yourself in your heart."

"Oh no, Junior Brother has been possessed by a demon!" Jiedu showed fear on his face: "Quickly stop him, the Four Elements will merge!"

"Amitabha." Jiesese's Buddhist chant sounded in Sanskrit.

The three monks immediately took action, surrounded Jieyan and sat him down.

They kept chanting, "Buddha said greed, anger, ignorance and hatred are the root of suffering. Let go of your obsessions and you can escape the sea of suffering."

The sound of Sanskrit and Buddhist chants were endless, and the three people were covered in golden light, and the endless golden light gathered towards Jieyan.

the other side.

"Amitabha."

Ye Beixuan held the Immortal Slayer, ready to fight the giant ghost.

Suddenly, a huge Buddhist chant sounded, accompanied by a huge golden light and the Buddha stood opposite the ghost baby.

"It's them?"

The ghost baby seemed to be extremely disgusted with the Buddha's light. It let out a shrill roar, jumped, and pounced towards the golden light image, opening its mouth to bite.

The Dharma image always had a peaceful expression on its face, allowing the ghost baby to bite it without changing its expression. Even when its golden body was shattered, it still did not fight back.

The ghost baby seemed to sense something and showed a confused expression. He stared blankly at the big Buddha who did not fight back, not knowing what he intended to do.

The Buddha's image always had a smile on his face, and he reached out and gently touched the ghost baby's head.

The ghost baby's face suddenly became rational, and he suddenly remembered that he should have slept peacefully in his mother's arms, fed when hungry and slept when full. He came to the world happily and left with gray hair.

He burst into tears, and his cries echoed throughout Beixiong Pass.

Suddenly, a golden tear fell, and the Buddha also shed tears.

"This is..." Ye Beixuan looked at this scene and suddenly remembered the ghost baby that he and Jieyan had saved, so he immediately took out the jade flute.

A melodious flute sound was heard, and the notes, with a peaceful meaning, floated towards the big Buddha and the ghost baby. It was Ye Beixuan who played the reincarnation song.

Suddenly, images of countless babies being born flashed through his mind. Could this be... the memories of these ghost babies?
In the picture, they are drinking milk in their mother's arms, being amused by their parents, and lying peacefully in their mother's arms and acting coquettishly. This should be the life they deserve.

A surge of hatred washed over him like a surging wave, and Ye Beixuan groaned in pain! His mind flashed back to their mother being cut open to remove her child, the blood flowing like a river, and they were also ritually trained to become tiny ghosts, separated from their mother and child.

"Let it go! Let it go!" The Buddha's name suddenly flashed through Ye Beixuan's mind.

The song is over!
The ghost baby disappeared from the world.

Suddenly, the ground at Beixiong Pass shook violently. Ye Beixuan didn't care about anything else and quickly came to the place where the Golden Buddha was.

I saw three great monks sitting peacefully around Quitting Smoking. They were already dead, and Hua Wuyan was also lying there quietly.

Ye Beixuan looked at the Buddha above Quitting Smoking's head and asked, "Are you... Quitting Smoking?"

The Buddha smiled and stretched out his giant golden hand towards Hua Wuyan, slowly lifting her up from her peaceful sleep. Suddenly, she transformed into a burst of white light and turned into an ordinary yet incomparably beautiful flower.

The Buddha smiled at the flower, and the flower suddenly blossomed in its most brilliant form in the wind, with its petals drifting away in the wind.

"Amitabha, greed, lust, ignorance, and anger, the four elements are empty." The Buddha slapped the ground with his giant hand, and the corpse of Jiexue, drug abuse, and gambling was turned into powder under the golden light.

He looked up at the sky, clasped his hands together, a look of relief on his face, letting go of everything, then lowered his head and disappeared from the world, leaving only a withered flower stem swaying gently in the wind.

Suddenly, it started to rain heavily in the sky.

Drops of rain fell on Ye Beixuan's lips. Rainwater has no taste, but he tasted bitterness!
Although the Ten Thousand Demonic Infants Formation was broken, the price was too high.

No! It's not completely solved yet, there's still one person left to deal with.

Thinking of this, Ye Beixuan flashed and rushed to the center. Now that the core of the formation was exposed, it was easy to find Qiu Zimo.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Demon Infant Formation cannot be broken so easily, the core of the formation is still there." Qiu Zimo showed an expression of disbelief. Even if the three greatest masters of the time joined forces, it would be difficult to break this formation, so how could it be broken so easily.

"Nothing is impossible." Ye Beixuan, holding the Immortal Slayer, slowly walked towards Qiu Zimo and said calmly, "Now, it's time to settle the accounts between us."

