The history of the struggle of the God of the Stove

Chapter 424 There is a Ghost Valley in Yunmeng Mountain

Qi Yuan didn't stay in that small mountain village for too long, he was just relying on the memory of his previous life to give advice to Yuan Pingsheng, and after the dry goods in his stomach were emptied, he couldn't say anything if he stayed any longer.

However, Yuan Pingsheng's understanding of farming is still far beyond Qi Yuan's imagination. Many things can be understood at a glance, and the improvement of farm tools is extremely fast. The only complicated thing is the manufacture of waterwheels.

However, the human race has never lacked wise men. As long as there is an idea in this regard, it is not difficult to manufacture it, not to mention that Qi Yuan told him in detail.

After bidding farewell to Yuan Pingsheng, Qi Yuan continued to travel around Kyushu with his junior sister.

The reason why he came down the mountain was mainly to see the era of contention among a hundred schools of thought, to see the demeanor of the sages of the human race, and to learn from their ideas by the way, to see if he could understand by analogy, and whether it would be beneficial to his own practice.

As for the merits of humanity, he has long since stopped deliberately pursuing them.

Now he is only one step away from the Golden Immortal. After the practice of swordsmanship has been thoroughly spread, his immortal merits have been invisibly enriched. There is no need to covet humane merits. Let these opportunities be left to the people. .

Therefore, when Qi Yuan met Yuan Pingsheng and found that he was indeed a peasant scholar who was dedicated to serving the people, he directly imparted all the knowledge he knew.

If there is no accident, as long as Yuan Pingsheng utilizes this knowledge, it will be enough for him to gain enough merit, and then he will definitely have a place in the Hall of Sages of the Human Race.

Even if Yuan Pingsheng has an upright temperament, it is useless to push these credits to Qi Yuan. He is not a practitioner, so naturally he does not know Qi Yuan's true identity. The patriarch of Kaipai is called Daoist Baimei, but not many people have actually met him.

So even if Yuan Ping passed it on later, saying that this knowledge was taught by a Taoist named Baimei, ordinary people would only spread the good talk that he was taught by a god and a man for the benefit of the world.

And whether it is better grain seeds, waterwheels, plows for plowing, or other agricultural tools, these are made by him after all, and he is also recognized by the people in their hearts, so the humanitarian merits gained from these things are also It will only happen to Yuan Pingsheng.

Qi Yuan and Yang Chan traveled all over the human race, and they didn't show their magical powers in front of others. When they met those sages or people with profound knowledge explaining knowledge, they went to join in the fun and listen to it. Occasionally, they would feel something rewarding .

Even sometimes, the two of them would directly ask some questions in their hearts, discuss and exchange with those sages or great scholars, and gradually, some reputations spread.

It's just that the two of them don't see each other, and they rarely stay in the same place for a long time, so they didn't attract too many people's attention.

In this way, the two wandered around Kyushu leisurely for several years, seeing the customs and customs of various places, and even seeing the struggle among various schools of thought.

The two of them pretended not to see the plotting and plotting and stabbing the knife secretly.

This kind of thing can't be managed at all.

Moreover, although these battles are a bit cruel, they also imperceptibly promote the development of each family.

What really interested them was the demeanor of the debates among the great scholars.

The sharp words, the lofty intentions, and the wonderful words all showed the profound knowledge and wisdom of these scholars.

Every time he saw these people debating various issues, Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If these people also know how to practice, with their eloquence, there will be no place for Buddhism to spread teachings in the future.

When these people really want to criticize, they can find the bone in the egg, not to mention that many Buddhist concepts do have some contradictory meanings.

It's no wonder that after the spread of Buddhism to the east, it will take the initiative to integrate various theories of Taoism and Confucianism, otherwise it would be really difficult to gain a foothold in Kyushu.

On this day, they came to a town near Yunmeng Mountain.

After arriving here, I was surprised to find that most of the people in this town were panic-stricken. Before it was dark, they closed their doors one by one and went to bed early.

The town of Nuo Da fell into an eerie silence, which made Qi Yuan a little strange.

It's not that they want to spend the night. With their way of doing things, they don't need to rest. At most, it is enough to find a place to meditate and adjust their breath.

The two felt strange and wondered if there was a monster.

So they released their spiritual sense to scan the town, but they didn't find any strange phenomenon, and there was no evil spirit, it didn't look like there were monsters coming to harass them.

Just when they turned their heads to look around, there was a creak, and a door not far away cracked a small crack.

A wrinkled old lady carefully looked at them through the crack of the door, and after feeling that they didn't look like bad guys, she waved at them: "Are you two from out of town?
It's going to be dark soon, why don't you hurry up and find a place to hide, stay outside and be careful not to be harmed by ghosts, come to my house and hide, wait until dawn and leave quickly. "

The two looked at each other when they heard the words, but they didn't expect it to be haunted, no wonder they didn't sense the evil spirit.

At this time, the sun has not yet set, and the Yang Qi between the heaven and the earth is still sufficient, so naturally there is no Yin Qi remaining.

The two walked towards the old woman's house, and after thanking the old woman, they entered the house.

There are four people in this family. Besides the old woman, there is also a middle-aged couple and a child in his teens.

The old woman was very kind-hearted, and warmly invited them to come in and sit down, and offered them some food, but Yang Chan refused: "You are welcome, mother-in-law, the two of us don't need food."

Then she asked again: "Grandma just said that there are ghosts, what's going on?"

