Chapter 465: Wandering in the Void, Forgetting Both Myself and Other Things

Shang Lu was startled, and he remembered the pair of strange eyes that had appeared in the night sky and almost contaminated him.

Fortunately, Shang Lu soon discovered that the eyes that appeared in the night sky at this time were different from the crazy and chaotic eyes before.

Not only did it not pollute his mind or drive his soul crazy, but it also cast a warm and peaceful aura.

The chaotic divinity, violent evil spirit and other forces in Shang Lu’s body became peaceful and even began to be purified under the influence of this breath.

And this breath also made Shang Lu feel very familiar.

“This is the breath of the Queen Mother Hou Tu.”

Shanglu looked up at the sky and was no longer afraid.

“Is it the Queen Mother Hou Tu who is watching this place?”

That’s right, life and death, fertility, are all under the jurisdiction of the Goddess Hou Tu.

But no one expected that this salvation ceremony would actually alarm the Queen Mother Hou Tu and make her take a look.

The Chief Supervisor must have anticipated this situation, so he asked them to stay and attend the ceremony before leaving?

Shang Lu retracted his gaze, turned his head and glanced around, and found that the disciples of the Three County Witch Academy were unaware of the Eyes of Hou Tu that appeared in the night sky, nor the Breath of Hou Tu that descended from the sky. They were just staring at the seven people chanting spells and blowing horns on the high platform to watch the fun.

Shang Lu was not familiar with the others, so he just quietly reminded Lu Yang, Bai Lingxu and Gongshu Ling beside him: “Don’t look at it, hurry up and practice the magic.”

Hou Tu’s aura is the most nourishing. Even if you cannot intercept her divine power, using it for cultivation will still be of great benefit.

In particular, it can purify pollution and smooth out changes.

If you don’t seize this opportunity, it will be a huge loss if you miss it.

Lu Yang, Bai Lingxu and Gongshu Ling also did not notice the appearance of Hou Tu’s Divine Eye, but they remembered what the Supervisor had said before.

So at this moment, after hearing Shang Lu’s reminder, they neither thought too much nor asked too many questions, but just followed Shang Lu’s instructions to practice the method.

As a result, as soon as they activated the Qi-refining techniques they had practiced, they were surprised to find that a spiritual energy was spreading in the valley.

Not only pure, but also very peaceful.

The atmosphere here was originally affected by the underworld and the “Gate of Hell” and was in a state of violent chaos.

But at this moment, everything has completely changed.

After they absorbed the spiritual energy into their bodies, they were pleasantly surprised to find that this spiritual energy could purify pollution and reduce the strange conditions in their bodies.

This time, Lu Yang, Bai Lingxu and Gongshu Ling were all very surprised, and they practiced their skills even more seriously.

On the high platform, although the seven supervisors were performing the ritual of salvation, they were looking around and listening carefully.

They immediately noticed the differences between Shang Lu and his four companions and the other Witch Academy disciples.

The Chief Supervisor looked at Shang Lu with a flickering gaze.

The Rat Patrolman exchanged a quick glance with the Snake Patrolman.

As for the recorders and directors of the Wuyuan in Guling and Bizhi counties, their faces looked unhappy.

Soon, the doctors of the Witch Academy who were guarding the disciples began to urge them in a low voice:

“What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and practice your skills!”

“This is a rare opportunity, and you don’t know how to cherish it!”

“The ceremony personally conducted by the recorder can attract the blessing of the true god. As for how much you can gain, it depends on your luck.”

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Three County Witch Academy realized that this ceremony was not simple, and they hurriedly started to perform the ritual.

At the beginning, Shang Lu was still practicing the Lingyuan Xianxi Jue and the secret of inner elixir seriously.

But as he practiced, he suddenly felt that his whole body was enveloped by a warm force.

From body to soul, everything is relaxed.

Shang Lu suddenly had an idea in his mind. He stopped thinking about practicing his skills and just let everything take its course.

He became more and more relaxed, and gradually entered a very mysterious state.

Shang Lu’s soul completely dissipated, as if it flew out of his body and floated between heaven and earth.

And it flew higher and higher, into the universe. Shuttled through the vast universe, I saw planets and galaxies one by one.

These planets and galaxies flew into his soul one after another, as if merging with him and becoming a part of him…

This mysterious feeling lasted for a long time, making Shang Lu feel novel and comfortable.

In a trance, his soul flew to the depths of the universe.

A dense nebula is seen here.

In the nebula, there stands a huge but dilapidated “door”, exuding a magical power that makes Shang Lu’s soul involuntarily float towards this “door”.

However, when Shang Lu’s soul was about to approach the “door”, the nebula surrounding the “door” suddenly turned into huge, strange tentacles covered with sharp teeth, flying towards his soul.

