Volume 1: Illuminating Mountains and Rivers Chapter 67 The Gap Between Friend and Foe

While Ji Yuan and the others were concentrating on refining the elixir and recovering from their injuries, Zheng Wanrong finally returned and led a group of people to the outside of the Xuantian Temple.

These people were all sturdy, uniformly dressed in black robes, with a long sword hanging from their waists, and just standing there exuded a sense of slaughter.

There were a total of twenty black-clothed people, standing in the alley in front of the Taoist Temple in two rows at this moment, their eyes looking straight ahead, and no one made a sound.

In addition to these twenty people, there was also a middle-aged man who walked into the Taoist temple with Zheng Wanrong and came to the side courtyard where everyone gathered.

"Senior brother!"

Zheng Wanrong called softly, and then let go of the middle-aged man behind her.

At the moment of seeing this person, even Zhao Yuansong was a little surprised, he didn't expect the other party to come here in person.

"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

Xu Liuqing hugged his fists and smiled, just like when he first saw him last night, he didn't have any shelf on his body, but he was very approachable, it was hard to imagine that the other party was the new head of the Three Swords Society, and he was also a figure who had been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes and the underworld for twenty or thirty years.

Zhao Yuansong returned the salute, and then introduced the identity of the person to the surrounding catchers and the Zhao family's nursing homes.

And when his words fell, everyone in the courtyard showed a look of shock, and hurriedly saluted the head of the Three Swords Association in front of him, lest the other party dislike it.

The Three Swords Society is in Qianyu City, although it is said to be a Jianghu sect to the outside world, but in fact, it is essentially an underworld force, and all the gangs within a radius of hundreds of miles are all looking forward to it.

Even in the county, the Three Knives Club also controls the docks, green buildings, gambling houses, and underground. In industries such as money banks, the leaders of large and small gangs are basically regarded as their nominal members.

Not to mention the three guild leaders, even if it is one of the hall masters, it is not an existence that ordinary gang leaders dare to provoke, even if it is the county government's catch, they will be treated more politely in the past.

The tranquility and tranquility of a city depends on the local county government office most of the time, but there are also some times when it is relatively rare, and the help of these gangs is indispensable.

"The perimeter of Baiyun Temple has been blocked, and ordinary people will definitely not be able to get close."

As soon as Xu Liuqing came up, he went straight to the point: "The demon in the temple has not moved for the time being, it should be waiting for some time." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yuansong showed a deep expression on his face: "Brother Xu, do you say that it is possible to try to kill this demon with our strength?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes converged on Xu Liuqing's body, especially Huixin in the corner, with both anger and worry in his eyes, and his face was full of words and stopped.

It's just that he also knows in his heart that once he falls into the way of demons, he will never be able to regain his humanity, and his thoughts are just a ridiculous extravagant hope.

"I'm afraid it won't work, the other party is at least a second-realm cultivator, plus Shen Lang has a word, Baiyun Temple should have been arranged, set up a formation, and transformed it into a demonic land."

Xu Liuqing shook his head and denied the proposal.

And Zhao Yuansong couldn't help but show a solemn look on his face after listening to it.

The so-called demonic place does not just refer to the place where demons and evil are entrenched, usually in addition to being full of demonic aura, this kind of existence can be blessed based on this place, so that one's cultivation can be additionally improved.

The degree of this ascension depends on the scale of the Demon Evil Land, and at most it can even be forcibly raised to a large realm.

And in addition to the blessing of cultivation, a place with a certain scale of demons and evil will also give birth to many incredible magical powers, adding the means to entrench the demons here.

"If there are five or six Confucian or Buddhist monks, they will not be afraid of the influence of this demonic power."

Zhao Yuansong said to himself: "In addition, whether it is the power of the gods of the City God Temple or the big seal on the hall of the county government, it can break the land of demons and evils. ”

It's a pity that no matter which one it is, it has become a luxury for them at this time.

Now it is just August and autumn, and the triennial imperial examination has just been held, and most of the scholars have gone to the county town in advance to prepare for the county examination in October.

And the Buddhist monks, now only Huixin is left, and the rest have been mutilated by Master Wuhai.

