Chapter 103: The Ghosts Howl the Moon
As for the secrets of the Hell Gate back then, there were many things that were unknown, and with the disciples in the gate being banned from the rivers and lakes, many things gradually disappeared, and some truths were not known. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
What's more, the arrival of successive troubled times and strife has led to the disappearance of many people and things, and they have been annihilated in the long river of history one by one, and people have gradually forgotten them.
Of course, the main reason for this is naturally the key people in the door, those elders and masters who followed the Yin Bottomless in the past. When these people have no bottom, although they all want to dominate one side, they don't dare to be too public. As soon as Yin Wudi disappeared, many people were a little nervous.
At the beginning, the smart ones invited merit in front of the bottomless yin, and the more introverted ones secretly restrained themselves and pretended to be stupid. With the disappearance of Yin Wudi, some people saw that the disciples in the sect were disheartened, and they were also afraid that the hell gate would disintegrate from there, so everyone reached some kind of secret agreement.
As for the later development, because of the various intrigues and intrigues of the Ten Hall Yamas in the Hell Gate, they all want to be big on their own, resulting in fewer and fewer of these masters, and the outside world doesn't know how many of them are left.
And with the retreat of the four ghost kings in the world, some of the remaining characters in the door are also difficult to hold on, and since then, the hell gate seems to have disappeared on the rivers and lakes, and the secrets in it are not known to ordinary people.
Yin Lihua later learned from the elders that the old man, who was the acting master of the Hell Gate, came into the hands of Wang Jian, who was independent from Shu, because he was too powerful in Shu, and was vigorously appeased by Wang Jian. Later, it received the fiefdom of the Altar of the Holy Altar as the right to administer the hell gate itself.
In the era of the late Tang Dynasty, it was equivalent to the Hell Gate being a country within a country, and the old man who accepted the fief was naturally the first person to make great contributions, and since then he has also established the status of the old man's master.
Because of the retreat of the four ghost kings in the door, others have no objection to the old man, and the hell gate has also made corresponding adjustments, and the hell gate has also been hidden in his hands again.
As for whether the old man has great ambitions, it is not something that outsiders can know. However, it is rumored that soon after he took over as the head of the sect, he retreated and practiced in the holy place in the gate, and he did not hear any news about his coming out later.
However, although the old man is not like Yin Wudi, he has ambitions to compete in the world, but he also knows the benefits of seeking opportunities and retreating. He not only strictly ordered that the disciples in the sect were not allowed to go out, but also included this matter in the door rules.
Although the triennial disciple training in the sect is still carried out, only a handful of disciples can come out each time, and under the management of the old man, the hell gate is on track again. It's a pity that he passed away not long after, and he actually passed the position of the master of the door to his disciple, that is, Qin Que, who was also famous in the rivers and lakes back then.
This Qin Que is young, but he is full of courage, but he is also a terrifying figure in the rivers and lakes. As for when he took over the position of the sect master, and by what means he obtained the approval of the few remaining ghost kings in the sect, it is not something that ordinary disciples in the sect can know, let alone outsiders. His succession was not announced to the public, and he did not even invite his colleagues on the rivers and lakes to watch the ceremony.
The changes in the Hell Gate for decades, and the deeds of the masters in the gate, although not everyone in the rivers and lakes can understand. However, the image of the masters of the Hell Gate has been deeply imprinted on the rivers and lakes since then, especially those who were fortunate enough to participate in it back then. With the passage of time, although some people have gradually forgotten some things, their legends have been intermittently circulated on the rivers and lakes.
Yin Lihua was born in Taoism, and has been practicing Taoism with her master since she was a child. Therefore, he debuted relatively late, and he rarely walked in the rivers and lakes, although the master itself is very prominent, but for these legendary characters, it is the first time to contact them.
The most in her mind is naturally the immortal traces of her ancestor, because Shi Zhenren is already a first-class immortal in her heart, and all the disciples in the sect must have this kind of thought. is to know some about these celebrities on the rivers and lakes, but I think it is similar to the same Xia Qinghou.
In the eyes of secular people, Xia Qinghou is already a top master, and he is indeed not at the same level as him. In terms of seniority, he is his senior brother, and he has also seen Xia Qinghou in the palace of Xingwangfu. I feel that the momentum of everyone, and the mysterious cultivation, are indeed very far from themselves. I can't help but feel a little fascinated in my heart, but more of an encouragement.
