Burning fire

"What is Liang Yan going to do?"

In the shadow of the water, Zhu Jiuyin swayed and stood upright.It opened its mouth and spit out a fiery red crystal ball from its mouth.

"It's Jingyuan!" Guo Heng couldn't believe it, "Why did he spit out his Jingyuan?"

Essence is the foundation of spirit cultivation, condensing the whole body's cultivation, giving up the essence is tantamount to giving up the spiritual power of the whole body.

"Why did he do this?"

The little boy hurriedly picked up Zhu Jiuyin's essence, turned around and ran away clumsily.

The image is still changing, this time it is the little boy standing by a well.Holding Zhu Jiuyin's essence in both hands, he threw it into the well.

"Liang Xuan gave away his thousands of years of cultivation?" Guo Heng looked more and more confused.

Zhang Jueming suddenly thought of what was recorded in the secret genealogy records of the exorcising clan, and his heart moved: "Could it be for saving lives?"

Zhang Jueming: "It is recorded in the secret records brought by Lin Juan that Changbie Mountain was plagued by a plague a hundred years ago."

Sure enough, the little boy in the water shadow fetched a bucket of water immediately, he ran home with the water, scooped out a bowl first, and fed the raw water to his mother on the sick bed.

"So, it was Liangyan who saved the people in Changbie Mountain." Zhou Qizun said.

Zhang Jueming had already expected the next result.He lowered his eyes and didn't look any further.He felt the same, and only whispered: "People will be afraid after all, and they will become hideous because of fear."

Zhou Qizun's heart froze, as if something was blocked, it was blunt, with blunt edges and corners, which made his breathing difficult.

Zhu Jiuyin was discovered.

The sick villagers didn't appreciate him, let alone worship the dragon as sacred.

Besides, because of the loss of essence, it no longer looks like a dragon.

Its two dragon horns were completely rotted, and two gouges were leaked from one of its heads.Its eyes could no longer be opened, and two streams of scarlet pus flowed out from under its eyes.

And the dragon scales on it also became fragile and broken.Its dragon body has shrunk by more than half.It gets too ugly.Said to be a dragon, it's more like a monster now.

It is one of the most deep-rooted diseases of human nature to choose good and evil, right and wrong based on appearance.

The villagers were afraid of it and hated it even more. Some even said that the previous plague was brought by this unknown species of monster.

Thanks to God's mercy, they were able to tide over the difficulties.The villagers want to avenge the dead folks!To prevent the plague from happening again!

They didn't dare to approach him, and stayed away from him, throwing and beating him with knives, rakes, shovels, hammers... all kinds of hard and sharp things.

The little boy hid behind the adults and watched. He couldn't go forward, he didn't dare to go forward, he was just crying, his mouth was moving, probably shouting something.

Either the little boy didn't dare to tell the truth, or he told it, but no one believed it.

——Who would want to believe that such a monster would save people's lives instead of harming them?

But no matter how they treated Zhu Jiuyin, Zhu Jiuyin stayed at the entrance of the cave and never left.

On the last night, the villagers set a fire and burned it down.

……

The four people by the pool were silent.

After another round of ripples appeared in the pool water, Zhou Qizun reluctantly said: "It shouldn't be hurt anymore, right?"

"Of course not." Guo Qingxuan said in a low voice, "Even if it loses its essence and thousands of years of cultivation, it is a candle dragon after all, and will not be burned by the fire in the world."

"Then it..."

"Changbie Mountain is still here, and your great-grandfather lived to the end of his life, which shows that Liangxuan did not take revenge at that time," Guo Heng said.

"Ke Liangxuan has clearly fallen into a demon, and now he has done so many things. If he wanted revenge, why didn't he do anything back then?" Zhou Qizun felt that the logic was illogical.

"That's right, it's very strange." Zhang Jueming also said, "Also, if he wants to resurrect the golden dragon behind the Nine Hell Gate... the golden dragon..."

Zhang Jueming was taken aback suddenly.His expression changed.Zhou Qizun noticed that Zhang Jueming took a deep breath slowly.

"Jade Ming, what did you think of?" Zhou Qizun asked.

"...No." Zhang Jueming shook his head.

He lowered his eyes, covering them with long black eyelashes.

"The water shadow appeared again!" Guo Qingxuan hurriedly said after noticing the change in the water surface.

The four of them refocused their attention on the Lake of Rebirth.

This time in the water shadow, Zhou Qizun's great-grandfather has grown up and become a young image.

He came back to the cave where he found Zhu Jiuyin. He stood in front of the cave for a long time, lost in thought.

