Zhang Cheng had no choice but to agree to Monk Qing's request.

He often went out to collect medicine, and knew that there were many dangers outside the villages and towns of Jindanguo, and it was difficult for him and Zhang Ye to survive in the wilderness. There is no otherworldly fairyland in this world, and if there were, it would have been occupied by Feng Danzi a long time ago.

The green monk gave each of the two brothers a masked cloth.

"Our lineage worships the god "Muichibo", and is a follower of the Lord of Meichibo. Put on this cloth and come with me. ”

He led the two brothers into the depths of a cave.

Inside the cave stood a stone statue in the shape of a monk, with a blurred face, sitting cross-legged on the ground, as if beating a wooden fish.

There were many men and women standing around, all covering their faces with cloth.

Monk Qing clasped his hands together and bowed to the stone statue and said, "Read it with me." ”

"I often say that the world says, if the heart does not move, there is no pain and no pain."

"Vientiane is not real, Vientiane is like a dream, Vientiane is imaginary...... I get what I get, and I have no desire or desire. ”

Zhang Cheng read in his mouth, and looked around.

The ground here is slippery and mossy, and the stalactites on the top of the head are still dripping, but the statue of the god is not soaked with water, as if it has not been brought in from the outside. It looks like a makeshift altar.

"Licheng."

Only then did Monk Qing turn to the two brothers and say, "From now on, you are the disciples of Lord Muyifang, and you are also my disciples. ”

"Master."

Zhang Cheng and Zhang Ye both knelt on the ground to bow to their teachers.

The green monk gave each of the two brothers a talisman drawn on green cloth.

"This is the 'one-eyed talisman', you only need to stick it on your forehead, you can see the traces of the teacher, and you can find me all the way."

"I have lived for more than 800 years as a teacher, and I have been blessed with longevity by the Lord of "Mu Yifang". You only need to sincerely believe and worship, and you can be like a teacher. ”

The one-eyed monk advised, "The mark on your chest is called the 'Heart Erosion Seal', and it is the imprint that the mountain god has placed on each person. This mark will make the internal organs grow stronger and stronger, while the skin, flesh, bones and blood of the person will continue to weaken, and all the vitality will be sucked away by the heart, lungs and spleen, and then the body will die. ”

"The mountain god likes to eat human internal organs, so he uses the heart erosion seal to nourish the heart and lungs."

Zhang Cheng was shocked, and then grieved and angry.

The mother was actually eaten by the mountain god.

"Giving strength to the Master of the "Mu Yifang" can lift the Heart Eclipse Seal. But now is the right time, and removing the mark will make you suspicious and dangerous. ”

The young monk told them: "You should continue to lie dormant in the Danfang and the metalworking place, collect information about the alchemists and alchemists, and carefully observe whether they are resentful or frightened......

Zhang Cheng only knew after listening.

It turned out that Monk Qing let himself and his younger brother do internal responses, not to try to deal with Feng Danzi or the mountain god, but to trick others into converting to the god "Mu Yifang".

After the worship, Zhang Cheng asked privately: "Master, will the Lord of Muyifang show up to kill the mountain god?" After all, the mountain god is the real evil god......"

"Of course."

Monk Qing's face was gloomy: "It's just that before that, we need to win more people to get closer to us." We need to save as many people as possible, not just destroy the mountain gods, and before that, we have to be patient for the sake of the common people. ”

……

On the way back, Zhang Ye was excited.

"Brother, let's not be afraid this time, we have a master, and there is the support of the Lord of "Muyifang".

Zhang Cheng shook his head: "No, we have to rely on ourselves." ”

Whether it is the mountain god of the past, or the current green monk, "Mu Yifang" or the mountain god, they are all unreliable.

No one can be trusted.

Zhang Cheng told his younger brother, who was relatively simple-minded: "The mountain god needs us because he wants us to provide our hearts and lungs from generation to generation. Muyifang and Master need us because we can offer our faith and win more other believers for them. ”

"At the end of the day, both gods see us as sheep and cows, just for meat and for shaving and more."

Zhang Ye was stunned: "Then, can't we advance or retreat?" ”

"So it's on your own."

Zhang Cheng patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "We have something more reliable." ”

"What?"

"My alchemy, your alchemy."

"Brother, I know."

Did my brother really understand?

Zhang Cheng didn't know.

He himself has no confidence in his heart.

Even if you practice alchemy to the extreme, what can you get? Can it be compared to the gods?

But as an elder brother, you must be able to hold on, and at all times, you must come up with ideas.