Thinking of Gao Yangyi's instructions at the beginning, as well as the arrangements for Yan Zhu and Yang Shan, and looking at her and Phuntsok's cautious ceremony, he knew that the stakes were very high. I couldn't help but feel a little worried about the girl in the middle of the altar, Huan Huan, who was as young as herself.
Although I don't know if there are any disputes and grievances between them and the person outside, Gao Yangyi actually doesn't want to see this grand statement, which means that they must still have some problems or cause and effect. Yin Lihua naturally didn't want to get involved, and she couldn't participate among them, but at this time, she was at the altar, but there was no way at all.
As the saying goes, it is very possible to harm the pond fish, and in front of these people, Yin Lihua knows that she is not enough to see.
Gao Yangyi and Phuntsok didn't seem to care about the words outside, and they still kept carrying out their plans. It seemed that the fog at the top of the altar was getting bigger and bigger, and with Phuntsok's rotation, it was like a tornado, surrounding Huan Huan and Gao Yangxi.
Huan Huan seemed to be hiding in the mist, and her figure appeared and disappeared opposite Gao Yangxuan, and Gao Yanghuan's hands were constantly dancing, not knowing what he was sitting with Phuntsok. Yin Lihua looked at Phuntsok's figure, and gradually maintained a uniform speed of high-speed walking, even with such a fast movement, to Yin Lihua's surprise, she could still see his expression clearly.
He kept making various gestures with his hands, and he was also chanting something in his mouth, but his eyes were extremely solemn, staring at Huan Huan who was sitting, as if he wanted to see every change in her. Although Yin Lihua didn't understand and had never been exposed to witchcraft, she could see it when she stood under the altar, and it was obvious that Phuntsok's spell casting was at a critical moment.
And the skulls in the four sides of the platform have undergone even more amazing changes. The blue light in their eyes is getting brighter and brighter, as if it is emitting a stunning light. Yin Lihua looked as if she felt that the skull was shaking, and it was about to fly out from the edge of the platform, which made people feel extremely weird.
What made people even more shocking was that the four strange beast heads on the fifth layer platform suddenly opened their lips with grinning teeth, and blood flowed from the corners of their mouths. Rao is a person who doesn't know, and thinks that these severed heads are alive. Their eyes widened in unison, and they seemed to howl at the bright and broken moon.
But all that was left of them was their heads nailed to the edge of the platform, and even if they opened their lips and grinned, they didn't make a sound. But they seemed to react, as if they were silently calling for something.
The creepy thing happened, and after a while, I heard a response, and the cry of the beast and ape sounded not far away, and the strange sound was very penetrating. There seemed to be more and more fog around the platform, and these diffuse fogs were concentrated separately, and they actually poured into their mouths and noses.
Looking at the bull's head on the first layer, it seems that a lot of blood has gushed out from the facial features, dyeing the ground next to the altar red, and it looks more like an altar floating in a sea of blood.
The weather in May, under the bright moonlight, Yin Lihua felt chills all over.
"The fighters are all arrayed in front!" Listening to Gao Yangyi's mouth, he suddenly issued a heart-shaking spell.
This soul-stirring mantra sounded even more deafening in the silent valley, in the mysterious and strange altar.
Yin Lihua's heart trembled, because not only did she see the changes in the offerings around the altar, but also the changes on the altar seemed to have changed. She seemed to see Huan Huan sitting on the altar, her graceful body suddenly trembled, and Yin Lihua was horrified.
How can it be!
Although Yin Lihua had some expectations in her heart, thinking of a person who was injured and almost died, it is said that practicing a strange technique, hibernation is generally completely unconscious. It's like a person who practices the Turtle Breath Exercise, and he really wants to wake up at a critical moment. Yin Lihua was extremely nervous in her heart, because she completely believed that Huan Huan had no life. At this time, she would rather believe that she was lonely and unheard, and saw that Huan Huan could wake up, is this a kind of witness!
