Mordu Ghost Domain

What does 'Mo Du Ghost Domain' mean?"

Chen Qiushuai's words made me confused again. His words reminded me of some things the old man had told me before. He said that the so-called ghost domain is actually an extension of the underworld.

In the ghost domain, ordinary people cannot move freely, let alone survive. However, those evil spirits are very comfortable inside it, just like fish swimming in water or birds flying in the sky.

Of course, our current living space belongs to the human world and not a ghost domain. The human world is dominated by yang energy and although it is connected to the underworld, they restrain each other due to their different attributes. In other words, it is difficult for ghosts to exist in the human world and vice versa.

Although it is difficult for a ghost domain to exist in the human world, it is not impossible; its existence requires extremely harsh conditions. Firstly, according to experience we know that powerful yin creatures especially those above Yin King level can summon a temporary ghost domain barrier which allows them to exist within this realm while still being on earth.

Secondly there are special types of existing domains within humanity such as ones created through strange feng shui formations causing earth qi transformation into yin energy resulting in a new realm or one directly connecting with Hades where yin energy seeps through creating another type of realm altogether.

However these realms may come into existence they all share one common feature: their location will always be filled with heavy yin energy and dark clouds covering up any light from reaching down below making them completely opposite from Mo Du Mountain which has beautiful scenery attracting tourists daily - something completely contradictory towards what you would expect from a dead land like a Ghost Domain.

Thinking about this I couldn't help but question Chen Qiushuai's words; I even suspected that his definition of "ghost domain" was different from mine.

"You probably don't believe what I'm saying," Chen Qiushuai seemed to see through my thoughts and couldn't help but smile. "You think Mo Du Mountain doesn't seem like a ghost domain, right?"

"Indeed, according to legend, the ghost domain is extremely cold and filled with yin energy. Mortals cannot even approach it. If Mo Du Mountain really is a ghost domain, there probably wouldn't be any living creatures within hundreds of miles." I nodded.

Hearing my words, Chen Qiushuai couldn't help but chuckle.

He leisurely took a sip of wine before saying: "In this vast world, anything can happen; the same goes for Ghost Domains. There are also some special existences that may not be as you imagine them to be in other places where they are considered dead lands but here they show another side."

Chen Qiushuai paused for a moment then raised his finger confidently: "You absolutely cannot imagine how it exists or how it came into being. Speaking of which we have to go back two thousand years ago when the sword was forged.

I didn't speak, I just looked at Chi Qingshuai quietly, waiting for him to continue. Chi Qingshuai took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth and asked me: 'According to legend, the King of Wu was extremely obsessed with divine swords and weapons. That's why he ordered Gan Jiang Mo Ye to forge a sword on Mount Motu. So here's the question: there were indeed large amounts of iron ore hidden in Mount Motu, but during the Spring and Autumn Period, iron ore was known as "evil gold" and could not be smelted or forged at all. So why did King Wu choose to have swordsmiths mine evil gold on Mount Motu instead of using other mines that produced plenty of bronze? Here's a hint for you: it wasn't just Gan Jiang Mo Ye who forged swords on Mount Motu back then; all the swordsmiths in Wu were driven there by force. King Wu even sent tens of thousands of troops to surround Mount Motu with the goal of refining an unparalleled divine weapon. Don't you think his behavior is somewhat strange?'

Chi Qingshuai paused here before continuing: 'Furthermore, after three years' hard work and countless hardships, Gan Jiang finally succeeded in forging the divine sword and eagerly presented it to King Wu. However, King Wu still had him killed afterwards. Why did he do that? Was King Wu really so cruel and bloodthirsty? Of course not; some people speculate that someone informed on Gan Jiang hiding his heroic sword from King Wu which made him furious enough to kill him.' But this doesn't make sense either because if King Wu wanted to kill Gan Jiang out of anger he would have first taken possession of the heroic sword before killing him wouldn't he? Therefore this story is highly illogical; everywhere one looks there are signs pointing towards something sinister going on behind-the-scenes making it very far-fetched. Do you know why?'

'People in ancient times didn't have such rigorous logical thinking; they only cared about whether the story was interesting and exciting or not. Who cares about all those details?' I looked at Chi Qingshuai and said, muttering to myself: 'You think we authors have it easy? We need every plot point to be logically sound, consistent throughout the story, and meticulously thought out. But for people in ancient times, they just wanted something wild and imaginative! Haven't you read Shan Hai Jing or Sou Shen Ji? Are there any stories that are truly reliable in there? Aren't they all nonsense? But that's their style, and many people still enjoy reading them. What can you do?

Hehe, your explanation is too far-fetched. You have to understand that although people in ancient times did not have rigorous logical thinking, their imagination was also limited. They could not invent such wonderful stories out of thin air. In other words, those ancient stories must have some truth to them or at least a shadow of it, or someone had witnessed certain phenomena before these exciting stories emerged. However, there is one thing we need to pay attention to here. People in ancient times often only observed the surface phenomenon of things and just told stories based on what they saw without considering the hidden information behind them. This leaves us with infinite room for imagination, such as the monsters in Shan Hai Jing and legendary stories in Sou Shen Ji. While reading these works, we can associate many things that exist in reality." When Cheng Qingshuai said this, he paused and looked at me asking: "After hearing what I said, do you think of anything? What did King Wu really want to do back then? Did he really want to cast a sword?"

"No," I replied confidently,"I don't know exactly what he was doing but it definitely wasn't casting a sword. And his killing Gan Jiang was definitely not because Gan Jiang was too slow at making swords either.Gan Jiang's identity on the surface may be a swordsmith but actually he should have been secretly appointed by King Wu as the overall person-in-charge for Mo Du Mountain's secret project.He was killed because he knew too much.King Wu had no choice but to kill him off so that secrets would not leak out,because only dead men keep secrets!" Being reminded by Cheng Qingshuai,I suddenly realized everything and my mind opened up instantly.