Wet viviparity

Chapter 280: Stranger, Eavesdropping
Humanity is worldly!

Hearing Lin Shuijun's words, Ji Ming shook his head slightly. If he had the ability to sweep the whole place, who would be willing to waste his time on that?

After standing behind the three crystal phantom walls, the three had a brief discussion and decided to act on their own to find out the secret of the store.

Lin Shuijun decided to investigate outside the inn. Since the monk Lou Fan and the scholar and the chivalrous woman were here to intercept the monsters from the Demon Palace, he would intercept them outside first.

Jiehuojun wanted to go to the stable to take a look. He was very concerned about the group of goats besides the donkeys and horses. He guessed that those were the people who were harmed by the animal nightmare technique. He might find an unexpected surprise if he checked there.

As for Ji Ming, he chose to stay in the room and explore the store with the help of some means.

After the agreement, the two gentlemen quietly opened the window and left. Ji Ming sat behind the screen wall and slapped his head. A magic talisman appeared and released a ghost, which was the echo ghost he had subdued in Liuxiang Peak.

Now, after being refined through magic scrolls and practicing the "Crow's Nest Worm Fire Meditation" taught by Ji Ming, this echo ghost's body has already undergone a great transformation and turned into a pool of meat paste, spreading flat on the floor with whirlpools on its surface.

"how do you feel?"

Ji Ming couldn't see through the changes in the Echo Ghost, so he asked.

"very good."

A voice was heard in the vortex.

"Venerable Sir, I feel that every thought is impermanent, thoughts arise and disappear, and they never stop. One day seems like three autumns."

"what for?"

Ji Ming didn't expect that the Echo Ghost could really cultivate something, something that even he didn't understand.

"The beginning of the practice of Wuchaowohuo Samadhi lies in the word 'Samadhi'. Through meditation, one can pass the two barriers of dullness and agitation, and be constantly happy. One can reach the state of 'joy arising from a single thought'."

Dullness refers to the state of drowsiness and tiredness after meditation, while agitation refers to the prevalence of distracting thoughts and fantasies. This is the hurdle for Buddhist novices in their initial practice of the Three Mysteries, and Ji Ming has some understanding of this.

"and then?"

"I am not a living being, so I do not have the worries of drowsiness and restlessness, but I am always happy, which is what puzzles me."

As the ghost was talking, Ji Ming realized that the ghost's wisdom had greatly increased. After all, the essence of the Wuchao Worm Fire Meditation was Buddhism, and enlightening the mind was just a piece of cake.

“As a ghost, I am always in a daze. Even when I am with Qiuqiuzi and enjoy the incense, candles, and food, I am rarely happy.

However, in the Dharma, I was cleansed by the pure and peaceful spirit, and I knew the true joy. I tried to keep that feeling in my heart, and soon I cultivated the joy of a single thought. "

"Great!"

Ji Ming clapped his hands in praise.

The purity and inspiration in the talismans are the inspiration sent down from heaven, and are also the medium through which the talismans achieve the effect of refining and enlightening.

There are three states in the state of Wuchao Wenhuo Samadhi: one thought gives rise to joy, one thought destroys joy, and there is impermanence of joy.

This echo ghost was able to cultivate to the first level so easily. It seemed that the magic talisman alone might not be enough, and I should impose another restriction.

On the floor, the echo ghost was like a mud puddle, and the vortex was slowly turning. He continued: "After I was happy for a moment, I could feel every thought that came out. This made me no longer so sensitive to time."

"Your time has been stretched?!"

"Yes, I am stuck in thoughts."

When I am forced to focus on each thought, my time becomes extremely slow, unless I realize the state of extinction of happiness in one thought. "

"I have something to give you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Haha!" Ji Ming chuckled twice and said, "You don't have to call me Venerable. Just call me Master like everyone else."

"Yes, sir."

The Echo Ghost spoke slowly and steadily every time, with no ups and downs in his tone. Ji Ming estimated that each of his words took a long time to think about in the other party's mind.

