Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 219: Destiny
"This piece of skin will become a garment that will follow you throughout your life. You can't take it off, and you can't cut it off. Any damage to it will be reflected back on you."

"You are it, and it is you..."

The Goupi Taoist finished speaking.

The boiling water poured out, hitting Yang Qi like a silver curtain. The splashing water droplets were like blooming flowers, taking root in the rapidly eroding skin.

“Ah…it hurts, it hurts so much!!!”

Yang Qi let out a heart-wrenching scream, accompanied by rising steam. His body trembled violently, followed by painful spasms, and the scorching heat wave seemed to swallow him whole.

He wanted to move, wanted to resist, but the hand on his head seemed to have some kind of power that not only bound his body, but also imprisoned his soul.

The only thing you can do is make a sound.

Being poured with hot water is more painful than being burned by fire. It cooks the body bit by bit, tightens the flesh under the festering epidermis, and makes the dead skin tissue pierce into the body like needles.

Looking at this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

At this time, Yang Qi's body and face were covered with large patches of red spots. These red spots were like twisted fat worms, sucking the blood from this body, and then gradually growing bigger.

Obviously, the hot water used by Goupi Taoist was not ordinary hot water, but something special was added to it.

Yu Changqing looked at this scene that looked like torture in hell, and his face became extremely ugly.

He had guessed that Yang Qi would be cruelly punished, but he didn't expect it to be so cruel. It was going to turn Yang Qi into a beast!
Yu Changqing tilted his head to look at the young man sitting in the high position. He was the leader of this gang of bandits.

He had only heard of the art of creating animals among some of the lowest-class Lao Yin sects and thought it was just some exaggerated rumors, but he didn't expect to see it with his own eyes today.

At this time, Lin Beixuan also noticed Yu Changqing's gaze. He turned his head slightly, and their eyes suddenly met.

In an instant, Yu Changqing felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious god. The hair on his body stood up. He reacted subconsciously and placed his hand on the sword at his waist.

Lin Beixuan let out a light breath, and came out of the scene where the dog-skin Taoist priest started to cut meat with a knife after "scalding" it.

As a soul of a living person, he had never seen such a scene before. He felt as if ants were crawling on his body and a sense of hostility arose spontaneously.

This is an autonomous reaction that arises when people see similar cruel scenes. It is an emotion engraved in their genes, which makes them look more ferocious and avoid being treated cruelly in the same way.

It was at this moment that he happened to meet Yu Changqing's eyes, and thus this anger had a place to vent.

While the two were looking at each other, the Taoist Dog Skin had finished cutting the meat and was ready to start the final work.

Sew leather.

At this time, Yang Qi no longer had the strength to scream. He stared blankly with his eyes wide open, enduring the pain from his body.

However, what he didn't know was that the next pain would come from his soul.

The bloody pig skin was held in the hands of the Taoist Dog Skin. The side stained with blood and flesh was painted with strange spells in cinnabar.

The moment the pig skin was draped over Yang Qi, the spell began to take root like the roots of a plant and pierced into Yang Qi's soul.

"Haha, you'll never be able to run away again from now on!"

"Ah..."

Yang Qi began to spasm more than before, his whole body twitching unconsciously.

But at this moment, a huge force rushed out of his soul and transformed into a monster with a human head, two donkey ears, and a snake-like appearance.

The monster was sucking in and out its long tongue, with a strange foot like a dragon claw sticking out from its chest and abdomen. It moved at an incredibly fast speed and opened its mouth to pounce on the dog-skin Taoist priest who was closest to it.

At the same time, a human voice came from the mouth of the strange snake.

"If you disturb his spirit, you can kill him."

However, the dog-skin Taoist didn't even look at the strange snake and continued doing what he was doing.

Because just as the strange snake was about to touch him, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed the snake's neck.

[You encounter a special target: the guardian snake. ]

[The ghost illustration is opened, and the guardian snake information is unlocked successfully. 】

[Soul-guarding snake: a creature that parasitizes in the human soul and relies on the nutrients in the soul to survive. It is a soul-guarding creature given to disciples by the esoteric sect after they have been consecrated and accepted as rings.]

[You come into contact with and fight against the Guardian Snake, and successfully obtain 50 Years Coins from it.]

"Secret Cult..."

Lin Beixuan frowned, and quickly shook the hand that was holding the snake's body twice, and the strange one-legged snake was thrown to the side.

However, the root of the snake seemed to be connected to Yang Qi's soul. Even if its body was thrown away, it could immediately turn around and point its head towards him.

The guardian snake opened its mouth and uttered a deep human voice, as if Buddha was whispering, and its eyes were moving around Lin Beixuan.

