Li Xiuyuan's eyes couldn't help but condense slightly after hearing the old man's words.
He once heard Mu Taoist say that there are five kinds of immortals in the world, namely heaven, earth, gods, humans and ghosts.
Unexpectedly, this time when the Li family built a granary, they actually dug up an Earth Immortal.
Li Xiuyuan said: "This old immortal, my Li family accidentally dug you up when building a granary. This was my fault, but I had no intention of harming the old immortal. Why did the old immortal say that he was an earthly immortal?"
Does the road end here?”
The old man glanced at Li Xiuyuan, but remained motionless: "Because I have not yet achieved the status of an Earth Immortal. If I had become an Earth Immortal, my physical body would turn into dust, leaving only the Yang God attached to the mountains and rivers of the earth, haunting the mountains and rivers.
In the middle, you are free and happy, but if you have not fully cultivated and your body is damaged, your thousands of years of cultivation will be gone and you will fall into reincarnation again."
After saying that, he looked at a scratch on his shoulder.
The scratches were caused by breaking the jar and being scratched by the tiles. There was only a very shallow cut. There was no blood flowing out of this cut, only the gentle breeze blowing out, like a ball deflating.
Same.
"The shock just now was caused by the leakage of the essence of heaven and earth in my body. Once the essence is released, I will not be far from death."
Li Xiuyuan thought of the previous shock, and then looked at the bottomless cracks nearby. He couldn't help but feel shocked. The power of this earth immortal was so terrifying, and the leakage of essence could cause such a big movement.
But then he bowed his hands and saluted: "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
The old man said: "Thousands of years have passed. Even if there were some worldly things in the past, they are mostly gone now. You don't have to feel guilty. If you want to cultivate into an Earth Immortal, you have to go through the Earth Immortal Tribulation. I think what happened today is my Earth Immortal."
I didn't survive the immortal calamity because I didn't have enough merit. It's a destiny, and I can't blame others."
"It's a pity that the leakage of my essence caused a disaster and caused four people to fall into the underworld. Now I'm afraid it's all bad."
"Is this crack leading to the underworld?" Li Xiuyuan asked hurriedly.
"I unintentionally opened the door to the underworld, and after I die, the door will be wide open. I'm afraid that countless evil ghosts will rush out from it and cause harm to the world," the old man said.
Li Xiuyuan's heart trembled. He remembered one thing, that is, Li Zhong, a Yin soldier, said that there used to be a portal to the underworld near Lanruo Temple, but it was closed. But now there is a shock, I'm afraid
It reopened the door to the underworld.
It would be okay if someone managed the portal to the underworld.
If there is no one to manage it, the ghosts in the underworld will definitely take this opportunity to escape into the upper world.
"Please rest assured, old god, if there are ghosts from the underworld here, I will find a way to deal with it," Li Xiuyuan said.
The old man suddenly said again: "I'm afraid you will be too busy alone. I have two elixirs here, which were refined during my lifetime. These elixirs can increase a person's Taoism and magic power. In addition, I also have a form training method.
I have given you the method of avatar. I hope you can find two upright people to give them the elixir and method, and let them guard the door here to prevent evil spirits from coming out to harm people. Okay, my deadline
We’ve arrived, it’s time to sit down.”
After saying that, the old man's body suddenly shriveled up and turned into a handful of dust and dissipated directly in front of everyone's eyes.
The guards nearby were shocked when they saw this. They were shocked. This was the first time they saw such a miraculous thing. It was strange that this person had not died after being dug up for a thousand years. Unexpectedly, he turned around and died again.
It immediately turned into ashes.
After the old man died, even his clothes turned into dust, but two things remained in the dust.
A small piece of jade and a small porcelain vase.
That should be the elixir left by the old man and the method of training the clone.
Li Xiuyuan brought these two things back, and was about to order the guards to carry away the broken vat and set up a tomb for the old man, but then he suddenly heard rumbling sounds coming from under his feet.
It seemed like someone was shouting and roaring underground, which made people feel a little creepy.
"Boom~!"
I don't know if it was because the old man was dead, but where the old man was sitting, his head suddenly collapsed, and a large piece of land collapsed.
"No, this place is going to collapse. Go back quickly." Li Xiuyuan reacted immediately and said loudly.
Everyone was immediately frightened and hurriedly backed away from the hill.
When everyone retreated far enough, they saw that the entire hill had sunk in, leaving a large pit with an invisible bottom and a width of nine feet.
This big hole goes all the way deep into the ground, it's pitch black and bottomless, and I don't know where it leads.
But when this big pit appeared, a cold wind blew up from below, making bursts of whining sounds, including some whispers. Although I couldn't hear it clearly, I always felt that
It looked like someone was talking in the pit.
