In a deep mountain valley, there are ancient sandalwood trees hanging down on the left and right, and green pines spreading their branches. After Chu Mengchun made a hand and chanted a mantra, the trees and vines in front of him slowly parted to the two sides as if commanded, revealing a doorway with swirling green light. The scenery behind the door.
Hazy.
Unlike other blessed land monasteries, Lingtai Ruins is hidden by a barrier formation. Even if you look down from the sky, it is just a dense mountain forest covered by clouds and fog. If you can't find the entrance and exit and rush in, you will immediately fall into confusion.
In the formation, I lost my bearings and found it difficult to distinguish up and down.
If there are still people in the blessed land who are in charge of the operation of the formation, the enemies who break into the formation will be besieged from all directions. Even though Xuanpu Hall suddenly declined in the late Tianxia Dynasty, the disciples can still hold on with the help of the enlightened nine-door formation that protects Lingtai Ruins.
decades.
Zhao Shu walked calmly and walked directly into the doorway. After the green light, it suddenly became clear. As far as he could see, on a vast and gently undulating field, there were many fragrant grasses and grasses, gurgling streams and springs, colorful and scattered. In the distance, you could see pavilions and pavilions dotted with rock springs.
Among the grass and trees, this scene alone shows the atmosphere of the immortal family living in seclusion and gathering sesame seeds in the mountains.
Lingtai Ruins is not a towering peak. The Qi here is full but not intense. It looks like a messy garden, but the Qi is organized in an orderly manner. The monarchs, ministers and envoys are arranged in an orderly manner, so that different types of Zhicao medicines coexist in the same place, but there is no trace of them.
Irregular conflict.
Medicinal fields and spiritual gardens for those who cultivate immortality are different from ordinary farmland. Immortal plants often need to be nourished by abundant fresh air, so they cannot be planted in large quantities in the same area. It is impossible to plant seedlings widely and scatter seeds all over the garden like planting food. Otherwise, the garden
The earth's energy will be quickly depleted.
In addition, different spiritual plants also need different environments to promote their growth. Some like shade but not moisture, some like sun but not drought, some wither when exposed to wind, some need to be buried deep for many years before they can germinate, and so on.
Physical properties vary, and they cannot be cultivated in the same way. Sometimes even the water used for watering needs to be prepared separately, which may be more difficult to maintain than a living person.
Zhao Shui learned many methods of maintaining blessed places and cultivating spiritual gardens from the Xuanpu jade book, but due to his busy schedule, he rarely had the opportunity to prove it in practice. Even though Liang Tao gave Zhao Shui the Yunyan Peak geological survey talisman,
He also had no time to stay at Yunyan Peak and build it to perfection.
And when Zhao Shu remembered that his mother was a member of Xuanpu Hall, he couldn't help but feel a lot in his heart. Now that his experience has increased, his resentment towards his mother's early departure has long since dissipated.
The collapse of Xuanpu Hall may be due to the reason that Chongxuan Hall sat back and did nothing, but when involved in the chaos at the end of Tianxia, who can guarantee that they can escape unscathed? Yunyan Peak, Fengming Valley, and the rest of the world have been destroyed since the end of Tianxia.
The inheritance of immortality has never been lacking.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes and think that all your achievements in cultivation are due to the teachings of your sect master. When your sect is destroyed and your disciples are separated, this feeling is comparable to the loss of a family. If you have nowhere to vent your thoughts, your thoughts will turn into hatred and anger.
, which is not surprising.
Zhao Shu then thought of his teacher Zhang Duanjing's purpose of forging the divine sword. He hoped to prevent the immortal family from interfering in the mortal world. If we think more carefully, those who cultivate immortals should also keep quiet and get involved in disputes for all kinds of earthly connections. This is what they are asking for.
Being burdened makes me unable to be at peace.
Looking at the blessed land of immortals in Lingtai Ruins, Zhao Shui also had some thoughts of leaving the world.
