Chapter 42: True Spirits Stagnate
The fire in the Valley of Burial burned all night, as if to sweep away the filth that had been deposited for many years.
During the daytime the next day, Zhao Xiao led the soldiers into the Burial Valley, and all he could see was the charred black after the fire, and there were still some flames and green smoke in the corners. Even if the surroundings are full of unpleasant scorching stench, compared to the pus and blood that fell from the sky on the battlefield yesterday, this scorching stench is simply more fragrant than a hundred flowers.
Zhao Xiao found the altar, experienced destruction and burning, the skulls on the left and right sides turned into charred black residues, but the wood carving of the wolf's head and human body, although it was split in two by Luo Xixian and patted off the charred ashes, it was not burned.
"Sure enough, there were gods who descended on them." Zhao Xiao was secretly surprised.
Just like the treasures of heaven and earth have been transformed into magic weapons through sacrifice, but all clay puppets and altar tablets that have been subjugated by the gods and spirits are often not regarded as ordinary mortals. Zhao Xiao didn't dare to be careless, took out a cloth towel painted with a forbidden charm, wrapped the two idols and put them away.
Yun Xuan Zhao Jing Shu looked around, after the burning of the fire, the original aura on the altar was completely destroyed, and there was nothing else worth paying attention to.
Before leaving, Zhao Huang thought about it again and again, and still carried out a soul ritual in the Burial Di Valley, straightened out the yin and yang people and ghosts here, and dispersed the yin and evil turbidity.
After dealing with these, Zhao Xiao and the soldiers left and returned to the abandoned mine. The soldiers spread the word of mouth, and learned that the clay puppet yesterday was the manifestation of the iron prince, and unanimously asked to participate in the worship, Zhao Xiao did not refuse, and gathered everyone outside the cave shrine to burn incense and pray.
After the worship was completed, Zhao Huang still stayed alone in the cave shrine, holding the true form talisman in his hand, and revealing the soul of the gods.
With the last experience, this time Zhao Xiao was a lot smoother, and he came to Tie Gong and immediately bowed deeply:
"Xiao Zhao worships Tie Gong, this crusade against demons and evils, if there is no Tie Gong seer, Xiao Zhao may not be able to retreat with his whole body."
Tie Gong turned his head: "It is your work to seek the wrong and punish the evil." ”
Zhao Xiao said helplessly: "It's a pity that the demon escaped." Does Tie Gong know the whereabouts of the demon? ”
"I don't know." Tie Gong replied: "This demon is not shallow, and when you led the army to fight, you have already hidden your qi and fled. ”
This is the most troublesome part of fighting with demons, the other party will not stand and fight to the end, turn around and run when the situation is unfavorable, and the escape kung fu is often quite clever. It is estimated that he was also frightened by Zhao Xiao's summoning of the Iron Gong Earth Puppet, hoping that this demon can understand the power of the Iron Gong and stay away from Xingluo County as soon as possible.
As for where this demon fled, it was not something that Zhao Xiao could have expected.
"That demon worships a wolf-headed human god, can Tie Gong know which god it is? Is there another sacrificial place in Starfall County? Zhao Xiao asked.
"I don't know." Tie Gongyan said: "There was indeed a divine light shining in the burial valley before, but it was dark and unpredictable, and it was not an idle and obscene worship of evil gods. ”
Tie Gong, as a true spirit of the land and mountains, still has such a judgment on the wolf-headed evil god, Zhao Huang did not dare to ignore it, and secretly kept it in mind.
