A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 268: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio: Working for Ghosts (2)

Monsters like Hawthorn that grow on the Black Mountain are very obedient to Shiyi's words. They will do whatever Shiyi says and never ask why. Under the influence of the Hawthorn spirit, the locust tree gradually gained intelligence and began its career as a monster that was difficult to distinguish between male and female.

At first, the locust tree spirit didn't feel anything about the division of genders, and even felt it was ridiculous to see the love between the pear tree and the peach tree, but the hawthorn tree beside him seemed to be unable to live without finding a lover.

"Little Huai, little Huai, I planted you, so you are my child bride. You must live a good life with me in the future." Hawthorn imitated the words of the man at the foot of the mountain to brainwash the locust tree.

"I'm not. I was born on Black Mountain, and it was Lord Black Mountain who raised me," Huaishu retorted.

"I know. I was also raised by Lord Heishan, but you are different. I worked hard to water and fertilize you. I also worked hard to carry the manure myself."

"Yue~ No wonder I stink so much, I don't want your manure, you are not allowed to pick it for me in the future!" Huaishu said angrily.

"I know. Lord Heishan disliked the smell and forbade me to pick it a few years ago." Hawthorn is essentially an honest monster, and Sophora japonica has nothing to say, so he could only shut up.

The hawthorn tree imitated the peach tree and hung around the locust tree every day, looking very showy all day long. The locust tree had no choice but to transform itself into something neither male nor female, and successfully dispelled the hawthorn's idea.

Shanzha's heart was completely broken. She cried and said goodbye to Shiyi, saying that she was leaving Heishan to find true love.

"Wait a minute," he began to try to persuade her to stay.

"Sir, don't worry, I will come back to see you during the holidays," Shanzha said with a determined look.

"That's not necessary. If you come back every holiday, you won't be able to go far." Shi Yi declined: "This is a contract. You signed it when you were born. Remember?"

"I remember"

"Well, when you go out in the future, you can't expose your magic at will, and you can't hurt people at will. Even if you encounter a criminal, you must hand him over to the authorities in the human world."

"I know, I know. If you meet Taoist priests or monks, you should first try to escape. Protecting your own life is the most important thing." Shanzha answered and left happily.

Shiyi didn't care about it anymore. Anyway, she had signed contracts with all the monsters on her mountain, so she was not afraid of them causing harm to the world. At the same time, the contract could also conceal the evil spirit in them and protect them.

The most important thing for Shiyi right now is to build the connection between herself and the surrounding mountains. When she can control all the surrounding mountains in her hands, she can be revered as a mountain god and enjoy divine duties, instead of just being a monster.

With the priesthood, it is also convenient for her to collect the raw material for making elixirs - soul power. Soul power comes from a wide range of sources, but what Shiyi needs is the best.

There are only two ways to obtain the best soul power. One is to fulfill the wish of the resentful ghost and collect the soul power leaked out by the ghost's reincarnation; the other is to use the correct method to cultivate pure soul power.

However, both of these methods are very difficult. There are so many resentful ghosts, and fulfilling their wishes is no small task. It requires a lot of helpers. Relying on practice is also very demanding. These monsters on the mountain have been practicing for so long, but the soul power they provide is less than one ten-thousandth of their original strength.

Shiyi has a plan, but the prerequisite for implementing the plan is that he is strong enough. At least it is not convenient with his current identity as a demon, so he still needs to become a god first.

During the first days of cultivation, there was no peace on the mountain or on the hill. While dynasties in the human world never stopped changing, struggles between countries were constantly occurring. There were also natural disasters and man-made calamities, so the appearance of wronged souls was a normal thing.

People living at the foot of the mountain will be buried at the foot of the mountain when they die. Some people who are far away from their hometown will also be buried at the foot of the mountain after they die.

As the small locust tree grew older, its size also grew larger, and its canopy blocked out the sun. When some people saw it, they liked to bury their deceased relatives nearby.

The locust tree gathered yin, and coupled with the martial arts that Xiao Huai had practiced, his soul power leaked out and was inevitably absorbed by these deceased people. Gradually, a large number of ghosts gathered around Xiao Huai.

They have nowhere to reincarnate and no grievances. They live on the locust tree, and complement the tree. They have memories of their human days, but no desires. They sit on the branches of the locust tree in a daze all day, and then unconsciously absorb the spiritual power of the little locust tree.

