On this river and lake, at the beginning, there was no such thing as a demon sect.

It's just that each sect has a different style of acting, and there is an initial battle between good and evil.

Just as the righteous path endures, the evil sect will always find a way to survive.

Most of them exist in the border lands, where few people control them, and the real establishment of the Demon Sect was more than twenty years ago, after a generation of strange people Zhang Moxie was born.

Zhang Moxie took the Seven Peerless Sects of the Western Regions as the main foundation, and contacted five existing and powerful non-righteous sects to form the Six Sects of the Demon Sect.

Later, Ai Dacha established Qingyangmen in Guangxi, and the Demon Sect had seven sects.

The name of the Demon Sect also arose at that time, and Zhang Moxie was given the title of Demon Sect Leader by a decent person, not only was he not annoyed, but accepted it.

Since then, the Demon Cult has called itself the Demon Cult.

They were too influenced by Zhang Moxie, and they didn't think that the Demon Sect was a contempt, didn't there be a good saying?

The enemy's timid insults are the best praise a warrior can receive.

Among these seven sects, there are two sects that are more special, one is the Holy Fire Sect of the Western Regions, and the other is the Guanwai Tongwu Sect.

These two sects are not pure sects of the rivers and lakes, they carry the nature of faith.

Not to mention the Holy Fire Cult, that kind of belief came from an extraterritorial place outside the Western Regions.

And the witchcraft religion is a native religion in the land of Liaodong in Shenzhou.

"Tongwu Sect is the state religion of the Northern Dynasties, and their belief is the shamanic doctrine that has existed in the land of Liaodong for thousands of years, and it is the sum of all shamanic teachings."

In the room at night, lonely men and widows are in the same room, but there is no emotion at all.

Shen Lan was lying in Xiuhe's arms, and Xiuhe was sitting cross-legged on the kang, holding Shen Lan's neck with both hands.

This action is very uncomfortable for normal people.

But the agency people don't care.

Shen Lan's demon girl was like a tired cat, she half-squinted her eyes and said to Shen Qiu:

"The core of the Witchcraft Sect, and its origin, is the Five Immortals Outside the Guanwai."

"I've heard that it's also a secluded sect of immortal cultivators."

Shen Qiu answered, but Shen Lan glared at him, meaning, don't interject casually and disturb her train of thought.

The enchantress paused, and then said:

"The development grievances during this period are quite complicated, I won't go into details, this is not fun.

Shaoxia only needs to know that the current national teacher of the Northern Dynasty and the leader of the Tongwu Sect is happy, and he is the contemporary host of the Five Immortals Temple.

However, although the Five Immortal Views are also immortal cultivators, compared to Penglai in the East China Sea, Kunlun Immortal Pond, and even the Taihang Immortal Sect that has been destroyed, it can only be regarded as a small household in the Immortal Cultivation Sect.

I heard an elder say that in the eyes of immortal cultivators, the Five Immortals Temple was a barely second-rate force, and even when it was at its strongest, its shamanic teachings had never entered the Central Plains.

The arrival of this era of the end of the law is not hesitant for other immortal cultivation sects, but for the Five Immortal Sects, it is a great opportunity. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Lan giggled a few times, as if sarcastic, she said:

"The other hidden world sects try not to deal with the outside world as much as possible, so as not to mess up the Dao heart of Rauschzi, but the Five Immortal Views do the opposite.

While maintaining their own seclusion, they also established a cult of witchcraft externally.

Since then, he has relied on the eastern Liaodong tribe to recuperate, and finally when the Great Chu State was destroyed, he seized the opportunity to urge the Northern Dynasty to enter the customs, and it was not until this time that the influence of the Five Immortals, or Tongwu Sect, really spread out. ”

Shen Qiu nodded, and he said:

"I see, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king.

However, I still have a question, Shen everyone, this hidden sect is quite mysterious, I don't know much about it, so I want to ask, the 'five immortals' of these five immortal views, does it refer to the five families of 'fox, yellow, white, willow and gray' in folklore? ”

"Huh? Hahahaha. ”

As soon as Shen Qiu said this, the demon girl Shen Lan was stunned for a moment, and then it was as if she had heard some funniest joke.

