Zhao Shu measured the size of the cave and calculated the direction. He raised his hand to calculate and at the same time asked about Lingxiao:
"By the way, I haven't heard you talk about Bai Egong before. When the true essence was locked in his hands, didn't you show up and give him guidance? He obviously has more ways to take you back to the True Essence Jade Mansion, right?"
"I only have a little bit of true spirit left. When Mr. Bai E grabbed the True Essence Lock, he wasn't as shallow in cultivation as you were at the beginning. Naturally, I shouldn't show up." Lingxiao said: "What's more, Mr. Bai E is aggressive by nature.
The reason for the disintegration in the cave is that he was dragged down by his injuries."
Zhao Shu took out the true form of the divine tiger and sacrificed it casually. A tiger made of iron appeared and felt that there was a subtle connection between this object and the cave.
"When we came to the cave, we didn't find the remains of Lord Bai E. Could it be that he was decomposed here?" Zhao Shu raised his eyes and looked around.
"good."
"What kind of injury did Bai Egong get? Who hurt him?" Zhao Shu thought of the several injuries he had sustained in the past, and was thankful that he was treated in time so as not to leave any hidden dangers.
"Shangjingzong." Lingxiao said.
Zhao Shu was shocked when he heard this: "Is it the Shangjing Sect located in Tiancheng Mountain?"
"It seems that this sect has been passed down to this day." Lingxiao said calmly, without any surprise.
"More than that!" Zhao Shu said: "Nowadays, there are three talents coexisting in Kunlun Continent's Xuanmen Immortal Way, namely Chongxuan Hall, Shangjing Sect and Taiyimen. The first two monasteries are in Difei Mountain and Tiancheng Mountain respectively.
However, the Taiyi Sect does not have a fixed Taoist temple. Its disciples appear in the market and appear in the world. They claim that the human world is their Taoist temple, so there is a saying of the Three Talents.
Tiancheng Mountain is located in the Youxiong Kingdom, and the status of the Shangjing Sect can be roughly compared to the Chongxuan Hall of the Huaxu Kingdom. The four immortals of the Youxiong Kingdom are all members of the Shangjing Sect, and many relatives of the emperor worship the monks of the Shangjing Sect as their teachers. However, compared with
Liang Tao and the Four Immortals were far less powerful.
At that time, Shen Heng, the founder of the Xiong Kingdom, planned to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. The right minister went to Shangjingzong to ask the Four Immortals to come down and protect the prince, so that the Xiong Kingdom could avoid civil strife in the early years. The Four Immortals were therefore highly valued in the Youxiong Kingdom. By the way,
This makes Shangjing Sect become the authentic sect of Xiong Kingdom’s Immortal Way.”
Lingxiao said: "Nearly a thousand years ago, the Shangjing Sect may not be as prosperous as it is today, but it still has many outstanding people."
"Then why did Duke Bai'e become enemies with the Shangjing Sect?" Zhao Shu asked.
"Back then, there was a big monster who wanted to unite the monsters in the world and fight for hegemony." Lingxiao said in a calm tone: "Although Mr. Bai E's heart is towards the Xuanmen Immortal Way, he was born as an inhumane and likes to fight against injustice, so he naturally got involved in killing and fighting.
Bai E Gong and a group of monsters attacked Tiancheng Mountain. The monks of Shangjing Sect joined forces to defend against the enemy. The monsters were defeated and Bai E Gong was also seriously injured. Later, other monks came to intercept and kill Bai E Gong. He was almost halfway injured.
die."
"Big demon? Unify the monsters in the world?" Zhao Shu thought briefly: "Could it be the golden-eyed demon king?"
Thousands of years ago, the demons and ghosts in Kunlun Continent were much more active than they are today. Monsters not only existed in sparsely populated and remote mountains, but could even openly separatist forces, eating people and drinking blood, and committing endless atrocities. Therefore, there were constant conflicts between humans and monsters.
