I am a fairy

Chapter 298 The Reason for Reincarnation

When he went out to sea for the first time, Taoist Danhe headed towards the Ten Islands, and the same was true this time.

However, the first time, the Ten Islands were the end point of Taoist Danhe's overseas search for medicine, but this time, the Ten Islands were just the starting point of his overseas search for the Tao.

When drifting on the sea, I feel dizzy, and when encountering wind and waves, it feels as if the world is turned upside down.

Some of the disciples who followed Taoist Danhe out to sea huddled in the cabin, unaware of the changes of the day and night.

After the fog.

An island was seen in the distance, with a faint light on the island, so someone on the boat shouted.

"arrive."

“We’re here… We’re here.”

Taoist Danhe put on his Taoist robe and hurried out, looking into the distance through the morning mist that had not yet dissipated. As the boat approached, Taoist Danhe saw that there was a port and high walls on the island, and there were villages around it.

In the early morning sunlight, you can see a lot of people living there, and in the distance there are a lot of cultivated farmland.

Looking from afar at the bright light, I found that it was actually a pagoda.

Taoist Danhe was very surprised and asked in confusion.

“Why are there so many people on this island now?”

At least he didn't see such a scene when he came last time.

The people on the ship said that ever since the rumor that Xiong Hai brought the stolen elixir of immortality and longevity spread across Kyushu, more and more people have been coming to the Ten Islands.

Some people said that Xiong Hai was not able to consume all of the elixir of immortality, and some of it was still within these ten islands.

Taoist Danhe knew that this was most likely true.

Subsequently.

People from Kyushu kept sending people here to try to find the elixir of immortality.

It is said that even someone in the palace secretly sent people here to investigate.

Taoist Danhe had certainly heard something about it, but he had never imagined that these people, sending batches of people to the ten islands in search of the elixir of immortality, would turn these originally deserted islands into this state.

Taoist Danhe immediately asked, "Has anyone found any clues about the immortality elixir?"

The other party replied: "No."

Taoist Danhe pointed to the harbor that looked as busy as a market and the ships also docked at the harbor, and asked in disbelief.

"We haven't found it for so many years. Why are there still so many people here? Why is there a port? Why are there so many ships coming here from this overseas land?"

Finally, his eyes fell on the pagoda.

"They even built a pagoda here. When did Buddhism come to this overseas place?"

However, the Taoist got an unexpected answer.

"Although the elixir of immortality has not been found, many people who came here have become rich. Later, a Buddhist monk came with his disciples and built a pagoda here."

"In order to build this pagoda, many Buddhist disciples stayed on this deserted island for two years without sleep. In the end, the monk died on the island."

"It is said that the bright light on the tower is the shining of the relics."

Taoist Danhe certainly wouldn't believe any nonsense about the relics. He certainly knew what that thing was. It should be something similar to a glass fairy lamp.

However, although it is not a first-class treasure, the fact that Buddhism was able to place this thing here and let the disciples come here so early to make arrangements shows how much they value this place.

The Taoist sect has always focused its attention on the land of Kyushu, but has not paid much attention to the earth-shaking changes that have taken place overseas in recent years.

"What does it mean to be rich and noble?"

The ship owner looked around and then said.

"There is a monster here."

Taoist Danhe didn't think it was strange that there were monsters on this deserted island overseas. Since ancient times, all kinds of rumors about monsters have been circulating on this vast ocean, and they are not uncommon.

The ship owner added: "This monster is a silver monster."

Taoist Danhe was shocked: "Slutty demon?"

Then he immediately said: "Then we must take down this demon immediately."

The ship owner shook his head: "It's a silver demon, not a lustful demon."

The ship owner pointed to a place deep in the island, where the so-called silver monster was located.

"This monster hides in a cave on the island. It occasionally comes out and scatters a lot of silver wherever it passes."

"Someone discovered this secret and became rich because of it."

"But as more people came, the silver demon no longer showed up easily and just hid underground."