Xiao Huai worked hard to cultivate for half a year, but when he looked back, he found that his cultivation had not improved at all. How could that be? He was still waiting for his cultivation to be successful and become a fairy.

"You are not allowed to sit on my branches while I am practicing in the future!" Xiao Huai said angrily. It still looks like a child now, and even when it is angry, it still looks cute.

"Grandpa Tree, did we disturb you?" The one who spoke was a three-year-old ghost. He died of illness and was only three years old when he died.

Xiao Huai didn't say anything. He didn't know how to tell the ghosts about his predicament. But some of the ghosts were smart: "Sir, did we absorb your cultivation?"

The ghosts themselves cannot practice cultivation, but there is endless power in their bodies. He suddenly thought that this might be the power that he absorbed from Xiao Huai.

"That's why you can't stay with me any longer."

"Then can you teach us the art of cultivation? If we practice, it will also be helpful to you." The ghost vaguely felt the relationship between himself and Xiao Huai.

Xiao Huai did not refuse, but did not agree either. He said he would ask Lord Heishan. Only then did the ghosts realize that there was someone above Xiao Huai.

When Shi Yi heard Xiao Huai's request and thought of his own plan, he agreed. After all, the ghosts lived with Xiao Huai, so he was not afraid of the ghosts causing trouble in the human world.

Xiao Huai went back happily and taught everyone the skills. After the ghosts began to practice, they indeed stopped absorbing Xiao Huai's skills and even gave back to him, which made him very happy.

Shiyi quietly petrified the soil, slowly connected several mountains together, and slowly took control of several mountains. Finally, he was certified as a mountain god. The heaven blessed him and asked Shiyi for help.

The heaven and the underworld in this world are not perfect. Some people in the human world enter the underworld for unknown reasons and spy on some secrets. That’s all. Some people in the underworld will take advantage of their positions to mess things up and bring great trouble to the human world.

It is not convenient for the gods in heaven to interfere in the affairs of the human world, but there are some who pretend to obey their orders but actually disobey them. There are also many who reincarnate as humans to pursue their own interests. Fortunately, no trouble has arisen, but in the long run, it will not be good for the world.

After some deductions, Tiandao foresaw the destruction of the world. At this time, seeing Shiyi, who had done great deeds, he couldn't help but ask for help, so Shiyi agreed.

There is no conflict between Tiandao's demands and her plan, and with Tiandao's endorsement, she can accomplish her own tasks better, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

Shiyi planned to return to Heishan to arrange affairs, but unexpectedly Xiaohuai gave her a huge surprise. The soul power collection container that Shiyi left in Heishan was actually full.

Although the soul power in a collector was only enough for one pill, it had not been able to fill one up in the past hundreds of years. But it was filled up in just two years. Shi Yi couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"My Lord, you are finally out of seclusion!"

"Congratulations, sir, on becoming a god!" The peach tree demon was obviously very good at flattery.

"Congratulations, sir, on becoming a god!" The pear tree demon also followed suit.

Xiao Huai looked at his two brothers and sisters blankly. He didn't understand much, but he felt that Shiyi had become stronger. But the next second, he was close to Shiyi: "My Lord, I miss you so much."

The cute little kid didn't feel out of place in his actions, so Shiyi didn't mean to refuse. Xiao Huai raised his head proudly: "I have filled up the soul collector that the adults gave me!"

"I saw it, Xiao Huai is really amazing!" Shiyi praised.

When the ghosts saw Xiao Huai being praised, they were so honored. Xiao Huai also mentioned the ghosts' contributions and reminded Shiyi to reward them according to their merits. Of course Shiyi agreed.

"You are all ghosts, so naturally you should be reincarnated. However, you have coexisted with Xiao Huai due to fate, so naturally you cannot be reincarnated. However, I am willing to give you a chance to be reincarnated, but you will have to pay a small price."

"Lord Mountain God, we don't want to reincarnate," said the little boy ghost, and then his mouth was covered by an old man ghost.

"Sir, what price do we have to pay if we want to be reincarnated?"

"I need you to collect soul power. Soul power can help you stabilize your soul body." Even if Shiyi didn't say it, these ghosts would work hard to practice in order to stabilize their soul bodies.

And these were only part of Shiyi's plan. She gathered all the monsters that could leave the mountain and began to train them. The main content was how to develop and expand the power of Black Mountain, how to save wronged souls, and how to teach others to practice.

