In the sea of consciousness of businessman Yang Changfu, Shangguan Jin's spiritual thoughts started a fierce battle with the transparent Gu worm.
The small sword of spiritual thought shuttles quickly.
Transparent Gu worms are hiding in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, there are thousands of twists and turns.
Yang Changfu’s soul was trembling on the side.
As a weak and helpless mortal, when the two big guys were fighting in his body, he could only stand aside silently, not daring to say a word, let alone intervene.
Shangguan Jin has completely gained the upper hand.
Her small spiritual sword has already carried the power of thunder and is about to launch the final blow to the Gu insect.
The aura of the transparent Gu insect has become extremely weak, and it seems that it will completely dissipate soon.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Shangguan Jin’s expression suddenly froze.
As a silver light flashed, the breath of the dying Gu insect suddenly began to rise rapidly, and its size also increased sharply - from a cricket that could be slapped to death with a wave of a hand, it became a A thick and long centipede.
It is completely black, with a pair of stubby tentacles and hundreds of body segments. Each segment has a pair of legs, making it look ferocious and terrifying.
“Damn it.” Shangguan Jin cursed secretly in his heart.
She knew that the person behind the scenes was responsible.
Although she still doesn’t know the identity of that person, the terrifying strength displayed by the other person at the soul level is enough to make her heart palpitate.
Before she could fully recover, the first pair of hook-like legs of the centipede began to secrete a steady stream of transparent venom, flooding the entire space of consciousness.
Shangguan Jin’s thoughts paused for a moment.
Immediately, a feeling of despair surged out from the depths of her heart, like spring water, almost swallowing up her soul.
She seemed to be a drowning person, floating in the water under the ice.
Someone walked on the ice.
She beat the ice powerlessly, but no one noticed her.
And her feet seemed to be tied with heavy iron chains, pulling her down, dragging her into the endless abyss.
At this moment, Shangguan Jin already understood that the centipede's venom, just like her spiritual sword, was also a concrete product of some kind of spiritual spell.
It can arouse the opponent's negative emotions, causing them to rapidly spread and grow until the opponent completely sinks into despair - after all, souls in despair are often the most vulnerable.
She tried her best to fight against it.
However, many memories that had been buried deep in her heart still inevitably appeared in her mind -
She remembered her mother stroking her cheek when she was dying, He whispered to her: "Xiaojin, you need to walk on your own in the future."
She remembered that when she was working in an inn when she was a child, she accidentally broke it.A ceramic teapot splashed boiling water on her hand, causing small blisters one after another, which made her cry out in pain; but the innkeeper didn't notice her painful expression at all, he just looked at his teapot distressedly, and then He picked up a broom and beat her hard while cursing: "You stupid fat pig!"
She recalled the Lantern Festival when she first joined the Exorcism Department as a clerk, and she met her colleagues. She went to watch the lanterns by the Luohe River; she used the money she had saved over the past few months to buy powder, rouge and gold steps, hoping to dress herself up like other girls of the same age. However, after her companions saw her, they couldn't help laughing, saying that she looked like a "big, thick man with makeup" and "an ugly woman on the stage."
She remembered that after working as a code official for two years, she finally got a chance to be promoted - she thought that with her merits and cultivation level, she would be able to pass the assessment and become a ninth-grade official. Unexpectedly, a "distant relative of an adult from a certain family" appeared halfway and took away her opportunity.
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A few years later, the chief minister said to her with sincerity: "The jade scripture is polished and made into many tools. When the sword is drawn and buried, it will rely on the sky. This is exactly what you have experienced before. Suffering has made you what you are today."
Shangguan Jin had a polite smile on his face and thanked the Chief of Staff for his teachings. She knew that the Lord Chief was right - without these painful experiences, she would never be like she is today, trying her best to become stronger and more perfect.
She thought she had already taken these things lightly.
But now, the "heart poison" has quietly awakened her unbearable memories, causing her mind to sink into a whirlpool of negative emotions.
She lowered her head and remained silent.
Only two lines of tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, flowed over her cheeks, and fell on her clothes.
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Gu Xu noticed the change in her expression.
With his spiritual perception far beyond ordinary people, he also clearly realized that businessman Yang Changfu's spiritual power was rising rapidly, becoming more powerful than a low-level monk.
Of course he knew that this power was definitely not Yang Changfu's own power, but came from the person behind the scenes who controlled the "Heart Gu".
That man was far more powerful than he imagined.
Even Shangguan Jin, who was usually unfathomable, was losing ground in this battle between souls and souls, sinking into negative emotions and unable to extricate himself.
Gu Xu frowned slightly and looked at Shi Xiaohan beside him: "Xiaohan, fellow Taoist Shangguan may have encountered some troubles during the battle. I need to help her. If after seventy breaths, she and I Still unable to escape from the battle of spiritual consciousness, please rush back to the exorcism department immediately and tell the boss about this matter."
Shi Xiaohan said "hmm" and nodded seriously.
Spiritual battles are too mysterious for her. She has never practiced in this area, so naturallyCan't get involved.
She could only do her best not to cause trouble.
And contribute as much as possible within your own abilities.
——Of course, even if she was tipped off, she might not be able to help.
Because Luo Sishou masters the art of divine deduction, he can always pay attention to Gu Xu's life safety.
Gu Xu gave such instructions just to ensure nothing went wrong.
Kongxuan Sanren once left a deep psychological shadow on him.
He was very afraid that the enemy hidden in the dark also had the magic to block the secrets of heaven.
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The next second, with the help of the spiritual spell "Solar Eclipse", Gu Xu's eyes turned into deep black.
His thoughts also drifted into Yang Changfu's conscious world, and he saw the huge and ferocious centipede, Shangguan Jin's spiritual sword, and Yang Changfu's trembling soul beside him.
The centipede's "venom" permeates this space.
As soon as Gu Xu’s spiritual thoughts came in, he was inevitably overwhelmed.
Painful memories were quietly awakened.
He recalled that when he had just traveled to this world, he found that he would never see his parents, relatives and friends again. The emotions of fear, loneliness and sadness surged into his heart, making him overwhelmed.
When he remembered that he had obtained the talent of "unlucky genius", he smiled lightly, but in his heart he secretly cursed God a thousand times.
He remembered that he was forced to learn the "Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique" by Kongxuan Sanren next to the black altar on Yishan Mountain. Shi Xiaohan stepped forward angrily with a big sword in his hand, but fell powerlessly in front of Kongxuan Sanren. He could do nothing - he could only step onto the Naihe Bridge with silent anger.
If we say Shangguan Jin’s negative emotions, they mainly come from the shadow of childhood, from the words of others, and from the loneliness of no one caring for her.
Then Gu Xu’s negative emotions mainly come from the feeling of powerlessness that his fate is controlled by others.
As the white-haired boy on the Naihe Bridge said - "Your life is too depressing and too aggrieved."
He hated this feeling.
"Thank you." He smiled and said softly to the person who was hiding behind the scenes.
He is now climbing the "Homesickness Ridge", and he needs to experience various emotions and sharpen his Taoist heart with the help of the mortal world.
The other party happened to awaken the anger buried in his heart at this time and gave him a big gift.
His pupils turned indigo.
The intensity of "Solar Eclipse" is no longer enough to defeat the opponent.
What he needs is a vast night sky.
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Notes:
(1) “The jade scripture is polished and made into many tools. When the sword is drawn and buried, it relies on the sky.” - Five Dynasties· Wang Dingbao's "Tang Yan"Miscellaneous Notes on Tours, Appreciations, Poems and Odes to Ci'en Temple";