Song Zhishu sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, and his mind sank.
At this moment, he discovered that there were more than a hundred Confucian righteousness surging in his body.
This didn't exist originally.
"Can it be that I can gain Confucian righteousness by giving lectures?" Song Zhishu thought, he had not done anything during this period, and there was only one explanation for the extra Confucian righteousness in his body, and that was that it was generated after giving lectures.
Because if you think about it carefully, lecturing can be regarded as a kind of Confucian practice, and it is reasonable to gain Confucian righteousness.
But now there are a hundred more, which is a bit beyond my expectation.
If you can acquire Confucian righteousness by just giving lectures, doesn't it mean that it will be easier to accumulate great righteousness in the future? After all, you can do ten things at once.
However, after careful consideration, Song Zhishu believed that this was not the case. Giving lectures could indeed gain Confucian righteousness, but the problem was that it did not happen every time. The key was whether anyone became enlightened during the lecture process.
According to Chen Jingyun's previous words, his talk about the way of a gentleman this time has made at least hundreds of people realize something and become enlightened.
If only under normal circumstances, the Confucian righteousness gained is not very much.
But no matter what.
This harvest was indeed beyond Song Zhishu’s expectation.
Not only are there 100,000 spirit stones as reward, but more importantly, there is Confucian righteousness.
Of course, Song Zhishu did not intend to do it again, because giving lectures is not that simple. It requires preparation and wastes time. One time is enough. Besides, Qingzhou is under lockdown. There are demons appearing outside and dangers are everywhere.
The most important thing now is to improve our strength to cope with the coming crisis.
Another point is that he has already promised Chen Jingyun, and he may have to face the demon directly in a short time, so how can he bother to give lectures?
With his thoughts at this point, Song Zhishu exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then condensed all the Confucian righteousness in his body into Haoran righteousness through the portrait of Mencius. In this way, he already had more than forty strands of Haoran righteousness in his body.
"Opening the third jade box in the second level of the Immortal Pagoda requires five hundred great righteousness. The difference now is still too far."
Seeing the awe-inspiring righteousness accumulated in his body, Song Zhishu couldn't help but feel helpless.
The further you get to the back, the more stringent the conditions for opening the jade box become.
More importantly, there are not many ways for him to obtain Haoran's righteousness, unless he kills demons, but now that the city is closed, there is no such opportunity, so he has only one choice for the time being, and that is to wait for news about Chen Jingyun.
If you can encounter monsters and kill them, you will definitely gain more Confucian righteousness than ordinary monsters.
But in this case, we need to face a new problem, which is that we must have sufficient strength and means.
"I have a low-grade spiritual weapon, the Saint Sword Embryo, and my cultivation in the late stage of foundation building is comparable to that of a Yuanshen in the Core Formation Realm. My weak point is probably my physical strength, and I lack a powerful enough offensive magic weapon. However, if I want to make up for it, I can't make up for it.
It’s not a difficult thing.”
Song Zhishu began to analyze his own strength. He found that his cultivation and Saint Sword Embryo could not be improved for the time being, as the resources required were too great.
Yuanshen has been growing steadily recently, because my cultivation of Confucian knowledge and practice is also improving, and maybe it will be perfected after a period of time.
Therefore, these aspects are nothing to worry about and not considered shortcomings.
As for the offensive magic weapon, the Sage Sword Embryo is good, but it is still not enough. Then there is the physical strength, which is only in the early stage of foundation building.
After understanding his own shortcomings, Song Zhishu did not hesitate too much. He took out the thunder bottle from the storage bag. Although it was only a top-quality magic weapon, it could perfectly solve the current problem. The only thing that needed to be done was to improve the quality.
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In this way, the sky thunder released by the sky thunder bottle will be stronger and more powerful, and it can also temper one's physical body.
He has already thought clearly. Anyway, he is still far away from opening the third jade box, and now he is still far away from the later stage of foundation building. He needs at least 3,000 Lingyuan Pills. It is better to use Haoran Zhengqi to improve the quality of Tianlei Bottle.
, reaching the level of a low-grade spiritual weapon.
As long as you continue to be strong, will there be fewer opportunities to gain Haoran's righteousness in the future?
Therefore, after Song Zhishu made up his mind, he placed the Sky Thunder Vase on his chest.
The righteous energy surged inside his body and slowly enveloped him.