As if hearing a slight whisper, Yin Lihua turned around and saw Ran Xiuniang, she was standing under a huge ancient stump rhododendron tree, covering her lips and staring nervously at the altar, and looking at herself in a panic. Obviously, she was also shocked by the ritual of the altar, just imagine that even Yin Lihua was surprised, let alone her. Presumably she followed Gao Yangxuan and Phuntsok at first, after all, she has been staying by Huan Huan's side since then.
Yin Lihua has been nervous, but she didn't find out about Ran Xiuniang's existence, Yin Lihua couldn't help but blame herself in her heart. She didn't know that the relationship between Ran Xiuniang and Peng Cuo was so good, and she didn't know what Gao Yanghui was thinking, although she knew that Peng Cuo interceded for Ran Mofeng, Gao Yanghui came to the rescue. is also afraid that Ran Xiuniang will speak out and cause more trouble.
Obviously, Ran Xiuniang also saw something, or was frightened by the vision around the altar, Yin Lihua was still more worried about her, and couldn't help but wave her hand at her, and sure enough, Ran Xiuniang covered her lips and didn't dare to squeak. Looking up at the altar again, it seemed that neither Gao Yangyi nor Phuntsok cared. Yin Lihua felt a little relieved, but she still had some doubts about what she had just seen.
When you look closely, it seems that Huan Huan is still sitting in the middle of the altar, and it seems that she has not moved. She still sat quietly, but under the moonlight, her face was revealed.
The thin and snow-white face makes the delicate facial features look extraordinarily delicate. Sitting in the fog is like coming to a fairyland, although my eyes are closed, it is also pitiful to me.
Yin Lihua looked at Huan Huan, and a strange thought suddenly rose in her heart, that is, Liu Jixing would definitely admire the beauty when he saw Huan Huan's face! A woman like Huan Huan is not the most beautiful in this era, but she is definitely the most aura.
Yin Lihua didn't understand why Liu Jixing's aesthetics were so strange before, and even at the earliest, Yin Lihua thought that he was trying to motivate himself, so that he could work hard and deliberately stay away from the beauties in the palace. Now Yin Lihua gradually understands that maybe Liu Jixing likes this type of woman in his heart!
There seemed to be only Gao Yangyi's voice in this place, and it seemed to be chanting continuously, the voice seemed a little slow, and it seemed to have a strange frequency. Although Yin Lihua didn't understand, she thought that this must be some kind of ritual that she didn't know.
And as Gao Yangyi continued to recite this mantra, her body seemed to float off the stage, and it slowly rotated with the whirlwind driven by Phuntsok, but her speed was much slower.
And Huan Huan on the platform really seemed to have a reaction.
Yin Lihua's eyes were like torches, although it was only under the moonlight, but looking at Huan Huan, it was as if she was approaching, and at this time, it seemed that Huan Huan in the fog had changed amazingly. Obviously, her body has reacted, and you can see that her body, which didn't seem to be reacting, is first of all the blood under the skin, which is flowing rapidly.
On her snow-white cheeks, at the place of her cheekbones, there seemed to be some redness. Yin Lihua could even feel the beating of the blood vessels in her neck, and her towering breasts really slowly rose and fell.
Yin Lihua was really shocked, and saw the changes in Huan Huan with her own eyes. As a disciple of Daozun, Yin Lihua did not see and hear some thaumaturgy. It's all similar exercises, which are to practice with bated breath so that you can waste too much energy in your practice. There are many predecessors who know the art of turtle breathing, and the most famous person in the rivers and lakes is naturally Chen Quan, who is known as the sleeping fairy.
Chen Kuan's dragon sting skill is a famous thaumaturgical sleep skill in the world, and when people practice, they often fall into a meditation for a few months, or even longer, like a dream. Not only can those who practice in their sleep, but they often work hard unconsciously, and those who don't know think they are dead.
Although I don't know if the state Huan Huan is in is the same as the Turtle Breath Gong, but looking at this situation, it should be similar to the Dragon Surge Gong. As for the general and profound turtle breath skills on the rivers and lakes, they can't be compared with this state.
The Hell Gate has been passed down for dozens of generations, and it is really not comparable to ordinary sects, just the talents of each generation, I don't know how much cultivation experience will be left. These experiences have been learned by later generations, and if they can be supplemented, it will be truly remarkable.
