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Everlasting Immortal Firmament-Chapter 043Book 08 : Hungry Ghost, Hungry Ghost!
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Long Wanyuâs face changed dramatically. âThe hungry ghost path of reincarnation?â
âIt should be!â the Unborn Man responded gravely.
Shocked, Long Wanyu asked, âCan you lifespan cultivators freely enter and leave the hungry ghost path of reincarnation?âfreewe bnovel.com
The Unborn Man shook his head. âBing Ji might have had Cangjieâs help. Iâm not that capable.â
Concerned, Long Wanyu said, âThen Brother-in-Lawâs true body is in danger!â
âThe hungry ghost path of reincarnation? What is it like in there?â the skeleton Gu Hai asked.
âAs the name suggests, itâs a world of hungry ghosts!â Long Wanyu explained hastily.
âEvil ghosts? As in malevolent?â
âNo. It is hungry as in starving. A hungry ghost is different from a ghost that died of hunger, although they are both hungry,â Long Wanyu said.
[TL note: In Chinese, the word for evil has the same pronunciation as the word for hungry. Gu Hai clarified by using a compound word meaning malevolent/ferocious using the character for evil. Long Wanyu clarified using another compound word meaning starving using the character for hungry.]
âHow are they different?â the skeletal Gu Hai asked anxiously.
âThose who died from hunger are spiritual souls turned into ghosts, while hungry ghosts are physical souls turned into ghosts. More accurately, the hungry ghost path of reincarnation is a world of physical souls. If a living person enters, their three spiritual souls will be suppressed, leaving only the physical souls prominent,â Long Wanyu replied.
âPhysical souls? After a person dies and their spiritual souls scatter, donât the physical souls disperse? Can they reincarnate?â Gu Hai asked in confusion.
âThe three spiritual souls are the foundation, and the seven physical souls are secondary. One has memories only because of these three spiritual souls and seven physical souls. The birth of the seven physical souls is a kind of weak soul, which is subordinate to the three spiritual souls. As long as the three spiritual souls are present, they can nourish the physical body and rebirth the seven physical souls. The seven physical souls are like the hair and nails of a person, a part of a person but not indispensable. However, since the seven physical souls are weak souls, they have intelligence. After a person dies, the spiritual souls scatter and the physical souls disperse. This actually means that the physical souls lose all memories of being a person, but the physical souls themselves are not gone. It is just like how, after one cuts oneâs hair and then leaves, the hair is still there. This is the same for the physical souls. They entered the hungry ghost path of reincarnation,â Long Wanyu explained.
âPhysical souls? The hungry ghost path of reincarnation is a world of physical souls?â Gu Hai said, frowning.
âYes, the hungry ghost path of reincarnation helps the physical souls reconstruct a physical body according to the physical soulsâ needs. However, the physical souls are incomplete, so they instinctively want to complete themselves. As a result, they go around eating other physical souls as though ravenous. They look like monsters and are termed hungry ghosts. They can even merge with other hungry ghosts if they are compatible,â Long Wanyu explained.
âIf a person enters the world of the hungry ghosts, the three spiritual souls will be suppressed?â Gu Hai said, still frowning.
Gu Hai had two bodies, which were connected by the three spiritual soulsâ consciousness. No wonder he could not sense the consciousness of the true body. If not for the blessings cloud sea above them, the skeleton Gu Hai might have even thought his true body was dead.
âYes. When mortals go in, the physical souls take over the physical body and receive the changes from the world. The laws suppress the spiritual souls in the body, casting them to sleep. They will be freed from the hungry ghost path of reincarnation only if another hungry ghost eats their physical souls; the spiritual souls will then turn into evil ghosts. However, escaping the hungry ghost path of reincarnation is a kind of release, as that world is too cruel and too bloody,â Long Wanyu said with an unsightly expression.
âWhat should we do?â Long Wanqing asked anxiously.
âWe must rescue his true body quickly!â Chen Xianerâs face sank.
âThatâs right!â the skeleton Gu Hai said sullenly.
âHow excellent of Ji Dihong! How excellent of Cangjie! To think they came up with such an insidious plan!â Mo Yikeâs face sank.