To tear him apart and devour him.

A huge fear enveloped Shanglu.

He hurriedly wanted to let his soul escape, but found that his soul seemed to be immobilized and could not move at all.

He could only watch as those huge and strange tentacles, which seemed to swallow up the entire universe, swept towards his soul.

Along the way, many planets and galaxies were smashed and swallowed by these tentacles.

“It’s over!”

Shang Lu was shocked, but there was nothing he could do.

Just as the huge strange tentacles were about to swallow him, a ray of earth-colored light suddenly flashed and enveloped him, allowing him to quickly move away from the huge strange tentacles and the strange “door” standing in the nebula.

After chasing for a distance, the huge and strange tentacle found that it could not catch up, so it finally gave up and shrank back into the nebula.

Shang Lu, who was rescued, thanked Hou Tu Niangniang again and again in his heart.

The earth-colored light that saved him from the strange tentacles came from Queen Hou Tu.

Shang Lu was very familiar with the aura of Queen Hou Tu and would definitely not make a mistake.

The Queen Mother Hou Tu did not respond to Shang Lu’s thanks, but simply wrapped him in an earth-colored light.

In a trance, Shang Lu felt as if he heard some voices.

This sound contains a vibrant vitality.

Shang Lu soon realized that this was the sound of the gestation of heaven and earth and the melody of the growth of all things.

In this “music” full of vitality, Shanglu entered another mysterious state.

Be calm and introverted, and forget about yourself and the world.

After an unknown amount of time, Shang Lu’s spirit returned to his body. He opened his eyes and looked around, his eyes somewhat dull.

It seemed that he had not yet completely come out of the state of forgetting both himself and the world, and it also seemed that he was regretting ending that mysterious state just now.

Shanglu has self-knowledge.

With his current level of cultivation, it is almost impossible for him to enter the state of forgetting both self and the world, wandering in the void, or even achieving unity of man and nature again without external help.

And this experience will definitely benefit him a lot.

Just as Shang Lu was savoring the mysterious feeling, he suddenly heard someone talking beside him:
“Hey, Shanglu opened his eyes.”

Then he saw Lü Yang, Bai Lingxu and Gongshu Ling’s Wu Jia all came up to him and asked him:
“Are you out of meditation?”

“Uncle Lu said you entered a state of meditation. How is it going? What have you gained?”

“You really scared us! After the Du’e Ceremony, everyone was ready to leave, but you seemed to have lost your soul, and didn’t respond to our calls. If Uncle Lu and the others hadn’t said that you were in a trance, we would have thought that something had happened to you!”

After listening to the three people’s words, Shang Lu realized that the Du’e Jiao ceremony had ended. Looking around, it was already bright, and the ghost that appeared here before had completely disappeared. It was believed that it was taken away by Hou Tu Niangniang.

Not far away, there were wizards busy constructing magic circles, driving away rampant ghosts and magical beasts, and building houses.

Retracting his gaze, Shang Lu asked, “How many days have I been in meditation?”

“Three days.”

Lu Yang raised three fingers: “Not bad, not too long.”

It is indeed not a long time. Some people go into seclusion and enter a state of meditation for months or even years.

Bai Lingxu smiled and said, “We were just discussing that if you still don’t make any movement in two days, we will move you back. Hey, you didn’t make the decision because you heard our discussion, did you?”

Shang Lu shook his head and saw Lu Dao rushing over, followed by a group of disciples from the Baiyi County Witch Academy.

He was stunned for a moment and asked, “Has everyone not returned to the Witch Academy yet?”

Gongshu Ling’s voice came from the Wujia: “Uncle Lu is worried about you, so he asked me to wait for you to come out of meditation and go back together.”

Shang Lu quickly stood up and expressed his gratitude to Lu Dao first, then apologized to the other disciples of Baiyi County Witch Academy: “I am sorry to have troubled you to wait.”

No matter what they thought in their hearts, the disciples of the Baiyi County Witch Academy all appeared polite and enthusiastic.

“You and I are brothers, and saying these things makes us feel distant.”

“Our lives were saved by Junior Brother Shang. Let alone waiting for a few days, even if it meant letting us go through fire and water, we would not hesitate.”

Shang Lu would not take the words “going through mountains of swords and seas of fire” seriously, nor would he threaten others with this matter, otherwise the kindness would turn into hatred.

Lu Dao was curious about what Shang Lu gained from this meditation.

Shang Lu wanted to tell the truth and ask what the strange nebula and the big “gate” were.

But after glancing around, he felt that there were too many people here and too many gossips, and Shang Lu was not sure whether there were some strange eyes or ears hidden in the sky, spying on all living beings and eavesdropping on everything.

