Desolate Era Book 1, Chapter 1

Book 1 – The Ji Clan of Swallow Mountain

第一卷 燕山紀氏

Chapter 1 – The Land of the Dead

第一章 地府

“Walk faster!”

“快點走！”

“You’ve already died and become a ghost. Faster!”

“你們都已經死了，都變成鬼了，快點。”

“You are a prince? You ruled over tens of millions of citizens and thirty thousand armored horsemen? In the Netherworld Kingdom, you human princes are nothing!”

“你是王爺？千萬子民、三萬鐵騎？人世間的王爺在我陰間地府什麼都不是！”

Smack!

啪！

Smack!

啪！

A tall, powerful-looking demonic soldier, his face mean and vicious, snarled angrily as he lashed out with his whip repeatedly. The whip flashed like lightning, striking on the bodies of the souls of the dead. He struck the ghost who had been arrogantly proclaiming that he was a prince several dozen times, only stopping when the ghost’s soul had almost dissipated.

一個個高大魁梧的鬼兵滿臉猙獰，怒吼着揮舞鞭子抽打着，鞭子上閃爍着電光，抽打在那些鬼魂上，特别那個叫嚣着自己是王爺的鬼魂更是被抽了數十鞭子，抽的那一鬼魂都變得稀薄快要消散才停下。

“I should’ve died. So that means…this is the Netherworld Kingdom?” Ji Ning appeared out of nowhere. He couldn’t help but stare with curiosity at the unfamiliar surroundings. When he heard the arrogant boastings of the prince, Ji Ning couldn’t help but feel suspicious; “Ten million citizens? Thirty thousand armored horsemen? In the modern Earth, where would one find thirty thousand armored horsemen?”

“我應該已經死了，那……這裡是陰曹地府？”紀甯憑空出現，不由好奇觀察着陌生環境，便聽到那王爺的叫嚣，這讓紀甯更生疑惑，“千萬子民？三萬鐵騎？地球現在是現代社會，哪有什麼三萬鐵騎？”

“Faster!” The massive, glowing minotaur demon soldier stared at Ji Ning and brayed.

“快點！”前方那高大魁梧全身泛着青光的牛頭鬼兵盯着紀甯咆哮道。

Ji Ning followed the rest of the regiment.

紀甯順着隊伍前進着。

Countless men in white clothes formed into a line, like a long, sinuous dragon, as they slowly moved forwards. At the end of each line, more people in white would suddenly appear. Some of these white-dressed people would shake their heads and sigh. Some would weep. Some would brag and curse. Some would stare in astonishment.

無數的白衣人影排成一條條長龍，在緩慢前進着，每一條隊伍的末尾都會憑空出現一白衣人影，這些白衣人影有的搖頭歎息，有的嚎啕大哭，有的叫嚣怒罵，有的錯愕疑惑。

“My father is the Devil King of the Great Snowy Mountain. How dare you strike me! I’ll eat you! Grrr!”

“我父是大雪山妖王，你敢打我！我吃了你，吼！”

“Stop hitting me!”

“别打！”

“Ah!”

“啊！”

The ghosts who had just reached the Netherworld Kingdom didn’t know they were dead. Many of them were roaring in anger as they were beaten, but quickly, they were beaten to the point of understanding…that they were dead. No matter how glorious they had been in the past, in death, they now had nothing.

這些鬼魂剛進入陰間冥界還以為自己沒死，一被抽打，不少還憤怒叫嚣，可很快就被抽打的明白過來……他們已經死了，任憑生前多麼風光，死後都是一場空。

….

Time passed quickly. Ji Ning walked for a very long time in that endless line of ghosts. He didn’t dare to say anything. If he spoke, he might be whipped by that minotaur. He had walked in a daze for a long time already. Fortunately, ghosts didn’t get hungry or thirsty.

時間流逝，紀甯在無數鬼魂隊伍中已經走了很久了，他不敢說話，說話就會被牛頭馬面的鞭子抽打，這般麻木的行走已經很久很久了，幸好鬼魂不知道饑餓。

One day, after a long, long period of dazed walking.

在麻木走了很久後的一天。

“Ji Ning!” A thunderous sound seemed to echo in the world. The countless ghosts all raised their heads to stare at the sky. Ji Ning stared at the sky as well. From the horizon, an enormous black cloud began to roll over, and atop that cloud was an enormous minotaur god who was glowing with black light.

