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Chapter 746: The Fifth Pillar Incense
Chapter 746: The Fifth Pillar Incense
In the vast world of sects and extraordinary individuals, no one had ever done such a thing.
Disasters were born of nature, beyond human control, and could only be evaded, not fought or killed.
Only the Water Spirit could block them, and even the various deities were unable to escape their wrath.
But Hu Ma, with his unique ability, took it upon himself to shield the village from this disaster, directly facing the Toothless Lord.
Xiao Douguan spoke up, explaining that disasters kept a tally of lives, and those with precious destinies were worth far more than ordinary people. With such a valuable destiny, how could his life be worth less than the lives of the hundreds of villagers who were meant to pass away?
It seemed that Hu Ma had guessed correctly.
The disaster, upon seeing Hu Ma take on the calamity, shone with red light and was in a state of extreme excitement.
As its chilling Yin energy enveloped Hu Ma, he felt as if he were being swallowed by a massive beast, his entire existence in the mortal realm being stripped away in an instant, leaving him with a sense of solidity and a transition from 'existence' to 'non-existence' without any process, dying with a sense of finality...
Previously, when facing the assassination attempt by Red Daughter, Hu Ma had voluntarily discarded his life force to enter the Intermediate Realm.
But this time, he did so without hesitation, and in that instant, he found himself in this realm.
"Here again, here again..."
A peculiar voice shouted in Hu Ma's ear, filled with anger, resentment, and madness.
Having experienced this before, Hu Ma quickly opened his eyes, and indeed, he saw that strange creature covered in eyes, holding an ancient book in one hand and a bald pen in the other, its countless eyes fixed on Hu Ma.
"You're dead again, you're dead again!"
Hu Ma even heard it accusing him angrily: "You shouldn't have died, why did you die again?"
Facing its countless eyes, Hu Ma felt a sense of absurdity, and with a stern gaze, he said, "You all want to control how I live, but can you control how I die?"
"Hand it over!"
With a fierce shout, a large hand suddenly reached out and grabbed towards him.
In the Intermediate Realm, where the physical body does not exist, and only a faint spiritual light remains, one must come here to record and measure.
This reaching motion was merely an illusion, not real.
However, Hu Ma, practicing the Meng Family Techniques, found them to be the most solid and heavy during cultivation, but they also carried the Meng Family's trait of greed and avarice.
At this moment, Hu Ma's loud shout was justified, as if he had the right to grab whatever he wanted, regardless of ownership, and his crude and domineering actions startled the monster.
It held the book close and tried to escape into the endless darkness of the Intermediate Realm.
But Hu Ma's grasp was too quick, and he managed to reach it, touching the corner of the book.
Upon this slight contact, an endless stream of information seemed to flow from the book into Hu Ma, its weight causing him to lose control, and his light body began to plummet.
In the Intermediate Realm, between Yin and Yang, if one's body becomes lighter, they will fall into the Netherworld.
If it becomes heavier, they will return to the mortal realm.
On the mountain, where the Yin wind blew, Hu Ma, holding the Toothless Lord, suddenly opened his eyes.
...
Just then, as Hu Ma reached out to grasp the disaster, his entire being became silent, and to the naked eye, he could still be seen within the dark, eerie wind.
However, to those with spiritual senses, he seemed to have vanished in an instant.
This sudden change startled the Kindness Fairy and Thursday Miss, their brows furrowed in disbelief and terror.
"It's over, it's over!"
The first to cry out was Xiao Douguan, weeping and wailing, slapping his hands, "Master is gone..."
"Such a good man, gone just like that..."
"Can disasters be stopped with one's body? He traded his life for the villagers' lives!"
"..."
"What?"
Thursday Miss, upon hearing these words, turned pale with shock.
She had learned about disasters within the Zhou family, but the Longevity Gate had no methods to counter them, only various ways to preserve one's life.
This situation was beyond her imagination, and seeing Hu Ma sacrifice his life for the villagers left her in disbelief.
"He... he's such a person, but he... he..."
Her emotions were complex and overwhelming, leaving her at a loss for words: "He's a Ghost Walker Great Swordmaster, with such skills and a high status, even respected by the Ten Surnames Sect. How could he do this for the villagers..."
It wasn't that Thursday Miss wasn't kind, but this act of self-sacrifice was something she had never considered.
Her family had never taught her that such actions were possible, making this scene all the more shocking to her.
"You demons, what are you trying to do?"
"Outside the woods, Old Abacus was so furious that he stomped his feet and started cursing, "If you have the guts, come and find us at the Dalaofa Religion..."
"Of course, I'm not the one you're looking for. I'm just an ordinary man with no special abilities!"
"This young master hasn't done anything wrong. He's just sending his father back to the capital for burial, and yet you're chasing after him relentlessly?"
