Chapter 61: Radiant Spirit Dream Realm

  The spiritual technique of the ancient Qiang people is in contrast to the spirit mediumship practiced by foreign shamans.

  Tongyao is an evil spell that communicates with the world of the dead, while ancient Qiang Tongling is a bright magic that communicates with the spiritual world. It has three major cultivation levels: perception prediction, blessing descent, and divine possession.

  Generally speaking, the first level of practice for a Shibi is already quite formidable when it reaches perfection. Even the exceptionally talented Gu Qiang's Shibi, Gu Qiang Mu Zhu, only reached the second level. If she could comprehend the divine spirit possession, then there wouldn't be any legend of the great war between the Qiangs. With divine possession and the magical techniques of the Xian family, nothing can stand in their way.

  Of course, the three levels of spiritual practice, spoken by Koko Village's Xiao Shibi Keke Xi, although shocking to everyone present, could not be inquired into too much. Who can give a definitive conclusion on things in the world?

  Korksi's face was solemn as he pulled out an object from his bosom, a piece of black wood, tapered at the tail and shaped like a 'sheep's hoof' at the head, identical to the wooden pegs used by Liu Yi and others in the underground dark river spider cave to pin down the 'Black Regret Spider', except that Korksi's was much smaller, about the size of an ordinary gold bar, with the pattern of the Seven-Star Goat God carved on it, fitting perfectly in his small palm.

  Professor Lin Yang asked strangely: "What's in your hand?"

  "Medium!" Kexi said calmly.

  No need for further explanation, everyone knows that the object in his hand is a medium for communicating with the spiritual world. In fact, they don't know that this "sheep's hoof" is called "Black Spirit Wood" by the villagers of Kekose Village. The small ones are generally worn on the body to drive away evil spirits and calm the mind, having the same function as Buddhist rosary beads. The slightly larger ones are sharp instruments for killing evil demons and monsters, even the Black Spider was pinned to the wall by this Black Spirit Wood and couldn't move. It can be seen that its power is fierce and powerful. The one in Kekose's hand is also a kind of Black Spirit Wood, but it has been passed down through generations in Kekose Village with another effect - Tong Ling Mu (Spirit Communication Wood).

  The medium held the wooden spirit in Kirksey's right hand for a while, then it was transferred to the left palm. Then he saw him sitting cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes, and gently placing his right hand on the crystal sheep's head.

  Liu Yi and others were afraid of disturbing him, so they quietly stood up, standing by the wall, holding their breath, looking at him.

  Kekesi first moved his lips, muttering some inexplicable incantation, then saw his right hand's five fingers tightly grasping the sheep's head, and suddenly the whole person seemed to have stopped breathing, his chest no longer rising and falling, his face without a single change in expression, calm as a dead water, without a single ripple.

  However, Liu Yi and others who were watching from the side did not know that at this time, Keke Xi had already escaped his thoughts and entered another world through his senses. This feeling is like a person's dream, a person's dream is a fragment of subconscious thinking, it is true but also false, mysterious and wonderful.

  In Korky's ocean of consciousness, such a picture appeared:

  A lonely youth arrived in a desolate world, where everything was a vast expanse of white, and all around him was neither snow nor fog, like the dust on his heart, unable to see the truth.

  The young man rubbed his eyes in confusion, unable to see anything, as if he had fallen into a foggy world. Suddenly, the young man flipped over his palm, and a mysterious wooden stick appeared. The young man's eyes widened, and he let out a loud cry. The black wooden stick emitted a radiant light, like sunlight, which dispelled some of the fog around him.

  He walked forward with the light, he knew that this world was a world like a mirror flower, everything around him was illusory, only the road ahead was the only way, only by taking solid steps forward could he reach the front and get the answer he wanted.

  He walked on a narrow single-plank bridge, trying hard to keep his balance, with his hands stretched out and proceeding cautiously. After a while, after crossing the bridge, he saw in front of him a big tree that seemed to touch the sky, and on the tree hung a woman in white clothes.

  It was indeed hanging, with a red rope tied around her neck on the branch. The woman seemed to be formed by smoke, dispersing and gathering. The woman had her back to him, unable to see her face, but could see her entire body hanging from the tree, shaking up and down, as if silently weeping.

  "Hey, who are you? Do you know what secrets are hidden inside the Crystal Ram's head?" Korksi shouted.

  "Hmm, huhuhu, hmm-hmm-hmm, hmmm..." The woman let out a strange laugh, and after she finished, she said in a low voice: "Who are you?"

  Young Kexi, holding the divining rod in front of him, proudly said: "I am a descendant of the ancient Qiang sheep tribe, and I, Kekesi, will be the future great interpreter of Kokoxili Village!"

  The woman hummed and said: "What brings you here?"

  "Never mind why I came here, first answer my question, who are you?"

  "Hahaha......" The woman laughed for a while, then shook her head and muttered: "Who am I? Who am I?"

  "Stop pretending to be mysterious and answer my question quickly!" The young Korky was truly domineering, but his abilities were actually quite shallow. He was so arrogant that sometimes trouble came from his own mouth.

  The woman suddenly turned her head around.

  What a face it was! Korka, though somewhat of a small-time operator and also having been on the Death Valley trip, was considered to be a worldly person, but upon seeing that face, he jumped in fright as usual.

