Chapter 493: It's So Familiar

"The people respect you as a god, and you descend thunder to eliminate evil, so I will call you Divine Lei Yun, how about that?"

At the peak of the mountain, Lin Jue said to the dark cloud.

The dark cloud naturally did not answer, only having vague thunder sounds.

"You have attained wisdom and strangeness, but the thunder is still ordinary thunder. It is enough to deal with ordinary people, but it may not be enough to deal with monsters and ghosts with cultivation. The size is also like an ordinary dark cloud, only suitable for randomly striking some heinous and unfilial people in one county or place. If you truly go deep into the chaotic world, many monsters, ghosts, and evil people will need at least a few clouds to be divided." Lin Jue continued, "Wait for me to refine you, and I will impart all my comprehension of thunder to you, making you grow and become stronger."

The dark cloud still had no response.

Lin Jue raised his sleeve again.

The dark cloud actually shrank again and flew into his sleeve.

It seemed that it could vaguely feel that this immortal in front of it was quite consistent with it in both heart and trace, so it was still easy to control.

These spiritual clouds and strange colors, no matter how strange or unruly, are naturally very difficult to resist a True Ji Xianren who has attained the Dao, especially a Many Yaoguai Law Sect immortal who has cultivated his own way. However, Realized One Xuanming also said that some exceptionally strange clouds are not so easy to control when first found, requiring sensitization and tempering, and needing to be slowly ground and matched.

This cloud could clearly be called "exceptionally strange".

However, in Lin Jue's view, grinding and matching were indeed needed to make it communicate with his heart, but sensitization and tempering seemed completely unnecessary.

The Daoist sat down on the spot.

At this time, it was still this mountain range, still terraced fields one after another, reflecting the afternoon sky light that was gradually clearing up.

The beef stew was fragrant and delicious, the red rice in the terraced fields was distinct, the scenery was like a painting, and there was fate here. Lin Jue could not bear to leave, so he rode the thunder cloud for a circle and returned here.

Sitting on the mountain, watching the moon rise and the sun set, the fog rise and the clouds sink.

Watching the morning glow and evening red, watching the stars all over the sky, and also watching the villagers below the mountain farming, watching idlers climbing the mountain to find gods.

There was a girl who climbed the mountain to find them every day.

In addition, half of his free time was used to refine the thunder cloud.

Half was used to comprehend spells.

Disperse and re-gather was almost completely mastered.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.

"By the way—"

It was another sunny dusk, the mountain was foggy, the orange light became a sea, and the fire-red and pink clouds were all reflected in the terraced fields below like a palette. Lin Jue happened to think of a little ghost.

"Chen Niu!"

A little ghost in brown clothes suddenly appeared:

"My name is Chen Niu!"

Then he stared at him seriously, waiting for him to speak.

Seeing that this Daoist called him out again, but did not say where to go, but instead stared at him with a smile, he remembered this Daoist.

Chen Niu waited seriously for a while, just about to go back, when he saw this person raise his hand and point at him.

Chen Niu was surprised and confused—

Oh no! Can't move!

Can't go back!

The world was filled with scattered, pure spiritual power. These were the souls of the deceased that had dissipated over thousands of years, and they were the source of their return. At this time, they were re-summoned by the Daoist, gathered together, and turned into weak points of light. In the orange light at this time, against the background of the sky that was gradually changing, they were like the stars all over the sky that only appeared in the summer, and like the stars that gradually emerged as the sky dimmed above his head, gathering toward the little ghost in brown clothes in the air one by one.

This was indeed something Lin Jue had just thought of, but he did not forget or delay it for too long.

Although he had this idea long ago, he also had to explore the method slowly. The basis was just a few spells related to the soul, such as detaining souls and ordering spirits, and soul-extinguishing techniques. It was not until he obtained that "disperse and re-gather" that he had the principle and method of soul condensation in it. He comprehended this spell, and naturally knew how to perform the technique.

Speaking of which, it was just a matter of a few days ago.

He thought of it in a few days.

Only to see the soul light gathering in the air, gradually making up for its incomplete soul.

Naturally, it was impossible to find its previous memories again, unless those memories were already on it, but because the soul was incomplete, the mind was lacking, and it could not be called. But the possibility of this was extremely low. It was even impossible to make it as smart as it was originally immediately. After all, what was supplemented was blank and pure, and it had to be learned slowly, but at least it could make it much smarter than the original, and its thoughts gradually complete.

This soon showed a little effect—

This little ghost stared at Lin Jue seriously, staring and staring, and without knowing it, slowly tilted its head a little, and a little doubt appeared in its eyes.

Clearly, it had added a function called "thinking".

Don't look at this little ghost's incomplete soul, harmless to humans and animals, and not very smart. In fact, as a spirit official under the ancient monster clan Great Power, its skill was not bad at all, and its head was really iron.

Any temple or palace, it could come and go freely. Any noble or monk, Daoist or monster, it dared to entrust a dream to ask them where this was. It dared to go anywhere. Wherever you were, it was there. No matter how you hurried, it could point the way for you by your side. Flying to heaven and escaping the earth was not a problem, and it had the technique of splitting bodies, arriving in one move.

"Do you know where your home is?"

Seeing all the light points sink into Chen Niu's body, Lin Jue then asked it.

But he saw a little confusion on the little ghost's face:

"Can't find the way..."

"Do you know who you are?"

As soon as he heard this, the little ghost instantly became energetic:

"My name is Chen Niu!"

"Do you know who I am?"

"..."

The little ghost became confused again.

