Mysterious mirror hanging high

"This is the Ten Thousand Buddha Island!"

Song Yu landed the flying boat and docked it at the port of Wanfo Island. Jing Yu and Song Qingya jumped off first and looked at the fairy mountain Buddhist temple vaguely visible in the distance.

"Huh... We've had a safe journey here, without any trouble." Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief, put away the flying boat and followed. As the most outstanding cultivator of the Song family's branch, he was accompanied by two direct descendants of the Song family. If he was ambushed and killed on the way, most of the Song family's future foundation would be ruined. He had no choice but to tread on thin ice.

"Don't worry, Yuze. I divined for myself before leaving, and the hexagram said [good luck]. I think there will be opportunities on this trip."

Jing Yu's words were not false. He had indeed divined for himself before leaving, and the hexagram was indeed "good luck".

However, during the few years he stayed in the Song family, he did not always leave Xingluo Island. He would occasionally go out for a walk. But the strange thing was that every time he asked for divination before going out, he would get a fair result and never got a bad result.

Later, Jing Yu reluctantly guessed a reason. It was probably because the secret realm token given to him by Jiu Ming Daojun could instantly ignore any constraints and teleport to the puppet secret realm. It was an extremely powerful life-saving talisman. Before Jing Yu used up this token, it was difficult for him to encounter life-threatening danger.

Of course, it is also possible that he has only just begun to learn the basics of divination and is not yet proficient in the art.

"Uncle, why don't you calculate it for us?" Song Qingya approached and asked with a smile. In public, Jing Yu was Song Jia's son-in-law, so Song Qingya naturally couldn't call him "Brother Ye" anymore, so as not to be exposed.

"I'm new to divination, and my own calculations are not very accurate. I have even less information about you, so how can I calculate accurately?" Jing Yu shook his head.

"Second Young Master, son-in-law, let's go to the market at the foot of the mountain first." Although Song Yuze's "son-in-law" was just one word missing, it had a different meaning.

When the three of them arrived at Wanfo Market, they did not stroll around but first went to the properties that the Song family had settled here. Among them was an inn. The owner was a middle-aged male cultivator who was at the seventh level of Qi training. He bowed and nodded to the three of them and was very attentive.

Song Yu also came here this time with the task of reconciling accounts with the shopkeeper and taking inventory of the clan's assets, so he stayed alone in the inn. However, Song Qingya couldn't stand the loneliness, so he pulled Jing Yu to stroll on the street.

"At least this Wanfo Temple has the False Infant Immortal in charge. Apart from the Yuanying Immortal Clan, it is also the top force below. This market looks really grand. In terms of scale, it can be compared with some small immortal cities!" Jing Yu looked around and saw many bald little monks setting up stalls and sitting on the roadside. They were selling goods while practicing scriptures. They were very busy and could not help but marvel at it.

"A small immortal city? That's conservative. It's at least the size of a medium-sized immortal city." Song Qingya responded casually.

"Oh? Qingya also knows about the Immortal City? I remember there doesn't seem to be such a thing in Luoxinghai?" Jing Yu said with a smile.

Song Qingya's expression remained unchanged. He turned his gaze towards a stall in the distance and said nonchalantly, "Falling Star Sea is home to numerous immortal clans, and its terrain is mainly composed of islands. Naturally, there's no soil for building an immortal city. I've seen images of immortal cities in many jade slips from the Four Great Immortal Continents that have drifted here. They are indeed magnificent. If I achieve success in my Golden Elixir cultivation and have the funds to travel on my own, I will definitely visit the Four Great Immortal Continents to see the world."

"Brother Ye is from Xianzhou? He seems to be very familiar with the customs and practices of the mainland."

"I guess so." Jing Yu said calmly, "I was born by the sea and traveled all the way here."

Song Qingya's expression was slightly envious. "After all, he is a man of great skill and courage. In fact, it is not safe for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to travel abroad. It is better to stay at home. After all, only a Jindan True Person can be considered safe."

"The Foundation Establishment cultivators who can truly travel to various places are often direct descendants of the Immortal Clan. They have personal Golden Core bodyguards and carry the decrees of the True Lords. Even if they reach the territory of the Demonic Path, those Demonic True Lords will give them some respect. That's what makes them so awe-inspiring."

After that, he walked straight to a stall and asked the monk who was at the fourth level of Qi training:

"How much is your copy of [Wubei Zhuciyun Rebirth Mantra]?"

The monk who owned the stall saw that the two people who came were two foundation-building monks, his expression became tense, and he quickly put his hands together and said:

"Senior, this book barely touches upon the mystical arts, and therefore is a bit more expensive, around thirty cowrie shells."

Shell money is one of the commonly used settlement currencies in Luoxinghai. Its purchasing power is almost the same as that of spirit money in Yunchuan domain. Just over one hundred shell money can be exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone.

Thirty shell coins was a rather painful sum for a low-level Qi training cultivator, but it was nothing to Song Qingya. He readily paid the full amount, held the [Wubei Annotated Ciyun Rebirth Mantra] in his hand, and waved it towards Jing Yu:

"[The Rebirth Mantra] is nothing special. Dozens of versions can be found in a palm-sized Buddhist area. The word [Ciyun] indicates that this mantra originated from the [Ciyun Temple], a Yuanying-level power in Futu Xianzhou. It can be considered a very orthodox source of the mantra."

"But more than half of the thirty coins landed on the three characters 'Wu Bei's Notes'. As soon as these three characters appeared, we knew this mantra was annotated by the Nascent Soul cultivator 'Wu Bei Zen Monk'. This Zen Monk not only had an exceptional level of cultivation, but his understanding of Buddhism was comparable to that of any other great monk. His interpretation of the Mantra for Rebirth is perfect for liberating the souls of the deceased."

Jing Yu tilted his head: "Why did you buy this?"

"Of course it's for my Aunt Jinghong. She's an expert in ghost arts, so maybe she'll need this."

"That's quite surprising. Jinghong is skilled in summoning ghosts, yet you bought her a book on the mantra for the afterlife that can help spirits escape. Isn't that contradictory?"

Song Qingya's answer was quite meaningful: "There are too many methods in the world to search for souls and summon ghosts. The ghost path is often accompanied by boundless killing karma, so it is not tolerated by the righteous path. But in fact, the two sides are not irreconcilable."

"The fundamental reason why ghost cultivators are close to the devil is because of killing. For the sake of convenience, they often kill cultivators, monsters, or even ordinary people directly, and then extract their souls and refine their spirits. It is not unfair to call them the devil."

"But the Nine Netherworld does exist in this world. Otherwise, how could there be reincarnation? If you want to summon souls and command ghosts, why not simply pray to the Nine Netherworld and borrow ghosts to command them? That's a legitimate way to do it, and it doesn't even involve killing."

"Using the Rebirth Mantra on a daily basis to liberate souls and deliver some ghost objects to the Netherworld can also be considered as a way to maintain relations. If you borrow something, you will get it back. It won't be difficult to borrow again... Who can find any fault with such a ghost cultivator!"

Song Qingya gritted his teeth and said:

"There's clearly such a bright and glorious path to take, yet you choose to degenerate and become a demon who commits sins..."

"Why can't ghost cultivators follow the right path?"