Paintings of Terror

"Yiran said the word 'light' has the power of thought," just as Ke Xun finished his first sentence, Mu Yiran understood his thoughts, and fell into deep thought. Ke Xun glanced at him and lowered his voice. A little lower, "That is to say, every word, according to the amount of emotion and will that people invest in it, also has a greater or lesser power of thought.

"Comrades, you have not forgotten—whether it is the "Mountain and Sea Map" on the Jiuding or the "Mountain and Sea Map" on the ghost altar, they are all composed of ghost texts!

"The text used to perform witchcraft, of course, has a stronger power of thought, so the ancestor said, 'Seek the Nine Tripods Map, and get the power of its witch spell'. The power of this witch spell is ghost writing. The power of mind attached to the body is the power of human mind!"

"Yes! That's right, that's it!" Several people agreed with one voice.

Ke Xun waved his hand, indicating that he hadn't finished speaking: "Of course I once said that mind power is a very powerful force, and powerful mind power can even fight against gods and demons. An example is the painting I once said in "Faith". In the situation I have encountered, the thing is like this...

"So, I think the power of mind may play a very important role in solving problems for us. Didn't the ancestors in the posthumous note also mention it, the words 'can't be reached by the body, but can be reached by the heart' Xu Yi refers to the human mind— —Isn’t the mind the power of mind? The ancestors also said that the power of mind should not be underestimated, and they finally planned to ‘use mind to break through the realm’, so they should also be aware of the power of mind.”

"I think your statement is too idealistic," said the pragmatic Li Xiaochun, "I long to get rich every day. I feel that my mind power is already very strong, but I still haven't gotten rich. He is still a wandering wage earner."

Ke Xun: "..."

"Besides, ever since I encountered the shitty thing about entering the painting, I have been desperately longing to survive and get rid of this thing every day, which is stronger than wanting to get rich," Li Xiaochun continued, "But look how it is now , Aren’t you still forced to come here, there is a possibility of death at any time, so the power of mind is useless.”

"If it doesn't work, how do you explain the power of witchcraft in "Mountain and Sea Map"?" Zhu Haowen looked at him, "How do you explain the strike with the word 'light'? How do you explain the curse of idol blessing?"

"And if you think the idea of ​​mind power is too metaphysical," Mu Yiran said, "then we can also give it a more scientific explanation, that is, ghost writing is a kind of energy field.

"The essence of matter is energy. Microscopic particles generate vibrations when they move, and vibrations generate energy. And these ghost writings may be composed in the same way as the principle of Jiuding resonating powerful infrasound waves. Different compositions or writing methods , shape, can produce vibrations of different frequencies, and vibrations of different frequencies can affect different substances accordingly.

"Therefore, to say that "Mountain and Sea Map" has the power of witchcraft and mind, actually has a powerful energy field. When this energy field is cast and engraved on the Jiuding, it can resonate with suitable infrasonic frequencies and spread them. go.

"And this kind of energy field pattern is implanted into the bone phase and combined with the energy field of human beings. Although it does not have the powerful force and striking effect of Jiuding, it can also be used to seal the altar and affect the energy generated by the altar. Temporarily suspend the behavior of the ghosts using the altar to cast the idol blessing spell and attacking the ground."

Li Xiaochun was at a loss for words, rubbed his forehead and said, "Well, I admit that mind power is useful, but it's something that only great witches can use freely. I think it's too much for ordinary people like us."

"Mind power is very useful." Zhu Haowen stopped looking at him and turned to everyone. "The senior in Qin Shi mentioned a sentence, 'Use a wisp of spiritual consciousness to seal demons and ghosts from entering the world for a hundred years'. Consciousness', I think it also refers to the power of mind.

"Of course, he is a metaphysician. He has the ability to use his thoughts to seal demons for a hundred years. Maybe we can too. We have bones, and bones are the inheritance of thoughts. Although we are just ordinary people, we have been blessed." This powerful thought power can also be used to seal the ghost for another 100 years.

"But the premise is very likely that... we need to die."

"But we don't want to die..." Wei Dong said, "Everyone is dead, so what kind of thought power is there..."

"Why can't we do it?" Ke Xun and Zhu Haowen said in unison.

"Huh?" Wei Dong and several others looked at the two blankly.

"Remember the painting "Schrödinger's Cat"?" Ke Xun looked at several old members who had experienced that painting together, "Human body and consciousness are two kinds of substances. When the body is dead, the consciousness disappears. I'm going to die!"

"Ah!" Weidong and the others had a sudden realization.

"So this is the truth behind the sacrifices made by those generations of pioneers?" Fang Fei's eyes were also flickering, "They knew that only the consciousness can seal the ghosts, so they decided to abandon the body without hesitation. The bones attached to the body are not for control The body, but waiting for the consciousness to emerge from the body."

"Yes... yes," Shao Ling murmured, thinking, "We ordinary people may not be able to control our consciousness after death, but that old master can, and the mind power possessed by the bone phase "Mountain and Sea Map" can. So They require us to sacrifice our own consciousness, or in other words, use our soul to sacrifice. After that, our consciousness that has emerged from the body can be combined with the thought power of the bone phase to become a seal, blocking the energy field of the ghost altar, and continuing to seal the ghost. Underground for hundreds of years."

