Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 472: The inner appearance conceals the outer appearance

Zheng Renben, who also saw something, showed some fear in his eyes. He looked at Shao Siming and asked hurriedly, "Senior, why can't I see the source of the changes in the three people's bodies?"

"Brother, what do you mean by this?"

"The changes in these three people are not pathological or alienated, but natural, just like they were born and raised by nature, and their flesh and blood grew naturally. Just like a bird has feathers and a tiger has fur, everything about them is naturally generated without any external interference."

Zheng Renben's words made Qimen and Dunjia look even more bitter, and they stopped Xie Balian who was about to speak.

"Brother Zheng Dao is indeed a great disciple of Kunlun. He saw their problem at a glance. That's right, the problem of these three fellow Daoists is not other things. We have tried many methods, but we can't make them change back. Many magics of observing the form and reflecting the true nature have been used on them, and they all show their true bodies."

"This shouldn't be possible! This shouldn't be possible! How can a normal person's true form look like this?"

However, Xin Shisi Niang beside her recalled some of her past experiences, looked at Shao Siming and asked, "Madam, is the problem with them the result of Chiyou Blood Spring or Feixian Zhenjun? Or is it the product of the influence of both?"

"You are quite clever and have spotted the problem."

Shao Siming looked at Xin Shisiniang, nodded, and praised her. Then he looked at the three people and said, "Are they proficient in the method of refining the physical body, the technique of letting the Yin spirit leave the body, and the spell of flying in the sky and wandering in the clouds?"

Qimen and Dunjia nodded in agreement after hearing this. Qimen pointed at the man with the "Five Qis Returning to the Origin" and said, "This man's name is Dao Yichang. He achieved an indestructible body a few years ago. Over the years, he has been honing his five internal organs and five qi, hoping to make them blend into one and create an immortal body."

Dunjia then pointed at the man who had "Three Flowers Gathered at the Top of the Head" and said, "This is Gui Jianchou. He usually takes care of little ghosts. He is proficient in the methods of moving the five ghosts and driving the ghost soldiers. He can also leave his body and become a great master of the underworld. However, because of this, his life span is relatively short. In recent years, he has been studying alchemy, trying to find a way to prolong his life."

"The last one is Hua Xiangrong..."

Qimen spoke again, but before he finished speaking, he thought of something and looked at Shao Siming and said, "Xianjia, are the problems of the three of them caused by their respective requests?"

"Dao Yichang wanted to refine the five internal organs and five qi, so he had this evil appearance of five qi converging to the origin. Gui Jianchou wanted to live forever, so he studied alchemy, and finally gave birth to three flowers on his head. Hua Xiangrong pursued beauty and was good at flying and becoming a god, so he had this strange appearance of feathering? What kind of evil method is this?"

Having said that, Dunjia couldn't help but shudder, as if he thought of something terrible.

This time Shao Siming did not answer. Instead, he took out a mirror and placed it in front of the three people. He waved the purple bamboo branch gently, and the mirror gradually reflected a middle-aged down-and-out man, a handsome young man and a beautiful woman.

Looking at the figures in the mirror, the aura of the three people who had been silent immediately showed a slight change.

"The three of you should each look within yourself at the reflection in the mirror."

Shao Siming recited a small mantra for the best wishes, and silently made hand gestures to perform spells such as shapeshifting, finger transformation, mirror reflection, and painted skin.

After the aura of the three people and the figures in the mirror overlapped slightly, a little light appeared on Shao Siming's fingertips. She leaned forward, opened her mouth and exhaled a breath of green air.

Green air wrapped in spiritual light danced in the air and landed on the three people, forming a curtain of light.

The purple bamboo branch swung, and the light curtain closed inwards, transforming into three normal people. The three looked at their bodies, stepped forward and said gratefully: "Dao Yichang (Gui Jianchou/Hua Xiangrong) greets the immortal family, thank you for your help."

The people around also showed surprised expressions, but Zheng Renben had a serious look on his face, as if he wanted to say something.

Shao Siming saw this and said with a smile, "It seems that your eyes have recovered better than I expected. You have figured out that I was just using a trick on the three of them."

These words made the three people's faces change immediately. They silently made hand gestures and cast spells several times but they could not change themselves. Qimen and Dunjia also stepped forward to observe, but they could not see what was going on.

Zheng Renben heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and said respectfully, "Senior, your magical powers are unfathomable. If you hadn't said it yourself, I wouldn't have been sure that the three people's magic was different. But I think their magic seems to be different from ordinary illusions. May I ask what magic did you use?"

"I just added a little self-deception into it."

Shao Siming's answer made everyone present feel a little strange.

Looking at the people who were looking at him, Shao Siming did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment and said softly, "The previous transformation of the three people was essentially the desire of the three people. Under the influence of the power of Chiyou Blood Spring and Feixian Zhenjun, it became concrete, just like some people's practice of the method of three heads and six arms went wrong and they really grew three heads and six arms."

"Therefore, the three people's physical forms have undergone fundamental changes, and naturally will not be affected by the method of reflecting the truth, because their current appearance is their true appearance. But this method is not difficult to break. Do you three think of your appearance as it is now or as it was before?"

"Naturally it is what it is now."

The three of them made a prompt decision. Shao Siming nodded and said, "This is what you three think, but to your fleshly bodies, your current appearance is false. I am reflecting your self-image in your cognition, and then letting you silently introspect and cooperate with the method of deceiving yourself to deceive your fleshly bodies and make them think that you are the same."

"Can this method still be called a trick?"

Zheng Renben was dumbfounded. Shao Siming smiled and said, "To their physical bodies, isn't it just a trick?"

After that, she warned the three of them, "This spell will last for about three years, and it will completely fix your appearance and keep it as it is now. But you must also remember that the spell I cast on the three of you is essentially to guide the inner image of your mind. If the image in your mind changes, the reflected outer appearance will also change."

When Qimen and Dunjia heard this, they immediately understood Shao Siming's thoughts. She was using this method of reflecting their inner minds to determine whether the three people were normal. If any of the three people showed physical changes in the future, it meant that their minds had changed.

But at this moment, the three of them and Xie Balian and others obviously did not hear the reason, and they all praised Shao Siming for his magical powers.

Shao Siming also gave Zheng Renben, Xie Balian and Yan Chixia a task.

"I'm afraid that Tianxie's acquisition of Black Tai Sui is not an isolated case. The three of you should go to various places to search for something. If you have any news, report to me immediately."

At the same time, Shao Siming also made a similar statement about Qi Men Dun Jia.

(End of this chapter)