Holding his stomach on the kang and laughing, he leaned back and turned over.

Looking at her exaggerated reaction, you can know that Shen Qiu's question must be a joke.

"Shen Shaoxia, walking the rivers and lakes, you have to listen less to the gossip in the countryside, and you have to read more books, what you said just now, do you want to laugh at the concubine?"

After Shen Lan finished laughing, she even wiped her tears exaggeratedly, and then said:

"Okay, okay, don't laugh at people like you who don't know much, there are indeed always people who think that the 'five immortals' of the Five Immortals Concept refer to the five immortals of the legend outside the Guanwai.

Miss by a mile!

Couldn't be more wrong!

If these words are heard by the people of the Witch Sect, those Liaodong men who control the wind and snow will be desperate to find you with a knife. These five immortal views, no matter how weak they are, are also orthodox methods with inheritance. ”

Shen Lan's expression became serious, and she explained seriously:

"The so-called five immortals refer to the shamanic teachings, the sun and the moon, the stars, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the fire, and the mountains.

This is the true meaning of the Five Immortals, and it has nothing to do with the folk Five Immortals.

And the martial arts of the witchcraft sect are often related to these phenomena.

Shuoxue Xuangong is frozen for thousands of miles, the snow falls like the night wind galloping, Xuanbing refers to the frost falling from the sky, the wind and thunder stick are as strong as the wind and thunder, and it is said that there is a fierce knife method that can pick the stars and break the moon. ”

The demon girl had a rare serious time, and said to Shen Qiu:

"When you encounter people from the Witch Sect, you must be very careful, even in the Demon Sect where the bad guys are piled up, they are all really hard ideas, and they are very strong."

is worthy of being a member of the Demon Sect, and it is easy to know the secrets of these Demon Sects.

She talked very strongly tonight, and told Shen Qiu in detail about the "Five Immortals Festival".

In fact, it is a large shamanic festival.

The shamanic sects of the entire Liaodong gathered on Tianmu Mountain to worship heaven and earth.

The whole process lasts ten days, and many high-ranking officials and nobles of the Northern Dynasty court are also shamans and will also participate in it.

Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie came unfortunately, today is just the fourth day of the start of this festival.

Early the next morning.

Snowflakes drifted in the sky, and in the falling snow, Shen Lan changed into a plain white fluffy coat, wrapped herself tightly, and gave Xiuhe a fur coat that was not so blinking.

She took Xiuhe out of the courtyard and said to Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie:

"You don't have to be delusional, you can't run out.

The gods and goddesses of the Liaodong shamanism are all gathered near this Tianmu Mountain at this time, and you are running around, which will attract attention.

If you believe me, it is the best policy to honestly survive in this village for a few days, and then quietly leave Liaodong after the Five Immortals Festival is over. ”

She glanced at Shen Qiu and said:

"Of course, if you don't believe me as a witch, then you can move freely.

Good words can't convince damn ghosts.

Okay, that's all I have to say, two young heroes, let's see you in the future. ”

After speaking, Shen Lan turned around and rode a green donkey, brought a long gauze hat, and watched reluctantly from the young people in the village.

He and Xiuhe left the village together and walked in the direction of the depths of the Changbai Mountain Range.

The road to there is naturally unobstructed, starting from the outer passes of the foothills of Changbai Mountain, crossing several ridges, you can enter the depths of Changbai.

It's just a little far from the long day pool.

According to local hunters, it takes several days to walk in the mountains to get there.

But if Shen Qiurao wants to go all the way with Shen Lan, the distance will be too far.

Moreover, the depths of Changbai are uninhabited, and the danger encountered by walking in the reckless mountains for thousands of miles is not necessarily less than staying here.

"Big brother, what should we do?"

Xiao Tie returned to the courtyard and saw that Shen Qiu was tidying up his horse pocket, so he asked:

"Into the mountains? Or..."

"Let's go back the way we came."

Shen Qiu had already thought about it last night, and he said to Xiao Tie:

"Go back to Dandong, there are no witch sect people on this road, and there should be no one to defend there.

