Zhao Shu and his group of young monks followed Liang Tao and traveled through mountains and rivers, braving the wind and rain, and kept walking for seven or eight days, heading towards the mountains and wilderness in the northwest of Xingluo County.
Everyone encountered Chiyundu's soldiers and horses several times on the way, but Zhao Shui and the others did not need to use magic to fend off the enemy. Liang Tao directly raised his sleeves and fired thunder from his palms. Electric snakes as thick as buckets crackled and flicked, and the enemy soldiers' bodies instantly turned into coke, making them extremely fragile.
, fell to the ground and shattered into debris and fly ash.
I don't know whether it was out of venting hatred or deliberately showing off. Liang Tao would often take dozens of lives with just a raise of his palm. Occasionally, he would let a few people go and let them report the news.
Unfortunately, Liang Tao and others moved very quickly and were not encumbered by a large army's baggage, so Chiyundu's soldiers and horses could not catch them for a while.
Finally, Liang Tao led Zhao Shu and others to Panlong Mountain. After some trekking, they found a valley with endless streams and springs. Liang Tao indicated that the altar should be set up here.
Zhao Shu discovered that this nameless valley where the fresh air gathered was a blessed place. The spring water gushing out from the cracks in the rocks was clear and sweet. When the monks in the Jiangzhen Pavilion learned about it, they also came to taste it. Zhao Shu had an idea,
He took out a bamboo tube and filled it with spring water, and respectfully brought it to Liang Tao.
"Master Imperial Master, the spring water here is delicious and just right to quench your thirst." Zhao Shu said.
Liang Tao found a dry place by the stream and sat on the ground. He glanced at Zhao Mi, took a few sips from the bamboo tube, and said, "If you have something to ask, just ask."
Zhao Shu asked: "I wonder why the Master chose this place? Although there is a gathering of pure Qi here, it will inevitably attract ghosts and gods. If the practice later attracts ignorant spirits to attack, there may be something wrong."
"Wherever I stand, all evil will retreat." Liang Tao made no secret of it: "A person who has achieved success in cultivation has a body that is connected with the Qi of heaven and earth. If all kinds of spirits and monsters see me, they will naturally know how to retreat and run away, just like looking at the scorching sun.
On the other hand, those people who are beyond control, wild and rebellious, are constantly provoking troubles, so why should I hold back?"
In fact, even without using Yingxuan's illumination technique, Zhao Shu's spiritual sense could vaguely detect that Liang Tao's body was breathing in and out of Qi all the time. Even at night, when there was no firelight, Liang Tao's figure was also emitting a faint light.
Zhao Shui had heard that those monks who were close to immortality had various strange phenomena, such as their bodies shining with light, or their bodies having strange fragrances, and even having green feathers on their eyebrows, square blue eyes, wings on their backs, and other things that were different from ordinary people.
appearance.
"I see that your cultivation level has also merged with spirit and energy, and the black pearl has become an image. With this level of cultivation, you are still a talisman. I don't know why?" Liang Tao's sharp eyes revealed Zhao Shu's current level of cultivation at a glance.
"Ashamed." Zhao Miao cupped his hands and replied: "How can I dare to compare with the elites of the country with my humble cultivation?"
"Hypocritical." Liang Tao said coldly: "I want to ask you, do you want to come to my Chongxuan Hall?"
Zhao Shu knew that this might be his only chance, so he bowed and bowed: "This junior has been yearning for Chongxuan Pavilion for a long time, but due to insufficient merit, he has not been recommended for the first place."
Liang Tao nodded slightly: "In that case, after the banditry is quelled, I will discuss it with Mr. Zhang."
Zhao Shui had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong, but in order to retrieve the True Essence Lock, he had to say this.
The monks of the Jiangzhen Hall nearby couldn't help but look at Zhao Shu with envy and jealousy. Who doesn't know that the Chongxuan Hall is the inheritance of the first-class immortal family in Huaxu Kingdom and even Kunlun Continent?
Especially the first Liang Tao himself, not only has the prestige of being the first person in Huaxu Kingdom, but also has the potential to aspire to the top of Kunlun. Zhao Shui can be regarded as the envy of others to win the favor of this master.
