The first thousand four hundred and forty-two chapters
Xiaogu Mountain, six hundred miles away from Beijing, has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and many spiritual veins. Although it is not the source or the place of intersection, it is an elegant place with abundant water and grass.
Spreading for thousands of miles, it is a royal garden inside, with small monsters kept in captivity. It is said to be a place for training for the royal children, but in fact it is a place for entertainment.
Later, it was gradually abandoned. I don’t know when, starting from the periphery, some tombs gradually appeared.
At first, people who had fought for the imperial court in previous dynasties and had no family background chose to find sites and build tombs in the periphery. Over time, more and more people chose to build tombs in the periphery.
When the royal family remembered that there was such a place, there were already many tombs in the surrounding areas, and it was really difficult to move them. Fortunately, an official document was issued, approving this place as a cemetery-like location.
Of course, not everyone can be buried here. The privileged class exists everywhere, let alone such a hierarchical dynasty.
As a result, ordinary people can no longer build tombs here, only some dignitaries are qualified.
Wealthy families and famous families all have their own fiefdoms or ancestral lands, so naturally they won't build graves in other places. However, there are always people who are like duckweeds without roots, but they started from a young age and heard about it.
Most of these people chose to be buried in Xiaogushan, so that they would have a companion after death. Regardless of whether they were enemies or friends during life, there would always be one or two living next to each other.
I don’t know how many years have passed, and the former royal garden has become a cemetery. Those with high status can occupy a hilltop in it, and even the least privileged can find a good place close to the mountains and rivers, which is warm in winter and cool in summer.
Ta-ta!
Just today, a group of eight knights galloped over. The knights were extremely tough and powerful, and they were all innately powerful. The horned scale horses on their crotches were first-class walking beasts.
The leader was surrounded by people, wearing a fish-dragon python robe. Although he was a little fat in appearance, his aura was extremely noble, and he obviously did not come from an ordinary family.
Anyone who is familiar with the imperial system will definitely recognize that the young man at the head is wearing the python robe of the current prince.
Looking at his age and aura, it is obvious that he is not an old monster with advanced martial arts, and his identity has been reduced by more than half.
"Your Majesty, this is Xiaogushan Hunting Ground. Isn't it appropriate to come here now?"
A middle-aged guard followed closely, his eyes full of suspicion.
"Whatever the prince wants to do, we can just serve him as slaves. There is no need to talk too much!"
On the right is a tall, thin man with a fair face and no need to appear feminine, with a yin color.
"Eunuch Lu!"
The middle-aged guard raised his thick eyebrows and looked angry, "Tomorrow is the prince's wedding. As the prince's seventh brother, how can the prince leave the capital at this time? If the clan government finds out, then..."
The young man at the head is surprisingly the seventh son of Zhao Yukun, the Yongwang Zhao Haitao, who has already established a palace in another country.
"So what if the clan government knows about it? Your Majesty is not plotting rebellion!"
Eunuch Lu was disdainful and said proudly, "Our prince is a royal nobleman, the most noble person in the world. Those indifferent people in the clan's mansion just rely on the clan's rules and have repeatedly...
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"Shut up, how can you say such a thing?"
The middle-aged guard suddenly changed color, pointing his halberd and glaring angrily.
The so-called clan is a private criminal institution in charge of the rules of a family, and the clan mansion is a place that specifically controls the children of the royal family.
Not to mention a mere prince, even if Emperor Zhao Yukun made a mistake, he would be punished and had to endure it obediently.
There are no outsiders here, otherwise this sentence alone would make the seventh prince unable to eat and walk around, and he would have to shed his skin even if he died.
Sometimes, you may be able to get away with it if you despise the royal law, but you will definitely be in bad luck if you disdain the sect's rules.
"snort!"
Eunuch Lu gave a cold look, his face turned even paler, but he said no more.
The strange thing is that the seventh prince said nothing from the beginning to the end, and seemed not to hear the argument between the two at all. Even the other four guards did not say a word.
The speed of the horned scale horses was extremely fast. When the sun was slightly setting in the west, the group went deep into Xiaogushan Mountain until they stopped in front of a deep pit covering an area of more than ten miles, as if it had been dug out unexpectedly.
"here it is……"
The middle-aged guard glanced at him suspiciously, then his expression suddenly changed, and there was even a hint of exclamation.
A few months ago, there was a demonic chaos in the capital, and then the dragon in Xiaogushan turned over. It is said that a mountaintop subsided and was swallowed directly by the earth.
According to folklore, the Wu Prince's Mansion who built the tomb here committed so many sins that the gods were so angry that they didn't even leave a tomb.
Only the various parties know clearly where the earth dragon turned over and caused the tomb to collapse. It was clearly someone who used supreme power to forcibly move it away.
An ordinary grand master can destroy a mountaintop of more than ten miles, but if it is necessary to move it away without affecting the earth's veins, even an ordinary semi-saint can do it.
The middle-aged guard's face turned pale. As a strong master and a former palace guard, he knew very well how strong the grand master was. He had only seen a strong semi-saint take action once in his life.
It was a few months ago that the legendary being came back to life and escaped from the prison. At the time of the demonic chaos, the emperor used the power of the capital formation to fight against the powerful demon king.
At that time, there were several other semi-saints fighting against the demon king. Just from a distance, one could feel the pressure like the might of heaven, which gave the onlookers nightmares for more than half a month.
