The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 77: Innate Divine Power, Jade Pivot Heavenly Fire
Zhang Jiuyang and his group left Chenjia Village.

When I came, the mountains were covered with fog and the sun and moon were not visible. When I left, the wind was clear and the air was fresh, and the moon and stars were sparse.

He could clearly feel that the environment here had undergone tremendous changes. The strange evil spirit had dissipated, and even the deep pool where he came from seemed to become clear.

Finally, he looked back.

Although the evil spirit has been eliminated, I'm afraid that there will be no human habitation in Yunsong Mountain for a long time.

There are so many evil spirits in Qingzhou alone, and who knows how many demons, monsters and ghosts are hidden in the nine states of Daqian.

He suddenly felt a certain amount of admiration for Zhuge Qixing, who founded the Imperial Observatory. If it weren't for this group of people who risked their lives and fought bloody battles with evil spirits for six hundred years, the land of Kyushu would have long since become a hunting ground for demons.

People like Luo Ping have sacrificed countless lives.

Just as he was sighing, Yue Ling suddenly stopped and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Zhang Jiuyang drew out the Ghost-Slaying Sword instantly because he also noticed something unusual around him.

They were surrounded by one silhouette after another, one-legged, shaped like children or monkeys, and making strange noises from their mouths, like children crying.

"It's a mandrill."

Yue Ling waved her hand, signaling him to put away the sword, and said, "They are expressing their gratitude."

Before, the mandrills were affected by the evil spirit and became violent and bloodthirsty, but she scared them away. Now, looking at this group of mandrills, her eyes have become clear.

Leading the group was an old mandrill with fur as white as snow. It took the initiative to step forward and handed over something.

It was a thing like Ganoderma lucidum, blood red all over, like a mushroom but not a mushroom, about six inches tall. The most bizarre thing was that it was slowly wriggling like flesh and blood.

As if it had life.

From a distance of several feet, Zhang Jiuyang smelled a strange fragrance, which actually lifted his spirits. The magic power in his body began to circulate faster consciously, and the speed of refining essence into qi was slightly increased.

"It's Tai Sui. There's actually Tai Sui among these mandrills?"

Lao Gao was very surprised.

Zhang Jiuyang was startled when he heard this, and recalled some rumors about Tai Sui in his previous life.

People both respect and fear Tai Sui, and some even call it the Tai Sui God. If someone digs up Tai Sui in their house, they must first find someone with a strong destiny to whip the person with a whip, and then bury the person again, otherwise there will be disaster.

However, traditional Chinese medicine believes that Tai Sui is a precious medicine.

In Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, it is called Ganoderma lucidum and regarded as the best grade in the book. Long-term consumption can prolong life.

"Shennong's Herbal Classic" states that it can nourish the middle, improve essence and energy, increase wisdom, treat chest congestion, and long-term use can make the body light and prolong aging.

Ge Hong also called it the elixir of life in Baopuzi.

The Tai Sui in front of me looks extraordinary and magical. I don’t know how old it is. It seems to have life and it smells like medicine.

At this time, the old mandrill with snow-white hair bowed in a certain direction and then raised Tai Sui high.

"It's the God of Yunsong Mountain."

Yue Ling's eyes flickered, and he said, "Tai Sui is a wild spirit of the mountains, with magical powers and a fierce nature, but this plant has been subdued by the God of Yunsong Mountain, who sent a mandrill to deliver it here."

She stepped forward and took the Tai Sui from the old mandrill.

"This thing is no longer useful to me, but it is very useful to you. If you use it to refine the Three Treasures Ruyi Pill, it can help cultivators quickly break through to the third level of Xiao Zhoutian."

"I'll keep it for now. When I return to the capital to report on my work, I'll ask a pharmacist to help you make pills. It will be enough for the two of you."

Zhang Jiuyang said gratefully: "Thank you!"

Back then, the Purple Ganoderma Jade Ginseng Pill was only able to help him speed up his practice in the first realm, but it was already extremely precious and worth a fortune.

