Qian Shaobai followed Hong Shangwu to the back mountain and saw a deep pool located in a valley surrounded by towering mountains. The water in the pool flowed out from a gap and formed a small stream flowing down.
"How's it going? Did Fellow Daoist Qian see any clues?" Hong Shangwu asked.
"A deep pool in a high mountain should have been a pool of stagnant water. Now that the spring is flowing, it must be a deep pool connected to the roots of the mountain with an endless supply of water." Qian Shaobai raised his head and looked down. From here, he could see more clearly that large clouds surrounded the surrounding mountains.
, spiraling and galloping, like an umbrella cover. There is a faint hint of purple flowers in the clouds, which is mysterious and unpredictable.
"The clear air here is abundant, and it can be regarded as a blessed place in the world." Hong Shangwu raised his hand and pointed to the gap in the mountains: "Friend Qian, please see, back then the white dragon soared, but was blocked by the mountains on all sides, so it exerted its power and crashed out
There is a gap through which living water flows down to nourish the vegetation."
"Is there something in the words of Master Hongzhai?" Qian Shaobai entered the Jue Valley and saw seven or eight monks not far away casting spells towards the deep Longtan.
"The country with bears is like these mountains on all sides, which prevent people from being free." Hong Shangwuhao said boldly: "The only way to be free is to break out of it."
There was a hint of contempt in Qian Shaobai's smile: "Master Hong, you and I are both accomplished practitioners, so stop talking about those vain nonsense."
"Okay, I'll tell you the truth." Hong Shangwu said: "Now that the chaos in Kunlun Continent is a foregone conclusion, the five countries are standing at the same time, and the Shouyang annihilation of troops is a piece of paper. There are not a few people who want to take the opportunity to do something big. Even if
It is an Immortal Sect, and in order to continue its inheritance, it cannot just focus on one family and surrender. It is not a wise move to entangle the entire sect with the Youxiong Kingdom like the Shangjing Sect did."
Qian Shaobai laughed out loud: "Master Hongzhai, if you look at the entire Kunlun Continent, in terms of the prosperity of inheritance and prosperity, which immortal sect today can be compared with Shangjing Sect?"
"Indeed." Hong Shangwu nodded: "But has Taoist Qian ever thought about what will happen to Shang Jingzong when the Xiong Kingdom declines in the future?"
"I have also met people from the Shangjing Sect." Qian Shaobai said calmly: "Most of them think that they are one and the same with the Xiong Country. If their survival is really at a critical moment, they will not be scared away by difficulties and dangers. If one day the Xiong Country is about to
Decline, Shangjing Sect is probably already in decline."
"Can this be considered a cultivator?" Hong Shangwu said with a smile: "For the sake of other people's country and country, fighting to cut off the inheritance, isn't it ridiculous?"
"With all due respect, isn't Lord Hong Zhai just trying to fight against the Xiong Kingdom?" Qian Shaobai said in a harsh tone: "The position of a human ruler carries a heavy burden, isn't Lord Hong Zhai clear about that?"
"Do you think that Fellow Daoist Qian has no way of coping with me?" Hong Shangwu asked.
"Before that, let's open the Dragon Cave and take a look." Qian Shaobai noticed that there was a wave in the water of Longtan, as if there was still a sleeping dragon at the bottom of the water. Occasionally turning its body would cause the water to surge.
"Master Hongzhai, we have tried repeatedly, but we still can't break the cave's restrictions." On the shore of Longtan, a martial artist said: "The undercurrent in the pool is turbulent, and the power of any magic weapon will be greatly weakened."
"We also found that the cave restrictions under Longtan are secretly linked to the earth veins. If we can use great magic to stabilize the earth veins and temporarily block the undercurrent, the cave restrictions may be weakened." Another casual cultivator said: "It is just to stabilize the earth veins.
It is really difficult for us alone to achieve this feat. Unless there are people who are proficient in rituals and rituals, they can set up a mandala and perform rituals to stabilize the mountain."
These words once again reminded Qian Shaobai of Zhao Shu. When he fought with him, Wang Zhongding invited a big demon hiding at the bottom of the lake to help him fight, but he was suppressed by Zhao Shu in the same way. If he were here right now, he would be able to control the mountains and rivers.
It's not difficult.
"You don't have to find someone else, I can still do this." Hong Shangwu looked calm. He relaxed his arms, and his whole body changed. He raised his feet and stepped forward, leaving a three-inch deep footprint among the hard pebbles. His body weight
It seemed to become extremely heavy in the blink of an eye.
Hong Shangwu walked around Longtan, leaving thousands of seals. Every time he took a step, the water in the hillside pool trembled slightly. When he walked to the end, several wisps of steaming hot mist emerged from Hong Shangwu's head, which showed how far the true energy was flowing.
Surging.
"I will use turtles and snakes to control the mountain later, suppress the ground veins around Longtan, and the undercurrent of the spring will stop. Then I will ask you to use your magic method to break the door of the cave." Hong Shangwu glanced at the monks present, and finally turned his attention to Qian Shaobai.
"Of course!" Everyone responded in unison, and Qian Shaobai found that they all couldn't hide their excitement. It was obvious that they all came for the treasures of the cave.