“紀甯！”一道宛如雷聲轟隆的聲音，在天地間不斷震蕩産生回音，密密麻麻無數鬼魂們都擡頭看向天邊，紀甯也看去，隻見遠處天邊處有了一翻滾着的巨大黑雲，黑雲上站着的是一散發着黑光的巨大牛頭鬼神。

This enormous minotaur god was over a hundred thousand meters tall. He was like a massive mountain. The black cloud he was on quickly flew over from the horizon.

這巨大的牛頭鬼神高約有萬丈，宛如巍峨高山，駕馭着黑雲，瞬間便從天邊飛到。

“Ji Ning.” Atop the massive black cloud, the minotaur god stared downwards, his eyes shooting out twin lofty golden rays of light, covering the entire area below and illuminating the body of Ji Ning, who stood there like an idiot.

“紀甯。”巨大牛頭鬼神在高空黑雲之上，俯瞰下方，雙眸射出兩道萬丈金色光柱，劃過長空直接籠罩過來，照射在下方傻愣愣的紀甯身上。

The glowing light from the eyes of the minotaur god wrapped around Ji Ning’s body, and Ji Ning disappeared from within the ranks of the ghosts. Those ordinary minotaur soldiers were all silent, none daring to make a sound. All of the ghosts were in a state of shock. Only a long time later did they recover.

巨大牛頭鬼神雙眸射出的萬丈金光，直接在紀甯身上一繞，紀甯便憑空消失在了隊伍中，那些普通的牛頭馬面鬼兵們一個個都乖乖的不敢吭聲，所有的鬼魂們都處于驚愕呆滞中，許久才反應過來。

…..

Within the boundless black clouds, the titanic minotaur god stood.

無盡的黑雲高空中，萬丈牛頭鬼神正站在黑雲上。

He stretched out his hand, and on top of his palm was a tiny little dot. Ji Ning.

他伸出手掌，手掌上正站着一個小不點——紀甯。

Ji Ning was totally shocked.

紀甯則完全懵了。

God.

天。

An enormous minotaur god was standing in front of him, and he was standing on its palm?

一個高萬丈的牛頭巨神在面前，自己在他掌心？

“Ji Ning.” The minotaur god peered down at the tiny little speck in his hands.

“紀甯。”牛頭鬼神俯瞰着手掌中的小不點。

“I have come at the orders of the Lord of Cui Palace to come receive you.” The minotaur god spoke to the tiny speck in his hands, and then with a wave of his hands, Ji Ning was placed into an empty void area. The minotaur god then rose his black cloud and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

“我奉崔府君之命，前來接你。”牛頭鬼神對着手掌上的紀甯說了聲，随即一揮手，紀甯便被收進了一虛無空間中，巨大牛頭鬼神則駕馭着黑雲，瞬間消失在天邊。

…..

In the Fengdu City of the Ghost World.

冥界酆都城内。

Within a quiet study, there was a bookshelf and a table next to it. A blue robed man in his middle years was flipping through a book.

這是一幽靜的書房，書房内有着一書架，書房正中便是一桌案，一名青袍中年人正翻看着書籍。

Ji Ning stood there in front of him.

紀甯正站着。

“Why does the Lord of Cui Palace wish to see me?” Ji Ning was wondering. He had no idea who this ‘Lord of Cui Palace’ was and had never met him. He was just an ordinary person. How could he possibly know any Immortals? If he had a powerful background, then he wouldn’t have been tormented by his illness his entire life. So why had that Lord of Cui Palace sent the minotaur god to bring him here?

“崔府君為什麼要見我？”紀甯思索着，自己和這崔府君素不相識，自己一個小小凡人，哪認識什麼神仙，如果真有厲害的背景，自己上一世也不至于受一輩子病痛折磨了，那這崔府君為何派遣那牛頭鬼神将自己帶到這。

“He summoned me, but then he doesn’t speak to me.” Ji Ning sneaked a glance around the room.

“召我，見了我又不說話。”紀甯不由觀察起這書房。

The study was very simple. The only decoration was a single painting.