The Three Treasures Ruyi Pill, which can help cultivators break through to the third realm, is so precious that one can imagine.

Lao Gao was also moved when he heard this, but he couldn't help but said, "Yuetou, this... is this okay?"

According to regulations, the gains from killing evil spirits must be reported first and can only be used after approval. If they are extremely rare and precious treasures, sometimes one has to follow arrangements and they may be exchanged for good deeds.

Yue Ling said calmly: "This is indeed against the rules, but if you don't say it and I don't say it, who will know?"

"Will Zhang Jiuyang go to the capital to report me?"

After a pause, she snorted coldly and said, "Rules may not always be right. What we soldiers have gained through bloody battles, can't we use it ourselves?"

"Don't worry about it. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."

She patted the dragon-sparrow sword at her waist, her eyes were firm and her expression was stern. Although she was a woman, she had an indescribable dominance.

The domineering attitude makes people feel at ease.

After sending away Tai Sui, the group of mandrills quickly disappeared among the mountains and jungles. They were also frightened by the murderous aura on Yue Ling.

"It seems that this Yunsong Mountain God is not so bad after all."

Zhang Jiuyang sighed and said that he was quite knowledgeable about the ways of the world.

Yue Ling sneered when he heard this and said, "You don't understand this. If Yunsong Mountain doesn't have the nourishment of popularity, the mountain god will gradually lose that little bit of spiritual light and eventually dissipate."

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly realized, "So the mountain god sent Tai Sui in the hope that people would continue to live here."

Such a big case happened here, and the notoriety has spread long ago. If there is no external intervention, how could other people dare to live here?
"Will you intervene?"

Yue Ling said without hesitation: "Yes, but not for the mountain god, but for Xiao Luo."

Her voice was calm and firm.

"I will not let my comrade's death be in vain. I will let him see with his own eyes that the place where he last fought is now prosperous and peaceful."

……

Three days later.

Everyone finally returned to Qingzhou City.

The vendors hawking their wares along the street, the children playing and laughing, the women with flowers in their hair, the tourists holding the reins of their horses...

Feeling the strong atmosphere of daily life, Zhang Jiuyang felt as if he was in another world and he completely relaxed.

Lao Gao also smiled and shouted that he wanted to have a big meal. When they got home, Ah Li cooked a large table of delicious food. After they ate their fill, they went back to rest.

Zhang Jiuyang couldn't sleep, so he sat on the bed and sorted out the gains from this trip to Chenjia Village.

The biggest gain is naturally the change in the visualization diagram.

The picture of Zhong Kui chewing ghosts was turned over, but fortunately his ability to eat ghosts has not disappeared. It’s just that the connection between him and Zhong Kui seems to be temporarily interrupted, and he can no longer invite the god to descend to the earth.

He could also understand that inviting the gods was equivalent to the final reward of a visualization picture, allowing the gods in the picture to come down to earth and help him exorcise demons.

However, even gods must have paid a certain price and endured certain pressures.

When Zhong Kui came into the world, he caused huge changes in the celestial phenomena, as if he was being rejected by this world. As you can imagine, this process was not easy.

Therefore, Zhang Jiuyang was mentally prepared for not being able to invite Zhong Kui again, and he was not disappointed.

He was more concerned about the painting "Wang Lingguan Guarding the Sky". Next, he had to find a way to spread the faith for this Taoist guardian god and obtain incense so that he could pass on his legacy.

Maybe one day, we can even invite the Jade Pivot Fire Palace Heavenly General, the Three-Five Fire Train Thunder God, to come down to the world in person so that we can see his majestic power.

Well, it seems that Mr. Liao Zhai is going to come out again...

"Brother Jiu, what is this talisman used for?"

Ali held the golden talisman given by Zhong Kui in her hand and studied it over and over for a long time, but she couldn't figure out what it meant.

But her spiritual sense told her that this talisman seemed to be very important to her. It was a desire that came from the instinct of her soul.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly and said, "If you want to use this talisman, you must first bathe, burn incense, and fast for nine days. You must also prepare all the ritual utensils. There is no time to rush."