"Your great-grandfather probably couldn't let it go. He always felt ashamed of Zhu Jiuyin." Guo Heng sighed, "But he was just a child back then, so what could he do."

Zhou Qizun didn't respond at first, he gritted his molars, and finally said: "Some things, even if you don't have the ability to do it, it doesn't mean you can let go."

Zhou Qizun: "Weakness and not working hard enough are two different things, weak and innocent are two different things."

Guo Heng was very surprised, never thought he would say that.

Guo Qingxuan was even more moved when he heard it.Lei Dongyang and Zhou Qizun have some similarities in temperament, such as bravery, such as responsibility, such as...they are both like this, never find excuses to escape, never choose to be weak because of the weakness of ordinary people.

At this moment, Guo Qingxuan thought of Lei Dongyang again.

Guo Qingxuan unconsciously asked softly: "Then if it were you, what would you do?"

Zhou Qizun shrugged his shoulders: "I can't repay my kindness with revenge. If it was me, Zhu Jiuyin saved my mother's life, even if I stood in front of it, I would not hide behind my lord."

"Even if the strength of a little boy is insignificant?"

"So what." Zhou Qizun smiled, "No matter how big a person is, they are all insignificant. To live, you must first have a clear conscience."

"However, people are different, and no one has the right to be so harsh on a child." Zhou Qizun sighed, "Whatever you sow, you will get what you want. I just stand and talk without back pain, and just watch the wind cool."

Zhou Qizun stopped at this point.The corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and he sighed again in a very small voice: "I also have a guilty conscience after all."

"What?" Zhang Jueming asked.

Zhou Qizun said in a shallow tone: "I regret that I didn't bring you home from Yunnan nine years ago. Even if I was blind, I shouldn't have given you a chance to escape."

Zhang Jueming's eyes flickered.The gloom he just felt from Zhu Jiuyin's experience was gently swept away by Zhou Qizun.

In the shadow of the water, Zhou Qizun's great-grandfather walked down the mountain.

He ran into a bald monk at the bottom of the mountain.

"This monk..." Zhou Qizun frowned, "It might be the one I saw in my dream. But I only saw it once, so I can't guarantee it's him."

The water shadow continued to change, and the monk led the great grandfather into Tianzhu Temple!

"It's Tianzhu Temple!" Guo Heng said heavily.

The monk said something to the great-grandfather, and while they were talking, the great-grandfather suddenly covered his face, bowed his head and cried.

Afterwards, the grandfather grabbed the monk's sleeve with trembling hands, wiped his nose and tears, and begged the monk for something.

The monk patted his hand to comfort him, and touched the ruby ​​finger of the great grandfather's right thumb with his fingertips.The finger puller immediately emitted a burst of blood-red light!

"This is the Blood Jade Finger!" Guo Qingxuan hurriedly dragged Guo Heng and asked, "Second Uncle, do you know who this monk is?"

Guo Heng made a solemn face and made a calculation: "The ancient spell of pulling the finger was done by the monk, and the finger pulling is used as a token for the water of the pool of rebirth, and the secret place of the pool of rebirth was set up by the Great Barren Mountain Saint."

"This is a ring..." Guo Qingxuan frowned.

"So, there is only one explanation. This monk is either the Dahuang Mountain Sage himself, or he has something to do with the Mountain Sage and works for him," Zhou Qizun said.

"That's right." Guo Heng nodded, "At this time, the Nine Nether Gate has been established, and the two soul fires of the Mountain Saint, one is the holy fire that seals the Nine Netherness, and the other is tempered and punished, and is given to the mountain ghost who guards the gate."

Guo Heng: "The Sage of the Mountain has already returned to worship at this time, so this monk is definitely not transformed by the Sage of the Mountain himself."

"Could it be the red energy of the third soul fire?" While surprised, Guo Heng suddenly realized, "King Yan Luo and I originally thought that the mountain sage left the last soul fire in the wilderness, did we think wrong? , the soul fire is not in the wilderness, but in the world!"

"In the world..." Zhou Qizun pressed his hands on his eyes.

"Your eyes are uncomfortable?" Guo Qingxuan asked upon seeing this.

"No." Zhou Qizun responded lightly.

Hearing Zhou Qizun's eyes, Zhang Jueming reacted.He had been silent before, and the expression on his face was also ugly, he must be thinking about something.

"Are you okay?" Zhang Jueming asked Zhou Qizun with concern.

Zhou Qizun nodded.

