Chapter 455: A trip for nothing
After the civet cat and Luo Dafeng borrowed the Soul Suppression Bead from King Gao's Mansion, Xiao Ding immediately put the Soul Suppression Bead on Song Yinzi's pillow, and then observed the Mud Pill Palace above Song Yinzi's head and the remaining Divine Soul in his body.
This Soul Orb is truly extraordinary. After having the Soul Suppression Bead placed on the side of Song Yinzi's head, the Divine Soul in his body no longer struggled to get out of his body, and the Mud Pill Palace above his head no longer continued to open automatically.
Now Xiao Ding was relieved. Accompanied by Song Yinzi's side to observe the time for most of the night, after seeing the shock of the soul suppression bead, Song Yinzi's soul regained its quietness, and guessed that it should not continue to be taken away by others. So I went back to my tent to rest.
After lying on the bed, Xiao Ding's mind was still thinking about Song Yinzi's out-of-body affairs. Although the soul in his body will not be taken away by anyone for the time being, he has now lost a soul, if he is not recalled to his body in time, Song Yinzi will always sleep like this, and become a vegetative person forever.
However, how can Song Yinzi's divine soul be recalled into his body?
Although he once got a Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, also known as the Soul Gathering Tower, he didn't understand the spell that used the pagoda to gather souls. Is it true that only the people of the Ghost Castle know the art of conjuring?
The last time he saved the daughter of Song Yuanfang, the king of Yanzhou, it was after the disciples of the Spirit Castle cast a spell that they summoned the soul of Song Yuanfang's daughter to their own pagoda, and then pretended to be a great hero to save Song Yuanfang's daughter.
Who else but the people of the Ghost Castle would know this kind of soul conjuring technique?
In this era, those who can understand this kind of ghost and god art, except for the sects that have been inherited from the times like the Spirit Castle, and then those monks and Taoist priests who have the opportunity to learn this kind of mystical art. Ordinary people can't come into contact with this kind of occult art.
Thinking of the Soul Gathering Tower, thinking of the monks and Taoist priests who were monks, Xiao Ding immediately remembered someone in his heart. That was the Heavenly Pillar Dao Master who had fought alongside him when he had obtained the Soul Gathering Tower.
However, the Heavenly Pillar Dao Master also didn't know how to use this Soul Gathering Tower. He had said that at the time. But Xiao Ding is still full of hope for him, since he knows how to catch ghosts, maybe he can also know some other ways to conjure spirits!
There are also many ways to conjure spirits without using the Soul Gathering Tower, such as the method used by the disciples of the Spirit Castle. Maybe this Heavenly Pillar Dao Master can also know how to summon spirits.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ding slept peacefully, he planned to go to Tianzhu Mountain in Yanzhou tomorrow to meet the Tianzhu Daoist to see if he could help Song Yinzi summon the divine soul back.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, I checked Song Yinzi's physical condition, and saw that this soul bead really worked, and Song Yinzi's soul was now very peaceful. Xiao Ding then said his thoughts in public.
Everyone was helpless about how to recall Song Yinzi's soul, and seeing that Xiao Ding was going to invite the Heavenly Pillar Daoist in person, naturally no one objected.
Xiao Ding asked Fan Sanpang, Sun Dasheng and others to protect the safety of Song Yinzi and the Ninth Princess, and also told the Han brothers to organize the soldiers and do a good job of patrolling the camp, and that during the few days when he was not in the barracks, he must defend the barracks and not let the enemy have a chance to take advantage of it.
Everyone agreed one by one, and Xiao Ding said goodbye to everyone, rode out of the camp, and headed towards the river.
Tianzhu Mountain, where the head of Tianzhu Dao lives, is located in Sanshan Town, north of Yanzhou. There are three mountains around that town, among which there have been many bandits on the two mountains of Feilong Mountain and Black Tiger Mountain, and Xiao Ding has also fought with them.
From Zhongzhou City to Tianzhu Mountain, if Xiao Ding rides alone, it will be much faster, and after crossing the river, it will take about seven or eight days to arrive. A round trip is only half a month.
Regarding Song Yinzi's current physical condition, Xiao Ding is not too worried, as long as his soul is no longer taken away. It's just a vegetative state, but you don't have to worry about it. Xiao Ding knows that in the later life, there are many vegetative people, as long as they take good care, they can live for many years.
After crossing the river, Xiao Ding rode a horse all the way and went straight to the direction of Sanshan Town.
On the eighth day, he finally arrived at Sanshan Town, deposited his horses in the inn, and then walked out of the town to the southwest of Tianzhu Mountain.
Tianzhu Mountain is not tall and majestic. It's just a small hill in the Qinling Mountains. Because there is a natural boulder on the top of the mountain, like a column, standing up to the sky and the earth, towering over the clouds, so it is named Tianzhu Mountain.
