After the evil Taoist priest finished explaining, Xiao Shiyi was extra cautious and hugged the altar tightly, don't look at his young age and still a mute, but he knew everything in his heart that he couldn't mess things up first before his master turned his face with the evil Taoist.

Xiao Shiyi cautiously walked a few steps forward, but nothing happened, and after a few more steps, he was still safe and sound, and soon, he walked under the window of the inn. At this time, the evil priest in front looked back at him and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, there was nothing to do along the way, and no one was met on the way, and everyone came to the cemetery under the leadership of the evil priest.

The grave pit in the cemetery had already been laid by this time, but the terrain in this area was complicated, and the ground was undulating, and it took a lot of effort for the barmen to carry the coffin to the front of the grave.

Subsequently, the evil Taoist priest recited words around the grave, said and jumped, tossed like a great god, and when the toss was over, then let the barmen bury the coffin, put the coffin into the grave, and then the family worshipped and filled the mound.

However, when the sealed soil was filled in more than half of the way, the evil Taoist priest asked everyone to stop, he asked for the jar from Xiao Shiyi's hand, personally placed the jar in the center of the grave, and then beckoned everyone to continue filling the soil.

The evil priest said to the family of the deceased, "This jar is the piggy bank of the deceased, and in the future, you will come to the grave to burn paper, and the money you send over there will be stored in this jar, and only the deceased can take money from the jar, and no one else can take it away."

The master listened to it on the side, frowning slightly, it was really nonsense.

However, in some places now, the custom of burying money jars is still retained, a palm-sized black jar, sealed with yellow paper, and inside are some burned paper money ashes, but they are not buried in the soil, but put in the coffin, in the hands of the deceased, and some seem to be at the feet. Whether this practice has been passed down by these cultists or not is difficult to say, and whether we can save money or not, I can't say clearly, because there is no such custom in our area.

Getting back to the point, after the mound was sealed, the evil Taoist priest planted the flags in the hands of the grandfather and several of them around the grave, and then the family worshipped, and after the worship, the evil Taoist sent away all the family members and bar workers of the deceased, leaving only a few people from the grandfather. The evil Taoist priest said that he had to do a ritual to send the deceased, and the family of the deceased could not be in front of him, and when the ritual was completed, the spirits of the deceased would no longer have to walk the Huangquan Road and pass through the Evil Dog Village, and they could directly report to the Hades Palace.

After the deceased's family and the barman had left, the evil priest beckoned the grandfather and a few people, took a shovel, and dug the jar out of the grave. When the family members were leaving, the evil priest asked them to leave a shovel, saying that it was used for practical purposes, but in fact it was used to dig the altar.

Xiao Laodao gave Xiao Chujiu a look, Xiao Chujiu didn't say a word, took a shovel and planed it, Xiao Laodao asked the evil Taoist priest at this time, "Senior brother, I think this jar can be buried without burying, why do you have to bury it and dig it out, and spend so much time on it?" ”

The evil Taoist priest suddenly laughed and said: "Senior brother doesn't know something, I don't hide it, this technique of collecting souls and controlling ghosts is contrary to the common sense of yin and yang, not only to hide from the people in the yang world, but also to hide from the people in the yin world, the altar is buried with the coffin, which is equivalent to sending the soul to the yin division, but he did not go to the yin division to be named, it belongs to the population who are lost in the underworld, and the people of the underworld want to find this ghost, and they will only find it in the underworld." ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he sighed, "I understand, this is called Yang Feng Yin and Yin disobedience, hiding from the sky and crossing the sea." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it is to hide from the sky and the sea, and the soul seems to have reached the yin, but in fact it is still in the yang."

After the evil Taoist priest said, the master said: "Brother Dao, there will be retribution for forcibly detaining ghosts." ”

The evil Taoist priest immediately looked at the master and said: "Brother Liu, there is a way that is a success, ten thousand bones are withered, what is it for us to detain one hundred and ten souls, and after you and I become immortals and attain the Tao and live forever, we will do good deeds and accumulate virtue to benefit more people, and when the time comes, we will be the ones who accumulate great merits." ”

"Not bad!" Xiao Laodao hurriedly agreed, Xiao Laodao was afraid that my grandfather would say anything at this time, Xiao Laodao said: "What the senior brother said is very true, it's not too early, let's not talk in the cemetery, hurry back, a hundred souls have been gathered, immortality is just around the corner!" ”

When the evil Taoist priest heard Xiao Laodao's words, he seemed happy and excited, nodded to the master, and several people left the cemetery and returned to the Taoist temple.

It was night, in the Taoist temple room, Xiao Laodao told the master, don't do anything with the evil Taoist, and you can't say much, in case he becomes suspicious, it will be difficult to do it next, the master nodded, however, because of the grandfather's temperament, some words came to his mouth, he couldn't swallow it, and he didn't vomit or be unhappy.

The next day, there were only three days left before the day of going to the Soul Cliff, and the evil Taoist began to prepare the items for the Soul Cliff at this time, first of all, dry food, it seemed that it would take a long time to go to the Soul Cliff this time, according to the weight of seven people, at least five days of dry food were prepared; Then there are melon and fruit offerings, incense and paper, etc., the number is not much, but looking at the posture, it seems that there will be something to do at that time.

