Kunlun one millet

Chapter 42

The fire in Zandi Valley burned all night, as if it wanted to sweep away the filth that had been deposited for many years.

During the daytime of the next day, Zhao Mi led the soldiers into Zandi Valley, and all he could see was a piece of charred black after the fire, with some flames and green smoke at the corners.Even though there was an unpleasant smell of scorching all around, compared to the pus and blood pouring down from the sky on the battlefield yesterday, this mere scorching smell could be compared to the fragrance of a hundred flowers.

Zhao Mi found the altar, after being destroyed and burned, the skulls on the left and right sides turned into charred residues, but the wood carving with the wolf head and human body, even though it was split into two by Luo Xixian and the ashes were patted off, it was not burned.

"Sure enough, there was a spirit descended from a god." Zhao Mi secretly wondered.

Just like heaven, material and earth treasures are turned into magic tools through sacrificial refining, clay puppets and altar tablets that are descended by gods are often not regarded as ordinary things.Zhao Mi didn't dare to be careless, took out a cloth towel with a forbidden spell painted on it, wrapped up the two statues and put them away.

Using the Yingxuan Scenery Technique to look around, after the fire, the aura that was originally focused on the altar was completely destroyed, and there was nothing else worth noting.

Before leaving, Zhao Mi thought again and again, and performed a soul-salvation ceremony in Zangdi Valley to straighten out the yin and yang, people and ghosts here, and disperse the evil and turbid qi.

After dealing with these, Zhao Mi and all the soldiers left and returned to the abandoned mine.The soldiers spread word of mouth and learned that yesterday's earth puppet was the manifestation of Tie Gong, and they unanimously demanded to participate in the worship. Zhao Mi did not refuse, so he assembled the crowd outside the cave shrine, burned incense and prayed.

After the worship, Zhao Mi still stayed alone in the shrine in the cave, holding the real-shaped talisman in his hand, and came out to capture the soul.

With the experience from last time, Zhao Mi went much smoother this time. He floated in front of Tiegong, and immediately bowed deeply:

"Xiao Zhao thanks Tie Gong, this time to crusade against evil spirits, if Tie Gong hadn't seen him first, Xiao Zhao might not be able to get out of it."

Tie Gong turned his head and said, "It's up to you to fight against injustice and punish evil spirits."

Zhao Mi said helplessly: "It's a pity that the evil spirit escaped. Does Tiegong know where the evil spirit is going?"

"I don't know." Tie Gong replied: "This monster is very capable. When you lead the army to fight, it has already hidden its aura and fled."

This is the most troublesome part of fighting with demons and evil spirits. The opponent will not stand up and fight to the end, but turn around and run away when the situation is unfavorable, and the escape skills are often quite clever.It is estimated that he was also frightened by Zhao Mi's summoning of the iron puppet. I hope this evil spirit can understand the power of Iron Lord and stay away from Xingluo County as soon as possible.

As for where the evil spirit fled, it was beyond Zhao Mi's expectation.

"The demon worships a god with a wolf's head and a human body. Does Tie Gong know which god it is? Is there another place of worship in Xingluo County?" Zhao Mi asked.

"I don't know either." Tie Gong said: "There was indeed a divine light shining in the Burial Di Valley earlier, but it was dark and unpredictable, and it was not for leisurely sacrifice to evil gods."

Tie Gong, as a land lord and a true spirit of the mountains, still had such a judgment on the wolf-headed evil god, Zhao Mi did not dare to ignore it, and secretly kept it in his heart.

"You seem to be carrying an ancient object." Tie Gong said, "I found that it is somewhat connected with me."

"Antiquities?" Zhao Mi had an idea, even if he was going to the Xu Palace at this moment, he could still "take out" his belongings. He raised his hand and thought, and the wrong golden tiger charm was held in his palm: "Could it be this one?"