Let's try our luck at the previous dock, anyway, we can't stay near Tianmu Mountain, and I don't know when the people from the Wu Sect will check it out. ”

"That's fine."

Xiao Tie nodded, he got on his horse, looked at the hazy sky overhead, and said to Shen Qiu:

"But big brother, we're going to have to hurry.

You don't know the weather in Liaodong, if such a light snow does not stop, it will soon turn into goose feather heavy snow, and at that time, we don't know the direction, it is easy to get lost in the snow. ”

"Then don't delay, let's go at once."

Shen Qiu put the knife box on his back, hung the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear in the horse's pocket, Xiao Tie tied the Juque Sword to the last horse, and the two bought some drinking water and dry food in the village, and set off immediately.

Just follow the road you came, go all the way down the mountain, and walk in the direction of Dandong.

They were lucky, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, they did not see any Tongwu sectarians and Northern Dynasty soldiers blocking the road, probably because the snow was getting heavier and heavier.

"Then Shen Lan did look a little different after the battle in Suzhou."

Shen Qiu was riding on a horse, the hat above his head was covered with snowflakes, and as he walked, he told Xiao Tie about the Battle of Suzhou, and he said with emotion:

"Maybe it's the parting of life and death that has made her see through some things.

But I always feel that Shen Lan's change is not a good thing, I don't know much about her, at first glance, it seems to be quieter, but it gives me the feeling that it is more dangerous.

Under the deep pool, pregnant with torrents, no one can guess what this demon girl intends to do, if you meet such a woman in the future, you must stay away. ”

Xiao Tie doesn't understand the affairs of men and women, except for Qingqing, he has not had any deep friendship with other girls.

He has the right to listen to his eldest brother's story.

"Woman, it's better to be stupid."

Shen Qiu rode forward, and he shared his views with Xiao Tie, he said:

"If you're too smart, it will make you oppressive, your every move, your thoughts and opinions can't be hidden from her, and it feels bad to be suppressed by your IQ.

It's like a monkey who fell into Wuzhi Mountain, there are thousands of wonderful methods, don't think about escaping again. ”

"Uh-huh."

Xiao Tie still didn't understand it, but he thought it was interesting, so he continued to relieve his boredom.

He took out the wine bag, handed it to Shen Qiu, and looked back at the horse behind him, the horse was covered with snow, and even the pocket with the giant sword wrapped in it was covered with snow.

Xiao Tie stretched out his hand and slapped it twice, but suddenly heard a sound like a mosquito.

He felt a little weird.

In such cold weather, where are the mosquitoes flying?

He looked around closely, and the buzzing was incessant.

Soon, Xiao Tie discovered that on top of Juque's sword cloth, there was a ball of snowflakes, he stretched out his hand to shoot it, and the "snowflake" actually rose into the air.

"Big brother, there are still bugs here."

Xiao Tie was very surprised, so he called Shen Qiu.

The latter took a sip of wine and glanced back, and beside Xiao Tie's hand, there was a strange white worm flying around the giant sword.

"It's minus 20 degrees Celsius, isn't it?"

Shen Qiu narrowed his eyes, and he said:

"How can there be such an active insect, it is still so big, like a summer cicada, I have never been here, is this cicada in your Liaodong land so powerful?"

Xiao Tie said he didn't know, and Shen Qiu didn't care.

The two continued to move forward, and after walking out of the half-burnt incense, Shen Qiu suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He grabbed the reins of his horse suddenly, and looked back to see that in the midst of the falling snow, the white cicada was lying on the giant sword cloth, as if he had found a nest for himself.

"Huh"

Shen Qiu's fingers were raised, and the invisible silk thread of true qi swept out, wrapped around the sword cloth, like a net, covering the white cicada that could not dodge.

Shen Qiu took it back into his hand, looked at it carefully, and pursed his lips after seeing the peculiarity of the struggling insect in his hand.

"This is not a bug, how can an ordinary bug give birth to six pairs of wings, eight legs, and still be afraid of the cold?

Xiao Tie, you take Juque back a mile. ”

Xiao Tie didn't know what the eldest brother was going to do, but he still rode a horse, and with a horse with a giant que, he galloped backwards.

