The thin clouds in the sky are pale, and the bright sun is hidden in them, spreading its rays of light and illuminating the surrounding sea area with sparkling brilliance.
Although the mountain has been abandoned for a long time, there are still many ancient trees growing there and rare medicinal herbs.
Faintly among the grass and trees, one can see the seal-engraved writings left by the masters of the previous generation. Although they are blurred, some residual martial arts charm can be vaguely seen.
At the top of Thuja Mountain, there are three stone towers standing in front of it.
The middle tower has thirteen floors, and the two sides have nine floors. Each floor of the tower is carved with various Taoist statues.
They all wear Taoist robes, some wear crowns, some have loose hair, some have three eyes, some have six arms, holding Taoist swords, Ruyi, and Dharma beads in their hands, all lifelike.
The material of the stone tower is also extraordinary, like jade and stone. Even though the years have passed, moss has climbed on it and left scratches, it still shines like grease.
Under the slanting light of the beam, every statue of the god on the tower exudes a thrilling look, which makes people feel awe.
Especially the three-eyed statue on the thirteen-story stone tower in the center.
He is wearing a red Taoist robe, his hair is tied with a Taoist crown, his eyes are extremely long and narrow, and he holds a red sword in one hand and a four-way Taoist seal in the other.
The sunlight shines down, like the sun, stinging people's eyes.
At this time, there were more than twenty people standing in front of the three towers.
Among them were old and young, monks and Taoists. In addition to people in the martial arts world, there were also soldiers and warriors wearing armor.
The only thing they have in common is that every one of these people has an extremely bland aura, just like ordinary people.
Surrounded by the sea and on an isolated island that has been deserted for a long time, something is obviously not normal. The only explanation is that everyone's martial arts have reached an unpredictable level.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
Everyone present, if thrown into the Huaizhou martial arts world, would create a huge splash, and all of them would have a resounding reputation and glorious experience.
"This is Thuja Pagoda. These three towers are Tianya, Diya, and Human Cliff respectively. They belong to the three lines of Thuja Dao Sect. In each tower, those who are qualified to leave the color seal are all true kings.
Going up to the third level requires the realm of a great sage..."
Among the crowd, a tall man wearing a leopard-print skirt clasped his shoulders with his hands, looked at the stone tower in front of him, and murmured to himself.
Shan Shimou, the deputy leader of the Beast Sect, was born with divine power and was known as the Demonic Ape. He had extraordinary combat power and an extremely unruly temperament, but at this moment, the awe in his eyes could not be concealed.
"After all, it was a large sect in the ancient times when martial arts was at its peak. There were gods and humans in charge, and it became a blessed land of its own. By practicing the same kind of martial arts, it would naturally be easier for gods and humans to interact with each other and become a true king..." Beside him, a Taoist wearing a green robe looked at him.
The painting of the red-robed Taoist at the top couldn't help but sigh softly.
That was the Optimus Prime and Zijin Liang of the Yabai Dao Sect back then, the Yabai Heavenly Man who sat on the Seven Seas, subdued the Hai Clan, and divided the three states into the Dao Kingdom.
Even a painted painting that retains the divine will is enough to frighten masters like them.
It's hard to imagine how charming I am in this world.
Speaking of this, everyone had a look of sadness on their faces.
Chixian martial arts was most prosperous in ancient times, followed by medieval times, and then declined in modern times.
There are environmental factors and the reasons for the war.
You must know that warriors are very resource-hungry. There are two different speeds when there are resources and when there are no resources.
As the treasures of heaven, materials and earth are discovered in the deep mountains, the frequency of the appearance of masters decreases.
In the Middle Ages, the Seven Seas Sea Clan landed and started a sea festival, which greatly damaged the vitality of the martial arts community in Chi County.
In recent ancient times, Taizu of the Zhou Dynasty traveled from the west to the west, clarified the states, and founded the country in Wangjing. After the great Zhou Dynasty was launched, the Yangtze gradually rose, the realm was first opened, and he faced a battle in the sky.
Of course, it is precisely because of the latter that Chixian martial arts has regained its vitality.
However, it is still far behind the heyday of ancient martial arts.
At least now in the Chixian martial arts world, there are no martial artists of the heavenly or human level in charge.
"Why should the original mountain master be envious? Guizong Taoist Brother Gufeng is known as the person with the best chance of achieving the position of heaven and man among the three southern states. He may be the next Yabai Taoist sect. What he really wants to envy is
, I should be the one waiting,
I only hope that during this trip to the ruins, I can harvest some secrets of tribulation, so that our dharma bodies can take a further step forward." Among the crowd, a medium-sized sect leader said with a smile.
With a little bit of flattery.
"Yes, yes, Brother Gufeng has already passed the fourth calamity and will be entrusted with the destiny star. If Brother Yuan can harvest some secrets and treasures here, maybe he can do it when he returns." Another big brother among the rangers nodded in agreement.