As for the City God Temple and the county government, it is naturally not to mention, both places have become Longtan Tiger's Den, and the Baiyun Temple is even more dangerous to turn into a demonic place.

At the thought of this, everyone couldn't help but fall into silence, and at the same time felt a great headache, as if they had walked into a dead end, and the road behind them was blocked by someone.

But in this blocked dead end, there are still wolves and leopards in front of them, and if you can't think of a way, you can only end up with a death.

Now the county government, the Zhao family and the Baiyun Temple have changed one after another, and it seems that the other party doesn't care about their own exposure at all, and obviously has unimaginable schemes.

And anyone with a discerning eye can see that the person who is secretly planning the layout, since he has already played such a big game of chess, it is impossible to let go of any person who has feelings.

"What do the Earthquake Mountain Sect and the Far Mountain Dart Bureau say?"

When everyone was silent, a voice suddenly came from the side.

As their eyes converged, a group of people saw Ji Yuan, who was closing his eyes to heal, and he didn't know when he had opened his eyes.

He waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and then looked at Xu Liuqing with a solemn expression.

Seeing this, the latter sat on the ground and said, "The other two leaders of the Three Swords Society have already gone to visit last night, and when I came, I also instructed my subordinates to send the situation of Baiyun Temple over. ”

"The human and material evidence is there, and the two families will definitely send people to the City God Temple and the county government, and in the end, the probability of moving them to make a move is not low."

But as he spoke, Xu Liuqing suddenly shook his head, although it is true that these two companies can be moved, but in the end, it will be a situation where they are fighting separately, and it is difficult to really effectively threaten the opponent.

But in any case, the Zhenshan Sect and the Yuanshan Dart Bureau are both one of the three factions in Qianyu City, and they are the same existence as their Three Swords Society, and their strength will naturally not be weak.

With them on board, the situation will be a little less difficult.

"Still not ...... enough"

However, Ji Yuan shook his head, and his face became more and more heavy.

Several guards and catchers were confused after hearing the sound, in their opinion, there are the three strongest Jianghu sects in Qianyu City to help, even if the opponent is strong, it may not be without the strength to fight.

Even when they heard that the Earthquake Mountain Faction and the Far Mountain Dart Bureau were likely to strike together with the Three Swords Society, they even felt that the crisis was already in the past, and even though there would be some twists and turns along the way, the final outcome would not change.

Only Xu Liuqing, Zhao Yuansong and a few others understood the meaning of Ji Yuan's words in the first time.

Indeed, although there are these three Jianghu sects to help, and even as the main force against those who are secretly plotting, it is still a little insufficient.

If you talk about the number of the three factions, it is indeed enough, and it is far beyond the strength of the other party now.

However, these three factions have a crucial shortcoming, that is, there are no monks or martial artists above the second realm!

As far as the clues that everyone has at present, there are at least four opponents in the second realm, namely the old locust tree of the Zhao family, the Wuhai of Baiyun Temple, the main messenger in the county government, and the city god in the City God Temple.

Among them, there are three monks of the Second Realm, and as for the monks or martial artists in the county office, it is not known for the time being.

And this still doesn't include the people who are secretly plotting, theoretically speaking, the number of people who exist above the second realm will only be more.

But on the other hand, on their side, only Zhao Yuansong has the cultivation of the second realm, and as for whether Song He from the Fallen Soul Slope can come in time, even Ji Yuan himself has no bottom in his heart.

Although many days have passed, coupled with the elixir he left behind, Song He's injuries should have healed, but the appearance of accidents cannot be ruled out.

And the next enemy to face, some means can indeed cause a restraint effect, but it is not as obvious as against evil spirits, and it is difficult to rely on means to cross the border and kill.

In this way, even with the help of three sects, it is difficult to change the final result, and the number of top masters is seriously insufficient.

"I heard that the Zhenshan Sect has an ancestor of the Second Realm Martial Artist, who is now one hundred and sixty years old, and he lives in the door on weekdays."

Xu Liuqing's face was groaning, and he told a secret story that few people knew.

It's just that after hearing the sound, Ji Yuan really couldn't be happy, but frowned.

