Eternal Night

Chapter 58 Invitation

According to Zhao Gou, Zhege Caisheng is not an organization, a sect, or a force, but a collective name for many practitioners of evil arts and techniques. Each sect has its own factions, which are not subordinate to each other and even have conflicts with each other.

However, its largest gathering place and power are the two organizations in the underground drainage system of Tokyo Bianliang, Guifanlou and Wuyoudong!

"…Since the establishment of our dynasty, we have been hunting down and eradicating the three evils in the world, namely shadow puppetry, witchcraft, and mutilation."

When Zhao Gou talked about serious matters, he really looked like a human being.

No matter what, he is a prince. Even if he is not the crown prince, royal education is essential for him. He is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and understands politics and the court. It's just that he doesn't have the opportunity to show his abilities on weekdays. Now he can talk about these things very well.

Zhao Gou said, "However, there are only two kinds of real power in this world. One is the strange and treacherous Yin spirits, and the other is the bloody and brave evil spirits. My Song Dynasty has mastered the bloody and brave evil spirits. We have gathered together to defeat the evil spirits. In the battle formation, no matter whether you have practiced Taoism for ten years or fifty years, as long as your practice does not exceed a hundred years and triggers the first qualitative change, no one can defeat you wherever you go."

Wu Xianxiao asked in a deep voice: "The first qualitative change?"

Zhao Gou suddenly realized, "Yes, the three of you are all descendants of immortals, so you are not subject to this restriction... The mortal world is hard, and mortals are also suffering. The three of you have lived in the fairyland of Penglai for generations, so you don't know the suffering."

"After death, a person has a soul. The soul carries obsessions, whether good or evil. Once the body dies, the soul's obsession will be misinterpreted. If the obsession is too strong, it will turn into a zombie or a ghost, which is a wandering ghost in the world."

"After a ghost dies, it turns into a ghost. This is the origin of the Yindi ghost land."

"After the death of Xi, he turned into Xi. After the death of Xi, he turned into Yi. After the death of Yi, he turned into Wei. Xi, Yi and Wei are all Yin power, which is the foundation of all the cultivation in the world. No matter whether it is the three religions or the nine schools, or the unorthodox ways, they all need to use their own souls and thoughts to connect with the Yin power to perform magic. They also need to accommodate the Yin power to train and increase their own magic power. If there is no righteous law, people will be affected by the Yin energy. Over time, evil thoughts will become stronger and righteous thoughts will weaken, and they will all become evil demons."

Wu Xianxiao and the other two were listening carefully. When Wu Xianxiao heard this, he frowned and asked, "Is it the same for all of them? What about the upright sects like Taoism and Buddhism?"

Zhao Gou smiled bitterly and said, "It's the same for all three religions, nine schools of thought, unorthodox ways, demons and ghosts. However, the three religions have the right way and good way, so they can eliminate the influence of absorbing the Yin power. Although the nine schools of thought don't have the right way and good way, they do have some ways to eliminate it to delay the influence. However, unorthodox ways, demons and ghosts don't have such methods, or they think that this influence can enhance the power of their magic and sorcery, so they enjoy it instead."

Wu Xianxiao roughly knew that the Three Religions referred to Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, but he was not very clear about the Nine Schools of Thought, but he could tell the good from the bad as soon as he heard about the unorthodox ways and demons and monsters.

Zhao Gou continued, "It is precisely because of this that, apart from the three religions, the court will only canonize the righteous gods and righteous beliefs. If there are no major evils among the nine classes, and if they have made contributions to the people and can protect a region, the court will also recognize them. However, the other things have been constantly eradicated since the establishment of the dynasty. However, the power of the world is like this. If you eradicate one, ten will appear. If you eradicate ten, a hundred will appear... The world is miserable, and the people are miserable."

Wu Xianxiao and the other two watched Zhao Gou's performance. They all drank tea and watched the show in silence.

Zhao Gou did not feel embarrassed at all after he said this. He just smiled and said, "So if the three immortal disciples can destroy the Guifan Tower and Wuyou Cave located under Bianliang, it will undoubtedly benefit the people. I would like to thank you three on behalf of the people of the world."

Is this the result?

Wu Xianxiao and the other two were all muttering in their hearts.

After talking for a long time, no one has explained why there is a large headquarters for dismemberment and extraction of life under Bianliang, the capital of Zhao Song.

However, Wu Xianxiao and the other two could all imagine the reason. It was probably an official compromise, some kind of interest, or collusion between officials and private individuals. Zhao Gou naturally would not say it out loud.

At this time, several officials appeared from outside the hall, and then the palace steward came over and whispered a few words in Zhao Gou's ear. Zhao Gou smiled and said to the three people: "The underground survey maps collected by the Ministry of Works over the generations have been delivered. Do you want to see them now?"

The three of them naturally nodded, and soon, several officials came into the hall. They were stunned when they saw the three people, and then naturally flattering smiles appeared on their faces. They first saluted Zhao Gou, and then saluted the three people.

The descendant of an immortal and the imperial teacher of the Song Dynasty, such identities were not something that petty officials like them could take lightly.

Soon, dozens of drawings were placed on the round table in the lobby. Wu Xianxiao and Xu Shilan immediately gave way to Amadei, allowing Amadei to lie on the papers and look at them carefully.

“That’s very strange…”

After Yamade took a quick look, he pointed to a few of the drawings and asked, "Why are these drawings clearly depicting the same area, but the internal structures are completely different?"

