Chapter 354: Life and Death
"That should be the magic weapon in here, which was taken by Wu Zhanxia. It's strange that he didn't take it away." Someone in the crowd answered.
"Master Ding, I know what this thing is." A slightly fat guy came out and bowed to Ding Huan.
Ding Huan's eyes fell on the plate and he said calmly, "You are a talent."
This guy was the one who gave Wu Zhanxia a way out without showing it and did not lose face for Wu Zhanxia.
"Master Ding, thank you for your praise." Che Chongzi responded quickly.
"Che Zhongzi, if you have something to say, just say it quickly. Don't waste time." Qi Yonghan didn't have any good feelings towards this fat man.
This guy doesn't offend anyone and he tries to please Wu Zhanxia, so he has a certain status here.
Che Zhongzi showed a simple and honest smile: "Brother Qi is right."
After saying this, he looked at Ding Huan and said, "Sect Master Ding, this bamboo forest is called the Forest of Life and Death. It's not a good place..."
When everyone heard Che Chongzi say that this place was called the Land of Life and Death, their hearts tightened. Some people even looked back. If anything happened, would they be able to escape in time?
Che Zhongzi didn't care about everyone's emotions and continued:
"This bamboo forest is called the Forest of Life and Death because of the fog. Even though the fog may seem harmless, if you are not afraid of death and enter the fog, your body will be torn apart and your soul will be shattered.
And these mists are overflowing from this mirror of life and death..."
"This big tripod is called the Mirror of Life and Death?" Ding Huan asked in confusion.
Che Zhongzi nodded: "Yes, this is the Life and Death Mirror. In fact, Wu Zhanxia was able to lock this canyon with the help of the Immortal Formation, and he was also able to use the Life and Death Field to almost harm Sect Master Ding, all because of this Life and Death Mirror."
"Are you saying that Wu Zhanxia refined the Mirror of Life and Death?" Ding Huan was a little skeptical.
Che Chongzi shook his head: "No, Wu Zhanxia wanted to refine the Life and Death Mirror, but his strength was limited, and he tried for hundreds of years without any progress.
Later, he found some rules and used some principles of the Life and Death Mirror to simulate the monk avenue where we live into a fake immortal bridge space."
"I've known for a long time that there's something wrong with the Taoist rhyme of the Immortal and Mortal Bridge here, and it turns out to be true." Someone in the crowd said again in dissatisfaction.
No one paid any attention to him, and everyone's eyes fell on Che Zhongzi.
"Wu Zhanxia wanted to refine the Mirror of Life and Death, but he has been unable to do so after so many years. And that vortex is indeed the path to a higher level realm..."
Someone interrupted Che Zhongzi and said, "Friend Dao, can this really lead to the fairyland?"
Isn’t the vortex leading to a higher level the fairyland?
Che Zhongzi replied, "Indeed, because the Life and Death Mirror is here, any cultivator who wants to leave this vortex will be sucked into it."
Hearing this, everyone's heart sank.
Ding Huan asked in a serious tone, "Did someone put this Life and Death Mirror here intentionally?"
Che Zhongzi said: "I don't know about that. Based on Wu Zhanxia's research on the Life and Death Mirror over the years, he came to a conclusion.
That is, as long as you step onto the real Immortal-Mortal Bridge, you will have the opportunity to escape the death suction of the Life and Death Mirror and rush into the vortex. "
Hearing this, everyone's eyes dimmed.
Che Zhongzi was silent for a moment, and continued, "In fact, every year when Wu Zhanxia brings people in here, he also tries various ways to enter the vortex and not be sucked away by the Life and Death Mirror. Obviously, Wu Zhanxia failed.
Until now, Wu Zhanxia has not found a good solution. "
"Is it because Wu Zhanxia failed in his attempt to advance to the Xianfan Bridge by simulating the Xianfan Bridge space that he came up with the idea of sending the monks here to die to find a way out?" Ding Huan asked.
Che Zhongzi sighed and said, "That should be the case. In the following years, I gradually distanced myself from Wu Zhanxia. If I could leave here, I would have left this place long ago.
Sect Leader Ding, if you don’t come, I estimate that I will come here in two or three years to try for Wu Zhanxia.”
"Fellow Daoist Che Chongzi, at what time does the fog here usually overflow from the river?" someone in the crowd asked.
Che Zhongzi said, "It usually takes twelve hours. If there are still people here after the poisonous fog comes out, their bodies will be torn apart and their souls will be destroyed immediately."
Ding Huan's gaze fell on the Mirror of Life and Death. The level of this Mirror of Life and Death was too high and he was unable to calculate it.
Wu Zhanxia's cultivation level is about the same as his, but when it comes to understanding the great Dao, Ding Huan is sure that he is far better than Wu Zhanxia.
Just because Wu Zhanxia is unable to refine the Mirror of Life and Death doesn’t mean he can’t refine it.
If he can refine the Mirror of Life and Death, does that mean that everyone can enter this vortex in front of them and look for immortality?