"Ugh……"

The old lady let out a long sigh and said, "I can tell from your accent that you must have come from a foreign country.

You don't know, this is the boundary of Yunmeng Mountain. Originally, our place was relatively peaceful, and our life was going on. However, since some time ago, there have been reports of ghost encounters one after another. "

"Hit a ghost?"

Yang Chan asked: "Is that ghost powerful? Did it harm anyone? Didn't you invite an expert to subdue the ghost?"

"Please."

The old woman sighed helplessly: "A few days ago, the people in our town invited the Taoist priest from Qixia Temple twenty miles away to help us catch ghosts.

That night, it calmed down a lot, but when those Taoist priests traced the source of the ghost, something happened, and in the end only one Taoist priest escaped.

According to the Taoist priest, there is a valley in Yunmeng Mountain that leads to the Netherworld, and those ghosts gather in that valley.

In the past, some expert should have set up a formation to seal that channel, so there have been no disasters, but recently, the formation that sealed the nether channel has changed, and ghosts have come out For disaster. "

The old lady sighed softly: "The Taoist priest at Qixia Temple said that there are many ghosts there, and he can't deal with them, so he has to invite the experienced Qi refiners to come and seal the ghost passage in that valley again.

Although there were no casualties in the past few days, the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep raised in captivity were all sucked away by the ghosts, and many died.

Now that a few days have passed, I think it's time for the priest to ask someone to come back, otherwise we will have to abandon our family business here and move the whole town if we let those ghosts go on causing trouble. "

Qi Yuan and the two looked at each other, surprised.

I didn't expect that in this beautiful Yunmeng Mountain, there would be a passage leading to the underworld. If some evil cultivators find this, they might use it to bring disaster.

The two briefly asked about the situation and got the general direction of the valley.

At this time, the sun was setting, and the last ray of light disappeared, and the sky turned black in a very short period of time. Occasionally, a strong yin energy came out from Yunmeng Mountain, and soon enveloped the surroundings.

Not only this town, but even hundreds of miles around, were shrouded in that Yin Qi.

Fortunately, the formation that blocked the Nether Passage did not completely fail, but a few gaps were opened, causing a small amount of Yin Qi in the Nether Underworld to leak out.

If the passage is fully opened, it is afraid that within a thousand miles, it will be plunged into darkness, and the scorching sun in the daytime may not be able to shine down.

As the cloudy air filled the air, the air between the heaven and the earth gradually became a bit more gloomy and cold.

This kind of coldness is not a simple coldness, but a kind of coldness emanating from the bones, which makes people shiver involuntarily.

Qi Yuan frowned when he saw the old woman's body trembling a few times in the cold breath.

In such an environment full of yin, not only are ghosts easy to breed, but it can also damage the yang of living people.

Especially for this kind of old people, the yang energy in the body is insufficient. If they stay in the yin energy for a long time, accidents are easy to happen, and even the soul will be transformed into ghosts in all likelihood.

Qi Yuan looked at the cooking stove in their house. The family had just had dinner, and there was still a little fire left on the firewood under the cooking stove, so the seal of the Zaojun above his primordial spirit moved slightly, and a little divine power fell on it. Put it on the embers.

With a crackle, a few sparks splashed on the firewood.

Then, a faint warmth came from under the pot and stove, dispelling the yin in the house, and immediately made the family feel much warmer, just like being in the sun in winter, the whole person felt Warm.

However, this is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. If the Nether Passage is not sealed again, there will still be Yin Qi overflowing in the future. good.

So the two got up to say goodbye and planned to leave.

The old woman was stunned, and asked strangely: "What are you doing out at night, what a pity if you encounter ghosts and get killed!"

Qi Yuan chuckled: "Don't worry, old man, to tell you the truth, my junior sister and I are both Qi refiners with Taoism skills, and I don't pay attention to mere ghosts."

As soon as she heard that they were monks who knew magic, the old lady stopped blocking them, but she was still a little worried, so she told her: "You are still young, don't try to be brave, if you encounter a powerful ghost, come back quickly, and wait for the way of Qixia Temple After the leader invites capable people with profound knowledge and practice, he will naturally remove all those ghosts."

The two looked at each other, a little dumbfounded.

Both of them are hundreds of years old, and it is a bit helpless to be called young by an old lady who is a few decades old today.

But this old woman is just an ordinary person, so naturally she can't tell their ages.

So the two didn't say much, and agreed with a light smile, after leaving this family, they flew towards the depths of Yunmeng Mountain following the direction of the Yin Qi.

Their escaping techniques were extremely fast, and within a short time, they had already reached the sky above the place where the yin energy was most intense.

Here is a valley with jagged rocks, the valley is filled with cloudy air, it is so dark that you can't see your fingers.

However, there are a few green phosphorous ghost lights emitting green light, barely bringing a little light to this dark space.

When they turned their eyes to the depths of the valley, they realized that someone here had come a step earlier than them.

Outside the Nether Passage, countless large and small eerie ghosts are besieging a figure with their fangs and claws.

The figure had a wide robe and long sleeves, and his demeanor was free and easy with a bit of recklessness. Even if he was surrounded by thousands of ghosts, he didn't have the slightest fear.

What attracted the attention of Qi Yuan and the others the most was the majestic aura on his body, and the terrifying ghosts in all directions showed fear on their faces and did not dare to approach easily.

(End of this chapter)