Chapter Seventy-Seven: Qingyuan Palace
The master glanced at the corpse wrapped in the broken mat, pondered for a moment, and took out a blue talisman from his arms: "This tiger has turned into a demon body, although the body is dead, the qi is not exhausted. If you want to destroy it completely, you can only burn it with one fire. But in general, it is difficult to extinguish all fires, and they can be extinguished by the power of spells. Helmsman, please also find a place to place the demon corpse, wait for the poor way, and destroy it. ”
The helmsman agreed, turned his head to the third master next to him and said, "Third brother, let people carry this demon corpse to the back mountain." ”
The third master took the promise and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to do it.
When the two subordinates trembled and carried the body of the tiger spirit to the back mountain, the master also led the helm to the back mountain.
Finding a place that is relatively flat and less weedy, the helm handle asked people to set up a dry firewood pile, and then under the instruction of the master, the body of the tiger spirit was placed on the dry firewood with the head facing west and the feet facing east.
Ready for all this, the master pinched the blue talisman and walked to the firewood, his eyes slightly closed, and his mouth was full of words. After a while, the master's eyes suddenly opened, and the scorching golden light burst out from his eyes, and he flipped his right hand, pinching the blue rune void and drawing a few runes, the blue rune in his hand actually popped, and the flames rose, and a dazzling golden flame erupted.
"Go to ......"
The master shouted, his right hand kept going, and the golden flame in his hand roared into the dry pyre in front of him.
Rumble!!!
As the golden flame fell, the pile of dry wood was instantly ignited, and the flame was not like an ordinary flame, but like a golden flame burning on the talisman.
Oh!!!
As the golden flames rose, a heart-rending scream erupted from the firewood. The body of the tiger spirit lying on the firewood began to twist, and a miserable white and translucent figure tried to break free from the corpse's confinement and escape from the flames.
When everyone saw this, they were all shocked, and they all retreated in horror.
The master didn't care, and continued to chant the incantation, and as the incantation rose sharply, the golden flame burned more and more violently. The heat wave rolled, enveloping the tiger spirit's body in an instant.
Bursts of piercing screams kept coming from the flames, which couldn't help but send chills down people's backs and chills in their hearts. But as the flames grew stronger, the screams became weaker and weaker, until at last they were silent, and only the crackling sound of burning wood remained.
At this point, the master had just received the exercises, and nodded sweatingly: "Okay!"
Seeing this, Hu Yan hurriedly stepped forward to support the master and said, "Master, what was it just now?"
The master wiped the beads of sweat on his face with his sleeve robe and said: "It was the demon of the tiger spirit just now, but it has been refined by the true fire of the master, and it has been annihilated by ashes at this moment, and it can no longer be reincarnated as a disaster." ”
Hu Yan asked with some confusion: "Master, what is this demon? Is it like a human soul?"
The master smiled and said, "You can say the same, but it's not the same. The soul of this person is divided into three souls and seven souls, the soul is yang, the soul is yin, and the harmony of yin and yang is the spiritual aura in the human body. Demons and monsters are yin, and they are cultivated to the point where the demons are attached to the physical body. Therefore, although this tiger spirit is dead, the demon still exists, and if you want to completely destroy it, you must imprison it in the flesh and refine it thoroughly, so that it can be destroyed. ”
Hu Yan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Master, I understand." But how did you imprison its demon in its body?"
The master smiled slightly and said: "This is actually not difficult, after you build the foundation, teach you the golden light magic spell for the master, and then you will understand the mystery." ”
Hu Yan nodded, glanced back at the firewood pile that was rising, and was a little worried about the master's body, so he said, "Master, since this tiger spirit has been destroyed, let's go back!"
The master shook his head, pointed to the pile of firewood, and said, "Don't worry, when this flame fades, I have to let you find something." ”
Hu Yan was slightly stunned and said, "Master, what do you want me to find?"
"What the master said must be the Demon Pill!" Wu Qiu interjected on the side.
The master stroked his beard, nodded and said, "Wuqiu is right, this tiger spirit is very powerful, and at this moment, it has been refined by true fire, and the demon spirit may have been refined into a demon pill." You go and find it, and take it with you, but you can't let the wild things in the mountains devour it. ”
Wu Qiu poked nonsense with his arm, and said in a deep voice: "This demon pill is a good thing, it contains the demonic power of the monster itself, if ordinary animals eat it, they will immediately become monsters, if we cultivators use it for refining, we can also improve our true power." However, the demon pill can be met but not sought, the monster with low demon power cannot refine the demon pill, the monster with high demon power is not easy to deal with, and it is naturally not easy to take out the complete demon pill, this tiger spirit has been cultivated to the human form, the demon power is not bad, maybe it can be refined into a demon pill. ”
Hearing Wu Qiu say this, Hu Yan patted his head and said, "It's not good, the corpse of the black bear monster on the Seven Star Tank hasn't been refined yet! ”
Hearing Hu Yan say this, Wu Qiu couldn't help frowning.
The master smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Seven Star Tank is guarded by the Black Jiao, and there is the Tiangang Big Dipper Seven Star Array to guard it, and the demon spirit of the Black Bear Monster may have already been annihilated." ”
Hearing what the master said, Hu Yan was also relieved. The power of the Tiangang Big Dipper Seven Star Array, Hu Yan is deeply understood. The power of thunder and lightning was so violent that even the wandering spirits and wild ghosts could be torn apart in an instant, let alone a demon.
