Da Zaojun

Chapter 70: Flame Mouth
Just as Song Wuji was about to leave, the elder who taught the skills of the Caisheng Sect suddenly said, "Young man, from the Kitchen God Sect, I originally planned not to explain this to you, but after thinking about it carefully, this will be beneficial to us as well. I have some news to tell you."

"There's a Hungry Ghost Tree entrenched on the official road. This tree has roots deep in the underworld, and is a treasure from both the Yin and Yang realms. Burning the Hungry Ghost Tree will produce strange smoke, and if you touch it, it will produce even more rhinoceros smoke, which can lead you to the underworld. In this underworld, your Kitchen God's lineage will undergo trials."

"Why are you telling him this? That's all business for the gods and ghosts in the kitchen. He's not even in charge of the kitchen and offering wine. If the flame is not strong, it will be like a candle in the underworld, which will be blown out by a gust of cold wind. He will die if he goes there."

"Isn't it that our Caisheng Sect also has the treasure of our founder? Once you enter our sect, you will have karmic resentment and cannot go to such a place."

"Otherwise, you will be punished by the judge and go to hell to suffer torture, with no hope of escape."

The elder who was teaching the skills said, "Boy, if you promise to go there in the future and look for our ancestor's treasure, we will have a magical power to teach you."

"This is the Kaibi skill among the 72 Disha magical powers."

The elder who was teaching the skills said, "Those who break through the wall can break through the outer diamond realm and the inner demon realm, and can find survival when there is no way out and they are in dire straits."

Song Wuji currently has only one magical power, which is "taking medicine", which can be regarded as one of the 72 Earthly Fiends.

I didn’t expect that this evil beggar from the Caisheng Sect could actually master a magical power.

"I wonder what kind of treasure it is?"

"That's a coin."

"Coins?" Song Wuji was curious.

"The founder of our Beggar Sect was not originally the God of Poverty, but the God of Wealth. He was the god who blessed the poor to become rich. But for some reason, the founder lost something, and thus became the God of Poverty, despised by everyone."

“If I could find this coin, I, a beggar, would no longer have to suffer from poverty.

"And when the time comes, I will have another reward. Not only will I send you another piece of news about the inheritance of culinary arts, I will also give you a precious weapon, the Ruyi Golden Hoop Rolling Pin."

"Ruyi Golden Hoop Rolling Pin?"

When Song Wuji listened to it, he felt that it was a poor version of the pirated Ruyi Jingu Bang, but this thing sounded really good and he really couldn't refuse it.

Seeing Song Wuji's interest, the elder who taught the skills of the Beggar Sect said, "This precious weapon was originally held by a seventh-rank Kitchen God Sect master. It has the ability to stretch and shrink as desired. It can roll noodles and ghosts."

Song Wuji thought that the hungry ghost tree would have to be dealt with sooner or later. Besides, he heard these three old beggars say that the seventh-grade "God and Ghost Chef" had to enter the underworld hell to complete the ritual.

But these beggars are all evil people and should not be trusted easily.

Therefore, Song Wuji did not agree, and only said: "I will give you a reply after I understand the situation."

After leaving the Yizhuang, Song Wuji said to the few military households who had joined the Caisheng Sect, "Baliting Yizhuang, with these three Caisheng Sect elders here, there should be a part of the area that is a safe zone. When the time comes, we can establish a base here, and you can also move around in the surrounding area."

"But I still need to verify the matter of the Hungry Ghost Tree, so I'll go ahead."

Zheng Junhu nodded and said, "Song Sizao, please go ahead. We have become beggars. We can't live in a good house, wear good clothes, or eat good food. It's the same no matter where we go. Since we are going to build a base here, let's explore the area around this charity cemetery."

Song Wuji nodded and said, "Be very careful and don't act rashly. You have just gone through the ritual. Once you learn the animal creation technique and can transform into a dog, it will be relatively safe."

……

The Hungry Ghost Tree still blocks the official road, lush and green, with fruits hanging on the tree.

What’s different from before is that this time there are seven or eight more hungry ghosts patrolling around the Hungry Ghost Tree.

Anything that came near was eaten, but they couldn't get it into their stomachs or swallow it. They used their hands and feet to forage for food on the ground. They had blue faces and red hair, mouths like fire, stomachs as big as drums, limbs as thin as sticks, necks as thin as a needle, and throats as small as the hole of a needle.

If you listen carefully, you can hear them groaning in pain as they search for food.

"I'm hungry! I'm hungry!"

"Hot! Hot! Why does everything I eat turn into charcoal?"

“Swallow…I can’t swallow it…”

"Why? Why suffer?"

The movement routes of these hungry ghosts were very stereotyped. Song Wuji observed them for a while and found that every time they went back and forth, even their footsteps were exactly the same as before.

The branches of the hungry ghost tree can be burned to reach the dark.

There are only seven or eight hungry ghosts patrolling now. In the future, as more fruits ripen, there will be more and more hungry ghosts. Who knows if any changes will occur.

Song Wuji immediately touched his money bag, threw out three copper coins, and attacked the hungry ghost closest to him, intending to lure them out one by one and get rid of them.

Song Wuji had fought with hungry ghosts last time. They were more powerful than ordinary little demons and were not afraid of ordinary physical attacks, which would only make them angry.

I saw that this hungry ghost was just picking up bones to eat, but the bones got stuck in his throat and he couldn't swallow them. Instead, the flames in his mouth burned him into ashes, and he was very disappointed.

Being attacked at this moment, he instantly looked towards Song Wuji and rushed over: "Living person! Good person! A living person with merit! Eating your merit will offset my karma!"

"Hungry ghost!"

When Song Wuji called out the name, the hungry ghost froze. Song Wuji then used a move called "hungry tiger pouncing on its food" to knock the hungry ghost to the ground. He then pinched the ghost's needle-thin neck with one hand while reciting the precious edict.

Immediately, the stove fire in Song Wuji's body absorbed the hungry ghost's throat fire. There was another subtle change, but the amount of hungry ghost's throat fire absorbed was not enough.

After the fire in the throat was sucked dry, Song Wuji took out the food and stuffed it into the hungry ghost's mouth. Although the hungry ghost looked confused, he instantly became clear-headed when he ate the food. Tears kept flowing from his eyes. He ate while crying, and the more he ate, the lighter he felt.

"I'm not hungry... I'm leaving this for my wife... She hasn't eaten yet!"

Halfway through the meal, the hungry ghost suddenly burst into tears: "My wife hasn't eaten yet!"

But the more she cried, the more her figure disappeared, leaving behind only a pile of nectar and a piece of hungry fruit.

Song Wuji remembered that he had saved a hungry ghost in the same way last time. The hungry ghost said, "Great! I have food to eat! Mother, we have food to eat..."

I felt heavy-hearted for a moment. These hungry ghosts didn't seem like simple "monsters," but real people transformed from real people who had starved to death...

But then, Song Wuji still lured the hungry ghosts one by one and converted them.

While waiting to convert the eighth hungry ghost, the fire-inducing technique that had absorbed the flames from the throats of nine hungry ghosts in total changed again.

[Fire-Starting Technique. Flame Mouth]

This is the second function of the fire-starting technique developed after consuming the "Kitchen God Incense" last time and obtaining food incense.

Yāma-kalpa: Offering grains with fire, which can penetrate the throats and tongues of hungry ghosts, making them full.

(End of this chapter)