Fu Shifeng

Chapter 26
Following a series of fine sounds like glass shattering, the six-character mantra sealed in the black jade box drifted away like smoke, and the pure and condensed Buddhist mantra completely disintegrated in the fierce and hot light.

Angry lifted the copper rod, and the whole hall of mirrors trembled slightly. The beams of light interlacedly reflected in the hundred mirrors dissipated instantly, and the hall in the mountainside dimmed instantly.

Before the residual heat dissipated, Antty picked up the black jade box impatiently.Looking carefully, this object no longer had the smooth and oily color before, but was as dark and rough as an ink block.With a light pinch, the entire black jade box shattered like a fragile clod.

Blow away the ashes and debris, revealing a golden bead the size of a finger. The inside is as transparent as amber. If you observe carefully, you can find that there are countless stars and stars in it, circling and moving in a mysterious way, between the fingertips. It constitutes a picture of a galaxy, grand and subtle, as if the great and the small have become indistinguishable at this moment.

Even if he is as experienced as Antty, when he personally holds a star marrow in his hand, his heart is still surging and it is difficult to restrain himself.Seeing that many years of planning and layout are about to succeed, eternal life is beckoning to him, and his soul seems to be sublimated first.

Taking a deep breath for a while, suppressing his emotions, the star marrow seemed to resonate subtly with Ankati, and bits of light were looming in the mirror hall, intertwined into various spells.

Seeing this, Antunti hurriedly focused his mind, carefully controlled the scattered mana, and calmed him down, thinking to himself: "As expected of the Star Essence, the enhancement of spells has reached an unreasonable level, and it can almost be said to be sensitive. .”

Antty is not the kind of younger generation who would be ecstatic and forgetful when encountering an adventure for the first time. Proper use of such things as star marrow can certainly make him move towards immortality.But if the operation is not very rigorous, it will also bring disaster to oneself.

Carefully put away the star marrow, Ankati came outside the shrine, stood on the bank of the rippling Tianchi, looked up to observe the position of the sun in the sky, and silently counted the time in his heart.

"What's the matter?" Sensing Guo Lizhen's approach, An Quti asked without looking back.

"Report to the Hierarch, the great witch of the Golden Eagle Department discovered that the Duhu Mansion has mobilized a large number of troops in recent days, and more than 3000 people, led by Qi Jingyang, are rushing to Tingzhou." Guo Lizhen said.

Ankuti frowned slightly. He waved his eagle-winged copper staff, and the lake at his feet was as calm as a mirror.Standing nearby, Guo Lizhen felt a bit of discomfort, as if someone reached into his head and scratched gently, so he hurriedly backed away dozens of steps, only to feel a little relieved.

After a while, the water surface was rippling, light and shadow flickering, and the guard of Qi Dadu riding on horseback emerged. Many soldiers marched along the official road, and Qingqi came to report the military situation from time to time.

Antti mobilized his mana and slowly broke through an invisible barrier. The scene on the water surface became clearer, and intermittent voices came out at the same time.

"...Let Xiao Duhu bring a thousand infantry and two hundred cavalry to meet up in Luntai County, the government has its own arrangements..."

As soon as he heard about Luntai County, Anguti's face couldn't help but change. He wanted to continue to investigate, but saw Qi Dadu raised his head without warning and met his eyes through the spying spell. He was so shocked that he quickly withdrew the spell. Return to waves.

"Master, what happened?" Guo Lizhen stepped forward and asked.

An Quti's heart was surging, and just now he looked at Qi Daduhu across the air. Even with the help of spells, he could still feel the surging killing intent of the martial arts master.

That kind of killing intent can't be acquired only by practicing martial arts, it must be cultivated after experiencing the killing of mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield.Ordinary people may not be able to understand it, but a person like Antty who is proficient in magic and has studied the mind for a long time will have a stronger feeling on the contrary.

"Qi Jingyang came for the Holy Sacrifice Lake, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it." An Quti immediately made a judgment.

"Could it be that this place has been exposed?" Guo Lizhen was puzzled: "But except for the elders in the church, the rest of the church members don't know that we are discussing things in secret here."

"Perhaps someone's reputation is not strict and leaked out unintentionally." Antty changed his mind and said again: "But it may also be that the Dadu Protectorate has detected a flaw in the heaven on earth."

Guo Lizhen worried: "Could it be that the kingdom of heaven on earth is not perfect yet?"

Hearing this question, Ankati immediately became alert, straightened his body, and explained with a solemn expression: "You have to understand that only the Great Bright Lord can create the most holy and good heaven. All our efforts and achievements in the mortal world, They are all just poor imitations of the Great Bright Lord.