書房内倒也簡單，牆面上唯一的裝飾便是一幅畫。

“That’s…” Ji Ning looked at it carefully. This was the painting of a girl. Her feathered clothes were filled with natural grace, and the smile on her lips was even more enigmatic than those on the Buddhas in the temples on Earth. In the blink of an eye, Ji Ning became enamored with studying that painting. The woman in this painting, in terms of appearance or hair or clothing, was extremely alluring.

“那是……”紀甯仔細看去，那是一幅女子圖，羽衣飄蕩充滿着自然的韻律，面帶微笑比地球上寺廟的大佛更加讓人生出膜拜之心，幾乎是一瞬間，紀甯就完全沉浸在這一幅畫中，這一幅畫上的女子，不管是面容，還是長發，還是羽衣，都具有着非凡的魔力。

“Oh?” The blue robed man raised his head and glanced at him, glancing at the painting in surprise. “I didn’t expect that he would have such powers of perception.”

“哦？”坐在那的青袍中年人擡頭看了眼，驚訝看了看牆壁上的女子圖，“沒想到，他也有如此悟性。”

“Wake up!” The blue robed man shouted quietly.

“醒來！”青袍中年人一聲輕喝。

The world of vacant pondering which Ji Ning had been in just now was totally shattered, and he was totally woken up. Only now did he remember that he was in the Lord of Cui Palace’s place.

紀甯感覺自己空冥的思想境界瞬間破碎，完全被喚醒，他這才醒悟自己是在‘崔府君’這。

Lord Cui had closed his book and was looking at him. Ji Ning’s expression instantly changed. This was because from his current position, he could see the words within the hands of Lord Cui: “Book of Life and Death.”

隻見崔府君此刻合上了書籍看了過來，紀甯頓時面色一變，因為從他站的這一角度，能勉強看到崔府君手中書籍的封面，正是三個字——生死簿！

Lord Cui was reading the Book of Life and Death?

崔府君看的是生死簿？

“I’ve just been reading about your life.” Lord Cui smiled towards Ji Ning.

“我看了看你這一生。”崔府君笑看着紀甯。

Ji Ning was startled.

紀甯一怔。

His life?

自己這一生？

His previous life appeared in his mind like a dream. His father was a leading researcher in a bioscience program. His salary was extremely high. His mother was an ordinary teacher. His life should’ve been great since he had been born into such a family, but unfortunately, he suffered from constant diseases. The doctors all said that it would be a miracle if he would live to fifteen or sixteen.

前世的一幕幕場景在内心中浮現，自己父親是一家生物研究所的項目帶頭人，薪資極高，母親是一普通教師，出生在這樣的家庭本應該很好，可自己卻出生就患上絕症，醫生更是斷定活到十五六歲就是奇迹了。

Therefore, he couldn’t go to school, nor could he play around with his peers. Every day, just by walking for half an hour, he would feel exhausted. His weak body, constantly tormented by illness, caused his childhood to be very lonely. He had heard long ago in the hospital that others were discussing how he should die in his teens. This sort of terrifying feeling of knowing your death was coming soon had tormented his childhood, causing him to be even more of a loner.

于是，自己沒法上學，也沒法和同齡人在一起玩耍，甚至每天出去散步半小時都會覺得很累，孱弱的身體和病痛折磨，令自己孩童時期很孤僻。而且早就在醫院偷聽到别人談論自己十幾歲就得死了，這種早早知道自己要死亡的恐懼感，一直折磨着年幼的自己，令自己更加孤僻。

Fortunately!

幸好！

Fortunately, he had his books and the internet.

幸好有書籍和網絡。

The books and the internet gave him a ‘mental world’ which allowed him to avoid the fate of having a twisted personality. Through books and the internet, he ravenously acquired knowledge about the world, and his heart slowly grew calm, making him more rational in the way he viewed the world.

書籍和網絡，讓自己有了一個‘精神的世界’，才讓自己避免了性格的扭曲。透過書籍和網絡，自己瘋狂汲取着知識開始認識這一世界，眼界也逐漸開闊，内心也逐漸變得甯靜，更加理性平和地看待這個世界。

He knew that in the world, there were children who were even worse off than him. After all, he still had his parents and he had enough to eat.

知道這個世界上還有更多悲慘的孩子，畢竟自己還有父母，還能吃飽穿暖。

He was searching for his value in life. He couldn’t just stay here and wait to die, right? While he was alive, he had to do something. And thus, he had asked for a hundred thousand Chinese dollars from his parents and began to do business online. He originally had wanted to make his life more interesting, but unexpectedly, he really had incredible achievements.