Now, everyone finally understood the purpose of the Huang Heavenly Dynasty envoys. A show of might? No, this was a trap for Gu Hai.
âIs there any way to enter the hungry ghost path of reincarnation?â the skeleton Gu Hai asked.
âI have no way. The hungry ghost path of reincarnation was firmly sealed back then. Oh, right! Lifespan cultivators! Unborn Man, you are also a lifespan cultivator. Tell us. How do we get in?â Long Wanyu immediately turned to the Unborn Man.
When the Unborn Man saw Long Wanyuâs attitude towards him, he showed a bitter smile but did not blame her.
âA lifespan cultivator does indeed have a method, but Iâm not capable of it now. UnlessâŚâ The Unborn Man paused.
âUnless what?â Long Wanqing prompted anxiously.
âThere were eight lines of lifespan cultivation inheritanceâfour of life and four of death. I thought those were all the lifespan cultivators. However, it now looks like there are things about lifespan cultivation Iâm not aware of. However, if I can grasp the four life inheritances or the four death inheritances, I can open an entrance to the hungry ghost path of reincarnation,â the Unborn Man said.
âQuick, tell us what should we do!â Long Wanyu said anxiously.
âI am Lifespan Qiufeng and also Lifespan Ximen. Weâve captured Lifespan Dongfang and Lifespan Chunshen, so we already have two life inheritances and two death inheritances. We just need either two more life inheritances or two more death inheritances. The locations of the two death inheritances are unknown, but we know the two life inheritances. Lifespan Nangong is in Xuanyuan City, and Lifespan Beiming is in the Heavenly Demon Holy Land. Capture them for me. I can take their lifespan physical souls and open the hungry ghost path of reincarnation,â the Unborn Man said gravely.
âSo, all we have to do is capture Lifespan Nangong and Lifespan Beiming? What was the point of saying so much nonsense?â Long Wanyu said in a pique.
The Unborn Man: ââŚâ
âAlright. Iâll have to trouble you for this, then,â the skeleton Gu Hai said gravely.
âAs long as Your Reverence captures those two, it will not be difficult for me,â the Unborn Man explained.
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The emperorâs study, Xuanyuan City:
Cangjie looked at a glowing energy ring before him. A red dot within it vanished.
âIt worked! Your Holy Eminence, Bing Ji dragged Gu Hai into the hungry ghost path of reincarnation!â Cangjie said happily.
âMister Cangjie, this plan is simply a masterstroke! You have helped us get rid of a great danger!â Ji Dihong smiled.
âYour Holy Eminence is generous with your praise. However, that Gu Hai has survived four paths of reincarnation already. This would be his fifth. Each time he entered one, he escaped safely. We cannot be careless this time; we need to destroy him early,â Cangjie said gravely.
âThatâs right. However, havenât you already placed Bing Ji there? Wait at Boundless Mountain with us for Bing Ji to capture Gu Hai. I wonder what kind of monster Gu Hai has turned into now?â Ji Dihong smiled.
Cangjie nodded.
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The hungry ghost path of reincarnation:
Gu Hai had stuffed the Lifespan Spiritual Soul Pill into Bing Jiâs mouth just before she dragged him into the hungry ghost path of reincarnation.
Buzz!
Bing Jiâs body trembled, shining with white light.
Gu Hai was already in the hungry ghost path of reincarnation. At this moment, he felt an immense pressure on his mind.
Gu Hai had experienced this before in the animal path of reincarnation, the asura path of reincarnation, and even the human path of reincarnation. In the asura path of reincarnation, he had even turned into an asura. In the animal path of reincarnation, his earthly soul had manifested physically.
This was the same feeling today. His mind suddenly buzzed, as though stunned, and he fell into a deep sleep.
However, when he fell asleep, he strangely remained conscious.
âThe three spiritual souls are in a deep sleep, and my seven physical souls are controlling my body?â Gu Hai said in shock.
The seven physical souls had Gu Haiâs memories, unlike the dead, whose physical souls no longer had their memories.
More accurately, it was Gu Haiâs six physical souls that had the memories; he still had one physical soul yet to fully form.
RumbleâŚ!
