Qi Xuanmen
The mountains are stacked, the clouds and mists are drifting, the pines and cypresses on the cliffs are bending, stretching their branches and leaves in the sunshine, and the Taoist is winding up and down the mountain road.
But on the mountain, a tense atmosphere floated over the Qi Xuan Gate. Many disciples had had troubles recently, and Taoists were patrolling and blocking the mountain gate.
A disciple in his thirties, with a slightly fat face, wanted to go down the mountain, but was guarded by Taoists below.
"The True Lord has an order, and no one is allowed to go down the mountain." The Taoist guarding the door, his face as expressionless as the stone slab, said: "You were not notified?"
"Senior Brother Fei, my father is seriously ill. I want to go back for a visit. Please forgive me." The disciple bowed and said, quietly handing over a small banknote of ten taels: "Brother, please forgive me."
"Do you have the warrant issued by the elder?" The Taoist guard looked at the banknote and asked with a strange expression.
"Senior, senior brother, no, no." The disciple seemed to feel that something was wrong and stuttered. After hearing this, the gatekeeper's face suddenly changed: "Then there is no permission? What is your name? Which palace is this? Uncle Master, are you seated?"
"I..." The disciple's face changed as he listened, and he quickly smiled apologetically: "Since Senior Brother Fei refuses, then I will go back and complete the formalities."
"It's too late, arrest him!" The gatekeeper Taoist Huo stood up, grinned through gritted teeth, waved his hand, and several disciples around him immediately pounced on him and restrained him.
"Very good, there is no resistance. Do you know that once you resist, you will be killed immediately." The gatekeeper said gloomily: "Do you know that before you, there were already two disciples who tried to break through, but they were killed immediately."
"If you don't resist, give yourself a chance to survive." After saying that, the gatekeeper waved his hand: "Take him back and investigate carefully."
Taoist Palace·Underground Corridor
The corridor is several miles long, three feet high and five feet wide. Two Taoists escorted the disciple just now, all the way down the corridor. At the end of the corridor is a black door covered with gold nails, which is slowly unfolding.
Behind the door were two Taoists two feet tall, wearing armor and holding golden swords. A murderous aura filled the air.
Behind the door, stone chambers formed prisons. Each prison had different talismans and patterns on it, and auras of light flashed on the stone walls.
The prison seemed extremely busy today. There was an elder hanging from an iron ring in a stone room, chained, but struggling painfully.
"Senior brother, senior brother, kill me, kill me. Xie Chong has invaded my soul. Every day I feel like I am in hell. I feel really uncomfortable. Kill me!" The elder struggled desperately and wailed.
There were several elders around. A **** looked at it and shed tears: "Brother, I, we will definitely find a way to help you recover."
"Junior sister, you have seen that these days, I have tried almost all the methods in the sect. You don't know it, but I can feel the evil energy eroding my soul bit by bit." The elder roared ferociously, looking at Looking at Junior Sister: "Junior Sister, Junior Sister, kill me, kill me."
"If you really love me, kill me."
The elder shouted in despair, and the elders around him turned their heads and felt the same, and the corners of their eyes couldn't help but get wet.
"Elder Yu, the war has come to an end." Just as he was helpless, someone came down quickly and shouted loudly. After hearing this, Yu Kan turned to look up and listened: "King Lu has won a great victory and defeated the imperial army."
Yu Kan looked solemn, but he knew he couldn't be soft-hearted and ordered: "We must keep trying now. We have all given up. Junior brother may really be hopeless."
"Furthermore, King Lu is victorious, and the dragon's energy will change rapidly. It's up to you to find out the source at this moment - Jingyunzi." Yu Kan said to the young woman who just spoke, and handed the magic weapon over: "You try again Give it a try.”
"You must stay on guard, find out the root cause, and peel off the evil spirits. Only then can the disciples be saved." Yu Kan said. After listening, Jingyunzi wiped away her tears and said, "Yes, senior brother."
A quarter of the disciples who were inspected at the gate were contaminated. Once all were lost, their vitality would be severely damaged, so some price had to be paid. The elder had a strong soul and was a suitable candidate.
"Pure spirit bead, Lan Xinhuo, driven by twelve methods, large and small." The elder recorded, recording the process and method. Jing Yuanzi took a spirit bead, just one flick.
The "Om" spirit bead burst into light, a half-foot-long circle of white light, making the stone chamber bright. A flame gradually appeared in the center, which looked like an orchid. As soon as the flame turned from the orchid fell on the elder, the evil spirit gradually dissipated, and the Yuan Yuan disappeared. God recovered a little bit.
Seeing the results, Jing Yuanzi smiled: "Brother, I have found a way to save you."
But before he finished speaking, the suddenly tied elder groaned, and a dark red light quickly poured out, and he was about to run away depending on the situation.
It's just that the stone chamber has been restricted for a long time. With a "boom", the Taoist symbols were shaken, and a large white light surged up on the wall of the stone chamber. Instantly, this dark red light came out, but it was the shadow of an eagle.
As the strange energy continued to pour out, the shadow of the eagle gradually solidified. The elder retained some sanity. At this time, he raised his head and said with difficulty: "Junior sister, kill me quickly, I can't hold on anymore."
"Kill me, take this opportunity, and I can still preserve my soul."