Whether it is to reorganize the underworld or collect soul power, it is not something that Shiyi can do alone, and these monsters born in the Black Mountain are the best helpers.

The contracts were also distributed by Shiyi according to their abilities. The eloquent peach tree demon got the most, while the silly peony flower demon got the least.

"My Lord, I don't accept it!" The Peony Flower Fairy shouted, "I am much prettier than that peach tree, why can't I take more?"

"Do you like it? Then take more." It's not an important thing anyway, just take it.

Mudan happily left with the contract, while the peach tree demon continued to flirt with the pear tree demon. After sending these little guys away, Shiyi also left Black Mountain. After all, he couldn't just rely on these mentally incomplete little demons to do things.

As soon as he came down the mountain and had not walked far, he met a fox demon. To be precise, it was not a fox demon, but just a newly born intelligent little demon. It instinctively walked towards places with abundant spiritual energy, and walked to the foot of the Black Mountain.

When Shiyi met the fox demon, it was trying every means to eat people's hearts.

"This fox has come to our house three or four times. If nothing works, why not give it something to eat?" said the old woman.

"That's fine. The harvest is good this year, so we can give it some noodles." In previous years, the old couple only ate some noodles. If the harvest had not been good this year, they would not have been willing to give the fox demon some noodles.

"Idiot, the beautiful fox fairy doesn't eat noodles. The fox fairy wants offerings and eats people's hearts." The fox demon pulled at the old man's clothes, trying to dig out a heart.

The old couple didn't understand what the fox said. When they saw the fox pulling at his clothes, they thought the fox was starving, so they hurriedly prepared noodles for the fox. The old woman was willing to add oil and vegetables, and the aroma of the noodles soon drifted to the fox's nose.

The fox had never smelled such a smell in all its years. It drooled shamefully but remained arrogant.

"It's just a bowl of noodles. Master Fox Fairy is not interested in it. But Master Fox Fairy has never eaten noodles before. Since it is your offering, Master Fox Fairy will reluctantly accept it."

Shiyi looked at the fox who was always snorting while eating, and expressed great doubt about the fox who claimed to be a fox fairy: "Which fox fairy is the same as a pig?"

“Who is saying bad things about the fox fairy?” The fox stopped eating and turned to look at Shiyi warily: “What right do you, a mortal, have to say bad things about the fox fairy?”

The old couple couldn't see Shiyi, and when they saw that the fox had stopped eating, they thought the fox was full, so they put the bowl away and would give it to the fox next time. However, they didn't expect the fox to get anxious.

"Woo, woo, woo, woo, Master Fox is not full yet. You two mortals, why don't you let Master Fox have a full meal?" The fox bared its fangs and claws, but it had no teeth and could not hurt anyone.

“Look at this poor creature! How come it doesn’t even have teeth?” Shi Yi lovingly picked up the fox and held it in his arms. The old couple hadn’t seen the fox for the whole day, so they thought the fox had left on its own.

The divine power of the mountain god soothed the fox's nerves, and it nestled docilely in Shiyi's arms: "The mortal is good and bad, pulling out the fox fairy's teeth, but the mortal is also very good, giving the fox fairy food to eat and bandaging the fox fairy's wound."

Foxes don't really understand mortals, but there are good and bad foxes, and the fox fairy expressed his understanding. Shiyi took a look at the fox's mouth and saw that its teeth must have been pulled out a long time ago.

"When you practice diligently for a dozen years, your teeth will grow out." Shi Yi touched the fox's fur.

"You said the same thing as Sister Lotus. Sister Lotus also said that you can grow teeth after practicing. But Sister Lotus said that you have to eat human hearts before you can practice. But I don't want to eat human hearts."

"Why, didn't you just yell that you wanted to eat human hearts?"

"People's human hearts are not tasty. They smell bad and will definitely be unpalatable if eaten. Lord Fox Fairy, you cannot suffer this injustice." The fox shook his head to express his resistance.

It can be heard that the fox had the idea of ​​eating human hearts because of the influence of the lotus demon. As a god, Shi naturally could not allow the demon to hurt people, so she simply went to find the lotus to get rid of the evil demon.

With the fox's guidance, Shiyi successfully arrived at the Lotus Fairy's residence: "Sister Lotus, I brought a very comfortable human here, Sister Lotus!"

The fox kept chattering, but no one was around. Shiyi could sense that there was no one in the yard at all. Just as the fox was wondering, there was a noise outside the door.