Tie Gong said: "It is exactly this thing. In the past, I was granted by Tianxia's imperial edict, and my true spirit gradually became clear. In order to repay my kindness, I took out the Tieying blackstone hidden deep underground and dedicated it to Emperor Tianxia. Later, I learned that Tieying Xuanto was forged into twelve tokens, and this Yinhu Token is one of them."

Zhao Mi was puzzled: "Yin Hu Ling? I thought it was a tiger talisman for dispatching troops in ancient times."

"The Twelve Earthly Branch Orders are indeed similar to the Tiger Talisman for Dispatching Troops." Tie Gong explained: "This order is for the generals, officials, soldiers and horses of the mountains, rivers, and towns. , strangers hunt for thieves, magic soldiers eliminate evil spirits, when large armies pass by, yin and yang are all subdued."

Zhao Mi was taken aback, he had heard about the magical effect of the Twelve Earthly Branch Orders, but it was rumored that most of these things were lost in the turmoil in the last years of Tianxia, ​​and he didn't expect that one of them fell into his hands!
"The last person who held the Yinhu Order died in Xingluo County." Tie Gong said: "This person is called Zhang Shangxiu, and he also summoned me to help out with the Yinhu Order. Unfortunately, he was alone in the siege and died in the end. Under the arrows of the rebels."

Zhao Mi sighed a little, even with this ability to summon ghosts and gods, it could not completely turn the tide of the battle. One can imagine the chaos in the last years of the Tianxia Dynasty.

"However, the evil spirit was able to find Zhang Shangxiu's bones, so why didn't he take away the Yinhu Token?" Zhao Mi was a little puzzled: "After all, it is a fetish for summoning generals and soldiers. The evil spirit should have such a vision."

Tie Gong said: "The gods are self-deprecating. What's more, if the summer weather is exhausted today, there will be no generals, officials, soldiers and horses to adjust with the order of the tiger."

"That's right." Zhao Mi bowed again and presented the Yinhu Order: "Thank you, Tie Gong, for clearing Xiao Zhao's confusion. Since the raw materials for this order were collected by Tie Gong, you might as well return them to the original owner."

"This order is predestined for you." Tie Gong refused, "I see that the tiger spirit you have summoned is more than sharp, but not strong enough. You might as well combine reality with reality, combine tiger spirit with tiger talisman, and condense one body. In the future, you may be able to ride a tiger. , You are better than Yufeng."

Zhao Mi was inexplicably surprised, and Tie Gong saw the weakness of Zhao Mi's summoned tiger's true form at a glance.Whether it is fighting against Dongzhang Sanren or Yimumin, Shenhu's true form looks majestic, but it will always be easily crushed and repelled, and it is difficult to fight against the enemy for a long time.

"Xiao Zhao is grateful to Wu Nei for being able to get Tie Gong's advice." Zhao Shu said.

Tiegong turned his cloud pattern head: "You deserve it. What's more, I'm about to leave this world, and it may be difficult for you and me to see each other in the future."

Zhao Mi hurriedly asked, "Is it true that Tiegong is going to fly away?"

"It's mysterious here, I can't speak directly." Tie Gong said: "It's just another thing, you should know. Recently, I feel that the Dharma seat of Yanze City is uneasy, and it seems that there are other gods who want to descend to the seat."

Zhao Mi immediately understood that what the other party was talking about was the Tiegong Temple in Yanze City: "Recently, monks from the Chongxuan Pavilion placed the magic treasure of the immortal family in the Tiegong Temple. Could it be that what Tie Gong said is the matter?"

"The theory of protecting the magic treasure may not be true." Tie Gong said: "I have abandoned the old Dharma seat, and there is only a little spiritual connection left. It doesn't matter who occupies it. However, the other party seems to be concerned about the owner of the shrine, and repeatedly shakes the Dharma seat, trying to get along with it. I'll contact you. I don't intend to reveal it, maybe you can meet on my behalf."

Zhao Mi vaguely understood that now the Chongxuan Pavilion placed the Jiutian Yuntai in the Tiegong Temple, maybe it was fancy that there was a complete temple seat there, and wanted to place a certain official here to receive incense.