"You think you've won?" Qiu Zimo said frantically, "When a ghost baby is born, the ghost mother will protect it for its entire life. If there is a ghost baby, there will naturally be a ghost mother."

"Let's try the Ten Thousand Ghosts Mother Formation!"

What else? This formation was truly insane. Ye Beixuan held the Immortal Slayer and was fully prepared.

Suddenly, the wind and clouds changed again, and an even more shrill scream was heard. The scream seemed like a weak call, like the shrill cry of a mother who had lost her child.

"Crack!"

Qiu Zimo, who was so arrogant just now, suddenly felt a dry hand stretched out from his chest. He looked back in disbelief.

He saw a woman with a hunched figure, wearing tattered yellow clothes, with disheveled hair and an unclear face, piercing his heart.

Then, the withered arm slowly plucked out Qiu Zimo's heart, stuffed it into his mouth and began to chew it under his terrified eyes. Then Qiu Zimo fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open.

Only then did Ye Beixuan see her face clearly.

Her face was as pale as paper, without any blood, her eye sockets were sunken like black holes, her lips were blue and cracked, and there were remnants of the heart she had just chewed at the corners of her mouth.

After eating the heart, the ghost mother showed her sharp fangs and looked at Ye Beixuan with a ferocious expression. She raised her claws and grabbed Ye Beixuan at such a fast speed that only her afterimage could be seen.

"clang……"

A crisp sound was heard, and the female ghost's claws caught Zhanxian. Ye Beixuan pulled hard, and the sword made a sharp friction sound under the claws, and sparks flew.

Soon, the man and the ghost intertwined their figures and fought each other quickly. Ye Beixuan became more and more frightened as the fight went on. This ghost mother was surprisingly strong. The evil creature sacrificed by tens of thousands of pregnant women was indeed extraordinary. Its strength was close to the late stage of Jindan, much stronger than Zhang Daoling.

"Ice Soul." An indifferent voice came, and the surroundings suddenly became frozen for thousands of miles, and the Ghost Mother's movements were immediately restricted.

Three figures came gracefully, they were Ao Qin, Li Xianglian and Jin Quan.

"This ghost seems a little abnormal." Ao Qin said in a puzzled tone.

Jin Quan looked at Ye Beixuan and saw that he was even more handsome than himself. He suddenly became uneasy and asked, "Junior Sister Li, who is this pretty boy?"

"Uh..." Li Xianglian hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a disciple of my sect."

Seeing this was a perfect opportunity to show off, Jin Quan immediately said, "Brother, please step aside and rest for a while while I meet this ghost."

Ye Beixuan secretly laughed in his heart. This guy wanted to show off his ability right from the start. Well, it would be a waste to use a free helper.

Thinking of this, he flashed and pretended to be weak as he retreated behind the two women, looking like he was ready to eat melons.

Seeing that Ye Beixuan was so tactful, Jin Quan used the treasure in his hand, Han Bingpo, and fearlessly dodged and fought with the Ghost Mother.

Ao Qin covered his mouth and chuckled, saying, "You are really bad enough. This ghost is obviously not a simple one. Aren't you afraid that he can't handle it?"

Ye Beixuan stood between them, his arms resting on their shoulders, and said jokingly, "It's okay. This guy has a tough skin and thick flesh. He can handle a few beatings."

Below, beads of sweat the size of beans had already appeared on Jin Quan's forehead. Even though he used all his strength to exert the Ice Spirit, he still could not stop the sweat from dripping.

This ghost is so powerful that it is at the late Jindan stage, while I am only at the early Jindan stage. It is only thanks to this treasure that I have been able to hold on until now.

But if I ask them to attack together now, wouldn’t I lose all face?
Ao Qin said casually: "Hey, I think he seems to be a little overwhelmed."

When Jin Quan heard this, he immediately straightened his back and continued to chop at the Ghost Mother with the long sword in his hand. Sparks flew where the sword blade touched the Ghost Mother.

"Don't talk nonsense! Young Master Jin has great magical powers..."

However, it was ultimately too much to hold on. Jin Quan gradually felt his strength was running out, as the ghost seemed invulnerable to swords and guns.

Seeing that Jin Quan was about to be unable to resist, Li Xianglian glanced at him with disgust, then drew her sword and stepped forward to help.

Jin Quan received support and his pressure was immediately reduced. His mind was full of thoughts. Junior Sister Li really loves me.

"Boom!"

A loud thunderclap resounded through the sky, and the ghost mother's figure suddenly stopped. Then, a gloomy and terrifying voice came from all directions.

"Everyone's here! Let's get started!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ghost mother began to tremble violently, and sharp thorns suddenly grew on her back.

"This ghost is mutating."

(End of this chapter)