Chapter 316 Casting
"Every world is so wonderful."
Patriarch Bodhi looked up at the stars and sighed. These stars existed in the real void and their forms were also different.
The world where Ms. Shu lives is a star with a population of millions.
However, the world before our eyes looks like a tree. Each leaf on the tree is a world, and the aura is presented in the form of veins.
There are two leaves adjacent to each other, plundering each other. The vigorous leaf has obviously won, and the other leaf is withering.
However, this is only a tiny part of the star tree.
Only when you jump out of the box you are in can you discover the truth.
This tree is much more cruel than Ms. Shu's planet. The leaves are all the same, no matter whether they are new or mature.
All of the above are sources of conflict.
The saints in the world of Journey to the West looked at the world in front of them with emotion, but did not say much.
"If we can refine this tree, there should be no difference between us and our teacher, right?"
Master Tongtian suddenly spoke, drawing the Zhuxian Sword behind him and eager to try.
"Junior brother, please don't talk nonsense."
Yuanshi Tianzun said in a slightly stern tone: "Let's not talk about whether we can handle this star tree. Even our master shouldn't talk about it like this."
"Junior brother knows."
There are no outsiders here, so Tongtian doesn't care about face.
Chen Zhu didn't know whether he should move forward. "Zhu Ming, what are you doing?"
Patriarch Bodhi pulled Zhulong out of the void and said, "Since you are here, why are you hiding?"
This is because we are afraid of disturbing your plans.
Chen Zhu laughed dryly and rubbed his hands: "Just arrived, just arrived."
Didn't you just come? You've only been here for two hours.
"Since you're here, let's go together."
The Saint Taiqing came over with a smile and said, "Zhu Ming, how about going with me to take a look over there?"
Saint Taiqing stretched out his hand and pointed, and they happened to be the two leaves he saw when he just arrived.
It refers to the withered leaf that is about to be absorbed by another leaf.
"I dare not disobey the will of the sage."
Chen Zhu walked over obediently and fell into the withered leaves with Saint Taiqing.
The sky and temperature of this world are both dark.
The sky is always dark, the flowers, plants and trees are lifeless, and when you get closer to the soil, it seems that the smell of damp earth is gradually disappearing.
The city in this world seemed a little empty. It should be around three o'clock in the afternoon, but there was no one to be seen.
On the street, an old man and a young boy were walking slowly.
Chen Zhu frowned: "Saint, why do you want us to become mortals?"
The old man and the young man were surprisingly Chen Zhu and Saint Taiqing. Saint Taiqing also required them to transform into mortals.
"You'll find out in a moment."
The old man smiled kindly, just like a real ordinary old man.
The "later" mentioned by the saint is an undefined word. It could be ten minutes or ten kalpas...
"Why are you still hanging around outside? The next pollution is about to start. Why don't you go home and stay healthy?"
A law enforcer came out of nowhere on the street and angrily shouted at them to go back quickly!
"That's too late……"
However, the next second, the law enforcer gritted his teeth and said, "Come with me to the nearby subway station to hide. I hope this time it won't be related to the underground!"
He came up and pulled the collar of Saint Taiqing, and angrily scolded Chen Zhu:
"You are still a student, right? The teacher has told you everything that should be said, why don't you listen!"
Chen Zhu glanced at his number: 6313.
They were driven into the subway, only to find that there were actually staff there. They held their mobile phones in fear, refreshing them from time to time, as if they were waiting for something.
"6313, aren't you on guard on the ground?"
A team of fully armed soldiers walked into the subway, their eyes swept over the old man and the young boy, and there was inevitably a hint of annoyance in their eyes.
"Come with me. There are a few people stranded over there. For now, just stay in the utility room and don't go anywhere."
They brought Chen Zhu and Saint Taiqing to the utility room, only to find that there were already two women there, a middle-aged man and a girl.
Chen Zhu turned his head, not knowing what Saint Taiqing was up to.
"Old man, why don't you go home?"
After the fully armed soldiers left, one of the women asked curiously, "Why are you running outside in such a dangerous situation?"
“We have no home anymore.”
