Chapter 55: The Appearance of the Snake Demon

Lu Yizhong looked up and saw that the sun had set. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The sky is clear, where the sun sets, there are a few golden clouds floating in the sky. It won't be long before it gets dark. The snake demon still didn't appear, which added a little to his anxiety. If the snake demon suddenly appears at night, it will be even more difficult to deal with. After all, he is in the light, and the snake demon is in the dark. Turning his head to look at Xia Xiyun, "You sleep first, and at night we will take turns to see the changes in the Blue Crystal Sword." "If the snake demon is approaching, the Azure Sword should be able to sense it.

Xia Xiyun let out an "um", gently leaned on Lu Yizhong's arms, and fell asleep after a while.

Lu Yizhong began to adjust his internal interest.

It was getting dark, and then night fell.

Although Lu Yizhong was adjusting his internal breath, he had been holding the hilt of the Blue Crystal Sword tightly.

When night came, the faint blue light emitted by the Azure Crystal Sword illuminated the surroundings of Xia Xiyun and Lu Yizhong. From a distance, it was as if a faint blue light enveloped the two of them.

At midnight, Xia Xiyun began to observe the situation of the Blue Crystal Sword. Lu Yizhong's eyes were slightly closed, and his internal breath was adjusted, and he began to comprehend the third level of the Three Absolute Palms, which was colorless and phaseless. Since obtaining the Three Absolute Palm Techniques, although the first level of fighting the bull across the mountain and the second level of bending and stretching freedom have quickly comprehended the mysteries, only the third layer, colorless and phaseless, has not yet been comprehended.

Although it was Xia Xiyun who observed the changes in the Blue Crystal Sword, Lu Yizhong's ears were always perceiving the movements around him. One night passed, and the snake demon still did not appear, and the third level of his enlightenment did not seem to have eyebrows.

In the morning, the sun rises over the hills, and the sun shines all around them, and it is golden.

The faint blue light emitted by the Azure Crystal Sword still did not change. Will the snake demon appear in the end, and what is the situation on the side of the Black Wind Cave? Thinking of this, Lu Yizhong fidgeted in his heart, and said: "The remnants of the Netherworld Sect and the decisive battle between the four major sects are only nineteen days" Seeing that time is passing little by little, plus rushing back to Fengming Town, it will take at least two days. So there are only seventeen days. Standing up, he looked up at the location of Tianliang Temple, "Are we going back to Batu Cave to kill the snake demon, or are we waiting here?"

Xia Xiyun also didn't pay attention to it, and said, "Even if you go to the Black Wind Cave, you can't defeat the snake demon at all." At that time, you used the invincible blue crystal sword, and you couldn't cut the snake demon at all. ”

Lu Yizhong muttered to himself, "What to do, what to do" Holding the blue crystal sword in his right hand, his arms were outstretched, and he shouted, "What should I do?" The voice resounded through the four fields.

Perhaps, the poor monk can answer. ”

This voice was too familiar, but he couldn't tell which direction it came from, and Lu Yizhong shouted, "You come out for me, don't hide." ”

"I'm on the stone staircase behind you, it's been a while"

Lu Yizhong turned his head suddenly, it was still the monk he had met before, only to see standing behind Xia Xiyun, five stone steps away, "Can you help me answer?"

The monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the donor has pulled out the blue crystal sword, sin, sin".

Xia Xiyun glanced back, got up, limped to Lu Yizhong's side, and folded his hands together, "Master, we have encountered a big problem, we can't leave now, and it's not okay to stay." ”

The monk returned the salute, "The two donors, what was the original intention of going to Fengming Mountain?"

"On the fifteenth day of next month, it will be the decisive battle between the remnants of the Netherworld Sect and the four major sects, and I will take the Blue Crystal Sword to relieve the poison of the Mourning Gate Needle. Lu Yizhong's tone was low, and he began to blame himself, "It's all my fault, I didn't listen to the master's dissuasion at that time, and insisted on going to Fengming Mountain." It's not going to go now, and it's not going to go either. ”

The monk said: "The donor cares about the common people, so why blame himself. "Smiling" The donor originally wanted to take the blue crystal sword to Fengming Town to relieve the poison of the mourning needle and save the martial arts people. After pulling out the blue crystal sword, the snake demon was resurrected, and the donor did not dare to go to Fengming Town, for fear of bringing disaster to the people of Fengming Town. Staying but not being able to defeat the basilisk. As a result, everything came to naught, not only could it not save people, but after the snake demon took back Neidan, it would kill more people. ”

"Master, speak what is in my heart. Lu Yizhong had a question in his mind and asked, "Master, I have always been puzzled. ”

"Donor, please speak"

Thinking about this, Lu Yizhong said: "Why did we escape from the Batu Cave, it has been a day now, and the snake demon has not yet chased after it?"