Seeing Huan Huan on the altar, Yin Lihua marveled at this strange ceremony, and Huan Huan's miraculous feat of sleeping for decades, completely forgetting everything around her.
"Found it!" With a whisper of surprise, a man in black swung his sword and cut open the rattan that stood in front of him.
This is a place on the side of the Wulong River, and it is a cliff along the river. Twenty or so men in black stood on the cliffs with weapons in their hands, facing the moon in the sky, their eyes shining with fierce light and fierceness, and they could settle down everywhere on the cliff.
Everyone looked at the two men in black in front of them, who were standing on a sloping downhill slope, swinging their swords to cut open a place overgrown with rattan on the cliff in front of them.
Finger-thick rattans fell and flew, constantly falling into the Wulong River, hanging on the slope of the cliff. The two sword-wielding men in black were silent, their eyes flashing with excitement. In front of him were fewer and fewer rattans and thorns, and I faintly heard a disturbing voice from inside.
Sure enough, there were people inside, and almost all of them could hear the anxious wheezing and low sobs. The eyes of the two people were surprised without hesitation, and they couldn't help but work harder in their hands.
Under the moonlight, these men in black also had scars on their bodies, and they had obviously been through scuffles and struggles. There were a few black-clothed men holding torches, standing on the cliff not far away, the firelight shining on the Wulong River and glowing golden in the moonlight.
Sizhou City, not far away, was also in flames, although it was some distance away from here, there seemed to be a faint sound of shouting and killing. Most of the houses in Sizhou City are made of stones, except for the Sima Mansion and the Thorn Shi Mansion, which are built with good wood, and there are very few others.
Obviously, someone set the house on fire in Sizhou City, otherwise where did such a big fire come from. The scorching fire shone on the entire Sizhou City, like a distorted face, constantly changing its face in the night. The firelight was reflected in the river, and the river looked black, but the river was glowing with golden light.
"Ahh
A scream!
The black-clothed man on the left-hand side who was swinging a sword and cutting vines was shot through his left chest by a powerful arrow, and the person was taken up and flew up, and everyone watched him fall into the Wulong River.
Quiet, for a moment the cliff was quiet.
The black-clothed man who fell into the Wulong River was not weak, even if the arrow entered his left chest, it would not be fatal with one arrow. Moreover, the river here is relatively deep, and people who fall down will not fall to death for a while if they fall down with the buffer of the river, but the man in black disappeared silently.
It can only be explained! This arrow is really deadly!
One arrow kills! It shows that there must be people who are not weak in this!
A man in black who seemed to be led by these people waved his hand, and the two men in black immediately rushed to the side of the man in black, and they pointed on the cliff on their toes, not only steadily, but also seemed to be silent, and at first glance they were extremely skilled characters.
Seeing that the man in black at the head nodded, they used the horse chopping knives in their hands to slash at the stone cracks covered with rattans and thorns. A lot of rattan had been cut in the cracks in the stone, but at this time, it fell in response, more than half faster than the start.
This stone crevice originally grew under the slope of the cliff, and the outside was overgrown with rattans and thorns, and if you don't look closely, you won't know the world behind this rock crevice.
If the saber does not stop again, it may not be long before a path is opened. The rattans and thorns on the outside rely on their natural growth to make the gateway to this stone crevice, and the people inside are easy to keep and hide, and the people outside are difficult to enter and attack.
These black-clothed men were ordered to pursue the people inside these stone crevices, and they lost contact for a while, but there were more people in the stone crevices, and there were children. finally showed his horse's feet, so he was guarded outside by these men in black. Seeing that the people inside would not come out, these men in black decided to storm in.
The man in black originally had a lot of helpers, and if he summoned them, he should be able to take them down soon to deal with these people in the stone crack. But it seemed to be beyond their expectations, that is, the companions who were originally in Sizhou City did not show up here to help.
Now that Sizhou City is on fire, it is obvious that there is a problem over there, and the black-clothed man led by him has gloomy eyes, and he looks a little fierce under the light of the torches. Especially when I saw that the stone cracks were clearly exposed, my eyes seemed to be a little crazy.
"Wow!" A child's cry came from inside the crack in the stone, and a woman began to sob.
