"Hurry up! If you can't get the talisman water, you and I will become unworthy descendants!"
"Ouch! My shoes!"
"Don't crowd, don't crowd!"
"When will the real person come out? I've been waiting since midnight!"
Zhao Shu lifted up the curtain of the carriage and looked at the noisy scene in the town. The people were scrambling, pushing and pushing, and swarmed towards a building halfway up the mountain to the east. A rough estimate was that there were three or four thousand people.
Crowd, a large area of darkness.
Looking up, the building has red walls, black tiles, brackets and cornices. It can be said to be a strict structure, and it is decorated with jade and gold. It is very gorgeous. Inside the hall, there is a furnace cauldron with green smoke rising into the air, convoluted and lingering, and a strange fragrance is floating around.
, refreshing to the soul, and the barrier is vaguely arched to prevent the invasion of ghosts and gods.
"Old man, what are you going to do?" Zhao Shu stepped out of the carriage, stopped an old man passing by and asked.
"Did the guests come from somewhere else?" The old man's eyes were covered with a layer of darkness, and he held a cane in his hand and said with a smile: "The immortal of Lingtai Pavilion spreads talisman water every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. It is said that this talisman water can eliminate all diseases.
, little old man, my eyesight is not good, my legs and feet are also weak, I just hope that Fu Shui can cure this problem of mine."
Zhao Shu was noncommittal. The old man in front of him had lost his vitality and could not be cured by ordinary talismans. If Zhao Shu had done it, it would have been nothing more than relying on magic spells to forcefully open the blocked meridians so that the old man could see things for a short time.
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At this time, a burst of cheers was heard in the distance. The old man apologized and squeezed into the crowd with a cane.
I saw two rows of Tsing Yi boy servants running out of the mountain gate of the hall, each holding a ritual flag and flag, and lined up on both sides. Then a dazzling light fell from the sky and fell in front of the mountain gate. The brilliance faded, revealing a tall back figure, holding floating dust in his hands.
Wearing a purple robe and a jade crown on his head, he looks like a Taoist immortal.
Under the steps of the building leader, thousands of people knelt down one after another and chanted in unison: "I ask the real person to help you out of trouble!"
Zhao Shu used his eyesight enough to see the figure turning around, and it turned out to be Chu Mengchun.
"It's actually him?" Jiang Ru was also surprised: "If he doesn't guard Lingtai Ruins properly, why would he go outside the mountain?"
After Zhao Shu dug a river to divert the flood, he continued south and came to the Lingtai Ruins area. Because Lingtai Ruins was located in a deep mountain and surrounded by formations to hide and guard, it was impossible to go directly. According to the original arrangement, the manpower stationed at Lingtai Ruins would come on their own initiative.
Welcome and lead the way, and assist Zhao Shu in setting up the mandala.
However, when Zhao Shu came nearby, he didn't see any people coming to help him, so he came to the market town outside Lingtai Ruins and planned to enter the mountains from there.
But I didn't expect that a luxurious building would be built on the edge of such a small town. Moreover, Chu Mengchun was in charge here, and the appearance was not much worse than when he was the governor of Qingyan County.
Now Chu Mengchun put on the unique purple robe and jade crown of Chongxuan Hall, held his head high and walked down the steps, walked like smoke, came to a large cauldron filled with clear water, appeared like a magic spell, raised his head high to the sky, and chanted the rhyme of the sutra.
The cadence of his voice is as unintelligible to ordinary people as a heavenly book.
"Jiuding Danying method?" Although Jiang Ru was far away, she understood the rhymes of the scriptures and frowned: "This method is clearly used to prepare a medicinal liquid slurry, but it cannot cure diseases at all. Chu Mengchun is proficient in the external alchemy furnace.
Huo, how could you do such a nondescript trick?"
"It's just pretending to be a ghost." Zhao Shui's eyes flickered, as if he already understood the situation.
