I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 38 The Lot of Life and Death

The next day, October 1st.

Six o'clock in the morning.

Facing the sunset glow, Zhou Mu slowly exhaled his last breath and opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with brilliance.

"Prototype."

"The embryonic form of yin and yang!"

He was overjoyed. Although these were not the real Yin and Yang energies, but only a prototype, and should be more properly called [Yin and Yang Breaths], this also meant that he was not far from condensing the real two energies!
Once the yin and yang energies condense, even if it is just a wisp, it means that one has truly entered the door of [Yuanshi Yin and Yang Sutra]!

Do these embryonic yin and yang energies, or yin and yang breaths, have any magical uses?
Zhou Mu carefully felt the faint [Yin and Yang Breath] in his body, trying to mobilize and urge it.

The Yang Qi slowly traveled throughout his body, and Zhou Mu felt that his own Qi and blood suddenly became violent, like oil boiling in a raging fire, surging and surging. His bones were ringing, his internal organs were shaking, and his heart was beating wildly!

The medicinal power of the "Healing Pill" stored in the internal organs and bones began to be quickly absorbed, and even the blood essence of the Grandmaster in the heart began to be digested by the body.

Zhou Mu's face changed. The massive amount of medicinal power burst out, coupled with the violent blood essence of the Grandmaster, was simply not something he could endure at the moment. It was too much, too much!
Blood suddenly spurted out of his nostrils, his eyes turned red, and his skin swelled like waves.

He quickly suppressed his Yang Qi and instead let his Yin Qi flow through his body. Only then did the violent feeling dissipate. However.

In an instant, his heartbeat became silent, his breathing gradually stopped, and his blood circulation stopped. He was like a lifeless stone, with his breath so weak as to be nonexistent.

Like a dead thing.

But alive.

"At present, it seems that Yang Qi can make Qi and blood violent, which may be of miraculous effect in fighting. Yin Qi can also be used as a means of restraining breath, which can make my spirit and energy all blocked, just like a stone."

"There are still more wonderful uses to be explored, but we can't spend too much energy on this."

"The two breaths of yin and yang are, after all, only a transition. Only the two energies of yin and yang are 'real'."

He knew that there was more to the Yin and Yang Breath than just this, there must be more wonders, but he just had to take it slow.

Trying to balance the yin and yang breaths, Zhou Mu could sense that his body seemed to be undergoing some changes.
Very subtle and very slow.

He thought of the description in the Yuanshi Yin-Yang Sutra. The ancient sutra was divided into five levels. If one reached the second level, it would be considered a minor accomplishment of the sutra, and one could obtain the [Yuanshi Yin-Yang Body].
I think that the two breaths of yin and yang are transforming my body and moving towards that level - although it is extremely slow.

Shaking his head, Zhou Mu threw these thoughts away. He hadn't even gotten started yet, so it was too early to imagine forming a primordial yin-yang body in the future.

Stretching, Zhou Mu pushed the door and walked out of the guest room. Just as he was about to go downstairs, he heard Xiao Wu's exclamation.

"Seventeen jugs of wine!"

On the first floor of the tavern, Chu Yaowu smacked his lips and said:

"Brother Chu, you drank so much wine in one night?"

On the side, Wang Chonghe and Hu Leying, who had gotten up early and gone downstairs, were also a little curious. A pot of wine was not a small amount. Chu Yaowu filled a large pot, which was full of one kilogram.

Seventeen pots means seventeen pounds!
"No, I was drinking with Brother Zhou last night. No matter how capable I am, I can't drink that much by myself."

“I see.” Wang Chonghe said with a smile, “I was wondering why there was no one around me when I woke up last night.”

While talking,
Chu Ji fumbled in his pocket for a long time, and finally took out a gold ingot:
"I really don't have any money, Brother Xiao Wu, can you pay me with gold ingots?"

"Okay, okay, that's great!" Chu Yaowu quickly took the gold ingot and smiled from ear to ear: "All your future expenses will be charged to this gold ingot."

Zhou Mu walked downstairs at this time, greeted his second senior brother, junior senior sister and others, and then looked at Chu Ji:

"Brother Chu, if you still want to drink, just let me know. I like wine, too."

"must."

Several people sat around the table, chatting casually, talking about everything under the sun.

"The buns are here! Hot, fragrant big dog meat buns!"

The sound of Ling Yatou calling out came from the kitchen, and then she came over with a few baskets of buns and stacked them on the table:

"The soy milk is still grinding, it will take a while, but the fried dough sticks are almost done, I'll go get them now!"

Zhou Mu sniffed, sniffing the familiar scent, a smile appeared on his face:

"Everyone should try it. The steamed buns and fried dough sticks made by Ling girl are really unique. Those breakfast stalls on the street can't compare to them."

After the soy milk was ground and the fried dough sticks were served, everyone started eating.
Zhou Mu was the most impolite. He barely grabbed three buns in one hand and two fried dough sticks in the other, his mouth full of oil.
The only one who could compete with him was the junior sister, who finished a whole basket of meat buns by herself. Her cheeks were still chewing hard, but her eyes were already fixed on the remaining buns.