Not only that, the ship owner also said.

"That demon is also the owner of this island, and is worshipped by the people on the island."

"As long as you offer sacrifices to the island owner, the demon will not only protect the island, but if you offer the gold and silver you have collected to the island owner, the island owner will also help you turn the gold and silver into various utensils."

"So more and more people came here, even Buddhist monks came here."

Taoist Danhe still frowned, thinking that this was simply against common sense.

"A demon can be the master of an island. Without the decree of heaven or hell, how can one become a god?"

Taoist Danhe has long been accustomed to another set of order in the Nine Provinces. In that vast land of China, humanity is the mainstream.

Monsters and the like are usually restricted, and even appearing in the human world is against the laws of heaven. Even those ancient demon gods and great monsters have to be conferred with titles before they can become ghosts and gods and obtain a legitimate identity.

Otherwise, they are just a group of rebellious monsters and evil spirits. Once reported to the Heavenly Court, ghosts, gods or divine beasts will come immediately to capture them.

The ship owner waved his hand and said, "Master, this is an overseas land. Ghosts and gods cannot pass through here. Mortals like us are just passers-by here."

Taoist Danhe was not only worried about this, and then asked.

"You just said that the demon is the owner of this island."

"From what you said, there are more than one or two monsters on these ten islands who are island masters?"

The so-called ten islands, ten is an imaginary number.

To this day, no one has actually figured out how many islands there are in this area.

As more and more mortals flocked here, they discovered that it would not be an exaggeration to call it a hundred or a thousand islands, let alone ten islands.

The ship owner said: "That's right. There are monsters not only on this island, but also on other islands. Some islands have more than one monster."

"There are often big monsters passing by on the sea."

"Some people have seen a real dragon reveal its spine, like a surging mountain."

"Some people saw the phoenix flying in the sky, with bright clouds filling the sky."

After the ship owner finished speaking, he finally returned to the topic of the island owners of the ten islands.

"These monsters also have various magical powers. Some of them can spit out flames and refine colored glaze treasures."

"Some can breathe out clouds and mist, burn the sea dry and turn it into white salt, and even transform the things in the water into strange treasures that we can't recognize."

"Some can call upon strong winds and thunder. They are like an island carrying a huge monument on its back. On the monument there is a huge object that is spinning and whirring. They travel between the islands, as if they know the owners of all the islands."

"There are also some who are said to raise giant sea fish in the sea. Every time they go out to sea, they drive schools of giant sea fish out to sea. Those giant sea fish are as big as mountains. It's incredible."

Listening to the ship owner's description, this overseas land was indeed beyond his expectations.

Compared to Jiuzhou, no matter how great your magical powers are, it is difficult to display them. You can only lie dormant or display them in secret.

The great demons and divine beasts here have no scruples at all and travel unscrupulously on the sea.

Taoist Danhe: "With so many fierce giant demons, why would anyone dare to come here?"

The ship owner said: "Although the sea is dangerous, most of the dangers are not related to these island owners and demons. Those who died at sea were also victims of disasters."

"If you provoke these big monsters, you will definitely end up in trouble. But if you don't provoke them, nothing will happen."

"Even if you offer them sacrifices and get to know them well, you can gain a lot of benefits."

"Many people in these ten islands have become wealthy through this."

"It is said that the Buddhist disciples are very familiar with the island owners here. They often come here to preach and discuss the scriptures with the island owners."

Taoist Danhe finally understood why more and more people were coming to these ten islands.

Those who know and worship the so-called "Silver Demon", the owner of the island, can use the power of the Silver Demon to refine silver and create gold and silver utensils, and then make countless money by selling them back home.

Some people got a lot of salt when they watched the big monster boiling the sea, and some got various medicines that were said to be able to cure diseases, and monster oil that could burn for days. Each one is a treasure.

Even the fishing boats that come and go here pay homage to the demon master who raises the big fish in the sea. It is said that they can get his advice on where to catch fish, where there will be storms, and where to stay, and they will be rich from then on. Of course, it is difficult to attract so many people to come to the sea without caring about life and death, abandoning their homes and careers, just for the immortality elixir that cannot be found.