The way to advance to the Heavenly Thunder Bottle is relatively simple. You don't need to obtain iron ore materials. You only need Haoran Zhengqi.
Previously, Song Zhishu used sixty strands of awe-inspiring righteousness to upgrade the Saint's Flying Sword to a low-grade spiritual weapon. The Sky Thunder Bottle may not use so many, but according to estimates, at least twenty or thirty strands are needed, so he first injected ten strands.
Boom boom.
At this moment, the Thunder Bottle made bursts of thunder sounds.
The entire bottle body was filled with rays of light, which looked dazzling and dazzling. They were small lightning bolts.
This is in the process of promotion, and the aura of the Sky Thunder Bottle is getting stronger and stronger, but it is obviously not enough to be completely promoted to a low-grade spiritual weapon.
Seeing this, Song Zhishu immediately injected twenty strands of awe-inspiring righteousness into it without hesitation.
Rumble.
It was at this moment that the thunder emitted by the Thunder Bottle became stronger and stronger.
Purple thunder and lightning, like dragon snakes, are constantly swimming around.
This has already begun to change.
It took thirty waves of Haoran's righteousness, which was half as much as the Saint Sword Fetus, but still acceptable.
Song Zhishu also breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that he would have to use all of Haoran's righteous energy, but there was still some left.
At this time, he also stopped injecting and turned to use his magic power to wrap up all the lightning and prevent it from scattering.
After doing this, all you have to do is wait.
Soon, as time goes by.
The color of the Tianlei bottle changed, becoming a layer of light purple, with a translucent luster, and the aura emitted from above became more powerful. The wandering thunder and lightning finally turned purple, as if it contained extremely powerful energy.
Strong force.
Finally at a certain moment, with the ups and downs of the Sky Thunder Bottle, all the light converged.
The promotion is completed, and the top-grade magic weapon becomes the low-grade spiritual weapon, the Thunder Bottle.
Song Zhishu immediately held it in his hand. It felt slightly cool to the touch and seemed inconspicuous, but he could clearly detect the power contained in it.
After thinking for a moment, he did not hesitate to inject mana into it.
Sizzle.
Just at the next moment, a purple thunderbolt shot out from the mouth of the sky thunder bottle, which was several feet long and roared like a thunder dragon. Fortunately, Song Zhishu had quick eyesight and quick hands to control the thunder dragon, otherwise this guest room would have been destroyed.
And he hasn't injected much mana, not even a tenth.
"I don't know how powerful it is."
Song Zhishu was a little surprised and wanted to try out its power, so he used the Sky Thunder Bottle again.
The thunder dragon flew out from the mouth of the bottle and rushed directly towards Song Zhishu under control, erupting with a harsh sound.
Boom.
The purple thunder dragon roamed around Song Zhishu's body, causing streaks of white smoke to appear all over his body, and even his muscles couldn't help but tremble.
"This power is pretty good." Song Zhishu felt the pain in his body and couldn't help but bared his teeth and turned a little pale. This was after he was prepared and not serious. But what he valued more was that when the thunder dragon entered the body,
, under intentional control, the power of thunder remains in the flesh and blood, causing it to begin to strengthen.
If the Sky Thunder Bottle could only be used for attacks, Song Zhishu would not use Haoran's righteous energy to improve its quality at all. What he values is that it can temper his body.
After careful consideration, he estimated that the current Heavenly Thunder Bottle would indeed be more useful for tempering the physical body than before.
So after Song Zhishu fully adapted to the power of thunder.
Without thinking much, I chose to continue.
Once your physique is improved again, your strength will also increase accordingly.
In this way, Song Zhishu planned to do two things, one is to temper his body, and the other is to engrave the jade to be fully prepared to face the demon directly.
While he was practicing, time also passed bit by bit.
Qingzhou City is still under martial law, but because the demon problem is under control, many monks have relaxed.
The tasks issued by the Wanshi Pavilion are gradually being accepted by people, but most of them are children of the famous sects, because they are confident in their own strength and the rewards are generous, which can be regarded as a kind of experience.
However, in addition to Qingzhou City, demon incidents have occurred in other places, but they are not serious.
It is precisely because of this that most of the eyes in the eastern border of Central Continent are focused on Qingzhou.
After all, the Heaven-Sealing Demonic Array was discovered here and cannot be ignored.
City Lord's Mansion, in the lobby.
Several powerful auras sat opposite each other, a total of five people.