"Wait! You monsters are not allowed to enter! Stop!"
It's a pity that Chu Mengchun's shout ruined Zhao Shu's mood. When he turned around, he saw the group of otter monsters rushing through the door hole, like a group of rats passing through the border, and suddenly poured into Lingtai Ruins. Chu Mengchun didn't know what was going on, so he was so frightened that he resorted to
A jade seal with a chi button, intended to hinder.
But before Chu Mengchun could unfold it, a big black iron hand put on his shoulder and firmly controlled the movement of Qi. Chu Mengchun turned his head in pain and was surprised to see a tiger-headed god general with a fierce look on his face.
Staring at himself, as if he was going to open his bloody mouth and bite his head off the next moment.
"They were invited by me." When Zhao Shu was talking, the group of otter demons gathered at Zhao Shu's feet. They all looked like human beings, carrying altar utensils on their backs and in their hands, looking very naive.
Chu Mengchun scolded: "Lingtai Ruins is a blessed land for the immortal family. How can we allow a group of mountain monsters to run around? If it disrupts the earth's energy and destroys the medicinal field and spiritual nursery, how will Marquis Zhenming plan to repay it?"
"Don't mess around here." At this time, Jiang Ru also walked into Lingtai Ruins: "Difei Mountain is also a blessed place for the immortal family. Doesn't our Jiang family still live in the mountain?"
Chu Mengchun was speechless for a moment, and the tiger mighty god withdrew his big hand. Zhao Shu said: "Don't worry, these otter monsters are naturally good at sensing the earth's veins, and they also know a bit about the knowledge of maintaining the blessed land dojo. I asked them to come,
It’s nothing more than assisting in setting up the mandala...Okay, you can each go explore the situation and find a suitable location for setting up the mandala.”
After saying this, the otter monsters put down their utensils, scattered in all directions, and disappeared among the grass blades in a blink of an eye.
Chu Mengchun did not hide the disgust on his face: "Driving monsters is not what the orthodox cultivator of immortality does. What's more, it is said that you are the descendant of the Tianxia Dynasty's praise officer. How can there be any praise officer like you?"
"The Praising Officer is not always the same." Zhao Shui said with a flick of his sleeves: "And you don't understand the Praising Officer, so just say a few words less to avoid making a fool of yourself."
Chu Mengchun's face turned red. Jiang Ru sneered and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many immortal masters who enlightened monsters and ghosts and promoted them to immortals. What's more, when it comes to driving monsters, you, Chu Mengchun, are not qualified to tell others. You were there back then.
In Qingyan County, there are many people who use monsters and ghosts for personal gain."
Jiang Ru knew very well about the children of this kind of aristocratic family. They could not tolerate criticism from others for what they did, but if others did the same thing, they would often slander them.
But after Chu Mengchun pointed it out, Jiang Ru found that Zhao Shui and Liang Tao were more and more similar. When Liang Tao patrolled the country with his sword, he swept away the evil spirits in the south, and in the process he subdued the Sky Fox who wandered in the world.
The same lineage. And Zhao Shu opened an altar to patrol the territory, destroyed the obscene sacrifices, subjugated the powerful, and at the same time subdued a group of otter demons and guided them in their cultivation.
This is not to say that there are no differences between Zhao Shu and Liang Tao, but Jiang Ru found that the two people's life experiences and interactions with others gradually overlapped. Especially Zhao Shu's words and deeds when facing Chu Mengchun, almost overlooking them from above, that kind of
Calm and contented, almost as consistent as ever.
At this time, Lu Wangji also carried Qin and walked into the door. She remained cold and silent, but when Chu Mengchun saw her, he couldn't help but cursed: "What is the true story of Fengming, Tiaoshen Suqin, still a person who flatters the powerful?"
flow!"
Lu Wangji did not answer, but Zhao Shu said: "Chu Mengchun, it seems that you have completely failed to understand the intention of the elder of Chongxuan Pavilion in sending you to Lingtai Ruins."