Seeing Zhou Mu reaching for the bag on the plate again, she became furious:
"Junior brother, can you be more humble?"

Zhou Mu grabbed three buns without changing his expression:
"Junior Sister, it's your turn to give way to Junior Brother!"

The junior sister bared her teeth and claws.

Wang Chonghe who was standing by couldn't help laughing. He was the most polite person. He had only eaten a meat bun and a fried dough stick, and the breakfast on the table was gone.

“You two are just like starving ghosts reincarnated!” Wang Chonghe said unhappily.

"The quicker you act, the more you gain. Don't you understand this principle, senior brother?" Hu Leying said confidently, letting out a long burp of satisfaction. Zhou Mu took a big gulp of soy milk and touched his warm, slightly swollen belly:

"Brother, what is a starving ghost?"

Wang Chonghe was stunned:
"I don't know. I learned how to scold this girl from my master."

"This person knows." Chu Ji interrupted and said, "Many years ago, there was a saying called the six realms of reincarnation. When a living being dies, it will be reborn in one of the six realms of reincarnation. One of the realms is called the realm of hungry ghosts."

"Six realms of reincarnation, rebirth?"

Zhou Mu asked curiously:

"Brother Chu, do you think the deceased have memories of their past lives?"

"No, generally speaking. Before reincarnation, one must drink a bowl of Meng Po soup to forget all about the past life. But it's hard to say, there will always be creatures that escape Meng Po soup."

Zhou Mu was thoughtful:
"After reincarnation, I don't know what I am, so what's the difference between that and being truly dead?"

Chu Ji shrugged:

"This is beyond my knowledge. Why do you care about this, Brother Zhou? It is still hard to say whether the six realms of reincarnation exist or not."

Zhou Mu smiled.

While they were talking, footsteps were heard from upstairs and several guests came down together.

"Bring some breakfast."

The leader was a woman with an indifferent voice. Zhou Mu looked up and saw a group of five people, both men and women, who were not very old and dressed in ordinary clothes.
But everyone exudes a sense of indifference or detachment, as if they are high above everyone else.

Zhou Mu's pupils shrank slightly.

These five people all had bells, copper bells, hanging around their waists.

They were exactly the same as the three people who came to visit that day. The only difference was that Zhao Quanting, the leader of the three, was wearing a silver bell.

An inconsiderate person?

"There are some."

Ling girl jumped up, her face flushed:
"How many breakfasts would you like? The standard portion is two steamed buns, a fried dough stick and a cup of soy milk!"

"Eighteen portions, put five on the table, and send the rest up to the others."

"Okay, okay, I'll get it right away!"

Ling girl smiled happily. She could earn more than twenty yuan from eleven breakfasts!
She ran into the kitchen and Chu Yaowu followed to help. Breakfast after breakfast was served.

Five people sat down casually around a table. One of the young men in gray looked at Ling Yatou who brought breakfast, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"Don't cause trouble." The leading woman issued a warning.

They started eating breakfast, and as soon as they put the buns in their mouths, they all frowned at the same time, but they didn't say anything. They just ate calmly without communicating with each other.

After Ling Yatou and Chu Yaowu had served breakfast to the guests upstairs, they went downstairs.
At this time,
A bell rang outside the tavern.

The bell rang only once, but it was so loud, like thunder, resounding throughout the entire breeding area.

Ling girl's face turned pale:
“Drawing a life and death lottery”

The sunlight coming in from the window suddenly dimmed. Zhou Mu frowned slightly and walked out of the tavern together with Chu Ji, his second senior brother and others. The five guests were still sitting around, eating breakfast in a dull manner.

Outside the pub, more and more people were walking on the street. Looking up at the sky, one could see a dark cloud covering the sky.

There were thousands of eyes in the clouds, all staring open, looking extremely terrifying, but Zhou Mu and the others did not react at all, as if they were used to it.

"The monster with a thousand eyes!" Ling girl shrank her neck.

This is the 'supervisor' of the breeding area. Every time the life and death lot is drawn, it will appear and cover the sky. Tens of thousands of its eyes can see through all the boundaries of the breeding area.
The purpose is to ensure that everyone draws the life and death lot.

It's not that some people hide and don't participate in the lottery, but once they do, the dark cloud with thousands of eyes will rain thunder and fire, killing them, cooking them directly, and sending them to the inner city to be cooked.
As time went by, no one dared to hide anymore, from the great medicine master to the slaves captured by the major half-demon forces, everyone had to take part in the lottery.

"The lottery site on East 81st Street isn't far away. Shall we go now?"

Chu Yaowu squeezed Ling Yatou's hand and said with some worry:
"Why haven't the guests come out yet? Should I go and call them?"

“Mind your own business.”

The one who spoke was the second brother, who closed the door of the tavern casually:

"Those people are unusual. Since they didn't go, I think they have something to rely on. There are indeed some treasures in the breeding area that can directly avoid the eyes of the sky."

After a pause, he looked at Chu Ji, casually, but also tentatively:
"Brother Chu, are you going?"

Chu Ji smiled:
"Go."

(End of this chapter)