The sandstorm is still raging, but it also isolates some of the wind and sand, and the rugged Gobi Mountains block the scorching sun.
But even so, Huangsha City still has to face the terrifying temperature difference of dozens of degrees between day and night.
But compared to the scorching heat during the day, it is indeed better at night. After all, the cold can be alleviated by adding more clothes.
The two Gobi people were wrapped tightly, using the light from the lanterns to guide the way, and were heading towards the entrance and exit of the Gobi.
The leader was an old man, with a Taoist money sword hanging on his waist and worn-out Bagua ornaments hanging on the scabbard.
The younger Gobi people are mainly responsible for lifting heavy objects, and the sacks on their shoulders are full of corpses.
He kept saying some fanatical and ignorant words, which made the old man frown repeatedly, and he was about to reprimand him.
"Taoist Master Shashanzi, you said that the child of Sixth Brother's family is lucky enough to be alive. Does he really want to become an immortal?"
"A'Zhuo, it's good if there's one person among a thousand people who can become an immortal. Don't speculate on things that you can't explain."
After hearing this, Azhuo sighed and said in a low tone: "Liu Chuan, who was so talented, died on the road to immortality. He might as well live a mediocre life like me."
His expression was a little lonely, as if he was envious of the corpse that had failed to become an immortal.
The accents of the two people's voices are almost the same as those of the residents of Heshan Town, Xiangxiang, which shows that they were originally from the same family.
Sha Shanzi was relatively calm and reached out to touch the dozen corpses in the sack.
They came to the mass grave where the corpses were piled, and skillfully took the table carved from rock beside them to prepare for sacrifice.
The incense made from corpse oil was lit, which looked extremely strange in the cold winter.
The two men meticulously executed the complicated sacrificial process, which is very similar to the Taoist process of transcendence, so it can be seen that there is a inheritance.
Shashanzi's original name was Zhang Jun. Because he was an officially awarded Taoist priest in Huangsha City, he had a Taoist title, although he was only a Taoist priest who was responsible for handling corpses.
He began to chant loudly: "The Supreme Lord's decree transcends your lonely soul, all ghosts and ghosts, and I will be blessed by you in all your lives."
Those with heads will surpass, those without heads will rise, kill with spears and knives, dive and hang on ropes.
Death openly and secretly, death due to wrongdoing, creditor and enemy, life-seeking son-in-law..."
Sha Shanzi didn't notice at all that a black shadow was moving in the mass grave, and he quietly leaned out part of his body to check.
Ren Qing was only attached to the ghost shadow and could not use the twin nightmares' abilities. He could only observe with blurred vision.
He found that the so-called "Taoist priest" not far away had no breath of magic at all, and was just reciting the mantra of rebirth.
As for this rebirth mantra, Ren Qing also saw it in the books of Wuwei Taoism, and it should have been handed down by ancient Taoism.
According to Tiandaozi's annotations in books, his explanation of the usage of the Rebirth Mantra is rather vague, and may not be understood by the Gobi people.
Ren Qing hesitated slightly.
He is dozens of meters away from Shashanzi. If he rushes over, whether he will be discovered is another matter, but it is likely that he will disappear if he cannot hold on.
But if the Taoist priests stop coming in the near future, wouldn't it mean that we have missed it?
At this moment, Azhuo picked up the sack and walked to the mass grave.
He looked at the corpses with hideous faces, and coupled with the strange noise coming from the wind and sand, his expression seemed a little frightened.
Azhuo took out the corpses from the sacks and carefully placed them in the mass grave: "After death, I will fulfill my wish of the Palace of Hell. I will not be reincarnated as a human again. I will ascend to the clouds and become a Taoist Immortal as soon as possible..."
The corpses were arranged one after another, with their limbs overlapping each other, probably for fear of being carried away by the wind and sand.
He helped the last body of a short boy tidy up his clothes, with a slight hint of envy in his eyes.
Azhuo whispered to himself in a low voice: "It would be great if I were you. My father and mother said it well. If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening..."
At this time, the body behind Azhuo suddenly moved. He was so frightened that he sat on the ground, his legs were weak and his whole body was shaking.
Ren Qingli made a sound and struck something with something. He wanted to be in Azhuo's shadow, but suddenly he discovered that several corpses in the sacks seemed to be dying.
The corpses all looked like children, and their bodies were all skinny and withered, but they were obviously still alive, and their lips were constantly trembling.
Ren Qing hesitated for a moment.
The original purpose of the ghost is to understand the situation in the Gobi, so that the main body can obtain the Dionysian magic as soon as possible after passing through the sandstorm.
However, ghost shadows are hidden in the shadows of living people, and their influence is really limited. If they act arbitrarily, they may be noticed by the monks, thus alerting the enemy.
But these children were already dying, and most of their three souls and seven souls were gone.
It would be safer if the ghost possesses the child in the Niwan Palace. It can even be controlled independently at night, but the only fear is that it will die inexplicably during the day.
The renovation of the sand ship is coming to an end, and Ren Qing will go to the Gobi soon, and he must gain something in a short time.
If it doesn't work, leave the body.
Ren Qing gritted his teeth, and the ghost figure merged into the outermost corpse, which should be the Liu Chuan mentioned by A Zhuo.
Liu Chuan's body was close to death, the water in his body was missing, and there were only one soul and three souls left in Niwan Palace.
Ren Qing chose to station directly in Niwan Palace and forcibly replaced the soul with ghost shadow.
Azhuo was lying in the pile of dead people and couldn't help shouting: "Taoist, there are demons!"