"What's the purpose?" Chu Mengchun snorted coldly: "You forced me to fall to this, isn't it enough?"
Zhao Shu shook his head slowly: "Lingtai Ruins is far away from the hustle and bustle, which is the most suitable place for cultivating the mind and character. You have been wallowing in the officialdom for too long in the past, and your mind has long been dusty. You have no power, but you only think about seeking personal gain and indulge in pleasure. How can you still do it?
Do you have the appearance of a disciple of the Chongxuan Hall Immortal Family? If I said that I envied you, would you believe it?"
"Bullshit!" Chu Mengchun retorted sharply: "If you like Lingtai Ruins so much, just stay here forever!"
Chu Mengchun felt that Zhao Shu just wanted to humiliate him. No matter how good the Lingtai Ruins were, when he opened his eyes, he would see this medicine field and spiritual garden. After a few days, he would get tired of seeing it. Chu Mengchun felt that he was in jail, and he had to do all this because of Zhao Shu.
Given!
"Alas, I want peace and quiet but can't get it." Zhao Shu sighed: "The fact that you were arranged to come here shows that the elders of Chongxuan Hall still have hope for you, but you yourself wasted a great opportunity."
"Marquis Zhenming has great supernatural powers, so I guess he doesn't need help from a simple person like me." Chu Mengchun couldn't stand to listen, so he casually handed over his hand and turned around to leave Lingtai Ruins.
"There is really no progress!" Jiang Ru scolded after watching Chu Mengchun leave: "The Chu family has the most prosperous people, but there is not a single one who can be seen!"
Zhao Shuze said: "If you don't teach, you won't succeed. After a person has indulged and fallen, it is meaningless to blame him. It is better to reverse the trend of decadence first."
Lu Wangji said softly: "Rotten wood cannot be carved, and not everyone can be enlightened."
"That's right!" Jiang Ru agreed: "The leader ordered Chu Mengchun to garrison Lingtai Ruins, but he insists on going to the mountains to play tricks. He is even more miserable than when he was the county guard. What is this kind of person telling him to do?"
"This shows that I am not good at educating others." Zhao Shu felt helpless.
"But I see that Chu Mengchun seems to be more impetuous than before." Lu Wangji said: "He is good at handling the fire of the alchemy furnace. When he was the governor of the county, he was able to calm his mind and protect the fire. I saw him today.
, but it has a bit more of the impulsiveness of a market person.”
Zhao Shu frowned slightly. He actually noticed something strange about Chu Mengchun, and considering that Lu Wangji once served as his guest, he should be more familiar with the changes in his character, words and deeds.
"Could this be the consequence of converting to Shintoism?" Zhao Shu secretly asked: "The power of faith in incense is used to nourish the soul, and the faith of all living beings disturbs the body and mind, leading to unstable emotions."
"Very good, you have gradually learned to see through the foundation of other people's cultivation." Lingxiao said.
Zhao Shu continued: "According to common sense, the faith power of incense cannot be directly harvested, refined, and used for one's own use. If monsters and ghosts steal the altar and attach themselves to the statues, they must unfold their souls and let the faith power of incense be infected, so as to gradually grow stronger.
The soul, cultivation and mana can also increase day by day.
However, this will make the soul contaminated by the faith and wishes of all living beings, and many monsters and ghosts will gradually become familiar with people in this process, and their temperament will change from wild beasts to secular hearts. This is why most ghosts and gods have burning desires and often extort offerings.
Eat blood and be greedy."
Lingxiao said: "When mortals call upon the gods, they already have desires and faith in their hearts. How can they not be contaminated by receiving the power of incense and faith with their souls?"
"But it's still wrong." Zhao Shu immediately made a judgment: "Even if it is a demon or ghost, not everyone can attach themselves to the altar and enjoy the power of incense at will. The soul placed in the altar is inherently dangerous, which is comparable to the demon pill hanging outside.
