After Xu Dao returned to his talisman shop, he arranged some things, and immediately walked into the quiet room alone, closed everything, and looked like he was in retreat.
Then, without anyone noticing, a dim light swam out from the quiet room and flew far away to the horizon.
This is Xu Daoyin God traveling, driving a cuttlefish sword and carrying a jade hook to collect breath, quietly walking out, ready to explore the backyard of Wutong Temple.
He placed his physical body in a quiet room, with strict formations inside and outside. After months of stacking up, even if two foundation-building Taoist priests joined forces to break into the formation, they could still block one or two.
And once someone wants to break in, the formation will immediately send out a signal, and its movement can be seen hundreds of miles away. Xu Dao's Yin Shen will immediately return to the physical body at the speed of light to fight against the enemy.
In addition, Xu Dao's physical body has long been established, and his strength is even stronger than his Yin God's cultivation. Even if there is someone who can break into the quiet room before his Yin God has returned, and use the teeth to attack the scale soldiers.
Now, it will also rely on its own body's energy and blood to desperately resist the enemy.
Under all the arrangements, Xu Dao's physical body was foolproof, allowing him to boldly and confidently escape from the body.
As for the Yin God, before the Cuttlefish Sword had established its foundation, he was worried that the Yin God would be trapped outside and unable to return to his physical body. But now that the Cuttlefish Sword has established its foundation, there is no such risk.
First of all, the Cuttlefish Sword itself is already good at concealing Qi. It is an invisible sword. Xu Dao's Yin Shen is hidden in it, making it extremely difficult for others to find it. Coupled with the effect of the breath-collecting jade hook, it should be the best choice for Lian Yaksha Sect.
The ghosts and gods in it were hardly aware of Xu Dao's existence.
Even if Xu Dao was accidentally exposed in the end, he controlled the cuttlefish sword with Yin Shen, and he could barely compete with the Taoist priests in the foundation-building realm.
As long as he spares no expense, it shouldn't be difficult to break through the Wutong Temple's formation.
Although it may damage the cuttlefish sword, at least his Yin Shen can return to his physical body in the midst of lightning and flint, leaving a life behind.
In general, this secret investigation of Wutong Temple seems to be a bold move, but in fact it is Xu Dao's step-by-step plan after careful consideration.
Phew!
The cuttlefish sword transformed into a sword shape and flew out of Jiangzhou City to the outside of the city, chasing a group of people and horses, wandering in the forest. The breath-collecting jade hook hung on the hilt of the cuttlefish sword, like a sword spike.
Xu Dao controlled the flying sword and quietly landed on the ground, lurking quietly among the rocks like a snake.
Not long after, there was a sound and someone was riding through the forest.
These people were wearing coarse short brown cloth, but sitting on their crotches were paper horses transformed by magic spells. They were wading through mountains and rivers as if they were on the ground. They were the rat men in Wutong Temple. They all had black hair on their bodies and were timid.
He was assigned by Xu Dao to return to Wutong Temple to report the news.
The leader among the rat men was the swordsman surnamed Sha, who was recognized by Xu Dao.
Rustle! The paper horse galloped past, walking in the forest like willow leaves floating by.
When the rat man transformed by the swordsman passed by Xu Dao's hiding place, Xu Dao did not jump out and recognize the swordsman. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity that the rat people were not aware of and used the flying sword to swim silently like a snake.
Onto the swordsman.
There were other rat men around at the moment, and it was difficult for him to stop the swordsman because they were so crowded. As for why he didn't just send the swordsman back to Wutong Temple, it was to avoid arousing others' suspicion.
The rat man transformed by the swordsman was riding a paper horse. It suddenly felt a chill on its waist and something was wrapped around it. It suddenly looked horrified, thinking that a poisonous snake had fallen on it.
At this moment, a message appeared in its ears: "Don't panic."
As soon as he heard this voice, the panic in the eyes of the swordsman and the rat man turned into surprise, and he screamed out, almost attracting the attention of the rat men around him.
Fortunately, although these rat men can make rat calls, they have no such thing as language, and their normal communication is just gesticulation, as if they are deaf.
This was also a factor that allowed Xu Dao to judge that they were transformed by humans and not monsters.
But now this situation has become an obstacle to communication between Xu Dao and the Swordsman Rat Man. Basically Xu Dao can only speak, while the Swordsman Rat Man responds with brief calls or gestures.
Fortunately, the swordsman was alert.
As early as when he was released from the trap by the Taoist Toad, he recognized Xu Dao after seeing him. However, he was in the form of a rat man at the time, and there were two Taoist priests present at the time. He could not communicate with Xu Dao, so he could only communicate from time to time.
He swayed in front of Xu Dao and signaled with his eyes. This was another reason why Xu Dao could easily recognize him among the rat men.
Originally, Xu Dao didn't respond to the swordsman until the end of the banquet. The swordsman gave up for a moment, thinking that Xu Dao couldn't recognize him because he had changed too much.
Fortunately, when the banquet was really over, Xu Dao removed him with a finger and sent him back to Wutong Temple to deliver the message. The swordsman understood this and had expectations.
In fact, during the entire banquet, the reason why Xu Dao did not respond after recognizing the swordsman was that he was secretly spying on the swordsman to see what his situation was and whether he might seek refuge with the Shezhao Taoist priests.
It wasn't until he discovered that although the swordsman was the overseer among the rat people, he was also recruited and sent away by the Taoist priests, and he beat and scolded him at will, and found nothing weird about the swordsman, Xu Daofang made the decision.
The decision to recognize each other.
After the swordsman barked a few times, he regained his composure. It rode the paper horse silently and just listened to Xu Dao's words.
"Why, you don't recognize the master anymore?" Xu Dao continued to smile and speak into his ears to appease the swordsman's excited mood.
Zhizhi! The swordsman couldn't speak human words, so he could only bark a few words in response.
After a moment of pleasantries and appeasement, Xu Dao shouted: "Okay! The master is now possessed by the magic weapon and is invisible to you. Move more naturally and don't want to be noticed by others."
"You just need to return to the Wutong Temple later and tell the Taoist priests not to do too much right now, and then listen to my instructions after you retreat."
Although the two of them had a master-servant relationship, after all, more than a year had passed and they were a bit unfamiliar. Xu Dao did not reveal his intentions, but tempted him with benefits:
"I don't know why you turned into what you are now. I can only go to the temple to explore the situation first and see if there is a way to save you. If I find out, I can turn you into a human again."
Hearing this, the swordsman was extremely excited, but fortunately he still kept his face straight and did not reveal his flaws.
Half an hour later, the swordsman-turned-rat-man led the other rat-men back to Wutong Mountain. He passed through the mist and miasma, opened the temple door, and walked into the Wutong Temple smoothly.
And with the help of cover, Xu Dao also entered it quietly.