Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 564: The Monster Plays the God
A horrible scream came from the wooden statue, and then an illusory shadow appeared and tried to escape.

Chu Tai's five fingers contracted slightly, and the void twisted, binding the shadow inside. He concentrated and watched for a while, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be a monster, and it was a monster completely bred from the human heart and the devil. However, this guy's nature seems to have been distorted to a certain extent."

As he spoke, Chu Tai couldn't help but look at Lou Shusheng who was also imprisoned nearby.

At this moment, his face was ferocious, his limbs were slightly twisted, and he tried to take the monster in his hands, muttering: "Give it back to me, give it back to me! Give me back my immortal book!"

"Do you really think this thing is from the Immortal Realm?"

Chu Tai glanced at the shadow in his hand. At this moment, the monster had been exposed to the air and was being attacked by the residual power of the Holy King Avenue. It was dissipating bit by bit.

But there is a willpower inside that slightly distorts its essence to maintain its existence, and the greatest part of that willpower comes from this scholar Lou.

His body was affected by its spirit and connected with the monster. While constantly consuming his life to maintain its existence, he was also stimulating Lou Shusheng, trying to get him to break free and rescue the monster.

Chu Tai let go of his hand and let the monster rush into Lou Shusheng's chest. The next moment, a black shadow spread out from it.

Lou Shusheng, who was still struggling, widened his eyes in horror. He felt his vitality slipping away.

"No, how could this happen? Why is this happening? Help me, please help me!"

Lou Shusheng looked at Chu Tai and stretched out his hand to try to ask for help, but the monster obviously didn't think so. It madly devoured Lou Shusheng's life and gradually replaced his existence.

No, it should be said that Lou Shusheng had mortgaged himself to this monster a long time ago, and now it is just taking back his things in advance.

"Not enough! Still not enough..."

Lou Shusheng, who was completely replaced by the monster, opened his eyes wide, and only animal desire and greed remained in his bloodshot pupils.

At the same time, Lou Shusheng's body began to show a certain degree of alienation. Copper coin patterns appeared on his cheeks, his skin also took on a metallic luster, and his hair gradually stuck together like flowing liquid.

"This feeling, why does it smell a bit like the fragments of an exotic Taoist fruit..."

Chu Tai, who wanted to observe for a while, suddenly felt a gaze coming from afar. He narrowed his eyes slightly, reached out and touched Lou Shusheng, who instantly exploded, leaving only a copper coin embodying the essence of a monster falling into his hand.

Then he stepped back and hid in the shadows. At the same time, the fate and cause and effect of this place also dissipated little by little with Chu Tai's departure.

When latecomers arrived here, they could not see anything useful at all.

Chu Tai, who retreated into the darkness, was somewhat surprised to find that the person who came was actually an acquaintance of his from the past, Taoist Yang Yan.

This man was originally a direct disciple of a Xuanmen sect and was extremely talented. However, he hated evil because his family was destroyed by a demon monk in his early years.

After his successful practice, in order to better deal with the devil, he practiced the sect's secret "Great Sun Moving in the Sky Diagram", but he did not practice the most mysterious Great Sun True Qi in the sect. Instead, he chose the second-level Sun Scene Nine Yang Demon Refining Qi, and specialized in many demon refining methods, so that he could more conveniently kill the evil demons in the future.

It's a pity that not long after this man went out to fight demons, his best friend was misled and fell into the evil way and couldn't extricate himself.

In order to prevent Taoist Yangyan from suffering, and also to save himself, the good friend chose to sit and die in front of him. In order to prevent his corpse from being used by others, he even asked Taoist Yangyan to refine it into a magic weapon.

This is the Miaolequan bell that was later used by Taoist Yangyan.

After this incident, Taoist Yang Yan hated the evil way even more, and his behavior became more extreme. The last time he was seen was when he was fighting with the Zhushan lineage. He also used a magic weapon called the Hundred Bones Human Tribulation Stone which was made from the bones of evil cultivators and demon cultivators.

At the same time, he also achieved the fifth level in the process, and condensed the magic of [Eclipse Transformation into Demon] which could evolve the image of Taiyin from pure Yang.

After he appeared, he looked around, stretched out his hand and pointed at the void. A precious mirror with many shadows inside flew out, spun in the air, and swept around.

"The shadow hidden in the empty mirror? The shadow inside is getting more and more distorted. It seems that his paranoia is getting worse."