But if there were so many ways to become rich and noble, it would be completely different.

Although the disciples of Taoist Danhe had heard something about it, they were all stunned when they saw it with their own eyes.

"This overseas land actually looks like this?"

"No wonder the Buddhist monk came here. Recently, I have heard that the Buddhists have obtained a lot of seven-treasure colored glass. They say it is a gift from heaven. It turns out that it was obtained from this sea."

"Hai Da Yu, there are actually such big fish in this world, isn't it a monster?"

"No, no, that big sea fish is not a monster. I heard that it lives in the North Sea. Although it does not have any magic power or magical abilities, its body is as big as a mountain."

“Only after leaving Kyushu can you realize how vast the world is!”
-
This day.

Taoist Danhe came to a place deep in the island, pushed aside layers of thorns, and entered a building built by mortals.

After waiting for a while, there was a noise outside.

A huge head poked in, obviously a demon.

When Taoist Danhe saw the "silver monster", he immediately recognized it. It was actually a demon that looked like a big dog.

It is also recorded in the Shanhaijing, and is a ferocious beast.

But at this moment, the evil spirit walked out of a cave deep underground, entered a small temple built for him, and sat cross-legged in it like a human.

It was just because the Huodou was so huge that even when it was sitting cross-legged, its head was faintly touching the beam above.

Dan He looked at the other person and called out his identity: "Huo Dou?"

The evil spirit also spoke up: "Master Danhe really has a good eye. Many mortals here thought I was a dog demon when they saw me."

Dan He was startled: "Do you recognize me?"

The other party said, "I am responsible for guarding this island. I have heard that a Taoist came to the island to inquire about me. Danhe Zhenren is famous throughout the nine states and is the master of Yunzhen Dao."

"Although I have never met you, I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Taoist Danhe asked, "You said you were in charge of guarding this island. Do you have any imperial decree or order from Heaven?"

Huodou shook his head: "Most of us monsters in the world don't have god status, but..."

Taoist Danhe: "But what?"

Huodou looked at the Taoist priest and said, "But we demons were also sent by the Heavenly Court. We came here and received orders from Heaven. We each have our own mission."

"After finishing the work here, we will go to other places."

Taoist Danhe immediately understood that these monsters were ordered by the Heavenly Court to come here to do things, but because these things changed very quickly, they did not have fixed deity positions.

To put it in a more popular way, these monsters belong to the Heavenly Court and Shinto, but they are not officially dispatched personnel.

After hearing this, Dan He felt relieved.

Since it is affiliated with the Heavenly Court, even if there is trouble, there will naturally be gods and immortals in heaven and on earth to deal with it.

Dan He's attitude towards Huo Dou immediately became much better, and their conversation no longer felt like that of a human-demon relationship. After all, the two of them belonged to the same side in a sense.

The Taoist and the demon asked each other questions. Huodou asked about the situation in Jiuzhou and seemed to be longing for the land of Shenzhou and hoped to go there one day.

Although this Huo Dou is a monster, its words and actions are more like those of a human. Dan He feels that the monster sitting in front of him might have the soul of a human.

Danhe asked about the situation overseas, especially about Jianmu.

"Jianmu!"

After hearing this, Huodou was immediately shocked.

"Master, are you going to look for Jianmu and ascend to the upper realm?"

Dan He nodded and said, "Daoyou, do you know where Jianmu is?"

Huodou shook his head: "How would I know? I just heard that a great man from my clan received the order from the Emperor of Heaven and flew to the upper realm. I can only think about it in my heart. I am afraid that I will never encounter such an opportunity in this lifetime."

"But a few days ago, I heard that someone encountered mermaids in the South China Sea. It is said that those mermaids had seen Jianmu before."

Dan He immediately remembered: the mermaid clan.

If we find the mermaid, perhaps we can know where Jianmu is.

