Chapter 605: Three Thousand Years Ago (Part I)
Luo Youfang: "I have the most critical part of his memory in my head, but it's just a fragment, and I don't even know what he looks like and where he is now. By the way, there is a way on the left, how much Yin Jade does the Soul Village have in his hands? ”
I immediately responded, "Four." ”
Luo Youfang looked surprised: "So many! Are the four Yin Jades in Jisoul Village? ”
I looked at Uncle Xia, and Uncle Xia nodded at Luo Youfang: "It's all here." ”
"No, this can't work," Luo Youfang said anxiously: "They must be kept separately, if Luo Zhongxing finds the location of the Soul Village, these four Yin Jade alone can restore most of his cultivation, and then there will really be no one who can deal with him." This matter must be done as soon as possible, without a moment's delay. ”
Liang Houzai asked him: "Doesn't Luo Zhongxing know where the Soul Village is?" ”
Luo Youfang said: "When he was not Luo Zhongxing, he probably knew more about the Soul Village than any of you, but now he has completely become Luo Zhongxing, and many memories have been lost, including all the memories related to the Soul Village." ”
I didn't understand what Luo Youfang was trying to express: "What do you mean, he has become Luo Zhongxing?" We found an ancient book in the cabinet, which said that the original name of the Shiquan Daoist should be Wudang, isn't Wudang Luo Zhongxing? ”
"I don't know what Luo Zhongxing's name used to be," Luo Youfang replied to me, "But he is indeed Luo Zhongxing now." I can't say a word or two, let's sit down and talk slowly, the top priority is to transfer Yin Yu out immediately. ”
Uncle Xia spoke: "We will deal with the matter of Yin Yu, you first talk about Luo Zhongxing's matter." ”
Luo Youfang became anxious again: "It's not a question of whether it will be dealt with, it must be dealt with immediately." If he didn't dare to transfer Yin Yu out now, Luo Zhongxing would soon find Jisoul Village. ”
Uncle Xia and Uncle Zhao frowned at the same time and turned their eyes to me.
I took a deep breath and nodded at the two uncles.
Uncle Xia sighed: "That's okay, we'll deal with it now." It's almost time for dinner at the Emerald Villa, so let's go over and get some food. Oh, yes, we have already invited the people from Jiufeng Mountain, they should be able to arrive tomorrow, and the Soul Village will definitely not let them in, and I will also make an appointment with you at the Emerald Mountain Villa. ”
I hugged my fists, and Uncle Xia and Uncle Zhao left together.
I stood up and said to Luo Youfang, "Let's go to the Emerald Villa, talk while eating." ”
Hearing my words, Luo Youfang could only smile bitterly: "For me, eating is just filling my stomach, and I have no sense of taste." ”
I didn't answer him, and he didn't seem to want to continue the discussion on the subject.
After packing up the Dan furnace and turtle shell, we left the alchemy room, Luo Youfang's identity was still in a semi-secret state, I asked him to change his clothes before leaving Jisoul Village, and he also asked Luo Fei for a mask to put on his face.
Liu Shangang asked him why he wore a mask, wouldn't it be better to wear a hat to cover his face? Luo Youfang said that it is easy to arouse suspicion, and some things are that the more exaggerated you do, the less others take you seriously.
When I came to the Emerald Villa, I informed the kitchen to deliver the dishes to the door, and I couldn't enter the room without our greeting, most of the guys in the room were veterans who had followed Brother Zhuang, and as soon as I said this, they knew that I had a very secret thing to talk about here, so they found me a room with the best soundproofing.
Originally, I thought that since Luo Youfang had no sense of taste, he should have no special needs for food and drink, but he asked the kitchen for a pot of the hottest chili peppers and the spiciest liquor.
Spicy was the only taste he could feel.
As soon as I entered the private room, I said to Luo Youfang: "This place is quiet enough, tell me everything you know, let's exchange information in our hands and discuss what to do next." ”
"If we can really negotiate a result, then it's okay, alas," Luo Youfang sighed and said, "For us mortals, Luo Zhongxing has almost no flaws. ”
I took a sip of water and asked him, "What is the relationship between you and Luo Zhongxing?" ”
Luo Youfang was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "If you only look at blood by blood, Luo Zhongxing can be regarded as my biological father. But he doesn't treat me like a son, I'm just a tool for him, a tool to make me purer. ”
I sat next to Luo Youfang without saying a word, listening to him silently.
Luo Youfang said that there are actually six ghost fetuses like him, and the first five were disposed of by Luo Zhongxing when he was about to be full moon, as for why he lived until now, Luo Youfang himself couldn't say clearly, he said, maybe because he was still useful, maybe because Luo Zhongxing had a good conscience.
And the reason why Luo Zhongxing made so many ghost fetuses was just to forget his previous identity, every time a ghost fetus was born, part of Luo Zhongxing's memory would be transferred to the ghost fetus, and when he stripped out all his most ancient memories, he became the real Luo Zhongxing, and before, he was a combination of Wudang and Luo Zhongxing.
Originally, I was going to repeat Luo Youfang's words as completely as possible, but his words were very long and not clear, and when he spoke, Liang Houzai and I often had some discussions with him, which also made him interrupted several times when he spoke.
After thinking about it, I still decided to sort out Luo Youfang's words and some of our inferences at the time, which should make the clues clearer and save space to a certain extent.