Jiang Ru watched Chu Mengchun put the talisman into the cauldron, and a burst of light rose into the sky and turned into sweet rain and sprinkled down. Thousands of people kneeling on the ground raised their heads and stretched out their hands, their faces full of fanaticism, just hoping to get more.
Add some talisman water and sweet rain.
"Master Chu's wonderful method is immeasurable, and he will live forever!" I don't know who shouted it first, and the people also shouted one after another:
"Master Chu's wonderful method is immeasurable, and his immortality will last forever!"
Thousands of people chanted in unison, with a force that shook the heavens and the earth. Many people who originally seemed to be old and sick were now full of vitality and vitality.
"Weird." Zhao Shu secretly thought and looked up. From the perspective of Yingxuan's photography, a hazy light appeared among the crowd. As they shouted in unison, it faintly moved toward the dense mass of light above the building. The scattered green smoke from the furnace is gathering.
"This is the power of incense and faith." Lingxiao reminded.
Zhao Shu stared intently and found that as Chu Mengchun breathed out, the power of the incense slowly descended on him.
Zhao Shu couldn't believe it: "Is Chu Mengchun planning to convert to the divine way? No, ordinary monks simply don't dare to easily use incense and faith to nourish their souls. It is very likely that before they have achieved anything, they will shake the foundation of the immortal way and even be believed by all living beings. May your mind be shaken.
Since ancient times, usually only monks who have no chance of immortality and have disintegrated from their corpses will choose to turn to Shinto and become a land creature to take charge of the underworld. Chu Mengchun only lost his official position and power, but he was still a disciple of Chongxuan Hall, so there was no reason to take such a risk. Act of."
"I'm afraid he doesn't know what he is doing." Lingxiao sneered.
"What should we do now?" Jiang Ru interrupted Zhao Shu's contemplation.
At this time, outside the Lingtai Pavilion, Chu Mengchun finished performing the magic and asked the boy servants to distribute talisman water to the people. Zhao Shui really couldn't stand this kind of behavior that deceived the people, but considering the difficulty of ordinary people's livelihood, he only hoped to get talisman water by relying on it. Feeling a bit of comfort, he said: "Don't disturb me for now, wait until the people have dispersed."
The talisman water was distributed for more than an hour until the cauldron bottomed out. Most of the people who got the talisman water drank it on the spot and immediately became refreshed and their legs and feet were light. Some people put the talisman water in bamboo tubes and brought it back carefully. And the rest of the people I had to go back disappointed and hope for next time.
After the people reluctantly dispersed and saw Chu Mengchun turning to leave, Zhao Shui came outside the Lingtai Pavilion, but was stopped by two doorkeepers.
"Stop! This is a real person's training place. How can we allow you to trespass? Why don't you retreat quickly?"
Hearing the words of the gatekeeper, Zhao Shu had no expression on his face, but Jiang Ru smiled angrily: "What kind of real person's dojo? Chu Mengchun is so self-righteous that even his servants are like frogs in the well!"
"Where did you come from? How dare you speak such arrogant words?!" The two gatekeepers were furious and took out short-handled bones from their waists. The spiritual light flowed from the top, hiding the power of gravel. If an ordinary person was hit by these bones, they would probably be killed immediately. The heavenly spirit will be shattered.
Seeing the two gatekeepers smashing the bones with their hands, Zhao Shu remained motionless and his five-color zhenqi spread out. The two of them felt a high wall suddenly pushed across in front of them, and were knocked straight away, taking the door of the building with them. Knocked apart together.
"It's still strange." Zhao Shu noticed the clues as soon as they met. The two gatekeepers didn't have any magic power in their bodies. They were just ordinary people. But when they thought together, the bones in their hands were able to produce magical effects, completely Subverting Zhao Shu's previous understanding.
"My subordinates are acting so arrogantly and unscrupulously. It seems that even after being demoted to this place, Chu Mengchun, you are still arrogant and domineering." Zhao Shu didn't rush to investigate, and his voice spread throughout the building: "Although you have widely applied talisman water, But I see that you have no intention of saving the people, you just want to enjoy the compliments and praises from everyone. It’s really..."