Some monks at the Jiangzhen Hall began to secretly speculate that Zhao Shui had been so courteous and friendly with Mr. Liang Shuo just for today. Without saying anything, they already regarded Zhao Shui as "flattery in front of others but sinister behind others."
of goods.
The Dharma altar was roughly set up, and it was already dark. Zhao Shu wanted to open the altar to practice Dharma as soon as possible, but Liang Tao had to wait until the next morning, so everyone rested for another night.
However, Zhao Shu couldn't calm down at all. He kept thinking over and over again all night. Occasionally he saw Liang Tao shining brightly in the distance. In the night, there were faint ribbon-like colorful brilliance stretching down, gathering or scattering.
"Is that the light from the sky that leads to the ascension?" Zhao Shu asked in his mind.
Lingxiao replied: "Yes, it's just that the Qingya Fairyland has collapsed and there is no ancestor to guide it. Liang Tao's move is just to attract the flow of fresh air from the cave sky to help him breathe in and practice."
Zhao Shu regretted a little: "I just agreed to Liang Tao, and I feel like I didn't do it right."
Lingxiao said: "A sage who studies the Tao should have extensive knowledge and deep insights, and refer to all the teachers. How can he be limited to the views of his own school? I know what you are thinking in your heart. It is nothing more than attracting criticism because of switching to a different school."
"Others are fine, I just think that doing this will disappoint the teachers and others." Zhao Shu tossed and turned.
"You are a cultivator, so why should you care about what others think?" Lingxiao said.
"How can you not care?" Zhao Shu felt that he and her were a bit out of touch: "Lingxiao Shangxian, you are too detached and indifferent to all the things in the world. Huaiying Hall is my home, if I choose to go to Chongxuan Hall
, it’s almost like leaving home and career behind, I feel very sad!”
Lingxiao said: "Family relations are inherently entangled, and it is blameless for ordinary people to covet them. If you are determined to achieve the truth, you should abandon your family and stay away from the secular world and abandon your relatives to join the Tao. Most of your biological relatives are dead, and
Why be attached to Huaiying Hall?
What's more, I have recently observed that the system of Huaxu Guoguan is not designed to achieve the immortal way. The achievements performed with intention and purpose are all techniques and techniques, and they are far from being able to practice the immortal way."
Zhao Mian muttered: "That's right. The imperial court set up a pavilion to train monks. It always hopes that we will get something in return. Is it possible that we will take advantage of it and finally get promoted and leave? This is too unscrupulous.
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"If we only talk about common benefits, then we can say that there is nothing wrong." Lingxiao said: "You use the golden armor talisman and sacrifice the talisman soldiers to create the source of wealth for the Huaiying Hall. All you have learned and used is integrated into one. It is both customary and customary.
With these two items alone, you will surpass many monks in the hall. What’s more, going to Chongxuan Hall with the first letter of recommendation is the established code of Huaxu Kingdom. If you have not violated it, Liang Tao is willing to come forward and fight with you.
After discussing with Zhang Duanjing, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with?"
"Okay." Zhao Shu was finally convinced by Lingxiao. At worst, he would find an opportunity to make up for the teacher's upbringing in the future.
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As the sky grew brighter, Zhao Shu and others began to prepare the altar.
In a mountainous place, there are not too many complicated arrangements for rituals in the mandala, not to mention the clear air here, which is perfect for practicing rituals.
The monks in the Jiangzhen Pavilion took out the magic flags and flags, and the fire purified the water. Zhao Miao kept his luck spirit, raised the magic sword high, and stepped on the steps to fight. The two summoning talismans were placed in the center, like Yin and Yang, and began to float in the air.
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In the distance, Liang Tao raised his hand and silently recited the incantation. Then he turned his palm and raised it. A cloud of air flew to the sky and quickly circulated, forming a mysterious formation, like a canopy covering the top, and began to assist in the ceremony of the altar. Operation.
Zhao Shu could sense that this cloud was the original appearance of Jiutian Yuntai. It seemed that Liang Tao had secretly recovered this treasure, and it was appropriate to use it on this occasion.