When Zhong Kui gave him the golden talisman, he also told him how to use it.

The process is a bit cumbersome, but he is very much looking forward to the results.

Once he succeeds, Ali may undergo a tremendous change, and he will also gain a strong arm.

The jokes that were once said under the starry sky may come true one day.

"Ali, stay away from me."

Zhang Jiuyang planned to test Wang Lingguan's innate magical power first, so that he would have a better idea when fighting in the future.

Ali hid at the foot of the table.

"A little further."

Ah Li obediently hid at the door, poked her eyes out and looked at him worriedly, saying: "Nine Brother, the Yang energy in your body is starting to get stronger again, it's so dazzling..."

Even from a distance, she felt a stinging sensation in her eyes, and they became tearful.

The Yang energy in Ninth Brother's body became stronger and stronger, and when it condensed together it looked like a little sun. As a ghost, she felt a little scared and wanted to turn around and run away.

But out of worry, Ali clenched her hands tightly and wiped her tears again and again. Not only did she refuse to leave, she even refused to look away.

He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, Brother Nine would be blown up by the boiling yang energy.

Zhang Jiuyang felt the hot sensation again, as if he had swallowed countless pieces of red-hot carbon. His throat was extremely dry and smoke seemed to be coming out of all the pores on his body.

This feeling is so painful.

He felt as if he was almost roasted, but crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

What was even more painful was that the terrible violence reappeared in his heart, making him furious and murderous, wishing he could burn everything in the world!
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the heat in his body reached a certain peak and his eyes turned red, as if there was a raging flame burning in them.

The temperature around rose rapidly.

"what!!!"

Zhang Jiuyang finally couldn't bear it anymore and let out a scream. The next moment, flames burst out of his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He seemed to have turned into a fire ghost among the Five Elements Heavenly Ghosts, but the red-gold flames were more brilliant and overbearing than the fire ghost.

It was like the Golden Crow was in the world and the sun was shining across the sky.

……

In the room, Yue Ling untied his leather belt and took off his battle robe, revealing his curvaceous upper body. Under the candlelight, his skin was as crystal clear as jade and as white as solidified fat.

The only flaw is the winding charred scar on the lower abdomen.

She gritted her teeth, gently scraped away the blood scab on the scar with the dagger, cut off the charred flesh on it, and the blood instantly dyed the dagger red.

There was a slight sweat on her forehead, but the hand holding the dagger remained steady.

After cutting off all the charred flesh, she took out the ointment and applied it. Immediately, the cool breath diluted the severe pain.

Yue Ling breathed a sigh of relief and then bandaged the wound with white cloth.

This is a special ointment for external injuries made by the Imperial Observatory. It is made by mashing the flesh and blood of a gecko and adding a variety of precious medicinal materials. It has the miraculous effect of stopping bleeding, relieving pain, and healing external injuries.

Most importantly, it does not leave scars.

Otherwise, she would have been covered with scars after fighting for so many years and being injured so many times.

After treating her wounds, Yue Ling put on her clothes to cover her slender and graceful body, and once again turned into the cold and domineering female general.

She did not go to rest, but opened a book by candlelight.

"The Legend of Zhong Kui Catching Ghosts".

She has read this book over and over again many times. Every time she reads it, she feels excited and gains a lot. This time in Chenjia Village, she even saw Zhong Kui with her own eyes.

If Zhong Kui is real, then are the stories in the book also true?

Zhang Jiuyang, what is his relationship with Zhong Kui?
Could he be the reincarnation of Zhong Kui?
When she thought of this, waves appeared in her eyes.

So, this book is his autobiography?
The candle flame flickered and burned out unknowingly. When the surroundings fell into darkness, Yue Ling suddenly woke up and realized that he had been in a daze for so long.

She put the book close to her body and was about to go to bed, but suddenly her eyes fixed.

No, such a strong fire power!
She moved, smashed the wall and came to the roof.

In the distance, red-gold flames were burning, and the heat waves were overwhelming.

That is... Zhang Jiuyang’s house!
(End of this chapter)