Saint Taiqing took Chen Zhu's hand and said, "After the last time, there has been no more."
"You are also pitiful people."
Then the woman sighed: "It's hard to buy a house now. There are fewer and fewer unpolluted places. I also rented a house, but I was kicked out by the landlord."
Perhaps because she mentioned something sad, the woman's eyes turned red: "I was about to marry my husband..."
What happened?
Chen Zhu looked at Saint Taiqing. He should have known about the changes that had occurred here when he first arrived.
"Yes, since the first pollution ten years ago, there have been fewer and fewer safe places. After each pollution, those polluted homes can no longer be lived in."
Saint Taiqing explained slowly, deliberately mentioning what had happened here.
Chen Zhu understood that it was pollution.
Is this a "pollution" from another world?
The Great Purity Saint said again: "It has been a hundred days since the last pollution. Today is the day of another pollution. I don't know what it will be this time."
Everyone was silent in the utility room, which was filled with the smell of mops. It was not a good place.
However, it is fortunately not polluted.
"It's about to begin."
The middle-aged man suddenly said, "Five...four...three...one!"
As soon as the word came out, they clearly felt the ground shake!
"Woooo..."
The silent woman couldn't help but cry with her head covered in fear, and was extremely terrified of the so-called "pollution".
"Don't be afraid, sister. It's okay."
The older woman who was talking to Chen Zhu and the others consoled them: "It has already started. We are really lucky to have escaped the pollution this time."
They are lucky!
Hearing this, the woman's crying became quieter: "Sister Mei, I'm so scared."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Sister Mei tried to comfort her, but the fading of her trembling suggested that Sister Mei was also afraid.
"I'm afraid we're not that lucky."
At this moment, the middle-aged man pointed to the doorway of the utility room:
"You see, this gate has been polluted."
Is the door contaminated?
Everyone was suddenly frightened and Chen Zhu frowned.
This is the law of another world, and because the yin energy is more dominant in that world, this pollution is undoubtedly devastating to the current world.
Sister Mei was stunned and said absentmindedly, "Can't... can't get out?"
"Have some courage, you are not even as brave as the old men and children."
The middle-aged man had a cold look on his face as he searched among the sundries on the side.
Soon, he took out a bundle of red ropes, a pair of candles, and a handful of incense.
As he was getting ready, the man said, "My name is Ye Li. If you trust me, follow me."
"This pollution comes from the underworld of another world. As long as you are careful, you won't be caught unless you are unlucky."
Saint Taiqing raised his eyes and smiled, "Young man, you seem to know something."
"Old man, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
Ye Li's face was cold: "I am willing to save you because you are lucky to meet a kind person like me. Otherwise, you would either starve to death or be eaten by those things outside!"
As he spoke, he pointed outside the utility room, where a group of soldiers had walked past the window.
These warriors don't seem to have changed at all?
Sister Mei was about to speak, but the next second she glanced and saw the bodies of these soldiers on the ground.
What are those who walked over? Brother Ye Li is talking about the underworld, so these are... ghosts?
She covered her mouth tightly, afraid that she would scream out!
Chen Zhu then frowned.
He finally couldn't help asking the Great Clear Saint: "I'll just pick that leaf."
"No hurry, if I want to pick them, I'll just pick them at home. Why would I ask you to come along?"
Saint Taiqing pressed down his hand and said, "I have a task for you. Do you see the girl in the corner? I want you to make friends with her."
Chen Zhu: ???
Arranged marriages?
No, a saint shouldn’t be so boring. He wanted to see what Saint Taiqing was up to.
So Chen Zhu walked up to the girl and asked her, "Hello, my name is Zhu Ming, what's your name?"
The girl glanced at him and ignored him, instead hugging her legs and trembling, her big eyes under her wavy hair filled with fear of the unknown.
"Say something." Chen Zhu frowned. He shouldn't be so scared, right?
"Little classmate, this kid is in no mood to talk to you."
It was Sister Mei who came over and said, "Brother Ye Li is about to go out, you guys hurry up and follow him, don't fall behind."