Along the cracks in the stone vines and thorns, you can see that the inside is no more than six or seven feet wide, but you can't see the way that it extends farther inside, not to mention that it is already night, and you can't see that there is obviously a hole inside.
Faintly, a man with a bow stood in the dark, a pair of bright eyes shining in the dark, looking at the knives and swords outside, his eyes shot an astonishingly cool cold light.
Behind him was an extension in the crack in the stone, and I don't know where a beam of moonlight came through, and I could see that there was a faint space inside, no less than a large hall. However, there were twenty or thirty people squatting or standing, but it was too dark to see the faces and identities of the people inside.
The leader of the black-clothed man outside looked cautious, and just wanted to speak, when he suddenly felt something, he scolded: "Be careful!" ”
In the moonlight, an arrow swept through like a meteor, silently shooting out of a crack in the stone. The distance is close and fast, even if there is a reminder of the companion of the man in black, and the companion's skill is not weak, but the other party must have aimed purposefully, and a man in black with a sabre is still hit by an arrow.
He still didn't react, and like his companion, he was hit by the arrow, and although he avoided his chest, he was actually pierced by the long arrow from his left armpit to the back. The powerful impact and severe pain made him want to stop on the cliff several times, but he couldn't do anything but fall into the river.
"Bastard!" I don't know who to scold, the black-clothed man led by him had angry eyes, looking at the stone crack like a wolf, where the cold light of the arrow faintly flashed, and there was nothing he could do about it. But when he saw the thorns and rattans in the cracks in the stones, his mind suddenly lit up, and he said coldly: "If you don't come out to die, you will set fire to them!" ”
Although the sound was not loud, it was enough for everyone in the stone crack to hear it, and sure enough, after the people inside heard this, there was a faint commotion and crying louder.
"Hahahaha!" A sneer came, especially piercing under the silent night sky. Then a hoarse voice said: "What a good prospect!" The voice was erratic and seemed to come from all directions.
"What people! What kind of character is pretending to be a ghost, get out! The man in black said angrily, he naturally heard that this person was sarcastic about himself, and couldn't help waving the horse chopping knife in his hand.
"Pretending to be a ghost! Hehe, that's right, the old man is a ghost, no need to pretend! If you don't come out for decades, you can't imagine that the disciples of the Holy Gate are getting more and more promising! The hoarse voice grew colder and colder, not taking the man in black into account at all.
"Come out! What people! The man in black screamed wildly, but he couldn't catch the other party's movements, and he wanted to scream again when he waved his knife.
"Smack!" A crisp slap sound.
The man in black was so dizzy that he almost fell on the cliff, and staggered there with his sword, his face as dead in the firelight.
"Old friends don't come out, but first clean up a few juniors who are not long-sighted and unproductive!" A man in a long robe and a man in black slowly appeared out of thin air opposite everyone under the light of a torch, where was the void of the river.
He floated in the air, like a ghost, and people shuddered to see it. Under the firelight, seeing his snow-white and demonic face, it was none other than the Nine Yin True Monarch, one of the four ghost kings of the Hell Gate!
"It's really getting more and more useless, when did the disciples of the Holy Gate fall to this point!" He was very intimidating the people in the cracks in black, and originally with his identity, he naturally didn't take action against these people, but with the ghost mother here, he couldn't help but feel a little more emotional.
Lao Gao, the left side of the beaten man in black's face was swollen, he was not stupid and seemed to realize something, seeing Sheng Yan's appearance, although he didn't recognize who it was, he faintly felt that something was wrong, and said in a trembling voice: "The younger ghost slayer Luo Feng's Soul Devouring Ghost Soldier Zuo General Cao Tang, dare to ask the senior is the elder of the sect!" ”
"Hahaha!" A series of cheerful and hoarse laughter came from afar!
With a dashing maneuver, Sheng Yan actually moved in the air, stopped in front of the black-clothed man Cao Tang, and then suddenly turned to look at the stone crack, he kept floating in the air. It seems that there is an invisible road in the sky, but everyone knows where it will be, and everyone is really shocked to see his superb skills!
Sheng Yan stood with his hands in his hands, his clothes fluttered and his clothes danced, and he really stood like a fairy! A pair of eyes quietly looked at the crack in the stone, but he was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart.
Cao Tang was stunned, looking at his appearance, where did he dare to say half a word.