"You seem to have an artifact with you." Tie Gong said: "I find that it has a bit to do with me. ”
"Antiquities?" Zhao Huang had an idea, even if it was the spirit of the soul who went to the Void Palace at this moment, he could still "take out" the belongings, he raised his hand to read, and the wrong golden tiger talisman was held in the palm of his hand: "Could it be this?" ”
Tie Gong said: "It is this thing, in the past I was sealed by Tianxia, the true spirit gradually brightened, in order to repay the kindness, take out the deep underground thousands of feet of iron Ying Xuan, dedicated to the Tianxia Emperor." Later, it was learned that the Iron Hero Xuantong had been forged into twelve tokens, and this Yinhu Order was one of them. ”
Zhao Huang was puzzled: "Yinhu Order? I thought this was a tiger talisman for mobilizing troops in ancient times. ”
"The Twelve Earth Branch Orders are indeed similar to the Tiger Talisman for Troop Transfer." Tie Gong explained: "This order is the generals and horses of the mountains and rivers, the city and the gods. The imperial court crusaded against the ministers, and the generals went out to get the land support order given by the emperor, and the people begged for thieves, and the gods and soldiers were eliminated, and the army passed everywhere, and the yin and yang were ambushed. ”
Zhao Xiao was taken aback, he had already heard of the magic of the Twelve Earth Branches, but it was rumored that most of this thing was lost in the turmoil of the late Tianxia year, but he didn't expect that one of them would fall into his hands!
"The last person to hold the Yinhu Order is to die in Xingluo County." Tie Gong said: "This person's name is Zhang Shangxiu, and he also summoned me to help with Yinhu's order, but unfortunately he was alone in the siege, and finally died under the rebels' arrows. ”
Zhao Xiao sighed a little, even if he had the ability to summon ghosts and gods, he couldn't completely turn the tide of the battle, and the war in the last years of the Tianxia Dynasty could be imagined.
"But that demon was able to find Zhang Shangxiu's bones, why didn't he take away the Yinhu Order?" Zhao Xiao was slightly puzzled: "After all, it is a divine object that summons generals and soldiers, and the demon should have this vision." ”
Tie Gong said: "The gods are obscure. What's more, if today's summer gas is exhausted, there are no generals and horses to adjust in Yinhu's order. ”
"That's right." Zhao Huang bowed again and presented the Yinhu Order: "Thank you Tie Gong for solving Xiao Zhao's doubts, since the raw materials of this order are picked by Tie Gong, you might as well return them to their original owners." ”
"This order is related to you." Tie Gong refused: "I see that the tiger spirit you summoned is more than sharp, and the solidity is insufficient, so you might as well combine the virtual and the real, and use the tiger spirit to combine the tiger charm to condense one." In the coming day, you may be able to ride the tiger, especially the wind. ”
Zhao Huang was inexplicably surprised, and Tie Gong could see at a glance the weakness of the true form of the Divine Tiger summoned by Zhao Huang. Whether it is fighting with the Dongzhang Sanren or dealing with the people of Ichimoku, the true form of the Divine Tiger seems to be majestic, but it will always be easily broken and repulsed, and it is difficult to fight the enemy for a long time.
"To be able to get the guidance of Tie Gong, Xiao Zhao is grateful to the five." Zhao Xiao said.
Tie Gong turned his moire head: "You deserve it." What's more, I am about to leave the world, and you and I may not see each other again in the future. ”
Zhao Huang hurriedly asked, "Tie Gong has to fly away from the air?" ”
"It's mysterious here, I can't say it directly." Tie Gong said, "It's just that there is another matter, you should know." Recently, I have sensed that the Dharma seat of Shiozawa Castle is uneasy, and it seems that another god wants to descend and sit down. ”
Zhao Xiao immediately understood that what the other party was talking about was the Tiegong Ancestral Hall in Yanze City: "Recently, some monks of the Chongxuan Pavilion have placed the magic weapon of the Immortal Family in the Tiegong Ancestral Hall, according to what they said, they want to use the Divine Shrine to clean qi and maintain the magic weapon. Could it be that Tie Gong said that this is the case? ”
"The theory of conservation magic weapons may not be true." Tie Gong said: "I have abandoned the former Dharma seat, and there is only a little spiritual sense of collusion left, and it doesn't matter who occupies it. However, the other party seems to be afraid that the shrine has a master, and repeatedly shakes the Dharma seat and tries to contact me. I have no intention of revealing it, but perhaps you can meet me on my behalf. ”
Zhao Huang vaguely understood that now the Chongxuan Pavilion placed the Nine Heavens Cloud Platform in the Tiegong Ancestral Hall, and it was not good that he took a fancy to the complete shrine seat there, and wanted to place a certain Dharma Priest here to receive incense.