When I sent down thunder arrows to bombard the evil temple in Xinglong County, the magic power of the rat demon soul rested on the altar. Even if the original body was not struck by lightning at first, if the thunder arrows hit the altar of the evil temple, it would be severely damaged.
The techniques used by those who cultivate immortality are very different. They pay attention to restraining the soul and controlling the soul, and regulating the spirit, which is very different from sending the soul out. Although as far as I know, there are indeed some techniques for transferring souls and dividing spirits, but they are also used to transfer souls and spirits. The paper person attached is used for the transformation of the clone, and it cannot be used to carry the power of incense."
"But Chu Mengchun still did it." Lingxiao said.
Zhao Shu thought deeply: "As you said before, maybe Chu Mengchun didn't understand his situation. I don't know what means Liang Tao used to enable him to gain the power of incense. Especially the techniques of those servants, it feels like... It’s like the Southern Earth Demon God conferring divine power!”
"This is not the result of borrowing the Dharma." Lingxiao said: "Receive the power of faith from the incense, and then give it back for blessings to solidify your faith."
Zhao Shu guessed: "Could it be that Liang Tao was using Chu Mengchun to experiment with the incense and fire magic? But Chu Mengchun's temperament and will obviously changed, and the foundation of his immortality cultivation was shaken as a result. This is not a good sign."
"Have you forgotten that Liang Tao also has the power of fractal transformation?" Lingxiao reminded.
"Could it be that he intends to use his avatar to carry the power of incense?" Zhao Shu thought about it. The description Liang Tao is known to the world is usually the appearance of an old man in deep clothes and a crown. This is not only a scheming scheme hiding behind the scenes, but also can Distorting the world’s understanding of Liang Tao.
Many people who cultivate immortality, and even those who worship gods and temples, do not know that statues of gods are not randomly shaped. Just as the stroke pattern of a spell is closely related to the aura of energy, there is also a mysterious connection between the statues of gods and the true form of the deities.
The more similar a statue is to the true form of the deity, the more likely it is to attract the power of the incense. As a result, some demons and ghosts cling to the statue for a long time and are nourished by the incense. Their souls and energy will naturally form their true form, gradually becoming indistinguishable from the statue. This is also a form of transformation.
If Liang Tao really wants to ascend to the throne of Taoism and receive incense in the future, then the statue on the altar may not be the original appearance of the young and heroic man, but still the avatar of the old man.
Considering that the clone's temperament, words, and deeds were different from those of his original self, Liang Tao might have realized this very early and deliberately used his clone to walk around and treat others.
But this alone is not enough. After the Dao Kingdom is established in the future, Liang Tao will not be able to do everything by himself, so he must have a group of capable people to handle things for him.
Even if he made many promises to Zhao Shu, just one person was not enough. Although there were many disciples in the Chongxuan Hall, the four surnames of the Immortal family were corrupt and were even in danger of establishing their own school. Therefore, Liang Tao had to use alternative means to order his disciples. .
As a living immortal master, Liang Tao must be very aware of the selfish nature of those who cultivate immortality. Just respecting the teacher and teaching him, I am afraid that it is far from reassuring Liang Tao. After all, if you are successful in cultivation, your cultivation power belongs only to you and not to external forces. It cannot be taken away easily.
But what if the power of a whole body of magic was given by Liang Tao and could be taken away at any time? Then he must be extremely loyal to Liang Tao and would not dare to violate it in the slightest.
"These are not disciples, but followers of the religion." Zhao Shui immediately remembered that outside Dantu County, the Jiuli barbarians received divine power from the Nantu Demon God. They were extremely fanatical and fearless of death. It can be said that it was very difficult. entangled.
With Liang Tao's wisdom and vision, he must have known the methods of the Nantu Demon God for a long time, but he did not immediately try the method himself, but asked Chu Mengchun to prove it on his behalf.