The two summoning talismans whirled more and more rapidly, and the clouds above also stirred into vortexes. Hengbi Gong had already arrived at the altar, but he did not appear in form. With the Nine Heavens Cloud Platform as the center, Hengbi Gong activated the mountains and rivers, and arranged it previously Mandala rituals in various parts of Xingluo County were activated simultaneously.
Zhao Shu's mind was shocked for a moment, and his vision seemed to be pulled to a very high altitude in a trance, overlooking the entire Xingluo County. There were more than a dozen places on the ground shining brightly, straight into the sky, and rushing toward his face.
With a bang, Zhao Shu's eyes turned white, as if the whole Xingluo County had just hit his mind. The mountains and rivers were not monotonous scenery, but included the mysterious creation between heaven and earth. Its connotations were far beyond what Zhao Shu could accommodate.
Zhao Shu understood that this was probably a contract for the exploration of the mountains and rivers, and it was a powerful force that could only be driven by one person. It was definitely not something that juniors like Zhao Shu could interfere with.
Just as the prayer ceremony was beginning to resolve the aura of disaster, several screams suddenly came from the distance. Zhao Shu suddenly raised his head and saw a emerald-green Yangliujun hanging over the valley. He raised his hand and fired an arrow of air, which shot directly at the altar.
Zhao Shu had seen the power of this air arrow. It seemed light and slender, but it was enough to shatter huge rocks. If it hit the mandala directly, even if Zhao Shu and others were not injured, it would shake the charm of the mandala and disrupt the rituals.
Fortunately, Liang Guoshi took action in time. He raised his sleeves and emitted cirrus clouds of purple energy, blocking the air arrows. The two met and merged, making a sound like a yellow bell and a big lu.
"Rat, are you finally willing to show up?" Liang Guoshi jumped up and raised his eagle eyebrows slightly.
"Liang Tao! Old man!" Mr. Yang Liu was furious when he saw this man. He immediately raised both hands, and his true energy formed a huge palm, and he pressed down with a heavy weight!
Liang Guoshi's finger gestures instantly changed, and a cold star flew out of his fingertips, and he easily struck the giant palm into light dust all over the sky. Then the sword fingers came together, pointed far away, and the light dust rolled back and turned into a giant rope, trying to entangle it. Yang Liujun.
"Dragon-binding rope?!" Yang Liujun was shocked and angry. His true energy surged around him like a flood, blocking the light rope easily. Then he soared into the sky like a big bird and escaped over the ridge.
"Can you run?" Liang Guoshi walked in the air, his body turned into a stream of light and shot straight to the sky, making Zhao Shu marvel.
Liang Tao had made no secret of it all the way, and he would kill Chiyundu's soldiers and horses when he saw them, obviously just to attract the attention of Yang Liujun. And Liang Tao's practice last night caused a strange phenomenon in the sky, so he was probably deliberately showing off and showing off himself.
If such a powerful monk appears in Xingluo County, Yang Liujun must show up to deal with it, or in other words, his target is Liang Tao himself!
Zhao Shu had witnessed Yangliujun's strength with his own eyes. Facing him, he could only run away to protect himself. As a result, Yangliujun didn't have much power to fight back against Liang Tao. He turned around and fled after less than three rounds of confrontation.
"Forget it, Yang Liujun, just run away quickly. Throw away the divine sword as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, go to another country. Don't bother in Huaxu Kingdom." Zhao Shu thought to himself, lowering his head and saw a A short man wearing a cloak and a ferocious mask with green face and fangs happened to be standing on the edge of the stream, with a pair of dark eye holes in the mask staring straight at him.
The short man was holding a long sword in his hand. The light on the sword was rapidly dimming and extinguishing, revealing its original rough and rough appearance. It was the ritual of prayer that had successfully taken effect.
"This man is the Master of the Divine Sword!" Duke Hengbi's voice rang in his ears. When he saw Zhao Shu frozen on the spot, he shouted: "Silly boy, run quickly!!"