.He has a good relationship with the Qianshan Sect, and they are considered to be in the same camp.
At this time, when talking about Qianshan Zonggu Peak, even other people in the team who were not from his camp could not help but look solemn, and they obviously recognized his strength.
After all, the fact that the old Marquis of the Hard Corundum Marquis Mansion was undefeated was enough to prove his strength.
Although he had already retreated in the mountains and had not set off overseas together, he still aroused everyone's awe.
Many people in the crowd wisely brought the topic to the Lingtai Sect. After all, they are both two mountains in Huaizhou. Even though the latter has been declining slightly recently, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse and should not be underestimated.
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Especially recently, the number of talents within his sect has continued, which has attracted even more attention.
What is somewhat puzzling is that Taoist Jue'an, the head of Lingtai Cihang's lineage who used to be vigorous and sharp in the past, has become much more restrained today, and has lost much of his sharpness as if dancing in the light.
He just stood beside the old Heavenly Lord on the spiritual platform with a calm expression, not squinting his eyes.
As a result, Li Shenxiu naturally fell into the eyes of everyone.
However, the latter also remained unmoved, only occasionally smiling to signal, and only speaking when he really had to speak.
It makes people a little boring.
Time passes slowly and the sun sets over the seven seas.
The appointed time has arrived.
"Military Lord Kuim, the time has come, and the next step is up to you."
Shan Shimou looked at the generals in front, and asked in an angry voice, the military leader Kuimuji, who was coming from the court this time.
The source of the Thuja ruins was originally from the imperial court.
Then each sect immediately sent intelligence personnel to investigate. After all, every ancient sect relic is a real feast, enough to promote the development of Chixian martial arts.
It turned out that along the coast, many fishermen had indeed salvaged items inherited from the sect.
There are even some people who are lucky enough to obtain spells or even fragments of classic secrets.
This is what people believe.
In the end, the imperial court personally came forward and organized experts from the state to go together to investigate, and this was how this grand event came to be.
Of course, this is also some kind of compromise.
After all, even a thousand mountains and spiritual platforms cannot monopolize a Celestial Sect relic, especially because of the imperial court’s identity, which needs to be avoided.
However, as the first mover, the imperial court does have much more information resources and knows many secrets.
Along the way, everyone gained a lot, and even found the fragments of the classic "Ren Yuan Qing Yin Tao Jing" of Yabai Taoism and Renya lineage.
And when the sun sets over the seven seas, the three-cliff pagoda is opened, which is another piece of information given by the imperial court.
As the sun was about to set over the sea, a cliff mountain appeared, and three cliff towers rose up.
This is the past tradition of Thuja Taoism.
Having said this, everyone turned their attention to the strong soldier in front.
Seeing this, Quam Niuji smiled generously.
He wears a helmet with a string of red feathers on it, said to be the feathers of the Red Bird, the King of Alien Beasts. When it moves with the wind, it looks like a blazing flame, which looks very majestic.
"Don't worry, everyone, the Yabai Taoist Sect has been powerful for thousands of years. Even if we read through a vast sea of ancient books, we can only know a few outlines, but we cannot know the full picture.
Of course, entering this cliff tower is still under control." Kuimu Niuji looked at everyone and said in a deep voice.
After saying this, he glanced at the sergeant beside him.
Six or seven sergeants took out cyan porcelain altars from behind and carefully placed them in front of the three Thuja towers.
The porcelain altar is exquisite, completely dark, with red patterns on it. There are flowers, birds, and animals among them, but they are all incomplete, as if they have some kind of meaning.
It has an indescribable aura in itself, and it seems to be something other than an ordinary thing at first glance.
As soon as he sat on the ground, black smoke slowly rose.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated.
They are all people who interact with heaven and man, so they can naturally feel the changes in the qi between heaven and earth.
However, this change is a bit strange, with a vague sense of spatial change.
It is very similar to the scene before the earthquake in Lingtian and even the emergence of leisure time.
"There seems to be something wrong with this aura. It looks like Xia Dian is awakening... Could it be that these three Taoist towers coincide with Xia Dian?"
The speaker was the leader of a medium-sized sect. Because of his lower status and weaker strength, he also used questions when expressing doubts in his heart.
The people present in Huaizhou are all big men with high status and strong combat capabilities, so they are naturally well-informed.
As soon as the former said these words, he naturally noticed something strange. He also looked at the person in front of him with doubts in his eyes.
At this time, Kuim Niuji was silent, and his smile changed from generous to morbidly arrogant.
The body is shaking.
Not fear, but excitement.
By this time, everyone had realized something was wrong, so they all remained calm and tacitly formed a formation, surrounding Kuim Niuji in the middle.
At this time, Kuim Niuji finally calmed down, took a deep breath, brushed the red feathers on his helmet with his hand, and suddenly said:
"Don't worry, everyone, everything is under our control."
As he spoke, he even looked at the people around him with interest.