"The Heavenly Kingdom Ceremony I launched here at the Holy Sacrifice Lake is hoping to lead the lost people to convert to the light, and let them understand that the Great Bright Lord never abandoned them. Since we are in a mortal world where demons are rampant, the heavenly kingdom ceremony is always the right thing to do. If it is perfect, it may even face the destruction of dirty demons."

"I see." Guo Lizhen suddenly realized.

Seeing that the other party was convinced, An Quti couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Compared with Shi Tuojie and Kang Fudi who serve for power and wealth, Guo Lizhen's loyalty is based on extremely pure "faith".

No matter what Guo Lizhen said, he was also a talent who was influenced by Confucianism in the Central Plains. Although he was pedantic and upright, he could not be persuaded by the hadith teachings in books alone.

Fortunately, Angutti had traveled all over the world and was well-informed. He selected the essence from the theories of various schools and schools, and he just combined a bunch of nondescript teachings, which somewhat deceived Guo Lizhen.

As for the so-called "celestial rites on earth", it is completely nonsense.That is the result of Ankati's creation by referring to the Mandala Mandala Method of Buddhism, the establishment of prisons of Taoism, and the enchantment spell he recovered from ancient ruins in the West. What is the difference? Bright Lord has nothing to do with it.

Only ignorant and vulgar idiots are obsessed with the theory of heaven and hell. As far as what Ankty has seen and heard along the way, the top group of people from various schools and religions will not be confused by similar statements.

But the closer you get to the lower class civilians, the more you are addicted to the theory of heaven and hell.The ridiculous thing is that Antty discovered that Zoroastrianism likes to talk about light and darkness, good and evil, heaven and hell the most, insisting on dividing everything in the world into opposite ends, and in the end it is a naive argument that light must defeat darkness.

Persia was destroyed, and Zoroastrianism was gradually declining, but Angryti found that this theory of heaven and hell infects other sects in turn, and I don't know if this is good or bad.

"Master, what should we do next?" Guo Lizhen asked.

"I'm about to hold a holy sacrifice, and I can't get away until the holy sacrifice is completed." Antty began to feel that the situation was not good: "The guards of the capital are coming out in full force. With our current manpower, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete."

Guo Lizhen said: "Although this is the case, the Dadu Protectorate is currently dividing its troops, the leader need not worry too much."

"No! Don't bother with the division of troops in other places. It's Qi Jingyang's intention to disrupt the situation and cover his coming to Tingzhou to deal with us." Antty said very firmly: "We must lure him away, we cannot Let him approach the Lake of the Sacrifice."

"Just leave this matter to me." Guo Lizhen took the initiative to stand up, "It's just that I have one more thing to report to the leader."

"Say."

"Nowadays, if you want to gather manpower to compete with the soldiers and horses of the guards of the capital, you must have great authority to order everyone, and even when necessary, kill one or two disobedient people to gain authority." Guo Lizhen said: "Besides In addition, the subordinates also need a token representing the leader, so that everyone can be convinced."

At other times, An Quti probably would have doubted whether Guo Lizhen had a different intention, but he really didn't have many people he could trust. If he wanted to delay the time, he had to entrust Guo Lizhen with important responsibilities and great power.

"This is the eagle holding the fire staff, which symbolizes the supreme majesty of protecting the Great Bright Lord and Zoroastrianism." Antty handed the eagle-winged bronze staff to Guo Lizhen: "This staff was brought to me in a hurry when the Persian kingdom was defeated. The sacred object that has left is temporarily entrusted to you. As long as you remain devout to the Great Bright Lord, you will naturally receive the protection of the holy object. If you see this object as if the leader of the sect is here, you can dispose of it as you like.”

What Angutti said was really not a lie, he did witness how Persia was defeated by one step at a time.In the process, he also took the opportunity to steal Zoroastrian treasures, otherwise he would not be able to open up the situation in the Western Regions.

"Subordinates must do their best to delay the enemy army, and wish the leader complete the holy sacrifice." Guo Lizhen respectfully took the eagle-winged copper staff, and a frenzy flashed in his eyes.

Looking at the back of Guo Lizhen's departure, Anguti knew very well that those who did not want to be restrained by Guo Lizhen would definitely suffer.

"Forget it, the salary is endless, and the fire is never extinguished, so let you people burn it all out for your stupid thoughts." Antty made up his mind, after completing the transformation ceremony, he stayed away from the Western Regions, changed his appearance and started elsewhere. , this Zoroastrian foundation is not worth mentioning.

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"The corners of the eyes need to grow a little longer, yes... this guy has a stinky face, as if no one looks down on him."