The reason why Chongxuan Pavilion did this may be to control the worship gods of Xingluo County. If even the main deities worshipped by the people of this place were the generals of the Chongxuan Pavilion, then the Chongxuan Pavilion would be able to better control Xingluo County, which might be more effective than sending his own children to serve as local governors.
In fact, Zhao Xiao, like Luo Xixian, doesn't want to see the power of Chongxuan Pavilion growing, but Tie Gong is quite kind to himself, so he can't refuse this matter in person, right?
Coupled with listening to Tie Gong's words, I don't know if it really wants to fly away, the throne of the Tie Gong Temple is destined to be occupied, and its attitude is like letting Zhao Huang deal with an industry that has long been abandoned.
"Xiao Zhao does his best." Zhao Xiao had no choice but to agree.
"When the other party sees the true talisman, they know that you and I are related." Tie Gong said.
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After leaving the Void Palace, Zhao Xiao helplessly looked at the True Talisman in his hand. At this time, Lingxiao finally spoke:
"This mountain god seems to be honest and honest, but he is also a little cautious. I don't want to cause more trouble, so I will give you some guidance first, and when you accept the great favor of the heavens, I will tell you what to do, so that you can avoid it. ”
Zhao Xiao rubbed his face and said, "That's right, people are not like you, the first time we met in a dream, they asked me to get the Zhenyuan lock back." ”
"I didn't declare my intentions at the time, I'm afraid you're going to treat me as a female ghost." Lingxiao was not taboo: "As for Tie Gong, it was you who surrendered your identity and preconceived the other party as a god." People have read the world for hundreds of years, where can you compare with that little oil and smooth scheming? ”
Zhao Xiao is not easy to refute, but unfortunately now that he is entrusted by others, he can't do it if he doesn't do it, so he can only do it hard.
"Just now Tie Gong said that he wanted to stay away from the world, could it be that he is really going to soar?" Zhao Xiao asked.
"I can't say." Ling Xiao said: "The theory of ascension may not refer to the same. There are also many sayings about becoming immortals. For some monks, after the dissolution, the divine soul is guided by the Dharma Urn and goes to the Dongtian Palace opened by the ancestor to serve as an immortal official, which is also regarded as a flying immortal. It would not be surprising if Tie Gong got a certain true talisman edict and left with the Void Palace. ”
"Can it still be like this?" Zhao Xiao couldn't help but be curious: "In the past, I always saw many sayings in the scriptures about the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm, talking about the pilgrimage to the Heavenly Emperor and the rank of Immortal Class after ascending. Doesn't it seem exactly the same to you? ”
"There are heavens in the sky, and they refer to many immortal caves." Ling Xiao said bluntly: "The theory of the fairy world is nothing more than a general reference. Each immortal cave has contacts with each other, or is subordinate to each other, or has a unique style, and is free and easy. It's just that it is not easy to open up the cave heaven, in addition to the cultivation realm of heaven and earth, it also takes a long time to deduce and create.
After the vast number of cave heavens or descendants and disciples ascended, they worked together to open up. With the ancestor of the immortal family as the center, it creates all kinds of wonderful realms and palaces, and the periphery is guarded by a group of immortal officials. The so-called true saints in the cave sky mostly refer to this. ”
"I see, you plan to open up your own cave, and not belong to anyone." Now Zhao Xiao can already guess the intention of the spirit flute.
"Yes." Ling Xiao replied unabashedly: "Cultivating immortals and enlightening the Tao, what you do is the nature of the whole self and the truth of condensing me. ”
Zhao Xiao is not easy to answer, with Lingxiao's character, it must be extremely uncomfortable for her to live in her own brain palace.
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"Young Master Luo, there are monks from the Chongxuan Pavilion outside the camp asking to see you."