They are Taihao Sword Sect Elder Wang Ping'an, Jinyi Tianwei Commander Fu Master, Qingzhou Wanshi Pavilion Pavilion Master, City Lord Qiu Qianhe, and Qingzhou Academy Dean Cheng Hong. These people are the five people with the highest strength and status in Qingzhou City today.
The five people all looked solemn, but the atmosphere was not as tense as the first time and seemed much calmer.
"Recently, thanks to the efforts of my Taihao Sword Sect and everyone's efforts to help, most of the stones of the Sealing Demon Formation have been destroyed, and this formation is no longer a threat, but no matter what, we still don't take it lightly, so Changge Daozi posted a message a few days ago
I have received an order and asked the elder disciples of Taihao Sword Sect to seal off all important locations in the Qingyun Mountains to prevent accidents."
"In addition, disciples from Shushan, Qingcheng and other immortal sects will come to help, so the burden on us will be much lighter next."
Wang Pingan spoke first. He is the elder of the Taihao Sword Sect and the main figure in the investigation of the Qingzhou incident.
"With Changge Daozi's attention, I believe the demons in Qingzhou can be dealt with cleanly."
City Lord Qiu Qianhe smiled, with a hint of respect in his words.
Ever since demons appeared in Qingzhou and the Heaven-Sealing Demonic Formation was discovered, all the major forces in Central Continent have paid close attention to it. Even the two major sword sects of Shushan and Qingcheng are taking action. There is no other reason than the appearance of demons. The most important thing is
It's the Heaven Sealing Demonic Array.
The Heaven-Sealing Demonic Formation is an extremely ancient terrifying formation. During the Battle of the Boundary Sea, countless monks perished in it.
Although the scale of the magic array discovered in Qingzhou is small, no one will take it lightly and take it very seriously.
Subsequently, after discussions among the major forces, it was determined that there must be a leader to deal with the magic circle and demon incident, with unified planning and unified deployment, and the Taihao Sword Sect, which is closest to Qingzhou, is naturally the most suitable.
Naturally, the Taihao Sword Sect would not refuse, and finally handed the matter over to the chief senior brother Mu Changge.
Now that Qingzhou is under lockdown, Wanshi Pavilion has issued tasks and increased rewards. This series of plans are all the work of Mu Changge.
Of course, only a few people present knew about these things. The lower-level monks were not qualified to know so much. They only needed to follow the arrangements from above.
Qingzhou City Lord Qiu Qianhe naturally wants to take this opportunity to get closer to the Taihao Sword Sect. If he can be appreciated, there will be many benefits in the future.
"City Master Qiu is serious. This is all thanks to your cooperation. I, the Taihao Sword Sect, dare not take credit for this alone."
Wang Ping'an smiled and cupped his hands slightly, showing great humility.
"What Elder Wang said is true."
At this time, Master Fu, the Jinyi Heavenly Guard, spoke: "It was not just the Taihao Sword Sect that destroyed the Sealing Demon Array and blocked the Qingyun Mountains. It was also the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Daoist friends from all the major forces. If there is any credit, then it is also
Everyone’s.”
His voice was calm, without any emotional ups and downs, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that these words were directed at the Taihao Sword Sect.
Involuntarily, the master of Wanshi Pavilion and Cheng Hong, the dean of Qingzhou Academy, who were present, could not help but turn their heads to look at Qiu Qianhe.
At this moment, Qiu Qianhe lowered his head and said nothing, with drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
As for Wang Ping'an, he drank tea quietly and didn't seem to hear anything.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is the common ruler of the world, and the current Great Zhou Emperor is even more ambitious. It stands to reason that all places in Central Continent nominally belong to the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the city lords of all major forces must obey the orders of the Great Zhou court.
But now the Qingzhou City Lord, who is regarded as a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is headed by the Taihao Sword Sect and obeys the orders of the Taihao Sword Sect.
As the commander of the Jinyi Tianwei, Master Fu is naturally dissatisfied with this and has a few words to say.
In fact, this is not the first time that Taihao Sword Sect and Dazhou have fought openly and secretly.
Just like the person who took the lead in dealing with the demon incident in Qingzhou this time, the Zhou court also intended to send the royal family's children, but they were intercepted by Mu Changge. You can imagine the anger in Master Fu's heart.
However, it was a matter of demons, so the Zhou court didn't say anything, and finally let it go.
