The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 260 Ghost God

"Eat slowly, don't rush."

The old lady smiled, her eyes calm, and she was not moved at all even by the strange scene before her.

I saw the pair of heirs of Jian Ge sitting at the banquet, with not delicacies in front of them, but swords that could cut through iron like mud.

The middle-aged man picked up one of the swords, put it in his mouth and chewed it with a crunch. In no time, he finished the sword, even the hilt was not spared.

The sword's sharp edge seemed like tofu in his mouth.

This magical scene made everyone gasp.

As for the cool and beautiful girl, her eating habits were not that ugly.

She picked up a small sword, activated her profound skills, and decomposed the small sword into sword lights, which she absorbed into her body.

In just a moment, the small sword disappeared, and a faint sword light flowed on her body, and her spirit and energy also improved a little.

"We, the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, practice the art of sword pills. We do not carry swords, but instead keep our natal magic swords in our dantian. We eat swords to absorb sword energy to nourish the sword pills."

"So rather than saying that swords are food, it's more like a necessity for training."

The girl explained, her voice as clear and cold as pearls, and she was very calm under the gaze of everyone.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Although we are both eating, but the way you eat is not happy at all, I am more satisfied with it!"

As he said this, he picked up a sword and chewed it into pieces with a few clicks, tasting the food as he ate.

"This sword is pretty good. It's made of 30% black iron, 20% refined gold, and the remaining 50% is red steel. The craftsmanship is good, but it has become a bit damp after being stored for a long time. It tastes best when it's just forged!"

As he spoke, he also looked at the Evil-Slaying Sword in Zhang Jiuyang's hand.

Groan!
The Evil-Slaying Sword seemed to sense some kind of danger, and it clanged slightly in its sheath, emitting a sharp sword energy.

It wasn't until Zhang Jiuyang gently stroked her that she calmed down.

Looking at Zhang Jiuyang's indifferent eyes, the middle-aged man smiled bitterly.

What a pity, I can’t beat him.

Although these swords are good, they are only good enough to be eaten. Compared with this evil-slaying sword, there is a world of difference between them.

"Okay, little drunkard, Xiaochi, tell me in detail what's going on."

Nie Longquan urged.

"Uncle Nie, you've gotten into big trouble this time!"

"Brother, it's obviously your fault too. You can't blame Uncle Nie entirely."

"Master said that if you fail to capture the Ghost Mother, he will break one of your legs."

Middle-aged man: "..."

Afterwards, the two of them told each other the whole cause and effect.

It turns out that Jiange is located on an unnamed island deep in the East China Sea. It is passed down from generation to generation and is also responsible for guarding the fairy island Penglai.

This is also the reason why the descendants of Jiange have to retire to the East China Sea after traveling around the world and making such a great name for themselves.

They will take over from the previous Sword God to guard the fairy island and train successors.

But something unexpected happened in this generation.

The old Sword God lamented many times that he was blind and accepted Pei Qianhuo, the most unreliable successor in the history of Jian Ge.

From the name, one can tell how much resentment the old Sword God harbors.

Later, the old Sword God was willing to go against his ancestors' teachings and accept another successor, who was the girl carrying the sword case, Pei Qingchi.

At first, Zhang Jiuyang didn’t understand why the old Sword God was so resentful until he heard about the aftermath.

The middle-aged man, Pei Qianhuo, had an excellent talent for swordsmanship, but he was too unrestrained and loved wine very much. He secretly drank the peach blossom wine of the old sword god and then became drunk for seven years.

He was supposed to take care of the ghost mother, but after getting drunk, Nie Longquan happened to go out to sea and came nearby, picking up a piece of precious iron that suppressed the ghost mother. When he woke up, he found that the ghost mother had escaped.

"Ghost mother?"

Nie Longquan thought for a moment, then turned pale with fear, and said, "Could it be the evil ghost goddess who caused trouble in several states in the East China Sea more than a hundred years ago?"

Hearing this, even the old lady's expression changed.

Pei Qianhuo nodded somewhat ashamedly.

Zhang Jiuyang frowned slightly, but fortunately Mr. Zhao sent him a message in time to explain.

Few people know the name Guigushen now, but the locals in Yangzhou and Xuzhou, especially the older people, are still frightened by this name.

No one knows how many children were abducted by the Ghost Goddess back then. Almost every family with children would secretly worship the Ghost Goddess and let their children call her godmother, hoping that she would show mercy.

At nightfall, every household would close their doors and windows, and even tie their children to their beds and cover their mouths while they slept, for fear of attracting ghosts and gods.

There was even a tragic incident where a child was accidentally strangled to death because the binding was too tight.

It was not until the Imperial Observatory and the descendants of the Jiange joined forces that they captured the evil god that terrified countless people and stopped the spread of panic.

"Why is this demon imprisoned instead of being killed?"

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly asked.

The young girl Pei Qingchi explained: "There are two main reasons. The first is that the ghost mother has the technique of nine immortal children, so it is difficult to kill her completely."

"The second reason is that she is the only one who has escaped from Penglai Fairy Island in all these years. Although our Sword Pavilion guards the Fairy Island, except for the Pavilion Masters of all generations who enter the island before their death, no one is allowed to enter the island at other times."

Zhang Jiuyang understood that the disciples of Jian Ge also wanted to know what was in the Penglai Fairy Island that they had guarded for thousands of years.

If it is a fairy island, why would there be evil spirits running out? Every generation of sword gods must go to the island before their death. Where did they go? What did they see?
Penglai...

He pondered over the familiar name, thoughtfully.

There are more and more mysteries in this world, but in other words, this also means that he is getting closer and closer to the truth.

"Let's talk about the Ghost Mother again. This demon has tiger and dragon feet, python eyebrows and dragon eyes. Her appearance is extremely strange. It is said that she gives birth to ten ghost babies every morning, then captures human children and feeds them. When the sun sets, she eats the ten ghost babies to practice."

Zhang Jiuyang was speechless. There were indeed all kinds of strange and bizarre ways of practicing in this world. Compared to this, eating swords was really nothing.

"How strong is the ghost mother?"

"At her peak, she had the strength of the sixth realm, but after so many years of suppression, she has fallen to the fifth realm. However, once she eats the ghost babies for a period of time, I'm afraid she will recover quickly."

Zhang Jiuyang showed a trace of solemnity.

It sounds like this ghost mother is not easy to deal with.

Pei Qingchi raised his eyes and said, "The Ghost Mother is not something that my senior brother and I can catch. Uncle Nie, can you help us?"

Nie Longquan said without hesitation: "Since it is my mistake, I have to make up for it. Do you have any plans?"

"Don't look at me. I always listen to my junior sister."

Pei Qianhuo was very self-aware. He drank the wine in big gulps and reeked of alcohol.

It's okay to let him fight, but the thought of him doing things that require thinking gives me a headache.

Pei Qingchi sighed and said, "Uncle Nie, I want to join forces with the Imperial Observatory, but this is our first time going down the mountain. I wonder if you can introduce us to someone?"

"Then you asked the wrong person."

Nie Longquan smiled and said, "Right in front of you, there sits a genius from the Imperial Observatory. Oh, and his fiancée is the most popular figure in the Imperial Observatory, known as the Ming Wang."

Pei Qingchi was stunned when he heard this and looked at Zhang Jiuyang deeply.

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(End of this chapter)