Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 1082 - 420: Does the Immortal Pill Taste Like Human?
"What are crows?"
While Zhou Xuan asked, he knocked the buns out of the hands of Li Changxun and Yun Ziliang, saying, "You’ve already had several baskets of buns, and you’re still eating? Be careful, you might overeat and get sick."
The enthusiastic old man beside him said to Zhou Xuan, "Crows, they are essentially human souls."
Afraid that Zhou Xuan wouldn’t understand, he continued to explain, "Young man, in the Mahayana Temple, there are records in the Buddhist Scripture, within Jing Country, there is a Western Pure Land,
In the Pure Land, there exists a Golden Body of an Ancient Buddha, governing all Buddha energy under the heavens,
when a person dies, they transform into spirits and move to Soul Shepherd City for rebirth, but if the spirits are blessed by the Buddha energy, they transform into crow birds and fly into the Western Pure Land,
from then on, the crow birds, nourished by the Buddha energy of the Ancient Buddha’s Golden Body, live for 360 years before reincarnating again."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan began to understand and asked, "Reincarnating as a crow bird must have its advantages, right?"
"Of course."
The old man grabbed a meat bun in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth, and while chewing said, "Ordinary spirits, reborn in Soul Shepherd City, enter the six paths of rebirth, possibly reincarnating as beggars, or even as beasts,
but a crow bird’s reincarnation is different, filled with Buddha energy, its future is magnificent, the lowest being into wealthy and influential families, higher into households of government officials, and even higher to become highly talented Incense Fire Disciples, or those with a Great Buddha Fate,
when they grow up, they enter famous temples and become renowned monks."
What a load of hogwash!
Zhou Xuan’s temper flared, and amidst a whirlwind of thoughts, he could only muster these four words.
"Every month, for ten days, high monks from the Mahayana Temple come to this inn, sewing dead infants into sheep stomachs for cooking; when cooked, the human and sheep separate,
whereby the sheep, soaked with human essence, offers many benefits when consumed—not only is its meat delicious, but it also prolongs life and opens the mind to the Buddha Dao,
and as for the child, its soul naturally condenses into a crow, which, if properly buried, can fly to the Western Pure Land after seven days."
Upon hearing this, the old man said, "People are all gluttonous, and the child sacrifices itself, thanking the world; this is the Buddha Dao, and only such people can become crows."
Zhou Xuan was greatly "shocked," thinking that the cooking of human and sheep together is a shady business done covertly anywhere else in the country.
But he never imagined that in Yunlu Town, this business was conducted blatantly under the sun.
Even an old man having breakfast casually mentioned the intricacies of "human and sheep cooking together" and could speak about it openly, suggesting that everyone in Yunlu Town was aware of it.
"What does it mean to cook human and sheep together?"
Yun Ziliang and Li Changxun came to their senses, used their sleeves to knock the remaining mutton buns off the table.
The waiter noticed something was amiss and came over hurriedly, saying, "Oh dear, guests, what’s the matter here?"
Yun Ziliang grabbed the waiter’s collar and said, "Don’t babble nonsense, feeding us buns with human flesh inside, you think Mr. Yun is a fool?"
"Sirs, it’s not pure human meat, at most, the soup has human essence boiled into it. And eating it does no harm; pilgrims from outside towns are all lining up for this taste."
The waiter begged for mercy, as the cook and three Incense Fire Divine Dao disciples in the inn also stood up.
Zhou Xuan had long anticipated this development and sat cross-legged, waiting to watch the drama unfold.
The innkeeper also came out, seeing Yun Ziliang flip out over the "Crow Soup," immediately attempting to appease, "Guests, it’s not a big deal, drinking crow soup is a tradition in Yunlu Town. If you’re unwilling to follow local customs, our small inn will compensate you... The mutton soup and buns are on the house, let’s keep peace to generate wealth."
"Peace to generate wealth, I’ll give you peace!" Yun Ziliang retorted, "Serving soup made with solid meat, disgusting Mr. Yun, and you think waiving the cost is enough?"
Yun Ziliang, who regarded himself as a Daoist, though not very strict with his diet, was not completely without concern. Soup made with solid meat crossed his line.
"I’ll tear your place apart!"
Although annoyed, Yun Ziliang didn’t take out his anger on the waiter. After letting him go, he dealt a series of swift kicks to the innkeeper, bending him over like a shrimp.
"Even out-of-towners dare to act up."
The three Incense Fire Divine Dao disciples of the inn pointed their toes to the ground and ignited a talisman paper, immediately, the sound of a baby crying echoed inside the inn.
"Wah, wah, wah!"
The crying sound came pouring in from all directions, making it hard to discern the specifics of the sound’s origin.
But this posed no challenge for Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan released his Perception, and instantly, at the main beam of the inn, the stairway, and the fish pond, he sensed the skeletal frames of three infants.
Those three infant skeletons were exceptionally vicious, poised to attack at any moment.
"These three disciples are controlling three skeletal infants."
Zhou Xuan indicated to Yun Ziliang.
Lao Yun coldly laughed and said, "Noticing their corpse summoning talismans, I’m fully aware, these three little bastards are disciples of the ’Ghost Nurturing’ Tangkou, raising a few little ghosts, you think their trifling skills can show off in front of Mr. Yun?"
His Dragon Walk, Tiger Step was agile when leaping up but came down with a forceful power, landing directly on the shadows of the three disciples.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
After several consecutive explosions, the three skeletal infants scattered, and as for the three Tangkou disciples who dared to flaunt their skills, each one’s bones broke, muscles tore, leaving them limping on the floor, barely breathing.
