In the Blade

The first thing that caught Du Chengfeng's eyes was a familiar face.

However, this face was not the face of Liuhua Mountain Lord, and of course not his face.

This was clearly the face of the ghost general.

However, the ghost general in the picture was not as illusory as Du Chengfeng remembered. He looked full of flesh and blood and looked majestic without anger. Just looking at his face, it was clearly when the ghost general was still alive.

"So it's your knife!"

Du Chengfeng was immediately relieved. Fortunately, he did not put all his hopes on sharpening the knife, but implemented two backup plans at the same time. Otherwise, if he only relied on sharpening the knife, he might not be able to figure out the possible resurrection method of Liuhua Mountain Lord.

However, to Du Chengfeng's surprise, he also saw Liuhua Mountain Lord in the picture.

However, the current Liuhua Mountain Lord was a little different from what he remembered. He did not have the coquettish and domineering tiger skin cloak on his body. Just looking at the young appearance in a green shirt, he looked more like a scholar.

And Du Chengfeng also discovered a more subtle point.

Unlike the local folk legends of Liuhua Mountain, and even different from the description given by the ghost general, there is no hostility between the Lord of Liuhua Mountain and these military generals - just looking at their cheerful and cheerful expressions, they seem to be in the same group.

"Ah this?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned.

Could it be that the ghost general also lied to him when he was captured?

"So what is going on?"

Thinking so, Du Chengfeng continued to read.

The ghost general, or the Chu general, although he has a face that looks majestic without anger, the young Lord of Liuhua Mountain is actually in control of the entire camp in the mountain.

"So what else can you do besides dragging your feet? Why hasn't the camp been repaired yet?"

"We have tried our best to recruit civilians."

The ghost general, or the Chu general, showed an embarrassment on his majestic face.

"But you also know that civilians also need to rest, this kind of thing is impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible!"

The young Lord Liuhua frowned.

"Nothing is impossible! You know how important this matter is! If you dare to neglect it..."

"I dare not! General! I dare not!"

The Chu general quickly retreated.

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng realized that this seemingly majestic Chu general was just a lieutenant general, and the Lord Liuhua himself, who looked like a scholar, was the real commander of the Chu army.

The commander had an order, and the lieutenant general could only execute it, so the means of this Chu general to recruit civilians became more and more fierce - such a cruel means naturally aroused the anger of the local people, but facing the Chu army, the unarmed people dared not speak out.

From beginning to end, the Chu commander, that is, the young Lord Liuhua, did not show up.

Until one day, news came from the foot of Liuhua Mountain that a hungry tiger had injured people.

That was the first time that Liuhuashanjun showed up. He helped the people solve the tiger problem with just one move. In order to thank the stranger for his help, the people even peeled off the tiger skin and made a cloak for the stranger.

Until this time, the soldiers and generals of the Chu people had not noticed that something was wrong. They saw their chief general wearing a tiger skin cloak and returned to the camp. Even the deputy general did not think there was anything wrong. He witnessed everything with his own eyes and only thought that this was their chief general making friends with the local people.

But what they didn't expect was that this chief general wearing a tiger skin cloak would actually raise the butcher knife against them.

"Why?"

Seeing his soldiers and generals being killed one after another, the Chu general was completely dumbfounded. He never thought that his chief general would do such a crazy thing.

"What happened to you? Are you still rational? Have you been possessed by evil spirits?"

"I am very sober, I have never been so sober before."

Throwing away the broken knife, Liuhuashanjun, who was wearing a tiger-skin cloak, grabbed the sword in the hand of the Chu general and chopped it on the head of the Chu general.

"You are so bad to those people, of course I have to kill you to redress their grievances."

"But these are all you..."

It was at this time that the Chu general realized that all this was a trap from the beginning. Their commander deliberately coerced them to make enemies with the local people, and then brazenly killed them all.

So what was all this for?

The Chu general could figure out this process, but he couldn't figure out why. Obviously, they, the Chu people, were a group, and the local people were outsiders, but why, why, their commander helped outsiders kill their own people?

Unable to figure it out, unable to figure it out, the Chu general could not close his eyes until his death.

However, Du Chengfeng, who watched all this, had already sorted out the logic.