Zhao Shu said as he walked, his steps as heavy as a mountain, and with every footfall, the entire Lingtai Pavilion felt the vibration spreading like a wave.
"... No progress at all!"
As soon as the footsteps fell, the dull roar of tigers rolled around, making the surrounding boy servants frightened, and no one dared to approach.
"Zhao Mi?!" Chu Mengchun hurriedly walked out, his face flashed with shock and anger at first, but then he bowed respectfully:
"The common people pay their respects to Marquis Zhenming."
"Oh, you are a master of Chu who has immeasurable miraculous powers and a long life. How can I, an ordinary person, be worthy of the worship of a master?" Zhao Shu rolled his sleeves coldly.
Chu Mengchun suppressed his anger and apologized, saying with a smile: "That's just the nonsense of ordinary people, just to get a drink of talisman water. Don't take it seriously, Marquis Zhenming."
"Oh?" Zhao Shu asked even further: "So it seems that you are relying on leftist sorcery to confuse the people here?"
Chu Mengchun's cheeks twitched. In the past, he would have ordered people to take down the offending person and torture him. But now the situation was reversed, Zhao Shu was at the top of his game, and he was definitely not able to resist.
"The common people gave away the talisman water without extortion. Marquis Zhenming's eyes were as bright as a torch, so he would never slander goodness." Chu Mengchun responded.
"Isn't that right? I have my own concerns." Zhao Shu walked with his hands behind his hands and looked at all the places in the Lingtai Pavilion: "Such a pavilion, it costs a lot of money, right? Not to mention inlaying jade and gold, even between the masonry and stone. It is truly luxurious to seal it with Liuyi Shen Mu."
Chu Mengchun waved the other servants to leave and explained: "Marquis Zhenming misunderstood. The common people have only been here for two years. How can they build such a building? This Lingtai Pavilion was originally built by Xuanpu Hall. Later, Xuanpu Hall The hall was destroyed by evil spirits, and the first one sent people to take over the Lingtai ruins. This Lingtai hall was also preserved and repaired."
"It seems that Master Chu knows Xuanputang very well?" Zhao Shu asked casually.
"Ashamedly, ordinary people only know a little bit about it." Chu Mengchun said: "If our Chongxuan Hall is expert in Waidan stoves and yellow and white gold stones, then this Xuanpu Hall is an expert in cultivating fine trees and tending to grass.
For hundreds of years, Xuanpu Hall has been the leading inheritance of immortality in the eastern part of Kunlun. The fairy grass Ganoderma lucidum planted in Lingtai Ruins has always been recognized as a holy product for health and longevity. Many dignitaries will come to ask for the Ganoderma lucidum with large sums of money and gifts.
And every few decades, Xuanpu Hall would invite fellow cultivators to learn about the wonders of Zhicao. During the Tianxia Dynasty, my ancestors from Chongxuan Hall also visited and highly praised Xuanput Hall."
Zhao Miao sighed: "What a pity that such a sect fell into the hands of evil spirits."
Chu Mengchun said with sarcasm: "In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on evil spirits. The last head of Xuanpu Hall saw that Tianxia's vitality was about to be exhausted, so he made friends with powerful people and funded gold and silver. This was no longer enough to fight for money in troubled times. Instead of establishing a foothold, I hope to receive a share of the merit of being a slave to the dragon.
By doing this, Xuanputang was completely involved in the chaos at the end of Tianxia. As a result, countless disciples were killed and injured. In the end, they barely managed to retain a line of inheritance and could only huddle in Lingtai Ruins. Such a sect is destined to attract evil spirits. We covet it, but Lingtai Ruins is widely planted with Zhicao. As long as you attack it, even if you don't occupy the dojo, you will still gain a lot."
