Before Jiazi, it was indeed a long time ago. It was probably the end of the Fourth Generation Grandmaster's reign and the early stage of the Fifth Generation's Grandmaster. As a candidate for the Seventh Generation Grandmaster, Qingwei Zhenren was separated by three generations.
.Such a long time is enough for many secrets to be buried deep in the pile of old papers.
For example, the investigation results of Fenglinzhou Taoist House, not to mention Master Qingwei, even the current headmaster of Fenglinzhou Taoist House were not aware of it. After all, in sixty years, just the headmaster had changed twenty times.
Three, the head master has also changed twelve times, and the chief deputy palace chief, the second deputy palace master and other deputy palace masters are also changed frequently, mainly to prevent Fenglinzhou Daofu from being isolated overseas and forming a separatist regime with a big tail.
potential.
Just because of such frequent inheritance and handover, it is inevitable that many omissions will occur. The relevant records should still be preserved, but those who are qualified to consult these records will not take the initiative to look at them. As all the people who experienced it personally have passed away, it has become
A secret that no one knows.
Master Qingwei asked, "What then?"
Master Qingfang said, "Neither the Dao Sect nor the Holy Court has a complete solution. They can only strengthen the seal. The specific sealing method is controlled by the Ise Shrine and the royal family. The Prime Minister Toyotomi rose too late and has not been deeply involved in this matter.
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Master Qingwei was not surprised by this answer. With the Taoist style of doing things, if he could solve it himself, he would never invite outsiders to participate. Of course, there were other objective factors, such as the relationship between the Taoist and the Holy Court was on the rise at the time.
Intimate and frequent interactions.
"What exactly is the evil fire in your mouth?" Master Qingwei asked again.
Master Qingfang replied, "Actually, the Taoist sect's 'yin fire' and the Holy Court's 'epileptic fire' are not accurate enough. They only emphasize a certain characteristic of this flame and cannot be generalized."
"The so-called 'yin fire' is a term that has long existed in Taoist classics. It specifically refers to the fire disaster that the immortal will face in the second heavenly disaster. It burns from under his own Yongquan point, penetrates directly into the Niyuan Palace, and the five internal organs.
Turning to ashes, all limbs decaying, and hundreds of years of hard work in Taoism are all illusions. But at that time, Fenglinzhou Taoist Temple just borrowed the name "Yin Fire", which does not mean that this kind of flame is the legendary Yin Fire. If under Furong Mountain
All of them are Yin Fire that can kill immortals, so who dares to talk about the word "seal"? The reason why Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture borrowed the name "Yin Fire" at that time was mainly to point out this kind of flame.
It contains a lot of yin energy, and it is different from ghost fire and ghost fire. This is the essence of flame."
"As for the Holy Court's 'epileptic fire', it points out the characteristics of this flame. Anyone who is contaminated by this flame will go crazy.
Crazy, after turning from a human into a monster, his temperament changes drastically, and he even refuses to recognize his relatives. In the words of the Holy Court, people infected with "epileptic fire" have a strong tendency to destroy and self-destruct, and "epileptic fire" can also infect
The dark fire hidden in people's hearts, like charcoal, seems to have been extinguished. As long as the time is right, it can immediately resurge and is difficult to eradicate. The Cardinal of the Holy See who participated in the investigation at that time once said this: "Despair and despair."
Madness can lead to 'madness'.'"
"The reason why I call it evil fire is because it combines the essence and characteristics emphasized by Taoism and the Holy Court. More importantly, after I became a monster, I discovered some things that neither the Taoist disciples nor the Holy Court bishop could detect. Something special.”
Yagyu Somasa interrupted, "Master, you were already transformed into a demon when you were involved in this matter?"
Master Qingbo clasped his hands together and said, "That's right. However, I had just turned into a demon at that time. I didn't have a strong demonic heart. I could suppress the demonic nature with Buddhism and maintain my human form. Therefore, I was not regarded as a Buddhist demon by Mount Hiei. I was able to Participate in this investigation.”
Master Qingbo continued, "This unique thing that only monsters can detect is the idea. It is very subtle and hidden deep in the flames. It is almost impossible to detect for living people, but for monsters, it is like a whisper in the ear." Whispering, beguiling people, leading people to complete madness and destruction. This kind of whispering is not bad at first, but its ability to be subtle and subtle is amazing. As you two can see, before Jiazi, I could still maintain my original appearance. After Jiazi, I can only maintain half a human form, and I am already half human and half monster. Maybe in more than ten years, I will completely turn into a monster and lose the ability to communicate with people normally."
"That's why I call it the flame of the evil god. The thoughts hidden deep in the flame are like the legendary demon king Bo Xun who specializes in opposing the Buddha, or the goddess in the legend of the Holy Court. The Lord of Chaos with the supreme will is an evil god, and he is definitely not comparable to ordinary immortals or gods. He hides under Furong Mountain and sprays evil fire every once in a while, corrupting the world. The Yin Qi in the flames will Only if it remains in the human world can the entire Fenglin Continent become what it is today."
The expressions of Master Qingwei and Munamasa Yagyu both turned solemn.