Huge fear enveloped Zhao Shu's whole body. He was really frightened. The monks in the Jiangzhen Hall under the altar were also panicked, and they all copied out spells and magic weapons to prepare for the enemy.
Zhao Mo instinctively took out the Qingxuan pen, but the Nuo-faced swordsman was so fast that he rushed towards the altar like lightning. Although the sword in his hand was dim, it was still an unparalleled sharp blade.
, shuttled between the monks in the Jianzhen Hall, leaving behind overlapping and flying waves of blood.
In one breath, nearly half of the monks in the Jiangzhen Hall fell down. The Nuo-faced swordsman rushed up to the altar at a speed faster than the naked eye could detect. With a flick of the sword, the Qingxuan pen in Zhao Miao's hand was directly cut off.
At the critical moment, Hengbi Gong, who had not appeared in mid-air, used the Jiutian Cloud Platform to strike down a bolt of lightning. Unexpectedly, the Nuo-faced swordsman raised his sword as expected, and the lightning was chopped into tiny sparks by the sword's edge.
Just as Zhao Miao was about to dodge and run away, the yellow silk charm around his waist shook on its own, and the purple energy suddenly opened, sending the Nuo-faced swordsman flying away.
Before Zhao Mian could react, the yellow silk flew off his waist and turned into a lush purple energy. A man wearing a purple robe and a long jade crown appeared inside. This man's face was white and beardless.
I almost thought it was Liang Shuo coming back from the dead!
A closer look shows that although this man is somewhat similar to Liang Shuo, his hawk-like eyebrows and falcon eyes, his imposing aura, and the aura of energy and aura emanating from his body are the same as Liang Tao's, or even more powerful!
"Trying the tiger away from the mountain?" The young man sneered: "Shallow."
The Nuo-faced swordsman flew backwards for more than ten feet before he managed to regain his balance. He was obviously seriously injured.
"The face of swallowing evil and eating ghosts?" The young man looked at the Nuo-faced swordsman, flipping his fingers, and holding an exquisite cloud-patterned jade Ruyi on his arm: "There were Nuo sacrifices in the early years of the Tianxia Dynasty, but it was a pity that they were crude and vulgar.
He was favored by the emperor, and was gradually replaced by the praise officers who studied the rituals carefully. However, it is the first time I have seen him gain the ability to fight and kill with the help of Nuo noodles."
The Nuo-faced swordsman stood up straight, showing no intention of retreating. Just as the young man was about to take action, several figures flew over the ridge again, and a ball of red thunder and fire immediately fell from the sky.
The young man shook the jade as he wished, and the red thunder and fire disappeared without a trace a foot away from him. He raised his eyes and saw Yang Liujun and three other Chiyundu monks flying down to cover the Nuo-faced swordsman. He nodded in approval and said: "
Yes, being able to realize so quickly that you have been tricked and join forces to kill one of my clones is a combination of wisdom and courage."
"Old man Liang Tao, prepare to die!" Mr. Yang Liu's voice was hoarse and unpleasant. The other three Chiyundu monks stood in formation, offered magic treasures and talismans, and raised three pillars of fire straight into the sky.
"Ignorance." Liang Tao showed his true colors and was not at all angry. He was confident of victory: "I predict that with the foundation of Chiyundu, there is no possibility of forging a divine sword. I will give you a chance to tell the mastermind behind the scenes.
, so that you can suffer less piecemeal pain.”
"It's not too late to ask again when you get to the Nine Springs!" Mr. Yangliu shouted violently, spreading his arms, and blood spurted out from his acupoints. A large amount of blood mist dyed the surrounding world scarlet.
When Liang Tao saw this scene, he just blinked indifferently and said: "All the essence and blood are scattered, and all I want is a jade-breaking blow? It's a pity that you can't wait until the bricks are broken."
Yang Liujun ignored it, the blood mist and the fire pillar twisted together to form a bloody flame magic sword, with the power of slashing the mountains and dividing the mountains, making the mountains and fields red, and slashed towards Liang Tao's head.
Liang Tao refused to give in and said, "I'll let you wait and see what the magic of the immortal family is!"