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Chapter 353 Initiation Ceremony (Large Chapter)
"The 40s?" Tang Muzhi immediately realized that this was a very special time point. Many things happened in the domestic alien circle during this time. The core figure was still rootless, and his actions set the stage for later generations. The outbreak of the Jiashen Rebellion laid the foundation for this.

Yang Man no longer deliberately concealed it, she said calmly: "Well... the first person on Tengshan who went to Zhimiao Temple to look for a copy was Fang Ying."

Fang Quan clapped his hands and said in a daze: "What a coincidence... Yang Man, are you coming with us?"

"Okay. Muzhi, what do you think?" Yang Man turned to Tang Muzhi and asked.

Tang Muzhi smiled: "Speaking of which, there is something even more coincidental. I was near Zhimiao Temple some time ago."

"Ah?" Fang Quan and Yang Man were very surprised when they heard this. Fang Quan asked, "When? Why are you going?"

Tang Muzhi smiled and said: "Old Fang, have you forgotten? That's Kexin's natal home. Just over a month ago, I went to the nearby Yangcheng Lake with her. The former site of Zhimiao Temple is not far from there. I'm at After looking outside the nunnery, there is only one main hall left, and it should be a building from the Qing Dynasty or even the Republic of China."

"Oh -" Fang Quan sighed in surprise, and then explained to Yang Man on the side: "Ye Kexin, the daughter of the Ye family in Wu County, is the fiancée of Old Tang as I told you."

Yang Man nodded: "I have an impression."

Tang Muzhi: "I didn't expect that after going around in circles, the last clue was actually at the starting point of my trip, haha."

"It's quite a coincidence." Fang Quan agreed, thought for a while and then said: "Old Tang, August [-]th is your wedding day. What do you think you are planning for this trip to Zhimiao Temple? If you want to go We might as well go together."

Zhang Huaiyi left the mountain and his wedding day was coming soon.Tang Muzhi made up his mind and said, "I don't have time for the moment. You have just recovered from a serious illness and are busy with other things. Let's go to Zhimiao Temple next time."

"That's fine." Fang Quan looked at Yang Man, "Besides, Yang Man has put a lot of things on hold in order to take care of me in the past few months. Let's go together again in a few months... What do you think? Woolen cloth?"

Yang Man agreed: "I will listen to your arrangements. During this time, I will do more research."

Fang Quan clapped his hands and said, "That's it. Old Tang, let's go watch the initiation ceremony tomorrow and I'll see you off after it's over?"

"Okay." Tang Muzhi nodded slightly.Zhang Huaiyi's matter couldn't be delayed. If Yang Lie heard the news, he might have gone straight to find Zhang Huaiyi as soon as he came out of Chuangpinggou.

Once he discovers that the Tang Sect's supreme skill, Pill Bite, doesn't work on Zhang Huaiyi, he will probably go completely crazy and do whatever it takes to make the source of Qi Ti disappear and never appear in the world again.

Fang Quan asked Yang Man about the details of the initiation ceremony. Yang Man told him that the Tengshan initiation ceremony took place in a cave that was not connected. The internal environment was closed and dark, and the entire ceremony took four or five hours - that was the secret medicine. Time it worked.

Then Fang Quan asked her what her plan was. Yang Man hesitated for a while and only said that it would be difficult to hide the two of them in the cave after the ceremony began. Tang Muzhi and Fang Quan could only sneak in at night and quietly Watch the entire ceremony and wait until it's over before leaving.

"I'm not worried about Tang Muzhi, it's just you..." Yang Man pointed at Fang Quan and said in a worried tone.

Fang Quan subconsciously straightened his back, and then his whole body deflated like a balloon: "There is no shelter in the cave, so it is really difficult for me."

"I have thought of this situation for a long time." Yang Man coughed lightly, "Before the ceremony, I will plant a few flags in the cave, so no one will pay too much attention. And the cave is very dark, as long as you hide your breath, you will still be able to Not easily discovered.”

"Oh, it's like being a thief..." Fang Quan spread his index finger and thumb and pressed his temples.

……

In the early hours of that night, Yang Man pushed open the door of the main room and went in. Fang Quan and Tang Muzhi had already changed into dark clothes and waited for a long time. Taking advantage of the dark night, Yang Man led the two of them to walk towards the mountain in the dark for a while. There was Tengshan It was different that the leader personally acted as an "internal response". He perfectly avoided Tengshan's night sentries and traps along the way, and entered the cave where the initiation ceremony would be held unimpeded.

