Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 378 Human Immortal, Controlling Hungry Ghost Mountain
In mid-air

The old beggar who had sealed off the heavens and earth saw Li Wushou's reddened pupils. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he sighed softly, put away the incense net, and flashed back into the Three Immortals Hall.

That gray sparrow just now, though it looked like a bird, was actually a person who had sealed the sparrow's spirit!
However, because he had entered the Nascent Soul stage, the man and the gray sparrow had merged and could no longer be clearly distinguished.

The old beggar wasn't actually averse to cannibalism.

He wrote that food is the most important thing in the world, and that one should refine all things in the world to replenish oneself. Humans are just one of all things, and eating people is not a strange thing for immortals and gods.

But Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er are different!

Their every move, and their understanding of the universe, determines many things.

He was very worried that they would get lost in this instinctive desire.

Once this desire is unleashed, one day Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er will feel that there is nothing in the world that they cannot eat!
What's the difference between that and "He"?
Over the years, the old beggar felt more and more that even if such a "He" was a deity, it was meaningless.

He wants to cultivate a "human immortal" with seven emotions and six desires!
Become a human first, then an immortal!
Therefore, he drew a line for Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er that "people will not eat people".

He told Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er that as long as they could abide by such boundaries, they were human beings!
No matter how strange or different one may be, one is still a human being!

Fortunately, Chen Gou'er firmly believed this.

Although Li Wushou was skeptical, so many years have passed that he has come to accept it.

After a long period of guidance, the two no longer had any particular obsession with cannibalism.

Even during the period when they were starving at the Three Immortals Pavilion, the two passed the test, which greatly comforted the old beggar.

However, after glancing at Chen Gou'er, who was still guarding the pit where the straw was buried, he silently added a sentence to his mind.

Chen Gou'er is someone who's okay with eating or not eating.

He was very vague about the red line, and most of the time he was just imitating Li Wushou.

This is essentially a form of indifference, so further guidance and even constraints are needed.

However, this is already quite an achievement for Chen Gou'er!
Li Wushou, who was influenced by Chen Gou'er's traits, fared somewhat better.

He could sense Li Wushou's independent emotions and judgments; Li Wushou was mostly averse to humanoid things.

This is also why he didn't interrupt Li Wushou this time.

Since everyone has emotions, and emotions need to be released, as long as one is not controlled by emotions and can control one's own desires, then whether or not one can eat people is not very meaningful.

The old beggar was never afraid that they would eat people, but rather that they would become depraved and lose their way.

The wicked people in this world are sometimes worse than animals!

Let's wait and see!
The old beggar composed himself, placed a stick of incense in the incense burner, and then sat cross-legged on the prayer mat.

Outer Valley
After several rounds of killing, Li Wushou's mind calmed down a bit.

Riding the drawn hungry ghost in ink, he reduced his size to about ten feet.

He didn't notice the old beggar's hesitation.

Although he had calmed down considerably, he was still planning something else: to find the Azure Lotus Envoy and kill him as soon as possible!

The moment the old beggar dispersed the incense net, Fenglingdao would soon receive news of the gray sparrow's death.

His reason for guiding the hungry ghost to eat the remains of the gray sparrow was also based on this consideration.

Therefore, regardless of whether the gray sparrow has any other primordial spirits remaining, Fenglingdao cannot find Li Wushou's head in the short term; at most, they can find the hungry ghost.

Although Li Wushou was using the identity of the Hungry Ghost at this moment, he was not too worried about it.

By shifting attention from oneself to the hungry ghosts, one gains more room to maneuver and employ various methods.

With the identity of a hungry ghost, he could act recklessly in the Luofu City area, no matter who he faced. Even if the Fengling Dao came knocking on his door, he could still test their strength.

If things are impossible, they can be abandoned at any time and ignored.

After all, if he remembered correctly, the Fengling Road to the east of Luofu City and the Central Domain across the Domain River to the north were the places where the Heavenly and Earthly Venerables of the Immortal Mountain were active.

Add to that the somewhat mad Sparrow Lord, who is prone to destroying cities at the drop of a hat, and it's better to be careful than not!
The same was true for the Luo clan. From then on, Li Wushou completely disappeared from their sight, leaving only a hungry ghost who dared to hunt down the Green Lotus Envoy.

His identity as a hungry ghost or a strange creature is perfect for him to travel around.

However, it's best to find the Green Lotus Envoy using the identity of a hungry ghost before approaching the hungry ghost in the Sealed Spirit Path.

This way, unexpected setbacks can be avoided.

But how do we find the Azure Lotus Envoy?

Li Wushou regretted eating too quickly earlier; he should have asked Gray Sparrow and Hungry Ghost how they contacted the Azure Lotus Envoy first!

It was already past 5 PM, and the message flower that Qinglian Envoy had left for Luo Jun had not moved at all. Li Wushou was wondering if Qinglian Envoy had noticed something was wrong.
With a thought, Li Wushou began to send a message to the talisman master who was not far from the Fusheng Mountain Range.

After discovering in Cuihe New City that the method used to kill Tommy was similar to that of Fenglingdao, Li Wushou had already notified the talisman masters to collect information about Luofu City and Fenglingdao through various spies and send it outside Fusheng Mountain Range to await his orders.

Fifteen minutes later, the two met up.

The talisman master was startled upon seeing the Hungry Ghost. While gathering information about Luo Fu City, he had also collected information on the powerful figures there. He immediately recognized the Hungry Ghost as the lord of Hungry Ghost Mountain in the north of Luo Fu City, a renowned and powerful figure.

Just as he was about to turn back and inform Li Wushou of the invasion of the hungry ghost, he was suppressed on the spot by the hungry ghost.