Although he is the military leader, he is no more than a true king. He is still an ordinary true king who uses the royal family's secret method to break through. If he is in a military formation and borrows the power of the military formation, his strength is not bad. Once he is alone, his strength can be said to be sharply reduced.
Of course, even with a large army on the side, it is still useless against so many masters present.
After all, this is the top level of combat power in the Huaizhou martial arts world, and the weakest is the Half-Step True Monarch at the fourth level of divine transformation.
However, being surrounded by the formation at this time, Kuimu Niuji showed no fear, and even kept smiling on his face.
"General Quaim, I'm not sure. Let's not talk about it for now. It's better to clarify the matter here! For example, what exactly is this black altar and what is its use?" Qianshan Zongyuan Qingrong said in a deep voice, with a very impolite tone.
The Qianshan Sect itself was not at odds with the imperial court, but now it was forced to maintain superficial relations with the imperial court because of the powerful enemy of the Qianyu Realm.
"Master Qingbo Mountain, don't worry, I will explain everything clearly. Of course, this is also my responsibility." Kuimu Niuji said with a smile.
As he spoke, he took out a golden scroll from his arms.
This is an imperial edict.
Everyone frowned, a little confused as to what it meant.
I saw a fanatical expression on Kuimu Niuji's face, his voice was passionate, and his tone was enthusiastic:
"Your Majesty, by the order of Emperor Qi Guangwu, there are Taoist Gufeng of Huaizhou Qianshan Sect... Yuan Qingrong... Li Shenxiu of Lingtai Sect... Jue'an... Shan Shimou of Beast Walking Sect... and others in the martial arts world.
people,
Because of his own selfish interests, he colluded with Qian Yu's evil ways, disrupted the imperial court, caused trouble to the people, harmed the country and the people, and hereby issued an order to destroy the ways and destroy the clan. I hereby express my gratitude!"
After saying that, he looked at everyone: "You guys still haven't accepted the order?!"
"Huh? Quim Niuji, you're crazy!" Before he finished speaking, someone among the people present could not help but yell angrily.
Bang!
Among them, Shan Shimou has the most fiery temperament. He just takes action without saying a word.
First, he kicked the ghost jar over with his kick, and then punched Kuim Niuji.
The latter seemed to have no intention of resisting at all. With one punch, Hong Yu's helmet was knocked off. His whole body was disheveled and he was knocked to the ground by a hammer, with a large mouthful of blood spurting out.
But he still looked excited:
"Sure enough, you are unfaithful and unfilial people! If it weren't for you, Taizhou wouldn't be in such a situation, Yuzhou wouldn't have fallen, and Huaizhou wouldn't be like this! It's all because of you!"
As he spoke, blood spurted out.
It seems that there is something wrong with its original state, and its aura has been declining.
However, the curses continued, and an angry Shan Shimou stepped forward, ready to continue beating him.
By the way, let me ask you what happened.
But before he could leave, a group of people came up from the mountain.
The leaders were a big snake-handling man with long braids and evil patterns painted on his upper body, and a handsome man holding a tortoise shell and white horns in one hand.
Behind him are a group of Taoists wearing black robes and holding the same black altar.
There were obviously dozens of people, but they walked quietly.
As soon as he appeared, he looked straight at everyone in the field.
The black altars in the hands of those Taoists are exactly the same as those held by Kuimu Niuji!
"A person from the Thousand Feathers Realm? This altar...is a bit like Xadian..."
Suddenly, Li Shenxiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
He still had his eyes closed, but lowered his head with a thoughtful look on his face.
"The aura on it is somewhat similar to the aura of Jidu I encountered before. Could it be a relic of the Ten Immortals?"
When he talked about the Ten Immortals, the thoughtful look on his face disappeared, and instead he looked a little excited.
"Thousand Feather Realm! Kuimuji! You...you actually colluded with Qian Yu Realm! Is this done by you personally or by the imperial court!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Shan Shimou among them said in horror.
That’s fine with the former, but if it’s the latter…
It was obvious that Kuimu Niuji's situation was abnormal at this time and he did not answer. He just lay on the ground and said, "Even if the two realms are united, the Great Zhou Dynasty will still stand in Chi County forever. Emperor Qi Guangwu will rise from the west to compete for the throne." Words such as "The world must be rebuilt to bring peace to the country" and "The great Zhou Dynasty will surely prosper."
As he spoke, he fell to the ground and his voice became smaller and smaller.
The man handling snakes on the side had a look of surprise on his face.
"Your Excellency has actually come into contact with Jidu Daozu. It seems to be another big hidden fish. That's good. Now that they are all here, there should be no suspense about the situation in Huaizhou."
This person is Dong Fuzi.
He played with the big snake around his waist with both hands and looked at Li Shenxiu with a smile.
You must know that Jidu Daozu is known as the person closest to the Ten Immortals. If he can encounter him without dying, he must be extremely powerful.