This is the middle section of the main mountain of Tengshan. It is not far from the gate and guest rooms of Tengshan, and it is not in taboo areas such as the medicinal fields in the back mountain.

Fang Quan seemed very nervous along the way, holding his breath and concentrating, for fear that Tengshan's disciples would suddenly jump out and ask Yang Man what he was doing.On the other hand, Tang Muzhi and Yang Man walked at a slow pace, but they felt like they were strolling in a garden.

Yang Man seemed to suddenly remember something at this time. She turned to Tang Muzhi and asked him about the details of the last time he entered Tengshan.

"Oh, you are talking about those miasmas." Tang Muzhi said after recalling for a while.

This time, Yang Man led them into Tengshan. He should have used some special method. When they entered Tengshan, they did not encounter the miasma guarding the mountain. The miasma in Tengshan was very special. It was almost impossible to smell the miasma in the mountain. drug scent.

"The last time I came, I saw the miasma, and after testing it, I really didn't notice the toxicity..."

Yang Man frowned slightly. Taking care of Fang Quan had taken up most of her energy these days. The priest called her that day and explained the abnormality when Tang Muzhi entered Tengshan, but she never took it to heart.Now that I think about it carefully, there are too many mysterious things about Tang Muzhi, not to mention the female doctor he brought who was able to save Fang Guan from death, and the shocking idea of ​​reversing innate powers. The fact that the man entered Fujiyama without any hindrance was enough to maintain his mysterious aura.

"Oh, I also have some doubts. I can do more research next time I come to Tengshan." Tang Muzhi chuckled. In fact, he was also a little confused about this matter. He wanted to find a suitable opportunity to use it this time. Xiang Guan spied on him, but Yang Man brought him in directly.

"Hey." Fang Quan listened in front of the two of them, smiled, pointed to a dark hole on the road ahead, and asked Yang Man, "Is it here?"

The slope of the middle and lower part of Tengshan Mountain is gentle. When you reach the cave, there is the last buffering slope. Further up, on the top of Tengshan Mountain stands what looks like a giant blue sword with the handle thrust straight into the ground. The mountain there is wet with moisture. Slippery moss and turf push aside the clouds and mist to hold up the bright starry sky in the dark night. "We've arrived." Yang Man nodded and confirmed.Tang Muzhi looked towards the cave. There were two tall people at the entrance of the cave. There was a stone path at the bottom. The weeds were pressed down by the stones, and the moss surrounded the ancient stones under the action of time. This A green stone road was hidden in the grass. Tang Muzhi looked along the stone road into the cave and saw a bronze tripod with a round belly and three legs resting in the cave.

"Medicine cauldron." Tang Muzhi smelled the strong smell of medicine in the air, and the main source was the round-belly cauldron.

Among the three, Yang Man took the lead and led them in. The cave was not small, about the same size as the Yaoxian Association's main altar. The cave was carved into square shapes and was clean and tidy. However, there was no light in the cave.

Fang Quan walked into the cave and didn't even see the huge cauldron for the first time. He complained: "No wonder you Tengshan girls are so white. You spend all day doing rituals in a place like this."

Yang Man glared at him and led them around the cauldron. In front of the cauldron was an altar. Tang Muzhi saw several flags on the four corners of the altar and on both sides of the cave. The altar was facing the entrance of the cave. There was a slight breeze, but those The thick black flag still hangs down naturally, not affected by the wind at all.

Yang Man pointed to the altar: "It's the same here during the day and at night, but after the ceremony starts, a fire will be lit on the altar above, but the fire will not be very bright."

Then she pointed to the black flags on both sides of the altar. She specially arranged a place where the flags were denser and ordered the two of them to hide behind the flags. The initiation ceremony would be in the early morning, and someone would come in early to set up the ceremony in the middle of the night.

"I'm still busy with things, so you should pay attention to yourselves." At this point, Yang Man felt quite relieved about the two of them. After giving instructions, he chatted with Fang Quan for a few words and then left.

"Hmm..." After Yang Man left, Fang Quan whispered to Tang Muzhi that he had already asked Yang Man in the afternoon and secretly brought outsiders to watch the initiation ceremony. There was no precedent for this, and it was not included in the sect rules. According to the punishment, when Yang Man confesses his sins in the future, he should not be punished.

But as for her leaking the secret history of Tengshan, that is, telling the two of them that Yao Guangxiao had obtained the secret method of Tengshan, this matter is more serious. Generally, disciples are punished by facing the wall for five years. Depending on the seriousness of the case, the sentence can be reduced or increased. number of years.