So the words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back. He did not mention the wandering mind, but only said that the pollution of his body and the chaotic evil spirits he swallowed into his body were all well purified and suppressed in his meditation.

It was also at this time that Shang Lu noticed that the rotten flesh and blood oozing out of Lu Yang’s eyes, Bai Lingxu’s head, and Gongshu Lingwu’s armor had all been relieved to varying degrees.

It seems that they did not miss the blessing of Hou Tu Niangniang.

Just as he was thinking about it, Shang Lu suddenly felt an itchy and stinging pain in the scar on his forehead that had turned into a scar after the tumor subsided.

He tried hard not to scratch it, but the feeling was really weird, as if something was about to grow out of the scar.

Fortunately, he did not change further in the end.

Lu Dao didn’t know about these anomalies. After asking Shang Lu a few simple questions, he arranged: “Since you are out of meditation, we will set off in the near future and return to the Witch Academy.”

The disciples of the Witch Academy who entered the dangerous place of the Netherworld this time were more or less contaminated by some chaotic evil spirits and needed to return to the Witch Academy for purification and treatment.

If Shang Lu hadn’t been in a trance, Lu Dao would have taken them back to the Witch Academy long ago.

Before leaving, Lu Dao took Shang Lu to bid farewell to the Chief Supervisor.

The Supervisor will stay and take charge.

Pingdu Mountain was once the lair of the He thieves. No one can guarantee that there are no other dangers and strange things hidden in the mountain.

Moreover, this place is at the junction of three counties, and it has been a no-man’s land for a long time. In addition to the rice thieves, there are many other evil ways hiding in the mountains. If they knew that a secret place had been born in the mountains, they would definitely find ways to sneak in.

Nine out of ten of these people will die if they enter the underworld.

It doesn’t matter if they die, but they will turn into monsters and increase the danger of the underworld.

Therefore, not only the Chief Secretary, but also the recorders and secretaries of Guling and Bizhi counties stayed behind. They would not leave until they had cleared the hidden dangers in the mountains and properly built defensive measures.

Regarding Shang Lu coming out of meditation, the Chief Supervisor did not say much, but just asked him to go back quickly to purify the pollution and not let the strange changes worsen.

When Lu Dao and Shang Lu were about to leave, the Supervisor gave another instruction.

“The two patrol officers are still here. You and Patrol Officer Zishu are going through the underworld together. Don’t forget to say hello to them before you leave.”

The two men folded their hands in agreement, and went to look for Zishu to take his leave.

The Rat and the Snake are on patrol together, and they are casting spells to find the evil spirits hiding in the mountains.

It was only at this moment that Shang Lu had the opportunity to see the patrolling Snake up close.

The Snake Patrolman is tall and wears a suit of fine scale armor. From a distance, he looks like a god with a human head and a snake body.

On his face, he wore a bronze snake mask with ferocious fangs and witchcraft patterns engraved on it, making it impossible to see his true appearance.

When the Rat Patrol saw Shang Lu, his first question was: “Are you out of meditation?”

Then, without waiting for Shang Lu to answer, he asked again: “Are you here to say goodbye? Are you going back to the Witch Academy?”

Shang Lu replied “yes” and said no more, letting Lu Dao go and socialize with Zishu.

The Snake Patrol stood aside, just looking at the two of them, without saying a word from beginning to end.

It was not until Shang Lu and Lu Dao said goodbye and walked away that the Snake Patrol commented: “This Shang Lu not only has a deep affinity, but also a strong spirituality.”

The Rat Patrol nodded.

He remembered clearly that during the Du’e Jiao ceremony, Shang Lu was the first person among the disciples of the Three County Witch Academy to sense the “descent of God”.

He even noticed it earlier than many doctors in the Three County Witch Academy, and not much later than the seven people standing on the high platform presiding over the ceremony.

Patrol Sergeant Si Snake said, “He is indeed a promising talent. But do you know his background and details?”

The Rat Patrol was obviously a little afraid of the Snake Patrol. When he heard the question, he quickly answered:

“I heard that his family has been ordinary people for generations, and he is the first cultivator. But this kid was able to break through from the Zhoutian realm in less than a year, which is indeed unusual. I have sent people to investigate secretly. Don’t worry, I will not contact him before I find out the truth.”

The Snake Patrol said in a deep voice: “What the Great Blessing wants to do is extraordinary. Not only must we find out his origins and details, but we must also find out what he is thinking. If we are on different paths, we cannot make plans together!”

The Rat Patrol nodded and said, “What the Great Blessing is about to do is also my life’s work. I will be absolutely cautious in dealing with it. Don’t worry.”

(End of this chapter)