Asura World, Cibida City.
This was the slave market that Zhuang Qi often visited. There were cages hanging upside down everywhere, and the materials were mostly mangosteen and iron. Mangosteen was unique to the Asura World, and it was extremely heat-resistant and sturdy.
The Wisdom Buddha Painting could feel that the people locked up in the cages were numb souls. She was blind, but her heart was not. She could feel from the Mind's Eye that their eyes were looking at her. There was an equal desire for freedom and survival. This was such a contradiction. It was as if living was the same as dying, and it was such a tragedy.
Previously, she wanted Zhuang Qi to buy a little slave girl with the intention of setting her free. However, she refused to leave no matter what. She thought that she wanted her to die because if she was not bought, she would starve to death. Her hatred was so sharp that she used a vicious curse to scold people. The curse was in the Russian language, and she and Zhuang Qi did not understand it. In the end, her head was chopped off by the angry slave.
She did not have time to stop it. She was very sad, but she could not look at it directly. Only then did she know that her cultivation and experience were only so-so.
"Master, I already know that you are a true Bodhisattva. Previously, you were only capable, but you were willing to be locked up in the prison, and refused to use violence against those foreign races. Now, you bought this little slave girl. These are all proof. However … "
At that time, Zhuang Qi sighed with a complicated expression, "However, master, the mark of slaves has long been deep in their bones. You can't save them. They are a group of walking corpses imprisoned by their thoughts. The ones you met were still young and not domesticated enough. They still have claws and teeth, and dare to scold you. However, the older ones will not. "
These words made her even more sad.
Why were there no slaves in China and the human world?
Was it the difference in culture and region? Or was it the nature of the race?
She pondered for a few days, and the answer was: Neither.
Then, she understood Zhuang Qi's words. The so-called "a group of walking corpses imprisoned by their thoughts" was a very accurate description, and there was no need to think hard about other answers.
To save them, it was useless to simply give them freedom. They had to feel the benefits of freedom so that they would yearn for freedom. This yearning had to be rooted in their bones. Only then could they fundamentally change their thinking.
It was really difficult. Zhuang Qi just laughed when he heard this.
However, she had made up her mind that no matter how difficult it would be, from now on, step by step, she would slowly change. This was what she was thinking about now. These past few days, she had already found an elder to learn Luocha and Asura language, as well as their culture.
If he wanted to fundamentally change their thinking, he had to start from the root.
It was a long and boundless road.
Zhuang Qi just laughed it off. He felt that asking the Asura World to abolish slavery was as absurd as asking the Immortal World to implement slavery.
After that, more than half a month passed by the time he found his target.
In the Asura World, there were four hundred days in a year, which was divided into ten Solar Days and ten Lunar Days. The two would rotate with each other, and each tribe would set the rules for what could be done in Solar Days and Lunar Days. For example, on the night of the Solar Day, every household was required to eat meat. If they couldn't eat it, they would go to the government to collect it. It was said that eating meat would make the body stronger, and it was an ancient tradition. On the 22nd day of the Solar Cycle and the 18th day of the Lunar Cycle, the High Priest would decide the date of the festival.
Half a month in the Human World was almost equivalent to one Lunar Cycle.
This was the knowledge that Wisdom Buddha had recently learned. She felt that it was very interesting, and she studied it even more intently.
Now that she had found her target, she followed Zhuang Qi. Once again, she stepped into this place that made her feel exceptionally heavy. She saw the slave master, Jiu Shi, a tall and thin Asura.
Jiu Shi showed undisguised disgust towards the two humans. It was only because he knew Zhuang Qi that he didn't chase them away.
"I heard you were looking for me. What's the matter?" He spoke the common language very fluently.
Zhuang Qi smiled as he took out a box and passed it over.
This was almost a custom in the Asura World. It was a greeting gift.
When Jiu Shi saw the box, his expression softened. He took it without hesitation and opened it. It was a soul stone of excellent quality, and he was very satisfied. "We are just discussing business. Please come in and sit."
It must be mentioned that the resources in the Asura World were abnormally scarce. A soul stone was equivalent to a large amount of purchasing power.
Inside, Jiu Shi served tea for the two humans for the first time. Of course, it was the lowest grade of coarse tea. Wisdom Buddha felt that drinking tea was a kind of torture for the first time. But she knew that she had to drink it. Because here, the master was treating you. If you didn't drink, it meant that you were not giving face. If you didn't give face, then the conversation would not continue.
After drinking the tea, Wisdom Buddha allowed Zhuang Qi to speak.
Zhuang Qi smiled. "Mister Jiu Shi, I know that you sell clans the most. A group of impoverished clans, a dozen to a hundred people. I came here today to ask you about a person."
"Who?" Jiu Shi asked.
"Ling 'er." Wisdom Buddha replied. After a pause, she added, "Crimson Moon Ling."
Zhuang Qi sharply noticed that Jiu Shi's expression had changed when he heard the last sentence.
"Mister, what do you know?" He immediately asked.