"Master Fu and Jinyi Tianwei have been working really hard these days, and I, the Wanshi Pavilion, have seen it."
Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense, the master of Wanshi Pavilion laughed and turned to look at Cheng Hong: "Mr. Cheng, I heard that Qingzhou Academy invited a gentleman to give a lecture a few days ago. It is said that three thousand monks attended the lecture that day.
, hundreds more of them have been enlightened and stepped into the door of Confucianism, which is really gratifying. The academy must do a lot more in this demon incident."
He changed the topic because he didn't want the Zhou Dynasty and Taihao Sword Sect to confront each other, otherwise everyone present would be affected.
Since Wanshi Pavilion's business is spread all over the human cultivation world, the reputation is naturally high, and everyone has to give up three points.
So after Master Wanshi Pavilion spoke, the atmosphere was indeed much better.
Cheng Hong also knew what the other party meant, and nodded immediately: "Yes, the effect of this lecture is beyond my expectation, so when I have time, I am going to visit Mr. Song in person to thank him."
After finishing speaking, Cheng Hong glanced at Wang Ping'an not far away without leaving any trace, but it was just a slight glance.
"I've also heard about this. Mr. Song is a real talent."
Master Fu also spoke, and continued with some curiosity in his words: "Mr. Cheng, you also know that the imperial court has always been interested in great talents, and although I, Fu Yuan, am a rough man, I have a deep appreciation for those talented people.
I also admire him very much. If possible, before Mr. Cheng comes to visit, can you take me with you to meet Mr. Song?"
After the words fell, the lobby fell into silence again. Even Cheng Hong's face changed slightly and he stopped talking.
"Although some people have left, it doesn't mean we don't care."
Wang Ping'an looked at Fu Yuan and said in a cold tone: "Master Fu, the demon crisis has not been completely resolved yet, so it is better not to fight as much as possible."
After he finished speaking, the aura around him became a little cold, especially the look in his eyes that held a hint of warning.
Everyone present was also very quiet, fully understanding the meaning of Wang Ping'an's words.
Do they not know who Mr. Song was invited by Qingzhou Academy? It’s just that no one pointed it out.
Fu Yuan's words clearly meant that he wanted to get closer to the other party. The Taihao Sword Sect must have some objections to this. Even though Mr. Song had left the Taihao Sword Sect, Headmaster Taihao had also spoken at the time, and everyone understood that.
Mr. Song has not been given up and is still regarded as one of his own.
Wang Ping'an knew this, so he spoke directly and emphasized it again to everyone.
Confucianism is nothing, there is no difference in power, it's just that the methods of practice are different.
But Jinyi Tianwei represents the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Taihao Sword Sect naturally cares.
"Elder Wang is right, now we really have to focus on major matters." Fu Yuan looked at Wang Pingan, his eyes did not flinch at all, but he did not continue to struggle on this topic, but said: "We have received news that the person behind this incident
It's an Earth Demon that escaped from Beizhou. Although his strength has been greatly reduced due to injuries, you still have to be careful and subtle. The disciples of the Taihao Sword Sect should also pay attention when they are outside."
Although these words contained concern, they were still full of gunpowder. Wang Ping'an frowned slightly, but he did not burst out in the end. He just said: "We have been prepared for a long time and are looking for news about the earth demon. Mr. Fu can rest assured."
This sentence made the other three people breathe a sigh of relief. Taihao Sword Sect and the Great Zhou Dynasty did have some differences, but fortunately they could see clearly what was right and wrong.
"Both of you are right. The most important thing now is to work together to deal with the monster."
The master of Wanshi Pavilion and the dean of the academy, Cheng Hong, spoke accordingly.
We did not continue the conversation on the topic of Song Zhishu, otherwise the problem of demons would not be resolved and internal strife would start.
Wang Ping'an and Fu Yuan just looked at each other and began to improve this plan.
The five of them are the executors of the Qingzhou Demon Trouble, so there can be no problems.
Otherwise, if something big happens, not many people can afford it.
Cheng Hong looked at the two people in front of him and shook his head slightly. He thought of Song Zhishu's figure. Although he was only in the Foundation Establishment realm and seemed unimportant, he was favored by everyone. He was worthy of being able to face Mu Changge directly.
at the same time.
In a guest room of Yunlingzhai.
Song Zhishu sat cross-legged, with the Sky Thunder Vase standing above his head, sending down streaks of purple thunder.