Now that I know the stakes. Hu Yan didn't dare to be careless, and when the flames were gone, he braved the blazing temperature and took a branch to look for the demon pill among the ashes. When Hu Yan was about to lose confidence from the smoke and fire, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he finally found a bead shining green under a piece of wood that had not been burned.
The bead was the size of a thumb and glowed with a dazzling green, and there seemed to be a black substance circulating on it, giving people a sense of unease.
Hu Yan took it out with a branch, waited until it cooled a little, then wiped it clean, and knocked it down in front of the master like a treasure.
The master smiled and said, "You can keep this demon pill, take the time to refine it, maybe it will be beneficial to your skills." ”
Hu Yan hesitated to glance at Wuqiu beside him, but Wuqiu said with a smile: "What do you see me doing." The master said it to you, and you will accept it. Don't worry, who is with me, are you still afraid that I will be jealous?"
Hearing Wuqiu say this, Hu Yan was a little embarrassed, nodded awkwardly, and took the demon pill into his arms.
After dealing with the matter of the tiger spirit's corpse, everyone returned to the helmman's house again, and after this night's battle, everyone was more or less tired. Originally, the master planned to leave for the mountain immediately, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the helm handle, so he had to linger here for two more days.
It wasn't until the third day that everyone said goodbye to the helmsman family and embarked on the road back to Qingyuan Palace......
Qingyuan Palace is located in Jiangjin Shijiao Town, traditional architecture, unique style, and a compound courtyard layout. The entire temple is surrounded by a three-zhang high wall of wind and fire. Beam-lifting brick, wood and stone structure. Carved relief, exquisite craftsmanship, cornices and corners, blue bricks and green tiles, slate paving.
The two sides of the theater building in the three halls and one courtyard are symmetrical, the civil and military Kui Star Building, and the male and female guest buildings are divided into left and right. There are 32 large round stone pillars supporting the front and back halls, which are quite characteristic of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the ancient trees around the temple are towering and green again. The stage is composed of the main hall of Sichuan, the hall of the Lingguan, the hall of the Jade Emperor, the pavilion of the sun and the moon, the pavilion of the breeze, and the garden with more than 20 century-old trees. Among them, a camphor tree on the right side of the main gate square, the branches and leaves are towering, covering the clouds and the sun, and the pavilions are like a canopy, covering the entire Qingyuan Palace.
Below the main entrance is a platform paved with stone slabs, there is a pair of stone lions at the foot of the stone staircase to greet the guests, the 40 steps of the vertical belt step ladder in front of the palace climb up the steps, the stone staircase is wide and more than zhang, there are eight flower platforms on both sides of the stairs. The mountain gate is a stone archway, and there are six Taoist legend reliefs on it.
There is a smiling stone lion and a white marble lion on both sides of the main mountain gate, symmetrically facing each other, above the main gate is the stone archway engraved with the word "holy decree", there is a prime minister on both sides, highlighting the ** atmosphere of the palace built by order. The lower forehead horizontal ruler Xu "Qingyuan Palace" three big characters, the pen is particularly strong, magnificent.
Hu Yan and Ziling looked at the huge and majestic buildings in front of them, and they were stunned for a while.
Wuqiu stretched out his hand and poked the sluggish nonsense, and grinned: "How about it, our Qingyuan Palace is okay, right?"
Hu Yan nodded stunnedly: "It's not just possible, it's simply a fairyland on earth in the blessed land of the fairy mountain!"
Wu Qiu raised his neck and said proudly: "That's natural, in the more than 400 years since the establishment of Qingyuan Palace, there have been many powerful characters, who are admired by the people and supported by all the people." It is comparable to ordinary Taoist temples. ”
"No ......" The master couldn't help but feel a little helpless, and turned back to Hu Yan and said: "In the future, this will be the home of you and Ziling, there are many brothers in Guanzhong, and you must love each other like family." ”
Hu Yan and Ziling said respectfully: "Master, the disciple knows." ”
The master said: "In a while, it will be the annual 'Sichuan Master Meeting' in Qingyuan Palace, which is the biggest event in our Qingyuan Palace, so you can also participate in it when the time comes." No, you take Hu Yan and Ziling back to the inner gate first, and go to the outer gate to meet your Uncle Huaqing for the teacher, and see if he has arranged this year's event. ”
Without a word of agreement, he led Hu Yan and Ziling back to the inner door.
The inner gate is not in the building complex that can be seen in Qingyuan Palace, but in the quiet place of the mountain behind Qingyuan Palace, which is listed as a forbidden place in Qingyuan Palace. Not to mention ordinary people, even the disciples of the outer sect of Qingyuan Palace cannot trespass.
If a disciple of the outer gate wants to enter the inner gate, he must pass the strict assessment of the outer gate and be recognized for his strength before he can be qualified to enter the inner gate to practice.
Wu Qiu led the two of them out of the outer door, walked through a stone staircase, and then came to the forbidden place in the back mountain. However, in the eyes of Hu Yan, this forbidden land in the back mountain is just an uninhabited deep mountain forest, and it is not at all as imposing and gorgeous as the outer gate.
As if seeing Hu Yan's doubts, Wuqiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't be surprised for a while." Saying that, he began to chant the incantation in a godly manner......