And then, Danhe looked at Huodou.

I still couldn't help but ask.

"I heard that once the demons become enlightened, they can speak human language as if they were born with it. Some of them with ancient bloodlines can even understand all kinds of principles as soon as they become enlightened."

"Today, I was discussing Taoism with you. Your words and actions are not only like a demon, but even the most well-read scholars in Shenzhou don't talk like you."

“Could it be that this is also inherited from the bloodline?”

Dan He felt it was very strange. It was not the bloodline inheritance of a strange monster.

But it’s strange, why does the inheritance in the demon’s blood allow a demon to inherit like a human?
I had not thought deeply about this problem when I was in Kyushu, but when I came to the ten islands overseas, I found that the monsters here had never entered Kyushu, and it was also the same.

Taoist Danhe felt something was unusual, so he asked about it.

The Huodou, who was sitting like a human, pondered for a while after listening to this, and then spoke slowly.

"Speaking of which, there are also powerful people in my demon clan who have thought about this."

"In the West Sea, I once heard the demon god preaching. One of the chapters talked about how the second step of my demon race's cultivation is to open up spiritual wisdom."

"My demon race is born with demon bodies and various magical powers, which are incomparable to humans; but at the same time, my demon race is also born without intelligence, so the Emperor of Heaven sent down the Emperor's Flowing Liquid. Only by knowing it can we truly escape from this muddled mystery and open up the little light in our hearts."

"But, alas..."

Taoist Danhe rarely heard of such secrets about the demon race itself. He leaned over and listened carefully to the other party talking about this secret.

"Although he has broken through the limitations of his demonic body and gained spiritual wisdom."

"But our intelligence is still different from that of others."

Taoist Danhe looked at Huodou and asked, "What's the difference? Why didn't I feel it?"

The evil spirit said: "The difference here cannot be seen in a moment, it takes a long time to understand."

"Although my demon race has the intelligence of humans, we don't have a human body. This intelligence was given to us by the Emperor of Heaven with the Emperor's fluid, just like a duckweed without roots."

"Whatever the demon race looked like when it was born, it will remain the same even after thousands of years, but people's hearts are constantly changing, from ordinary people to saints, and then to immortals."

"you see me."

Huoto opened his arms like a human and shook his head.

"I feel that I am like a scholar who is well-read today, and I will still be the same after dozens or hundreds of years."

After saying this, Huodou let out a long sigh.

"No matter how much you look like a human, you are still not a human!"

“Therefore, even the great man who preaches the sutras in the West Sea is eager for the legendary art of transformation, hoping to be able to transform into a human form one day.”

His words seemed to be filled with envy for human beings.

It was the first time that Taoist Danhe heard such a statement. It turned out that the so-called awakening of the monster's spiritual intelligence was actually the spiritual intelligence of a human who looked like an illusion created by the Emperor of Heaven using the Emperor's Liquid.

That thing does not truly belong to them, so it cannot be changed.

So he asked immediately.

"So, only a human body can give birth to a human-like spiritual intelligence."

"Once we lose this human body, will our spiritual intelligence also change?"

Danhe Taoist and Huodou can only be said to be spiritual intelligence. In fact, the word spiritual intelligence they mentioned also includes some other things that belong to human beings.

Huodou nodded and said.

"That's why the demon god who preached in the West Sea said that the human body is the body of Tao!"

Dan He understood the difference between monsters and humans, but he also vaguely felt that something was wrong.

If the monster does not have a human body, then its intelligence and human emotions and desires are like bubbles in a dream and duckweed in the water.

So what about the immortals?
Immortals have also escaped from their mortal bodies, otherwise how could they achieve immortality?

How could that immortal body that lives as long as the heaven and earth and shines as brightly as the sun and the moon still be a human shell?

Will the same situation happen to immortals?

At this moment, Taoist Danhe seemed to understand vaguely why the Emperor of Heaven said that one must go through reincarnation to become an immortal.

(End of this chapter)