Chu Tai took a close look at Taoist Yang Yan's aura and found it unexpectedly not tainted by any sins or karma. It was obvious that although his behavior was becoming more and more extreme, what he did was still fair and he did not harm innocent people.

"It's rare that someone can stick to his original intention despite being biased..."

Chu Tai thought for a while, then took out the jade leaf he had obtained from the Reclining Buddha Temple. He stretched out his hand and drew out a ray of moonlight from it. He put it in front of his mouth, blew a breath at Taoist Yang Yan, slightly adjusted his destiny and chance, and then turned and left.

The vital energy blown out by Chu Tai mixed with the moonlight and fell into the Miaolequanyin bell hanging on Taoist Yangyan's waist.

The fist-sized bell that looked like a heart immediately began to shake, making waves of ghostly howling sounds, which made Taoist Yang Yan feel a little upset. But then, there were also traces of the pure Taoist sounds of immortals and the pure Sanskrit sounds of Buddhism, which made his gaze pause slightly.

"What's wrong with me?"

Taoist Yang Yan glanced at the bell on his waist and couldn't help asking, "Quan Yin, what do you want to tell me?"

The bell just continued to shake without answering the Taoist's question.

The Taoist priest, who really couldn't figure it out, fell into deep thought, while Chu Tai began to study the shadow.

This thing was a monster just as Chu Tai had guessed before, but what Chu Tai had not guessed correctly was that this thing should originally be similar to Chun Qiongquan, Shu Shao Nian, Lei Shengji, Tu Yujing and other gold, silver, copper and iron spirits that were more than ten thousand years old.

But this guy is also unlucky.

If it was the Wansui Copper Mine that had become a spirit, it would have transformed into a crouching tiger with a spotted green neck and a rapid thundering sound.

If it is the essence of copper or iron, it will transform into earth and jade essence that looks like a white mouse.

But this thing is a mixture of gold, silver, copper and iron, which can replace money to some extent. Then the area near the city is influenced by the statue of the god of wealth, and people are attracted by money, which invisibly provides him with a lot of wishes and desires.

Ultimately, this elf, which was supposed to be conceived by nature, seemed to be born from the devil in the human heart.

Of course, at present, the Great Heaven is suppressed by the Saint King Avenue. If it is not born in this form, this guy will not be able to go, or it will be destroyed by the Saint King Avenue before it goes. 'But the birth of this guy, from a certain perspective, also shows that the current Saint King Avenue can no longer fully suppress the birth of spirits. Is it a further impact of the collision between the two days, or is there something wrong with the human way? '

Chu Tai thought so, let go of his hand, and observed the speed at which the monster dissipated in the natural environment. After silently recording it, his body faded and he walked towards the location of the statue of the God of Wealth.

It was already night and there were not many people in the city, but the location of the statue of the God of Wealth was still brightly lit.

Tens of thousands of eternal lanterns are hung around the statue, and wishes are gathered on them all the time. Meanwhile, those desires and greedy thoughts are also condensed behind the statue, forming a colorful halo that ordinary people cannot see.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! I told you to hurry up, didn't you hear me?"

A curse came from the mouth of a man in front, and while he spoke he violently whipped the servant beside him.

Behind him, dozens of men walked in carrying hundreds of eternal lanterns.

As soon as the man entered, he picked up three tall incense sticks, lit them, and kowtowed to the statue.

Wisps of green smoke rose, and the originally majestic four-faced, eight-armed statue immediately changed its appearance.

Under the colorful halo, the green smoke looked like layers of dark shadows draped over the statue.

The red, black, green and white colors of the statue were distorted, and at the same time a shadow was cast, which crowded in front of the man, revealing expressions of greed, desire, hunger and viciousness.

Streams of black gas came out of its mouth, as if it was licking its lips, waiting for food.

The beads, swords, whips, ropes, spears, rulers, Ruyi and ingots on the eight arms also have different variations.

The original pearl, which was meant to be perfect, became gold-inlaid jade, seemingly becoming more prosperous, but in fact it was in tatters. Through the smooth outer wall of the pearl, one could see borers devouring the chalcedony gold essence.

The sword with the meaning of wisdom is covered with rust, but if you look closely, the rust is actually gold powder and jade flakes. But if you look closely, the gold powder and jade flakes are actually attached to the sword, relying on its wisdom to find better ways to make money.