Shen Qiu let go of his fingers and stared at the flying white cicada with his eyes.

The latter spun in a circle, and quickly rushed towards Xiao Tie, no, towards Juque, flying quickly in the snow, and finally gathered his wings and landed on the Juque sword cloth.

"It's coming towards Juque..."

Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie glanced at each other, and with a flip of his fingers, a thin black needle was pulled out, and with a fierce throw, the white cicada penetrated it.

The latter neighed, fell under the snow, and was trampled into the dirt by Shen Qiu's horses' hooves.

"Let's go!"

Shen Qiu slapped Xiao Tie on the shoulder, and led the latter to run in the opposite direction.

Five miles away, he was holding a porcelain bottle, and through the female insect in the bottle hit the direction, Dong Lingjun, who was chasing the male insect, saw that the female insect in the bottle couldn't help but scream, so his eyes narrowed.

The male worm died.

Why did you die?

He must have found Juque, but he was discovered by the disciple of Senior Brother Moving Mountain, so he killed him.

"Right ahead!"

Dong Lingjun also ignored the tired and sleepy warriors around him, he pulled up the reins of the horse, poured his true qi into the horse's body, and marched through the snow.

The tired war horse suddenly perked up, and he didn't need Dong Lingjun to control it, so he roared and galloped forward.

Not long after, Dong Lingjun jumped off the war horse and picked up the male insect that had been rubbed into flesh in the snow, and he looked at the traces left by the horse in front of him after galloping, and the heavy snow had not yet covered the horse's hoof prints.

Dong Lingjun turned on his horse again and chased forward along the horse's hoof prints.

Half an hour later, Dong Lingjun's face was ugly, and he looked at the three war horses in front of him who were tied to the reins and neighed and galloped.

Three needles were inserted into the horse's hips, and the horse ran wild under the pain.

But in the saddle, there was no one!

He fell for it hook line and sinker.

"It's a little clever."

Dong Lingjun snorted, jumped up from the saddle, and flew towards the path from which he came, and at the same time released the female worm in the porcelain vase.

As long as Senior Brother Moving Mountain is still holding the giant que, at this distance, he will not be able to run away.

It's just that this time and again, and the time has been delayed, Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie have already run out of seven or eight miles away, this goose feather heavy snow, one after another, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, although Dong Lingjun's longitudinal technique is strong, but it will be affected.

At this time, Shen Qiu was carrying a knife box on his back, carrying a hundred birds and a phoenix spear, and Xiao Tie was carrying Juque on his back, and the two of them hurried forward at the fastest speed.

"It must be someone from Penglai who has found it!"

Shen Qiu said to Xiao Tie:

"They have the means to find Juque, and I can't outrun them if I run like this."

"Big brother, do you want to leave Master's giant que?"

Xiao Tie was very reluctant in his heart.

But if it is for the sake of the eldest brother and his own life, this sword will be lost!

"No, of course not. How can you throw away such a precious blade? ”

Shen Qiu took a deep breath, he looked at the Tianmu Mountain in front of him, and he said to Xiao Tie:

"Let's go there.

Shen Lan's words reminded me that at this time, the Tongwu Sect was carrying out the 'Five Immortals Ceremony', if there was a powerful and mysterious master, he suddenly appeared at the foot of Tianmu Mountain and disrupted the ritual of sacrificing to the heavens.

Presumably, no matter how tolerant the witch leader is, he will not spare him. ”

As he spoke, Shen Qiu glanced back at the snowy back, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

He said:

"It's just that I'm afraid that the opponent is coming too fast, and before we reach Tianmu Mountain, he will catch up."

He looked to the other side again, and along the road in front of him, he went up to Changbai Mountain.

The outer peak in front of me does not look more than 3,000 meters high, the side of the peak is gentle, but it is also covered with snow, and the ridge is steeper.

Shen Qiu pondered for a moment, let out a long breath, and said:

"It's a very high altitude here, maybe it will buy us a little time.

Xiao Tie, come with me, let's go to Changbai first, and then detour to Tianmu Mountain. ”