The powerful force of thunder kept moving and sizzling around him, as if it contained terrifying power.
In an instant, Song Zhishu opened his eyes, and a ray of lightning flashed in his eyes, and the aura revealed on his body was more powerful than before. This was just pure physical strength.
"I have finally tempered my body to the middle stage of foundation building. It has only been half a month, and the Sky Thunder Bottle has not let me down."
Song Zhishu clenched his fists and was very satisfied after feeling the power bred in his flesh and blood.
He discovered that because he had been tempering with the power of thunder and lightning from the Sky Thunder Bottle, his body also contained a trace of thunder power. However, because he had not fought with the enemy, he did not know how strong it was.
But all in all, now my two weakest abilities have been fully improved.
Also, during this period of time, Song Zhishu also engraved dozens of precious jade, plus the elixir talismans that he had before, everything is ready, and he has now reached the strongest state at this stage.
"It's time to collide with the so-called demon."
Song Zhishu looked calm, thinking that Chen Jingyun had sent word a few days ago that he had successfully built the foundation and would take up the task and leave the city in the next few days. It should be almost time now.
And just as he was thinking about this, there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Song."
Are you here?
Song Zhishu naturally recognized whose voice it was and immediately stood up and opened the door.
There were only four people standing outside the door. In addition to Chen Jingyun, there were also Lin Cheng, Wang Chong and Li Xiansong.
Song Zhishu asked him to do the ceremony and immediately invited all the people in.
"Mr. Song." Chen Jingyun returned the gift with his hands, came to the room and sat down and said: "I discussed it with three fellow Taoists, Lin Cheng, and the five of us formed a team. In addition, according to the requirements of Wanshi Pavilion, there are five more people.
I have already found him and will meet us on the day of departure."
Wanshi Pavilion issues tasks related to demon incidents. In addition to having Confucian scholars, a team must have at least ten people.
The purpose is that if there is a real crisis, even if there are a large number of people, they can take care of each other.
Otherwise, if the number of people is too small, problems may easily arise.
Song Zhishu naturally had no objection to this, and Lin Cheng and others had agreed to join them a few days ago. After all, the five of them had cooperated before and had already established a trusting relationship with each other. In addition, they were all at the Foundation Establishment level.
Cultivation is naturally the best choice.
"Okay, I just don't know who the other five people Mr. Chen is looking for are?" Song Zhishu left the matter of finding people to the other party, but he was about to leave the city, so he naturally wanted to know in advance.
"They are all casual cultivators. I have investigated before and they are all of good character. Speaking of which, those few people have also listened to Mr. Song's lectures in the academy. I heard that they were very happy to have you join us when we went out of the city this time. They said
I wanted to come and see you in advance, but I thought Mr. Song might be making preparations, so I declined for you. Anyway, we will set off in just a few days, and there is no rush for a day or two." Chen Jingyun replied.
"Mr. Chen is right. You don't know, fellow Daoist Song, that since you last lectured at the academy, your reputation has greatly increased. Many casual cultivators have heard about it. The reason why Qingzhou Academy does not set a threshold for teaching is because you proposed it. They all
I admire you very much and said I wanted to see your true face, but Mr. Chen stopped me."
"Yes, even the three of us have Confucian righteousness in our bodies after listening to your lectures."
"Mr. Chen also said that during this period, people come to the academy every day and ask if you will give lectures again."
Lin Cheng and the others took the words, with sighs and excitement in their words. In the eyes of the three of them, Song Zhishu was like a god, and there was only admiration in their hearts.
It should be noted that before the city was closed, they had gone to Qingzhou Academy to see if they had any talent for reading. However, the reality was cruel and they were not even qualified to become students. However, just because they listened to Song Zhishu’s lectures, they actually developed Confucian integrity.
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The three of them have not appeared in the past few days. They are also adapting to this power and preparing to leave the city.
After hearing this, Song Zhishu noticed that there was indeed Confucian righteousness surging in the bodies of Lin Cheng and the others, but it was very weak and could not be seen without looking carefully. They were all at the stage of just getting started.
So he smiled softly and then said: "These are all the creation of the three Taoist friends and have little to do with me."
Song Zhishu understood that if there were no lectures that day and the three of them had to take time out to study hard, it would only be a matter of time before they developed Confucian righteousness. Of course, that was all. As for the realm of knowledge, it required the teachings and understanding of famous teachers.