Gu Haiâs body felt like it was being ripped apart.
When Gu Hai looked up, the entire sky was dark red. The laws were helping him reconstruct his physical body. However, he suppressed the change.
Then he turned his head to Bing Ji beside him.
After the Lifespan Spiritual Soul Pill entered her body, Bing Ji trembled as her mortal soulâs memories spread to her seven physical souls. However, her mortal soul immediately became suppressed.
When the seven physical souls received the memories, they jolted awake and looked at Gu Hai.
âYour Reverence, this official deserves ten thousand deaths for bringing Your Reverence into such a desperate situation!â Bing Ji cried sorrowfully as she knelt.
Bing Ji also trembled as though resisting the lawsâ changes to her body.
âBing Ji, donât be upset. Quickly tell us, where are your heavenly soul and earthly soul? We will uphold justice for you,â Gu Hai said, supporting Bing Ji.
Bing Jiâs tears flowed unceasingly. âYour Reverence, donât worry about my heavenly soul and earthly soul. Just pretend I am dead. Ah! I can sense Cangjieâs energy suppressing my energy again. Your Reverence, just kill me. Hurry! Otherwise, I will have to obey Cangjie and harm you. Hurry!â
Bing Jiâs body trembled, but Gu Hai gripped her hands.
âHurry. Tell me. Where are your heavenly soul and earthly soul?â Gu Hai exhorted anxiously.
âYour Reverence, quickly kill me!â Bing Ji begged.
Gu Hai moved forward and hugged Bing Ji. Their lips met, shocking her into calming down.
âYou wonât remain lucid for long; donât waste your time on emotions. Where are your heavenly soul and earthly soul? Hurry! This is an order!â Gu Hai said worriedly.
âTheir location? This is the hungry ghost path of reincarnation. Cangjie sealed my two spiritual souls in the bodies of two hungry ghost kings as a precaution against you,â Bing Ji said while trembling.
âThe hungry ghost kings here?â Gu Hai felt startled.
âHow do we retrieve them?â Gu Hai asked further.
âEat them or kill them, and my two spiritual souls can escape.â One of Bing Jiâs eyes flashed blue. It looked like Cangjieâs seal would soon regain effect.
âEat? Eat a hungry ghost king? Would that hurt your spiritual souls?â Gu Hai said anxiously.
âIt is because of the laws here. When a hungry ghost dies, the spiritual souls will leave the body. The hungry ghosts cannot touch a spiritual soul. These are the laws here,â Bing Ji explained.
âSo, I wonât harm the spiritual souls? Who are the two hungry ghost kings?â Gu Hai asked anxiously.
Buzz!
Bing Jiâs other eye immediately turned golden. When the change happened, her body shuddered. Her memories were sealed again.
âHah!â Bing Ji roared. She suddenly stopped resisting the changes to her body, turning into a ten-kilometer-tall three-legged white crow.
RumbleâŚ!
Countless mountains exploded.
The berserk aura even blew Gu Hai away.
âWhat?â Gu Haiâs expression changed in midair.
He could sense his three spiritual souls being sealed, and he lost most of his cultivation. Now, he was about as strong as a Lower Heavenly Palace Realm cultivator, at best.
Caw! âGu Hai, Master commands me to bring you to Boundless Mountain!â the three-legged white crow cried out as it chased Gu Hai.
Gu Haiâs expression changed as he rushed into a forest.
RumbleâŚ!
The three-legged white crow destroyed a large swath of the forest. Many colossal monsters fled the forest. These monsters looked extremely strange.
Some were humanoid but had a horn on their head, one eye, and two mouths. Some had a horseâs head and a snakeâs body. Some had a cowâs shape, twenty eyes, and two pairs of wings on their back.
In any case, they were extremely strange monsters.
Gu Hai hid under the belly of a ten-meter-tall, many-eyed, four-winged cow, fleeing with the group of monsters.
This place differed from the outside. Here, the three-legged white crow could only search with its eyes. How could it find Gu Hai?
Caw!
The three-legged white crow roared furiously. It flapped its wings, and overwhelming flames raged on one side while ice sealed the land for five thousand kilometers on the other side.