If there really is something underneath Fenglinzhou
With such an existence, it would be difficult for the Taoist sect, Xiangfu, Tianmen, and Fenglinzhou Buddhist sect to stay out of the matter.
Master Qingwei was silent for a moment and said slowly, "The flame needs fuel. The evil god just planted the kindling. Those incense and wishes generated by obsession, despair, and resentment became the wood for the evil fire to burn. The evil fire will grow infinitely." Amplify the effect of incense and aspiration."
Master Qingfang nodded and said, "That's right. Master Shi Zhouzhai mentioned that after every volcanic eruption, ashes like snow will fill the earth. Those ashes are the fire sown by the evil god. They fall on the body and merge with people, and are passed down from generation to generation. , will not be extinguished. Moreover, war will greatly encourage the spread of evil fire, which is also the reason why there are so many monsters in Fenglin Continent today."
Master Qingwei smiled and said, "Master, do you want to persuade me to stop fighting?"
Master Qingbo just clasped his hands and bowed his head without saying a word.
Master Qingwei said, "We did not initiate this war on our own initiative. Regarding this, Shi Zhouzhai has more say than me."
"For nearly two hundred years, Toyotomi Prime Minister's Office has always been the master of Fenglinzhou, but the Zunbang faction sought to ascend and replace the Prime Minister for their own selfish purposes, and did not hesitate to go to war. This is how the Prime Minister's Office suppressed the rebellion and Daomen was invited to put down the rebellion."
Although Yagyu Munamasa is nominally only the swordsmanship teacher of Prime Minister Toyotomi, he is a powerful swordsman after all. He has countless disciples, most of whom are in high positions. The current regent Sekibaro Toyotomi Hidemo can also be regarded as his disciple. Moreover, he and the late
The elder Ii Naodada and others have close friendships and have great influence in the Prime Minister's Office. His words can indeed represent the attitude of the Prime Minister's Office. This is why Master Qingwei treats him with great courtesy.
Master Qingwei took over and said, "If we want to cease the war and make peace, it is also the Zunban faction who takes the initiative to seek peace. It should not be proposed by us. Moreover, the Taoist sect is not the one who speaks for me, Mr. Li. All decisions are made by Jinque after discussion and research.
I am only responsible for implementing Jin Que's decision. Even if I want to stop the war, I have to report it to Jin Que, who will decide whether to stop the war." .??.
Master Qingbo raised his head and looked at Master Qingwei, "What do you mean by Master Qingwei?"
Master Qingwei said calmly, "Stop war with war, stop war with war."
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Xiujing camp.
Zhang Yuelu found a map of Fenglinzhou, and based on the records of the four fires, marked the area covered by ashes on the map.
I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but the ashes of the four fires just happened to cover the entire Fenglin Continent.
In the most outrageous case, ashes drifted all the way to Mutsu and Ezo in the far north with the monsoon wind.
Zhang Yuelu does not think this is a coincidence, but has some profound meaning.
Judging from the map, Mount Furong is located in Kai and Suruga countries, close to Musashi country, and Ise is also very close, only separated by Toga and Mikawa. These are the places most severely affected by the ashes. The difference
Yes, large-scale wars did not break out in Musashi, Mikawa, Toga and other places, but several battles broke out between the Prime Minister's army and the rebels of the Zunbang faction in Ise, with blood flowing everywhere and bones everywhere, so today's Ise
The sky is filled with gloomy energy, and monsters and ghosts appear in endless streams.
Even if the Taoist army has initially entered the territory of Ise, it can only divert the Yin Qi through hundreds of extra large "Yin Dividing Halberds". The principle is similar to flood discharge, but it does not truly eliminate the Yin Qi.
Zhang Yuelu has a feeling that these Yin Qi seem to have already existed, but they are usually dormant underground, or in other places, such as between mountains and rivers, in the earth's Qi, and then under specific conditions, such as large-scale wars, dead people
, these Yin Qi will emerge and combine with the Qi of death and resentment to form a specific environment similar to a ghost country.
Generally speaking, under the impact of the huge Yang Qi in the Yang world, Yin Qi cannot survive for a long time. It is like a pool of water on the ground that will be dried up soon. But if it is a lake, its existence time will be greatly reduced.
Extended, will not be easily dried out.
Today's Ise is such a "lake", where huge Yin Qi gathers and can even fight against Yang Qi. The only way to forcefully divert the Yin Qi here is to use human power to evacuate the stagnant Yin Qi here.
People belong to Yang, and their popularity also belongs to Yang energy, so densely populated cities can also resist the invasion of Yin energy.
Zhang Yuelu raised his head from the map and murmured, "No wonder Jinque didn't agree to actually control Fenglinzhou back then. This place is just a muddy pond. Once you step on it, you will sink in. It will be difficult to get out again."
"Master Mu." Zhang Yuelu shouted.
Mu Jin immediately walked in and said, "Vice Hall Master."
Zhang Yuelu ordered, "Ask Assistant Shen, when will the master of the army come back?"
Mu Jin said, "I asked just now. The master in charge of the army will return to the camp no later than midnight at the latest. Calculating the time, the deputy hall master Tianyuan should be back at about that time."
Zhang Yuelu said "Yes" and said, "Notify me immediately after they come back."