Chapter 13 No Dead People?

"No dead people?"

Hu Ma turned his head to look at Miss White Wine, not concealing the doubt in his heart.

The more people there were, the more vibrant it seemed, but because there were so many people, death became unavoidable.

The hustle and bustle and prosperity of Shangjing City exceeded Hu Ma's imagination, more than the few prefectures he had visited before combined, but precisely because of this, in such a place, whether from illness or old age, someone should die every day.

But this city had not had a death for a long time, and even those who had died would reappear in this city, which made people feel a strange feeling.

"People in Shangjing City get sick, but they don't die, as if the Book of Life and Death no longer has the name of Shangjing City."

Miss White Wine walked forward slowly, and said softly: "And those who died have also begun to come back to life, first those who died a few months ago, then a few years ago, just now, we saw a dead person from twenty years ago, and they have also come back to life."

She didn't even think about hiding, but walked straight forward. She used some kind of footwork, which made her look calm, but she passed lightly through the crowd.

Hu Ma also concentrated slightly, and quickly followed her. The two walked side by side through the wide streets of Shangjing City. Everywhere he looked, he only saw stiff faces passing by.

The bustling streets and happy faces now looked as if they were wearing masks.

Following Miss White Wine, Hu Ma came to the tall city wall in the south. Here he saw a porridge shed, which was the property of the Undying Wang family, which also conformed to the benevolence and kindness of their medical family.

Just seeing the big pot of porridge being cooked in the porridge shed from a distance, as well as the small pot of herbal medicine being boiled next to it, and the people with a layer of gray air on their faces, shaking and queuing, Hu Ma couldn't help but frown.

In such a big city, there would inevitably be headaches, brain fevers, sore legs and feet every day, and those queuing outside the porridge shed were like this.

It was just that they looked pale, like puppets, only blankly holding the big rough porcelain bowl in their hands, entering from one end of the porridge shed, and coming out from the other end, they were already visibly energetic and returned to the city full of vigor.

Hu Ma frowned, not surprised by what he saw.

The Undying Wang family, who could make this big city lose its death, of course, only had the ancestors in the Siming (Destiny) lineage.

"The Wang family's free porridge and medicine distribution has been going on for almost three years."

Miss White Wine took Hu Ma to see the porridge sheds located in various parts of the city, her expression was also indifferent, and she said in a low voice: "During this period, I came back to Shangjing City, but unfortunately my skills were not enough at that time. Even if I noticed something strange, I couldn't find the problem."

"It wasn't until I saw the old monster of the Yan family in Guazhou and learned about the Zisui (Purple Tai Sui) that I realized something."

"No one in Shangjing City has bought medicine for a long time, and no one needs to see a doctor, because the Wang family already has a prescription to cure everyone. Their prescription is so powerful that even the dead can come back to life and still live in this city like normal people."

"If this city has no dead people, does it also mean that there are no real living people?"

"..."

Hu Ma listened to her bland narration, and felt a strange heaviness in his heart, and also felt a little bizarre: "No one buys medicine, no one asks for medical advice..."

"This is your Caoxintang's (Herb Heart Hall) business, and you didn't realize it until now?"

"I have been in Mingzhou, I don't know about the business in Shangjing Caoxintang, and my family has never told me."

Miss White Wine glanced at Hu Ma lightly, and said, "Of course, Caoxintang follows the lead of the Undying Wang family."

"Shangjing has become so strange, but my father and his disciples are acting as if nothing happened, which only shows one problem: Caoxintang is also in this game, maybe it is one of the Undying Wang family's claws."

This...

It has to be admitted that Miss White Wine's frank way of saying these things has a special charm.

He took a low breath and said directly: "The Wang family's young master's flaunting of the means, and the other disciples of the Ten Surnames also found it novel, which shows that they didn't know it before."

"And since the Wang family will bring out this pill to show off, it also represents that the Wang family doesn't even regard this matter as a secret that needs to be hidden... But being able to save a dead person from twenty years ago is of course the Zisui."

"What is the purpose of the Undying Wang family spending so much Zisui to refine this city full of immortal people?"

"..."

"Immortality, invulnerability, of course, is immortality."

Miss White Wine said indifferently: "The Wang family has allowed the people of the entire Shangjing to get rid of the dead, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are all immortals."

"To put it bluntly, the knowledge of the Transcenders is ultimately one step slower. As early as when we discovered the mystery of the Zisui and even used it to cover our figures when crossing the bridge, the Ten Surnames had already played various tricks with the Zisui."

"Zisui is a person, and can also be understood as the weight of this world. Now the weight of the world is decreasing, but if I guess correctly..."