"Ah" Jing Yuanzi, who was holding the magical weapon, hesitated for a moment when he saw the eagle's shadow suddenly turned real and pounced on the elder below.
Elder "Peng"'s entire body of blood and soul suddenly exploded into a ball and landed on the eagle's shadow. The aura of the talisman on the chain went out and exploded.
"Senior Brother" Jing Yuanzi shed tears. The remaining elders saw something was wrong and were about to take action. The eagle swooped towards her and immediately passed through her body. She groaned and stood still.
When Yu Kan heard the screams, he didn't hesitate any longer. Just a little, what was originally a large white light suddenly turned red and hit him downwards instantly.
The eagle killed another person, and it reacted quickly. It penetrated the woman's body, but it was hit by the red light without mercy. It exploded with a "boom", and half of the body exploded immediately. Even the shadow inside was shaken away. At this point, even if he didn't stop, he could only hear continuous crackling, along with the Qi machine, all the eagle shadows were blown to pieces.
"Roar" killed the eagle. The surrounding cells shook and roared. Yukan's face changed. The Taoist guarding the immortal prison exclaimed: "Elder, elder, something happened. The closed disciples and elders suddenly They are all affected, have grown into strange shapes, and are struggling desperately.”
"What?" Yu Kan's expression changed, and he felt a little chilled, but he only thought for a moment and said, "It seems that this eagle is an important role in Xie Chong."
"But it doesn't matter, you immediately increase the restraint and suppress them, and while they are struggling, their strength is clear, and you can quickly find out whose dragon energy is affecting them."
"Yes, Elder Yu!" The people around him immediately responded and rushed out. Some voices came from all around. Even Yu Kan also rushed out. He came back after a while. His body was stained with blood and his clothes were torn. .
"Have you checked it out?" Yu Kan reached out and wiped the blood off his face, and one person reported: "Checked it out, the change just now was that the dragon energy in Xie Chong suddenly became strong and temporarily broke through our restrictions."
"It can be confirmed from this that the power behind the demonic energy is none other than King Lu."
"Really?" Yu Kan took a few steps and said coldly: "That's right. The evil spirit has also increased greatly, which caused this disaster. Please inform the true king of the incarnation as soon as possible."
Qilin Taoist Temple
"Uncle Zhongqin had to retreat overnight. He lost countless troops and generals, and the entire battle collapsed." Pei Ziyun sighed.
The Earth Immortal was still puzzled. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and yawned: "Pei Zhenjun, I am very curious that you divided your troops when you encircled and suppressed the Marquis of Jibei. You quickly pacified it, but Uncle Zhongqin was defeated one by one? What kind of regulations is this? Why can’t I understand?”
"What don't you understand?"
"Actually, I have already mentioned two key points. First, King Lu captured Hanzhong and forced Shu Jing. The world was shocked, and the emperor had to give strict instructions."
"Wars are never purely military. In fact, there are greater political factors."
"Using political factors, the enemy generals can be forced to lose their wits and take desperate risks." Pei Ziyun sat up straight and said leisurely: "Many good generals are not incompetent themselves, but are forced by their superiors and have to take risks. In the midst of crisis, he ended up in ruins.”
"So the first move of a truly famous general is to create a disagreement between the enemy's leader and the general. This disagreement is limited to suspicion or trivial matters, but more importantly, a different view of strategy."
"This hand has no solution. The so-called generals who do not accept the orders of the king are actually lies. There are really generals who do not accept the orders of the king. Even if they win, do you want to find a good ending?"
"This is the victory of the temple in politics."
"Secondly, I said, the imperial court is accustomed to the system of large and small, so there are gaps in it. We can take advantage of the gaps to concentrate our forces and defeat them one by one." Pei Ziyun said: "This is also hopeless. No court in the world can solve this problem. The problem is that the gap is different in size."
"To hand over the military power to one person wholeheartedly? This is the same as a general who refuses to accept the king's orders. Only a fool would believe it."
"The third one is more detailed and more specific. You also know that the more detailed it is, the more operable it is. I won't go on." Pei Ziyun smiled: "You and I are enemies, so we can't teach each other the art of war." ?”
These words made the Earth Immortal smile, and while he was talking, another Taoist came in and whispered a report, but it was someone from the Earth Immortal who whispered in his ear.
Pei Ziyun watched the Taoist report and did not eavesdrop. He just drank tea.
After hearing this, the Earth Immortal let out a long sigh with an incomprehensible look on his face. He was silent for a long time before turning to Pei Ziyun: "I agree to your proposal. I will forcefully summon Xie Chengdong and kill him in one fell swoop."
"But you also have to help. After all, this person is quite powerful in King Lu's army. If we mobilize troops and generals, it will be difficult for me to kill him alone."
When Pei Ziyun heard this, he understood. Qi Xuanmen didn't want to fight alone. After thinking for a long time, he agreed and said, "When you are ready, tell me."
"However, the location must be discussed. I have a principle - it cannot be within the Qixuan Mountain Range."
Seeing the slight change in the Earth Immortal's expression, Pei Ziyun said, "You are the Earth Immortal. Within the scope of the Qixuan Mountains, your power has greatly increased. I don't want to die."
"Don't talk to me about trust. There is no trust between us."
These words were decisive. Earth Immortal thought for a moment with a gloomy face and nodded: "Okay, I agree to this condition."
(End of chapter)