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Chapter 591 The Essence of Cordyceps

In the legend of XZ, there is such a story. In a certain period of time in ancient times, there existed a certain country. The prince of this country was a good man who had been practicing himself and was a vegetarian for life.One day when he went out to play, he encountered a disaster and was alone in the wilderness.Relying on wild fruits and grass roots, the prince spent seven days like this, and finally he was dying of exhaustion and was about to die.

At this time, a huge eagle flapped its wings in the sky, attacking animals in the wilderness, and even captured many people.It is the most ferocious vulture among eagles. It can blow people away with one wing open. It is about four meters wide when fully opened. It is easy to prey on humans.

The bloody scene of vultures preying on them made the prince feel uncomfortable and couldn't bear it, so he said to the vultures in the sky, don't eat them anymore.

But the vulture answered him, hunting is my nature, if I don't eat I will be hungry, if I am hungry I will die.I'm very hungry now, if I don't eat them, I will eat you, will you do the same?

The prince thought about it and thought it made sense, so he said, then eat me and let them go.

The vulture nodded and let the animals and the people go, and came before the prince.The prince took off all his clothes, sat cross-legged and said, come and eat me.

Then the vulture came up and pecked at the prince, until all he ate was a pile of bloody skeletons.

The vulture who ate the prince's body was moved by his spirit, so he said, "I ate your flesh today, in order to repay you, from now on I will only eat the flesh of the dead and will not attack the living again."

Sure enough, the vultures that lived in this country later only ate dead things, not live things, and they had to double-check before eating, and never attacked people.

After the vulture finished speaking, the prince nodded and finally died.

But at this moment, the prince's body suddenly burned, and a dark cloud floated in the sky. Suddenly, heavy rain poured down, and auspicious clouds surged on the ground, and a stream of fairy music seemed to rise in the sky.

The prince's body was reborn from Nirvana in the flames, and the clothes beside him turned into a very gorgeous cassock, and colorful curtains descended from the sky, and the prince became a Buddha immediately!
The vulture that ate the prince's body became a huge divine bird because of his great ambition, and he was called King Garuda.

It is also said that King Garuda himself is a roc, but in fact it is just a vulture bird that has changed its form.

Later, this matter was spread, and people believed that only by doing so, separated the soul from the body, could they be reincarnated and reborn in Nirvana, so a funeral custom gradually formed.

It is for sky burial.

This is Tibetan people's belief in celestial burial, and the legend about celestial burial.

Now, in front of my eyes, is such a ceremony.

On the bald mountain of strange rocks in front of me, there were dozens of corpses tied up by colorful ropes and hung on the strange rocks.The strong breath came from the side, and there was even a Taoist breath, someone should be waiting.

"Brother Jin Chan, is this a sky burial?" I followed Brother Gao Leng's instructions and hid under the cover of a stone, and then asked Brother Gao Leng.

I was a little surprised when I saw this scene just now, but after knowing that this is a ritual, I thought of a question.

Sky burial means that Tibetans believe that human soul and body are together, and if the body does not completely return to nature, then the soul will not reincarnate.That's why people put their bodies on bare stone platforms and are eaten by vultures. In this way, the bodies return to the wind, so that the soul can be reincarnated.

In Buddhism, there are also some monks or great virtues who will burn in Nirvana or turn the rainbow into a rainbow when they die.

This is reincarnation in returning to nature, and then practice again.

"Don't make noise, there may be something wrong here!" Brother Gao Leng said immediately, but he was extremely dignified at this time.

I also felt a strange atmosphere. Although the aura around them was dormant, I could feel their aura was very scattered, and I could actually feel that there was aura in their bodies.

Reiki?

I was able to maintain the aura in my body even in XZ. Even the aura in my body can only be compressed in the dantian. The energy in my body is constantly being consumed, and I even feel hungry.However, I can barely control the functions of my body, so that the consumption is reduced.Since the previous Yasha Sea Exploration Three Forms, I have been able to control myself more.

But there can only be a small amount of spiritual energy leaking out, and at critical moments, a hole can only be temporarily opened to let the torch book show its power.

But the more I arrived in Lhasa, the more pressure I felt in my body.

But those people, the aura exuded by each of them directly has the cultivation base of the golden core stage, so before they were sealed, were they all at the Nascent Soul stage or even cut themselves, or land gods?
"It shouldn't be possible. I'm afraid these people used some special method to mutate their power." I felt it carefully for a moment, then shook my head and said to myself.

Although the internal strength of these people is strong, they also have a sense of vanity, which should be borrowed from some equipment.

What attracted me more at this time was the previous Cordyceps sinensis.

Cordyceps sinensis emerged from the ground one by one, and then burrowed into the corpses one by one, completely ignoring the vultures hovering above their heads, as if they were not afraid of them at all.

Under the moonlight, the figures of these Cordyceps fell into my eyes more clearly.

These insects are like silkworms, but the Cordyceps sinensis presented in front of me is at least as thick as three fingers, and the thickest one is as thick as my wrist, and the leaves on the head are also long.

There are red threads on their bodies, as if they are nerves connected to the brain.

These are simply refined Cordyceps sinensis, which can move at night.

"Huh?" Just when these Cordyceps appeared, I found that the dozens of breaths around me also began to fluctuate, as if an order was issued to say, get ready.

Are they targeting Cordyceps?
"Look at the brains of those Cordyceps sinensis, it turns out that these people are targeting Cordyceps sinensis." Brother Gao Leng said suddenly.

I nodded and looked at the Cordyceps sinensis that had swayed over. The brains of these Cordyceps sinensis looked very similar to human brains at this time, and they were even wriggling, just like the performance of people when they are thinking.

These guys have higher efficacy than the most common Cordyceps sinensis, and can even nourish the soul.

Ordinary Taoist monks will make their souls tougher and their Taoism more profound after eating it.For Buddhism, the memory of the soul will be clearer, and the practice will be twice the result with half the effort.

After figuring this out, I saw the Cordyceps sinensis, which was as thick as my wrist, walking towards the corpses.

It is like the leader of the insects, and all the insects follow behind it, like an army.Under the leadership of the leader worm, they don't seem to be afraid of humans at all.I counted them, and there were 96 of them, but there were only 32 corpses.

Is it enough?
"Wang Pan, do you know why these bugs can nourish the soul?" Brother Gao Leng suddenly asked with a sneer.

I was stunned for a moment, and then I saw the leader insect climbed onto a corpse, and then there were two or three cordyceps on each of the other 31 corpses.They waited motionless until the leader crawled to the head of the corpse.

Such a scene made me realize immediately, and I was horrified.

"I see!" Immediately afterwards, I heard Brother Gao Leng sneer.

squeak!
These refined Cordyceps sinensis, led by the leader insect, squeaked and turned into the brain of the corpse, leaving only one or two blades of grass fluttering in the wind.

"Everything has a cause and an effect, and this Cordyceps sinensis can only grow into such a monstrous state." Brother Gao Leng sneered.

That's right, these Cordyceps sinensis became such a large size because they devoured human brains and then mutated in their bodies.The human soul resides directly in the mind, and what Cordyceps devours is the human soul!

No wonder it can warm and nourish people's soul, that's the real reason, I just feel cold all over, terribly cold.

And at this moment, those lurking people took action.

(End of this chapter)