"So," Mu Yiran said, looking at Ke Xun's face, his eyes were full of sadness that only appeared in the painting "Reverse Journey", "so the painting "Reverse Journey" hinted at us, It is 'all of us are united to take this step. Although this step may be a step backward, this step back is to move forward in the long run. Although this step backward may be an abyss, what we get in return is eternity of light'."

Ke Xun looked at him, he remembered what Ke Xun said in another timeline better than anyone else.

"So in fact, as early as in "Reverse Journey", the power behind the painting has already told us." Zhu Haowen stared motionlessly at the cold ground under his feet, "We can only exchange for this world by sacrificing ourselves and dying. The peace of the world can keep the eternal light for the human species.

"But the world doesn't need us to save, it just needs us to use our own lives to seal this small altar.

"We are actually equivalent to a remote control—no, we are not even a remote control, we are at best the batteries of the remote control, and "Mountain and Sea Map" is the remote control. One click can prevent nuclear weapons from destroying the earth, and we are just a tool, what really saves the earth is the hand that allows us to turn on the electricity and then press on the remote control."

Luo Xie's eyes were red, and tears fell on the ground under his feet.

"Actually, we guessed right," Qin Ci sighed softly, "There are indeed two forces at work behind the scenes in the whole event of entering the painting. One comes from the ghosts of the underground, and the other comes from the ground. The power of witchcraft, the power of prayer of the great witch, and the power of the mind of the master of metaphysics, and the power of thought with inheritance.

"But we guessed one thing completely wrong, that is, it is not the power of ghosts that wants us to die in the painting, but the power of thought that belongs to the human side.

"Ghosts want all of us to survive, but the power of human inheritance wants all of us to die, because only when all of us die can the thirteen bone phases of Jiuding and Diwei be able to cooperate with our consciousness when we come out of the body. The two become one, sealing the demons and ghosts, and starting another century of suppression.

"I didn't realize until now that the first painting "Free Heart Evidence" that Xiaomu and I entered, the clue it implies is not that we need to judge good and evil with our heart, but, after we entered the first painting Since the first painting, it has told us that the party we think is righteous actually wants to kill us; the party we think is evil actually wants us to live.

"However, among these two forces, who is good, who is evil, who is right, and who is wrong, for those of us who are painting, it is probably the most tangled and difficult to define... This is probably the most important thing. This is where the profound meaning of the true free consciousness lies."

"Then I really don't understand," Wu You said with red eyes, "Since the righteous party wants us to die, why doesn't it give us a peaceful death, why does it kill us with such a horrible thing in the painting, To this day, when I think of He Tang's death, I still feel unbearably cold all over."

"The form of painting should be born out of the idol blessing technique." Mu Yiran said, "Painting is also a kind of 'idol'. In ancient times, painting was the most important way of recording and disseminating. As we said before The Chinese character 'Guang' is originally a kind of pictograph and a pictorial symbol, so it is okay to regard it as a picture.

"The illusion in the painting appears at the weak point where yin and yang meet, so it might be that the two forces, ghosts and humans, use the idol blessing and curse technique to compete with each other.

"As for the word 'curse' in the curse technique, it has a ferocious meaning of harm. I don't think the nature of the technique itself can be determined by the strength of both parties.

"Furthermore, in the painting, the forces of both sides are evenly matched, and no one can dominate the other. The two sides have been in a state of restraint, mutual influence, and entanglement in every way. In this state where one family cannot dominate, the illusion in the painting is It’s probably not something that can be decided by one of the forces alone.”

"Then...then what should we do?" Li Xiaochun asked helplessly, "Is there really no choice but to sacrifice myself and hand over my soul? Is there really no way to survive?"

Everyone is silent.

Even though I have sorted out all the ins and outs, even though I understand the principle of the means to deal with ghosts, there is still no way, no way without sacrificing my life.

Mind power may be useful, and mind power may be strong enough to fight against gods and demons, but everyone knows that for human beings, the death of the body is real death, and the consciousness may still be alive, but the living consciousness is invisible and has no body. Floating, unable to do anything, what's the point of "living" like that?

Twilight, like death, silently fell around the painters.

"...There is really no other way..." Wei Dong shivered in the cold whirlwind that was blowing up, and said in a daze.

"...There is no other way." Shao Ling's eyes melted into the dim twilight, floating with desolation like mountains.

"I...I don't want to die..." Luo Kuo sobbed, his body was on the verge of falling.

Ke Xun raised his lowered eyelids and looked at everyone: "Time is running out, let's bury these ancestors' notes, let's bury them back to their original place, add the clues we sorted out on it, and put all the notes we have just now. Infer to make up."

Everyone turned around the tent silently, supplemented the clues again, and returned to the rock where the note was buried before it was completely dark.

Put the notes of the ancestors back in the same place, and put everyone's things on the top.

Just when Gu Qingqing was about to put the clues written on paper in, Ke Xun suddenly stopped her with his hand.

She raised her eyes to look at Ke Xun, saw the light reflected in his dark pupils, and said to her: "Qingqing, please add a few more words at the end of the paper."

"Okay, what do you want to write?" Gu Qingqing took out a pen and turned to the last page of the paper.

"Just write," Ke Xun's eyes were darker than the night, "the sky is clear, and the evil does not overpower the righteous, but for the sake of the common people, I am so lucky!"