Know, know, know…
The setting sun burned the sky red, covering the mountain ridges where cicadas chirped. Occasionally, the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking could be heard from the lush village at the foot of the mountain. When Lu Liangsheng closed his eyes, he felt the howling strong wind between heaven and earth. If his Yang Shen had not been in the magic circle, he would have been blown away by the strong wind and would not have been able to find his physical body.
"This is the Yang Soul leaving the body... Although it is free, it seems to be bound by the heaven and earth. The soul has left the body just after entering the Nascent Soul stage. If it weren't for the protection of the magic circle, it would probably be in trouble."
Entering the Nascent Soul stage and becoming a Taoist fetus has the meaning of returning to nature, and it is the first threshold from practicing Taoism to becoming an immortal. The symbol of this realm is the supernatural power: the Yang Spirit leaves the body, but the road ahead will only become more difficult.
Lu Liangsheng collected his mind and tried several times to return to his body before he found the trick. He returned his soul to his body, opened his eyes and got off the stone couch. He waved his robe to remove the gathering magic circle, stretched comfortably, and his bones all over his body made crackling sounds.
'It's time to leave.'
He took the book on the stone platform, held it in his palm, and without making any finger gestures, he walked directly towards the stone door. He heard the heavy movement of the huge stone, as if it sensed the magic power surging from the person coming over, and opened by itself.
"As expected, my cultivation has improved. I don't even need to open the door."
Lu Liangsheng looked back at the huge rock that closed by itself, smiled, flicked his wide sleeves, held the book behind him, and in the blink of an eye, he went to the mountain path below.
Not far from the cliff, on a crooked old camphor tree, the Toad Taoist stretched out his tongue and rolled around a branch, pulling it back and forth. When he was getting close to the tree, he kicked quickly with his webbed feet and two short legs, trying to climb up.
"Who will let me down?!"
A warm palm lifted up from under the fiercely kicking short legs. The Toad Taoist then loosened his long tongue, and lay weakly on his disciple's shoulder, staring over.
"The master can come down by himself... huh?"
He propped up his upper body and sat up: "Liang Sheng is out?!"
"Just came out of retreat, and has reached the Nascent Soul stage."
Lu Liangsheng helped his master up and walked down the mountain. He made several attempts to achieve the Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul. Toad Taoist also knew that his disciple had collapsed on the ground several times and still relied on him to cook and feed him, otherwise he would have become flesh blown away by the wind on the mountain.
The Toad Taoist hugged his flippers, leaned weakly against his earlobe, and let out a long breath.
"It's good that we're here, it's good that we're here. I can finally go down the mountain to eat the food your mother cooked. There's almost no food left on the mountain."
"Isn't there still game in the mountains?"
"I've almost eaten you... Do you want me to eat bats, quack?"
After going down the foot of the mountain, the fields were golden and the plump ears of wheat were swaying heavily in the wind. Lu Liang peeled a few grains in his hand and blew gently. The husks fell off and flew away. He put the rice grains in his mouth and chewed them slowly. He liked the taste.
Passing through the golden fields, we entered the village. Many villagers were standing at the doorsteps of their homes, looking up constantly. Some were still holding their bowls before they came to their senses.
"What happened just now?" "I don't know, it sounded like thunder."
"It doesn't look like it's going to rain. It rained heavily just a few days ago."
"What thunder? It's obviously the roar of a wild beast. I heard it once in the mountains. It was very similar to this time. If you don't believe me, it was raised by a good person. It has nine heads. My mother, its body is thicker than the edge of a cage."
"Hey, Liangsheng is back."
"It's really Liangsheng. I haven't seen him for a while."
Someone waved and greeted Lu Liangsheng who was walking towards them from a distance. The latter responded with a smile. It was indeed rare for him to go down the mountain during this period. Fortunately, he was not the kind of person who had been in seclusion for decades, otherwise, as soon as he came down the mountain and entered the village, he would not even see anyone familiar.
Hmm... that's not right. The spiritual energy of the spirit gathering array around Mount Qixia nourishes the land and water here, and also nourishes the people. The lifespan of the villagers should be much longer than that of people outside. In addition, due to years of hard work, their bodies are strong, so living to eighty, ninety, or even a hundred years old should be no problem.
When talking about Lujia Village in Qixia Mountain from now on, I am afraid we will add the word "longevity".
"hehe… "
Thinking of this, Lu Liangsheng couldn't help but laugh. On his shoulder, the Toad Taoist glanced at him and said, "You must be laughing at the embarrassing appearance of your teacher just now, right?"