Among them, there was a monkey demon who had been taking the essence of the sun and the moon for a long time. He had profound cultivation and was well versed in human affairs. So he gathered monsters from all over the world and occupied a large area of mountains, rivers and lakes. He proclaimed himself the king. Because his eyes were shining with golden light, the world called him the Golden Eyed Demon King.
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This golden-eyed demon king indeed claims to unite all demons and create a demon kingdom. However, in Zhao Shui's impression, this demon king is only making trouble in a corner of Kunlun Continent, and is far from unifying the demons in the world.
On the contrary, when many evil people heard about this, they took advantage of the name of the Golden-Eyed Demon King to carry out mass killings and wreak havoc in various places, causing a lot of resentment.
It is said that many masters of cultivating immortals came forward to slay demons and evil spirits back then. It took many years to suppress the chaos caused by evil spirits. It was probably at that time that True Lord Qingya gradually emerged.
As for the golden-eyed demon king, it is said that he was suppressed by the Immortal Family, and there are not many detailed and reliable records left.
"Arrogant people can't be divided into immortals, monsters, humans and ghosts." Lingxiao was too lazy to care.
Zhao Shu said: "The words of the Immortal seem to be not only talking about the Golden Eyed Demon King."
"I understand why the official of the Tianxia Dynasty intends to control the creation of heaven and earth based on the laws and regulations. He just hopes to revitalize humanity and control all non-human beings." Lingxiao said coldly: "If you are paranoid and forceful, you are destined to cause disaster.
Doom and calamity. Arrogant, evil and deceitful people have been around since ancient times. Only by being quiet and inactive can we be free and unhindered."
Zhao Shu originally thought that Lingxiao was mocking Liang Tao and himself, but he found that Lingxiao's tone was somewhat meaningful, and he didn't know who she was talking about.
After the Xuanzhu entered the mud pill, Zhao Shui realized personally that if he wanted to grasp the power of creation of heaven and earth, it was not necessary to look outside. The human body is based on the world, with the sky above and the earth below, breathing yin and yang, and experiencing the four seasons.
This body and mind contains infinite power of creation.
The ears and eyes are externally observing, and they are burdened by the five colors and five tones; the mind is wandering away, causing all kinds of emotions and ambitions to compete. All these things make people unable to be calm and unable to reveal their true spirit.
With this in mind, Zhao Shu was not in a hurry to decorate the mandala, and just sat quietly in the jade-walled cave.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Ru signaled others to avoid him, leaving only Lu Wangji to protect him.
If you don't exhale and breathe, your Qi will refine itself. If you don't think hard, your spirit will exist. If you abandon your deliberate efforts, the Xuanzhu will live in the Niwan Palace. It will naturally illuminate hundreds of corpses and be refined by real fire. It will have no light or shadow, and its crown and clothes will not burn.
The true form of the divine tiger was lying beside him. The iron tiger that was originally just a transformation of magic spells now actually sounded like a real tiger, making a sound of sleeping soundly.
Lu Wangji sat playing the piano, and she could sense that there seemed to be a subtle aura slowly flowing in the cave, gathering towards the true form of the divine tiger.
Zhao Shuan could not sit still, but the true form of the divine tiger beside him slowly sat up, taking on a somewhat human form, sitting cross-legged like Zhao Shu, with armor patterns appearing on his body, like a statue of a divine general holding a tiger's head, with his eyes still closed.
He is powerful and serious, as if he is going to kill evil spirits as soon as he opens his eyes.
After a while, when the real fire in Zhao Mi's body stopped activating, the flow of Qi in the cave suddenly increased, and Zhao Mi could not see how to seal the Bu Gang, and the earth's Qi was activated.
At the same time, the spiritual iron token in his arms flew out on its own and hung in mid-air. The light shone brightly. Cloud seals appeared on the surface of the jade wall of the cave. The token swayed and trembled. When the light swept away, the tiger-headed god disappeared directly. The top of the token
There was also one more tiger-headed beast to swallow, and the roar of the tiger immediately spread throughout Bai'e Gong's cave.
In the distance of the cave, the soldiers who were camping and resting also heard the roar of tigers coming from the mountains. Everyone looked up and were shocked to see the vast clouds condensed into a tiger, with its head raised and roaring. The mountains at their feet were like mounds, and the scene was earth-shattering.
