II. Chapter 26
In the stone room, the tea smoke curls, and the aroma wafts secretly from time to time.
The Netherworld Old Man took a sip of tea, looked at Jiang Pingsheng, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that Sect Master Jiang is eloquent and talented, and he is a great talent, but when I see it today, it is really worthy of his reputation!"
Jiang Pingsheng smiled, shook his head, and said: "Seniors laughed, compared to you, where have I been, you are a legendary figure who has made great contributions to my Holy Sect and has been recorded in the canons, I am just a nameless person, how dare I take on the four words of eloquence?"
The old man smiled and said slowly: "I'm old, I'm useless, since ancient times, the back waves have pushed the front waves, Sect Master Jiang only relies on half of the classics, but in a hundred years, the development of the Blood Moon Sect has been booming, compared to my Xuantian Palace, it is not much worse, the future is terrifying!"
Jiang Pingsheng's expression was slightly shocked, as if he had a look of shame on his face, and said: "My Blood Moon Sect is just a small sect that emerged later, and it is incomparable to the Xuantian Temple, an orthodox sect that originated from the same line as the Holy Sect and has been inherited for a long time. ”
The old man frowned slightly, but he still waved his hand with a straight expression, and said: "Eh, what are you saying about Sect Master Jiang, what orthodox or unorthodox, we all believe in the Heavenly Maiden, and the doctrine is the same, that is, the same origin and common flow, not to mention that there are still major things to discuss now, you say this, but it is too unorthodox!"
Jiang Pingsheng was silent for a moment, his face was flat, and he couldn't see his joy or anger, but he secretly sneered in his heart, since thousands of years ago, the Holy Sect was divided into three major branches, and at the same time, many new sects were also produced, but they were not recognized and constantly suppressed and encroached upon.
If it weren't for the battle of Xunyang Beach that year, the three orthodox sects Xuantian Temple, Wanshengtang and Hehuan Sect were defeated, and their vitality was greatly damaged, and they were unable to take care of it anymore, I am afraid that the Blood Moon Sect would not be able to inherit it.
However, after a hundred years of precipitation, now that the Blood Moon Sect has passed through the hands of several generations, it can be said that it is becoming stronger and stronger, and it also has the momentum to become the fourth major sect of the Demon Sect, and it can no longer be underestimated.
Now, the words of the old man of the Netherworld have brought the two parties with a complicated relationship to the same front, and the meaning of this is self-evident.
Although Jiang Pingsheng thought so in his heart, he still nodded hesitantly and said with a smile: "What the senior said is reasonable. ”
The old man smiled kindly, and didn't seem to want to say more on this topic, so he was silent for a while, and said: "The purpose of inviting Sect Master Jiang to come this time, I think Sect Master Jiang also knows that in the battle of Xunyang Beach three hundred years ago, my Holy Sect was defeated and returned defeated, I really sincerely want to conspire with Sect Master Jiang this time, and our four major sects will join forces to break through Wutong City in one fell swoop, wash away the strange humiliation, respect the Heavenly Maiden, and comfort the ancestors of my Holy Sect!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Pingsheng, as if he was observing the change in Jiang Pingsheng's complexion, he was silent for a moment, and his voice eased a lot, and said: "Now that the Halls of All Saints and the Hehuan Sect have agreed to join forces, Sect Master Jiang, you have also received the Order of the Heavenly Maiden of the Hall, now it depends on what you mean, if there is Sect Master Jiang's help, it will definitely be able to succeed, and it will be recorded in the history of my Holy Sect and become a good story." If Sect Master Jiang is unwilling to join forces, I'm afraid that we will also end up with the same ending as last time, which will disgrace my Holy Sect!"
Jiang Ping was angry and steady, and he didn't say anything for a while, and he naturally understood in his heart that the old man of the Netherworld said so much, it was nothing more than wanting to fight back against the righteous path and pull the Blood Moon Sect into the water together, no one could be left alone, and he could also have more strength, and it was the best, if it didn't work, all the major sects would be weak after the war, and they couldn't take advantage of the opportunity.
Seeing Jiang Pingsheng with a contemplative look on his face, the old man's eyes rolled slightly, and his body lay down a little lower, that leisurely expression was actually a little bit of a victory, and he said inadvertently: "When besieging Wutong City, the Thousand Buddha Temple and the Lingyun Sword Pavilion will definitely come to help, and then we will kill all those so-called righteous people, and after this incident, the prestige of the Blood Moon Sect will also rise, and then our Holy Sect will no longer be a three-legged stand, but a four-legged world, Sect Master Jiang, what do you think?"
The Netherworld Old Man seemed to be talking about the beautiful situation after destroying the righteous path, but he inexplicably accentuated his tone intentionally or unintentionally on the words "Lingyun Sword Pavilion" and "the so-called righteous path person".
Hearing these words, Jiang Pingsheng still looked indifferent, as if he didn't know anything, but in his eyes, the essence flickered, and there was a faint hint of coldness.
The stone chamber was silent like this.
Shen Jue walked out from behind the Netherworld Immortal again, filled the three of them with tea, and then stood back quietly.
The fragrance of tea overflowed, and the moisture lingered, covering their faces for a while, and the expressions of the two were blurred.