  The woman's face was white, flat and knife-cut, with no nose, ears, mouth or eyebrows, only two eyes staring downwards with tears streaming down, like a sheet of white paper with two holes dug out, inside which were two eyes, eerie to the extreme.

  Those tears are not colorless, but red. Although it's quite frightening, it looks sorrowful beyond compare. If one must give this strange creature a name, then for the time being, let's call her: "Red Tear Resentful Spirit!"

  Kokoro let out a cry and took a step back. Pointing at her, he shouted: "In the land of spiritual illusions, how can there be an evil spirit like you?"

  "Ghost object? Hahaha... Ignorant Shibi Master..."

  Coxston was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

  "When a man becomes a ghost, he is a ghost; when a ghost has a human heart, it is also a man. What difference is there between men and ghosts?"

  "Stop stalling, if you don't tell me what I want to know, I'll cast the 'Sunlight Divination Spell'!"

  The incantation in Koxinga's mouth is a spell to dispel obstacles when encountering obstacles during divination, and it has the effect of dispelling illusions and revealing reality. Communicating with the ancients and communicating with the unknown world is not so simple, sometimes good luck can bring you directly to the place of divination, which may be a stone tablet with what you want to know engraved on it. Sometimes bad luck may lead you into a ghostly realm, where you don't even know how to die. But I don't know if this place Koxinga came to is a ghostly realm, and looking at that woman who is neither human nor ghost, it's definitely not a good place.

  "If you weren't so young, don't think about leaving this place alive!" Hong Lian's resentful spirit said coldly.

  Kexi was puzzled in his heart. Could it be that the other party was an enemy of the ancient Qiang? Thinking of this, he asked: "Are you an enemy of our tribe?"

  "I, pen, clan, China, people, thousand, year, etc., because, people..." Red tears of resentment, one word at a time, murmured faintly.

  Korksi was momentarily stunned, and when he wanted to ask carefully, he heard the resentful spirit's sharp cry: "You are not one of us, go back!" As soon as the resentful spirit finished speaking, it suddenly waved its hand, and a gust of black wind blew over, causing Korksi to faint and fall to the ground.

  Fainted in a fantasy land, woke up in the real world. The real Keke Mu had already changed his posture and was now lying on the bed, with Keke Yue wiping the sweat from his forehead.

  Liu Yi and others all looked at him with eager faces. As the saying goes, when one hopes for something big, they are often disappointed.

  Korvus looked at the crowd, sat up straight, shook his head, as if trying to recall what had happened in the spiritual dream realm, but he couldn't remember anything. However, he vaguely felt that there was an image of a woman's back in his mind. So he raised his head and said to the crowd: "This Seven-Star Crystal Goat Head may be related to a woman!"

  Professor Lin Yang's face changed from hopeful to disappointed, and he sighed: "It seems you still need more practice. Even if we can't communicate with spirits, we know that the crystal sheep head and the ancient Qiang Da Shi are related to the Qiang Mu Pearl. She must be a woman!"

  When Lin Yang said this, Keke was instantly disheartened.

  Liu Yi walked over and patted Kexi's shoulder, saying: "Young man, don't be discouraged. You've already done a great job. Keep working hard and believe in yourself. One day you'll become an outstanding Da Shi Bi!"

  Korxy finally cracked a smile.

  Since they didn't get much useful information, everyone discussed whether to go to Sichuan to find the strange person who understood animal language mentioned by Professor Lin Yang. Since he knew so many things about ancient Qiang, it's possible that his ancestors had a close relationship with ancient Qiang. Just as they were discussing leaving for Sichuan the next day, Professor Zhou Tao received a call from his daughter Zhou Bingbing, telling him that her mother had been hit by a car and hoped he could take some time to come back.

  Professor Zhou was shocked and asked if it was serious. Zhou Bingbing on the other end of the phone told him not to worry, just hurry back. After everyone knew about this, they discussed it and decided to take a temporary rest and adjustment before heading to Sichuan.

  Liu Yi was worried about Professor Zhou Tao's safety on the road, so he decided to return to Jinan as well. Since the incident at the store, he hadn't been back, and it just so happened that he had a chance to go back and thank Wang Daquan for helping him deal with the aftermath, and then consult with him about some other matters.

  Malacca fell in love, so he decided to stay in Qinghai and wait for Liu Yi and others to return. Because Liu Yi was worried that the crystal sheep's head would not be safe on his body, he handed it over to Professor Lin Yang for safekeeping and instructed Ma Liuyue and Lin Xuejuan to take good care of Kexi.

  After finishing their statements, Professors Liu Yi and Zhou Tao boarded a plane back to Jinan.

  On the way back, Professor Zhou Tao reminded Liu Yi: "When you see Zhou Bingbing, don't mention that we went to the Kunlun Death Valley. Just say that the academic seminar has just ended. If she finds out about this, it will be terrible. In the future, she will definitely restrict my personal freedom."

  Liu Yi asked hesitantly: "So serious? Isn't her enthusiasm for adventure even more crazy than yours? Where the environment is harsh, she'll dig in!"

  Professor Zhou smiled and said, "A tiger father has no dog daughter. She inherited my personality. And it's because she knows that adventure is dangerous, so she forbids me from going on adventures. Asking you to keep a secret is also for the sake of not worrying them."

  Afterwards, "air" no words, safe landing.