There was no need for these fearful officials to answer, Zhao Gou said first: "This is also the reason why we have never been able to wipe out Guifan Tower and Wuyou Cave, because the underground structure, rooms, caves, and layout are constantly changing every moment. Because of the long-term existence of Zhege Caisheng, this place has turned into a dark land, and even crossed the dark land to the dead land, the desperate land. The bloody and brave evil spirit will be greatly suppressed and offset in it, and even the national destiny golden dragon can only limit its spread and can only suppress it underground."

This made Wu Xianxiao and the other two stunned. They didn't expect that this was the reason why the Zhao Song court did not suppress it?
The expressions of the three people immediately became solemn, and Xu Shilan mouthed two words to Wu Xianxiao.

nightmare!

Wu Xianxiao nodded slightly, and he said to Zhao Gou: "We are really grateful for the hospitality of King Kang today and the information about the location of this evil spirit. It is late at night and it is inconvenient to disturb you. We must go back to discuss a plan to slay the evil spirit. So, goodbye." Zhao Gou clasped his fists and said seriously: "You three should be careful. Although these methods of cutting and harvesting are some evil methods that are not worthy of being presented, they are extremely vicious and you will fall into their trap if you are not careful. Although you three are all descendants of immortals and must have magical instruments and immortal weapons given by your elders, you are here to experience the mortal world after all, so you must be extra careful."

The three of them said goodbye, and on the way back, they discussed their next move in the carriage.

"We must explore, but we don't have to do it right away."

Xu Shilan spoke first: "The test to kill Guo Jing will take five years. What we need is growth, growth and growth. We have laid a good foundation in this dream world, but it is still too weak, and we don't have enough control over our skills, so I don't recommend going to the underground of Bianliang recently. It's too risky."

Wu Xianxiao didn't say anything, but Yamade asked, "So what do you think?"

Xu Shilan had nothing to hide: "Continue to maintain our current schedule and practice skills with peace of mind. My shadow play, your iron smelting record, and Brother Wu's national martial arts and human immortal martial arts. After five days, we will return to Gaia, and then we will explore the dream world of the baseline reality of 0.8 and build a shelter. Given our strength, the 0.9 world is a waste of shelter quota, and the 0.7 world is too dangerous, so our best choice is actually to build a shelter in the 0.8 dream world to improve our strength and foundation. After that, it depends on the situation."

Yamadea stopped talking, and the two of them looked at Wu Xianxiao at the same time.

Wu Xianxiao was deep in thought. After a while, he said, "I have a different idea. It's not that I want to rush in recklessly, but I'm afraid that the tree wants to be still but the wind won't stop."

Xu Shilan and Yamade both frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.

Wu Xianxiao then said, "You see, Guo Jing and I have been at war to the death, and he faked his death to escape. Regardless of whether it was the Emperor's help or his evil magic, he must be resentful and will try every means to kill us, right?"

Yamade nodded, and Xu Shilan frowned and said, "It is also possible that he escaped far away."

Wu Xianxiao shook his head and said, "This is naturally the best case scenario, but what if it's not? What if he just wants to kill us?"

After thinking for a long time, Xu Shilan nodded and said, "Indeed, we can't bet on whether the other party is escaping or trying to fight back. If we assume the greatest danger from a foolproof perspective, then what we need to guard against most is Guo Jing's attack from behind."

"Do not."

Wu Xianxiao shook his head and said with a gloomy face: "Guo Jing himself is actually not a concern. What I am really worried about is that Guo Jing may become a nightmare, or the forces behind him may become a nightmare!"

Xu Shilan and Yamade were puzzled, and Wu Xianxiao explained: "I don't know where nightmares come from, but I have heard about it from my predecessors, and I have also encountered it myself. It was originally an ordinary weirdness or evil in some dream world, but after encountering maintenance personnel like us, it quickly became stronger and evolved, and turned into a nightmare."

"What I'm worried about is that Guo Jing or the forces behind him might turn into a nightmare and attack us in the remaining three days. By then, we might be in the open and the enemy in the dark, and we might be wiped out!"

Xu Shilan and Yamade were both awed.

Suddenly at this moment, Wu Xianxian's face changed. He suddenly stood up from the carriage, broke through the roof of the carriage with one step, and jumped at least three meters. He collided with a black shadow that swept from the sky. At the same time, an object fell from the black shadow towards the carriage.

After a collision, Wu Xianxiao's face changed and he fell towards the carriage.

Xu Shilan and Yamade looked up at the same time, and saw a human skin with eyebrows and eyes, revealing a strange and terrifying smile, floating away in the air.

"In three days, the Guifanlou Auction House will open its doors to welcome guests. We respectfully invite the three immortal disciples to arrive on time."

A eerie voice spread far in the night sky, accompanied by subtle moans, roars, cries, and... creepy laughter.

Wu Xianxiao fell into the carriage. He raised his hand and saw that the faint black gas on his palm was corroding his flesh, and the skin on his palm was slightly red.

Xu Shilan and Yamade both looked at him. He nodded at them, then took another step and jumped out of the car, chasing after the human skin.

The next moment, a faint silver-white color emerged from Yamadea's body and she also jumped out of the car. Although Xu Shilan was sitting there motionless, when one looked closely, one could see that her shadow had disappeared.

"Now that you're here..."

"Then don't leave!"

Wu Xianxiao roared towards the sky, and the Chinese martial arts qi and blood were transported, and the blood and qi of the human immortal martial arts were circulated. In just one or two seconds, he suddenly jumped up more than four meters high and grabbed the human skin with one claw!

(End of this chapter)