They saw Hong Shangwu coming to the shore of Longtan. His body remained motionless and his feet stood still. A strong atmosphere resonated with the surrounding footprints, and the strong energy turned into a basalt shadow entwined with turtles and snakes, hanging in the air.
The ability to condense Qi and transform it into form was not unheard of for Qian Shaobai, but what Hong Shangwu used was to go one step further, condensing Qi into form and representing objects.
By combining the shape of Xuanwu, you can activate the power of Xuanwu to suppress the mountain. This is comparable to the ability of taking images and borrowing magic in talisman seals. The difference is that the body is used as a medium to perform and use it. It can be seen that Hong Shangwu's Xuanmen immortal martial arts has been somewhat advanced.
Essential.
Xuanwu formed, the mountains and rivers stopped for a while, and the undercurrents of deep pools also calmed down.
At this time, several casual cultivators worked together to perform a spell, and the water in the pool was quickly drawn out. As the whirlpool rolled around, a huge rock at the bottom of the pool was gradually revealed, and the forbidden aura could no longer be concealed.
Qian Shaobai unsheathed his sword, the flying sword was hanging in the air, and the sword pointed down. At the same time, he secretly used the rainbow to reflect the orb. For a moment, the sword glowed with rainbow neon, which was dazzling.
Hong Shangwu, who was holding down the mountains and rivers not far away, secretly noticed the changes in Qian Shaobai's Qi. He found that there was light shining through the thick clouds and converging on the flying sword. It was not like the sword Qi's spontaneous swordsmanship.
When the sharp edge on the sword was powerful enough, Qian Shaobai roared loudly, and the flying sword penetrated into the bottom of the pond like a straight rainbow beam with the sound of cracking silk.
However, the cave's restriction was unbreakable. Even so, the surface of the rock only had ripples of light and no damage was seen at all.
"Everyone take action together!" Hong Shangwu shouted loudly, and the monks he recruited each activated their magic spells and attacked the rocks at the bottom of the pool.
Everyone worked together, but still did not see the cave door open. Hong Shangwu shouted angrily, turned the golden eagle to attack the ground, his body was like lightning, and struck down with the power of heaven to support the Rainbow Light Flying Sword.
With the combined efforts of the front and back, the cave's restrictions were broken. The rock at the bottom of the pool was covered with spider web cracks and shattered, revealing an unfathomable abyss.
The pool water came back, and at this moment the cirrus clouds in the sky suddenly pressed down, and the abyss also suddenly developed suction. Hong Shangwu was not able to react in time, and was directly involved. Everyone on the shore noticed something was wrong, and they did not want the Jiaolong Cave to be monopolized by Hong Shangwu.
Casting a protective spell, he headed towards the abyss at the bottom of the pool.
Qian Shaobai followed closely behind, and was swept up by a rapid current for a moment. He came to an open place underground looking slightly embarrassed.
The air around him was clear, but it was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers. I could hear the sound of water flowing quietly and the exclamations of other monks.
One of the casual cultivators offered up a magic weapon and it shone brightly. Only then did everyone see clearly the surrounding underground caves, a forest of stalactites, and an underground river flowing around them. Looking up, at the end was a huge stone door more than two feet high.
.
"Is this the Jiaolong Cave Mansion?" Some casual cultivators were very excited.
Hong Shangwu was standing outside the stone gate at this moment. Qian Shaobai retracted his flying sword and stepped forward to observe: "There are also restrictions on this gate."
Hong Shangwu raised his hand and pressed it on the stone door, activating his true energy slightly, and then a counter-shock force came out.
"Something's not right." Hong Shangwu rubbed his fingers: "This stone gate restriction is intact as before. It doesn't look like it has been dissipated over time."
Qian Shaobai looked carefully and discovered this, so he asked: "Master Hong Village, how long have you occupied Bailong Village?"
"About six or seven years." Hong Shangwu stared at the stone door and said solemnly: "I dare to conclude that the ban on this door is only about ten years."
"Ten years?" Qian Shaobai said with a smile: "It seems that this Jiaolong Cave has been occupied by others for a long time, and the leader of the village is a step late."
"There is a master in the cave, so what should we do now?" Some casual cultivators have already backed down.
"If there is a master, he should show up now and explain." Hong Shangwu said: "We have broken the restriction at the bottom of the pool. If there is really someone in the cave, we should have sensed it long ago."
"What if the other party is in seclusion inside and has no time to pay attention to the outside world?" Qian Shaobai asked.
"That's just right." Hong Shangwu said with a arrogant expression: "Kill him directly, and everything in the cave will belong to us!"
Qian Shaobai didn't like this kind of banditry, but Hong Shangwu turned around and said: "You have come here, don't think about staying out of it. If you don't seize the cave, you and I will wait until the people inside come out."
We must suffer retaliation. Only by eradicating the roots now can we ensure peace in the future."
Everyone had no choice but to comfort themselves. If there were really people practicing in seclusion in the cave at this moment and were suddenly disturbed, even if they did not die, they would still be shaken physically and mentally and their cultivation would be damaged. If they were lucky, maybe the people in the cave at this moment would have already died.
dissolve.