"Master, you misunderstood. I am happy when I think about what will happen to this village in the future."
Lu Liangsheng explained with a smile and walked towards the dam in front. His smile gradually faded. He could feel the demonic aura from afar, and it seemed somewhat familiar to his own golden elixir.
Slow down your pace and you can hear the noise ahead from afar.
"There was such a strong magic power on that mountain just now." "It must be the Black Mountain Old Monster. There is a faint demonic aura. It is indeed a big monster. The demonic aura is hidden under the righteous aura."
"Haha, let's see what you're going to do later, you sloppy guy?!"
Over there, Li Sui'an sat on Wang Banxia's fortune-telling table with a grass leaf in his mouth, crossed one leg, watched them quarrel, scratched his ears, and said something.
"There is no Black Mountain Demon here. The magic power just now was caused by my master."
Yan Chixia frowned, pressed the wooden box with one hand and looked at the two fox demons with expressions that said "I'll show you what I can do later", then turned around and left in anger.
Seeing him walking towards the village entrance, the white fox demon tilted its head, raised its front paw to cover its long kiss, and chuckled.
"You sloppy guy, you want to leave now?!"
Yan Chixia stopped, turned around and snorted, "I'll go to the temple over there and wait, and watch you two. If you dare to escape, I'll kill you with my sword."
Having said this, he suddenly stopped talking, turned his head to look at the west side of the dam, and with a smile on his beard, he strode over.
When the white fox demon was still saying "It's not certain who will escape...", he saw the sloppy man turn around, meet someone and raise his hands to the other person.
In front of him, a man in a green robe, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, was walking towards him with his hands behind his back, holding a scroll.
After seeing the other person's appearance and the sloppy man's gesture of bowing, the two demons forced a stunned expression on their hairy faces. How could that man not be familiar to them? Back then, in front of the mountain temple, the man used a pen to draw a line and easily tied up her and her sisters. Now, he actually came to her door
"Yan Chixia greets Fellow Daoist Lu!"
Lu Liangsheng raised his hands and bowed in return, looking at the two fox demons being stared at by the old donkey, and couldn't help feeling a little curious.
"Didn't Daoist Fellow Yan travel around the world and then leave? Why are you here at Mount Qixia, and with these two monsters?"
Seeing the other party's hesitant expression, Lu Liangsheng waved his robe, and a painting of a pavilion under the bright moon placed at home burst into magical light. The two monsters and one person standing in the dam felt their eyes blurred, and the red sunset and the long distant mountains disappeared. Their sight stabilized, and when they looked again, there was a bright moon and starry sky, the pavilion on the cliff, and the sound of insects chirping in the bushes.
"This... this... is it an illusion or a spell like the one that can create a new world?"
Yan Chixia had spent all his time on slaying demons and eliminating evil. He was amazed at this illusion that was almost real. He couldn't help but reach out and pat the red-painted pavilion pillars, and there was a banging sound of solid wood.
"Illusion." Lu Liangsheng sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion. He brushed the sleeves of his robe from the stone table and created a magic of wine. He invited Yan Chixia to sit down, and tilted his head to look outside the pavilion. He saw the red and white monsters being pulled into this illusion. He opened his thin lips and spoke in a calm voice.
"You two demons come here too!"
Originally, the two demons wanted to escape, but now, with their level of cultivation, they could not leave this illusion at all, so they gritted their teeth and stepped forward, bowing their bodies respectfully.
“… Meet sir.”
"Why did you two demons run to Mount Qixia?"
Red Fox vaguely felt that she had a strange feeling with the master opposite her, and the other party's gaze would occasionally glance at her. She couldn't help but look up and spoke before her sister.
"We sisters followed the order of our grandmother. She said to come to Black Mountain to find the Black Mountain Old Demon. The place she gave us is here. Sir, are you the Black Mountain Old Demon?"
In front of the stone table, Yan Chixia smelled the aroma of wine in the cup, heard the questions asked by the fox demon, and looked at the Taoist friend opposite him.
"no."
Lu Liangsheng picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Just as he was about to speak, Red Fox spoke again.
"Then sir, do you know the tree demon in Lanruo Temple?"
The rim of the cup that had moistened his lips stopped moving. These words made Lu Liangsheng stunned for a moment, and then he remembered the mentally confused thousand-year-old tree demon that he had placed in Lanruo Temple to suppress the evil spirit.
Just nodded.
"Remember."
After hearing these words, not only the Red and White Demons, but even Yan Chixia's hands trembled, and some of the wine spilled.
Does the tree demon (grandma) know Mr. Lu (this master)
So, we are looking for the same person?!