But as long as Confucianism is upright, it will indeed have more confidence when facing demons.
However, Song Zhishu did not say much about this matter. He immediately turned to look at Chen Jingyun and said: "Mr. Chen, since the arrangements have been made, let's talk about the situation of this mission first, so that we can understand it in advance."
Lin Cheng and the other three also nodded. They came here today to make final preparations for leaving the city.
"That's exactly what I meant."
Chen Jingyun heard this and took a deep breath: "Our mission this time is to go to several villages three hundred miles outside the city. They were originally the residences of mortals. After the city was closed, the city lord's palace sent several monks to garrison them, but they
Some time ago, a monk from a sect passed by and found that villagers in several villages had disappeared mysteriously."
In addition to the main city, Qingzhou also encompasses several other subsidiary cities and thousands of villages, large and small.
The closure of the city is only for the main city. As for other places, monks will be dispatched to garrison them depending on the situation.
This ensures that if a monster is discovered, it can be notified at any time and a timely response can be made.
This is something Song Zhishu has already understood.
"Then what? Where did the guarding monk go?"
Lin Cheng spoke with curiosity. It is not difficult to make mortals in several villages disappear. The key is to fight the monks whether they are dead or alive, which can bring more information.
"Afterwards, Wanshi Pavilion and the City Lord's Mansion sent people to investigate the situation, but no clues were found, and there were no traces of fighting. It was as if they disappeared out of thin air." Chen Jingyun's tone was solemn and he continued: "After that, several days of investigation went by.
, I found a monk stationed hundreds of miles outside the village, but he was not injured, but he didn’t know what happened. He knew his name and identity, but he just lost all the memories about the village, which is very strange. "
"The Wanshi Pavilion and the City Lord's Mansion concluded that this was caused by demons, because only demons can be so unnoticed, and immediately issued a mission."
He told every detail of this mission without omitting a single detail.
After Chen Jingyun finished speaking, Lin Cheng and others suddenly became solemn.
Without even realizing it, an entire village of people disappeared without being guarded by Qi Practitioners.
Several of them are in the Foundation Establishment Realm. It is actually not difficult to do this. What is difficult is to make a person lose a certain period of memory. Not to mention the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even the pill-forming monks cannot do it.
Because this is not an ordinary loss of memory, but a partial extraction. They have never heard of such a thing.
For a time, several people were even more afraid of the so-called demon.
Song Zhishu fell into silence.
I was thinking about the information provided by Chen Jingyun.
His thoughts were actually similar to those of Lin Cheng and others, and he felt that the demon's methods were very strange.
However, Song Zhishu did not think deeply about it. He pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Then when will we set off?"
Sitting here and thinking about it is useless. Only by going to investigate in person can he understand the situation, especially the demon's methods. He finally knows why all the major forces attach great importance to it. Mortals in several villages disappeared mysteriously. This is too weird.
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And since Wanshi Pavilion can release it as a task, obviously this kind of incident is not a big deal.
The really serious ones are those that need to be dealt with by the major forces, even the Taihao Sword Sect.
"I'm ready, just tomorrow morning."
When Chen Jingyun opened his mouth, he had already made a plan. After all, he initiated the investigation of the demon incident this time, so he must be fully prepared.
"good."
When Song Zhishu heard this, he also meant the same thing, the sooner the better.
Who knows if the so-called monster will stay after the villagers disappear.
"The three of us have no objections." Seeing that Song Zhishu agreed, Lin Cheng and others also had no objections. As for the fear in their hearts, they were suppressed. Since they decided to go, they would not regret it. Besides, they also have Confucian righteousness in their bodies.
Some confidence.
Immediately, the five people chatted about some details of the trip and what they needed to prepare, and then they dispersed.
This was their first time facing a demon, and everyone felt solemn.
In addition to completing the tasks issued by Wanshi Pavilion.
The most important thing is to keep this trip safe and sound. Of course, I have no intention of talking about anything else.
Song Zhishu was soon the only one left in the room, still thinking about Chen Jingyun's words. The demon's methods were indeed strange. Even before he could actually see them, they already gave people a great sense of oppression.
"Everything will happen tomorrow."
Song Zhishu murmured to himself, without saying anything more, he sat down cross-legged.
I plan to use this last moment to adjust myself to the best condition.
There was no words for the whole night, and day and night alternated without realizing it.
In the early morning, the sun rises in the east.