而自己也在尋找自己的價值，總不能就這麼等死吧，活一世總得做出些什麼。于是，自己和父親索要了十萬元，借助網絡開始了打拼。本來是想讓自己的生活多點色彩的，沒想到自己竟然還真做出了成就。

After many years, he had earned an enormous fortune.

數年時間，竟賺得巨額财富。

But despite that, his illness constantly reminded him that he wouldn’t be able to live for much longer. As his parents didn’t need him to support them, he felt that leaving the money there would be a waste. Thus, before dying, he handed out all of his money, giving it to the poor and sick children throughout the country.

而絕症的不斷加重讓自己明白，活不了太久了。而父母根本無需自己照顧，這錢放着也是浪費，于是在死前，将這些金錢全部散去，給予需要這些的全國各地的窮苦病困的孩子們。

“I can’t change my own destiny, but I can change the destiny of those countless poor, sick children!”

“我改變不了自己的命運，但是我能改變無數窮苦病困的孩子們的命運！”

This was the deepest desire in Ji Ning’s heart!

這是紀甯心底最深處的呐喊！

After handing out all of his money, he hadn’t expected that one day, while he was taking a walk in the streets outside the hospital with his parents, he had simply died.

當捐掉所有金錢等死時，沒想到一次父母陪着在醫院外街道上散步，卻讓自己那般死去。

“Your life was bitter since you were born,” Lord Cui said softly. “But bitterness didn’t twist you. Instead, it spurred you on to astonishing accomplishments. You not only made a huge sum of money, but more importantly…you gave it all away!”

“生來苦難。”崔府君輕聲道，“苦難沒能扭曲你，反而使你爆發出驚人的力量，竟能賺得巨富，更難得的是……你将賺取的巨富都散掉！”

“Eighteen years of age. Dead.” Lord Cui sighed. “For one to be willing to sacrifice one’s self to rescue a stranger is quite rare.”

“十八歲，死。”崔府君感慨，“能舍己救人，且是救一個陌生人，難得。”

Ji Ning said, “Palace Lord, you praise me too much. If I had lived a long life, I might not have been willing to do this. According to the doctors, at most I would’ve lived another three months. For me to trade those three months of life to allow a little girl to gain dozens of years in her life was worth it!”

紀甯道：“府君過譽了，我若是有很長的壽命，不一定會舍得那麼做，按照醫生所說，我最多隻能活三個月。以我不足三個月的壽命，換取一個小女孩将來數十年的壽命，值了！”

Lord Cui laughed, then casually flipped open the Book of Life and Death. His gentle voice carried an infinite majesty. “Ji Ning, in your life, you saved over ten thousand people. Your merits are great. For your reincarnation, you shall be reborn into…the Heaven Realm!”

崔府君一笑，随即翻開手中的生死簿，輕聲卻蘊含着無盡威嚴：“紀甯，你一生，救超萬人，功德極大，入六道輪回，當入……天人道！”

“The Heaven Realm.” Ji Ning murmured quietly.

“天人道。”紀甯默默念叨。

Lord Cui sighed, “Only those who accumulate great karmic merit can enter the Heaven Realm. On Earth, it is very hard for one to reach this level. Knowingly or unknowingly, by giving up your vast fortune and helping all of those children, you accumulated enormous karmic merit. Otherwise, you probably wouldn’t be able to enter the Heaven Realm.”

崔府君感慨：“有大功德而入天人道，在地球上能做到這一步更是難得，你不知道是有意還是無意，散盡巨富去幫助的盡皆都是孩童，使你獲得大量功德。否則怕還進不了天界。”

“Palace Lord, what do you mean?” Ji Ning was confused.

“府君的意思？”紀甯疑惑。

“People are born pure and without malice,” the Lord of Cui Palace replied. “Children are totally pure, but later on, the vagaries of life cause them to change…if you were to have helped adults, you might’ve helped some kind people, but it is hard to say who is kind and who is evil. If you had helped evil people, it would’ve reduced your karmic merit.”

“人生來并無善惡。”崔府君道，“孩童多無善惡之分，隻是後天際遇逐漸令他們改變……你若是幫助成年人，或許也幫到些善人。可善惡難辨，你若是幫到些惡人，反而會你功德削減。”

Ji Ning now realized what he meant.