Zhang Jueming is not very good at covering up, especially after being with Zhou Qizun, he has long been unable to avoid Zhou Qizun.With Zhou Qizun's eyesight, he was sure that Zhang Jueming must have thought of something and didn't say anything.

Or it was just speculation, without conclusive evidence, Zhang Jueming was inconvenient to say; or, he didn't want to say it, unwilling to say it, or even dared to say it.

At this time, the pool of past lives suddenly vortexed!

The vortex in the middle of the pool is getting bigger and bigger, and the cool water mist is transpiring to the sky.The mist came fiercely, and within a short while, there was a white mist around the four of them, miasma in front of them!

"Hold your breath!" Zhang Jueming shouted.

Without Zhang Jueming's reminder, Zhou Qizun had already held his breath. —he just took a sip, and the mist was bitter.

About 1 minute or so, the fog slowly dissipated, and the vision of the four people regained clarity.

Looking at the strange pool of past lives, it turned into a sunken open space!

How can there be any pool of rebirth!The pool water quickly evaporated with the white mist just now!

A string of golden lights flashed across the empty depression, revealing a row of traditional Chinese characters——

Guo Hengnian said: "Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, illness is suffering, and death is suffering. These are the four sufferings in life. Taste the four sufferings, and cause and effect come together."

Guo Heng: "This ancient spell has been solved."

The golden light disappeared, and the blood jade finger floated from mid-air, and fell straight into Zhou Qizun's palm.

Zhou Qizun stared at the wrench for a while, then picked it up, as if a little miraculous, he put the wrench on his right thumb—just like the way his grandfather wore it.

Suddenly there was a sound of "clang" in his head, like a golden hammer falling to the ground.Zhou Qizun subconsciously closed his eyes.

He felt a bright light flashing past his face.He clearly had his eyes closed, but a picture of mountains and rivers stretching through the ages was actually reflected in his mind!

The endless mountains, the beautiful streams and rivers, the towering ancient trees, and the boundless longevity.

Zhou Qizun's body swayed and he was about to fall backwards, but was supported by Zhang Jueming: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Qizun stabilized his feet and opened his eyes - the distant mountains and ancient trees in his mind disappeared.

The blood jade wrench was worn on his right thumb properly. It didn't emit light or heat, just like an ordinary wrench.

"It's okay, I didn't stand firmly just now." Zhou Qizun squeezed Zhang Jueming's arm twice, and Zhang Jueming let him go.

Zhang Jueming frowned tightly, just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, a phosphorescent fire burst out of nowhere above their heads!

Seeing the flame, Zhang Jueming didn't bother to say anything, he hurried forward and reached out to catch it.

"This is hell fire! Lord Shangui, King Yama is calling you!" Guo Heng also recognized Nether's signal and became nervous.

The phosphorus fire fell into Zhang Jueming's palm and went out suddenly.At the same time, there was a sentence from King Yan Luo: "Nine Nethers have changed, return to Netherworld quickly!"

"Has something happened to Nether?" Guo Qingxuan panicked, "Could it be Liangxuan?"

Zhang Jueming clenched his fists, he let out a breath, and said calmly: "We have already explored this underground secret realm, and most of the answers have been solved. The most urgent thing now is Netherworld."

"I need to trouble Patriarch Guo Heng to go back to Netherworld with me." Zhang Jueming quickly said to Guo Heng, "If Liangxu really dares to enter Netherworld alone again, then the Nine Nether Gate will be in danger."

Zhang Jueming: "The Nine Nether Gates is our final bottom line. Once the Nine Nether Gates are broken, the consequences will be disastrous. This is not just a matter for the Youming family."

——That's why Zhang Jueming sealed the longevity bell into Qiao Jun's stone body. ——Nine pylorus is the most dangerous place, and it is also the strongest defense and the safest bottom line.

"I understand." Guo Heng nodded, "It's urgent, I'll go with you right away."

"Guo Qingxuan, take Zhou Qizun back to Changchun first. You must protect him." Although Zhang Jueming was speaking to Guo Qingxuan, his eyes were fixed on Zhou Qizun's face.

"Don't worry." Guo Qingxuan said.

"I will bring Zhou Yi back safely." Zhang Jueming's beautiful eyes seemed to want to say something else.But he paused, and only said, "Wait for me at home."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Jueming took another look at Zhou Qizun, Guo Heng's sleeve brushed by his side, and Zhang Jueming and Guo Heng disappeared together.

Zhou Qizun's mind suddenly went blank, before he could say a word, he realized that his hand had already been stretched out—wanted to catch Zhang Jueming, but failed.