Xiao Ding climbed to the top of the peak and saw the Taoist temple of the Tianzhu Daoist at a glance. stepped forward and knocked on the door, a little Taoist priest opened the door, and Xiao Ding explained his intention. The little Taoist priest went in to report, and not long after, the Tianzhu Daoist came out to greet him with a smile.
The head of Tianzhu Dao is still very grateful to Xiao Ding, that time he hunted ghosts for the landlord Zhang's house in Sanshan Town, if it wasn't for Xiao Ding's help, he himself might have been killed by those powerful ghosts.
After Xiao Ding helped him catch those little ghosts, he brought the captured ghosts back to the Taoist temple and asked his disciples to help protect the Dharma, while he overtook the ghosts. In the end, all those powerful ghosts were overtaken by him and went to the underworld to prepare for reincarnation.
Later, Landlord Zhang gave Tianzhu Daoist a lot of money as promised, and promised him to help him rebuild the Taoist temple, and he had already found craftsmen to rebuild it. Therefore, if the Heavenly Pillar Daoist can get so many benefits, he will naturally not forget Xiao Ding's help.
Let Xiao Ding into the hall of the main courtyard and order the apprentice to make tea for Xiao Ding.
After a brief greeting between the two, they each recounted their experiences after parting.
Xiao Ding has a lot of experience, so he only chose the important ones and briefly talked about them, and finally the two talked about the theme of this visit.
After listening to Xiao Ding's intentions, Daoist Tianzhu shook his head and said helplessly: "I'm afraid Master Tian will have to run in vain this time." Although Poor Dao learned some occult techniques from his ancestors, he had never learned this method of conjuring spirits. ”
When Xiao Ding heard this, his disappointment was overflowing, his heart was cold, and he said secretly, even the Tianzhu Dao Master can't go, who should he go to? The monks and Taoists he knew included Master Xuanku of the Vajra Gate, several old Taoist aunts of the Yuqing Gate, and Hongyu Zhenren, the head of the Misty Cloud Sect. It's just that the people of the Yuqing Sect are mainly studying alchemy, and the main people of the Misty Cloud Sect are studying formations, and the Xuanku Master of the Vajra Sect doesn't seem to have heard of him studying any ghost and god techniques.
As far as Xiao Ding knew, the monks and Taoist priests he knew didn't seem to be good at ghosts and gods. He frowned, but still said unwillingly: "Heavenly Pillar Dao Leader, can't you help me think of a way?" ”
After the Heavenly Pillar Daoist pondered for a long time, he touched his beard and said: "Don't worry, Lord Tian, although there is nothing that can be done about it, but Poor Dao can help you introduce someone, and he may be able to help you." ”
When Xiao Ding heard this, he immediately rekindled his hope again, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know who the chief wants to introduce?" ”
The Heavenly Pillar Daoist smiled slightly and said, "Does Master Tian know where our Tianzhu Mountain's master comes from?" ”
"Isn't it inherited from your ancestors?" Xiao Ding said suspiciously.
"What I learned came from my master, but what my master learned came from the Qingyun View of Qingyun Mountain in Jingzhou." The Heavenly Pillar Dao Leader said slowly.
"Jingzhou Qingyun Temple?" For Qingyunguan, Xiao Ding has also heard of it, not long ago, the Jianghu sect gathering, went to Jiaozhou to fight Tianluomen and Disha Valley among those sects, there are really no Qingyunguan people to participate. At that time, some people in the rivers and lakes said this. Then someone explained that it might be because the people of Qingyunguan were all cultivators and had no intention of participating in worldly trivial matters, so they did not participate.
Xiao Ding also heard that there was a sect called Qingyunguan at that time.
Seeing that Xiao Ding was full of questions, the Tianzhu Daoist continued to explain: "The ancestor of our Tianzhu Mountain lineage was a disciple of Qingyunguan back then, and later because he violated the door rules, he was expelled from the mountain gate by Qingyunguan, and then our ancestor came to Tianzhu Mountain and created the vein of Tianzhu Mountain. Although we did not start a sect, we have also passed it on for hundreds of years, and we are already the fifth generation of disciples. ”
"So, the people of Qingyunguan must know the method of conjuring spirits?" Xiao Ding then asked. He wanted to get a definite answer from the Heavenly Pillar Dao Leader, so that he wouldn't have to run in vain again.
However, the answer given to him by the Heavenly Pillar Daoist was not a positive answer: "Well, I think they should be able to understand this, because what we have learned in Tianzhu Mountain is all these mystical techniques related to ghosts and gods." And the people of their Qingyun Temple, it is said that the best thing is to draw talismans, and the last time I hunted ghosts with you, the talismans I used were passed down to our descendants after our ancestors learned from Qingyunguan. ”
Hearing what the Heavenly Pillar Daoist said, Xiao Ding had some hope for Qingyun Guan in his heart. I hope they can understand this art of conjuring. I have no other choice now, but I can only have the intention of giving it a try and go to Jingzhou Qingyunguan again.