Finally, there were several iron swords, the blades were longer and wider than ordinary swords, and the master counted them, eight in total, each of which was rusty, and the quality was at least thirty years old.

The master didn't understand what to do with these iron swords, so he asked the evil Taoist, and the evil Taoist smiled and said to the master that the iron sword is used to put the sword array to suppress evil spirits, and when the time comes, hundreds of ghosts will be released together, and the yin qi will soar to the sky, and they will not be obedient if they don't need some powerful things to suppress them.

The master looked at those iron swords again, and didn't think there was anything powerful, but the evil Taoist said, don't look at these iron swords, they don't look good, but they have all fought on the battlefield and drunk human blood, and the fierce aura on them is extremely heavy.

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he said on the side: "Senior brother, you have to spend a lot of effort to release these hundred souls one by one." ”

The evil Taoist priest hurriedly looked at Xiao Lao Dao and said with a smile: "Releasing these ghosts will be consumed, and I am alone, I am afraid that I will not be able to release them all, and when the time comes, I will have to ask Senior Brother and Brother Liu for help." ”

Xiao Laodao nodded, and said: "This is easy to say, isn't it just to remove the yellow talisman, senior brother, I will help you reveal it then." ”

The evil Taoist priest hurriedly said: "Senior brother, it's not that simple, revealing the yellow talisman requires the unity of the heart and mouth, concentrating on the mind, and then silently reciting the mantra to reveal the yellow talisman and release the ghost, every time a ghost is released, it will be affected by the ghost's yin energy, and the yang energy will be consumed, ordinary people can only release ten ghosts, and those who have cultivators can only release thirty at most." ”

Xiao Laodao nodded again, "It turns out that it's still so troublesome, you still have to recite the formula, and there is also a ...... that consumes yang energy" Xiao Laodao paused for a moment, and asked casually: "By the way, is the formula long, if it is too long, I can't remember it in my brother's brain." ”

The evil Taoist priest said: "It's not long, it's just a few sentences, and when we get to the Soul Cliff, I will pass on the mantra to you, and you can memorize it after reciting it a few times." ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he quietly glanced at the master, it seems that it will not work to get the trick out of the mouth of the evil Taoist in advance.

The evil Taoist changed the topic at this time, and the evil Taoist sighed: "This is really a godsend, if the senior brothers didn't come to my Taoist temple to spend the night, I really don't know where to find the right person, once I miss this time, I'm afraid I will have to wait for another five years." ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Why wait for five years?" ”

The evil Taoist priest hurriedly came back to his senses, glanced at Xiao Lao Dao, and replied: "Senior brother, don't worry about this anymore, we don't have to wait for five years, after three days, we will be able to become immortals and attain the Tao and live forever!" ”

The master said: "Brother Dao, three days later it will be exactly fifteen, the night of the full moon. ”

"Yes, it is the night of the full moon, when the time comes, the yin and yang meet, and it is also the time when the immortal gate is opened, and when you enter the immortal gate, you can ......live forever."

When the master heard the evil Taoist priest say this, he felt as if he was talking about a dream, but in order to release the ghosts in the altar, the master didn't argue with the evil Taoist priest anymore.

That night, it was hot and humid, and after dinner, the grandfather and Xiao Laodao left the Taoist temple and took a walk in the shade outside the temple.

Seeing that there was no one around, the master asked Xiao Laodao: "Brother Xiao, do we really have to wait until the night of the full moon three days later, I think we will do it tonight and force him to say the trick!" ”

Xiao Laodao smiled, looked at the master and said, "Brother, you may not know, but in fact, what about your brother and me...... I've changed my mind a long time ago, but I want to go and see now, what is under the Soul Cliff, if we kill the evil Taoist now, who will take us there? ”

The master said: "I don't think it's a good place to go, and it's even more nonsense to say about longevity!" ”

Xiao Laodao said: "Of course I don't believe what Changsheng said, but this Taoist priest has worked so hard, then there must be benefits below, and after we get the benefits, we will clean him up, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

The master said: "Since it is beneficial, we and him are just meeting in Pingshui, how can he be willing to let us get involved?" ”

Xiao Laodao said with a smile: "Your brother and I have been traveling south and north for so many years, there are too many things I have passed and I have seen, and the people who are suddenly good to you and suddenly close to you either want to get something from you or want to use you to get something, just like our old brother said to me, no profit can not be early." This Taoist priest, as he himself said, can't do things by himself, so he has to use us to help him get things done, and after he finishes it, there are two results, one, unload the mill and kill the donkey, and second, the benefits are equally divided; However, in this world, there are very few people who choose the latter. After that, Xiao Laodao was silent for a while, and then said: "If you want to benefit, but you don't want to be used by others, we have to take steps and prepare in advance." ”

"Prepare what?"

Xiao Laodao glanced at the master, "There are many of us, and the evil Taoist is outnumbered, and when the time comes, it will really fall out, what do you think the evil Taoist will use to deal with us?" ”

The master pondered for a moment and replied: "Using those hundreds of ghosts, the ghosts that were released by him before are extremely heavy, if there are hundreds of ghosts, I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop the gods even if they descend to earth." ”

Xiao Laodao nodded, "Yes, what he relies on is these hundred ghosts, let's go to the cellar tonight, the evil Taoist priest doesn't know that we have discovered the cellar, when the time comes, let these ghosts fight back, and we will enjoy the benefits of the fisherman......"