"This donor was able to capture my guardian snake with his bare hands, so why did he do such a wicked thing?"

Evil things?

Lin Beixuan looked at Yang Qi who was kneeling on the ground and couldn't help laughing.

"You say what we are doing now is evil?"

"Skinning the animal to make it, isn't that right?" The Buddha in the guardian snake let out a loud voice, as if he was standing on the moral high ground and judging Lin Beixuan.

"He is originally an animal, how can he create animals?" Lin Beixuan said expressionlessly.

"Since you are living in his soul, don't you know what he has done?"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the voice fell silent for an instant, and it took a long while before it answered.

"The situation was special at the time and what he did was not intentional. Now that he has been punished, we advise him to change for the better and not commit the same mistake again."

"Besides, the deceased is gone. The donor should let go of the hatred and pray for the deceased's soul as soon as possible. If the donor needs it, I can chant sutras to help. I just hope that the deceased can rest in peace soon."

"Persuade him to be good? Hahaha..." Lin Beixuan laughed, looking at the angry eyes of the strange people in Qingyun Village around him, and staring at the eyes of the guardian snake, as if he was looking at the original owner of the voice across a distant road.

Lin Beixuan's tone suddenly turned cold, filled with murderous intent.

"I know your true body is not here. I am just using some means to transmit your message through this snake. Otherwise, I will refine you and turn you into a beast."

"When that time comes, I hope you can come and persuade me to do good again."

"Since you are not worthy of being a human being, then just be an animal."

"Since the donor is so determined, then we have no choice but to fight!"

Buddha sighed, seeming very disappointed with Lin Beixuan's attitude.

Immediately afterwards, a huge palm print suddenly appeared from the center of the guardian snake's eyebrows and flew towards Lin Beixuan.

Seeing this, Lin Beixuan took out the Ghost Hall and went forward to meet him.

"boom……"

The Ghost Hall was filled with black smoke of disaster, while the palm print emitted pure Buddha's light. One black and one white, when the two came into contact, the air suddenly became like boiling water, rippling out layers of ripples that spread around.

"you!"

The palm print was shattered by the Ghost Hall. The Buddha in the Guardian Snake exclaimed in surprise, and was about to speak, but saw Lin Beixuan leap up at an extremely fast speed, with a huge sickle in his hand, slashing at the connection between the Guardian Snake and Yang Qi's soul.

"Peep..."

It was as if red-hot iron was cutting into the flesh, and the tail of the guardian snake was cut off by the sickle blade.

The Buddha did not expect Lin Beixuan to be so decisive. He chanted a Buddhist name in a low voice and said slowly: "Well, I have tried my best!"

"Donor, do you know that by killing this guardian snake, the cause and effect between you and my secret sect will be sown."

Lin Beixuan sneered, and put the giant sickle on his side: "So what if I planted it? Are you trying to persuade me to do good?" "I'll wait for you!"

"Alas..." The loud voice finally uttered a sigh.

After the connection between the guardian snake and Yang Qi was cut off, it struggled in mid-air for a while and then its figure slowly disappeared.

Lin Beixuan stared at the place where the guardian snake disappeared, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"The Secret Cult... a bunch of hypocrites with double standards."

He was in a completely different situation now. He had already offended an evil spirit from South Asia, so he didn't care about adding another secret sect.

When he finished his work, Taoist Goupi seemed to be doing the final finishing work as well.

At this time, Yang Qi's expression had become numb. He knelt on the ground with his mouth slightly open and his eyes empty.

The pain in the soul was far greater than the pain in the body. It silently seeped into every corner of Yang Qi's body, slowly corroding his soul.

The Taoist Dog Skin took out needle and thread and sewed the edge of the leather onto Yang Qi's body, muttering to himself as he sewed.

"What do you think of this new outfit? It doesn't matter if you don't like it. You will get used to it slowly."

As the last needle was pulled out, the gray-black pig skin with smelly blood was completely sewn to Yang Qi's body.

The dog-skin Taoist gently placed the pig's head on Yang Qi's head, and the creation of the animal was officially completed.

At this time, Yang Qi was curled up with a thick pig skin draped over his body. From a distance, he looked like a wild boar crawling on the ground.

After a long time, Yang Qi woke up and slowly opened his eyes. However, every movement he made would cause the wounds on his body to hurt, causing him severe pain, so he could only raise his head slightly.

What caught my eye was the old and kind face of Taoist Dog Skin.

"You woke up quickly."

Looking at the smile on the Taoist Dog Skin's face, Yang Qi shook subconsciously, and then rushed towards the fire without hesitation.