"Why did such a big hole suddenly appear?" Li Dafu was surprised when he saw this.
"Master, this big hole is very dangerous. It's better to fill it up quickly to prevent anyone from falling into it again," Butler Li said hurriedly.
Li Dafu nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right. Send people to fill the land immediately. Also build a fence around this area and make sure no one gets close to it. As for the granary, let's choose another location to build it."
"Li Dafu said.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan came over and said: "Father, no, this is not a simple pit. There is no way to fill it with soil, and even if it is filled hastily, it will not solve the harm caused by this pit."
This is the passage to the underworld. It was opened by the leakage of the Earthly Immortal's vitality. It is not as good as the passage to the underworld in the Chenghuang Temple in Guobei County. That passage can be closed when not in use, but this one probably cannot.
Therefore, the emergence of this channel has broken the balance between Yin and Yang.
Special methods need to be used to manage them, and they cannot be buried casually.
"Does my son have any countermeasures?" Li Dafu asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Father, the child will handle this matter. Please go back to the house first. The child already has a way to deal with it in his mind. I believe he can handle it well."
When Li Dafu saw Li Xiuyuan's resolute attitude, he didn't say anything more, but nodded and said: "Then leave everything to my son. If there is any trouble, the money in the house is at your disposal."
He also felt that this big pit was a bit unusual. It was obviously a taboo existence and should not be dealt with lightly.
After Li Dafu left, Li Xiuyuan asked again: "Where is the foreman?"
"Young Master, what are your orders?" the foreman hurriedly came over and said respectfully.
"First build a straw shed here. After it is built, you will take the workers out of here. There are evil spirits hiding in this cave. Go tell the people in the county and tell them not to go near here, otherwise something will happen.
I can't blame anyone else." Li Xiuyuan said.
When the foreman heard that there was an evil ghost under the pit, he immediately trembled and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I remember it."
"Go and do some work." Li Xiuyuan said.
The foreman and his workers had built a straw shed in just a few hours.
After the hut was built, the dark wind coming out of the cave became stronger, and the whispers became clearer. Even the nearby workers could hear them very clearly.
This is ghost language.
There are evil spirits whispering in the pit, discussing when to break out of the pit and take a look at the outside world.
"After the huts are built, everyone should leave. Don't stay here any longer." Li Xiuyuan looked at the sky and urged.
Not daring to delay, the foreman immediately packed up his tools and left in a hurry with the other day laborers.
Soon, only Li Xiuyuan and a few guards around him were left here.
"At night, the evil ghosts will probably rush out from the underworld. The reason why they haven't come out now is because they are afraid of the sunlight during the day. The evil ghosts didn't dare to show their faces just now, but now... the sun is almost setting."
Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
"Young Master, is there really a ghost in that big pit?" asked the guard who often followed Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "Of course there are, and there are many, no, very many. If not handled properly, it will lead to a big disaster."
After saying that, he walked into the thatched shed.
There was a pen, ink, paper and inkstone that he had left behind in the straw hut. Li Xiuyuan quickly picked up the pen and started writing. What he wrote was an order for summoning ghosts and ghosts, which roughly meant summoning ghosts and gods from all over to come and help.
"The portal to the underworld is wide open here, and evil ghosts will come from the underworld to the human world and cause chaos in the world. The nearby ghosts and gods also invited help to suppress the evil ghosts in the underworld... Li Xiuyuan, Guobei County."
After he finished writing, he threw the letter into a basin and burned it.
It turned into a puff of green smoke and rushed out of the hut, flying towards the sky.
But just when the blue smoke was about to fly into the clouds, a red light suddenly appeared in the sky, like a divine light flashing, covering the sky. At the same time, the blue smoke was blocked by the red light.
There is no way to move on.
"Sage on earth, have you forgotten the bet you made before? The gods in this land are gone. You can only manage it on your own. If you are willing to seal up the Immortal-Slaying Sword and voluntarily admit defeat, then we and the gods in the Heavenly Palace will be willing to obey.
Your request, I will come down to earth to help you."
In the red light in the sky, a tall and vague figure appeared. He spoke, and the voice came from all directions.
Li Xiuyuan said: "What does your transfer of the ghosts and gods who govern Yangzhou have to do with me asking ghosts and gods for help? There are many ghosts and gods in the world who are willing to help me, and besides here, are all the ghosts and gods in the world within the agreed range?
Within? Even the gods in the heavenly palace do not necessarily have to obey your orders. If you really want to stop my writing and prevent all ghosts and gods from appearing, then fine, then please do the same.
Never appear in front of me, and never appear in the mortal world, otherwise I will kill you if I see you, so this is only fair."
"You are using strong words to make sense." The figure of the god in the red light said angrily.