He had intended to fight to the death, but he was relieved after hearing that the hungry ghost had been ordered by Li Wushou to retrieve information.

After passing on all the information he had to the hungry ghost, the talisman master remained where he was, filled with emotion.

The Venerable One truly lives up to his reputation; even a hungry ghost comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator has long been subdued.

It seems I need to break through to the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible, so that I can control more people and spread my spies to more places outside the Fubo Domain, so that I can keep up with the Venerable One's pace!

Mount Hungry Ghosts North of Luofu City

The entire mountain range consists of one peak and nine ridges stretching for hundreds of miles, gathering a large number of evil spirits and monsters as well as a small number of cultivators.

These people, or evil spirits, all serve the hungry ghosts!

Although it was late at night, the Nine Meridians were still brightly lit, and upon closer inspection, it was clear that both cultivators and spirits were diligently preparing food.

When the hour of Mao (5-7 AM) arrives, the nine meridians need to gather food at the main peak.

The great hungry ghost needs to eat at that time!
This is the glory of the Nine Meridians, and also a test for them.

As long as the Hungry Ghost is on the main peak, the Nine Veins pay extra attention every day because someone previously received a large reward for making food that the Hungry Ghost Lord could boast about.

This is the sacred ground for hungry ghosts!

After compiling the information on the talisman masters, Li Wushou learned that the Hungry Ghosts had a Taoist temple in the north of Luofu City, so he headed straight there.

He planned to occupy Hungry Ghost Mountain and use the power under the Hungry Ghosts' command to search for information about the Azure Lotus Envoy.

After arriving at Hungry Ghost Mountain in the middle of the night, Li Wushou went straight to the main peak. Under the influence of his primordial spirit, he had complete control over the entire main peak.

Under the delirious murmurs of the Abdominal God, the minds of everyone on the main peak were silently turned, including a Nascent Soul True Monarch cultivator with the Daoist name "Wisdom Pearl"!
After the transformation of his soul, the terrifying nature of the Abdominal God's ability began to emerge.

Even a powerful True Lord would find it difficult to resist the allure of the Belly God, let alone Li Wushou, who was currently disguised as a hungry ghost, making him even easier to bewitch.

This wise and virtuous man was exceptionally intelligent and skilled in financial and business matters.

It was because of his existence that the Nine Peaks were able to provide the hungry ghosts with a large amount of food, because he was highly regarded by the hungry ghosts and was appointed as the chief steward of the main peak.

When the hungry ghosts are not around, he controls the entire Hungry Ghost Mountain.

After being controlled by Li Wushou, he regarded Li Wushou as the master of the Hungry Ghost Mountain, and subconsciously began to communicate with the Nine Meridians to prepare food for the Hungry Ghost Master.

Li Wushou hadn't really been thinking about these things, but after learning that the hungry ghosts were eating so well every day, he agreed, which led to the lively scene at the Nine Veins.

He had no choice but to agree. After hearing the introduction of True Lord Zhizhu in the Three Immortals Hall, Chen Gou'er was so excited that he rolled around on the ground.

He shouted: "Li Wushou is the Hungry Ghost Lord, and he is the Hungry Ghost Scoundrel!"
At dawn, the food prepared by the Nine Veins gathered at the main peak like a long dragon.

After the entire hall was filled with food, Li Wushou dismissed his attendants and called out the old beggar and Chen Gou'er. The three of them began to feast.

In his enjoyment of the food, Chen Gou'er even caught more than a dozen flesh-and-blood monsters in the Nine Meridians.

It took a full half hour for the three of them to finish their meal.

Apart from a few "people" prepared in different ways and various kinds of minerals, everything else ended up in the stomachs of the three.

As Master Zhizhu cleared away the empty plates that filled the main hall, he was secretly alarmed.

The Hungry Ghost Lord seems to be eating even more. Not only is he eating more than usual, but he has also just eaten the disciples of the Nine Meridians.

It seems I should instruct the Nine Meridians to prepare more. Although this will cost more money, it's better than the adults starving and eating themselves!
While Zhizhu Zhenjun was feeling uneasy, Li Wushou took the opportunity to revise the recipe for her.

He first removed "humans" from the recipes, then various gemstones and minerals, and finally Li Wushou demanded that the diversity of flesh and blood, and spirits be expanded.

In addition to the twelve continents overseas, he discovered that Mount Hungry Ghosts could also help him collect an even richer variety of species.

Because of the True Lord Zhizhu, Hungry Ghost Mountain runs a trading company called "Taotie" in Luofu City. The goods in the trading company are gathered in Fengling Road, Central Domain and Fubo Domain.

Although none of them are rare or unusual, they are a good source of flesh and blood for collecting various species.

By proceeding simultaneously with the Twelve Continents, the speed at which I advance the completeness of my Golden Core should also be greatly accelerated.

Moreover, based on yesterday's experience, Li Wushou discovered that the gray sparrow in the Sealed Spirit Path had an unexpected and pleasant surprise in improving the integrity of the Golden Core.

Was this gray sparrow a species he had never eaten before?
I wonder what's going on with that Sparrow God Mountain to the east.
If all the sparrows were like this, my Golden Core's completeness would improve even faster!

Once the matter with the Azure Lotus Envoy is resolved, we can then investigate further.

After a short rest, Li Wushou summoned the True Lord Zhizhu.

He planned to mobilize the forces of Hungry Ghost Mountain to search for the whereabouts of the Green Lotus Envoy.

However, things developed in a way that exceeded his expectations, and he soon obtained information about Qinglian.

(End of this chapter)