After a while, Jiang Pingsheng broke the silence and said lightly to the old man of the Netherworld: "This major event has the Netherworld seniors presiding over the overall situation and the prestige of the Netherworld seniors, I shouldn't have a second word, but this matter is big, and it is related to the life and death of all sects and factions of my Holy Sect, so I really can't be careless." ”
He frowned, his expression was solemn, and he said: "What's more, the sects of Wutong City have a thousand-year heritage, a deep foundation, and there are many people with advanced Taoism under the sect, and that Yun Guhong and Gu Lingyun are even more peerless in cultivation, even if the four sects of our Holy Sect join forces, I am afraid it will not be possible." ”
When the old man heard the truth, his face did not have any heaviness, but instead smiled at Jiang Pingsheng easily, and suddenly said, "Sect Master Jiang, have you heard of the Nine Yin Cold Snake?"
Although he was smiling, but there was no intention of playing, Jiang Pingsheng frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and only nodded slightly after a while, and said: "This Nine Yin Cold Snake is an ancient beast, it is said to have the power to destroy the world, and a strange beast and a bird are natural enemies, but these are all described in ancient books, but they have never seen it with their own eyes!"
The old man's dim eyes flashed with a strange light, and an incomprehensible strangeness appeared on the old man's face, and he was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "This Nine Yin Cold Snake does exist, three hundred years ago, it appeared in Xunyang Beach!"
As soon as the words fell, I saw the old man in black sitting on the side of the stone table, although he looked calm and calm, but his body faintly exuded a gloomy aura, although it was extremely weak, but the old man of the Netherworld was also, his eyes immediately slanted slightly, but he couldn't figure out why the mention of the Nine Yin Cold Snake could move this mysterious person, and he was curious for a while, what kind of expression was under the dark veil, or what kind of face?
Jiang Pingsheng also noticed the strange appearance of the old man in black, but he didn't show it, but was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed, and said with emotion: "The Netherworld predecessors have spanned the ancient and modern times in their lives, and they even personally participated in the battle of Xunyang Beach, but unfortunately we were really born at the wrong time, and we were not able to do our part at the critical time of my Holy Sect, let alone see the demeanor of the ancient beasts. ”
The old man raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Jiang Pingsheng lightly, and seemed to be a little sarcastic, and said, "Hehe, there will be a chance." ”
Jiang Pingsheng's expression seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he was thoughtful, staring at the old man with a puzzled face, and after a while, the faint voice of the old man came from the netherworld:
"Three hundred years ago, our Holy Sect had a tense relationship with the righteous path sects led by Zixiao Guan, and the war was also on the verge of breaking out, and in this situation, Xunyang Beach in the East China Sea was suddenly born with a vision, and thousands of white lights rushed straight into the sky, even if it was night, it was as bright as day, and it was suspected that a strange treasure was born......"
The old man said so plainly, but his voice was suddenly a little low:
"In order to compete for the strange treasure, the two sides broke the deadlock, and finally launched a decisive battle in Xunyang Beach, the battle lasted for several days, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, but our Holy Sect had a faint upper hand at the beginning, but later, and then it was suddenly reversed by two people!"
Jiang Pingsheng's eyes froze, and he saw that the old man of the Netherworld had a complicated face, and said with some difficulty: "It is the leader of the righteous path at that time...... Tongwei and his junior brother, Lu Xuanzhen!"
In the quiet stone room, the old man of the Netherworld suddenly fell silent, with a little desolation in his eyes, as if it had taken a long time before he came back to his senses, and his complexion improved a little, and said: "At that time, Tong Wei used one of the three masters of my Holy Sect, and did not fall behind, then Lu Xuanzhen even rushed into my Holy Sect camp, slamming left and right, coming and going freely, and there was no one to stop him for a while!"
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to become a little cold, and he said word by word: "Zixiaoguan's peerless double pride is really amazing!"
Jiang Pingsheng was slightly amazed in his heart, which of the three masters of the Xuantian Palace, the Halls of All Saints and the Hehuan Sect was not a person who cultivated to the top, and the three of them combined were only a tie with Tongwei Zhenren, this Taoism, I am afraid that there is no second person in the world.
The old man in black on the side still couldn't see his expression, and he didn't know whether it was shock or calm, or a different kind of emotion.
"Then what happened?" Jiang Pingsheng asked as he looked at the Netherworld Old Man who had already recovered his mind.
The old man of the Netherworld suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Later, after fighting, the people of my Holy Sect were about to be killed and injured, at this moment, the white light of Xunyang Beach suddenly disappeared, and the sky also began to storm and rain, lightning and thunder, purple lightning even split on the ground, and the battle situation was even more chaotic for a while, but suddenly everyone was stunned, only to see that in the churning sea, that is, the place where the thunder and lightning were most dense, there was a huge snake, that is, the Nine Yin Cold Snake!"
Jiang Pingsheng's expression was slightly condensed and he looked at the old man, only to see the wrinkles on the old man's face throbbing slightly, as if the past had left an indelible horror in his heart.
"The purple lightning slashed at its body one by one, and the sea water was also dyed red, and the Nine Yin Cold Snake kept rolling in the lightning, screaming towards the sky, and it became more and more violent and angry, and suddenly rushed towards the shore without warning, whether it was a person in my Holy Sect or a person in the righteous path, he would kill someone when he saw it, and it triggered the thunder and lightning Tianwei, and in an instant, most of the people in the battlefield were actually dead, like Shura Hell, now everyone can no longer care about the battle between good and evil, and they have begun to protect themselves, and the remnants of my Holy Sect have also taken the opportunity to withdraw, so that they can be passed on。 ”
"Heavenly Punishment ......"
Jiang Pingsheng pondered for a moment, and muttered to himself in a low voice: "I didn't expect the Heavenly Punishment to really exist, it seems that this Nine Yin Cold Snake is indeed beyond the limits of the world, and even the heavens can't tolerate it......"