The reason why the Chongxuan Pavilion did this may be to control the righteous gods in Xingluo County.If even the main gods worshiped by the people here are the officials of the Chongxuan Pavilion, then the Chongxuan Pavilion can better control the Xingluo County, which may be more effective than sending their own children to serve as local officials.

In fact, like Luo Xixian, Zhao Mi did not want to see the power of the Chongxuan Hall grow stronger, but Tiegong was very kind to him, so he couldn't refuse it face to face, right?

In addition to listening to Tiegong's words, maybe it is really going to fly away, and the throne of Tiegong Temple is destined to be occupied. Its attitude is like asking Zhao Mi to handle a long-abandoned property on its behalf.

"Xiao Zhao will do her best." Zhao Mi had no choice but to agree.

"When the other party sees the real-shaped talisman, they will know that we are related." Tie Gong said.

……

After leaving Xugong, Zhao Mi looked helplessly at the real-shaped talisman in his hand.At this time Lingxiao finally spoke:

"This mountain god seems to be honest and honest, but he is also a little cautious. I don't want to cause trouble, so I will give you some advice first, and when you accept the favor of God, I will tell you what to do, so that you can't avoid it." .”

Zhao Mi rubbed his face and said, "That's right, I'm not like you. When we met for the first time in a dream, I asked me to get the Zhenyuan lock back."

"If I didn't declare my intentions at the time, I'm afraid you will regard me as a female ghost." Lingxiao has no taboo: "As for Tiegong, it was you who lowered your status and preconceived the other party as a righteous god. People have read the world all over the world. Hundreds of years, how can your slick scheming compare?"

It's not easy for Zhao Mi to refute, but it's a pity that now he is entrusted by others, and he can't do it if he doesn't do it, so he can only bite the bullet and do it.

"Just now Tie Gong said that he wants to stay away from the mortal world. Could it be that he is really going to ascend?" Zhao Mi asked.

"It's hard for me to say." Ling Xiao said: "The theory of ascension may not necessarily refer to the same thing. There are many theories about becoming a fairy and becoming a real person. For some monks, after being dissolved, their souls will be guided by dharma to go to the cave opened by their ancestors Gong Que is an immortal official, and he is also regarded as ascending to immortality. It would not be surprising if Tie Gong got a certain Shangzhen talisman and left with Xu Gongchaoba."

"Can it still be like this?" Zhao Mi couldn't help being curious: "I used to read many stories about the heavenly court in the fairy world in the scriptures, talking about paying homage to the Emperor of Heaven and being among the immortals after ascension. Listening to what you said, it seems Not exactly the same?"

"There are heavens in the sky, which refers to the many fairy caves." Lingxiao said bluntly: "The theory of the fairy world is nothing more than a general reference. The fairy caves may communicate with each other, or they are subordinate to each other, or they are unique and free. It's just that it's not easy to open up a cave. In addition to the need to participate in the realm of cultivation in the same world, it also takes a long time to deduce good fortune.

After the vast caves or descendants' disciples ascended, they worked together to open up.With the ancestors of the immortal family as the center, all kinds of wonderlands and numerous palaces are built, and the periphery is protected by a group of immortal officials and officials.The so-called thousands of real and ten thousand saints in the cave, mostly refers to this. "

"I understand. You intend to open up your own cave and not belong to anyone." Now Zhao Mi can already guess Ling Xiao's intention.

"Yes." Lingxiao replied without concealment: "Cultivating immortals and enlightening the Tao, what you do is to complete your own nature and condense your true nature. If you want to belong to others, how can you be carefree?"

Zhao Mi is not very easy to talk to. With Ling Xiao's character, it must be extremely uncomfortable for her to reside in his brain.

……

"Young Master Luo, there are cultivators from the Chongxuan Hall outside the camp asking to see you."

Luo Xixian had just returned from training with the elite soldiers under his command, and was assisting his own soldiers to remove their armor. When he heard this, he immediately frowned, and his words were full of disgust:
"Chongxuan Hall? Why are they looking for me?"