Luo Xixian had just returned from training with his elite soldiers, and was assisting his soldiers in removing their armor, when he heard this, he immediately frowned, and his words were full of disgust:
"Chongxuan Pavilion? What did they come to me for? ”
The soldier said: "I heard the other party say that I came to the door to apologize." ”
"Apologize? Ha! Luo Xixian laughed: "Is this still the Chongxuan Pavilion I know?" In their style, will they still wait outside the camp? ”
The soldiers didn't dare to say much, Luo Xixian looked at the sword on the wooden frame, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Who did Chongxuanguan send?" ”
"It's a woman, who calls herself Jiang Ru." The soldier replied: "She came in a carriage with the flag of Chongxuanguan, and four other maids each held utensils. ”
Luo Xixian raised his eyebrows lightly and muttered for a moment: "Let her come over." ”
Inform the soldiers to retreat as ordered, and Luo Xixian didn't wait long in the tent before a fragrant wind hit his face.
I saw Jiang Ru dressed in a curved robe, with a light gait, her head full of green silk gently curled, without powder, and there was a moving style between her eyebrows.
"Concubine Jiang Ru, meet Luo Gongzi."
Looking at the woman in front of him bowing down, Luo Xixian showed a sneer: "Liang Shuo sent you, the maidservant of the close servant, it seems that there is still no one in the Chongxuan Pavilion." ”
Jiang Ru was not angry when she heard this, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes: "The tree is big and has dead branches, and there is no shortage of absurd and incompetent people in the Chongxuan Pavilion, which makes Luo Gongzi smile." The concubine came here this time in the hope of bridging the gap between the two sides. In such important matters, if those gentlemen are allowed to interfere, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resolve the dispute, and the concubine has no intention of despising Luo Gongzi. ”
Luo Xixian still didn't believe it: "Liang Shuo taught you this?" ”
"These are all from the bottom of the concubine's heart." Jiang Ru raised his head and looked at Luo Xixian.
Seeing that the other party's eyes were bright, Luo Xixian was silent for a moment, and asked with interest: "You said to apologize, how do you want to thank you?" ”
"In addition to a few boxes of Dansan jade paste to heal internal and external injuries, the concubine also brought a yellow bud to nourish the vein." Jiang Ru took out a wooden box, which contained a topaz ornament, and could vaguely sense the vitality flowing from it.
"This pendant is made by the Waidan Sect Master of the Tianxia Dynasty, the Immortal Weng Ge Fuchuan." Jiang Ru saw Luo Xixian's gaze change: explained: "This yellow bud nourishing vein was originally a thousand-year-old yellow essence of Dingyuan Mountain, nourished by the earth's qi and turned into a stone fetus, and experienced seven and nine turns of Danding furnace fire, refining the dregs and revealing the quality of jade. The beauty of yellow essence in maintaining the hundred veins still exists, and it has the effect of nourishing true qi and harmonizing yin and yang, which is suitable for heroes like Luo Gongzi. ”
Luo Xixian is also accustomed to seeing rare treasures, and ordinary magic objects don't want to be shoddy in front of him. This Yellow Bud Cultivation Vein Pei knows that it is an extraordinary product at a glance, and he cultivates the Sword Immortal Method, and the consumption of the sword is extraordinary, if he can obtain such a magic weapon to strengthen and cultivate his true qi, he will have no worries when fighting and fighting.
"You're thinking about it." Luo Xixian resisted the urge to take the jade pendant, stared at Jiang Ruyan and said, "It's just this kind of treasure, you Chongxuan Pavilion are willing to take it out and give it away?" I don't believe that Yongjia Liang has such a big heart. ”
"Young Master Luo, Chongxuan Pavilion is not the only Liang family." Jiang Ru leaned over and handed the wooden box to Luo Xixian, and the placket of his clothes hung down, inadvertently revealing a touch of fertile snow white, which was dizzying.
Jiang Ru seemed to realize that her demeanor was inappropriate, so she quickly got up and waved away the other maids, and whispered: "Master Luo, we have been bullied and oppressed by the Liang family for a long time, and we are not willing to live under others for a long time. Now that Chongxuan Pavilion is not what it used to be, I also have to think more about myself in the long run. ”