When Zhao Shu opened his eyes, raised his hand and made a move, the divine iron token with a changed appearance fell, and the strange scenes inside and outside the cave disappeared.
"How did you come up with this method?" Lingxiao asked.
"Think? I didn't think much about it, I just had a thought." Zhao Shui raised his eyes and looked at the jade wall cave: "White Egong was dissolved here, and his soul merged into the cave and the surrounding mountains. And the "Hermit Inscriptions of the Divine Tiger" created by you
"It was originally made by comparing the true form and charm of the white-fronted male. I used the true form of the divine tiger to capture his remaining soul, but I just let nature take its course."
"This can be regarded as practicing magic to summon souls." Lingxiao said: "With your current level of cultivation, if you want to perform magic to summon souls, you don't actually need to go to the altar. The five qi are facing the yuan, and the three yuan are merged into one, forming an altar."
"That is, some simple rituals can do this." Zhao Shu smiled faintly: "I have always hoped to have an immortal general like Hengbi Gong to protect the law. In the past, the true form of the divine tiger was solid and reliable, but it still lacked some flexibility. Now I
I took a piece of the remaining soul of the White-headed Lord and forged it into one with the Ling Wen Divine Iron Order, and it became the leader of my Lutan."
"The remnant soul is just a remnant soul, it is not the white-breasted man of the past." Lingxiao reminded.
Zhao Shu nodded secretly: "Of course I know."
"Congratulations to Marquis Zhenming, for making another magic weapon." Lu Wangji said from the side.
"Two pieces have been combined into one, what's the point of congratulations?" Zhao Shu stood up and patted his robe: "Get ready to decorate the altar. I have just found out the trend of the earth's veins."
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"Your Majesty, Grand Sima has sent a report."
In the palace of Dongshengdu, many officials and ministers came and went frequently with documents and reports, including disasters and civil commotions in various parts of the country, auspicious deeds reported by county chiefs, and various forms of impeachment and praise.
and the indispensable urgent delivery of border military information.
The king took a report, read it for a moment, and couldn't help frowning: "The high priest of Jiuli Kingdom's Shengsi Valley is married to the goddess of Yongcui Temple?"
The leader of the country immediately called several ministers and subordinates who were familiar with the affairs of Jiuli Kingdom and asked: "What do you think?"
Those close ministers and officials took the report and read it one after another, and then said: "The Holy Si Valley was the key to the Tianxia Dynasty's rule over the Southern Territory, and the shrine of Lord Huode who guarded the Southern Territory was built here.
Although the Tianxia dynasty was overthrown and shamanism flourished again in the south, the Shengsi Valley still enshrined Lord Huode. The position of the high priest came from the Tianxia dynasty's attempt to rule the country after the marriage between the barbarian general of the Tianxia dynasty and a local female chief.
Designed to capture the ghosts and deities of the southern region."
Another person said: "In the past, the high priest of Shengsi Valley was only the leader of the various tribes in Jiuli. Although he once planned to annex various tribes due to the prosperity of his army, the results were slow for decades. On the contrary, the Yongcui Temple has been inherited in the south.
For a long time, the Yongcui sacred tree was worshiped, and most of the shamans were women. The leader was called the goddess, and she was said to be able to communicate with the sacred tree.
The witches of Yongcui Temple often use medicine to save people, and they have always been deeply loved by the people of the Southern Territory. Even when Tianxia opened the Southern Territory, in order to appease people's hearts, the Yongcui Temple was not affected. Compared with the past of Shengsi Valley
With repeated military campaigns and attacks, Yongcui Temple is extremely popular in Jiuli."
The head of the country nodded and asked: "But I heard that the goddess Yongcui Temple is not involved in military affairs. This marriage with the high priest of Shengsi Valley, isn't this the union of the two largest families in Jiuli Kingdom?"