The girl gritted her teeth and tried to get up after hearing this, but her legs and feet were so weak that she couldn't move.
When faced with fear, some people will explode in silence and be greatly improved in all aspects, but some people will be completely intimidated, trembling like a rabbit under the feet of a lion, unable to muster any desire to resist.
"Zhu Ming, not everyone is like you."
Saint Taiqing came over kindly and pulled the girl up, comforting her softly, "It's right to be afraid, but no matter how scared you are, you have to get up. Otherwise, after we leave, you will be the only one here, and you will only be more scared."
The old man seemed to have strength in his hands, which allowed the girl to stand up again and keep up with difficulty.
"Uncle Li, you cheated."
Just now, Chen Zhu sensed a trace of holy power, and it was obvious that Saint Taiqing was using some trick.
What about being an ordinary person?
Saint Taiqing glanced at Chen Zhu and said nothing, but he was surprised in his heart.
Tsk, it was actually discovered.
He said to Chen Zhu: "Watch more, learn more, as long as you can walk out of here as an ordinary person, you will naturally know what I, the Taoist priest, am up to."
Damn! Chen Zhu's pupils widened. The old man was looking at his worries again!
"when!"
Chen Zhu was hit with a stick, damn it, Lao Deng is still looking!
Seeing that Saint Taiqing was about to pick up the stick again, he decisively diverted his attention.
Hey... this girl is quite pretty. She should be in college. She has an artistic temperament.
"Are you studying art?"
He opened his mouth to ask, and the latter shook his head and finally spoke.
“I studied vocal music.”
Oh, you guessed half right.
He whispered again: "I studied non-information technology handling."
The girl frowned and asked tentatively, "A delivery man?"
MD, this girl can read minds too!
Fortunately, that’s all in the past.
After chatting for a while, their relationship became closer. At this moment, Chen Zhu heard a "click".
It turned out that the door of the utility room was opened.
Ye Li held a piece of red string in both hands, tied it to his two middle fingers and walked forward, asking them to hold it as well and guard it carefully.
"Don't let the red thread fall off. Don't let it fall off the middle finger. The middle finger represents qi and blood. If you lock the two middle fingers together, you won't see anything you shouldn't see."
Ye Li continued to move forward, "I will take you to the ground. As long as you reach the ground, you will be safe."
Is the pollution this time affecting all underground spaces?
The girl walked nervously in front of Chen Zhu. Her soft shoulders could be seen rising and falling slightly, and she was constantly swallowing saliva.
She was very frightened, which made Chen Zhu frown even deeper.
What on earth is Saint Taiqing doing?
For things like this, his usual solution was to simply grind the leaf to ashes.
At this moment, the girl screamed and started crying out of fear.
"I...my rope is unravelling..."
It turned out that the rope in her hand was loosening continuously, as if someone was trying to untie it.
Chen Zhu knew that it was a pair of hands untying the rope, and it was a ghost with a hideous face.
The red rope locked up the girl's yang energy and it couldn't do anything about it, so it wanted to untie the rope and kidnap the girl.
"It's untying, can't you just tie it again?"
Chen Zhu stepped forward and helped the girl tie a knot: "You're welcome."
Saint Taiqing smiled, and Ye Li, who had turned his head back, turned his head away again.
"This approach is correct, but there is one thing I need to tell you, and that is, don't interfere with the fate of others casually."
He looked at Chen Zhu and said, "Your name is Zhu Ming, right? It's a very niche name. Just now, this girl has been targeted. Now you have solved her dilemma, but you don't know that you have replaced the girl and been targeted."
Chen Zhu sneered when he heard this: "In other words, that little devil still wants to cause trouble for him?"
It’s so funny, he has brought shame to all his ancestors!
"Yes."
Ye Li said solemnly: "You have a good character. It's a pity to die like this. I'll give you a stick of incense."
He took out a stick and said to Chen Zhu, "Light it up. If the other person forgives you, the stick will continue to burn. If the other person doesn't forgive you, I can only wish you good luck."
Chen Zhu took the incense and subconsciously lit it.
"I have a lighter."
