I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 71 Old God

Old fairy?
When Li Qingyun heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

Sending dreams to people seems to be a means of spiritual practice.

Through conversations with Lu Zhen, he knew that the "dreamers" of the second realm had the ability to enter the dreams of ordinary people and provide some degree of guidance and induction to consciousness and spirits.

Higher-level spiritual practice can even directly plant "spiritual seeds", which can plant thoughts and beliefs in people without them realizing it, and can even cause false and erroneous memories without them realizing it.

Li Qingyun himself had suffered greatly from this. In his previous life, the horse-faced spiritual practitioner Qiu Wang had planted a spiritual seed in him, and he got a strange puppet in an unknown way. If it weren't for his magical powers, he would have almost lost his life.

Therefore, he is particularly sensitive to news involving spiritual practice.

But I don’t know if Wei Xiuwen encountered the same situation this time.

Wei Xiuwen then continued:

“The old immortal in the dream told me that if I wanted to cure Jizu’s illness, I could only seek help from a witch practitioner.

“Moreover, he said that just so happened that such a person would appear at the trade fair held at Xuanwu Pavilion the next day. As long as I could get his help, I could turn the danger into safety for Ji Zu.

“You may think I’m crazy, but to be honest, I had no other choice but to try my luck at the East City Trade Fair. I met a witch practitioner who taught me all the rituals and methods. He also sold me all the materials and utensils I needed.

"In fact, I just wanted to give it a try at first, but during the ceremony, I clearly saw a terrifying shadow leave Ji Zu's body, and he recovered the next day, so I felt relieved."

It's that simple?
Li Qingyun pondered silently, feeling that there were many suspicious points and illogical and strange things everywhere, especially the strange dream guided by the old immortal, which seemed to be arranged in advance.

He was about to ask a question when he heard a strange buzzing sound beside him, like hundreds of flies circling.

Wei Xiuwen was also startled, and his gaze immediately turned to Fang Shuan who was taking a breath and gathering his voice.

Li Qingyun was no longer surprised and explained with a smile:
"This Captain Fang doesn't have a nose, so he has to gather his energy before he speaks. As for the sound of his voice, hehe, you'll get used to it."

Fang Shuan said with a hint of doubt:

"Brother Wei, I, Fang Shuan, speak my mind, so don't take it seriously. I see that you are not a child anymore, how could you still believe in stories about gods and immortals sending you dreams? And you actually went to the trade fair as the dream said.

"If that dream was just the result of your daily thoughts, wouldn't that delay the important task of curing the child's illness?"

Oh, you old man have no nose, but you have a pretty good brain... Li Qingyun saw that Lao Fang thought the same thing as him, and couldn't help but praise him secretly in his heart.

I only heard Wei Xiuwen say:
"Master Fang is right. If it was just an ordinary dream, I would definitely not believe it. After all, I have been in the martial arts world for so many years, and I am not a child who can be easily deceived.

"But this is not the first time that the old immortal has appeared in my dream, and every time he gives me inspiration, it is very effective."

Ok?
After hearing this, Li Qingyun and Fang Shuan looked at each other, and both read surprise and suspicion in each other's eyes.

"What do you mean, you've dreamed of the same old immortal before?"

Li Qingyun asked first. Wei Xiuwen nodded and said to him:

"The first time I dreamed of the old immortal, I was still a teenager who had just arrived in Bianliang City. I had no relatives or friends, and I was a reclusive person. As a result, I was in my twenties and still hadn't married.

"The previous gang leader, um, your grandfather, once proposed marriage to me, but I am a member of the Tianmu sect and cannot marry an ordinary person."

“And Tianmu Sect is not a big sect like Buddhism, Taoism or Confucianism. There are not many believers, and it is even harder to find a suitable girl, so it ended up in vain.

"At that time, I was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, and I had to keep myself clean due to the rules of the church. Therefore, when it was late at night, I always felt it was particularly difficult.

"It was at this time that I dreamt of the old immortal for the first time. He said that my marriage destiny had arrived and told me to go to a designated location on the bank of the Bian River the next day.

"I have never believed in such things, but since there was nothing else to do, I went to try my luck. As a result, I encountered a few hooligans who were molesting a rich lady, so I rescued her. Later, I found out that she was also a member of the Tianmu sect. After a few visits, I finally asked the gang leader to arrange a marriage for her, and we got married smoothly."

Li Qingyun continued to ask:
"Is this the first time? Has it appeared in your dreams in other times over the years?"

Wei Xiuwen continued;
“There were other times, for example, my wife and I had been married for almost thirty years but had no children, making it difficult to continue the family line. It was with the guidance of that old immortal that I found my current concubine, who soon gave birth to a son, Jizu.

"That's why I believed him when he told me in my dream to look for the Wu Clan cultivators at the trade fair."

Is there such a thing? Old Wei, you are not like me, a person favored by the gods... Li Qingyun complained in his heart and looked at Fang Shuan:

"Captain Fang, you are well-informed. Have you ever heard of a god that can enlighten mortals without the need for prayers?"

Fang Shuan shook his big head like a rattle and said:
"I haven't heard of it. According to the general experience of the mysterious world, the gifts from gods always come at a price, and they will never bestow grace without reason."

Li Qingyun nodded in agreement and then expressed his own opinion:

"I think it was done by a high-level spiritual practitioner. They do have the ability to send messages through dreams. However, these dreams contain certain clues about predicting the future, such as getting married or having children. Do ordinary spiritual practitioners have this ability?"

Fang Shuan held his head in his hands and pondered for a while before saying:

"It is indeed possible. As far as I know, the fifth level of spiritual cultivation is called 'Fate Watcher'. Above this level, one has a certain ability to predict the future and peek into fate.

"In addition, the sixth level of the shaman, the "divine shaman", masters the ritual of praying to the gods for divination. I even heard that other monks who have reached a high level can vaguely sense good and bad fortune.

"But why would a cultivator of a high level pretend to be a god and care about such trivial matters as others finding wives and concubines, unless he has nothing better to do? Moreover, he has been giving guidance day after day for decades. This is too inexplicable."

Li Qingyun blinked:

"But we can't rule out this possibility. Moreover, a high-level spiritual practitioner or shaman could indeed design some exorcism rituals with minimal hidden dangers. They could even use the ritual to perform exorcism for Wei Jizu himself without being discovered."

Fang Shuan rolled his little bitch eyes:
"That's true, but what exactly is he trying to achieve by doing this?"

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(End of this chapter)