"That's because the snake demon has been suppressed by the Blue Crystal Sword for many years, and his vitality has been greatly damaged, plus there is no Neidan. So it takes time to recover. ”

"For how long?"

"I don't know," the monk shook his head, "However, according to the legend that has been handed down, the demon is cultivated by absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, and the aura of heaven and earth. So, as far as I can guess, it should be after the fifteenth full moon of the next month. ”

"The master's martial arts are outstanding, and before the snake demon recovers, we will work together to kill it. When Lu Yizhong said this, he naturally planned to do so in his heart. Thinking that with the help of the master, the snake demon was a little better to deal with before it recovered. If you recover there is no chance to defeat it at all. He had used the blue crystal sword to slash the snake demon before, and there was no movement at all.

The monk shook his head frequently, "It's difficult, no matter how high the martial arts are, after all, they are flesh and blood, how can they compete with the demon." Even if it doesn't have Neidan, we can't do anything about it. ”

Suddenly, I heard Xia Xiyun beside me say, "You are an immortal?"

Immortal, when Lu Yizhong heard this word, he thought of meeting this monk twice before, and he was simply too godly, and blurted out the words "the master is an immortal". I have long decided in my heart that this monk is an immortal, specially to save the common people. Kneeling down on one knee and saying, "Great Immortal, please save those people." He kowtowed very reverently and pinned all his hopes on the monk in front of him.

Xia Xiyun also knelt down and kowtowed, "Great Immortal, be merciful, save those people." ”

"Two, I think you've misunderstood. The poor monk is just a monk, not an immortal. The monk's tone became low, "Hey, if I were an immortal, I wouldn't have to stop you from going to Fengming Mountain in the first place." Just get rid of that snake demon and save so much trouble. ”

Lu Yizhong listened to the monk's words, felt that what he said was reasonable, and helped Xia Xiyun to stand up, but he still didn't believe it, and said: "If the master is not an immortal, how can we know the purpose of going up the mountain before we go to Fengming?"

The monk "Amitabha" sat on the steps, "Two donors, can you sit down and listen to me speak slowly." ”

Lu Yizhong helped Xia Xiyun to sit sideways on the steps below the monk.

The monk sighed deeply, as if he felt sorry for the past, "Hey, the past is unbearable." But in today's situation, I have to say, Amitabha. ”

Listening to the monk's tone, Lu Yizhong knew that it was a past that he didn't want to mention, so he said: "Master, the matter has passed, don't be too compassionate. ”

The monk said slowly: "That was forty years ago, and I hadn't become a monk before. ”

Lu Yizhong listened carefully to the monk's account of what happened forty years ago.

A quarter of an hour passed.

It turned out that one day forty years ago, this monk passed by Tianliang Temple. The young monk who witnessed the temple gate calling for help.

Lu Yizhong listened to the monk's story, and the shape of the young monk who died at the entrance of the temple stretched out his hand to ask for help, and he had the answer. But the monk beside him now, was he really hard-hearted at that time? Or was there another reason, "Master, how did you know that the poison in the monk who asked for help at the gate of the temple was the poison of the mourning needle?" After a pause, he continued: "Isn't the master having a deep relationship with the Netherworld Sect?" Glancing up, he saw the monk's face solemn, and then said: "Please forgive the juniors for bluntly saying that the master is actually a member of the Netherworld Sect. ”

The monk shook his head unexpectedly, "I'm not from the Netherworld. ”

Lu Yizhong listened to what the monk said, and was a little confused for a while, since he was not a member of the Netherworld Sect, why did he know so clearly.

I heard the monk say, "But as the donor said, I do have a great relationship with the Netherworld Sect. ”

Listened to the monk speak slowly. Lu Yizhong finally figured it out.

It turned out that this monk and the former leader of the Netherworld Sect (Lu Mubai), that is, Lu Xinliang's father, were sworn brothers. Later, the Netherworld Sect and the Holy Maiden Palace made a feud, and the sect members were killed countless times by the Holy Maiden Palace. Later, Lu Mubai found a snake venom, that is, the poison of the mourning needle. Annihilated the Palace of the Holy Maiden in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, I heard Xia Xiyun say, "No, the Holy Maiden Palace, it has not been annihilated." I used to be a disciple of the Holy Maiden Palace. Then his tone became a little sad, "It's a pity that now the Holy Maiden Palace is left with me and Master." ”

That's right, why did the monk say that the Holy Maiden Palace was annihilated, but Li Qingying was obviously the palace master of the Holy Maiden Palace, and there were dozens of disciples. It's just that he was poisoned by the mourning needle some time ago, and only Xia Xiyun and Li Qingying are left. Thinking about this, Lu Yizhong felt very strange and even more surprised. Thinking about it, isn't Li Qingying a disciple of Wujimen? Thinking about it, no, how could a disciple of Wuji Gate become the palace master of the Holy Maiden Palace, is there no other cave?