"I don't know anything!" Jiu Shi's expression turned serious. "Leave, all of you leave. I have nothing to say! Come, quickly send the guest off! "
Wisdom Buddha was startled. She wanted to ask further, but a few ferocious people had already rushed in.
"Wait!" Zhuang Qi's expression turned cold. He said maliciously, "Mister Jiu Shi, the family of three hundred that you sold two years ago came from Uwa. Do you know whose territory Uwa is? You sold their most important family, and you don't even know who you sold it to. What will happen if this gets out?"
"You!" Jiu Shi suddenly stood up. He widened his eyes and stared at Zhuang Qi. "How did you know? What are you doing? "
"Don't be impatient." Zhuang Qi said calmly. "Mister Jiu Shi, we are here to discuss business. If I don't say anything, no one will know. Can we sit down and talk about it? "
Jiu Shi gritted his teeth for a long time. He waved his hand at his subordinates. "Get out!" Then he sat down and said hatefully, "Slaves don't have names. That stupid girl, after being given a name, became very arrogant. She even dared to come back that night to seek revenge. I handed her over to Master Xing Yue!"
It was no longer a secret that the Tantric Sect had stolen the Great Mage's golden body.
It was precisely because he knew that he panicked. He thought about how Xing Yue had cast a spell on the female slave. Perhaps it was related to the theft of the Great Mage's golden body. If they found out that he was an accomplice, it would be difficult for him to escape the Bodhi Temple's pursuit.
The Buddha Wisdom Painting could hear Jiu Shi's thoughts and could confirm that he was not lying. However, the truth was even more confusing.
Why did Xing Yue coincidentally come to find Jiu Shi?
Why did Fei Yueling come back to seek revenge on Jiu Shi? Why was she cast a spell on by Xing Yue and brought to the Bodhi Temple by Fei Yueqing Chen? It was hard to say whether Fei Yueling was innocent or not. She had to see Fei Yueling to confirm it.
After leaving the slave market, she immediately thanked Zhuang Qi and returned to the Bodhi Temple. She reported the results of her investigation to the abbot and requested to see Fei Yueling.
Zen Master Daozhen pondered for a while. He felt that it was necessary to let the Buddha Wisdom Painting investigate further, so he allowed it.
The Buddha Wisdom Painting went to the Relic Courtyard and saw Fei Yueling, who was also imprisoned in the Relic Forest. She was only ten steps away from Fei Yueling.
After not seeing her for a long time, she had become very thin.
Of course, the Buddha Wisdom Painting could not see her. She could tell from her aura and could feel that there was a silent, numb look in her eyes. It was almost the same as those in cages.
"Ling 'er, look at me," she said.
"Miss, I'm looking at you," Fei Yueling said in a low voice.
"Can you tell me why you went back to find Jiu Shi after being bought by Senior Brother Qingchen?" the Buddha Wisdom Painting asked.
Fei Yueling's body trembled, and tears slowly flowed out. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, Master Qingchen … It's all my fault … I want revenge … Jiu Shi … That bastard … He killed my parents, and … humiliated me … Master Xing Yue put a curse on me. If I don't obey, I'll die …"
At this moment, something else appeared in her eyes.
The Buddha Wisdom Painting heard her voice and knew that she was not lying. It was still a very coincidental coincidence. She sighed and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't worry, I will save you." With that, she left.
"Where is Miss going?" Fei Yueling could tell that she was going somewhere far away and could not help but ask.
"I'm going to retrieve the golden body."
When she said this, Fei Yueqing Chen's eyes, which were originally closed, suddenly opened. He looked at the back of the Buddha Wisdom Painting. Even when the last corner of her clothes disappeared, he still looked at her.
After a long time, he muttered, "You actually don't blame me for dragging you down."
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Human Realm, Heavenly Capital.
Ever since Ji Wuji came here, the dark and damp dungeon had been tightly shut. It had been a long time since light had appeared.
Yan Chaoyang was still enduring the pain. He closed his eyes and regulated his breathing, trying to break through the shackles in his body. Every time he tried, the Soul Binding Chains in his body would increase his pain. The Soul Binding Chains had been imbued with a curse by Tian Can, which locked all his cultivation to prevent him from escaping.
However, every time he failed, a sapphire blue light would flash from the bottom of the river where he had been captured thousands of miles away, as if it was about to break through the water.
On this day, Ji Wuyu spoke to him as usual. "Big guy, you should stop struggling. Let me tell you, Yan Li will not come to save you. Li Xueyi clearly wants him to come to his door. How could there be anyone in this world so stupid as to jump into a trap despite knowing it's a trap? If no one comes to save you, you will have no hope. In the end, you will either starve to death, die of pain, or commit suicide. "
The two of them had not eaten a single drop of rice for dozens of days. If not for their physique as cultivators, they would have long become dried corpses. However, it was not that cultivators did not really need to eat. Unless they had a special method of fasting, everyone would go hungry.
Ji Wuyu had been very hungry for a long time, but he still endured it. Only by enduring the most bitter would he be able to eat the sweetest.
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