She paused and said in a low voice: "The weight of Shangjing City should be heavier than before."

"However, this is not uncommon for the Ten Surnames."

"To put it bluntly, the Ten Surnames have always regarded the common people of the world as crops. It is their decision whether to harvest them for their own use or sell them. Now what I want to investigate is how the Ten Surnames are harvesting these crops, and where is the source of these dead people in the city?" "The most important thing is..."

Speaking of this, she looked at Hu Ma frankly and said, "Why do Transcenders have such a close connection with Zisui since birth?"

Hu Ma heard the implication of her words, and suddenly fell silent, and slowly said, "The connection is very close?"

"Yes."

Miss White Wine slowly exhaled a breath and said: "It's almost as if they were born for this."

"Transcenders had never come into contact with Zisui before this, but once they came into contact with it, they suddenly became unstoppable. Even in this world, Zisui can be called a highly toxic substance. Those who are not destined or do not have the right method will turn into monsters if they come into contact with Zisui."

"But Transcenders don't need to consider this problem at all. Every Transcender can refine Zisui without any burden..."

"They can use Zisui to cultivate their Destiny Incense, and some smart people have thought of using Zisui to strengthen their own Spirit Temples..."

"But more importantly, it was only after I crossed the bridge that I discovered it."

"Purple Qi is Immortal Qi. By refining Zisui, not only has my skills greatly improved, but I have even discovered that after the incense table in my Destiny Spirit Temple, that statue has finally begun to have new changes, growing flesh and blood facial features, reflecting the Dharma appearance of my physical body."

"..."

"Flesh and blood facial features?"

Hu Ma was slightly shocked.

He also had his own Destiny Spirit Temple, and had already cultivated through it, but now, he already had the Dao cultivation of Nine Pillars, and his skills were almost top-notch.

But the statue in his Destiny Spirit Temple still only showed the meridians of the whole body. Of course, he could clearly see the human form, but it was still far from the distance that Miss White Wine said of growing flesh and blood facial features, as if it were a living person...

"Then... what changes will there be when you reach this step?"

"The three souls converge, and the divine light is born spontaneously. Walking on the bridge is far more stable than others."

Miss White Wine had no intention of hiding anything from Hu Ma, but slowly said: "People in this world walk with extreme difficulty and cautiously after crossing the bridge."

"On the one hand, they rely on their transcendent instincts, wanting to take a few more steps, but on the other hand, they have a deep-seated fear, not daring to go too far, lest they get lost. But Transcenders seem to have a feeling that as long as there is enough Zisui, they can keep walking."

"Even..."

Hu Ma understood what she meant: "Even leave this world?"

Miss White Wine didn't speak, but silently looked at Hu Ma, knowing that he had understood her meaning.

Zisui is a treasure among treasures, and it is also like an evil among evils. There are so many people in this world, and there are many people with great courage and great wisdom, but their exploration of Zisui can only be cautious and secretive.

But Transcenders are extremely compatible with Zisui. Doesn't this also prove what the National Preceptor said, that the destiny of Transcenders is to find Zisui, gather Zisui, and then, leave?

When he spoke, Hu Ma's voice was a little hoarse: "How many people have discovered this secret and started to use it as a goal?"

"I am from the Siming lineage, so I discovered it the fastest, but others will discover it."

Miss White Wine slowly said: "Moreover, you also understand Transcenders. We have never been a strict organization. Once the wonders of Zisui are discovered, there will definitely be many people who use it as a goal."

This was almost a desperate answer.

But in silence, Hu Ma couldn't help but start thinking quickly. Are Transcenders really natural Zisui harvesters?

But he had seen Da Hong Pao and Mr. Longjing, and they had not mentioned this matter.

"In addition, some things I have discovered now are actually not secrets."

Miss White Wine looked at Hu Ma's furrowed brow and said softly: "Someone has already discovered it."

"I even suspect that there has never been a break in information in the Transcender circle. Some Transcenders who were with me in Shangjing and some previous generation Transcenders who did not participate in the Battle of Shangjing but disappeared inexplicably, they all know some things."

"It's just that they chose to leave other Transcenders and did not share this information. Even your matter, they initially wanted to hide it."

"..."

Hu Ma's eyes narrowed when he heard this: "Was it them who asked me to take care of you in Lao Yin Mountain?"

Miss White Wine sighed softly and said, "It's Nu Er Hong (Daughter's Red)."

"When she first found me, I trusted her very much and thought she was thinking the same thing as me at the time, but I really didn't expect what happened later, and I felt that I couldn't understand her more and more."

(End of this chapter)