That ancestor of the Zhenshan Sect, he had also heard of it in the past, he was indeed a ruthless character when he was young, no one dared to mess with the black and white within a radius of hundreds of miles, and even left a great reputation in the county town.

It's a pity that the other party is now one hundred and sixty years old, and the martial artist is aggressive, although he is a second-realm cultivator, but because he was injured too much when he was young, his body has almost been emptied, and it is difficult to retain much combat power.

If you really want to count it, the ancestor of the Zhenshan Sect can be regarded as half of the second realm at most, unless the other party fights for this old life and lives a few years less, it will be difficult to exert the killing power of the real second realm.

"The ghost things in the Hundred Flowers Building should also be cultivated in the Second Realm."

At this moment, Shen Lang, who had been pranayama with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke.

He looked at the crowd and thought, "Maybe we can make a deal with it and pull it to our side." ”

Hearing this, Ji Yuan's face immediately showed a deep groan, and then under the puzzled eyes of everyone, he slowly told the story of Baihualou.

Two days ago, Shen Lang coincidentally discovered that there were ghosts in Baihualou, so he lurked in under the pretense of looking for flowers and asking willows, and secretly explored the depth of the ghost, but in the end he clashed with a hall master of the Three Swords Society.

After Ji Yuan found Xu Liuqing and fished him out of the hands of the Three Knife Society, he encountered the incident of last night.

Otherwise, they should have found an opportunity to explore the reality of the ghost in the Hundred Flowers Tower in the next two days.

At this time, what Shen Lang said seemed to be nothing wrong in Ji Yuan's opinion, as for the so-called transaction, he only understood a general idea after a little thought.

"You said that you will use the Bone Raw Meat Pill to induce it to stand on our side and fight together against the person who is secretly plotting and plotting?"

He looked at the scholar beside him and said thoughtfully.

The Bone Raw Meat Pill, the miraculous effect is as its name suggests, it can make white bones produce flesh and blood, it is a first-class immortal elixir, it is extremely inappropriate to refine it, even if it is a great Dan master, it is difficult to guarantee that ten furnaces can become one furnace.

And the ghost thing hidden in the Hundred Flowers Building, according to Shen Lang's investigation, should have white bones, and the importance of this Dan to it is self-evident.

"First of all, we don't have the Bone Raw Meat Pill, and secondly, how can we ensure that the other party will not be in the battle?"

Zhao Yuansong frowned and said, "I always feel a little unacceptable to trade with a ghost like this. ”

If it is according to his temperament, it is just a ghost thing, if he does not cooperate with the killing, it is a pity that the current situation in the city, but there is really no way to do this, otherwise he will definitely hit the door and directly plant a few prohibitions to drive it to their use.

Otherwise, the dignified and decent disciples are fighting side by side with ghosts, and it will be a bit of an insult to the face of the teacher.

"Brother Zhao, you are wrong in this idea, you can use extraordinary measures at an extraordinary time, if you can save the people of a city, even if you are side by side with ghosts, what if you are fighting the enemy side by side?"

Xu Liuqing shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Yuansong's expression was correct, obviously how teachable he was.

Indeed, compared to the lives of the people of a city, this kind of thing is almost negligible, and even if it is spread, no one can say that it is not.

"It's just that in this case, how can the Bone and Flesh Pill be found, you can't give that ghost a promise, right?"

He looked at the crowd with a smile on his face that was a little helpless.

A Bone Raw Meat Pill is worth enough to exchange for three or four magic weapons that are of acceptable condition, and it is even more priceless, but if a little wind is released, it will be snapped up in the shortest possible time.

At this time, how can they find it, can't they really make an empty promise after the fact?

If this is the case, even if the ghost doesn't turn its face on the spot, it will definitely turn back at the critical moment in the end.

Hearing this, Shen Lang silently turned his head and looked at the little Taoist priest beside him.

At this time, Ji Yuan's face was a little strange, and when he saw that everyone looked at him with the scholar's gaze, after a little hesitation, he couldn't help but smile embarrassedly: "That Bone Raw Meat Pill...... How many do I think I've made? ”