……

Zhang Cheng had no choice.

Sandwiched between two behemoths, the only thing you can trust is yourself and your craft.

Only when he concentrates on alchemy, Zhang Cheng can forget the cruelty and troubles of the world, and immerse himself in the wonderful changes and blends.

This is also the only place where he can find spiritual sustenance.

Also because of this, Zhang Cheng's alchemy improved by leaps and bounds, and he soon mastered dozens of extremely difficult pills, and he began to officially participate in the refining of high-grade pills, and obtained a lot of resources from Danfang. The [Danbu], who was in charge of the Danfang of the Thirty-six Towns, also praised the elixir he refined, which made other alchemists envious.

"Zhang Cheng, can you pass on some experience? I'm always prone to dancturing......"

"How do you maintain such a high rate of Cheng Dan? This is also an exaggeration. ”

"The elixir you have refined is so silky, balanced and without any rejection...... How is this done? ”

……

Many alchemists asked him for advice.

Zhang Chengdu told them: "Just practice more." ”

He was telling the truth.

Zhang Cheng focused all his enthusiasm and hope on alchemy.

Except for his younger brother, he only has alchemy.

He stopped his research on the new elixir and devoted all his energy to adjusting and perfecting the [Delusion-Breaking Pill]. If an alchemist can make a new Dan recipe in his life, it is already a great thing, and Zhang Cheng knows that he does not have the extra energy and time to open another direction.

The pill is the most important.

Just when Zhang Cheng was immersed in the life of Danlu, one day Zhang came to Lingmiaoyuan in Danfang to look for him.

Under normal circumstances, the two brothers meet every five days, and they are busy every day, and Zhang Ye rarely takes the initiative to come to the alchemist's side.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Cheng felt that something was wrong.

"Brother, you take a leave of absence and go out with me."

Zhang Cheng saw that Zhang Ye was preoccupied, so he went to register for an outing, and then left with his younger brother all the way.

"Brother, sit down."

Zhang Ye rode a wooden ox.

This is one of the common mounts of alchemists. Wooden oxen can carry heavy loads and can travel long distances after each full swing of the winch. The Iron Horse, on the other hand, is known for its speed and impact, and has a weak endurance, but can move quickly and shuttle through dangerous areas.

The clumsy wooden oxen paced slowly until the night, and came to a wide swamp.

Zhang Ye jumped off the wooden ox, took the lantern, and paved the prepared planks all the way. Then he lay down on the plank, crawled slowly forward like a four-legged snake, and motioned for his eldest brother to be like himself.

Zhang Cheng crawled with him all the way on the planks and came to the depths of the swamp.

"Here." Zhang Ye raised the lantern in his hand, adjusted the glass piece on it, and hit the light forward.

The dim light illuminated a raised mound of regular shape, covered with dried black mud and lichen.

Zhang Cheng saw clearly that the mound turned out to be a stone statue, and only half of its head was exposed in the swamp.

"Brother, you come closer, come to me, you come, you touch this stone statue." Zhang Ye said.

Zhang Cheng did not doubt that he had him, and walked over carefully.

His eyes widened as his fingers touched the head of the statue.

Zhang Cheng saw that there were three light clusters inside the mysterious stone statue, each representing an ability.

They are theology, astrology, and basic semiotics.

If you want to gain the power inside the stone statue, you must exchange it with a skillful skill.

"How's that, brother, this is very exciting, right?" Zhang Ye grinned at this time: "When I went out to look for materials, I was chased here by a poisonous beast, and I found out." Shall we trade with it? ”

Zhang Cheng thought about it carefully and said, "You didn't tell anyone else about this, did you?" ”

"Of course not, as far as you know."

"Hide this place for now."

"Okay, but don't we need the power in this?"

Zhang Chengzheng said: "What is the price? Is it just an exchange of our alchemy and alchemy? If you look at this stone statue again, you don't think of anything. ”

The younger brother looked at it, and his face changed slightly: "Statue of God...... It looks like a statue of a mountain god and an adult of "Muichibo". ”

The mountain god is like a small mountain, but there are two curved corners on the top of the mountain, and the first place is a monk who knocks on wooden fish.

The stone statue in the mud is also almost humanoid.

Zhang Cheng nodded: "There is such a power beyond comprehension, and it is a stone statue, and it may also be a statue left by a certain god......"

"So what should we do?" Zhang Ye looked at his brother.

Zhang Cheng said, "Go find the master." ”

Although the green monk is not a pure and good person, the mountain god's side is a dead end, and in the end, he and his younger brother will escape.

