"Are you a little surprised?" The middle-aged man who performed the "rat act" said to Gu Xu with a smile.
"Did you never expect to see me here?" The hunchbacked old man guarding the warehouse looked at Gu Xu with squinted eyes.
"My descendant, you should have known by now that I did not succeed in ascending back then, right?" The white-bearded old man sighed softly.
Gu Xu stood there, stunned and speechless.
No matter how good his psychological quality is, it will be difficult to remain calm when encountering such weird things.
Unconsciously, it was as if an invisible hand wiped away the dust in his heart. Some memories that he had once ignored resurfaced in his mind.
"You...are all the same person?" Gu Xu was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly, "Are you all clones of Kongxuan Sanren...?"
"Accurately? "We are no longer considered 'human beings' now," the white-bearded old man smiled and responded, "Twenty-three years ago, we became ghosts."
Time seems to be frozen here. For a moment.
The cold wind blew in, making Gu Xu shiver involuntarily.
"...The third evil god?" Gu Xu took a deep breath and his expression became particularly solemn.
"That's the name you outsiders gave me," the white-bearded old Taoist chuckled, "Actually, whether in order of appearance or in terms of strength, I should be ranked first. That's right. The 'Nine Infant Snake Demon' and the 'Snow Girl' are not worthy of being compared with me.
"Have you ever thought about this question before: A monster as powerful as the 'Nine Infant Snake Demon', Like it came out of nowhere eight years ago? And before that, there was no record of its existence in history? "
Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.
Seeing Gu Xu's silence, the white-bearded old man continued to smile and said: "Also, have you ever thought about why? After Yuki Onna and Hanba transformed from humans into ghosts, their strength increased significantly compared to before? ”
This is indeed a very unreasonable thing.
Gu Xu thought silently.
Let’s not mention the snow girl for now.
Lu Shiyao's maid Shu Yan was just a mortal back then, but why did she have the power to cause the three-year drought in Qingzhou Prefecture after she turned into the ghost "Han Ban"?
And the most powerful one among them? The key point is that Gu Xu, with his always inquiring character, has never thought about the truth!
"Boy, you must have a lot of questions in your mind now! "The hunchbacked old man also said with a smile.
Before Gu Xu could react, he waved his hand gently.
A large number of memory fragments are in the form of words, It flooded into Gu Xu's mind like a tide.
"Hey! How many times have I told you not to show our notes to others! "At this moment, the white-bearded old man suddenly shouted in a hurry, trying to stop the hunchback.The old man's behavior.
"What does it have to do with you being embarrassed?" The hunchbacked old man said with a smile, "We are all waiting to see the show next!"
The other seven The clones nodded in unison with exactly the same movements: "Yes!"
The white-bearded old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
Ever since he changed from a human to a ghost, his clone is no longer as obedient as before. Instead, it often goes against him, makes him angry, and even enjoys watching him make a fool of himself in front of others.
For example, putting the notes he took when he went to Goulan and Jiaofangsi in "Xianyunju" and leaving them to his heirs - this is what his clone did.
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“The third day of March in the first year of Tianxing.
“Tomorrow is a good and auspicious day.
“From now on, I will go to the beautiful and rich fairy world and say goodbye to this world where evil ghosts are rampant forever.
“I will pass on the inheritance of the law of cause and effect together with 'Xianyunju' is placed on the top of Mount Laoshan together. I don't know if I can wait for a destined heir in the future.
"Everything is ready, just waiting to ascend."
"...
"The fourth day of March in the first year of Tianxing.
“Ascension is a scam.
“I didn’t expect Emperor Tianxing to have such terrifying power and be able to...
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"That lightning disaster was hundreds of times more terrifying than I expected. I thought it was impossible for any monk to survive this lightning disaster.
"Fortunately, I What you practice is the way of cause and effect. One of my clones barely survived.
"But he was also seriously injured and dying.
"But I am not willing to accept it.
“I have been trying my best to explore the avenue and pursue ascension all my life. I am not willing to let all my efforts become a joke.
“I want to live.
“I must live.
“Only by living can I find the truth behind this and take revenge for the world’s fooling me.
"Of course, in this situation, if I want to survive, I have only one way.
"That is to practice "Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique".
“Change your life form from a human to a ghost.
“Although this secret book has been burned, as an eighth realm monk, I saw The first time I saw it, its content was firmly engraved in my mind.
"I have been killing ghosts for most of my life. Now I want to turn myself into a ghost, which sounds a bit ridiculous.
"But after the ascension failed, I have already thought about it. Not impressed.
"Because the greatest enemy of humankind is not ghosts, but...
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“The fifth day of the third month of the first year of Tianxing.
"Anyone who has studied the 'Way of Cause and Effect' knows that a person's name is a symbol of his identity and his connection with the world.
"Others His presence will be known by his name. All family affection, love, friendship, all hatred, interest exchanges, all cause and effect, all point to his name.
“And when the last person in the world who remembers him forgets his name, he will truly die, and the whole world will no longer have anything to do with him.
< p> "Today, I will soon become a new ghost with the "Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique" - not only can I retain a certain level of cultivation, but I can also continue to practice as before.“But this undoubtedly means that from now on, I will stand on the opposite side of the human race.
“The emperor, chief minister, and national advisor...are likely to regard me as an enemy. Trying every possible means to eradicate me.
“This means that, at least for now, I must hide my existence.
“So I used the ‘Art of Cause and Effect’ to erase my name.
“From now on, the ‘Kongxuan Sanren’ have died, and there are only ‘unknown people’.
“Although I have understood before, it is possible to practice the "Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique" There is a price to pay, but what are these costs compared to being able to continue to live? "
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