Obviously, the chief general of the Chu people, or the Lord of Liuhua Mountain, knew the existence of the incense and vows from the beginning, so from the beginning, this Chu army had been regarded as a sacrifice by him - but if he really had to face the entire Chu army, the young Lord of Liuhua Mountain himself might not be sure.

So the young Lord of Liuhua Mountain was waiting for an opportunity.

Fortunately, in this world, opportunities are easy to find. A tiger, with one move, made Liuhua Mountain Lord worshipped by the local people. So, as an outsider, Liuhua Mountain Lord entered the camp that originally belonged to him, and then waved the incense and vows he had just obtained, and killed all the Chu soldiers in the camp with a violent attitude like a god descending from heaven.

And this act of eliminating harm for the people, and the incense and vows from the people, became more and more powerful.

Yes, this is the real purpose of Liuhua Mountain Lord, to obtain the incense and vows of the local people by killing these Chu soldiers who have grievances with the people.

"What a beast..."

Although the logic is clear, Du Chengfeng also felt the madness of Liuhua Mountain Lord.

He usually doesn't curse, unless he really can't help it.

"But this also means that he knew about the existence of incense and vows a long time ago."

Du Chengfeng was once again thankful that he had made two more preparations, otherwise it would be difficult for him to see the true details of Liuhua Mountain Lord by relying on the memory on this sword.

It is no longer realistic to expect to find out the bottom of Liuhua Mountain Lord by sharpening the sword. Perhaps after he has sharpened the entire Liuhua Mountain, there will be some new discoveries - but based on the principle of coming here, Du Chengfeng still continued to watch.

After killing these Chu soldiers, Liuhua Mountain Lord never met those people again. He lived directly in the depths of Liuhua Mountain and enjoyed the incense and vows coming from the bottom of the mountain.

Obviously, Liuhua Mountain Lord knew very well that keeping the necessary distance would make the people fantasize about him.

And Liuhua Mountain Lord knew even more that he had to occasionally cause some trouble so that the incense and vows would continue.

The Chu army that had recruited civilians from the mountains suddenly died. The people in the Liuhua Mountain area thought they could live a good life, but who could have thought that the good days had not lasted for a few days. There was an earthquake at the foot of Liuhua Mountain. The frightened people were at a loss. They had no idea what to do.

Until someone began to chant the name of Liuhua Mountain Lord, the earthquake gradually stopped.

In the following days, the people in the Liuhua Mountain area were even more unlucky. They had to suffer a disaster from time to time, and the disasters they suffered were not repeated. Earthquakes were the most common, and occasionally there would even be mountain torrents. Heavy rains and droughts were even more commonplace. Even things in myths and legends such as the Yin soldiers borrowing the road appeared.

Yes, this is the reason why the Yin soldiers were resurrected. When they were alive, they were assigned by Liuhua Mountain Lord to harm the people at the foot of the mountain. Even after they died, they would still be called back by the omnipotent incense and vows, erase their past memories, and then go to harm the people at the foot of the mountain.

After that, Liuhua Mountain Lord can harvest another batch of incense and vows.

Liuhua Mountain Lord's harvest is very rhythmic. He will bring disasters and let the people under the mountain chant his name, but if these people show the intention to escape, he will calmly wait for a while and let these people live a better life.

Then a new disaster will appear here, and Liuhua Mountain Lord, who saves the suffering, will save the people again.

"Really... too beastly, right?"

Du Chengfeng finally couldn't hold it anymore. This was the first time he saw it could be done this way. Originally, he thought that the Sanshan Zhenshan's use of the entire town as a meat grinder was already crazy enough. Who would have thought that there were masters on Liuhua Mountain.

Using this method... Can this Liuhua Mountain Lord really be considered a human being?

It seems that he really can't be considered.

This is not a curse to vent emotions, but a real fact.

This Liuhua Mountain Lord is indeed changing in the direction of being inhuman.

On the one hand, it is the control of the entire mountain. Unlike the mountain god in Sanshan Town who only uses the three mountains as a hammer to smash, Liuhua Mountain Lord has a closer connection with Liuhua Mountain. Just like the Jishui River God has the power of water, Liuhua Mountain Lord also has the weight of the mountain - although on the surface, Liuhua Mountain Lord still looks like a flesh and blood body, but his inner self has already undergone tremendous changes.