紀甯若有所思。

“The Book of Life and Death had preordained that you would only live to be sixteen. However, because of your accumulated merits, you were allowed to live until age eighteen.” Lord Cui sighed.

“生死簿原先所定，你隻能活到十六歲。卻因你功德加身，活到了十八歲。”崔府君感慨。

“What?” Ji Ning was shocked. “Are you saying that the fates contained within the Book of Life and Death can be changed?”

“什麼。”紀甯震驚，“難道生死簿所定，還能改？”

“Of course they can be changed. Why can’t they be changed?” Lord Cui laughed. “For me, adding a hundred years to a person’s life is nothing. Even if the Heavens wanted you dead, they would still give you a chance to survive, much less the Book of Life and Death. A person’s destiny is preordained, true, but it can be changed later on.”

“當然能改，怎麼不能改？”崔府君笑道，“便是我，為一人加壽百年也是易事。别說是生死簿……即便是上天要你死，也會給你一線生機。人的命運，先天所定命格乃是基礎，後天依舊可以更改。”

Ji Ning now understood.

紀甯若有所思。

It was true.

是啊。

The ancients said, “If Heaven commits a sinful act, one can go against it; but if you do a sinful act, then you will not be allowed to live.” If Heaven wanted you to die, it would still give you a chance at life. The Book of Life and Death was nothing more than pre-ordained destiny, which one could try and change afterwards.

古人說‘天作孽，猶可違；自作孽，不可活’，上天要你死，也會給你一線生機。生死簿所定隻是先天命格，後天自己依舊可拼搏。

“I believe there are many people who accumulated great merit. Palace Lord, why did you summon me alone?” Ji Ning asked, puzzled.

“我相信功德多的也不少，府君為何單獨召見我？”紀甯問出心中疑惑。

Lord Cui laughed. “Because…you and I are from the same hometown.”

崔府君笑道：“因為，你我是同鄉啊。”

“From the same hometown?” Ji Ning was stunned. “Are you also from…”

“同鄉？”紀甯一怔，“你也是來自……”

“Right. According to the words you ‘modern’ people use, I’m also from Earth!” Lord Cui laughed. “But that was back in the era of the Sui and Tang dynasties.”

“對，用你們所謂‘現代人’的說辭，我也是來自地球！”崔府君一笑，“不過是隋唐年代。”

The Sui and Tang dynasties?

隋唐？

Ji Ning was extremely excited. “I heard those ghosts say that they were ‘princes’ or ‘devil kings’. None of them are from Earth.”

紀甯驚喜萬分：“我聽那些鬼魂說話，什麼王爺、妖王的，都不是地球人。”

“It is normal from them to not be from Earth. In the infinite universe of space-time, there are three realms; the Heaven, the Netherworld, and the Mortal Realms.” Lord Cui explained, “Heaven refers to the Heaven Realm! The Netherworld refers to the underworld, the Netherworld Kingdom! Mortal, refers to the Mortal Realm. In the Mortal Realm, there are over three thousand major worlds and trillions of minor worlds…the three thousand major worlds are all extremely vast, and have Immortals and Devils hidden within them. As for the trillions of minor worlds, all of them are much smaller and have much lower populations. Our hometown, the Earth, is one of those minor worlds. Up until now, there are still only a couple billion people.”

“不是地球人是正常的。無盡時空，分天地人三界。”崔府君解釋道，“天，便是天界！地，便是地府冥界！人，便是人間界。這人間界有三千大世界、億萬小世界……三千大世界，每一個都是恢弘廣闊，仙魔隐現。而億萬小世界，每一個則要小的多，人口也稀少無比，我們的家鄉就是其中之一。即便是我們的家鄉繁衍到如今，也數十億人口罷了。”

“Every moment, in those three thousand major worlds and trillions of minor worlds, there are countless deaths, and the spirits all come here to the Netherworld Kingdom! Tell me, how many ghosts does the Netherworld Kingdom have?” The Lord of Cui Palace looked at Ji Ning.

“每一刻，三千大世界、億萬小世界，都有無數死去的生靈鬼魂來到冥界！你說，冥界鬼魂會有多少？”崔府君看着紀甯。

Ji Ning was shocked.

紀甯震撼了。

My God!