"Sneak into the store and listen to the confidential conversation outside. There may be a real person in this store, so you must be cautious and careful."

As soon as Ji Ming finished speaking, the echo ghost disappeared. Due to its extremely fast speed, Ji Ming did not notice whether it fell through the ground or passed through the wall.

"What a surprise."

Ji Ming was more happy than worried about the changes in the echo ghost. After reaching the middle stage of the third realm, he was not afraid of a subdued ghost.

In his ears, the echo ghost had begun to transmit sounds, and Ji Ming immediately sat down and listened carefully.

"It's a wild mountain, and the wind and sand are strong. Hurry up and get a basin of water to wipe yourself."

"Go to the east thirty miles away to get water. Several wells and rivers outside the store have been poisoned and are no longer usable."

"Prepare some more hot water. Fairy Ding will need it at night. Also, prepare the food for the yellow horse and the gray donkey. Everything needs to be prepared before sunset tomorrow."

"God damn it, the fine feed for donkeys and horses is made from a lot of old herbs like Polygonatum sibiricum, Wild Ginseng, and Poria cocos, which are pounded, steamed, and dried. Could this donkey and horse be transformed from a dragon and a phoenix?"

"Brother Yu, let's get together tonight and play a round of Doujiao."

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The idle chatter of the crooked people in the store came into Ji Ming's ears. After listening for a while, he didn't hear much that was useful.

"Junior sister, Junior sister Ding, you have been stationed in the hall for a long time, and it is time for you to go to your room to rest. I will be the only one left in the hall."

Suddenly, Ji Ming heard the scholar's conversation, and quickly destroyed the magic talisman to send an order to the echoing ghost, ordering it to eavesdrop on the conversation between the scholar and Ding Minjun.

"Brother Yang, you have been practicing on Mount Taiwu for a long time and you don't know how treacherous people are.

The monk Lou Fan of Tugu Temple and his lackeys are not easy to deal with. In addition, the three people who are resting in your room are no less cunning than the monk Lou Fan.

Right now, Master Bichen and my master are both out there, and Monks Kongshan and Kongyu are meditating all day and are unwilling to show up outside. If someone from the Demon Palace comes, we must not let the people from Tugu Temple succeed first."

"Junior Sister Ding, you underestimate me.

Hey, Master Kongshan, why are you willing to go downstairs today?"

An old and hoarse voice sounded, and Ji Ming felt slightly nervous.

Buddhist monks are most sensitive to the existence of evil spirits. The echo ghost hiding in the dark will not be discovered by this monk in the empty mountain, right?

“On a whim, I always feel that the mystery of my Buddhist teachings is manifested here.

Namo Namo, it seems that I, an old monk, do not have a deep understanding of Buddhism and my karma is shallow. I have searched for it several times but have not found the mystery. "

Ji Ming listened to the old monk's words and actually heard some sadness in his voice. This was the bad thing about Buddhism. If one did not have any affinity with the Dharma, one would not even be able to find the way to the Dharma.

Next, the scholar surnamed Yang, Ding Minjun, and the old monk Kongjian talked about some irrelevant things.

"Alien!"

There is a lot of useful information in Ding Minjun's words.

For example, the two real people are not here, and the reason they are lingering here is for the strange people in the Demon Palace.

Who is the alien?
That was the monk who was controlled by the Demon Palace Master with his magical feathered insect arms.

Ji Ming secretly thought, could it be that these people live in this inn all the time, just to kill the minions and puppets of the Demon Palace as the Buddhist monk in that building said?

No, even if he is an extraordinary person, he must not be an ordinary extraordinary person, otherwise Ding Minjun would have to be on guard against Lou Fanseng and others.

"It's a pity that all my Man-Aperture Warriors have been transformed into Star Gods. Otherwise, if the 566 Void Warriors were spread out, they would definitely be able to intercept the aliens passing through here before these people."

"Golden boy, look what I found?"

Jiehuojun climbed down the window frame, carrying a naked man on his back and holding a sheepskin in his hand, and said excitedly.

(End of this chapter)