After making up his mind, Xiao Ding didn't stay long, and after staying in Tianzhu Mountain for one night, he went down the mountain to the inn to retrieve his horses, and then ran towards the way he came.
Qingyun Temple is in Qingyun Mountain in Jingzhou, not far from the Misty Cloud Mountain of the Misty Cloud Sect, after going back, it will be more convenient and faster to take the waterway.
If you go directly to Jingzhou by land from Yanzhou, there are mostly mountains and mountains on the way, and even if you ride a horse, you can't reach it quickly.
After another eight days, Xiao Ding returned to the barracks.
The reason why he returned to the barracks was that he only needed to take a boat to Jingzhou, and he needed to send the horses back first, and this war horse followed him around to fight, and he was reluctant to abandon the horses. The second is that he has been away for half a month, he wants to go back to see how Song Yinzi is doing now, if Song Yinzi has an accident again after he leaves, even if he invites someone to come, it may be in vain.
When Xiao Ding came back and saw that everything was normal, he was relieved. I told you about the trip, and then said that I would immediately go to Jingzhou Qingyunguan tomorrow to invite people. Everyone stopped bothering Xiao Ding and tried to let him rest as soon as possible. After all, it is also very tiring to travel for days.
Early the next morning, after Xiao Ding was ready, he said goodbye to everyone, told everyone again, and then went out of the camp alone to the riverside.
After arriving at the river, I got on a passenger boat that went upstream. He asked for a separate cabin by himself, and after getting on the boat, he began to practice behind closed doors.
The boats that go upstream do not directly reach Qingyun Mountain, only the ships that reach the cities or ports with more people along the way.
Xiao Ding changed boats two or three times halfway, walked for five or six days, and finally entered Jingzhou, but he couldn't find a single boat to Qingyun Mountain alone.
Even if you pay a lot of money to hire someone to go, no one wants to go.
Everyone said that the current over there was so strong that it was too dangerous, and that nine out of ten boats going there would capsize.
Xiao Ding couldn't, so he had to buy a small boat by himself at a high price, and then after asking the specific location, he drove the boat himself.
However, Xiao Ding only knew a little about boating, and before he and Mu Yiyi went to Jingzhou by water, most of them were Mu Yiyi driving boats.
So Xiao Ding thought of a way, spent money to find someone to help, and installed a big sail on the small boat he bought. With the sails, it is much easier for Xiao Ding to sail the boat. The last time he sailed, he also accumulated a lot of experience. It's much less strenuous than rowing with oars.
In this way, Xiao Ding drove the boat for another three days, and finally found the location of Qingyun Mountain. When he brought the boat ashore, he felt that if the boat was left on the shore, it would be stolen by someone else. It's not like the last time I went to the Misty Cloud Sect, the Misty Cloud Sect is located in Yubellypu, where it is the territory of the Misty Cloud Sect, and the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect often come and go, so no one dares to steal the big boat near the Misty Cloud Mountain.
But here is different, although it is to the shore, but it is still a few miles away from Qingyun Mountain, put the boat here, if someone is willing to steal, they will never be able to find it.
So Xiao Ding's mind moved, and he directly put the boat into his jade pendant space. Fortunately, the space of your jade pendant is large enough, and it is still possible to put a small boat.
After putting away the boat, he walked directly towards Qingyun Mountain.
When he came to the vicinity of Qingyun Mountain, he found that this Qingyun Mountain also had more than one peak. He roughly counted and found that there were about a dozen peaks in Qingyun Mountain. Each peak is of a different height.
He didn't know which peak Qingyun Temple was built on, so he chose the highest peak and began to climb.
The trail is a stone-paved path. Apparently there are traces of artificiality. It's not a difficult walk, but there are plenty of steps that stretch from the base of the mountain to the top. It's actually very tiring to go up one level at a time like this.
Fortunately, Xiao Ding's body is full of spiritual power, and he has inexhaustible strength in his body.
It only took more than an hour for him to climb to the top of the mountain and see a Taoist temple, and the plaque at the door reads: "Qingyunguan three big characters".
Xiao Ding was overjoyed in his heart, and secretly said that he had not gone to the wrong mountain, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.
It was a little Taoist boy who opened the door of the courtyard, he was very surprised when he saw Xiao Ding, and even asked Xiao Ding what he was doing when he came to Qingyun Temple, and Xiao Ding said that he had come to talk to the master of the temple.
Unexpectedly, the little Taoist boy closed the door and said, "My master is busy, and I don't have time to receive you!" ”
Xiao Ding was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that he had run for nothing again?
At the moment when the courtyard door opened, he heard some noise in the courtyard, and guessed in his heart, could it be that something happened in this Qingyun Temple?