The rays of the sun shine on the earth, giving people an extremely warm feeling.
On the bed, Song Zhishu opened his eyes, stood up, packed up, prepared everything, and walked out of the inn.
The streets of Qingzhou City still look a little deserted and no longer as prosperous as before. However, as time goes by, the demon incidents are under control, and many people start to go out, unlike before where there were only a few people.
Song Zhishu set out from the inn and walked all the way to the place agreed upon yesterday, which was the entrance to the east city.
Before they even got close, they found that Chen Jingyun and others were already waiting there.
In addition, there are five other people, all of whom are in the foundation-building realm. Among them is a fat monk who is in the middle-stage of foundation-building and looks familiar.
He was the only person who asked questions during the lecture that day.
Song Zhishu remembered it and had some impression of that person, but he didn't say much and walked over.
"Let me introduce to you fellow Taoists, this is Mr. Song, Zhishu Song, a Taoist and Confucian practitioner, and the leader of this mission." After Chen Jingyun waited for Zhishu Song to approach, he immediately spoke to everyone with a smile in his eyes.
He was the organizer of the mission, but it was a bit dangerous to go out of the city on this trip, so he handed over all the leading tasks to Song Zhishu.
The reason is also very simple. After all, Song Zhishu has the highest cultivation level and the strongest strength among the ten people present.
There is no doubt that the strong have a dominant position wherever they are.
Song Zhishu also followed the words and bowed his hands slightly in salute: "I have met five Taoist friends. Along the way, I hope to work together with several Taoist friends to eliminate the troubles of demons."
"Mr. Song, you're welcome."
The fat monk immediately stepped forward and said directly: "Student Yuan Ming, I have been studying for several years, but I still can't figure it out. That day when I listened to my teacher's lecture on the way of a gentleman, I suddenly became enlightened, cultivated Confucian righteousness, and entered the Confucian state of condensing qi.
, I have not yet thanked you sir. When I see you today, please allow the student to perform the disciple ceremony."
After saying that, Yuan Ming immediately bowed and saluted, his posture was very low, and his tone was very sincere.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, you're welcome."
Seeing this, Song Zhishu helped the other party up and said with a smile: "I was also invited by Mr. Cheng Hong. If you want to thank me, I should thank Mr. Cheng."
What he said was correct. After all, Mr. Cheng Hong mentioned the last lecture he gave.
"Mr. Song is so humble. You proposed that there would be no threshold for giving lectures. Anyone who comes can listen. You are so open-minded and we really respect you." Another monk spoke up. He had also listened to Song Zhishu's lectures in the academy, and he did the same thing as Yuan Ming.
A disciple ceremony was held.
"Mr. Song, let them follow their wishes. Three thousand people listen to your lectures. In our Confucian school, they can indeed be counted as your students."
Chen Jingyun came forward and asked Song Zhishu not to stop him. He could help people solve their doubts and enlighten them. In Confucianism, he was considered a teacher.
Song Zhishu felt helpless about this, but he also knew that it would not be good if he disagreed.
Soon, the remaining people also began to salute and introduce themselves one by one.
In addition to Yuan Ming, the other four people were named Gu Siqing, Shen Xing, Lou Zhong and Sha Wenxuan. Together with Lin Cheng and others and Song Zhishu, there were ten people in the group, and all of them had one characteristic, that is, they were all casual cultivators.
According to Chen Jingyun, although the disciples of the aristocratic sect are stronger, they are also arrogant and sometimes do not obey orders.
But casual cultivators are different. When faced with those who are stronger than themselves, they will listen to them even if they have opinions.
Especially since he has been carefully selected, there will definitely be no problem in working with him.
Immediately afterwards, everyone discussed the plan and details of the mission and immediately prepared to set off.
However, now that the city is under lockdown, you must have a mission badge jointly issued by Wanshi Pavilion and the City Lord's Palace before you can leave the city. Chen Jingyun had already prepared these, and after being inspected by the monks who protected the city, everyone left the city.
The target location was three hundred miles away from Qingzhou City. In order to rush for time, everyone unanimously decided to fly with their swords.
"Mr. Song, several fellow Taoists, the first place we went to was called Luojiazhuang, and it was also the first place where the accident was discovered. It is the closest place. The plan is for us to stay there for one night. If not
If you find it, go to the next place.”
On the sky, ten sword-wielding figures were walking with swords, Song Zhishu was in the center, and Chen Jingyun beside him was introducing the general situation.