天。

Three Realms?

三界？

The Mortal Realm was enormous. The Earth was just one of a trillion minor worlds. As a human of Earth, in the past, he always thought the Earth was the center of the universe! But now, he realized…that the Earth was just one of a trillion minor worlds, and couldn’t even be considered one of the three thousand major worlds. In an instant, he had a sense of loss and disorientation.

這人間界更是大成那樣，地球才是億萬小世界的一個。作為一個地球人，過去總以為地球就是核心！可現在發現……地球僅僅隻是億萬小世界中的一個，都進不了三千大世界行列。一時間心中未免有些失落感。

“Three thousand major worlds, a trillion minor worlds. Of course there’s many people who have high merit. But it is rare that there is someone from my hometown who has accumulated such high merit, and what’s more, your pre-ordained fate was a short life. For you to be able to reach such a level despite that is very rare! I just happened to have some free time, so I wanted to meet you, my fellow Earthling,” Lord Cui said. “You are going to reincarnate soon. Let me tell you about the Six States of Reincarnation.”

“三千大世界，億萬小世界，功德高的自然不少。不過我同鄉中難得一個功德高的，你先天命格又弱，還能到這一步，很難得！恰好無事，便見見你這小同鄉。”崔府君笑道，“你即将投胎，我也給你說說這輪回六道。”

“The Six States of Reincarnation refers to Devas, Asuras, Humans, Animals, Preta Ghosts, and Hell Beings.”

“這輪回六道，乃是天人道、修羅道、人間道、畜生道、餓鬼道、地獄道。”

Lord Cui explained, “Those who are born as Devas and Asuras are all considered to be in the ‘Heaven Realm’.”

崔府君解釋着，“其中天人道和修羅道，都是去三界中的‘天界’。”

“Humans and Animals are part of the Mortal Realm.”

“人間道和畜生道，都是去三界中的‘人界’。”

“Preta Ghosts and Hell-beings are in the Netherworld Kingdom Realm.”

“餓鬼道和地獄道，都是去三界中的‘地府冥界’。”

“The Heaven Realm is the place where you are about to be reborn in.” These words immediately caused Ji Ning to grow alert. The Lord of Cui Palace sighed, “This is the best place to be. When you are reborn into the Heaven Realm, nature itself will give birth to you as a Deva! Only someone who is born naturally by the heavens can be described as a ‘immaculate lifeform’.”

“天人道，也就是你即将投胎去的這一道。”這話頓時讓紀甯仔細聆聽起來，崔府君感慨，“這是最好的一個，你投胎進入天界，将會是天地所生，成為天人。生下來便是先天生靈！天地所生才有資格稱為‘先天生靈’。”

“Born by nature? Not by a mother?” Ji Ning was absolutely shocked.

“天地所生，不是母親生的？”紀甯驚訝萬分。

“Of course.” Lord Cui laughed. “Otherwise, how could you be considered an ‘immaculate lifeform’? Strictly speaking, the heavens and the earth will be your parents!”

“當然。”崔府君笑道，“不然怎麼稱得上先天生靈，嚴格說，天地就是你的父母！”

“After being born into the Heaven Realm, you will train at an astonishing pace. You will easily be able to enter the Celestial Court and become a soldier or a general of Heaven.” Lord Cui sighed emotionally.

“在天界誕生後，你們修煉速度驚人，可以輕易加入天庭，成為天兵天将。”崔府君感慨。

Ji Ning rubbed his eyes.

紀甯眨巴下眼睛。

A soldier or general of Heaven?

天兵天将？

He was going to become a soldier or general of Heaven?

自己将來會是天兵天将？

“Devas have another advantage; once you turn sixteen, you will regain all your memories of your previous lives.” Lord Cui sighed. “The only reason I met you this time was because you had high merit and are a fellow countryman. I didn’t expect that when you came here…you would’ve been spellbound by the painting of Nuwa, the creator of humans. Your insight and perception is indeed quite high. For the sake of helping you to become a stand-out soldier of Heaven, I’ll give you some help.”

“天人還有一優勢，待得你十六歲那年，你便會覺醒前世記憶。”崔府君感慨，“這次見你，隻因你功德甚高，又是我同鄉。沒想到你一來我這……就能觀看女娲圖入迷，悟性的确極高。為了你能在天兵天将中出頭，我也幫你一幫。”

Ji Ning was absolutely delighted. Help him? Help him out?