Wu Dang and Luo Zhongxing are indeed one person, this is the conclusion we came to near the end of the conversation, but I must put it in the first place, because it is the clue of all clues.
During the battle of Muye, Wudang was captured by the Zhou army and became a small slave by Jiang Taigong's side, although he was a slave, but because of his talent, Jiang Taigong liked him very much, and was willing to take him with him no matter what he did, and also taught him the secret of heaven and earth and health preservation.
When Jiang Taigong was 100 years old, there was a night demon in the west of the Zhou Kingdom, and when he followed Jiang Taigong to suppress the night demon, he and the night demon's biological mother worked together to draw four murals, which later appeared in the Jizo tomb.
According to Luo Youfang's description, Wudang should not have created the Ten Perfection Dao at that time, nor was he a Ten Perfection Dao person, just a conscientious little slave who followed Jiang Taigong's side.
But when the night demon was suppressed, one night when Wudang and the night demon's biological mother were painting the mural, Jiang Taigong set up an altar against the wind, and a huge oil pot was placed on the top of the altar. Jiang Taigong said that if the oil pot is not turned over that night, the night demon can be suppressed without murals, but once the oil pot is overturned, Wudang has to protect the night demon's biological mother, and she must not be injured.
At the third watch, the north wind blew fiercely, and a strong wind blew off the top pillars of the altar, and the oil pot overturned on the spot, and the hot oil pounced directly on the night demon's biological mother, Wudang was a heartfelt and obedient slave, and he immediately blocked the woman with the broken leg with his body, and the boiling oil all fell on his back.
At that time, Wudang had already gritted his teeth, waiting for the impending severe pain, but after a long time, the hot oil did not cause him any harm, there was no burning pain on his back, but a cold touch, Wudang felt as if something had drilled into the skin on his back and slowly soaked into his body.
As if he had known that Wudang would be fine, Jiang Taigong immediately urged Wudang and all the slaves to complete the mural.
The memory in Luo Youfang's mind was broken here, and then the night demon was suppressed, and Wudang originally wanted to follow Jiang Taigong back to Qidi, but Jiang Taigong left him in Hojing, bought a mansion for him, and let him settle down in Hojing alone.
Wudang was very puzzled by Jiang Taigong's actions, and also asked Jiang Taigong why he didn't take him, Jiang Taigong did not respond to his question positively, but just told him that if there is a demonic obstacle in his heart in the future, he will go to Kunlun Mountain to do penance, and after thirty years, he will be able to get rid of the demonic barrier.
Wudang lived in Hojing for half a century, and as the years changed, he gradually discovered that he was not old, and fifty years later, he was still the same sturdy young man he was at the beginning. For this reason, Zhou Tianzi also specially summoned him and asked him about the secret of his immortality, he thought that he could live so long because he had practiced health care with Jiang Taigong, so he passed this set of health care skills to Zhou Tianzi.
In the same year, the Zhou Tianzi Ji flawed who got the health preservation gong died, and Wudang was regarded by the imperial court as the culprit who led to the death of the Son of Heaven, and was wanted, so he left Haojing and entered the Kunlun Mountain to retreat, thirty years later, he realized the Ten Perfection Dao, at that time there was no Taoism, and there was no Taoist priest, and the Ten Perfection Taoist at that time claimed to be perfect.
This is during this time, Wu Dang realized that what allowed him to live forever was not Jiang Taigong's health skills, but something that resided in his body.
Luo Youfang said that this memory is very vague, only knowing that there is always a black shadow in Wudang's mind, this shadow seems to have its own will, it often talks to Wudang in dreams, instigating Wudang to do something that violates morality, it seems to be full of interest in all the evil demons in the world.
At that time, Wudang was no longer the little slave of a few decades ago, and eighty years of penance and meditation had made him a profound cultivator, and he faintly realized that this black shadow entrenched in his mind should be a force separated from the night demon.
He tried to expel this power from his body, but it had merged with Wudang's soul, and there was no possibility of separation.
Wudang thought about what Jiang Taigong said when he left Haojing, and Jiang Taigong said at that time that if there was a demon in his heart, he would go to Kunlun Mountain to do penance, but Wudang only appeared after thirty years of penance.
At that time, Wudang may have also panicked for a while, in that era, practitioners were more particular about the influence of the mind on cultivation than people now, and Wudang's heart was divided into two wills, which was destined to not make greater achievements in cultivation.
He has pursuits, he wants to be a person like Jiang Taigong, and he dreams of it.
In the nearly 1,000 years since then, Wudang has been looking for a way to suppress the demons in his heart, for him, a thousand spring and autumn, it is only about the same as more than ten years in the eyes of mortals, he looks a little older, from twenty years old to thirty years old, but at that time Wudang did not feel anything wrong, he felt that for him, the time of life was still very long.
In the past thousand years, Wudang has met a very important person, this person is called Xu Fu.
Xu Fu made a deal with him, he gave Xu Fu his heart blood to develop the elixir of life, and Xu Fu helped him suppress the demons in his heart.
With the help of the blood on Wudang's body, Xu Fu really developed an elixir that could make mortals immortal. Wudang fulfilled his promise, but Xu Fu broke his promise, and he tried countless times to dissolve Wudang's demons, but each attempt ended in failure.