But Yang Man herself is the leader of Tengshan. If she explains all this clearly to her disciples in the future, due to her status as leader, she will inevitably suffer some physical pain - Tengshan's family methods are relatively primitive and inhumane.

"I'm sorry for you, Lao Fang." Tang Muzhi patted Fang Quan on the shoulder, "Thank you very much."

"Why are you thanking me? This is also my own business." Fang Quan sighed, "I just hope that I can get what I want next time I go to Zhimiao Temple. By then, Yang Man will bring back Tengshan's lost secret method, and It’s considered a crime and meritorious service.”

Tang Muzhi heard the meaning of Fang Quan's words. He wanted Tengshan to think that Yang Man chose to go to Zhimiao Temple together with Tang Muzhi, a disciple of the Tang Sect, in order to find the spread secret method. This way, in the end, Yang Man would not be too affected. A big punishment, and the relationship between Fujiyama and Tangmen will not turn into enemies.

"What I'm worried about is Yang Man's own attitude. She's too stubborn." Fang Quan shook his head, with a slight dejection on his face: "Originally, she didn't have to confess this matter to her classmates... Sigh."

"I can only say that...she has the responsibility and morals that match her status. I admire such a person very much." Tang Muzhi spoke softly and comforted her.

……

The two didn't chat for a long time. According to Yang Man, people would come over one after another at three or four in the morning. Although Tang Muzhi had a keen sense of consciousness, he could sense any disturbance outside the cave.

The two of them concentrated on holding their breath. Fang Guan used a needle to seal off some energy channels and only used his eyes to observe through the gap in the center of the flag. Tang Muzhi used a phantom barrier when the Tengshan disciples arrived.

I'm afraid no one in Tengshan would have thought that someone would sneak into Tengshan, avoid the rotating sentries and trap-like alarm bells, and hide in the cave where they held the initiation ceremony.

It was precisely because Yang Man had calculated this that he could rest assured about the two of them.When she came in the early morning, the priest and two young female disciples were already in the cave.

But Yang Man didn't come here alone, she was holding a thin little girl in her arms, who looked only three or four years old, and she put on a red and green apron, her face was pink, very cute .

Yang Man bypassed the big cauldron in front of the cave, and turned to the front of the altar. Not far from her side was Fang Quan, who only showed one eye and held his breath.

Tang Muzhi had walked out from behind the black flag at some point. He was standing not far from the high priest - the one who had fought against him before.

Tang Muzhi counted the deep purple potions and various medicines that he brought from the mountain during this period and placed them next to the cauldron. With the help of Wuxiang Guan, he knew all the ingredients of Fujiyama's secret medicine. He judged the secret medicine's The properties of the medicine, and even roughly know the steps of the next Fujiyama initiation ceremony.

"Master." The ceremony was about to begin. The high priest arranged her clothes and walked to Yang Man: "Since you want to simplify the steps, let's start earlier."

"Okay." Yang Man nodded, took out a bamboo fire stick from his sleeve, and lit the three bowls of wine placed on the altar. The weak firelight illuminated the entire cave. The four adults holding the ceremony in Tengshan, With a serious expression, the high priest took special steps similar to Gang Steps and poured the secret medicines into the cauldron in the order in which they were placed, but left three barrels that were not poured directly into the cauldron.

In fact, the big tripod is originally filled with clear water, which can dilute the medicinal properties.Tang Muzhi had seen that some of the ingredients in the barrels of secret medicine placed underground were toxic. Although the effect was neutralized by other secret medicines, it had to be said that there was a certain risk.

The high priest added a total of seven barrels of secret medicine. The thick dark purple secret medicine spread in the cauldron, dyeing the water in it a light pink. Yang Man observed the situation in the cauldron condescendingly for a while. About a quarter of an hour passed. She gently picked up the very well-behaved little girl who neither cried nor fussed, and placed her gently into the cauldron.

The buoyancy of the clear water added with the secret medicine was very strong, and a lavender film formed on the surface of the clear water, supporting the little girl so that she would not sink.

In the darkness, Tang Mu's Formless Observation was activated, and he could see the secret medicine, the round-belly cauldron, and the subtle changes in the child's body.The little girl was put into the cauldron for a full two hours. During these two hours, she floated obediently on the secret potion at the beginning, and now she was swimming in the cauldron in a daze. "Observe", fully noticing the subtle effects of the potion on the structure of the child's meridians.

(End of this chapter)