No matter how powerful this Life and Death Mirror is, it probably won't be stronger than my own iron pot.
As long as he could refine the first level restriction of the Mirror of Life and Death within ten hours, he would be able to restrain the corrosive avenue mist within it.
Not only that, he can also control the death of those monks who enter the vortex of the Life and Death Mirror.
Thinking of this, Ding Huan said, "I will try to control the suction of the Life and Death Mirror and these Devouring Dao Mists. If you believe me, just wait here. If you don't believe me, then go ahead." Che Zhongzi was the first to say, "Sect Master Ding, we believe in you 100%."
"Yes, we believe in Sect Leader Ding." The others echoed.
However, the few people who came with Ding Huan did not speak.
Ding Huan knew better than anyone that the people who truly believed in him were probably the few people who came in with him.
Those guys who said they believed in him were just talking. If there really was any problem, they would probably leave faster than anyone else.
Ding Huan didn't care. He walked to the edge of the foggy river and directly constructed a great cosmic magic circle.
The Great Cosmic Art's Zhoutian circle also included the Mirror of Life and Death. Halfway through the first cycle, endless breath of death and breath of life swarmed in.
These auras were so mottled and chaotic that even Ding Huan's vast sea of consciousness of the Great Dao Universe could hardly bear it.
Ding Huan was practicing the Great Universe Technique even more frantically. The stars in the Great Dao Universe were brilliant, and the aura of the Dao was fluctuating endlessly, like the endless ripples in a vast river.
The twelve galaxies connected by the star bridge are constantly rotating, and all the mottled Dao rhymes are brought into the galaxy. The endless galaxy grinds away all the mottled patterns, leaving only the pure Dao rules.
In the first few cycles, Ding Huan had to endure the impact of various mottled Taoist auras. As these mottled auras were continuously brought into the galaxy and washed away by Ding Huan's great cosmic cycle, Ding Huan was getting closer and closer to the first restriction of the Book of Life and Death.
Ding Huan was immersed in the refining of this great cosmic art, but the people outside were getting anxious.
Because Ding Huan didn't seem to have changed on the surface, it seemed that some Taoist aura was surrounding him.
There was no change in the mirror of life and death in the foggy river.
In fact, eight or nine hours had passed.
Che Chongzi just said that the fog here will overflow from the river in twelve hours and then cover the entire bamboo forest again.
It has been more than ten hours since they came in, and it will take them more than an hour to walk out.
If you don't leave now, it will be too late to wait later.
Ji Gu, Cang Yongqian and others did not move. They came here with Ding Huan, and even if the bone-eating fog swept out again, they would wait here for Ding Huan.
However, the monks inside were all a little nervous and uneasy.
When there was only one hour left, a man finally couldn't help it:
"Drive buddy, shall we continue to wait here?"
He was asking about Che Zhongzi.
Che Chongzi knows the most about the situation here. He hasn't left yet, so maybe he knows something.
Che Zhongzi said calmly: "I believe that Sect Master Ding will succeed. I will definitely wait for you here, regardless of life or death."
However, Qi Yonghan and others looked at Che Chongzi in surprise.
It can be said that Che Zhongzi is Wu Zhanxia's number one bootlicker. This guy always follows Wu Zhanxia's lead in everything. If Wu Zhanxia tells him to go east, he won't go west. Even if Wu Zhanxia asks him to eat shit, he will at most just ask how to eat it.
How could such a person be so fearless of death?
You have to know that once the twelve hours are up, if Ding Huan fails to handle the Book of Life and Death, then they will be dead.
Ding Huan’s chances of mastering the Book of Life and Death are actually not great.
Think about Wu Zhanxia, how many years has he been in this?
Wu Zhanxia comes here many times almost every year, but up to now he has not been able to control the Book of Life and Death. How could Ding Huan accomplish what Wu Zhanxia has not been able to do in hundreds of years in just eleven hours?
Even Ji Gu couldn't help but ask Che Chongzi, why are you not afraid of death?
In fact, Che Chongzi knew better than anyone that Ding Huan's chance of refining and controlling the Mirror of Life and Death was less than one percent.
But he was tired of the humble posture of licking others' lives all day long.
Wu Zhanxia died, and after Ding Huan failed, this place returned to its original state.
Needless to say, a strong man will emerge again to become the master of the Xianfan Valley controlled by Wu Zhanxia.
Che Chongzi knows his abilities. Apart from being a bit good at dealing with people, his strength is appalling and he is at the bottom of the list.
No matter who becomes the valley master, it will never be Che Chongzi's turn.
He, Che Zhongzi, will still be the same as before, fawning and trying to please others everywhere.
Originally, I entered the Kaitian battlefield to seek the chance to become an immortal. Now that I have lost that chance and have lived in humiliation for hundreds of years, why should I continue to bow down and scrape just to survive?
Let him die. He has seen a lot over the years and it’s nothing.
(End of this chapter)