"Fellow Daoist Qian, what do you think?" Hong Shangwu's tone was unquestionable.
"We should work together as one." Qian Shaobai reluctantly agreed.
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A fruit core fell on Zhao Mi's head. He looked up and saw a bluebird standing on the branch, singing continuously towards him.
"It's you bad bird again." Zhao Shu, who looked like a young man, put down his bamboo basket, rolled up his sleeves, climbed up the big tree at the entrance of the village, and planned to catch the blue bird.
Seeing that the blue bird was within reach, the branches underfoot suddenly broke, and the millet fell to the ground, with dead branches and leaves all over his body.
At this time, the bluebird flew to Zhao Shu's face, knocking and pecking at it, so Zhao Shu had to drive it away quickly.
"Are you done? I pass by here every day, and you bully me every day! Either throwing stones or spitting out fruit cores!" Zhao Shu pointed at the bluebird on the branch angrily and said, "When I learn the magic one day, I will be the first one."
Just catch you and put you in a cage to see how arrogant you still are?"
The blue bird just kept singing, and Zhao Shu couldn't understand it, so he had to pat his butt, pick up the bamboo basket and return to the village.
Huaxu Village is a peaceful and peaceful village, with fertile fields and beautiful ponds everywhere, mountains full of mulberry trees, bamboos and trees, traffic on every street, and chickens and dogs hearing each other. Here men and women, old and young, are not forced by hunger or cold, there is no suffering from premature death, and there is no burden of lust. Everything is natural.
That's all.
Zhao Shu hummed a ballad and greeted his neighbors along the way. Shi Huoguang, a carpenter in the village, handed him a wooden carved tiger: "Didn't you say you dreamed of a tiger before? Do you think this one looks like it?"
"Like! It's exactly the same as what I saw in my dream!" Zhao Shu played with the majestic wooden tiger.
After a few words of thanks, Luo Xixian from the blacksmith shop shouted: "Hey! Take this woodcutter home by the way."
Zhao Shu took the hatchet and asked, "Did your mother send it to you?"
"Well, the blade was dull, so I sharpened it." Luo Xixian asked, "You went to class outside the village again today?"
"Yes, Teacher Zhang is giving a lecture on the Five Elements today." Zhao Shu started to draw with a hatchet.
"Okay, okay, don't play around with the blade." Luo Xixian waved his hand.
Zhao Shu strutted with great dignity. Before he could get home, his sleeves were gently held by someone. Looking back, Jiang Ru was shy and did not dare to look directly at him.
"Little sister of the Jiang family, what's wrong?" Zhao Shu asked.
"Mother asked me to bring you tofu." Jiang Ru stuffed a bowl into Zhao Mi's arms and ran away without looking back, her face flushed.
Zhao Shu opened the plate and found a bowl full of tofu. He smiled and shook his head. Unfortunately, Jiang Ru ran too fast and he didn't have time to say thank you.
When he got home, he happened to see his mother busy at the stove. Zhao Shu quickly put the hatchet and tofu on the table.
"What? Did the little girl from the Jiang family give you tofu again?" When the mother saw the tofu, she smiled and said, "If it doesn't work out, I will go to the Jiang family to propose marriage to you?"
Zhao Shu's face was stunned, and he hesitated: "There's no need to rush this kind of thing, right? I'm still studying the Fa with two teachers, and I'll talk about it after I finish my studies."
"Who are you listening to again today?" Mother asked while chopping vegetables.
Zhao Shu squatted by the stove and fiddled with firewood: "Today I'm learning the Five Elements Theory from Teacher Zhang, and tomorrow I'm going to dig rocks in the mountains with Teacher Liang."
The mother sneered: "Did the two of them quarrel again?"
Zhao Shu could only respond with a wry smile: "There is no way, the two teachers can't get along. The rules of Huaxu Village are that they cannot quarrel or fight in the village, so they can only be asked to move outside."
The mother sighed: "They are all grown up, why are they still acting like little kids, making trouble over trivial matters?"
Zhao Miao spread his hands and said: "They are just like this. I have tried to persuade them several times, but it doesn't work."
"Let them go." When her mother turned her head, she saw fallen leaves and dirt stained on the hem of Zhao Mi's clothes. She quickly brought a duster to sweep it away, and asked at the same time: "Where did you go to have fun again?"
"I didn't go anywhere, but on the big tree at the entrance of the village, there was a bad bird chasing me all day long." Zhao Shu complained: "I wanted to climb the tree to catch it, but accidentally fell down.
"
"Of course you can't act recklessly like you. You might even hurt yourself." My mother said, "After dinner, I'll build a bird's nest with dead branches. When the time comes, you can take a handful of rice and guide it down the tree, and then you'll be fine."
It’s better to raise it than to be entangled with it every day.”
"I understand." Zhao Shu nodded and said.
"What are you laughing at?" Mother saw Zhao Shu lowering his head and snickering.
Zhao Mi replied with a smile: "I was just thinking that nothing can trouble my mother. As long as I stay by my mother's side, I will feel at ease."