Lin Beixuan wanted to go up and stop them, but was stopped by the Taoist Dog Skin.

"From now on, his soul will be tied to that skin. As long as the skin doesn't rot, he won't die. He will always be alive. Even if he finds a way to die, the skin will still come alive with his soul, forever and ever."

"boom……"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Qi rushed into the fire, letting the flames set his whole body on fire.

He had never been so fearless of death as he was now. Even though the fire scorched his skin and burned his hair and eyebrows, it still couldn't stop his determination to seek death.

In the flames, he endured the pain and looked at everyone present with hatred, thinking in his heart how he would take revenge after his resurrection and kill everyone in the village.

But gradually, he found that his consciousness was extremely clear. The fire brought him burning pain, but did not kill him.

"What's going on?" Yang Qi looked around in horror: "Why am I not dead yet?"

The dog-skin Taoist walked up to him with a smile, reached out and gently rubbed his bald head. His smile was like the rising sun, warm and gentle.

Yu Changqing was watching this scene, and felt an endless chill in his heart.

He knew it was all over.

Looking at Lin Beixuan standing in the center of the field, Yu Changqing slowly stood up and walked in front of him.

"I'm about to leave. Before I go, I want to remind you."

"Are you saying harsh words?" Lin Beixuan tilted his head and glanced at Yu Changqing.

Yu Changqing shook his head: "No, I just want to remind you to make preparations early. His father is Yang Baichuan, and he has many people under him. If he finds out about his son's situation, he will definitely come to you."

"Got it." Lin Beixuan turned around indifferently and ignored Yu Changqing.

Yu Changqing looked deeply at Lin Beixuan's back, then looked at the dog-skin Taoist who took out a rope and tied it around Yang Qi's neck.

"I'm telling the truth, be careful."

After saying that, Yu Changqing left without looking back.

He found that no one present cared about what he said, not because those people were mentally prepared for revenge.

On the contrary, I don’t care!

That’s right, what he saw in those people’s eyes was indifference, as if they had already looked down upon everything and put life and death aside…

"these people!"

Yu Changqing walked for a while and looked back.

I saw those people surrounding the young leader, and under the leader's leadership, they slowly walked in one direction.

………………

At night, the sky is like a huge piece of silk, dotted with stars, shining brightly.

On the hillside where the Tao henchmen were killed, there stood a number of small mounds. On the top of the mounds, a few willow branches were swaying, and white flags were fluttering in the wind, like lighthouses guiding the dead souls home.

People set up long tables here, light incense and candles, insert long incense sticks into the incense burner, and the rising green smoke drifts away.

"We all fled and gathered together, and finally found a place to stay, but bad luck seemed to favor us..."

The Taoist Goupi looked at the figures squatting or sitting beside the graves in the night. The candlelight reflected in his cloudy eyes, like a small boat drifting on the sea, confused and unable to find direction.

"I'm dying!" he sighed softly.

Lin Beixuan turned his head and looked at the haggard old man beside him.

In fact, ever since he found the people from Qingyun Village in the cave some time ago, he discovered that the Taoist Dog Skin's breath was a little weak, and there was a faint sense of death in his forehead.

"Haha, you can't be killed easily if you're wearing this dog skin, but that doesn't mean you won't die. Skin will eventually rot, right?"

The dog-skin Taoist priest sat down with the help of his cane, looking into the darkness in the distance. Even the night wind could not blow away the rotten smell on his body.

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this vortex."

Lin Beixuan shook his head. The firelight illuminated half of his face, while the other half was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his specific expression.

"There aren't many people left in Qingyun Village now. If they don't have the right person to lead them, they won't survive long in this chaotic world."

"After I die, you can take them with you to do whatever you want. Their current condition will surely be helpful to you."

The dog-skin Taoist's eyes swept across the faces of the desperate and painful people.

“Only those who have experienced despair have the courage to find strength in adversity.”

"This is what General Lu said when I was a teenager, and I have always kept it in mind."

"What kind of person is Lu Chengjiang?" Lin Beixuan suddenly asked.

The dog-skin Taoist was startled, then smiled and said, "I don't know much about him, I just know that he has a bad temper and likes to hang people's heads at any time."

"But he was a very good person. If it weren't for him, many people would have starved to death in his time."

"Come to think of it, you and he have some similarities."

"Personality?" Lin Beixuan raised his eyebrows.

The dog-skin Taoist shook his head and stared into Lin Beixuan's eyes. His originally turbid eyes suddenly glowed with light.

"Do not…"

"It's your eyes, it's your temperament, it's you that makes people unable to help but be attracted to you, it's the hand that will help them in despair, it's... destiny!"

(End of this chapter)