A Langguan said: "I'm afraid that because of the defeat of the ten witches of Fengju, the demon god of Nantu suffered a heavy blow. The tribes of Jiuli Kingdom had no one to rely on. Even if they were defeated, it would save Shengsi Valley from a difficult constraint, and its power would suddenly increase.
Yongcui Temple either complied with the changes in the situation, or was coerced, and finally chose the goddess to come forward for the marriage."
The head of the country looked ugly, and another close minister said: "In this way, will the Jiuli Kingdom be able to unify all the ministries without any hindrance?"
No one dared to answer the question, and the king sighed and said: "I didn't expect a big defeat, but it actually helped them."
"Does Your Majesty hope to continue to use troops against the Jiuli Kingdom?" A minister immediately said: "Although Shengsi Valley and Yongcui Temple are married, it will take time to integrate the various ministries, and they may not be able to mobilize a large army in a hurry."
The king shook his head: "This matter is inappropriate. We are also at a critical moment and have no time to raise troops in a large scale."
The officials and ministers present all understood that the current situation in the country was turbulent. If Liang Guoshi really ascended or died one day, Huaxu's country would definitely face a great chaos. In order to prepare for unexpected events, in the past six months, there have been more troops near Dongsheng Capital.
They mobilized troops and horses, and also built fortresses near Difei Mountain.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xintai of Tiantai wishes to see you." A eunuch came to inform him.
"See you." The king waved his hands at the same time, and the other officials and ministers retired one after another. Xin Taicheng looked at the stars for the country's emperor and talked about the secrets of heaven. Naturally, ordinary people were not allowed to listen.
After Prime Minister Xin Taicheng entered the palace and saluted, the king asked, "Is there something going on over at Zhao Mi again?"
"Yes." Xin Taicheng reported: "Zhao Shu recently set up a mandala in Shanling County. I saw the clouds in that area were stirring, and the roar of tigers spread for hundreds of miles."
The king was puzzled: "Is this a sign?"
"That's not necessarily true. Wei Chen guessed that Zhao Shui was refining the magic weapon." Xin Taicheng replied.
Since Zhao Shu was ordered to go out to set up the mandala, Xin Taicheng had to be responsible for watching the clouds. If there were any changes in Zhao Shu's practice, he had to come and report to the king, so as to grasp the possible consequences of Zhao Shu's every move.
"Can sacrificing a magic weapon cause such a big commotion?" The king's face showed no joy or anger.
Xin Taicheng explained: "The place where Zhao Miao is now is the cave of the Immortal Family that was born a few years ago and is connected to the earth. Performing magic in it will inevitably cause various strange phenomena. Wei Chen has already calculated that there will be no
Catastrophe.”
The king seemed a little relieved after hearing this, and then asked: "How is the situation over at Difei Mountain?"
Xin Taicheng bowed and said: "Please forgive me for being shallow. In the past six months, the strength of the national master has become increasingly difficult to predict. Sometimes it is like wet ashes, showing the appearance of death and defeat, and sometimes it is constantly transforming and full of vitality. I looked at it a few days ago.
I realize that the state master's energy is half dead and half alive, but he has no peace for a moment."
"Is this... considered good or bad?" the king asked.
"I don't dare to judge lightly." Xin Taicheng said: "The so-called misfortune and blessing depend on each other, the national master should be when he breaks through the barrier and enters the country. A master of the immortal family like the national master cannot even take one step forward in cultivation.
It is not surprising that the number of Qi changes drastically due to the Taoist calculation."
"So the Imperial Master was not seriously injured, and the theory of internal fighting in Chongxuan Hall is not credible?"
"Exactly." Xin Taicheng added: "But the current situation of the Imperial Master is probably not safe."
"Then Ai Qing, do you think the Imperial Master will be able to improve his cultivation during this retreat? Can he just fly away?" asked the Lord of the Kingdom.
Xin Taicheng thought about it again and again, broke into a cold sweat, and replied: "No one can say for sure about this matter. Once the master of the country achieves the immortal way, he will not be limited by his anger."
"In other words, after the national master breaks through the barriers and improves, no one in the world can control him, right?" The king's expression turned grim.
"I really don't know." Xin Taicheng replied humbly.