The girl took out an exquisite lighter, and facing Chen Zhu's strange look, she lowered her head and said:
“It’s normal for girls to smoke now.”
"Really? But it is indeed harmful to your health. You should stop smoking."
He tried to light it, but strangely, the incense didn't light up after several attempts.
"Fuck you, I'll kill you if you don't do it!"
He threatened Yizhuxiang viciously and PUA the lighter.
"Can't you just burn it a little more vigorously? The God of Fire didn't ban you!"
The girl looked at him strangely and thought Chen Zhu was crazy.
But the red string in Chen Zhu's hand had already begun to unravel, and this time no one helped him tie it.
The girl who saw this scene was so frightened that she didn't know what to do.
The Saint Taiqing shook his head gently: "Zhu Ming, you are an ordinary person now. Can you escape using ordinary people's methods?"
He practiced hard not to be an ordinary person!
Now he just wanted to slap that kid in the face.
"No."
Chen Zhu gave up. It was indeed troublesome to tie a knot on his middle finger, especially when there was a little kid pulling it next to him.
Ye Li glanced at him and said, "Take care of yourself. I'm going to take them away. If you still have a conscience, don't follow us."
He didn't wait for Chen Zhu and took everyone out of the subway station.
The girl did the same, except that she looked at Chen Zhu deeply when she turned around.
Leaving now?
Damn, he thought they were just talking about feelings.
But the red line in his hand fell off, and the next second, the subway station in Chen Zhu's eyes changed completely.
There was endless cold wind, dead trees and weeds. In the shabby straw hut in front of him, there was a wild ghost grinning at him.
"Since you ruined Grandpa's good deeds, I'll let you entertain Grandpa!"
The wild ghost was about to tear off Chen Zhu's clothes. Just when Chen Zhu was about to go berserk, suddenly, the wild ghost's head broke into pieces!
The ghost body exploded directly.
What happened?
Chen Zhu was curious, wondering when the girl came back.
But the girl now is completely different from before, with white hair and divine light in her eyes, staring at him intently.
"I'll take you away."
This is her future self.
However, Chen Zhu still didn’t understand what Saint Taiqing wanted to teach him.
After leaving here, the girl turned and left, leaving him a protective mark, saying that it would allow him to live safely for the rest of his life.
"Saint, please make it clear."
Chen Zhu found the Saint Taiqing, but he couldn't find the answer at all.
"I am teaching you the way of Tai Chi."
The Great Purity Saint smiled slightly and said, "If you don't even know the essence of Tai Chi, how can you refine the supreme treasure?"
Ok……
Um? ! !
Chen Zhu looked up suddenly. Why did this person know what he had been doing recently?
"Don't be too surprised. All of me is unique. Not only me, but also my two junior brothers and even fellow Daoist Jie Yin are unique."
The words of the Saint Taiqing made Chen Zhu's hair stand on end. He couldn't help but screamed:
"Wha...when..."
"There's no such thing as a certain time."
The saint smiled and said, "If you succeed, please come to Buzhou Mountain to take me out. During the Longhan catastrophe, the Heavenly Dao was not established. It would be risky for us to go, so we can only rely on you."
Being able to say this proves that the Three Pure Ones have been conceived, but are unable to leave yet.
In other words, God the Father will never come back.
Chen Zhu felt disappointed, but Saint Taiqing was not angry. Instead, he taught him how to understand the way of Tai Chi.
"The so-called Tai Chi has only one core."
“Everything has two sides.”
This sentence made Chen Zhu confused. The previous teaching was also due to this point.
"You are a mortal, which is your two sides in one. You are a candlelight, which is also your two sides in one."
“Tai Chi does not include Taiyin, Taiyang, Shaoyin and Shaoyang, but it is enough to evolve all things. The four yin and yang are just one of the manifestations.”
Tai Chi is the final stage of the evolution of the five innate elements.
It can also be summarized as the "one" in the great way.
Chen Zhu only had a vague understanding, but he knew roughly that what he was about to do was wrong.
The innate treasure did not come out in this way. Saint Taiqing was correcting it so that he would not take a detour.
(End of this chapter)