Lin Jue shook his head and beckoned to it: "Come back."

Chen Niu disappeared instantly.

It seemed that he had to wait for another period of time.

Gradually, the sky light was getting darker and darker.

Lin Jue also took back his seal and looked down. It was so late, and there were actually people climbing the mountain.

"Rustle..."

Before the sky light was completely dark, someone finally reached the top of the mountain.

That was a dark and thin girl of fifteen or sixteen, wearing blue local clothing, almost invisible in the dimness, only a pair of eyes were very bright.

The girl was panting from exhaustion, sweating all over in this somewhat cold night, and almost had no strength left, because for the past few days, except for when she was working during the day, she had been climbing the mountain the rest of the time. Even when she was grazing cattle, she walked toward the mountain. In a few days, she had climbed all the mountains nearby.

Some mountains were even climbed two or three times.

Like this mountain, she had climbed it three times, and now it was the fourth time.

Even today, she had climbed three mountains.

She was originally going back to rest, but suddenly glanced and saw dots of starlight on this mountain. She only hesitated for a moment, and then climbed up again, naturally exhausting all her strength.

But when she arrived here and looked, she was stunned.

The top of the mountain was mostly weeds and trees, which were exactly the same as usual, but there was a hut made of branches and thatch that she had not seen even after coming here three times. In front of it was a stone, and a Daoist was sitting on it, and a white fox was sitting upright beside it, looking at her with suspicious eyes, as if it did not know her at all.

The girl was completely stunned and could not speak.

Instead, Lin Jue looked at her and showed a smile:

"Little lady, you have been looking for us for many days. Why, now that you have found us, you don't make a sound?"

The girl opened her mouth, still staring wide-eyed, unable to speak.

Lin Jue smiled slightly and did not feel anything.

Most people in the world are like this.

They want to find gods, they yearn for gods, but when they truly see gods, they may not necessarily be able to recognize them. When looking for gods, they do not fear thousands of hardships, have thought of countless kinds of meetings, have countless questions they want to ask gods, and have countless wishes they want gods to help them complete. When they are truly face-to-face with gods, they cannot speak.

Only to see the girl rolling her eyes, looking left and right, seemingly wanting to see why she had not seen this thatched hut when she came here three times before.

It seemed that she had seen this stone.

It was just that the stone was empty at that time, and she had been sitting on it resting and panting for a long time.

Lin Jue clearly knew what she was thinking.

He was also a person looking for immortals back then.

"We have been here for almost three months, and we have also walked to the village several times. Except for intentionally appearing, no one could see us. I have also sat on this mountain top for more than two months. During this period, many people have climbed the mountain, especially in the few days after the god stories spread below the mountain, but no one could see us. Do you know why you can see us?"

The girl opened a pair of very bright eyes, listening, but only shook her head.

"It is because you and I have fate. It is also because we are leaving tomorrow." Lin Jue said slowly to her, "Since you came looking for us at night, it shows your sincerity. How can I let you run for nothing again?"

This fate was not because Fuyao turned into her appearance.

That was the fate between Fuyao and her.

It was their meeting that day, that accidental glance.

But it was not just like that.

"What is your name?"

"Pumei." The girl said stutteringly, "It means sun and good things."

"Do you live alone below the mountain?"

"Hmm..."

"Where are your parents?"

"My mother disliked that the family was poor and ran away. My father went out to do business and did not come back. They all said he was beaten to death by bandits..."

Lin Jue's eyes narrowed slightly, and he did not stop much. He had also heard a little about these things in the village that day. At this time, he just continued to ask, as if just purely curious: "Then how do you make a living in the village?"

"Some people in the village are good and will give me something to eat. At other times, I work for rich people, grazing cattle for them. When there is nothing to do, I go into the mountains to catch fish and snakes, and sell them for money. I am very brave, not afraid of being tired, and dare to do anything."

"Brave? How brave?"

"I am not afraid of monsters! Nor am I afraid of the dark, nor am I afraid of ghosts! Even those two rogues a few days ago didn't dare to bully me!"

"Haha..."

It was truly familiar.

Their fate was here.

Lin Jue's eyes were also very bright, looking at her.

After thinking for a while, he then said:

"I know that people in the world love to look for gods, all wanting to get some benefits. In fact, there are not so many things in the world that can be obtained without effort. However, since my Fuyao once turned into your appearance and went to the village to play, it can be considered a good fate in the mountain, so this good fate also has a share for you."

The Daoist sat still, but suddenly two objects flew out from beside him, slowly flying toward the girl.

I don't know where the dim light came from at night, so that she could see clearly—

On the left was a golden object, not big and irregular, and on the right was a small porcelain bottle, surrounded by bursts of mist.

"A piece of gold can make the little lady rich, and a spiritual pill can make the little lady healthy." Lin Jue said to her, "But the little lady can only choose one from them."

The girl looked at the two things and was stunned again.

"This..."

No wonder so many people love to look for gods.

Just finding a god has such a big gift.

One is gold obtained without effort, and the other is a spiritual pill given by a god. Even in those stories and rumors in the world, there are few who get it so easily.

However...

The girl resolutely moved her gaze away.

Although the temptation of gold and spiritual pills was great, she did not climb the mountain to look for gods for this.

The girl knelt down with a thud, and without saying a word, began to kowtow: "Can the god take me as an apprentice? I also want to live forever, ride clouds and mist, and I also want to learn spells to beat evil people!"

It was still the reason why people in the world often cultivate to become gods. ===== CHAPTER 494 =====