The Bizarre Happenings in Dubian Town
Righteous Qi?
Looking at the explanation given by the system, Ma Feifei felt that what Gongsun Qiong had comprehended was somewhat similar to his own Power of Faith.
The so-called "Righteous Qi" is a vast and powerful energy that fills the space between heaven and earth. This energy is formed through the accumulation of justice and morality over time. It is the righteous spirit that arises from within a person, a spirit of integrity, the true spirit of humanity. It is the righteous spirit created by great virtue and morality. It cannot be obtained through hypocrisy or by simply hanging up the banner of justice and morality.
This kind of energy is essentially similar to the Power of Faith that Ma Feifei possesses, except that the Righteous Qi is stronger than the Power of Faith.
Ma Feifei also understood why the vengeful ghost was afraid of Gongsun Qiong, because this kind of Righteous Qi was the nemesis of all the dark and strange things in the world.
For example, it is often mentioned in ancient tales of the strange that ordinary scholars often repel evil spirits and ghosts. This is because the scholars possess such Righteous Qi that even evil spirits and ghosts are afraid of them.
The Analects is one of the Four Books and a classic text studied by ancient scholars. Its author, Confucius, is revered as a "Heaven-Born Sage" and honored as a saint and Supreme Sage Teacher by later rulers. Gongsun Qiong's complete understanding of the Analects proves that she has gained the sage's approval, and the justice and morality contained in the Analects naturally helped Gongsun Qiong acquire that Righteous Qi.
"I'm so envious and jealous!" Ma Feifei exclaimed, looking at Gongsun Qiong.
Gongsun Qiong didn't quite understand what Ma Feifei meant, so Ma Feifei had to repeat the explanation he had just given to Gongsun Qiong.
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Qiong's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Such a wondrous aura exists in this world?"
Ma Feifei chuckled and said, "It's alright, maybe there will be more of these magical auras in the future."
Ma Feifei wasn't talking nonsense. If Confucius's the Analects can produce Righteous Qi, then Lao Tzu, as the foremost of the three great Laozi of the East, might also produce other kinds of energy if someone fully comprehends his Tao Te Ching, which is popular all over the world and hailed as the king of all classics.
There are also the three classic texts of the Book of Changes, namely Book of Changes, Lianshan, Return to the Hidden, as well as various other Buddhism books. If you count them all, there are probably too many to list.
Most importantly, the Main Quest Ma Feifei is currently completing rewards him with the Tao Te Ching and the Book of Changes.
After discussing the Righteous Qi with Gongsun Qiong for a while, Gongsun Qiong took her leave. She had been gone for two months, and there were still a lot of things waiting for her to handle in the Chamber of Commerce.
After Gongsun Qiong left, Ma Feifei glanced at the time and realized it was already past four in the afternoon. The Bookstore was about to close, but Yun Qingyang still hadn't returned.
"Strange, where did the mother dragon go?" Ma Feifei wondered.
Just as we were talking about Cao Cao, he arrived.
Ruan Qingyang walked in from the door, but what left Ma Feifei speechless was that Ruan Qingyang actually changed into a black outfit, put on a Daoist priest's robe, and a Daoist priest's hat. There was also a word "Jiang" engraved on his chest. His body was covered with charms drawn with chicken blood last night, and he was holding a peach wood sword.
"What do you mean by this?" Ma Feifei asked, somewhat confused.
The cultivators reading in the Bookstore were also drawn to Yun Qingyang's attire, and they all stared at her.
Yun Qingyang didn't mind at all. He walked up to Ma Feifei and said proudly, "The book says these are essential equipment for exorcising demons. Besides these, I also crafted bells, mirrors, destiny plates, and so on..."
Ma Feifei was completely dumbfounded and asked, "You're planning to become a Daoist priest?"
Yun Qingyang said in a cryptic tone, "Today I heard on the street that things haven't been peaceful in Dubian Town lately. People are suddenly going crazy and dying at night, but the killer can't be found. I think it must be the work of ghosts, so I plan to go ghost hunting tonight!"
"..." Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang, speechless for a moment.
A dragon-like ghost hunter? Ever heard of that?
This was the first time Ma Feifei had heard of it.
"But are all these things useful?" Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang's ghost-catching equipment and thought it all seemed unreliable.
The maple-wood sword, the Daoist robes custom-made from the clothing shop, and the bells and mirrors that Ma Feifei didn't see Yun Qingyang buy, but they were probably just ordinary items. If this set of equipment could catch ghosts, Ma Feifei felt that the ghosts were far too weak.
"You don't understand." Yun Qingyang shook her head, not wanting to argue with Ma Feifei, and walked excitedly towards the backyard.
Looking at Yun Qingyang's retreating figure, Ma Feifei couldn't help but say, "Has this mother dragon gone crazy from studying too much?"
Another night passed, and the streets of Dubian Town appeared somewhat desolate.
Due to the state banquet, Dubian Town is indeed much less crowded. Although the number of people is still higher than before, after more than half a year of peak visitor flow, the current population seems somewhat small.
In addition, in the past few days, several cultivators have died mysteriously every night in Dubian Town. The deceased are all cultivators at or below the Spirit King, which has caused panic among the cultivators in the town. As a result, very few cultivators go out to seek pleasure at night.
Inside a tavern in the town center, the lights were on, but it wasn't as crowded as it had been recently. The large hall only had three or five tables of customers, making it seem desolate and cold.
The waiter, tired from a long day, leaned against the doorway, dozing off with his eyes half-closed; the shopkeeper stood at the counter, tapping away on his abacus, calculating the day's revenue.
Just then, two cultivators walked in together and called out to the waiter who was dozing at the door, "Waiter, five catties of wild beef and two jugs of spirit wine."
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately perked up, put on a smile, and said, "Alright, gentlemen, please come in."
After welcoming the two to their seats, the waiter ran off to the kitchen.
"Brother Wang, have you heard? A bizarre death case occurred in Zhennan last night. All six cultivators at the Spirit Ancestor Sect realm are dead." The two had just sat down when they began to discuss it.
The cultivator addressed as Brother Wang nodded. "I've heard about it. It's said that even the Limitless Spirit Emperor was alarmed and personally went to inspect the scene this morning. However, I heard that even the Limitless Spirit Emperor couldn't find the cause of their deaths."
"Sigh, I wonder what's causing this strange thing," the cultivator sighed.
The cultivator called Brother Wang also shook his head and said, "There have been too many strange events these past few days, making everyone uneasy. If it weren't for the upcoming Pokémon Championship, I would have left Dubian Town and returned after this was over."
"I'm the same way. My Togepi has already reached level four and learned two Beast Skills. I should have no problem making it into the top ten in this Pokémon Championship," the cultivator said.
The cultivator surnamed Wang shook his head and said, "Brother Qian, you're being a bit too confident. My Squirtle has also reached level four and mastered three Beast Skills, but I'm not even sure I'll make it into the top fifty."
Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Qian couldn't help but exclaim "Oh!" and asked curiously, "Brother Squirtle, even with three Beast Skills, you're not confident of making it into the top ten?"
The cultivator surnamed Wang nodded and said, "Brother Qian, you probably don't go to the Pokémon Tavern often, right? You might not know, but some of the people who frequently appear at the Pokémon Tavern not only have level four Little Elfs, but each of their Little Elfs has mastered more than three Beast Skills, some even five!"