Since the risk of touching this idol is too high, it is better to offer it to the green monk in exchange for some trust.

The two brothers Zhang Cheng put a "one-eyed talisman" on their foreheads, and the starry night found the young monk who was still preaching in the mountains and forests, and took him all the way to the swamp.

Seeing the blurred stone statue that sank into the mud, Monk Qing's eyes were full of vigilance.

After he carefully touched the stone statue, his face was extremely solemn: "This is the image of the evil god outside the sky, I can't believe it...... If you make a deal with it, it will attract the attention of the evil gods, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Do not attract evil spirits, and do not touch them."

"He will suck away all the soul and the one who touches it, bringing about the true catastrophe of destruction......"

Monk Qing was very cautious about this. He spread his arms outstretched, and with his magical power he sent the statue sinking further until nothing could be seen on the surface of the swamp.

Only then did Zhang Cheng know that this stone statue had brought great pressure to Monk Qing, and it might have come far beyond imagination.

……

The dormant career did not end at the beginning, and more than ten years passed quickly.

Over the years, the Zhang Cheng brothers have repeatedly asked to leave.

Monk Keqing always said: "You are talented, you are well disguised, relax, I will take you away before the age of forty and remove the marks on your bodies." ”

Although Zhang Cheng was angry, there was nothing he could do.

The gods don't care about the life and death of ordinary people.

He can only put all his bitterness into alchemy.

Zhang Ye had an accident, but it broke the last string in Zhang Cheng's heart.

Because of a time to cover the Qing monk and the followers of Mu Yifang, Zhang Ye rode an iron horse and fell into the siege of poisonous beasts, and although he finally escaped, he was covered in scars. He was so poisoned that he lost the ability to speak, was paralyzed in bed, and needed constant care.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng is an alchemist, and he used the pill to hang his brother's life.

Monk Qing said, "Everyone will remember your dedication. Bear with me, wait for my notification, and it will be fine soon. ”

Wait for your mother to die bald!

Zhang Cheng was so angry that he was about to grit his teeth.

He came to the location of the stone statue of the evil god outside the heavens. The place has now dried up, and the stone statue has been excavated from the earth by Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng, whose hair was gray, was panting and pressed his hand to the stone statue with his hand, which was no longer strong and smooth.

He shouted silently in his heart.

"O Extraterrestrial Evil God from another world, please complete the exchange with me."

If you're going to come, come down!

The world can't be any worse anyway.

Zhang Cheng didn't get a response for a long time and was about to leave. Suddenly, he felt a large and unfamiliar force emerge from his body.

This is ...... theology!

The evil god responded.

Before Zhang Cheng could digest the theology, he suddenly found that there was a tall man in front of him.

The man in front of him was a tall man, wearing a short coat and coarse cloth trousers, with a thick chin and beard, revealing his muscular arms and neck, and exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Zhang Cheng stuffed three delusional pills into his mouth.

Then he saw only a bright light in his eyes, and then his eyelids jumped incessantly, as if they were being pierced by needles.

Zhang Cheng desperately lowered his head and no longer looked at the other party, and his blackened eyes gradually regained his vision.

It shook his heart.

Theological sensing.

Don't look at the ...... No snooping...... Unrecognizable...... This is the breath and power of God.

The man said, "I'm sorry, I'm a little lost passing through here, can I bother you to show me the way?" ”

“…… You're an evil god, aren't you? Zhang Cheng took a deep breath.

The other party's face froze, and then laughed: "Brother Tai is really good at joking, I'm just a country villager passing by, what does it have to do with the evil god." ”

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched.

You are dressed like this, normal people can't live under the poisonous insects and poisonous rain in the wild like this, who doesn't cover it tightly? What do you look like a normal person?

I only exchanged wishes on my front foot, and your back foot appeared out of thin air...... The poisonous insects and beasts in all directions disappeared without a trace, and even the buzzing of the insects disappeared.

Even the insects know that it is the undisturbable spirit that descends.

"Lord Evil God, I have a request......

"Once again, I am not an evil god."

The other party raised his palm and made a gesture of refusal, with a serious expression.

Zhang Cheng suddenly woke up.

How can any god think that he is an evil god, oh, he is so stupid! The pressure brought by the gods has made the brain difficult.

So he carefully followed the other party and said, "Then you...... Gao's surname? ”

"A certain line does not change its surname, sits and does not change its name, savage Huangjia."

The other party smiled slightly.

(End of chapter)