On the other hand, it is Liuhua Mountain Lord who is actively moving towards the inhuman.

After wearing the tiger skin, Liuhua Mountain Lord actually began to imitate the habits of the tiger - at first it was still a little immature, and it felt a bit like copying a tiger, but as time went on, Liuhua Mountain Lord's actions became more and more like a tiger.

Hiding during the day and coming out at night, tearing blood and food alive, if he doesn't move, it's fine, but if he moves, he will kill with one blow... If Du Chengfeng hadn't seen before that Liuhua Mountain Lord was just a person in tiger skin, he would even think of him as a tiger in human skin.

"What is this doing?"

Du Chengfeng was a little confused.

He had never seen an animal turn into a human, but he had never seen a human turn into an animal.

So what was the purpose of this? Why did he do this?

But soon, he noticed the change of Liuhua Mountain Lord.

As he played the role of a tiger, Liuhua Mountain Lord's will became more and more pure.

"This is... mental strength!"

Du Chengfeng was shocked.

"This is a way to exercise mental strength!"

Yes, he couldn't see it just now, but now that he noticed the change of Liuhua Mountain Lord, he could already infer the use of this method.

Imitating a tiger is not meaningless.

It's just because the mind of animals is much clearer than that of humans.

Humans have seven emotions and six desires, as well as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. No matter how determined they are, their minds are inevitably a little complicated - but animals don't. Although animals also have desires, those desires are more simple and pure.

In terms of will alone, they are even purer than humans.

"But..."

Du Chengfeng suddenly thought of a question.

If we calculate it according to this idea, no matter how you look at it, animals are much stronger than humans in terms of the use of mental power.

Then the question is, why has he never seen any animals using mental power appear until now?

After all, according to this idea, purer animals are far better than humans. In other words, in this idealistic world that has seen ghosts, perhaps animals should rule everything, not humans - but in fact, it is still humans who rule this world, not some powerful and terrifying animals with mental power.

So, what is the problem?

"Could it be..."

Du Chengfeng vaguely thought of a possibility.

That was the knowledge he had heard a long time ago. It is said that although many smart animals have the same intelligence level as human children, their brains are essentially chaotic. They act more through memory and experience, rather than thinking like humans.

In other words, even if those animals have purer mental power than humans, they have not been able to generate ideas that can control these mental powers.

If the clear mental power is regarded as a powerful energy source, then controlling the thoughts in the heart itself can be regarded as the engine that uses these energies. The energy makes the engine work, and the engine bursts out power. Both are indispensable, and neither can be missing.

Human will, those endless ideas.

In addition, the beast-like clarity.

It is like an engine that has obtained the most powerful energy supply.

And this is the path that Liuhuashanjun took.

"Inhuman way."

It took a full ten years for Liuhuashanjun to achieve some success.

At this time, Liuhua Mountain Lord no longer looked like a tiger, and his words and deeds had lost the wildness of animals. Only the fierce light in his eyes from time to time proved that he was no longer a human.

And Du Chengfeng could also feel that Liuhua Mountain Lord's will was extremely tenacious, just like a tiger, with unyielding wildness and tenacity.

Just looking at this will, it was not comparable to that of Jishui River Lord.

"No wonder he could fight me for so long."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh, knowing that it was even difficult for him to be so tough.

"Amazing!"

Du Chengfeng never hesitated to praise his opponents.

Time passed, and the years passed. With the passage of time, the incense and vows of Liuhua Mountain Lord became more and more strong. Under the nourishment of the incense and vows, the will of Liuhua Mountain Lord became more and more tenacious. He even defeated the Jishui River Lord who came to challenge him, and gradually set his sights outside Liuhua Mountain.

The incense and wishes from Liuhua Mountain alone were not enough for him. He wanted to do bigger and become stronger!

"What a great ambition!"

Du Chengfeng was stunned. He had never thought that the Lord of Liuhua Mountain had already had the idea of ​​expansion.

However, he could not hold back any longer.

Because the big silver-white face he had personally sculpted appeared again in the picture.