紀甯驚喜萬分，幫，怎麼幫？

“Stare at the painting of Nuwa.” Lord Cui pointed at the painting on the wall.

“看這女娲圖。”崔府君指着旁邊牆壁。

Ji Ning looked at it.

紀甯看去。

So that woman in the painting was the goddess Nuwa?

那一幅女子圖竟然畫是女娲？

“The person on this painting is the most holy and most compassionate primordial goddess, Miss Nuwa.” The face of Lord Cui turned solemn. “Ever since Pangu died after creating the universe, only she, Miss Nuwa, has reached Pangu’s level. Miss Nuwa is capable of destroying the universe, but also capable of healing it. She can even create new life. Of the countless races, the human race is the most spiritual one, and it was created by Miss Nuwa. She has understood 84,000 truths, and without question, she is the most invincible, powerful presence in the Three Realms.”

“這上面所畫，乃是至善至聖盤古神女娲娘娘。”崔府君面帶尊敬，“自盤古開天地隕落後，唯有女娲娘娘能夠達到盤古的層次，女娲娘娘能夠毀天，也能補天，甚至能創造生命。萬族中最有靈性的‘人’便是女娲娘娘所造，她感悟八萬四千道，乃是三界中毫無争議的至高無上第一存在。”

“The highest in the Three Realms?” Ji Ning was stunned.

“三界至高？”紀甯震撼。

Nuwa created humans, and Nuwa repaired the world. He had long ago heard of these myths.

女娲造人，女娲補天，神話故事中早就聽說過了。

“This painting is used for the visualization technique, but there’s no way you can see the secrets hidden within it.” Lord Cui laughed. “Although you are about to become a Deva and a heavenly warrior and will also be trained in this, let me first teach you a bit of the visualization technique and fulfill the karmic bonds that brought us together.”

“這幅圖，乃是一觀想之法，不過你卻堪不透它的玄妙。”崔府君笑道，“雖然你将來成天兵天将，也能得到觀想之法。卻也不如我這妙法，我現在傳你這一觀想之法，全你我這一場緣分。”

“Thank you, Lord Cui.” Ji Ning bowed so low, he almost reached the ground.

“謝崔府君。”紀甯躬身幾近到地。

“No need to thank me. It is nothing more than a visualization technique. It isn’t some sort of secret training method, or a magical technique of the Immortals or the Devils.” Lord Cui pointed a single finger at Ji Ning’s forehead.

“也不必謝我，一觀想之法而已，又不是修煉法訣，又不是仙魔秘術。”崔府君一指紀甯的眉心。

Boom!

轟！

Ji Ning felt his brain suddenly explode, and an enormous figure of Nuwa appeared in his mind.

紀甯感覺腦海中轟隆一聲，一尊巨大的女娲顯現在腦海中。

“Wake up.” Lord Cui looked at Ji Ning. “Remember. Often visualizing her will definitely allow you to train your soul. But of course, you are about to be reborn and you’ll need to drink Grandma Meng’s Elixir. You will temporarily lose your memory. When you turn sixteen, you will remember this visualization technique. But that’s enough. It will definitely be enough to let you become an outstanding figure in the army of Heaven! With this visualization technique, you will have a chance to train to become an Immortal. If you wish to become a Celestial Immortal, you will suffer many trials…I hope that you will succeed, and in the future, we will meet again in the Celestial Court.”

“醒來。”崔府君看着紀甯，“記住，時常觀想，必能凝練魂魄。當然你馬上要去投胎，需喝孟婆湯，你這記憶會暫時消失，等你十六歲，才會記得這一觀想之法。不過也夠了，足以讓你在天兵天将中出頭！有此觀想之法，隻是讓你的修仙之路多一點機會，想要成天仙，依舊有重重劫難……萬望你能成就，将來我上天庭，你我也能相見。”

Ji Ning’s heart was filled with excitement.

紀甯也是滿心沸騰。

The army of Heaven?

天兵天将？

Becoming an Immortal?

成仙？

He really looked forward to it all.

真是期待啊。

“Go.” The Lord of Cui Palace waved his hand.

“去吧。”崔府君一揮手。

Hua.

嘩。

Ji Ning disappeared.

紀甯已經消失不見了。