Sha Shanzi frowned, but still suppressed his displeasure and finished reciting the Rebirth Mantra. He knelt down respectfully and quickly walked towards A'Zhuo.
"I'm so surprised. You can't become an officially awarded Taoist priest like this."
"really have……"
Before Azhuo finished speaking, Ren Qing controlled his body to move slightly, and even Sha Shanzi couldn't help but look shocked.
"Well."
Ren Qing continued to speak out to attract attention.
After hesitating for a moment, Sha Shanzi approached Liu Chuan's body and put his hand on his neck, and he could actually feel a weak pulse.
The bodies of the other children had long since become unresponsive, leaving only Niwan Palace with some life.
Seeing this, Azhuo asked, "What should I do, Master Shashanzi?"
Sha Shanzi hesitantly took out a water bag from his arms, then poured some of it to Ren Qing's mouth, who swallowed it down his throat hungrily.
Ren Qing discovered that the Gobi people's absorption of water was extremely exaggerated. Almost every drop was not wasted and was tightly locked in the body.
As more water is poured into the child's mouth, his skin becomes plumper.
Sha Shanzi was very puzzled, how could anyone still survive in such a state? Normally, people would have turned into slugs long ago if all the water was lost.
Ren Qing continued to pretend to be unconscious. The sky was getting slightly brighter and it would be daytime soon.
Sha Shanzi hesitated and said: "Bring it back to the Taoist temple and let's talk about it. It would be best if we can find its parents. If not, just hand it back to the government. Maybe we can continue on the road to immortality."
He picked up Ren Qing and carried her on his back, and hurriedly walked towards Huangsha City.
Azhuo quickly followed behind. When he heard the road to immortality, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the ladder to heaven, not knowing what he was yearning for.
Ren Qing took the opportunity to squint his eyes. This body's vision was much better than that of a ghost.
There is yellow sand all over the ground nearby, and occasionally mummies can be seen hanging on pillars, which shows that not everyone is eligible for mass graves.
Shashanzi soon arrived at Huangshan City, which had no walls at all.
In the open space outside the city, there are more than a dozen half-meter-sized glazed covers, all of which are filled with skinny Gobi people with extremely desperate expressions.
Ren Qing reacted quickly.
The glass cover is clearly used to collect water. When the sun shines on it, the inside will become as hot as a greenhouse.
The water in the Gobi people's bodies will be distilled out.
Even if you die, your most valuable resources must be stripped away.
But judging from the look of disdain on A-Zhuo's face, the person inside the glass cover must be a criminal who committed a crime.
Ren Qing didn't know why a child like Liu Chuan who died because of ascending to immortality would be dehydrated.
The town is still very lively, especially at that hour when day and night alternate.
Various vendors were placed on both sides of the street, and the items they sold were very crude. Except for some stone utensils, they were all meat.
Ren Qing discovered that it was not human flesh, but rather white in texture and rich in oil.
There are too many Taoist priests among the residents of Huangsha City. Three to four out of ten are Taoist priests, and many of them are familiar with Shashanzi.
Some of them hold palm-sized jars in their hands. These Taoist priests are the most respected by the Gobi people, and even Shashanzi will deliberately get out of their way.
Taoist decorations are everywhere on the streets.
The most obvious one is the ladder to the sky. You can see several Gobi people climbing up and strengthening the ladder with bones.
However, Ren Qing discovered that the ladder seemed to have reached a certain height, and the Gobi people were now beginning to build platforms on the ladder.
He was stunned for a moment. This distance is indeed not much different from the Qingxu Temple in the clouds. Is it really possible to climb into it through the ladder?
What does Shashanzi mean by becoming an immortal?
Ren Qing felt that even if he controlled this body, it would probably die inexplicably during the day, so it would be better to make a dangerous move.
Sha Shanzi took the two of them to a simple stone house. There were stone statues of three Taoist ancestors placed in the lobby, and they were offering incense.
Just as they were about to rest for a while, Ren Qing pretended to wake up, and just to be on the safe side, another ghostly shadow emerged and was hidden in the statue.
However, it takes at least two-tenths of the ghost to control Liu Chuan, and the remaining wisp can barely last for a long time at most.
The sun will rise at this time, and there is not much time left.
Sha Shanzi breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Liu Chuan, are you okay?"
Ren Qing shook his head, stared at the stone carvings of Taoist ancestors, and said strangely: "Shashanzi, I want to become an immortal."
Sha Shanzi felt a chill go down his spine. How could a child speak such a voice as an adult, and the expression in his eyes was completely incomprehensible.
He suppressed his distracting thoughts and thought he was overthinking: "I wanted to send you back to your parents at home, but since you asked so..."
"Then I'll ask you again."
"It is not easy to become an immortal in the third realm. Just eating yourself is not something ordinary people can do. Are you sure you want to become an immortal?"
"Sure."
After Ren Qing finished speaking, his expression became dull. It was already bright outside the house, and without the ghost control, Liu Chuan was like a walking zombie.
Sha Shanzi stepped forward to check, and his face suddenly turned livid.
Although Liu Chuan in front of him had a heartbeat and breathing, he was unresponsive. According to his understanding, this was a sign that his soul had completely dispersed.
So who was communicating with me just now?
Azhuo couldn't help but interjected: "Taoist master, when will you send Liu Chuan to the government?"
"immediately."
Thanks to Heath Ice Tea, Wuliang Xiaokong, Soy Sauce by chance, and book friend 151110073253486 for the reward.