There were several places where the incident occurred. For the sake of safety, we did not choose to separate, but acted together.
It is inevitable that we will not be able to cope with the crisis when the time comes.
However, Song Zhishu and Chen Jingyun were truly accomplished scholars, and with their own cultivation, the other eight people naturally obeyed and nodded one after another.
Immediately, everyone stopped talking and looked ahead. Three hundred miles was not very far for them.
So before half a day had passed, they were already approaching their destination.
"The front is Luojiazhuang."
Chen Jingyun took the map and pointed not far away.
Song Zhishu immediately cast his gaze and saw a village on the ground in front of him, backed by a hill. There was a winding river in front of the village, but it was close to drying up. The scene in the village was not very clear, and was covered by wisps of
It was shrouded in clouds and mist, and one could probably tell that there were about a few hundred people there, neither too big nor too small.
And he also found that when he looked at the village, the righteousness in his body was shaking slightly, as if he was sensing something.
He looked at Chen Jingyun aside, but his expression showed nothing unusual, and he obviously didn't notice anything.
Haoran's righteousness is purer than ordinary Confucian righteousness.
Just because you can feel it yourself does not mean that every Confucian scholar can do it, not to mention that the other person is still in the holy realm.
After thinking for a moment, Song Zhishu did not hesitate and said directly: "Don't land directly at Luojiazhuang. Let's observe outside first."
"yes."
Chen Jingyun could see that Song Zhishu might have discovered something, but he did not ask about it. Instead, he called the others to leave.
When they came to the ground, everyone treated him solemnly and said nothing, looking at Luojiazhuang not far away.
All areas of Zhuangzi are surrounded by walls, with closed red-painted gates on the front.
The paint surface seems to have spent some time, but it is still bright red, like flowing blood.
There is also a plaque on it with the three characters "Luojiazhuang" written on it.
"Mr. Song?"
Chen Jingyun looked at Zhishu Song and said, "Go in now?"
Song Zhishu did not answer immediately, but felt it with Haoran Zhengqi. He found that the previous feeling had disappeared. There seemed to be nothing wrong with Zhuangzi in front of him. He found no abnormality when he checked his soul. After a moment of silence, he nodded.
: "Go in, but remember, never separate, at least within sight."
Monks have souls that can perceive things, which are more useful than eyes, but in many cases the souls may be shielded, and they are at least within sight at a short distance.
"Okay." Chen Jingyun nodded and waved, and everyone entered together without hesitation.
Pushing open the red painted door, the scene inside Zhuangzi comes into view.
The road in front of us is covered with fallen leaves, dry flowers and plants, and bare trees. Everywhere indicates that this place is uninhabited, but in sharp contrast are the scattered houses. Looking through the cracks in the door
, it is not messy except for some dust.
There was even cooked food, but it had gone rancid because it had been a long time.
After entering, everyone present felt a chill.
But it's not very obvious.
"Sure enough, he disappeared suddenly."
After seeing this, Song Zhishu immediately realized that the villagers in the village had indeed disappeared suddenly, and they did not even feel the slightest danger when they disappeared, otherwise the house would not be so clean.
"What should we do now?" Lin Cheng's mouth was dry and his tone was hoarse. It was obviously a mortal village, but it gave him a strange feeling.
It should be noted that the leader of the fire-patterned monkey who was in the late stage of foundation building did not give him this feeling.
"Search all the houses and see if you find anything."
This was the first time that Song Zhishu encountered this kind of situation, and he couldn't make any good decisions. He could only check each room. If he couldn't find any clues, he would stay here for one night as Chen Jingyun said before.
But the more this happens, the more careful you have to be. Demons and demons, what is a demon? You can’t figure it out and you can’t predict it.
The other nine people nodded after hearing this, but they did not choose to separate. Instead, they started investigating together from the first room in the village.
Song Zhishu, on the other hand, was in front of everyone, and at the same time, his awe-inspiring righteousness was constantly surging in his body. Whenever there was a problem, he would take strong action. Just when he opened the door of the first room, a biting chill slowly hit him.
bump!
It was at this moment that a violent roar appeared in the ears of everyone present.
It was Zhuangzi's gate, which was pushed directly to the ground and scattered on the ground.
Waves of breath came in.
Everyone was using their magic power and looking at the red-painted door that had fallen to the ground, extremely wary.