I only heard the monk say: "I haven't been to the Netherworld Sect for twenty years, and the Holy Maiden Palace, how can I know what has happened over the years." After a while, he folded his hands and said to Xia Xiyun, "Female donor, dare to ask who your master is?"

"Li Qingying. ”

The monk's face became more solemn, and he just let out an "oh". And didn't go on.

After thinking about it, Lu Yizhong said, "We met the master at the foot of Fengming Mountain, and what the master said at that time. Now that I think about it, it's just too godly. After a pause, "Since the master is not an immortal, how can he know the purpose of our going up the mountain, and what you said, it is difficult to choose, and this is exactly the situation we are in now." ”

The monk coughed twice, and his face became even more solemn: "That's because of the strange fragrance emanating from the donor." ”

"Strange fragrance?" Lu Yizhong had already guessed, and the answer was about to come out. Listen quietly to the monk's story.

It turned out that this monk went to the Batu Cave with Lu Mubai, caught a snake that had not been cultivated, and brought it back to the Netherworld Sect to raise. The snake venom is specially taken, quenched on a steel needle, and then loaded into the launch canister. In this way, the user will not be poisoned, which is the frightening death needle on the rivers and lakes later.

Xia Xiyun suddenly asked, "So in this way, the master and Lu Mubai knew that there was a snake demon there before they went to the Batu Cave. I wonder how the master, since he is not an immortal, knows in advance that there is a snake demon there. And he caught a snake, and he knew that the snake's venom was contagious. ”

The monk said, "That's what my master told me. ”

Lu Yizhong said: "In this way, the master's master must be a master of the Tao, and he is not an ordinary man. ”

"Exactly," said the monk.

After listening to the monk's words, there are not only immortals and goblins in this world, but also people who act against the sky and cultivate to become immortals through certain methods. However, this kind of immortal is not a legendary immortal.

Rather, like some animals or plants, they cultivate into immortals by absorbing some things, which is called cultivating immortals. However, the so-called immortals are ranked in the immortal class, which existed in ancient times. Immortals are much more powerful than cultivated immortals, and they can't be the same. The demon was struck by lightning or the person who cultivated the immortals was struck by lightning because he did something that hurt the heavens and reason, and he was punished by the gods. Thunder and lightning are feared by all goblins and immortal cultivators.

Lu Yizhong pondered back and forth, and the snake demon Neidan he had eaten by mistake was in the cave under the Moon Setting Mountain. The brain is spinning rapidly, so this Neidan may also have something to do with the Wuji Gate. He asked respectfully: "Master, the Neidan in my body was accidentally eaten in the cave of the Moon Setting Mountain, so in this case, you must have something to do with the Wuji Gate?" ”

"Amitabha, all kinds of evil consequences, all have evil causes, and the benefactor said" The monk clasped his hands together and kept muttering "Amitabha, Amitabha Buddha......"

Lu Yizhong has to go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha every year, and he still understands the meaning of "Amitabha Buddha", which mostly means prayer, thought, and repentance. With the age of the monk in front of him, his identity is self-evident, and he said: "The master is none other than Yin senior." ”

The monk stood up and said, "Amitabha, the donor is really smart, admire, admire, I am Yin Qiuping." ”

Lu Yizhong felt very puzzled, and looked at Yin Qiuping dumbfounded, "I saw the last words written by your disciple Nangong Yan on your coffin, and at that time I thought that Yin's senior had already passed away. I didn't expect to be alive in the world. I felt very happy, as if I had grasped a life-saving straw, as if I had seen the dawn, "Since the master of Yin's predecessors is a master of the Dao and a fairy wind bone, there must be a way to deal with the snake demon." ”

Unexpectedly, Yin Qiuping actually shook his head, "My master passed away forty years ago. ”

Lu Yizhong, who originally saw hope, instantly seemed to fall from a tall building. Soon after, peace of mind was restored. "The master of Yin's predecessors, since he is a master of Taoism, how can he pass away?"

Yin Qiuping smiled bitterly, "It's all my fault, the master was struck by lightning." ”

When Lu Yizhong heard that he was struck by lightning, he was very shocked. In his memory, when he was a child, he heard his elders say that children who are not filial to their parents will be struck by lightning. Calm down and listen to Yin Qiuping. Since he is Li Qingying's master, he knows the secret of the second half of the Holy Maiden's Heart Sutra.