In a post station located in a valley, Cheng Sanwu was enjoying himself while eating bread. A military official of the Protectorate learned that Cheng Sanwu had fought against the leader of the monster, and that he was good at drawing figures, so he asked Cheng Sanwu for help. Sanwu asked about the demon's appearance, holding a charcoal pen in his hand, and sketched it bit by bit on the paper.

Cheng Sanwu and others did not go to Tingzhou with Qi Daduhu, but together with Qi Zhiyi, accompanied by a group of more than 300 elite soldiers, all of whom were selected by Qi Zhiyi himself. .

In addition to the entourage, there are some people who are proficient in strange skills and tricks, such as this barbarian officer who is good at drawing graphics.

"You are capable enough to paint murals for monks." Cheng Sanwu looked at the finished bearded old man, which was almost the same as what he saw the previous night, especially the majesty on the old man's face With a sinister and conceited expression, he was vivid, and he said ruthlessly: "If I see this stinky face again, I will definitely be punched to death!"

The Hu Renjun officer smiled wryly and shook his head. He also spoke fluent Chinese: "I was originally a mural painter, but unfortunately I committed a crime and was kicked out to make a living."

"What happened?" Cheng Sanwu asked casually, then found a roast chicken from his luggage, and muttered, "It's all left to cool, it's boring."

The military officer passed the image of the demon to others, so that all the soldiers could recognize the leader of the enemy, and then he came back and said to Cheng Sanwu: "Actually, it's not a big deal. One day I happened to see an elder in the temple having an affair with a female pilgrim. I... At that time, when I was interested, I took out a pen and ink to draw a portrait, but people found out that I was almost beaten to death with a stick."

Cheng Sanwu snorted coldly when he heard the words: "These lecherous bald donkeys think that the gold and silk offerings are not enough, and they still need female pilgrims to serve them?"

The military official touched his nose in embarrassment. There are many people in the army who believe in Buddhism and Taoism, so he dare not speak casually.

As soon as Cheng Sanwu ate half a cold roast chicken, Mr. Changqing came up to him and scolded, "Why are you still eating? You just kept eating whenever you rested along the way, and you actually asked someone else's horse to carry it for you?" Transport dry food!"

"If I don't fill my stomach in advance, it will be bad if I don't have the strength to fight." Cheng Sanwu had to wrap up the remaining half of the roast chicken.

"Come here quickly, ready to go." Even though Mr. Changqing knew Cheng Sanwu's superb martial arts skills, he still felt disgusted by his rudeness and ignorance.

Cheng Sanwu got up and patted his butt, and followed Mr. Changqing to the outside of the post station. He saw Su Wangting and Qi Zhiyi discussing in a low voice, and Afu stood alone on a high place like a red shadow.

"How is it? Where are we going next?" Cheng Sanwu asked.

"The scouts have found a path that can cross the Tianshan Mountains and reach the southwest of Tianchi Lake." Su Wangting said.

"Then let's go." Cheng Sanwu saw the serious expressions of the two people on the opposite side, and asked again: "Is this road difficult?"

Su Wangting said: "There are corpse vultures entrenched near the path, and the number seems to be quite a lot."

"Is this their old nest?" Cheng Sanwu laughed: "I see, that's where the big corpse vulture set off?"

"Maybe." Su Wangting pondered.

"We are now worried that those vultures may be the eyes and ears of the demons here." Qi Zhiyi said, "It's like the patrols around the barracks. They must be removed first before we can move forward."

Cheng Sanwu was puzzled and said, "But didn't the scouts find the corpse vulture? Didn't we have been exposed long ago?"

"There are few scouts, and they dress up as herdsmen and hunters. It's not uncommon in this area. But if hundreds of people cross the mountains, there is no way to hide it." Su Wangting said, "So I plan to ask you to bring a few people to take The corpse vulture's lair is destroyed, wipe out all the monsters there."

"I'm fine, but who will go with me?" Cheng Sanwu asked.

"Who else? Of course it's me." Mr. Changqing said reluctantly: "If the demon makes any arrangement in the vulture's lair, at least someone should deal with it. You, a reckless man, can handle magic. Is it?"

"All right, all right, you're amazing." Cheng Sanwu then asked, "Where's Little General Qi? Do you want to come together?"

"You're just kidding, I'm bringing hundreds of people, so naturally I can't leave." Qi Zhiyi said with a smile: "Director Su also wants to help me, you can pick someone else."

"Then who else can there be?" Cheng Sanwu turned his head and waved towards the roof of the station building: "Hey, you must have heard it? Whether you are going to kill demons or demons, give me a word!"

Afu jumped down, and when she landed, it was silent and incredibly light.She flicked her hair lightly, and said calmly: "Aside from me, who else can you think of? It's not too late. Let's start now. It's dark before we can do it."

(End of this chapter)