The copper whip that guards the mind has become a stick that stirs people's desires. It is full of traces of desire, and dark and foul air surrounds it. The passion of love and hate is also rising continuously, but what is interesting is that there is also considerable wealth surrounding it.

The long ropes that bound greed were filled with the shackles of pleasure and depravity, constantly differentiating into wet and disgusting branches, like the tentacles of some creatures in the ocean, trying to bind and devour other lives.

The divine spear that guards the righteous path has become a military shield for plundering other people's resources. The originally bright light has become even more dazzling and more extreme, and it cannot tolerate any irrelevance, non-cooperation, or unrest.

The ruler that symbolizes fairness also turned into a golden glow, and countless snow-white, fat and tender maggots crawled around in it. While wantonly trampling on fairness and justice, they were also protected by the so-called fairness and justice.

Finally, the gold ingots that symbolize wealth do not seem to have changed at all, but have become more dazzling and have a few more bright red embellishments.

As for the mount Pixiu under the statue, its face is covered with oil, and countless bright red blood is flowing between its mouth and nose. Fireflies are flying around it, like flies surrounding rotten meat, or like the remaining souls of countless exploited lives.

"Good fellow, I was wondering why the spirit stayed outside, it turns out that the statue here has long been a spirit! Even the little fellow before, who was just a small section of the long rope, would actively set traps."

Chu Tai looked and saw that there was a monster on each of the four sides of the statue of the God of Wealth, representing four different forms of desire in people's hearts.

The eight treasures on Ba Zi's arms are also eight spirits, each of which is attached to the treasure and distorts its concept.

Finally, the Pixiu, the mount of the Fairy of Wealth, is also a monster, and at this moment it is looking greedily at the man praying below.

'What do you want, mortal?'

A sound that ordinary people cannot hear came out of the Pixiu's mouth and turned into invisible ripples that covered the man.

In the dark, the fate around him was constantly rolling, trying to force him to make a wish, to make some desires beyond his original expectations, and to invest more capital.

The man's eyes were a little blurry. Just as he was about to speak, he roared, "You evil creature, do you really want to piss me off to death?"

Looking back, it was the old man named Fei whom Chu Tai had met in front of the gate of Reclining Buddha Temple.

At this time, he walked in breathlessly with an angry face, looked at the praying man and roared: "You promised me last night that you would go to the Reclining Buddha Temple with me tomorrow to ask the abbot, why did you want to pray tonight? You deliberately lied to me before, didn't you! You just want to piss me off to death, don't you!"

Hearing what Elder Fei said, the man's face obviously looked a little ugly. Two or three of the dozens of people who were traveling with him immediately came out and pulled Elder Fei to say, "Dad, Big Brother is also doing this for the good of our family. Now the other families are pressing so hard, if we don't keep up, we will suffer a great loss!"

"Suffer a great loss? What great loss do you suffer? Third brother, our family has made enough money over the years. We are not in a hurry to expand. Didn't you want to live a stable and wealthy life in the past? Why are you now siding with your eldest brother? And you, second brother, you used to oppose your eldest brother all the time, why are you teaming up with him to deceive me today?"

After Mr. Fei finished speaking, he looked at a woman again, and said with tears in his eyes: "And elder sister, why are you here?"

"Dad, you know that the man in my family married me because our family has some prestige in this place. These days, my eldest brother is not with me, and he has ignored me. Now he is thinking about hooking up with other women!"

After the woman finished speaking, the two brothers beside her also spoke up.

"Dad, I want to be a rich man, but what about my children? I have four sons and eleven grandchildren. I can't just watch them go hungry in the future!"

"Dad, what you said is wrong. Why did I keep going against my eldest brother? Wasn't it because you gave all the family property to him? How am I inferior to him? Now that he is willing to give me one-third of the family property, I will naturally follow him!"

Looking at the appearance of his children, Fei Lao was gasping for breath. The eldest son, who had been silent for a long time, turned around slowly under the influence of the fate around him and shouted to those around him: "What are you still looking at? Don't you want your wages? Why don't you help the old man back? If anything happens to him, I will break your legs."

As he said this, the eldest son ignored his father's calls, turned around and made a wish to the statue, and asked people to hang up the eternal lamps.

The thirteen spirits attached to the statue cheered one after another, surrounding all the people below and began to devour the luck and fate.

At this time, Chu Tai also stepped forward, picked up a stick of incense, and prayed silently.

In an instant, all thirteen monsters were stunned where they were.

(End of this chapter)