"He hasn't done anything to wrong anyone, so why are you targeting him specifically?"
"..."
In the woods, the Wild Herbalist remained silent, hidden from sight. No one could find him, but they could sense his gaze fixed on Hu Ma.
"Huff!"
Just as everyone was in a state of panic, Hu Ma suddenly took a deep breath, opening his eyes in the midst of the dark and swirling black wind.
Feeling the changes within his body and the information that had entered his mind after touching the ancient book, he was momentarily overwhelmed with emotions. However, he didn't have time to dwell on these thoughts and quickly suppressed his scattered thoughts. Instinctively, he took a moment to sense his own body.
In an instant, his body had become empty, as if he had died, but a pillar of incense had mysteriously ignited.
The fifth pillar of incense!
With the extra life granted by this fifth pillar, he saw in his mind's eye that the disaster mouse in his left hand now had a satisfied expression.
Its body seemed to have become rounder, and the hateful gaze it had previously directed at him was gone. Instead, it pushed away his palm and seemed to want to jump away from him, heading towards some invisible, mystical place.
This calamity had been resolved, and it was time to return.
Even if Hu Ma opened his eyes again at this moment, it had nothing to do with the disaster mouse.
Hu Ma's life was indeed heavier than the combined lives of everyone in the village. With the disaster resolved, the eerie supernatural power had disappeared.
At this moment, Hu Ma no longer tried to stop the mouse, as he wasn't a member of the Robbing Calamity Sect and didn't fully understand the calculations of the Shadow Realm. With the fifth pillar of incense, he had successfully taken another step and saved the villagers. It was worth it.
However, he hadn't expected that in his right hand, inside the black bag, something had happened. Perhaps when he had captured the strange snake earlier, he had been too hasty and hadn't tightened the bag properly, for suddenly, a black, sticky snake head emerged.
This disaster capture bag had the ability to suppress calamities, but the strange snake had crawled around inside, as if returning to its nest, and then curiously emerged to take a look.
And when it did, it saw the Toothless Lord.
Seeing the satisfied look on the other's face, for the first time, a clear emotion appeared in the snake's hazy eyes.
It was jealousy!
So, at the moment when the Toothless Lord was filled with pride and quickly fleeing, the snake's head suddenly darted out.
With a 'whoosh', it bit down on the Toothless Lord, and its body quickly retreated back into the bag. For a moment, there were signs of struggle and squeaking noises inside the bag, but they soon quieted down, leaving only some wriggling movements that appeared from time to time.
"Eh?"
At this moment, Hu Ma was stunned, completely taken aback by this unexpected development.
At the same time, the black wind ceased, and the world became silent. The night was as frosty as ever, and the shadows of the trees in the forest seemed to fade away.
"That is..."
The sudden change startled everyone, some with delight and others with astonishment.
Old Abacus was still cursing in the street, having just demonstrated a bit of his skill, when he froze, staring intently at the distant Hu Ma.
His voice trembled, "No... It can't be..."
The weeping Little Douguan was also stunned, "Eh? Master isn't dead?"
"No, Master died, and then came back to life..."
"..."
Amidst the astonished silence, it seemed as if even the wind had stopped, and everyone watched this bizarre scene unfold.
Just then, from deep within the woods, Little Red Tang's voice rang out, "Brother Hu Ma, come quickly..."
"I'm holding onto his leg..."
"..."
"Hmm?"
Hu Ma reacted instantly, and in a flash, he rushed into the woods. From a distance, he saw the Wild Herbalist standing behind a large tree, his expression filled with shock and doubt.
At that moment, Little Red Tang was sitting on the ground, tightly hugging one of his legs, preventing him from moving while calling out to Hu Ma.
"Punishment Official Saber, come!"
In his haste, Hu Ma clenched his teeth and glared fiercely. Suddenly, he roared, and from far away on the carriage, the Punishment Official Saber flew into the woods.
Hu Ma reached out and pulled the saber, and instantly, a menacing aura enveloped the saber, rolling towards the herbalist.
In that instant, the herbalist's expression turned fearful. In the blink of an eye, his body quickly faded and disappeared, but Little Red Tang's grip on his leg was too tight.
"Hiss!"
As the saber struck, Hu Ma also rushed to the spot, raising his hand to catch the flying Punishment Official Saber.
Upon closer inspection, there was blood on the saber, but the herbalist had completely vanished. Little Red Tang, still holding onto a leg, was knocked over by the impact.
At this critical moment, he managed to escape, and only the intermittent voice could be heard from all directions, "You want everything, but can you truly bear it all in the end?"
"Turn back! Otherwise, next time, the old seniors will come looking for you personally!"
(End of Chapter)
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