Although Gu Xu successfully completed the ghost-killing task, he still had some doubts in his mind.
Because this morning, he got the hexagram "Thunder, Fire and Feng" in his divination.
"Plenty" means grandness, but prosperity will inevitably lead to decline, and there are hidden worries behind success.
What are the hidden worries in this task?
Gu Xu quickly thought of the answer.
"Today I eliminated a fragment of the locust tree demon's soul, which must have attracted the attention of its main body," Gu Xu secretly said in his heart, "its main body is a genuine 'evil spirit' level ghost. If it wants If you want to take revenge on me, with my current strength, it is still difficult to confront it head-on.
"I must seize the time to practice and improve my cultivation as soon as possible."
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About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan finished chewing the candied haws in their hands and returned to the Exorcism Department Yamen.
At this time, the government officer guarding the gate told Gu Xu that Chen Jisheng, the governor of the Yishui Exorcism Department, had finished his work and returned here.
"Master Chen is finally back?" Gu Xu was secretly surprised.
In the past few months, Chen Jisheng basically worked in the yamen from dawn to dusk every day to handle official duties and rarely left.
Whenever Gu Xu encounters difficulties in his practice, he can always find Chen Jisheng in the Yamen lobby and ask him for advice.
Although Gu Xu is familiar with various classics and is familiar with theoretical knowledge.
But as the saying goes, “What you see on paper is ultimately shallow.”
In practice, he always encounters problems that are not mentioned in the books.
As an experienced "passer", Chen Jisheng was able to answer Gu Xu's questions in a timely manner.
In addition, after each mission, Chen Jisheng will lead his subordinates to conduct a "review" and point out the mistakes and omissions made by his subordinates during the mission.
This also made Gu Xu develop a rigorous and meticulous habit, and he rarely fell into the tricks of ghosts and monsters.
It can be said that the current relationship between the two is not that of master and apprentice, but better than master and apprentice.
Because of this, Gu Xu felt a little uncomfortable with Chen Jisheng's sudden departure from the Yamen in the past few days.
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Afterwards, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan walked into the lobby and came to Chen Jisheng's side.
Gu Xu took off his jade pendant and placed it on his desk, preparing to report on the completion of the task.
However, at this moment, with his powerful spiritual perception, Gu Xu unexpectedly discovered that the aura on Chen Jisheng's body was a little different from before.
If Chen Jisheng's previous impression of him was that he was dignified, serious, and not angry;
So now, if the Yuan Ting stands tall and the still water flows deep.
He calmed down his momentum and became more profound.
"Master Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough to the fourth realm!" Gu Xu nodded slightly and sincerely congratulated his boss.
Chen Jisheng looked at him seriously and said calmly: "Have you recently practiced a spell to strengthen your spiritual consciousness?"
"Sir Chen, you really know everything!" Gu Xu nodded and did not deny it.
"I've told you so many times not to flatter me in front of me. I don't do this." Chen Jisheng frowned slightly, pretending to be dissatisfied, but his tone of voice inevitably showed pride.
At this moment, Chen Jisheng could also see that Gu Xu's true energy aura was now much richer than before, and he had obviously passed through the "Gate of Hell", the chasm between life and death, and embarked on the winding "Road to the Underworld."
In less than a year, he transformed from a mortal into a monk in the second realm——
Gu Xu's speed at breaking through the realm can only be described as "outrageous".
"How does it feel to advance to the second realm?" After a moment of silence, Chen Jisheng continued to ask.
"Not bad," Gu Xu said with a slight smile, "I feel now that I have almost inexhaustible real energy in my body, which I can squander at will - I will no longer be like in the first realm, after drawing a few talisman, the whole People were hollowed out.”
Having said this, he paused for a while and asked Chen Jisheng curiously: "Mr. Chen, how does it feel to break through the fourth realm? Is there anything that needs attention?"
Gu Xu had read in books before that the fourth realm of spiritual practice is called [Wangxiang Terrace].
There is a poem that goes: "If you don't eat human food for one day, you will cross the Yin and Yang Realm in two days, and you will reach Wangxiang Terrace in three days and see your relatives crying and mourning."
Wangxiang Terrace is located on the other side of Wangchuan River. It is a high platform for ghosts to gaze at their relatives in the human world.
In myths and legends, after the souls of the departed walk across the Naihe Bridge, despite the severe and angry rebuke from the ghost soldiers, they will still insist on climbing to the Wangxiang Tower. They will take one last look at their hometown in the distance and cry loudly before heading to the underworld with all their heart.
For practitioners, the most important thing in the realm of Wangxiangtai is to look back on one's original intention.
It is said that the road behind Wangxiang Terrace is filled with cold fog.
As practitioners travel farther and farther on the extraordinary path, they will gradually lose their mortal emotions and become assimilated by the cold and indifferent nature of this world without even realizing it.
At this time, they need to find their own ordinary mind as an anchor point to avoid losing their way on the road ahead.
"As expected of you, Gu Xu, you have just entered the second realm, and you are already thinking about the fourth realm," Chen Jisheng chuckled, "Should I say you are ambitious, or should I say you are ambitious?"
"I just want to prepare early." Gu Xu had a cute smile on his face.
"You may have read in books before that monks in the fourth realm can choose a natal object and keep it in their Dantian - it can be a knife, a sword, or any form of weapon," Chen Jisheng He replied, “The natal object is like a part of the monk’s body, and you can directly control it with your thoughts.
"It will continue to become stronger as the monk's cultivation level increases - a low-grade magic weapon may become a middle-grade or even high-grade magic weapon after a long period of cultivation and tempering by the monks.
"But at the same time, once the natal object is destroyed, the monk's cultivation level will also drop significantly, and it may even affect the foundation."
"Master Chen, do those sword cultivators who can fly with swords rely on their natal objects?" Gu Xu asked.
He thought of Chu Fengge who was riding the flying sword and riding the wind not long ago.
On the day of the promotion assessment, Chu Fengge shouted "Sword is coming", and a sword flew in front of him out of thin air, carrying him to fly hundreds of miles in an instant - presumably only the natal sword warmed in the Dantian could achieve this. This kind of satisfying effect.
"That's right." After hearing Gu Xu's question, Chen Jisheng answered and raised his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, a simple long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Gu Xu recognized that this sword was the sword that Chen Jisheng always hung on his waist.
It has no ornate decoration, looks a bit old and dull, and there is still some rust visible on the blade.
"Its name is 'Wu Gui', and it was originally the natal creature of my old boss, Mr. Zheng Yuzheng." Chen Jisheng sighed softly and introduced, "Eight years ago, Mr. Zheng saved a few people during the 'Nine Infants' Disaster'. After a child unfortunately died, this sword was left to me."