Later, powerful Buddhists and Taoists used the wonderful techniques of the Heart Sutra to soothe the soul and eliminate the aftermath.
When he thought that the protagonist at that time was the most wanted criminal of the Zhao Song royal family, the middle-aged guard could not help but feel his heart tremble and his calves twist.
But now, the seventh prince of his family has come to the former site of Prince Wu's tomb. What is he doing?
Plop, plop!
Before he could think clearly, there were several sounds like rag bags falling to the ground behind him. The middle-aged guard froze. He knew what was going on without looking, but he didn't have time to turn around. His vision went dark, and the world was spinning for a while, and he didn't know anything.
Got it!
Buzz!
At the same time, at the edge of the seemingly deserted pit, light flashed silently, as if a portal appeared, but it seemed like there was nothing there.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Eunuch Lu said in a low voice.
Zhao Haitao tugged on the reins numbly, as if he was completely unaware of what was going on around him. He rode forward like a puppet on strings and disappeared at the edge of the pit in the blink of an eye.
Gonggong Lu's eyes were full of coldness, and he drove all the other horned scale horses inside, and all the other guarding knights were dragged inside.
After drinking tea, the place was still deserted, as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps no one would have thought that an extremely profound and secretive formation had been arranged here. From the outside, there were not many changes inside, except for the addition of a nine-story altar that was nine feet high!
From bottom to top to the seventh floor, there are nine people kneeling on each floor.
"Your Majesty!"
When Eunuch Lu saw a thin figure in front of the altar, his face became excited. He walked a few steps forward and knelt down on the ground.
"Thank you for all your hard work these years!"
The thin figure slowly turned around, revealing a young and handsome face, yet resolute. It was Wu Ming.
"It is the duty of a slave to serve the prince without working hard!"
Mr. Lu was excited.
"Now that you have done this, you will not be able to return to the palace. When tomorrow passes, the body-locking soul-locking spell will be applied, and you will be a free man!"
Wu Ming smiled.
"I also ask the prince to take him under his wing. You avenged Xiaoluzi's murder. If you hadn't taken action back then, I would have been killed by someone in the forbidden palace. This slave's life is yours!"
Record the father-in-law's kowtow.
"You have been miserable all your life and have been a slave for half your life. Now freedom is right in front of you, so why bother?"
Wu Ming sighed.
"Because he has been a slave for half his life, Xiaoluzi is like a lost dog without his master. The slave knows that the prince is a person who does great things, but there must be someone by his side to serve him and do something considerate for himself. The slave will only serve others in this life.
I beg you, Your Majesty, to take it in!"
Mr. Lu spoke sincerely.
"Get up!"
Wu Mingyang pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Eunuch Lu stood up in a hurry, his expression quickly calmed down, and he stood by respectfully.
"Go for it!"
Wu Ming pointed at Zhao Haitao, without any intention of reminiscing with this 'old friend'.
Kick!
The distinguished seventh prince walked up to the altar as instructed and knelt down in a corner of the top floor.
When Eunuch Lu saw such a strange scene, instead of being afraid, he felt a kind of morbid excitement. He looked at Wu Ming with a little more awe.
"I have a skill!"
Wu Ming walked a few steps, stood up with his hands behind his back, and said without looking back, "It's called "Heavenly Ghost Illuminating Nerves", and it's a method of ghost cultivation obtained from the hands of the evil spirits of ghosts!"
"Your Majesty, just ask!"
Eunuch Lu showed no hesitation and didn't even ask what the flaws were in this method which sounded so gloomy and not like the right path.
"hehe!"
Wu Ming smiled slightly, flipped his wrist, and there was a blue-black bone-like jade in his palm and said, "Although this method is a method of ghost cultivation in a foreign land, it is a direct descendant of the orthodox Taoist sect. You have a disability, but you have been practicing for many years."
Due to the special method, even the Restoring Dao Pill cannot remove the defects in the bone marrow and blood vessels and restore the normal human body."
"Your Majesty, you mean..."
Eunuch Lu's breathing was a little heavier, and there was a glimmer of light in his eyes, and he said excitedly.
"Although this method has the effect of reshaping a person's body and cleansing his muscles and cutting his marrow, only people with Yin nature can practice it!"
Wu Ming waved his hand and said with a stern face, "Although you don't have Yin meridians, your meridians that come from practicing special exercises are even worse. It's okay to think about it, but after all, this is a method of alien ghost cultivation.
As long as you practice this method properly, the progress will be very fast. With your current level of cultivation, you will be able to break through to become a Grandmaster, and your body will recover soon."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Eunuch Lu fell to his knees, his eyes red.
The body is mutilated, the family is destroyed, the heirs are cut off, and even if you die, you will not be able to see your ancestors. Now that there is a way to make up for this shortcoming, how can you not be excited?
"I teach you this method not because I want to see how high your cultivation level is, but because I want you to always abide by the promise you made back then!"
Wu Ming handed the jade slip over and said solemnly, "But you must remember, if you dare to use the ghosts of ordinary people to practice, I will not let you go. In today's troubled times, there are endless wars, and there are inexhaustible demon souls that cannot be used."
"Jie, if you have enough opportunities, it will not be a problem to cultivate to the semi-saint level. If you reverse the essence, you will leave a son and a half daughter to take care of you until the end of your life. You will be a priest and ancestor, and the incense will be endless. This can also be considered as the friendship between you and me as master and servant."