Zhao Shu couldn't help but think of the Yunyan Peak lineage, which was said to have been involved in the chaos at the end of Tianxia, which resulted in the death of his disciples. Isn't it sad that hundreds of thousands of years of inheritance and accumulation would eventually fall into the hands of others?
"But I heard that when Xuanpu Hall was besieged by evil spirits, they asked Chongxuan Hall for help." Zhao Shu said, "I don't know why Chongxuan Hall turned a blind eye to this?"
Chu Mengchun smiled politely and said: "Do you know, Marquis Zhenming, how many letters from fellow immortal cultivators the Chongxuan Hall will receive throughout the year? What's more, the war between the Five Kingdoms was going on at that time, and the fighting between Xuanpu Hall and our Chongxuan Hall was going on.
We don’t have many old friends, so why should our disciples risk their lives to save it?”
"This seems to make some sense." Zhao Shu said with a sharp tone: "It's just that Chongxuan Hall did not send anyone to rescue, and sat back and watched Xuanputang's destruction, but later occupied the sect's dojo. Such behavior will inevitably be criticized.
.And as far as I know, there are still disciples of Xuanpu Hall who are still alive. They worked hard to build the sect dojo, so Chongxuan Hall should not always occupy it."
"What does Marquis Zhenming mean by this?" Chu Mengchun asked: "Are you here to recover the sect's dojo for Xuanputang? But I heard that you were ordered to preach the altar, and Lingtai Ruins is one of them. This
When I asked for the dojo to be restored to Xuan Pu Hall, I'm afraid it was an act of taking advantage of the public for personal gain, right?"
"It's true that I have been a county guard for a long time, so I still have a good tongue." Zhao Miao said with a faint smile.
When Chu Mengchun heard this, he was filled with hatred and anger. If his father Chu Fenggui hadn't sent several letters asking him to put aside his past grudges and serve Zhao Shu, he would have no intention of chatting with Zhao Shu here.
"Since we are talking about the pulpit, I heard that after you were dismissed from office, you were assigned by Chongxuan Hall to be stationed at Lingtai Ruins." Zhao Shu said with a questioning tone: "But if you didn't stay at Lingtai Ruins, why did you run away?
Go outside the mountain and give talisman water?"
Chu Mengchun got angry when he mentioned this. He was originally the governor of Qingyan County, and he had a group of fairies and gods under him to perform sacrifices. Compared with the boring days of working on the alchemy furnace in the Chongxuan Hall, fanning the wind and watching the fire, it was much more nourishing.
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As a result, when Zhao Shu came, Chu Mengchun could not continue to enjoy wealth and peace, and was dismissed from the position of county governor, completely reduced to a white body.
If it hadn't been for the father's protection from a servant, Chu Mengchun would have been held accountable for dereliction of duty. In order to avoid the limelight, Chu Mengchun was assigned to garrison at Lingtai Ruins. On weekdays, facing the mountains, forests and vegetation, it was quite quiet, but it was almost boring.
Mushrooms grow.
"The first mountain-protecting formation was re-deployed at Lingtai Ruins. There is no need to send additional people to guard it." Chu Mengchun had to reply: "I only need to check that the formation hub is running smoothly every once in a while. The rest of the time, I can do whatever I want...
This was also approved by the Chief.”
Zhao Shu was silent, and he heard a subtle meaning. Yunyan Peak did not send anyone to collect it, that is because Liang Tao deliberately did it, intending to lure people into the trap. However, Lingtai Ruins still allowed Chu Mengchun to do his own thing, which may not be possible.
Tolerance and indulgence are the explanation.
In particular, Zhao Shu told Liang Tao that Lingtai Ruins was one of the key points of the altar site, and there was no reason for him to still allow people like Chu Mengchun to garrison it. If it was not handled properly, it would be detrimental to the great plans of the human world.
Considering that Chu Mengchun was able to use the power of incense to nourish his soul just now, which was very different from the foundation of Chongxuan Hall's immortal magic, and that the gatekeeper servant who had no cultivation skills could still perform magic. Zhao Shu couldn't help but suspect that this might be