The notifying soldier said: "I heard from the other party that I came to the door to apologize."

"Apologize? Ha!" Luo Xixian laughed loudly: "Is this still the Chongxuan Hall I know? With their style, will they still wait outside the camp?"

Notifying the soldiers that they didn't dare to say anything, Luo Xixian looked at the sword on the wooden stand, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Who is the Chongxuan Hall sending here?"

"It's a woman who calls herself Jiang Ru." The notifying soldier replied: "She came in a carriage with the flag emblem of the Chongxuan Hall on it, and four other maids were holding utensils."

Luo Xixian raised her eyebrows lightly, and pondered for a moment: "Let her come over."

Notifying the soldiers to retreat as ordered, Luo Xixian didn't wait long in the tent when a gust of fragrant wind hit his face.

I saw Jiang Ru dressed in a curvy train, with a light gait, her hair was gently curled up with blue hair, no makeup was applied, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of charming charm. As she stepped into the tent, a warm spring wave followed.

"Concubine Jiang Ru, I pay my respects to Mr. Luo."

Looking at the woman in front of her bowing down, Luo Xixian sneered a little: "Liang Shuo sent you, a maidservant, it seems that Chongxuan Pavilion is still defiant."

Jiang Ru was not angry when she heard the words, she lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes and said: "The tree has dead branches, and there are also absurd and incompetent people in the Chongxuan Pavilion, which made Mr. Luo laugh. I came here this time, hoping to bridge the rift between the two parties. If those dandies are allowed to intervene in such important matters, I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve disputes, and I have absolutely no intention of belittling Mr. Luo."

Luo Xixian still didn't believe it: "Liang Shuo taught you this?"

"These are all words from the heart of my concubine." Jiang Ru raised her head and met Luo Xixian's eyes.

Seeing the bright eyes of the other party, Luo Xixian was silent for a moment, and asked with great interest: "You said you apologize, how can you thank me?"

"In addition to a few boxes of dansan jade ointment for healing internal and external wounds, I also brought a yellow bud nourishing pulse pendant." Jiang Ru held out a wooden box, and there was a topaz pendant in it. Feel the vitality flowing out of it.

"This pendant was made by Ge Fuchuan, the master of Tianxia's outer alchemy." Jiang Ru saw the change in Luo Xixian's eyes, and explained: "This yellow bud nourishing pulse pendant was originally a thousand-year-old Huang Jing of Dingyuan Mountain, which was nourished by the earth's atmosphere. Transformed into a stone fetus, it has been turned into a danding furnace seven times and nine times, and the dross has been refined to reveal the quality of jade. Huangjing still has the beauty of nourishing the hundred veins, and it has the effect of nourishing the true energy and reconciling yin and yang. It is suitable for a hero like Mr. Luo .”

Luo Xixian is also used to rare treasures, so don't try to pass off ordinary objects as good ones in front of his eyes.This yellow bud nourishing pulse pendant can be seen to be extraordinary at a glance, and the consumption of swords in practicing the sword immortal method is extraordinary. If one can obtain such a magic weapon to strengthen and nourish one's true energy, one will have no worries when fighting with each other.

"You've put your mind to it." Luo Xixian resisted the urge to take the jade pendant, stared at Jiang Ru and said, "It's just this kind of treasure, are you willing to give it away in the Chongxuan Hall? I don't believe that the Yongjia Liang family has such a big heart."

"Master Luo, the Liang family is not the only one in Chongxuan Hall." Jiang Ru leaned over and handed the wooden box in front of Luo Xixian, with the skirts hanging down, inadvertently revealing a touch of fertile white, which made people dazzled.

Jiang Ru seemed to realize that her demeanor was inappropriate, so she quickly stood up and waved the other maids away, and said in a low voice: "Master Luo, I have been bullied and oppressed by the Liang family for a long time, and I am unwilling to live under them for a long time. The Chongxuan Pavilion is not what it used to be. You also have to think about your own long-term future.”

(End of this chapter)